Source: EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[16] (R) Relegated Notes:
^As a result of Bury's expulsion from League One, only one team is relegated to maintain League Two at 24 teams.[9]
^Macclesfield Town deducted four points for failing to both pay their players' wages and to fulfil a fixture, reduced from six points after appeal.[10][11] A further seven-point deduction was given for failing to play December's match against Plymouth Argyle.[12] A further two-point deduction was given for breaches of regulations over non-payment of wages.[13] On 3 July the EFL appealed against the independent disciplinary panel's sanctions on Macclesfield.[14] A further four points were deducted on 11 August 2020, resulting in Macclesfield Town being relegated. Stevenage reprieved[15]
Note: The fixture was postponed by the EFL on 20 December due to Macclesfield being handed a zero capacity notice by the local Safety Advisory Group [20]
The first round draw was made on 20 June.[24] The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.[25]
