2008–09 Football League

The Football League
Season 2008–09
Champions Wolverhampton Wanderers
Promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers
Birmingham City
Burnley
Relegated Chester City
Luton Town

The 2008–09 Football League (known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 110th completed season of the Football League. It began in August 2008 and concluded in May 2009, with the promotion play-off finals.

The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The divisions are the League Championship, League One and League Two. The winner and the runner up of the League Championship will be automatically promoted to the Premier League and they will be joined by the winner of the League Championship playoff. The bottom two teams in League Two will be relegated to the Conference Premier.

Promotion and relegation

As a consequence of results in the 2008–09 English football season, the following promotions and relegations involving teams within, or entering or exiting the Football League occurred. These changes take effect for the 2009–10 season.

From Premier League

Relegated to Championship

From Championship

Promoted to Premier League

Relegated to League One

From Football League One

Promoted to Championship

Relegated to League Two

From Football League Two

Promoted to League One

Relegated to Conference Premier

From Conference Premier

Promoted to League Two

League tables

Championship

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (C) (P) 46 27 9 10 80 52+28 90 Promotion to Premier League
2 Birmingham City (P) 46 23 14 9 54 37+17 83
3 Sheffield United 46 22 14 10 64 39+25 80 Qualification to League Championship playoffs
4 Reading 46 21 14 11 72 40+32 77
5 Burnley (P) 46 21 13 12 72 60+12 76
6 Preston North End 46 21 11 14 66 54+12 74
7 Cardiff City 46 19 17 10 65 53+12 74
8 Swansea City 46 16 20 10 63 50+13 68
9 Ipswich Town 46 17 15 14 62 53+9 66
10 Bristol City 46 15 16 15 54 540 61
11 Queens Park Rangers 46 15 16 15 42 442 61
12 Sheffield Wednesday 46 16 13 17 51 587 61
13 Watford 46 16 10 20 68 724 58
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 17 7 22 42 5311 58
15 Crystal Palace 46 15 12 19 52 553 056**
16 Blackpool 46 13 17 16 47 5811 56
17 Coventry City 46 13 15 18 47 5811 54
18 Derby County 46 14 12 20 55 6712 54
19 Nottingham Forest 46 13 14 19 50 6515 53
20 Barnsley 46 13 13 20 45 5813 52
21 Plymouth Argyle 46 13 12 21 44 5713 51
22 Norwich City (R) 46 12 10 24 57 7013 46 Relegation to League One
23 Southampton (R) 46 10 15 21 46 6923 045*
24 Charlton Athletic (R) 46 8 15 23 52 7422 39

Updated to games played on 3 May 2009.
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Southampton were given a ten-point deduction for breaching insolvency regulations, regarding their holding company. The punishment will be applied next season as they finished in bottom three this season.[1] Crystal Palace were also given a one-point deduction for fielding an ineligible player.[2]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Playoffs

  Semifinals Final at Wembley
                     
6  Preston North End 1 0 1  
3  Sheffield United 1 1 2  
    3  Sheffield United 0
  5  Burnley 1
5  Burnley 1 2 3
4  Reading 0 0 0  

League One

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 Leicester City (C) (P) 46 27 15 4 84 39+45 96 Promotion to League Championship
2 Peterborough United (P) 46 26 11 9 78 54+24 89
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 9 11 83 47+36 87 Qualification to League One Playoffs
4 Leeds United 46 26 6 14 77 49+28 84
5 Millwall 46 25 7 14 63 53+10 82
6 Scunthorpe United (P) 46 22 10 14 82 63+19 76
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 11 14 62 49+13 74
8 Southend United 46 21 8 17 58 613 71
9 Huddersfield Town 46 18 14 14 62 653 68
10 Oldham Athletic 46 16 17 13 66 65+1 65
11 Bristol Rovers 46 17 12 17 79 61+18 63
12 Colchester United 46 18 9 19 58 580 63
13 Walsall 46 17 10 19 61 665 61
14 Leyton Orient 46 15 11 20 45 5712 56
15 Swindon Town 46 12 17 17 68 713 53
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 13 13 20 55 7015 52
17 Yeovil Town 46 12 15 19 41 6625 51
18 Stockport County 46 16 12 18 59 57+2 050*
19 Hartlepool United 46 13 11 22 66 7913 50
20 Carlisle United 46 12 14 20 56 6913 50
21 Northampton Town (R) 46 12 13 21 61 654 49 Relegation to League Two
22 Crewe Alexandra (R) 46 12 10 24 59 8223 46
23 Cheltenham Town (R) 46 9 12 25 51 9140 39
24 Hereford United (R) 46 9 7 30 42 7937 34

Updated to games played on 2 May 2009.
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Stockport County deducted 10 points;[3]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Playoffs

  Semifinals Final at Wembley
                     
6  Scunthorpe United 1 0(7) 1  
3  Milton Keynes Dons 1 0(6) 1  
    6  Scunthorpe United 3
  5  Millwall 2
5  Millwall 1 1 2
4  Leeds United 0 1 1  

League Two

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 Brentford (C) (P) 46 23 16 7 65 36+29 85 Promotion to League One
2 Exeter City (P) 46 22 13 11 65 50+15 79
3 Wycombe Wanderers (P) 46 20 18 8 54 33+21 78
4 Bury 46 21 15 10 63 43+20 78 Qualification to League Two Playoffs
5 Gillingham (P) 46 21 12 13 58 55+3 75
6 Rochdale 46 19 13 14 70 59+11 70
7 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 18 11 61 44+17 69
8 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 19 11 16 77 53+24 68
9 Bradford City 46 18 13 15 66 55+11 67
10 Chesterfield 46 16 15 15 62 57+5 63
11 Morecambe 46 15 18 13 53 563 63
12 Darlington 46 20 12 14 61 44+17 062*
13 Lincoln City 46 14 17 15 53 52+1 59
14 Rotherham United 46 21 12 13 60 46+14 058*
15 Aldershot Town 46 14 12 20 59 8021 54
16 Accrington Stanley 46 13 11 22 42 5917 50
17 Barnet 46 11 15 20 56 7418 48
18 Port Vale 46 13 9 24 44 6622 48
19 Notts County 46 11 14 21 49 6920 47
20 Macclesfield Town 46 13 8 25 45 7732 47
21 AFC Bournemouth 46 17 12 17 59 51+8 046*
22 Grimsby Town 46 9 14 23 51 6918 41
23 Chester City (R) 46 8 13 25 43 8138 37 Relegation to Template:Fb competition 2009–10 Conference Premier
24 Luton Town (R) 46 13 17 16 58 657 026*

Updated to games played on 2 May 2009.
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Darlington deducted 10 points;[4] Bournemouth deducted 17 points;[5] Rotherham United deducted 17 points;[6] Luton Town deducted 30 points[7]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Playoffs

  Semifinals Final at Wembley
                     
7  Shrewsbury Town 0 1(4) 1  
4  Bury 1 0(3) 1  
    7  Shrewsbury Town 0
  5  Gillingham 1
6  Rochdale 0 1 1
5  Gillingham 0 2 2  

Results

Championship

Home ╲ Away WOL BIR SHUREABURPNECARSWAIPSBRIQPRSHWWATDONCRYBLPCOVDERNOTBARPLYNORSOUCHA
Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 11 03 20 13 22 21 00 20 10 41 31 10 21 20 21 30 51 20 01 33 30 21
Birmingham City 20 10 13 11 12 11 00 21 10 10 31 32 10 10 01 01 10 20 20 11 11 10 32
Sheffield United 13 21 02 23 10 00 10 20 30 30 12 21 01 22 22 11 42 00 21 20 10 00 31
Reading 10 12 01 31 00 11 40 01 02 00 60 40 21 42 10 31 30 01 00 20 20 12 22
Burnley 10 11 10 10 31 22 02 03 40 10 24 32 00 42 20 11 30 50 12 00 20 32 21
Preston North End 13 10 00 21 21 60 02 32 20 21 11 20 10 20 01 21 20 21 21 11 10 23 21
Cardiff City 12 12 03 22 31 20 22 03 00 00 20 21 30 21 20 21 41 20 31 10 22 21 20
Swansea City 31 23 11 20 11 41 22 30 10 00 11 31 31 13 01 00 11 31 22 10 21 30 11
Ipswich Town 02 01 11 20 11 12 12 22 31 20 11 00 13 11 11 21 20 21 30 00 32 03 11
Bristol City 22 12 00 14 12 11 11 00 11 11 11 11 41 10 00 20 11 22 20 22 10 20 21
Queens Park Rangers 10 10 00 00 12 32 10 10 13 21 32 00 20 00 11 11 02 21 21 00 01 41 21
Sheffield Wednesday 01 11 10 12 41 11 10 00 00 00 10 20 10 20 11 01 01 10 01 01 32 20 41
Watford 23 01 02 22 30 21 22 20 21 24 30 22 11 20 34 21 31 21 11 12 21 22 10
Doncaster Rovers 01 02 02 01 21 02 11 00 10 10 20 10 12 20 00 10 21 00 01 10 11 02 01
Crystal Palace 01 00 00 00 00 21 02 20 14 42 00 11 00 21 01 11 10 12 30 12 31 30 10
Blackpool 22 20 13 22 01 13 11 11 01 01 03 02 02 23 22 11 32 11 10 01 20 11 20
Coventry City 21 10 12 00 13 00 02 11 22 03 10 20 23 10 02 21 11 22 11 01 20 41 00
Derby County 23 11 21 02 11 22 11 22 01 21 02 30 10 01 12 41 21 11 00 21 31 01 10
Nottingham Forest 01 11 01 00 12 21 01 11 11 32 22 21 32 24 02 00 10 13 10 20 12 31 00
Barnsley 11 11 12 01 32 11 01 13 12 00 21 21 21 41 31 01 12 20 11 20 00 01 00
Plymouth Argyle 22 01 22 22 12 10 21 01 13 02 11 40 21 03 13 12 40 03 10 12 12 20 22
Norwich City 52 11 10 02 11 22 20 23 20 12 01 01 20 21 12 11 12 12 23 40 10 22 10
Southampton 12 12 12 11 22 31 10 22 22 01 00 11 03 12 10 01 11 11 02 00 00 20 23
Charlton Athletic 13 00 25 42 11 00 22 20 21 02 22 12 23 12 10 22 12 22 02 13 20 42 00

Source: The Football League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

League One

Home ╲ Away BHA BRO CRLCHLCOLCREHARHERHUDLEELEILEYMILMKDNOROLDPETSCUSTDSTPSWITRAWALYEO
Brighton & Hove Albion 11 02 33 12 04 21 00 01 02 32 00 41 24 11 31 24 14 13 10 23 00 01 50
Bristol Rovers 12 23 32 00 00 41 61 12 22 01 21 42 12 10 20 01 12 42 20 22 20 13 30
Carlisle United 31 11 10 02 42 01 12 30 02 12 13 20 32 11 11 33 11 21 12 11 12 11 41
Cheltenham Town 22 21 11 43 10 20 23 12 01 04 01 13 35 01 11 36 12 00 22 20 10 00 10
Colchester United 01 01 50 31 01 11 12 00 01 01 10 12 03 21 22 01 00 01 10 32 01 02 10
Crewe Alexandra 12 11 12 12 20 00 21 31 23 03 02 01 22 13 03 11 32 34 03 10 21 21 20
Hartlepool United 10 11 22 41 42 14 42 53 01 22 01 23 13 20 33 12 23 30 01 33 21 22 00
Hereford United 12 03 10 30 02 20 11 01 20 13 21 02 01 02 50 01 12 01 01 11 22 00 12
Huddersfield Town 22 11 10 22 22 32 11 20 10 23 01 12 13 32 11 10 20 01 11 21 12 21 00
Leeds United 31 22 02 20 12 52 41 10 12 11 21 20 20 30 02 31 32 20 10 10 31 30 40
Leicester City 00 21 22 40 11 21 10 21 42 10 30 01 20 00 00 40 22 30 11 11 31 22 10
Leyton Orient 21 12 00 12 21 10 10 21 11 22 13 00 12 13 21 23 22 11 03 12 01 01 01
Millwall 01 32 10 20 01 00 20 10 21 31 01 21 04 10 23 20 12 11 10 11 10 31 11
Milton Keynes Dons 20 21 31 31 11 22 31 30 11 31 22 12 01 10 62 12 02 20 12 12 10 01 30
Northampton Town 22 00 10 42 12 51 10 21 11 21 12 11 00 01 01 11 33 23 40 34 11 02 30
Oldham Athletic 11 02 00 40 01 11 21 40 11 11 11 11 43 20 21 12 30 11 31 00 02 32 02
Peterborough United 00 54 10 11 21 42 12 20 40 20 20 30 10 00 10 22 21 12 10 22 22 10 13
Scunthorpe United 20 02 21 30 30 30 30 30 12 12 12 21 32 01 44 20 10 11 21 33 11 11 20
Southend United 02 10 30 20 33 01 32 10 01 10 02 30 01 02 10 12 10 20 11 21 21 20 01
Stockport County 20 31 30 10 12 43 21 41 11 13 00 01 22 01 11 31 13 03 31 11 00 12 00
Swindon Town 02 21 11 22 13 00 01 30 13 13 22 01 12 11 21 20 22 42 30 11 31 32 23
Tranmere Rovers 10 20 41 20 34 20 10 21 31 21 20 00 13 11 41 01 11 20 22 21 10 21 11
Walsall 30 05 21 11 20 11 23 11 23 10 14 02 12 03 31 12 12 21 52 10 21 01 20
Yeovil Town 11 22 11 11 02 32 23 22 10 11 02 00 20 00 10 22 01 12 12 24 10 10 11

Source: The Football League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

League Two

Home ╲ Away ACC ALD BARBOUBRABREBRYCHRCHFD&RDAREXEGILGRILINLUTMACMORNTCPTVROCROTSHRWYC
Accrington Stanley 01 11 30 23 11 12 01 10 00 10 21 02 31 02 00 20 10 11 20 13 13 21 01
Aldershot Town 31 11 11 32 11 33 22 11 12 21 10 21 22 20 21 11 02 22 10 24 01 00 32
Barnet 21 03 10 41 01 12 31 13 11 01 01 22 33 32 11 13 11 04 12 21 20 00 11
AFC Bournemouth 10 20 02 41 01 20 10 11 21 31 01 11 21 01 11 01 00 01 00 40 00 10 31
Bradford City 11 50 33 13 11 10 00 32 11 00 41 22 20 11 11 10 40 21 01 20 30 00 10
Brentford 30 30 10 20 21 10 30 01 21 11 11 11 40 11 20 10 31 11 20 12 00 11 33
Bury 10 21 10 10 10 10 11 12 22 22 01 40 02 31 12 30 21 20 30 21 12 21 00
Chester 20 01 51 02 00 30 11 13 22 12 00 01 11 02 22 02 12 20 12 02 15 11 02
Chesterfield 11 51 11 10 02 01 13 11 11 00 21 01 21 11 22 24 12 31 21 30 10 22 01
Dagenham & Redbridge 00 31 20 01 30 31 13 60 30 01 12 20 40 03 21 21 02 61 11 32 11 12 01
Darlington 30 20 22 21 21 13 22 12 00 30 11 12 10 20 51 12 00 10 21 12 10 11 12
Exeter City 21 32 21 13 10 02 00 20 16 21 20 30 00 21 01 40 22 22 10 41 11 01 10
Gillingham 10 44 02 10 02 11 00 20 21 21 10 10 30 12 01 31 50 22 10 11 40 22 11
Grimsby Town 01 10 01 33 13 01 12 13 01 11 12 22 30 51 22 00 23 01 30 00 30 10 11
Lincoln City 51 02 20 33 00 22 11 11 31 13 01 01 20 11 00 10 11 11 01 11 01 00 10
Luton Town 12 31 31 33 33 01 12 11 00 21 12 12 00 21 32 10 11 11 13 11 24 31 01
Macclesfield Town 02 42 21 02 02 20 11 31 11 04 06 14 01 10 12 21 01 11 02 01 12 30 00
Morecambe 11 20 21 04 21 20 00 31 22 12 10 11 01 11 11 12 41 10 11 11 13 10 00
Notts County 11 21 20 11 31 11 01 12 01 03 00 21 01 02 01 02 11 10 42 12 03 22 02
Port Vale 02 00 00 31 02 03 11 30 01 01 31 13 13 21 01 13 14 21 12 21 00 11 11
Rochdale 31 31 31 11 30 12 11 61 21 02 02 22 01 20 22 20 11 11 30 10 12 21 01
Rotherham United 00 12 34 10 02 00 11 31 30 11 01 01 20 41 10 10 20 32 21 10 22 12 00
Shrewsbury Town 20 10 22 41 20 13 10 10 21 21 10 11 70 11 00 30 40 00 32 12 11 10 01
Wycombe Wanderers 21 30 11 31 10 00 21 20 11 21 11 11 10 01 10 00 40 11 12 42 01 00 11

Source: The Football League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Other details

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Championship
Queens Park Rangers Northern Ireland Iain Dowie Contract terminated 24 October 2008[8] Portugal Paulo Sousa 19 November 2008[9] 9th
Watford England Aidy Boothroyd Mutual consent 3 November 2008[10] Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers 24 November 2008[11] 21st
Charlton Athletic England Alan Pardew Mutual Consent 22 November 2008[8] England Phil Parkinson 31 December 2008[12] 22nd
Blackpool England Simon Grayson Signed by Leeds United (Mutual Consent) 23 December 2008[13] England Ian Holloway 21 May 2009[14] 16th
Nottingham Forest Scotland Colin Calderwood Contract terminated 26 December 2008[15] Scotland Billy Davies 1 January 2009[16] 22nd
Derby County England Paul Jewell Resigned 28 December 2008[17] England Nigel Clough 6 January 2009[18] 18th
Norwich City England Glenn Roeder Contract terminated 14 January 2009[19] Scotland Bryan Gunn 21 January 2009[20] 21st
Southampton Netherlands Jan Poortvliet Resigned 23 January 2009[21] Netherlands Mark Wotte 23 January 2009[21] 23rd
Queens Park Rangers Portugal Paulo Sousa Contract terminated 9 April 2009[22] 10th
Ipswich Town Northern Ireland Jim Magilton Contract terminated 22 April 2009[23] Republic of Ireland Roy Keane 23 April 2009[24] 9th
Reading England Steve Coppell Resigned 13 May 2009[25] 4th
League One
Milton Keynes Dons England Paul Ince Signed by Blackburn Rovers (Mutual Consent) 22 June 2008[26] Italy Roberto Di Matteo 2 July 2008[27] Pre-season
Cheltenham Town England Keith Downing Mutual consent 13 September 2008[28] England Martin Allen 15 September 2008[29] 24th
Colchester United Wales Geraint Williams Mutual consent 22 September 2008[30] Scotland Paul Lambert 9 October 2008[31] 23rd
Carlisle United England John Ward Mutual consent 3 November 2008[32] England Greg Abbott 5 December 2008[33] 20th
Huddersfield Town England Stan Ternent Contract terminated 4 November 2008[34] England Lee Clark 11 December 2008[35] 16th
Swindon Town Scotland Maurice Malpas Mutual consent 14 November 2008[36] Northern Ireland Danny Wilson 26 December 2008[37] 17th
Crewe Alexandra England Steve Holland 18 November 2008[38] Iceland Guðjón Thórðarson 24 December 2008[39] 24th
Hartlepool United Northern Ireland Danny Wilson Contract terminated 15 December 2008[40] 13th
Leeds United Scotland Gary McAllister Contract terminated 21 December 2008[41] England Simon Grayson 23 December 2008[13] 9th
Walsall England Jimmy Mullen Contract terminated 10 January 2009[42] England Chris Hutchings 20 January 2009[43] 12th
Leyton Orient England Martin Ling Mutual Consent 18 January 2009[44] Wales Geraint Williams 5 February 2009[45] 21st
Yeovil Town England Russell Slade Mutual Consent 16 February 2009[46] England Terry Skiverton 18 February 2009[47] 16th
Brighton & Hove Albion England Micky Adams Mutual Consent 21 February 2009[48] England Russell Slade 6 March 2009[49] 21st
Oldham Athletic Republic of Ireland John Sheridan Mutual Consent 15 March 2009[50] England Joe Royle 15 March 2009[51] 8th
League Two
Bournemouth England Kevin Bond Contract terminated 1 September 2008[52] Northern Ireland Jimmy Quinn 2 September 2008[53] 23rd
Grimsby Town England Alan Buckley Contract terminated 15 September 2008[54] England Mike Newell 6 October 2008[55] 20th
Port Vale England Lee Sinnott Mutual consent 22 September 2008[56] England Dean Glover 6 October 2008[57] 16th
Chester City Wales Simon Davies Contract terminated 11 November 2008[58] England Mark Wright 14 November 2008[59] 19th
Barnet England Paul Fairclough Resigned 28 December 2008[60] 21st
Bournemouth Northern Ireland Jimmy Quinn Contract terminated 31 December 2008[61] England Eddie Howe 31 December 2008[62] 23rd

Top scorers

Championship

PosPlayerTeamGoals
1 England Sylvan Ebanks-Blake Wolverhampton Wanderers 25
2 Trinidad and Tobago Jason Scotland Swansea City 21
Scotland Ross McCormack Cardiff City
4 Republic of Ireland Kevin Doyle Reading 18
5 England Tommy Smith Watford 17
6 England Rob Hulse Derby County 15
7 Scotland Chris Iwelumo Wolverhampton Wanderers 14
England Kevin Phillips Birmingham City
England Marcus Tudgay Sheffield Wednesday
10 England Dexter Blackstock Nottingham Forest 13
England Nicky Bailey Charlton Athletic
Scotland Paul Gallagher Plymouth Argyle

League One

Pos Player Club Goals
1 England Rickie Lambert Bristol Rovers 29
England Simon Cox Swindon Town
3 England Jermaine Beckford Leeds United 27
England Matty Fryatt Leicester City
5 England Gary Hooper Scunthorpe United 24
6 England Craig Mackail-Smith Peterborough United 23
7 England Aaron McLean Peterborough United 18
Australia Joel Porter Hartlepool United
9 England Paul Hayes Scunthorpe United 17
10 England Aaron Wilbraham Milton Keynes Dons 16

League Two

PosPlayerTeamGoals
1 Canada Simeon Jackson Gillingham 21
2 England Grant Holt Shrewsbury Town 20
England Jack Lester Chesterfield
4 England Reuben Reid Rotherham United 18
5 England Paul Benson Dagenham & Redbridge 17
Republic of Ireland John O'Flynn Barnet
England Adam le Fondre Rochdale
England Peter Thorne Bradford City
Jersey Brett Pitman Bournemouth
10 England Andy Bishop Bury 16
England Ryan Lowe Chester City
England Charlie MacDonald Brentford

Notes

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