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EFL League Two
Season2023–24
Dates5 August 2023 - 27 April 2024
Matches played302
Goals scored915 (3.03 per match)
Top goalscorerMacaulay Langstaff (19 goals)
Biggest home winStockport County 8–0 Sutton United
16 Dec 2023
Biggest away winDoncaster Rovers 0–5 Morecambe
16 Dec 2023
Grimsby Town 1-6 Walsall
1 Jan 2024
Highest scoringWrexham 5–5 Swindon Town
19 Aug 2023
Longest winning runStockport County (12 games)
Longest unbeaten runMansfield Town (17 games)
Longest winless runSutton United (10 games)
Longest losing runSutton United (7 games)
Total attendance1,841,367
Average attendance6,117
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 25 November 2023.

The 2023–24 EFL League Two (referred to as the Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship purposes) is 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.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division from the previous season:

To League Two

Promoted from National League

Relegated from League One

From League Two

Promoted to League One

Relegated to National League

Stadiums

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Locations of the 2023–24 EFL League Two teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Accrington Stanley Accrington Crown Ground 5,450
AFC Wimbledon London (Wimbledon) Plough Lane 9,369
Barrow Barrow-in-Furness Holker Street 6,500
Bradford City Bradford Valley Parade 25,126
Colchester United Colchester Colchester Community Stadium 10,105
Crawley Town Crawley Broadfield Stadium 5,996
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Gresty Road 10,153
Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Eco-Power Stadium 15,231
Forest Green Rovers Nailsworth The New Lawn 5,147
Gillingham Gillingham Priestfield Stadium 11,582
Grimsby Town Cleethorpes Blundell Park 9,052
Harrogate Town Harrogate Wetherby Road 5,000
Mansfield Town Mansfield Field Mill 9,186
Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Stadium MK 30,500
Morecambe Morecambe Globe Arena 6,476
Newport County Newport Rodney Parade 7,850
Notts County Nottingham Meadow Lane Stadium 19,588
Salford City Salford Moor Lane 5,108
Stockport County Stockport Edgeley Park 10,852
Sutton United London (Sutton) Gander Green Lane 5,032
Swindon Town Swindon County Ground 15,728
Tranmere Rovers Birkenhead Prenton Park 16,789
Walsall Walsall Bescot Stadium 11,300
Wrexham Wrexham Racecourse Ground 13,060

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Accrington Stanley England John Coleman Republic of Ireland Séamus Conneely Italy Macron Wham
AFC Wimbledon England Johnnie Jackson England Jake Reeves England Umbro Sports Interactive
Barrow England Pete Wild Republic of Ireland Niall Canavan Germany Puma Terrace
Bradford City Scotland Graham Alexander England Richie Smallwood Italy Macron JCT600
Colchester United TBA England Connor Hall Italy Macron Workhorse Group
Crawley Town England Scott Lindsey England Ben Gladwin Germany Adidas The People's Pension
Crewe Alexandra England Lee Bell England Luke Offord Thailand FBT Mornflake
Doncaster Rovers Northern Ireland Grant McCann England Richard Wood England Oxen Eco-Power Group
Forest Green Rovers England Troy Deeney Republic of Ireland Dom Bernard England Umbro Ecotricity
Gillingham England Stephen Clemence Republic of Ireland Shaun Williams Italy Macron Bauvill [1]
Grimsby Town Gibraltar David Artell England Luke Waterfall Italy Macron myenergi
Harrogate Town England Simon Weaver England Josh Falkingham United States New Balance Strata
Mansfield Town England Nigel Clough England Aden Flint England Castore One Call Insurance
Milton Keynes Dons England Mike Williamson England Dean Lewington England Castore Suzuki
Morecambe England Ged Brannan Scotland Donald Love Spain Joma[2] Omnia[3]
Newport County Republic of Ireland Graham Coughlan Republic of Ireland Ryan Delaney England VX3 Sportswear Pure Vans
Notts County England Luke Williams Scotland Kyle Cameron Germany Puma John Pye Auctions (Home) / Jake Bugg (Away)
Salford City England Simon Wiles (interim) England Alex Cairns Germany Adidas TalkTalk
Stockport County England Dave Challinor Republic of Ireland Paddy Madden Germany Puma VITA Group
Sutton United England Jason Goodliffe (interim) [4] England Craig Eastmond Republic of Ireland O'Neills Angel Plastics
Swindon Town Wales Michael Flynn England Charlie Austin Germany Puma MiPermit
Tranmere Rovers England Nigel Adkins England Connor Jennings Indonesia Mills Essar
Walsall England Mat Sadler Montserrat Donervon Daniels Italy Erreà Poundland
Wrexham England Phil Parkinson England Luke Young Italy Macron United Airlines

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Swindon Town England Steve Mildenhall
Republic of Ireland Gavin Gunning 		End of interim spell 8 May 2023 Pre-season Wales Michael Flynn[5] 8 May 2023
Doncaster Rovers England Danny Schofield[6] Sacked 9 May 2023 Northern Ireland Grant McCann[7] 12 May 2023
Milton Keynes Dons England Mark Jackson[8] Scotland Graham Alexander[9] 27 May 2023
Forest Green Rovers Scotland Duncan Ferguson[10] 4 July 2023 England David Horseman[11] 17 July 2023
Tranmere Rovers England Ian Dawes[12] 10 September 2023 22nd England Nigel Adkins[a][12][13] 10 September 2023
Bradford City Wales Mark Hughes[14] 4 October 2023 18th Scotland Graham Alexander[15] 6 November 2023
Gillingham England Neil Harris[16] 5 October 2023 8th England Stephen Clemence 1 November 2023
Milton Keynes Dons Scotland Graham Alexander[17] 16 October 2023 16th England Mike Williamson[18] 17 October 2023
Colchester United England Ben Garner[19] 21 October 2023 22nd England Matthew Etherington[b][20] 21 October 2023
Grimsby Town England Paul Hurst[21] 28 October 2023 21st Gibraltar David Artell 27 November 2023
Morecambe Scotland Derek Adams[22] Release clause met 20 November 2023 9th England Ged Brannan 27 November 2023
Sutton United England Matt Gray Sacked 19 December 2023 24th England Jason Goodliffe (interim) [4] 19 December 2023
Forest Green Rovers England David Horseman Mutual consent 20 December 2023 23rd England Troy Deeney[23] 20 December 2023
Salford City England Neil Wood Sacked 27 December 2023 21st England Simon Wiles (interim) 27 December 2023
Colchester United England Matthew Etherington[24] Sacked 1 January 2024 22nd
  1. ^ Adkins was initially appointed interim manager before being permanently appointed on 2 November 2023
  2. ^ Etherington was originally given the job on an interim basis before being permanently appointed on 16 November 2023

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Stockport County 26 15 6 5 53 26 +27 51 Promotion to EFL League One
2 Mansfield Town 24 13 10 1 44 19 +25 49
3 Wrexham 25 14 7 4 52 36 +16 49
4 Barrow 25 12 9 4 37 24 +13 45 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Notts County 26 13 3 10 55 47 +8 42
6 Crewe Alexandra 25 11 8 6 47 39 +8 41
7 AFC Wimbledon 25 10 9 6 41 28 +13 39
8 Milton Keynes Dons 24 11 6 7 39 31 +8 39
9 Accrington Stanley 26 11 5 10 40 36 +4 38
10 Gillingham 25 12 2 11 21 30 −9 38
11 Walsall 25 10 6 9 39 36 +3 36
12 Crawley Town 25 11 3 11 39 42 −3 36
13 Bradford City 25 9 7 9 31 31 0 34
14 Harrogate Town 25 10 4 11 29 34 −5 34
15 Tranmere Rovers 26 10 3 13 42 39 +3 33
16 Swindon Town 26 9 6 11 47 50 −3 33
17 Morecambe 24 9 6 9 37 41 −4 33
18 Newport County 26 8 7 11 38 45 −7 31
19 Doncaster Rovers 25 8 4 13 30 43 −13 28
20 Grimsby Town 26 6 9 11 35 44 −9 27
21 Salford City 25 6 5 14 32 46 −14 23
22 Colchester United 26 7 2 17 35 52 −17 23
23 Sutton United 25 4 6 15 28 52 −24 18 Relegation to National League
24 Forest Green Rovers 24 4 5 15 24 44 −20 17
Updated to match(es) played on 1 January 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[25]

Results

Home \ Away ACC WIM BAR BRA COL CRA CRE DON FOR GIL GRI HAR MAN MIL MOR NEW NCO SAL STO SUT SWI TRA WAL WRE
Accrington Stanley — 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–0 3–0 3–0 1–3 4–1 3–4 2–1 2–0
AFC Wimbledon 2–4 — 0–1 5–3 2–2 2–0 1–1 a 4–2 1–2 0–1 4–0 4–1 1–1
Barrow 1–1 0–0 — 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–1
Bradford City 1–0 1–2 — 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–1
Colchester United 0–2 1–4 — 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 1–3 5–4 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–0
Crawley Town 3–1 1–2 1–0 — 2–4 0–1 2–1 1–3 2–1 4–1 3–0 3–1 3–2 0–1
Crewe Alexandra 3–3 1–3 1–0 2–1 — 3–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 4–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–2
Doncaster Rovers 1–3 3–1 2–0 — 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 3–0 0–5 1–3 0–3 4–1 0–0
Forest Green Rovers 1–1 0–2 0–3 5–0 2–1 1–4 1–2 — 0–0 2–2 1–2 0–3 0–2 1–2
Gillingham 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–3 0–2 — 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 3–1 1–0
Grimsby Town 0–2 0–0 2–1 2–3 2–3 2–1 2–0 — 1–2 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–6
Harrogate Town 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 — 1–4 2–0 3–1 3–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–2
Mansfield Town 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 — 3–0 2–0 3–2 2–2 2–1 0–0
Milton Keynes Dons a 2–2 4–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 — 1–1 1–2 3–2 1–0
Morecambe 1–1 4–1 3–0 2–2 1–3 — 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–1
Newport County 2–2 1–1 1–4 2–1 1–1 4–0 4–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 — 2–1 3–1
Notts County 3–1 4–2 3–1 3–0 4–3 3–2 1–4 5–0 3–0 — 3–1 2–1 1–2 0–2
Salford City 1–2 0–0 1–1 4–2 0–3 1–2 2–4 2–1 0–2 — 2–2 1–5 1–2
Stockport County 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–3 1–0 2–0 0–1 3–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 — 8–0 2–0 5–0
Sutton United 0–3 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–3 5–1 0–2 — 1–1 4–0
Swindon Town 0–3 6–0 2–2 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–4 5–3 — 2–0 0–1
Tranmere Rovers 2–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–1 2–2 3–0 2–1 4–2 3–4 2–1 — 0–1
Walsall 1–3 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 4–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 — 3–1
Wrexham 4–1 2–1 3–3 2–1 2–0 3–0 3–5 6–0 2–0 3–2 2–1 5–5 4–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 1 January 2024. Source: BBC Sport
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.

Results by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
Accrington StanleyWLDWWLLWLLDWWWWLLWLLDDWL
AFC WimbledonDDWWDDLDWWWDLDLLWWLWDWL
BarrowWWDLDWWDLWLDDDWDWWWWWWD
Bradford CityDWLLWDDDWLLWWDLLLLWWWWD
Colchester UnitedWLLLWLWDLWLLLLWWDLLLLLWL
Crawley TownWDWLLDWWWWLLLDLWLWLWLLW
Crewe AlexandraDDWDLWWDWDWLWWLWWWDLDLL
Doncaster RoversLLDLLDLWWLWLWWLWLLWDLLL
Forest Green RoversLWLLDWLLLLLLWLWLDDLLDL
GillinghamWWWWLLWWLDLWLLWLLWLWLDL
Grimsby TownDLWDDWDLLLWDLLLLWDDDWDLL
Harrogate TownWLLLWLLDWWLWLWLLWDLDWWW
Mansfield TownDWDDWDWDWDDDWWWWWLDWWW
Milton Keynes DonsWWLWWLDLDLDLDLWWDWDWWW
MorecambeWLDWLWLLDWDWWWWLLLDWLD
Newport CountyLWLWWDLDLLWLLDLWDLWWLDLW
Notts CountyLWDWWWDWWLWDLWWLLWLWLLLW
Salford CityWDLWLLLLLWWWLDWDLLLDDLL
Stockport CountyLLDWLDWWWWWWWWWWWWLDDWWD
Sutton UnitedWLLLLLLLDLLWLLLWDDDDLLW
Swindon TownLDWDWDWWDWLLWDLLLDWWLLLL
Tranmere RoversLLWLLLLLWLWDLLLLWDWDWLWW
WalsallLWLDDWWLLWDLWDDLLDLWWLW
WrexhamLDWDDWWWLDDWWDWWWLWDWWW
Updated to match(es) played on 26 December 2023. Source: efl.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Season statistics

As of 1 January 2024

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Macaulay Langstaff Notts County 19
2 England Jake Young Swindon Town 16
3 Wales Will Evans Newport County 15
4 England Davis Keillor-Dunn Mansfield Town 14
England Dan Kemp Swindon Town
England Matt Smith Salford City
7 Iraq Ali Al-Hamadi AFC Wimbledon 13
England Elliot Lee Wrexham
England Michael Mellon Morecambe
England Isaac Olaofe Stockport County

Updated to match(es) played on 1 January. Source: BBC

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of EFL League Two hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ref
Scotland Callum Hendry Salford City Tranmere Rovers 3–4 (A) 19 August 2023 [26]
England Jake Young4 Swindon Town Crawley Town 6–0 (H) 26 August 2023 [27]
England Andy Cook Bradford City Newport County 4–1 (A) 23 September 2023 [28]
England Troy Deeney Forest Green Rovers Notts County 3–4 (A) 23 September 2023 [29]
England Isaac Olaofe Stockport County Wrexham 5–0 (H) 23 September 2023 [30]
Iraq Ali Al-Hamadi AFC Wimbledon Tranmere Rovers 4–1 (H) 30 September 2023 [31]
England JJ McKiernan Morecambe Colchester United 1–3 (A) 7 October 2023 [32]
England Isaac Hutchinson Walsall Gillingham 4-1 (H) 14 October 2023 [33]
England Freddie Draper Walsall Newport County 3-3 (A) 20 October 2023 [34]
England Matt Smith Salford City Doncaster Rovers 0–3 (A) 24 October 2023 [35]
England Paul Mullin Wrexham Morecambe 6-0 (H) 25 November 2023 [36]
Republic of Ireland Paddy Madden Stockport County Sutton United 8–0 (H) 16 December 2023 [37]
England Macaulay Langstaff Notts County Morecambe 5–0 (H) 29 December 2023 [38]
Scotland Steven Fletcher Wrexham Barrow 4-1 (H) 1 January 2024 [39]

Awards

Monthly

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
August Scotland Graham Alexander Milton Keynes Dons England Jake Young Swindon Town [40]
September England Dave Challinor Stockport County England Louie Barry Stockport County [41]
October England Matt Smith Salford City [42]
November England Pete Wild Barrow England Jake Young Swindon Town [43]

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  2. ^ "Record kit deal announced". Morecambe F.C. 14 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Omnia become new front of shirt sponsor". Morecambe F.C. 8 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Jason Goodliffe - Management - Squad - Sutton United". www.suttonunited.net. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  5. ^ "CLUB STATEMENT: A message from Clem Morfuni on Town's next manager". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  6. ^ "STATEMENT Danny Schofield dismissed as head coach". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  7. ^ "HE'S BACK | Rovers appoint Grant McCann as manager". Doncaster Rovers. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Statement: Mark Jackson". www.mkdons.com. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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  12. ^ a b "Club Statement". www.tranmererovers.co.uk. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Nigel Adkins appointed permanent Tranmere Rovers manager". www.tranmererovers.co.uk. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  14. ^ BANTAMS PART COMPANY WITH HUGHES
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  17. ^ "Club statement: Graham Alexander". www.mkdons.com. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  18. ^ "Mike Williamson appointed MK Dons Head Coach". www.mkdons.com. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Ben Garner: Colchester United sack boss after four successive defeats". www.bbc.com. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  20. ^ "U's Appoint Etherington". www.cu-fc.com. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  21. ^ "Club Statement: Paul Hurst & Chris Doig - Grimsby Town Football Club". gtfc.co.uk. 28 October 2023.
  22. ^ "Club Statement | Derek Adams". www.morecambefc.com. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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  27. ^ "Swindon Town 6–0 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  28. ^ "Newport County 1–4 Bradford City". BBC Sport. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  29. ^ "Notts County 4–3 Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  30. ^ "Stockport County 5–0 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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  32. ^ "Colchester United 1-3 Morecambe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  33. ^ "Walsall 4-1 Gillingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  34. ^ "Draper seals hat-trick to deny Newport victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
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  38. ^ "Notts County 5-0 Morecambe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
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  42. ^ "See the Sky Bet League Two Manager and Player of the Month winners for October". www.efl.com. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  43. ^ "Sky Bet League Two Player and Manager of the Month for November". www.efl.com. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
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