Football · History

How the League Two has changed

League Two, 1992/93–1996/97 against 2021/22–2025/26: goals per game fell from 2.64 to 2.57; home advantage (home minus away points per game) fell from 0.48 to 0.35; the share of draws held at about 27%.

Measure1992/93–1996/972021/22–2025/26
Goals per game2.642.57
Home advantage (points per game)0.480.35
Draws27%27%
Home wins44%42%
Competitive balance (Noll-Scully)1.381.43

Averages of the first and last 5 complete seasons on file; curtailed and Covid-affected seasons left out.

Goals per game

2.22.42.62.83200020102020Season (start year)Goals per gameGoals per game

2026/27 is the season so far.

Home wins, draws and away wins

02040200020102020Season (start year)% of matchesHome winsDrawsAway wins
  • Home wins
  • Draws
  • Away wins

Home advantage

00.51200020102020Season (start year)Points per gameHome advantage

Home minus away points per game. 2019/20 and 2020/21 were played wholly or partly behind closed doors.

What it took to win the league, and to go down

00.511.52200020102020Season (start year)Points per gameChampionsBest relegated club
  • Champions
  • Best relegated club

Points per game, so seasons of different lengths compare. The lower line is the most any relegated club collected.

Competitive balance

11.5200020102020Season (start year)Noll-ScullyNoll-Scully

Noll-Scully ratio: the spread of clubs' win rates against what pure chance would give. 1 is perfectly even; higher means a more unequal league.

Season by season

SeasonGoals/gameHomeDrawAway
2026/27 (so far)2.5251%36%13%
2025/262.5842%25%33%
2024/252.4942%29%29%
2023/242.9845%24%31%
2022/232.3441%29%30%
2021/222.4642%28%31%
2020/212.3640%27%32%
2019/20 (curtailed)2.5242%30%28%
2018/192.5544%27%29%
2017/182.6444%26%30%
2016/172.6540%26%34%
2015/162.6739%26%36%
2014/152.3944%25%31%
2013/142.3438%31%31%
2012/132.5641%27%32%
2011/122.6445%25%30%
2010/112.7341%30%29%
2009/102.6244%26%31%
2008/092.4941%30%29%
2007/082.5939%23%38%
2006/072.4945%26%30%
2005/062.5240%32%28%
2004/052.4445%29%26%
2003/042.5346%27%27%
2002/032.5742%30%28%
2001/022.5348%26%25%
2000/012.5349%28%22%
1999/002.3645%26%29%
1998/992.5346%27%28%
1997/982.5948%30%22%
1996/972.5146%27%27%
1995/962.4443%32%25%
1994/952.6645%26%29%
1993/942.7442%27%31%
1992/932.8445%24%31%