2004–05 Football League Two

Football league season

Football League TwoSeason| 2004–05

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Champions| Yeovil Town (1st fourth tier title)
Direct promotion| Yeovil Town,
Scunthorpe United,
Swansea City
Promoted through play-offs| Southend United
Relegated to Conference| Cambridge United,
Kidderminster Harriers
New club in the league| Chester,
Shrewsbury Town
Matches played| 552
Goals scored| 1,347 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorer| Phil Jevons (Yeovil Town), 27

← 2003–04

2005–06 →

The 2004–05 Football League Two season was the first season since the Football League Third Division was renamed League Two, following a sponsorship deal with Coca-Cola. The league was made up of eighteen teams from the Third Division who were neither promoted nor relegated, the four relegated teams from the Second Division, and the two promoted from the Football Conference (all from the 2003–04 season).

## Promotion and relegation

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### Relegated from Second Division

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* Grimsby Town
* Rushden & Diamonds
* Notts County
* Wycombe Wanderers

### Promoted from Football Conference

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* Chester City
* Shrewsbury Town

## League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  | Yeovil Town (C, P) | 46  | 25  | 8  | 13  | 90  | 65  | +25  | 83  | Promotion to League One
2  | Scunthorpe United (P) | 46  | 22  | 14  | 10  | 69  | 42  | +27  | 80
3  | Swansea City (P) | 46  | 24  | 8  | 14  | 62  | 43  | +19  | 80
4  | Southend United (O, P) | 46  | 22  | 12  | 12  | 65  | 46  | +19  | 78  | Qualification for League Two play-offs
5  | Macclesfield Town | 46  | 22  | 9  | 15  | 60  | 49  | +11  | 75
6  | Lincoln City | 46  | 20  | 12  | 14  | 64  | 47  | +17  | 72
7  | Northampton Town | 46  | 20  | 12  | 14  | 62  | 51  | +11  | 72
8  | Darlington | 46  | 20  | 12  | 14  | 57  | 49  | +8  | 72  |
9  | Rochdale | 46  | 16  | 18  | 12  | 54  | 48  | +6  | 66
10  | Wycombe Wanderers | 46  | 17  | 14  | 15  | 58  | 52  | +6  | 65
11  | Leyton Orient | 46  | 16  | 15  | 15  | 65  | 67  | −2  | 63
12  | Bristol Rovers | 46  | 13  | 21  | 12  | 60  | 57  | +3  | 60
13  | Mansfield Town | 46  | 15  | 15  | 16  | 56  | 56  | 0  | 60
14  | Cheltenham Town | 46  | 16  | 12  | 18  | 51  | 54  | −3  | 60
15  | Oxford United | 46  | 16  | 11  | 19  | 50  | 63  | −13  | 59
16  | Boston United | 46  | 14  | 16  | 16  | 62  | 58  | +4  | 58
17  | Bury | 46  | 14  | 16  | 16  | 54  | 54  | 0  | 58
18  | Grimsby Town | 46  | 14  | 16  | 16  | 51  | 52  | −1  | 58
19  | Notts County | 46  | 13  | 13  | 20  | 46  | 62  | −16  | 52
20  | Chester City | 46  | 12  | 16  | 18  | 43  | 69  | −26  | 52
21  | Shrewsbury Town | 46  | 11  | 16  | 19  | 48  | 53  | −5  | 49
22  | Rushden & Diamonds | 46  | 10  | 14  | 22  | 42  | 63  | −21  | 44
23  | Kidderminster Harriers (R) | 46  | 10  | 8  | 28  | 39  | 85  | −46  | 38  | Relegation to Conference National
24  | Cambridge United (R) | 46  | 8  | 16  | 22  | 39  | 62  | −23  | 30[a]

Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2009. Source: 2004–05 League Two
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ Cambridge United deducted 10 points for entering administration[1]

## Play-offs

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| Semi-finals | | | Final at Millennium Stadium |

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| 7 | Northampton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Southend United | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | 4 | Southend United | 2 |
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| | | 6 | Lincoln City | 0 |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 1 | 1 | 2 |

| 5 | Macclesfield Town | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Top scorers

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Pos | Player | Team(s) | Goals

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1  | Phil Jevons | Yeovil | 27
2  | Andy Kirk | Northampton | 26
3  | Jon Parkin | Macclesfield | 22
3  | Lee Trundle | Swansea | 22
3  | Nathan Tyson | Wycombe | 22
6  | Freddy Eastwood | Southend | 21
6  | Simon Yeo | Lincoln City | 21
8  | Junior Agogo | Bristol Rovers | 19
9  | Paul Hayes | Scunthorpe | 17
9  | Grant Holt | Rochdale | 17

Source

## References

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1. ^ "Cambridge United file for administration". BBC. Retrieved 18 September 2009.

## External links

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* League Table

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