League Two 2016/17

Portsmouth won the 2016/17 League Two with 87 points, level on points with Plymouth. Portsmouth, Plymouth, Doncaster and Blackpool were promoted. Hartlepool and Leyton Orient were relegated. 2.65 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 40% and 26% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Portsmouth · Champions	46	26	9	11	79	40	+39	87	Champions
2	Plymouth · Promoted	46	26	9	11	71	46	+25	87	Promoted
3	Doncaster · Promoted	46	25	10	11	85	55	+30	85	Promoted
4	Luton	46	20	17	9	70	43	+27	77
5	Exeter	46	21	8	17	75	56	+19	71
6	Carlisle	46	18	17	11	69	68	+1	71
7	Blackpool · Promoted	46	18	16	12	69	46	+23	70	Promoted
8	Colchester	46	19	12	15	67	57	+10	69
9	Wycombe	46	19	12	15	58	53	+5	69
10	Stevenage	46	20	7	19	67	63	+4	67
11	Cambridge	46	19	9	18	58	50	+8	66
12	Mansfield	46	17	15	14	54	50	+4	66
13	Accrington	46	17	14	15	59	56	+3	65
14	Grimsby	46	17	11	18	59	63	-4	62
15	Barnet	46	14	15	17	57	64	-7	57
16	Notts County	46	16	8	22	54	76	-22	56
17	Crewe	46	14	13	19	58	67	-9	55
18	Morecambe	46	14	10	22	53	73	-20	52
19	Crawley Town	46	13	12	21	53	71	-18	51
20	Yeovil	46	11	17	18	49	64	-15	50
21	Cheltenham	46	12	14	20	49	69	-20	50
22	Newport County	46	12	12	22	51	73	-22	48
23	Hartlepool · Relegated	46	11	13	22	54	75	-21	46	Relegated
24	Leyton Orient · Relegated	46	10	6	30	47	87	-40	36	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.65 goals per game: 7th highest of 33 complete League Two seasons on file.
Champions’ 87 points: 14th highest of 30 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2016/17	League average
Goals per game	2.65	2.55
Home wins	40%	43%
Draws	26%	27%
Away wins	34%	29%
Goalless draws	7%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.18 pts/game	0.42 pts/game
Champions’ points	87	89
Most points relegated	46	42
Fewest points safe	48	45

League average: every complete League Two season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 24 clubs.