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Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Harry Smith named in League Two Team of the Season
Swindon Town striker Harry Smith has been named in the Sky Bet League Two team of the season. Smith, who joined Swindon last summer from Sutton United, has impressed in the 2024/25 campaign, scoring 15 goals and providing three assists. His contribution played a significant role in helping Ian Holloway's side avoid relegation. Read more: Swindon Town loan-striker Tshimanga released by Peterborough Smith's goal tally was his highest in an individual league campaign, and his aerial prowess was unmatched in the division, winning 348 aerial duels. The accolade was awarded by a football statistics website. Smith's fellow Team of the Season members include players from Notts County, Crewe, Cheltenham, Port Vale, Doncaster, Colchester, Gillingham, and Bromley. (Image: Skybet) Notts County's goalkeeper Alex Bass, with a rating of 6.80, led the team after helping his side secure a play-off place and the division's seventh-strongest defensive record. Crewe's Mickey Demetriou was named Sky Bet League Two Player of the Season with a rating of 7.53. The 35-year-old defender scored two goals and provided one assist, ranking second among players in his position for aerial duels won (264) and fifth for clearances (342). Cheltenham's Sam Stubbs, Port Vale's Connor Hall, and Doncaster's Luke Molyneux also made it to the team. Stubbs led the division in interceptions (78), while Hall contributed to his team's automatic promotion from League Two. Molyneux had the most productive league campaign of his career, with 16 goals and 12 assists, helping Doncaster secure the League Two title and automatic promotion. Colchester's Jamie McDonnell and Jack Payne were the central midfielders in the team. McDonnell, with a rating of 7.36, ranked second for tackles (132) among all players in League Two. Payne equalled his finest individual campaign in terms of goal involvements, with eight goals and 10 assists. Gillingham's Max Clark, who made more tackles than any other defender in League Two (109), was the left midfield choice. Bromley's Michael Cheek, with 25 goals, won the Golden Boot and was also part of the team. Port Vale's Jayden Stockley, despite making just 29 League Two starts, rounded off the Team of the Season with 11 goals and seven assists. Smith's recognition in the League Two Team of the Season is a testament to his outstanding performance and contribution to Swindon Town over the past season.
BBC News
26-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Crewe captain Demetriou signs contract extension
Crewe Alexandra captain Mickey Demetriou has signed a new deal with the promotion-chasing League Two 35-year-old former Kidderminster Harriers, Shrewsbury Town, Cambridge United and Newport County defender has put pen to paper on a one-year contract, with an option for a further turned down the offer of a new deal with Newport in the summer of 2023 to join Crewe, when he signed an initial one-year agreement, with the option of a 12-month taken up that option, his current deal was due to run out this summer but he is now signed up at least until year's player of the season has missed eight games since the turn of the year with a calf injury, but he returned on Saturday as the Alex earned a point against promotion rivals Notts County at Meadow of this Saturday's lunchtime derby date with Port Vale, Lee Bell's Alex sit ninth in League Two, six points shy of an automatic promotion place with eight games remaining - and only a point off the play-off places.
