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2024–25 EFL League Two

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

EFL League Two
Season2024–25
Dates9 August 2024 – 3 May 2025
Top goalscorerAndy Cook (8 goals)

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 Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Shorts sponsor
Accrington Stanley   John Doolan   Séamus Conneely   Macron[2] Wham Housewares Sundown Technology None Fagan & Whalley
AFC Wimbledon   Johnnie Jackson   Jake Reeves   Umbro[3] War Child Togglit None DFTBA
Barrow   Stephen Clemence   Niall Canavan   Puma Newfoundland and Labrador Cumbria Roofing Ulverston Keyin College DSG Limited
Bradford City   Graham Alexander   Richie Smallwood   Macron[4] JCT600[5] University of Bradford Flamingo Land/Penny Appeal (in league cup matches) Regal Foods
Bromley   Andy Woodman   Byron Webster   Macron LSP Renewables Blue Security Systems Brownhill Insurance Group Bromley Signs
Carlisle United   Mike Williamson   Charlie Wyke   Umbro[6] Aqua Pura[7] Story Homes Komatsu Carlisle Brass
Cheltenham Town   Michael Flynn   Harry Pell   Erreà Mira Showers Marchants Smarta Water-Smarta Energy CGT Lettings
Chesterfield   Paul Cook   Jamie Grimes   Puma Leengate Valves[8] None Leengate Valves Ideal Flooring
Colchester United   Danny Cowley   Tom Flanagan   Macron HotLizard Coffey Brooks Financial Services Peach Guitars Bidfood
Crewe Alexandra   Lee Bell   Mickey Demetriou   FBT Mornflake (Home and Away)

St Luke's Hospice (Third)

Zzoomm Enviro Skip Hire CAN Solutions
Doncaster Rovers   Grant McCann   Richard Wood   Oxen Eco-Power Group Stoneacre Motor Group MF Hire IPM Group
Fleetwood Town   Charlie Adam   Brendan Wiredu   Puma[9] Ruby Energy (H & A)/BES Utilities (T) onCORE Foodservice Solutions Lancashire Bird Control None
Gillingham   Mark Bonner   Max Ehmer   Macron Bauvill[10] PISO Magnus Search Recruitment GR.IT Consultancy
Grimsby Town   David Artell   Danny Rose   Umbro myenergi myenergi Blackrow Group myenergi
Harrogate Town   Simon Weaver   Josh Falkingham   New Balance EnviroVent[11] Oak By Design Annapurna Recruitment None
Milton Keynes Dons   Scott Lindsey   Dean Lewington   Castore Suzuki eEnergy None None
Morecambe   Derek Adams   Yann Songo'o   Terrace[12] The Fan Cave Memorabilia Halo Aerospace Laboratories UK (H)/Aqua Engineering (A) Right Floor Services The Career Wallet
Newport County   Nelson Jardim   Aaron Wildig   VX3 Sportswear[13] Pure Vans (H)[14]/Alfa Staff (A) 57 Tyres Newport (H) Best Blinds 431117 (H)/Newport Galvanizers (A) Candour Talent (H)/Bar Piazza Newport (A)
Notts County   Stuart Maynard   Matthew Palmer   Puma[15] John Pye Auctions (H)[16]/University of Nottingham (A) John Pye Auctions (H)/Swan Homes (A) WorkBox UK None
Port Vale   Darren Moore   Ben Garrity   Puma[17] Synectics Solutions Staffordshire University IronMarket Wealth Global QA
Salford City   Karl Robinson   Curtis Tilt   Adidas Fireball Cinnamon Whisky Quality Care Group Salford Van & Car Hire Champions Travel
Swindon Town   Ian Holloway   Ollie Clarke   Adidas MiPermit FirstCity Care Group (H)/Cellular Fitness (A) Veezu (H)/Barnes Coaches(A) Platinum Security Services (H)/Cotswold Farm Machinery (A)
Tranmere Rovers   Nigel Adkins   Tom Davies   Mills Essar Searchability O'Rourke Construction None
Walsall   Mat Sadler   Donervon Daniels   Macron Poundland[18] Poundland[18] Howard Evans Roofing and Cladding RayGray Snacks

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   Gavin Gunning End of interim spell 27 April 2024 Pre-season   Mark Kennedy[19] 29 May 2024
Gillingham   Stephen Clemence[20] Sacked 29 April 2024   Mark Bonner[21] 7 May 2024
Morecambe   Ged Brannan[22] Signed by Accrington Stanley 30 April 2024   Derek Adams[23] 3 June 2024
Cheltenham Town   Darrell Clarke[24] Signed by Barnsley 23 May 2024   Michael Flynn[25] 5 June 2024
Barrow   Pete Wild[26] Mutual consent 24 May 2024   Stephen Clemence[27] 31 May 2024
Newport County   Graham Coughlan[28] 20 June 2024   Nelson Jardim[29] 16 July 2024
Carlisle United   Paul Simpson[30] Sacked 31 August 2024 20th   Mike Williamson[31] 19 September 2024
Milton Keynes Dons   Mike Williamson[32] Signed by Carlisle United 19 September 2024   Scott Lindsey[33] 25 September 2024
Swindon Town   Mark Kennedy[34] Sacked 25 October 2024 22nd   Ian Holloway[35] 25 October 2024

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Port Vale 16 10 3 3 24 16 +8 33 Promotion to EFL League One
2 Crewe Alexandra 15 8 4 3 19 13 +6 28
3 Doncaster Rovers 16 8 4 4 22 18 +4 28
4 Walsall 14 8 3 3 27 15 +12 27 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Milton Keynes Dons 16 8 3 5 27 19 +8 27
6 Notts County 16 7 6 3 23 15 +8 27
7 Grimsby Town 16 8 1 7 19 25 −6 25
8 Bradford City 16 6 5 5 21 17 +4 23
9 Gillingham 15 7 2 6 16 12 +4 23
10 AFC Wimbledon 13 7 1 5 21 11 +10 22
11 Chesterfield 16 5 7 4 29 20 +9 22
12 Barrow 16 6 4 6 17 15 +2 22
13 Fleetwood Town 14 5 6 3 20 15 +5 21
14 Salford City 16 5 6 5 15 18 −3 21
15 Newport County 16 6 2 8 19 26 −7 20
16 Cheltenham Town 16 5 3 8 21 25 −4 18
17 Harrogate Town 16 5 3 8 14 22 −8 18
18 Accrington Stanley 15 4 5 6 20 24 −4 17
19 Tranmere Rovers 14 4 5 5 10 17 −7 17
20 Bromley 15 3 7 5 17 19 −2 16
21 Colchester United 15 2 8 5 18 22 −4 14
22 Swindon Town 16 2 7 7 18 25 −7 13
23 Carlisle United 16 3 3 10 14 29 −15 12 Relegation to National League
24 Morecambe 16 2 4 10 14 27 −13 10
Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 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[36]

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 1–0 29 MAR 7 DEC 21 APR 28 JAN 3 MAY 1–1 0–1 22 FEB 1 APR 15 MAR 1 JAN 3–3 4 MAR 2–1 11 JAN 18 JAN 2–2 21 DEC 2–2 12 APR 0–0
AFC Wimbledon 19 NOV — 22 MAR 1 FEB 1 MAR 4–0 11 JAN 18 APR 4–2 11 FEB 14 DEC 1–0 30 DEC 0–1 5 APR 3–0 3–0 3 DEC 8 MAR 26 APR 15 FEB 26 DEC 18 JAN 23 NOV
Barrow 8 MAR 1–3 — 1 JAN 26 APR 1 MAR 2–1 29 MAR 1–1 1–0 28 JAN 21 DEC 8 FEB 25 JAN 4 JAN 7 DEC 0–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 1 APR 1–1 21 APR 12 APR
Bradford City 23 NOV 0–0 3 DEC — 3–1 2–1 4 MAR 29 DEC 22 MAR 5 APR 1–2 3 MAY 2–1 4 JAN 8 FEB 22 FEB 28 JAN 3–1 18 APR 26 DEC 0–0 14 DEC 15 MAR 25 JAN
Bromley 5 APR 2–0 1–1 11 JAN — 1–1 3 MAY 2–2 18 JAN 1–2 4 MAR 15 FEB 3 DEC 1 FEB 22 FEB 1–1 18 APR 26 DEC 2–4 14 DEC 29 MAR 29 DEC 1–2 15 MAR
Carlisle United 29 DEC 15 MAR 1–0 18 JAN 22 MAR — 0–1 14 DEC 15 FEB 3 DEC 23 NOV 2–3 22 FEB 2–3 1–1 11 JAN 26 DEC 5 APR 0–2 18 APR 3 MAY 1 FEB 1–2 4 MAR
Cheltenham Town 2–1 0–1 15 FEB 1–1 1–1 26 APR — 1 FEB 8 MAR 26 DEC 5 APR 0–2 18 APR 1 MAR 1–0 22 MAR 14 DEC 3–2 29 DEC 3 DEC 25 JAN 2–3 22 NOV 4 JAN
Chesterfield 0–3 21 DEC 23 NOV 21 APR 28 JAN 1 APR 1–1 — 1–1 1 MAR 8 FEB 12 APR 5 JAN 2–1 22 MAR 1 JAN 26 APR 8 MAR 2–2 25 JAN 1–1 1–1 7 DEC 2–2
Colchester United 4 JAN 22 FEB 3 MAY 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 4 MAR — 18 APR 29 DEC 15 MAR 26 DEC 28 MAR 0–1 2–0 25 JAN 14 DEC 5 APR 28 JAN 1–2 3 DEC 3–0 8 FEB
Crewe Alexandra 25 JAN 28 JAN 22 FEB 7 DEC 5 JAN 1 JAN 12 APR 0–5 20 DEC — 15 MAR 4 MAR 2–0 1 APR 3–0 21 APR 1–0 8 FEB 2–0 29 MAR 1–1 0–0 3–1 3 MAY
Doncaster Rovers 4–1 12 APR 1–0 26 APR 0–1 29 MAR 7 DEC 0–3 21 APR 1–1 — 1 JAN 1–0 15 FEB 25 JAN 1 FEB 1–0 1 MAR 1–1 4 JAN 1–1 8 MAR 21 DEC 1 APR
Fleetwood Town 16 DEC 5 JAN 18 APR 1–0 0–0 25 JAN 8 FEB 26 DEC TBD 0–1 3 DEC — 0–0 1–0 29 DEC 23 NOV 2–2 26 APR 1 MAR 8 MAR 2–2 5 APR 22 MAR 28 JAN
Gillingham 1–2 21 APR 2–0 8 MAR 2 JAN 4–1 20 DEC 1–0 1 APR 15 FEB 18 JAN 11 JAN — 0–1 23 NOV 12 APR 1 MAR 0–2 1 FEB 1–0 7 DEC 26 APR 3–0 22 MAR
Grimsby Town 3 DEC 3 MAY 1–2 2–1 1–0 8 FEB 3–2 18 JAN 23 NOV 14 DEC 0–3 22 FEB 28 JAN — 26 DEC 1–3 5 APR 22 MAR 11 JAN 29 DEC 15 MAR 18 APR 4 MAR 1–4
Harrogate Town 1 MAR 7 DEC 0–1 2–1 0–2 8 MAR 17 JAN 2–1 11 JAN 1 FEB 2–0 21 APR 29 MAR 12 APR — 1–5 1–2 1–0 26 APR 0–1 1 JAN 15 FEB 1 APR 21 DEC
Milton Keynes Dons 2–1 a 25 JAN 5 APR 1–2 8 FEB 3–0 3–2 3 DEC 1 MAR 29 DEC 1–1 29 MAR 14 DEC 26 APR 28 JAN — 8 MAR 18 APR 26 DEC 0–1 4 JAN 3–1 1–1 1–0
Morecambe 15 FEB 4 MAR 15 MAR 1–1 21 DEC 12 APR 1 APR 2–5 3–3 18 JAN 11 JAN 1 FEB 0–1 7 DEC 3 MAY 1–3 — 0–1 1–1 0–1 21 APR 29 MAR 1 JAN 22 FEB
Newport County 3–1 2 JAN 1 FEB 15 FEB 1 APR 7 DEC 22 FEB 0–3 12 APR 2–1 3–1 0–0 4 MAR 0–0 15 MAR 21 DEC 5 JAN — 29 MAR 1–4 3–1 24 JAN 3 MAY 21 APR
Notts County 2–0 1–0 4 MAR 21 DEC 25 JAN 28 JAN 21 APR 15 MAR 7 DEC 22 MAR 3 MAY 2–2 0–1 4–1 1–0 1 APR 8 FEB 23 NOV — 0–1 11 APR 4 JAN 22 FEB 1 JAN
Port Vale 1 FEB 3–2 11 JAN 1 APR 12 APR 21 DEC 1 JAN 1–0 1–1 25 NOV 2–3 3–1 3 MAY 21 APR 4 MAR 15 MAR 22 MAR 18 JAN 15 FEB — 22 FEB 2–1 0–0 7 DEC
Salford City 18 APR 1–0 26 DEC 1 MAR 23 NOV 0–1 2–1 11 JAN 26 APR 8 MAR 22 MAR 18 JAN 5 APR 1–2 3 DEC 1–0 29 DEC 28 JAN 14 DEC 0–2 — 2–1 8 FEB 0–2
Swindon Town 22 MAR 1 APR 18 JAN 12 APR 21 APR 0–2 15 MAR 22 FEB 1 JAN 11 JAN 1–2 7 DEC 1–1 21 DEC 0–0 3 MAY 23 NOV 4–0 1–2 8 FEB 4 MAR — 28 JAN 0–4
Tranmere Rovers 26 DEC 26 NOV 29 DEC 0–2 8 MAR 4 JAN 28 MAR 5 APR 1 FEB 26 APR 18 APR TBD 25 JAN 0–1 14 DEC 15 FEB 3 DEC 2–1 0–0 1 MAR 0–0 1–1 — 1–0
Walsall 26 APR 29 MAR 14 DEC 2–1 26 NOV 3–1 2–1 15 FEB 4–0 1–1 26 DEC 2–6 TBD 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 16 November 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 16 November 2024

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Andy Cook Bradford City 9
2   Michael Cheek Bromley 8
3   James Berry Chesterfield 7
  Alex Gilbey MK Dons
  Will Grigg Chesterfield
  Alassana Jatta Notts County
  Nathan Lowe Walsall
  Mathew Stevens AFC Wimbledon
9   Ronan Coughlan Fleetwood Town 6
  David McGoldrick Notts County
  Luke Molyneux Doncaster Rovers

Hat-tricks

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Main article: List of EFL League Two hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ref
  Matty Stevens AFC Wimbledon Carlisle United 4–0 (H) 12 October 2024 [37]

Monthly awards

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Each month the EFL announces their official Player of the Month and Manager of the Month.

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
August   Mark Bonner Gillingham   Luke Molyneux Doncaster Rovers [38]
September   Darren Moore Port Vale   Glenn Morris Gillingham [39]
October   Will Grigg Chesterfield [40]

References

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