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)

Revealed: Where Doncaster Rovers and Charlton will finish in League One - according to simulation

By James Copley

Published 19th Nov 2020, 11:32 GMT

Updated 19th Nov 2020, 11:44 GMT

We’ve been test driving the new Football Manager after its 2021 beta was released to players across the world earlier this week.

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.

According to Sports Interactive: “FM21 delivers dynamic and fresh true-to-life management experiences that renew the focus on you, the beating heart of your football club.”

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

Points achieved: 93... goal difference: 40

. (1st) OXFORD UNITED - CHAMPIONS

Points achieved: 93... goal difference: 40 Photo: Alex Burstow

Points achieved: 89... goal difference: 29

. (2nd) PETERBOROUGH UNITED - PROMOTED

Points achieved: 89... goal difference: 29 Photo: Lewis Storey

Points achieved: 86... goal difference: 27

. (3rd) SUNDERLAND AFC - PLAY-OFF WINNERS

Points achieved: 86... goal difference: 27 Photo: Lewis Storey

Points achieved: 84... goal difference: 20

. (4th) BLACKPOOL - PLAYOFF FINALISTS

Points achieved: 84... goal difference: 20 Photo: Charlotte Tattersall

Points achieved: 77... goal difference: 17

. (5th) HULL CITY - PLAY-OFFS

Points achieved: 77... goal difference: 17 Photo: Harry Trump

Points achieved: 77... goal difference: 17

. (6th) IPSWICH TOWN - PLAY-OFFS

Points achieved: 77... goal difference: 17 Photo: George Wood

Points achieved: 76... goal difference: 23

. (7th) PORTSMOUTH

Points achieved: 76... goal difference: 23 Photo: Naomi Baker

Points achieved: 67... goal difference: 4

. (8th) ROCHDALE

Points achieved: 67... goal difference: 4 Photo: Lewis Storey

Points achieved: 66... goal difference: 5

. (9th) BRISTOL ROVERS

Points achieved: 66... goal difference: 5 Photo: Harry Trump

Points achieved: 93... goal difference: 40

1. (1st) OXFORD UNITED - CHAMPIONS

Points achieved: 93... goal difference: 40 Photo: Alex Burstow

Points achieved: 89... goal difference: 29

2. (2nd) PETERBOROUGH UNITED - PROMOTED

Points achieved: 89... goal difference: 29 Photo: Lewis Storey

Points achieved: 86... goal difference: 27

3. (3rd) SUNDERLAND AFC - PLAY-OFF WINNERS

Points achieved: 86... goal difference: 27 Photo: Lewis Storey

Points achieved: 84... goal difference: 20

4. (4th) BLACKPOOL - PLAYOFF FINALISTS

Points achieved: 84... goal difference: 20 Photo: Charlotte Tattersall