Football League Two 2013-14

The 2013–14 Football League Two (referred to as Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship reasons) is the tenth season of the league under its current title and nineteenth season under its current league division format. The season began on 3 August 2013 and finished on 3 May 2014 with all matches that day kicking off simultaneously.
Of the 24 teams which will participate, eighteen of these remain following the 2012–13 Football League Two. They will be joined by four teams from 2012–13 Football League One, and two teams from the 2012–13 Football Conference.
==Changes from last season==
===Team changes===
The following teams changed division at the end of the 2012–13 season.
====To League Two====
Promoted from Conference National
* Mansfield Town
* Newport County
Relegated from League One
* Bury
* Hartlepool United
* Portsmouth
* Scunthorpe United
====From League Two====
Relegated to Conference National
* Barnet
* Aldershot Town
Promoted to League One
* Gillingham
* Rotherham United
* Port Vale
* Bradford City
==Team overview==
===Stadia and locations===
Team	Location 	Stadium 	Capacity
 	Accrington 	Crown Ground 	5,057
 	London (Kingston upon Thames)	The Cherry Red Records Stadium	4,850
 	Bristol 	Memorial Stadium 	12,011
 	Burton upon Trent 	Pirelli Stadium 	6,912
 	Bury 	Gigg Lane 	11,840
 	Cheltenham 	Whaddon Road 	7,066
 	Chesterfield 	Proact Stadium 	10,504
 	London (Dagenham) 	Victoria Road 	6,078
 	Exeter 	St James Park 	8,830
 	Fleetwood 	Highbury Stadium 	5,094
 	Hartlepool 	Victoria Park 	8,240
 	Mansfield 	One Call Stadium 	10,000
 	Morecambe 	Globe Arena 	6,476
 	Newport, Wales 	Rodney Parade 	7,850
 	Northampton 	Sixfields Stadium 	7,653
 	Oxford 	Kassam Stadium 	12,500
 	Plymouth 	Home Park 	16,388
 	Portsmouth 	Fratton Park 	20,224
 	Rochdale 	Spotland Stadium 	10,249
 	Scunthorpe 	Glanford Park 	9,088
 	Southend-on-Sea 	Roots Hall 	11,840
 	Torquay 	Plainmoor 	6,104
 	High Wycombe 	Adams Park 	10,284
 	York 	Bootham Crescent 	7,872
===Personnel and sponsoring===
Team 	Manager 	Chairman 	Team captain 	Kit maker 	Sponsor
Accrington Stanley 	James Beattie 	Peter Marsden 	Dean Winnard 	Samurai Sportswear	Clever Boxes
AFC Wimbledon 	Neal Ardley 	Erik Samuelson 	Alan Bennett 	Tempest Sports 	Football Manager (H)Sports Interactive (A)
Bristol Rovers 	Darrell Clarke 	Nick Higgs 	Tom Parkes 	Erreà 	Eurocams (H)Highspec Travel Services (A)
Burton Albion 	Gary Rowett 	Ben Robinson 	Zander Diamond 	TAG 	Anvil Hire Ltd (H)Mr Cropper (A)
Bury 	David Flitcroft 	Stewart Day 	Gareth Roberts 	Surridge 	Bury Council
Cheltenham Town 	Mark Yates 	Paul Baker 	Russell Penn 	Erreà 	Mira Showers
Chesterfield 	Paul Cook 	Dave Allen 	Ian Evatt 	Puma 	Napit (H)Electric Safe (A)
Dagenham & Redbridge	Wayne Burnett 	Dave Andrews 	Abu Ogogo 	Sondico 	West & Coe Funeral Directors
Exeter City 	Paul Tisdale 	Edward Chorlton	Danny Coles 	Joma 	Flybe.com
Fleetwood Town 	Graham Alexander 	Andy Pilley 	Mark Roberts 	Puma 	BES Commercial Gas (H)Commercial Power (A)
Hartlepool United 	Colin Cooper 	Ken Hodcroft 	Antony Sweeney 	Nike 	Dove Energy
Mansfield Town 	Paul Cox 	John Radford 	George Pilkington	Surridge 	One Call Insurance
Morecambe 	Jim Bentley 	Peter McGuigan 	Mark Hughes 	Fila 	Blacks
Newport County 	Justin Edinburgh 	Les Scadding 	David Pipe 	Macron 	32Red
Northampton Town 	Chris Wilder 	David Cardoza 	Kelvin Langmead 	Erreà 	University of Northampton
Oxford United 	Gary Waddock 	Ian Lenagan 	Jake Wright 	Nike 	Animalates (H)Isinglass Consulting (A)
Plymouth Argyle 	John Sheridan 	James Brent 	Conor Hourihane 	Puma 	Bond Timber
Portsmouth 	Andy Awford 	Iain McInnes 	Johannes Ertl 	Sondico 	Jobsite.co.uk
Rochdale 	Keith Hill 	Chris Dunphy 	Peter Cavanagh 	Fila 	Crown Oil
Scunthorpe United 	Russ Wilcox 	Peter Swann 	Michael Collins 	Nike 	Rainham Steel
Southend United 	Phil Brown 	Ron Martin 	John White 	Nike 	InsureandGo
Torquay United 	Chris Hargreaves 	Thea Bristow 	Lee Mansell 	Sondico 	WTS
Wycombe Wanderers 	Gareth Ainsworth 	Ivor Beeks MBE 	Stuart Lewis 	Kukri 	Samsung (H)FIFA 14 (A)
York City 	Nigel Worthington	Jason McGill 	Russell Penn 	Nike 	benenden health
====Managerial changes====
Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
====Managerial changes====
Team 	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure 	Date of vacancy 	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Bury 	Kevin Blackwell 	Sacked 	14 October 2013 	21st 	David Flitcroft 	9 December 2013
Scunthorpe United	Brian Laws 	Sacked 	20 November 2013	12th 	Russ Wilcox 	24 December 2013
Portsmouth 	Guy Whittingham 	Sacked 	25 November 2013	18th 	Richie Barker 	9 December 2013
Northampton Town 	Aidy Boothroyd 	Sacked 	21 December 2013	24th 	Chris Wilder 	27 January 2014
Torquay United 	Alan Knill 	Sacked 	2 January 2014 	23rd 	Chris Hargreaves	6 January 2014
Oxford United 	Chris Wilder 	Signed by Northampton Town 	25 January 2014 	6th 	Gary Waddock 	22 March 2014
Portsmouth 	Richie Barker 	Sacked 	27 March 2014 	22nd 	Andy Awford 	1 May 2014
Bristol Rovers 	John Ward 	Appointed as Director of Football	28 March 2014 	20th 	Darrell Clarke 	28 March 2014
==League table==
===Play-offs===
==Results==
 
 
==Season statistics==
===Top scorers===
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/league-two/top-scorers
Rank	Player 	Club 	Goals
1 	Sam Winnall 	Scunthorpe United 	23
2 	Scott Hogan 	Rochdale 	17
2 	Reuben Reid 	Plymouth Argyle 	17
4 	Byron Harrison 	Cheltenham Town 	13
4 	Luke James 	Hartlepool United 	13
4 	Rhys Murphy 	Dagenham & Redbridge	13
4 	John-Joe O'Toole	Bristol Rovers 	13
4 	Antoni Sarcevic 	Fleetwood Town 	13
9 	Barry Corr 	Southend United 	12
9 	Billy Kee 	Burton Albion 	12
9 	Chris Zebroski 	Newport County 	12
===Scoring===
*First goal of the season: Mark Roberts for Fleetwood Town against Dagenham & Redbridge (3 August 2013)
*Fastest goal of the season: 17 seconds, Jordan Chapell for Torquay United against Portsmouth (26 October 2013)
*Largest winning margin: 5 goals
**Plymouth Argyle 5–0 Morecambe (1 March 2014)
*Highest scoring game: 9 goals
** Fleetwood Town 5–4 Mansfield Town (23 November 2013)
*Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 5 goals
** Fleetwood Town 5–4 Mansfield Town (23 November 2013)
** Plymouth Argyle 5–0 Morecambe (1 March 2014)
** Accrington Stanley 5–1 Morecambe (14 March 2014)
*Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals
**Fleetwood Town 5–4 Mansfield Town (23 November 2013)
== Notes ==
== External links ==
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