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Leicester's £115m Gamble: Foxes Staring Down the Barrel of League One Oblivion

From Premier League champions to potential League One refugees in less than a decade - Leicester City's remarkable fall from grace continues as Gary Rowett battles to keep the Foxes afloat with just eight games remaining.

There's something almost poetic about Leicester City's predicament, if you enjoy that particularly dark brand of football poetry where former Premier League champions find themselves frantically scrambling to avoid the third tier like a drunk trying to catch the last bus home.

efl-league-one 20 Mar 2026

Story Type

finance

Article Length

390+ words

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Current Tables

Mini 2025-26 snapshot for key leagues (top six).

Updated 2026-03-18

EFL League One

BBC Sport

As of 2026-03-18 · Top 7 shown

# Team P GD Pts
1 Lincoln City 38 +37 81
2 Cardiff City 38 +32 76
3 Bolton Wanderers 38 +17 66
4 Bradford City 38 +6 65
5 Stockport County 36 +3 59
6 Reading 38 +7 58
7 Huddersfield Town 38 +10 57

Green rows mark automatic promotion places.

EFL League Two

BBC Sport

As of 2026-03-18 · Top 7 shown

# Team P GD Pts
1 Bromley 38 +25 76
2 Milton Keynes Dons 37 +37 71
3 Cambridge United 37 +27 69
4 Notts County 37 +23 67
5 Salford City 38 +7 67
6 Swindon Town 38 +17 66
7 Grimsby Town 37 +11 59

Green rows mark automatic promotion places.

National League

BBC Sport

As of 2026-03-18 · Top 7 shown

# Team P GD Pts
1 Rochdale 38 +45 91
2 York City 38 +64 89
3 Carlisle United 38 +23 75
4 Boreham Wood 38 +25 71
5 Scunthorpe United 38 +15 70
6 Forest Green Rovers 38 +17 65
7 Southend United 36 +26 61

Green rows mark automatic promotion places.