2022–23 EFL League One

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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.

EFL League One
Season2022–23
Dates30 July 2022 –
7 May 2023
ChampionsPlymouth Argyle
PromotedPlymouth Argyle
Ipswich Town
Sheffield Wednesday
RelegatedMilton Keynes Dons
Morecambe
Accrington Stanley
Forest Green Rovers
Matches played552
Goals scored1,414 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorerConor Chaplin
(Ipswich Town)
Jonson Clarke-Harris
(Peterborough United)
(26 goals)
Biggest home winCharlton Athletic 6–0 Shrewsbury Town
(1 April 2023)

Ipswich Town 6–0 Charlton Athletic (15 April 2023)

Ipswich Town 6–0 Exeter City (29 April 2023)
Biggest away winPeterborough United 0–5 Bolton Wanderers
(11 February 2023)
Highest scoringBristol Rovers 3–6 Lincoln City
(17 September 2022)
Longest winning runIpswich Town
(8 games)
Longest unbeaten runSheffield Wednesday
(23 games)
Longest winless runOxford United
(17 games)
Longest losing runOxford United
(5 games)
Highest attendance33,442
Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Plymouth Argyle
(4 February 2023)
Lowest attendance1,716
Forest Green Rovers 0–0 Fleetwood Town
(18 April 2023)
Total attendance5,549,346
Average attendance10,550
All statistics correct as of 7 May 2023.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season:

Stadiums

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Accrington Stanley Accrington Crown Ground 5,450
Barnsley Barnsley Oakwell 23,287
Bolton Wanderers Horwich University of Bolton Stadium 28,723
Bristol Rovers Bristol Memorial Stadium 9,832
Burton Albion Burton upon Trent Pirelli Stadium 6,912
Cambridge United Cambridge Abbey Stadium 8,127
Charlton Athletic London (Charlton) The Valley 27,111
Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Whaddon Road 7,066
Derby County Derby Pride Park Stadium 32,956
Exeter City Exeter St. James Park 8,720
Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Highbury Stadium 5,327
Forest Green Rovers Nailsworth The New Lawn 5,147
Ipswich Town Ipswich Portman Road 30,311
Lincoln City Lincoln Sincil Bank 10,780
Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Stadium MK 30,500
Morecambe Morecambe Mazuma Stadium 6,476
Oxford United Oxford Kassam Stadium 12,500
Peterborough United Peterborough London Road 15,314
Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Home Park 17,900
Portsmouth Portsmouth Fratton Park 20,620
Port Vale Burslem Vale Park 15,036
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Hillsborough Stadium 34,835
Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury New Meadow 9,875
Wycombe Wanderers High Wycombe Adams Park 10,137

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Accrington Stanley   John Coleman   Séamus Conneely   Adidas Wham
Barnsley   Michael Duff   Mads Andersen   Puma Various local companies and charities1
Bolton Wanderers   Ian Evatt   Ricardo Santos   Macron ServiceMyCar.com
Bristol Rovers   Joey Barton   Paul Coutts   Macron Utilita
Burton Albion   Dino Maamria   John Brayford   TAG Prestec UK Ltd
Cambridge United   Mark Bonner   Greg Taylor   Hummel Mick George Group
Charlton Athletic   Dean Holden   George Dobson   Castore RSK Group (Home)
University of Greenwich (Away)
Cheltenham Town   Wade Elliott   Sean Long   Erreà Mira Showers
Derby County   Paul Warne   Curtis Davies   Umbro NSPCC2
Exeter City   Gary Caldwell   Pierce Sweeney   Joma Carpetright
Fleetwood Town   Scott Brown   Josh Vela   Hummel BES Utilities
Forest Green Rovers   Duncan Ferguson   Baily Cargill   PlayerLayer Ecotricity
Ipswich Town   Kieran McKenna   Sam Morsy   Umbro Ed Sheeran
Lincoln City   Mark Kennedy   Regan Poole   Erreà Branston
Milton Keynes Dons   Mark Jackson   Dean Lewington   Castore Suzuki
Morecambe   Derek Adams   Donald Love   Joma Mazuma
Oxford United   Liam Manning   Sam Long
  Cameron Brannagan
  Macron Bangkok Glass
Peterborough United   Darren Ferguson   Jonson Clarke-Harris   Puma Mick George Group
Plymouth Argyle   Steven Schumacher   Joe Edwards   Puma Project 35
Portsmouth   John Mousinho   Clark Robertson   Nike University of Portsmouth
Port Vale   Andy Crosby (interim)   Tom Conlon   Erreà Synectics Solutions
Sheffield Wednesday   Darren Moore   Barry Bannan   Macron Host & Stay Limited
Shrewsbury Town   Steve Cotterill   Luke Leahy   Umbro Tuffins Supermarkets (Home)
Shropshire Homes (Away)
Wycombe Wanderers   Matt Bloomfield   Joe Jacobson   O'Neills Dreams (Home and Away)
Cherry Red Records (Third)
  1. ^ Barnsley's shirt sponsor was HEX.com until 12 August 2022 when the deal was ended prematurely. The club subsequently announced that various local companies and charities would feature on the shirt throughout the season.
  1. ^ Derby County had no shirt sponsor until 8 November 2022 when they gifted shirt sponsorship to the charity NSPCC.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Lincoln City   Michael Appleton Mutual consent 30 April 2022 Pre-season   Mark Kennedy 12 May 2022
Charlton Athletic   Johnnie Jackson Sacked 3 May 2022   Ben Garner 8 June 2022
Fleetwood Town   Stephen Crainey Return to Under-23s Coaching Role 4 May 2022   Scott Brown 12 May 2022
Barnsley   Martin Devaney End of interim spell 8 May 2022   Michael Duff 15 June 2022
Forest Green Rovers   Rob Edwards Signed by Watford 11 May 2022   Ian Burchnall 27 May 2022
Cheltenham Town   Michael Duff Signed by Barnsley 13 June 2022   Wade Elliott 27 June 2022
Derby County   Wayne Rooney Resigned 24 June 2022   Liam Rosenior (interim) 26 June 2022
Burton Albion   Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 5 September 2022 24th   Dino Maamria 6 September 2022
Derby County   Liam Rosenior End of interim spell 22 September 2022 7th   Paul Warne 22 September 2022
Exeter City   Matt Taylor Signed by Rotherham United 4 October 2022 11th   Gary Caldwell 24 October 2022
Charlton Athletic   Ben Garner Sacked 5 December 2022 17th   Dean Holden 20 December 2022
Milton Keynes Dons   Liam Manning 11 December 2022 23rd   Mark Jackson 23 December 2022
Portsmouth   Danny Cowley 2 January 2023 12th   John Mousinho 20 January 2023
Peterborough United   Grant McCann 4 January 2023 8th   Darren Ferguson 4 January 2023
Forest Green Rovers   Ian Burchnall 25 January 2023 24th   Duncan Ferguson 26 January 2023
Wycombe Wanderers   Gareth Ainsworth Signed by Queens Park Rangers 21 February 2023 7th   Matt Bloomfield 21 February 2023
Oxford United   Karl Robinson Sacked 26 February 2023 17th   Liam Manning 11 March 2023
Port Vale   Darrell Clarke 17 April 2023 18th   Andy Crosby (interim) 17 April 2023

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

Semi-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 United4–0Sheffield Wednesday
Report
Attendance: 12,569
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Bolton Wanderers1–1Barnsley
Report
Attendance: 23,450
Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Second leg

Sheffield Wednesday5–1 (a.e.t.)Peterborough United
Report
Penalties
5–3
Attendance: 31,835
Referee: David Webb

5–5 on aggregate. Sheffield Wednesday won 5–3 on penalties.

Barnsley1–0Bolton Wanderers
Report
Attendance: 16,274
Referee: Michael Salisbury

Barnsley won 2–1 on aggregate.


Final

Barnsley0–1 (a.e.t.)Sheffield Wednesday
Attendance: 72,492
Referee: Tim Robinson

Results

Home \ Away ACC BAR BOL BRI BRT CAM CHA CHE DER EXE FLE FOR IPS LIN MKD MOR OXF PET PLY POR PVL SHE SHR WYC
Accrington Stanley 1–1 2–3 2–0 4–4 1–2 2–2 1–0 0–3 0–0 2–5 2–1 0–2 0–3 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–2
Barnsley 3–1 0–3 3–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 4–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 0–3 0–1 3–1 5–0 2–0 0–2 3–0 3–1 1–1 4–2 2–1 0–3
Bolton Wanderers 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 5–0 1–0 1–3 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 3–0
Bristol Rovers 0–1 0–0 2–3 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–4 2–2 1–2 0–0 3–6 0–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–2
Burton Albion 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–4 1–0 3–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–5 2–2 0–2 0–2 3–2 0–4 2–1
Cambridge United 0–1 0–3 0–0 1–2 4–3 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–2
Charlton Athletic 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 3–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 4–2 1–2 1–1 4–4 2–1 0–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 5–1 3–0 3–2 0–1 6–0 1–1
Cheltenham Town 0–0 0–4 1–0 1–4 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–3 3–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–3 0–1 0–2 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–0
Derby County 4–0 2–1 2–1 4–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–2 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 5–0 1–0 2–1 2–3 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 2–1
Exeter City 5–0 3–1 0–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–4 3–2 0–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 0–0 3–1
Fleetwood Town 3–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–1
Forest Green Rovers 2–1 1–5 1–0 1–3 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–4 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–3 1–0 0–2 0–2
Ipswich Town 3–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–0 6–0 1–1 1–0 6–0 1–1 4–0 0–1 3–0 4–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 2–2 2–0 4–0
Lincoln City 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–3 1–1 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 0–0
Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 4–4 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–3 1–4 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–1
Morecambe 2–0 1–0 0–0 5–1 5–0 1–2 1–4 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–2 0–4 1–1 0–3 1–3 1–1 1–0 0–3 0–0 1–0
Oxford United 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–3 2–1 1–0 3–1 4–0 2–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–1 4–0 1–1 0–1 0–1
Peterborough United 3–1 1–2 0–5 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–3 2–0 3–1 0–1 4–1 0–3 4–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 5–2 2–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–3
Plymouth Argyle 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 4–2 2–1 4–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–0
Portsmouth 1–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 1–3 4–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–2
Port Vale 1–1 1–3 0–0 2–0 2–3 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–3 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–3
Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–2 5–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 5–0 2–2 1–1 5–2 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–3 2–0 1–0 3–1
Shrewsbury Town 0–1 0–1 3–2 2–1 2–1 5–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 3–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 3–2 0–3 2–0
Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–3 1–1 0–3 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 2–0 2–2 0–1 1–2
Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

As of 7 May 2023

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
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

Rank Player Club Assists
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

Player For Against Result Date Ref
  Davis Keillor-Dunn Burton Albion Accrington Stanley 4–4 (A) 13 August 2022
  Sam Smith Cambridge United Burton Albion 4–3 (H) 27 August 2022
  Jack Diamond Lincoln City Bristol Rovers 3–6 (A) 17 September 2022
  Jevani Brown Exeter City Forest Green Rovers 0–4 (A) 24 September 2022
  Victor Adeboyejo Burton Albion Forest Green Rovers 3–2 (H) 1 October 2022
  David McGoldrick Derby County Bristol Rovers 4–2 (H) 29 October 2022
Forest Green Rovers 4–0 (H) 17 December 2022
  Josh Windass Sheffield Wednesday Cambridge United 5–0 (H) 2 January 2023
  David McGoldrick Derby County Morecambe 5–0 (H) 4 February 2023
  Dion Charles Bolton Wanderers Peterborough United 0–5 (A) 11 February 2023
  Conor Chaplin Ipswich Town Charlton Athletic 6–0 (H) 15 April 2023
  Jack Marriott Fleetwood Town Accrington Stanley 2–5 (A)
  Michael Smith Sheffield Wednesday Shrewsbury Town 0–3 (A) 29 April 2023
  Jay Stansfield Exeter City Morecambe 3–2 (H) 7 May 2023

Awards

Monthly

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Ref.
August   Danny Cowley Portsmouth   Liam Palmer Sheffield Wednesday
September   Steven Schumacher Plymouth Argyle   Morgan Whittaker Plymouth Argyle
October   Aaron Collins Bristol Rovers
November   Michael Duff Barnsley   Connor Ripley Morecambe
December   Conor Chaplin Ipswich Town
January   Paul Warne Derby County   Luke Leahy Shrewsbury Town
February   Michael Duff Barnsley   David McGoldrick Derby County
March   Kieran McKenna Ipswich Town   Alfie May Cheltenham Town
April   Conor Chaplin Ipswich Town

Annual

Award Winner Club
Player of the Season   Aaron Collins Bristol Rovers
Young Player of the Season   Bali Mumba Plymouth Argyle
Manager of the Season   Steven Schumacher

League One Team of the Season

Pos. Player Club Ref.
GK   Michael Cooper Plymouth Argyle
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

References