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The English Football League One, known as Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes or simply League One is a professional football league in England. EFL One is the second-highest division of the English Football League and the third-tier overall in the English football league system, after the Premier League and the EFL Championship and is contested by 24 clubs.
In 1993, the Premier League was formed, [22] a move which caused the third-tier league to be renamed as the Second Division. [23] In 2004, the Second Division was re-branded as Football League One, [24] before the League's adoption of English Football League (EFL) led to a 2016 renaming as the EFL League One. [25]
In 2004 promotion and relegation between both National Leagues was restructured. Now the team finishing top of the National League Two would be automatically promoted while teams finishing between 2nd and 6th competed in a five team play-off where the team reaching the final would play the team that finished second from bottom in National League One.
They had played in League One since gaining promotion as champions of League Two in the 2018–19 season and have not featured in the second tier of English football since the 1960–61 season. [7] In the matches between the sides during the regular season, Lincoln City won away at Bloomfield Road 3–2 in October 2020 while the return game at ...
Wrexham's Paul Mullin (right) celebrates with Elliot Lee after Mullin scored their side's fourth goal of the game during the Sky Bet League Two match at the STōK Cae Ras, Wrexham, on April 13, 2024.
The 2024–25 EFL League One, (referred to as the Sky Bet League One due to sponsorship reasons), is the 21st season of the EFL League One under its current title, and the 33rd season under its current league division format. The season began on 9 August 2024, and will end in May 2025.
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This was the third time Oxford United had been in a play-off final, the most recent being the 2020 EFL League One play-off final which they lost to Wycombe Wanderers. [9] Games between the two clubs in the 2023–24 season resulted in a goalless draw at the Kassam Stadium in November 2023 and a 5–0 Bolton victory at the Toughsheet Community ...