League One 2023/24

Portsmouth won the 2023/24 League One with 97 points, 5 points ahead of Derby. Portsmouth, Derby and Oxford were promoted. Cheltenham, Fleetwood Town, Port Vale and Carlisle were relegated. 2.59 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 42% and 24% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Portsmouth · Champions	46	28	13	5	78	41	+37	97	Champions
2	Derby · Promoted	46	28	8	10	78	37	+41	92	Promoted
3	Bolton	46	25	12	9	86	51	+35	87
4	Peterborough	46	25	9	12	89	61	+28	84
5	Oxford · Promoted	46	22	11	13	79	56	+23	77	Promoted
6	Barnsley	46	21	13	12	82	64	+18	76
7	Lincoln	46	20	14	12	65	40	+25	74
8	Blackpool	46	21	10	15	65	48	+17	73
9	Stevenage	46	19	14	13	57	46	+11	71
10	Wycombe	46	17	14	15	60	55	+5	65
11	Leyton Orient	46	18	11	17	53	55	-2	65
12	Wigan	46	20	10	16	63	56	+7	62
13	Exeter	46	17	10	19	46	61	-15	61
14	Northampton	46	17	9	20	57	66	-9	60
15	Bristol Rovers	46	16	9	21	52	68	-16	57
16	Charlton	46	11	20	15	64	65	-1	53
17	Reading	46	16	11	19	68	70	-2	53
18	Cambridge	46	12	12	22	39	61	-22	48
19	Shrewsbury	46	13	9	24	35	67	-32	48
20	Burton	46	12	10	24	39	67	-28	46
21	Cheltenham · Relegated	46	12	8	26	41	65	-24	44	Relegated
22	Fleetwood Town · Relegated	46	10	13	23	49	72	-23	43	Relegated
23	Port Vale · Relegated	46	10	11	25	41	74	-33	41	Relegated
24	Carlisle · Relegated	46	7	9	30	41	81	-40	30	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.59 goals per game: 14th lowest of 33 complete League One seasons on file.
Champions’ 97 points: 12th highest of 33 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2023/24	League average
Goals per game	2.59	2.60
Home wins	42%	44%
Draws	24%	27%
Away wins	33%	29%
Goalless draws	7%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.28 pts/game	0.46 pts/game
Champions’ points	97	94
Most points relegated	44	48
Fewest points safe	46	50

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