Heh guys and welcome to the final instalment of our FM 2020 lower league free agents series. Today is the best FM 2020 League One players.
The best Football Manager 2020 free players for League One are found abroad. But with a limited scouting reach they are hard to find so we have done the research for you.
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Best FM 2020 League One Players Search Criteria
We have taken the below into account when researching these FM20 League 1 free players.
- Every player will sign for Portsmouth
- No work permits are required
- Maximum age of 30.
All the best FM 2020 League One Players are rated by ability and we have highlighted our favourites using the FMS star. You can filter the list by position by typing any relevant initials in the search bar. Or download all 96 free agents as part of a shortlist further down.
FMS Favourite: 
The FM 2020 lower league players series:
- Sky Bet League Two Players
- Vanarama National League Players
- Vanarama National League North/South Players
Best Football Manager 2020 Free Players For League One List
| Name | Age | Nation | Position | Min. wage p/w | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Niguez | 30 |  | AML/AMC/MRL | £5,000 | 9.2 |
Guillermo Burdisso  | 30 |  | DC | £5,000 | 9.0 |
| Stefan Strandberg | 28 |  | DC | £5,500 | 8.9 |
| Ben Marshall | 28 |  | MR/AMR/AMLC | £5,000 | 8.8 |
| Loic Puyo | 30 |  | AML/ML/DMC | £6,500 | 8.7 |
| Pablo Becker | 26 | | AMC/AMR/ST | £3,900 | 8.6 |
| Adrien Regattin | 27 |  | AMR/AML/AMC | £6,500 | 8.6 |
| Raul Lizoain | 28 | | GK | £4,500 | 8.4 |
| Joseph Baffo | 26 |  | DC/DR | £5,000 | 8.4 |
| Miguel Rosa | 30 |  | MC/AMC/AML | £4,700 | 8.4 |
| Tiago Machowski | 26 |  | GK | £2,500 | 8.4 |
| Vurnon Anita | 30 |  | DMC/MC/DRL | £4,400 | 8.3 |
| Cedrick | 27 |  | AMR/AML/MRL | £2,900 | 8.3 |
| Wallyson | 25 | | DMC/MC | £3,400 | 8.2 |
| Jose Angel | 30 | | DC/DMC | £3,900 | 8.1 |
| Marcos Remeseiro | 26 | | AMC/AMR/ST | £5,000 | 8.1 |
| Christian Gartner | 25 |  | DMC/MC/AMC | £3,000 | 8.1 |
| Antonio Marin | 23 | | DR/DC/WBR | £4,900 | 8.1 |
| Samed Yesil | 25 |  | ST | £2,500 | 8.1 |
| Tom Adeyemi | 27 | | DMC/MC | £5,000 | 8.1 |
| Bicho | 23 | | AMC/AMRL | £4,200 | 8.1 |
| Marcel Buchel | 28 |  | DMC/MC | £4,700 | 8.0 |
| Migue Garcia | 28 | | AMLR/MLR | £4,300 | 8.0 |
| Gianluca Nijholt | 29 | | MC/ML/AMC | £4,100 | 7.9 |
| Ezequiel Michelli | 28 | | DC | £1,900 | 7.9 |
| Jack Rodwell | 28 | | DMC/MC/DC | £4,600 | 7.9 |
| Grant Ward | 24 | | MR/MC/AMR | £5,000 | 7.9 |
| Alex Barrera | 28 | | MC/AMC | £4,100 | 7.8 |
| Carlos Garcia | 25 | | DMC/MC | £3,500 | 7.8 |
| Patricio Bernabe | 30 | | DRL/WBRL | £1,200 | 7.7 |
| Ivan Bella | 29 | | ML/MRC | £3,200 | 7.7 |
| Unai Albizua | 30 | | DC/DL | £3,600 | 7.7 |
| Yanni Regasel | 23 | | DR/WBR | £2,900 | 7.7 |
| Mario Marin | 28 | | DR/WBR/MR | £3,500 | 7.7 |
| F. Makhedjouf | 28 |  | MC/AMC/DMC | £4,200 | 7.7 |
| Assis | 29 | | GK | £1,700 | 7.7 |
| Alemao | 30 | | ST/AMC | £3,200 | 7.7 |
| Tom Thorpe | 26 | | DMC/MC | £2,300 | 7.7 |
| Deniz Naki | 29 | | AMC/AMRL | £1,400 | 7.7 |
| Marc Vidal | 28 | | GK | £2,800 | 7.7 |
| Carlos Moreno | 27 | | DR/DL | £1,400 | 7.7 |
| Alessandro Longhi | 25 |  | DR/WBR/MR | £3,300 | 7.6 |
| Miguel Olavide | 23 | | MR/AMR | £3,600 | 7.6 |
| Michael Schulze | 30 | | DR/WBR/DL | £1,900 | 7.6 |
| Emmanuel-Thomas | 28 | | AMC/AMRL/ST | £1,200 | 7.6 |
| John Tshibumbu | 30 | | ST/AMR | £1,400 | 7.6 |
| Mana Dembele | 30 |  | ST | £1,200 | 7.6 |
| Alexandre Vincent | 25 | | MC/AMC/AMRL | £4,500 | 7.6 |
| Jakob Haugaard | 27 |  | GK | £2,800 | 7.6 |
| Steevo Furtado | 24 | | DR/WBR/MR | £4,900 | 7.6 |
| Alberto Boniotti | 24 | | DR/WBR | £2,600 | 7.5 |
| Francesco Signori | 30 | | DMC/MC | £3,300 | 7.5 |
| Raul Gonzalez | 26 | | DC/DMC | £2,400 | 7.5 |
| S. Sandomenico | 29 | | AML | £3,600 | 7.5 |
| Sergio Molina | 23 | | DMC/MC | £1,500 | 7.5 |
| Vladimir Rankovic | 25 | | DR/WBR/MR | £3,800 | 7.5 |
| Jonathan Ligali | 28 |  | GK | £800 | 7.4 |
| Luca Baldassin | 25 | | MC/DMC | £2,200 | 7.4 |
| Remie Streete | 24 | | DC | £1,500 | 7.4 |
| Xiscu Martinez | 24 | | AMR/AML/ST | £2,600 | 7.4 |
| Cedric D'Ulivo | 29 | | DR/DC/WBR | £2,100 | 7.4 |
| M. Oesterhelweg | 28 | | ML/AML/AMC | £2,800 | 7.4 |
| F. Gorzelewski | 23 | | DC | £1,200 | 7.4 |
| T. Squillace | 29 | | DL/WBL | £2,200 | 7.3 |
| Antonio Romano | 23 | | MC | £1,200 | 7.3 |
| Teddy Mezague | 29 | | DC/DMC | £4,100 | 7.3 |
| Luca Cecchini | 26 | | DL/DC | £1,500 | 7.3 |
| A. Tighadouini | 26 | | AMR/AML/MRL | £2,700 | 7.3 |
| Ignacio Ameli | 27 | | DC | £800 | 7.2 |
| Joel Acosta | 28 | | AMRL/MRL/ST | £1,800 | 7.2 |
| Diego Fuentes | 28 | | DC | £1,000 | 7.2 |
| Diego Parras | 23 | | DR/WBR | £900 | 7.2 |
| Jesus Suarez | 30 | | DC/DMC | £1,500 | 7.2 |
| Chema Anton | 30 | | DC/DL | £1,400 | 7.2 |
| Diallo Guidileye | 29 |  | DMC/MC | £1,500 | 7.2 |
| Txomin Barcina | 28 | | ML/AML | £2,200 | 7.2 |
| Tripy Makonda | 29 | | DL/DMC | £2,500 | 7.2 |
| Adria Carmona | 27 | | AML/ML/AMC | £3,300 | 7.2 |
| Mohammed Aoulad | 27 | | ST/AMRL | £2,600 | 7.2 |
| Pablo Alcolea | 30 | | GK | £1,700 | 7.2 |
| Miguel Marin | 29 | | DL/WBL | £1,200 | 7.2 |
| Babien Boyer | 28 |  | DC | £1,500 | 7.2 |
| Alassane Toure | 30 | | DC/DR/WBR | £1,900 | 7.2 |
| Billal Sebaihi | 27 | | MRLC/ARLC | £2,000 | 7.2 |
| Ilyes Chaibi | 22 | | ST | £3,400 | 7.2 |
| Ezequiel | 28 | | AMR/AMC/AML | £1,500 | 7.2 |
| Lamine N'Diaye | 21 | | AMR/AML/ST | £1,300 | 7.2 |
| F. Dornebusch | 24 | | GK | £1,700 | 7.2 |
| Pedro Sosa | 24 | | ST | £2,800 | 7.2 |
| El Belameiri | 28 | | AMR/MR | £1,900 | 7.2 |
| Luis Ibanez | 30 | | DL/WBL | £3,900 | 7.2 |
| Sebastian Schiek | 29 | | DR/DL | £2,000 | 7.2 |
| Thomas Oulembo | 20 | | ST | £350 | 7.0 |
Please note: The only way to see each one of these FM20 League One players listed below is to load a large database with the following as playable. England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Argentina and Brazil. This is the minimum I usually load.
Best FM 2020 League One Players Shortlist
To download every player above simply use the download button below and follow the instructions further down:
Please note: If you want to share this download on your website you will have to link back to this page, hosting the file elsewhere or posting the direct download link is not allowed!
How to install the shortlist
1. For Windows put the downloaded file in this folder: Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2020/shortlists. If the “shortlists” folder doesn’t exist you will have to create it. Windows users skip to step 2, Mac users read below.
Mac users put file in this folder: Users/YOUR Mac USERNAME/Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2020/shortlists. If “shortlists” folder doesn’t exist create it. To access your files on Mac open ‘Finder’, click ‘Go’ from the menubar, press and hold the ‘alt’ key to show ‘library’ in your menu, while still holding ‘alt’ click it, then go to ‘Application Support’ > ‘Sports Interactive’ > ‘Football Manager 2020’
2. Start your game and go to shortlists.
3. In game click ‘scouting’ on the sidebar, then ‘shortlist’ within the top tabs. Click the settings icon next to ‘shortlist’ at the top right of your screen.
4. Select “load shortlist” from the menu and then select the respective file
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This article is almost entirely useless. Just fired up a save to try getting some of these guys, and the only ones that were free agents were the useless ones. All the good ones had teams
That is becasue this is for pre-winter updates, read the date it was written that is pretty obvious. You’re probably playing in the Winter update?