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Revision as of 12:34, 15 January 2024
Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | 5 August 2023 - 27 April 2024 |
Matches played | 320 |
Goals scored | 972 (3.04 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Macaulay Langstaff (19 goals) |
Biggest home win | Stockport County 8–0 Sutton United 16 Dec 2023 |
Biggest away win | Doncaster Rovers 0–5 Morecambe 16 Dec 2023 Grimsby Town 1–6 Walsall 1 Jan 2024 |
Highest scoring | Wrexham 5–5 Swindon Town 19 Aug 2023 Grimsby Town 5–5 Notts County 13 Jan 2024 |
Longest winning run | Stockport County (12 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Mansfield Town (17 games) |
Longest winless run | Sutton United, Salford City (10 games) |
Longest losing run | Sutton United (7 games) |
Highest attendance | 21,552 Bradford City vs Wrexham (21 Oct 2023)[1] |
Lowest attendance | 1,441 Forest Green vs Barrow (24 Oct 2023)[1] |
Total attendance | 1,826,480[1] |
Average attendance | 6,068[1] |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 02 January 2024. |
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:
Stadiums
Personnel and sponsoring
Managerial changes
Team | 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[5] | 8 May 2023 |
Doncaster Rovers | Danny Schofield[6] | Sacked | 9 May 2023 | Grant McCann[7] | 12 May 2023 | |
Milton Keynes Dons | Mark Jackson[8] | Graham Alexander[9] | 27 May 2023 | |||
Forest Green Rovers | Duncan Ferguson[10] | 4 July 2023 | David Horseman[11] | 17 July 2023 | ||
Tranmere Rovers | Ian Dawes[12] | 10 September 2023 | 22nd | Nigel Adkins[a][12][13] | 10 September 2023 | |
Bradford City | Mark Hughes[14] | 4 October 2023 | 18th | Graham Alexander[15] | 6 November 2023 | |
Gillingham | Neil Harris[16] | 5 October 2023 | 8th | Stephen Clemence | 1 November 2023 | |
Milton Keynes Dons | Graham Alexander[17] | 16 October 2023 | 16th | Mike Williamson[18] | 17 October 2023 | |
Colchester United | Ben Garner[19] | 21 October 2023 | 22nd | Matthew Etherington[b][20] | 21 October 2023 | |
Grimsby Town | Paul Hurst[21] | 28 October 2023 | 21st | David Artell | 27 November 2023 | |
Morecambe | Derek Adams[22] | 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[23] | 20 December 2023 |
Salford City | Neil Wood | Sacked | 27 December 2023 | 21st | Karl Robinson[24] | 5 January 2024 |
Colchester United | Matthew Etherington[25] | Sacked | 1 January 2024 | 22nd | Danny Cowley[26] | 4 January 2024 |
Notts County | Luke Williams |
Signed by Swansea City | 5 January 2024 | 5th | Jim O'Brien (interim) | 5 January 2024 |
Swindon Town | Michael Flynn[27] | Mutual consent | 15 January 2024 | 15th |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stockport County | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 27 | +29 | 54 | Promotion to EFL League One |
2 | Wrexham | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 52 | |
3 | Mansfield Town | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 50 | |
4 | Barrow | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 49 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
5 | Crewe Alexandra | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 47 | |
6 | Notts County | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 43 | |
7 | Milton Keynes Dons | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 42 | |
8 | Gillingham | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 41 | |
9 | Harrogate Town | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 40 | |
10 | AFC Wimbledon | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 39 | |
11 | Crawley Town | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 39 | |
12 | Accrington Stanley | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 38 | |
13 | Walsall | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 36 | |
14 | Bradford City | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 35 | |
15 | Swindon Town | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 34 | |
16 | Morecambe | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 34 | |
17 | Newport County | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 34 | |
18 | Tranmere Rovers | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 33 | |
19 | Grimsby Town | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 28 | |
20 | Doncaster Rovers | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 28 | |
21 | Salford City | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 27 | |
22 | Colchester United | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 25 | |
23 | Sutton United | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 19 | Relegation to National League |
24 | Forest Green Rovers | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 18 |
Updated to match(es) played on 13 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[28]
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[28]
Results
Results by round
Season statistics
- As of 13 January 2024
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Macaulay Langstaff | Notts County | 20 |
2 | Jake Young | Swindon Town Bradford City |
16 |
3 | Will Evans | Newport County | 15 |
Matt Smith | Salford City | ||
5 | Davis Keillor-Dunn | Mansfield Town | 14 |
Dan Kemp | Swindon Town MK Dons | ||
Isaac Olaofe | Stockport County | ||
8 | Ali Al-Hamadi | AFC Wimbledon | 13 |
Elliot Lee | Wrexham | ||
Michael Mellon | Morecambe | ||
Danilo Orsi | Crawley Town |
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January. Source: BBC
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Callum Hendry | Salford City | Tranmere Rovers | 3–4 (A) | 19 August 2023 | [29] |
Jake Young4 | Swindon Town | Crawley Town | 6–0 (H) | 26 August 2023 | [30] |
Andy Cook | Bradford City | Newport County | 4–1 (A) | 23 September 2023 | [31] |
Troy Deeney | Forest Green Rovers | Notts County | 3–4 (A) | 23 September 2023 | [32] |
Isaac Olaofe | Stockport County | Wrexham | 5–0 (H) | 23 September 2023 | [33] |
Ali Al-Hamadi | AFC Wimbledon | Tranmere Rovers | 4–1 (H) | 30 September 2023 | [34] |
JJ McKiernan | Morecambe | Colchester United | 1–3 (A) | 7 October 2023 | [35] |
Isaac Hutchinson | Walsall | Gillingham | 4-1 (H) | 14 October 2023 | [36] |
Freddie Draper | Walsall | Newport County | 3-3 (A) | 20 October 2023 | [37] |
Matt Smith | Salford City | Doncaster Rovers | 0–3 (A) | 24 October 2023 | [38] |
Paul Mullin | Wrexham | Morecambe | 6-0 (H) | 25 November 2023 | [39] |
Paddy Madden | Stockport County | Sutton United | 8–0 (H) | 16 December 2023 | [40] |
Macaulay Langstaff | Notts County | Morecambe | 5–0 (H) | 29 December 2023 | [41] |
Steven Fletcher | Wrexham | Barrow | 4-1 (H) | 1 January 2024 | [42] |
Awards
Monthly
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference | ||
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August | Graham Alexander | Milton Keynes Dons | Jake Young | Swindon Town | [43] |
September | Dave Challinor | Stockport County | Louie Barry | Stockport County | [44] |
October | Matt Smith | Salford City | [45] | ||
November | Pete Wild | Barrow | Jake Young | Swindon Town | [46] |
December | Mike Williamson | Milton Keynes Dons | Dean Lewington | Milton Keynes Dons | [47] |
References
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- ^ "Record kit deal announced". Morecambe F.C. 14 June 2021.
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- ^ "CLUB STATEMENT: A message from Clem Morfuni on Town's next manager". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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