2004–05 Football League Two
# 2004–05 Football League Two

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

### Relegated from Second Division

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

### Promoted from Football Conference

* Chester City
* Shrewsbury Town

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | Promotion to League One |
| 3 | Swansea City (P) | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 80 | Promotion to League One |
| 4 | Southend United (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 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 72 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 62 | 51 | +11 | 72 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 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 | Relegation to Conference National |

* ↑ Cambridge United deducted 10 points for entering administration

## Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final at Millennium Stadium | Final at Millennium Stadium | Final at Millennium Stadium |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Southend United | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Southend United | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Southend United | 2 |
| | | | | | 6 | Lincoln City | 0 |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Lincoln City | 0 |
| 5 | Macclesfield Town | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |

## Top scorers

| Pos | Player | Team(s) | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 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 |

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