2025–26 EFL League Two
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 August 2025 – 25 May 2026 |
| Champions | Bromley 1st League Two title 1st fourth tier title |
| Promoted | Bromley Milton Keynes Dons Cambridge United Notts County |
| Relegated | Harrogate Town Barrow |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,404 (2.54 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Grimsby Town 7–1 Cheltenham Town (27 September 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Bristol 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 scoring | Grimsby Town 7–1 Cheltenham Town (27 September 2025) Barnet 6–2 Gillingham (25 April 2026) |
| Longest winning run | Bristol Rovers (8 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Bromley (21 games) |
| Longest winless run | Harrogate Town (20 games) |
| Longest losing run | Bristol Rovers (10 games) |
| Highest attendance | 23,465 Milton Keynes Dons 4–1 Harrogate Town (7 March 2026) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,424 Crawley Town 2–2 Swindon Town (7 March 2026) |
| Total attendance | 2,299,046 |
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 2 May 2026. | |
The 2025–26 EFL League Two (referred to as Sky Bet League Two due to sponsorship reasons) was 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 ended on 25 May 2026.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2024–25 season:
To League TwoPromoted from the National League Relegated from League One |
From League TwoPromoted to League One Relegated to the National League
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Stadiums and locations
Personnel and sponsoring
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) | Shorts sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | Wham Housewares | Telana | None | Fagan & Whalley | |||
| Barnet | TIC Health | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||
| Barrow | Newfoundland and Labrador | Cumbria Roofing Ulverston | Keyin College | DSG Limited | |||
| Bristol Rovers | FanHub[2] | Poplar Insulation | Hotchkins Group[3] | None | |||
| Bromley | LSP Renewables | Blue Security Systems | Brownhill Insurance Group | CJC consulting | |||
| Cambridge United | Brooks[5] | The Hill Group | Fora | Alan Boswell Group | |||
| Cheltenham Town | Mira Showers | Marchants | Smarta Water-Smarta Energy | CGT Lettings | |||
| Chesterfield | Leengate Valves[6] | None | Leengate Valves | Ideal Flooring | |||
| Colchester United | HotLizard | Coffey Brooks Financial Services | Peach Guitars | Bidfood | |||
| Crawley Town | Rentokil Initial | Eden Utilities | Brick Borrow[7] | Beaufort Homes | |||
| Crewe Alexandra | Whitby Morrison (H & A)[8] / St. Luke's Hospice (T) | Zzoomm | Enviro Skip Hire | CAN Solutions | |||
| Fleetwood Town | Ruby Energy (H & A) / BES Utilities (T) | onCORE Foodservice Solutions | Lancashire Bird Control | None | |||
| Gillingham | MEMS | C&A Building Products | Magnus Search Recruitment | Howden | |||
| Grimsby Town | myenergi | Winner Winner Chicken Dinner | Blackrow Group | 3Q Industrial Supplies | |||
| Harrogate Town | EnviroVent[10] | Oak By Design | Annapurna Recruitment | None | |||
| Milton Keynes Dons | Suzuki | Equity Energies | Stadium Support Services Ltd | Stadium Support Services Ltd | |||
| Newport County | 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 | John Pye Auctions (H)[16] / University of Nottingham (A) | John Pye Auctions (H) / Swan Homes (A) | WorkBox UK | None | |||
| Oldham Athletic | RRG Group | TBC | TBC | TBC | |||
| Salford City | Fireball Cinnamon Whisky | Quality Care Group | Salford Van & Car Hire | Champions Travel | |||
| Shrewsbury Town | Shropshire Homes[18] | R1 Construction | Jim Dorricott Construction | Hanmart Windows & Doors | |||
| Swindon Town | MiPermit | FirstCity Care Group (H) / Cellular Fitness (A) | Veezu (H) / Barnes Coaches(A) | Platinum Security Services (H) / Cotswold Farm Machinery (A) | |||
| Tranmere Rovers | Essar | Searchability | O'Rourke Construction | None | |||
| Walsall | NoFo Brew Co | RayGray Snacks | Howard Evans Roofing and Cladding | RayGray Snacks |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport County | End of interim spell | 3 May 2025 | Pre-season | 23 May 2025 | ||
| Bristol Rovers | Sacked | 4 May 2025 | 6 May 2025 | |||
| Notts County | 22 May 2025 | 22 June 2025 | ||||
| Cheltenham Town | 20 September 2025 | 24th | 30 September 2025 | |||
| Newport County | 15 November 2025 | 20 November 2025 | ||||
| Barrow | 10 December 2025 | 18th | 2 January 2026 | |||
| Bristol Rovers | 13 December 2025 | 23rd | 16 December 2025 | |||
| Fleetwood Town | 25 January 2026 | 15th | 26 January 2026 | |||
| Shrewsbury Town | Mutual consent | 28 January 2026 | 21st | 29 January 2026 | ||
| Barrow | Sacked | 11 February 2026 | 22nd | 11 February 2026 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers | 4 March 2026 | 19th | 10 March 2026 | |||
| Walsall | 11 March 2026 | 11th | 11 March 2026 | |||
| Barrow | 22nd | |||||
| Crawley Town | 22 March 2026 | 21st | 24 March 2026 |
League table
| 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 (O, P) | 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 |
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; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Play-offs
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
| 4 | Salford City (a.e.t.) | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Salford City | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Notts County | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | Notts County | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 6 | Chesterfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Semi-finals
- First leg
| Chesterfield | 0–1 | Notts County |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
- Second leg
Salford City won 4–3 on aggregate.
Notts County won 1–0 on aggregate.
Final
Season statistics
- As of 2 May 2026
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swindon Town | 22 | |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 18 | |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 16 | |
| Bristol Rovers Cheltenham Town | |||
| Crawley Town Barnet | |||
| Bromley | |||
| 7 | Notts County | 15 | |
| Walsall | |||
| 9 | Notts County | 14 | |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | Chesterfield | 6–2 (H) | 4 October 2025 | |
| Accrington Stanley | Swindon Town | 4–0 (H) | 18 October 2025 | |
| Colchester United | Harrogate Town | 3–1 (H) | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | Grimsby Town | 3–2 (H) | 25 October 2025 | |
| Oldham Athletic | Tranmere Rovers | 3–1 (H) | 20 December 2025 | |
| Bromley | Crawley Town | 3–1 (A) | 29 December 2025 | |
| Bristol Rovers | Shrewsbury Town | 3–0 (A) | 1 January 2026 | |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 5–1 (H) | 24 January 2026 | ||
| Bromley | Gillingham | 4–1 (A) | 31 January 2026 | |
| Colchester United | Barnet | 4–1 (H) | 21 February 2026 | |
| Grimsby Town | Swindon Town | 4–0 (H) | 25 April 2026 | |
| Bristol Rovers | Cheltenham Town | |||
| Barnet | Gillingham | 6–2 (H) |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oldham Athletic | 19 | |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 18 | |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 15 | |
| Bromley | |||
| Barnet | |||
| Salford City | |||
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 13 | |
| Swindon Town | |||
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 12 |
Awards
Monthly
Each month the EFL announces their official Player of the Month and Manager of the Month.
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August | Gillingham | Notts County | [45] | ||
| September | Walsall | Swindon Town | [46] | ||
| October | Cheltenham Town | Colchester United | [47] | ||
| November | Colchester United | Walsall | [48] | ||
| December | Bromley | Chesterfield | [49] | ||
| January | Cambridge United | Cambridge United | [50] | ||
| February | Shrewsbury Town | Colchester United | [51] | ||
| March | Oldham Athletic | Fleetwood Town | [52] | ||
| April | Bristol Rovers | Barnet | [53] | ||
Annual
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Season | Swindon Town | |
| Young Player of the Season | Walsall | |
| Apprentice of the Season | Bristol Rovers |
League Two Team of the Season
| Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Oldham Athletic | |
| CB | Milton Keynes Dons | |
| CB | Bromley | |
| CB | Cambridge United | |
| RWB | Grimsby Town | |
| CM | Cheltenham Town | |
| CM | Milton Keynes Dons | |
| CM | Chesterfield | |
| LWB | Bromley | |
| ST | Swindon Town | |
| ST | Milton Keynes Dons | |
| Manager | Bromley |
See also
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