# 2023–24 EFL League One

The 2023–24 EFL League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes) was the 20th season of the EFL League One under its current title and the 32nd season under its current league division format. The season began on 5 August 2023 and ended on 27 April 2024.

## Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2022–23 season:

## Stadium

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Barnsley | Barnsley | Oakwell | 23,287 |
| Blackpool | Blackpool | Bloomfield Road | 16,616 |
| Bolton Wanderers | Horwich | Toughsheet Community Stadium | 28,723 |
| Bristol Rovers | Bristol | Memorial Stadium | 9,832 |
| Burton Albion | Burton upon Trent | Pirelli Stadium | 6,912 |
| Cambridge United | Cambridge | Abbey Stadium | 8,127 |
| Carlisle United | Carlisle | Brunton Park | 17,949 |
| Charlton Athletic | London (Charlton) | The Valley | 27,111 |
| Cheltenham Town | Cheltenham | Whaddon Road | 7,066 |
| Derby County | Derby | Pride Park Stadium | 32,956 |
| Exeter City | Exeter | St. James Park | 8,720 |
| Fleetwood Town | Fleetwood | Highbury Stadium | 5,327 |
| Leyton Orient | London (Leyton) | Brisbane Road | 9,271 |
| Lincoln City | Lincoln | Sincil Bank | 10,669 |
| Northampton Town | Northampton | Sixfields Stadium | 7,798 |
| Oxford United | Oxford | Kassam Stadium | 12,500 |
| Peterborough United | Peterborough | London Road | 13,511 |
| Portsmouth | Portsmouth | Fratton Park | 20,899 |
| Port Vale | Burslem | Vale Park | 15,036 |
| Reading | Reading | Madejski Stadium | 24,161 |
| Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury | New Meadow | 9,875 |
| Stevenage | Stevenage | Broadhall Way | 7,800 |
| Wigan Athletic | Wigan | DW Stadium | 25,138 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | High Wycombe | Adams Park | 10,137 |

## Personnel and sponsoring

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
| Barnsley | Martin Devaney (interim) | Jordan Williams | Puma | US Mobile |
| Blackpool | Neil Critchley | Oliver Norburn | Puma | LeoVegas |
| Bolton Wanderers | Ian Evatt | Ricardo Santos | Macron | Victorian Plumbing |
| Bristol Rovers | Matt Taylor | Sam Finley | Macron | Utilita |
| Burton Albion | Martin Paterson | John Brayford | TAG | Prestec UK Ltd |
| Cambridge United | Garry Monk | Michael Morrison | Umbro | Brewboard |
| Carlisle United | Paul Simpson | Paul Huntington | Umbro | Bimson Haulage |
| Charlton Athletic | Nathan Jones | George Dobson | Castore | RSK Group (Home & Third) University of Greenwich (Away) |
| Cheltenham Town | Darrell Clarke | Sean Long | Erreà | Mira Showers |
| Derby County | Paul Warne | Conor Hourihane | Umbro | Host & Stay |
| Exeter City | Gary Caldwell | Will Aimson | Adidas | Hel Performance (Home & Away) Exeter City Supporters' Trust (Third) |
| Fleetwood Town | Charlie Adam | Brendan Wiredu | Puma | BES Utilities |
| Leyton Orient | Richie Wellens | Darren Pratley | Puma | Eastdil Secured |
| Lincoln City | Michael Skubala | Paudie O'Connor | Oxen | Branston (Home) University of Lincoln (Away & Third) |
| Northampton Town | Jon Brady | Jon Guthrie | Puma | University of Northampton |
| Oxford United | Des Buckingham | Elliott Moore | Macron | Bangkok Glass |
| Peterborough United | Darren Ferguson | Harrison Burrows | Puma | Mick George Group |
| Portsmouth | John Mousinho | Marlon Pack | Nike | University of Portsmouth |
| Port Vale | Darren Moore | Nathan Smith | Puma | Synectics Solutions |
| Reading | Rubén Sellés | Andy Yiadom | Macron | Select Car Leasing |
| Shrewsbury Town | Paul Hurst | Chey Dunkley | Umbro | Morris Property (Home) Shropshire Homes (Away) |
| Stevenage | Alex Revell (interim) | Carl Piergianni | Macron | GRILLA |
| Wigan Athletic | Shaun Maloney | Josh Magennis | Puma | Smurfit Kappa Group |
| Wycombe Wanderers | Matt Bloomfield | Joe Jacobson | Hummel | Origin Doors & Windows |

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Blackpool | Stephen Dobbie | End of interim spell | 8 May 2023 | Pre-season | Neil Critchley | 23 May 2023 |
| Reading | Noel Hunt | End of interim spell | 8 May 2023 | Pre-season | Rubén Sellés | 26 June 2023 |
| Shrewsbury Town | Steve Cotterill | Resigned | 6 June 2023 | Pre-season | Matt Taylor | 26 June 2023 |
| Barnsley | Michael Duff | Signed by Swansea City | 22 June 2023 | Pre-season | Neill Collins | 6 July 2023 |
| Charlton Athletic | Dean Holden | Sacked | 27 August 2023 | 19th | Michael Appleton | 8 September 2023 |
| Fleetwood Town | Scott Brown | Sacked | 3 September 2023 | 23rd | Lee Johnson | 10 September 2023 |
| Cheltenham Town | Wade Elliott | Mutual consent | 20 September 2023 | 24th | Darrell Clarke | 29 September 2023 |
| Lincoln City | Mark Kennedy | Sacked | 18 October 2023 | 16th | Michael Skubala | 13 November 2023 |
| Bristol Rovers | Joey Barton | Sacked | 26 October 2023 | 16th | Matt Taylor | 1 December 2023 |
| Oxford United | Liam Manning | Signed by Bristol City | 7 November 2023 | 2nd | Des Buckingham | 16 November 2023 |
| Cambridge United | Mark Bonner | Sacked | 29 November 2023 | 18th | Neil Harris | 6 December 2023 |
| Burton Albion | Dino Maamria | Sacked | 9 December 2023 | 19th | Martin Paterson | 11 January 2024 |
| Fleetwood Town | Lee Johnson | Sacked | 30 December 2023 | 23rd | Charlie Adam | 31 December 2023 |
| Shrewsbury Town | Matt Taylor | Sacked | 21 January 2024 | 19th | Paul Hurst | 24 January 2024 |
| Charlton Athletic | Michael Appleton | Sacked | 23 January 2024 | 16th | Nathan Jones | 4 February 2024 |
| Port Vale | Andy Crosby | Sacked | 5 February 2024 | 20th | Darren Moore | 13 February 2024 |
| Cambridge United | Neil Harris | Signed by Millwall | 21 February 2024 | 17th | Garry Monk | 4 March 2024 |
| Stevenage | Steve Evans | Signed by Rotherham United | 17 April 2024 | 9th | Alex Revell (interim) | 17 April 2024 |
| Barnsley | Neill Collins | Sacked | 22 April 2024 | 5th | Martin Devaney (interim) | 22 April 2024 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Portsmouth (C, P) | 46 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 78 | 41 | +37 | 97 | Promoted to EFL Championship |
| 2 | Derby County (P) | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 78 | 37 | +41 | 92 | Promoted to EFL Championship |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 86 | 51 | +35 | 87 | Qualified for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 89 | 61 | +28 | 84 | Qualified for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Oxford United (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 79 | 56 | +23 | 77 | Qualified for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Barnsley | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 82 | 64 | +18 | 76 | Qualified for League One play-offs |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 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 Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 65 | |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 65 | |
| 12 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 62 | |
| 13 | Exeter City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 61 | −15 | 61 | |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 60 | |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 68 | −16 | 57 | |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 64 | 65 | −1 | 53 | |
| 17 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 68 | 70 | −2 | 53 | |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 48 | |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 67 | −32 | 48 | |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 46 | |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town (R) | 46 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 44 | Relegated to EFL League Two |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town (R) | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 49 | 72 | −23 | 43 | Relegated to EFL League Two |
| 23 | Port Vale (R) | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 74 | −33 | 41 | Relegated to EFL League Two |
| 24 | Carlisle United (R) | 46 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 41 | 81 | −40 | 30 | Relegated to EFL League Two |
* ↑ On 19 May 2023, Wigan Athletic were deducted four points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous EFL rules breaches in the 2022–23 season. Another four-point deduction was applied on 26 May, after the club's owners missed a deadline to deposit an amount equalling 125% of its monthly wage bill.
* ↑ On 16 August 2023, Reading were deducted one point for failing to pay players on time and in full on three occasions in the 2022–23 season. Another 3-point deduction was applied on 13 September, for failing to deposit wages on time. Another 2-point deduction was applied on 27 February, due to late HMRC payments.

## Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 6 | Barnsley | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 |
| | | | | | 5 | Oxford United | 2 |
| 5 | Oxford United | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Oxford United | 2 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
First leg
Second leg
Bolton Wanderers won 5–4 on aggregate.
Oxford United won 2–1 on aggregate.

### Final
## Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | BLA | BOL | BRI | BRT | CAM | CAR | CHA | CHE | DER | EXE | FLE | LEY | LIN | NOR | OXF | PET | POR | PVL | REA | SHR | STE | WIG | WYC |
| Barnsley | — | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 7–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Blackpool | 3–2 | — | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 |
| Burton Albion | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Cambridge United | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Carlisle United | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| Cheltenham Town | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Derby County | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Exeter City | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Fleetwood Town | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–4 |
| Leyton Orient | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Lincoln City | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Northampton Town | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Oxford United | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 |
| Peterborough United | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 |
| Portsmouth | 3–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Port Vale | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Reading | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | — | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Stevenage | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Wigan Athletic | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |

## Season statistics

    As of 27 April 2024

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Alfie May | Charlton Athletic | 23 |
| 2 | Colby Bishop | Portsmouth | 21 |
| 3 | Devante Cole | Barnsley | 18 |
| 3 | Jamie Reid | Stevenage | 18 |
| 5 | Chris Martin | Bristol Rovers | 16 |
| 6 | Sam Hoskins | Northampton Town | 15 |
| 6 | Sam Smith | Reading | 15 |
| 6 | Mark Harris | Oxford United | 15 |
| 6 | Jordan Rhodes | Blackpool | 15 |
| 10 | Dion Charles | Bolton Wanderers | 14 |
| 10 | James Collins | Derby County | 14 |
| 10 | Ephron Mason-Clark | Peterborough United | 14 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Score | Date |
| Devante Cole | Barnsley | Port Vale | 7–0 | 5 August 2023 |
| Victor Adeboyejo | Bolton Wanderers | Fleetwood Town | 3–1 | 15 August 2023 |
| Martyn Waghorn | Derby County | Peterborough United | 4–2 | 26 August 2023 |
| Jordan Rhodes | Blackpool | Reading | 4–1 | 23 September 2023 |
| Jordan Gibson | Carlisle United | Bolton Wanderers | 3–1 | 7 October 2023 |
| Ethan Chislett | Port Vale | Wigan Athletic | 3–2 | 16 December 2023 |
| Joe Taylor | Lincoln City | Bristol Rovers | 5–0 | 16 March 2024 |
| Jon Mellish | Carlisle United | Peterborough United | 1–3 | 29 March 2024 |
| Aaron Collins | Bolton Wanderers | Reading | 5–2 | 1 April 2024 |

## Discipline
### Yellow cards

* Most yellow cards: 14
** George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers)
** Josh Vela (Carlisle United/Fleetwood Town)

### Red cards

* Most red cards: 3
** Steve Seddon (Burton Albion)

### Club

* Most yellow cards: 125 (Wigan Athletic)
* Fewest yellow cards: 63 (Peterborough United)
* Most red cards: 9 (Fleetwood Town)
* Fewest red cards: 1 (Charlton Athletic, Northampton Town, Peterborough United)

## Awards
### Monthly

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| August | Liam Manning | Oxford United | Charlie Wyke | Wigan Athletic |
| September | John Mousinho | Portsmouth | Greg Leigh | Oxford United |
| October | Ian Evatt | Bolton Wanderers | Alfie May | Charlton Athletic |
| November | Ian Evatt | Bolton Wanderers | Sam Hoskins | Northampton Town |
| December | Paul Warne | Derby County | Herbie Kane | Barnsley |
| January | Richie Wellens | Leyton Orient | Chris Martin | Bristol Rovers |
| February | John Mousinho | Portsmouth | Adam Phillips | Barnsley |
| March | Paul Warne | Derby County | Joe Taylor | Lincoln City |
| April | Matt Bloomfield | Wycombe Wanderers | Mark Harris | Oxford United |

## Attendances

Derby County drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023–24 edition of the EFL League One.
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance |
| 1 | Derby County | 23 | 27,278 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 21,036 |
| 3 | Portsmouth FC | 23 | 18,953 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 13,481 |
| 5 | Reading FC | 23 | 13,115 |
| 6 | Barnsley FC | 23 | 12,680 |
| 7 | Blackpool FC | 23 | 10,667 |
| 8 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 10,442 |
| 9 | Oxford United | 23 | 9,021 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 23 | 8,845 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 23 | 8,424 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 8,190 |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 8,162 |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 23 | 8,000 |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 23 | 6,842 |
| 16 | Exeter City | 23 | 6,800 |
| 17 | Cambridge United | 23 | 6,679 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 23 | 6,600 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 6,361 |
| 20 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 4,980 |
| 21 | Stevenage FC | 23 | 4,835 |
| 22 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 4,609 |
| 23 | Fleetwood Town | 23 | 3,430 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 23 | 3,419 |