Replacing the three promoted and four relegated teams are: Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town, Rotherham United, Stockport County, Wrexham, Mansfield Town and Crawley Town.

 

Pre-season managerial changes have occurred at: Barnsley, Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town and Burton Albion.

 

 

Odds: (Coral)

 

Birmingham City 3-1f

Bolton Wanderers 8-1

Huddersfield Town 10-1

Rotherham United 10-1

Wrexham 10-1

Peterborough United 12-1

Barnsley 14-1

Blackpool 16-1

Charlton Athletic 16-1

Stockport County 18-1

Lincoln City 20-1

Reading 20-1

Wigan Athletic 20-1

Wycombe Wanderers 20-1

Burton Albion 33-1

Leyton Orient 33-1

Stevenage Borough 33-1

Bristol Rovers 40-1

Mansfield Town 40-1

Exeter City 50-1

Northampton Town 66-1

Cambridge United 80-1

Shrewsbury Town 80-1

Crawley Town 100-1

 

Opening Fixtures:

 

Friday 9th August:

 

Barnsley v Mansfield Town (20:00)

 

Saturday 10th August:

 

Birmingham City v Reading

Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town

Burton Albion v Lincoln City

Crawley Town v Blackpool

Exeter City v Rotherham United

Leyton Orient v Bolton Wanderers

Peterborough United v Huddersfield Town

Stevenage v Shrewsbury Town

Stockport County v Cambridge United

Wigan Athletic v Charlton Athletic

Wrexham v Wycombe Wanderers

 

All matches kick-off on Saturday, 10 August at 17:30 BST unless stated.

Club by club fixture guide:

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c2qqqg26nlpo

Managerial Changes So Far:

 

Blackpool- Neil Critchley (Sacked) [21 August 2024]- [New Manager: Steve Bruce (3 September 2024)

Crawley Town- Scott Lindsey (Signed by MK Dons) [25 September 2024]- [New Manager: Rob Elliot (1 October 2024)

Burton Albion- Mark Robinson (Sacked) [23 October 2024]

Shrewsbury Town- Paul Hurst (Sacked) [3 November 2024]

Gareth Ainsworth joins Shrewsbury Town as their new Head Coach.

 

https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/2024/1...hrewsbury-boss/

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Bristol Rovers have sacked boss Matt Taylor after their defeat by Birmingham left the club two points above the League One relegation zone.

 

Taylor, 42, was appointed on 1 December last year on a three-and-a-half year deal and oversaw 10 wins as the club went on to finish 15th last season.

 

However, Rovers have won only six out of 19 league games this season and the 2-0 defeat by Blues was their third straight loss, leaving them 20th in the table.

 

Taylor's assistant Wayne Carlisle has also been relieved of his duties, with coaches David Horseman and Lee Cattermole taking interim charge.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c3rlvjnvx1wo

Next Bristol Rovers Manager Odds (OLBG)

 

Aitor Karanka 1-5f

Gary Rowett 4-1

Lee Cattermole 6-1

Michael Appleton 8-1

Steven Schumacher 8-1

Ryan Lowe 12-1

Mark Robins 12-1

Lee Johnson 12-1

Leam Richardson 12-1

 

Managerial Changes Since:

 

Shrewsbury Town- Gareth Ashworth (13 November 2024) [Appointed]

Northampton Town- Jon Brady (5 December 2024) [Resigned]

Reading- Ruben Selles (6 December 2024) [signed by Hull City]

Reading- Noel Hunt (6 December 2024) [Appointed]

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Next Bolton Wanderers Manager Odds (betVictor)

 

Steven Schumacher 6-4f

Sam Allardyce 6-1

Leam Richardson 8-1

Claus-Dieter Wollitz 8-1

Ryan Lowe 10-1

Wayne Rooney 12-1

Des Buckingham 12-1

Neil Harris 14-1

Gary O'Neil 16-1

Rob Edwards 16-1

Managerial Changes Since:

 

Bristol Rovers- Matt Taylor (16 December 2024) [sacked]

Bristol Rovers- Inigo Calderon (26 December 2024) [Appointed]

Wycombe Wanderers- Matt Bloomfield (14 January 2025) [signed by Luton Town]

The Top 4 look fairly clear of the rest in League 1 at the moment - 6 points between Huddersfield in fourth and Barnsley in fifth (plus Huddersfield have a game in hand). Only a few point between each of the Top 4 and the team above them though!

Wycombe Wanderers have appointed Mike Dodds as their new head coach on a contract until the summer of 2028.

 

He replaces Matt Bloomfield who left Adams Park last month after two years in charge to become manager of Championship club Luton Town.

 

Dodds was assistant head coach at Sunderland, where he also had three spells as interim boss, winning four of his 18 games in charge.

 

"His track record in improving individual players [and] developing young talent was a key factor in our decision, as we believe this will be crucial to our long-term success," said a Wycombe statement.

 

"In addition, Mike shares our vision of building the club through innovation and data, ensuring that we continue to evolve and stay ahead in an increasingly competitive landscape.

Birmingham are promoted.

The League One play-off final sees Charlton Athletic who are looking for a return to the Championship for the first time since 2020 take on Leyton Orient who are looking for a return to the Championship when it was known as the Second Division for the first time since 1989.

Who do you think will win?