2019–20 in English football

The 2019–20 season was the hundred-and-fortieth season of competitive association football in England. The season was suspended 13 March 2020 [ 1 ] [ 2 ] ascribable to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the first time that an integral football temper was suspended since the 1939-40 season was abandoned due to the attack 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 ejection taking put. [ 3 ] The Premier League resumed on the 17 June [ 4 ] and the Championship on 20 June [ 5 ] with all matches played behind closed doors.

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27 March 2020	C–C	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.[6]

UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying [edit ]

Group A [edit ]

Results and fixtures [edit ]

Friendlies [edit ]

2019 FIFA Women ‘s World Cup [edit ]

Group D [edit ]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Japan	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Argentina	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2
4	Scotland	3	0	1	2	5	7	−2	1

Knockout stage [edit ]

2020 SheBelieves Cup [edit ]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	United States ( H, C )	3	3	0	6	1	+5	9
2	Spain	3	2	1	4	2	+2	6
3	England	3	1	2	1	3	−2	3
4	Japan	3	0	3	2	7	−5	0

Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair Play ranking.[7]
( C ) Champion; ( H ) Host informant : uracil Soccer Rules for classification : 1 ) points ; 2 ) goal difference ; 3 ) goals scored ; 4 ) tete-a-tete result ; 5 ) bonny Play ranking.Champion ; Host

FIFA competitions [edit ]

2019 FIFA Club World Cup [edit ]

final [edit ]

UEFA competitions [edit ]

UEFA Champions League [edit ]

Group stage [edit ]

Group B [edit ]

Group C [edit ]

Group E [edit ]

Group H [edit ]

a b neck and neck points : Valencia 4, Chelsea 1 .

Knockout phase [edit ]

Round of 16 [edit ]

UEFA Europa League [edit ]

irregular qualify orotund [edit ]

third qualifying beat [edit ]

Play-off round [edit ]

Group stage [edit ]

Group F [edit ]

Group K [edit ]

Group L [edit ]

Knockout phase [edit ]

Round of 32 [edit ]

Round of 16 [edit ]

UEFA Super Cup [edit ]

This was the foremost Super Cup to feature two english teams .

UEFA Youth League [edit ]

UEFA Champions League Path [edit ]

Group B [edit ]

Group C [edit ]

Group E [edit ]

Group H [edit ]

domestic Champions Path [edit ]

first cycle [edit ]

second polish [edit ]

Knockout phase [edit ]

Round of 16 [edit ]

UEFA Women ‘s Champions League [edit ]

Knockout phase [edit ]

Round of 32 [edit ]

Notes

^ order of legs reversed after master draw .

Round of 16 [edit ]

Premier League [edit ]

Amid doubt and calls for the season to be rendered nothing and invalidate in the midst of the pandemic, the FA voted for both the Premier League and the Championship to finish their respective campaigns – a decisiveness that ultimately helped Liverpool, after decades of heart-break, near-misses and rebuilding, to end their long wait and win their first league title since 1990, breaking the read for the earliest top-flight winnings in history, whilst besides extending their unbeaten league political campaign at Anfield to a third base consecutive season and 59 games – despite a succession of drop points in their remain games ensured they ‘d miss out on breaking any of the previously set title-winning records on top of an early on exit in the Champions League smasher degree, 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 wide tipped to build on their domestic treble the previous temper – however, they endured arguably one of the most disappoint title defences in the golf club ‘s history, losing ground on Liverpool angstrom early as their second game and suffering a count 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 golf club ‘s bankruptcy to replace departing captain Vincent Kompany and then losing key players Leroy Sane and Aymeric Laporte to long-run injuries ; despite this, City were at least able to earn silverware, winning their fifth League Cup in seven seasons. In exchangeable circumstances to the former temper, the conflict for the remaining top-four spots went down to the concluding day – and saw Chelsea and Manchester United scrape through at the expense of Leicester City ; Chelsea ‘s first season under newly head coach and early musician Frank Lampard proved largely indifferent, conceding far more goals than all of the peak ten-spot, 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 discrepant 2019 – the arrival of midfielder Bruno Fernandes in the winter transfer window helping to reinvigorate the team. An mismatched originate to the season for Tottenham Hotspur ultimately saw coach Mauricio Pochettino sacked after five and a half years at the helm ; whilst the facility of Jose Mourinho helped push the club back up the table and into a recently conflict to ensure Europa League football for the following 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-run 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-four, even staying in the crusade for a european point up until the final game, an effort that gave the Blades and director Chris Wilder deserved praise. Arsenal endured one of their worst seasons since the origin of the Premier League, with a sequence of draws and win-less runs across all competitions in the first half of the season extinguishing the Gunners ‘ hopes of winning the league championship and cost coach Unai Emery his job ; whilst the season ‘s second gear half proved to be much better under early player and raw coach Mikel Arteta, including winning the FA Cup for the fourth time in seven seasons and ensuring Europa League football next season, far dropped points either side of the suspension ensured the London club would merely merely scrap into the exceed eight. Southampton endured even another underwhelming startle to the temper, including suffering the worst home kill 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 up of the drop, with safety ensured following an impressive home gain over Manchester City. At the bottom of the table, Norwich City endured a black render 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 in truth make much shock 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 distillery in with a cry of survival when the season was suspended, they were ultimately undo 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 base 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 starting signal to the season with lone a lonely winnings in their open sixteen games and their sack of three different managers, with Bournemouth besides being let down by a crumble in points and kind either slope 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 temper lone five years prior, albeit Norwich had gone directly back down the trace year .

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head to head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head to head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[11]
( C ) Champion; ( radius ) Relegated
Notes: source : Premier League Rules for classification : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Goal difference ; 3 ) Goals scored ; 4 ) If the champions, relegated teams or qualify teams for UEFA competitions can not be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1 ) Points gained in head to capitulum commemorate between such teams ; 4.2 ) Away goals scored in head to steer commemorate between such teams ; 4.3 ) Play-offsChampion ; RelegatedNotes :

^ Since the winners of the 2019–20 EFL Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League group degree by league stead, the spot given to the EFL Cup winners ( Europa League irregular qualifying orotund ) was passed down to the sixth-placed team .
^ Arsenal qualified for the Europa League group stage as the 2019–20 FA Cup winners .

championship [edit ]

The race for the automatic promotion spots proved to be heatedly contested, 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 break down the previous year and returned to the Premier League for the first time since 2004 in Marcelo Bielsa ‘s second season as coach, remaining in the promotion chase all season despite fears of a moment collapse after poor January form and then ensuring both promotion and champions spot before their penult bet on, thanks to results going their way. The struggle for second space proved to be merely as heatedly contested with three teams in the mix in the survive round of games, but West Bromwich Albion successfully held off hard runs of form from both Brentford and Fulham to end a biennial absence from the top-flight in dramatic fashion, giving Slaven Bilic promotion in his foremost temper as head coach. Both London clubs therefore qualified for the play-offs, aboard Welsh clubs Cardiff City and Swansea City, the Swans having inexplicably managed to leapfrog Nottingham Forest in the close minutes of the season on goals scored – Forest being left to rue a six-game win-less race, having been all but guaranteed a top-six ending at the beginning of July. 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 inert begin to merely narrowly miss out on a play-off position, whilst besides managing to sign top-flight caption Wayne Rooney in the winter transplant window. Amid yet another poor people start to their temper, Reading looked poised to endure a third consecutive delegating battle – however, the irregular decision of newly installed Sporting Director Mark Bowen to appoint himself as coach proved to be a successful one as the Royals rocketed away from the buttocks and even looked probable to snatch an improbable play-off side in the completion weeks of the campaign, falling short in the close games. newly relegated Huddersfield Town suffered a similarly awful start to their campaign and found themselves battling a moment back-to-back delegating in a row, but the appointment of Lincoln City coach Danny Cowley and respective key wins picked up at all-important points ultimately proved enough for the Terriers to secure their backing condition, 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 buttocks of the postpone ended up being one of the tight in the history of the second tier, with all three relegation spots left wide open going into the last crippled – 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 crash in shape in the second half of the temper, the accumulation of just eight 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 gear tier for the first meter since 2005. Wigan controversially took the last spot, suffering a 12-point tax write-off for entering administration and falling into the bottomland three after the final whistle as a result, despite an outstanding ply of form after the season resumed that included an 8–0 succeed at home over Hull. Charlton Athletic suffered immediate relegation back to the third base tier, the London club being left to rue a run of fair one win between the middle of October and the end of January despite securing some positive results in their closing games. Having been about adrift at the turn of the class, Luton Town saw a revival of their own that saw them fight their room to safety, the Hatters being helped by the restitution of influential coach Nathan Jones during the suspension, whilst Barnsley defied the odds and poor phase in the first base half of the season to secure their station in the second tier .

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[13]
( C ) Champion; ( O ) Play-off winner; ( P ) Promoted; ( r ) Relegated
Notes: reservoir : EFL Official Website Rules for classification : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Goal deviation ; 3 ) Number of goals scored ; 4 ) neck and neck results ; 5 ) Wins ; 6 ) Away goals ; 7 ) penalty points ( securities and exchange commission 9.5 ) ; 8 ) 12-point sending off offencesChampion ; Play-off winner ; Promoted ; RelegatedNotes :

^ Four teams play for one topographic point and promotion to the Premier League
^[12] As a result of Wigan Athletic entering presidency, the club was national to a 12-point tax write-off. In accordance with EFL regulations, the timing of the sporting authority was only decide once final league placings in the Championship were determined. Since the club did not finish in the relegation places at the end of season, the approve was applied to their 2019–20 full and final league standings were amended as appropriate .

League One [edit ]

With the season postponed in March, club 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 sum, both Coventry City and Rotherham United were automatically promoted. the Sky Blues ‘ promotion came just three years after delegating to League Two and eight years after having fallen out of the irregular tier, marking a noteworthy turn of events for the club despite off-field issues that saw them being forced to ground-share with Birmingham City, whilst the Millers secured a irregular instantaneous reelect to the Championship in two years ( making this the fourthly consecutive season that they moved between the Championship and League One ), in malice of having fallen off the top of the table just anterior to the season being suspended. The final modify descry was taken by Wycombe Wanderers, who stormed through the play-offs to record the Buckinghamshire club ‘s first ever forwarding to the Championship ; whilst they had dropped off the top of the table over the gay menstruation 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-run coach Gareth Ainsworth his moment promotion with the club in three seasons. Losing out in the play-off final were Oxford United, who missed out on a prospect to return to the second tier for the first time since the end of the twentieth century ; none-the-less, the U ‘s enjoyed a fantastic temper, which included making the quarter-finals of the League Cup and thrashing Premier League side West Ham 4–0 along the way. A poor begin to the season ultimately cost Sunderland a second base consecutive chance of forwarding despite an improvement with new coach Phil Parkinson, whilst a brilliant originate for Ipswich Town completely fell apart in the New Year, consigning the Tractor Boys to another season in the one-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 beginning under new management after the deviation of Danny Cowley to Huddersfield Town saw results drop off, leaving them closer to relegation in the table – however, safety was secured by virtue of the season ending early, a decision that gave fellow promote side Milton Keynes Dons a second base season in League One. Bury ‘s season practically ended before it started, fiscal troubles ultimately seeing the club expelled from the Football League raw, the first team to suffer this destine since Maidstone United in 1992. As a leave, 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 possession to avoid ejection ; however, their points deduction would have had no hold on their struggle to escape the flatten, as severe early-season human body and a lack of wins helped consign the Trotters to a irregular consecutive relegation, meaning they would be playing in the fourthly tier for the first time since 1988 adjacent season. Southend United fared little better, merely finishing above Bolton because of the points deduction and merely avoiding conceding 100 goals because of the temper finishing early, suffering delegating after five seasons in the third base tier. Despite finding shape in the early on months of 2020, Tranmere could not escape the relegation partition before the season was suspended and suffered an immediate relegation back to League Two – though they did have some positives in their temper, including managing to come from 3–0 gloomy to hold Watford in the FA Cup at Vicarage Road and then beat them in the replay .

Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending-off offences[17]
( C ) Champion; ( O ) Play-off winner; ( P ) Promoted; ( R )

League Two [edit ]

As with League One, League Two besides 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 one-fourth tier, Swindon ultimately picked up enough points to return to League One, thanks in separate to the impressive goal-scoring efforts of Irish fore Eoin Doyle. Crewe ‘s promotion came four years after suffering delegating themselves and to the surprise of many, considering their previous campaigns had seen them either only invalidate relegation or finish in mid-table ; however, the Railwaymen enjoyed a dear season before it had been postponed, managing to win promotion with the most goals scored. Having good missed out on avoiding the drop into League Two the previous season, Plymouth bounced back in style as they sealed an immediate render to the third tier, thanks in separate to the know of newfangled coach Ryan Lowe who had helped expelled baseball 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 biennial spell outside of the third tier in dramatic style ; the Cobblers had actually lost five out of seven league games anterior to the season being suspended, a tend that about saw them fall out of the play-off places raw, before losing their first play-off leg – however, the team rallied and processed to win both the second peg and then the concluding at Wembley by big scorelines, ending Keith Curle ‘s first full season as director in some stylus. Exeter City endured another trouble try at promotion, having been largely in the top three for most of the temper before falling into the play-offs before the suspension of the temper ; whilst they achieved a comeback resultant role in the playoffs, their beat 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 leave of the use of Points-Per-Game were Bradford City despite looking like they ‘d bounce back from delegating 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 good. Following the unexpected and tragic death of director Justin Edinburgh weeks after they had been promoted, a poor streak of results at several points in the early months of the season saw Leyton Orient likely to suffer delegating – 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 death, alone one club was relegated from the Football League this season ( the League Two clubs initially voted for no motion 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 ten, following a blue season in which they had four different managers, and fell to the foot of the board in late September and never left it. however, Macclesfield Town lost a total of seventeen points for versatile fiscal transgressions during the course of the season ; the last four of those withhold points were initially suspended until the pursue season, but an appeal by the Football League and Stevenage saw them alternatively applied to this season, causing Macclesfield to rather 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 fiscal problems proved insurmountable, resulting in the golf club folding a few weeks into the 2020–21 season, and frankincense making this the concluding season that they completed. The combination of Bury ‘s death and Macclesfield ‘s points deductions saved Morecambe, who were statistically the second-worst team after Stevenage, from relegation to the National League .

Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[25]
( C ) Champion; ( O ) Play-off winner; ( P ) Promoted; ( r ) Relegated
Notes: source : EFL Official Website Rules for classification : 1 ) Points per game ; 2 ) Goal remainder ; 3 ) Number of goals scored ; 4 ) tete-a-tete results ; 5 ) Wins ; 6 ) Away goals ; 7 ) penalty points ( securities and exchange commission 9.5 ) ; 8 ) 12-point sending off offencesChampion ; Play-off winner ; Promoted ; RelegatedNotes :

^ Four teams play for one spot and forwarding to EFL League One
^[18] As a consequence of Bury ‘s expulsion from League One, only one team is relegated to maintain League Two at 24 teams .
^[19][20] A further seven-point deduction was given for failing to play December’s match against [21] A further two-point deduction was given for breaches of regulations over non-payment of wages.[22] On 3 July the EFL appealed against the independent disciplinary panel’s sanctions on Macclesfield.[23] A further four points were deducted on 11 August 2020, resulting in Macclesfield Town being relegated. Stevenage reprieved[24] Macclesfield Town deducted four points for failing to both pay their players ‘ wages and to fulfil a regular, reduced from six points after appeal.A far seven-point tax write-off was given for failing to play December ‘s equal against Plymouth Argyle A further two-point subtraction was given for breaches of regulations over non-payment of wages.On 3 July the EFL appealed against the independent disciplinary jury ‘s sanctions on Macclesfield.A far four points were deducted on 11 August 2020, resulting in Macclesfield Town being relegated. Stevenage reprieved

National League Top Division [edit ]

As with League One and League Two, the National League curtailed its season, with the concluding placings decided on points-per-game. Barrow therefore finished top and returned to the Football League for the first meter since 1972 ; the longest gap that any team has had between leaving the Football League ( either via automatic delegating or the anterior election organization ) and re-enter it via automatic promotion. Harrogate Town, who were in second base plaza anterior to the suspension of the season, won the play-offs and entered the Football League for the first clock time in their history. Chorley finished in final identify after a blue season, in which they were on the verge of delegating even before the season ‘s suspension cemented this result. AFC Fylde ‘s fortunes declined sharply after two straight play-off finishes, and they were left to rue a hapless hunt of results which dumped them into the relegation spots and ultimately sealed their destine when the season was suspended. Ebbsfleet United, who like Fylde enjoyed two strong finishes in the previous season, filled the concluding delegating blot ; they had actually been outside the relegation partition anterior to the temper ‘s suspension, but dropped into it on points-per-game in home of Maidenhead United. Maidenhead would themselves have been relegated, if not for Bury ‘s demise intend they ended up being reprieved .

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [27]
( C ) Champion; ( O ) Play-off winner; ( P ) Promoted; ( radius ) Relegated
Notes: reference : National League official site Rules for classification : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Goal remainder ; 3 ) Number of goals scored ; 4 ) Number of matches won ; 5 ) neck and neck resultsChampion ; Play-off winner ; Promoted ; RelegatedNotes :

^[26] As a resultant role of the knock-on effects of Bury ‘s extrusion from League One, the fourth bottom team is reprieved from relegation for numeral reasons .

League play-offs [edit ]

EFL Championship [edit ]

final [edit ]

EFL League One [edit ]

concluding [edit ]

EFL League Two [edit ]

final [edit ]

National League play-offs [edit ]

National League [edit ]

final [edit ]

National League North [edit ]

concluding [edit ]

National League South [edit ]

final [edit ]

Cup competitions [edit ]

FA Cup [edit ]

concluding [edit ]

EFL Cup [edit ]

final [edit ]

Community Shield [edit ]

EFL Trophy [edit ]

final [edit ]

FA Trophy [edit ]

The final was rescheduled for 27 September 2020 however this was postponed as the FA hoped to have spectators in the final examination. The date was then agreed for 3 May 2021 behind close doors as a desirable solution could not be reached to be played with fans. [ 32 ]

final [edit ]

FA Women ‘s Super League [edit ]

BBC
Rules for classification: Initially: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored. After abandonment of season: 1) Points per game
( C ) Champion; ( radius ) Relegated beginning : FA WSL Rules for classification:1 ) Points ; 2 ) Goal deviation ; 3 ) Number of goals scored.1 ) Points per gameChampion ; Relegated

FA Women ‘s backing [edit ]

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
( C ) Champion; ( P ) Promoted
Notes: source : FA WSL Rules for classification : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Goal dispute ; 3 ) Number of goals scoredChampion ; PromotedNotes :

FA Women ‘s National League [edit ]

Northern Division [edit ]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored beginning : The Football Association Rules for categorization : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Goal remainder ; 3 ) Number of goals scored

southerly Division [edit ]

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored source : The Football Association Rules for categorization : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Goal remainder ; 3 ) Number of goals scored

Division One North [edit ]

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes: source : The Football Association Rules for classification : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Goal remainder ; 3 ) Number of goals scoredNotes :

^ Stockport County deducted one steer

Division One Midlands [edit ]

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored informant : The Football Association Rules for categorization : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Goal dispute ; 3 ) Number of goals scored

Division One South East [edit ]

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored source : The Football Association Rules for classification : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Goal remainder ; 3 ) Number of goals scored

Division One South West [edit ]

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes: beginning : The Football Association Rules for classification : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Goal difference ; 3 ) Number of goals scoredNotes :

^[33] Cheltenham fined and deducted three points for fielding an ineligible actor .

Cup competitions [edit ]

FA Women ‘s Cup [edit ]

final [edit ]

The concluding was played at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 1 November 2020. [ 34 ]

FA Women ‘s League Cup [edit ]

final [edit ]

managerial changes [edit ]

This is a list of changes of managers within English league football :

Deaths [edit ]

Retirements [edit ]

Clubs removed [edit ]

Bury FC were expelled from the EFL League One on 27 August 2019, due to financial issues at the club meaning they could not satisfy the requirements of their notice of withdrawal issued by the EFL for this deadline date.[294]

Diary of the season [edit ]

31 August 2019: The first month of the new season ends with Liverpool top of the Premier League, the only team to have won all 4 games in August. Manchester City are 2 points behind in second. Leicester City, Crystal Palace and West Ham United have made good starts to the season and occupy third to fifth, ahead of Arsenal (with a game in hand) and Manchester United. Newly promoted Aston Villa and Norwich City are having a tough time on their return to the top flight, tied on 3 points apiece with Wolverhampton Wanderers (who have played 9 games already en route to the Europa League group stage, and have a game in hand), and only above Watford, the only Premier League team without a win so far. Swansea City are having a good start under Steve Cooper’s management to lead the Championship, 2 points ahead of newly promoted Charlton Athletic. Leeds United stand third and look to be contending for another attempt at promotion. West Bromwich Albion and Bristol City stand in fourth and fifth; newly relegated Fulham, Preston North End, Queens Park Rangers, and managerless Birmingham City tussle for the sixth play-off spot. Another newly relegated team, Huddersfield Town, are having a torrid start on their return to the second tier and stand in 23rd on 1 point, with manager Jan Siewert sacked a fortnight earlier. Stoke City prop up the table with 1 point also, 3 points behind 22nd-placed Wigan Athletic.
30 September 2019: September ends with Liverpool now 5 points clear of second-placed Manchester City. Leicester and West Ham continue their good starts to the season and stand third and fifth, sandwiching Arsenal; Tottenham and Chelsea are sixth and seventh. Watford, still without a win, prop up the table, 3 points behind Aston Villa (18th) and Newcastle United. West Brom now lead the Championship, 1 point ahead of Swansea and Nottingham Forest and 2 ahead of Leeds, Preston, and Charlton. Wigan has climbed to 21st at the expense of Barnsley; the Championship relegation zone is otherwise unchanged.
25 October 2019: Leicester break the record for the biggest away win in top-flight history with a 9–0 victory at Southampton.
31 October 2019: Liverpool end October six points ahead of Manchester City, though they have lost their 100% record due to a 1–1 draw at Old Trafford. Leicester remain third, ahead of Chelsea on goal difference, largely thanks to that 9–0 victory over Southampton. Arsenal are 4 points adrift of the Champions League places in fifth, Crystal Palace’s good start sees them sixth after 3 months played, and Manchester United, Sheffield United, Bournemouth, and West Ham share seventh with only goal difference separating them. Watford remain winless and bottom, now joined by Norwich and Southampton. West Brom continue to lead the Championship, two points ahead of Preston, Leeds, and Swansea. Sheffield Wednesday and Bristol City complete the top six. Barnsley (24th) and Stoke are joint bottom, joined in the Championship’s bottom three by Middlesbrough.
30 November 2019: Liverpool remain top of the league at the end of November, 11 points clear of Manchester City and Leicester (the latter of whom has a game in hand). Chelsea remain fourth. Spurs have jumped to fifth following Jose Mourinho’s appointment, a point ahead of Wolves and two ahead of Sheffield United; however, the congested nature of the table below fourth is emphasised by the fact that the gap between Chelsea and Spurs (6 points) is the same as the gap between Spurs and 17th-placed Everton. The relegation zone remains unchanged from the end of October. Leeds lead the Championship, though second-placed West Brom have a game in hand. Fulham, Nottingham Forest, Bristol City and Preston make up the play-off zone. Barnsley and Stoke remain in the same places as last month, with Wigan replacing Middlesbrough in 22nd.
31 December 2019: The new decade begins with Liverpool’s lead extended to 16 points, Leicester and Manchester City swapping places, and Chelsea remaining fourth. Manchester United, Spurs, and Wolves are hot on the West London side’s tails in the race for fourth. Watford have climbed off the bottom of the table at Norwich’s expense, but remain in the bottom three, now joined by Aston Villa (18th). In the Championship, Leeds and West Brom hold a comfortable 9-point lead on Fulham, joined in the play-off places by Forest, Brentford, and Sheffield Wednesday. Stoke are now out of the drop zone on goal difference ahead of Barnsley and Luton, and Wigan a point behind.
31 January 2020: Liverpool end January 19 points clear; it is increasingly a question of when, not if, the Merseysiders end their 30-year title drought. Manchester City have moved 3 points ahead of Leicester but the top 7 is otherwise unchanged from the end of December. Norwich and Watford remain 20th and 19th, but the relegation battle is heating up as only 2 goals separate West Ham (18th), Bournemouth and Watford, and Brighton and Villa only 2 points away from relegation. A difficult January has seen Leeds and West Brom’s lead on third-placed Forest cut to 4 and 2 points respectively. Fulham are fourth, Brentford stay fifth, and Bristol City have taken sixth place from Sheffield Wednesday. Luton (24th) and Barnsley are 2 points behind 22nd-placed Wigan and 6 points from 21st-placed Charlton.
29 February 2020: February ends with Watford ending Liverpool’s unbeaten run; regardless, Liverpool are 22 points clear of Manchester City and need only 4 wins from 10 games to confirm the title. The only change to the top seven is with Sheffield United jumping above Wolves to seventh; however, the race for the Champions League is still far from decided as only 5 points separate Manchester United in fifth with Crystal Palace in 12th. The win over Liverpool has propelled Watford to 17th, above Bournemouth but below West Ham on goal difference. Villa are 2 points behind and Norwich 6 – it is not inconceivable that for only the second time in the Premier League’s history, the final day could arrive with no team certain of the drop. With 10 games left in the Championship, West Brom and Leeds remain in the top 2, now 6 and 5 points away from third-placed Fulham. Forest (with a game in hand), Brentford and Preston complete the top 6. A run of 10 points from 6 games has seen Wigan rise to 19th, with Middlesbrough taking their place in the bottom three, although the Teesiders have a game in hand on their nearest rivals, Stoke (21st) and Charlton. Barnsley and Luton remain joint bottom.
13 March 2020: League Football is postponed for the foreseeable future due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, leaving Liverpool just shy of claiming their first top flight title in 29 years. Some National League and lower fixtures go ahead, but many choose not to play for the safety of fans, staff and players. It is unknown how long the league will be out of action or how long until all fixtures get postponed.
26 March 2020: The FA rule that every league below National League North/South, from Step 3 to Step 7, have been voided, and results expunged. No promotions or relegations will take place. The National League will meet to discuss the fate of the three remaining divisions.
25 June 2020: Manchester City lose 2–1 to Chelsea, therefore clinching the Premier League title for Liverpool with seven games to go. This also earns Liverpool the achievement of being the team that won the title earliest in terms of games played, with seven games remaining, and also the team to win it the latest, being the only team to win the title in June. A trophy presentation ceremony for the Reds will be held at Anfield after their game against Chelsea on the weekend of the 18th of July.

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^ Clotet has been appointed as caretaker until foster notice and is expected to take charge for the first gear game of the temper. however, he could be appointed as permanent coach .
^ Embleton has been appointed as caretaker until foster notice. Following the sack of Fletcher, he could be appointed as permanent director .