Season | 2018–19 |
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Champions | Lincoln City (2nd title) |
Promoted | Lincoln City Bury Milton Keynes Dons Tranmere Rovers |
Relegated | Notts County Yeovil Town |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,409 (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 run | 7 matches[1] Tranmere Rovers |
Longest unbeaten run | 19 matches[1] Lincoln City |
Longest winless run | 13 matches[1] Macclesfield Town |
Longest losing run | 6 matches[1] Grimsby Town Notts County Yeovil Town |
Highest attendance | 20,718[1] Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Mansfield Town (4 May 2019) |
Lowest attendance | 1,355[1] Morecambe 0–1 Mansfield Town (23 October 2018) |
Total attendance | 2,461,975[1] |
Average attendance | 4,468[1] |
← 2017–18 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.
Team changes
[edit]To League Two
[edit]Promoted from National League
Relegated from League One
From League Two
[edit]Promoted to League One
Relegated to National League
Stadiums
[edit]- ^ Capacity temporarily reduced due to redevelopment work.
Personnel and sponsoring
[edit]- 1 According to current revision of List of current Premier League and English Football League managers.
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Carlisle United | ![]() |
Resigned | 5 May 2018 | Pre-season | ![]() |
5 June 2018 |
Milton Keynes Dons | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | ![]() |
6 June 2018 | ||
Exeter City | ![]() |
End of contract | 1 June 2018 | ![]() |
1 June 2018 | |
Macclesfield Town | ![]() |
Signed by Shrewsbury Town | ![]() |
19 June 2018 | ||
Oldham Athletic | ![]() |
Sacked | 8 June 2018 | ![]() |
13 June 2018 | |
Cheltenham Town | ![]() |
21 August 2018 | 21st | ![]() |
10 September 2018 | |
Notts County | ![]() |
26 August 2018 | 24th | ![]() |
31 August 2018 | |
Crawley Town | ![]() |
Signed by Notts County | 31 August 2018 | 14th | ![]() |
7 September 2018 |
Northampton Town | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 1 October 2018 | 21st | ![]() |
1 October 2018 |
Macclesfield Town | ![]() |
Sacked | 8 October 2018 | 24th | ![]() |
27 November 2018 |
Swindon Town | ![]() |
12 November 2018 | 17th | ![]() |
13 November 2018 | |
Notts County | ![]() |
13 November 2018 | 22nd | ![]() |
24 November 2018 | |
Cambridge United | ![]() |
1 December 2018 | ![]() |
19 December 2018 | ||
Oldham Athletic | ![]() |
27 December 2018 | 12th | ![]() |
10 February 2019 | |
Carlisle United | ![]() |
Resigned | 4 January 2019 | 7th | ![]() |
16 January 2019 |
Port Vale | ![]() |
30 January 2019 | 18th | ![]() |
4 February 2019 | |
Oldham Athletic | ![]() |
14 March 2019 | 14th | ![]() |
15 March 2019 | |
Yeovil Town | ![]() |
Sacked | 24 March 2019 | 22nd | ![]() |
19 June 2019 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Lincoln City (C, P) | 46 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 73 | 43 | +30 | 85 | Promotion to EFL League One |
2 | Bury (P) | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 82 | 56 | +26 | 79 | |
3 | Milton Keynes Dons (P) | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 79 | |
4 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 69 | 41 | +28 | 76 | Qualification for League Two play-offs[a] |
5 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 68 | 47 | +21 | 74 | |
6 | Tranmere Rovers (O, P) | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 73 | |
7 | Newport County | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 71 | |
8 | Colchester United | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 70 | |
9 | Exeter City | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 70 | |
10 | Stevenage | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 70 | |
11 | Carlisle United | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 68 | |
12 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 65 | |
13 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 64 | |
14 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 67 | 60 | +7 | 62 | |
15 | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 64 | 63 | +1 | 61 | |
16 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 57 | |
17 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 56 | |
18 | Morecambe | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 54 | |
19 | Crawley Town | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 53 | |
20 | Port Vale | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 49 | |
21 | Cambridge United | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 66 | −26 | 47 | |
22 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 74 | −26 | 44 | |
23 | Notts County (R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 84 | −36 | 41 | Relegation to the National League |
24 | Yeovil Town (R) | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 66 | −25 | 40 |
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [7]
(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 [7]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.
Play-offs
[edit]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
[edit]Statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- As of 4 May 2019[8]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Tranmere Rovers | 29 |
2 | ![]() |
Mansfield Town | 21 |
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Bury | ||
4 | ![]() |
Milton Keynes Dons | 20 |
5 | ![]() |
Milton Keynes Dons | 17 |
6 | ![]() |
Exeter City | 16 |
7 | ![]() |
Bury | 15 |
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Lincoln City | ||
9 | ![]() |
Crawley Town | 14 |
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Cheltenham Town | ||
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Newport County |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Swindon Town | Macclesfield Town | 3–2 (H) | 4 August 2018 | [9] |
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Yeovil Town | Notts County | 0–4 (A) | 17 August 2018 | [10] |
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Northampton Town | Macclesfield Town | 0–5 (A) | 23 October 2018 | [11] |
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Oldham Athletic | Bury | 4–2 (H) | 15 December 2018 | [12] |
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Exeter City | Oldham Athletic | 2–3 (A) | 22 December 2018 | [13] |
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Forest Green Rovers | Newport County | 1–4 (A) | 26 December 2018 | [14] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "English League Two Performance Stats – 2018–19". ESPN. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Football Ground Guide". Football Ground Guide. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Record Deal for Front of Shirt Partnership with Sappaya". BuryFC.co.uk. 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Robins and Mira Showers celebrate decade with new deal". CTFC.com. 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Forest Green Rovers Cancel Hummel Deal Following Company's Fail to Deliver Kits". Footy Headlines. 22 August 2018.
- ^ "New Major Sponsorship Deal with Astute Electronics Announced". StevenageFC.com. 19 June 2017.
- ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Top Scorers – League Two". Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Swindon Town's Michael Doughty explains shirt number choice". Swindon Advertiser. 7 August 2018.
- ^ Evans, Daniel (18 August 2018). "Yeovil Town thrash Notts County away to rocket up League Two". Somerset Live.
- ^ Heneghan, James (23 October 2018). "Classy Crooks scores first-half hat-trick as five-star Cobblers demolish Macclesfield". Northampton Chronicle & Echo.
- ^ "Oldham 4-2 Bury: O'Grady hat-trick lifts hosts". Sky Sports. 15 December 2018.
- ^ Phillip, Mark (24 December 2018). "Hat-trick hero Stockley stuns Latics to give Exeter victory". Oldham Reporter.
- ^ "Newport 1-4 Forest Green - Williams hat-trick sinks 10-man Exiles". Stroud News & Journal. 26 December 2018.