And there was only one place to start – putting the game into auto-pilot mode and seeing exactly how the League One table ended up looking at the end of the 2020/21 season.
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For a bit of fun, scroll and click through the pages to see how the third tier ended up after our simulation

1. (1st) OXFORD UNITED - CHAMPIONS
Points achieved: 93... goal difference: 40 Photo: Alex Burstow

2. (2nd) PETERBOROUGH UNITED - PROMOTED
Points achieved: 89... goal difference: 29 Photo: Lewis Storey

3. (3rd) SUNDERLAND AFC - PLAY-OFF WINNERS
Points achieved: 86... goal difference: 27 Photo: Lewis Storey

4. (4th) BLACKPOOL - PLAYOFF FINALISTS
Points achieved: 84... goal difference: 20 Photo: Charlotte Tattersall
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