League One Weekly Digest | 02 October 2026 – 09 October 2026

League One — the week in brief

Wigan Athletic’s summer transfer window spending fell compared with last season, while the club’s points total over the first two months of the campaign was lower and home attendances across the first four league fixtures at the Brick averaged around 650 fewer per match. A Fans Forum took place during the international break.

Michael Ryan was the linesman on the touchline at Hillsborough on 26 September 1998 when Sheffield Wednesday and Arsenal players came together in fisticuffs. He left the field and entered the officials’ changing room. The referee liaison officer and a pot of tea were the usual occupants of that room at half-time.

Stevenage beat Leicester City 2-1 in the second Jersey Mike’s Trophy group game at Broadhall Way. Emil Riis scored for the Foxes. Both sides had won their opening group fixtures, Leicester against Fulham Under-21s and Stevenage against Walsall, by the same 6-1 scoreline. Admir Bristric scored a hat-trick in the opening game.

Wrexham’s new Kop stand at the Racecourse is under construction as part of a £70m development at the oldest international football ground still in use. The Kop had stood derelict for years. The stand is scheduled to be fully operational by the start of next season.

Around League One

• Blackpool — Blackpool midfielder Albie Morgan agreed with boss Ian Evatt that the Seasiders need to toughen up defensively as a team to progress in League One this season.
• Bradford — David Sharpe identified Michael Duff as the right man to replace Graham Alexander at Bradford within minutes of their first meeting.
• Bromley — Mansfield Town exited the competition after a 2-0 defeat to Port Vale on Tuesday, a result that ended their involvement in the Jersey Mike’s Trophy.
• Cambridge United — Cambridge United announced that Under-18 season ticket holders can attend the rearranged League One fixture against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough later this month for free.
• Doncaster — Doncaster Rovers raised more than £18,000 through their involvement in the Prostate United challenge, with the club sitting fourth among all teams taking part this month.
• Huddersfield — Huddersfield Town defender Lynden Gooch made his third start of the season in Tuesday’s 5-0 EFL Trophy victory over Rochdale, scoring his first goal of the campaign.
• Leicester — Leicester City boss Russell Martin responded to criticism late on Tuesday night after chants against his style of play during recent matches.
• Leyton Orient — Leyton Orient conceded twice early in the second half as Plymouth Argyle won 2-0 at Brisbane Road, the Pilgrims’ third consecutive away league victory.
• Luton — Luton Town keeper James Shea was chosen ahead of Josh Keeley for the home fixture and started again in goal for the Hatters.
• Mansfield Town — Mansfield Town were handed a 2-0 defeat by Port Vale on their return to action this week, a result that ended their involvement in the Jersey Mike’s Trophy.
• Milton Keynes Dons — MK Dons striker Sam Nombe scored his second first goal for the club on Tuesday night, having previously come through the academy before leaving in 2021.
• Oxford United — Oxford United Women host Swindon Town on Sunday, October 11, in the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division, with a special ticket offer of £5 for one adult and one child.
• Peterborough — Peterborough United travel to Leicester City for a League One fixture, with boss Robbie Savage stating it is time Posh started talking about themselves more.
• Plymouth — Plymouth Argyle defender Alex Hartridge is poised to return to the squad for the League One game against AFC Wimbledon at Home Park on Saturday after a month out with an ankle ligament injury.
• Reading — Reading defender Josh Knight, on loan from Portsmouth, completed 45 minutes of action as he edged closer to a return to first-team contention.
• Sheffield Wednesday — Sheffield Wednesday travel to Huddersfield Town this weekend for their first league fixture in three weeks, with Henrik Pedersen’s men having won twice in the EFL Trophy during that period.
• Wigan — Wigan Athletic striker Christian Saydee, yet to feature this season after suffering a calf injury over the summer, featured in a behind-closed-doors friendly against a yet-to-be-named opponent.

No local coverage was filed this week for Wycombe.

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

League One digest, 02 October 2026 – 09 October 2026. Compiled from 21 articles across 3 publishers. Leads selected by best local reporting (corroboration unavailable — see LEAGUE_RULES). About our editorial process.