2020–21 EFL League Two

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

Season2020–21
Dates12 September 2020 – 8 May 2021
ChampionsCheltenham Town
PromotedCheltenham Town
Cambridge United
Bolton Wanderers
Morecambe
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
EFL League Two
Season2020–21
Dates12 September 2020 – 8 May 2021
ChampionsCheltenham Town
PromotedCheltenham Town
Cambridge United
Bolton Wanderers
Morecambe
RelegatedSouthend United
Grimsby Town
Matches552
Goals1,303 (2.36 per match)
Top goalscorerPaul Mullin (32 goals)
Biggest home winTranmere Rovers 5–0 Grimsby Town
(21 November 2020)
Exeter City 6–1 Colchester United
(24 November 2020)
Exeter City 5–0 Tranmere Rovers
(12 December 2020)
Biggest away winMorecambe 0–5 Cambridge United
(19 September 2020) Scunthorpe United 0–5 Cambridge United
(17 October 2020)
Highest scoringBolton Wanderers 3–6 Port Vale
(5 December 2020) Harrogate Town 5–4 Cambridge United
(30 April 2021)
Longest winning runBolton Wanderers
Port Vale (6 games)
Longest unbeaten runBolton Wanderers (14 games)
Longest winless runColchester United
Walsall (14 games)
Longest losing runSouthend United (6 games)
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Team changes

A socially distanced crowd at Wetherby Road in December 2020.

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

To League Two

Promoted from National League

Relegated from League One

From League Two

Promoted to League One

Relegated to National League

  1. [a]
    Stevenage originally finished 24th in the 2019–20 EFL League Two table, but after 17 points were deducted against 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


More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Stadium Capacity
BarrowBarrow-in-FurnessHolker Street5,045
Bolton WanderersBoltonUniversity 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[a]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 Way7,300
Tranmere RoversBirkenheadPrenton Park16,789
WalsallWalsallBescot Stadium11,300
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  1. [a]
    Harrogate Town began the season at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster.[4]

Personnel and sponsoring

More information Team, Manager ...
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Barrow England Rob Kelly (caretaker) England Jason Taylor Joma JF Hornby & Co.
Bolton Wanderers England Ian Evatt England Antoni Sarcevic Macron Home Bargains
Bradford City England Mark Trueman and
England Conor Sellars		 England Richard O'Donnell Avec Sport JCT600
Cambridge United England Mark Bonner England Greg Taylor Hummel Mick George
Carlisle United England Chris Beech England Nick Anderton Erreà Edinburgh Woollen Mill
Cheltenham Town Northern Ireland Michael Duff England Ben Tozer Erreà Mira Showers[5]
Colchester United England Hayden Mullins (caretaker) England Harry Pell Macron Texo Scaffolding (Home)
JobServe (Away / Third)
Crawley Town England John Yems England George Francomb[6] Erreà The People's Pension
Exeter City England Matt Taylor Wales Jake Taylor Joma Carpetright
Forest Green Rovers England Jimmy Ball (caretaker) England Chris Stokes PlayerLayer[7] Ecotricity
Grimsby Town England Paul Hurst Republic of Ireland James McKeown Erreà Young's Seafood
Harrogate Town England Simon Weaver England Josh Falkingham New Balance Strata
Leyton Orient Jamaica Jobi McAnuff (caretaker) Jamaica Jobi McAnuff New Balance Multiple charities[note 1]
Mansfield Town England Nigel Clough England Ollie Clarke Surridge One Call
Morecambe Scotland Derek Adams Scotland Sam Lavelle Macron Annapurna Recruitment[9]
Newport County Wales Michael Flynn England Joss Labadie Hummel Home: Alzheimer's Society Cymru[10]
Away: PureVans[11]
Third: ExilesPicks[12]
Oldham Athletic England Keith Curle England Carl Piergianni[13] Hummel Wakelet
Port Vale England Darrell Clarke England Tom Conlon Erreà Synectics Solutions
Salford City England Gary Bowyer England Ashley Eastham Kappa TalkTalk
Scunthorpe United England Neil Cox England Jordan Clarke Macron Utilita Energy
Southend United England Phil Brown England John White Hummel Watchlotto
Stevenage England Alex Revell Scotland Scott Cuthbert Macron Burger King
Tranmere Rovers England Ian Dawes (caretaker) England Scott Davies Puma Essar
Walsall England Brian Dutton England James Clarke Erreà HomeServe
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  1. [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).[8]

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Bolton Wanderers England Keith Hill[14] End of contract 12 June 2020 Pre-season England Ian Evatt[15] 1 July 2020
Southend United England Sol Campbell[16] Mutual consent 30 June 2020 England Mark Molesley[17] 13 August 2020
Barrow England Ian Evatt[15] Signed by Bolton Wanderers 1 July 2020 England David Dunn[18] 9 July 2020
Tranmere Rovers Scotland Micky Mellon[19] Signed by Dundee United 6 July 2020 England Mike Jackson[20] 18 July 2020
Colchester United England John McGreal[21] Sacked 14 July 2020 England Steve Ball[22] 28 July 2020
Oldham Athletic Tunisia Dino Maamria[23] 31 July 2020 Australia Harry Kewell[24] 1 August 2020
Scunthorpe United England Russ Wilcox[25] End of caretaker spell 7 August 2020 England Neil Cox[26] 7 August 2020
Salford City Scotland Graham Alexander[27] Sacked 12 October 2020 5th England Richie Wellens[28] 4 November 2020
Mansfield Town Republic of Ireland Graham Coughlan[29] 27 October 2020 22nd England Nigel Clough[30] 6 November 2020
Tranmere Rovers England Mike Jackson[31] 31 October 2020 18th England Keith Hill[32] 21 November 2020
Bradford City Scotland Stuart McCall[33] 13 December 2020 22nd England Mark Trueman
England Conor Sellars[34]		 22 February 2021
Barrow England David Dunn[35] 21st England Michael Jolley[36] 23 December 2020
Grimsby Town England Ian Holloway[37] Resigned 23 December 2020 20th England Paul Hurst[38] 30 December 2020
Port Vale England John Askey[39] Sacked 4 January 2021 17th England Darrell Clarke[40] 15 February 2021
Walsall England Darrell Clarke Signed by Port Vale[41] 15 February 2021 11th England Brian Dutton[41] 15 February 2021
Barrow England Michael Jolley Sacked 21 February 2021 23rd England Rob Kelly (Caretaker)[42] 21 February 2021
Colchester United England Steve Ball 24 February 2021 21st England Wayne Brown (Caretaker)[43] 24 February 2021
Leyton Orient England Ross Embleton[44] 27 February 2021 14th Jamaica Jobi McAnuff (Caretaker)[45] 28 February 2021
Oldham Athletic Australia Harry Kewell[46] 7 March 2021 16th England Keith Curle[47] 8 March 2021
Salford City England Richie Wellens[48] Mutual consent 22 March 2021 9th England Gary Bowyer[49] 23 March 2021
Colchester United England Wayne Brown (Caretaker)[43] End of caretaker spell 31 March 2021 21st England Hayden Mullins (Caretaker)[50] 31 March 2021
Southend United England Mark Molesley[51] Mutual consent 9 April 2021 23rd England Phil Brown[52] 9 April 2021
Forest Green Rovers England Mark Cooper[53] Sacked 11 April 2021 6th England Jimmy Ball (interim)[53] 11 April 2021
Tranmere Rovers England Keith Hill[54] Sacked 11 May 2021 7th England Ian Dawes[54] (caretaker) 11 May 2021
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League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Cheltenham Town (C, P) 46 24 10 12 61 39 +22 82 Promotion to the EFL League One
2 Cambridge United (P) 46 24 8 14 73 49 +24 80
3 Bolton Wanderers (P) 46 23 10 13 59 50 +9 79
4 Morecambe (O, P) 46 23 9 14 69 58 +11 78 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Newport County 46 20 13 13 57 42 +15 73
6 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 13 13 59 51 +8 73
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 55 50 +5 73
8 Salford City 46 19 14 13 54 34 +20 71
9 Exeter City 46 18 16 12 71 50 +21 70
10 Carlisle United 46 18 12 16 60 51 +9 66
11 Leyton Orient 46 17 10 19 53 55 −2 61
12 Crawley Town 46 16 13 17 56 62 −6 61
13 Port Vale 46 17 9 20 57 57 0 60
14 Stevenage 46 14 18 14 41 41 0 60
15 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 48 53 −5 59
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 +2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 −9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 −9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 −8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 −17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 −6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 −23 48
23 Southend United (R) 46 10 15 21 29 58 −29 45 Relegation to National League
24 Grimsby Town (R) 46 10 13 23 37 69 −32 43
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Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2021. 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[55]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
        
4 Morecambe 2 1 3
7 Tranmere Rovers 1 1 2
4 Morecambe 1
5 Newport County 0
5 Newport County 2 3 5
6 Forest Green Rovers 0 4 4

First leg

More information Newport County, 2–0 ...
Newport County2–0Forest Green Rovers
 Report
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Attendance: 900
Referee: Charles Breakspear
More information Tranmere Rovers, 1–2 ...
Tranmere Rovers1–2Morecambe
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Second leg

More information Morecambe, 1–1 ...
Morecambe1–1Tranmere Rovers
Wildig 9' Report Vaughan 53'
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Referee: Thomas Bramall
More information Forest Green Rovers, 4–3 (a.e.t.) ...
Forest Green Rovers4–3 (a.e.t.)Newport County
Adams 7'
Aaron Collins 8'
Cadden 53'
Matt 87'		 Report Ellison 70'
Labadie 77'
Maynard 119'
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Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Martin Coy

Final

Main article: 2021 EFL League Two play-off Final
More information Morecambe, 1–0 (a.e.t.) ...
Morecambe1–0 (a.e.t.)Newport County
Mendes Gomes 107' (pen.) Report
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Attendance: 9,083
Referee: Bobby Madley

Results

More information Home \ Away, BRW ...
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 — 3–3 1–0 0–2 2–2 3–0 1–1 3–2 2–1 2–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 3–4 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–2
Bolton Wanderers 1–0 — 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 3–6 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 0–3 2–1
Bradford City 2–1 1–1 — 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–2 2–2 4–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 1–1
Cambridge United 1–1 1–1 0–0 — 3–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 1–4 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0
Carlisle United 1–0 3–3 3–1 1–2 — 1–2 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 3–2 1–3 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–3 0–0
Cheltenham Town 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 — 1–0 2–0 5–3 2–1 1–3 4–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 3–0
Colchester United 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 — 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–2 3–3 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–1
Crawley Town 4–2 1–4 1–1 2–1 0–3 1–0 1–0 — 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–3 0–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 1–4 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 4–0 1–1
Exeter City 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 6–1 2–1 — 1–1 3–2 1–2 4–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 0–2 1–0 3–1 0–0 3–1 5–0 0–0
Forest Green Rovers 0–2 0–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–0 — 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 4–3 1–1 0–2 3–2 1–3 1–0 2–1 1–1
Grimsby Town 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–4 1–2 — 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–3 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–4 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–1
Harrogate Town 1–0 1–2 2–1 5–4 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 — 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–3 0–2 0–1 2–5 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–2
Leyton Orient 2–0 4–0 1–0 2–4 2–3 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–3 3–0 — 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–3 0–0
Mansfield Town 2–4 2–3 1–3 0–3 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–3 1–2 0–0 2–2 0–1 0–2 — 1–0 1–1 4–1 4–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1
Morecambe 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–5 3–1 1–0 3–0 3–1 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 — 1–3 4–3 1–0 2–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1
Newport County 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 — 2–4 1–0 0–0 4–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1
Oldham Athletic 0–1 0–2 3–1 2–4 1–1 2–1 5–2 2–3 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–3 2–3 3–2 — 1–2 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–3
Port Vale 0–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–3 0–3 1–0 2–1 0–0 — 1–0 0–1 5–1 0–0 3–4 1–3
Salford City 1–0 0–1 3–0 4–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 — 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–2 2–0
Scunthorpe United 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–5 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–4 3–0 3–1 2–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 — 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–2
Southend United 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 3–1 0–4 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–0 — 0–0 0–2 0–0
Stevenage 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 3–3 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–2 0–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 — 0–0 1–1
Tranmere Rovers 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 0–0 0–1 2–1 3–2 5–0 3–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–2 3–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 — 1–3
Walsall 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 4–3 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 —
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Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: [citation needed]
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 8 May 2021[56]
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Paul Mullin Cambridge United 32
2 Republic of Ireland Eoin Doyle Bolton Wanderers 19
3 England Matt Jay Exeter City 18
England James Vaughan Tranmere Rovers
5 England Ian Henderson Salford City 17
England Danny Johnson Leyton Orient
England Conor McAleny Oldham Athletic
8 Jamaica Jamille Matt Forest Green Rovers 16
9 Guinea-Bissau Carlos Mendes Gomes Morecambe 15
England Jack Muldoon Harrogate Town
England Scott Quigley Barrow
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Hat-tricks

Main article: List of EFL League Two hat-tricks
More information Player, For ...
Player For Against Result Date Ref
England Paul Mullin Cambridge United Morecambe 5–0 19 September 2020 [57]
England Ian Henderson Salford City Grimsby Town 4–0 19 September 2020 [58]
Jamaica Jamille Matt Forest Green Rovers Scunthorpe United 4–1 10 October 2020 [59]
England Paul Mullin Cambridge United Port Vale 3–1 20 October 2020 [60]
Jamaica Jevani Brown Colchester United Stevenage 3–1 3 November 2020 [61]
England Danny Johnson Leyton Orient Harrogate Town 3–0 21 November 2020 [62]
England Ryan Bowman Exeter City Colchester United 6–1 24 November 2020 [63]
England Ryan Bowman Exeter City Tranmere Rovers 5–0 12 December 2020 [64]
England Max Watters Crawley Town Barrow 4–2 12 December 2020 [65]
Saint Kitts and Nevis Jordan Bowery Mansfield Town Port Vale 4–0 2 January 2021 [66]
England Matt Jay Exeter City Leyton Orient 4–0 6 March 2021 [67]
England Brendan Kiernan Harrogate Town Cambridge United 5–4 30 April 2021 [68]
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Awards

More information Award, Winner ...
Award Winner Club
Player of the Season England Paul Mullin[69] Cambridge United
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EFL League Two Team of the season

More information Pos., Player ...
Pos. Player Club Ref.
GK Czech Republic Václav Hladký Salford City [69][70]
DF England Kyle Knoyle Cambridge United
DF England Will Boyle Cheltenham Town
DF England Jordan Tunnicliffe Crawley Town
DF The Gambia Ibou Touray Salford City
MF England David Worrall Port Vale
MF England Antoni Sarcevic Bolton Wanderers
MF Republic of Ireland Wes Hoolahan Cambridge United
MF England Chris Hussey Cheltenham Town
FW England Matt Jay Exeter City
FW England Paul Mullin Cambridge United
Manager Northern Ireland Michael Duff Cheltenham Town
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