2020–21 EFL League Two

The 2020–21 EFL League Two (referred to as the Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship reasons) will be the 17th season of Football League Two under its current title and the 29th season under its current league division format.[1][2]

EFL League Two
Season2020–21
Dates12 September 2020 – 8 May 2021
2021–22 →

Team changes

The following teams have changed divisions since the 2019–20 season.

  1. Stevenage originally finished 24th in the 2019-20 EFL League Two table, but after numerous points deductions handed to Macclesfield Town, Macclesfield slipped to 24th and Stevenage were granted a reprieve from relegation.[3]

Stadiums
Locations of the 2020–21 EFL League Two teams
Greater Manchester League Two football clubs


Team Location Stadium Capacity
BarrowBarrow-in-FurnessHolker Street5,045
Bolton WanderersHorwichUniversity of Bolton Stadium28,723
Bradford CityBradfordValley Parade25,136
Cambridge UnitedCambridgeAbbey Stadium8,127
Carlisle UnitedCarlisleBrunton Park18,202
Cheltenham TownCheltenhamWhaddon Road7,066
Colchester UnitedColchesterColchester Community Stadium10,105
Crawley TownCrawleyBroadfield Stadium5,996
Exeter CityExeterSt. James Park8,696
Forest Green RoversNailsworthThe New Lawn5,147
Grimsby TownCleethorpesBlundell Park9,052
Harrogate TownHarrogateWetherby Road[lower-alpha 1]5,000
Leyton Orient London (Leyton)Brisbane Road9,271
Mansfield TownMansfieldField Mill10,000
MorecambeMorecambeGlobe Arena6,476
Newport CountyNewportRodney Parade7,850
Oldham AthleticOldhamBoundary Park13,512
Port ValeBurslemVale Park19,052
Salford CitySalfordMoor Lane5,108
Scunthorpe UnitedScunthorpeGlanford Park9,088
Southend UnitedSouthend-on-SeaRoots Hall12,392
StevenageStevenageBroadhall Way7,800
Tranmere RoversBirkenheadPrenton Park16,789
WalsallWalsallBescot Stadium11,300
  1. Harrogate Town will begin the season at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster.[4]

Personnel and sponsoring
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Barrow David Dunn Josh Granite Joma JF Hornby & Co.
Bolton Wanderers Ian Evatt TBA Macron Home Bargains
Bradford City Stuart McCall James Vaughan Avec Sport JCT600
Cambridge United Mark Bonner Greg Taylor Hummel Mick George
Carlisle United Chris Beech Nick Anderton Erreà Edinburgh Woollen Mill
Cheltenham Town Michael Duff Ben Tozer Erreà Mira Showers[5]
Colchester United Steve Ball TBA Macron Texo Scaffolding (Home)
JobServe (Away / Third)
Crawley Town John Yems TBA Erreà The People's Pension
Exeter City Matt Taylor Jake Taylor Joma Carpetright
Forest Green Rovers Mark Cooper TBA PlayerLayer[6] Ecotricity
Grimsby Town Ian Holloway James McKeown Erreà Young's Seafood
Harrogate Town Simon Weaver Josh Falkingham Kappa Strata
Leyton Orient Ross Embleton Josh Coulson New Balance Multiple charities[note 1]
Mansfield Town Graham Coughlan Krystian Pearce Surridge One Call
Morecambe Derek Adams Barry Roche Macron Annapurna Recruitment[8]
Newport County Michael Flynn Joss Labadie Hummel Pure Vans
Oldham Athletic Harry Kewell Mohamed Maouche Hummel Wakelet
Port Vale John Askey Leon Legge Erreà Synectics Solutions
Salford City Graham Alexander Liam Hogan Kappa Soccer Saturday Super 6
Scunthorpe United Neil Cox Andy Butler Macron Utilita Energy
Southend United Mark Molesley TBA Hummel Watchlotto
Stevenage Alex Revell Scott Cuthbert Macron Burger King
Tranmere Rovers Mike Jackson Scott Davies Puma Essar
Walsall Darrell Clarke James Clarke Erreà HomeServe
  1. Tottenham Hotspur player Harry Kane, who played for Leyton Orient early in his career, bought the club's shirt sponsorship for the 2020–21 season. Each of the team's shirts will feature a different message or charity chosen by Kane: "Thank You Frontline Workers" (home shirt), Haven House Children's Hospice (away shirt), and Mind (third shirt).[7]

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Bolton Wanderers Keith Hill[9] End of contract 12 June 2020 Pre-season Ian Evatt[10] 1 July 2020
Southend United Sol Campbell[11] Mutual consent 30 June 2020 Mark Molesley 13 August 2020
Barrow Ian Evatt[10] Signed by Bolton Wanderers 1 July 2020 David Dunn[12] 9 July 2020
Tranmere Rovers Micky Mellon[13] Signed by Dundee United 6 July 2020 Mike Jackson[14] 18 July 2020
Colchester United John McGreal[15] Sacked 14 July 2020 Steve Ball[16] 28 July 2020
Oldham Athletic Dino Maamria[17] 31 July 2020 Harry Kewell[18] 1 August 2020
Scunthorpe United Russ Wilcox[19] End of caretaker spell 1 August 2020 Pre-season Neil Cox[20] 7 August 2020

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Barrow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the EFL League One
2 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cambridge United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Carlisle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Cheltenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Colchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Crawley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Exeter City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Forest Green Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Grimsby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Harrogate Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Leyton Orient 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Mansfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Morecambe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Newport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Oldham Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Port Vale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Salford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Scunthorpe United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Southend United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Stevenage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Tranmere Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to National League
24 Walsall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. 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[21]

Results
Home \ Away BRW BOL BRA CAM CAR CHE COL CRA EXE FOR GRI HAR LEY MAN MOR NEW OLD POR SAL SCU SOU STE TRA WAL
Barrow —
Bolton Wanderers —
Bradford City —
Cambridge United —
Carlisle United —
Cheltenham Town — a a
Colchester United — a
Crawley Town —
Exeter City a — a
Forest Green Rovers a a —
Grimsby Town — a
Harrogate Town —
Leyton Orient —
Mansfield Town —
Morecambe —
Newport County —
Oldham Athletic —
Port Vale — a
Salford City —
Scunthorpe United a —
Southend United a —
Stevenage —
Tranmere Rovers —
Walsall a —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 September 2020. Source:
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.

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of August 2020[22]
Rank Player Club Goals

Hat-tricks
Main article: List of EFL League Two hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ref

Notes
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    2. "EFL statement: latest update". www.efl.com.
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    5. "Robins and Mira Showers celebrate decade with new deal". CTFC.com. 3 January 2018.
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    8. "Record kit deal announced". Morecambe F.C. 21 May 2019.
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    14. "Mike Jackson appointed first team manager", Tranmere Rovers, 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020
    15. "John McGreal: Colchester United part company with head coach". BBC. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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    17. "Dino Maamria: Oldham Athletic sack head coach after 10 months". BBC Sport. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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