2021–22 EFL League Two
Appearance
Season | 2021–22 |
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Dates | 7 August 2021 – 7 May 2022 |
Champions | Forest Green Rovers |
Promoted | Forest Green Rovers Exeter City Bristol Rovers Port Vale |
Relegated | Oldham Athletic Scunthorpe United |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,359 (2.46 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Dom Telford (25 goals) |
Biggest home win | Bristol Rovers 7–0 Scunthorpe United (7 May 2022) |
Biggest away win |
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Highest scoring | Oldham Athletic 5–5 Forest Green Rovers (11 December 2021) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
The 2021–22 EFL League Two (referred to as the Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th season of Football League Two under its current title and the 30th season under its current league division format.
Team changes
Stadiums
Greater Manchester League Two football clubs
Personnel and sponsoring
- ^ Tottenham Hotspur player Harry Kane, who played for Leyton Orient early in his career, bought the club's shirt sponsorship for the 2021–22 season, his second season of doing this. Each of the team's shirts will feature a different message or charity chosen by Kane: Tommy Club (home shirt), Haven House Children's Hospice (away shirt), and Mind (third shirt).[4][5]
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Leyton Orient | ![]() |
End of Interim spell | 8 May 2021 | Pre-season | ![]() |
21 May 2021 |
Swindon Town | ![]() |
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26 May 2021 | |||
Bradford City | ![]() ![]() |
Sacked | 10 May 2021 | ![]() |
4 June 2021 | |
Walsall | ![]() |
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19 May 2021 | |||
Barrow | ![]() |
End of Caretaker spell | 14 May 2021 | ![]() |
28 May 2021 | |
Tranmere Rovers | ![]() |
23 May 2021 | ![]() |
1 June 2021 | ||
Forest Green Rovers | ![]() |
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27 May 2021 | |||
Swindon Town | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 25 June 2021 | ![]() |
21 July 2021 | |
Rochdale | ![]() |
Resigned | 30 June 2021 | ![]() |
10 July 2021 | |
Newport County | ![]() |
1 October 2021 | 15th | ![]() |
19 October 2021 | |
Carlisle United | ![]() |
Sacked | 10 October 2021 | 22nd | ![]() |
26 October 2021 |
Scunthorpe United | ![]() |
1 November 2021 | 24th | ![]() |
5 November 2021 | |
Hartlepool United | ![]() |
Signed by Stockport County | 10th | ![]() |
1 December 2021 | |
Stevenage | ![]() |
Sacked | 15 November 2021 | 21st | ![]() |
28 November 2021 |
Oldham Athletic | ![]() |
24 November 2021 | 22nd | ![]() |
24 November 2021 | |
Colchester United | ![]() |
19 January 2021 | 22nd | ![]() |
22 January 2022 | |
Oldham Athletic | ![]() |
End of Interim Spell | 22 January 2022 | 24th | ![]() |
22 January 2022 |
Walsall | ![]() |
Sacked | 9 February 2022 | 21st | ![]() |
15 February 2022 |
Bradford City | ![]() |
15 February 2022 | 11th | ![]() |
24 February 2022 | |
Leyton Orient | ![]() |
22 February 2022 | 18th | ![]() |
9 March 2022 | |
Carlisle United | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 23 February 2022 | 23rd | ![]() |
23 February 2022 |
Stevenage | ![]() |
Sacked | 16 March 2022 | 22nd | ![]() |
16 March 2022 |
Barrow | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 20 March 2022 | 21st | ![]() |
21 March 2022 |
Hartlepool United | ![]() |
Sacked | 5 May 2022 | 16th | ![]() |
5 May 2022 |
Crawley Town | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 6 May 2022 | 16th | ![]() |
6 May 2022 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Forest Green Rovers (C, P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 75 | 44 | +31 | 84 | Promotion to EFL League One |
2 | Exeter City (P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 84 | |
3 | Bristol Rovers (P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 80 | |
4 | Northampton Town | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 80 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
5 | Port Vale (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 78 | |
6 | Swindon Town | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 77 | |
7 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 77 | |
8 | Sutton United | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 76 | |
9 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 75 | |
10 | Salford City | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 70 | |
11 | Newport County | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 69 | |
12 | Crawley Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 61 | |
13 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 58 | |
14 | Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 58 | |
15 | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 55 | |
16 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 54 | |
17 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 64 | −20 | 54 | |
18 | Rochdale | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 53 | |
19 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 64 | 75 | −11 | 53 | |
20 | Carlisle United | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 53 | |
21 | Stevenage | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 68 | −23 | 47 | |
22 | Barrow | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 44 | |
23 | Oldham Athletic (R) | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 75 | −29 | 38 | Relegation to National League |
24 | Scunthorpe United (R) | 46 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 29 | 90 | −61 | 26 |
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[49]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[49]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Play-offs
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
4 | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
7 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
7 | Mansfield Town | 0 | |||||||||
5 | Port Vale | 3 | |||||||||
5 | Port Vale | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
6 | Swindon Town | 2 | 0 | 2 |
First leg
Swindon Town | 2–1 | Port Vale |
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Report |
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Second leg
Mansfield Town won 3–1 on aggregate.
Port Vale won 2-2 on aggregate, 6-5 on penalties.
Final
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 7 May 2022
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Newport County | 25 |
2 | ![]() |
Forest Green Rovers | 23 |
3 | ![]() |
Swindon Town | 20 |
4 | ![]() |
Forest Green Rovers | 19 |
5 | ![]() |
Bristol Rovers | 16 |
6 | ![]() |
Oldham Athletic | 15 |
7 | ![]() |
Exeter City | 14 |
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Colchester United |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andy Cook | Bradford City | Stevenage | 4–1 | 17 August 2021 | [50] |
Nicky Cadden | Forest Green Rovers | Crawley Town | 6–3 | 21 August 2021 | [51] |
Aaron Drinan | Leyton Orient | Hartlepool United | 5–0 | 30 October 2021 | [52] |
Paul Lewis | Northampton Town | Carlisle United | 3–0 | 30 October 2021 | [53] |
Dom Telford | Newport County | Stevenage | 5–0 | 30 October 2021 | [54] |
Harry McKirdy4 | Swindon Town | Northampton Town | 5–2 | 1 January 2022 | [55] |
Jack Muldoon | Harrogate Town | Oldham Athletic | 3–0 | 22 January 2022 | [56] |
Brandon Thomas-Asante | Salford City | Scunthorpe United | 5–1 | 19 March 2022 | [57] |
Aaron Collins | Bristol Rovers | Rochdale | 3–4 | 30 April 2022 | [58] |
- Notes
4 Player scored 4 goals
Most assists
- As of match played 1 May 2022
Monthly awards
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference | ||
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August | ![]() |
Forest Green Rovers | ![]() |
Forest Green Rovers | [60] |
September | ![]() |
Port Vale | ![]() |
[61] | |
October | ![]() |
Newport County | [62] | ||
November | ![]() |
Forest Green Rovers | [63] | ||
December | ![]() |
Tranmere Rovers | ![]() |
Rochdale | [64] |
January | ![]() |
Forest Green Rovers | ![]() |
Forest Green Rovers | [65] |
February | ![]() |
Exeter City | ![]() |
Oldham Athletic | [66] |
March | ![]() |
Bristol Rovers | ![]() |
Leyton Orient | [67] |
Awards
Award | Winner | Club |
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Player of the Season | ![]() |
Forest Green Rovers |
Young Player of the Season | ![]() |
Newport County |
EFL League Two Team of the season
Pos. | Player | Club | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
GK | ![]() |
Swindon Town | [69] |
DF | ![]() |
Northampton Town | |
DF | ![]() |
Tranmere Rovers | |
DF | ![]() |
Salford City | |
MF | ![]() |
Forest Green Rovers | |
MF | ![]() |
Exeter City | |
MF | ![]() |
Newport County | |
MF | ![]() |
Forest Green Rovers | |
FW | ![]() |
Swindon Town | |
FW | ![]() |
Newport County | |
FW | ![]() |
Forest Green Rovers | |
Manager | ![]() |
Forest Green Rovers |
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