2024–25 Accrington Stanley F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 56th season in the history of Accrington Stanley Football Club and their second consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club are also participating in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2024–25 EFL Trophy.

Accrington Stanley
2024–25 season
OwnerAndy Holt
ManagerJohn Doolan
StadiumCrown Ground
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Transfers

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Date Pos Player From Fee Ref
1 July 2024[a] GK   Michael Kelly   Milton Keynes Dons Free [1]
1 July 2024[b] CF   Jimmy Knowles   Boston United Free [2]
1 July 2024[c] CF   Kelsey Mooney   Boston United Free [3]
1 July 2024[d] RM   Tyler Walton   Southport Free [4]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 23 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Milton Keynes Dons contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 12 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Boston United contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 17 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Boston United contract expired
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 23 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Southport contract expired
Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[a] LW   Jack Nolan   Gillingham Undisclosed [5]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 4 June, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opened

Loaned in

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Date Pos Player From Date until Ref

Loaned out

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Date Pos Player To Date until Ref

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 LB   Rosaire Longelo   Swindon Town 1 July 2024 [6]
30 June 2024 RW   Korede Adedoyin [7]
30 June 2024 CF   Leslie Adekoya [7]
30 June 2024 CB   Baba Fernandes [7]
30 June 2024 CF   Matt Lowe [7]
30 June 2024 CF   Jack Massey [7]
30 June 2024 LM   Sean McConville [7]
30 June 2024 GK   Jack McIntyre [7]
30 June 2024 RB   Kelvin Mellor [7]
30 June 2024 LB   Bailey Sloane [7]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 16 May, Accrington confirmed their first two pre-season friendlies, against Blackburn Rovers and Wigan Athletic.[8] A week later, another two opposition were confirmed for the Reds' pre-season preparations, against Barnsley and Clitheroe.[9] In June a fifth friendly was added, against Lancaster City.[10]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 July 2024 Friendly Accrington Stanley v Blackburn Rovers Accrington
14:00 BST Stadium: Crown Ground
Note: 2 x 60min minutes
13 July 2024 Friendly Accrington Stanley v Wigan Athletic Accrington
14:00 BST Stadium: Crown Ground
Note: 2 x 60min minutes
20 July 2024 Friendly Accrington Stanley v Barnsley Accrington
15:00 BST Stadium: Crown Ground
27 July 2024 Friendly Clitheroe v Accrington Stanley Clitheroe
15:00 BST Stadium: Shawbridge
3 August 2024 Friendly Lancaster City v Accrington Stanley Lancaster
15:00 BST Stadium: Giant Axe

Competitions

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League Two

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Accrington Stanley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to EFL League One
2 AFC Wimbledon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Barrow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Bromley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Carlisle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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[11]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

FA Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Trophy

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
GK   IRL Michael Kelly 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Defenders
DF   ENG Connor O'Brien 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Aaron Pickles 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   AUS Jay Rich-Baghuelou 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
MF   NIR Liam Coyle 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Alex Henderson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Tommy Leigh 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Dan Martin 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   IRL Seamus Conneely 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Oliver Patrick 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Seb Quirk 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Tyler Walton 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Ben Woods 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Forwards
FW   ENG Jimmy Knowles 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Kelsey Mooney 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   NIR Lewis Trickett 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Shaun Whalley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Josh Woods 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Michael's a Red". Accrington Stanley FC. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Reds snap up striker Jimmy Knowles". Accrington Stanley FC. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Kelsey's a Red". Accrington Stanley FC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Tyler's a Red". Accrington Stanley FC. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Nolan joins Gillingham". Accrington Stanley FC. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Town sign Rosaire Longelo". Swindon Town FC. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Retained list". Accrington Stanley FC. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Stanley to face Blackburn Rovers and Wigan Athletic". Accrington Stanley FC. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Stanley to face Barnsley and Clitheroe". Accrington Stanley FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Stanley to face Lancaster City". Accrington Stanley FC. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  11. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.