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2024–25 EFL League Two

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

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.

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

St Luke's Hospice (Third)

Zzoomm Enviro Skip Hire CAN Solutions
Doncaster Rovers Northern Ireland Grant McCann England Richard Wood England Oxen Eco-Power Group Stoneacre Motor Group MF Hire IPM Group
Fleetwood Town Scotland Charlie Adam England Brendan Wiredu Germany Puma[9] Ruby Energy (H & A)/BES Utilities (T) onCORE Foodservice Solutions Lancashire Bird Control None
Gillingham England Mark Bonner Germany Max Ehmer Italy Macron Bauvill[10] PISO Magnus Search Recruitment GR.IT Consultancy
Grimsby Town Gibraltar David Artell England Danny Rose England Umbro myenergi myenergi Blackrow Group myenergi
Harrogate Town England Simon Weaver England Josh Falkingham United States New Balance EnviroVent[11] Oak By Design Annapurna Recruitment None
Milton Keynes Dons England Scott Lindsey England Dean Lewington England Castore Suzuki eEnergy None None
Morecambe Scotland Derek Adams Cameroon Yann Songo'o England Terrace[12] The Fan Cave Memorabilia Halo Aerospace Laboratories UK (H)/Aqua Engineering (A) Right Floor Services The Career Wallet
Newport County Portugal Nelson Jardim England Aaron Wildig England 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 England Stuart Maynard England Matthew Palmer Germany Puma[15] John Pye Auctions (H)[16]/University of Nottingham (A) John Pye Auctions (H)/Swan Homes (A) WorkBox UK None
Port Vale Jamaica Darren Moore England Ben Garrity Germany Puma[17] Synectics Solutions Staffordshire University IronMarket Wealth Global QA
Salford City England Karl Robinson Jamaica Curtis Tilt Germany Adidas Fireball Cinnamon Whisky Quality Care Group Salford Van & Car Hire Champions Travel
Swindon Town England Ian Holloway England Ollie Clarke Germany Adidas MiPermit FirstCity Care Group (H)/Cellular Fitness (A) Veezu (H)/Barnes Coaches(A) Platinum Security Services (H)/Cotswold Farm Machinery (A)
Tranmere Rovers England Nigel Adkins England Tom Davies Indonesia Mills Essar Searchability O'Rourke Construction None
Walsall England Mat Sadler Montserrat Donervon Daniels Italy 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 Republic of Ireland Gavin Gunning End of interim spell 27 April 2024 Pre-season Republic of Ireland Mark Kennedy[19] 29 May 2024
Gillingham England Stephen Clemence[20] Sacked 29 April 2024 England Mark Bonner[21] 7 May 2024
Morecambe England Ged Brannan[22] Signed by Accrington Stanley 30 April 2024 Scotland Derek Adams[23] 3 June 2024
Cheltenham Town England Darrell Clarke[24] Signed by Barnsley 23 May 2024 Wales Michael Flynn[25] 5 June 2024
Barrow England Pete Wild[26] Mutual consent 24 May 2024 England Stephen Clemence[27] 31 May 2024
Newport County Republic of Ireland Graham Coughlan[28] 20 June 2024 Portugal Nelson Jardim[29] 16 July 2024
Carlisle United England Paul Simpson[30] Sacked 31 August 2024 20th England Mike Williamson[31] 19 September 2024
Milton Keynes Dons England Mike Williamson[32] Signed by Carlisle United 19 September 2024 England Scott Lindsey[33] 25 September 2024
Swindon Town Republic of Ireland Mark Kennedy[34] Sacked 25 October 2024 22nd England 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 Walsall 15 9 3 3 28 15 +13 30
3 Doncaster Rovers 17 8 5 4 22 18 +4 29
4 Notts County 17 7 7 3 23 15 +8 28 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Crewe Alexandra 15 8 4 3 19 13 +6 28
6 Milton Keynes Dons 16 8 3 5 27 19 +8 27
7 Chesterfield 17 6 7 4 30 20 +10 25
8 Grimsby Town 17 8 1 8 19 26 −7 25
9 AFC Wimbledon 15 7 2 6 23 14 +9 23
10 Bradford City 16 6 5 5 21 17 +4 23
11 Gillingham 16 7 2 7 17 14 +3 23
12 Barrow 17 6 4 7 17 16 +1 22
13 Fleetwood Town 14 5 6 3 20 15 +5 21
14 Cheltenham Town 17 6 3 8 22 25 −3 21
15 Salford City 16 5 6 5 15 18 −3 21
16 Newport County 17 6 3 8 19 26 −7 21
17 Harrogate Town 17 6 3 8 16 23 −7 21
18 Accrington Stanley 16 4 6 6 22 26 −4 18
19 Colchester United 16 3 8 5 19 22 −3 17
20 Tranmere Rovers 15 4 5 6 10 18 −8 17
21 Bromley 15 3 7 5 17 19 −2 16
22 Swindon Town 17 2 7 8 20 28 −8 13
23 Morecambe 17 3 4 10 17 29 −12 13 Relegation to National League
24 Carlisle United 17 3 4 10 14 29 −15 13
Updated to match(es) played on 23 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 2–2 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 0–1
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 TBD 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 0–0 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 1–0 4 JAN
Chesterfield 0–3 21 DEC 1–0 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 30 NOV 0–1 3 DEC 0–0 1–0 29 DEC TBD 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 1–2 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 0–1 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 0–0 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 TBD 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 2–3 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 23 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 23 November 2024

Top scorers

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

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Ref
England 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 England Mark Bonner Gillingham England Luke Molyneux Doncaster Rovers [38]
September Jamaica Darren Moore Port Vale England Glenn Morris Gillingham [39]
October Northern Ireland Will Grigg Chesterfield [40]

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