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The English Football League Two, simply known as League Two and for sponsorship purposes as Sky Bet League Two, is a professional football league in England. EFL Two is the third division of the English Football League (EFL) and fourth-highest tier overall in the English football league system, after the Premier League, EFL Championship and the EFL One and is contested by 24 clubs.
A total of 71 teams have played in League Two. Clubs in italic no longer exist as the legal entities they competed as in League Two. All statistics here refer to time in EFL League Two only, with the exception of 'Most recent finish' which refers to all levels of play, and 'Last promotion' which refers to the club's last promotion from the ...
As of 2021, the League Two play-offs involve the four teams that finish directly below the automatic promotion places in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. These teams meet in a series of play-off matches to determine the final team that will be promoted to the EFL League One .
Many football league systems are organised in a pyramid system, allowing league champions and, in many cases, clubs placed immediately behind the champions to achieve promotion, either directly or through a play-off system.
English League (4th tier) Football League Fourth Division (1958–1992) Football League Third Division (1992–2004) Football League Two (2004–2016) EFL League Two (2016–present) Country: England: Founded: 1958 Number of teams: 24 (2023–24 season) Current champions: Stockport County (2023–24) Most successful club: Chesterfield (4 ...
A rival English league called the Football Alliance operated from 1889 to 1892. In 1892 it was decided to formally merge the two leagues, and so the Football League Second Division was formed, consisting mostly of Football Alliance clubs. The existing League clubs, plus three of the strongest Alliance clubs, comprised the Football League First ...
English League (2nd tier) Football League Second Division (1892–1992) Football League First Division (1992–2004) Football League Championship (2004–2016) EFL Championship (2016–present) Country: England: Founded: 1892 Number of teams: 24 (2022–23 season) Current champions: Leicester City (2023–24) Most successful club: Leicester ...
First player to score a goal in the Football League Trophy: Sam Hatton, on 4 October 2011 in a 2–2 draw (ending as a 4–3 win on penalties) against Stevenage in Football League Two. First player to score a hat-trick : Ally Russell, on 26 October 2002 in a 4–0 win over Cobham in the Combined Counties League Premier Division .