2025–26 EFL League Two

EFL League Two
Season2025–26
Dates2 August 2025 – 25 May 2026
Matches252
Goals669 (2.65 per match)
Top goalscorerAaron Drinan
(11 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)
Highest scoringGrimsby Town 7–1 Cheltenham Town
(27 September 2025)
Longest winning runCrewe Alexandra (4)
Bristol Rovers (4)
Swindon Town (4)
Milton Keynes Dons (4)
Bromley (4)
Longest unbeaten runGillingham (9)
Longest winless runBristol Rovers (11)
Harrogate Town (11)
Longest losing runBristol Rovers (10)
Highest attendance11,870
Notts County 0–0 Walsall
(20 December 2025)
Lowest attendance1,472
Bromley 2–2 Fleetwood Town
(16 August 2025)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 20 December 2025.

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.

Team changes

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

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Shorts sponsor
Accrington Stanley John Doolan Farrend Rawson Macron[1] Wham Housewares Sundown Technology None Fagan & Whalley
Barnet Dean Brennan Anthony Hartigan Stanno TIC Health TBA TBA TBA
Barrow Vacant Niall Canavan Puma Newfoundland and Labrador Cumbria Roofing Ulverston Keyin College DSG Limited
Bristol Rovers Steve Evans Alfie Kilgour Macron FanHub[2] Poplar Insulation Hotchkins Group[3] None
Bromley Andy Woodman Byron Webster Macron LSP Renewables Blue Security Systems Brownhill Insurance Group Bromley Signs
Cambridge United Neil Harris Michael Morrison Umbro[4] Brooks[5] The Hill Group Fora Alan Boswell Group
Cheltenham Town Steve Cotterill Harry Pell Erreà Mira Showers Marchants Smarta Water-Smarta Energy CGT Lettings
Chesterfield Paul Cook Jamie Grimes Puma Leengate Valves[6] None Leengate Valves Ideal Flooring
Colchester United Danny Cowley Tom Flanagan Macron HotLizard Coffey Brooks Financial Services Peach Guitars Bidfood
Crawley Town Scott Lindsey Dion Conroy Erreà Rentokil Initial Eden Utilities Brick Borrow[7] Beaufort Homes
Crewe Alexandra Lee Bell Mickey Demetriou Puma Whitby Morrison (H & A)[8] / St. Luke's Hospice (T) Zzoomm Enviro Skip Hire CAN Solutions
Fleetwood Town Pete Wild Elliot Bonds Puma[9] Ruby Energy (H & A) / BES Utilities (T) onCORE Foodservice Solutions Lancashire Bird Control None
Gillingham Gareth Ainsworth Armani Little Macron MEMS C&A Building Products Magnus Search Recruitment Howden
Grimsby Town David Artell Danny Rose Umbro myenergi Winner Winner Chicken Dinner Blackrow Group 3Q Industrial Supplies
Harrogate Town Simon Weaver Warren Burrell New Balance EnviroVent[10] Oak By Design Annapurna Recruitment None
Milton Keynes Dons Paul Warne Alex Gilbey[11] Reebok[12] Suzuki Equity Energies Stadium Support Services Ltd Stadium Support Services Ltd
Newport County Christian Fuchs James Clarke 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 Martin Paterson Matthew Palmer Puma[15] John Pye Auctions (H)[16] / University of Nottingham (A) John Pye Auctions (H) / Swan Homes (A) WorkBox UK None
Oldham Athletic Micky Mellon Tom Conlon Puma RRG Group TBC TBC TBC
Salford City Karl Robinson Luke Garbutt Adidas Fireball Cinnamon Whisky Quality Care Group Salford Van & Car Hire Champions Travel
Shrewsbury Town Michael Appleton John Marquis Oxen[17] Shropshire Homes[18] Jim Dorricott Construction R1 Construction Hanmart Windows & Doors
Swindon Town Ian Holloway Ollie Clarke Adidas MiPermit FirstCity Care Group (H) / Cellular Fitness (A) Veezu (H) / Barnes Coaches(A) Platinum Security Services (H) / Cotswold Farm Machinery (A)
Tranmere Rovers Andy Crosby Richie Smallwood Mills Essar Searchability O'Rourke Construction None
Walsall Mat Sadler Jamille Matt Macron 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 Dafydd Williams End of interim spell 3 May 2025 Pre-season David Hughes[19] 23 May 2025
Bristol Rovers Iñigo Calderón[20] Sacked 4 May 2025 Darrell Clarke[21] 6 May 2025
Notts County Stuart Maynard[22] 22 May 2025 Martin Paterson[23] 22 June 2025
Cheltenham Town Michael Flynn[24] 20 September 2025 24th Steve Cotterill[25] 30 September 2025
Newport County David Hughes[26] 15 November 2025 24th Christian Fuchs[27] 20 November 2025
Barrow Andy Whing[28] 10 December 2025 18th
Bristol Rovers Darrell Clarke[29] 13 December 2025 23rd Steve Evans[30] 16 December 2025

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Walsall 21 12 4 5 30 19 +11 40 Promotion to EFL League One
2 Swindon Town 21 12 4 5 35 25 +10 40
3 Bromley 21 11 6 4 34 23 +11 39
4 Notts County 21 11 5 5 35 22 +13 38 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Milton Keynes Dons 21 10 6 5 42 24 +18 36
6 Salford City 21 11 3 7 32 30 +2 36
7 Chesterfield 21 9 8 4 37 31 +6 35
8 Cambridge United 21 9 7 5 24 18 +6 34
9 Fleetwood Town 21 9 6 6 32 28 +4 33
10 Crewe Alexandra 21 9 5 7 34 28 +6 32
11 Colchester United 21 8 7 6 35 26 +9 31
12 Gillingham 21 7 9 5 29 24 +5 30
13 Barnet 21 7 7 7 28 25 +3 28
14 Oldham Athletic 21 6 9 6 21 17 +4 27
15 Grimsby Town 21 7 6 8 33 30 +3 27
16 Tranmere Rovers 21 6 8 7 35 34 +1 26
17 Accrington Stanley 21 6 6 9 23 25 −2 24
18 Cheltenham Town 21 7 3 11 18 34 −16 24
19 Barrow 21 5 6 10 21 30 −9 21
20 Shrewsbury Town 21 4 7 10 20 34 −14 19
21 Crawley Town 21 4 6 11 25 36 −11 18
22 Bristol Rovers 21 5 3 13 16 39 −23 18
23 Harrogate Town 21 4 5 12 18 35 −17 17 Relegation to National League
24 Newport County 21 3 4 14 21 41 −20 13
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. 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[31]

Results

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 — 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 4–0 1–1 1–3
Barnet 2–0 — 4–0 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–3 1–3 1–2
Barrow 2–2 — 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–3 0–3
Bristol Rovers 2–1 — 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–4 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–3 1–4
Bromley 2–0 2–1 — 2–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–3
Cambridge United 2–0 0–0 2–1 — 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–1
Cheltenham Town 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 — 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–3 1–0
Chesterfield 3–3 3–1 1–0 3–1 — 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–2
Colchester United 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–0 6–2 — 1–1 0–0 3–1 4–1 1–1
Crawley Town 1–1 1–2 4–0 2–0 — 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–1
Crewe Alexandra 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 3–3 1–0 — 3–2 2–2 2–1 3–1 0–3
Fleetwood Town 2–1 2–1 4–2 1–4 — 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1
Gillingham 1–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 2–2 1–0 — 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–0
Grimsby Town 0–1 1–1 7–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 — 2–1 0–2 1–2
Harrogate Town 0–2 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 3–3 — 0–4 0–3 0–1 2–0 0–2
Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 1–1 5–0 3–1 2–1 3–2 2–3 — 0–0 2–0 0–1
Newport County 2–2 2–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–2 — 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–4
Notts County 2–2 2–0 1–3 4–0 1–0 1–1 3–2 — 3–1 1–2 4–1 0–0
Oldham Athletic 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 — 2–2 1–2 3–1 0–1
Salford City 2–1 0–0 1–1 4–3 4–3 1–3 0–2 1–0 — 3–2 3–1
Shrewsbury Town 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 3–3 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–3 —
Swindon Town 0–2 2–0 3–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 2–2 2–1 — 2–1
Tranmere Rovers 0–2 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–4 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 4–0 —
Walsall 1–2 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. 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.

Season statistics

As of 20 December 2025

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Aaron Drinan Swindon Town 11
2 Matthew Dennis Notts County 10
3 Michael Cheek Bromley 9
Daniel Kanu Walsall
5 Alex Gilbey MK Dons 8
Ryan Graydon Fleetwood Town
Alassana Jatta Notts County
Kyreece Lisbie Colchester United
Emre Tezgel Crewe Alexandra

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Jack Payne Colchester United Chesterfield 6–2 (H) 4 October 2025
Paddy Madden Accrington Stanley Swindon Town 4–0 (H) 18 October 2025
Harry Anderson Colchester United Harrogate Town 3–1 (H) 18 October 2025
Emre Tezgel Crewe Alexandra Grimsby Town 3–2 (H) 25 October 2025
Michael Mellon Oldham Athletic Tranmere Rovers 3-1 (H) 20 December 2025

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Mathew Hudson Oldham Athletic 9
2 Cieran Slicker Barnet 7
3 Jake Eastwood Cambridge United 6
Joe Day Cheltenham Town
4 Ollie Wright Accrington Stanley 5
Grant Smith Bromley
Craig MacGillivray Milton Keynes Dons
Matt Macey Colchester United
Kelle Roos Notts County
4 Glenn Morris Gillingham 4
Will Brook Shrewsbury Town
Myles Roberts Walsall
Wyll Stanway Barrow
Christy Pym Grimsby Town
Connor Ripley Swindon Town
James Belshaw Harrogate Town
Zach Hemming Chesterfield

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 Gareth Ainsworth Gillingham Matthew Dennis Notts County [32]
September Mat Sadler Walsall Aaron Drinan Swindon Town [33]
October Steve Cotterill Cheltenham Town Harry Anderson Colchester United [34]
November Danny Cowley Colchester United Ryan Finnigan Walsall [35]

See also

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