English Football League 2  2019/20

- League Table decided by Points Per Game following the Outbreak of the Coronavirus

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts PPG Notes
1st  Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 +23 69 1.92 ▲Champions
2nd  Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 +24 69 1.86 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 +22 68 1.84 ▲Promoted
4th  Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 +25 64 1.78 Playoffs
5th  Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 +10 65 1.76 Playoffs
6th  Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 +15 58 1.57 Playoffs
7th  Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 +14 58 1.57 PO Winners
8th  Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 +6 57 1.54 -
9th  Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 +4 54 1.46 -
10th  Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 +3 49 1.36 -
11th  Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 +3 50 1.35 -
12th  Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 -9 47 1.31 -
13th  Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 +4 48 1.30 -
14th  Newport County 36 12 10 14 32 39 -7 46 1.28 -
15th  Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 -6 47 1.27 -
16th  Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 -8 45 1.22 -
17th  Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 -8 42 1.17 -
18th  Carlisle United 37 10 12 15 39 55 -17 42 1.14 -
19th  Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 -13 41 1.11 -
20th  Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 -12 40 1.08 -
21st  Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 -7 38 1.06 -
22nd  Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 -25 32 0.86 -
23rd  Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 -26 22 0.61 -
24th  Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 -16 19* 0.51 Relegated

* Macclesfield Town were Deducted 17 Points for combination of failing to fulfil fixtures and breach of regulations

English Football League 2 Playoffs

Date Home Score Away

Semi Finals 1st Leg

18/06/2020 Colchester United 1-0 Exeter City
18/06/2020 Northampton Town 0-2 Cheltenham Town

Semi Finals 2nd Leg

22/06/2020 Cheltenham Town 0-3 Northampton Town
Northampton Town Won 3-2 on aggregate
22/06/2020 Exeter City 3-1 Colchester United
Exeter City Won 3-2 on aggregate after Extra Time

Final - Wembley Stadium

29/06/2020 Exeter City 0-4 Northampton Town

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End of Season Notes

 ▼Tranmere Rovers were Relegated from English Football League 1
 ▼Southend United were Relegated from English Football League 1
 ▼Bolton Wanderers were Relegated from English Football League 1
 ▲Swindon Town were Promoted to English Football League 1
 ▲Crewe Alexandra were Promoted to English Football League 1
 ▲Plymouth Argyle were Promoted to English Football League 1
  ♦ Cheltenham Town Qualified for the Playoffs
  ♦ Exeter City Qualified for the Playoffs
  ♦ Colchester United Qualified for the Playoffs
  ♦ Northampton Town Qualified for the Playoffs
 ♦▲Northampton Town were Promoted to English Football League 1 via the Playoffs
 ▼Macclesfield Town were Relegated to the National League
 ▲Barrow were Promoted from the National League
 ♦▲Harrogate Town were Promoted from the National League via the Playoffs