Number Of Points That It Takes In League Two, Based On The Last 10 Seasons

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The table below shows what it has taken in each of the last 10 seasons to finish one point above 23rd, one point above 8th and one point above 4th. The point is included. I.e. in season 2021/22 Oldham Athletic finished 23rd on 38 points, thus to finish one point above 23rd 39 points were needed and this is the figure in the table below.

______One more point than
Season 23rd_8th_4th
2012/13 52___68__77
2013/14 51___63__77
2014/15 42___69__85
2015/16 35___70__86
2016/17 47___70__78
2017/18 47___73__81
2018/19 42___71__77
2019/20 41___72__83
2020/21 46___72__79
2021/22 39___77__81
Average 44.2_70.5_80.4

Lets examine your hypothesis which is I think that gaining 1 pt above what the 4 th positioned team gets means that a team will be automatically promoted.

Taking data from English football ;league tables

2001/02 3rd Mansfield 79 4 th Cheltenham 78.
2002/03 3 rd Wrexham 84 4 th Bournemouth 74
2003/04 3 rd Torquay 81 4 th Hudderrsfield 81
2004/05 3 rd Swansea 80 4 th Southen8 78
2005/06 3 rd Orient 81 4 th Grimsby 78
2006/07 3 rd Swindon 85 4 th MKD 84
2007/08 3 rd Hereford 88 4 th Stockport 82
2008/09 3 rd Wycombe 78 4 th Bury 78
2009/10 3 rd Rochdale 82 4 th Morecambe 73
2010/11 3 rd Wyc 80 4 th Shrews 79
2011/12 3 rd Crawley 84 4 th Southend 83
2012/13 3 rd P Vale 78 4 th Burton 76
2013 / 14 3rd Rochdale 81 4th Fleetwood 76
2014 / 15 3 rd Bury 85 4 th Wycombe 84
2015/16 3 rd Bristol 85 4 th Accrington 85
2016 / 17 3 rd Donc 85 4th lUTON 77
2017/18 3 RD wYC 84 4 th Exe 80
2018/19 3 rd MKD 79 4 th Mans 76
2019/20 COVID
2020/21 3 rd Bolt 79 4rd Morec 78
2021 / 22 BR 80 4th North 80

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