League One 2017/18

Wigan won the 2017/18 League One with 98 points, 2 points ahead of Blackburn. Wigan, Blackburn and Rotherham were promoted. Oldham, Northampton, Milton Keynes Dons and Bury were relegated. 2.54 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 42% and 27% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Wigan · Champions	46	29	11	6	89	29	+60	98	Champions
2	Blackburn · Promoted	46	28	12	6	82	40	+42	96	Promoted
3	Shrewsbury	46	25	12	9	60	39	+21	87
4	Rotherham · Promoted	46	24	7	15	73	53	+20	79	Promoted
5	Scunthorpe	46	19	17	10	65	50	+15	74
6	Charlton	46	20	11	15	58	51	+7	71
7	Plymouth	46	19	11	16	58	59	-1	68
8	Portsmouth	46	20	6	20	57	56	+1	66
9	Peterborough	46	17	13	16	68	60	+8	64
10	Southend	46	17	12	17	58	62	-4	63
11	Bradford	46	18	9	19	57	67	-10	63
12	Blackpool	46	15	15	16	60	55	+5	60
13	Bristol Rovers	46	16	11	19	60	66	-6	59
14	Fleetwood Town	46	16	9	21	59	68	-9	57
15	Doncaster	46	13	17	16	52	52	0	56
16	Oxford	46	15	11	20	61	66	-5	56
17	Gillingham	46	13	17	16	50	55	-5	56
18	AFC Wimbledon	46	13	14	19	47	58	-11	53
19	Walsall	46	13	13	20	53	66	-13	52
20	Rochdale	46	11	18	17	49	57	-8	51
21	Oldham · Relegated	46	11	17	18	58	75	-17	50	Relegated
22	Northampton · Relegated	46	12	11	23	43	77	-34	47	Relegated
23	Milton Keynes Dons · Relegated	46	11	12	23	43	69	-26	45	Relegated
24	Bury · Relegated	46	8	12	26	41	71	-30	36	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.54 goals per game: 8th lowest of 33 complete League One seasons on file.
Champions’ 98 points: 10th highest of 33 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2017/18	League average
Goals per game	2.54	2.60
Home wins	42%	44%
Draws	27%	27%
Away wins	31%	29%
Goalless draws	7%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.35 pts/game	0.46 pts/game
Champions’ points	98	94
Most points relegated	50	48
Fewest points safe	51	50

League average: every complete League One season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 24 clubs.