EFL League Two


The English Football League Two is the third and lowest division of the English Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.
Football League Two was introduced for the 2004–05 season. It was previously known as the Football League Third Division. Before the advent of the Premier League in 1992, the fourth-highest division was known as the Football League Fourth Division.
At present, Morecambe hold the longest tenure in League Two, last being outside the division in the 2006–07 season when they were promoted from the league then known as the Conference National. There are currently two former Premier League clubs competing in League Two: Bradford City and Oldham Athletic.

Structure

There are 24 clubs in League Two. Each club plays each of the other clubs twice and is awarded three points for a win, one for a draw and no points for a loss. From these points a league table is constructed.
At the end of each season the top three teams, together with the winner of the play-offs between the teams which finished in the fourth to seventh positions, are promoted to EFL League One and are replaced by the four teams that finished at the bottom of that division.
Similarly, the two teams that finished at the bottom of League Two are relegated to the National League and are replaced by the team that finished first and the team that won the second through seventh place play-off in that division. Technically a team can be reprieved from relegation if the team replacing them does not have a ground suitable for League football, but in practice this is a non-factor because every team currently in the National League has a ground that meets the League criteria. The other way that a team can be spared relegation is if another team either resigns or is expelled from the EFL.
Final league position is determined, in order, by points obtained, goal difference, goals scored, a mini-league of the results between two or more teams ranked using the previous three criteria, and finally a series of one or more play-off matches.
There is a mandatory wage cap in this division that limits spending on players' wages to 100% of club turnover.

Current members

The following 24 clubs are competing in League Two during the 2019–20 season.
ClubFinishing position last seasonLocationStadiumCapacity
Bradford City24th in League One BradfordValley Parade25,136
Cambridge United21stCambridgeAbbey Stadium8,127
Carlisle United11thCarlisleBrunton Park18,202
Cheltenham Town16thCheltenhamWhaddon Road7,066
Colchester United8thColchesterColchester Community Stadium10,105
Crawley Town19thCrawleyBroadfield Stadium6,134
Crewe Alexandra12thCreweGresty Road10,180
Exeter City9thExeterSt. James Park8,696
Forest Green Rovers5thNailsworthThe New Lawn5,147
Grimsby Town17thCleethorpesBlundell Park9,052
Leyton Orient1st in National League London Brisbane Road9,271
Macclesfield Town22ndMacclesfieldMoss Rose6,355
Mansfield Town4thMansfieldField Mill10,000
Morecambe18thMorecambeGlobe Arena6,476
Newport County7thNewportRodney Parade7,850
Northampton Town15thNorthamptonSixfields Stadium7,653
Oldham Athletic14thOldhamBoundary Park13,512
Plymouth Argyle21st in League One PlymouthHome Park17,500
Port Vale20thBurslemVale Park19,052
Salford City3rd in National League SalfordMoor Lane5,108
Scunthorpe United23rd in League One ScunthorpeGlanford Park9,088
Stevenage10thStevenageBroadhall Way6,722
Swindon Town13thSwindonCounty Ground15,728
Walsall22nd in League One WalsallBescot Stadium11,300

Teams promoted from League Two

SeasonWinnerPointsRunner-upPointsThird placePointsPromoted via play-offLeague positionPoints
2004–05Yeovil Town83Scunthorpe United80Swansea City80Southend United4th78
2005–06Carlisle United86Northampton Town83Leyton Orient81Cheltenham Town5th72
2006–07Walsall89Hartlepool United88Swindon Town85Bristol Rovers6th72
2007–08Milton Keynes Dons97Peterborough United92Hereford United88Stockport County4th82
2008–09Brentford85Exeter City79Wycombe Wanderers78Gillingham5th75
2009–10Notts County93Bournemouth83Rochdale82Dagenham & Redbridge7th72
2010–11Chesterfield86Bury81Wycombe Wanderers81Stevenage6th69
2011–12Swindon Town93Shrewsbury Town88Crawley Town84Crewe Alexandra7th72
2012–13Gillingham83Rotherham United79Port Vale78Bradford City7th69
2013–14Chesterfield84Scunthorpe United81Rochdale81Fleetwood Town4th76
2014–15Burton Albion94Shrewsbury Town89Bury85Southend United5th84
2015–16Northampton Town99Oxford United86Bristol Rovers85AFC Wimbledon7th75
2016–17Portsmouth87Plymouth Argyle87Doncaster Rovers85Blackpool7th70
2017–18Accrington Stanley93Luton Town88Wycombe Wanderers84Coventry City6th75
2018–19Lincoln City85Bury79Milton Keynes Dons79Tranmere Rovers6th73
2019–20Swindon Town88.32Crewe Alexandra85.56Plymouth Argyle84.64Northampton Town7th72.22

Play-off results

SeasonSemi-final Semi-final Final
2004–05Lincoln City 1–0 Macclesfield Town

Northampton Town 0–0 Southend United		Macclesfield Town 1–1 Lincoln City

Southend United 1–0 Northampton Town		Lincoln City 0–2 Southend United
2005–06Lincoln City 0–1 Grimsby Town

Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Cheltenham Town		Grimsby Town 2–1 Lincoln City

Cheltenham Town 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers		Grimsby Town 0–1 Cheltenham Town
2006–07Bristol Rovers 2–1 Lincoln City

Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Milton Keynes Dons
Lincoln City 3–5 Bristol Rovers

Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Shrewsbury Town		Bristol Rovers 3–1 Shrewsbury Town
2007–08Darlington 2–1 Rochdale
Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Stockport County		Rochdale 2–1 Darlington

Stockport County 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers		Rochdale 2–3 Stockport County
2008–09Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Bury
Rochdale 0–0 Gillingham		Bury 0–1 Shrewsbury Town

Gillingham 2–1 Rochdale		Gillingham 1–0 Shrewsbury Town
2009–10Dagenham & Redbridge 6–0 Morecambe
Aldershot Town 0–1 Rotherham United		Morecambe 2–1 Dagenham & Redbridge
Rotherham United 2–0 Aldershot Town		Dagenham & Redbridge 3–2 Rotherham United
2010–11Torquay United 2–0 Shrewsbury Town
Stevenage 2–0 Accrington Stanley		Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Torquay United
Accrington Stanley 0–1 Stevenage		Stevenage 1–0 Torquay United
2011–12Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Southend United
Cheltenham Town 2–0 Torquay United		Southend United 2–2 Crewe Alexandra
Torquay United 1–2 Cheltenham Town		Cheltenham Town 0–2 Crewe Alexandra
2012–13Bradford City 2–3 Burton Albion
Northampton Town 1–0 Cheltenham Town		Burton Albion 1–3 Bradford City
Cheltenham Town 0–1 Northampton Town		Bradford City 3–0 Northampton Town
2013–14Burton Albion 1–0 Southend United
York City 0–1 Fleetwood Town		Southend United 2–2 Burton Albion
Fleetwood Town 0–0 York City		Burton Albion 0–1 Fleetwood Town
2014–15Stevenage 1–1 Southend United
Plymouth Argyle 2–3 Wycombe Wanderers		Southend United 3–1 Stevenage

Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Plymouth Argyle		Southend United 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers
2015–16Portsmouth 2–2 Plymouth Argyle
AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Accrington Stanley		Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Portsmouth
Accrington Stanley 2–2 AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Plymouth Argyle
2016–17Blackpool 3–2 Luton Town
Carlisle United 3–3 Exeter City		Luton Town 3–3 Blackpool
Exeter City 3–2 Carlisle United		Blackpool 2–1 Exeter City
2017–18Lincoln City 0–0 Exeter City
Coventry City 1–1 Notts County		Exeter City 3–1 Lincoln City
Notts County 1–4 Coventry City		Coventry City 3–1 Exeter City
2018–19Newport County 1–1 Mansfield Town
Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Forest Green Rovers		Mansfield Town 0–0 Newport County

Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Tranmere Rovers		Newport County 0–1 Tranmere Rovers
2019–20Colchester United 1–0 Exeter City
Northampton Town 0–2 Cheltenham Town		Exeter City 3–1 Colchester United
Cheltenham Town 0–3 Northampton Town		Exeter City 0–4 Northampton Town

Relegated teams

Top scorers

Broadcasting rights

Sky have broadcasting rights for EFL football league including League Two, Quest shows highlights. In Spain, DAZN broadcasts live matches from League Two. ESPN+ broadcast the playoff semifinals and final in the United States.