2021–22 EFL League One

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EFL League One
Season 2021–22
Champions Wigan Athletic
Promoted Wigan Athletic
Rotherham United
Sunderland
Relegated Gillingham
Doncaster Rovers
AFC Wimbledon
Crewe Alexandra
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1489 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorer Will Keane
(26 goals)
Biggest home win Ipswich Town 6–0 Doncaster Rovers
(28 September 2021)
Bolton Wanderers 6–0 Sunderland
(29 January 2022)
Sheffield Wednesday 6–0 Cambridge United
(12 March 2022)
Biggest away win Cheltenham Town 0–5 Cambridge United
(7 December 2021)
Gillingham 2–7 Oxford United
(29 January 2022)
Doncaster Rovers 0–5 Rotherham United
(1 February 2022)
Plymouth Argyle 0–5 Milton Keynes Dons
(30 April 2022)
Highest scoring Wycombe Wanderers 5–5 Cheltenham Town
(19 February 2022)
Longest winning run Rotherham United
(6 games)[1]
Longest unbeaten run Plymouth Argyle
Rotherham United
(16 games)[1]
Longest winless run AFC Wimbledon
(27 games)[1]
Longest losing run Crewe Alexandra
(8 games) [1]
Highest attendance 44,742
Sunderland 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday
(6 May 2022) [2]
Lowest attendance 1,746
Accrington Stanley 0–2 AFC Wimbledon
(7 December 2021)[1]
Total attendance 4,772,270 [1]
Average attendance 9,942[1]

The 2021–22 EFL League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th season of the Football League One under its current title and the 30th season under its current league division format.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2020–21 season:

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To League One

Promoted from League Two

Relegated from the Championship

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From League One

Promoted to the Championship

Relegated to League Two

Stadiums

Locations of the 2021–22 EFL League One teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Accrington Stanley Accrington Crown Ground 5,057
AFC Wimbledon London (Wimbledon) Plough Lane 9,300
Bolton Wanderers Horwich University of Bolton Stadium 28,723
Burton Albion Burton Pirelli Stadium 6,912
Cambridge United Cambridge Abbey Stadium 8,127
Charlton Athletic London (Charlton) The Valley 27,111
Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Whaddon Road 7,066
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Gresty Road 10,180
Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Keepmoat Stadium 15,231
Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Highbury Stadium 5,327
Gillingham Gillingham Priestfield Stadium 11,582
Ipswich Town Ipswich Portman Road 30,311
Lincoln City Lincoln Sincil Bank 10,120
Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Stadium MK 30,500
Morecambe Morecambe Globe Arena 6,476
Oxford United Oxford Kassam Stadium 12,500
Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Home Park 18,600
Portsmouth Portsmouth Fratton Park 19,669
Rotherham United Rotherham New York Stadium 12,021
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Hillsborough Stadium 39,732
Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury New Meadow 9,875
Sunderland Sunderland Stadium of Light 49,000
Wigan Athletic Wigan DW Stadium 25,133
Wycombe Wanderers High Wycombe Adams Park 9,448

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Accrington Stanley England John Coleman Republic of Ireland Séamus Conneely Germany Adidas Wham
AFC Wimbledon Wales Mark Bowen England Alex Woodyard Germany Puma Sports Interactive
Bolton Wanderers England Ian Evatt Portugal Ricardo Santos Italy Macron Home Bargains
Burton Albion Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink England John Brayford England TAG Prestec UK Ltd[3]
Cambridge United England Mark Bonner England Greg Taylor Denmark Hummel Mick George
Charlton Athletic England Johnnie Jackson England Jason Pearce Denmark Hummel KW Holdings (Home & Third)
Walker Mower (Away)
Cheltenham Town Northern Ireland Michael Duff England Will Boyle Italy Erreà Mira Showers[4]
Crewe Alexandra England Alex Morris England Luke Murphy Thailand FBT Mornflake
Doncaster Rovers England Gary McSheffrey England Tom Anderson England Elite Pro Sports LNER
Fleetwood Town Scotland Stephen Crainey England Jordan Rossiter Denmark Hummel BES Utilities
Gillingham England Neil Harris England Stuart O'Keefe Italy Macron MEMS Power Generation
Ipswich Town Northern Ireland Kieran McKenna Egypt Sam Morsy Germany Adidas Ed Sheeran
Lincoln City England Michael Appleton Scotland Liam Bridcutt Italy Erreà Virgin Wines (Home)[5]
Light Source (Home)[6]
Buildbase (Home)[7]
University of Lincoln (Home)[8]
Branston Ltd (Home)[9]
SRP Hire (Away)
Milton Keynes Dons England Liam Manning England Dean Lewington Italy Erreà Suzuki
Morecambe Scotland Derek Adams Republic of Ireland Anthony O'Connor Spain Joma[10] Mazuma[11]
Oxford United England Karl Robinson England John Mousinho Germany Puma EB Charging[12]
Plymouth Argyle England Steven Schumacher England Joe Edwards Germany Puma Ginsters
Portsmouth England Danny Cowley Scotland Clark Robertson United States Nike University of Portsmouth
Rotherham United England Paul Warne England Richard Wood Germany Puma <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • IPM Group (home)
  • Intelipod (away and third)
Sheffield Wednesday Jamaica Darren Moore Scotland Barry Bannan Italy Macron Chansiri (home)
Elev8 (away and third)
Shrewsbury Town England Steve Cotterill England Ethan Ebanks-Landell England Umbro Tuffins Supermarkets (Home)
Shropshire Homes (Away)
Sunderland Scotland Alex Neil Northern Ireland Corry Evans United States Nike Great Annual Savings Group
Wigan Athletic England Leam Richardson Zimbabwe Tendayi Darikwa Germany Puma EPIC.gi
Wycombe Wanderers England Gareth Ainsworth Wales Joe Jacobson Republic of Ireland O'Neills <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Doncaster Rovers England Andy Butler[15] End of interim spell 17 May 2021 Pre-season England Richie Wellens[15] 17 May 2021
Morecambe Scotland Derek Adams[16] Resigned 3 June 2021 Northern Ireland Stephen Robinson[17] 7 June 2021
Milton Keynes Dons Scotland Russell Martin[18] Signed by Swansea City 1 August 2021 England Liam Manning[19] 13 August 2021
Charlton Athletic England Nigel Adkins[20] Sacked 21 October 2021 22nd England Johnnie Jackson[21] 17 December 2021
Fleetwood Town England Simon Grayson[22] 24 November 2021 Scotland Stephen Crainey[23] 21 December 2021
Doncaster Rovers England Richie Wellens[24] 2 December 2021 23rd England Gary McSheffrey[25] 29 December 2021
Ipswich Town England Paul Cook[26] 4 December 2021 11th Northern Ireland Kieran McKenna[27] 16 December 2021
Plymouth Argyle England Ryan Lowe[28] Signed by Preston North End 7 December 2021 4th England Steven Schumacher[28] 7 December 2021
Gillingham Scotland Steve Evans[29] Mutual consent 9 January 2022 22nd England Neil Harris[30] 31 January 2022
Sunderland England Lee Johnson[31] Sacked 30 January 2022 3rd Scotland Alex Neil[32] 11 February 2022
Morecambe Northern Ireland Stephen Robinson[33] Signed by St Mirren 22 February 2022 21st Scotland Derek Adams[34] 24 February 2022
AFC Wimbledon England Mark Robinson[35] Mutual consent 28 March 2022 21st Wales Mark Bowen[36] 30 March 2022
Crewe Alexandra Gibraltar David Artell[37] Sacked 11 April 2022 24th England Alex Morris[37] 11 April 2022

League table

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Play-offs

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Main article: 2022 English Football League play-offs
Semi-finals Final
           
3 Milton Keynes Dons
6 Wycombe Wanderers
6 Wycombe Wanderers 0
5 Sunderland 2
4 Sheffield Wednesday
5 Sunderland

First leg

5 May 2022
19:45
Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons

Gape Booked 31'

 https://www.efl.com/news/2022/may/we-are-totally-aware-its-only-half-time-what-the-managers-said-at-the-break/
Adams Park
Attendance: 8,987
Referee: Darren Bond

6 May 2022
19:45
Sunderland 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday
https://www.skysports.com/football/sunderland-vs-sheffield-wednesday/463548
Stadium of Light
Attendance: 44,742
Referee: Matt Donohue

Second leg

8 May 2022
18:30
Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers
https://www.skysports.com/football/milton-keynes-dons-vs-wycombe-wanderers/463549
Stadium MK
Attendance: 13,012
Referee: Thomas Bramall

Wycombe Wanderers won 2–1 on aggregate.

9 May 2022
19:45
Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Sunderland
https://www.skysports.com/football/Sheff-Wed-vs-Sland/463550
Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 32,978
Referee: James Linington

Sunderland won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

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Main article: 2022 EFL League One play-off final

21 May 2022
15:00 BST
Wycombe Wanderers 0–2 Sunderland
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61447041
Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 72,332
Referee: Simon Hooper

Results

Home \ Away ACC WIM BOL BRT CAM CHA CHE CRE DON FLE GIL IPS LIN MKD MOR OXF PLY POR ROT SHW SHR SUN WIG WYC
Accrington Stanley — 0-2 1-0 0-0 2-1 2-1 4-4 4-1 1-0 5-1 1-2 2-1 2-1 1-1 2-2 2-0 1-4 2-2 1-0 2-3 1-0 1-1 1-4 3-2
AFC Wimbledon 3-4 — 3-3 1-1 0-1 1-1 2-2 3-2 2-2 2-2 1-1 0-2 0-2 1-1 0-0 3-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 2-2 1-1 1-1 0-2 1-1
Bolton Wanderers 3-1 4-0 — 0-0 2-0 2-1 2-2 2-0 3-0 4-2 2-2 2-0 3-1 3-3 1-1 2-1 0-1 1-1 0-2 1-1 2-1 6-0 0-4 0-2
Burton Albion 4-0 1-1 3-1 — 2-2 0-1 1–1 4-1 2-0 3-2 1-1 2-1 1-2 0-1 3-2 1-3 0-0 2-1 2-0 0-2 0-2 1-0 0-0 1-2
Cambridge United 2-0 1-0 1-0 3-0 — 0-2 2-2 1-0 3-1 2-2 0-2 2-2 1-5 0-1 2-1 1-1 2-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-2 2-2 1-4
Charlton Athletic 2-3 3-2 1-4 2-0 2-0 — 1-2 2-0 4-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 1-2 0-2 2-3 0-4 2-0 2-2 1-1 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-2 0-1
Cheltenham Town 1-0 3-1 1-2 1-1 0-5 1-1 — 1-2 4-0 2-0 2-2 2-1 2-2 1-1 3-1 1-0 0-2 1-0 0-2 2-2 2-1 2-1 0-0 1-3
Crewe Alexandra 0-1 3-1 0-1 2-0 2-2 2-1 1-1 — 1-1 1-3 2-0 1-1 2-0 1-4 1-3 0-1 1-4 1-3 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-4 0-2 1-3
Doncaster Rovers 2-0 1-2 1-2 2-0 1-1 0-1 3-2 2-0 — 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 2-1 1-0 1-2 1-3 0-0 0-5 1-3 1-0 0-3 1-2 0-2
Fleetwood Town 1-2 1-1 3-0 0-1 1-1 1-2 3-2 3-0 0-0 — 2-1 0-2 1-1 1-1 1-2 2-3 3-3 0-1 1-0 2-3 0-3 2-2 2-3 3-3
Gillingham 0-0 0-0 0-3 1-3 1-0 1-1 0-2 1-0 1-0 0-0 — 0-4 1-1 1-4 2-1 2-7 0-2 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-2 1-1
Ipswich Town 2-1 2-2 2-5 3-0 0-1 4-0 0-0 2-1 6-0 2-1 1-0 — 2-0 2-2 2-2 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-2 1-1 2-1 1-1 2-2 1-0
Lincoln City 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-2 0-1 2-1 3-0 2-1 0-1 2-1 0-2 0-1 — 2-3 2-1 2-0 2-2 0-3 1-1 3-1 1-1 0-0 1-3 1-1
Milton Keynes Dons 2-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 4-1 2-1 3-1 2-1 0-1 3-3 0-0 0-0 2-1 — 2-0 1-2 1-1 1-0 0-3 2-3 2-0 1-2 1-1 1-0
Morecambe 3-3 3-4 1-1 3-0 0-2 2-2 1-3 1-2 4-3 0-0 1-1 1-1 2-0 0-4 — 2-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 1-0 2-0 0-1 1-2 3-2
Oxford United 5-1 3-0 2-3 4-1 4-2 2-1 1-1 1-0 1-1 3-1 1-1 1-1 3-1 1-0 3-1 — 1-3 3-2 0-0 3-2 2-0 1-2 2-3 0-0
Plymouth Argyle 4-0 2-0 3-0 2-1 1-1 1-0 2-0 1-1 2-1 1-1 1-0 2-1 1-2 0-5 2-0 1-0 — 1-0 0-1 3-0 1-0 0-0 1-2 0-3
Portsmouth 4-0 2-1 1-0 2-1 1-2 1-2 1-1 2-0 4-0 3-3 3-1 0-4 3-2 1-2 2-0 3-2 2-2 — 3-0 0-0 1-0 4-0 3-2 0-0
Rotherham United 1-0 3-0 2-1 3-1 3-1 0-1 1-0 1-1 2-0 2-4 5-1 1-0 2-1 1-2 2-0 2-1 2-0 4-1 — 0-2 0-3 5-1 1-1 0-0
Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 2-1 1-0 5-2 6-0 2-0 4-1 1-0 2-0 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-1 2-1 2-0 1-2 4-2 4-1 0-2 — 1-1 3-0 1-0 2-2
Shrewsbury Town 0-0 2-1 0-1 0-1 4-1 1-0 3-1 1-1 3-3 1-1 2-1 1-1 1-0 1-0 5-0 1-2 0-3 1-2 0-0 1-0 — 1-1 0-3 1-2
Sunderland 2-1 1-0 1-0 1-1 5-1 0-1 5-0 2-0 1-2 3-1 1-0 2-0 1-3 1-2 5-0 1-1 2-1 1-0 1-1 5-0 3-2 — 2-1 3-1
Wigan Athletic 3-0 1-0 1-1 2-0 1-2 2-1 2-0 2-0 2-1 2-0 3-2 1-1 1-2 1-2 4-1 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-2 2-1 0-3 — 1-1
Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 2-2 1-0 2-1 3-0 2-1 5-5 2-1 2-0 1-0 2-0 1-4 1-0 0-1 4-3 2-0 2-0 0-1 0-0 1-0 0-0 3-3 1-3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: [1]

Season statistics

As of 30 April 2022

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Republic of Ireland Will Keane Wigan Athletic 26
2 Scotland Ross Stewart Sunderland 24
3 England Alfie May Cheltenham Town 23
England Cole Stockton Morecambe
5 England Matty Taylor Oxford United 20
England Scott Twine Milton Keynes Dons
7 England Michael Smith Rotherham United 19
8 Wales Sam Vokes Wycombe Wanderers 16
England Lee Gregory Sheffield Wednesday
Scotland Ryan Hardie Plymouth Argyle
  • Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022

Top assists

Rank Player Club Assists
1 England Sean McConville Accrington Stanley 17
2 England Scott Twine Milton Keynes Dons 13
3 Scotland Barry Bannan Sheffield Wednesday 12
England Max Power Wigan Athletic
5 Northern Ireland Gavin Whyte Oxford United 10
6 Republic of Ireland Ronan Curtis Portsmouth 9
7 Northern Ireland Paddy Lane Fleetwood Town 8
England Adam Phillips Morecambe
9 England Luke McCormick AFC Wimbledon 7
England Albie Morgan Charlton Athletic
England Danny Andrew Fleetwood Town
Republic of Ireland Anthony Scully Lincoln City
Jamaica Jordan Garrick Plymouth Argyle
England Daniel Barlaser Rotherham United
England Ben Wiles
England Marvin Johnson Sheffield Wednesday
England Luke Leahy Shrewsbury Town
England Dan Neil Sunderland
England Alex Pritchard
Republic of Ireland Will Keane Wigan Athletic
England Callum Lang
Republic of Ireland James McClean
England Jordan Obita Wycombe Wanderers
Wales Sam Vokes


  • Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
August England Lee Johnson Sunderland England Cole Stockton Morecambe [38]
September England Liam Manning Milton Keynes Dons [39]
October England Ryan Lowe Plymouth Argyle England Michael Smith Rotherham United [40]
November England Danny Cowley Portsmouth England Scott Twine Milton Keynes Dons [41]
December England Lee Johnson Sunderland England Daniel Barlaser Rotherham United [42]
January England Liam Manning Milton Keynes Dons England Michael Smith [43]
February England Paul Warne Rotherham United England Alfie May Cheltenham Town [44]
March England Steven Schumacher Plymouth Argyle Scotland Barry Bannan Sheffield Wednesday [45]

References

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