2025–26 EFL League Two

22nd season of EFL League Two From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 2025–26 EFL League Two (referred to as Sky Bet League Two due to sponsorship reasons) is the 22nd season of the EFL League Two under its current title, and the 34th season under its current league division format. The season began on 2 August 2025, and will end on 25 May 2026.

Season2025–26
Dates2 August 2025 – 25 May 2026
ChampionsBromley
1st League Two title
1st fourth tier title
PromotedBromley
Milton Keynes Dons
Cambridge United
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
EFL League Two
Season2025–26
Dates2 August 2025 – 25 May 2026
ChampionsBromley
1st League Two title
1st fourth tier title
PromotedBromley
Milton Keynes Dons
Cambridge United
RelegatedHarrogate Town
Barrow
Matches552
Goals1,404 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorerAaron Drinan
(22 goals)
Biggest home winGrimsby Town 7–1 Cheltenham Town
(27 September 2025)
Biggest away winBristol Rovers 0–4 Milton Keynes Dons
(11 October 2025)
Harrogate Town 0–4 Milton Keynes Dons
(20 December 2025)
Gillingham 1–5 Milton Keynes Dons
(10 March 2026)
Accrington Stanley 0–4 Notts County
(17 March 2026)
Shrewsbury Town 0–4 Crewe Alexandra
(21 March 2026)
Walsall 0–4 Cheltenham Town
(11 April 2026)
Highest scoringGrimsby Town 7–1 Cheltenham Town
(27 September 2025)
Barnet 6–2 Gillingham
(25 April 2026)
Longest winning runBristol Rovers
(8 games)
Longest unbeaten runBromley
(21 games)
Longest winless runHarrogate Town
(20 games)
Longest losing runBristol Rovers
(10 games)
Highest attendance23,465
Milton Keynes Dons 4–1 Harrogate Town
(7 March 2026)
Lowest attendance1,424
Crawley Town 2–2 Swindon Town
(7 March 2026)
Total attendance2,299,046
All statistics correct as of 10 May 2026.
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Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2024–25 season:

Stadiums and locations

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Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Shorts sponsor
Accrington Stanley England John Doolan England Farrend Rawson Italy Macron[1] Wham Housewares Telana None Fagan & Whalley
Barnet Republic of Ireland Dean Brennan England Anthony Hartigan Netherlands Stanno TIC Health TBA TBA TBA
Barrow Republic of Ireland Sam Foley (interim) Republic of Ireland Niall Canavan Germany Puma Newfoundland and Labrador Cumbria Roofing Ulverston Keyin College DSG Limited
Bristol Rovers Scotland Steve Evans England Alfie Kilgour Italy Macron FanHub[2] Poplar Insulation Hotchkins Group[3] None
Bromley England Andy Woodman England Byron Webster Italy Macron LSP Renewables Blue Security Systems Brownhill Insurance Group CJC consulting
Cambridge United England Neil Harris England Michael Morrison England Umbro[4] Brooks[5] The Hill Group Fora Alan Boswell Group
Cheltenham Town England Steve Cotterill Wales James Wilson Italy Erreà Mira Showers Marchants Smarta Water-Smarta Energy CGT Lettings
Chesterfield England Paul Cook Jamaica Chey Dunkley Germany Puma Leengate Valves[6] None Leengate Valves Ideal Flooring
Colchester United England Danny Cowley Northern Ireland Tom Flanagan Italy Macron HotLizard Coffey Brooks Financial Services Peach Guitars Bidfood
Crawley Town Turkey Colin Kazim-Richards England Dion Conroy Italy Erreà Rentokil Initial Eden Utilities Brick Borrow[7] Beaufort Homes
Crewe Alexandra England Lee Bell England Mickey Demetriou Germany Puma Whitby Morrison (H & A)[8] / St. Luke's Hospice (T) Zzoomm Enviro Skip Hire CAN Solutions
Fleetwood Town England Matt Lawlor Guyana Elliot Bonds Germany Puma[9] Ruby Energy (H & A) / BES Utilities (T) onCORE Foodservice Solutions Lancashire Bird Control None
Gillingham England Gareth Ainsworth England Armani Little Italy Macron MEMS C&A Building Products Magnus Search Recruitment Howden
Grimsby Town Gibraltar David Artell England Kieran Green England Umbro myenergi Winner Winner Chicken Dinner Blackrow Group 3Q Industrial Supplies
Harrogate Town England Simon Weaver England Warren Burrell United States New Balance EnviroVent[10] Oak By Design Annapurna Recruitment None
Milton Keynes Dons England Paul Warne England Alex Gilbey[11] United States Reebok[12] Suzuki Equity Energies Stadium Support Services Ltd Stadium Support Services Ltd
Newport County AustriaChristian Fuchs Wales Matt Baker England VX3 Sportswear[13] Pure Vans (H)[14] / Alfa Staff (A) 57 Tyres Newport (H) Best Blinds 431117 (H) / Newport Galvanizers (A) Candour Talent (H) / Bar Piazza Newport (A)
Notts County Northern Ireland Martin Paterson England Matthew Palmer Germany Puma[15] John Pye Auctions (H)[16] / University of Nottingham (A) John Pye Auctions (H) / Swan Homes (A) WorkBox UK None
Oldham Athletic Scotland Micky Mellon England Tom Conlon Germany Puma RRG Group TBC TBC TBC
Salford City England Karl Robinson England Luke Garbutt Germany Adidas Fireball Cinnamon Whisky Quality Care Group Salford Van & Car Hire Champions Travel
Shrewsbury Town England Gavin Cowan England John Marquis England Oxen[17] Shropshire Homes[18] R1 Construction Jim Dorricott Construction Hanmart Windows & Doors
Swindon Town England Ian Holloway England Ollie Clarke Germany Adidas MiPermit FirstCity Care Group (H) / Cellular Fitness (A) Veezu (H) / Barnes Coaches(A) Platinum Security Services (H) / Cotswold Farm Machinery (A)
Tranmere Rovers England Pete Wild (interim) England Sam Finley Indonesia Mills Essar Searchability O'Rourke Construction None
Walsall Jamaica Darren Byfield (interim) Jamaica Jamille Matt Italy Macron NoFo Brew Co RayGray Snacks Howard Evans Roofing and Cladding RayGray Snacks
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Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Newport County Wales Dafydd Williams End of interim spell 3 May 2025 Pre-season Wales David Hughes[19] 23 May 2025
Bristol Rovers Spain Iñigo Calderón[20] Sacked 4 May 2025 England Darrell Clarke[21] 6 May 2025
Notts County England Stuart Maynard[22] 22 May 2025 Northern Ireland Martin Paterson[23] 22 June 2025
Cheltenham Town Wales Michael Flynn[24] 20 September 2025 24th England Steve Cotterill[25] 30 September 2025
Newport County Wales David Hughes[26] 15 November 2025 Austria Christian Fuchs[27] 20 November 2025
Barrow England Andy Whing[28] 10 December 2025 18th Scotland Paul Gallagher[29] 2 January 2026
Bristol Rovers England Darrell Clarke[30] 13 December 2025 23rd Scotland Steve Evans[31] 16 December 2025
Fleetwood Town England Pete Wild[32] 25 January 2026 15th England Matt Lawlor[a] 26 January 2026
Shrewsbury Town England Michael Appleton[34] Mutual consent 28 January 2026 21st England Gavin Cowan[35] 29 January 2026
Barrow Scotland Paul Gallagher[36] Sacked 11 February 2026 22nd Tunisia Dino Maamria[37] 11 February 2026
Tranmere Rovers England Andy Crosby[38] 4 March 2026 19th England Pete Wild (interim)[39] 10 March 2026
Walsall England Mat Sadler[40] 11 March 2026 11th Jamaica Darren Byfield (interim)[40] 11 March 2026
Barrow Tunisia Dino Maamria[41] 22nd Republic of Ireland Sam Foley (interim)[41]
Crawley Town England Scott Lindsey[42] 22 March 2026 21st Turkey Colin Kazim-Richards[43] 24 March 2026
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  1. [a]
    Lawlor was initially appointed interim head coach on 26 January 2026, before being appointed head coach permanently on 17 March 2026.[33]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bromley (C, P) 46 24 15 7 71 46 +25 87 Promotion to EFL League One
2 Milton Keynes Dons (P) 46 24 14 8 86 45 +41 86
3 Cambridge United (P) 46 22 16 8 66 33 +33 82
4 Salford City 46 25 6 15 61 51 +10 81 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Notts County 46 24 8 14 74 52 +22 80
6 Chesterfield 46 21 16 9 71 56 +15 79
7 Grimsby Town 46 22 12 12 74 50 +24 78
8 Barnet 46 21 13 12 70 53 +17 76
9 Swindon Town 46 22 9 15 70 59 +11 75
10 Oldham Athletic 46 18 14 14 60 44 +16 68
11 Crewe Alexandra 46 19 10 17 64 58 +6 67
12 Colchester United 46 18 12 16 62 49 +13 66
13 Walsall 46 18 11 17 56 56 0 65
14 Bristol Rovers 46 19 5 22 56 65 −9 62
15 Fleetwood Town 46 15 16 15 57 58 −1 61
16 Accrington Stanley 46 14 11 21 47 58 −11 53
17 Gillingham 46 13 14 19 53 72 −19 53
18 Cheltenham Town 46 14 10 22 53 79 −26 52
19 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 10 23 42 69 −27 49
20 Newport County 46 12 7 27 48 77 −29 43
21 Tranmere Rovers 46 10 11 25 54 79 −25 41
22 Crawley Town 46 8 16 22 44 68 −24 40
23 Harrogate Town (R) 46 10 9 27 39 68 −29 39 Relegation to National League
24 Barrow (R) 46 9 9 28 45 78 −33 36
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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[44]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

More information Home \ Away, ACC ...
Home \ Away ACC BNT BRW BRV BRM CAM CHT CHF COL CRA CRE FLE GIL GRI HAR MKD NPC NTC OLD SAL SHR SWI TRA WAL
Accrington Stanley — 0–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 3–3 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–4 1–0 1–0 0–2 4–0 1–1 1–3
Barnet 2–0 — 3–2 4–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 6–2 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 3–2 1–3 1–3 1–2 1–0 1–2
Barrow 0–0 2–2 — 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–1 3–2 1–2 0–0 1–3 0–3 1–3
Bristol Rovers 2–0 0–2 2–1 — 2–3 1–0 4–0 2–3 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 0–1 0–4 3–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–3 1–4 2–0
Bromley 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 — 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 3–3 3–1
Cambridge United 2–0 0–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 — 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 5–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–2 2–0
Cheltenham Town 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 — 0–2 1–4 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–3 1–0 1–2 0–3 3–2 3–1 0–2 1–3 1–0
Chesterfield 3–3 3–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 — 3–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 0–3 2–0 2–3 1–2 1–1 2–2
Colchester United 2–1 4–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–0 6–2 — 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 0–1 1–3 0–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–1
Crawley Town 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–0 1–3 0–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 — 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–2 1–1
Crewe Alexandra 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 4–1 3–3 1–0 1–0 — 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 0–3 2–1 0–3
Fleetwood Town 2–1 2–5 3–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 4–2 1–0 1–4 — 2–1 0–1 3–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–1
Gillingham 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 — 1–4 0–1 1–5 3–2 1–0 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–0
Grimsby Town 1–0 1–0 5–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 7–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 — 1–3 2–2 2–1 0–2 0–0 3–1 1–0 4–0 1–2 2–2
Harrogate Town 0–2 1–2 1–0 2–3 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–3 — 0–4 0–3 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 0–2
Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 1–3 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 5–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 3–2 2–3 4–1 — 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 5–1 1–0 3–0 0–1
Newport County 1–4 0–0 2–2 2–3 0–1 0–2 0–2 2–1 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–0 2–1 1–2 — 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–4
Notts County 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 5–2 2–3 1–3 4–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–2 3–1 — 3–1 1–2 4–1 2–1 5–0 0–0
Oldham Athletic 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 — 1–2 2–2 1–2 3–1 0–1
Salford City 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 4–3 4–3 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–0 — 1–2 3–2 3–1 1–0
Shrewsbury Town 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–3 0–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–4 2–2 3–3 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 — 3–1 1–0 1–2
Swindon Town 2–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–2 2–0 2–2 3–0 2–3 2–1 — 2–1 2–1
Tranmere Rovers 0–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 0–2 0–0 3–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–4 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–3 0–2 4–0 0–1 — 1–3
Walsall 0–0 1–3 1–2 2–1 3–1 0–0 0–4 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–2 0–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–2 —
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Updated to match(es) played on season complete. 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.

Playoffs

Main article: 2026 EFL play-offs

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
        
4 Salford City 2
7 Grimsby Town 1
 
 
5 Notts County 1
6 Chesterfield 0

Semi-finals

First leg
More information Grimsby Town, 1−2 ...
Grimsby Town1−2Salford City
  • Staunton 1'
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Attendance: 8115
Referee: Matthew Corlett
More information Chesterfield, 0−1 ...
Chesterfield0−1Notts County
Report
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Attendance: 10,014
Referee: Will Finnie
Second leg
More information Salford City, v ...
Salford CityvGrimsby Town
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More information Notts County, v ...
Notts CountyvChesterfield
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Final

Main article: 2026 EFL League Two play-off final

2026 EFL League Two play-off final

Season statistics

As of 2 May 2026

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Republic of Ireland Aaron Drinan Swindon Town 22
2 Republic of Ireland Jaze Kabia Grimsby Town 18
3 Scotland Callum Paterson Milton Keynes Dons 16
England Isaac Hutchinson Bristol Rovers
Cheltenham Town
England Kabongo Tshimanga Crawley Town
Barnet
England Michael Cheek Bromley
7 The Gambia Alassana Jatta Notts County 15
Sierra Leone Daniel Kanu Walsall
9 England Matthew Dennis Notts County 14
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Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
England Jack Payne Colchester United Chesterfield 6–2 (H) 4 October 2025
Republic of Ireland Paddy Madden Accrington Stanley Swindon Town 4–0 (H) 18 October 2025
England Harry Anderson Colchester United Harrogate Town 3–1 (H)
England Emre Tezgel Crewe Alexandra Grimsby Town 3–2 (H) 25 October 2025
Scotland Michael Mellon Oldham Athletic Tranmere Rovers 3–1 (H) 20 December 2025
England Michael Cheek Bromley Crawley Town 3–1 (A) 29 December 2025
Switzerland Fabrizio Cavegn Bristol Rovers Shrewsbury Town 3–0 (A) 1 January 2026
Scotland Callum Paterson Milton Keynes Dons 5–1 (H) 24 January 2026
England Ben Thompson Bromley Gillingham 4–1 (A) 31 January 2026
England Jack Payne Colchester United Barnet 4–1 (H) 21 February 2026
Republic of Ireland Jaze Kabia Grimsby Town Swindon Town 4–0 (H) 25 April 2026
Wales Ellis Harrison Bristol Rovers Cheltenham Town
England Callum Stead5 Barnet Gillingham 6–2 (H)
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Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 England Mathew Hudson Oldham Athletic 19
2 England Jake Eastwood Cambridge United 18
3 Scotland Craig MacGillivray Milton Keynes Dons 15
England Grant Smith Bromley
Scotland Cieran Slicker Barnet
England Matty Young Salford City
7 England Jackson Smith Grimsby Town 13
England Connor Ripley Swindon Town
9 England Ollie Wright Accrington Stanley 12
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Awards

Monthly

Each month the EFL announces their official Player of the Month and Manager of the Month.

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Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
August England Gareth Ainsworth Gillingham England Matthew Dennis Notts County [45]
September England Mat Sadler Walsall Republic of Ireland Aaron Drinan Swindon Town [46]
October England Steve Cotterill Cheltenham Town England Harry Anderson Colchester United [47]
November England Danny Cowley Colchester United England Ryan Finnigan Walsall [48]
December England Andy Woodman Bromley Northern Ireland Lee Bonis Chesterfield [49]
January England Neil Harris Cambridge United England Ben Knight Cambridge United [50]
February England Gavin Cowan Shrewsbury Town England Jack Payne Colchester United [51]
March Scotland Micky Mellon Oldham Athletic England Mark Helm Fleetwood Town [52]
April Scotland Steve Evans Bristol Rovers England Callum Stead Barnet [53]
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Annual

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Award Winner Club
Player of the Season Republic of Ireland Aaron Drinan Swindon Town
Young Player of the Season Sierra Leone Daniel Kanu Walsall
Apprentice of the Season Wales Ollie Dewsbury Bristol Rovers
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League Two Team of the Season

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Pos. Player Club
GK England Mathew Hudson Oldham Athletic
CB England Jack Sanders Milton Keynes Dons
CB England Omar Sowunmi Bromley
CB England Kelland Watts Cambridge United
RWB England Harvey Rodgers Grimsby Town
CM England Isaac Hutchinson Cheltenham Town
CM Republic of Ireland Liam Kelly Milton Keynes Dons
CM England Sammy Braybrooke Chesterfield
LWB England Mitch Pinnock Bromley
ST Republic of Ireland Aaron Drinan Swindon Town
ST Scotland Callum Paterson Milton Keynes Dons
Manager England Andy Woodman Bromley
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