2025–26 EFL League One

The 2025–26 EFL League One is the 22nd season of the EFL League One under its current title, and the 34th season under its current league division format. The season began on 1 August 2025, and will end on 24 May 2026.

Summary

Pre-season managerial changes

On 3 May 2025, it was announced that both former Arsenal and Wales captain Aaron Ramsey and Jon Worthington who had served as interim managers at newly-relegated Cardiff City & Huddersfield Town, respectively would leave their roles following the end of their interim spells in charge of the clubs with Ramsey being replaced at Cardiff by former Manchester City academy coach Brian Barry-Murphy on 16 June 2025 and Worthington being replaced by former Manchester United back-up goalkeeper Lee Grant on 28 May 2025. On 31 May 2025, it was announced that Miron Muslić at newly-relegated Plymouth Argyle would leave the club to join 2. Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04 with former Manchester United player and former Watford manager Tom Cleverley named as his replacement on 13 June 2025.

In-season managerial changes

On 18 September 2025, Wycombe Wanderers announced that Mike Dodds had been sacked with the club at the time of Dodds' departure sitting in 19th place - with him becoming the first managerial departure of the season and the first managerial sacking for Wycombe since Gary Waddock in 2012 - he was replaced by former Barnsley and Huddersfield Town manager Michael Duff on 18 September 2025. On 4 October 2025, Blackpool announced that they had parted company with former Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce with the club sitting second-from-bottom at the time of the sacking with him being replaced by former Bolton Wanderers manager and former Blackpool player Ian Evatt on 21 October 2025. On 6 October 2025, Luton Town announced that Matt Bloomfield had been sacked by the club with them in 11th place at the time of Bloomfield's departure with him replaced by former Arsenal player and former Norwich City interim manager Jack Wilshire on 13 October 2025. On 25 October 2025, Peterborough United announced that they had parted ways with former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson's son Darren Ferguson with the club rock-bottom of the league with Ferguson being replaced by former Swansea City manager Luke Williams on 29 October 2025. On 26 October 2025, it was announced that former Reading player Noel Hunt had left the club by mutual consent with the club in 19th place at the time of his departure - he was the first-ever sacking by new Reading owner Rob Couhig as he didn't sack a manager whilst he owned former club Wycombe Wanderers - Hunt was replaced by former Wigan Athletic and Rotherham United manager Leam Richardson on 28 October 2025. On 28 December 2025, Port Vale announced that Darren Moore had left the club with the club rock-bottom of the league at the time of his departure with Moore being replaced by Jon Brady on 6 January 2026. On 17 January 2026, Huddersfield Town announced that they had parted ways with former Ipswich Town assistant manager and Manchester United back-up goalkeeper Lee Grant with them in 6^th place upon his departure.