Category: EFL League One

Accrington Stanley F.C.

Scouting The EFL: Which U23 League One And Two Players Are Ready To Climb The EFL Ladder?

Football fans love a good story about a player working their way up the leagues to go on to play in the…

April 29, 2025

EFL League One

EFL League One 2019/20: Shrewsbury Town Vs Sunderland – Tactical Analysis

Shrewsbury Town hosted Sunderland at Montgomery Waters Meadow in League One at the weekend in Phil Parkinson’s third game as Black Cats…

April 29, 2025

3-5-2 Formation

Nathan Jones Tactics At Charlton Athletic 2024/2025: The Promotion Push Plan – Tactical Analysis

After four consecutive years of finishing outside of the EFL League One Playoffs, fans of former Premier League side Charlton Athletic most…

April 29, 2025

Ben Gibson

Scouting The EFL Pyramid: Identifying The Best Left-Centre-Backs In The EFL – Scout Report

For some time, finding a left-sided, left-footed central defender (LCB) has been difficult for many EFL managers.  The issue is that few…

April 22, 2025

Analysis

Chris Davies Tactics At Birmingham City 2024/2025 – Tactical Analysis

Birmingham City FC leads the EFL League One with an imposing style of play under Chris Davies’ coaching. The former Tottenham Hotspur,…

April 21, 2025

Analysis

Charting Ipswich Town’s Rise: The Role Of Their ‘Collective, Collaborative Approach’ To Transfers In Championship Success – Recruitment Analysis

Last week, we undertook an EFL data analysis to uncover where clubs were signing players from outside of England. Many sides recruited…

April 15, 2025

Analysis

Ben Sheaf Scout Report At Doncaster Rovers 2019/2020 – Player Analysis

In the third instalment of a look around EFL League One’s best performers under 23, this week focuses on Doncaster Rovers midfielder…

April 15, 2025

Analysis

Benoný Breki Andrésson Scouting Report At Stockport County: The 19-Year-Old Natural Goal Threat

In recent years, the EFL has seen several clubs enter the European market to acquire new players. One of the most notable…

March 2, 2025

EFL League One

The Crazy High Pressing Of Lee Johnson Tactics At Sunderland AFC 2020/2021 – Tactical Analysis

Sunderland want to achieve promotion to the EFL Championship, they also have a group of good players, including experienced former Everton and…

February 1, 2025

Analysis

EFL League One 2024/25: Why Richard Kone’s Form Has Put Him On The Radar At Wycombe Wanderers

Richard Kone, the 21-year-old Wycombe Wanderers forward, was not very popular beyond the heights of the English National League system until this…

December 25, 2024

Alex Neil

Alex Neil Tactics To Get Sunderland AFC Promoted – Tactical Analysis

Alex Neil took over the Sunderland job in February of this year following the departure of Lee Johnson. Since then, the former…

December 21, 2024

Analysis

Can Kwame Poku Help Peterborough United Push For Promotion – League One 2024/25

In recent years, Peterborough United have been a team that, on paper, looks too good for EFL League One.  Yet, they still…

November 15, 2024

Analysis

Steven Schumacher Tactics At Plymouth Argyle: Why Their Attack Has Them Poised For Promotion

The EFL League One is known for being highly physical and competitive, making it very difficult to earn promotion to the Championship.…

November 11, 2024

Analysis

Shay Spencer Scouting Report – The Young Midfielder Reading Can Build Around For The Future

In recent times, Reading F.C. has been navigating a tumultuous period marked by financial troubles that have led to disciplinary hearings for…

November 10, 2024

EFL League One

EFL League One 2023/24: Why Kwame Poku Is At The Heart Of Peterborough United’s Turnaround This Season

Peterborough United had one of the most heartbreaking ends to a season in 2022/23 after losing the playoffs despite going into the…

October 29, 2024

Barnsley FC

EFL League One 2024/25: Each Team’s Bogey Team – Data Analysis

At the time of writing, Wrexham are top of the League One table, as their meteoric rise continues.  Birmingham are second only…

October 16, 2024

Analysis

Neil Critchley’s Coaching Style: Decoding Blackpool’s Direct Assault On League One – Tactical Analysis

In the last 15 years or so, Blackpool have had something of a rollercoaster journey. From shocking the footballing world in 2009-10…

October 15, 2024

Analysis

Lincoln City Scout Report – Two Academy Prospects Who Can Lead Youth Focused Attack

Since gaining promotion in 2019, Lincoln City FC has established itself as an EFL League One club. With an average squad age…

September 24, 2024

Analysis

Overlapping Centre-backs And Halfspace Crossing: How Kieran Mckenna Is Rapidly Improving Ipswich Town

Going through a lengthy period of digression, Ipswich Town were in desperate need to inject some energy into the men’s first-team following…

September 23, 2024

AC Milan

Total Football Analysis Magazine – September 2024 – 20 In-Depth Articles

Football season is officially in full swing, after an action-packed summer of Euro 2024 and the Paris 2024 Olympics. Our latest September…

September 17, 2024