The 2022–23 season was the 124th season of the English Football League (EFL) and the seventh season under that name after it was renamed from The Football League in 2016. For the tenth season running, the league is sponsored by Sky Betting & Gaming and is 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 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 Burnley Watford Norwich City
From the Championship Promoted to the Premier League Fulham Bournemouth Nottingham Forest
Relegated to League One Peterborough United Derby County Barnsley
From League One Promoted to the Championship Wigan Athletic Rotherham United Sunderland
Relegated to League Two Gillingham Doncaster Rovers AFC Wimbledon Crewe Alexandra
From League Two Promoted to League One Forest Green Rovers Exeter City Bristol Rovers Port Vale
Relegated to the National League Oldham Athletic Scunthorpe United
From the National League Promoted to League Two Stockport County Grimsby Town
Championship
Table
Results
Play-offs
League One
Table
Results
Play-offs
League Two
Table
Results
Play-offs
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Position in tableColchester United Hayden MullinsSacked 19 January 20222021–22 English Football League Wayne Brown 17 May 2022Pre-season Reading Veljko Paunović Mutual consent 19 February 2022 Paul Ince 16 May 2022Burnley Sean DycheSacked 15 April 20222021–22 Premier League Vincent Kompany14 June 2022 Barnsley Poya AsbaghiMutual consent 24 April 20222021–22 English Football League Michael Duff 13 June 2022Lincoln City Michael Appleton30 April 2022Pre-season Mark Kennedy12 May 2022 Charlton Athletic Johnnie JacksonEnd of contract3 May 2022 Ben Garner8 June 2022 Hartlepool United Graeme Lee Sacked5 May 2022 Paul Hartley 3 June 2022 Crawley Town John Yems6 May 2022 Kevin Betsy 6 June 2022 Queens Park Rangers Mark WarburtonEnd of contract7 May 2022 Michael Beale 1 June 2022 AFC Wimbledon Mark Bowen Appointed Reading Head of Football8 May 2022 Johnnie Jackson16 May 2022 Blackburn Rovers Tony MowbrayEnd of contract11 May 2022 Jon Dahl Tomasson14 June 2022 Forest Green Rovers Rob Edwards Appointed Watford Manager 11 May 2022 Ian Burchnall 27 May 2022 Fleetwood Town Stephen Crainey Re-appointed as U23 Manager 12 May 2022 Scott Brown 12 May 2022 Barrow Phil Brown End of contract 12 May 2022 Pete Wild27 May 2022 Salford City Gary Bowyer Sacked 17 May 2022 Neil Wood 20 May 2022 Watford Roy Hodgson End of contract 23 May 2022 Rob Edwards 23 May 2022 Blackpool Neil Critchley Appointed Aston Villa Assistant Manager 2 June 2022 Michael Appleton 17 June 2022 Swindon Town Ben Garner Appointed Charlton Athletic Manager 8 June 2022 Scott Lindsey 20 June 2022 Cheltenham Town Michael Duff Appointed Barnsley Manager 13 June 2022 Wade Elliott 27 June 2022 Derby County Wayne Rooney Resigned 24 June 2022 Paul Warne 22 September 2022 7th Birmingham City Lee Bowyer Sacked 2 July 2022 John Eustace 3 July 2022 Pre-season Huddersfield Town Carlos Corberán Resigned 7 July 2022 Danny Schofield 7 July 2022 Rochdale Robbie Stockdale Sacked 18 August 2022 24th Jim Bentley 29 August 2022 24th Stoke City Michael O'Neill 25 August 202221st Alex Neil 28 August 202217th Sunderland Alex Neil Appointed Stoke City Manager 28 August 2022 12th Tony Mowbray 30 August 2022 12th Burton Albion Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkResigned5 September 202224th Dino Maamria 6 September 2022 24thHuddersfield Town Danny SchofieldSacked 14 September 202223rd Mark Fotheringham 28 September 2022 23rdHartlepool United Paul Hartley18 September 202223rd Keith Curle8 December 202222ndColchester United Wayne Brown18 September 202221st Matt Bloomfield 30 September 2022 21stCardiff City Steve Morison18 September 202218th Mark Hudson14 November 2022 19th Rotherham United Paul Warne Appointed Derby County Manager 22 September 2022 8th Matt Taylor 4 October 2022 12th Watford Rob Edwards Sacked 26 September 2022 10th Slaven Bilić 26 September 2022 10th Hull City Shota Arveladze 30 September 2022 20th Liam Rosenior 3 November 2022 21stMiddlesbrough Chris Wilder3 October 202222nd Michael Carrick 24 October 202221st Exeter City Matt Taylor Appointed Rotherham United Manager 4 October 2022 11th Gary Caldwell 24 October 20227th Crawley Town Kevin BetsySacked 9 October 2022 24th Matthew Etherington27 November 202219th West Bromwich Albion Steve Bruce 10 October 2022 22nd Carlos Corberán 25 October 202223rd Newport County James Rowberry 10 October 2022 18th Graham Coughlan 20 October 2022 19thDoncaster Rovers Gary McSheffrey 17 October 202212th Danny Schofield20 October 202212thCrewe Alexandra Alex MorrisAppointed Assistant Manager4 November 202216th Lee Bell1 December 202215th Luton Town Nathan Jones Appointed Southampton Manager 10 November 2022 9th Rob Edwards 17 November 202210th Wigan Athletic Leam Richardson Sacked 10 November 2022 23rd Kolo Touré 29 November 2022 22nd Queens Park Rangers Michael Beale Appointed Rangers Manager 28 November 2022 7th Neil Critchley 11 December 20229th Charlton Athletic Ben GarnerSacked 6 December 202217th Dean Holden 20 December 202218thMilton Keynes Dons Liam Manning11 December 202223rd Mark Jackson23 December 202222ndNorwich City Dean Smith27 December 20225th David Wagner6 January 2023 11thCrawley Town Matthew EtheringtonMutual consent29 December 202220th Scott Lindsey11 January 202321stPortsmouth Danny CowleySacked2 January 202312th John Mousinho20 January 202315thPeterborough United Grant McCann4 January 2023 8th Darren Ferguson 4 January 20238th Swindon Town Scott Lindsey Appointed Crawley Town Manager 11 January 2023 8th Jody Morris 31 January 2023 6thCardiff City Mark HudsonSacked14 January 202321st Sabri Lamouchi27 January 202321stBlackpool Michael Appleton18 January 202323rd Mick McCarthy19 January 202323rdForest Green Rovers Ian Burchnall 25 January 202324th Duncan Ferguson26 January 202324thWigan Athletic Kolo Touré26 January 202324th Shaun Maloney28 January 202324thHuddersfield Town Mark Fotheringham8 February 202322nd Neil Warnock13 February 202323rdQueens Park Rangers Neil Critchley19 February 202317th Gareth Ainsworth21 February 202317thWycombe Wanderers Gareth AinsworthAppointed Queens Park Rangers Manager21 February 20237th Matt Bloomfield21 February 20237thColchester United Matt BloomfieldAppointed Wycombe Wanderers Manager21 February 202318th Ben Garner2 March 202319thHartlepool United Keith CurleSacked 22 February 202322nd John Askey23 February 202322ndOxford United Karl Robinson26 February 202317th Liam Manning11 March 202318thWatford Slaven Bilić7 March 20239th Chris Wilder7 March 20239thTranmere Rovers Micky Mellon19 March 202314th Ian Dawes4 May 202314thRochdale Jim Bentley27 March 202324th Jimmy McNulty 12 May 202324thBlackpool Mick McCarthyMutual consent8 April 202323rd Neil Critchley23 May 202323rdReading Paul InceSacked11 April 202322nd Rubén Sellés26 June 202322ndPort Vale Darrell Clarke17 April 202318th Andy Crosby12 May 202318thWalsall Michael Flynn19 April 2023 15th Mat Sadler18 May 202315thSwindon Town Jody Morris1 May 202310th Michael Flynn8 May 202310th
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