2018–19 Accrington Stanley F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Accrington Stanley's first-ever season in League One and their 50th year in existence. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season ran from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Accrington Stanley
2018–19 season
ChairmanPeter Marsden
ManagerJohn Coleman
StadiumCrown Ground
League One14th
FA CupFourth round
(knocked out by Derby County)
EFL CupFirst round
(knocked out by Mansfield Town)
EFL TrophyThird round
(knocked out by Bury)
Top goalscorerLeague: Sean McConville (16 Goals)
All: Billy Kee (16 Goals), Sean McConville (16 Goals)
Highest home attendance5,397 against Derby County in FA Cup fourth round
Lowest home attendance746 against Lincoln City in EFL Trophy second round
Average home league attendance2,764
Biggest win5–1 vs. Plymouth Argyle
(27 April 2019)
Biggest defeat1–6 vs. Mansfield Town
(14 August 2018, EFL Cup R1)

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 CM   Sam Finley AFC Fylde Free transfer [1]
1 July 2018 RM   Piero Mingoia Cambridge United Free transfer [2]
1 July 2018 CB   Will Wood Southampton Free transfer [3]
2 August 2018 CF   Offrande Zanzala Derby County Undisclosed [4]
7 August 2018 MF   Andrew Scott   Maiden City Undisclosed [5]
9 August 2018 CF   Andy Mangan   Bala Town Free transfer [6]
19 January 2019 GK   Dimitar Evtimov Burton Albion Free transfer [7]
1 February 2019 RW   Okera Simmonds Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [8]

Transfers out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 MF   Josh Hmami   The New Saints Free transfer [9]
1 July 2018 GK   Aaron Chapman Peterborough United Free Transfer [10]
1 July 2018 CF   Akeel Francis Guiseley Released [11][12]
1 July 2018 RW   Mekhi Leacock-McLeod FC Halifax Town Released [11][13]
8 August 2018 MF   Tom Reilly   Eskilstuna City Free transfer [14]
9 August 2018 CF   Kayden Jackson Ipswich Town Undisclosed [15]
3 January 2019 CB   Janoi Donacien Ipswich Town £750,000 [16]

Loans in edit

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
3 August 2018 CB   Matthew Platt Blackburn Rovers 31 May 2019 [17][18]
9 August 2018 GK   Connor Ripley Middlesbrough 8 January 2019 [19][20]
17 August 2018 LB   Nick Anderton Blackpool 1 January 2019 [21][18]
24 August 2018 CB   Michael Ihiekwe Rotherham United 2 January 2019 [22]
31 August 2018 CM   Daniel Barlaser Newcastle United 31 May 2019 [23][18]
31 August 2018 CF   Luke Charman Newcastle United 1 January 2019 [24][25]
31 August 2018 CF   Connor Hall Bolton Wanderers 1 January 2019 [26]
10 January 2019 LB   Liam Gibson Newcastle United 31 May 2019 [27]
11 January 2019 CF   Luke Armstrong Middlesbrough 31 May 2019 [28]
18 January 2019 CB   Janoi Donacien Ipswich Town 31 May 2019 [29]
25 January 2019 CF   Paul Smyth Queens Park Rangers 31 May 2019 [30]

Loans out edit

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
31 July 2018 RB   Janoi Donacien Ipswich Town 2 January 2019 [31][16]
23 August 2018 RB   Reagan Ogle Southport 31 May 2019 [32][33]
31 August 2018 CB   Zehn Mohammed Clitheroe 30 September 2018 [34]
5 October 2018 LM   Danny Williams AFC Fylde 2 January 2019 [35]
8 October 2018 LW   Érico Sousa Barrow 10 November 2018 [36]
13 October 2018 CB   Will Wood Havant & Waterlooville 12 January 2019 [37][18]
24 November 2018 DM   Liam Nolan Salford City 23 January 2019 [38]
13 December 2018 CB   Zehn Mohammed Southport 1 January 2019 [39]
14 December 2018 RB   Harvey Rodgers Hartlepool United 14 January 2019 [40]
11 January 2019 CM   Niall Watson Widnes 10 February 2019 [41]
15 January 2019 CB   Zehn Mohammed FC United of Manchester 31 May 2019 [42]
31 January 2019 RM   Piero Mingoia Morecambe 31 May 2019 [43]

Competitions edit

Friendlies edit

Stanley announced pre-season fixtures against Huddersfield Town, Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers.[44]

14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Friendly Accrington Stanley 3–0 Huddersfield Town Accrington
15:00 BST Jackson   19', 41'
McConville   83'
Report Stadium: Crown Ground
21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Friendly Accrington Stanley 4–3 Middlesbrough Accrington
15:00 BST Hughes  
Kee   (pen.)
Jackson  
Sykes  
Report McNair  
Howson  
Traoré  
Stadium: Wham Stadium
Referee: Richard Brooks
24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) Friendly Southport 1–1 Accrington Stanley Blowick
19:30 BST Lowe   70' Report Mingoia   46' Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium

League One edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Oxford United 46 15 15 16 58 64 −6 60
13 Gillingham 46 15 10 21 61 72 −11 55
14 Accrington Stanley 46 14 13 19 51 67 −16 55
15 Bristol Rovers 46 13 15 18 47 50 −3 54
16 Rochdale 46 15 9 22 54 87 −33 54
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[45]

Result summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 14 13 19 51 67  −16 55 7 6 10 26 33  −7 7 7 9 25 34  −9

Last updated: 27 April 2019.
Source: Statto.com

Results by matchday edit

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAAAAHHHHAAAHHAHHHAHA
ResultLWDWDDDDWWWLWWLDDLLLLWWLLDLDLDWDLLLWLLLDLWLWWD
Position2312147881010985764466101011141091012141415161514151415171417181817171616141314
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

August edit

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Gillingham Accrington
15:00 BST Clark   45+2'
Sykes   68'
Report Hanlan   23'
Byrne   39'
Parker   43'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,201
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Accrington Stanley Horfield
15:00 BST Payne   83' Report McConville   6', 89'
Richards-Everton   86'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,683
Referee: Nick Kinseley
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Charlton Athletic Accrington
15:00 BST Richards-Everton   68'
Clark   78'
Sykes   90+6'
Report Grant   15'
Taylor   29'
Sarr   37'
Bielik   80'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,265
Referee: Ross Joyce
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4 Oxford United 2–3 Accrington Stanley Oxford
19:45 BST Whyte   27'
Browne   57'   65'
Brannagan   60'
Norman   84'
Report Brown   19'
McConville   34'
Norman   43' (o.g.)
Kee   62', 79' (pen.)
Clark   80'
Sykes   90+2'
Ripley   90+4'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 5,748
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5 Blackpool 1–1 Accrington Stanley Blackpool
15:00 BST Delfouneso   66' Report Kee   28'
Hughes   90+3'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,354
Referee: Lee Mason

September edit

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Scunthorpe United Accrington
15:00 BST Ihiekwe   42'
Conneely   82'
Brown   90+2'
Report Lund   80' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,059
Referee: Chris Sarginson
8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Burton Albion Accrington
15:00 BST Brown   1'
Sykes   43'
Kee   84' (pen.)
Finley   89'
Hughes   90+4'
Report Fraser   11'   78'
Quinn   45+1'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,943
Referee: Carl Boyeson
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Accrington Stanley Fleetwood
15:00 BST Bolger   37'
Coyle   69'
Report Finley   67'
McConville   69'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,355
Referee: Michael Salisbury
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Accrington Stanley 2–1 AFC Wimbledon Accrington
15:00 BST Kee   6'
McConville   60'
Report Wagstaff   64'
Watson   69'
Soares   72'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,732
Referee: Ross Joyce
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 Walsall 0–1 Accrington Stanley Walsall
15:00 BST Fitzwater   85' Report Kee   7' (pen.)
McConville   26'
Clark   31'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,257
Referee: Charles Breakspear

October edit

2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Accrington
19:45 BST Ihiekwe   71'
Zanzala   87'   88'
Report Kane   45+3'
Andrew   65'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,327
Referee: Peter Wright
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Accrington Stanley Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Grant   56'
Gilliead   62'
Whalley   79'
Report Ripley   16'
Clark   53'
Ihiekwe   70'
McConville   88'
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 4,353
Referee: Andy Woolmer
13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) 13 Accrington Stanley 3-1 Bradford City Accrington
15:00 BST Kee   39' (pen.)
Zanzala   54'
McConville   66'
Report Nathaniel Knight-Percival  6'
Kai Brünker  56'
Doyle   62'
Ryan McGowan  75'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,346
Referee: Kevin Johnson
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 14 Peterborough United 0-1 Accrington Stanley Peterborough
15:00 BST Cummings  59'
O'Hara  77'
Woodyard   88'
Report McConville   11'   68'
Barlaser  32'
Anderton  87'
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,141
Referee: Scott Duncan
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 15 Luton Town 4–1 Accrington Stanley Luton
19:45 BST Hylton   5', 54', 70'
Shinnie   53'
Grant   61'
Bradley   90+5'
Report Zanzala   27'
Clark   47'
Brown   67'
Hughes   70'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,454
Referee: Chris Sarginson
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 16 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Portsmouth Accrington
15:00 BST McConville   50'
Ihiekwe   64'
Report Thompson   47'
Hawkins   62'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,558
Referee: Steve Martin

November edit

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 17 Coventry City 1–1 Accrington Stanley Coventry
15:00 GMT Doyle   87' Report Zanzala   58' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 10,653
Referee: Michael Salisbury
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Barnsley Accrington
15:00 GMT Johnson   68'
Brown   84'
Report Mowatt   25'
Woodrow   36'
Lindsay   28'
Fryers   34'   64'
Moore   90+4'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 4,801
Referee: John Busby
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19 Rochdale 1–0 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
15:00 GMT Delaney   41'
Henderson   63'
McGahey   72'
Report Finley   90' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,497
Referee: Lee Probert
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20 Accrington Stanley 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers Accrington
19:45 GMT McConville   15'
Finley   41'
Hughes   71'
Report Kashket   77'
Harriman   88'
Samuel   90+1'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,740
Referee: Scott Oldham

December edit

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) A Accrington Stanley A–A Sunderland Accrington
15:00 GMT Hall   69' Report Maguire   63' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 5,257
Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Referee Oliver Langford abandoned the game on 73 minutes due to waterlogged pitch,.[46]
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 21 Southend United 3–0 Accrington Stanley Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT Mantom   19'
Cox   23'
Robinson   72'
Report Ihiekwe   51'
Finley   63'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,286
Referee: Antony Coggins
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 22 Plymouth Argyle 0–3 Accrington Stanley Plymouth
15:00 GMT Fox   8' Report Hughes   21'
Conneely   25'
Finley   61'
McConville   65'
Clark   77'
Barlaser   81'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,193
Referee: Kevin Johnson
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 23 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Accrington
15:00 GMT Clark   1'   36'
Kee   21'
Report Norburn   52' (pen.)
Sadler   55'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,061
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 24 Accrington Stanley 0–4 Peterborough United Accrington
15:00 GMT Hughes   60' Report Toney   19', 41', 85'
Maddison   23'
Reed   45+1'
Bennett   67'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,672
Referee: Thomas Bramall

January edit

1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 25 Bradford City 3–0 Accrington Stanley Bradford
15:00 GMT O'Brien   21'
Doyle   30'   78'
O'Connor   45+3'
Wood   49'
McGowan   84'
Report Ripley   12'
Zanzala   26'
Clark   39'
Kee   45+4'
Ihiekwe   52'
Richards-Everton   64'
Hughes   90+1'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 16,318
Referee: Paul Marsden
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 26 Accrington Stanley 0–0 Bristol Rovers Accrington
15:00 GMT Sykes   90+2' Report Clarke   89' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,246
Referee: Alan Young
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 27 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Accrington Stanley Charlton
15:00 GMT Cullen   56'
Taylor   82'
Grant   90+3' (pen.),   90+4'
Report Gibson   32'
Finley   39'
Johnson   59'
Maxted   82'
Hughes   90+5'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 11,877
Referee: John Busby
29 January 2019 (2019-01-29) 28 Gillingham 0–0 Accrington Stanley Gillingham
19:45 GMT Ehmer   56' Report Smyth   85' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,423
Referee: Craig Hicks

February edit

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) P Accrington Stanley P–P Blackpool Accrington
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Crown Ground
Note: Fixture was postponed due to freezing weather overnight.[47]
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 29 Scunthorpe United 2–0 Accrington Stanley Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT Wootton   13'   45+1'
van Veen   42'   54'
Burgess   83'
Report Donacien   51'
Barlaser   68'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,824
Referee: Antony Coggins
15 February 2019 (2019-02-15) 30 Sunderland 2–2 Accrington Stanley Sunderland
19:45 GMT Baldwin   35'
Honeyman   55'
McGeady   62'
Report Kee   30' (pen.)
Conneely   42'
Smyth   52'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,937
Referee: Darren Drysdale
19 February 2019 (2019-02-19) 31 Accrington Stanley 4–2 Oxford United Accrington
19:45 GMT Kee   36'
Richards-Everton   39'
McConville   57'   70'
Clark   73'
Armstrong   90+4'
Report Brannagan   44'
Garbutt   63'
Mousinho   89'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,095
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 32 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Southend United Accrington
15:00 GMT Kee   30'
Barlaser   60'
Clark   79'
Report Humphrys   20'
Cox   36'
Klass   41'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,472
Referee: Eddie Ilderton

March edit

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 33 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Coventry City Accrington
15:00 GMT Gibson   73'
Johnson   81'
Report Enobakhare   60' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,083
Referee: Peter Wright
5 March 2019 (2019-03-05) 34 Accrington Stanley 1–2 Blackpool Accrington
19:45 GMT McConville   12'
Armstrong   23'
Donacien   73'
Evtimov   83'
Wood   88'
Hughes   90'
Report Virtue   5'
Dodoo   30'
Spearing   81' (pen.)
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,792
Referee: Ross Joyce
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 35 Barnsley 2–0 Accrington Stanley Barnsley
15:00 GMT Cavaré   41'
Wood   45+1' (o.g.)
Pinillos   62'
Report McConville   26' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 11,533
Referee: Dean Whitestone
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 36 Wycombe Wanderers 1–3 Accrington Stanley High Wycombe
19:45 GMT Cowan-Hall   23'
Allsop   45+10'
Report Barlaser   45'
Kee   45+10' (pen.), 66' (pen.)
Smyth   71'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,819
Referee: Kevin Johnson
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) P Accrington Stanley P–P Rochdale Accrington
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Crown Ground
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[48]
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 37 Burton Albion 5–2 Accrington Stanley Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Collins   39'
Fraser   44'
Templeton   65'   82'
McFadzean   68'
Akins   78' (pen.), 90' (pen.)
Quinn   90+5'
Report McConville   37'
Kee   40' (pen.)
Clark   58'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,916
Referee: Lee Swabey
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 38 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Fleetwood Town Accrington
15:00 GMT Donacien   28'
McConville   80'
Report Rydel   30'
Sheron   45'
Souttar   50'
Evans   89'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,485
Referee: Anthony Backhouse

April edit

3 April 2019 (2019-04-03) 39 Accrington Stanley 0–3 Sunderland Accrington
19:45 BST Richards-Everton   15'
Finley   32'
Hughes   75'
Kee   86'
Report McGeady   4'
O'Nien   30'
Grigg   45+3'
Wyke   63'
Sterling   79'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,802
Referee: John Brooks
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 40 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Accrington Stanley Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST Piggott   21'
Kalambayi   37'
Hanson   71'
Connolly   78'
Report Smyth   4'
Brown   29'
Clark   34',   70'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,565
Referee: Neil Hair
9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) 41 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Rochdale Accrington
19:45 BST Report McLaughlin   27'
Henderson   39'
Rathbone   71'
Hamilton   78'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,824
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Walsall Accrington
15:00 BST Sykes   11', 69'
Finley   37'
Report Devlin   33'
Kinsella   45+1'
Scarr   80'
Gordon   81'   84'
Cook   84'
Leahy   88'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,662
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
20 April 2019 (2019-04-20) 43 Accrington Stanley 0–3 Luton Town Accrington
17:30 BST Evtimov   3'   22'
Conneely   32'
Armstrong   86'
Report Berry   17'
Collins   24' (pen.)
Ruddock-Mpanzu   68', 87'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,271
Referee: Carl Boyeson
23 April 2019 (2019-04-23) 44 Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Accrington Stanley Doncaster
19:45 BST Andrew   90'
Sadlier   90+2'
Report McConville   17'
Smyth   44'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,222
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45 Accrington Stanley 5–1 Plymouth Argyle Accrington
15:00 BST Kee   20' (pen.)
McConville   36', 43', 51'
Armstrong   66'
Report Rodgers   90+3' (o.g.) Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,134
Referee: Craig Hicks

May edit

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46 Portsmouth 1 – 1 Accrington Stanley Portsmouth
17:30 BST Close   59' Report McConville   46' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,439
Referee: Scott Duncan

FA Cup edit

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[49] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.[50] The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[51] The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.[52]

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round Accrington Stanley 1–0 Colchester United Accrington
15:00 BST Barlaser   34' Report Kent   47'
Nouble   76'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,267
Referee: Martin Coy
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) Second round Accrington Stanley 3–1 Cheltenham Town Accrington
15:00 GMT Zanzala   49'
Kee   66' (pen.)
Clark   78'
Report Forster   47'
Addai   73'
Tozer   90+1'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,066
Referee: Andy Haines
5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round Accrington Stanley 1–0 Ipswich Town Accrington
15:00 GMT Kee   76' Report Downes   25' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,869
Referee: Dean Whitestone
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) Fourth round Accrington Stanley 0–1 Derby County Accrington
12:30 GMT Barlaser   3'   59' Report Waghorn   78'
Bogle   86'   90'
Jozefzoon   90+3'
Nugent   90+4'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 5,397
Referee: Jonathan Moss

EFL Cup edit

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[53]

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round Mansfield Town 6–1 Accrington Stanley Mansfield
19:45 BST Walker   9' (pen.), 13' (pen.), 45+2'
Khan   16'
Mellis   28'
Benning   41'
Rose   66'
Hamilton   90+4'
Report Finley   6'
Conneely   26'
Mingoia   29'
Platt   45'
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 1,565
Referee: Seb Stockbridge

EFL Trophy edit

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[54] The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.[55] On 8 December, the third round draw was drawn by Alan McInally and Matt Le Tissier on Soccer Saturday.[56]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Accrington Stanley 3 2 0 0 1 8 5 +3 6 Round 2
2 L2 Macclesfield Town 3 1 1 0 1 6 8 −2 5
3 L1 Blackpool 3 1 0 1 1 7 7 0 4
4 ACA West Bromwich Albion U21 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 −1 3
Source: EFL.com
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group stages Accrington Stanley 4–1 Macclesfield Town Accrington
19:45 BST Finley   35'
Zanzala   63'
Fitzpatrick   80' (o.g.)
Barlaser   90+5'
Report Rose   45+1'
Vincenti   58'
Kelleher   63'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 900
Referee: Thomas Bramall
6 November 2018 (2018-11-06) Group stages Accrington Stanley 2–1 West Bromwich Albion U21 Accrington
19:45 GMT Clark   49'
Sykes   90+2'
Report Leko   62' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 772
Referee: Peter Wright
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Group stages Blackpool 3–2 Accrington Stanley Blackpool
19:45 GMT Dodoo   30', 41'
Gnanduillet   67'
O'Sullivan   72'
Pritchard   79'
Report Hall   17', 90+1' (pen.)
Sykes   54'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 781
Referee: Oliver Yates
4 December 2018 (2018-12-04) Second round Accrington Stanley 2–2
(4–2 p)
Lincoln City Accrington
19:45 GMT Brown   7'   60'
Sykes   11'
Richards-Everton   43'
Clark   70'
Barlaser   82'
Report Green   7'
Eardley   24'
McCombe   61'
Chapman   71'
Rhead   66'   78'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 746
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Penalties
Hall  
Zanzala  
McConville  
Barlaser  
Clark  
Gordon  
Chapman  
Green  
Rhead  
8 January 2019 (2019-01-08) Third round Accrington Stanley 2–4 Bury Accrington
19:45 GMT Clark   10'
Kee   38'
Zanzala   42'
Report Telford   55', 74'
Maynard   57'
Thompson   76'
Mayor   84'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,136
Referee: Matt Donohue

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of 4 May 2019
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   IRL Jonny Maxted 26 0 16+3 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
30 GK   BUL Dimitar Evtimov 10 0 9+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 GK   TRI Tony Warner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   ENG Callum Johnson 44 0 40 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   ENG Mark Hughes 52 1 46 1 4 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF   LCA Janoi Donacien 19 0 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   ENG Ben Richards-Everton 20 4 13+2 4 0 0 0 0 5 0
15 DF   ENG Ross Sykes 20 4 13+1 3 2 0 0 0 4 1
16 DF   ENG Will Wood 6 0 1+3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
18 DF   ENG Harvey Rodgers 7 0 5+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
20 DF   AUS Reagan Ogle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF   ENG Zehn Mohammed 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF   ENG Liam Gibson 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   NIR Liam Nolan 4 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
7 MF   ENG Jordan Clark 54 9 44 5 4 1 0+1 0 3+2 3
8 MF   ENG Scott Brown 37 1 18+11 0 0+3 0 1 0 4 1
11 MF   ENG Sean McConville 53 16 45 16 4 0 1 0 2+1 0
12 MF   ENG Danny Williams 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   ENG Sam Finley 44 3 32+5 1 3 0 1 1 1+2 1
17 MF   POR Érico Sousa 4 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
22 MF   ENG Piero Mingoia 11 0 2+1 0 0+2 0 1 0 3+2 0
26 MF   ENG Daniel Barlaser 46 4 33+7 2 4 1 0 0 1+1 1
28 MF   IRL Seamus Conneely 33 2 25+2 2 2 0 0 0 4 0
Forwards
9 FW   CGO Offrande Zanzala 32 6 12+15 4 0+1 1 1 0 3 1
10 FW   ENG Okera Simmonds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW   NIR Andrew Scott 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
29 FW   NIR Billy Kee 49 16 42+2 13 4 2 0 0 1 1
38 FW   NIR Paul Smyth 15 1 11+3 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW   ENG Luke Armstrong 14 2 6+8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
4 DF   ENG Michael Ihiekwe 23 1 20 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
10 FW   ENG Kayden Jackson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW   ENG Connor Hall 19 2 1+15 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
19 FW   ENG Andy Mangan 5 0 0+2 0 1 0 0+1 0 1 0
24 DF   ENG Nick Wilmer-Anderton 25 0 20+2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
25 DF   ENG Matthew Platt 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
27 FW   ENG Luke Charman 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
30 GK   ENG Connor Ripley 24 0 21 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary record edit

As of 4 May 2019
Rank Position Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
                   
1 MF   Jordan Clark 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2 MF   Sean McConville 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
DF   Mark Hughes 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
4 MF   Sam Finley 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
5 DF   Scott Brown 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
DF   Ross Sykes 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
7 MF   Daniel Barlaser 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 1
DF   Ben Richards-Everton 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
9 DF   Michael Ihiekwe 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
10 FW   Billy Kee 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
MF   Seamus Conneely 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
12 DF   Callum Johnson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
13 GK   Connor Ripley 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
FW   Offrande Zanzala 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
DF   Janoi Donacien 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF   Liam Gibson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW   Paul Smyth 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
18 GK   Jonny Maxted 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
GK   Dimitar Evtimov 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
MF   Piero Mingoia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF   Matthew Platt 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF   Nick Wilmer-Anderton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   Will Wood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   Luke Armstrong 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 84 5 1 1 3 0 6 0 94 6

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