The 2025–26 English Football League is the 127th season of the English Football League (EFL) and the ninth season under that name after it was renamed from The Football League in 2016. For the 13th season, 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 Ipswich Town Leicester City Southampton
From the Championship Promoted to the Premier League Leeds United Burnley Sunderland
Relegated to League One Luton Town Plymouth Argyle Cardiff City
From League One Promoted to the Championship Birmingham City Wrexham Charlton Athletic
Relegated to League Two Crawley Town Bristol Rovers Cambridge United Shrewsbury Town
From League Two Promoted to League One Doncaster Rovers Port Vale Bradford City AFC Wimbledon
Relegated to the National League Carlisle United Morecambe
From the National League Promoted to League Two Barnet Oldham Athletic
Map of teams
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 tableHuddersfield Town Michael DuffSacked9 March 20252024–25 English Football League Lee Grant28 May 2025 Pre-seasonSouthampton Ivan JurićMutual consent 7 April 20252024–25 Premier League Will Still 25 May 2025Cardiff City Omer Riza Sacked19 April 20252024–25 English Football League Brian Barry-Murphy16 June 2025West Bromwich Albion Tony Mowbray21 April 2025 Ryan Mason2 June 2025Norwich City Johannes Hoff Thorup22 April 2025 Liam Manning3 June 2025Newport County Nelson JardimMutual consent24 April 2025 David Hughes 23 May 2025Bristol Rovers Iñigo Calderón Sacked4 May 2025 Pre-season Darrell Clarke 6 May 2025 Watford Tom Cleverley 6 May 2025 Paulo Pezzolano 13 May 2025Hull City Rubén Sellés 15 May 2025 Sergej Jakirović11 June 2025Notts County Stuart Maynard 22 May 2025 Martin Paterson 22 June 2025Plymouth Argyle Miron MuslićSigned by Schalke 0431 May 2025 Tom Cleverley13 June 2025Bristol City Liam ManningSigned by Norwich City3 June 2025 Gerhard Struber19 June 2025Middlesbrough Michael CarrickSacked4 June 2025 Rob Edwards24 June 2025Sheffield United Chris WilderMutual consent18 June 2025 Rubén Sellés18 June 2025Queens Park Rangers Martí Cifuentes24 June 2025 Julien Stéphan25 June 2025Leicester City Ruud van Nistelrooy27 June 2025 Martí Cifuentes15 July 2025Sheffield Wednesday Danny Röhl29 July 2025 Henrik Pedersen31 July 2025Sheffield United Rubén SellésSacked14 September 202524th Chris Wilder15 September 2025 24thWycombe Wanderers Mike Dodds18 September 202519th Michael Duff18 September 202519thCheltenham Town Michael Flynn 20 September 202524th Steve Cotterill 30 September 202524thBlackpool Steve Bruce 4 October 202523rd Ian Evatt 21 October 202524thLuton Town Matt Bloomfield6 October 202511th Jack Wilshere 13 October 202511th Watford Paulo Pezzolano8 October 202511th Javi Gracia8 October 202511thPeterborough United Darren Ferguson 25 October 202524th Luke Williams29 October 202524thReading Noel Hunt26 October 202519th Leam Richardson28 October 202519th Southampton Will Still2 November 202521st Tonda Eckert12 November 202521stNorwich City Liam Manning8 November 202523rd Philippe Clement18 November 202523rdSwansea City Alan Sheehan11 November 202518th Vítor Matos24 November 202520thMiddlesbrough Rob EdwardsSigned by Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 November 20252nd Kim Hellberg2ndNewport County David HughesSacked15 November 202524th Christian Fuchs20 November 202524thBarrow Andy Whing10 December 202518th Paul Gallagher2 January 202619thBristol Rovers Darrell Clarke13 December 202523rd Steve Evans16 December 202523rdOxford United Gary Rowett23 December 202522nd Matt Bloomfield 9 January 202623rdPort Vale Darren Moore 28 December 202524th Jon Brady6 January 202624thWest Bromwich Albion Ryan Mason6 January 202618th Eric Ramsay11 January 202618thHuddersfield Town Lee Grant17 January 20266th Liam Manning20 January 20266thLeicester City Martí Cifuentes25 January 202614th Gary Rowett18 February 202622ndFleetwood Town Pete Wild25 January 202615th Matt Lawlor26 January 202615thShrewsbury Town Michael AppletonMutual consent28 January 202621st Gavin Cowan29 January 202621st Watford Javi Gracia Resigned 1 February 2026 10th Edward Still9 February 2026 11th Blackburn Rovers Valérien Ismaël Mutual consent 2 February 2026 22nd Michael O'Neill 13 February 2026 22ndWigan Athletic Ryan LoweSacked7 February 202622nd Gary Caldwell 16 February 2026 22ndBarrow Paul Gallagher 11 February 202622nd Dino Maamria 11 February 202622ndExeter City Gary CaldwellSigned by Wigan Athletic16 February 202614th Matt Taylor3 March 202615thWest Bromwich Albion Eric RamsaySacked24 February 202621st James Morrison24 February 202621stNorthampton Town Kevin Nolan9 March 202623rdTranmere Rovers Andy Crosby4 March 202619th Pete Wild (interim) 10 March 2026 20thWalsall Mat Sadler 11 March 202611th Darren Byfield (interim)11 March 202610thBarrow Dino Maamria11 March 202622nd Sam Foley (interim)11 March 202623rdRotherham United Matt Hamshaw18 March 202622nd Lee Clark18 March 202622ndCrawley Town Scott Lindsey22 March 202621st Colin Kazim-Richards24 March 202621stBristol City Gerhard Struber27 March 202616th Roy Hodgson (interim)27 March 202613th
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