Check out how your club will fare this season via our exhaustive guide to League Two.
GILLINGHAM
Manager: Andy Hessenthaler. The Gills legend returned to the club from Dover in May after Mark Stimson paid the price for relegation from League One. Hessenthaler spent 10 years in the Gills' midfield from 1996, four of them as player-manager while the club was at its highest-ever point in the second tier.
Key man: Andy Barcham. After helping the Gills to promotion from League Two in his first full season at the Priestfield, he was unable to keep them up last term. The 23-year-old forward's efforts were recognised with the player of the year award, though, and he will be looking to pick up the slack following the departure of star striker Simeon Jackson for a reported £600,000.
Position last season: 21st in League One
Players in: Adebayo Akinfenwa (Northampton, free), Danny Spiller (Dagenham & Redbridge, free), Tony Sinclair (Woking, signed), Cody McDonald (Norwich, loan), Stefan Payne (Fulham, free), Andy White (Reading, free)
Players out: Simeon Jackson (Norwich, £600,000), Stuart Lewis (Dagenham & Redbridge, free), Simon Royce (Brentford, free), Adam Miller (Cambridge, free), Charlie Stimson (Barnet, free), Luis Cumbers, Tom Wynter, James Walker, Andy Pugh, Jacob Erskine (all released)
Chances: The Gills will still be smarting from last season's relegation, when they slipped into the drop zone on the final day, and they will find it difficult to replace the 42 goals scored by Simeon Jackson in the last two seasons. But if anyone can inspire the Gillls to bounce straight back it's Hessenthaler, who unlike his first stint in charge can focus solely on managerial duties.
Prediction: 2nd
Sky Bet odds: 9/1 to win League Two
HEREFORD
Manager: Simon Davey. Although Darlington were doomed to relegation when Davey took charge in April, he still had time to show glimpses of the leadership qualities that helped Barnsley to the FA Cup semi- finals in 2008. Hereford were keen to get the 39-year-old Welshman back in league management and appointed him as Graham Turner's successor on a two-year contract.
Key man: Janos Kovacs. The Hungarian defender returned to league football this summer after finishing last season with Luton. The 24- year-old had his contract with Lincoln cancelled by mutual consent in January but has now been tasked with shoring up the Hereford defence following the departure of Darren Jones.
Position last season: 16th
Players in: Joe Colbeck, (Oldham, free), Janos Kovacs (Luton, free), Sean Canham (Notts County, free), Stuart Fleetwood (Charlton, free), O'Neil Thompson (Barnsley,
loan)
Players out: Darren Jones (Aldershot, signed), Gavin McCallum (Lincoln, signed), Marc Pugh (Bournemouth, free)
Chances: The Bulls regrouped last term following relegation from League One in 2008/09 but this season marks a new era with Graham Turner having left for Shrewsbury after 15 years at Edgar Street as both manager and chairman. Davey is relishing a fresh challenge and will be hopeful of a mid-table finish.
Prediction: 12th
Sky Bet odds: 25/1 to win League Two
LINCOLN
Manager: Chris Sutton. A surprise appointment given he had no previous managerial experience, the former Blackburn and Celtic striker has made a decent start to life in the dug-out. The 37-year-old steered the Imps to safety with two games to spare after succeeding Peter Jackson last September.
Key man: Scott Kerr. After falling out of the side early last season, the long-serving midfielder fought his way back in to re-establish himself in the Imps' engine room. The 28-year-old is now one of the senior players at Sincil Bank and Sutton will be urging his captain to lead by example again this term.
Position last season: 20th
Players in: Gavin McCallum (Hereford, signed), Drewe Broughton (Rotherham, free), Albert Jarrett (Barnet, free)
Players out: Rob Burch (Notts County, free)
Chances: After a flurry of loan signings last term, Sutton has set about putting his own stamp on the team this summer. He has made some useful additions, particularly experienced striker Drewe Broughton, and the Imps could mount a play-off push.
Prediction: 6th
Sky Bet odds: 20/1 to win League Two
MACCLESFIELD
Manager: Gary Simpson. Macclesfield were rocked by the sudden passing of Keith Alexander in March, which led to his long-time assistant taking up his first manager's position, signing a two-year deal in April. Simpson previously had a spell as caretaker boss at Lincoln in
2003/04 and joined Macc with Alexander in 2008.
Key man: Nat Brown. The towering defender joined Macc on a permanent basis last summer having previously been on loan from Wrexham. The ex- Huddersfield and Lincoln man was crucial to keeping the Silkmen safe last season, making 38 league appearances, and the 29-year-old signed a new two-year deal at Moss Rose in May.
Position last season: 19th
Players in: Matt Hamshaw (Notts County, free), Lewis Chalmers (Aldershot, free), Jack Cudworth (Rhyl, free), Jason Beardsley (Tampa Bay, free)
Players out: Jonny Brain (Walsall, free), Craig Lindfield (Accrington, free)
Chances: Macc operate on a shoestring and were unable to keep hold of goalkeeper Jonny Brain, last season's player of the year. Matt Hamshaw is a useful addition but the Silkmen have finished in the bottom half of League Two for the last five seasons and there seems little chance of that changing this term.
Prediction: 24th
Sky Bet odds: 50/1 to win League Two
MORECAMBE
Manager: Sammy McIlroy. The former Manchester United star led Macclesfield into the Football League for the first time and repeated the feat with Morecambe in 2007. The Shrimps have since held their own in League Two and McIlroy, 55, led them to their best-ever finish last season.
Key man: Phil Jevons. The former Everton trainee arrived on a season- long loan from Huddersfield last year and enjoyed his most prolific season since 2004/05 at Yeovil, banging in 18 goals in 40 league games. Having made the move permanent this summer, the 30-year-old striker will have to produce a similar effort to get the Shrimps into the play-offs again this term.
Position last season: 4th
Players in: Phil Jevons (Huddersfield, free), Paul Scott (Bury, free), Chris McCready (Northampton, free), Andrew Fleming (Wrexham, signed)
Players out: Wayne Curtis (Fleetwood, free)
Chances: Seen by many as relegation contenders last season, the Shrimps exceeded expectations to bid farewell to Christie Park by finishing fourth. Although delays meant no pre-season friendlies could be played at their new Globe Arena, there is still a feel-good factor on the Lancashire coast that McIlroy will aim to maintain that into the new campaign.
Prediction: 11th
Sky Bet odds: 20/1 to win League Two
NORTHAMPTON
Manager: Ian Sampson. The former Cobblers defender began coaching in the club's youth ranks before becoming caretaker boss during 2006/07 and staying on as first-team coach under Stuart Gray. The 41-year-old took over last October after Gray was sacked and steered Northampton to an 11th-placed finish.
Key Man: Tadhg Purcell. The Irish striker was a revelation last season after Darlington brought him over from Shamrock Rovers on a short-term deal in January. Although Darlington were destined for relegation, the 25-year-old scored nine goals in 22 games to earn a two-year deal with Northampton.
Position last season: 11th
Players in: Tadhg Purcell (Darlington, free), John Johnson (Middlesbrough, free), Nathaniel Wedderburn (Stoke, free), Marcus Hall (Coventry, free)
Players out: Adebayo Akinfenwa (Gillingham, free), Chris McCready (Morecambe, free) Luke Guttridge (Aldershot, free), Peter Gilbert (Southend, free)
Chances: Tadhg Purcell should be an adequate replacement for 17-goal top scorer Adebayo Akinfenwa, whose contract expired at the end of the season. A mid-table finish was respectable following League One relegation in 2008/09 and if the Cobblers can reproduce the form that saw them lose just two in 21 games in the middle of last season, they could compete for the top seven.
Prediction: 10th
Sky Bet odds: 12/1 to win League Two
OXFORD
Manager: Chris Wilder. The former Sheffield United and Rotherham full-back spent six years as Halifax boss until they went into liquidation in 2008. Wilder, 42, then spent six months as Alan Knill's assistant at Bury, helping them into promotion contention, before taking the chance to manage Oxford, narrowly missing out on the top six in 2008/09 and winning the play-offs in his first full season.
Key Man: James Constable. After scoring 23 league goals on loan from Shrewsbury for 2008/09, Constable made the move permanent last summer and hit another 22 in 37 games as the U's clinched promotion. The 25- year-old striker was named captain this summer and will be eager to prove himself in the league after a brief spell with Walsall.
Position last season: 3rd in the Conference.
Players in: Harry Worley (Leicester, free), Richie Baker (Bury, free), Matt Green (Torquay, free), Simon Heslop (Barnsley, free), Jake Wright (Brighton, free), Mitchell Cole (Stevenage, signed), Leigh Franks (Huddersfield, loan), Danny Philliskirk (Chelsea, loan)
Players out: Billy Turley (Brackley, free), Kevin Sandwith (Mansfield, free), Adam Murray (Luton, free), Chris Hargreaves (released)
Chances: The U's are back in the league after relegation in 2006 and will be happy just to secure their league status for another year. Wilder has made some useful acquisitions which should keep them clear of the relegation scrap, although a mid-table finish could be achievable.
Prediction: 17th
Sky Bet odds: 12/1 to win League Two
