2020–21 English Football League

The 2020–21 season is the 122nd season of the English Football League (EFL) and the fifth season under that name after it was renamed from The Football League in 2016. For the seventh season running, the league is sponsored by Sky Betting & Gaming and is therefore known as the Sky Bet EFL.

English Football League
Season2020–21
New Clubs in LeagueBarrow
Harrogate Town
2021–22 →

The EFL is contested through three divisions: the Championship, League One and League Two. The winner and the runner up of the Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League and they are joined by the winner of the Championship playoff. The bottom two teams in League Two are relegated to the National League.

Promotion and relegation

Championship

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Barnsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Bournemouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Brentford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Cardiff City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Derby County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Huddersfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Luton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Middlesbrough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Millwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Norwich City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Nottingham Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Preston North End 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Queens Park Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Rotherham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Watford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Wycombe Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sheffield Wednesday 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 −12[lower-alpha 1]
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[2]
Notes:
  1. Sheffield Wednesday will receive a 12 point deduction for breaching the League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules.[1]

Results
Home \ Away BAR BIR BLA BOU BRN BRI CAR COV DER HUD LUT MID MIL NOR NOT PNE QPR REA ROT SHW STO SWA WAT WYC
Barnsley —
Birmingham City —
Blackburn Rovers —
Bournemouth —
Brentford — a
Bristol City — a
Cardiff City a — a
Coventry City —
Derby County — a
Huddersfield Town —
Luton Town — a
Middlesbrough —
Millwall —
Norwich City —
Nottingham Forest a —
Preston North End —
Queens Park Rangers a —
Reading —
Rotherham United —
Sheffield Wednesday —
Stoke City —
Swansea City a —
Watford a —
Wycombe Wanderers —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 September 2020. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

League One

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Accrington Stanley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the EFL Championship
2 AFC Wimbledon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Bristol Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Burton Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Crewe Alexandra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Doncaster Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Fleetwood Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Gillingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Hull City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Ipswich Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Lincoln City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Milton Keynes Dons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Northampton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Oxford United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Peterborough United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Plymouth Argyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Portsmouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Rochdale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Shrewsbury Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Swindon Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Wigan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[2]

Results
Home \ Away ACC WIM BLA BRI BRT CHA CRE DON FLE GIL HUL IPS LIN MKD NOR OXF PET PLY POR ROC SHR SUN SWI WIG
Accrington Stanley —
AFC Wimbledon — a
Blackpool —
Bristol Rovers — a a
Burton Albion —
Charlton Athletic —
Crewe Alexandra —
Doncaster Rovers —
Fleetwood Town —
Gillingham —
Hull City —
Ipswich Town —
Lincoln City —
Milton Keynes Dons —
Northampton Town —
Oxford United —
Peterborough United —
Plymouth Argyle a — a a
Portsmouth a —
Rochdale —
Shrewsbury Town —
Sunderland —
Swindon Town a a —
Wigan Athletic —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 September 2020. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

League Two

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Barrow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the EFL League One
2 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cambridge United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Carlisle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Cheltenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Colchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Crawley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Exeter City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Forest Green Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Grimsby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Harrogate Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Leyton Orient 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Mansfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Morecambe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Newport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Oldham Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Port Vale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Salford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Scunthorpe United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Southend United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Stevenage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Tranmere Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to National League
24 Walsall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[2]

Results
Home \ Away BRW BOL BRA CAM CAR CHE COL CRA EXE FOR GRI HAR LEY MAN MOR NEW OLD POR SAL SCU SOU STE TRA WAL
Barrow —
Bolton Wanderers —
Bradford City —
Cambridge United —
Carlisle United —
Cheltenham Town — a a
Colchester United — a
Crawley Town —
Exeter City a — a
Forest Green Rovers a a —
Grimsby Town — a
Harrogate Town —
Leyton Orient —
Mansfield Town —
Morecambe —
Newport County —
Oldham Athletic —
Port Vale — a
Salford City —
Scunthorpe United a —
Southend United a —
Stevenage —
Tranmere Rovers —
Walsall a —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 September 2020. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Position in table
Oldham Athletic Dino Maamria Sacked 31 July 2020[3] Pre-season Harry Kewell 1 August 2020[4] Pre-season
Bournemouth Eddie Howe Mutual consent 1 August 2020[5]
Wigan Athletic Paul Cook Resigned 1 August 2020[6]
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References
  1. "EFL Statement: Sheffield Wednesday verdict". English Football League. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  2. "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. "Dino Maamria: Oldham Athletic sack head coach after 10 months". BBC Sport. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. "Harry Kewell: Oldham Athletic name ex-Liverpool & Leeds United winger as new boss". BBC Sport. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  5. "Eddie Howe leaves Bournemouth by mutual consent after relegation". BBC Sport. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  6. "Paul Cook: Wigan Athletic manager resigns after three years in charge". BBC Sport. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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