2017–18 English Football League

The 2017–18 English Football League (known as the Sky Bet Football League for sponsorship reasons) 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.

From the Premier League

 * Relegated to the Championship
 * Hull City
 * Middlesbrough
 * Sunderland

From the Championship

 * Promoted to the Premier League
 * Brighton & Hove Albion
 * Newcastle United
 * Huddersfield Town
 * Relegated to League One
 * Rotherham United
 * Wigan Athletic
 * Blackburn Rovers

From League One

 * Promoted to the Championship
 * Sheffield United
 * Bolton Wanderers
 * Millwall
 * Relegated to League Two
 * Chesterfield
 * Coventry City
 * Swindon Town
 * Port Vale

From League Two

 * Promoted to League One
 * Doncaster Rovers
 * Plymouth Argyle
 * Portsmouth
 * Blackpool
 * Relegated to the National League
 * Leyton Orient
 * Hartlepool United

From the National League

 * Promoted to League Two
 * Lincoln City
 * Forest Green Rovers