2014–15 Football League Two
| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Burton Albion (1st divisional title) |
| Promoted |
Burton Albion Shrewsbury Town Bury Southend United |
| Relegated |
Cheltenham Town Tranmere Rovers |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1317 (2.39 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
[[Matt Stubbs ]] (21 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Cambridge United 5–0 Carlisle United (30 August 2014) Shrewsbury Town 5–0 Bury (21 October 2014) |
| Biggest away win |
Accrington Stanley 1–5 Northampton Town (31 January 2015) Cambridge United 2–6 Portsmouth (21 February 2015) |
| Highest scoring |
Northampton Town 4–5 Accrington Stanley (20 September 2014) |
| Longest winning run |
7 games[1] Luton Town Southend United |
| Longest unbeaten run |
13 games[1] Burton Albion |
| Longest winless run |
13 games[1] Tranmere Rovers |
| Longest losing run |
7 games[1] Luton Town |
| Highest attendance |
17,558[2] Portsmouth 0–2 AFC Wimbledon (26 December 2014) |
| Lowest attendance |
919[2] Accrington Stanley 1–0 Burton Albion (24 February 2015) |
| Total attendance | 2,576,942[2] |
| Average attendance | 4,676[2] |
|
← 2013–14 2015–16 →
All statistics correct as of 2 May 2015. | |
The 2014–15 Football League Two (referred to as the Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th season of the Football League Two under its current title and the 23rd season under its current league division format. The season began on 9 August 2014.
Twenty four clubs participated, eighteen of which remained in League Two having been neither promoted nor relegated at the end of the 2013–14 season. These clubs were joined by Tranmere Rovers, Carlisle United, Shrewsbury Town and Stevenage who were relegated from 2013–14 Football League One, and by Luton Town and Cambridge United who were both promoted from the 2013–14 Football Conference.
Burton Albion won the League Two title after a 3-2 away to Cambridge United on 2 May.[3][4]
Changes from last season
Team changes
The following teams changed division at the end of the 2013–14 season.[5]
To League Two
Promoted from Conference Premier
Relegated from Football League One
From League Two
Relegated to Conference Premier
Promoted to Football League One
Team overview
Stadia and locations
Locations of teams in the 2014–2015 Football League Two
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury Town | Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson | Appointed as Assistant Manager | 12 May 2014[6] | Pre-season | Mellon, MickyMicky Mellon | 12 May 2014[6] |
| Oxford United | Waddock, GaryGary Waddock | Sacked | 4 July 2014[7] | Pre-season | Appleton, MichaelMichael Appleton | 4 July 2014[7] |
| Carlisle United | Kavanagh, GrahamGraham Kavanagh | 1 September 2014[8] | 22nd | Curle, KeithKeith Curle | 19 September 2014[9] | |
| Accrington Stanley | Beattie, JamesJames Beattie | Mutual consent | 12 September 2014[10] | 21st | Coleman, JohnJohn Coleman | 18 September 2014[11] |
| Hartlepool United | Cooper, ColinColin Cooper | Resigned | 4 October 2014[12] | 24th | Murray, PaulPaul Murray | 23 October 2014[13] |
| Tranmere Rovers | Edwards, RobertRobert Edwards | Sacked | 13 October 2014[14] | 24th | Adams, MickyMicky Adams | 16 October 2014[15] |
| York City | Worthington, NigelNigel Worthington | Resigned | 13 October 2014[16] | 22nd | Wilcox, RussRuss Wilcox | 15 October 2014[17] |
| Burton Albion | Rowett, GaryGary Rowett | Signed by Birmingham City | 27 October 2014[18] | 3rd | Hasselbaink, Jimmy FloydJimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 13 November 2014[19] |
| Mansfield Town | Cox, PaulPaul Cox | Mutual consent | 21 November 2014[20] | 19th | Murray, AdamAdam Murray | 5 December 2014[21] |
| Cheltenham Town | Yates, MarkMark Yates | Sacked | 25 November 2014[22] | 18th | Buckle, PaulPaul Buckle | 26 November 2014[23] |
| Hartlepool United | Murray, PaulPaul Murray | 6 December 2014[24] | 24th | Moore, RonnieRonnie Moore | 16 December 2014[25] | |
| Newport County | Edinburgh, JustinJustin Edinburgh | Signed by Gillingham | 7 February 2015[26] | 6th | Butcher, TerryTerry Butcher | 30 April 2015[27] |
| Cheltenham Town | Buckle, PaulPaul Buckle | Mutual consent | 13 February 2015[28] | 22nd | Johnson, GaryGary Johnson | 30 March 2015[29] |
| Portsmouth | Awford, AndyAndy Awford | 13 April 2015[30] | 14th | Cook, PaulPaul Cook | 12 May 2015[31] | |
| Tranmere Rovers | Adams, MickyMicky Adams | 19 April 2015[32] | 24th | Brabin, GaryGary Brabin | 5 May 2015[33] |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burton Albion (C, P) | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 94 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 2 | Shrewsbury Town (P) | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 89 | |
| 3 | Bury (P) | 46 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 60 | 40 | +20 | 85 | |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 84 | Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1] |
| 5 | Southend United (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 84 | |
| 6 | Stevenage | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 72 | |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 71 | |
| 8 | Luton Town | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 68 | |
| 9 | Newport County | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 65 | |
| 10 | Exeter City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 61 | 65 | −4 | 64 | |
| 11 | Morecambe | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 63 | |
| 12 | Northampton Town | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 61 | |
| 13 | Oxford United | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 61 | |
| 14 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 59 | |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 58 | |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 57 | |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 77 | −19 | 56 | |
| 18 | York City | 46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 52 | |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 51 | |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 56 | 74 | −18 | 50 | |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 48 | |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 39 | 70 | −31 | 45 | |
| 23 | Cheltenham Town (R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 67 | −27 | 41 | Relegation to the National League |
| 24 | Tranmere Rovers (R) | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 39 |
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.
Play-offs
See also: 2015 Football League play-offs
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 (6) | ||||||||
| 5 | Southend United | 1 (7) | ||||||||
| 5 | Southend United | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 6 | Stevenage | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Results
| Home ╲ Away | ACC | WIM | BRT | BRY | CAM | CRL | CHL | D&R | EXE | HAR | LUT | MAN | MOR | NPC | NOR | OXF | PLY | POR | SHR | STD | STE | TRA | WYC | YOR |
| Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| AFC Wimbledon | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Burton Albion | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Bury | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Cambridge United | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–6 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| Carlisle United | 1–0 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | |
| Cheltenham Town | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Exeter City | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Hartlepool United | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | |
| Luton Town | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | |
| Mansfield Town | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | |
| Morecambe | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Newport County | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | |
| Northampton Town | 4–5 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | |
| Oxford United | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Portsmouth | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Southend United | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Stevenage | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| York City | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
Updated to games played on 25 April 2015.
Source: BBC Sport
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[34] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Matt Tubbs |
AFC Wimbledon/Portsmouth | 21 |
| 2 | Jamie Cureton |
Dagenham and Redbridge | 19 |
| 3 | Reuben Reid |
Plymouth Argyle | 18 |
| Marc Richards |
Northampton Town | ||
| 5 |  James Collins |
Shrewsbury Town | 15 |
| Tom Nichols |
Exeter City | ||
| 7 | Barry Corr |
Southend United | 14 |
| Danny Hylton |
Oxford United | ||
| Jed Wallace |
Portsmouth | ||
| 10 | Adebayo Akinfenwa |
AFC Wimbledon | 13 |
| Mark Cullen |
Luton Town |
Notes
- ↑ Newport County's current safety certificate allows a maximum attendance of 7,850 for football matches
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- ↑ "League Two round-up: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's Burton complete stunning comeback win to claim title". Daily Mail. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ↑ "Ups and Downs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- 1 2 "Shrewsbury Town: Micky Mellon is appointed as new manager". BBC Sport. 12 May 2014.
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- ↑ "Carlisle United dismiss manager Graham Kavanagh". BBC Sport. 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "Keith Curle: Carlisle name ex-England defender as manager". BBC Sport. 19 September 2014.
- ↑ "James Beattie: Accrington Stanley part company with boss". BBC Sport. 12 September 2014.
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- ↑ "Hartlepool United: Colin Cooper resigns as manager". BBC Sport. 4 October 2014.
- ↑ "Paul Murray: Hartlepool United appoint ex-player as manager". BBC Sport. 23 October 2014.
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- ↑ "Micky Adams: Tranmere Rovers appoint ex-Port Vale manager". BBC Sport. 16 October 2014.
- ↑ "Nigel Worthington resigns as York City manager". BBC Sport. 13 October 2014.
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- ↑ "Mark Yates: Cheltenham Town sack manager". BBC Sport. 25 November 2014.
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