League One 2025/26

Lincoln won the 2025/26 League One with 103 points, 12 points ahead of Cardiff. Lincoln, Cardiff and Bolton were promoted. Exeter, Port Vale, Rotherham and Northampton were relegated. 2.63 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 46% and 25% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Lincoln · Champions	46	31	10	5	89	41	+48	103	Champions
2	Cardiff · Promoted	46	27	10	9	90	50	+40	91	Promoted
3	Stockport	46	22	11	13	71	58	+13	77
4	Bradford	46	22	11	13	58	51	+7	77
5	Bolton · Promoted	46	19	18	9	70	52	+18	75	Promoted
6	Stevenage	46	21	12	13	49	46	+3	75
7	Luton	46	21	11	14	68	56	+12	74
8	Plymouth	46	22	7	17	75	63	+12	73
9	Huddersfield	46	18	13	15	74	64	+10	67
10	Mansfield	46	16	17	13	62	50	+12	65
11	Wycombe	46	17	12	17	69	58	+11	63
12	Reading	46	16	15	15	64	60	+4	63
13	Blackpool	46	17	9	20	54	65	-11	60
14	Doncaster	46	17	9	20	50	69	-19	60
15	Barnsley	46	15	14	17	68	73	-5	59
16	Wigan	46	14	14	18	49	58	-9	56
17	Burton	46	13	15	18	50	60	-10	54
18	Peterborough	46	15	8	23	64	68	-4	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	15	8	23	51	72	-21	53
20	Leyton Orient	46	14	10	22	59	71	-12	52
21	Exeter · Relegated	46	12	13	21	52	61	-9	49	Relegated
22	Port Vale · Relegated	46	10	12	24	36	61	-25	42	Relegated
23	Rotherham · Relegated	46	10	11	25	41	71	-30	41	Relegated
24	Northampton · Relegated	46	9	8	29	39	74	-35	35	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.63 goals per game: 16th highest of 33 complete League One seasons on file.
Champions’ 103 points: 2nd highest of 33 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2025/26	League average
Goals per game	2.63	2.60
Home wins	46%	44%
Draws	25%	27%
Away wins	29%	29%
Goalless draws	6%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.52 pts/game	0.46 pts/game
Champions’ points	103	94
Most points relegated	49	48
Fewest points safe	52	50

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