2018–19 EFL League Two

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EFL League Two
Season 2018–19
Champions Lincoln City
(2nd title)
Promoted Lincoln City
Bury
Milton Keynes Dons
Tranmere Rovers
Relegated Notts County
Yeovil Town
Matches played552
Goals scored1,409 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorer James Norwood
(29 goals)
Biggest home win Crewe Alexandra 6–0 Morecambe
(4 August 2018)
Colchester United 6–0 Crewe Alexandra
(21 August 2018)
Carlisle United 6–0 Oldham Athletic
(26 December 2018)
Milton Keynes Dons 6–0 Cambridge United
(1 January 2019)
Biggest away win Newport County 0–6 Yeovil Town
(15 September 2018)
Highest scoring Port Vale 2–6 Lincoln City
(13 October 2018)
Longest winning run7 matches [1]
Tranmere Rovers
Longest unbeaten run19 matches [1]
Lincoln City
Longest winless run13 matches [1]
Macclesfield Town
Longest losing run6 matches [1]
Grimsby Town
Notts County
Yeovil Town
Highest attendance20,718 [1]
Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Mansfield Town
(4 May 2019)
Lowest attendance1,355 [1]
Morecambe 0–1 Mansfield Town
(23 October 2018)
Total attendance2,461,975 [1]
Average attendance4,468 [1]
2019–20

The 2018–19 EFL League Two (referred to as the Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th season of Football League Two under its current title and the 26th season under its current league division format.

Contents

Team changes

To League Two

Promoted from National League

Relegated from League One

From League Two

Promoted to League One

Relegated to National League

Stadiums

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity [2]
Bury Bury Gigg Lane 11,840
Cambridge United Cambridge Abbey Stadium 8,127
Carlisle United Carlisle Brunton Park 17,949
Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Whaddon Road 7,066
Colchester United Colchester Colchester Community Stadium 10,105
Crawley Town Crawley Broadfield Stadium 5,996
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Gresty Road 10,180
Exeter City Exeter St James Park 6,087 [lower-alpha 1]
Forest Green Rovers Nailsworth The New Lawn 5,147
Grimsby Town Cleethorpes Blundell Park 9,052
Lincoln City Lincoln Sincil Bank 10,120
Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Moss Rose 6,355
Mansfield Town Mansfield Field Mill 10,000
Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Stadium MK 30,500
Morecambe Morecambe Globe Arena 6,476
Newport County Newport Rodney Parade 7,850
Northampton Town Northampton Sixfields Stadium 7,653
Notts County Nottingham Meadow Lane 19,588
Oldham Athletic Oldham Boundary Park 13,512
Port Vale Burslem Vale Park 19,052
Stevenage Stevenage Broadhall Way 6,722
Swindon Town Swindon County Ground 15,728
Tranmere Rovers Birkenhead Prenton Park 16,789
Yeovil Town Yeovil Huish Park 9,566
  1. Capacity temporarily reduced due to redevelopment work.

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamManager1CaptainKit manufacturerSponsor
Bury Flag of England.svg Ryan Lowe Flag of Ireland.svg Stephen Dawson Admiral PaySec [3]
Cambridge United Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Calderwood Puma Mick George
Carlisle United Flag of Scotland.svg Steven Pressley Flag of England.svg Danny Grainger Umbro Edinburgh Woollen Mill
Cheltenham Town Ulster Banner.svg Michael Duff Flag of England.svg Johnny Mullins Erreà Mira Showers [4]
Colchester United Flag of England.svg John McGreal Flag of England.svg Luke Prosser Macron JobServe
Crawley Town Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Cioffi Flag of England.svg Jimmy Smith Erreà The People's Pension
Crewe Alexandra Flag of Gibraltar.svg David Artell Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg George Ray FBT Mornflake
Exeter City Flag of England.svg Matt Taylor Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jake Taylor Joma Flybe
Forest Green Rovers Flag of England.svg Mark Cooper Flag of England.svg Lee Collins PlayerLayer [5] Ecotricity
Grimsby Town Flag of England.svg Michael Jolley Flag of England.svg John Welsh Erreà Young's Seafood
Lincoln City Flag of England.svg Danny Cowley Flag of Ireland.svg Lee Frecklington Erreà NSUK
Macclesfield Town Flag of England.svg Sol Campbell Flag of England.svg Jared Hodgkiss Macron Arighi Bianchi
Mansfield Town Flag of England.svg David Flitcroft Flag of Barbados.svg Krystian Pearce Surridge One Call
Milton Keynes Dons Flag of England.svg Paul Tisdale Flag of England.svg Dean Lewington Erreà Suzuki
Morecambe Flag of England.svg Jim Bentley Flag of England.svg Barry Roche Macron BizLoans4U
Newport County Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Michael Flynn Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Andrew Crofts FBT Interbet
Northampton Town Flag of England.svg Keith Curle Ulster Banner.svg David Buchanan Nike University of Northampton
Notts County Flag of England.svg Neal Ardley Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Richard Duffy Puma Bassingfield Wood Yard
Oldham Athletic Flag of England.svg Pete Wild Flag of England.svg Peter Clarke Sondico PFE Express
Port Vale Flag of England.svg John Askey Flag of England.svg Tom Pope BLK Manorshop.com
Stevenage Flag of Tunisia.svg Dino Maamria Flag of England.svg Ronnie Henry Macron Astute Electronics [6]
Swindon Town Flag of England.svg Richie Wellens Flag of England.svg Olly Lancashire Puma Imagine Cruising
Tranmere Rovers Flag of Scotland.svg Micky Mellon Flag of England.svg Steve McNulty Puma B&M Waste Services
Yeovil Town Flag of England.svg Darren Sarll Flag of England.svg James Bailey TAGJones Building Group

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Carlisle United Flag of England.svg Keith Curle Resigned5 May 2018Pre-season Flag of Ireland.svg John Sheridan 5 June 2018
Milton Keynes Dons Flag of England.svg Keith Millen End of caretaker spell Flag of England.svg Paul Tisdale 6 June 2018
Exeter City Flag of England.svg Paul Tisdale End of contract1 June 2018 Flag of England.svg Matt Taylor 1 June 2018
Macclesfield Town Flag of England.svg John Askey Signed by Shrewsbury Town Flag of England.svg Mark Yates 19 June 2018
Oldham Athletic Flag of England.svg Richie Wellens Sacked8 June 2018 Flag of England.svg Frankie Bunn 13 June 2018
Cheltenham Town Flag of England.svg Gary Johnson 21 August 201821st Ulster Banner.svg Michael Duff 10 September 2018
Notts County Flag of England.svg Kevin Nolan 26 August 201824th Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Kewell 31 August 2018
Crawley Town Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Kewell Signed by Notts County 31 August 201814th Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Cioffi 7 September 2018
Northampton Town Flag of England.svg Dean Austin Mutual consent1 October 201821st Flag of England.svg Keith Curle 1 October 2018
Macclesfield Town Flag of England.svg Mark Yates Sacked8 October 201824th Flag of England.svg Sol Campbell 27 November 2018
Swindon Town Flag of England.svg Phil Brown 12 November 201817th Flag of England.svg Richie Wellens 13 November 2018
Notts County Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Kewell 13 November 201822nd Flag of England.svg Neal Ardley 24 November 2018
Cambridge United Flag of Ireland.svg Joe Dunne 1 December 2018 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Calderwood 19 December 2018
Oldham Athletic Flag of England.svg Frankie Bunn 27 December 201812th Flag of England.svg Paul Scholes 10 February 2019
Carlisle United Flag of Ireland.svg John Sheridan Resigned4 January 20197th Flag of Scotland.svg Steven Pressley 16 January 2019
Port Vale Flag of England.svg Neil Aspin 30 January 201918th Flag of England.svg John Askey 4 February 2019
Oldham Athletic Flag of England.svg Paul Scholes 14 March 201914th Flag of England.svg Pete Wild 15 March 2019
Yeovil Town Flag of England.svg Darren Way Sacked24 March 201922nd Flag of England.svg Darren Sarll 19 June 2019

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Lincoln City (C, P)46231677343+3085Promotion to EFL League One
2 Bury (P)462213118256+2679
3 Milton Keynes Dons (P)462310137149+2279
4 Mansfield Town 462016106941+2876Qualification for League Two play-offs [lower-alpha 1]
5 Forest Green Rovers 462014126847+2174
6 Tranmere Rovers (O, P)462013136350+1373
7 Newport County 462011155959071
8 Colchester United 462010166553+1270
9 Exeter City 461913146049+1170
10 Stevenage 462010165955+470
11 Carlisle United 46208186762+568
12 Crewe Alexandra 46198196059+165
13 Swindon Town 461616145956+364
14 Oldham Athletic 461614166760+762
15 Northampton Town 461419136463+161
16 Cheltenham Town 4615121957681157
17 Grimsby Town 461682245561156
18 Morecambe 4614122054701654
19 Crawley Town 461582351681753
20 Port Vale 4612132139551649
21 Cambridge United 4612112340662647
22 Macclesfield Town 4610142248742644
23 Notts County (R)469142348843641Relegation to the National League
24 Yeovil Town (R)469132441662540
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [7]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
        
4 Mansfield Town 1 0 1 (3)
7 Newport County (p) 1 0 1 (5)
7 Newport County 0
6 Tranmere Rovers 1
5 Forest Green Rovers 0 1 1
6 Tranmere Rovers 1 1 2

Results

Home \ Away BUR CAM CAR CHL COL CRA CRE EXE FGR GRI LIN MAC MAN MKD MOR NEW NOR NOT OLD POR STE SWI TRA YEO
Bury 0–30–14–12–01–13–12–01–14–03–33–02–24–33–21–13–14–03–11–14–01–32–11–0
Cambridge United 2–21–20–10–12–10–00–21–31–01–21–01–10–11–20–33–23–21–11–02–00–00–00–0
Carlisle United 3–22–22–04–04–21–01–11–20–11–02–13–22–30–23–22–21–36–02–10–12–10–20–1
Cheltenham Town 1–12–00–11–30–10–01–12–22–10–23–22–23–12–22–13–14–10–01–00–23–21–31–0
Colchester United 1–23–01–13–03–16–01–10–31–01–01–02–32–00–03–01–23–30–22–01–21–00–23–1
Crawley Town 3–22–02–31–02–03–01–11–22–10–31–10–00–42–04–10–11–10–30–11–32–23–13–1
Crewe Alexandra 1–12–02–11–32–16–11–24–32–02–13–00–30–06–03–20–23–00–20–11–01–03–22–0
Exeter City 0–11–03–13–13–01–31–01–21–20–30–11–43–10–01–12–25–11–02–01–02–00–12–1
Forest Green Rovers 1–22–11–11–10–11–01–00–03–01–22–01–11–20–11–12–11–21–11–10–01–13–13–0
Grimsby Town 0–00–21–01–01–01–02–00–01–4 1–1 0–20–11–01–23–00–04–00–32–00–22–15–20–1
Lincoln City 2–11–12–21–10–30–11–01–12–1 1–0 1–11–12–13–13–21–13–12–01–12–24–10–01–0
Macclesfield Town 1–41–12–11–11–12–03–33–21–10–21–21–11–31–10–00–50–12–10–02–21–21–11–0
Mansfield Town 2–11–01–04–21–11–01–21–21–02–11–13–11–14–03–04–02–00–01–01–20–03–00–1
Milton Keynes Dons 1–06–02–03–00–11–00–11–01–11–10–22–01–02–02–01–02–12–11–11–12–31–12–0
Morecambe 2–33–00–24–00–11–02–20–23–01–10–22–10–14–21–11–01–10–22–21–20–13–42–1
Newport County 3–14–22–01–02–00–01–01–01–41–01–03–31–00–11–13–13–22–00–02–10–00–00–6
Northampton Town 0–02–23–01–30–40–02–02–12–12–20–13–11–12–21–11–00–02–11–21–11–11–12–2
Notts County 0–00–11–10–30–03–12–10–11–32–11–11–21–01–20–01–42–20–00–03–31–23–20–4
Oldham Athletic 4–23–11–32–03–32–11–12–30–02–01–13–13–21–21–20–12–52–00–11–12–22–04–1
Port Vale 1–03–00–12–20–31–01–01–10–20–12–60–12–10–20–11–22–02–21–41–40–11–23–0
Stevenage 0–10–13–02–03–12–10–11–10–21–00–11–01–33–21–01–01–20–33–20–02–02–21–0
Swindon Town 1–20–20–40–03–00–11–20–22–01–12–23–20–01–14–02–11–13–10–00–03–23–21–1
Tranmere Rovers 1–11–03–01–01–15–11–02–00–14–11–01–00–02–13–10–11–21–01–11–02–01–20–0
Yeovil Town 0–11–00–01–41–10–11–12–21–21–30–20–22–21–13–21–31–12–00–00–32–00–30–0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: EFL Official Website
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.

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 4 May 2019 [8]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of England.svg James Norwood Tranmere Rovers 29
2 Flag of England.svg Tyler Walker Mansfield Town 21
Flag of England.svg Nicky Maynard Bury
4 Flag of England.svg Kieran Agard Milton Keynes Dons 20
5 Flag of England.svg Chuks Aneke Milton Keynes Dons 17
6 Flag of England.svg Jayden Stockley Exeter City 16
7 Flag of Ireland.svg Jay O'Shea Bury 15
Flag of England.svg John Akinde Lincoln City
9 Flag of England.svg Ollie Palmer Crawley Town 14
Flag of England.svg Luke Varney Cheltenham Town
Flag of Ireland.svg Padraig Amond Newport County

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Michael Doughty Swindon Town Macclesfield Town 3–2 (H)4 August 2018 [9]
Flag of England.svg Alex Fisher Yeovil Town Notts County 0–4 (A)17 August 2018 [10]
Flag of England.svg Matt Crooks Northampton Town Macclesfield Town 0–5 (A)23 October 2018 [11]
Flag of England.svg Chris O'Grady Oldham Athletic Bury 4–2 (H)15 December 2018 [12]
Flag of England.svg Jayden Stockley Exeter City Oldham Athletic 2–3 (A)22 December 2018 [13]
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg George Williams Forest Green Rovers Newport County 1–4 (A)26 December 2018 [14]

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