2023–24 EFL League Two

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.

EFL League Two
Season2023–24
Dates5 August 2023 - 27 April 2024
Matches played176
Goals scored544 (3.09 per match)
Top goalscorerJake Young (9)
Biggest home winSwindon Town 6–0 Crawley Town
26 Aug 2023
Biggest away win0–3 (4 times), 1–4 (1 time)
Highest scoringWrexham 5–5 Swindon Town
19 Aug 2023
Longest winning runStockport County (10 games)
Longest unbeaten runMansfield Town (14 games)
Longest winless runSutton United (10 games)
Longest losing runSutton United (7 games)
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 14 October 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
    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 Keepmoat 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 Mazuma Stadium 6,476
    Newport County Newport Rodney Parade 7,850
    Notts County Nottingham Meadow Lane 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 10,771

    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 Kevin McDonald (interim) England Richie Smallwood Italy Macron JCT600
    Colchester United England Matthew Etherington (interim) 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 David Horseman Republic of Ireland Dom Bernard England Umbro Ecotricity
    Gillingham England Keith Millen (interim) Republic of Ireland Shaun Williams Italy Macron Bauvill [1]
    Grimsby Town England Paul Hurst 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 Ollie Clarke England Castore One Call Insurance
    Milton Keynes Dons England Mike Williamson England Dean Lewington England Castore Suzuki
    Morecambe Scotland Derek Adams 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 Neil Wood England Alex Cairns Germany Adidas TalkTalk
    Stockport County England Dave Challinor Republic of Ireland Paddy Madden Germany Puma VITA Group
    Sutton United England Matt Gray 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 (interim) 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[4] 8 May 2023
    Doncaster Rovers England Danny Schofield[5] Sacked 9 May 2023 Northern Ireland Grant McCann[6] 12 May 2023
    Milton Keynes Dons England Mark Jackson[7] Scotland Graham Alexander[8] 27 May 2023
    Forest Green Rovers Scotland Duncan Ferguson[9] 4 July 2023 England David Horseman[10] 17 July 2023
    Tranmere Rovers England Ian Dawes[11] 10 September 2023 22nd England Nigel Adkins (interim)[11] 10 September 2023
    Bradford City Wales Mark Hughes[12] 4 October 2023 18th Scotland Kevin McDonald (interim) 4 October 2023
    Gillingham England Neil Harris[13] 5 October 2023 8th England Keith Millen (interim) 5 October 2023
    Milton Keynes Dons Scotland Graham Alexander[14] 16 October 2023 16th England Mike Williamson[15] 17 October 2023
    Colchester United England Ben Garner[16] 21 October 2023 22nd England Matthew Etherington (interim) 21 October 2023

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
    1 Stockport County 15 10 2 3 31 16 +15 32 Promotion to EFL League One
    2 Notts County 15 9 3 3 33 26 +7 30
    3 Wrexham 15 7 6 2 30 27 +3 27
    4 Mansfield Town 14 6 8 0 25 11 +14 26 Qualification for League Two play-offs
    5 Crewe Alexandra 15 7 5 3 34 25 +9 26
    6 Accrington Stanley 15 8 2 5 24 20 +4 26
    7 Gillingham 15 8 1 6 14 18 −4 25
    8 Morecambe 13 7 3 3 19 15 +4 24
    9 Swindon Town 14 6 5 3 31 21 +10 23
    10 AFC Wimbledon 15 5 7 3 22 15 +7 22
    11 Barrow 14 5 6 3 17 14 +3 21
    12 Crawley Town 14 6 3 5 23 25 −2 21
    13 Salford City 15 6 2 7 26 24 +2 20
    14 Walsall 15 5 5 5 23 26 −3 20
    15 Bradford City 15 5 5 5 16 19 −3 20
    16 Milton Keynes Dons 15 5 4 6 23 22 +1 19
    17 Harrogate Town 15 6 1 8 15 21 −6 19
    18 Doncaster Rovers 15 5 2 8 19 25 −6 17
    19 Newport County 15 4 3 8 24 32 −8 15
    20 Grimsby Town 15 3 5 7 20 25 −5 14
    21 Colchester United 14 4 1 9 21 29 −8 13
    22 Tranmere Rovers 15 3 1 11 18 27 −9 10
    23 Forest Green Rovers 14 3 1 10 16 26 −10 10 Relegation to National League
    24 Sutton United 15 2 1 12 20 35 −15 7
    Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. 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[17]

    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 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–0 3–0 1–3 4–1
    AFC Wimbledon 2–4 — 0–1 2–2 1–1 a 1–2 a 4–1 1–1
    Barrow 0–0 — 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–1
    Bradford City — 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–1
    Colchester United 0–2 — 1–2 1–1 2–3 1–3 5–4 2–0
    Crawley Town 1–0 — 2–4 0–1 2–1 4–1 3–0 3–2 0–1
    Crewe Alexandra 2–1 — 2–0 2–2 3–1 4–2 0–2 2–0 2–2
    Doncaster Rovers 2–0 — 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–3 0–3 4–1 0–0
    Forest Green Rovers 0–2 5–0 1–4 1–2 — 1–2 0–3 0–2 1–2
    Gillingham 1–0 0–3 — 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–2
    Grimsby Town 0–2 0–0 2–1 2–3 2–3 2–0 — 1–1 2–0
    Harrogate Town 0–1 0–1 0–1 — 1–4 2–0 3–2 1–3
    Mansfield Town 0–0 1–0 0–0 — 3–0 3–2 0–0
    Milton Keynes Dons a 2–2 4–1 2–1 0–1 — 1–1 1–2 1–0
    Morecambe 1–1 3–0 — 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–1
    Newport County 2–2 1–1 1–4 2–1 4–0 1–2 — 3–1
    Notts County 3–1 4–3 3–2 1–4 3–0 — 3–1 2–1
    Salford City 1–2 1–1 4–2 2–1 0–2 — 2–2 1–2
    Stockport County 1–0 1–1 3–3 1–0 2–0 0–1 3–2 — 5–0
    Sutton United 0–3 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–3 5–1 0–2 — 4–0
    Swindon Town 6–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–0 5–3 — 2–0
    Tranmere Rovers 2–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 3–0 3–4 — 0–1
    Walsall 1–3 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 —
    Wrexham 3–3 2–1 3–0 3–5 3–2 2–1 5–5 4–2 —
    Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. 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 StanleyWLDWWLLWLLD
    AFC WimbledonDDWWDDLDWWW
    BarrowWWDLDWDLWL
    Bradford CityDWLLWDDDWLL
    Colchester UnitedLLLWLWDLWL
    Crawley TownWDWLLDWWWWL
    Crewe AlexandraDDWDLWWDWDW
    Doncaster RoversLLDLLDLWWLW
    Forest Green RoversLWLLDWLLLLL
    GillinghamWWWWLLWWLDL
    Grimsby TownDLWDDWDLLLW
    Harrogate TownWLLLWLLDWWL
    Mansfield TownDWDDWDWDWDD
    Milton Keynes DonsWWLWWLDLDLD
    MorecambeWLDWLWLDWD
    Newport CountyLWLWWDLDLLW
    Notts CountyLWDWWWDWWLW
    Salford CityWDLWLLLLLWW
    Stockport CountyLLDWLDWWWWW
    Sutton UnitedWLLLLLLLDLL
    Swindon TownDWDWDWWDWL
    Tranmere RoversLLWLLLLLWLW
    WalsallLWLDDWWLLWD
    WrexhamLDWDDWWWLDDWW
    Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2023. Source: efl.com
    W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

    Season statistics
    As of 24 October 2023

    Top scorers
    Rank Player Club Goals
    1 England Matt Smith Salford City 12
    2 England Macaulay Langstaff Notts County 11
    3 Wales Will Evans Newport County 10
    England Isaac Olaofe Stockport County
    5 England Louie Barry Stockport County 9
    England Elliot Lee Wrexham
    England Jake Young Swindon Town
    8 England Freddie Draper Walsall 8
    England Davis Keillor-Dunn Mansfield Town
    England Dan Kemp Swindon Town

    Updated to match(es) played on 24 October. 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 [18]
    England Jake Young4 Swindon Town Crawley Town 6–0 (H) 26 August 2023 [19]
    England Andy Cook Bradford City Newport County 4–1 (A) 23 September 2023 [20]
    England Troy Deeney Forest Green Rovers Notts County 3–4 (A) 23 September 2023 [21]
    England Isaac Olaofe Stockport County Wrexham 5–0 (H) 23 September 2023 [22]
    England Isaac Hutchinson Walsall Gillingham 4-1 (H) 14 October 2023 [23]
    England Freddie Draper Walsall Newport County 3-3 (A) 20 October 2023 [24]

    Awards

    Monthly
    Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
    August Scotland Graham Alexander Milton Keynes Dons England Jake Young Swindon Town [25]
    September England Dave Challinor Stockport County England Louie Barry Stockport County [26]

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    5. "STATEMENT Danny Schofield dismissed as head coach". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
    6. "HE'S BACK | Rovers appoint Grant McCann as manager". Doncaster Rovers. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
    7. "Statement: Mark Jackson". www.mkdons.com. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
    8. "MK Dons appoint Graham Alexander as Head Coach". www.mkdons.com. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
    9. "Ferguson departs FGR". www.fgr.co.uk. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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    12. BANTAMS PART COMPANY WITH HUGHES
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    14. "Club statement: Graham Alexander". www.mkdons.com. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
    15. "Mike Williamson appointed MK Dons Head Coach". www.mkdons.com. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
    16. "Ben Garner: Colchester United sack boss after four successive defeats". www.bbc.com. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
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    19. "Swindon Town 6–0 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
    20. "Newport County 1–4 Bradford City". BBC Sport. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
    21. "Notts County 4–3 Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
    22. "Stockport County 5–0 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
    23. "Walsall 4-1 Gillingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
    24. "Draper seals hat-trick to deny Newport victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
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