2017–18 English Football League


The 2017–18 English Football League was the 119th season of the English Football League and was the second under its current name. It began on 4 August 2017 and concluded on 6 May 2018, with the promotion play-off finals at Wembley Stadium on 26–28 May 2018. The EFL is contested through three divisions. The divisions are the Championship, League One and League Two. The winner and the runner up of the Championship will be automatically promoted to the Premier League and they will be joined by the winner of the Championship playoff. The bottom two teams in League Two will be relegated to the National League.

Promotion and relegation

From the Premier League

; Relegated to the Championship
; Promoted to the Premier League
; Relegated to League One
; Promoted to the Championship
; Relegated to League Two
; Promoted to League One
; Relegated to the National League
; Promoted to League Two

Table

Play-offs

Results

League One

Table

Play-offs

Results

League Two

Table

Play-offs

Results

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in table at
time of departure		Incoming managerDate of appointmentPosition in table at
time of appointment
Port Vale Bruno RibeiroResigned26 December 20162016–17 season Michael Brown3 May 2017Pre-season
Newport County Graham WestleySacked9 March 20172016–17 season Michael Flynn9 May 2017Pre-season
Norwich City Alex NeilSacked10 March 20172016–17 season Daniel Farke25 May 2017Pre-season
Wigan Athletic Warren JoyceSacked13 March 20172016–17 season Paul Cook31 May 2017Pre-season
Middlesbrough Aitor KarankaSacked16 March 20172016–17 Premier League season Garry Monk9 June 2017Pre-season
Barnet Kevin NugentSacked15 April 20172016–17 season Rossi Eames19 May 2017Pre-season
Crawley Town Dermot DrummySacked4 May 2017Pre-season Harry Kewell22 May 2017Pre-season
Swindon Town Luke WilliamsMutual Consent5 May 2017Pre-season David Flitcroft5 June 2017Pre-season
Sunderland David MoyesResigned22 May 2017Pre-season Simon Grayson29 June 2017Pre-season
Leeds United Garry MonkResigned25 May 2017Pre-season Thomas Christiansen15 June 2017Pre-season
Hull City Marco SilvaResigned25 May 2017Pre-season Leonid Slutsky9 June 2017Pre-season
Wolverhampton Wanderers Paul LambertResigned30 May 2017Pre-season Nuno Espírito Santo31 May 2017Pre-season
Portsmouth Paul CookSigned by Wigan Athletic31 May 2017Pre-season Kenny Jackett2 June 2017Pre-season
Oxford United Michael AppletonAppointed Leicester City Assistant Manager20 June 2017Pre-season Pep Clotet1 July 2017Pre-season
Preston North End Simon GraysonSigned by Sunderland29 June 2017Pre-season Alex Neil4 July 2017Pre-season
Northampton Town Justin EdinburghSacked31 August 201724th Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink4 September 201724th
Birmingham City Harry RedknappSacked16 September 201722nd Steve Cotterill29 September 201722nd
Port Vale Michael BrownSacked16 September 201724th Neil Aspin4 October 201723rd
Chesterfield Gary CaldwellSacked16 September 201723rd Jack Lester29 September 201723rd
Oldham Athletic John SheridanMutual consent25 September 201724th Richie Wellens18 October 201719th
Gillingham Adrian PennockMutual consent25 September 201722nd Steve Lovell16 November 201722nd
Bury Lee ClarkSacked30 October 201723rd Chris Lucketti22 November 201724th
Sunderland Simon GraysonSacked31 October 201722nd Chris Coleman17 November 201724th
Barnet Rossi EamesTook over as Head of Development13 November 201723rd Mark McGhee14 November 201723rd
Hull City Leonid SlutskyMutual consent3 December 201720th Nigel Adkins7 December 201720th
Middlesbrough Garry MonkMutual consent23 December 20179th Tony Pulis26 December 20179th
Sheffield Wednesday Carlos CarvalhalMutual consent24 December 201715th Jos Luhukay5 January 201816th
Nottingham Forest Mark WarburtonSacked31 December 201714th Aitor Karanka8 January 201814th
Bury Chris LuckettiSacked15 January 201824th Ryan Lowe15 January 201824th
Barnet Mark McGheeAppointed as Head of Technical15 January 201824th Graham Westley15 January 201824th
Southend United Phil BrownResigned17 January 201818th Chris Powell23 January 201820th
Robbie NeilsonMutual consent20 January 201821st Dan Micciche23 January 201821st
Oxford United Pep ClotetSacked22 January 201810th Karl Robinson22 March 201816th
Leeds United Thomas ChristiansenSacked4 February 201810th Paul Heckingbottom6 February 201810th
Bradford City Stuart McCallSacked5 February 20186th Simon Grayson11 February 20186th
Barnsley Paul HeckingbottomSigned by Leeds United6 February 201821st José Morais16 February 201822nd
Cambridge United Shaun DerryMutual consent9 February 201814th Joe Dunne2 May 201813th
Grimsby Town Russell SladeSacked11 February 201817th Michael Jolley2 March 201820th
Fleetwood Town Uwe RöslerSacked16 February 201820th John Sheridan22 February 201721st
Peterborough United Grant McCannSacked25 February 201810th Steve Evans28 February 20188th
Mansfield Town Steve EvansSigned by Peterborough United27 February 20185th David Flitcroft1 March 20185th
Swindon Town David FlitcroftSigned by Mansfield Town1 March 20187th Phil Brown12 March 20189th
Birmingham City Steve CotterillSacked3 March 201822nd Garry Monk4 March 201822nd
Walsall Jon WhitneySacked12 March 201814th Dean Keates16 March 201815th
Stevenage Darren SarllSacked18 March 201816th Dino Maamria20 March 201816th
Barnet Graham WestleySacked19 March 201824th Martin Allen19 March 201824th
Reading Jaap StamSacked21 March 201818th Paul Clement23 March 201820th
Charlton Athletic Karl RobinsonSigned by Oxford United22 March 20189th Lee Bowyer6 September 20182018–19 season
Scunthorpe United Graham AlexanderSacked24 March 20165th Nick Daws25 May 20182018–19 season
Northampton Town Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkSacked2 April 201823rd Dean Austin12 May 20182018–19 season
Ipswich Town Mick McCarthyResigned10 April 201812th Paul Hurst30 May 20182018–19 season