The 2017–18 English Football League (known as the Sky Bet Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 119th season of the English Football League and was the second under its current name. It began on 4 August 2017 and concluded on 6 May 2018, with the promotion play-off finals at Wembley Stadium on 26–28 May 2018. The EFL is contested through three divisions. The divisions are the Championship, League One and League Two. The winner and the runner-up of the Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League and they are joined by the winner of the Championship play-off. The bottom two teams in League Two are relegated to the National League.
Promotion and relegation
From the Premier League Relegated to the Championship Hull City Middlesbrough Sunderland
From the Championship Promoted to the Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion Newcastle United Huddersfield Town Relegated to League One Rotherham United Wigan Athletic Blackburn Rovers
From League One Promoted to the Championship Sheffield United Bolton Wanderers Millwall Relegated to League Two Chesterfield Coventry City Swindon Town Port Vale
From League Two Promoted to League One Doncaster Rovers Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Blackpool Relegated to the National League Leyton Orient Hartlepool United
From the National League Promoted to League Two Lincoln City Forest Green Rovers
Championship
Table
Play-offs
Results
League One
Table
Play-offs
Results
League Two
Table
Play-offs
Results
Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in table attime of departureIncoming managerDate of appointmentPosition in table attime of appointment Port Vale Bruno Ribeiro Resigned 26 December 20162016–17 season Michael Brown 3 May 2017Pre-season Newport County Graham Westley Sacked 9 March 2017 Michael Flynn 9 May 2017 Norwich City Alex Neil 10 March 2017 Daniel Farke 25 May 2017 Wigan Athletic Warren Joyce 13 March 2017 Paul Cook 31 May 2017 Middlesbrough Aitor Karanka 16 March 2017 2016–17 Premier League season Garry Monk 9 June 2017 Barnet Kevin Nugent 15 April 2017 2016–17 season Rossi Eames 19 May 2017 Crawley Town Dermot Drummy 4 May 2017Pre-season Harry Kewell 22 May 2017 Swindon Town Luke Williams Mutual Consent 5 May 2017 David Flitcroft 5 June 2017 Sunderland David MoyesResigned 22 May 2017 Simon Grayson 29 June 2017 Leeds United Garry Monk 25 May 2017 Thomas Christiansen 15 June 2017 Hull City Marco Silva 25 May 2017 Leonid Slutsky 9 June 2017 Wolverhampton Wanderers Paul Lambert 30 May 2017 Nuno Espírito Santo 31 May 2017 Portsmouth Paul Cook Signed by Wigan Athletic 31 May 2017 Kenny Jackett 2 June 2017 Oxford United Michael Appleton Appointed Leicester City Assistant Manager 20 June 2017 Pep Clotet 1 July 2017 Preston North End Simon Grayson Signed by Sunderland 29 June 2017 Alex Neil4 July 2017Northampton Town Justin Edinburgh Sacked31 August 201724th Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink4 September 201724th Birmingham City Harry Redknapp 16 September 2017 22nd Steve Cotterill 29 September 201722nd Port Vale Michael Brown 16 September 2017 24th Neil Aspin4 October 2017 23rdChesterfield Gary Caldwell16 September 201723rd Jack Lester29 September 201723rdOldham Athletic John SheridanMutual consent25 September 201724th Richie Wellens18 October 201719thGillingham Adrian Pennock25 September 201722nd Steve Lovell16 November 201722ndBury Lee ClarkSacked30 October 201723rd Chris Lucketti22 November 201724thSunderland Simon Grayson 31 October 201722nd Chris Coleman 17 November 201724thBarnet Rossi EamesTook over as Head of Development 13 November 2017 23rd Mark McGhee 14 November 2017 23rd Hull City Leonid SlutskyMutual consent 3 December 2017 20th Nigel Adkins 7 December 2017 20th Middlesbrough Garry Monk 23 December 2017 9th Tony Pulis 26 December 2017 9th Sheffield Wednesday Carlos Carvalhal24 December 2017 15th Jos Luhukay 5 January 2018 16th Nottingham Forest Mark WarburtonSacked 31 December 2017 14th Aitor Karanka 8 January 201814thBury Chris Lucketti15 January 201824th Ryan Lowe15 January 201824thBarnet Mark McGheeAppointed as Head of Technical15 January 201824th Graham Westley15 January 201824thSouthend United Phil BrownResigned17 January 201818th Chris Powell23 January 201820th Robbie NeilsonMutual consent20 January 201821st Dan Micciche23 January 201821stOxford United Pep Clotet Sacked 22 January 201810th Karl Robinson22 March 2018 16th Leeds United Thomas Christiansen4 February 201810th Paul Heckingbottom6 February 2018 10thBradford City Stuart McCall5 February 20186th Simon Grayson11 February 20186th Barnsley Paul HeckingbottomSigned by Leeds United 6 February 2018 21st José Morais 16 February 2018 22ndCambridge United Shaun DerryMutual consent9 February 201814th Joe Dunne2 May 201813thGrimsby Town Russell SladeSacked 11 February 201817th Michael Jolley2 March 201820thFleetwood Town Uwe Rösler16 February 201820th John Sheridan22 February 201721stPeterborough United Grant McCann25 February 201810th Steve Evans28 February 2018 8thMansfield Town Steve EvansSigned by Peterborough United27 February 20185th David Flitcroft1 March 20185thSwindon Town David FlitcroftSigned by Mansfield Town1 March 20187th Phil Brown12 March 20189thBirmingham City Steve CotterillSacked 3 March 201822nd Garry Monk 4 March 201822nd Walsall Jon Whitney12 March 201814th Dean Keates16 March 2018 15thStevenage Darren Sarll18 March 2018 16th Dino Maamria20 March 2018 16thBarnet Graham Westley19 March 201824th Martin Allen19 March 201824th Reading Jaap Stam21 March 201818th Paul Clement23 March 201820th Charlton Athletic Karl RobinsonSigned by Oxford United22 March 2018 9th Lee Bowyer6 September 2018 2018–19 seasonScunthorpe United Graham AlexanderSacked24 March 20165th Nick Daws25 May 2018Northampton Town Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 2 April 201823rd Dean Austin12 May 2018 Ipswich Town Mick McCarthy Resigned 10 April 201812th Paul Hurst30 May 2018
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