Season | 2020–21 |
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Champions | Norwich City |
Promoted |
Watford Brentford |
Relegated |
Southend United Grimsby Town |
New Clubs in League |
Barrow Harrogate Town |
←
2019–20
2021–22 → |
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 eighth season running, the league was sponsored by Sky Betting & Gaming and 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 were automatically promoted to the Premier League and they were joined by the winner of the Championship playoff. The bottom two teams in League Two were relegated to the National League.
This season marked the extension by another two years of the league's partnership with official charity Mind. The mental health charity had its logo displayed on the shirts of all EFL clubs and worked with the EFL to promote mental health within football and the wider community. [1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Norwich City (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 75 | 36 | +39 | 97 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Watford (P) | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 30 | +33 | 91 | |
3 | Brentford (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 79 | 42 | +37 | 87 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
4 | Swansea City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 80 | |
5 | Barnsley | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 78 | |
6 | Bournemouth | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 73 | 46 | +27 | 77 | |
7 | Reading | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 70 | |
8 | Cardiff City | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 68 | |
9 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 68 | |
10 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 64 | |
11 | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 62 | |
12 | Luton Town | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 62 | |
13 | Preston North End | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 61 | |
14 | Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 60 | |
15 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 57 | |
16 | Coventry City | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 55 | |
17 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 52 | |
18 | Birmingham City | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 61 | −24 | 52 | |
19 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 46 | 68 | −22 | 51 | |
20 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 50 | 71 | −21 | 49 | |
21 | Derby County | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 44 | |
22 | Wycombe Wanderers (R) | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 69 | −30 | 43 | Relegation to EFL League One |
23 | Rotherham United (R) | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 42 | |
24 | Sheffield Wednesday (R) | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 41 [a] |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
3 | Brentford | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
6 | Bournemouth | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
3 | Brentford | 2 | |||||||||
4 | Swansea City | 0 | |||||||||
4 | Swansea City | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
5 | Barnsley | 0 | 1 | 1 |
First leg
Bournemouth | 1–0 | Brentford |
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Danjuma 55' | Report |
Barnsley | 0–1 | Swansea City |
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Report | A. Ayew 39' |
Second leg
Swansea City | 1–1 | Barnsley |
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Grimes 39' | Woodrow 71' |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Hull City (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 89 | Promotion to the EFL Championship |
2 | Peterborough United (P) | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 83 | 46 | +37 | 87 | |
3 | Blackpool (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 80 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
4 | Sunderland | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 77 | |
5 | Lincoln City | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 77 | |
6 | Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 77 | 56 | +21 | 74 | |
7 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 74 | |
8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 72 | |
9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 69 | |
10 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 67 | |
11 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 68 | −5 | 67 | |
12 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 66 | |
13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 65 | |
14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 67 | −4 | 64 | |
15 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 60 | |
16 | Burton Albion | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 61 | 73 | −12 | 57 | |
17 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 54 | |
18 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 80 | −27 | 53 | |
19 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 51 | |
20 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 54 | 77 | −23 | 48 | |
21 | Rochdale (R) | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 61 | 78 | −17 | 47 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
22 | Northampton Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 45 | |
23 | Swindon Town (R) | 46 | 13 | 4 | 29 | 55 | 89 | −34 | 43 | |
24 | Bristol Rovers (R) | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 40 | 70 | −30 | 38 |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
3 | Blackpool | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
6 | Oxford United | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
3 | Blackpool | 2 | |||||||||
5 | Lincoln City | 1 | |||||||||
4 | Sunderland | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
5 | Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | 3 |
First leg
Second leg
Sunderland | 2–1 | Lincoln City |
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Report |
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Final
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Cheltenham Town (C, P) | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 82 | Promotion to the EFL League One |
2 | Cambridge United (P) | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 73 | 49 | +24 | 80 | |
3 | Bolton Wanderers (P) | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 79 | |
4 | Morecambe (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 78 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
5 | Newport County | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 73 | |
6 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 73 | |
7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 73 | |
8 | Salford City | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 71 | |
9 | Exeter City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 71 | 50 | +21 | 70 | |
10 | Carlisle United | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 66 | |
11 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 61 | |
12 | Crawley Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 61 | |
13 | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 60 | |
14 | Stevenage | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 60 | |
15 | Bradford City | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 59 | |
16 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 58 | |
17 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 57 | |
18 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 72 | 81 | −9 | 54 | |
19 | Walsall | 46 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 53 | |
20 | Colchester United | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 51 | |
21 | Barrow | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 50 | |
22 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 48 | |
23 | Southend United (R) | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 58 | −29 | 45 | Relegation to National League |
24 | Grimsby Town (R) | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 69 | −32 | 43 |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
4 | Morecambe | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
7 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
4 | Morecambe | 1 | |||||||||
5 | Newport County | 0 | |||||||||
5 | Newport County | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
6 | Forest Green Rovers | 0 | 4 | 4 |
First leg
Newport County | 2–0 | Forest Green Rovers |
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Report |
Tranmere Rovers | 1–2 | Morecambe |
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Report |
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Second leg
Morecambe | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers |
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Wildig 9' | Report | Vaughan 53' |
Forest Green Rovers | 4–3 ( a.e.t.) | Newport County |
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Adams 7' Aaron Collins 8' Cadden 53' Matt 87' |
Report |
Ellison 70' Labadie 77' Maynard 119' |
Final
Morecambe | 1–0 ( a.e.t.) | Newport County |
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Mendes Gomes 107' ( pen.) | Report |
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 [7] | 2019–20 English Football League | Neil Cox | 7 August 2020 [8] | Pre-season |
Southend United | Sol Campbell | Mutual consent | 30 June 2020 [9] | Mark Molesley | 13 August 2020 [10] | ||
Bristol City | Lee Johnson | Sacked | 4 July 2020 [11] | Dean Holden | 10 August 2020 [12] | ||
Watford | Nigel Pearson | 19 July 2020 [13] | 2019–20 Premier League | Vladimir Ivić | 15 August 2020 [14] | ||
Oldham Athletic | Dino Maamria | 31 July 2020 [15] | Pre-season | Harry Kewell | 1 August 2020 [16] | ||
Bournemouth | Eddie Howe | Mutual consent | 1 August 2020 [17] | Jason Tindall | 8 August 2020 [18] | ||
Wigan Athletic | Paul Cook | Resigned | 1 August 2020 [19] | John Sheridan | 11 September 2020 [20] | ||
Reading | Mark Bowen | Appointed Director of Football | 29 August 2020 [21] | Veljko Paunović | 29 August 2020 [21] | ||
Barnsley | Gerhard Struber | Appointed by New York Red Bulls | 6 October 2020 [22] | 21st | Valérien Ismaël | 23 October 2020 [23] | 21st |
Nottingham Forest | Sabri Lamouchi | Sacked | 6 October 2020 [24] | 22nd | Chris Hughton | 6 October 2020 [24] | 22nd |
Salford City | Graham Alexander | 12 October 2020 [25] | 5th | Richie Wellens | 4 November 2020 [26] | 10th | |
Mansfield Town | Graham Coughlan | 28 October 2020 [27] | 22nd | Nigel Clough | 6 November 2020 [28] | 22nd | |
Tranmere Rovers | Mike Jackson | 31 October 2020 [29] | 18th | Keith Hill | 21 November 2020 [30] | 13th | |
Swindon Town | Richie Wellens | Appointed by Salford City | 4 November 2020 [26] | 20th | John Sheridan | 13 November 2020 [31] | 20th |
Sheffield Wednesday | Garry Monk | Sacked | 9 November 2020 [32] | 23rd | Tony Pulis | 13 November 2020 [33] | 23rd |
Wigan Athletic | John Sheridan | Appointed by Swindon Town | 13 November 2020 [31] | 24th | Leam Richardson | 21 April 2021 [34] | 20th |
Derby County | Phillip Cocu | Sacked | 14 November 2020 [35] | 24th | Wayne Rooney | 15 January 2021 [36] | 22nd |
Bristol Rovers | Ben Garner | 14 November 2020 [37] | 18th | Paul Tisdale | 19 November 2020 [38] | 18th | |
Shrewsbury Town | Sam Ricketts | 25 November 2020 [39] | 23rd | Steve Cotterill | 27 November 2020 [40] | 23rd | |
Sunderland | Phil Parkinson | 29 November 2020 [41] | 8th | Lee Johnson | 5 December 2020 [42] | 8th | |
Bradford City | Stuart McCall | 13 December 2020 [43] | 22nd |
Mark Trueman Conor Sellars |
22 February 2021 [44] | 13th | |
Barrow | David Dunn | 13 December 2020 [45] | 21st | Michael Jolley | 23 December 2020 [46] | 22nd | |
Watford | Vladimir Ivić | 19 December 2020 [47] | 5th | Xisco Munoz | 20 December 2020 [48] | 5th | |
Grimsby Town | Ian Holloway | Resigned | 23 December 2020 [49] | 20th | Paul Hurst | 30 December 2020 [50] | 22nd |
Sheffield Wednesday | Tony Pulis | Sacked | 28 December 2020 [51] | 23rd | Darren Moore | 1 March 2021 [52] | 23rd |
Burton Albion | Jake Buxton | 29 December 2020 [53] | 24th | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 1 January 2021 [54] | 24th | |
Fleetwood Town | Joey Barton | 4 January 2021 [55] | 10th | Simon Grayson | 31 January 2021 [56] | 14th | |
Port Vale | John Askey | 4 January 2021 [57] | 17th | Darrell Clarke | 15 February 2021 [58] | 18th | |
Cardiff City | Neil Harris | 21 January 2021 [59] | 15th | Mick McCarthy | 22 January 2021 [60] | 15th | |
AFC Wimbledon | Glyn Hodges | Mutual consent | 30 January 2021 [61] | 21st | Mark Robinson | 17 February 2021 [62] | 20th |
Bournemouth | Jason Tindall | Sacked | 3 February 2021 [63] | 6th | Jonathan Woodgate | 21 February 2021 [64] | 6th |
Bristol Rovers | Paul Tisdale | 10 February 2021 [65] | 20th | Joey Barton | 22 February 2021 [66] | 19th | |
Northampton Town | Keith Curle | 10 February 2021 [67] | 23rd | Jon Brady | 8 May 2021 [68] | 2021–22 English Football League | |
Walsall | Darrell Clarke | Appointed by Port Vale | 15 February 2021 [58] | 11th | Brian Dutton | 15 February 2021 [58] | 11th |
Bristol City | Dean Holden | Sacked | 17 February 2021 [69] | 13th | Nigel Pearson | 22 February 2021 [70] | 15th |
Barrow | Michael Jolley | 21 February 2021 [71] | 23rd | Mark Cooper | 28 May 2021 [72] | 2021–22 English Football League | |
Colchester United | Steve Ball | 23 February 2021 [73] | 21st | Hayden Mullins | 13 May 2021 [74] | ||
Leyton Orient | Ross Embleton | 27 February 2021 [75] | 14th | Kenny Jackett | 21 May 2021 [76] | ||
Doncaster Rovers | Darren Moore | Appointed by Sheffield Wednesday | 1 March 2021 [52] | 6th | Richie Wellens | 17 May 2021 [77] | |
Ipswich Town | Paul Lambert | Mutual consent | 1 March 2021 [78] | 8th | Paul Cook | 2 March 2021 [79] | 8th |
Oldham Athletic | Harry Kewell | Sacked | 7 March 2021 [80] | 16th | Keith Curle | 8 March 2021 [81] | 16th |
Portsmouth | Kenny Jackett | 14 March 2021 [82] | 7th | Danny Cowley | 19 March 2021 [83] | 7th | |
Charlton Athletic | Lee Bowyer | Resigned | 15 March 2021 [84] | 8th | Nigel Adkins | 18 March 2021 [85] | 6th |
Birmingham City | Aitor Karanka | 16 March 2021 [86] | 21st | Lee Bowyer | 16 March 2021 [86] | 21st | |
Preston North End | Alex Neil | Sacked | 21 March 2021 [87] | 16th | Frankie McAvoy | 10 May 2021 [88] | 2021–22 English Football League |
Salford City | Richie Wellens | Mutual consent | 22 March 2021 [89] | 9th | Gary Bowyer | 23 March 2021 [90] | 9th |
Southend United | Mark Molesley | Sacked | 9 April 2021 [91] | 23rd | Phil Brown | 9 April 2021 [91] | 23rd |
Forest Green Rovers | Mark Cooper | 11 April 2021 [92] | 6th | Rob Edwards | 27 May 2021 [93] | 2021–22 English Football League | |
Swindon Town | John Sheridan | Resigned | 18 April 2021 [94] | 23rd | John McGreal | 26 May 2021 [95] | |
Tranmere Rovers | Keith Hill | Sacked | 11 May 2021 [96] | 7th | Micky Mellon | 31 May 2021 [97] |