Football League Two 2006/07

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Football League Two 2006/07
Football League Two logo
master Walsall FC
Climbers Walsall FC
Hartlepool United
Swindon Town
Bristol Rovers (as play-off winner)
Relegation ↑ Milton Keynes Dons
Lincoln City
Bristol Rovers
Shrewsbury Town
Relegated Boston United
Torquay United
Teams 24
Games 552
Gates 1,372  (ø 2.49 per game)
Top scorer Richie Barker ( Hartlepool United ) / Izale McLeod (Milton Keynes Dons)
Football League Two 2005/06
Football League One 2006/07

The Football League One 2006/07 was the third season of the Football League Two as the fourth highest English division behind the Premier League , the Football League Championship and the Football League One as well as the 15th season of the third highest division of the Football League after the introduction of the Premier League in 1992.

The three best-ranked clubs FC Walsall , Hartlepool United and Swindon Town rose directly to Football League One. The clubs in places four to seven determined the fourth promoted team in play-off mode. Here the Bristol Rovers prevailed.

Boston United and Torquay United rose to the National League and were replaced by Dagenham & Redbridge and Morecambe FC the following season .

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. FC Walsall (A)  46  25th  14th  7th 066:340 +32 89
 2. Hartlepool United (A)  46  26th  10  10 065:400 +25 88
 3. Swindon Town (A)  46  25th  10  11 058:380 +20 85
 4th Milton Keynes Dons (A)  46  25th  9  12 076:580 +18 84
 5. Lincoln City  46  21st  11  14th 070:590 +11 74
 6th Bristol Rovers  46  20th  12  14th 049:420  +7 72
 7th Shrewsbury Town  46  18th  17th  11 068:460 +22 71
 8th. Stockport County  46  21st  8th  17th 065:540 +11 71
 9. Rochdale AFC  46  18th  12  16 070:500 +20 66
10. Peterborough United  46  18th  11  17th 070:610  +9 65
11. Darlington FC  46  17th  14th  15th 052:560  −4 65
12. Wycombe Wanderers  46  16  14th  16 052:470  +5 62
13. Notts County  46  16  14th  16 055:530  +2 62
14th Barnet FC  46  16  11  19th 055:700 −15 59
15th Grimsby Town  46  17th  8th  21st 057:730 −16 59
16. Hereford United (N)  46  14th  13  19th 045:530  −8 55
17th Mansfield Town  46  14th  12  20th 058:630  −5 54
18th Chester City  46  13  14th  19th 040:480  −8 53
19th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wrexham FC  46  13  12  21st 043:650 −22 51
20th Accrington Stanley (N)  46  13  11  22nd 070:810 −11 50
21st Bury FC  46  13  11  22nd 046:610 −15 50
22nd Macclesfield Town  46  12  12  22nd 055:770 −22 48
23. Boston United 1  46  12  10  24 051:800 −29 36
24. Torquay United  46  7th  14th  25th 036:630 −27 35

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

1 Boston United was deducted ten points.
  • Promoted to Football League One 2007/08
  • Participants in the play-off round
  • Play-off winners and promoted to Football League One 2007/08
  • Relegated to the National League
  • (A) Relegated from Football League One 2005/06
    (N) Newcomers from the National League

    Play-off round

      Semi-finals (first leg / second leg / total) final
                         
    4th  Milton Keynes Dons 0 1 1    
    7th  Shrewsbury Town 0 2 2  
    7th  Shrewsbury Town 1
      6th  Bristol Rovers 3
    5  Lincoln City 1 3 4th
    6th  Bristol Rovers 2 5 7th  

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