EFL League One new squad numbers, 2026/27
287 players new to a squad this season, and 56 who changed number. Arrivals include academy players promoted to the first-team squad.
Changed number
Luke Alker
Barnsley · was #42 in 2025/26
Zac Ashworth
Blackpool · was #26 in 2025/26
Josh Bowler
Blackpool · was #19 in 2025/26
Karoy Anderson
Blackpool · was #23 in 2025/26
Nick Powell
Bradford City · was #22 in 2025/26
Marcus Ifill
Bromley · was #26 in 2025/26
Josh Tobin
Bromley · was #29 in 2025/26
Alex Stepien-Iwumene
Bromley · was #34 in 2025/26
George Evans
Bromley · was #40 in 2025/26
Freddie Taylor
Bromley · was #42 in 2025/26
Nathan Paul-Lavaly
Bromley · was #37 in 2025/26
Zac Scutt
Burton Albion · was #56 in 2025/26
Ben Knight
Cambridge United · was #14 in 2025/26
Lohan McDougald
Cambridge United · was #39 in 2025/26
Cameron Humphreys
Huddersfield Town · was #8 in 2025/26
George Sebine
Huddersfield Town · was #42 in 2025/26
Jay Smith-Sway
Huddersfield Town · was #37 in 2025/26
Max Murray
Huddersfield Town · was #46 in 2025/26
Olabade Aluko
Leicester · was #56 in 2025/26
Hakeem Odoffin
Luton Town · was #16 in 2025/26
Jake Richards
Luton Town · was #27 in 2025/26
Emilio Lawrence
Luton Town · was #32 in 2025/26
Joe Johnson
Luton Town · was #38 in 2025/26
Harry Fox
Luton Town · was #44 in 2025/26
Devante Cole
Luton Town · was #22 in 2025/26
Kasey Palmer
Luton Town · was #54 in 2025/26
Luke Bolton
Mansfield Town · was #27 in 2025/26
Tyler Roberts
Mansfield Town · was #29 in 2025/26
Curtis Nelson
Milton Keynes Dons · was #25 in 2025/26
James Belshaw
Notts County · was #31 in 2025/26
Tyler Goodrham
Oxford United · was #19 in 2025/26
Jamie McDonnell
Oxford United · was #38 in 2025/26
Gatlin O'Donkor
Oxford United · was #39 in 2025/26
Louie Sibley
Oxford United · was #18 in 2025/26
Thomas O'Connor
Peterborough United · was #29 in 2025/26
Harry Leonard
Peterborough United · was #27 in 2025/26
Harley Mills
Peterborough United · was #23 in 2025/26
Lucca Mendonca
Peterborough United · was #32 in 2025/26
David Kamara
Peterborough United · was #34 in 2025/26
Malachi Boateng
Plymouth Argyle · was #19 in 2025/26
Ronan Curtis
Plymouth Argyle · was #28 in 2025/26
Tegan Finn
Plymouth Argyle · was #39 in 2025/26
Andy Rinomhota
Reading · was #18 in 2025/26
Kelvin Abrefa
Reading · was #2 in 2025/26
Randell Williams
Reading · was #21 in 2025/26
Sean Patton
Reading · was #57 in 2025/26
Liam Cooper
Sheffield Wednesday · was #16 in 2025/26
Sean Fusire
Sheffield Wednesday · was #4 in 2025/26
Jaden Heskey
Sheffield Wednesday · was #24 in 2025/26
Will Grainger
Sheffield Wednesday · was #31 in 2025/26
Lewis Freestone
Stevenage · was #16 in 2025/26
Ethan Pye
Stockport County · was #15 in 2025/26
Benoný Breki Andrésson
Stockport County · was #22 in 2025/26
Oliver Norwood
Stockport County · was #26 in 2025/26
Che Gardner
Stockport County · was #48 in 2025/26
Joe Astles
Stockport County · was #65 in 2025/26
New at Barnsley · 15
Arley Kay
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Ziyad Larkeche
Before: #38 at Queens Park Rangers (2025/26)
Sam Gale
Before: #30 at Gillingham (2025/26)
Connor O'Riordan
Before: #26 at Blackburn Rovers (2025/26)
Cameron McGeehan
Before: #8 at Northampton Town (2025/26)
Makenzie Kirk
Before: #25 at Portsmouth (2025/26)
Ben Hamed Touré
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Tyrese Noslin
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Clayton Taylor
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Amani Richards
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Rogan Ravenhill
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Noah Town
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Calum Hudson
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Noah Saunders
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Tayo Dunne
No earlier number in our eight leagues
New at Blackpool · 7
Jerry Yates
Before: #9 at Luton Town (2025/26)
Dion Charles
Before: #15 at Huddersfield Town (2025/26)
Ilmari Niskanen
Before: #14 at Exeter City (2025/26)
Finley Munroe
Before: #15 at Middlesbrough (2025/26)
Kylian Kouassi
Before: #20 at Cambridge United (2025/26)
Jordan Williams
Before: #2 at Portsmouth (2025/26)
New at Bradford City · 14
Cameron Dawson
Before: #1 at Rotherham United (2025/26)
Reece Welch
Before: #64 at Everton (2025/26)
Macaulay Gillesphey
Before: #3 at Charlton Athletic (2025/26)
Callum Connolly
Before: #16 at Stockport County (2025/26)
Adam Phillips
Before: #8 at Barnsley (2025/26)
Jake Beesley
Before: #9 at Burton Albion (2025/26)
Hayden Matthews
Before: #14 at Portsmouth (2025/26)
George Pratt
Before: #43 at Blackburn Rovers (2025/26)
Henry Cartwright
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Jon McCracken
Last in our leagues: #38 at Norwich City (2023/24)
Kieran Morgan
Before: #21 at Queens Park Rangers (2025/26)
Corey O'Keeffe
Before: #7 at Barnsley (2025/26)
Harry Ibbitson
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Oscar Lunn
No earlier number in our eight leagues
New at Bromley · 21
Chanse Headman
Before: #16 at Harrogate Town (2025/26)
Richard Taylor
Before: #5 at Bolton Wanderers (2025/26)
George Saville
Before: #23 at Luton Town (2025/26)
Ethon Archer
Before: #35 at Luton Town (2025/26)
Deon Woodman
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Jacob Mendy
Before: #17 at Wrexham (2025/26)
Mickel Miller
Before: #14 at Huddersfield Town (2025/26)
Victor Adeboyejo
Before: #19 at Mansfield Town (2025/26)
Kamarl Grant
Before: #12 at Blackpool (2025/26)
Kamil Conteh
Before: #22 at Bristol Rovers (2025/26)
Dillon Addai
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Tobias Brenan
Before: #27 at Wigan Athletic (2025/26)
JJ McKiernan
Before: #7 at Burton Albion (2025/26)
Shamal George
Last in our leagues: #19 at Wycombe Wanderers (2024/25)
Owen Mason
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Freddie Cowan
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Freddie Cowin
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Nathan Patten
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Jedd Hobbs
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Hayden Bullas
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Dawid Przybylo
No earlier number in our eight leagues
New at Burton Albion · 12
Will Collar
Before: #18 at Milton Keynes Dons (2025/26)
Curtis Tilt
Before: #26 at Bradford City (2025/26)
Raphael Borges Rodrigues
Before: #17 at Coventry (2025/26)
Caylan Vickers
Before: #25 at Wigan Athletic (2025/26)
Matthew Dennis
Before: #19 at Notts County (2025/26)
Emeka Adiele
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Harvey Araujo
Before: #24 at Colchester United (2025/26)
Millar Matthews-Lewis
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Corey Addai
Before: #34 at Stockport County (2025/26)
Jack Willow
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Miles Henry
No earlier number in our eight leagues
New at Cambridge United · 9
Callum Perry
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Patrick Bauer
Before: #15 at Wimbledon (2025/26)
Isaac Heath
Before: #30 at Accrington Stanley (2025/26)
Owen Moxon
Before: #33 at Wigan Athletic (2025/26)
Gassan Ahadme
Before: #9 at Charlton Athletic (2025/26)
Cathal Heffernan
Before: #31 at Harrogate Town (2025/26)
Sam Curtis
Before: #29 at Sheffield United (2025/26)
Daniel Fraser
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Raees Bangura-Williams
Before: #31 at Millwall (2025/26)
New at Doncaster Rovers · 11
Tommy Simkin
Before: #25 at Stoke City (2025/26)
James Husband
Before: #3 at Blackpool (2025/26)
Tommi O'Reilly
Before: #58 at Aston Villa (2025/26)
Alfie May
Before: #26 at Huddersfield Town (2025/26)
Leon Ayinde
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Jordan Thomas
Before: #11 at Cheltenham Town (2025/26)
Isaac Hutchinson
Before: #8 at Bristol Rovers (2025/26)
Alex Pavan
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Lincoln Pawlak
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Josh Clarke
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Jonny Tomlinson
No earlier number in our eight leagues
New at Huddersfield Town · 9
Matty Young
Before: #1 at Salford City (2025/26)
Archie Collins
Before: #4 at Peterborough United (2025/26)
Ashley Fletcher
Before: #11 at Blackpool (2025/26)
Ethan Brierley
Before: #6 at Exeter City (2025/26)
Ibane Bowat
Before: #17 at Portsmouth (2025/26)
Ilias Bronkhorst
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Derensili Sanches Fernandes
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Marlie Neil
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Jamie Spencer
No earlier number in our eight leagues
New at Leicester · 15
Jayden Joseph
Before: #14 at Tranmere Rovers (2025/26)
John Lundstram
Before: #5 at Hull City (2025/26)
Conor Chaplin
Before: #36 at Portsmouth (2025/26)
Admir Bristrić
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Liam Cullen
Before: #20 at Swansea City (2025/26)
Warren O'Hora
Last in our leagues: #5 at Milton Keynes Dons (2023/24)
Emil Riis Jakobsen
Before: #18 at Bristol City (2025/26)
Christian McFarlane
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Harry Howell
Before: #53 at Brighton (2025/26)
Franco Ravizzoli
Before: #25 at Blackpool (2025/26)
Tom Watson
Before: #12 at Wigan Athletic (2025/26)
Ilari Kangasniemi
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Kamari Doyle
Before: #29 at Reading (2025/26)
Alex McCarthy
Before: #1 at Southampton (2025/26)
New at Leyton Orient · 16
Nathan Baxter
Before: #12 at Watford (2025/26)
Fin Stevens
Before: #14 at St. Pauli (2025/26)
Joseph Olowu
Before: #5 at Stockport County (2025/26)
Jaze Kabia
Before: #9 at Grimsby Town (2025/26)
Alfie Gilchrist
Before: #14 at West Bromwich Albion (2025/26)
Noah Phillips
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Isaac Hayden
Before: #15 at Queens Park Rangers (2025/26)
Armando Dobra
Before: #17 at Chesterfield (2025/26)
Dane Scarlett
Before: #44 at Tottenham (2025/26)
Somto Boniface
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Alex Gilbert
Before: #14 at Middlesbrough (2025/26)
Yusuf Akhamrich
Before: #10 at Bristol Rovers (2025/26)
Tony Springett
Before: #42 at Norwich City (2025/26)
Alfie Wellens
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Phil Chinedu
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Nicholas Oyekunle
Before: #49 at Southampton (2025/26)
New at Luton Town · 8
George Johnston
Before: #6 at Bolton Wanderers (2025/26)
Callum Marshall
Before: #50 at West Ham (2025/26)
Jamie Donley
Before: #33 at Oxford United (2025/26)
Dan Gore
Before: #44 at Rotherham United (2025/26)
Tudor Mendel-Idowu
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Jayden Luker
Before: #16 at Notts County (2025/26)
Benny Benagr
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Harrison Ashby
Before: #33 at Bradford City (2025/26)
New at Mansfield Town · 5
Michael Smith
Before: #24 at Preston North End (2025/26)
Liam Thompson
Before: #16 at Derby County (2025/26)
David McGoldrick
Before: #10 at Barnsley (2025/26)
Ollie Taylor
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Owen Dodgson
Before: #3 at Stockport County (2025/26)
New at Milton Keynes Dons · 8
Daniel Barlaser
Last in our leagues: #4 at Middlesbrough (2024/25)
Charlie Goode
Before: #15 at Stevenage (2025/26)
Sam Nombe
Before: #10 at Rotherham United (2025/26)
Cohen Bramall
Before: #33 at Luton Town (2025/26)
Samuel Silvera
Before: #22 at Middlesbrough (2025/26)
Ryan Barnett
Before: #29 at Wrexham (2025/26)
Will Dennis
Before: #12 at Leyton Orient (2025/26)
Ryan Wintle
Before: #6 at Cardiff City (2025/26)
New at Notts County · 14
James Gibbons
Before: #26 at Cambridge United (2025/26)
Callum Roberts
Last in our leagues: #37 at Newcastle (2018/19)
Oli Cooper
Before: #31 at Swansea City (2025/26)
Daniel Kanu
Before: #29 at Charlton Athletic (2025/26)
Rosaire Longelo
Before: #45 at Salford City (2025/26)
Darius Lipsiuc
Last in our leagues: #50 at Stoke City (2024/25)
Jack Evans
Before: #4 at Harrogate Town (2025/26)
Dean Campbell
Before: #4 at Northampton Town (2025/26)
Luka Smyth
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Ishé Samuels-Smith
Before: #16 at Swansea City (2025/26)
Rory Finneran
Last in our leagues: #42 at Blackburn Rovers (2023/24)
Emile Acquah
Before: #12 at Harrogate Town (2025/26)
Hindolo Mustapha
Before: #25 at West Bromwich Albion (2025/26)
Matt Baker
Before: #4 at Newport County (2025/26)
New at Oxford United · 7
Kai Andrews
Before: #54 at Coventry (2025/26)
Simon Eastwood
Last in our leagues: #13 at Blackburn Rovers (2015/16)
Luka Lynch
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Leo Snowden
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Peter Kioso
Before: #30 at Peterborough United (2025/26)
Aidan Elliott-Wheeler
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Mo Missanga
No earlier number in our eight leagues
New at Peterborough United · 11
Liam Kelly
Before: #6 at Milton Keynes Dons (2025/26)
Harrison Jones
Before: #50 at Sunderland (2025/26)
Ethan Williams
Last in our leagues: #16 at Cheltenham Town (2024/25)
Owura Edwards
Before: #21 at Colchester United (2025/26)
Josh Feeney
Before: #20 at Huddersfield Town (2025/26)
Vernon Masara
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Bolu Shofowoke
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Chris Conn-Clarke
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Danny Ormerod
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Harry Ashfield
Before: #45 at Wrexham (2025/26)
New at Plymouth Argyle · 8
Murphy Mahoney
Before: #13 at Sheffield Wednesday (2025/26)
Harvey White
Before: #18 at Stevenage (2025/26)
Will Evans
Before: #11 at Mansfield Town (2025/26)
Oliver Irow
Before: #44 at Mansfield Town (2025/26)
Tyreeq Bakinson
Before: #15 at Leyton Orient (2025/26)
James Storer
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Alex Hartridge
Before: #16 at Burton Albion (2025/26)
Joe Mwaro
No earlier number in our eight leagues
New at Reading · 21
Udoka Godwin-Malife
Before: #2 at Burton Albion (2025/26)
George Earthy
Before: #40 at West Ham (2025/26)
Jamie Reid
Before: #19 at Stevenage (2025/26)
Kyreece Lisbie
Before: #14 at Colchester United (2025/26)
Conor Masterson
Before: #4 at Gillingham (2025/26)
Josh Stokes
Before: #28 at Stockport County (2025/26)
David Hicks
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Abraham Kanu
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Harley Irish
No earlier number in our eight leagues
T'Shay St. Louis
No earlier number in our eight leagues
George Booth
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Callum Cliff
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Toby Borgnis
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Anthony Dove
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Scofield Lonmeni-Dekam
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Jacob Neptune
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Ainsley Covus
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Matteo Dashi
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Torin Ntege
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Calum Logan
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Jeremiah Berkeley-Agyepong
No earlier number in our eight leagues
New at Sheffield Wednesday · 16
Joe Lumley
Before: #13 at Bristol City (2025/26)
Ricardo Santos
Before: #23 at Swansea City (2025/26)
Callum Slattery
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Louie Barry
Before: #34 at Aston Villa (2025/26)
Ali Al-Hamadi
Before: #12 at Luton Town (2025/26)
Ashley Maynard-Brewer
Before: #21 at Charlton Athletic (2025/26)
Billy Mitchell
Before: #8 at Millwall (2025/26)
Kieran Morrison
Before: #68 at Liverpool (2025/26)
Tyler Onyango
Before: #24 at Stockport County (2025/26)
Jordi Liongola
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Harry Gray
Before: #24 at Rotherham United (2025/26)
Sil Swinkels
Before: #50 at Aston Villa (2025/26)
Connal Trueman
Before: #27 at Milton Keynes Dons (2025/26)
Reece James
Before: #6 at Rotherham United (2025/26)
Mason Burstow
Before: #48 at Bolton Wanderers (2025/26)
Davis Keillor-Dunn
Before: #40 at Barnsley (2025/26)
New at Stevenage · 11
Tommy Setford
Before: #35 at Arsenal (2025/26)
Terry Taylor
Before: #12 at Charlton Athletic (2025/26)
Josh Magennis
Before: #27 at Exeter City (2025/26)
Daniel Barden
Last in our leagues: #38 at Norwich City (2024/25)
Terence Vancooten
Before: #5 at Burton Albion (2025/26)
Olly Sanderson
Last in our leagues: #21 at Bradford City (2024/25)
Jack Taylor
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Matt Smith
Before: #17 at Wigan Athletic (2025/26)
Joe Knight
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Ben Broggio
Before: #62 at Aston Villa (2025/26)
Michael Mellon
Before: #28 at Oldham Athletic (2025/26)
New at Stockport County · 14
Oliver Whatmuff
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Eoghan O'Connell
Before: #15 at Barnsley (2025/26)
Tom Wilson-Brown
Before: #16 at Swindon Town (2025/26)
Ryan Glover
Before: #15 at Barnet (2025/26)
Harry Wood
Last in our leagues: #18 at Grimsby Town (2023/24)
Ryan Rydel
Before: #3 at Exeter City (2025/26)
Jason Adigun
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Mikael Mandron
Last in our leagues: #12 at Crewe Alexandra (2020/21)
Kyron Gordon
Last in our leagues: #34 at Sheffield United (2022/23)
Mamadou Jobe
Before: #23 at Cambridge United (2025/26)
Luca Ashby-Hammond
Before: #21 at Plymouth Argyle (2025/26)
Ethan Ennis
Before: #16 at Fleetwood Town (2025/26)
James Bailey
Last in our leagues: #16 at Yeovil Town (2017/18)
Richard Ilara
No earlier number in our eight leagues
New at Wigan Athletic · 18
Joe Walsh
Before: #13 at Queens Park Rangers (2025/26)
Connor Barrett
Before: #2 at Walsall (2025/26)
Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Finley Burns
Before: #12 at Reading (2025/26)
Max Power
Before: #6 at Bradford City (2025/26)
Sonny Perkins
Before: #20 at Leyton Orient (2025/26)
Reggie Walsh
Before: #46 at Chelsea (2025/26)
Luke Harris
Before: #28 at Wycombe Wanderers (2025/26)
Archie Harris
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Akeel Higgins
Before: #17 at Exeter City (2025/26)
Charlie Gray
Before: #59 at Manchester City (2025/26)
Chris Sze
No earlier number in our eight leagues
K'Marni Miller
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Adam Moseley
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Scott Hogan
Before: #9 at Milton Keynes Dons (2025/26)
Bradley Burrowes
Before: #83 at Aston Villa (2025/26)
Joe Whitworth
Before: #1 at Exeter City (2025/26)
Sam Bolland
No earlier number in our eight leagues
New at Wimbledon · 9
Steven Sessegnon
Before: #5 at Wigan Athletic (2025/26)
Ollie Harrison
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Jayden Stockley
Before: #9 at Port Vale (2025/26)
Zach Nelson
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Freddie Simmonds
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Andy Yiadom
Before: #17 at Reading (2025/26)
Donnell McNeilly
Before: #24 at Wycombe Wanderers (2025/26)
Dan Sweeney
Before: #6 at Stevenage (2025/26)
Josef Bursik
Before: #26 at Portsmouth (2025/26)
New at Wycombe Wanderers · 8
Silko Thomas
Before: #39 at Leicester (2025/26)
Jayden Wareham
Before: #9 at Exeter City (2025/26)
Emre Tezgel
Before: #36 at Crewe Alexandra (2025/26)
Sam Parker
Before: #41 at Swansea City (2025/26)
Conor Hazard
Before: #1 at Plymouth Argyle (2025/26)
Steve Cook
Before: #5 at Queens Park Rangers (2025/26)
Malik Mothersille
Before: #11 at Stockport County (2025/26)
Jackson King
No earlier number in our eight leagues