2024–25 EFL League One

2024–25 EFL League One

The 2024–25 EFL League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One due to sponsorship reasons) was the 21st season of the EFL League One under its current title, and the 33rd season under its current league division format. The season began on 9 August 2024, and ended on 25 May 2025, with the playoff final.

Team changes

2024–25 EFL League One

The following teams have changed division since the 2023–24 season:

Stadiums and locations

2024–25 EFL League One

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Location</th><th>Stadium</th><th>Capacity</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Barnsley</td><td>Barnsley</td><td>Oakwell</td><td>23,287</td></tr><tr><td>Birmingham City</td><td>Birmingham (Bordesley)</td><td>St Andrew's</td><td>29,409</td></tr><tr><td>Blackpool</td><td>Blackpool</td><td>Bloomfield Road</td><td>16,500</td></tr><tr><td>Bolton Wanderers</td><td>Horwich</td><td>Toughsheet Community Stadium</td><td>28,723</td></tr><tr><td>Bristol Rovers</td><td>Bristol (Horfield)</td><td>Memorial Stadium</td><td>9,832</td></tr><tr><td>Burton Albion</td><td>Burton upon Trent</td><td>Pirelli Stadium</td><td>6,912</td></tr><tr><td>Cambridge United</td><td>Cambridge</td><td>Abbey Stadium</td><td>8,127</td></tr><tr><td>Charlton Athletic</td><td>London (Charlton)</td><td>The Valley</td><td>27,111</td></tr><tr><td>Crawley Town</td><td>Crawley</td><td>Broadfield Stadium</td><td>5,996</td></tr><tr><td>Exeter City</td><td>Exeter</td><td>St. James Park</td><td>8,720</td></tr><tr><td>Huddersfield Town</td><td>Huddersfield</td><td>Kirklees Stadium</td><td>24,121</td></tr><tr><td>Leyton Orient</td><td>London (Leyton)</td><td>Brisbane Road</td><td>9,271</td></tr><tr><td>Lincoln City</td><td>Lincoln</td><td>Sincil Bank</td><td>10,669</td></tr><tr><td>Mansfield Town</td><td>Mansfield</td><td>Field Mill</td><td>9,186</td></tr><tr><td>Northampton Town</td><td>Northampton (Sixfields)</td><td>Sixfields Stadium</td><td>8,200</td></tr><tr><td>Peterborough United</td><td>Peterborough</td><td>London Road Stadium</td><td>13,511</td></tr><tr><td>Reading</td><td>Reading</td><td>Madejski Stadium</td><td>24,161</td></tr><tr><td>Rotherham United</td><td>Rotherham</td><td>New York Stadium</td><td>12,021</td></tr><tr><td>Shrewsbury Town</td><td>Shrewsbury</td><td>New Meadow</td><td>9,875</td></tr><tr><td>Stevenage</td><td>Stevenage</td><td>Broadhall Way</td><td>7,300</td></tr><tr><td>Stockport County</td><td>Stockport (Edgeley)</td><td>Edgeley Park</td><td>10,852</td></tr><tr><td>Wigan Athletic</td><td>Wigan</td><td>Brick Community Stadium</td><td>25,138</td></tr><tr><td>Wrexham</td><td>Wrexham</td><td>Racecourse Ground</td><td>13,341</td></tr><tr><td>Wycombe Wanderers</td><td>High Wycombe</td><td>Adams Park</td><td>10,137</td></tr></tbody></table>

Personnel and sponsoring

2024–25 EFL League One

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Manager</th><th>Captain</th><th>Kit manufacturer</th><th>Shirt sponsor (chest)</th><th>Shirt sponsor (back)</th><th>Shirt sponsor (sleeve)</th><th>Shorts sponsor</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Barnsley</td><td>Conor Hourihane</td><td>Luca Connell</td><td>Puma</td><td>Gleeson Homes (H & A)/Breast Cancer UK (T)</td><td>Vitruvian Dental Studio</td><td>House of Parliament</td><td>Rapid Response Telecoms</td></tr><tr><td>Birmingham City</td><td>Chris Davies</td><td>Krystian Bielik</td><td>Nike</td><td>Undefeated</td><td>Visit Birmingham, Alabama</td><td>Delta Air Lines</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Blackpool</td><td>Steve Bruce</td><td>James Husband</td><td>Puma</td><td>TreadTracker.com (H)/Pleasure Beach Resort (A)</td><td>Visit Blackpool</td><td>None</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Bolton Wanderers</td><td>Steven Schumacher</td><td>George Thomason</td><td>Macron</td><td>Victorian Plumbing(H & A)/Bolton Wanderers in the Community (T)</td><td>Ebuyer</td><td>Whites Beaconsfield</td><td>Utilita</td></tr><tr><td>Bristol Rovers</td><td>Iñigo Calderón</td><td>Scott Sinclair</td><td>Macron</td><td>FanHub</td><td>Poplar Insulation</td><td>Hotchkins Group</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Burton Albion</td><td>Gary Bowyer</td><td>Ryan Sweeney</td><td>TAG</td><td>Burton Kia</td><td>Russell Roof Tiles</td><td>Bovril</td><td>Home and Trade</td></tr><tr><td>Cambridge United</td><td>Neil Harris</td><td>Michael Morrison</td><td>Umbro</td><td>BrewBoard</td><td>The Hill Group</td><td>Fora</td><td>Alan Boswell Group</td></tr><tr><td>Charlton Athletic</td><td>Nathan Jones</td><td>Greg Docherty</td><td>Castore</td><td>RSK Group</td><td>RSK Group</td><td>PiLON Ltd</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Crawley Town</td><td>Scott Lindsey</td><td>Dion Conroy</td><td>Errea</td><td>Rentokil Initial</td><td>Eden Utilities</td><td>Brick Borrow</td><td>Beaufort Homes</td></tr><tr><td>Exeter City</td><td>Gary Caldwell</td><td>Pierce Sweeney</td><td>Adidas</td><td>HEL Performance</td><td>Footasylum</td><td>Bidfood</td><td>EMS Waste Services</td></tr><tr><td>Huddersfield Town</td><td>Jon Worthington (interim)</td><td>Jonathan Hogg</td><td>Umbro</td><td>Utilita</td><td>SportsBroker</td><td>Core Facility</td><td>Leading Edge Signage</td></tr><tr><td>Leyton Orient</td><td>Richie Wellens</td><td>Darren Pratley</td><td>Puma</td><td>Eastdil Secured</td><td>Moore Kingston Smith</td><td>Peritium Search Associates</td><td>Quattro Group</td></tr><tr><td>Lincoln City</td><td>Michael Skubala</td><td>Paudie O'Connor</td><td>Oxen</td><td>Branston (H)/University of Lincoln (A)</td><td>Allen Signs</td><td>Easy Heat Pumps</td><td>Nicholsons Chartered Accountants</td></tr><tr><td>Mansfield Town</td><td>Nigel Clough</td><td>Alfie Kilgour</td><td>Castore</td><td>One Call Insurance (H)/OCL Solicitors (A)/BeeNoticed (T)</td><td>A. Wass Funeral Directors (H)/AGG Electrical Safety Testing (A)</td><td>Source Travel (H)</td><td>A Woodland & Son</td></tr><tr><td>Northampton Town</td><td>Kevin Nolan</td><td>Jon Guthrie</td><td>Puma</td><td>University of Northampton</td><td>Snowdon Homes Ltd</td><td>Green Ape Media</td><td>LCS The Cleaning Company</td></tr><tr><td>Peterborough United</td><td>Darren Ferguson</td><td>Hector Kyprianou</td><td>Puma</td><td>Mick George Group</td><td>Princebuild</td><td>Next Level FibreOptics</td><td>Millfield Auto Parts</td></tr><tr><td>Reading</td><td>Noel Hunt</td><td>Andy Yiadom</td><td>Macron</td><td>Select Car Leasing</td><td>None</td><td>None</td><td>CRL Fire & Flood Damage</td></tr><tr><td>Rotherham United</td><td>Matt Hamshaw</td><td>Jonson Clarke-Harris</td><td>Puma</td><td>Bluebell Wood</td><td>KCM Waste Management</td><td>Defaqto</td><td>Mears Group</td></tr><tr><td>Shrewsbury Town</td><td>Michael Appleton</td><td>John Marquis</td><td>Oxen</td><td>Morris Property (H)/Shropshire Homes (A & T)</td><td>Jim Dorricott Construction</td><td>R1 Construction</td><td>Hanmart Windows & Doors</td></tr><tr><td>Stevenage</td><td>Alex Revell</td><td>Carl Piergianni</td><td>Macron</td><td>Xsolla</td><td>HG Group</td><td>Everyone Active</td><td>Perfect Pet Insurance</td></tr><tr><td>Stockport County</td><td>Dave Challinor</td><td>Lewis Bate</td><td>Puma</td><td>VITA</td><td>DeliveryApp</td><td>GroFu</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Wigan Athletic</td><td>Ryan Lowe</td><td>Jason Kerr</td><td>Puma</td><td>Smurfit Westrock</td><td>Greenmount Projects</td><td>None</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Wrexham</td><td>Phil Parkinson</td><td>James McClean</td><td>Macron</td><td>United Airlines</td><td>Meta Quest</td><td>HP</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Wycombe Wanderers</td><td>Mike Dodds</td><td>Jack Grimmer</td><td>Hummel</td><td>Origin Doors and Windows</td><td>Buckinghamshire New University</td><td>Kress</td><td>Cherry Red Records</td></tr></tbody></table>

Managerial changes

2024–25 EFL League One

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in the table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Barnsley	Martin Devaney	End of interim spell	7 May 2024	Pre-season	Darrell Clarke	23 May 2024
Birmingham City	Gary Rowett	Tony Mowbray	7 May 2024
Huddersfield Town	André Breitenreiter	Mutual consent	10 May 2024	Michael Duff	13 May 2024
Birmingham City	Tony Mowbray	Resigned	21 May 2024	Chris Davies	6 June 2024
Burton Albion	Martin Paterson	End of contract	31 May 2024	Mark Robinson	4 June 2024
Blackpool	Neil Critchley	Sacked	21 August 2024	23rd	Steve Bruce	3 September 2024
Crawley Town	Scott Lindsey	Signed by Milton Keynes Dons	25 September 2024	18th	Rob Elliot	1 October 2024
Burton Albion	Mark Robinson	Sacked	23 October 2024	24th	Gary Bowyer	17 December 2024
Shrewsbury Town	Paul Hurst	3 November 2024	23rd	Gareth Ainsworth	13 November 2024
Northampton Town	Jon Brady	Resigned	5 December 2024	21st	Kevin Nolan	23 December 2024
Reading	Rubén Sellés	Signed by Hull City	6 December 2024	6th	Noel Hunt	6 December 2024
Bristol Rovers	Matt Taylor	Sacked	16 December 2024	20th	Iñigo Calderón	26 December 2024
Wycombe Wanderers	Matt Bloomfield	Signed by Luton Town	14 January 2025	2nd	Mike Dodds	2 February 2025
Bolton Wanderers	Ian Evatt	Mutual consent	22 January 2025	9th	Steven Schumacher	30 January 2025
Cambridge United	Garry Monk	Sacked	16 February 2025	24th	Neil Harris	19 February 2025
Wigan Athletic	Shaun Maloney	2 March 2025	15th	Ryan Lowe	12 March 2025
Huddersfield Town	Michael Duff	9 March 2025	7th	Jon Worthington (interim)	9 March 2025
Barnsley	Darrell Clarke	12 March 2025	10th	Conor Hourihane	12 March 2025
Crawley Town	Rob Elliot	19 March 2025	22nd	Scott Lindsey	21 March 2025
Shrewsbury Town	Gareth Ainsworth	Signed by Gillingham	25 March 2025	24th	Michael Appleton	26 March 2025
Rotherham United	Steve Evans	Sacked	30 March 2025	16th	Matt Hamshaw (interim)	30 March 2025

League table

2024–25 EFL League One

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Birmingham City (C, P)	46	34	9	3	84	31	+53	111	Promotion to EFL Championship
2	Wrexham (P)	46	27	11	8	67	34	+33	92
3	Stockport County	46	25	12	9	72	42	+30	87	Qualification for League One play-offs
4	Charlton Athletic (O, P)	46	25	10	11	67	43	+24	85
5	Wycombe Wanderers	46	24	12	10	70	45	+25	84
6	Leyton Orient	46	24	6	16	72	48	+24	78
7	Reading	46	21	12	13	68	57	+11	75
8	Bolton Wanderers	46	20	8	18	67	70	−3	68
9	Blackpool	46	17	16	13	72	60	+12	67
10	Huddersfield Town	46	19	7	20	58	55	+3	64
11	Lincoln City	46	16	13	17	64	56	+8	61
12	Barnsley	46	17	10	19	69	73	−4	61
13	Rotherham United	46	16	11	19	54	59	−5	59
14	Stevenage	46	15	12	19	42	50	−8	57
15	Wigan Athletic	46	13	17	16	40	42	−2	56
16	Exeter City	46	15	11	20	49	65	−16	56
17	Mansfield Town	46	15	9	22	60	73	−13	54
18	Peterborough United	46	13	12	21	68	81	−13	51
19	Northampton Town	46	12	15	19	48	66	−18	51
20	Burton Albion	46	11	14	21	49	66	−17	47
21	Crawley Town (R)	46	12	10	24	57	83	−26	46	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Bristol Rovers (R)	46	12	7	27	44	76	−32	43
23	Cambridge United (R)	46	9	11	26	45	73	−28	38
24	Shrewsbury Town (R)	46	8	9	29	41	79	−38	33

Play-offs

Bracket

	Semi-finals			Final
	6	Leyton Orient	2	1	3 (4)
	3	Stockport County	2	1	3 (1)
		6	Leyton Orient	0
			4	Charlton Athletic	1
	5	Wycombe Wanderers	0	0	0
	4	Charlton Athletic	0	1	1

Semi-finals

3–3 on aggregate, Leyton Orient won 4–1 on penalties.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Charlie Kelman	Leyton Orient	21
2	Jay Stansfield	Birmingham City	19
3	Matthew Godden	Charlton Athletic	18
Davis Keillor-Dunn	Barnsley
Richard Kone	Wycombe Wanderers
Sam Smith	Reading Wrexham
7	Alfie May	Birmingham City	16
8	Louie Barry	Stockport County	15

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Score	Date	Ref
Dion Charles	Bolton Wanderers	Reading	5–2	21 September 2024
Richard Kone	Wycombe Wanderers	Peterborough United	3–1	19 October 2024
Kwame Poku	Peterborough United	Cambridge United	6–1	9 November 2024
Azeem Abdulai	Leyton Orient	Exeter City	2–6	28 January 2025
Jovon Makama	Lincoln City	Bristol Rovers	5–0	15 March 2025
Abraham Odoh	Peterborough United	Crawley Town	3–4	1 April 2025
Rob Apter	Blackpool	Stevenage	1–3	18 April 2025

Player

• Most yellow cards: 15 • Bradley Ibrahim (Crawley Town)

• Most red cards: 3 • Terence Vancooten (Burton Albion)

Club

• Most yellow cards: 114 • Bolton Wanderers

• Most red cards: 6 • Burton Albion • Peterborough United

• Fewest yellow cards: 63 • Rotherham United

• Fewest red cards: 0 • Rotherham United • Wrexham

Awards

Monthly

Each month the EFL announces their official Player of the Month and Manager of the Month for League One.

Month	Manager of the Month	Player of the Month	Reference
August	Phil Parkinson	Wrexham	Louie Barry	Stockport County
September	Steve Bruce	Blackpool	Kwame Poku	Peterborough United
October	Matt Bloomfield	Wycombe Wanderers
November	Louie Barry	Stockport County
December	Richie Wellens	Leyton Orient	Miles Leaburn	Charlton Athletic
January	Rumarn Burrell	Burton Albion
February	Chris Davies	Birmingham City	Niall Ennis	Blackpool
March	Phil Parkinson	Wrexham	Jovon Makama	Lincoln City
April	Chris Davies	Birmingham City	Charlie Kelman	Leyton Orient

Annual

Award	Winner	Club
Player of the Season	Richard Kone	Wycombe Wanderers
Young Player of the Season
Apprentice of the Season	Jake Richards	Exeter City

Pos.	Player	Club	Ref.
GK	Sam Tickle	Wigan Athletic
CB	Max Cleworth	Wrexham
CB	Christoph Klarer	Birmingham City
CB	Lloyd Jones	Charlton Athletic
RWB	Ryan Barnett	Wrexham
CM	Tomoki Iwata	Birmingham City
CM	Lewis Bate	Stockport County
LWB	Alex Cochrane	Birmingham City
RW	Kwame Poku	Peterborough United
ST	Richard Kone	Wycombe Wanderers
LW	Davis Keillor-Dunn	Barnsley
Manager	Chris Davies	Birmingham City

Attendances

2024–25 EFL League One

#	Football club	Home games	Average attendance
1	Birmingham City	23	26,283
2	Bolton Wanderers	23	21,325
3	Huddersfield Town	23	18,817
4	Charlton Athletic	23	15,255
5	Wrexham	23	12,781
6	Reading	23	12,535
7	Barnsley	23	12,211
8	Wigan Athletic	23	9,946
9	Blackpool	23	9,623
10	Stockport County	23	9,603
11	Rotherham United	23	9,359
12	Peterborough United	23	9,151
13	Lincoln City	23	9,004
14	Leyton Orient	23	7,890
15	Bristol Rovers	23	7,880
16	Mansfield Town	23	7,769
17	Cambridge United	23	6,640
18	Northampton Town	23	6,568
19	Exeter City	23	6,513
20	Shrewsbury Town	23	6,255
21	Wycombe Wanderers	23	5,362
22	Crawley Town	23	4,307
23	Stevenage	23	3,989
24	Burton Albion	23	3,254