League Two 2025/26

[upthemaggies]

2025/26 from nearest to furthest from Meadow Lane in miles by crow flight

Chesterfield (25 NW)
Walsall (44 WSW)
Crewe Alex. (55 W)
Oldham Ath. (59 WNW)
Salford City (61 WNW)
Grimsby Town (63 ENE)
Milton Keynes (67 SSE)
Shrewsbury T. (70 W)
Cambridge Utd (74 ESE)
Harrogate T. (74 NNW)
Accrington S. (76 NW)
Cheltenham T. (81 SW)
Tranmere Rov (84 WNW)
Barnet (98 SE)
Swindon Town (99 SSW)
Fleetwood T. (103 WNW)
Colchester U. (111 ESE)
Bristol Rov (118 SW)
Bromley (118 SE)
Barrow (119 WNW)
Newport Co. (122 SW)
Gillingham (129 SE)
Crawley Town (133 SSE)

10 clubs to the North of us, 13 to the south.


With next season we become the joint 12th longest serving members of League Two.

NEWPORT CO. 13 consecutive seasons
COLCHESTER U. 10
WALSALL 7
SALFORD CITY 7
TRANMERE ROV 6
BARROW 6
HARROGATE T. 6
SWINDON TOWN 5
CREWE ALEX. 4
GILLINGHAM 4
GRIMSBY TOWN 4
NOTTS COUNTY 3
ACCRINGTON S. 3
MILTON KEYNES 3
CHESTERFIELD 2
CHELTENHAM T. 2
FLEETWOOD T. 2
BROMLEY 2
CAMBRIDGE UTD 1
BARNET 1
SHREWSBURY T. 1
OLDHAM ATH. 1
BRISTOL ROV 1
CRAWLEY TOWN 1


Bromley, Harrogate and Salford are the only three teams who have never been higher than tier 4.
Crewe, Gillingham, Milton Keynes, Swindon and Walsall are the five teams who have never been lower than tier 4.

Oldham make their return after 3 seasons in the NL (one year quicker than Notts) with a 2024/25 average gate of 6,073.

Barnet make their return having been relegated in 2017/18 on goal difference with 46 points, average 2024/25 gate 2,315.

[upthemaggies]

Top 4 tiers average gate table for 2024/25

Figure in brackets is the club's final position in the pyramid.
+/- is how much better or worse the league position is compared to gates.

1. MANCHESTER U. 73,747 (15) -14
2. WEST HAM UTD 62,464 (14) -12
3. TOTTENHAM H. 61,127 (17) -14
4. LIVERPOOL 60,330 ( 1) +3
5. ARSENAL 60,251 ( 2) +3
6. MANCHESTER C. 52,591 ( 3) +3
7. NEWCASTLE UTD 52,187 ( 5) +2
8. ASTON VILLA 42,079 ( 6) +2
9. SUNDERLAND 40,425 (24) -15
10. CHELSEA 39,611 ( 4) +6
11. EVERTON 39,173 (13) -2
12. LEEDS UNITED 36,134 (21) -9
13. BRIGHTON & HA 31,482 ( 8) +5
14. LEICESTER C. 31,448 (18) -4
15. SOUTHAMPTON 30,865 (20) -5
16. WOLVERHAMPTON 30,660 (16) 0
17. NOTTM FOREST 30,059 ( 7) +10
18. IPSWICH TOWN 29,742 (19) -1
19. DERBY COUNTY 29,018 (39) -20
20. SHEFFIELD UTD 28,087 (23) -3
21. COVENTRY CITY 27,816 (25) -4
22. FULHAM 26,833 (11) +11
23. SHEFFIELD WED 26,636 (32) -9
24. NORWICH CITY 26,316 (33) -9
25. BIRMINGHAM C. 26,283 (45) -20
26. MIDDLESBROUGH 25,416 (30) -4
27. CRYSTAL P. 25,064 (12) +15
28. WEST BROMWICH 25,057 (29) -1
29. STOKE CITY 22,804 (38) -9
30. BRISTOL CITY 22,423 (26) +4
31. BOLTON W. 21,325 (52) -21
32. HULL CITY 21,323 (41) -9
33. PORTSMOUTH 20,263 (36) -3
34. BURNLEY 19,876 (22) +12
35. WATFORD 19,379 (34) +1
36. CARDIFF CITY 19,344 (44) -8
37. HUDDERSFIELD 18,817 (54) -17
38. BRADFORD CITY 17,762 (71) -33
39. BRENTFORD 17,094 (10) +29
40. PLYMOUTH ARG. 16,537 (43) -3
41. PRESTON NE 16,505 (40) +1
42. BLACKBURN R. 16,161 (27) +15
43. QPR 15,856 (35) +8
44. SWANSEA CITY 15,503 (31) +13
45. MILLWALL 15,490 (28) +17
46. CHARLTON ATH 15,255 (48) -2
47. WREXHAM 12,781 (46) +1
48. READING 12,535 (51) -3
49. BARNSLEY 12,211 (56) -7
50. LUTON TOWN 11,555 (42) +8
51. OXFORD UTD 11,358 (37) +14
52. BOURNEMOUTH 11,214 ( 9) +43
53. NOTTS COUNTY 10,407 (74) -21
54. WIGAN ATH. 9,946 (59) -5
55. BLACKPOOL 9,623 (53) +2
56. STOCKPORT CO 9,603 (47) +9
57. ROTHERHAM UTD 9,359 (57) 0
58. PETERBOROUGH 9,151 (62) -4
59. LINCOLN CITY 9,004 (55) +4
60. CHESTERFIELD 8,222 (75) -15
61. DONCASTER ROV 8,013 (69) -8
62. WIMBLEDON 8,008 (73) -11
63. LEYTON ORIENT 7,890 (50) +13
64. BRISTOL ROV 7,880 (66) -2
65. MANSFIELD T. 7,769 (61) +4
66. PORT VALE 7,608 (70) -4
67. CARLISLE UTD 7,425 (91) -24
68. SWINDON TOWN 7,229 (80) -12
69. MILTON KEYNES 6,833 (87) -18
70. CAMBRIDGE UTD 6,640 (67) +3
71. NORTHAMPTON T 6,568 (63) +8
72. EXETER CITY 6,513 (60) +12
73. TRANMERE ROV 6,329 (88) -15
74. WALSALL 6,319 (72) +2
75. GILLINGHAM 6,268 (85) -10
76. SHREWSBURY T. 6,255 (68) +8
77. GRIMSBY TOWN 6,067 (77) 0
78. CREWE ALEX. 5,397 (81) -3
79. WYCOMBE W. 5,362 (49) +30
80. COLCHESTER U. 4,998 (78) +2
81. CRAWLEY TOWN 4,307 (65) +16
82. NEWPORT CO. 4,203 (90) -8
83. CHELTENHAM T. 4,198 (83) 0
84. STEVENAGE 3,989 (58) +26
85. MORECAMBE 3,571 (92) -7
86. BARROW 3,381 (84) +2
87. BURTON ALBION 3,254 (64) +23
88. FLEETWOOD T. 3,131 (82) +6
89. BROMLEY 3,092 (79) +10
90. HARROGATE T. 2,948 (86) +4
91. SALFORD CITY 2,849 (76) +15
92. ACCRINGTON S. 2,539 (89) +3

We drop one place from the previous season.
Some clubs have a slightly higher or lower figure depending on the source.

[nw6pie]

Some info about next season, including a new format for the summer transfer window…

Fixture release day takes place on Thursday June 26, with fixtures released at 12:00pm

The 2025/26 season will kick off over the weekends of 1-3 August in League One and League Two and 8-10 August in the Championship.

The scheduled 46 rounds of League matches in League 2 will take place across 33 weekends, five midweeks and eight Bank Holidays and International Breaks.

Final games of the regular season: Weekend of 2/3 May 2026
League Two Play-Off Final: Monday 25 May 2026

Summer transfer window:
Open: Sunday 1 June to Tuesday 10 June (19:00)
Close: Tuesday 10 June (19:00:01) to Monday 16 June (00:01)
Re-open: Monday 16 June to Monday 1 September (19:00)

Carabao Cup
Round One draw date: 26 June
Round One: w/c 11 August

[Since71]

Does the table suggest we are massive under achievers along with only Bradford and Carlisle worse and on a par with Bolton??
We turn up but the team/club doesn't?????

[caj85]

Some info about next season, including a new format for the summer transfer window?

Fixture release day takes place on Thursday June 26, with fixtures released at 12:00pm

The 2025/26 season will kick off over the weekends of 1-3 August in League One and League Two and 8-10 August in the Championship.

The scheduled 46 rounds of League matches in League 2 will take place across 33 weekends, five midweeks and eight Bank Holidays and International Breaks.

Final games of the regular season: Weekend of 2/3 May 2026
League Two Play-Off Final: Monday 25 May 2026

Summer transfer window:
Open: Sunday 1 June to Tuesday 10 June (19:00)
Close: Tuesday 10 June (19:00:01) to Monday 16 June (00:01)
Re-open: Monday 16 June to Monday 1 September (19:00)

Carabao Cup
Round One draw date: 26 June
Round One: w/c 11 August

Wy does the summer transfer window close for a week?

[MarcusCole]

Wy does the summer transfer window close for a week?

The Club world cup, it opens earlier so the teams taking part in that can sign players before the tournament

[ancientpie]

Does the table suggest we are massive under achievers along with only Bradford and Carlisle worse and on a par with Bolton??
We turn up but the team/club doesn't?????

The table means very little as it only uses gates rather than gate receipts, we like Bradford get large gates because we are much cheaper than most, great marketing imo. COYP