League One Weekly Digest | 23 October 2026 – 30 October 2026

League One — the week in brief

Bradford City were drawn against Manchester City in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals after beating Burnley and Peterborough in earlier rounds. The tie at the Etihad Stadium brings a potential six-figure television fee and gate receipts from ticketing arrangements still to be agreed between the clubs.

Wigan Athletic lost 3-0 at Leicester City on Tuesday, with Emil Riis and Bobby De Cordova-Reid among the scorers at the King Power Stadium. The Latics have now lost three consecutive League One matches and sit bottom of the table ahead of home fixtures against Bromley and Mansfield Town.

Plymouth Argyle won 3-2 at Cambridge United on 24 October, ending a run of two defeats without a goal. The Pilgrims had dropped from the top of League One to fifth before the trip to the Abbey, where they faced a side one place and one point above them.

Oxford United beat Stockport County 1-0 at the Kassam Stadium on Tuesday, Mark Harris scoring his fifth goal of the season. Aaron Ramsey’s side took the win against a Stockport team competing at the top end of League One.

Blackpool came from behind to beat Aston Villa’s under-21 side 3-2 at Bloomfield Road in the EFL Trophy on Tuesday, Zac Ashworth, Jerry Yates and Jordan Brown scoring. Port Vale scored five against Manchester City’s under-21 side in the same competition.

Around League One

• Blackpool — Blackpool FC Community Trust ran a month of activities in October, including a Check Your Pumpkins for Lumpkins event for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
• Bradford — Bradford City host Huddersfield Town in a West Yorkshire derby at Mbanq Valley Parade on Saturday, with Michael Duff facing the club that sacked him in March last year.
• Bromley — Michael Cheek scored his first League One goal as Bromley drew 1-1 with Peterborough United, a first league point in over a month following Andy Woodman’s departure.
• Cambridge United — Cambridge United came from behind to draw 1-1 at Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday in Matt Hamshaw’s first match as caretaker boss.
• Doncaster — Summer signing Jordan Thomas joined Doncaster Rovers on a free transfer from Cheltenham Town, attracted by Grant McCann’s attacking approach.
• Leicester — Ilari Kangasniemi and Admir Bristric, summer signings from Finland and Slovenia, form part of Leicester City’s long-term plans.
• Luton — Luton striker Nahki Wells, the club’s leading scorer with eight goals, was forced off with an injury against Doncaster Rovers on Tuesday night.
• Mansfield Town — Mansfield Town host Notts County in the Nottinghamshire derby, with the visitors back in League One after winning last season’s play-offs.
• Milton Keynes Dons — MK Dons drew six of their first eight League One games after introducing ten new players in the summer, and Charlie Goode sees the side having turned a corner.
• Notts County — Notts County’s League One fixture at Peterborough United was rescheduled from its original date because of international call-ups for County.
• Oxford United — Oxford United beat high-flying Stockport County with Mark Harris scoring his fifth goal of the season, extending the U’s unbeaten run.
• Peterborough — Peterborough United have Harry Ashfield, Brandon Khela, Josh Feeney and Harry Leonard rated 50/50 for the Luton Town match, with David Okagbue out through an ankle problem.
• Plymouth — Plymouth Argyle beat Cambridge United 3-2 on Saturday, holding on through a late onslaught after leading 2-0 and then 3-1.
• Reading — Reading beat Leyton Orient 1-0 last Wednesday, with Leam Richardson’s side instructed to stop Alex Gilbert.
• Sheffield Wednesday — Sheffield Wednesday host Blackpool on Sunday seeking to end a run of three games without a win, with interim boss Matt Hamshaw in charge after Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Cambridge United.
• Wigan — Wigan Athletic striker Christian Saydee returned after a significant calf injury suffered in early July during pre-season.
• Wycombe — Former Wycombe Wanderers midfielder Rob Lee discussed his time at Adams Park on the Undr the Cosh Podcast, a spell overshadowed by off-pitch tragedies.

No local coverage was filed this week for AFC Wimbledon, Huddersfield.

We do not yet track a local outlet for Barnsley, Burton Albion, Leyton Orient, Stevenage, Stockport County, so they are absent from this round-up — a gap in our sourcing, not in their coverage.

League One digest, 23 October 2026 – 30 October 2026. Compiled from 29 articles across 4 publishers. Leads selected by best local reporting (corroboration unavailable — see LEAGUE_RULES). About our editorial process.