League Two 2019–20 | ||
Season information | ||
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Winners | Swindon Town | |
Promoted | Swindon Town Crewe Alexandra Plymouth Argyle Northampton Town | |
Relegated | Stevenage | |
Season statistics | ||
Top goalscorer | Eoin Doyle (25 goals) | |
Biggest home win | Mansfield 6–1 Oldham (12 October 2019) | |
Biggest away win | Crawley 0–4 Swindon (26 October 2019) Mansfield 0–4 Cambridge (17 September 2019) Cambridge 0–4 Stevenage (18 January 2020) | |
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2020–21 →
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The 2019–20 EFL League Two (referred to as the Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th season of Football League Two under its current title and the 28th season under its current league division format. On 13 March 2020, the EFL, alongside the FA announced the suspension of all domestic football until 3 April due to the rapidly developing COVID-19 pandemic. On 3 April 2020, this suspension was extended indefinitely.
On 15 May 2020, the clubs voted to end the season with immediate effect with the final table being determined on a points-per-game basis. No decision was made as to promotion and relegation. The play-offs would be played as normal. The decision meant Swindon Town would be crowned champions and would be joined by Crewe Alexandra and Plymouth Argyle in League One the following season.
Changes from last season[]
Team changes[]
The following teams have changed division since the 2018–19 season.
To League Two[]Promoted from National League Relegated from League One |
From League Two[]Promoted to League One Relegated to National League |
Stadiums[]
Personnel and sponsoring[]
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
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Bradford City | Gary Bowyer | James Vaughan | Avec Sport | JCT600 |
Cambridge United | Colin Calderwood | Greg Taylor | Hummel | Mick George |
Carlisle United | Chris Beech | Adam Collin | Erreà | Edinburgh Woollen Mill |
Cheltenham Town | Michael Duff | Ben Tozer | Erreà | Mira Showers |
Colchester United | John McGreal | Luke Prosser | Macron | Texo Scaffolding (Home) JobServe (Away / Third) |
Crawley Town | John Yems | Jimmy Smith | Erreà | The People's Pension |
Crewe Alexandra | David Artell | Perry Ng | FBT | Mornflake |
Exeter City | Matt Taylor | Jake Taylor | Joma | Flybe |
Forest Green Rovers | Mark Cooper | Joseph Mills | PlayerLayer | Ecotricity |
Grimsby Town | Anthony Limbrick (interim) | James McKeown | Erreà | Young's Seafood |
Leyton Orient | Ross Embleton (interim) | Josh Coulson | New Balance | The Sun Dream Team |
Macclesfield Town | Daryl McMahon | Fiacre Kelleher | Nike | Paddy Power |
Mansfield Town | Graham Coughlan | Krystian Pearce | Surridge | One Call |
Morecambe | Derek Adams | Barry Roche | Macron | Annapurna Recruitment |
Newport County | Michael Flynn | Joss Labadie | FBT | Paddy Power (unbranded) |
Northampton Town | Keith Curle | Charlie Goode | Nike | University of Northampton |
Oldham Athletic | Dino Maamria | Mohamed Maouche | Hummel | Wakelet |
Plymouth Argyle | Ryan Lowe | Gary Sawyer | Puma] | Ginsters |
Port Vale | John Askey | Tom Pope | Erreà | Synectics Solutions |
Salford City | Graham Alexander | Liam Hogan | Kappa | Soccer Saturday Super 6 |
Scunthorpe United | Paul Hurst | Andy Butler | FBT | Utilita Energy |
Stevenage | Graham Westley | Scott Cuthbert | Macron | Burger King |
Swindon Town | Richie Wellens | Dion Conroy | Puma | Imagine Cruising |
Walsall | Darrell Clarke | James Clarke | Erreà | HomeServe] |
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Walsall | Martin O'Connor | End of caretaker spell | 4 May 2019 | Pre-season | Darrell Clarke | 10 May 2019 |
Scunthorpe United | Andy Dawson | Paul Hurst | 13 May 2019 | |||
Plymouth Argyle | Kevin Nancekivell | Ryan Lowe | 5 June 2019 | |||
Oldham Athletic | Pete Wild | Resigned | Laurent Banide | 11 June 2019 | ||
Mansfield Town | David Flitcroft | Sacked | 14 May 2019 | John Dempster | 14 May 2019 | |
Leyton Orient | Justin Edinburgh | Deceased | 8 June 2019 | Ross Embleton | 19 June 2019 | |
Macclesfield Town | Sol Campbell | Mutual consent | 15 August 2019 | 8th | Daryl McMahon | 19 August 2019 |
Stevenage | Dino Maamria | Sacked | 9 September 2019 | 23rd | Mark Sampson | 9 September 2019 |
Oldham Athletic | Laurent Banide | 19 September 2019 | 21st | Dino Maamria | 19 September 2019 | |
Leyton Orient | Ross Embleton | End of caretaker spell | 16 October 2019 | 17th | Carl Fletcher | 16 October 2019 |
Morecambe | Jim Bentley | Signed by A.F.C. Fylde | 28 October 2019 | 24th | Derek Adams | 7 November 2019 |
Carlisle United | Steven Pressley | Sacked | 13 November 2019 | 19th | Chris Beech | 26 November 2019 |
Leyton Orient | Carl Fletcher | 14 November 2019 | 16th | Ross Embleton | 14 November 2019 | |
Grimsby Town | Michael Jolley | 15 November 2019 | 18th | Anthony Limbrick | 15 November 2019 | |
Crawley Town | Gabriele Cioffi | 2 December 2019 | 17th | John Yems | 5 December 2019 | |
Mansfield Town | John Dempster | Sacked | 14 December 2019 | 18th | Graham Coughlan | 17 December 2019 |
Stevenage | Mark Sampson | End of caretaker spell | 15 December 2019 | 23rd | Graham Westley | 15 December 2019 |
League table[]
Pos |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Swindon Town (C) (P) | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 69 | Promotion to League One |
2 | Crewe Alexandra (P) | 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 69 | |
3 | Plymouth Argyle (P) | 37 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 68 | |
4 | Cheltenham Town | 36 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 64 | Qualification to the League Two play-offs |
5 | Exeter City | 37 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 65 | |
6 | Colchester United | 37 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 58 | |
7 | Northampton Town (P) | 37 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 58 | |
8 | Port Vale | 37 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 57 | |
9 | Bradford City | 37 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 54 | |
10 | Forest Green Rovers | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 49 | |
11 | Salford City | 37 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 50 | |
12 | Walsall | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 47 | |
13 | Crawley Town | 37 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 48 | |
14 | Newport County | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 46 | |
15 | Grimsby Town | 37 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 47 | |
16 | Cambridge United | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 45 | |
17 | Leyton Orient | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 42 | |
18 | Carlisle United | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 42 | |
19 | Oldham Athletic | 37 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 41 | |
20 | Scunthorpe United | 37 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 40 | |
21 | Mansfield Town | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 38 | |
22 | Morecambe | 37 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 32 | |
23 | Macclesfield Town | 37 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 36 | Reprieved from relegation |
24 | Stevenage (R) | 36 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 50 | −26 | 22 | Relegation to the National League |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament
Play-offs[]
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
4 | Cheltenham Town | 2 0 (2) | |||||||||||
7 | Northampton Town | 0 3 (3) | |||||||||||
7 | Northampton Town | 4 | |||||||||||
5 | Exeter City | 0 | |||||||||||
5 | Exeter City | 0 3 (3) | |||||||||||
6 | Colchester United | 1 1 (2) |
Season statistics[]
Top scorers[]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Eoin Doyle | Swindon Town | 25 |
2 | Nicky Maynard | Mansfield Town | 14 |
3 | Ryan Bowman | Exeter City | 13 |
Ollie Palmer | Crawley Town | ||
Jerry Yates | Swindon Town | ||
6 | Bez Lubala | Crawley Town | 12 |
Chris Porter | Crewe Alexandra | ||
8 | Theo Robinson | Colchester United | 11 |
Danny Rose | Mansfield Town | ||
James Vaughan | Bradford City | ||
11 | Antoni Sarcevic | Plymouth Argyle | 10 |
Kevin van Veen | Scunthorpe United |
Hat-tricks[]
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Nicky Maynard | Mansfield Town | Oldham Athletic | 6–1 (H) | 12 October 2019 |
Eoin Doyle | Swindon Town | Crawley Town | 4–0 (A) | 26 October 2019 |
Keshi Anderson | Swindon Town | Cambridge United | 4–0 (H) | 26 December 2019 |
Nicky Maynard | Mansfield Town | Cambridge United | 3–2 (A) | 1 January 2020 |
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