The 2019–20 season was the 140th season of competitive association football in England.
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The season was suspended 13 March 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the first time that an entire football season was suspended since the 1939-40 season was abandoned due to the onset of World War II. On 26 March, the season was abandoned in divisions below the National League, with all results being expunged, one relegation and one expulsion taking place.
The Premier League resumed on 17 June and the Championship on 20 June with all matches played behind closed doors.
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27 March 2020 | England | C–C | Italy | London, England |
20:00 BST | Stadium: Wembley Stadium | |||
Note: Match was completely cancelled on 13 March 2020 with no new date confirmed due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | England | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 6 | +31 | 21 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 5–0 | 5–3 | 4–0 | 7–0 | |
2 | Czech Republic | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 15 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||
3 | Kosovo | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 11 | Advance to play-offs via Nations League | 0–4 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
4 | Bulgaria | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 6 | 0–6 | 1–0 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | ||
5 | Montenegro | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 3 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
7 September 2019 | England | 4–0 | Bulgaria | London, England |
18:00 (17:00 UTC+1) | Kane 24', 50' (pen.), 73' (pen.) Keane 30' Sterling 55' | Report | Bodurov 36' | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 82,605 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
10 September 2019 | England | 5–3 | Kosovo | Southampton, England |
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) | Sterling 8' Kane 19' Vojvoda 38' (o.g.) Sancho 44', 45+1' | Report | V. Berisha 1', 49' Muriqi 55' (pen.) | Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,155 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
11 October 2019 | Czech Republic | 2–1 | England | Prague, Czech Republic |
20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) | Brabec 9' Ondrášek 85' | Report | Kane 5' (pen.) | Stadium: Sinobo Stadium Attendance: 18,651 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
14 October 2019 | Bulgaria | 0–6 | England | Sofia, Bulgaria |
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) | Report | Rashford 7' Barkley 20', 32' Sterling 45+3', 69' Kane 85' | Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 17,481 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) |
14 November 2019 | England | 7–0 | Montenegro | London, England |
20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) | Oxlade-Chamberlain 11' Kane 19', 24', 37' Rashford 30' Šofranac 66' (o.g.) Abraham 84' | Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 77,277 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
17 November 2019 | Kosovo | 0–4 | England | Pristina, Kosovo |
18:00 | Report | Winks 32' Kane 79' Rashford 83' Mount 90+1' | Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland) |
29 August 2019 | Belgium | 3–3 | England | Leuven, Belgium |
19:30 CEST |
| Report | Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany) |
3 September 2019 | Norway | 2–1 | England | Bergen, Norway |
19:00 CEST | Report |
| Stadium: Brann Stadion Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland) |
5 October 2019 | England | 1–2 | Brazil | Middlesbrough, England |
12:45 BST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 29,238 Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany) |
8 October 2019 | Portugal | 0–1 | England | Setúbal, Portugal |
19:00 CEST | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Referee: Lucia Abruzzese (Italy) |
9 November 2019 | England | 1–2 | Germany | London, England |
| Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 77,768 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
12 November 2019 | Czech Republic | 2–3 | England | České Budějovice, Czech Republic |
20:45 CEST |
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| Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | Argentina | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 |
9 June 2019 Group D | England | 2–1 | Scotland | Nice, France |
18:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 13,188 Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic) |
14 June 2019 Group D | England | 1–0 | Argentina | Le Havre, France |
21:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 20,294 Referee: Qin Liang (China PR) |
19 June 2019 Group D | Japan | 0–2 | England | Nice, France |
21:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 14,319 Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay) |
23 June 2019 Round of 16 | England | 3–0 | Cameroon | Valenciennes, France |
17:30 | Report | Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 20,148 Referee: Qin Liang (China PR) |
27 June 2019 Quarter-finals | Norway | 0–3 | England | Le Havre, France |
21:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 21,111 Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico) |
2 July 2019 Semi-finals | England | 1–2 | United States | Décines-Charpieu, France |
21:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 53,512 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil) |
6 July 2019 3rd place | England | 1–2 | Sweden | Nice, France |
17:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 20,316 Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | United States (H, C) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
3 | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
5 March 2020 | United States | 2–0 | England | Orlando, Florida |
19:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 16,531 Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica) |
8 March 2020 | Japan | 0–1 | England | Harrison, New Jersey |
14:15 ET | Report |
| Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 14,758 Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States) |
11 March 2020 | England | 0–1 | Spain | Frisco, Texas |
14:15 CT | Report |
| Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States) |
Monterrey | 1–2 | Liverpool |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | TOT | OLY | RSB | |
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1 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 18 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 10 | 2–7 | — | 4–2 | 5–0 | ||
3 | Olympiacos | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 4 | Transfer to Europa League | 2–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | |
4 | Red Star Belgrade | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 3 | 0–6 | 0–4 | 3–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MC | ATA | SHK | DZG | |
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1 | Manchester City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | Atalanta | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 7 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 2–2 | |
4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 5 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 3–3 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIV | NAP | SAL | GNK | |
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1 | Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | |
2 | Napoli | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | ||
3 | Red Bull Salzburg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–2 | 2–3 | — | 6–2 | |
4 | Genk | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–4 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VAL | CHL | AJX | LIL | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Valencia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | |
2 | Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 11 | 0–1 | — | 4–4 | 2–1 | ||
3 | Ajax | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 10 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | |
4 | Lille | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Real Madrid | 2–4 | Manchester City | 1–2 | 1–2 |
Atlético Madrid | 4–2 | Liverpool | 1–0 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) |
Chelsea | 1–7 | Bayern Munich | 0–3 | 1–4 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 0–4 | RB Leipzig | 0–1 | 0–3 |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Manchester City | 1–3 | Lyon |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6–1 | Crusaders | 2–0 | 4–1 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Pyunik | 0–8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–4 | 0–4 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Torino | 3–5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–3 | 1–2 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | FRA | STL | VSC | |
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1 | Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | |
2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 9 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | 2–3 | ||
3 | Standard Liège | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 8 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | Vitória de Guimarães | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BRA | WOL | SLO | BES | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Braga | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |
2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
3 | Slovan Bratislava | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 4 | 2–4 | 1–2 | — | 4–2 | ||
4 | Beşiktaş | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MUN | AZ | PAR | AST | |
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1 | Manchester United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
2 | AZ | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 9 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 6–0 | ||
3 | Partizan | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 4–1 | ||
4 | Astana | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 3 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 1–2 | — |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6–3 | Espanyol | 4–0 | 2–3 |
Olympiacos | 2–2 (a) | Arsenal | 0–1 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
Club Brugge | 1–6 | Manchester United | 1–1 | 0–5 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Olympiacos | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | 0–1 |
LASK | 1–7 | Manchester United | 0–5 | 1–2 |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Manchester United | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Copenhagen |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | Sevilla |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Sevilla | 2–1 | Manchester United |
This was the first Super Cup to feature two English teams.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | RSB | TOT | OLY | |
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1 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 14 | Round of 16 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | |
2 | Red Star Belgrade | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 11 | Play-offs | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1–4 | 9–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | Olympiacos | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ATA | DZG | MCI | SHK | |
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1 | Atalanta | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 | Round of 16 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 11 | Play-offs | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
3 | Manchester City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 7 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 5–0 | ||
4 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIV | SBG | GEN | NAP | |
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1 | Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 13 | Round of 16 | — | 4–2 | 0–1 | 7–0 | |
2 | Red Bull Salzburg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 10 | Play-offs | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | 7–2 | |
3 | Genk | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | ||
4 | Napoli | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 23 | −18 | 2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AJX | LIL | CHE | VAL | |
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1 | Ajax | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 11 | Round of 16 | — | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
2 | Lille | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | Play-offs | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
3 | Chelsea | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | ||
4 | Valencia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 5 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Minsk | 2–9 | Derby County | 0–2 | 2–7 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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ÍA | 2–6 | Derby County | 1–2 | 1–4 |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Derby County | 3–1 | Borussia Dortmund |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Red Bull Salzburg | 4–1 | Derby County |
Benfica | 4–1 | Liverpool |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Fiorentina | 0–6 | Arsenal | 0–4 | 0–2 |
Lugano | 1–11 | Manchester City | 1–7 | 0–4 |
Notes
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Slavia Praha | 2–13 | Arsenal | 2–5 | 0–8 |
Manchester City | 2–3 | Atlético Madrid | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Arsenal | 1–2 | Paris Saint-Germain |
League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
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Premier League | ||
Championship | ||
League One | ||
League Two | ||
National League |
Amid uncertainty and calls for the season to be rendered null and void in the midst of the pandemic, the FA voted for both the Premier League and the Championship to finish their respective campaigns – a decision that finally helped Liverpool, after decades of heartbreak, near-misses and rebuilding, to end their long wait and win their first league title since 1990, as well as breaking the record for the earliest top-flight win in history, whilst also extending their unbeaten league run at Anfield to a third successive season and 59 games – despite a succession of dropped points in their remaining games ensuring they would miss out on breaking any of the previously set title-winning records on top of an early exit in the Champions League knockout stage, the Reds won both the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup in the first half of the season to mark one of their most successful campaigns since 2001. Finishing second were Manchester City, who had been widely tipped to build on their domestic treble the previous season – however, they endured arguably one of the most disappointing title defences in the club's history, losing ground on Liverpool as early as their second game and suffering a number of unexpected and poor defeats, including home-and-away to both Wolverhampton Wanderers and city rivals Manchester United, a decision ultimately put down to the club's failure to replace departing captain Vincent Kompany and then losing key players Leroy Sane and Aymeric Laporte to long-term injuries; despite this, City were at least able to earn silverware, winning their fifth League Cup in seven seasons.
In similar circumstances to the previous season, the battle for the remaining top-four spots went down to the final day – and saw Chelsea and Manchester United scrape through at the expense of Leicester City; Chelsea's first season under new head coach and former player Frank Lampard proved largely indifferent, conceding far more goals than all of the top ten, but they managed enough consistency to ensure Champions League football, whilst a largely underwhelming 2020 went against Leicester, who lost a winner-takes-all final day game against United, the Red Devils securing Champions League football despite an inconsistent 2019 – the arrival of midfielder Bruno Fernandes in the winter transfer window helping to reinvigorate the team. An uneven start to the season for Tottenham Hotspur ultimately saw manager Mauricio Pochettino sacked after five-and-a-half years at the helm; whilst the installation of Jose Mourinho helped push the club back up the table and into a late battle to ensure Europa League football for the next campaign, an early exit in the Champions League and poor performances across domestic cup competitions put paid to any hopes of Spurs winning a trophy – with similar performances in the league raising questions about Mourinho's long-term tactics.
Having been tipped to struggle in their first top-flight season since 2007, Sheffield United defied all their critics by recording both a top-ten finish and conceding fewer goals than much of the top half, even staying in the fight for a European spot up until the final game, an effort that gave the Blades and manager Chris Wilder deserved praise. Arsenal endured one of their worst seasons since the inception of the Premier League, with a succession of draws and winless runs across all competitions in the first half of the season extinguishing the Gunners' hopes of winning the league title and costing manager Unai Emery his job; whilst the season's second half proved to be much better under former player and new manager Mikel Arteta, including winning the FA Cup for the fourth time in seven seasons and ensuring Europa League football next season, further dropped points either side of the suspension ensured the London club would only just scrap into the top eight. Southampton endured yet another underwhelming start to the season, including suffering the worst home defeat in the history of the top-flight in late October at the hands of Leicester City – however, strong away form from that point onwards helped pushed the Saints comfortably clear of the drop, with safety ensured following an impressive home win over Manchester City.
At the bottom of the table, Norwich City endured a disastrous return to the Premier League, suffering relegation with three games to go in a torrid season that saw the Canaries hit with an extensive injury crisis and fail to really make much impact both in the transfer window and in the league itself, despite an astonishing victory against Manchester City at Carrow Road early in the campaign; having been bottom but still in with a shout of survival when the season was suspended, they were ultimately undone by losing every single match after the season resumed. The battle to avoid the remaining relegation places proved to be closer than expected, but both Aston Villa – defying the odds in their first season back in the top-flight – and West Ham United survived the drop, at the expense of Watford and Bournemouth, the Hornets ultimately being let down by both an atrocious start to the season with only a solitary win in their opening sixteen games and their sacking of three different managers, with Bournemouth also being let down by a collapse in points and form either side of the season being suspended despite a remarkable victory over Everton on the final day; coincidentally, all three clubs had been promoted in the same season only five years prior, albeit Norwich had gone straight back down the following year.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Liverpool (C) | 38 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 85 | 33 | +52 | 99 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Manchester City | 38 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 102 | 35 | +67 | 81 | |
3 | Manchester United | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 66 | |
4 | Chelsea | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 66 | |
5 | Leicester City | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 41 | +26 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 59 | |
8 | Arsenal | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
9 | Sheffield United | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 54 | |
10 | Burnley | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 54 | |
11 | Southampton | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 52 | |
12 | Everton | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 49 | |
13 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 44 | |
14 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 43 | |
15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 41 | |
16 | West Ham United | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 39 | |
17 | Aston Villa | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 35 | |
18 | Bournemouth (R) | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 40 | 65 | −25 | 34 | Relegation to EFL Championship |
19 | Watford (R) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 64 | −28 | 34 | |
20 | Norwich City (R) | 38 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 75 | −49 | 21 |
The race for the automatic promotion spots proved competitive, both before the season was suspended and after the decision was made to resume following a vote by the FA. But in the end, Leeds United made up for their play-off semi-final disappointment the previous year and returned to the Premier League for the first time since 2004 in Marcelo Bielsa's second season as manager, the Yorkshire club remaining in the promotion positions all season despite poor January form and ensuring both promotion and the champions' spot before their penultimate game. The battle for second place proved to be just as hotly contested with three teams in the mix in the last round of games, but West Bromwich Albion successfully held off strong runs of form from both Brentford and Fulham to end a two-year absence from the top-flight, giving Slaven Bilić promotion in his first season as head coach. Both London clubs therefore qualified for the play-offs, alongside Welsh clubs Cardiff City and Swansea City, the latter managed to leapfrog Nottingham Forest in the closing minutes of the season on goals scored - Forest being left to rue a six-game winless run, having been all but guaranteed a top-six finish at the start of July; the playoffs were then won by Fulham, making an immediate return to the Premier League while giving Scott Parker a successful first full season in management.
The battle for the play-offs ultimately proved a closer affair, with many teams battling for one spot; among the teams to miss out were Derby County, who overcame a sluggish start to only narrowly miss out on a play-off position, whilst also managing to sign top-flight legend Wayne Rooney in the winter transfer window. Amid yet another poor start to their season, Reading looked poised to endure a third successive relegation battle – however, the unorthodox decision of newly installed Sporting Director Mark Bowen to appoint himself as manager proved to be a successful one as the Royals rocketed away from the bottom and even looked likely to snatch an unlikely play-off position in the closing weeks of the campaign, falling short in the closing games. Newly relegated Huddersfield Town suffered a similarly dreadful start to their campaign and found themselves battling a second consecutive relegation in a row, but the appointment of Lincoln City manager Danny Cowley and several key wins picked up at crucial points ultimately proved enough for the Terriers to secure their Championship status, the win in their penultimate game that ensured safety ironically being the one to send Leeds back into the top-flight.
The battle at the bottom of the table ended up being one of the tightest in the history of the second tier, with all three relegation spots left wide open going into the last game – and in the end, it was ultimately Hull City, Wigan Athletic and Charlton Athletic who dropped into League One; Hull's relegation came after a complete collapse in form in the second half of the season, the accumulation of just six points after New Year's Day and the sale of key players Kamil Grosicki and Jarred Bowen helping to condemn the Tigers to the third tier for the first time since 2005. Wigan controversially took the second spot, suffering a 12-point deduction for entering administration and falling into the bottom three after the final whistle as a result, despite an outstanding run of form after the season resumed that included an 8–0 win at home over Hull. Charlton Athletic suffered immediate relegation back to the third tier, the London club being left to rue a run of just one win between the middle of October and the end of January despite securing some positive results in their closing games. Having been nearly adrift at the turn of the year, Luton Town saw a resurgence of their own that saw them fight their way to safety, the Hatters being helped by the return of influential manager Nathan Jones during the suspension, whilst Barnsley defied the odds and poor form in the first half of the season to secure their place in the second tier.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Leeds United (C, P) | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 77 | 35 | +42 | 93 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | West Bromwich Albion (P) | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 83 | |
3 | Brentford | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 81 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
4 | Fulham (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 81 | |
5 | Cardiff City | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 73 | |
6 | Swansea City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 70 | |
7 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 70 | |
8 | Millwall | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 68 | |
9 | Preston North End | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 66 | |
10 | Derby County | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 64 | |
11 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 66 | 63 | +3 | 63 | |
12 | Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 65 | −5 | 63 | |
13 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 76 | −9 | 58 | |
14 | Reading | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 56 | |
15 | Stoke City | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 56 | |
16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 56 | |
17 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 53 | |
18 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 51 | |
19 | Luton Town | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 54 | 82 | −28 | 51 | |
20 | Birmingham City | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 54 | 75 | −21 | 50 | |
21 | Barnsley | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 49 | 69 | −20 | 49 | |
22 | Charlton Athletic (R) | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 48 | Relegation to EFL League One |
23 | Wigan Athletic (R) | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 47 | |
24 | Hull City (R) | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 57 | 87 | −30 | 45 |
With the season postponed in March, clubs in both League One and League Two found enough votes to agree to end the season - using Points-Per-Game to help solidify a final points total, both Coventry City and Rotherham United were automatically promoted; the Sky Blues' promotion came just three years after relegation to League Two and eight years after having fallen out of the second tier, marking a remarkable turn of events for the club despite off-field issues that saw them being forced to groundshare with Birmingham City, whilst the Millers secured a second instant return to the Championship in two years (making this the fourth consecutive season that they moved between the Championship and League One), in spite of having fallen off the top of the table just prior to the season being suspended. The final qualifying spot was taken by Wycombe Wanderers, who stormed through the play-offs to record the Buckinghamshire club's first ever promotion to the Championship; whilst they had dropped off the top of the table over the festive period and then dropped further down, the Chairboys recovered enough before the season was postponed to ensure a third-place finish through Points-Ger-Game and give long-term manager Gareth Ainsworth his second promotion with the club in three seasons.
Losing out in the play-off final were Oxford United, who missed out on a chance to return to the second tier for the first time since the end of the 20th century; nonetheless, the U's enjoyed a fantastic season, which included making the quarter-finals of the League Cup and thrashing Premier League side West Ham 4–0 along the way. A poor start to the season ultimately cost Sunderland a second successive chance of promotion despite an improvement with new manager Phil Parkinson, whilst a superb start for Ipswich Town completely fell apart in the New Year, consigning the Tractor Boys to another season in the third tier; both clubs had advocated resuming the season. Lincoln City were another club who had started well, giving hope for a second promotion in a row, but a poor start under new management after the departure of Danny Cowley to Huddersfield Town saw results drop off, leaving them closer to relegation in the table - nevertheless, safety was secured by virtue of the season ending early, a decision that gave fellow promoted side Milton Keynes Dons a second season in League One.
Bury's season practically ended before it started, financial troubles ultimately seeing the club expelled from the Football League altogether, the first team to suffer this fate since Maidstone United in 1992. As a result, only three teams were relegated when the season concluded; Bolton Wanderers, Southend United and Tranmere Rovers. Bolton's relegation came amid similar finance issues to Bury, though they were able to find new ownership to avoid expulsion; however, their points deduction would have had no bearing on their battle to escape the drop, as terrible early-season form and a lack of wins helped consign the Trotters to a second consecutive relegation, meaning they would be playing in the fourth tier for the first time since 1988. Southend United fared little better, only finishing above Bolton because of the points deduction and only avoiding conceding 100 goals because of the season finishing early, suffering relegation after five seasons in the third tier. Despite finding form in the early months of 2020, Tranmere could not escape the relegation zone before the season was suspended and suffered an immediate relegation back to League Two - though they did have some positives in their season, including managing to come from 3–0 down to hold Watford in the FA Cup at Vicarage Road and then beat them in the replay.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Coventry City (C, P) | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 67 | 1.97 | Promotion to the EFL Championship |
2 | Rotherham United (P) | 35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 62 | 1.77 | |
3 | Wycombe Wanderers (O, P) | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 59 | 1.74 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
4 | Oxford United | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 60 | 1.71 | |
5 | Portsmouth | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 60 | 1.71 | |
6 | Fleetwood Town | 35 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 60 | 1.71 | |
7 | Peterborough United | 35 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 59 | 1.69 | |
8 | Sunderland | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 59 | 1.64 | |
9 | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 54 | 1.59 | |
10 | Gillingham | 35 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 51 | 1.46 | |
11 | Ipswich Town | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 52 | 1.44 | |
12 | Burton Albion | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 48 | 1.37 | |
13 | Blackpool | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 45 | 1.29 | |
14 | Bristol Rovers | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 45 | 1.29 | |
15 | Shrewsbury Town | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 41 | 1.21 | |
16 | Lincoln City | 35 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 42 | 1.20 | |
17 | Accrington Stanley | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 40 | 1.14 | |
18 | Rochdale | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 36 | 1.06 | |
19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 37 | 1.06 | |
20 | AFC Wimbledon | 35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 35 | 1.00 | |
21 | Tranmere Rovers (R) | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 32 | 0.94 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
22 | Southend United (R) | 35 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 39 | 85 | −46 | 19 | 0.54 | |
23 | Bolton Wanderers (R) | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 66 | −39 | 14 | 0.41 | |
24 | Bury (D, R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | — | Club expelled |
As with League One, League Two also opted to end the season early following its postponement in March - this gave Swindon Town, Crewe Alexandra and Plymouth Argyle automatic promotion. Just three years after falling into the fourth tier, Swindon finally picked up enough points to return to League One, thanks in part to the impressive goal-scoring efforts of Irish forward Eoin Doyle. Crewe's promotion came four years after suffering relegation themselves and to the surprise of many, considering their previous campaigns had seen them either only avoid relegation or finish in mid-table; nevertheless, the Railwaymen enjoyed a good season before it had been postponed, managing to win promotion with the most goals scored. Having just missed out on avoiding the drop into League Two the previous season, Plymouth bounced back in style as they sealed an immediate return to the third tier, thanks in part to the experience of new manager Ryan Lowe, who had helped expelled club Bury to promotion the previous year despite off-field problems. Taking the final spot via the play-offs were Northampton Town, who ended a two-year spell outside of the third tier in dramatic style; the Cobblers had actually lost five out of seven league games prior to the season being suspended, a run that nearly saw them fall out of the play-off places altogether, before losing their first play-off leg - however, the team rallied and processed to win both the second leg and then the final at Wembley by big scorelines, ending Keith Curle's first full season as manager in some style.
Exeter City endured another troubling attempt at promotion, having been largely in the top three for most of the season before falling into the play-offs before the suspension of the season; whilst they achieved a comeback result in the playoffs, their crushing loss at the hands of Northampton Town ensured a third play-off final loss in four seasons. Missing out on the play-offs as a result of the usage of Points-Per-Game were Bradford City, despite looking like they would bounce back from relegation the previous year, Forest Green Rovers, who were looking to build on having made the play-off semi-finals the previous year, and even Salford City, who defied all their critics and took to their first season in the Football League very well. Following the unexpected and tragic death of manager Justin Edinburgh weeks after they had been promoted, a poor run of results at several points in the early months of the season saw Leyton Orient likely to suffer relegation - but despite this, the club pulled through and escaped the drop following the vote to end the season, giving hope the O's would build on the success of Edinburgh's promotion.
Because of Bury's demise, only one club was relegated from the Football League this season (the League Two clubs initially voted for no movement between the Football League and National League to take place this season, but this plan was subsequently vetoed by the Football Association). Ultimately, Stevenage finished bottom and appeared set to return to the National League after a decade, following a dismal season in which they had four different managers, and fell to the foot of the table in late September and never left it. However, Macclesfield Town lost a total of seventeen points for various financial transgressions during the course of the season; the last four of those deducted points were initially suspended until the following season, but an appeal by the Football League and Stevenage saw them instead applied to this season, causing Macclesfield to instead finish bottom and return to the National League after just two years; they would ultimately never take their place in that league, however, as their financial problems proved insurmountable, resulting in the club folding a few weeks into the 2020–21 season, and thus making this the final season that they completed. The combination of Bury's demise and Macclesfield's points deductions saved Morecambe, who were statistically the second-worst team after Stevenage, from relegation to the National League.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Swindon Town (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 69 | 1.92 | Promotion to EFL League One |
2 | Crewe Alexandra (P) | 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 69 | 1.86 | |
3 | Plymouth Argyle (P) | 37 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 68 | 1.84 | |
4 | Cheltenham Town | 36 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 64 | 1.78 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
5 | Exeter City | 37 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 65 | 1.76 | |
6 | Colchester United | 37 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 58 | 1.57 | |
7 | Northampton Town (O, P) | 37 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 58 | 1.57 | |
8 | Port Vale | 37 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 57 | 1.54 | |
9 | Bradford City | 37 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 54 | 1.46 | |
10 | Forest Green Rovers | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 49 | 1.36 | |
11 | Salford City | 37 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 50 | 1.35 | |
12 | Walsall | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 47 | 1.31 | |
13 | Crawley Town | 37 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 48 | 1.30 | |
14 | Newport County | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 46 | 1.28 | |
15 | Grimsby Town | 37 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 47 | 1.27 | |
16 | Cambridge United | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 45 | 1.22 | |
17 | Leyton Orient | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 42 | 1.17 | |
18 | Carlisle United | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 42 | 1.14 | |
19 | Oldham Athletic | 37 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 41 | 1.11 | |
20 | Scunthorpe United | 37 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 40 | 1.08 | |
21 | Mansfield Town | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 38 | 1.06 | |
22 | Morecambe | 37 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 32 | 0.86 | |
23 | Stevenage | 36 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 50 | −26 | 22 | 0.61 | Reprieved from relegation |
24 | Macclesfield Town (R) | 37 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 19 | 0.51 | Relegation to the National League |
As with League One and League Two, the National League curtailed its season, with the final placings decided on points-per-game. Barrow therefore finished top and returned to the Football League for the first time since 1972; the longest gap that any team has had between leaving the Football League (either via automatic relegation or the prior election system) and re-entering it via automatic promotion. Harrogate Town, who were in second place prior to the suspension of the season, won the play-offs and entered the Football League for the first time in their history.
Chorley finished in last place after a dismal season, in which they were on the verge of relegation even before the season's suspension cemented this outcome. AFC Fylde's fortunes declined sharply after two consecutive play-off finishes, and they were left to rue a poor run of results which dumped them into the relegation spots and ultimately sealed their fate when the season was suspended. Ebbsfleet United, who like Fylde enjoyed two strong finishes in the previous season, filled the final relegation spot; they had actually been outside the relegation zone prior to the season's suspension, but dropped into it on points-per-game in place of Maidenhead United. Maidenhead would themselves have been relegated, but were reprieved as the result of Bury's demise.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Barrow (C, P) | 37 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 68 | 39 | +29 | 70 | 1.89 | Promoted to League Two |
2 | Harrogate Town (O, P) | 37 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 66 | 1.78 | Qualified for the National League play-off semi-finals |
3 | Notts County | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 63 | 1.66 | |
4 | Yeovil Town | 37 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 60 | 1.62 | Qualified for the National League play-off quarter-finals |
5 | Boreham Wood | 37 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 60 | 1.62 | |
6 | FC Halifax Town | 37 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 58 | 1.57 | |
7 | Barnet | 35 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 54 | 1.54 | |
8 | Stockport County | 39 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 58 | 1.49 | |
9 | Solihull Moors | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 55 | 1.45 | |
10 | Woking | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 55 | 1.45 | |
11 | Dover Athletic | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 54 | 1.42 | |
12 | Hartlepool United | 39 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 55 | 1.41 | |
13 | Bromley | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 52 | 1.37 | |
14 | Torquay United | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 48 | 1.33 | |
15 | Sutton United | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 50 | 1.32 | |
16 | Eastleigh | 37 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 46 | 1.24 | |
17 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 44 | 1.19 | |
18 | Aldershot Town | 39 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 46 | 1.18 | |
19 | Wrexham | 37 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 43 | 1.16 | |
20 | Chesterfield | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 44 | 1.16 | |
21 | Maidenhead United | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 41 | 1.08 | Reprieved from relegation |
22 | Ebbsfleet United (R) | 39 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 68 | −21 | 42 | 1.08 | Relegated to National League South |
23 | AFC Fylde (R) | 37 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 39 | 1.05 | Relegated to National League North |
24 | Chorley (R) | 38 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 26 | 0.68 |
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The final was rescheduled for 27 September 2020 however this was postponed as the FA hoped to have spectators in the final. The date was then agreed for 3 May 2021 behind closed doors as a suitable solution could not be reached to be played with fans.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chelsea (C) | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 11 | +36 | 39 | 2.60 | Qualification for the Champions League |
2 | Manchester City | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 9 | +30 | 40 | 2.50 | |
3 | Arsenal | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 13 | +27 | 36 | 2.40 | |
4 | Manchester United | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 23 | 1.64 | |
5 | Reading | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 21 | 1.50 | |
6 | Everton | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 1.36 | |
7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 20 | 1.33 | |
8 | West Ham United | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 16 | 1.14 | |
9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 13 | 0.81 | |
10 | Bristol City | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 38 | −29 | 9 | 0.64 | |
11 | Birmingham City | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 23 | −18 | 7 | 0.54 | |
12 | Liverpool (R) | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 6 | 0.43 | Relegation to the Championship |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
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1 | Aston Villa (C, P) | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 11 | +28 | 40 | 2.86 | Promotion to the WSL |
2 | Sheffield United | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 16 | +30 | 34 | 2.43 | |
3 | Durham | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 32 | 2.29 | |
4 | London City Lionesses | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 26 | 1.73 | |
5 | London Bees | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 15 | 1.25 | |
6 | Leicester City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 15 | 1.00 | |
7 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 10 | 0.83 | |
8 | Lewes | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 9 | 0.75 | |
9 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 10 | 0.71 | |
10 | Coventry United | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 35 | −16 | 9 | 0.64 | |
11 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 7 | 0.58 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Sunderland | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 10 | +43 | 40 |
2 | Derby County | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 17 | +29 | 29 |
3 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 28 |
4 | Stoke City | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 25 |
5 | Burnley | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 22 |
6 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 18 |
7 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 17 |
8 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 52 | −25 | 14 |
9 | Fylde | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 13 |
10 | Loughborough Foxes | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 13 |
11 | Hull City | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 64 | −41 | 6 |
12 | Sheffield F.C. | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 39 | −32 | 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Crawley Wasps | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 9 | +27 | 37 |
2 | Watford | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 14 | +26 | 28 |
3 | Oxford United | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 27 |
4 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 27 |
5 | Yeovil Town | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 17 | +30 | 26 |
6 | Cardiff City Ladies | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 25 |
7 | Portsmouth | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 15 |
8 | Milton Keynes Dons | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 13 |
9 | Gillingham | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 11 |
10 | Keynsham Town | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 39 | −30 | 7 |
11 | Hounslow | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 74 | −70 | 3 |
12 | Chichester City | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 37 | −31 | 2 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Barnsley | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 38 |
2 | Leeds United | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 35 |
3 | Brighouse Town | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 28 |
4 | Liverpool Feds | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 26 |
5 | Durham Cestria | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 22 |
6 | Newcastle United | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 20 |
7 | Chester-le-Street | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 15 |
8 | Norton & Stockton Ancients | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 13 |
9 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 11 |
10 | Stockport County | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 10 |
11 | Chorley | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 8 |
12 | Bradford City | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 45 | −36 | 7 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 10 | +73 | 42 |
2 | Birmingham & West Midlands | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 30 |
3 | Bedworth United | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 30 |
4 | The New Saints | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 27 |
5 | Lincoln City | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 24 |
6 | Long Eaton United | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 22 |
7 | Leicester United | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 19 |
8 | Sporting Khalsa | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 16 |
9 | Leafield Athletic | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 16 |
10 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 16 |
11 | Solihull Moors | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 53 | −35 | 9 |
12 | Burton Albion | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 88 | −78 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 11 | +42 | 34 |
2 | AFC Wimbledon | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 33 |
3 | AFC Basildon | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 29 |
4 | Billericay Town | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 12 | +27 | 28 |
5 | Leyton Orient | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 25 |
6 | Enfield Town | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 24 |
7 | Actonians | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 16 |
8 | Cambridge United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 14 |
9 | Norwich City | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 69 | −35 | 11 |
10 | Stevenage | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 56 | −24 | 10 |
11 | Cambridge City | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 33 | −17 | 9 |
12 | Kent Football United | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 50 | −32 | 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Southampton F.C. Women | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 5 | +48 | 31 |
2 | Southampton Women's F.C. | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 13 | +26 | 29 |
3 | Exeter City | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 25 |
4 | Cheltenham Town | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 25 |
5 | Chesham United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 17 |
6 | Larkhall Athletic | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 16 |
7 | Buckland Athletic | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 11 |
8 | Brislington | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 8 |
9 | Maidenhead United | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 42 | −34 | 6 |
10 | Poole Town | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 37 | −26 | 3 |
11 | Swindon Town | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 44 | −29 | 3 |
The final was played at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 1 November 2020.
Everton | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Manchester City |
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This is a list of changes of managers within English league football:
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of departure | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Luton Town | Mick Harford | End of caretaker spell | 4 May 2019 | Pre-season | Graeme Jones | 7 May 2019 |
Walsall | Martin O'Connor | Darrell Clarke | 10 May 2019 | |||
Scunthorpe United | Andy Dawson | Paul Hurst | 13 May 2019 | |||
Plymouth Argyle | Kevin Nancekivell | Ryan Lowe | 5 June 2019 | |||
Gillingham | Mark Patterson | Steve Evans | 21 May 2019 | |||
Oldham Athletic | Pete Wild | Resigned | Laurent Banide | 11 June 2019 | ||
Queens Park Rangers | John Eustace | End of caretaker spell | 5 May 2019 | Mark Warburton | 8 May 2019 | |
Brighton & Hove Albion | Chris Hughton | Sacked | 13 May 2019 | Graham Potter | 20 May 2019 | |
West Bromwich Albion | James Shan | End of caretaker spell | 14 May 2019 | Slaven Bilić | 13 June 2019 | |
Mansfield Town | David Flitcroft | Sacked | 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 | |
Hull City | Nigel Adkins | End of contract | 8 June 2019 | Grant McCann | 21 June 2019 | |
Leyton Orient | Justin Edinburgh | Died | Ross Embleton (interim) | 19 June 2019 | ||
Chelsea | Maurizio Sarri | Signed by Juventus | 16 June 2019 | Frank Lampard | 4 July 2019 | |
Birmingham City | Garry Monk | Sacked | 18 June 2019 | Pep Clotet | 20 June 2019 | |
Doncaster Rovers | Grant McCann | Signed by Hull City | 21 June 2019 | Darren Moore | 10 July 2019 | |
Nottingham Forest | Martin O'Neill | Sacked | 28 June 2019 | Sabri Lamouchi | 28 June 2019 | |
Newcastle United | Rafael Benítez | End of contract | 30 June 2019 | Steve Bruce | 17 July 2019 | |
Derby County | Frank Lampard | Signed by Chelsea | 4 July 2019 | Phillip Cocu | 5 July 2019 | |
Blackpool | Terry McPhillips | End of contract | 5 July 2019 | Simon Grayson | 6 July 2019 | |
Sheffield Wednesday | Steve Bruce | Resigned | 15 July 2019 | Lee Bullen | 15 July 2019 | |
Macclesfield Town | Sol Campbell | Mutual consent | 15 August 2019 | 8th | Daryl McMahon | 19 August 2019 |
Huddersfield Town | Jan Siewert | Sacked | 16 August 2019 | 20th | Danny Cowley | 9 September 2019 |
Bolton Wanderers | Phil Parkinson | Resigned | 21 August 2019 | 23rd | Keith Hill | 31 August 2019 |
Southend United | Kevin Bond | Resigned | 6 September 2019 | 22nd | Sol Campbell | 22 October 2019 |
Lincoln City | Danny Cowley | Signed by Huddersfield Town | 9 September 2019 | 5th | Michael Appleton | 20 September 2019 |
Watford | Javi Gracia | Sacked | 7 September 2019 | 20th | Quique Sánchez Flores | 7 September 2019 |
Oldham Athletic | Laurent Banide | Sacked | 19 September 2019 | 21st | Dino Maamria | 19 September 2019 |
Millwall | Neil Harris | Resigned | 3 October 2019 | 18th | Gary Rowett | 21 October 2019 |
Barnsley | Daniel Stendel | Resigned | 8 October 2019 | 23rd | Gerhard Struber | 20 November 2019 |
Sunderland | Jack Ross | Sacked | 8 October 2019 | 6th | Phil Parkinson | 17 October 2019 |
Reading | José Manuel Gomes | Sacked | 9 October 2019 | 22nd | Mark Bowen | 14 October 2019 |
AFC Wimbledon | Wally Downes | Mutual Agreement | 20 October 2019 | 21st | Glyn Hodges | 23 October 2019 |
Morecambe | Jim Bentley | Resigned | 28 October 2019 | 24th | Derek Adams | 7 November 2019 |
Stoke City | Nathan Jones | Sacked | 1 November 2019 | 23rd | Michael O'Neill | 8 November 2019 |
Milton Keynes Dons | Paul Tisdale | Sacked | 2 November 2019 | 21st | Russell Martin | 3 November 2019 |
Cardiff City | Neil Warnock | Mutual Agreement | 11 November 2019 | 14th | Neil Harris | 16 November 2019 |
Carlisle United | Steven Pressley | Sacked | 13 November 2019 | 19th | Chris Beech | 26 November 2019 |
Leyton Orient | Carl Fletcher | Sacked | 14 November 2019 | 16th | Ross Embleton | 14 November 2019 |
Grimsby Town | Michael Jolley | Sacked | 15 November 2019 | 18th | Ian Holloway | 29 December 2019 |
Tottenham Hotspur | Mauricio Pochettino | Sacked | 19 November 2019 | 14th | José Mourinho | 20 November 2019 |
Arsenal | Unai Emery | Sacked | 29 November 2019 | 8th | Mikel Arteta | 20 December 2019 |
Watford | Quique Sánchez Flores | Sacked | 1 December 2019 | 20th | Nigel Pearson | 6 December 2019 |
Crawley Town | Gabriele Cioffi | Mutual consent | 2 December 2019 | 17th | John Yems | 5 December 2019 |
Everton | Marco Silva | Sacked | 5 December 2019 | 18th | Carlo Ancelotti | 21 December 2019 |
Mansfield Town | John Dempster | Sacked | 14 December 2019 | 18th | Graham Coughlan | 17 December 2019 |
Bristol Rovers | Graham Coughlan | Signed by Mansfield Town | 17 December 2019 | 4th | Ben Garner | 23 December 2019 |
West Ham United | Manuel Pellegrini | Sacked | 28 December 2019 | 17th | David Moyes | 29 December 2019 |
Macclesfield Town | Daryl McMahon | Resigned | 2 January 2020 | 22nd | Mark Kennedy | 16 January 2020 |
Cambridge United | Colin Calderwood | Sacked | 29 January 2020 | 18th | Mark Bonner | 9 February 2020 |
Scunthorpe United | Paul Hurst | Sacked | 29 January 2020 | 15th | Russ Wilcox | 12 February 2020 |
Bradford City | Gary Bowyer | Sacked | 3 February 2020 | 8th | Stuart McCall | 4 February 2020 |
Blackpool | Simon Grayson | Sacked | 12 February 2020 | 15th | Neil Critchley | 2 March 2020 |
Stevenage | Graham Westley | Resigned | 16 February 2020 | 24th | Alex Revell | 16 February 2020 |
Luton Town | Graeme Jones | Mutual Consent | 24 April 2020 | 23rd | Nathan Jones | 28 May 2020 |
Burton Albion | Nigel Clough | Resigned | 18 May 2020 | 12th | Jake Buxton | 18 May 2020 |
Bolton Wanderers | Keith Hill | End of Contract | 12 June 2020 | 23rd | Ian Evatt | 1 July 2020 |
Middlesbrough | Jonathan Woodgate | Sacked | 23 June 2020 | 21st | Neil Warnock | 23 June 2020 |
Southend United | Sol Campbell | Sacked | 30 June 2020 | 22nd | Mark Molesley | 13 August 2020 |
Birmingham City | Pep Clotet | Mutual consent | 8 July 2020 | 17th | Steve Spooner Craig Gardner (Caretakers) | 31 July 2020 |
Huddersfield Town | Danny Cowley | Sacked | 19 July 2020 | 18th | Danny Schofield (Caretaker) | 23 July 2020 |
Watford | Nigel Pearson | Sacked | 19 July 2020 | 17th | Hayden Mullins (interim) | 19 July 2020 |
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