The 2013–14

Football League Two The English Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League Two from 2004 until 2016) is the third and lowest division of the English Football Lea ...

(referred to as

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League Two for sponsorship reasons) is the tenth season of the league under its current title and nineteenth season under its current league division format. The season began on 3 August 2013 and finished on 3 May 2014 with all matches that day kicking off simultaneously. Of the 24 teams which will participate, eighteen of these remain following the

2012–13 Football League Two The 2012–13 Football League Two (referred to as the Npower Football League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of the league under its current title and twentieth season under its current league division format. It started on 18 ...

. They will be joined by four teams from

2012–13 Football League One The 2012–13 Football League One (referred to as the Npower Football League One for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of the league under its current title and twenty-first season under its current league division format. The season be ...

, and two teams from the

2012–13 Football Conference The 2012–13 Football Conference season was the ninth season in which the Conference consisted of three divisions and the thirty-third season overall. The Conference covers the top two levels of Non-League football in England. The Conference Pre ...

Changes from last season

Team changes

The following teams changed division at the end of the 2012–13 season.

To League Two

Promoted from

Conference National The National League, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of the National League System and fifth-highest of the overall English football league system. It is the highest league that is semi-profes ...

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

* Newport County Relegated from League One *

Bury Bury may refer to: *The burial of human remains *-bury, a suffix in English placenames Places England * Bury, Cambridgeshire, a village * Bury, Greater Manchester, a town, historically in Lancashire ** Bury (UK Parliament constituency) (1832–19 ...

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most dens ...

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The side currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The tea ...

From League Two

Relegated to

Barnet Barnet may refer to: People *Barnet (surname) * Barnet (given name) Places United Kingdom *Chipping Barnet or High Barnet, commonly known as Barnet, one of three focal towns of the borough below. *East Barnet, a district of the borough below; an ...

* Aldershot Town Promoted to League One * Gillingham * Rotherham United *

Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley o ...

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th ...

Team overview

Stadia and locations

Personnel and sponsoring

Managerial changes

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David Flitcroft David John Flitcroft (born 14 January 1974) is an English professional football manager and former player who is the director of football at club Port Vale. His older brother is the former Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City player Garry ...

, 9 December 2013 , - , Scunthorpe United , Brian Laws , Sacked , 20 November 2013 , 12th ,

Russ Wilcox Russell "Russ" Wilcox (born 25 March 1964) is an English former professional footballer who is currently manager of Farsley Celtic. Wilcox played as a defender between 1980 and 2003 and spent the final six years of his career with Scunthorp ...

, 24 December 2013 , - , Portsmouth ,

Guy Whittingham Guy Whittingham (born 10 November 1964) is an English football manager and former professional footballer. As a player, he was a striker from 1988 until 2005, notably in the Premier League for Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday. Having started ...

, Sacked , 25 November 2013 , 18th , Richie Barker , 9 December 2013 , - , Northampton Town , Aidy Boothroyd , Sacked , 21 December 2013 , 24th ,

Chris Wilder Christopher John Wilder (born 23 September 1967) is an English professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who played as a right-back. He was most recently the manager of club Middlesbrough ...

, 27 January 2014 , - , Torquay United ,

Alan Knill Alan Richard Knill (born 8 October 1964) is a professional football manager and former player, who is a coach for the Wales national team. He played as a centre-back for several clubs, spending the most time at Halifax Town, Bury and Scuntho ...

, Sacked , 2 January 2014 , 23rd ,

Chris Hargreaves Christian Hargreaves (born 12 May 1972) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward and a midfielder from 1989 until 2010. He subsequently managed Torquay United from January 2014 until June 2015, and Yeovil Town from May ...

, 6 January 2014 , - , Oxford United ,

, Signed by Northampton Town , 25 January 2014 , 6th ,

Gary Waddock Gary Patrick Waddock ( ; born 17 March 1962) is a former professional footballer. He is assistant head coach of Cambridge United. A former midfielder, he spent most of his career playing for Queens Park Rangers and Luton Town. He also had stin ...

, 22 March 2014 , - , Portsmouth , Richie Barker , Sacked , 27 March 2014 , 22nd ,

Andy Awford Andrew Terry Awford (born 14 July 1972) is an English association football, football coach and former footballer who was most recently the Youth Academy and Development Manager at Luton Town F.C., Luton Town. Prior to this, he was the manager of ...

, 1 May 2014 , - , Bristol Rovers , John Ward , Appointed as Director of Football , 28 March 2014 , 20th ,

Darrell Clarke Darrell James Clarke (born 16 December 1977) is an English professional football manager and former player who played in the English Football League. He is the manager of club Port Vale. A box-to-box midfielder, Clarke began his career with ...

, 28 March 2014 , - , Oxford United ,

, Sacked , 4 July 2014 , 8th , Michael Appleton , 4 July 2014

League table

Play-offs

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

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Sam Winnall Sam Thomas Winnall (born 19 January 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for League One club Burton Albion Career Wolverhampton Wanderers Winnall joined the youth ranks of Wolverhampton Wanderers as a teenager, be ...

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Scott Hogan Scott Andrew Hogan (born 13 April 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Birmingham City and the Republic of Ireland national team. Hogan played in the youth system at Rochdale but was released in 2010. He entered ...

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Reuben Reid Reuben James Reid (born 26 July 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays for Southern Football League Premier South side Weston-super-Mare as a striker. Born in Bristol, he has played in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle, ...

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Rhys Murphy Rhys Philip Elliot Murphy (born 6 November 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Southend United. He has played in the English Football League for Brentford, Preston North End, Dagenham & Redbridge, Oldham Ath ...

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John-Joe O'Toole John Joseph O'Toole (born 30 September 1988) is an Irish professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Mansfield Town. He has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-21 level. Club career Watford Born in Harrow, Greater ...

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Barry Corr Barry Corr (born 2 April 1985) is an Irish former professional football striker and currently first team coach at Cambridge United. Club career Early career Corr started his career at St. Anthony's, Kilcoole before moving to Leeds United. Aft ...

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Scoring

*First goal of the season: Mark Roberts for Fleetwood Town against Dagenham & Redbridge (''3 August 2013'') *Fastest goal of the season: 17 seconds, Jordan Chapell for Torquay United against Portsmouth (''26 October 2013'') *Largest winning margin: 5 goals **Plymouth Argyle 5–0 Morecambe (''1 March 2014'') *Highest scoring game: 9 goals ** Fleetwood Town 5–4 Mansfield Town (''23 November 2013'') *Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 5 goals ** Fleetwood Town 5–4 Mansfield Town (''23 November 2013'') ** Plymouth Argyle 5–0 Morecambe (''1 March 2014'') ** Accrington Stanley 5–1 Morecambe (''14 March 2014'') *Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals **Fleetwood Town 5–4 Mansfield Town (''23 November 2013'')

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2013-14 Football League Two EFL League Two seasons 3 4 Eng