2022–23 EFL League Two
Appearance
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Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 30 July 2022 – 8 May 2023 |
Champions | Leyton Orient |
Promoted | Leyton Orient Stevenage Northampton Town Carlisle United |
Relegated | Hartlepool United Rochdale |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,294 (2.34 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Andy Cook (28 goals) |
Biggest home win | Stevenage 5–0 Barrow (2 December 2022) Swindon Town 5–0 Grimsby Town (14 January 2023) |
Biggest away win | Hartlepool United 0–5 Stockport County (3 December 2022) |
Highest scoring | Rochdale 4–4 Swindon Town (18 March 2023) |
Total attendance | 2,999,174 |
Average attendance | 5,712 |
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 15 May 2023. |
The 2022–23 EFL League Two (referred to as the Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th season of the Football League Two under its current title and the 31st season under its current league division format. It began on 30 July 2022.
Team changes
[edit]The following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season:
To League Two[edit]Promoted from National League Relegated from League One
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From League Two[edit]Promoted to League One Relegated to National League
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Stadiums
[edit]Personnel and sponsoring
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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AFC Wimbledon | Mark Bowen[6] | End of contract | 7 May 2022 | Pre-season | Johnnie Jackson[7] | 16 May 2022 |
Hartlepool United | Michael Nelson | End of caretaker spell | 8 May 2022 | Paul Hartley[8] | 3 June 2022 | |
Crawley Town | Lewis Young | Kevin Betsy[9] | 6 June 2022 | |||
Barrow | Phil Brown[10] | End of contract | 12 May 2022 | Pete Wild[11] | 27 May 2022 | |
Salford City | Gary Bowyer[12] | Sacked | 17 May 2022 | Neil Wood[13] | 20 May 2022 | |
Swindon Town | Ben Garner[14] | Signed by Charlton Athletic | 8 June 2022 | Scott Lindsey[15] | 20 June 2022 | |
Rochdale | Robbie Stockdale[16] | Sacked | 18 August 2022 | 24th | Jim Bentley[17] | 29 August 2022 |
Hartlepool United | Paul Hartley[18] | 18 September 2022 | 23rd | Keith Curle[19] | 18 September 2022 | |
Colchester United | Wayne Brown[20] | 18 September 2022 | 21st | Matt Bloomfield[21] | 30 September 2022 | |
Crawley Town | Kevin Betsy[22] | 9 October 2022 | 24th | Matthew Etherington[23] | 27 November 2022 | |
Newport County | James Rowberry[24] | 10 October 2022 | 18th | Graham Coughlan[25] | 20 October 2022 | |
Doncaster Rovers | Gary McSheffrey[26] | 17 October 2022 | 12th | Danny Schofield[27] | 20 October 2022 | |
Crewe Alexandra | Alex Morris[28] | Demoted to assistant manager | 4 November 2022 | 16th | Lee Bell[a][28][29] | 4 November 2022 |
Crawley Town | Matthew Etherington[30] | Mutual Consent | 29 December 2022 | 20th | Scott Lindsey[31] | 11 January 2023 |
Swindon Town | Scott Lindsey[32] | Signed by Crawley Town | 11 January 2023 | 8th | Jody Morris[33] | 31 January 2023 |
Colchester United | Matt Bloomfield[34] | Signed by Wycombe Wanderers | 21 February 2023 | 18th | Ben Garner[35] | 2 March 2023 |
Hartlepool United | Keith Curle[36] | Sacked | 22 February 2023 | 22nd | John Askey[37] | 23 February 2023 |
Tranmere Rovers | Micky Mellon[38] | 19 March 2023 | 14th | Ian Dawes[b][39] | 4 May 2023 | |
Rochdale | Jim Bentley[40] | 27 March 2023 | 24th | Jimmy McNulty[40] (interim) | 27 March 2023 | |
Walsall | Michael Flynn[41] | 19 April 2023 | 15th | Mat Sadler[42] (interim) | 19 April 2023 | |
Swindon Town | Jody Morris[43] | 1 May 2023 | 10th | Steve Mildenhall and Gavin Gunning (Interim) | 1 May 2023 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Leyton Orient (C, P) | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 91 | Promotion to EFL League One |
2 | Stevenage (P) | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 85 | |
3 | Northampton Town (P) | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 83 | |
4 | Stockport County | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 79 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
5 | Carlisle United (O, P) | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 76 | |
6 | Bradford City | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 76 | |
7 | Salford City | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 72 | 54 | +18 | 75 | |
8 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 72 | 55 | +17 | 75 | |
9 | Barrow | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 62 | |
10 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 61 | |
11 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 61 | |
12 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 58 | |
13 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 58 | |
14 | Sutton United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 58 | |
15 | Newport County | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 57 | |
16 | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 55 | |
17 | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 55 | |
18 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 55 | |
19 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 59 | 68 | −9 | 52 | |
20 | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 49 | |
21 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 48 | |
22 | Crawley Town | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 46 | |
23 | Hartlepool United (R) | 46 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 52 | 78 | −26 | 43 | Relegation to National League |
24 | Rochdale (R) | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 70 | −24 | 38 |
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[44]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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[44]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Play-offs
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
7 | Salford City | 1 | 1 | 2 (1) | |||||||
4 | Stockport County (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | |||||||
4 | Stockport County | 1 (4) | |||||||||
5 | Carlisle United (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
6 | Bradford City | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
5 | Carlisle United | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Semi-Finals
[edit]First leg
Second leg
Stockport County | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Salford City |
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Penalties | ||
3–1 |
2–2 on Aggregate. Stockport County wins 3–1 on penalties
Carlisle United | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Bradford City |
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Carlisle United won 3–2 on Aggregate.
Final
[edit]Stockport County | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Carlisle United |
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Penalties | ||
4–5 |
Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]- As of 3 May 2023
Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Andy Cook | Bradford City | 28 |
2 | Sam Hoskins | Northampton Town | 21 |
3 | Kristian Dennis | Carlisle United | 20 |
4 | Dan Agyei | Crewe Alexandra | 16 |
Luke Armstrong | Harrogate Town | ||
6 | Omar Bogle | Newport County | 15 |
Josh Gordon | Barrow | ||
8 | Kyle Wootton | Stockport County | 14 |
9 | Danny Johnson | Walsall Mansfield Town |
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Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Danny Johnson | Walsall | Hartlepool United | 4–0 | 30 July 2022 | [45] |
Billy Waters | Barrow | Colchester United | 3–1 | 1 November 2022 | [46] |
Matt Smith | Salford City | Grimsby Town | 1–4 | 29 December 2022 | [47] |
Charlie Austin | Swindon Town | Rochdale | 4–4 | 19 March 2023 | [48] |
Dan Kemp | Hartlepool United | Grimsby Town | 1–4 | 7 April 2023 | [49] |
Josh Gordon | Barrow | Crawley Town | 4–0 | 10 April 2023 | [50] |
Awards
[edit]Monthly
[edit]Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference | ||
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August | Richie Wellens | Leyton Orient | Sam Hoskins | Northampton Town | [51] |
September | Andy Cook | Bradford City | [52] | ||
October | Michael Flynn | Walsall | Paddy Madden | Stockport County | [53] |
November | Johnnie Jackson | AFC Wimbledon | Billy Waters | Barrow | [54] |
December | Dave Challinor | Stockport County | Kyle Wootton | Stockport County | [55] |
January | Matt Bloomfield | Colchester United | Conor McAleny | Salford City | [56] |
February | Dave Challinor | Stockport County | Dan Kemp | Hartlepool United | [57] |
March | Jon Brady | Northampton Town | Callum Hendry | Salford City | [58] |
Annual
[edit]Award | Winner | Club |
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Player of the Season | Sam Hoskins[59] | Northampton Town |
Young Player of the Season | Junior Tchamadeu[59] | Colchester United |
Manager of the Season | Richie Wellens[60] | Leyton Orient |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Tommy Club (Home), Haven House Children's Hospice (Away), and Mind (Third).[4][5]
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