Sky Bet League Two
FM17 Release
83Reputation
—League games
24Clubs
—Total squad value
Competition
- Code
- L2
- Nation
- England
- Confederation
- Europe
- Type
- Standard division
- Level
- 4
- Reputation
- 83
- Status
- Active
- Season
- — – —
- Colours
#FFFFFF#0030A0- Short name
- Sky Bet League Two
- Parent competition
- —
- Crowd tendencies
- —
Format
Partial export
- Teams
- 24
- League games
- —
- Promoted in
- —
- Relegated
- —
- Champions League
- —
- Europa League
- —
- Conference League
- —
- Play-offs
- —
- Maximum games
- —
- Joined since 2015–16
- Blackpool from Sky Bet League One, Cheltenham Town from Vanarama National League, Colchester United from Sky Bet League One, Crewe Alexandra from Sky Bet League One, Doncaster Rovers from Sky Bet League One, Grimsby Town from Vanarama National League
- Left since 2015–16
- AFC Wimbledon now in Sky Bet League One, Bristol Rovers now in Sky Bet League One, Dagenham and Redbridge now in Vanarama National League, Northampton Town now in Sky Bet League One, Oxford United now in Sky Bet League One, York City now in Vanarama National League
Squad rules
Partial export
- Registered squad
- —
- Home-grown
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- Club-trained
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- Foreign players
- —
- Under-21
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- Loans
- —
Most titles
58 recorded titlesFMDB calculation
Season table
In the export
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton Town | 46 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 82 | 46 | 36 | 99 |
| 2 | Oxford United | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 84 | 41 | 43 | 86 |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 77 | 46 | 31 | 85 |
| 4 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 74 | 48 | 26 | 85 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 72 | 46 | 26 | 81 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 75 | 44 | 31 | 78 |
| 7 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 64 | 50 | 14 | 75 |
| 8 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 61 | -1 | 69 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 66 | 55 | 11 | 68 |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 67 | 62 | 5 | 67 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 61 | 2 | 66 |
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 61 | 53 | 8 | 64 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 64 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 63 | 65 | -2 | 64 |
| 15 | Barnet | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 67 | 68 | -1 | 62 |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 49 | 72 | -23 | 51 |
| 17 | Notts County | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 54 | 83 | -29 | 51 |
| 18 | Stevenage | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 52 | 67 | -15 | 48 |
| 19 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 43 | 59 | -16 | 48 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 45 | 78 | -33 | 47 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 69 | 91 | -22 | 46 |
| 22 | Newport County | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 43 | 64 | -21 | 43 |
| 23 | Dagenham and Redbridge | 46 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 46 | 81 | -35 | 34 |
| 24 | York City | 46 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 51 | 87 | -36 | 34 |
Points are shown as the database stores them, including deductions, so they will not always match a total derived from wins and draws — and wins, draws and losses need not add up to games played. A blank cell is a figure the source does not record; it is never a zero.
2015–16 — full season table. Showing 24 of 24 recorded rows. Points are shown as stored.
League strength
FMDB calculation
Columns
| Accrington Stanley | 73 | 78 | 86 | 110 | — | — | £21,579 | — | 5070 | 1834 |
| Barnet | 69 | 70 | 82 | 102 | — | — | £23,241 | — | 5233 | 2358 |
| Blackpool | 89 | 86 | 94 | 116 | — | — | £27,800 | — | 17338 | 3500 |
| Cambridge United | 73 | 82 | 89 | 110 | — | — | £30,544 | — | 8696 | 5274 |
| Carlisle United | 78 | 85 | 90 | 109 | — | — | £23,649 | — | 16683 | 4838 |
| Cheltenham Town | 68 | 69 | 80 | 101 | — | — | £20,099 | — | 7027 | 3006 |
| Colchester United | 79 | 73 | 92 | 117 | — | — | £41,350 | — | 10105 | 4136 |
| Crawley Town | 75 | 79 | 87 | 107 | — | — | £25,700 | — | 6134 | 2405 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 79 | 81 | 90 | 122 | — | — | £26,974 | — | 10153 | 4551 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 90 | 84 | 96 | 116 | — | — | £46,617 | — | 15231 | 6553 |
| Exeter City | 77 | 73 | 88 | 111 | — | — | £26,149 | — | 8830 | 4008 |
| Grimsby Town | 70 | 73 | 83 | 105 | — | — | £24,123 | — | 9052 | 4345 |
| Hartlepool United | 68 | 73 | 84 | 109 | — | — | £22,649 | — | 7856 | 3890 |
| Leyton Orient | 85 | 82 | 94 | 115 | — | — | £35,996 | — | 9311 | 5332 |
| Luton Town | 84 | 72 | 90 | 117 | — | — | £41,745 | — | 10110 | 8226 |
| Mansfield Town | 73 | 74 | 84 | 112 | — | — | £23,449 | — | 9186 | 3439 |
| Morecambe | 69 | 78 | 83 | 104 | — | — | £18,444 | — | 6476 | 1572 |
| Newport County | 69 | 71 | 83 | 107 | — | — | £23,990 | — | 11676 | 2731 |
| Notts County | 78 | 81 | 91 | 116 | — | — | £35,405 | — | 20300 | 4860 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 84 | 84 | 91 | 115 | — | — | £23,460 | — | 16388 | 8798 |
| Portsmouth | 89 | 85 | 97 | 119 | — | — | £51,347 | — | 18931 | 16391 |
| Stevenage | 76 | 81 | 89 | 115 | — | — | £35,863 | — | 6722 | 3349 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 76 | 81 | 91 | 116 | — | — | £35,050 | — | 10264 | 3984 |
| Yeovil Town | 82 | 86 | 91 | 115 | — | — | £20,950 | — | 9565 | 3127 |
Best in the league
FMDB calculation
| # | Player | Club | Pos | CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Coppinger | Doncaster Rovers | MR | 114 |
| 2 | Benjamin Jack Garratt | Crewe Alexandra | GK | 110 |
| 3 | Luke McCullough | Doncaster Rovers | DMC | 108 |
| 4 | Graham Carey | Plymouth Argyle | AMC | 107 |
| 5 | Milan Lalkovic | Portsmouth | AML | 106 |
| 6 | Jay-Alistaire Frederick Simpson | Leyton Orient | FC | 105 |
| 7 | Gary Roberts | Portsmouth | AMR | 104 |
| 8 | Craig Alcock | Doncaster Rovers | DR | 104 |
| 9 | John Anthony James O'Sullivan | Blackburn Rovers | MC | 104 |
| 10 | Tarique Kumahl Malachi Akwesi Fosu-Henr | Reading | AML | 104 |
No game start year in this export
A young-player list needs an age. This version's export records no game start year to take season-start ages from, and ordering by potential alone would not be a list of young players, so none is shown.
| # | Player | Club | Age | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — |
Squad value per club is in the league strength table above, summed from player.estimated_value over each club's whole squad. The competition total is the Total squad value figure in the header.
Roll of honour
Placings point at teams, not clubs
Across versions
Recorded
| Version | Reputation |
|---|---|
| CM0102 Release | 4 |
| CM0203 Release | 4 |
| CM0304 Release | 5 |
| CM0304 Update | 5 |
| FM05 Release | 50 |
| FM05 Update | 50 |
| FM06 Release | 60 |
| FM07 Release | 60 |
| FM07 Update | 60 |
| FM08 Release | 60 |
| FM09 Release | 60 |
| FM09 Update | 60 |
| FM10 Release | 60 |
| FM10 Update | 60 |
| FM11 Release | 65 |
| FM11 Update | 65 |
| FM12 Release | 65 |
| FM12 Update | 65 |
| FM13 Release | 80 |
| FM13 Update | 80 |
| FM14 Release | 80 |
| FM14 Update | 79 |
| FM15 Release | 79 |
| FM15 Update | 79 |
| FM16 Release | 79 |
| FM16 Update | 79 |
| FM17 Release | 83 |
| FM17 Update | 83 |
| FM18 Release | 82 |
| FM18 Update | 82 |
| FM19 Release | 81 |
| FM19 Update | 81 |
| FM20 Release | 82 |
| FM20 Update | 82 |
| FM21 Release | 82 |
| FM21 Update | 83 |
| FM22 Release | 84 |
| FM23 Release | 85 |
| FM24 Release | 85 |
| FM26 Release | 86 |
| FM26 Update | 86 |
| Version | Name as recorded |
|---|---|
| CM0102 Release | English Third Division |
| CM0203 Release | English Third Division |
| CM0304 Release | English Third Division |
| CM0304 Update | English Third Division |
| FM05 Release | English League Two |
| FM05 Update | English League Two |
| FM06 Release | English League Two |
| FM07 Release | Coca-Cola League 2 |
| FM07 Update | Coca-Cola League 2 |
| FM08 Release | Coca-Cola League 2 |
| FM09 Release | Coca-Cola League 2 |
| FM09 Update | Coca-Cola League 2 |
| FM10 Release | Coca-Cola League 2 |
| FM10 Update | Coca-Cola League 2 |
| FM11 Release | npower League 2 |
| FM11 Update | npower League 2 |
| FM12 Release | npower League 2 |
| FM12 Update | npower League 2 |
| FM13 Release | npower League 2 |
| FM13 Update | npower League 2 |
| FM14 Release | Sky Bet League 2 |
| FM14 Update | Sky Bet League 2 |
| FM15 Release | Sky Bet League 2 |
| FM15 Update | Sky Bet League 2 |
| FM16 Release | Sky Bet League 2 |
| FM16 Update | Sky Bet League 2 |
| FM17 Release | Sky Bet League Two |
| FM17 Update | Sky Bet League Two |
| FM18 Release | Sky Bet League Two |
| FM18 Update | Sky Bet League Two |
| FM19 Release | Sky Bet League Two |
| FM19 Update | Sky Bet League Two |
| FM20 Release | Sky Bet League Two |
| FM20 Update | Sky Bet League Two |
| FM21 Release | Sky Bet League Two |
| FM21 Update | Sky Bet League Two |
| FM22 Release | Sky Bet League Two |
| FM23 Release | Sky Bet League Two |
| FM24 Release | Sky Bet League Two |
| FM26 Release | Sky Bet League Two |
| FM26 Update | Sky Bet League Two |
Recorded competition names are shown for each version where the identity resolves.
Awards
Not in this export
No award scope in this export
Only the modern exports record which competition an award belongs to (award_scope). Sharing a nation with a competition does not make an award that competition's, so none is listed.
Media prediction
Not in this export
No media predictions in this export
club_media_expectation is part of the modern exports only.
Derbies in this division
1 between member clubs
| Derby | Clubs | W–D–L | National reputation |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Country | Plymouth Argyle v Exeter City | 32–25–25 | 100 |
All-time records
FMDB calculation
Most goals and appearances in this division, summed from the playing history of every person this database records.
It counts only the people the export carries, it can include seasons the source files under this competition from before it took its current form, and some players are listed by uid because their person record is missing. The page states each of these.
Member teams
Current members from club.division_uid; no comp_membership rows are recorded.
Last position is club_team.last_position as stored. The manager is the current staff_history spell at the club — the one whose end date is absent or in the future, most recent join first — never club_team.manager_index, which is a raw internal index that joins to nothing.
Data wishlist for this page
13 data pointsWhole site
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club_media_expectation, club_finance_detailMedia prediction and club balances across the division Now liveThe predicted finish of every member club and each club's authored cash balance, where the version exports them. -
player_history.division_uidAll-time goals and appearances in the division Now liveAn FMDB sum over the people this database records, on its own page. Players with no person record are listed by uid; seasons the source files under this competition before it took its current form are included and dated. -
derby, club.division_uidDerbies between member clubs Now livederby.competition_uid is empty in every export, so a derby belongs to a division when both its clubs name that division. -
comps_competition, comps_stage and stage promotion, relegation and play-off tablesFormat, promotion, relegation, play-offs and qualification Needs source dataThe comps.dbc archive tables are empty in every loaded export. The format panel shows the clubs that joined and left since the latest recorded season table as an FMDB comparison, which is not a count of promotion places. -
competition rules, nation_foreign_rule, nation_agreementRegistration size, home-grown quotas, foreign-player limits and age rules Partial exportNation foreign/non-foreign definitions and agreements are exported, but do not supply the complete competition registration rules. -
competition income and prize schedulesPrize money, television distributions and sponsor Needs source dataThe current catalog does not provide these competition-level schedules and contracts. -
competition.champions_club_uid, parent_division_uid, league_body_club_uidCurrent champions, parent division and organising body Needs source dataThe parent division is displayed. The champions and organising-body columns are empty in all 41 loaded databases. -
team_league_historyRecorded season tables Now liveSeason links are offered only where rows exist; stored points and missing results are preserved. -
club.division_uid, stadium and primary-team squadsLeague strength and leading players Now liveStrength and ability rankings use clubs naming this division, with a 100-club cap. League totals are withheld on overflow. -
person.date_of_birth, export_meta.game_start_yearBest young players in the league Now liveUnder-21s at 1 July of the exported game start year, ranked on recorded potential. Versions without a start year say so; coded potential bands are not ranked. -
award_scope, award_type, award_history_winnerTop scorer and player-of-season awards by season Now liveScoped awards are listed with their latest winner and the top scorer fills the roll of honour where exactly one most-goals award is scoped. No award type identifies a single player of the season, so that column stays empty. CSV-era exports have no award scope. -
comp_history and HonoursTitles per team over recorded history Now liveCounts use the bounded history query, not just the displayed page, and apply available edition and stage flags. Coverage is stated. -
competition across versions, export_value_scaleRecorded names and reputation across versions Now liveThese are real version records. Reputation is shown against its stated 1–200 scale where the export records one; the cross-version chart still plots raw values.