English Football League 2
2016/17
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Portsmouth | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 79 | 40 | +39 | 87 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 87 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 85 | 55 | +30 | 85 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Luton Town | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 77 | ♦Playoffs |
| 5th | Exeter City | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 75 | 56 | +19 | 71 | ♦Playoffs |
| 6th | Carlisle United | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 69 | 68 | +1 | 71 | ♦Playoffs |
| 7th | Blackpool | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 69 | 46 | +23 | 70 | ♦▲PO Winners |
| 8th | Colchester United | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 57 | +10 | 69 | - |
| 9th | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 69 | - |
| 10th | Stevenage | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 67 | - |
| 11th | Cambridge United | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 66 | - |
| 12th | Mansfield Town | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 66 | - |
| 13th | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 65 |
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| 14th | Grimsby Town | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 63 | -4 | 62 | - |
| 15th | Barnet | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 57 | 64 | -7 | 57 | - |
| 16th | Notts County | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 54 | 76 | -22 | 56 | - |
| 17th | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 58 | 67 | -9 | 55 | - |
| 18th | Morecambe | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 53 | 73 | -20 | 52 | - |
| 19th | Crawley Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 53 | 71 | -18 | 51 | - |
| 20th | Yeovil Town | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 64 | -15 | 50 | - |
| 21st | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 69 | -20 | 50 | - |
| 22nd | Newport County | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 51 | 73 | -22 | 48 | - |
| 23rd | Hartlepool United | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 54 | 75 | -21 | 46 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th | Leyton Orient | 46 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 47 | 87 | -40 | 36 | ▼Relegated |
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English Football League 2 Playoffs |
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| Date | Home | Score | Away |
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Semi Finals 1st Leg |
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| 14/05/2017 | Blackpool | 3-2 | Luton Town |
| 14/05/2017 | Carlisle United | 3-3 | Exeter City |
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Semi Finals 2nd Leg |
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| 18/05/2017 | Exeter City | 3-2 | Carlisle United |
| Exeter City Won 6-5 on aggregate | |||
| 18/05/2017 | Luton Town | 3-3 | Blackpool |
| Blackpool Won 6-5 on aggregate | |||
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Final - Wembley Stadium |
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| 28/05/2017 | Blackpool | 2-1 | Exeter City |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Port Vale were Relegated from English Football League 1 |
| ▼Swindon Town were Relegated from English Football League 1 |
| ▼Coventry City were Relegated from English Football League 1 |
| ▼Chesterfield were Relegated from English Football League 1 |
| ▲Portsmouth were Promoted to English Football League 1 |
| ▲Plymouth Argyle were Promoted to English Football League 1 |
| ▲Doncaster Rovers were Promoted to English Football League 1 |
| ♦ Luton Town Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦ Exeter City Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦ Carlisle United Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦ Blackpool Qualified for Playoffs |
| ▲Blackpool were Promoted to English Football League 1 via the Playoffs |
| ▼Hartlepool United were Relegated to the National League |
| ▼Leyton Orient were Relegated to the National League |
| ▲Lincoln City were Promoted from the National League |
| ♦▲Forest Green Rovers were Promoted from the National League via the Playoffs |