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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 will begin 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.

Average attendance

1 Portsmouth FC 15.461 23 26,4% 18.181

2 Plymouth Argyle FC 7.305 23 2,9% 13.442

3 Bristol Rovers FC 6.421 23 1,8% 10.594

4 Chesterfield FC 6.279 23 15,6% 10.015

5 Southend United 5.960 23 19,1% 9.018

6 Oxford United 5.923 23 -0,5% 10.049

7 Northampton Town 4.548 23 -5,0% 7.529

8 AFC Wimbledon 4.135 23 1,8% 4.763

9 Scunthorpe United FC 4.013 23 15,8% 7.482

10 York City FC 3.773 23 -2,7% 5.225

11 Hartlepool United FC 3.723 23 3,1% 4.864

12 Exeter City FC 3.701 23 -10,6% 5.700

13 Wycombe Wanderers 3.681 23 -1,1% 7.004

14 Newport County AFC 3.453 23 45,7% 5.387

15 Mansfield Town FC 3.385 23 22,7% 5.931

16 Bury 3.139 23 14,2% 6.295

17 Cheltenham Town 2.989 23 -8,1% 4.776

18 Rochdale AFC 2.900 23 18,9% 5.616

19 Fleetwood Town FC 2.819 23 -1,3% 4.521

20 Burton Albion 2.720 23 -4,9% 4.855

21 Torquay United FC 2.642 23 -2,5% 4.231

22 Morecambe FC 1.939 23 -0,8% 3.008

23 Dagenham & Redbridge FC 1.920 23 0,9% 3.357

24 Accrington Stanley FC 1.606 23 -4,1% 2.531

Changes from last season

Team changes

The following teams changed division at the end of the 2012–13 season.

Team overview

Stadia and locations

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
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

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Play-offs

Results

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Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 26 April 2014.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Sam Winnall	Scunthorpe United	23
2	Scott Hogan	Rochdale	17
	Reuben Reid	Plymouth Argyle
4	Byron Harrison	Cheltenham Town	13
	Luke James	Hartlepool United
	Rhys Murphy	Dagenham & Redbridge
	John-Joe O'Toole	Bristol Rovers
	Antoni Sarcevic	Fleetwood Town
9	Barry Corr	Southend United	12
	Billy Kee	Burton Albion
	Chris Zebroski	Newport County

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

1. Newport County's current safety certificate allows a maximum attendance of 7,850 for football matches

References

1. "League confirms 2013/14 start date". Football League. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
2. "Premier League and Football League: Ups and downs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
3. Flett, Dave (25 February 2014). "Midfielder Russell Penn to keep York City captain's armband". The Press. York. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
4. "Kevin Blackwell: Bury manager sacked by League Two strugglers". BBC Sport. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
5. "Bury appoint Flitcroft as manager". BBC Sport. 10 December 2013.
6. "Scunthorpe United sack manager Laws". BBC Sport. 20 November 2013.
7. "Wilcox appointed Scunthorpe manager". BBC Sport. 24 December 2013.
8. "Portsmouth sack manager Whittingham". BBC Sport. 25 November 2013.
9. "Barker & Coppell appointed by Pompey". BBC Sport. 9 December 2013.
10. "Northampton sack manager Boothroyd". BBC Sport. 21 December 2013.
11. "Chris Wilder named Northampton Town boss". BBC Sport. 25 January 2014.
12. "Torquay United sack manager Knill". BBC Sport. 2 January 2014.
13. "Torquay appoint Hargreaves as boss". BBC Sport. 6 January 2014.
14. "Chris Wilder quits Oxford United amid Northampton Town interest". BBC Sport. 25 January 2014.
15. "Gary Waddock named Oxford United head coach". BBC Sport. 22 March 2014.
16. "Richie Barker sacked as Portsmouth manager". BBC Sport. 27 March 2014.
17. "Portsmouth appoint Andy Awford as full-time manager". BBC Sport. 1 May 2014.
18. ^ "Bristol Rovers: John Ward replaced by Darrell Clarke". BBC Sport. 28 March 2014.
19. http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/league-two/top-scorers

External links

• Official website

• Football League Two seasons
• 2013–14 Football League
• 2013–14 in English football leagues