Season | 2016–17 |
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Champions | Sheffield United (1st divisional title) |
Promoted |
Sheffield United Bolton Wanderers Millwall |
Relegated |
Chesterfield Coventry City Swindon Town Port Vale |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,417 (2.57 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Billy Sharp (30 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Mark Howard (Bolton) 9 |
Biggest home win |
Bristol Rovers 5–0
Northampton Town Scunthorpe United 5–0 Gillingham |
Biggest away win | Bristol Rovers 1–5 Charlton Athletic |
Longest winning run |
Sheffield United (7 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run |
Fleetwood Town (18 matches) |
Longest winless run |
Bury (20 matches) |
Longest losing run |
Bury (13 matches) |
Highest attendance | 31,003 ( Sheffield United 3-2 Chesterfield, 30 April 2017) |
Lowest attendance | 1,907 (Rochdale 4–0 Walsall) |
Average attendance | 7,576 |
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2015–16
2017–18 → |
The 2016–17 EFL League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th season of the Football League One under its current title and the 24th season under its current league division format. The fixtures were announced on 22 June 2016. [1]
Bolton and Oxford competed in the third tier for the first time under the League One name. AFC Wimbledon made their debut in the third tier.
To League OnePromoted from League Two Relegated from Championship |
From League OnePromoted to Championship Relegated to League Two
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Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Bolton Wanderers |
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Sacked | 15 March 2016 [3] | Pre-season |
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10 June 2016 [4] |
Charlton Athletic |
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Resigned | 7 May 2016 [5] |
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6 June 2016 | |
Sheffield United |
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Sacked | 12 May 2016 [6] |
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12 May 2016 [6] | |
Northampton Town |
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Signed by Sheffield United | 12 May 2016 [6] |
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19 May 2016 [7] | |
Port Vale |
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Signed by Northampton Town | 19 May 2016 [7] |
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20 June 2016 [8] | |
Oldham Athletic |
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Signed by Notts County | 27 May 2016 [9] |
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9 July 2016 | |
Bradford City |
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Signed by Bolton Wanderers | 10 June 2016 [4] |
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20 June 2016 [10] | |
Fleetwood Town |
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Resigned | 26 July 2016 [11] |
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30 July 2016 [12] | |
Coventry City |
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Resigned | 29 September 2016 [13] | 24th |
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21 December 2016 |
Shrewsbury Town |
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Signed by Tranmere Rovers | 6 October 2016 [14] | 21st |
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24 October 2016 [15] |
Milton Keynes Dons |
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Sacked | 23 October 2016 [16] | 19th |
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3 December 2016 [17] |
Charlton Athletic |
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Sacked | 14 November 2016 [18] | 15th |
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24 November 2016 [19] |
Bury |
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Mutual consent | 16 November 2016 [20] | 16th |
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14 December 2016 |
Port Vale |
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Resigned | 26 December 2016 [21] | 17th |
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26 December 2016 [21] |
Gillingham |
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Sacked | 3 January 2017 |
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4 January 2017 [22] | |
Chesterfield |
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8 January 2017 | 22nd |
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17 January 2017 [23] | |
Northampton Town |
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9 January 2017 | 16th |
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13 January 2017 [24] | |
Oldham Athletic |
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12 January 2017 [25] | 24th |
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12 January 2017 [25] | |
Bury |
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15 February 2017 [26] | 20th |
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15 February 2017 [26] | |
Coventry City |
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5 March 2017 [27] | 24th |
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6 March 2017 [28] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sheffield United (C, P) | 46 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 92 | 47 | +45 | 100 | Promotion to the EFL Championship |
2 | Bolton Wanderers (P) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 86 | |
3 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 80 | 54 | +26 | 82 | Qualification for the League One play-offs [a] |
4 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 82 | |
5 | Bradford City | 46 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 79 | |
6 | Millwall (O, P) | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 73 | |
7 | Southend United | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 72 | |
8 | Oxford United | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 69 | |
9 | Rochdale | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 69 | |
10 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 68 | 70 | −2 | 66 | |
11 | Peterborough United | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 62 | |
12 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 61 | |
13 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 60 | |
14 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 58 | |
15 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 57 | |
16 | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 60 | 73 | −13 | 53 | |
17 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 53 | |
18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 51 | |
19 | Bury | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 61 | 73 | −12 | 50 | |
20 | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 59 | 79 | −20 | 50 | |
21 | Port Vale (R) | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 45 | 70 | −25 | 49 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
22 | Swindon Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 44 | |
23 | Coventry City (R) | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 68 | −31 | 39 | |
24 | Chesterfield (R) | 46 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 43 | 78 | −35 | 37 |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
3 | Scunthorpe United | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
6 | Millwall | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
6 | Millwall | 1 | |||||||||
5 | Bradford City | 0 | |||||||||
4 | Fleetwood Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
5 | Bradford City | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 |
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Sheffield United | 30 |
2 |
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Bury | 24 |
3 |
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Scunthorpe United | 19 |
4 |
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Southend United | 16 |
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Bristol Rovers | ||
6 |
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Millwall | 15 |
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Rochdale | ||
8 |
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Fleetwood Town | 14 |
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Walsall | ||
10 |
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Bradford City/ Port Vale | 13 |
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Oxford United | ||
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Millwall | ||
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Gillingham |
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
August |
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Bolton Wanderers |
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Scunthorpe United | |
September |
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Bury |
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Scunthorpe United | |
October |
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Bolton Wanderers |
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Bolton Wanderers | |
November |
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Scunthorpe United |
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Chesterfield | |
December |
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Rochdale |
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Rochdale | |
January |
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Fleetwood Town |
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Bury | |
February |
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Millwall |
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Sheffield United | |
March |
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Bolton Wanderers |
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Bolton Wanderers | |
April [30] |
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Sheffield United |
Teams with an average home attendance of at least 10,000 in 2016–17 EFL League One season:
Team | Home average |
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Sheffield United | 21,892 |
Bradford City | 18,180 |
Bolton Wanderers | 14,934 |
Charlton Athletic | 11,162 |
MK Dons | 10,307 |