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Birmingham needed a late Alfie May penalty to earn a 1-1 draw against Reading in League One.
Wrexham began their first League One campaign for 19 years with an entertaining 3-2 home win over Wycombe.
Bolton opened their season in perfect fashion with a 2-1 away win at Leyton Orient through goals by Dion Charles and Victor Adeboyejo.
New Stevenage manager Alex Revell got off to a winning start thanks to a 1-0 victory at home to Shrewsbury.
Huddersfield made a winning start to life in League One following relegation with an impressive 2-0 win at last season’s defeated play-off finalists Peterborough.
Lloyd Jones scored the only goal nine minutes from time as Charlton kicked off their Sky Bet League One campaign with a 1-0 victory at Wigan.
Louie Barrie and Kyle Wootton were on target as Stockport marked their return to League One with a 2-0 win over Cambridge at Edgeley Park.
Substitute Caleb Watts scored the only goal as Exeter started their League One season with an excellent 1-0 win over big-spending Rotherham.
Goals from Rushian Hepburn-Murphy and Junior Quitirna ensured Crawley began life back in League One after nine years away with a 2-1 home victory over Blackpool.
Paudie O'Connor scored twice to give Lincoln a 3-2 win over Burton at the Pirelli Stadium.
Bryant Bilongo capped his first EFL appearance with a dramatic late winner to snatch Bristol Rovers a 1-0 victory over Northampton at the Memorial Stadium.
Mansfield struck twice early on to pave the way for a 2-1 victory over Barnsley as they made a winning start to life in League One.
The new EFL season started with Championship victories for Blackburn and Sheffield United, while Mansfield won in L1 and Chesterfield and Swindon drew in L2.