2016–17 Football League Two

Football League Two
Season 2016–17
Matches played 227
Goals scored 620 (2.73 per match)
Top goalscorer Omar Bogle
(16 goals)
Biggest home win Stevenage 6–1 Hartlepool United
Yeovil Town 5–0 Crawley Town
Biggest away win Morecambe 1–5 Doncaster Rovers
Longest winning run 6 matches
(Plymouth Argyle)
Longest unbeaten run 15 matches
(Carlisle United)
Longest winless run 11 matches
(Newport County)
Longest losing run 5 matches
(Yeovil Town)
2017-18 →

All statistics correct as of 3 December 2016.

The 2016–17 Football League Two (referred to as the Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship reasons) is the 13th season of the Football League Two under its current title and the 24th season under its current league division format. The fixtures were announced on 22 June 2016.[1]

Team changes

To League Two

Promoted from National League

Relegated from League One

From League Two

Promoted to League One

Relegated to National League

Teams

Greater London League Two football clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity[12]
Accrington Stanley Accrington Crown Ground 5,057 (2,000 seated)
Barnet London (Edgware) The Hive Stadium 6,418 (5,318 seated)
Blackpool Blackpool Bloomfield Road 16,750
Cambridge United Cambridge Abbey Stadium 9,617 (4,376 seated)
Carlisle United Carlisle Brunton Park 17,949
Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Whaddon Road 7,066 (3,912 seated)
Colchester United Colchester Colchester Community Stadium 10,105
Crawley Town Crawley Broadfield Stadium 5,996 (3,295 seated)
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Gresty Road 10,066
Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Keepmoat Stadium 15,231
Exeter City Exeter St James Park 8,830 (3,800 seated)
Grimsby Town Cleethorpes Blundell Park 9,052
Hartlepool United Hartlepool Victoria Park 7,833 (4,180 seated)
Leyton Orient London (Leyton) Brisbane Road 9,271
Luton Town Luton Kenilworth Road 10,226
Mansfield Town Mansfield Field Mill 9,295
Morecambe Morecambe Globe Arena 6,476 (2,173 seated)
Newport County Newport Rodney Parade 7,850
Notts County Nottingham Meadow Lane 20,300
Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Home Park 16,388
Portsmouth Portsmouth Fratton Park 20,700
Stevenage Stevenage Broadhall Way 6,920 (3,412 seated)
Wycombe Wanderers High Wycombe Adams Park 10,300
Yeovil Town Yeovil Huish Park 9,665 (5,212 seated)

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Blackpool England Neil McDonald Sacked 18 May 2016[13] Pre-season England Gary Bowyer 1 June 2016[14]
Leyton Orient England Andy Hessenthaler 26 September 2016[15] 14th Italy Alberto Cavasin 2 October 2016[16]
Newport County Northern Ireland Warren Feeney 28 September 2016[17] 24th England Graham Westley 10 October 2016[18]
Grimsby Town England Paul Hurst Hired by Shrewsbury Town 24 October 2016[19] 8th England Marcus Bignot 7 November 2016[20]
Mansfield Town England Adam Murray Resigned 14 November 2016[21] 18th Scotland Steve Evans 16 November 2016[22]
Leyton Orient Italy Alberto Cavasin Sacked 23 November 2016[23] 22nd England Andy Edwards 23 November 2016[24]
Barnet England Martin Allen Hired by Eastleigh 1 December 2016[25] 8th

League table

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Doncaster Rovers 19 12 3 4 42 28 +14 39 Promotion to Football League One
2 Carlisle United 19 10 8 1 37 23 +14 38
3 Plymouth Argyle 19 12 2 5 29 21 +8 38
4 Portsmouth 19 9 4 6 32 20 +12 31 Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
5 Luton Town 19 8 7 4 28 18 +10 31
6 Yeovil Town 19 8 4 7 24 23 +1 28
7 Wycombe Wanderers 19 8 4 7 23 22 +1 28
8 Blackpool 19 7 6 6 33 22 +11 27
9 Barnet 19 6 9 4 27 27 0 27
10 Grimsby Town 19 7 5 7 27 25 +2 26
11 Crewe Alexandra 19 6 8 5 22 25 −3 26
12 Cambridge United 19 7 4 8 21 23 −2 25
13 Mansfield Town 19 6 7 6 21 25 −4 25
14 Stevenage 18 7 3 8 28 29 −1 24
15 Colchester United 19 6 5 8 27 26 +1 23
16 Crawley Town 19 6 5 8 21 32 −11 23
17 Morecambe 19 7 2 10 23 36 −13 23
18 Hartlepool United 19 5 7 7 28 32 −4 22
19 Notts County 19 6 4 9 24 32 −8 22
20 Accrington Stanley 19 5 6 8 20 25 −5 21
21 Exeter City 19 6 2 11 20 25 −5 20
22 Leyton Orient 19 5 3 11 21 26 −5 18
23 Cheltenham Town 19 3 9 7 20 28 −8 18 Relegation to the National League
24 Newport County 18 4 5 9 22 27 −5 17
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Results

Home ╲ Away ACC BAR BLPCAMCRLCHLCOLCRACREDONEXEGRIHARLEYLUTMANMORNPCNTCPLYPORSTEWYCYEO
Accrington Stanley 2–1 1–1 3–2 1–2 1–1 2–3 1–3 1–0 0–1 1–1
Barnet 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–4 3–2 0–0 2–2 3–2
Blackpool 1–1 2–2 4–2 2–0 4–1 4–0 0–1 3–1 0–0
Cambridge United 2–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–1 0–3 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–0
Carlisle United 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–2 3–2 2–2 5–2 1–0 1–0
Cheltenham Town 2–2 0–3 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 0–0
Colchester United 1–2 3–2 2–0 4–0 2–3 3–2 0–3 2–2 0–0
Crawley Town 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–3 1–0
Crewe Alexandra 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–3 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–1
Doncaster Rovers 3–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 4–1
Exeter City 1–2 0–1 1–3 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–2 0–1
Grimsby Town 2–2 2–2 0–1 0–2 0–3 1–2 2–0 1–0 5–2
Hartlepool United 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–2
Leyton Orient 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 3–0 0–1
Luton Town 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–3 4–1 1–1
Mansfield Town 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–0
Morecambe 2–1 0–3 2–3 1–5 0–3 1–2 0–2 2–1 2–0 0–2
Newport County 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–3 1–3 0–1
Notts County 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–1
Plymouth Argyle 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–3 1–1 0–3 2–0 2–2 4–1
Portsmouth 5–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–2 4–0 1–2 1–2 4–2
Stevenage 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–4 0–2 6–1 2–1 1–2 2–2
Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 0–2 0–2 5–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0
Yeovil Town 0–3 4–2 2–1 5–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–0

Updated to games played on 3 December 2016.
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 goalscorers

Source: BBC Sport
Correct as of 3 December 2016

Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Omar Bogle Grimsby Town 16
2 England John Akinde Barnet 15
3 England Danny Hylton Luton Town 10
England John Marquis Doncaster Rovers
5 England Jon Stead Notts County 9
England Kyle Vassell Blackpool
England Charlie Wyke Carlisle United
8 Republic of Ireland Graham Carey Plymouth Argyle 8
Northern Ireland Cameron McGeehan Luton Town
England Jason Kennedy Carlisle United

Monthly Awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
Manager Club Player Club
August England Jim Bentley Morecambe England James Coppinger Doncaster Rovers [26] [27]
September Scotland Derek Adams Plymouth Argyle England Jon Stead Notts County [28] [29]
October England Keith Curle Carlisle United England Jason Kennedy Carlisle United [30] [31]

References

  1. ↑ "#fixturereleaseday: EFL season 2016/17 fixtures announced!". www.efl.com. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Fallon, Jack. "Champions 2015/16". Cheltenham Town FC. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Crewe 3 Doncaster 1: Rovers edge closer to relegation". The Yorkshire Post.
  4. ↑ "Peterborough 5 - 1 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Colchester 0 - 3 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Davis: "Everyone Is Hurting Badly"". Crewe Alexandra FC.
  7. ↑ Willsher, Gareth. "Champions!". Northampton Town FC. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Williams, Chris. "Full time report as the U's beat Wycombe to go up".
  9. ↑ "Bristol Rovers 2-1 Dagenham & Redbridge".
  10. ↑ "Match Report: Leyton Orient 3 Dagenham and Redbridge 2". Dagenham & Redbridge FC. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Accrington Stanley 3 - 0 York City". BBC Sport. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Football Ground Guide". Football Ground Guide. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "Neil McDonald: Blackpool part company with boss after League One relegation". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "Bowyer Named New Blackpool Manager". Blackpool FC. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  15. ↑ "Andy Hessenthaler: Leyton Orient part company with manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  16. ↑ "Leyton Orient: Alberto Cavasin, former Sampdoria boss, named new O's manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  17. ↑ "Newport County sack manager Warren Feeney". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  18. ↑ "Graham Westley: Newport County appoint former Stevenage boss". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  19. ↑ "Paul Hurst: Shrewsbury Town name ex-Grimsby boss as new manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  20. ↑ "Marcus Bignot: Grimsby Town appoint Solihull Moors boss as manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  21. ↑ "Mansfield Town: Adam Murray quits as manager of League Two club". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  22. ↑ "Steve Evans: Mansfield Town appoint former Leeds boss as manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  23. ↑ "Alberto Cavasin: Leyton Orient sack manager after seven weeks in charge". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  24. ↑ "CONFIRMED: Andy Edwards replaces Alberto Cavasin as Leyton Orient manager". talkSPORTS. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  25. ↑ "Martin Allen: Barnet manager departs club and set to join Eastleigh". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  26. ↑ "Jim Bentley named Sky Bet League Two Manager of the Month". EFL. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  27. ↑ "James Coppinger named Sky Bet League Two Player of the Month". EFL. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  28. ↑ "Derek Adams named Sky Bet League Two Manager of the Month". EFL. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  29. ↑ "Jon Stead named Sky Bet League Two Player of the Month". EFL. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  30. ↑ "Keith Curle named Sky Bet League Two manager of the month". EFL. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  31. ↑ "Jason Kennedy named Sky Bet League Two player of the month". EFL. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
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