2021–22 EFL League Two

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EFL League Two
Season 2021–22
Champions Forest Green Rovers
Promoted Forest Green Rovers
Exeter City
Bristol Rovers
Port Vale
Relegated Oldham Athletic
Scunthorpe United
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1359 (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 <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Scunthorpe United 0–4 Exeter City
    (11 September 2021)
  • Stevenage 0–4 Forest Green Rovers
    (18 September 2021)
  • Tranmere Rovers 0–4 Forest Green Rovers
    (29 January 2022)
  • Stevenage 0–4 Bristol Rovers
    (19 February 2022)
  • Scunthorpe United 0–4 Mansfield Town
    (9 April 2022)
Highest scoring Oldham Athletic 5–5 Forest Green Rovers
(11 December 2021)

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

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To League Two

Promoted from National League

Relegated from League One

From League Two

Promoted to League One

Relegated to National League

Stadiums

Locations of the 2021–22 EFL League Two teams
Greater Manchester League Two football clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Barrow Barrow-in-Furness Holker Street 5,045
Bradford City Bradford Valley Parade 25,136
Bristol Rovers Bristol Memorial Stadium 12,300
Carlisle United Carlisle Brunton Park 18,202
Colchester United Colchester Colchester Community Stadium 10,105
Crawley Town Crawley Broadfield Stadium 5,996
Exeter City Exeter St. James Park 8,696
Forest Green Rovers Nailsworth The New Lawn 5,147
Harrogate Town Harrogate Wetherby Road 5,000
Hartlepool United Hartlepool Victoria Park 7,856
Leyton Orient London (Leyton) Brisbane Road 9,271
Mansfield Town Mansfield Field Mill 9,186
Newport County Newport Rodney Parade 7,850
Northampton Town Northampton Sixfields Stadium 7,798
Oldham Athletic Oldham Boundary Park 13,513
Port Vale Burslem Vale Park 20,552
Rochdale Rochdale Spotland Stadium 10,249
Salford City Salford Moor Lane 5,108
Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe Glanford Park 9,088
Stevenage Stevenage Broadhall Way 7,800
Sutton United London (Sutton) Gander Green Lane 5,013
Swindon Town Swindon County Ground 15,728
Tranmere Rovers Birkenhead Prenton Park 16,789
Walsall Walsall Bescot Stadium 11,300

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Barrow England Phil Brown England Jason Taylor Spain Joma JF Hornby & Co.
Bradford City Wales Mark Hughes Republic of Ireland Paudie O'Connor England Avec Sport JCT600
Bristol Rovers England Joey Barton Scotland Paul Coutts Italy Macron Utilita
Carlisle United England Paul Simpson England Callum Guy Italy Erreà Thomas Graham
Colchester United England Wayne Brown (caretaker) New Zealand Tommy Smith Italy Macron Texo Scaffolding (Home)
JobServe (Away / Third)
Crawley Town England Lewis Young (caretaker) England George Francomb[1] Italy Erreà The People's Pension
Exeter City England Matt Taylor England Matt Jay[2] Spain Joma Carpetright
Forest Green Rovers Wales Rob Edwards Jamaica Jamille Matt England PlayerLayer[3] Ecotricity
Harrogate Town England Simon Weaver England Josh Falkingham United States New Balance Strata
Hartlepool United England Michael Nelson (caretaker) England Nicky Featherstone Republic of Ireland O'Neills Orangebox Training Solutions
Leyton Orient England Richie Wellens England Darren Pratley United States New Balance Multiple charities[note 1]
Mansfield Town England Nigel Clough England Ollie Clarke England Surridge One Call
Newport County Wales James Rowberry England Matty Dolan Denmark Hummel Alzheimers Society Cymru
Northampton Town Australia Jon Brady England Joseph Mills Denmark Hummel University of Northampton
Oldham Athletic Republic of Ireland John Sheridan England Carl Piergianni Denmark Hummel Bartercard
Port Vale England Darrell Clarke England Tom Conlon Italy Erreà Synectics Solutions
Rochdale Scotland Robbie Stockdale Republic of Ireland Eoghan O'Connell Italy Erreà Crown Oil Ltd
Salford City England Gary Bowyer England Ashley Eastham Italy Kappa TalkTalk
Scunthorpe United England Keith Hill England Liam Feeney Italy Macron Cancer Research UK
Stevenage Scotland Steve Evans Scotland Scott Cuthbert Italy Macron Prime Gaming
Sutton United England Matt Gray England Craig Eastmond Italy Macron Angel Plastics
Swindon Town England Ben Garner England Dion Conroy Germany Puma Bartercard
Tranmere Rovers Scotland Micky Mellon England Peter Clarke Indonesia Mills[6] Essar
Walsall Wales Michael Flynn England Joss Labadie Italy Erreà HomeServe
  1. ↑ 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
Leyton Orient Jamaica Jobi McAnuff[7] End of Interim spell 8 May 2021 Pre-season Wales Kenny Jackett[8] 21 May 2021
Swindon Town Scotland Tommy Wright England John McGreal[9] 26 May 2021
Bradford City England Mark Trueman
England Conor Sellars[10]		 Sacked 10 May 2021 Scotland Derek Adams[11] 4 June 2021
Walsall England Brian Dutton[12] England Matthew Taylor[13] 19 May 2021
Barrow England Rob Kelly[14] End of Caretaker spell 14 May 2021 England Mark Cooper[15] 28 May 2021
Tranmere Rovers England Ian Dawes 23 May 2021 Scotland Micky Mellon[16] 1 June 2021
Forest Green Rovers England Jimmy Ball Wales Rob Edwards[17] 27 May 2021
Swindon Town England John McGreal[18] Mutual consent 25 June 2021 England Ben Garner[19] 21 July 2021
Rochdale Republic of Ireland Brian Barry-Murphy[20] Resigned 30 June 2021 Scotland Robbie Stockdale[21] 10 July 2021
Newport County Wales Michael Flynn[22] 1 October 2021 15th Wales James Rowberry[23] 19 October 2021
Carlisle United England Chris Beech[24] Sacked 10 October 2021 22nd England Keith Millen[25] 26 October 2021
Scunthorpe United England Neil Cox[26] 1 November 2021 24th England Keith Hill[27] 5 November 2021
Hartlepool United England Dave Challinor[28] Signed by Stockport County 10th England Graeme Lee[29] 1 December 2021
Stevenage England Alex Revell[30] Sacked 15 November 2021 21st England Paul Tisdale[31] 28 November 2021
Oldham Athletic England Keith Curle[32] 24 November 2021 22nd Tunisia Selim Benachour (Interim) 24 November 2021
Colchester United England Hayden Mullins[33] 19 January 2021 22nd England Wayne Brown (Interim)[33] 22 January 2022
Oldham Athletic Tunisia Selim Benachour End of Interim Spell 22 January 2022 24th Republic of Ireland John Sheridan[34] 22 January 2022
Walsall England Matthew Taylor[35] Sacked 9 February 2022 21st Wales Michael Flynn[36] 15 February 2022
Bradford City Scotland Derek Adams[37] 15 February 2022 11th Wales Mark Hughes[38] 24 February 2022
Leyton Orient Wales Kenny Jackett[39] 22 February 2022 18th England Richie Wellens[40] 9 March 2022
Carlisle United England Keith Millen[41] Mutual consent 23 February 2022 23rd England Paul Simpson[42] 23 February 2022
Stevenage England Paul Tisdale[43] Sacked 16 March 2022 22nd Scotland Steve Evans[43] 16 March 2022
Barrow England Mark Cooper[44] Mutual consent 20 March 2022 21st England Phil Brown[45] 21 March 2022
Hartlepool United England Graeme Lee[46] Sacked 5 May 2022 16th England Michael Nelson (caretaker) 5 May 2022
Crawley Town England John Yems[47][48] Mutual consent 6 May 2022 16th England Lewis Young (caretaker)[47][48] 6 May 2022

League table

Template:2021–22 EFL League Two table

Play-offs

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Main article: 2022 English Football League play-offs
Semi-finals Final
           
4 Northampton Town
7 Mansfield Town
7 Mansfield Town 0
5 Port Vale 3
5 Port Vale
6 Swindon Town

First leg

14 May 2022
19:45
Mansfield Town 2–1 Northampton Town
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61366427
Field Mill
Attendance: 7,469
Referee: Anthony Backhouse

15 May 2022
12:00
Swindon Town 2–1 Port Vale
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61368138
County Ground
Attendance: 14,086
Referee: Ross Joyce

Second leg

18 May 2022
19:45
Northampton Town 0–1 Mansfield Town
https://www.skysports.com/football/northampton-town-vs-mansfield-town/463587
Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,619
Referee: Ben Toner

Mansfield Town won 3–1 on aggregate.

19 May 2022
19:45
Port Vale 1–0 Swindon Town
https://www.skysports.com/football/port-vale-vs-swindon-town/463588
Vale Park
Attendance: 11,669
Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Port Vale won 2-2 on aggregate, 6-5 on penalties.

Final

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Main article: 2022 EFL League Two play-off Final

2022 EFL League Two play-off Final

Results

Home \ Away
Source:

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 7 May 2022
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Dom Telford Newport County 25
2 England Matty Stevens Forest Green Rovers 23
3 England Harry McKirdy Swindon Town 20
4 Jamaica Jamille Matt Forest Green Rovers 19
5 Wales Aaron Collins Bristol Rovers 16
6 England Davis Keillor-Dunn Oldham Athletic 15
7 England Matt Jay Exeter City 14
England Freddie Sears Colchester United

Hat-tricks

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Main article: List of EFL League Two hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ref
Andy Cook Bradford City Stevenage 4–1 17 August 2021 [49]
Nicky Cadden Forest Green Rovers Crawley Town 6–3 21 August 2021 [50]
Aaron Drinan Leyton Orient Hartlepool United 5–0 30 October 2021 [51]
Paul Lewis Northampton Town Carlisle United 3–0 30 October 2021 [52]
Dom Telford Newport County Stevenage 5–0 30 October 2021 [53]
Harry McKirdy4 Swindon Town Northampton Town 5–2 1 January 2022 [54]
Jack Muldoon Harrogate Town Oldham Athletic 3–0 22 January 2022 [55]
Brandon Thomas-Asante Salford City Scunthorpe United 5–1 19 March 2022 [56]
Aaron Collins Bristol Rovers Rochdale 3–4 30 April 2022 [57]
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals

Most assists

As of match played 1 May 2022
Rank Player Club Assists[58]
1 England Kane Wilson Forest Green Rovers 13
2 Jamaica Jevani Brown Exeter City 12
Scotland Nicky Cadden Forest Green Rovers
England Mitch Pinnock Northampton Town
5 England Antony Evans Bristol Rovers 11
6 Republic of Ireland Corey O'Keeffe Rochdale 10
7 Scotland Theo Archibald Leyton Orient 9
Wales Oli Cooper Newport County
England Sam Hoskins Northampton Town
Jamaica Jamille Matt Forest Green Rovers
Republic of Ireland Stephen McLaughlin Mansfield Town

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
August Wales Rob Edwards Forest Green Rovers England Mathew Stevens Forest Green Rovers [59]
September England Darrell Clarke Port Vale Scotland Nicky Cadden [60]
October England Dom Telford Newport County [61]
November Wales Rob Edwards Forest Green Rovers [62]
December Scotland Micky Mellon Tranmere Rovers England Jake Beesley Rochdale [63]
January Wales Rob Edwards Forest Green Rovers England Luke McGee Forest Green Rovers [64]
February England Matt Taylor Exeter City England Davis Keillor-Dunn Oldham Athletic [65]
March England Joey Barton Bristol Rovers Cyprus Ruel Sotiriou Leyton Orient [66]

Awards

Award Winner Club
Player of the Season England Kane Wilson[67] Forest Green Rovers
Young Player of the Season Republic of Ireland Finn Azaz[67] Newport County

EFL League Two Team of the season

Pos. Player Club Ref.
GK Ghana Joe Wollacott Swindon Town [68]
DF England Jon Guthrie Northampton Town
DF England Peter Clarke Tranmere Rovers
DF England Jordan Turnbull Salford City
MF England Kane Wilson Forest Green Rovers
MF France Timothée Dieng Exeter City
MF Republic of Ireland Finn Azaz Newport County
MF Scotland Nicky Cadden Forest Green Rovers
FW England Harry McKirdy Swindon Town
FW England Dom Telford Newport County
FW England Matty Stevens Forest Green Rovers
Manager Wales Rob Edwards Forest Green Rovers

Notes

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