2021–22 EFL League One

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

EFL League One
Season2021–22
Dates7 August 2021–30 April 2022
Matches played245
Goals scored1,366 (5.58 per match)
Top goalscorerCole Stockton (13 goals)
Biggest home winIpswich Town 6–0 Doncaster Rovers
(28 September 2021)
Biggest away winCheltenham Town 0-5 Cambridge United
(7 December 2021)
Highest scoringIpswich Town 6–0 Doncaster Rovers
Longest winning runWigan Athletic (5 games)[1]
Longest unbeaten runPlymouth Argyle (16 games)[1]
Longest winless runCrewe Alexandra (8 games)[1]
Longest losing runShrewsbury Town (4 games)[1]
Highest attendance32,638
Sunderland 1–0 Bolton Wanderers
(25 September 2021)[1]
Lowest attendance1,946
Burton Albion 4–0 Accrington Stanley
(23 November 2021)[1]
Total attendance1,877,572[1]
Average attendance9,579[1]
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 8 December 2021.

Team changes

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

To League One

Promoted from League Two

Relegated from the Championship

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 StanleyAccrington Crown Ground5,057
AFC WimbledonLondon (Wimbledon) Plough Lane9,300
Bolton WanderersHorwich University of Bolton Stadium28,723
Burton AlbionBurton Pirelli Stadium6,912
Cambridge UnitedCambridge Abbey Stadium8,127
Charlton AthleticLondon (Charlton) The Valley27,111
Cheltenham TownCheltenham Whaddon Road7,066
Crewe AlexandraCrewe Gresty Road10,180
Doncaster RoversDoncaster Keepmoat Stadium15,231
Fleetwood TownFleetwood Highbury Stadium5,327
GillinghamGillingham Priestfield Stadium11,582
Ipswich TownIpswich Portman Road30,311
Lincoln CityLincoln Sincil Bank10,120
Milton Keynes DonsMilton Keynes Stadium MK30,500
MorecambeMorecambe Globe Arena6,476
Oxford UnitedOxford Kassam Stadium12,500
Plymouth ArgylePlymouth Home Park18,600
PortsmouthPortsmouth Fratton Park19,669
Rotherham UnitedRotherham New York Stadium12,021
Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Hillsborough Stadium39,732
Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury New Meadow9,875
SunderlandSunderland Stadium of Light49,000
Wigan AthleticWigan DW Stadium25,133
Wycombe WanderersHigh Wycombe Adams Park9,448

Personnel and sponsoring
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Accrington Stanley John Coleman Séamus Conneely Adidas Wham
AFC Wimbledon Mark Robinson Alex Woodyard Puma Sports Interactive
Bolton Wanderers Ian Evatt Ricardo Santos Macron Home Bargains
Burton Albion Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink John Brayford TAG Prestec UK Ltd[2]
Cambridge United Mark Bonner Greg Taylor Hummel Mick George
Charlton Athletic Johnnie Jackson (Caretaker) Jason Pearce Hummel KW Holdings (Home & Third)
Walker Mower (Away)
Cheltenham Town Michael Duff Will Boyle Erreà Mira Showers[3]
Crewe Alexandra David Artell Luke Murphy FBT Mornflake
Doncaster Rovers Gary McSheffrey (Caretaker) Tom Anderson Elite Pro Sports LNER
Fleetwood Town Stephen Crainey (Caretaker) Jordan Rossiter Hummel BES Utilities
Gillingham Steve Evans Kyle Dempsey Macron MEMS Power Generation
Ipswich Town John McGreal (Caretaker) Sam Morsy Adidas Ed Sheeran
Lincoln City Michael Appleton Liam Bridcutt Erreà Virgin Wines (Home)[4]
Light Source (Home)[5]
SRP Hire (Away)
Milton Keynes Dons Liam Manning Dean Lewington Erreà Suzuki
Morecambe Stephen Robinson Anthony O'Connor Joma[6] Mazuma[7]
Oxford United Karl Robinson John Mousinho Puma EB Charging[8]
Plymouth Argyle Steven Schumacher Joe Edwards Puma Ginsters
Portsmouth Danny Cowley Clark Robertson Nike University of Portsmouth
Rotherham United Paul Warne Richard Wood Puma
  • Embark Group (home)
  • Mears (away and third)
Sheffield Wednesday Darren Moore Barry Bannan Macron Chansiri (home)
Elev8 (away and third)
Shrewsbury Town Steve Cotterill Ethan Ebanks-Landell Umbro Tuffins Supermarkets (Home)
Shropshire Homes (Away)
Sunderland Lee Johnson Corry Evans Nike Great Annual Savings Group
Wigan Athletic Leam Richardson Tendayi Darikwa Puma EPIC.gi
Wycombe Wanderers Gareth Ainsworth Matt Bloomfield O'Neills

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Doncaster Rovers Andy Butler[11] End of interim spell 17 May 2021 Pre-season Richie Wellens[12] 17 May 2021
Morecambe Derek Adams[13] Resigned 3 June 2021 Stephen Robinson[14] 7 June 2021
Milton Keynes Dons Russell Martin[15] Signed by Swansea City 1 August 2021 Liam Manning[16] 13 August 2021
Charlton Athletic Nigel Adkins[17] Sacked 21 October 2021 22nd Johnnie Jackson (Caretaker) 21 October 2021
Fleetwood Town Simon Grayson[18] 24 November 2021 Stephen Crainey (Caretaker) 24 November 2021
Doncaster Rovers Richie Wellens[19] 2 December 2021 23rd Gary McSheffrey (Caretaker) 2 December 2021
Ipswich Town Paul Cook[20] 4 December 2021 11th John McGreal (Caretaker) 6 December 2021
Plymouth Argyle Ryan Lowe[21] Signed by Preston North End 7 December 2021 4th Steven Schumacher[22] 7 December 2021

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Rotherham United 21 13 5 3 42 15 +27 44 Promotion to EFL Championship
2 Wigan Athletic 20 13 3 4 37 18 +19 42
3 Sunderland 21 13 3 5 38 25 +13 42 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Wycombe Wanderers 22 12 6 4 36 26 +10 42
5 Oxford United 21 11 6 4 34 21 +13 39
6 Plymouth Argyle 22 10 7 5 35 25 +10 37
7 Sheffield Wednesday 22 9 10 3 30 21 +9 37
8 Portsmouth 22 10 6 6 28 22 +6 36
9 Milton Keynes Dons 21 10 5 6 39 27 +12 35
10 Accrington Stanley 22 9 3 10 29 39 −10 30
11 Charlton Athletic 22 8 5 9 30 27 +3 29
12 Ipswich Town 22 7 7 8 37 33 +4 28
13 Burton Albion 22 8 4 10 24 28 −4 28
14 Cheltenham Town 21 7 7 7 28 37 −9 28
15 Bolton Wanderers 22 7 5 10 29 33 −4 26
16 Cambridge United 22 6 8 8 32 37 −5 26
17 AFC Wimbledon 20 6 7 7 30 32 −2 25
18 Lincoln City 21 5 7 9 22 28 −6 22
19 Fleetwood Town 21 5 6 10 36 40 −4 21
20 Shrewsbury Town 21 5 4 12 19 28 −9 19
21 Morecambe 21 5 4 12 29 44 −15 19 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Gillingham 22 3 8 11 18 34 −16 17
23 Doncaster Rovers 21 4 4 13 13 36 −23 16
24 Crewe Alexandra 22 3 6 13 19 38 −19 15
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 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[23]

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 2–1 1–0 5–1 2–1 1–4 2–2 2–3 1–0 1–4
AFC Wimbledon — 3–3 1–1 a 3–2 2–2 1–1 a 3–1 0–1 2–2 0–2
Bolton Wanderers — 0–0 2–2 2–0 3–0 2–2 3–3 2–1 0–2 2–1 0–4
Burton Albion 4–0 — 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 3–2 1–3 2–1 1–0
Cambridge United 1–0 1–0 3–0 — 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–5 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–2
Charlton Athletic 2–3 a 1–4 2–0 — 1–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 0–2
Cheltenham Town 1–0 0–5 — 2–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 a 0–2 2–2 2–1 1–3
Crewe Alexandra 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 — 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–4 1–3 0–2 0–4
Doncaster Rovers 1–2 1–1 3–2 — 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–2
Fleetwood Town 3–0 0–1 1–2 3–2 3–0 — 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 2–3 3–3
Gillingham 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 — 1–1 1–4 2–1 0–1 1–2 0–2
Ipswich Town 2–2 2–5 2–1 6–0 2–1 — 2–2 2–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–1
Lincoln City 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 — 2–2 0–3 1–1 1–1
Milton Keynes Dons 2–0 a 1–0 4–1 2–1 3–3 — 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–2 1–0
Morecambe 3–3 3–4 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–4 — 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–0
Oxford United 5–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 — 1–3 0–0 2–0 0–0
Plymouth Argyle 3–0 2–1 1–1 a 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 — 3–0 1–2 0–3
Portsmouth 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–0 2–2 — 0–0 1–0 4–0
Rotherham United 3–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–4 5–1 2–0 4–1 — 0–2 5–1 0–0
Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 — 1–1 3–0 2–2
Shrewsbury Town 2–1 0–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–3 — 1–1 1–2
Sunderland 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 5–0 2–0 5–0 1–1 2–1 — 2–1 3–1
Wigan Athletic 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 — 1–1
Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–4 1–0 4–3 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. 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.

Season statistics
As of 11 December 2021

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Cole Stockton Morecambe 13
2 Michael Smith Rotherham United 12
3 Macauley Bonne Ipswich Town 11
Joe Ironside Cambridge United
Ross Stewart Sunderland
6 Ryan Hardie Plymouth Argyle 9
Marcus Harness Portsmouth
Will Keane Wigan Athletic
Scott Twine MK Dons
10 Lee Gregory Sheffield Wednesday 8
Freddie Ladapo Rotherham United
Callum Lang Wigan Athletic
Matty Taylor Oxford United

Monthly awards
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
August Lee Johnson Sunderland Cole Stockton Morecambe [24]
September Liam Manning MK Dons Cole Stockton Morecambe [25]
October Ryan Lowe Plymouth Argyle Michael Smith Rotherham United [26]
November Danny Cowley Portsmouth Scott Twine MK Dons [27]

References
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  6. "Record kit deal announced". Morecambe F.C. 14 June 2021.
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  8. "EB Charging become Front of Shirt Sponsor". Oxford United. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  9. "#ChairboysNewKit: Pre-order yours now!". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  10. "Third kit launches live on TV!". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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  13. "CLUB STATEMENT". www.morecambefc.com. 3 June 2021.
  14. "Stephen Robinson: Morecambe appoint former Motherwell boss as manager". BBC Sport. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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