2024–25 EFL League Two

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 10 August 2024.

EFL League Two
Season2024–25
Dates10 August 2024 – 3 May 2025

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

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Accrington Stanley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to EFL League One
2 AFC Wimbledon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Barrow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Bromley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Carlisle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Cheltenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Chesterfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Colchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Crewe Alexandra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Doncaster Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Fleetwood Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Gillingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Grimsby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Harrogate Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Milton Keynes Dons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Morecambe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Newport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Notts County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Port Vale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Salford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Swindon Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Tranmere Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to National League
24 Walsall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 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[29]

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
AFC Wimbledon
Barrow
Bradford City
Bromley
Carlisle United
Cheltenham Town
Chesterfield
Colchester United
Crewe Alexandra
Doncaster Rovers
Fleetwood Town
Gillingham
Grimsby Town
Harrogate Town
Milton Keynes Dons
Morecambe
Newport County
Notts County
Port Vale
Salford City
Swindon Town
Tranmere Rovers
Walsall
Updated to match(es) played on Brom. 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.

References

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  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.
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  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.
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  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. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.