2014–15 Football League Two Explained

2014–15 Football League Two should not be confused with 2014–15 Gamma Ethniki.

Competition:Football League Two
Season:2014–15
Winners:Burton Albion
(1st divisional title)
Promoted:Burton Albion
Shrewsbury Town
Bury
Southend United
Relegated:Cheltenham Town
Tranmere Rovers
Matches:552
Total Goals:1317
League Topscorer:Matt Tubbs (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 Losses:7 games
Luton Town
Highest Attendance:17,558[2]

(26 December 2014)
Lowest Attendance:919

(24 February 2015)
Average Attendance:4,676
Attendance:2,576,942
Prevseason:2013–14
Nextseason:2015–16
Updated: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]

Changes from last season

Team changes

The following teams changed division at the end of the 2013–14 season.[4]

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

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
5,057
London (Norbiton) 4,850
6,912
11,840
8,127
16,981
7,066
London (Dagenham) 6,078
8,830
8,240
10,356
10,000
6,476
7,850[5]
7,653
12,500
16,388
20,224
9,875
11,840
6,722
16,789
10,284
7,872

Managerial changes

width-270TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Shrewsbury TownAppointed as Assistant Manager12 May 2014[6] Pre-season12 May 2014
Oxford UnitedSacked4 July 2014[7] Pre-season4 July 2014
Carlisle United1 September 2014[8] 22nd19 September 2014[9]
Accrington StanleyMutual consent12 September 2014[10] 21st18 September 2014[11]
Hartlepool UnitedResigned4 October 2014[12] 24th23 October 2014[13]
Tranmere RoversSacked13 October 2014[14] 24th16 October 2014[15]
York CityResigned13 October 2014[16] 22nd15 October 2014[17]
Burton AlbionSigned by Birmingham City27 October 2014[18] 3rd13 November 2014[19]
Mansfield TownMutual consent21 November 2014[20] 19th5 December 2014[21]
Cheltenham TownSacked25 November 2014[22] 18th 26 November 2014[23]
Hartlepool United6 December 2014[24] 24th16 December 2014[25]
Newport CountySigned by Gillingham7 February 2015[26] 6th30 April 2015[27]
Cheltenham TownMutual consent13 February 2015[28] 22nd30 March 2015[29]
Portsmouth13 April 2015[30] 14th12 May 2015[31]
Tranmere Rovers19 April 2015[32] 24th5 May 2015[33]

League table

Play-offs

See also: 2015 Football League play-offs.

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[34]
1 Matt TubbsAFC Wimbledon/Portsmouth21
2 Jamie CuretonDagenham and Redbridge19
3 Reuben ReidPlymouth Argyle18
Marc RichardsNorthampton Town
5 James CollinsShrewsbury Town15
Tom NicholsExeter City
7 Barry CorrSouthend United14
Danny HyltonOxford United
Jed WallacePortsmouth
10 Adebayo AkinfenwaAFC Wimbledon13
Mark CullenLuton Town

Notes and References

  1. Web site: English League Two 2014–15 . statto.com . 18 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150218073151/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-two/2014-2015/longest-sequences/full . 18 February 2015 .
  2. Web site: English League Two Statistics . ESPN FC . Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) . 25 February 2015.
  3. Web site: Cambridge 2 Burton 3. 2 May 2015. BBC Sport. 1 October 2015.
  4. Web site: Ups and Downs. BBC Sport. 21 April 2014.
  5. Newport County's current safety certificate allows a maximum attendance of 7,850 for football matches
  6. Web site: Shrewsbury Town: Micky Mellon is appointed as new manager. 12 May 2014 . BBC Sport.
  7. Web site: Oxford United: Michael Appleton named head coach in shake-up. 4 July 2014 . BBC Sport.
  8. Web site: Carlisle United dismiss manager Graham Kavanagh . 1 September 2014 . BBC Sport.
  9. Web site: Keith Curle: Carlisle name ex-England defender as manager . 19 September 2014 . BBC Sport.
  10. Web site: James Beattie: Accrington Stanley part company with boss . 12 September 2014 . BBC Sport.
  11. Web site: Accrington Stanley: John Coleman returns as manager . 18 September 2014 . BBC Sport.
  12. Web site: Hartlepool United: Colin Cooper resigns as manager . 4 October 2014 . BBC Sport.
  13. Web site: Paul Murray: Hartlepool United appoint ex-player as manager . 23 October 2014 . BBC Sport.
  14. Web site: Rob Edwards: Tranmere Rovers sack manager after five months . 13 October 2014 . BBC Sport.
  15. Web site: Micky Adams: Tranmere Rovers appoint ex-Port Vale manager . 16 October 2014 . BBC Sport.
  16. Web site: Nigel Worthington resigns as York City manager . 13 October 2014 . BBC Sport.
  17. Web site: Russ Wilcox: York City name ex-Scunthorpe boss as manager . 15 October 2014 . BBC Sport.
  18. News: Gary Rowett: Birmingham City appoint Burton boss as manager . 27 October 2014 . BBC Sport.
  19. Web site: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink named as Burton Albion manager . 13 November 2014 . BBC Sport.
  20. Web site: Paul Cox targets new challenge after parting with Mansfield . 21 November 2014 . BBC Sport.
  21. Web site: Adam Murray: Mansfield Town name midfielder player-manager . 5 December 2014 . BBC Sport.
  22. Web site: Mark Yates: Cheltenham Town sack manager . 25 November 2014 . BBC Sport.
  23. Web site: Paul Buckle: Cheltenham appoint ex-Bristol Rovers and Luton boss . 26 November 2014 . BBC Sport.
  24. Web site: Paul Murray: Hartlepool sack manager after FA Cup defeat . 6 December 2014 . BBC Sport.
  25. Web site: Ronnie Moore: Hartlepool United appoint ex-Rotherham manager . 16 December 2014 . BBC Sport.
  26. News: Justin Edinburgh: Gillingham appoint Newport boss as manager . 7 February 2015 . BBC Sport.
  27. News: Terry Butcher appointed new manager of Newport County . 30 April 2015 . BBC Sport.
  28. News: Paul Buckle: Cheltenham Town boss leaves after 79 days at helm . 13 February 2015 . BBC Sport.
  29. News: Gary Johnson: Cheltenham Town appoint manager for rest of season . BBC Sport . 30 March 2015 . 30 March 2015 .
  30. Web site: Andy Awford: Portsmouth manager steps down from role. BBC Sport. 13 April 2015. 13 April 2015.
  31. Web site: Paul Cook: Portsmouth appoint Chesterfield boss as manager. BBC Sport. 12 May 2015. 12 May 2015.
  32. Web site: Micky Adams: Tranmere Rovers part company with manager. BBC Sport. 19 April 2015. 19 April 2015.
  33. Web site: Gary Brabin: Tranmere Rovers appoint new manager. BBC Sport. 5 May 2015. 5 May 2015.
  34. Web site: League Two Top Scorers . 27 September 2014. 27 September 2014.

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