League One 2021/22

Wigan won the 2021/22 League One with 92 points, 2 points ahead of Rotherham. Wigan, Rotherham and Sunderland were promoted. Gillingham, Doncaster, AFC Wimbledon and Crewe were relegated. 2.70 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 45% and 26% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Wigan · Champions	46	27	11	8	82	44	+38	92	Champions
2	Rotherham · Promoted	46	27	9	10	70	33	+37	90	Promoted
3	Milton Keynes Dons	46	26	11	9	78	44	+34	89
4	Sheffield Wednesday	46	24	13	9	78	50	+28	85
5	Sunderland · Promoted	46	24	12	10	79	53	+26	84	Promoted
6	Wycombe	46	23	14	9	75	51	+24	83
7	Plymouth	46	23	11	12	68	48	+20	80
8	Oxford	46	22	10	14	82	59	+23	76
9	Bolton	46	21	10	15	74	57	+17	73
10	Portsmouth	46	20	13	13	68	51	+17	73
11	Ipswich	46	18	16	12	67	46	+21	70
12	Accrington	46	17	10	19	61	80	-19	61
13	Charlton	46	17	8	21	55	59	-4	59
14	Cambridge	46	15	13	18	56	74	-18	58
15	Cheltenham	46	13	17	16	66	80	-14	56
16	Burton	46	14	11	21	51	67	-16	53
17	Lincoln	46	14	10	22	55	63	-8	52
18	Shrewsbury	46	12	14	20	47	51	-4	50
19	Morecambe	46	10	12	24	57	88	-31	42
20	Fleetwood Town	46	8	16	22	62	82	-20	40
21	Gillingham · Relegated	46	8	16	22	35	69	-34	40	Relegated
22	Doncaster · Relegated	46	10	8	28	37	82	-45	38	Relegated
23	AFC Wimbledon · Relegated	46	6	19	21	49	75	-26	37	Relegated
24	Crewe · Relegated	46	7	8	31	37	83	-46	29	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.70 goals per game: 5th highest of 33 complete League One seasons on file.
Champions’ 92 points: 12th lowest of 33 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2021/22	League average
Goals per game	2.70	2.60
Home wins	45%	44%
Draws	26%	27%
Away wins	29%	29%
Goalless draws	7%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.48 pts/game	0.46 pts/game
Champions’ points	92	94
Most points relegated	40	48
Fewest points safe	40	50

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