The 2023–24 EFL League Two (referred to as the Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship purposes) was the 20th season of EFL League Two under its current title and the 32nd season under its current league division format. The season began on 5 August 2023 and ended on 27 April 2024.
Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | 5 August 2023 – 27 April 2024 |
Champions | Stockport County 1st League Two title 2nd D4 title |
Promoted | Stockport County Wrexham Mansfield Town Crawley Town |
Relegated | Sutton United Forest Green Rovers |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,645 (2.98 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Macaulay Langstaff (28 goals) |
Biggest home win | Stockport County 8–0 Sutton United 16 December 2023 |
Biggest away win | Doncaster Rovers 0–5 Morecambe 16 Dec 2023 Grimsby Town 1–6 Walsall 1 Jan 2024 |
Highest scoring | Mansfield Town 9–2 Harrogate Town 13 Feb 2024 |
Longest winning run | Stockport County (12 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Mansfield Town (17 games) |
Longest winless run | Forest Green Rovers (15 games) |
Longest losing run | Newport County (8 games) |
Highest attendance | 21,552 Bradford City vs Wrexham (21 Oct 2023)[1] |
Lowest attendance | 1,071 Harrogate Town vs Doncaster Rovers (6 January 2024)[1] |
Total attendance | 3,359,055[1] |
Average attendance | 6,220[1] |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 27 April 2024. |
Team changes
editThe following teams have changed division from the previous season:
To League TwoeditPromoted from National League Relegated from League One
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From League TwoeditPromoted to League One Relegated to National League
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Stadiums
editPersonnel and sponsoring
editManagerial changes
editTeam | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Swindon Town | Steve Mildenhall Gavin Gunning |
End of interim spell | 8 May 2023 | Pre-season | Michael Flynn[6] | 8 May 2023 |
Doncaster Rovers | Danny Schofield[7] | Sacked | 9 May 2023 | Grant McCann[8] | 12 May 2023 | |
Milton Keynes Dons | Mark Jackson[9] | Graham Alexander[10] | 27 May 2023 | |||
Forest Green Rovers | Duncan Ferguson[11] | 4 July 2023 | David Horseman[12] | 17 July 2023 | ||
Tranmere Rovers | Ian Dawes[13] | 10 September 2023 | 22nd | Nigel Adkins[a][13][14] | 10 September 2023 | |
Bradford City | Mark Hughes[15] | 4 October 2023 | 18th | Graham Alexander[16] | 6 November 2023 | |
Gillingham | Neil Harris[17] | 5 October 2023 | 8th | Stephen Clemence | 1 November 2023 | |
Milton Keynes Dons | Graham Alexander[18] | 16 October 2023 | 16th | Mike Williamson[19] | 17 October 2023 | |
Colchester United | Ben Garner[20] | 21 October 2023 | 22nd | Matthew Etherington[b][21] | 21 October 2023 | |
Grimsby Town | Paul Hurst[22] | 28 October 2023 | 21st | David Artell | 27 November 2023 | |
Morecambe | Derek Adams[23] | Release clause met | 20 November 2023 | 9th | Ged Brannan | 27 November 2023 |
Sutton United | Matt Gray | Sacked | 19 December 2023 | 24th | Steve Morison | 6 January 2024 |
Forest Green Rovers | David Horseman | Mutual consent | 20 December 2023 | 23rd | Troy Deeney[24] | 20 December 2023 |
Salford City | Neil Wood | Sacked | 27 December 2023 | 21st | Karl Robinson[25] | 5 January 2024 |
Colchester United | Matthew Etherington[26] | 1 January 2024 | 22nd | Danny Cowley[27] | 4 January 2024 | |
Notts County | Luke Williams[28] | Signed by Swansea City | 5 January 2024 | 5th | Stuart Maynard[29] | 18 January 2024 |
Swindon Town | Michael Flynn[30] | Mutual consent | 15 January 2024 | 15th | Gavin Gunning | 15 January 2024 |
Forest Green Rovers | Troy Deeney[31] | Sacked | 18 January 2024 | 24th | Steve Cotterill[32] | 25 January 2024 |
Accrington Stanley | John Coleman[33] | 3 March 2024 | 16th | John Doolan[c] | 4 March 2024 | |
Gillingham | Stephen Clemence[35] | 29 April 2024 | 12th | Mark Bonner[36] | 7 May 2024 | |
Morecambe | Ged Brannan[37] | Resigned | 30 April 2024 | 15th |
- ^ Adkins was initially appointed interim manager before being permanently appointed on 2 November 2023
- ^ Etherington was originally given the job on an interim basis before being permanently appointed on 16 November 2023
- ^ Having been given the job on an interim basis, Doolan was appointed permanently on 22 March 2024[34]
League table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Stockport County (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 96 | 48 | 48 | 92 | Promoted to EFL League One |
2 | Wrexham (P) | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 89 | 52 | 37 | 88 | |
3 | Mansfield Town (P) | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 90 | 47 | 43 | 86 | |
4 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 83 | 68 | 15 | 78 | Qualified for League Two play-offs |
5 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 73 | 68 | 5 | 71 | |
6 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 69 | 65 | 4 | 71 | |
7 | Crawley Town (O, P) | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 73 | 67 | 6 | 70 | |
8 | Barrow | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 62 | 56 | 6 | 69 | |
9 | Bradford City | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 61 | 59 | 2 | 69 | |
10 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 64 | 51 | 13 | 65 | |
11 | Walsall | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 69 | 73 | −4 | 65 | |
12 | Gillingham | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 64 | |
13 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 63 | |
14 | Notts County | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 89 | 86 | 3 | 61 | |
15 | Morecambe | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 67 | 81 | −14 | 58[a] | |
16 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 67 | 70 | −3 | 57 | |
17 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 71 | −8 | 57 | |
18 | Newport County | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 62 | 76 | −14 | 55 | |
19 | Swindon Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 77 | 83 | −6 | 54 | |
20 | Salford City | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 66 | 82 | −16 | 51 | |
21 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 57 | 74 | −17 | 49 | |
22 | Colchester United | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 59 | 80 | −21 | 45 | |
23 | Sutton United (R) | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 59 | 84 | −25 | 42 | Relegated to National League |
24 | Forest Green Rovers (R) | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 44 | 78 | −34 | 42 |
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[39]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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[39]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Play-offs
editSemi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
7 | Crawley Town | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||||||
4 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
7 | Crawley Town | 2 | |||||||||
6 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | |||||||||
6 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 2 | 2 (4) | |||||||
5 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 0 | 2 (3) |
First leg
6 May 2024 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Crewe |
17:30 BST | Demetriou 43' | Report | Molyneux 34' Biggins 48' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 8,220 Referee: Sunny Singh Gill |
7 May 2024 | Crawley Town | 3–0 | Milton Keynes Dons | Crawley |
19:30 BST | Kelly 5' Williams 45 1' Maguire 51' Darcy 65' Conroy 66' Gordon 90 3' |
Report | Tomlinson 41' Bate 45' Harvie 57' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 5,564 Referee: Ross Joyce |
Second leg
10 May 2024 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–2 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (3–4 p) | Crewe Alexandra | Doncaster |
20:00 BST | Lo-Tutala 122' | Report | Demetriou 6' (Tabiner) Maxwell 16' (o.g.) Nevitt 23' Rowe 39' Austerfield 120' |
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 12,889 Referee: Scott Oldham |
Penalties | ||||
Ironside Westbrooke Miller Bailey Adelakun |
Baker-Richardson Demetriou Cooney Leigh Kirk |
11 May 2024 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–5 (1–8 agg.) | Crawley Town | Milton Keynes |
19:45 BST | Dean 45 1' (Tucker) 67' 90 5' Tucker 63' Williams 83' |
Report | Williams 3' 61' Orsi 30' 48' (L. Kelly) 90 2' (Darcy) Lolos 40' Roles 80' |
Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 10,053 Referee: Seb Stockridge |
Final
editCrewe Alexandra | 0–2 | Crawley Town |
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Report | Orsi 41' L. Kelly 85' |
Results
editResults by round
editSeason statistics
edit- As of 20 April 2024
Top scorers
editRank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Macaulay Langstaff | Notts County | 28 |
2 | Paul Mullin | Wrexham | 24 |
Matt Smith | Salford City | ||
4 | Davis Keillor-Dunn | Mansfield Town | 22 |
5 | Will Evans | Newport County | 21 |
6 | Isaac Olaofe | Stockport County | 20 |
7 | Joe Ironside | Doncaster Rovers | 18 |
Danilo Orsi | Crawley Town | ||
9 | Dan Kemp | Swindon Town MK Dons |
17 |
Paddy Madden | Stockport County |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April. Source: BBC
Hat-tricks
editAwards
editMonthly
editMonth | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference | ||
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August | Graham Alexander | Milton Keynes Dons | Jake Young | Swindon Town | [60] |
September | Dave Challinor | Stockport County | Louie Barry | Stockport County | [61] |
October | Matt Smith | Salford City | [62] | ||
November | Pete Wild | Barrow | Jake Young | Swindon Town | [63] |
December | Mike Williamson | Milton Keynes Dons | Dean Lewington | Milton Keynes Dons | [64] |
January | Simon Weaver | Harrogate Town | Jodi Jones | Notts County | [65] |
February | Nigel Clough | Mansfield Town | Hakeeb Adelakun | Doncaster Rovers | [66] |
March | Pete Wild | Barrow | Paul Mullin | Wrexham | [67] |
April | Grant McCann | Doncaster Rovers | Paddy Madden | Stockport County | [68] |
Annual
editAward | Winner | Club |
---|---|---|
Player of the Season | Jodi Jones[69] | Notts County |
Young Player of the Season | Rob Apter[69] | Tranmere Rovers |
Manager of the Season | Nigel Clough[70] | Mansfield Town |
Attendances
editBradford City drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023-24 edition of the EFL League Two.
# | Football club | Home games | Average attendance[71] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bradford City | 23 | 17,439 |
2 | Wrexham AFC | 23 | 11,210 |
3 | Notts County | 23 | 10,905 |
4 | Stockport County | 23 | 9,331 |
5 | Swindon Town | 23 | 8,483 |
6 | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | 7,891 |
7 | Mansfield Town | 23 | 7,427 |
8 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 7,090 |
9 | MK Dons | 23 | 6,855 |
10 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 6,281 |
11 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 6,263 |
12 | Gillingham FC | 23 | 6,226 |
13 | Walsall FC | 23 | 5,618 |
14 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 5,090 |
15 | Newport County | 23 | 4,336 |
16 | Colchester United | 23 | 4,177 |
17 | Morecambe FC | 23 | 4,002 |
18 | Barrow AFC | 23 | 3,804 |
19 | Crawley Town | 23 | 3,571 |
20 | Sutton United | 23 | 3,286 |
21 | Salford City | 23 | 2,989 |
22 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 2,967 |
23 | Harrogate Town | 23 | 2,747 |
24 | Forest Green Rovers | 23 | 2,413 |
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