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.
Season | 2020–21 |
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New Clubs in League | Barrow Harrogate Town |
← 2019–20 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
From the Premier League
From the Championship
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From League One
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From League Two
From the National League
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Championship
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Norwich City | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 55 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Brentford | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 54 | |
3 | Swansea City | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 15 | +20 | 53 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
4 | Reading | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 48 | |
5 | Watford | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 48 | |
6 | Bournemouth | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 45 | |
7 | Middlesbrough | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 40 | |
8 | Blackburn Rovers | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 39 | |
9 | Stoke City | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 39 | |
10 | Bristol City | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 39 | |
11 | Cardiff City | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 37 | |
12 | Preston North End | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 36 | |
13 | Barnsley | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 36 | |
14 | Millwall | 28 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 35 | |
15 | Luton Town | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 34 | |
16 | Queens Park Rangers | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 33 | |
17 | Huddersfield Town | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 33 | |
18 | Nottingham Forest | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 32 | |
19 | Coventry City | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 31 | |
20 | Rotherham United | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 29 | |
21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 28[lower-alpha 1] | |
22 | Derby County | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 28 | Relegation to EFL League One |
23 | Birmingham City | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 28 | |
24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 27 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 47 | −29 | 16 |
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2021. 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[3]
Notes:
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[3]
Notes:
Results
League One
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Lincoln City | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 52 | Promotion to the EFL Championship |
2 | Hull City | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 49 | |
3 | Peterborough United | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 49 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
4 | Portsmouth | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 48 | |
5 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 48 | |
6 | Charlton Athletic | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 43 | |
7 | Sunderland | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 41 | |
8 | Accrington Stanley | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 41 | |
9 | Oxford United | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 40 | |
10 | Crewe Alexandra | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 40 | |
11 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 39 | |
12 | Plymouth Argyle | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 38 | |
13 | Fleetwood Town | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 35 | |
14 | Milton Keynes Dons | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 35 | |
15 | Blackpool | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 34 | |
16 | Gillingham | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 34 | |
17 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 33 | |
18 | Rochdale | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 26 | |
19 | AFC Wimbledon | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 25 | |
20 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 43 | −19 | 24 | |
21 | Wigan Athletic | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 24 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
22 | Swindon Town | 28 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 24 | |
23 | Northampton Town | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 41 | −21 | 24 | |
24 | Burton Albion | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 51 | −21 | 19 |
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2021. 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[3]
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[3]
Results
League Two
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Cambridge United | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 48 | Promotion to the EFL League One |
2 | Forest Green Rovers | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 45 | |
3 | Cheltenham Town | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 44 | |
4 | Tranmere Rovers | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 44 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
5 | Newport County | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 43 | |
6 | Morecambe | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 43 | |
7 | Exeter City | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 42 | |
8 | Carlisle United | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 42 | |
9 | Salford City | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 41 | |
10 | Leyton Orient | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 38 | |
11 | Walsall | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 36 | |
12 | Crawley Town | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 35 | |
13 | Oldham Athletic | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 34 | |
14 | Mansfield Town | 25 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 33 | |
15 | Harrogate Town | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 33 | |
16 | Port Vale | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 32 | |
17 | Scunthorpe United | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 32[lower-alpha 1] | |
18 | Colchester United | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 32[lower-alpha 1] | |
19 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 32 | |
20 | Bradford City | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 31 | |
21 | Stevenage | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 29 | |
22 | Barrow | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 23 | |
23 | Southend United | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 44 | −26 | 23 | Relegation to National League |
24 | Grimsby Town | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 46 | −26 | 21 |
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2021. 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[3]
Notes:
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[3]
Notes:
- Ranked on matches won: Scunthorpe United 10, Colchester United 7.
Results
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Scunthorpe United | Paul Hurst | Sacked | 29 January 2020[4] | 2019–20 English Football League | Neil Cox | 7 August 2020[5] | Pre-season |
Southend United | Sol Campbell | Mutual consent | 30 June 2020[6] | Mark Molesley | 13 August 2020[7] | ||
Bristol City | Lee Johnson | Sacked | 4 July 2020[8] | Dean Holden | 10 August 2020[9] | ||
Watford | Nigel Pearson | 19 July 2020[10] | 2019–20 Premier League | Vladimir Ivić | 15 August 2020[11] | ||
Oldham Athletic | Dino Maamria | 31 July 2020[12] | Pre-season | Harry Kewell | 1 August 2020[13] | ||
Bournemouth | Eddie Howe | Mutual consent | 1 August 2020[14] | Jason Tindall | 8 August 2020[15] | ||
Wigan Athletic | Paul Cook | Resigned | 1 August 2020[16] | John Sheridan | 11 September 2020[17] | ||
Reading | Mark Bowen | Appointed Director of Football | 29 August 2020[18] | Veljko Paunović | 29 August 2020[18] | ||
Barnsley | Gerhard Struber | Appointed by New York Red Bulls | 6 October 2020[19] | 21st | Valérien Ismaël | 23 October 2020[20] | 21st |
Nottingham Forest | Sabri Lamouchi | Sacked | 6 October 2020[21] | 22nd | Chris Hughton | 6 October 2020[21] | 22nd |
Salford City | Graham Alexander | 12 October 2020[22] | 5th | Richie Wellens | 4 November 2020[23] | 10th | |
Mansfield Town | Graham Coughlan | 28 October 2020[24] | 22nd | Nigel Clough | 6 November 2020[25] | 22nd | |
Tranmere Rovers | Mike Jackson | 31 October 2020[26] | 18th | Keith Hill | 21 November 2020[27] | 13th | |
Swindon Town | Richie Wellens | Appointed by Salford City | 4 November 2020[23] | 20th | John Sheridan | 13 November 2020[28] | 20th |
Sheffield Wednesday | Garry Monk | Sacked | 9 November 2020[29] | 23rd | Tony Pulis | 13 November 2020[30] | 23rd |
Wigan Athletic | John Sheridan | Appointed by Swindon Town | 13 November 2020[28] | 24th | |||
Derby County | Phillip Cocu | Sacked | 14 November 2020[31] | 24th | Wayne Rooney | 15 January 2021[32] | 22nd |
Bristol Rovers | Ben Garner | 14 November 2020[33] | 18th | Paul Tisdale | 19 November 2020[34] | 18th | |
Shrewsbury Town | Sam Ricketts | 25 November 2020[35] | 23rd | Steve Cotterill | 27 November 2020[36] | 23rd | |
Sunderland | Phil Parkinson | 29 November 2020[37] | 8th | Lee Johnson | 5 December 2020[38] | 8th | |
Bradford City | Stuart McCall | 13 December 2020[39] | 22nd | ||||
Barrow | David Dunn | 13 December 2020[40] | 21st | Michael Jolley | 23 December 2020[41] | 22nd | |
Watford | Vladimir Ivić | 19 December 2020[42] | 5th | Xisco Munoz | 20 December 2020[43] | 5th | |
Grimsby Town | Ian Holloway | Resigned | 23 December 2020[44] | 20th | Paul Hurst | 30 December 2020[45] | 22nd |
Sheffield Wednesday | Tony Pulis | Sacked | 28 December 2020[46] | 23rd | |||
Burton Albion | Jake Buxton | 29 December 2020[47] | 24th | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 1 January 2021[48] | 24th | |
Fleetwood Town | Joey Barton | 4 January 2021[49] | 10th | Simon Grayson | 31 January 2021 [50] | 14th | |
Port Vale | John Askey | 4 January 2021[51] | 17th | ||||
Cardiff City | Neil Harris | 21 January 2021[52] | 15th | Mick McCarthy | 22 January 2021[53] | 15th | |
AFC Wimbledon | Glyn Hodges | Mutual consent | 30 January 2021[54] | 21st | |||
Bournemouth | Jason Tindall | Sacked | 3 February 2021[55] | 6th |
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