The 2026–27 season is the 147th competitive association football season in England.
National teams
England men's national football team
Results and fixtures
Friendlies
2026–27 UEFA Nations League
Group 3
England women's national football team
Results and fixtures Friendlies
2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs
U–20
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Group B
Knockout stage
UEFA competitions UEFA Super Cup
UEFA Champions League
League phase
Arsenal
Aston Villa
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
UEFA Europa League
League phase
Bournemouth
Crystal Palace
Sunderland
UEFA Conference League
Qualifying round
Play-off round
League phase
Brighton & Hove Albion
UEFA Women's Champions League
Qualifying rounds
Third qualifying round
League stage
Arsenal
Chelsea
Manchester City
UEFA Youth League
UEFA Champions League Path
Arsenal
Aston Villa
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Domestic Champions Path
Second round
League competitions (Men's) League DivisionPromoted to league Relegated from league Premier League Coventry City Ipswich Town Hull City West Ham United Burnley Wolverhampton Wanderers Championship Lincoln City Cardiff City Bolton Wanderers Oxford United Leicester City Sheffield Wednesday League One Bromley Milton Keynes Dons Cambridge United Notts County Exeter City Port Vale Rotherham United Northampton Town League Two York City Rochdale Harrogate Town Barrow National League AFC Fylde Worthing Kidderminster Harriers Hornchurch Brackley Town Morecambe Braintree Town Truro City
Premier League
Championship
League One
League Two
National League
North
South
Cup competitions (Men's)
FA Cup
Final
EFL Cup
Final
EFL Trophy
Final
FA Trophy
Final
FA Vase
Final
Community Shield
League competitions (Women's)
LeaguePromoted to league Relegated from league Super LeagueBirmingham City Crystal Palace Charlton Athletic Leicester City Super League 2Burnley Watford Wolverhampton Wanderers Portsmouth National LeaguePremier DivisionHuddersfield Town Peterborough United Boldmere St. Michaels Fulham Norwich City Swindon Town Halifax Sporting Khalsa Gwalia United Billericay Town
Women's Super League
Women's Super League 2
Cup competitions (Women's)
Women's FA Cup
Final
FA Women's League Cup
Final
FA Women's National League Cup
FA Women's National League Plate
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of departurePosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentBlackburn Rovers Michael O'NeillEnd of contract2 May 2026Pre-season Tony Mowbray5 June 2026Bristol City Roy HodgsonEnd of interim spell Michael Skubala29 May 2026Barnsley Conor HourihaneMutual consent Daniel Stendel12 May 2026Leicester City Gary RowettEnd of contract Russell Martin 16 June 2026Northampton Town Colin CalderwoodEnd of interim spell Chris Hogg18 May 2026Rotherham United Lee ClarkEnd of contract Alex Bruce29 June 2026Tranmere Rovers Pete WildEnd of interim spell Darrell Clarke26 May 2026Walsall Darren Byfield Lee Grant14 May 2026Watford Edward StillSacked3 May 2026 Alessio Dionisi15 June 2026Huddersfield Town Liam ManningMutual consent11 May 2026 Martin Drury27 May 2026Bournemouth Andoni IraolaEnd of contract24 May 2026 Marco Rose1 June 2026Burnley Mike JacksonEnd of interim spell Nicky Hayen10 July 2026Chelsea Calum McFarlane Xabi Alonso1 July 2026Manchester City Pep GuardiolaResigned Enzo Maresca29 June 2026Crystal Palace Oliver GlasnerEnd of contract27 May 2026 Pierre Sage15 June 2026Lincoln City Michael SkubalaSigned by Bristol City29 May 202629 May 2026Liverpool Arne SlotSacked30 May 2026 Andoni Iraola4 June 2026Stockport County Dave ChallinorMutual consent1 June 2026 Jimmy McNulty5 June 2026Fulham Marco SilvaEnd of contract2 June 2026 Álvaro Arbeloa7 July 2026Salford City Karl RobinsonSacked Peter Cklamovski18 June 2026Rochdale Jimmy McNultySigned by Stockport County5 June 2026 Ian Watson9 June 2026Ipswich Town Kieran McKennaResigned10 June 2026 Gary O'Neil23 June 2026Wolverhampton Wanderers Rob EdwardsSacked11 June 2026 César Peixoto15 June 2026Oxford United Matt Bloomfield20 June 2026 Aaron Ramsey23 June 2026Newport County Christian FuchsResigned27 June 2026 Hayden Mullins31 July 2026Nottingham Forest Vítor PereiraSacked2 July 2026 Oliver Glasner6 July 2026York City Stuart Maynard26 July 2026 Scott Lindsey27 July 2026Newcastle United Eddie HoweResigned31 July 2026 Matthias Jaissle5 August 2026Wycombe Wanderers Michael DuffSacked8 September 202623rd Tom Hounsell (interim)9 September 2026Preston North End Paul Heckingbottom13 September 2026 Graham Alexander28 September 2026Peterborough United Luke Williams19 September 2026 Robbie Savage2 October 2026Bradford City Graham AlexanderSigned by Preston North End28 September 20261st Michael Duff6 October 2026
Deaths
3 June 2026: Bobby Tambling, 84, England, Chelsea and Crystal Palace forward. 4 June 2026: Aaron Cook, 46, Portsmouth defender. 9 June 2026: Richard Teale, 74, Queens Park Rangers, Fulham and Wimbledon goalkeeper.https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/2026/june/09/richard-teale/, Queens Park Rangers FC, 9 June 2026 11 June 2026: Kenny Jackett, 64, Wales and Watford defender/midfielder, who also managed Watford, Swansea City, Millwall, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Rotherham United, Portsmouth and Leyton Orient.https://www.swanseacity.com/news/swansea-city-mourns-passing-kenny-jackett, Swansea City mourns the passing of Kenny Jackett, Swansea City AFC, 12 June 2026 15 June 2026: Trevor Hitchen, 99, Southport and Oldham Athletic wing half, who also managed Southport. 17 June 2026: Bobby Harrison, 95, Carlisle United midfielder.https://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/news/bobby-harrison-1930-2026, BOBBY HARRISON | 1930 - 2026, Carlisle United FC, 17 June 2026 17 June 2026: Éric Roy, 58, Sunderland midfielder. 20 June 2026: Alan Murray, 76, Middlesbrough, York City, Brentford and Doncaster Rovers midfielder, who also managed Hartlepool United and Darlington.https://x.com/Official_HUFC/status/2068679632782524419, Alan Murray 1949-2026, Hartlepool United X, 21 June 2026 22 June 2026: Reg Barton, 84, Chester City goalkeeper.https://chesterfc.com/06/22/reg-barton-1942-2026/, Reg Barton 1942-2026, Chester FC, 22 June 2026 24 June 2026: Herbie Williams, 85, Wales and Swansea City inside forward. 30 June 2026: Bobby Irvine, 84, Northern Ireland and Stoke City goalkeeper.Tributes paid as 'Hero of Bilbao' Bobby Irvine dies at 84, Belfast Telegraph (1 July 2026). Retrieved 3 July 2026. 1 July 2026: Paul Dobson, 62, Hartlepool United, Torquay United, Doncaster Rovers, Scarborough, Lincoln City and Darlington forward. Hartlepool United pay tribute as former striker Paul Dobson passes away 3 July 2026: Alan Banks, 87, Liverpool, Exeter City and Plymouth Argyle forward. 3 July 2026: Peter Higham, 95, Portsmouth, Preston North End, Nottingham Forest and Doncaster Rovers forward.Neil Allen (3 July 2026) Portsmouth's oldest-living player and First Division champion Peter Higham passes away at 95. portsmouth.co.uk 8 July 2026: Andy Cassidy, 67, Stockport County goalkeeper., Andy Cassidy: 1959-2026, Stockport County X, 8 July 2026 10 July 2026: Mike Larnach, 73, Newcastle United forward. 10 July 2026: Tom Sweenie, 80, Leicester City and York City midfielder.Tom Sweenie – 1945-2026, Leicester City FC, 10 July 2026 11 July 2026: Ken Bates, 94, football executive who had spells as chairman at Oldham Athletic and owner at Wigan Athletic, Chelsea and Leeds United.Ken Bates – 1931-2026 12 July 2026: Derek Ryder, 79, Cardiff City, Rochdale and Southport defenderDerek Ryder - 1947-2026, Rochdaleafc.com X account, 12 July 2026 20 July 2026: Kevin Keegan , 75, England, Scunthorpe United, Liverpool, Southampton and Newcastle United midfielder/forward, who also managed Newcastle United, Fulham, England and Manchester City.https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13563799/kevin-keegan-dies-aged-75-former-england-forward-and-manager-passes-away-after-battle-with-cancer 22 July 2026: John Farley, 74, Watford, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Hull City and Bury midfielder.John Farley 1951-2026, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, 22 July 2026 28 July 2026: Fred Kemp, 80, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Southampton, Blackpool, Halifax Town and Hereford United defender. 2 August 2026: Paul Bradshaw, 72, Burnley and Sheffield Wednesday midfielder. 8 August 2026: Phil Parkes, 79, Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper. 14 August 2026: Jimmy Rimmer, 78, England, Manchester United, Arsenal, Aston Villa and Swansea City goalkeeper. 17 August 2026: Mike Bailey, 84, England, Charlton Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Hereford United midfielder, who also managed Hereford United, Charlton Athletic and Brighton & Hove Albion.Mike Bailey | 1942-2026 20 August 2026: Terry Dyson, 91, Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham and Colchester United midfielder.Obituary | Terry Dyson, Tottenham Hotspur FC, 20 August 2026 c. 20 August 2026: Leslie Lea, 83, Blackpool, Cardiff City and Barnsley midfielder.In Memory | Les Lea, Cardiff City FC, 20 August 2026 22 August 2026: Quévin Castro, 25, West Bromwich Albion midfielder.Ex-West Brom star dies, 25, after collapsing during friendly match c. 22 August 2026: Bobby Ross, 84, Shrewsbury Town, Brentford and Cambridge United forward/midfielder. c. 27 August 2026: Terry Matthews, 90, West Ham United, Aldershot and Gillingham forward. 1 September 2026: Alan Knight , 65, Portsmouth goalkeeper, who played 801 games for the club between 1978 and 2000. 2 September 2026: Hugh Curran, 82, Scotland, Millwall, Norwich City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Oxford United and Bolton Wanderers forward. 2 September 2026: David McDermott, 38, Walsall midfielder.David McDermott: 1988-2026, Walsall FC LinkedIn, 2 September 2026 c. 2 September 2026: Børge Thorup, 82, Denmark and Crystal Palace defender. 4 September 2026: Paul Matthews, 79, Leicester City, Mansfield Town and Rotherham United midfielder.In memoriam: Paul Matthews (1946-2026), Mansfield Town FC, 4 September 2026 8 September 2026: Harry Burrows, 85, Aston Villa, Stoke City and Plymouth Argyle forward.Stoke City legends lead tributes to Harry Burrows and one of football's hardest ever shots c. 9 September 2026: John Robinson, 92, Middlesbrough and Hartlepool United midfielder.John Robinson: 1934-2026, Middlesbrough Football Club, 9 September 2026 10 September 2026: Malcolm Dawes, 82, Aldershot, Hartlepool United and Workington defender.Malcolm Dawes: 1944-2026, Hartlepool United X (formerly Twitter), 10 September 2026 10 September 2026: Ken Todd, 69, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Port Vale and Portsmouth midfielder. 11 September 2026: Harry Kirk, 82, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Hartlepool United, Scunthorpe United and Stockport County midfielder. 14 September 2026: Luděk Mikloško, 64, Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic, West Ham United and Queens Park Rangers goalkeeper. 15 September 2026: John Delaney, 84, A.F.C. Bournemouth defender. 15 September 2026: Kevin Miller, 57, Exeter City, Birmingham City, Watford, Crystal Palace, Barnsley, Bristol Rovers and Southampton goalkeeper. 19 September 2026: James Walker, 38, Antigua and Barbuda, Southend United, Gillingham and Leyton Orient forward. c. 27 September 2026: Ken Taylor, 91, Huddersfield Town and Bradford (Park Avenue) defender.Ken Taylor: Top Yorkshire sportsman who played professional football and cricket dies aged 91 29 September 2026: Courtney Meppen-Walters, 32, Carlisle United defender. 2 October 2026: Geoff Hickson, 87, Stoke City, Crewe Alexandra and Southport goalkeeper.Crewe Alexandra promotion winner Geoff Hickson dies aged 87
Retirements