Football · History

How the League One has changed

League One, 1992/93–1996/97 against 2021/22–2025/26: goals per game rose from 2.58 to 2.61; home advantage (home minus away points per game) fell from 0.63 to 0.39; the share of draws fell from 27% to 25%.

Measure1992/93–1996/972021/22–2025/26
Goals per game2.582.61
Home advantage (points per game)0.630.39
Draws27%25%
Home wins47%44%
Competitive balance (Noll-Scully)1.511.78

Averages of the first and last 5 complete seasons on file; curtailed and Covid-affected seasons left out.

Goals per game

2.22.42.62.83200020102020Season (start year)Goals per gameGoals per game

2026/27 is the season so far.

Home wins, draws and away wins

010203040200020102020Season (start year)% of matchesHome winsDrawsAway wins
  • Home wins
  • Draws
  • Away wins

Home advantage

00.20.40.60.8200020102020Season (start year)Points per gameHome advantage

Home minus away points per game. 2019/20 and 2020/21 were played wholly or partly behind closed doors.

What it took to win the league, and to go down

00.511.52200020102020Season (start year)Points per gameChampionsBest relegated club
  • Champions
  • Best relegated club

Points per game, so seasons of different lengths compare. The lower line is the most any relegated club collected.

Competitive balance

11.52200020102020Season (start year)Noll-ScullyNoll-Scully

Noll-Scully ratio: the spread of clubs' win rates against what pure chance would give. 1 is perfectly even; higher means a more unequal league.

Season by season

SeasonGoals/gameHomeDrawAway
2026/27 (so far)2.9335%33%33%
2025/262.6346%25%29%
2024/252.5943%24%33%
2023/242.5942%24%33%
2022/232.5644%25%31%
2021/222.7045%26%29%
2020/212.6240%24%36%
2019/20 (curtailed)2.6146%28%26%
2018/192.6542%27%32%
2017/182.5442%27%31%
2016/172.5745%28%27%
2015/162.6443%25%32%
2014/152.6540%26%33%
2013/142.6744%26%30%
2012/132.4840%27%33%
2011/122.7042%30%28%
2010/112.7345%25%30%
2009/102.6447%28%25%
2008/092.7543%25%32%
2007/082.4247%25%28%
2006/072.5145%25%30%
2005/062.5142%31%26%
2004/052.8144%27%29%
2003/042.6445%30%24%
2002/032.5743%27%30%
2001/022.6747%28%25%
2000/012.6644%27%29%
1999/002.5442%28%30%
1998/992.4644%26%30%
1997/982.4247%29%23%
1996/972.3048%28%24%
1995/962.5647%28%25%
1994/952.6146%27%27%
1993/942.7348%26%26%
1992/932.6847%26%27%