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Sky Bet League One 2016/17 guide
- Updated: August 4, 2016
The big kick-off is fast approaching but what can supporters expect from Sky Bet League One this season?
With the help of English Football League title sponsor, Sky Bet, and Sky Sports expert Ian Holloway, we pick out teams to watch at both ends of the table and some players who could make their mark…
Title contenders
Sheffield United are once again the pre-season favourites to win Sky Bet League One but can Chris Wilder succeed where the likes of Nigel Clough and Nigel Adkins have failed?
The Blades are preparing for a sixth season in the third tier but with a boyhood fan whose managerial star is on the rise at the helm – Wilder shrugged aside off-field problems to lead Northampton to the League Two title last term – the Bramall Lane faithful might finally feel this could be their year.
United chiefs are so far standing firm over talented young forward Che Adams, rejecting two bids from Birmingham, but evergreen goalscorer Leon Clarke should take some pressure off Billy Sharp and the likes of Jack O’Connell and John Fleck are much-needed recruits down the spine of the team.
Sky Bet have Wilder’s side as 5/1 market leaders to finish top (7/4 for promotion) with their closest challengers tipped to be Championship tumblers Charlton (9/1) and beaten play-off finalists Millwall (10/1).
The Addicks had three different mangers during a turbulent 2015/16 campaign that saw repeated protests against owner Roland Duchatalet but have the experienced Russell Slade in charge this time around and despite losing Nick Pope and Johann Berg Gudmondsson to Burnley, new signings Declan Rudd and Nicky Ajose catch the eye.
Millwall, meanwhile, have largely kept together a squad that lost out to Barnsley at Wembley and have added Plymouth winger Gregg Wylde to an already lively attack that includes Lee Gregory and Steve Morison.
The two other sides relegated from the Championship, MK Dons and Bolton, are rated 12/1 shots for the title – the same price as Bradford, who missed out in the play-offs under Phil Parkinson – now at the Macron Stadium. The Bantams will hope to be challenging towards the top again under the familiar stewardship of …
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