The 2019–20 season was the 121st season of the English Football League (EFL) and the fourth season under that name after it was renamed from The Football League in 2016. For the seventh season running, the league was sponsored by Sky Betting & Gaming and was therefore known as the Sky Bet EFL.
The EFL is contested through three divisions: the Championship, League One and League Two. The winner and the runner-up of the Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League along with the winner of the Championship play-off. Originally the bottom two teams in League Two were to be relegated to the National League, but because of the expulsion of Bury from League One, only the bottom team in League Two was relegated.
Promotion and relegation
From the Premier League Relegated to the Championship Cardiff City Fulham Huddersfield Town
From the Championship Promoted to the Premier League Norwich City Sheffield United Aston Villa Relegated to League One Rotherham United Bolton Wanderers Ipswich Town
From League One Promoted to the Championship Luton Town Barnsley Charlton Athletic Relegated to League Two Plymouth Argyle Walsall Scunthorpe United Bradford City
From League Two Promoted to League One Lincoln City Bury Milton Keynes Dons Tranmere Rovers Relegated to the National League Notts County Yeovil Town
From the National League Promoted to League Two Leyton Orient Salford City
Championship
Table
Play-offs
Results
League One
Table
Play-offs
Results
League Two
Table
Play-offs
Results
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Position in table West Bromwich Albion Darren Moore Sacked 9 March 2019 2018–19 season Slaven Bilić 13 June 2019Pre-season Oldham Athletic Paul Scholes Resigned 14 March 2019 Laurent Banide 11 June 2019 Scunthorpe United Stuart McCallSacked 24 March 2019 Paul Hurst 13 May 2019 Queens Park Rangers Steve McClaren 1 April 2019 Mark Warburton 9 May 2019 Walsall Dean Keates 6 April 2019 Darrell Clarke 10 May 2019 Gillingham Steve Lovell 26 April 2019 Steve Evans 1 June 2019 Plymouth Argyle Derek Adams 28 April 2019 Ryan Lowe 5 June 2019 Brighton & Hove Albion Chris Hughton 13 May 2019Pre-season Graham Potter 20 May 2019 Mansfield Town David Flitcroft 14 May 2019 John Dempster 14 May 2019 Middlesbrough Tony Pulis End of contract 17 May 2019 Jonathan Woodgate 14 June 2019 Swansea City Graham Potter Signed by Brighton & Hove Albion 20 May 2019 Steve Cooper 13 June 2019 Bury Ryan Lowe Signed by Plymouth Argyle 5 June 2019 Paul Wilkinson 2 July 2019 Leyton Orient Justin Edinburgh Deceased 8 June 2019 Carl Fletcher 16 October 2019 17th Hull City Nigel Adkins End of contract 8 June 2019 Grant McCann 21 June 2019Pre-season Birmingham City Garry Monk Sacked 18 June 2019 Pep Clotet 4 December 2019 15th Doncaster Rovers Grant McCann Signed by Hull City 21 June 2019 Darren Moore 10 July 2019Pre-season Nottingham Forest Martin O’Neill Sacked 28 June 2019 Sabri Lamouchi 28 June 2019 Derby County Frank Lampard Signed by Chelsea 4 July 2019 Phillip Cocu 5 July 2019 Blackpool Terry McPhillips Resigned 5 July 2019 Simon Grayson 6 July 2019 Sheffield Wednesday Steve Bruce 15 July 2019 Garry Monk 6 September 2019 11th Macclesfield Town Sol Campbell Mutual consent 15 August 2019 8th Daryl McMahon 19 August 2019 4th Huddersfield Town Jan Siewert Sacked 16 August 2019 20th Danny Cowley 9 September 2019 23rd Bolton Wanderers Phil Parkinson Resigned 22 August 2019 23rd Keith Hill 31 August 2019 23rd Southend United Kevin Bond 6 September 2019 22nd Sol Campbell 22 October 2019 22nd Stevenage Dino Maamria Sacked 9 September 2019 23rd Graham Westley 15 December 2019 23rd Lincoln City Danny Cowley Signed by Huddersfield Town 9 September 2019 5th Michael Appleton 20 September 2019 8th Oldham Athletic Laurent Banide Sacked 19 September 2019 21st Dino Maamria 19 September 2019 21st Millwall Neil Harris Resigned 3 October 2019 18th Gary Rowett 21 October 2019 17th Barnsley Daniel Stendel Sacked 8 October 2019 23rd Gerhard Struber 20 November 2019 24th Sunderland Jack Ross 8 October 2019 6th Phil Parkinson 17 October 2019 6th Reading José Gomes 9 October 2019 22nd Mark Bowen 14 October 2019 22nd AFC Wimbledon Wally Downes Mutual consent 20 October 2019 21st Glyn Hodges 23 October 2019 21st Morecambe Jim Bentley Signed by AFC Fylde 28 October 2019 24th Derek Adams 7 November 2019 24th Stoke City Nathan Jones Sacked 1 November 2019 23rd Michael O'Neill 8 November 2019 24th Milton Keynes Dons Paul Tisdale Mutual consent 2 November 2019 21st Russell Martin 3 November 2019 21st Cardiff City Neil Warnock Resigned 11 November 2019 14th Neil Harris 16 November 2019 14th Carlisle United Steven Pressley Sacked 13 November 2019 19th Chris Beech 26 November 2019 21st Leyton Orient Carl Fletcher 14 November 2019 16th Ross Embleton 7 January 2020 19th Grimsby Town Michael Jolley 15 November 2019 18th Ian Holloway 31 December 2019 21st Crawley Town Gabriele Cioffi Mutual consent 2 December 2019 17th John Yems 5 December 2019 17th Mansfield Town John Dempster Sacked 14 December 2019 18th Graham Coughlan 17 December 2019 18th Bristol Rovers Graham Coughlan Signed by Mansfield Town 17 December 2019 4th Ben Garner 23 December 2019 4th Macclesfield Town Daryl McMahon Resigned 2 January 2020 22nd Mark Kennedy 16 January 2020 22nd Cambridge United Colin Calderwood Mutual consent 29 January 2020 18th Mark Bonner 9 March 2020 16th Scunthorpe United Paul Hurst Sacked 29 January 2020 15th Neil Cox 7 August 2020 2020–21 English Football League Bradford City Gary Bowyer 3 February 2020 8th Stuart McCall 4 February 2020 8th Blackpool Simon Grayson 12 February 2020 15th Neil Critchley 2 March 2020 13th Stevenage Graham Westley Resigned 16 February 2020 24th Alex Revell 16 February 2020 24th Luton Town Graeme Jones Mutual consent 24 April 2020 23rd Nathan Jones 28 May 2020 23rd Burton Albion Nigel Clough Resigned 18 May 2020 12th Jake Buxton 18 May 2020 12th Bolton Wanderers Keith Hill End of contract 12 June 2020 23rd Ian Evatt 1 July 2020 23rd Middlesbrough Jonathan Woodgate Sacked 23 June 2020 21st Neil Warnock 23 June 2020 21st Southend United Sol Campbell Mutual consent 30 June 2020 22nd Mark Molesley 13 August 2020 2020–21 English Football League Bristol City Lee Johnson Sacked 4 July 2020 12th Dean Holden 10 August 2020 Tranmere Rovers Micky Mellon Signed by Dundee United 6 July 2020 21st Mike Jackson 18 July 2020 21st Birmingham City Pep Clotet Mutual consent 8 July 2020 20th Aitor Karanka 31 July 2020 20th Colchester United John McGreal Sacked 14 July 2020 6th Steve Ball 28 July 2020 6th Huddersfield Town Danny Cowley 19 July 2020 18th Carlos Corberán 23 July 2020 18th
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