2025–26 EFL League Two

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.

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2025–26 EFL League Two

Team changes

2025–26 EFL League Two

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

Personnel and sponsoring

2025–26 EFL League Two

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

Managerial changes

2025–26 EFL League Two

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Outgoing manager</th><th>Manner of departure</th><th>Date of vacancy</th><th>Position in the table</th><th>Incoming manager</th><th>Date of appointment</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Newport County</td><td>Dafydd Williams</td><td>End of interim spell</td><td>3 May 2025</td><td>Pre-season</td><td>David Hughes</td><td>23 May 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Bristol Rovers</td><td>Iñigo Calderón</td><td>Sacked</td><td>4 May 2025</td><td>Darrell Clarke</td><td>6 May 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Notts County</td><td>Stuart Maynard</td><td>22 May 2025</td><td>Martin Paterson</td><td>22 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Cheltenham Town</td><td>Michael Flynn</td><td>20 September 2025</td><td>24th</td><td>Steve Cotterill</td><td>30 September 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Newport County</td><td>David Hughes</td><td>15 November 2025</td><td>Christian Fuchs</td><td>20 November 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Barrow</td><td>Andy Whing</td><td>10 December 2025</td><td>18th</td><td>Paul Gallagher</td><td>2 January 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Bristol Rovers</td><td>Darrell Clarke</td><td>13 December 2025</td><td>23rd</td><td>Steve Evans</td><td>16 December 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Fleetwood Town</td><td>Pete Wild</td><td>25 January 2026</td><td>15th</td><td>Matt Lawlor</td><td>26 January 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Shrewsbury Town</td><td>Michael Appleton</td><td>Mutual consent</td><td>28 January 2026</td><td>21st</td><td>Gavin Cowan</td><td>29 January 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Barrow</td><td>Paul Gallagher</td><td>Sacked</td><td>11 February 2026</td><td>22nd</td><td>Dino Maamria</td><td>11 February 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Tranmere Rovers</td><td>Andy Crosby</td><td>4 March 2026</td><td>19th</td><td>Pete Wild (interim)</td><td>10 March 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Walsall</td><td>Mat Sadler</td><td>11 March 2026</td><td>11th</td><td>Darren Byfield (interim)</td><td>11 March 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Barrow</td><td>Dino Maamria</td><td>22nd</td><td>Sam Foley (interim)</td></tr><tr><td>Crawley Town</td><td>Scott Lindsey</td><td>22 March 2026</td><td>21st</td><td>Colin Kazim-Richards</td><td>24 March 2026</td></tr></tbody></table>

League table

2025–26 EFL League Two

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Promotion, qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Bromley</td><td>40</td><td>22</td><td>13</td><td>5</td><td>63</td><td>38</td><td>+25</td><td>79</td><td>Promotion to EFL League One</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Milton Keynes Dons</td><td>40</td><td>21</td><td>11</td><td>8</td><td>76</td><td>41</td><td>+35</td><td>74</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Notts County</td><td>40</td><td>22</td><td>7</td><td>11</td><td>67</td><td>42</td><td>+25</td><td>73</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Cambridge United</td><td>39</td><td>20</td><td>12</td><td>7</td><td>56</td><td>29</td><td>+27</td><td>72</td><td>Qualification for League Two play-offs</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Swindon Town</td><td>40</td><td>21</td><td>7</td><td>12</td><td>64</td><td>46</td><td>+18</td><td>70</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Salford City</td><td>40</td><td>22</td><td>4</td><td>14</td><td>55</td><td>48</td><td>+7</td><td>70</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Crewe Alexandra</td><td>40</td><td>18</td><td>9</td><td>13</td><td>60</td><td>48</td><td>+12</td><td>63</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Grimsby Town</td><td>38</td><td>17</td><td>11</td><td>10</td><td>56</td><td>40</td><td>+16</td><td>62</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Chesterfield</td><td>39</td><td>16</td><td>14</td><td>9</td><td>61</td><td>52</td><td>+9</td><td>62</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Oldham Athletic</td><td>39</td><td>16</td><td>13</td><td>10</td><td>48</td><td>33</td><td>+15</td><td>61</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Walsall</td><td>40</td><td>17</td><td>10</td><td>13</td><td>49</td><td>42</td><td>+7</td><td>61</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Barnet</td><td>40</td><td>16</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>50</td><td>43</td><td>+7</td><td>60</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Fleetwood Town</td><td>40</td><td>14</td><td>13</td><td>13</td><td>49</td><td>47</td><td>+2</td><td>55</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Colchester United</td><td>39</td><td>14</td><td>12</td><td>13</td><td>51</td><td>42</td><td>+9</td><td>54</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Accrington Stanley</td><td>39</td><td>13</td><td>9</td><td>17</td><td>38</td><td>44</td><td>−6</td><td>48</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Bristol Rovers</td><td>40</td><td>14</td><td>4</td><td>22</td><td>42</td><td>60</td><td>−18</td><td>46</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Gillingham</td><td>39</td><td>11</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>44</td><td>58</td><td>−14</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Cheltenham Town</td><td>38</td><td>11</td><td>9</td><td>18</td><td>43</td><td>65</td><td>−22</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Shrewsbury Town</td><td>40</td><td>11</td><td>8</td><td>21</td><td>37</td><td>64</td><td>−27</td><td>41</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Tranmere Rovers</td><td>39</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>21</td><td>48</td><td>69</td><td>−21</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Crawley Town</td><td>40</td><td>7</td><td>13</td><td>20</td><td>38</td><td>60</td><td>−22</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Newport County</td><td>40</td><td>9</td><td>7</td><td>24</td><td>40</td><td>67</td><td>−27</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Barrow</td><td>39</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>23</td><td>38</td><td>64</td><td>−26</td><td>32</td><td>Relegation to National League</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Harrogate Town</td><td>40</td><td>7</td><td>9</td><td>24</td><td>29</td><td>60</td><td>−31</td><td>30</td></tr></tbody></table>

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Goals</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Aaron Drinan</td><td>Swindon Town</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Michael Cheek</td><td>Bromley</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Alassana Jatta</td><td>Notts County</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Daniel Kanu</td><td>Walsall</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>Callum Paterson</td><td>Milton Keynes Dons</td></tr><tr><td>Matthew Dennis</td><td>Notts County</td></tr><tr><td>Isaac Hutchinson</td><td>Bristol Rovers Cheltenham Town</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Nicke Kabamba</td><td>Bromley</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>Jaze Kabia</td><td>Grimsby Town</td></tr></tbody></table>

Hat-tricks

<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>For</th><th>Against</th><th>Result</th><th>Date</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Jack Payne</td><td>Colchester United</td><td>Chesterfield</td><td>6–2 (H)</td><td>4 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Paddy Madden</td><td>Accrington Stanley</td><td>Swindon Town</td><td>4–0 (H)</td><td>18 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Harry Anderson</td><td>Colchester United</td><td>Harrogate Town</td><td>3–1 (H)</td></tr><tr><td>Emre Tezgel</td><td>Crewe Alexandra</td><td>Grimsby Town</td><td>3–2 (H)</td><td>25 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Michael Mellon</td><td>Oldham Athletic</td><td>Tranmere Rovers</td><td>3–1 (H)</td><td>20 December 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Michael Cheek</td><td>Bromley</td><td>Crawley Town</td><td>3–1 (A)</td><td>29 December 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Fabrizio Cavegn</td><td>Bristol Rovers</td><td>Shrewsbury Town</td><td>3–0 (A)</td><td>1 January 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Callum Paterson</td><td>Milton Keynes Dons</td><td>5–1 (H)</td><td>24 January 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Ben Thompson</td><td>Bromley</td><td>Gillingham</td><td>4–1 (A)</td><td>31 January 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Jack Payne</td><td>Colchester United</td><td>Barnet</td><td>4–1 (H)</td><td>21 February 2026</td></tr></tbody></table>

Clean sheets

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Clean sheets</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Mathew Hudson</td><td>Oldham Athletic</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Jake Eastwood</td><td>Cambridge United</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Cieran Slicker</td><td>Barnet</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Grant Smith</td><td>Bromley</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Craig MacGillivray</td><td>Milton Keynes Dons</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>Connor Ripley</td><td>Swindon Town</td></tr></tbody></table>

Awards

Monthly

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

<table><thead><tr><th>Month</th><th>Manager of the Month</th><th>Player of the Month</th><th>Reference</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>August</td><td>Gareth Ainsworth</td><td>Gillingham</td><td>Matthew Dennis</td><td>Notts County</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>September</td><td>Mat Sadler</td><td>Walsall</td><td>Aaron Drinan</td><td>Swindon Town</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>October</td><td>Steve Cotterill</td><td>Cheltenham Town</td><td>Harry Anderson</td><td>Colchester United</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>November</td><td>Danny Cowley</td><td>Colchester United</td><td>Ryan Finnigan</td><td>Walsall</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>December</td><td>Andy Woodman</td><td>Bromley</td><td>Lee Bonis</td><td>Chesterfield</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>January</td><td>Neil Harris</td><td>Cambridge United</td><td>Ben Knight</td><td>Cambridge United</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>February</td><td>Gavin Cowan</td><td>Shrewsbury Town</td><td>Jack Payne</td><td>Colchester United</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>