The 2022–23 EFL League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th season of the Football League One under its current title and the 31st season under its current league division format. The season began on 30 July 2022 and concluded on 7 May 2023.
Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 30 July 2022 – 7 May 2023 |
Champions | Plymouth Argyle |
Promoted | Plymouth Argyle Ipswich Town Sheffield Wednesday |
Relegated | Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe Accrington Stanley Forest Green Rovers |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,414 (2.56 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Conor Chaplin (Ipswich Town) Jonson Clarke-Harris (Peterborough United) (26 goals) |
Biggest home win | Charlton Athletic 6–0 Shrewsbury Town (1 April 2023) Ipswich Town 6–0 Charlton Athletic (15 April 2023)[1] Ipswich Town 6–0 Exeter City (29 April 2023) |
Biggest away win | Peterborough United 0–5 Bolton Wanderers (11 February 2023)[1] |
Highest scoring | Bristol Rovers 3–6 Lincoln City (17 September 2022)[1] |
Longest winning run | Ipswich Town (8 games)[1] |
Longest unbeaten run | Sheffield Wednesday (23 games)[1] |
Longest winless run | Oxford United (17 games)[1] |
Longest losing run | Oxford United (5 games)[1] |
Highest attendance | 33,442 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Plymouth Argyle (4 February 2023)[1] |
Lowest attendance | 1,716 Forest Green Rovers 0–0 Fleetwood Town (18 April 2023)[1] |
Total attendance | 5,549,346[1] |
Average attendance | 10,550[1] |
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 7 May 2023. |
Team changes
editThe following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season:
To League OneeditPromoted from League Two Relegated from the Championship
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From League OneeditPromoted to the Championship Relegated to League Two
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Stadiums
editPersonnel and sponsoring
editManagerial changes
editTeam | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Lincoln City | Michael Appleton[15] | Mutual consent | 30 April 2022 | Pre-season | Mark Kennedy[16] | 12 May 2022 |
Charlton Athletic | Johnnie Jackson[17] | Sacked | 3 May 2022 | Ben Garner[18] | 8 June 2022 | |
Fleetwood Town | Stephen Crainey[19] | Return to Under-23s Coaching Role | 4 May 2022 | Scott Brown[20] | 12 May 2022 | |
Barnsley | Martin Devaney | End of interim spell | 8 May 2022 | Michael Duff[21] | 15 June 2022 | |
Forest Green Rovers | Rob Edwards[22] | Signed by Watford | 11 May 2022 | Ian Burchnall[23] | 27 May 2022 | |
Cheltenham Town | Michael Duff[24] | Signed by Barnsley | 13 June 2022 | Wade Elliott[25] | 27 June 2022 | |
Derby County | Wayne Rooney[26] | Resigned | 24 June 2022 | Liam Rosenior (interim)[27] | 26 June 2022 | |
Burton Albion | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink[28] | 5 September 2022 | 24th | Dino Maamria[29] | 6 September 2022 | |
Derby County | Liam Rosenior | End of interim spell | 22 September 2022 | 7th | Paul Warne[30] | 22 September 2022 |
Exeter City | Matt Taylor[31] | Signed by Rotherham United | 4 October 2022 | 11th | Gary Caldwell[32] | 24 October 2022 |
Charlton Athletic | Ben Garner[33] | Sacked | 5 December 2022 | 17th | Dean Holden[34] | 20 December 2022 |
Milton Keynes Dons | Liam Manning[35] | 11 December 2022 | 23rd | Mark Jackson[36] | 23 December 2022 | |
Portsmouth | Danny Cowley[37] | 2 January 2023 | 12th | John Mousinho[38] | 20 January 2023 | |
Peterborough United | Grant McCann[39] | 4 January 2023 | 8th | Darren Ferguson[39] | 4 January 2023 | |
Forest Green Rovers | Ian Burchnall[40] | 25 January 2023 | 24th | Duncan Ferguson[41] | 26 January 2023 | |
Wycombe Wanderers | Gareth Ainsworth[42] | Signed by Queens Park Rangers | 21 February 2023 | 7th | Matt Bloomfield[43] | 21 February 2023 |
Oxford United | Karl Robinson[44] | Sacked | 26 February 2023 | 17th | Liam Manning[45] | 11 March 2023 |
Port Vale | Darrell Clarke[46] | 17 April 2023 | 18th | Andy Crosby (interim)[46] | 17 April 2023 |
League table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Plymouth Argyle (C, P) | 46 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 82 | 47 | +35 | 101 | Promotion to EFL Championship |
2 | Ipswich Town (P) | 46 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 101 | 35 | +66 | 98 | |
3 | Sheffield Wednesday (O, P) | 46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 81 | 37 | +44 | 96 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
4 | Barnsley | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 80 | 47 | +33 | 86 | |
5 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 81 | |
6 | Peterborough United | 46 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 75 | 54 | +21 | 77 | |
7 | Derby County | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 76 | |
8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 70 | |
9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 69 | |
10 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 70 | 66 | +4 | 62 | |
11 | Lincoln City | 46 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 62 | |
12 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 59 | |
13 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 58 | |
14 | Exeter City | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 64 | 68 | −4 | 56 | |
15 | Burton Albion | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 57 | 79 | −22 | 56 | |
16 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 54 | |
17 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 73 | −15 | 53 | |
18 | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 49 | |
19 | Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 47 | |
20 | Cambridge United | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 41 | 68 | −27 | 46 | |
21 | Milton Keynes Dons (R) | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 45 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
22 | Morecambe (R) | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 47 | 78 | −31 | 44 | |
23 | Accrington Stanley (R) | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 77 | −37 | 44 | |
24 | Forest Green Rovers (R) | 46 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 89 | −58 | 27 |
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[47]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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[47]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Play-offs
editSemi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
6 | Peterborough United | 4 | 1 | 5 (3) | |||||||
3 | Sheffield Wednesday (p) | 0 | 5 | 5 (5) | |||||||
4 | Barnsley | 0 | |||||||||
3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | |||||||||
5 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
4 | Barnsley | 1 | 1 | 2 |
First leg
Peterborough United | 4–0 | Sheffield Wednesday |
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Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Barnsley |
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Second leg
5–5 on aggregate. Sheffield Wednesday won 5–3 on penalties. Main article: Miracle of Hillsborough
Barnsley won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
editBarnsley | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Sheffield Wednesday |
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Results
editSeason statistics
edit- As of 7 May 2023
Top scorers
editRank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Conor Chaplin | Ipswich Town | 26 |
Jonson Clarke-Harris | Peterborough United | ||
3 | David McGoldrick | Derby County | 22 |
4 | Colby Bishop | Portsmouth | 20 |
Alfie May | Cheltenham Town | ||
6 | Freddie Ladapo | Ipswich Town | 17 |
7 | Dion Charles | Bolton Wanderers | 16 |
Aaron Collins | Bristol Rovers | ||
Michael Smith | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
10 | Devante Cole | Barnsley | 15 |
Sam Nombe | Exeter City | ||
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | Charlton Athletic |
Top assists
editRank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 | Leif Davis | Ipswich Town | 14 |
2 | Barry Bannan | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 |
3 | Wes Burns | Ipswich Town | 11 |
Aaron Collins | Bristol Rovers | ||
5 | Conor Hourihane | Derby County | 10 |
6 | Jevani Brown | Exeter City | 9 |
Adam Phillips | Barnsley | ||
Joe Ward | Peterborough United | ||
9 | Finn Azaz | Plymouth Argyle | 8 |
Luca Connell | Barnsley | ||
Garath McCleary | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | Derby County | ||
Kwame Poku | Peterborough United | ||
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | Charlton Athletic |
Hat-tricks
editAwards
editMonthly
editMonth | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Ref. | ||
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August | Danny Cowley | Portsmouth | Liam Palmer | Sheffield Wednesday | [62] |
September | Steven Schumacher | Plymouth Argyle | Morgan Whittaker | Plymouth Argyle | [63] |
October | Aaron Collins | Bristol Rovers | [64] | ||
November | Michael Duff | Barnsley | Connor Ripley | Morecambe | [65] |
December | Conor Chaplin | Ipswich Town | [66][67] | ||
January | Paul Warne | Derby County | Luke Leahy | Shrewsbury Town | [68] |
February | Michael Duff | Barnsley | David McGoldrick | Derby County | [69] |
March | Kieran McKenna | Ipswich Town | Alfie May | Cheltenham Town | [70] |
April | Conor Chaplin | Ipswich Town |
Annual
editAward | Winner | Club |
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Player of the Season | Aaron Collins[71] | Bristol Rovers |
Young Player of the Season | Bali Mumba[72] | Plymouth Argyle |
Manager of the Season | Steven Schumacher[72] |
League One Team of the Season
Pos. | Player | Club | Ref. |
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GK | Michael Cooper | Plymouth Argyle | [73] |
RB | Bali Mumba | Plymouth Argyle | |
LB | Leif Davis | Ipswich Town | |
CB | Mads Juel Andersen | Barnsley | |
CB | Ricardo Santos | Bolton Wanderers | |
CM | Conor Hourihane | Derby County | |
CM | Barry Bannan | Sheffield Wednesday | |
RW | Aaron Collins | Bristol Rovers | |
AM | Jonson Clarke-Harris | Peterborough United | |
LW | Conor Chaplin | Ipswich Town | |
ST | Josh Windass | Sheffield Wednesday | |
Manager | Steven Schumacher | Plymouth Argyle |
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