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
For a bit of fun, scroll and click through the pages to see how the third tier ended up after our simulation
. OXFORD, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Detail view of the SkyBet League One logo during the Sky Bet League One match between Oxford United and Coventry City at Kassam Stadium on September 9, 2018 in Oxford, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
OXFORD, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Detail view of the SkyBet League One logo during the Sky Bet League One match between Oxford United and Coventry City at Kassam Stadium on September 9, 2018 in Oxford, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) Photo: Catherine Ivill
. (1st) OXFORD UNITED - CHAMPIONS
Points achieved: 93... goal difference: 40 Photo: Alex Burstow
. (2nd) PETERBOROUGH UNITED - PROMOTED
Points achieved: 89... goal difference: 29 Photo: Lewis Storey
. (3rd) SUNDERLAND AFC - PLAY-OFF WINNERS
Points achieved: 86... goal difference: 27 Photo: Lewis Storey
. (4th) BLACKPOOL - PLAYOFF FINALISTS
Points achieved: 84... goal difference: 20 Photo: Charlotte Tattersall
. (5th) HULL CITY - PLAY-OFFS
Points achieved: 77... goal difference: 17 Photo: Harry Trump
. (6th) IPSWICH TOWN - PLAY-OFFS
Points achieved: 77... goal difference: 17 Photo: George Wood
5. (5th) HULL CITY - PLAY-OFFS
Points achieved: 77... goal difference: 17 Photo: Harry Trump
6. (6th) IPSWICH TOWN - PLAY-OFFS
Points achieved: 77... goal difference: 17 Photo: George Wood
