List of EFL League Two clubs

The following is a list of clubs who have played in the English Football League Two at any time since its formation in 2004 to the current season. EFL League Two teams playing in the 2020–21 season are indicated in bold. If the longest spell is the current spell, this is indicated in bold, and if the highest finish is that of the most recent season, this is also in bold. A total of 69 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 fifth tier of English football.

Club	Town or city	Total seasons	Total spells	Longest spell	Promotion to league	Promotion from league	Relegation to league	Relegation from league	Years	Most recent finish	Highest finish
Accrington Stanley	Accrington	12	1	12	2005–06	2017–18	Never Relegated	Never Relegated	2006–2018	17th League One	1st
AFC Wimbledon	London	6	1	6	2010–11	2015–16	Never Relegated	Never Relegated	2011–2016	20th League One	7th
Aldershot Town	Aldershot	5	1	5	2007–08	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2012–13	2008–2013	18th National League	6th
Barnet	Barnet	11	2	8	2014–15	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2017–18	2005–2013 2015–2018	7th National League	12th
Barrow	Barrow-in-Furness	1	1	1	2019–20	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	Never Relegated	2020–	1st (promoted) National League	—
Blackpool	Blackpool	1	1	1	Never Promoted	2016–17	2015–16	Never Relegated	2016–2017	13th League One	7th
Bolton Wanderers	Bolton	1	1	1	Never Promoted	Never Promoted	2019–20	Never Relegated	2020–	23rd (relegated) League One	—
Boston United	Boston	3	1	3	2001–02	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2006–07	2004–2007	3rd National League North	12th
Bournemouth	Bournemouth	2	1	2	Never Promoted	2009–10	2007–08	Never Relegated	2008–2010	18th (relegated) Premier League	2nd
Bradford City	Bradford	8	2	6	Never Promoted	2012–13	2018–19	Never Relegated	2007–2013 2019–	9th	7th
Brentford	London	2	1	2	Never Promoted	2008–09	2006–07	Never Relegated	2007–2009	3rd Championship	1st
Bristol Rovers	Bristol	7	3	3	2014–15	2015–16	2010–11	2013–14	2004–2007 2011–2014 2015–2016	14th League One	3rd
Burton Albion	Burton upon Trent	6	1	6	2008–09	2014–15	Never Relegated	Never Relegated	2009–2015	12th League One	4th
Bury	Bury	10	3	7	Never Promoted	2018–19	2017–18	Never Relegated	2004–2010 2013–2015 2018–2019	24th (expelled) League One	2nd
Cambridge United	Cambridge	8	2	7	2013–14	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2004–05	2004–2005 2014–	16th	9th
Carlisle United	Carlisle	8	2	7	2004–05	2005–06	2013–14	Never Relegated	2005–2006 2014–	18th	1st
Cheltenham Town	Cheltenham	13	3	6	2015–16	2005–06	2008–09	2014–15	2004–2006 2009–2015 2016–	4th	5th
Chester City	Chester	5	1	5	2003–04	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2008–09	2004–2009	Defunct (2009–10)	15th
Chesterfield	Chesterfield	8	4	4	Never Promoted	2013–14	2016–17	2017–18	2004–2005 2007–2011 2012–2014 2017–2018	20th National League	1st
Colchester United	Colchester	5	1	5	1991–92	Never Promoted	2015–16	Never Relegated	2016–	6th	6th
Coventry City	Coventry	1	1	1	Never Promoted	2017–18	2016–17	Never Relegated	2017–2018	1st (promoted) League One	6th
Crawley Town	Crawley	7	2	6	2010–11	2011–12	2014–15	Never Relegated	2011–2012 2015–	13th	3rd
Crewe Alexandra	Crewe	7	2	4	Never Promoted	2019–20	2015–16	Never Relegated	2009–2012 2016–2020	2nd (promoted)	2nd
Dagenham & Redbridge	London	8	2	5	2006–07	2009–10	2010–11	2015–16	2007–2010 2011–2016	17th National League	7th
Darlington	Darlington	6	1	6	1989–90	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2009–10	2004–2010	10th National League North	6th
Doncaster Rovers	Doncaster	1	1	1	2002–03	2016–17	2015–16	Never Relegated	2016–2017	9th League One	3rd
Exeter City	Exeter	10	2	9	2007–08	2008–09	2011–12	Never Relegated	2008–2009 2012–	5th	2nd
Forest Green Rovers	Nailsworth	4	1	4	2016–17	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	Never Relegated	2017–	10th	5th
Fleetwood Town	Fleetwood	2	1	2	2011–12	2013–14	Never Relegated	Never Relegated	2012–2014	6th League One	4th
Gillingham	Gillingham	4	2	3	Never Promoted	2012–13	2009–10	Never Relegated	2008–2009 2010–2013	10th League One	1st
Grimsby Town	Grimsby	11	2	6	2015–16	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2009–10	2004–2010 2016–	15th	4th
Harrogate Town	Harrogate	1	1	1	2019–20	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	Never Relegated	2020–	2nd (promoted) National League	—
Hartlepool United	Hartlepool	5	2	4	Never Promoted	2006–07	2012–13	2016–17	2006–2007 2013–2017	12th National League	2nd
Hereford United	Hereford	5	2	4	2005–06	2007–08	2008–09	2011–12	2006–2008 2009–2012	Defunct (2014–15)	3rd
Kidderminster Harriers	Kidderminster	1	1	1	1999–2000	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2004–05	2004–2005	15th National League North	23rd
Leyton Orient	London	6	3	2	2018–19	2005–06	2014–15	2016–17	2004–2006 2015–2017 2019–	17th	3rd
Lincoln City	Lincoln	9	2	7	2016–17	2018–19	Never Relegated	2010–11	2004–2011 2017–2019	16th League One	1st
Luton Town	Luton	5	2	4	2013–14	2017–18	2007–08	2008–09	2008–2009 2014–2018	19th Championship	2nd
Macclesfield Town	Macclesfield	11	2	8	2017–18	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2011–12	2004–2012 2018–	23nd	5th
Mansfield Town	Mansfield	12	2	8	2012–13	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2007–08	2004–2008 2013–	21st	4th
Milton Keynes Dons	Milton Keynes	3	2	2	Never Promoted	2018–19	2017–18	Never Relegated	2006–2008 2018–2019	19th League One	1st
Morecambe	Morecambe	14	1	14	2006–07	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	Never Relegated	2007–	22nd	4th
Newport County	Newport, Wales	8	1	8	2012–13	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	Never Relegated	2013–	14th	7th
Northampton Town	Northampton	11	3	7	Never Promoted	2019–20	2017–18	Never Relegated	2004–2006 2009–2016 2018–2020	7th (promoted)	1st
Notts County	Nottingham	10	2	6	Never Promoted	2009–10	2014–15	2018–19	2004–2010 2015–2019	3rd National League	1st
Oldham Athletic	Oldham	3	1	3	Never Promoted	Never Promoted	2017–18	Never Relegated	2018–	19th	14th
Oxford United	Oxford	8	2	6	2009–10	2015–16	Never Relegated	2005–06	2004–2006 2010–2016	4th League One	2nd
Peterborough United	Peterborough	3	1	3	Never Promoted	2007–08	2004–05	Never Relegated	2005–2008	7th League One	2nd
Plymouth Argyle	Plymouth	7	2	6	Never Promoted	2019–20	2018–19	Never Relegated	2011–2017 2019–2020	3rd (promoted)	2nd
Portsmouth	Portsmouth	4	1	4	Never Promoted	2016–17	2012–13	Never Relegated	2013–2017	5th League One	1st
Port Vale	Stoke-on-Trent	9	2	5	Never Promoted	2012–13	2016–17	Never Relegated	2008–2013 2017–	8th	3rd
Rochdale	Rochdale	8	2	6	Never Promoted	2013–14	2011–12	Never Relegated	2004–2010 2012–2014	18th League One	3rd
Rotherham United	Rotherham	6	1	6	Never Promoted	2012–13	2006–07	Never Relegated	2007–2013	2nd (promoted) League One	2nd
Rushden & Diamonds	Irthlingborough	2	1	2	2000–01	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2005–06	2004–2006	Defunct (2010–11)	22nd
Salford City	Salford	2	1	2	2018–19	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	Never Relegated	2019–	11th	11th
Scunthorpe United	Scunthorpe	4	3	2	Never Promoted	2013–14	2018–19	Never Relegated	2004–2005 2013–2014 2019–	20th	2nd
Shrewsbury Town	Shrewsbury	9	2	8	2003–04	2014–15	2013–14	Never Relegated	2004–2012 2014–2015	15th League One	2nd
Southend United	Southend-on-sea	7	3	5	Never Promoted	2014–15	2019–20	Never Relegated	2004–2005 2010–2015 2020–	22nd (relegated) League One	4th
Stevenage	Stevenage	7	2	6	2009–10	2010–11	2013–14	2019–20	2010–2011 2014–2020	24th (relegated)	6th
Stockport County	Stockport	4	2	3	Never Promoted	2007–08	2009–10	2010–11	2005–2008 2010–2011	8th National League	4th
Swansea City	Swansea, Wales	1	1	1	Never Promoted	2004–05	Never Relegated	Never Relegated	2004–2005	6th Championship	3rd
Swindon Town	Swindon	5	3	3	Never Promoted	2019–20	2016–17	Never Relegated	2006–2007 2011–2012 2017–2020	1st (promoted)	1st
Torquay United	Torquay	7	2	5	2008–09	Never Promoted	2004–05	2013–14	2005–2007 2009–2014	14th National League	5th
Tranmere Rovers	Tranmere	3	3	1	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2014–15	2014–2015 2018–2019 2020–	21st (relegated) League One	24th
Walsall	Walsall	3	2	2	Never Promoted	2006–07	2018–19	Never Relegated	2006–2007 2019–	12th	1st
Wrexham	Wrexham, Wales	3	1	3	Never Promoted	Never Promoted	2004–05	2007–08	2005–2008	19th National League	13th
Wycombe Wanderers	High Wycombe	11	3	5	1992–93	2017–18	2011–12	Never Relegated	2004–2009 2010–2011 2012–2018	3rd (promoted) League One	3rd
Yeovil Town	Yeovil	5	2	4	2002–03	2004–05	2014–15	2018–19	2004–2005 2015–2019	4th National League	1st
York City	York	4	1	4	2011–12	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2015–16	2012–2016	2nd National League North	7th

Overview of clubs by season

Key

	Promoted as champions
	Promoted as runners-up
	Promoted after finishing third place
	Promoted via the play-offs
	Relegated

Club	04–05	05–06	06–07	07–08	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20-21
Accrington Stanley			20	17	16	15	5	14	18	15	17	4	13	1
Aldershot Town					15	6	14	11	24
Barnet		18	14	12	17	21	22	22	23			15	15	23
Blackpool													7
Boston United	16	11	23
AFC Bournemouth					21	2
Bradford City				10	9	14	18	18	7							9
Brentford				14	1
Bristol Rovers	12	12	6					13	14	23		3
Burton Albion						13	19	17	4	6	1
Bury	17	19	21	13	4	9	2			12	3				2
Cambridge United	24										19	9	11	12	21	16
Carlisle United		1									20	10	6	10	11	18
Cheltenham Town	14	5				22	17	6	5	17	23		21	17	16	4
Chester City	20	15	18	22	23
Chesterfield				8	10	8	1		8	1				24
Colchester United													8	13	8	6
Coventry City														6
Crawley Town								3				20	19	14	19	13
Crewe Alexandra						18	10	7					17	15	12	2
Dagenham & Redbridge				20	8	7		19	22	9	14	23
Darlington	8	8	11	6	12	24
Doncaster Rovers													3
Exeter City					2				10	16	11	14	5	4	9	5
Forest Green Rovers														21	5	10
Fleetwood Town									13	4
Gillingham					5		8	8	1
Grimsby Town	18	4	15	16	22	23							14	18	17	15
Harrogate Town
Hartlepool United			2							19	22	16	23
Hereford United			16	3		16	21	23
Kidderminster Harriers	23
Leyton Orient	11	3										8	24			17
Lincoln City	6	7	5	15	13	20	23							7	1
Luton Town					24						8	11	4	2
Macclesfield Town	5	17	22	19	20	19	15	24							22	23
Mansfield Town	13	16	17	23						11	21	12	12	8	4	21
Milton Keynes Dons			4	1											3
Morecambe				11	11	4	20	15	16	18	11	21	18	22	18	22
Newport County										14	9	22	22	11	7	14
Northampton Town	7	2				11	16	20	6	21	12	1			15	7
Notts County	19	21	13	21	19	1						17	16	5	23
Oldham Athletic															14	19
Oxford United	15	23					12	9	9	8	13	2
Peterborough United		9	10	2
Plymouth Argyle								21	21	10	7	5	2			3
Port Vale					18	10	11	12	3					20	20	8
Portsmouth										13	16	6	1
Rochdale	9	14	9	5	6	3			12	3
Rotherham United				9	14	5	9	10	2
Rushden & Diamonds	22	24
Salford City																11
Scunthorpe United	2									2						20
Shrewsbury Town	21	10	7	18	7	12	4	2			2
Southend United	4						13	4	11	5	5
Stevenage							6				6	18	10	16	10	24
Stockport County		22	8	4			24
Swansea City	3
Swindon Town			3					1						9	13	1
Torquay United		20	24			17	7	5	19	24
Tranmere Rovers											24				6
Walsall			1													12
AFC Wimbledon								16	20	20	15	7
Wrexham		13	19	24
Wycombe Wanderers	10	6	12	7	3		3		15	22	4	13	9	3
Yeovil Town	1											19	20	19	24
York City									17	7	18	24
Club	04–05	05–06	06–07	07–08	08–09	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20-21