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2024–25 EFL League Two

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EFL League Two
Season2024–25
Dates9 August 2024 – 3 May 2025

The 2024–25 EFL League Two (referred to as the Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship purposes) will be the 21st season of the EFL League Two under its current title and the 33rd season under its current league division format. The season will begin on 9 August 2024.

The 2024–25 season will consist of 36 weekend rounds, six midweek rounds, and four bank holiday matchweeks.[1]

Team changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2023–24 season:

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2024–25 EFL League Two teams
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Accrington Stanley Accrington Crown Ground 5,450
AFC Wimbledon London (Wimbledon) Cherry Red Records Stadium 9,369
Barrow Barrow-in-Furness Holker Street 6,500
Bradford City Bradford University of Bradford Stadium 24,840
Bromley London (Bromley) Hayes Lane 5,300
Carlisle United Carlisle Brunton Park 17,949
Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Completely-Suzuki Stadium 7,066
Chesterfield Chesterfield SMH Group Stadium 10,504
Colchester United Colchester JobServe Community Stadium 10,105
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Mornflake Stadium 10,153
Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Eco-Power Stadium 15,231
Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Highbury Stadium 5,327
Gillingham Gillingham Priestfield Stadium 11,582
Grimsby Town Cleethorpes Blundell Park 9,052
Harrogate Town Harrogate Exercise Stadium 5,000
Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Stadium MK 30,500
Morecambe Morecambe Mazuma Mobile Stadium 6,476
Newport County Newport Rodney Parade 7,850
Notts County Nottingham Meadow Lane 19,841
Port Vale Stoke-on-Trent Vale Park 15,036
Salford City Salford Peninsula Stadium 5,108
Swindon Town Swindon County Ground 15,728
Tranmere Rovers Birkenhead Prenton Park 16,789
Walsall Walsall Poundland Bescot Stadium 11,300

Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Accrington Stanley England John Doolan Republic of Ireland Séamus Conneely Italy Macron[2]
AFC Wimbledon England Johnnie Jackson England Jake Reeves England Umbro[3]
Barrow England Stephen Clemence Republic of Ireland Niall Canavan Germany Puma
Bradford City Scotland Graham Alexander England Richie Smallwood Italy Macron[4] JCT600[5]
Bromley England Andy Woodman England Byron Webster Italy Macron LSP Renewables
Carlisle United England Paul Simpson England Paul Huntington England Umbro[6] Aqua Pura[7]
Cheltenham Town Wales Michael Flynn Italy Erreà
Chesterfield England Paul Cook England Jamie Grimes Germany Puma Leengate Valves[8]
Colchester United England Danny Cowley Northern Ireland Tom Flanagan Italy Macron HotLizard
Crewe Alexandra England Lee Bell Thailand FBT Mornflake
Doncaster Rovers Northern Ireland Grant McCann England Richard Wood England Oxen Eco-Power Group
Fleetwood Town Scotland Charlie Adam England Brendan Wiredu Germany Puma[9]
Gillingham England Mark Bonner Italy Macron Bauvill[10]
Grimsby Town Gibraltar David Artell England Danny Rose England Umbro
Harrogate Town England Simon Weaver England Josh Falkingham United States New Balance EnviroVent[11]
Milton Keynes Dons England Mike Williamson England Dean Lewington England Castore Suzuki
Morecambe Scotland Derek Adams Scotland Donald Love England Terrace[12]
Newport County Portugal Nelson Jardim Republic of Ireland Ryan Delaney England VX3 Sportswear[13] Pure Vans[14]
Notts County England Stuart Maynard England Matthew Palmer Germany Puma[15] John Pye Auctions (home)[16]
Port Vale Jamaica Darren Moore England Nathan Smith Germany Puma[17]
Salford City England Karl Robinson Scotland Elliott Watt Germany Adidas
Swindon Town Republic of Ireland Mark Kennedy Germany Adidas MiPermit
Tranmere Rovers England Nigel Adkins England Connor Jennings Indonesia Mills
Walsall England Mat Sadler Montserrat Donervon Daniels Italy Macron Poundland[18]

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Swindon Town Republic of Ireland Gavin Gunning End of interim spell 27 April 2024 Pre-season Republic of Ireland Mark Kennedy[19] 29 May 2024
Gillingham England Stephen Clemence[20] Sacked 29 April 2024 England Mark Bonner[21] 7 May 2024
Morecambe England Ged Brannan[22] Signed by Accrington Stanley 30 April 2024 Scotland Derek Adams[23] 3 June 2024
Cheltenham Town England Darrell Clarke[24] Signed by Barnsley 23 May 2024 Wales Michael Flynn[25] 5 June 2024
Barrow England Pete Wild[26] Mutual consent 24 May 2024 England Stephen Clemence[27] 31 May 2024
Newport County Republic of Ireland Graham Coughlan[28] 20 June 2024 Portugal Nelson Jardim[29] 16 July 2024

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Doncaster Rovers 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 3 Promotion to EFL League One
2 Gillingham 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 3
3 AFC Wimbledon 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 3
4 Bromley 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Port Vale 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
6 Cheltenham Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 3
7 Bradford City 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
8 Barrow 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
9 Fleetwood Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
10 Walsall 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
11 Chesterfield 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Swindon Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Notts County 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Tranmere Rovers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Newport County 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0
16 Milton Keynes Dons 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
17 Crewe Alexandra 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
18 Grimsby Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
19 Morecambe 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
20 Colchester United 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 0
21 Harrogate Town 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
22 Salford City 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
23 Accrington Stanley 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 0 Relegation to National League
24 Carlisle United 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[30]

Results

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Home \ Away ACC WIM BAR BRA BRM CAR CHT CHE COL CRE DON FLE GIL GRI HAR MIL MOR NEW NCO POV SAL SWI TRA WAL
Accrington Stanley — 8 FEB 19 OCT 29 MAR 7 DEC 21 APR 28 JAN 3 MAY 31 AUG 14 SEP 22 FEB 1 APR 15 MAR 1 JAN 17 AUG 4 MAR 5 OCT 11 JAN 18 JAN 21 SEP 21 DEC 16 NOV 12 APR 26 OCT
AFC Wimbledon 28 SEP — 22 MAR 1 FEB 1 MAR 12 OCT 11 JAN 18 APR 4–2 1 OCT 14 DEC 31 AUG 30 DEC 9 NOV 5 APR 14 SEP 22 OCT 3 DEC 8 MAR 26 APR 15 FEB 26 DEC 18 JAN 23 NOV
Barrow 8 MAR 16 NOV — 1 JAN 26 APR 1 MAR 5 OCT 29 MAR 9 NOV 1–0 28 JAN 21 DEC 8 FEB 25 JAN 4 JAN 7 DEC 12 OCT 21 SEP 22 OCT 24 AUG 1 APR 7 SEP 21 APR 12 APR
Bradford City 23 NOV 21 SEP 3 DEC — 24 AUG 7 SEP 4 MAR 29 DEC 22 MAR 5 APR 26 OCT 3 MAY 19 OCT 4 JAN 8 FEB 22 FEB 28 JAN 7 OCT 18 APR 26 DEC 17 AUG 14 DEC 15 MAR 25 JAN
Bromley 5 APR 17 AUG 26 OCT 11 JAN — 16 NOV 3 MAY 1 OCT 18 JAN 31 AUG 4 MAR 15 FEB 3 DEC 1 FEB 22 FEB 28 SEP 18 APR 26 DEC 14 SEP 14 DEC 29 MAR 29 DEC 19 OCT 15 MAR
Carlisle United 29 DEC 15 MAR 17 AUG 18 JAN 22 MAR — 26 OCT 14 DEC 15 FEB 3 DEC 23 NOV 14 SEP 22 FEB 28 SEP 19 OCT 11 JAN 26 DEC 5 APR 1 OCT 18 APR 3 MAY 1 FEB 31 AUG 4 MAR
Cheltenham Town 1 OCT 24 AUG 15 FEB 22 OCT 9 NOV 26 APR — 1 FEB 8 MAR 26 DEC 5 APR 28 SEP 18 APR 1 MAR 7 SEP 22 MAR 14 DEC 3–2 29 DEC 3 DEC 25 JAN 12 OCT 22 NOV 4 JAN
Chesterfield 9 NOV 21 DEC 23 NOV 21 APR 28 JAN 1 APR 21 SEP — 22 OCT 1 MAR 8 FEB 12 APR 5 JAN 7 SEP 22 MAR 1 JAN 26 APR 8 MAR 12 OCT 25 JAN 24 AUG 1–1 7 DEC 5 OCT
Colchester United 4 JAN 22 FEB 3 MAY 16 NOV 7 SEP 5 OCT 19 OCT 4 MAR — 18 APR 29 DEC 15 MAR 26 DEC 28 MAR 24 AUG 17 AUG 25 JAN 14 DEC 5 APR 28 JAN 26 OCT 3 DEC 21 SEP 8 FEB
Crewe Alexandra 25 JAN 28 JAN 22 FEB 7 DEC 5 JAN 1 JAN 12 APR 17 AUG 20 DEC — 15 MAR 4 MAR 5 OCT 1 APR 21 SEP 21 APR 7 SEP 8 FEB 16 NOV 29 MAR 19 OCT 24 AUG 26 OCT 3 MAY
Doncaster Rovers 4–1 12 APR 1 OCT 26 APR 22 OCT 29 MAR 7 DEC 28 SEP 21 APR 12 OCT — 1 JAN 7 SEP 15 FEB 25 JAN 1 FEB 24 AUG 1 MAR 9 NOV 4 JAN 16 NOV 8 MAR 21 DEC 1 APR
Fleetwood Town 16 DEC 5 JAN 18 APR 9 NOV 5 OCT 25 JAN 8 FEB 26 DEC 12 OCT 22 OCT 3 DEC — 24 AUG 1–0 29 DEC 23 NOV 23 SEP 26 APR 1 MAR 8 MAR 7 SEP 5 APR 22 MAR 28 JAN
Gillingham 12 OCT 21 APR 28 SEP 8 MAR 2 JAN 4–1 20 DEC 31 AUG 1 APR 15 FEB 18 JAN 11 JAN — 1 OCT 23 NOV 12 APR 1 MAR 22 OCT 1 FEB 9 NOV 7 DEC 26 APR 14 SEP 22 MAR
Grimsby Town 3 DEC 3 MAY 14 SEP 31 AUG 21 SEP 8 FEB 17 AUG 18 JAN 23 NOV 14 DEC 5 OCT 22 FEB 28 JAN — 26 DEC 26 OCT 5 APR 22 MAR 11 JAN 29 DEC 15 MAR 18 APR 4 MAR 19 OCT
Harrogate Town 1 MAR 7 DEC 31 AUG 28 SEP 0–2 8 MAR 17 JAN 16 NOV 11 JAN 1 FEB 12 SEP 21 APR 29 MAR 12 APR — 1 OCT 9 NOV 12 OCT 26 APR 22 OCT 1 JAN 15 FEB 1 APR 21 DEC
Milton Keynes Dons 22 OCT 25 JAN 5 APR 1–2 8 FEB 24 AUG 16 NOV 3 DEC 1 MAR 29 DEC 21 SEP 29 MAR 14 DEC 26 APR 28 JAN — 8 MAR 18 APR 26 DEC 12 OCT 4 JAN 9 NOV 5 OCT 7 SEP
Morecambe 15 FEB 4 MAR 15 MAR 1 OCT 21 DEC 12 APR 1 APR 26 OCT 14 SEP 18 JAN 11 JAN 1 FEB 17 AUG 7 DEC 3 MAY 19 OCT — 31 AUG 28 SEP 16 NOV 21 APR 29 MAR 1 JAN 22 FEB
Newport County 24 AUG 2 JAN 1 FEB 15 FEB 1 APR 7 DEC 22 FEB 18 OCT 12 APR 28 SEP 17 AUG 26 OCT 4 MAR 16 NOV 15 MAR 21 DEC 5 JAN — 29 MAR 7 SEP 1 OCT 24 JAN 3 MAY 21 APR
Notts County 7 SEP 19 OCT 4 MAR 21 DEC 25 JAN 28 JAN 21 APR 15 MAR 7 DEC 22 MAR 3 MAY 17 AUG 21 SEP 22 AUG 26 OCT 1 APR 8 FEB 23 NOV — 5 OCT 11 APR 4 JAN 22 FEB 1 JAN
Port Vale 1 FEB 26 OCT 11 JAN 1 APR 12 APR 21 DEC 1 JAN 14 SEP 1 OCT 25 NOV 31 AUG 19 OCT 3 MAY 21 APR 4 MAR 15 MAR 22 MAR 18 JAN 15 FEB — 22 FEB 28 SEP 17 AUG 7 DEC
Salford City 18 APR 5 OCT 26 DEC 1 MAR 23 NOV 9 NOV 14 SEP 11 JAN 26 APR 8 MAR 22 MAR 18 JAN 5 APR 12 OCT 3 DEC 2 SEP 29 DEC 28 JAN 14 DEC 0–2 — 22 OCT 8 FEB 21 SEP
Swindon Town 22 MAR 1 APR 18 JAN 12 APR 21 APR 21 SEP 15 MAR 22 FEB 1 JAN 11 JAN 19 OCT 7 DEC 26 OCT 21 DEC 5 OCT 3 MAY 23 NOV 14 SEP 31 AUG 8 FEB 4 MAR — 28 JAN 17 AUG
Tranmere Rovers 26 DEC 7 SEP 29 DEC 12 OCT 8 MAR 4 JAN 28 MAR 5 APR 1 FEB 26 APR 18 APR 16 NOV 25 JAN 22 OCT 14 DEC 15 FEB 3 DEC 9 NOV 0–0 1 MAR 27 SEP 1 OCT — 24 AUG
Walsall 26 APR 29 MAR 14 DEC 14 SEP 12 OCT 22 OCT 31 AUG 15 FEB 28 SEP 9 NOV 26 DEC 1 OCT 16 NOV 8 MAR 18 APR 18 JAN 1–0 29 DEC 3 DEC 5 APR 1 FEB 1 MAR 11 JAN —
Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2024. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

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As of 10 August 2024

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Wales Joel Colwill Cheltenham Town 2
England Ben Garrity Port Vale
England Ben Goodliffe Colchester United
England Luke Molyneux Doncaster Rovers

References

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  1. ^ "EFL schedule confirmed for 2024/25 season". efl.com. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  2. ^ "COMMERCIAL: Macron become new Technical Partner". Accrington Stanley F.C. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Double diamond Dons! Umbro deal agreed". AFC Wimbledon. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  4. ^ "BANTAMS SECURE LUCRATIVE MACRON DEAL". Bradford City A.F.C. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Bradford City sponsorship 2026". JCT600. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  6. ^ "UMBRO UK: New kit partnership announced". Carlisle United F.C. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Aqua Pura to become club's shirt sponsor". Carlisle United F.C. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Extended shirt sponsorship deal agreed with Leengate Valves". Chesterfield F.C. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Town announce Puma as the club's new official kit partner" (Press release). Fleetwood: Fleetwood Town Football Club. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Bauvill become new front shirt sponsors kit deal announced" (Press release). Gillingham: Gillingham Football Club. 10 June 2023.
  11. ^ "EnviroVent to become front of shirt sponsor" (Press release). Harrogate: Harrogate Town Football Club. 14 May 2024.
  12. ^ (Press release). Morecambe: Morecambe Football Club. 14 June 2021 https://www.morecambefc.com/news/2024/may/the-terrace-confirmed-as-new-technical-kit-partner/. {{cite press release}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ "Newport County AFC partner with VX3". Newport County A.F.C. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Pure Vans signs a new two-year deal with Newport County AFC". Newport County A.F.C. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Partner: PUMA". Notts County F.C. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Extension: John Pye". Notts County F.C. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Port Vale FC announce new multi-year Principal Partnership with PUMA". Port Vale F.C. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Poundland announced as new principal partner". Walsall F.C. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  19. ^ "Swindon Town appoint Mark Kennedy as Head Coach". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Gills part company with Stephen Clemence". Gillingham Football Club. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  21. ^ "Gillingham Football Club appoints new First-Team Manager". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  22. ^ "Brannan departs the Shrimps". Morecambe Football Club. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  23. ^ "Derek Adams returns as First Team Manager". www.morecambefc.com. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  24. ^ "Club Statement: Darrell Clarke departs". www.ctfc.com. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  25. ^ "Welcome to Cheltenham Town Michael Flynn". www.ctfc.com. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  26. ^ "Club Statement: Pete Wild". www.barrowafc.com. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  27. ^ "Stephen Clemence unveiled as new Boss". www.barrowafc.com. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  28. ^ "Club Statement | Newport County part company with Graham Coughlan". www.newport-county.co.uk. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  29. ^ "Newport appoint Jardim as head coach for new season". BBC Sport. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  30. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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