The 2017–18 EFL League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th season of the Football League One under its current title, and the 25th season under its current league division format.
Team changes The following teams have changed division since the 2016–17 season.
To League One Promoted from League Two Portsmouth Plymouth Argyle Doncaster Rovers Blackpool
Relegated from Championship Blackburn Rovers Wigan Athletic Rotherham United
From League One Promoted to Championship Sheffield United Bolton Wanderers Millwall
Relegated to League Two Port Vale Swindon Town Coventry City Chesterfield
Teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity AFC Wimbledon London (Kingston upon Thames) Kingsmeadow 4,850 Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Ewood Park 31,367 Blackpool Blackpool Bloomfield Road 17,338 Bradford City Bradford Valley Parade 25,136 Bristol Rovers Bristol Memorial Stadium 12,300 Bury Bury Gigg Lane 11,840 Charlton Athletic London (Charlton) The Valley 27,111 Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Keepmoat Stadium 15,231 Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Highbury Stadium 5,311 Gillingham Gillingham Priestfield Stadium 11,582 Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Stadium MK 30,500 Northampton Town Northampton Sixfields Stadium 7,653 Oldham Athletic Oldham Boundary Park 13,512 Oxford United Oxford Kassam Stadium 12,500 Peterborough United Peterborough ABAX Stadium 14,084 Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Home Park 19,500 Portsmouth Portsmouth Fratton Park 21,100 Rochdale Rochdale Spotland Stadium 10,500 Rotherham United Rotherham New York Stadium 12,021 Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe Glanford Park 9,088 Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury New Meadow 9,875 Southend United Southend Roots Hall 12,392 Walsall Walsall Bescot Stadium 11,300 Wigan Athletic Wigan DW Stadium 25,133
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentWigan Athletic Mutual consent30 May 2017Pre-season Paul Cook31 May 2017Portsmouth Paul CookSigned by Wigan Athletic31 May 2017 Kenny Jackett2 June 2017 Oxford United Signed by Leicester City as assistant manager20 June 2017 1 July 2017Northampton Town Sacked31 August 201724th 4 September 2017Oldham Athletic Mutual consent25 September 2017 18 October 2017Gillingham 25 September 201722nd 16 November 2017Bury Lee ClarkSacked30 October 201723rd 22 November 2017 15 January 201824th 15 January 2018Southend United Resigned17 January 201818th 23 January 2018 Milton Keynes Dons Sacked20 January 201821st 23 January 2018Oxford United Sacked22 January 201810th 22 March 2018Bradford City 5 February 20186th 11 February 2018Fleetwood Town 16 February 201820th 22 February 2018Peterborough United 25 February 201810th 28 February 2018 Walsall 12 March 201814th 16 March 2018 Charlton Athletic Signed by Oxford United22 March 20189th 22 March 2018Scunthorpe United Sacked24 March 20185th 11 April 2018Northampton Town 2 April 201823rd 2 April 2018 Milton Keynes Dons 22 April 2018 6 June 2018
League table
Play-offs
Results
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Jack MarriottPeterborough United272 Brett PitmanPortsmouth243 Will GriggWigan Athletic194 Bradley DackBlackburn Rovers185 Tom EavesGillingham176 Charlie WykeBradford City15 Erhun OztumerWalsall Nick PowellWigan Athletic9 Graham CareyPlymouth Argyle14 Danny GrahamBlackburn Rovers Eoin DoyleOldham Athletic Lyle TaylorAFC Wimbledon Charlie MulgrewBlackburn Rovers John MarquisDoncaster Rovers
Attendances
# Club Average attendance Highest Lowest 1 Bradford City AFC 19,787 21,403 18,799 2 Portsmouth FC 17,917 19,210 17,118 3 Blackburn Rovers FC 12,832 27,600 10,011 4 Charlton Athletic FC 11,846 17,581 8,801 5 Plymouth Argyle FC 10,413 14,634 7,411 6 Milton Keynes Dons FC 9,202 14,762 7,258 7 Wigan Athletic FC 9,152 12,554 7,777 8 Bristol Rovers FC 8,933 10,029 7,531 9 Rotherham United FC 8,514 11,725 7,330 10 Doncaster Rovers FC 8,213 12,481 7,013 11 Oxford United FC 7,376 9,510 6,337 12 Southend United FC 7,195 9,588 5,608 13 Shrewsbury Town FC 6,249 8,202 4,666 14 Northampton Town FC 5,830 7,231 4,788 15 Peterborough United FC 5,669 8,619 2,531 16 Gillingham FC 5,370 8,163 4,002 17 Walsall FC 4,760 8,919 3,225 18 Oldham Athletic FC 4,442 7,784 2,975 19 Scunthorpe United FC 4,364 6,359 3,120 20 AFC Wimbledon 4,325 4,850 3,819 21 Blackpool FC 4,178 7,371 2,650 22 Bury FC 3,931 7,159 2,784 23 Rochdale AFC 3,471 6,524 2,138 24 Fleetwood Town FC 3,140 5,035 2,088
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