2004–05 Football League Two

The 2004–05 Football League Two season was the first season since the Football League Third Division was renamed League Two, following a sponsorship deal with Coca-Cola. The league was made up of eighteen teams from the Third Division who were neither promoted nor relegated, the four relegated teams from the Second Division, and the two promoted from the Football Conference (all from the 2003–04 season).

Football League Two
Season2004–05
ChampionsYeovil Town (1st fourth tier title)
Direct promotionYeovil Town,
Scunthorpe United,
Swansea City
Promoted through play-offsSouthend United
Relegated to ConferenceCambridge United,
Kidderminster Harriers
New club in the leagueChester,
Shrewsbury Town
Matches played552
Goals scored1,347 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorerPhil Jevons (Yeovil Town), 27

Promotion and relegation

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Relegated from Second Division

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Yeovil Town (C, P) 46 25 8 13 90 65 +25 83 Promotion to League One
2 Scunthorpe United (P) 46 22 14 10 69 42 +27 80
3 Swansea City (P) 46 24 8 14 62 43 +19 80
4 Southend United (O, P) 46 22 12 12 65 46 +19 78 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Macclesfield Town 46 22 9 15 60 49 +11 75
6 Lincoln City 46 20 12 14 64 47 +17 72
7 Northampton Town 46 20 12 14 62 51 +11 72
8 Darlington 46 20 12 14 57 49 +8 72
9 Rochdale 46 16 18 12 54 48 +6 66
10 Wycombe Wanderers 46 17 14 15 58 52 +6 65
11 Leyton Orient 46 16 15 15 65 67 −2 63
12 Bristol Rovers 46 13 21 12 60 57 +3 60
13 Mansfield Town 46 15 15 16 56 56 0 60
14 Cheltenham Town 46 16 12 18 51 54 −3 60
15 Oxford United 46 16 11 19 50 63 −13 59
16 Boston United 46 14 16 16 62 58 +4 58
17 Bury 46 14 16 16 54 54 0 58
18 Grimsby Town 46 14 16 16 51 52 −1 58
19 Notts County 46 13 13 20 46 62 −16 52
20 Chester City 46 12 16 18 43 69 −26 52
21 Shrewsbury Town 46 11 16 19 48 53 −5 49
22 Rushden & Diamonds 46 10 14 22 42 63 −21 44
23 Kidderminster Harriers (R) 46 10 8 28 39 85 −46 38 Relegation to Conference National
24 Cambridge United (R) 46 8 16 22 39 62 −23 30[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2009. Source: 2004–05 League Two
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Cambridge United deducted 10 points for entering administration[1]

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final at Millennium Stadium
        
7 Northampton Town 0 0 0
4 Southend United 0 1 1
4 Southend United 2
6 Lincoln City 0
6 Lincoln City 1 1 2
5 Macclesfield Town 0 1 1

Top scorers

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Pos Player Team(s) Goals
1 Phil Jevons Yeovil 27
2 Andy Kirk Northampton 26
3 Jon Parkin Macclesfield 22
3 Lee Trundle Swansea 22
3 Nathan Tyson Wycombe 22
6 Freddy Eastwood Southend 21
6 Simon Yeo Lincoln City 21
8 Junior Agogo Bristol Rovers 19
9 Paul Hayes Scunthorpe 17
9 Grant Holt Rochdale 17

Source

References

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  1. ^ "Cambridge United file for administration". BBC. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
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