| MKDONS | Informal name (reflecting a former location) of a team recently relegated from EFL League One |
| ARC | From Latin for "bow", thus reflecting a curved shape, a word for a segment of a circle; or, a luminous discharge of electricity across a gap (3) |
| SANGATTE | Commune in Pas-de-Calais, France; former location of a refugee camp near the Channel Tunnel terminal |
| PARACHUTE | ____ payment, sum of money given to a sports club relegated from a league (9) |
| WELL | Southwales station, former location of Walnut Tree Viaduct and Junction (4) |
| TAFFS | Southwales station, former location of Walnut Tree Viaduct and Junction (5) |
| GIGG | .... Lane, home ground of expelled 2019-20 EFL League One club Bury FC (4) |
| CALE | Port .... , EFL League One team based in Burslem, Stoke-on-trent (4) |
| LEYTON | - Orient FC, EFL League One football team whose home ground is at Brisbane Road |
| MULTIPLEX | Consider accommodating dump on former location of cinema (9) |
| DONS | MK ___, EFL League One team (4) |
| ROTHERHAM | ......... United, EFL League One club whose manager is Paul Warne (9) |
| EXETER | ...... City, 2022-23 EFL League One club nicknamed The Grecians (6) |
| READING | 2023-24 EFL League One club managed by Ruben Selles (7) |
| NORTHAMPTONTOWN | EFL League One football club whose home ground is Sixfields Stadium (11,4) |
| BRISTOLROVERS | 2023-24 EFL League One club managed by Matt Taylor (7,6) |
| BLACKPOOL | 2024-25 EFL League One club whose home is Bloomfield Road (9) |
| STEVENAGE | 2024-25 EFL League One club managed by Alex Revell (9) |
| ORIENT | 2024-2025 EFL League One club managed by Richie Wellens (6) |
| CHARLTON | 2024-2025 EFL League One club managed by Nathan Jones (8) |
