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2020–21 EFL League Two

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The 2020–21 EFL League Two (referred to as the Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship reasons) is the 17th season of Football League Two under its current title and the 29th season under its current league division format.[1][2]

EFL League Two
Season2020–21
Dates12 September 2020 – 8 May 2021
Top goalscorerPaul Mullin (16 goals)
Biggest home winTranmere Rovers 5–0 Grimsby Town
(21 November 2020)
Exeter City 6–1 Colchester United
(24 November 2020)
Exeter City 5–0 Tranmere Rovers
(12 December 2020)
Biggest away winMorecambe 0–5 Cambridge United
(19 September 2020) Scunthorpe United 0–5 Cambridge United
(17 October 2020)
Highest scoringBolton Wanderers 3–6 Port Vale
(5 December 2020)
Longest winning run5 matches
Newport County
Tranmere Rovers
2021–22 →

Team changes

The following teams have changed divisions since the 2019–20 season.

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Stadiums

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Locations of the 2020–21 EFL League Two teams
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Greater Manchester League Two football clubs


Team Location Stadium Capacity
Barrow Barrow-in-Furness Holker Street 5,045
Bolton Wanderers Bolton University of Bolton Stadium 28,723
Bradford City Bradford Valley Parade 25,136
Cambridge United Cambridge Abbey Stadium 8,127
Carlisle United Carlisle Brunton Park 18,202
Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Whaddon Road 7,066
Colchester United Colchester Colchester Community Stadium 10,105
Crawley Town Crawley Broadfield Stadium 5,996
Exeter City Exeter St. James Park 8,696
Forest Green Rovers Nailsworth The New Lawn 5,147
Grimsby Town Cleethorpes Blundell Park 9,052
Harrogate Town Harrogate Wetherby Road[a] 5,000
Leyton Orient London (Leyton) Brisbane Road 9,271
Mansfield Town Mansfield Field Mill 10,000
Morecambe Morecambe Globe Arena 6,476
Newport County Newport Rodney Parade 7,850
Oldham Athletic Oldham Boundary Park 13,512
Port Vale Stoke-On-Trent Vale Park 19,052
Salford City Salford Moor Lane 5,108
Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe Glanford Park 9,088
Southend United Southend-on-Sea Roots Hall 12,392
Stevenage Stevenage Broadhall Way 7,800
Tranmere Rovers Birkenhead Prenton Park 16,789
Walsall Walsall Bescot Stadium 11,300
  1. ^ Harrogate Town will begin the season at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster.[4]

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Barrow Vacant England  Lewis Hardcastle Joma JF Hornby & Co.
Bolton Wanderers England  Ian Evatt England  Antoni Sarcevic Macron Home Bargains
Bradford City Vacant England  Richard O'Donnell Avec Sport JCT600
Cambridge United England  Mark Bonner England  Greg Taylor Hummel Mick George
Carlisle United England  Chris Beech England  Nick Anderton Erreà Edinburgh Woollen Mill
Cheltenham Town Northern Ireland  Michael Duff England  Ben Tozer Erreà Mira Showers[5]
Colchester United England  Steve Ball England  Harry Pell Macron Texo Scaffolding (Home)
JobServe (Away / Third)
Crawley Town England  John Yems England  George Francomb[6] Erreà The People's Pension
Exeter City England  Matt Taylor Wales  Jake Taylor Joma Carpetright
Forest Green Rovers England  Mark Cooper England  Chris Stokes PlayerLayer[7] Ecotricity
Grimsby Town England  Ian Holloway Republic of Ireland  James McKeown Erreà Young's Seafood
Harrogate Town England  Simon Weaver England  Josh Falkingham New Balance Strata
Leyton Orient England  Ross Embleton Jamaica  Jobi McAnuff New Balance Multiple charities[note 1]
Mansfield Town England  Nigel Clough England  Ollie Clarke Surridge One Call
Morecambe Scotland  Derek Adams Scotland  Sam Lavelle Macron Annapurna Recruitment[9]
Newport County Wales  Michael Flynn England  Joss Labadie Hummel Home: Alzheimer's Society Cymru[10]
Away: PureVans[11]
Third: ExilesPicks[12]
Oldham Athletic Australia  Harry Kewell England  David Wheater Hummel Wakelet
Port Vale England  John Askey England  Leon Legge Erreà Synectics Solutions
Salford City England  Richie Wellens England  Ashley Eastham Kappa TalkTalk
Scunthorpe United England  Neil Cox England  Jordan Clarke Macron Utilita Energy
Southend United England  Mark Molesley England  Nathan Ralph Hummel Watchlotto
Stevenage England  Alex Revell Scotland  Scott Cuthbert Macron Burger King
Tranmere Rovers England  Keith Hill England  Scott Davies Puma Essar
Walsall England  Darrell Clarke England  James Clarke Erreà HomeServe
  1. ^ Tottenham Hotspur player Harry Kane, who played for Leyton Orient early in his career, bought the club's shirt sponsorship for the 2020–21 season. Each of the team's shirts will feature a different message or charity chosen by Kane: "Thank You Frontline Workers" (home shirt), Haven House Children's Hospice (away shirt), and Mind (third shirt).[8]

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Bolton Wanderers England  Keith Hill[13] End of contract 12 June 2020 Pre-season England  Ian Evatt[14] 1 July 2020
Southend United England  Sol Campbell[15] Mutual consent 30 June 2020 England  Mark Molesley[16] 13 August 2020
Barrow England  Ian Evatt[14] Signed by Bolton Wanderers 1 July 2020 England  David Dunn[17] 9 July 2020
Tranmere Rovers Scotland  Micky Mellon[18] Signed by Dundee United 6 July 2020 England  Mike Jackson[19] 18 July 2020
Colchester United England  John McGreal[20] Sacked 14 July 2020 England  Steve Ball[21] 28 July 2020
Oldham Athletic Tunisia  Dino Maamria[22] 31 July 2020 Australia  Harry Kewell[23] 1 August 2020
Scunthorpe United England  Russ Wilcox[24] End of caretaker spell 7 August 2020 England  Neil Cox[25] 7 August 2020
Salford City Scotland  Graham Alexander[26] Sacked 12 October 2020 5th England  Richie Wellens[27] 4 November 2020
Mansfield Town Republic of Ireland  Graham Coughlan[28] 27 October 2020 22nd England  Nigel Clough[29] 6 November 2020
Tranmere Rovers England  Mike Jackson[30] 31 October 2020 18th England  Keith Hill[31] 21 November 2020
Bradford City Scotland  Stuart McCall[32] 13 December 2020 22nd
Barrow England  David Dunn[33] 21st

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Cheltenham Town (C, P) 46 24 10 12 61 39 +22 82 Promotion to the EFL League One
2 Cambridge United (P) 46 24 8 14 73 49 +24 80
3 Bolton Wanderers (P) 46 23 10 13 59 50 +9 79
4 Morecambe (O, P) 46 23 9 14 69 58 +11 78 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Newport County 46 20 13 13 57 42 +15 73
6 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 13 13 59 51 +8 73
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 55 50 +5 73
8 Salford City 46 19 14 13 54 34 +20 71
9 Exeter City 46 18 16 12 71 50 +21 70
10 Carlisle United 46 18 12 16 60 51 +9 66
11 Leyton Orient 46 17 10 19 53 55 −2 61
12 Crawley Town 46 16 13 17 56 62 −6 61
13 Port Vale 46 17 9 20 57 57 0 60
14 Stevenage 46 14 18 14 41 41 0 60
15 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 48 53 −5 59
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 +2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 −9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 −9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 −8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 −17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 −6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 −23 48
23 Southend United (R) 46 10 15 21 29 58 −29 45 Relegation to National League
24 Grimsby Town (R) 46 10 13 23 37 69 −32 43
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2021. 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[34]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BRW BOL BRA CAM CAR CHE COL CRA EXE FOR GRI HAR LEY MAN MOR NEW OLD POR SAL SCU SOU STE TRA WAL
Barrow — 3–3 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–4 0–1 1–1 2–2
Bolton Wanderers — 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 3–6 2–0 3–0 0–3
Bradford City — 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 0–1 0–3 3–0 2–1 1–1
Cambridge United 1–1 1–1 — 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 0–0
Carlisle United 1–0 — 1–2 3–2 1–0 3–1 3–2 2–1 2–0 4–0
Cheltenham Town 0–1 1–1 — 2–0 5–3 2–1 1–3 0–0 1–2 1–0 3–0
Colchester United 2–0 — 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–3 a 3–1
Crawley Town 4–2 1–1 2–1 0–3 — 1–2 4–0 1–0 1–1 4–0
Exeter City 2–0 1–0 a 6–1 2–1 — a 1–2 1–2 0–2 3–1 5–0
Forest Green Rovers 2–2 2–0 1–0 a a — 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1
Grimsby Town 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–4 — 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–0
Harrogate Town 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 — 0–1 2–5 0–0 0–1 2–2
Leyton Orient 4–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–3 3–0 — 2–2 2–1
Mansfield Town 2–4 1–3 1–1 3–3 1–2 0–1 — 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1
Morecambe 1–0 0–5 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 — 1–0 1–1
Newport County 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 — 2–4 1–0 1–0 1–1
Oldham Athletic 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–3 0–1 2–3 — 1–2 0–2 0–1 2–3
Port Vale 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–3 — 1–0 0–1 3–4
Salford City 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 — 3–0 2–2
Scunthorpe United 2–1 0–1 0–5 1–0 0–1 1–4 a 2–0 1–1 1–1 —
Southend United 0–2 a 2–2 0–1 3–1 0–4 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–0 —
Stevenage 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 —
Tranmere Rovers 1–0 0–3 5–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 — 1–3
Walsall 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 4–3 0–1 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2020. Source: [citation needed]
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

Top scorers

As of 19 December 2020[35]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England  Paul Mullin Cambridge United 16
2 England  Max Watters Crawley Town 13
3 England  Danny Johnson Leyton Orient 12
4 England  Ryan Bowman Exeter City 9
England  Matt Jay Exeter City
Jamaica  Jamille Matt Forest Green Rovers
England  Jack Muldoon Harrogate Town
England  James Vaughan Tranmere Rovers
9 England  Elijah Adebayo Walsall 8
Republic of Ireland  Eoin Doyle Bolton Wanderers
England  Conor McAleny Oldham Athletic
12 Jamaica  Jevani Brown Colchester United 7
England  Joe Ironside Cambridge United
England  Jon Mellish Carlisle United

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of EFL League Two hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ref
Ian Henderson Salford City Grimsby Town 4–0 19 September 2019 [36]
Jamille Matt Forest Green Rovers Scunthorpe United 4–1 10 October 2020 [37]
Paul Mullin Cambridge United Port Vale 3–1 20 October 2020 [38]
Jevani Brown Colchester United Stevenage 3–1 3 November 2020 [39]
Danny Johnson Leyton Orient Harrogate Town 3–0 21 November 2020 [40]
Ryan Bowman Exeter City Colchester United 6–1 24 November 2020 [41]
Ryan Bowman Exeter City Tranmere Rovers 5–0 12 December 2020 [42]
Max Watters Crawley Town Barrow 4–2 12 December 2020 [43]

Most assists

Rank Player Club Assists[44]
1 England  David Worrall Port Vale 8
2 Republic of the Congo  Dylan Bahamboula Oldham Athletic 6
3 England  Callum Guy Carlisle United 5
Guyana  Callum Harriott Colchester United
England  Aaron Martin Harrogate Town
England  Scott Twine Newport County
7 England  James Brophy Leyton Orient 4
Scotland  Ali Crawford Bolton Wanderers
Republic of Ireland  Wes Hoolahan Cambridge United
England  Chris Hussey Cheltenham Town
England  Matt Jay Exeter City
England  Kyle Knoyle Cambridge United
England  Adam Phillips Morecambe
England  Joel Randall Exeter City

Notes

References

  1. ^ "League Two clubs vote to end season, but League One teams fail to decide". 15 May 2020 – via www.bbc.com.
  2. ^ "EFL statement: latest update". www.efl.com.
  3. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53744939
  4. ^ "Harrogate Town: Doncaster Rovers groundshare for EFL newcomers". BBC Sport. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Robins and Mira Showers celebrate decade with new deal". CTFC.com. 3 January 2018.
  6. ^ "George Francomb takes on Reds captaincy". www.crawleytownfc.com. Crawley Town F.C. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Forest Green Rovers Cancel Hummel Deal Following Company's Fail to Deliver Kits". Footy Headlines. 22 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Harry Kane: England captain donates Leyton Orient shirt sponsorship to good causes". BBC Sport. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Record kit deal announced". Morecambe F.C. 21 May 2019.
  10. ^ "#SOSCTD | Alzheimer's Society Cymru confirmed as main sponsors on front of Exiles' 2020/21 home shirt". www.newport-county.co.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  11. ^ "NEWPORT COUNTY AFC LAUNCHES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH PURE VANS". www.newport-county.co.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  12. ^ "KIT LAUNCH | Newport County AFC's 2020/21 third shirt released". www.newport-county.co.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Keith Hill: Bolton Wanderers boss to leave after relegation from League One". BBC Sport. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Ian Evatt: Bolton Wanderers name Barrow manager as new head coach". BBC Sport. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Sol Campbell: Southend United manager leaves by mutual consent". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  16. ^ "Mark Molesley: Southend United name Weymouth boss as new manager". BBC Sport. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  17. ^ "David Dunn: Barrow name ex-Blackburn Rovers midfielder as new manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Dundee United: Micky Mellon appointed as manager". BBC. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Mike Jackson appointed first team manager", Tranmere Rovers, 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020
  20. ^ "John McGreal: Colchester United part company with head coach". BBC. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  21. ^ "Colchester United: Steve Ball named new head coach". BBC. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  22. ^ "Dino Maamria: Oldham Athletic sack head coach after 10 months". BBC Sport. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  23. ^ "Harry Kewell: Oldham Athletic name ex-Liverpool & Leeds United winger as new boss". BBC Sport. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  24. ^ "Scunthorpe United looking for new manager as Russ Wilcox returns to under-23s role – but player signings imminent". Grimsby Telegraph. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  25. ^ "Neil Cox: Scunthorpe United appoint Notts County assistant as new manager". BBC Sport. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  26. ^ "Graham Alexander: Salford City sack boss & put Paul Scholes in charge". BBC Sport. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  27. ^ "Richie Wellens: Salford City name Swindon Town boss as new manager". BBC Sport. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  28. ^ "Club Statement". Mansfield Town. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  29. ^ "Nigel Clough: Mansfield Town appoint Nottingham Forest favourite and ex-Derby boss as manager". BBC Sport. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  30. ^ "Mike Jackson: Tranmere Rovers sack manager after three months". BBC Sport. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  31. ^ "Keith Hill: Tranmere Rovers name ex-Rochdale and Bolton boss as their new manager". BBC Sport. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020..
  32. ^ "Stuart McCall: Bradford City sack manager after six straight defeats". BBC Sport. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  33. ^ "David Dunn: Barrow part company with manager". BBC Sport. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  34. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  35. ^ "Top Scorers – League Two". Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  36. ^ "Grimsby 0-4 Salford: Ian Henderson hits hat-trick". Sky Sports. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  37. ^ "Scunthorpe 1-4 Forest Green: Jamille Matt hits hat-trick in Rovers comeback". Sky Sports. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  38. ^ "Cambridge 3-1 Port Vale: Paul Mullin hat-trick fires United to victory". Sky Sports. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  39. ^ "Colchester 3-1 Stevenage: Jevani Brown hits hat-trick for home side". Sky Sports. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  40. ^ "Leyton Orient 3-0 Harrogate: Danny Johnson hat-trick downs Harrogate". Sky Sports. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  41. ^ "Exeter 6-1 Colchester: Ryan Bowman hits hat-trick as Grecians record thumping win". Sky Sports. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  42. ^ "Exeter 5-0 Tranmere: Ryan Bowman scores hat-trick as five-star Grecians run riot". Sky Sports. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  43. ^ "Crawley 4-2 Barrow: Max Watters hits hat-trick in overdue Town win". Sky Sports. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  44. ^ "League Two Top Assists". BBC. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
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