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.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season:
To League One
Promoted from League Two Forest Green Rovers Exeter City Bristol Rovers Port Vale
Relegated from the Championship Peterborough United Derby County Barnsley
From League One
Promoted to the Championship Wigan Athletic Rotherham United Sunderland
Relegated to League Two Gillingham Doncaster Rovers AFC Wimbledon Crewe Alexandra
Stadiums
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity 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 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 17,300 Portsmouth Portsmouth Fratton Park 20,620Port ValeBurslemVale Park15,036 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 charities 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 NSPCC 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)
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.
Derby County had no shirt sponsor until 8 November 2022 when they gifted shirt sponsorship to the charity NSPCC.
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentLincoln City Michael AppletonMutual consent30 April 2022Pre-season Mark Kennedy12 May 2022Charlton Athletic Johnnie JacksonSacked3 May 2022 Ben Garner8 June 2022Fleetwood Town Stephen CraineyReturn to Under-23s Coaching Role4 May 2022 Scott Brown12 May 2022Barnsley Martin DevaneyEnd of interim spell8 May 2022 Michael Duff15 June 2022Forest Green Rovers Rob EdwardsSigned by Watford11 May 2022 Ian Burchnall27 May 2022Cheltenham Town Michael DuffSigned by Barnsley13 June 2022 Wade Elliott27 June 2022Derby County Wayne RooneyResigned24 June 2022 Liam Rosenior (interim)26 June 2022Burton Albion Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink5 September 202224th Dino Maamria6 September 2022Derby County Liam RoseniorEnd of interim spell22 September 20227th Paul Warne22 September 2022Exeter City Matt TaylorSigned by Rotherham United4 October 202211th Gary Caldwell24 October 2022Charlton Athletic Ben Garner Sacked5 December 202217th Dean Holden 20 December 2022Milton Keynes Dons Liam Manning 11 December 202223rd Mark Jackson 23 December 2022Portsmouth Danny Cowley 2 January 202312th John Mousinho 20 January 2023Peterborough United Grant McCann 4 January 20238th Darren Ferguson4 January 2023Forest Green Rovers Ian Burchnall 25 January 202324th Duncan Ferguson 26 January 2023Wycombe Wanderers Gareth Ainsworth Signed by Queens Park Rangers21 February 20237th Matt Bloomfield 21 February 2023Oxford United Karl Robinson Sacked26 February 202317th Liam Manning 11 March 2023Port Vale Darrell Clarke 17 April 202318th Andy Crosby (interim)17 April 2023
League table
Play-offs
First leg
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
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Conor Chaplin Ipswich Town26 Jonson Clarke-Harris Peterborough United3 David McGoldrick Derby County224 Colby Bishop Portsmouth20 Alfie May Cheltenham Town6 Freddie Ladapo Ipswich Town177 Dion Charles Bolton Wanderers16 Aaron Collins Bristol Rovers Michael Smith Sheffield Wednesday10 Devante Cole Barnsley15 Sam Nombe Exeter City Jesurun Rak-Sakyi Charlton Athletic
Top assists RankPlayerClubAssists1 Leif DavisIpswich Town142 Barry BannanSheffield Wednesday133 Wes BurnsIpswich Town11 Aaron CollinsBristol Rovers5 Conor HourihaneDerby County106 Jevani Brown Exeter City9 Adam PhillipsBarnsley Joe WardPeterborough United9 Finn AzazPlymouth Argyle8 Luca ConnellBarnsley Garath McClearyWycombe Wanderers Nathaniel Mendez-LaingDerby County Kwame PokuPeterborough United Jesurun Rak-Sakyi Charlton Athletic
Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef Davis Keillor-DunnBurton AlbionAccrington Stanley4–4 (A)13 August 2022 Sam SmithCambridge UnitedBurton Albion4–3 (H)27 August 2022 Jack DiamondLincoln CityBristol Rovers3–6 (A)17 September 2022 Jevani BrownExeter CityForest Green Rovers0–4 (A)24 September 2022 Victor AdeboyejoBurton AlbionForest Green Rovers3–2 (H)1 October 2022 David McGoldrickDerby CountyBristol Rovers4–2 (H)29 October 2022Forest Green Rovers4–0 (H)17 December 2022 Josh WindassSheffield WednesdayCambridge United5–0 (H)2 January 2023 David McGoldrickDerby CountyMorecambe5–0 (H)4 February 2023 Dion CharlesBolton WanderersPeterborough United0–5 (A)11 February 2023 Conor ChaplinIpswich TownCharlton Athletic6–0 (H)15 April 2023 Jack MarriottFleetwood TownAccrington Stanley2–5 (A) Michael SmithSheffield WednesdayShrewsbury Town0–3 (A)29 April 2023 Jay StansfieldExeter CityMorecambe3–2 (H)7 May 2023
Awards Monthly MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthRef.August Danny CowleyPortsmouth Liam PalmerSheffield WednesdaySeptember Steven SchumacherPlymouth Argyle Morgan WhittakerPlymouth ArgyleOctober Aaron CollinsBristol RoversNovember Michael DuffBarnsley Connor RipleyMorecambeDecember Conor ChaplinIpswich TownJanuary Paul WarneDerby County Luke LeahyShrewsbury TownFebruary Michael DuffBarnsley David McGoldrickDerby CountyMarch Kieran McKennaIpswich Town Alfie MayCheltenham TownApril Conor ChaplinIpswich Town
Annual AwardWinnerClubPlayer of the Season Aaron Collins Bristol RoversYoung Player of the Season Bali Mumba Plymouth ArgyleManager of the Season Steven Schumacher
League One Team of the Season Pos.PlayerClubRef.GK Michael CooperPlymouth Argyle RB Bali MumbaPlymouth ArgyleLB Leif DavisIpswich TownCB Mads Juel AndersenBarnsleyCB Ricardo SantosBolton WanderersCM Conor HourihaneDerby CountyCM Barry BannanSheffield WednesdayRW Aaron CollinsBristol RoversAM Jonson Clarke-HarrisPeterborough UnitedLW Conor ChaplinIpswich TownST Josh WindassSheffield WednesdayManager Steven SchumacherPlymouth Argyle
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