League One 2025/26
Season archive · 01 Aug 25 to 02 May 26 · 552 games
Lincoln City won the League One 2025/26 with 103 points from 46 games. Cardiff finished second on 91, 12 points behind.
Exeter City, Northampton Town, Port Vale and Rotherham United were relegated.
Dominic Ballard was the top scorer with 23 goals for Leyton Orient.
The 552 games produced 1452 goals, 2.63 per game. 46% were home wins, 25% draws and 29% away wins.
Final table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 89 | 41 | +48 | 103 | |
| 2 | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 90 | 50 | +40 | 91 | |
| 3 | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 71 | 58 | +13 | 77 | |
| 4 | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 77 | |
| 5 | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 70 | 52 | +18 | 75 | |
| 6 | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 75 | |
| 7 | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 68 | 56 | +12 | 74 | |
| 8 | 46 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 75 | 63 | +12 | 73 | |
| 9 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 74 | 64 | +10 | 67 | |
| 10 | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 65 | |
| 11 | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 63 | |
| 12 | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 63 | |
| 13 | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 54 | 65 | -11 | 60 | |
| 14 | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 50 | 69 | -19 | 60 | |
| 15 | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 68 | 73 | -5 | 59 | |
| 16 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 58 | -9 | 56 | |
| 17 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 50 | 60 | -10 | 54 | |
| 18 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 64 | 68 | -4 | 53 | |
| 19 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 72 | -21 | 53 | |
| 20 | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 59 | 71 | -12 | 52 | |
| 21 | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 52 | 61 | -9 | 49 | |
| 22 | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 61 | -25 | 42 | |
| 23 | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 71 | -30 | 41 | |
| 24 | 46 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 39 | 74 | -35 | 35 |
The season in numbers
Goals per game
2.63
1452 goals in 552 games
Home wins
46%
Draws
25%
Away wins
29%
Both teams scored
53%
Over 2.5 goals
51%
xG per game
2.62
Both sides combined
Top scorers
| # | Player | Goals | Club | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominic Ballard | 23 | 40 | |
| 2 | Kyle Wootton | 19 | 46 | |
| 2 | Jayden Wareham | 19 | 46 | |
| 4 | Lorent Tolaj | 18 | 33 | |
| 5 | Harry Leonard | 16 | 37 | |
| 5 | Jack Marriott | 16 | 24 | |
| 5 | Aribim Pepple | 16 | 35 | |
| 8 | Ashley Fletcher | 15 | 43 | |
| 8 | David McGoldrick | 15 | 37 | |
| 8 | Joe Taylor | 15 | 40 |
Own goals are not counted for the scorer.
Top assists
| # | Player | Assists | Club | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reyes Cleary | 13 | 42 | |
| 1 | Ilmari Niskanen | 13 | 46 | |
| 3 | Ollie Tanner | 12 | 28 | |
| 4 | Lewis Wing | 11 | 46 | |
| 4 | Oliver Norwood | 11 | 41 | |
| 6 | Amario Cozier-Duberry | 10 | 34 | |
| 7 | Lorent Tolaj | 8 | 33 | |
| 7 | Fraser Murray | 8 | 45 | |
| 7 | Malachi Boateng | 8 | 46 | |
| 7 | Ollie O'Neill | 8 | 33 |
Season records
Biggest win
5
Peterborough United 5–0 AFC Wimbledon
Barnsley 5–0 Luton
Huddersfield 5–0 Port Vale
and 2 more
Barnsley 5–0 Luton
Huddersfield 5–0 Port Vale
and 2 more
All results
Every game of the 2025/26 season, by month.
August 202501 Aug 25 to 30 Aug 25 · 71 games
September 202506 Sep 25 to 30 Sep 25 · 46 games
October 202502 Oct 25 to 28 Oct 25 · 46 games
November 202504 Nov 25 to 29 Nov 25 · 43 games
December 202502 Dec 25 to 29 Dec 25 · 61 games
January 202601 Jan 26 to 31 Jan 26 · 72 games
February 202603 Feb 26 to 28 Feb 26 · 64 games
March 202603 Mar 26 to 28 Mar 26 · 63 games
April 202602 Apr 26 to 28 Apr 26 · 74 games
May 202602 May 26 · 12 games
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 May 26 | 0–4 | ||
| 02 May 26 | 1–3 | ||
| 02 May 26 | 2–3 | ||
| 02 May 26 | 1–2 | ||
| 02 May 26 | 2–2 | ||
| 02 May 26 | 5–4 | ||
| 02 May 26 | 2–3 | ||
| 02 May 26 | 1–3 | ||
| 02 May 26 | 0–2 | ||
| 02 May 26 | 0–1 | ||
| 02 May 26 | 1–0 | ||
| 02 May 26 | 3–2 |