League One 2026-2027 — First Goal Time Tracker

in	Date	Teams	HT	FT	1st goal	1	X	2
87	26 Sept	Cambridge UtdvsAFC Wimbledon	0:1	1:1	30'	1.82	3.45	4.04
86	26 Sept	WycombevsReading	0:0	2:2	47'	2.53	3.52	2.51
85	26 Sept	Stockport CountyvsPeterborough	0:0	1:0	51'	1.32	5.22	7.08
84	26 Sept	PlymouthvsBurton	0:0	0:1	70'	1.50	4.19	5.44
83	19 Sept	BromleyvsHuddersfield	1:1	2:1	9'	4.36	3.77	1.68
82	19 Sept	BlackpoolvsPlymouth	1:1	2:4	30'	2.87	3.49	2.21
81	19 Sept	PeterboroughvsDoncaster	0:1	0:2	15'	2.48	3.67	2.42
80	19 Sept	WiganvsWycombe	0:0	0:1	68'	2.38	3.34	2.86
79	19 Sept	Sheffield WedvsStockport County	0:0	0:0	111'	3.04	3.63	2.07
78	19 Sept	ReadingvsNotts County	0:0	2:0	49'	1.72	3.69	4.23
77	19 Sept	Oxford UtdvsCambridge Utd	1:0	1:1	15'	2.08	3.34	3.26
76	19 Sept	LutonvsBradford City	0:1	0:1	4'	2.09	3.44	3.35
75	19 Sept	Leyton OrientvsStevenage	0:0	1:0	79'	2.36	3.21	2.81
74	19 Sept	BarnsleyvsLeicester	0:1	1:1	7'	2.68	3.76	2.22
73	19 Sept	BurtonvsMansfield	2:1	2:2	16'	2.58	3.34	2.60
72	17 Sept	AFC WimbledonvsMK Dons	0:0	0:0	111'	2.99	3.31	2.31
71	12 Sept	MK DonsvsPeterborough	1:0	1:1	29'	1.96	3.73	3.27
70	12 Sept	Oxford UtdvsBurton	0:0	3:0	76'	1.85	3.54	3.81
69	12 Sept	Stockport CountyvsLeicester	1:2	3:4	11'	1.74	4.02	4.08
68	12 Sept	Sheffield WedvsWigan	0:0	0:0	111'	1.66	3.83	4.38
67	12 Sept	MansfieldvsHuddersfield	0:0	0:0	111'	3.27	3.62	2.06
66	12 Sept	Cambridge UtdvsReading	0:1	2:1	38'	2.65	3.20	2.49
65	12 Sept	BlackpoolvsBromley	2:1	2:2	10'	1.65	3.89	4.41
64	12 Sept	AFC WimbledonvsDoncaster	1:0	1:0	43'	3.22	3.33	2.07
63	12 Sept	PlymouthvsBarnsley	2:0	3:0	1'	1.64	4.05	4.31
62	12 Sept	Leyton OrientvsWycombe	1:2	2:3	13'	2.48	3.36	2.58
61	12 Sept	Notts CountyvsBradford City	0:0	0:1	52'	2.96	3.20	2.27
60	10 Sept	StevenagevsLuton	1:0	2:1	23'	3.26	3.32	2.09
59	07 Sept	BromleyvsAFC Wimbledon	0:1	0:2	8'	2.23	3.31	2.96
58	05 Sept	BurtonvsCambridge Utd	1:1	2:2	19'	2.72	3.16	2.48
57	05 Sept	BarnsleyvsStevenage	1:1	1:5	17'	2.18	3.27	3.09
56	05 Sept	WycombevsMK Dons	2:0	3:3	11'	2.20	3.52	2.87
55	05 Sept	ReadingvsBlackpool	1:0	3:1	12'	1.74	3.70	4.19
54	05 Sept	HuddersfieldvsNotts County	1:1	1:1	12'	1.64	3.73	4.68
53	05 Sept	DoncastervsPlymouth	0:1	2:3	28'	2.44	3.38	2.60
52	05 Sept	Bradford CityvsMansfield	1:0	1:0	18'	1.74	3.56	4.28
51	05 Sept	LutonvsLeyton Orient	1:1	1:1	25'	1.58	4.05	4.84
50	05 Sept	LeicestervsOxford Utd	0:1	0:4	8'	1.56	4.13	4.91
49	05 Sept	PeterboroughvsSheffield Wed	0:1	1:2	38'	2.58	3.55	2.38
48	05 Sept	WiganvsStockport County	0:3	0:4	10'	3.86	3.70	1.79
47	02 Sept	ReadingvsMansfield	3:0	5:0	35'	1.99	3.50	3.33
46	02 Sept	LutonvsStockport County	0:0	2:0	50'	2.52	3.61	2.42
45	02 Sept	BurtonvsAFC Wimbledon	2:1	4:1	18'	2.40	3.09	2.86
44	02 Sept	BarnsleyvsBlackpool	0:0	2:1	61'	2.20	3.57	2.81
43	02 Sept	WiganvsMK Dons	1:0	3:1	36'	2.35	3.42	2.69
42	01 Sept	BromleyvsLeyton Orient	0:1	0:5	36'	2.31	3.19	2.91
41	01 Sept	WycombevsSheffield Wed	1:2	1:2	6'	2.24	3.48	2.80
40	01 Sept	Bradford CityvsCambridge Utd	0:0	1:2	58'	1.93	3.21	3.84
39	01 Sept	PeterboroughvsStevenage	0:0	0:0	111'	2.13	3.40	3.28
38	01 Sept	LeicestervsPlymouth	2:0	2:0	48'	1.97	3.62	3.31
37	01 Sept	DoncastervsNotts County	1:0	1:1	36'	2.06	3.36	3.29
36	01 Sept	HuddersfieldvsOxford Utd	0:0	3:1	56'	1.66	3.82	4.39
35	30 Aug	MansfieldvsLuton	3:0	5:2	17'	3.05	3.41	2.14
34	30 Aug	AFC WimbledonvsWigan	0:0	1:0	88'	2.86	3.20	2.35
33	29 Aug	Notts CountyvsBurton	0:1	2:1	22'	2.13	3.30	3.23
32	29 Aug	Sheffield WedvsBromley	3:0	7:2	7'	1.72	3.67	4.31
31	29 Aug	Cambridge UtdvsHuddersfield	0:0	1:2	80'	2.67	3.26	2.46
30	29 Aug	Leyton OrientvsBarnsley	0:1	1:3	15'	2.04	3.61	3.17
29	29 Aug	StevenagevsDoncaster	0:0	2:2	57'	2.33	3.14	2.94
28	29 Aug	Stockport CountyvsWycombe	2:1	5:1	16'	1.77	3.65	4.03
27	29 Aug	PlymouthvsBradford City	1:0	2:0	44'	2.38	3.31	2.73
26	29 Aug	BlackpoolvsPeterborough	2:0	4:0	19'	2.14	3.51	3.00
25	29 Aug	MK DonsvsLeicester	0:0	0:0	111'	2.35	3.51	2.66
24	22 Aug	BromleyvsCambridge Utd	0:0	1:1	67'	2.61	3.19	2.52
23	22 Aug	AFC WimbledonvsReading	0:0	0:0	111'	2.81	3.27	2.31
22	22 Aug	WycombevsPlymouth	0:1	1:1	25'	2.43	3.33	2.66
21	22 Aug	WiganvsLeyton Orient	0:1	0:2	15'	1.96	3.32	3.60
20	22 Aug	Stockport CountyvsBlackpool	0:2	1:2	22'	1.56	3.94	5.10
19	22 Aug	MK DonsvsHuddersfield	0:1	1:1	9'	2.46	3.28	2.63
18	22 Aug	StevenagevsOxford Utd	0:0	1:2	67'	2.55	3.03	2.71
17	22 Aug	PeterboroughvsMansfield	0:0	2:1	50'	2.72	3.51	2.28
16	22 Aug	LeicestervsBurton	1:2	1:2	5'	1.53	4.05	5.28
15	22 Aug	LutonvsNotts County	1:1	2:2	42'	1.50	4.21	5.54
14	22 Aug	DoncastervsBarnsley	0:0	0:0	111'	1.84	3.66	3.71
13	20 Aug	Sheffield WedvsBradford City	0:0	0:1	47'	2.63	3.34	2.43
12	15 Aug	MansfieldvsDoncaster	1:0	2:1	26'	2.12	3.39	3.08
11	15 Aug	Leyton OrientvsSheffield Wed	1:1	1:2	19'	2.35	3.34	2.74
10	15 Aug	Bradford CityvsPeterborough	0:0	2:0	54'	1.62	3.98	4.58
9	15 Aug	HuddersfieldvsAFC Wimbledon	2:0	3:0	4'	1.58	3.87	5.14
8	15 Aug	PlymouthvsStockport County	0:2	1:3	13'	2.21	3.45	2.89
7	15 Aug	BurtonvsStevenage	0:0	1:1	74'	2.72	3.07	2.52
6	15 Aug	BarnsleyvsBromley	0:0	0:1	70'	2.16	3.41	2.96
5	15 Aug	BlackpoolvsWycombe	0:1	1:1	7'	2.58	3.27	2.53
4	15 Aug	Cambridge UtdvsWigan	2:0	3:2	3'	2.15	3.23	3.19
3	15 Aug	Notts CountyvsLeicester	0:0	1:1	62'	3.49	3.36	1.98
2	15 Aug	Oxford UtdvsMK Dons	1:2	2:2	20'	2.17	3.24	3.15
1	15 Aug	ReadingvsLuton	3:1	3:4	6'	2.94	3.42	2.24

Data

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Statistics from all 87 League One matches in the 2026-2027 season: 251 goals in total, an average of 2.89 per match, with the first goal arriving after 31.7 minutes on average.

When goals are scored

251 goals across the 79 matches that produced one, placed by the minute each was scored. 22.7% arrive from the 75th minute on, and 5.2% in stoppage time at the end.

0-1528 · 11.2%
15-3037 · 14.7%
30-4530 · 12.0%
45+14 · 5.6%
46-6044 · 17.5%
60-7541 · 16.3%
75-9044 · 17.5%
90+13 · 5.2%

Blue is the first half, grey the second, amber the two stoppage-time bins. Minutes are as recorded: first-half stoppage counts as 45+, and anything after 90 as 90+.

43.4% of goals come before half time. That figure counts first-half stoppage time, which is where most published numbers go wrong: goals in added time at the end of the half are recorded as minutes 46, 47 and 48, so cutting the match at minute 45 pushes them into the second half and gives 37.8% instead — out by 5.6 points.

First Goal Timing

Across 87 matches the first goal arrived after 31.7 minutes on average. The histogram shows when the opening goal was scored, in three-minute bins, including matches with no goal at all.