League Two 2020/21

Cheltenham won the 2020/21 League Two with 82 points, 2 points ahead of Cambridge. Cheltenham, Cambridge, Bolton and Morecambe were promoted. Southend and Grimsby were relegated. 2.36 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 40% and 27% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Cheltenham · Champions	46	24	10	12	61	39	+22	82	Champions
2	Cambridge · Promoted	46	24	8	14	73	49	+24	80	Promoted
3	Bolton · Promoted	46	23	10	13	59	50	+9	79	Promoted
4	Morecambe · Promoted	46	23	9	14	69	58	+11	78	Promoted
5	Newport County	46	20	13	13	57	42	+15	73
6	Forest Green	46	20	13	13	59	51	+8	73
7	Tranmere	46	20	13	13	55	50	+5	73
8	Salford	46	19	14	13	54	34	+20	71
9	Exeter	46	18	16	12	71	50	+21	70
10	Carlisle	46	18	12	16	60	51	+9	66
11	Leyton Orient	46	17	10	19	53	55	-2	61
12	Crawley Town	46	16	13	17	56	62	-6	61
13	Port Vale	46	17	9	20	57	57	0	60
14	Stevenage	46	14	18	14	41	41	0	60
15	Bradford	46	16	11	19	48	53	-5	59
16	Mansfield	46	13	19	14	57	55	+2	58
17	Harrogate	46	16	9	21	52	61	-9	57
18	Oldham	46	15	9	22	72	81	-9	54
19	Walsall	46	11	20	15	45	53	-8	53
20	Colchester	46	11	18	17	44	61	-17	51
21	Barrow	46	13	11	22	53	59	-6	50
22	Scunthorpe	46	13	9	24	41	64	-23	48
23	Southend · Relegated	46	10	15	21	29	58	-29	45	Relegated
24	Grimsby · Relegated	46	10	13	23	37	69	-32	43	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.36 goals per game: 3rd lowest of 33 complete League Two seasons on file.
Champions’ 82 points: the lowest of 30 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2020/21	League average
Goals per game	2.36	2.56
Home wins	40%	43%
Draws	27%	27%
Away wins	32%	29%
Goalless draws	10%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.24 pts/game	0.42 pts/game
Champions’ points	82	89
Most points relegated	45	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. Played wholly or partly behind closed doors.