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The following is a list of clubs who have played in the English Football League Two at any time since its formation in 2004 to the current season.
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The following is a list of clubs who have played in the English Football League Two at any time since its formation in 2004 to the current season.
EFL League Two teams playing in the 2023–24 season are indicated in bold. If the longest spell is the current spell, this is indicated in bold, and if the highest finish is that of the most recent season, this is also in bold. A total of 70 teams have played in League Two. Clubs in italic no longer exist as the legal entities they competed as in League Two.
All statistics here refer to time in EFL League Two only, with the exception of 'Most recent finish' which refers to all levels of play, and 'Last promotion' which refers to the club's last promotion from the fifth tier of English football.
| Club | Town or city | Total seasons | Total spells | Longest spell | Promotion to league | Promotion from league | Relegation to league | Relegation from league | Years | Most recent finish | Highest finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | Accrington | 13 | 2 | 12 | 2005–06 | 2017–18 | 2022–23 | Never Relegated | 2006–2018 2023– | 23rd (relegated) League One | 1st |
| AFC Wimbledon | London | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2010–11 | 2015–16 | 2021–22 | Never Relegated | 2011–2016 2022– | 21st | 7th |
| Aldershot Town | Aldershot | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2007–08 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2012–13 | 2008–2013 | 18th National League | 6th |
| Barnet | Barnet | 11 | 2 | 8 | 2014–15 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2017–18 | 2005–2013 2015–2018 | 5th National League | 12th |
| Barrow | Barrow-in-Furness | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2019–20 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | Never Relegated | 2020– | 9th | 9th |
| Blackpool | Blackpool | 1 | 1 | 1 | Never Promoted | 2016–17 | 2015–16 | Never Relegated | 2016–2017 | 23rd (relegated) Championship | 7th |
| Bolton Wanderers | Bolton | 1 | 1 | 1 | Never Promoted | 2020–21 | 2019–20 | Never Relegated | 2020–2021 | 5th League One | 3rd |
| Boston United | Boston | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2001–02 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2006–07 | 2004–2007 | 15th National League North | 12th |
| Bournemouth | Bournemouth | 2 | 1 | 2 | Never Promoted | 2009–10 | 2007–08 | Never Relegated | 2008–2010 | 15th Premier League | 2nd |
| Bradford City | Bradford | 11 | 2 | 6 | Never Promoted | 2012–13 | 2018–19 | Never Relegated | 2007–2013 2019– | 6th | 6th |
| Brentford | London | 2 | 1 | 2 | Never Promoted | 2008–09 | 2006–07 | Never Relegated | 2007–2009 | 9th Premier League | 1st |
| Bristol Rovers | Bristol | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2014–15 | 2021–22 | 2020–21 | 2013–14 | 2004–2007 2011–2014 2015–2016 2021–2022 | 17th League One | 3rd |
| Burton Albion | Burton upon Trent | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2008–09 | 2014–15 | Never Relegated | Never Relegated | 2009–2015 | 15th League One | 4th |
| Bury | Bury | 10 | 3 | 7 | Never Promoted | 2018–19 | 2017–18 | Never Relegated | 2004–2010 2013–2015 2018–2019 | 4th North West Counties League Premier Division | 2nd |
| Cambridge United | Cambridge | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2013–14 | 2020–21 | Never Relegated | 2004–05 | 2004–2005 2014–2021 | 20th League One | 2nd |
| Carlisle United | Carlisle | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2004–05 | 2022–23 | 2013–14 | Never Relegated | 2005–2006 2014–2023 | 5th (promoted) | 1st |
| Cheltenham Town | Cheltenham | 13 | 3 | 6 | 2015–16 | 2020–21 | 2008–09 | 2014–15 | 2004–2006 2009–2015 2016–2021 | 16th League One | 1st |
| Chester City | Chester | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2003–04 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2008–09 | 2004–2009 | Defunct (2009–10) | 15th |
| Chesterfield | Chesterfield | 7 | 3 | 4 | Never Promoted | 2013–14 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2007–2011 2012–2014 2017–2018 | 3rd National League | 1st |
| Colchester United | Colchester | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1991–92 | Never Promoted | 2015–16 | Never Relegated | 2016– | 20th | 6th |
| Coventry City | Coventry | 1 | 1 | 1 | Never Promoted | 2017–18 | 2016–17 | Never Relegated | 2017–2018 | 5th Championship | 6th |
| Crawley Town | Crawley | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2014–15 | Never Relegated | 2011–2012 2015– | 22nd | 3rd |
| Crewe Alexandra | Crewe | 9 | 3 | 4 | Never Promoted | 2019–20 | 2021–22 | Never Relegated | 2009–2012 2016–2020 2022– | 13th | 2nd |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | London | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2006–07 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2015–16 | 2007–2010 2011–2016 | 10th National League | 7th |
| Darlington | Darlington | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1989–90 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2009–10 | 2004–2010 | 10th National League North | 6th |
| Doncaster Rovers | Doncaster | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2002–03 | 2016–17 | 2021–22 | Never Relegated | 2016–2017 2022– | 18th | 3rd |
| Exeter City | Exeter | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2007–08 | 2021–22 | 2011–12 | Never Relegated | 2008–2009 2012–2022 | 14th League One | 2nd |
| Forest Green Rovers | Nailsworth | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2016–17 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | Never Relegated | 2017–2022 2023– | 24th (relegated) League One | 1st |
| Fleetwood Town | Fleetwood | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2011–12 | 2013–14 | Never Relegated | Never Relegated | 2012–2014 | 13th League One | 4th |
| Gillingham | Gillingham | 6 | 3 | 3 | Never Promoted | 2012–13 | 2021–22 | Never Relegated | 2008–2009 2010–2013 2022– | 17th | 1st |
| Grimsby Town | Grimsby | 13 | 3 | 6 | 2021–22 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2020–21 | 2004–2010 2016–2021 2022– | 11th | 4th |
| Harrogate Town | Harrogate | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2019–20 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | Never Relegated | 2020– | 19th | 17th |
| Hartlepool United | Hartlepool | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2020–21 | 2006–07 | 2012–13 | 2022–23 | 2006–2007 2013–2017 2021–2023 | 23rd (relegated) | 2nd |
| Hereford United | Hereford | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2005–06 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2011–12 | 2006–2008 2009–2012 | Defunct (2014–15) | 3rd |
| Kidderminster Harriers | Kidderminster | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1999–2000 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2004–05 | 2004–2005 | 6th (promoted) National League North | 23rd |
| Leyton Orient | London | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2018–19 | 2022–23 | 2014–15 | 2016–17 | 2004–2006 2015–2017 2019–2023 | 1st (promoted) | 1st |
| Lincoln City | Lincoln | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2016–17 | 2018–19 | Never Relegated | 2010–11 | 2004–2011 2017–2019 | 11th League One | 1st |
| Luton Town | Luton | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2013–14 | 2017–18 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2008–2009 2014–2018 | 3rd (promoted) Championship | 2nd |
| Macclesfield Town | Macclesfield | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2017–18 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2019–20 | 2004–2012 2018–2020 | Defunct (2020–21) | 5th |
| Mansfield Town | Mansfield | 15 | 2 | 11 | 2012–13 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2007–08 | 2004–2008 2013– | 8th | 4th |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Milton Keynes | 4 | 3 | 2 | Never Promoted | 2018–19 | 2022–23 | Never Relegated | 2006–2008 2018–2019 2023– | 21st (relegated) League One | 1st |
| Morecambe | Morecambe | 15 | 2 | 14 | 2006–07 | 2020–21 | 2022–23 | Never Relegated | 2007–2021 2023– | 22nd (relegated) League One | 4th |
| Newport County | Newport, Wales | 11 | 1 | 11 | 2012–13 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | Never Relegated | 2013– | 15th | 5th |
| Northampton Town | Northampton | 13 | 4 | 7 | Never Promoted | 2022–23 | 2020–21 | Never Relegated | 2004–2006 2009–2016 2018–2020 2021–2023 | 3rd (promoted) | 1st |
| Notts County | Nottingham | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2022–23 | 2009–10 | 2014–15 | 2018–19 | 2004–2010 2015–2019 2023– | 2nd (promoted) National League | 1st |
| Oldham Athletic | Oldham | 4 | 1 | 4 | Never Promoted | Never Promoted | 2017–18 | 2021–22 | 2018–2022 | 12th National League | 14th |
| Oxford United | Oxford | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2009–10 | 2015–16 | Never Relegated | 2005–06 | 2004–2006 2010–2016 | 19th League One | 2nd |
| Peterborough United | Peterborough | 3 | 1 | 3 | Never Promoted | 2007–08 | 2004–05 | Never Relegated | 2005–2008 | 6th League One | 2nd |
| Plymouth Argyle | Plymouth | 7 | 2 | 6 | Never Promoted | 2019–20 | 2018–19 | Never Relegated | 2011–2017 2019–2020 | 1st (promoted) League One | 2nd |
| Portsmouth | Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | 4 | Never Promoted | 2016–17 | 2012–13 | Never Relegated | 2013–2017 | 8th League One | 1st |
| Port Vale | Stoke-on-Trent | 10 | 2 | 5 | Never Promoted | 2021–22 | 2016–17 | Never Relegated | 2008–2013 2017–2022 | 18th League One | 3rd |
| Rochdale | Rochdale | 10 | 3 | 6 | Never Promoted | 2013–14 | 2020–21 | 2022–23 | 2004–2010 2012–2014 2021–2023 | 24th (relegated) | 3rd |
| Rotherham United | Rotherham | 6 | 1 | 6 | Never Promoted | 2012–13 | 2006–07 | Never Relegated | 2007–2013 | 19th Championship | 2nd |
| Rushden & Diamonds | Irthlingborough | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2000–01 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2005–06 | 2004–2006 | Defunct (2010–11) | 22nd |
| Salford City | Salford | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2018–19 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | Never Relegated | 2019– | 7th | 7th |
| Scunthorpe United | Scunthorpe | 5 | 3 | 3 | Never Promoted | 2013–14 | 2018–19 | 2021–22 | 2004–2005 2013–2014 2019–2022 | 23rd (relegated) National League | 2nd |
| Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2003–04 | 2014–15 | 2013–14 | Never Relegated | 2004–2012 2014–2015 | 12th League One | 2nd |
| Southend United | Southend-on-sea | 7 | 3 | 5 | Never Promoted | 2014–15 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2004–2005 2010–2015 2020–2021 | 8th National League | 4th |
| Stevenage | Stevenage | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2009–10 | 2022–23 | 2013–14 | Never Relegated | 2010–2011 2014–2023 | 2nd (promoted) | 6th |
| Stockport County | Stockport | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2021–22 | 2007–08 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2005–2008 2010–2011 2022– | 4th | 4th |
| Sutton United | Sutton | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2020–21 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | Never Relegated | 2021– | 14th | 8th |
| Swansea City | Swansea, Wales | 1 | 1 | 1 | Never Promoted | 2004–05 | Never Relegated | Never Relegated | 2004–2005 | 10th Championship | 3rd |
| Swindon Town | Swindon | 8 | 4 | 3 | Never Promoted | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | Never Relegated | 2006–2007 2011–2012 2017–2020 2021– | 10th | 1st |
| Torquay United | Torquay | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2008–09 | Never Promoted | 2004–05 | 2013–14 | 2005–2007 2009–2014 | 21st (relegated) National League | 5th |
| Tranmere Rovers | Tranmere | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2014–15 | 2014–2015 2018–2019 2020– | 12th | 9th |
| Walsall | Walsall | 6 | 2 | 5 | Never Promoted | 2006–07 | 2018–19 | Never Relegated | 2006–2007 2019– | 16th | 1st |
| Wrexham | Wrexham, Wales | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2022–23 | Never Promoted | 2004–05 | 2007–08 | 2005–2008 2023– | 1st (promoted) National League | 13th |
| Wycombe Wanderers | High Wycombe | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1992–93 | 2017–18 | 2011–12 | Never Relegated | 2004–2009 2010–2011 2012–2018 | 9th League One | 3rd |
| Yeovil Town | Yeovil | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2002–03 | 2004–05 | 2014–15 | 2018–19 | 2004–2005 2015–2019 | 22nd (relegated) National League | 1st |
| York City | York | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2011–12 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2015–16 | 2012–2016 | 19th National League | 7th |
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted via play-offs | Relegated |
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