2025–26 English Football League

English Football League
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The 2025–26 English Football League is the 127th season of the English Football League (EFL) and the ninth season under that name after it was renamed from The Football League in 2016. For the 13th season, the league is sponsored by Sky Betting & Gaming and is therefore known as the Sky Bet EFL.

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

Map of teams

Locations of the 2024–25 English Football League teams:
Red: Region
Blue: Championship
Yellow: League One
Green: League Two


Locations of the 2024–25 English Football League teams in Greater London
Locations of the 2024–25 English Football League teams in the West Midlands
Locations of the 2024–25 English Football League teams in Greater Manchester
Locations of the 2024–25 English Football League teams in South Yorkshire
Locations of the 2024–25 English Football League teams in Lancashire

Championship

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
4 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Derby County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Hull City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Ipswich Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Leicester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Middlesbrough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Millwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Norwich City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Oxford United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Portsmouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Preston North End 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Queens Park Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sheffield Wednesday 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Southampton 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 West Bromwich Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Wrexham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 8 August 2025. 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) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[21]

Results

League One

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 AFC Wimbledon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to EFL Championship
2 Barnsley 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 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Burton Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Cardiff City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Doncaster Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Exeter City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Huddersfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Leyton Orient 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Lincoln City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Luton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Mansfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Northampton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Peterborough United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Plymouth Argyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Port Vale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Rotherham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Stevenage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Stockport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Wigan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Wycombe Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2025. 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[22]

Results

League Two

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 League One
2 Barnet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Barrow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bristol Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Bromley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Cambridge United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Cheltenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Chesterfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Colchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Crawley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Crewe Alexandra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Fleetwood Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Gillingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Grimsby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Harrogate Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Milton Keynes Dons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Newport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Notts County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Oldham Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Salford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Shrewsbury Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Swindon Town 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
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2025. 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

Managerial changes

References

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