English Football League One  2025/26

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st   Lincoln City 46 31 10 5 89 41 +48 103 ▲Champions
2nd   Cardiff City 46 27 10 9 90 50 +40 91 ▲Runners Up
3rd   Stockport County 46 22 11 13 71 58 +13 77 Playoffs
4th   Bradford City 46 22 11 13 58 51 +7 77 Playoffs
5th   Bolton Wanderers 46 19 18 9 70 52 +18 75 ▲PO Winners
6th   Stevenage 46 21 12 13 49 46 +3 75 Playoffs
7th   Luton Town 46 21 11 14 68 56 +12 74 -
8th   Plymouth Argyle 46 22 7 17 75 63 +12 73 -
9th   Huddersfield Town 46 18 13 15 74 64 +10 67 -
10th   Mansfield Town 46 16 17 13 62 50 +12 65 -
11th   Wycombe Wanderers 46 17 12 17 69 58 +11 63 -
12th   Reading 46 16 15 15 64 60 +4 63 -
13th   Blackpool 46 17 9 20 54 65 -11 60 -
14th   Doncaster Rovers 46 17 9 20 50 69 -19 60 -
15th   Barnsley 46 15 14 17 68 73 -5 59 -
16th   Wigan Athletic 46 14 14 18 49 58 -9 56 -
17th   Burton Albion 46 13 15 18 50 60 -10 54 -
18th   Peterborough United 46 15 8 23 64 68 -4 53 -
19th   AFC Wimbledon 46 15 8 23 51 72 -21 53 -
20th   Leyton Orient 46 14 10 22 59 71 -12 52 -
21st   Exeter City 46 12 13 21 52 61 -9 49 Relegated
22nd   Port Vale 46 10 12 24 36 61 -25 42 Relegated
23rd   Rotherham United 46 10 11 25 41 71 -30 41 Relegated
24th   Northampton Town 46 9 8 29 39 74 -35 35 Relegated

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English Football League One Playoffs

Date Home Score Away

Semi Finals 1st Leg

09/05/2026 Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Bradford City
09/05/2026 Stevenage 0-1 Stockport County

Semi Finals 2nd Leg

14/05/2026 Bradford City 0-1 Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers Won 2-0 on aggregate
13/05/2026 Stockport County 2-0 Stevenage
Stockport County Won 3-0 on aggregate

Final - Wembley Stadium

24/05/2026 Bolton Wanderers 4-1 Stockport County

 

End of Season Notes

 ▼Oxford United were Relegated from the English Football League Championship
 ▼Leicester City were Relegated from the English Football League Championship
 ▼Sheffield Wednesday were Relegated from the English Football League Championship
 ▲Lincoln City were Promoted to the English Football League Championship
 ▲Cardiff City were Promoted to the English Football League Championship
  ♦Stockport County Qualified for the Playoffs
  ♦Bradford City Qualified for the Playoffs
  ♦Bolton Wanderers Qualified for the Playoffs
  ♦Stevenage Qualified for the Playoffs
 ♦▲Bolton Wanderers were Promoted to the English Football Championship via the Playoffs
 ▼Exeter City were Relegated to English Football League Two
 ▼Port Vale were Relegated to English Football League Two
 ▼Rotherham United were Relegated to English Football League Two
 ▼Northampton Town were Relegated to English Football League Two
 ▲Bromley were Promoted from English Football League Two
 ▲Milton Keynes Dons were Promoted from English Football League Two
 ▲Cambridge United were Promoted from English Football League Two
 ♦▲Notts County were Promoted from English Football League Two via the Playoffs