2024–25 Accrington Stanley F.C. season

(Redirected from 2024-25 Accrington Stanley F.C. season) 56th season in existence of Accrington Stanley FC Accrington Stanley 2024–25 football season

Accrington Stanley
2024–25 season
Owner	Andy Holt
Manager	John Doolan
Stadium	Crown Ground
← 2023–242025–26 →

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.

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	From	Fee
1 July 2024	GK	Michael Kelly	Milton Keynes Dons	Free
1 July 2024	CF	Jimmy Knowles	Boston United	Free
1 July 2024	CF	Kelsey Mooney	Boston United	Free
1 July 2024	RM	Tyler Walton	Southport	Free
2 July 2024	CB	Farrend Rawson	Morecambe	Free
23 July 2024	RB	Donald Love	Morecambe	Free
6 August 2024	LW	Ashley Hunter	AFC Fylde	Free
3 January 2025	CF	Charlie Brown	Morecambe	Undisclosed

The transfer was announced on 23 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Milton Keynes Dons contract expired
The transfer was announced on 12 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Boston United contract expired
The transfer was announced on 17 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Boston United contract expired
The transfer was announced on 23 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Southport contract expired

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
14 June 2024	LW	Jack Nolan	Gillingham	Undisclosed
18 June 2024	CM	Tommy Leigh	Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed

The transfer was announced on 4 June, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window re-opened

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until
4 July 2024	CB	Zach Awe	Southampton	End of Season
8 August 2024	LW	Dara Costelloe	Burnley	End of Season
16 August 2024	CM	Nelson Khumbeni	Bolton Wanderers	16 January 2025
29 August 2024	LB	Jake Batty	Blackburn Rovers	End of Season
30 August 2024	CB	Sonny Aljofree	Manchester United	End of Season
30 August 2024	GK	Billy Crellin	Everton	End of Season

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until
23 August 2024	CB	Aaron Pickles	Warrington Rylands	21 September 2024
30 August 2024	CM	Charlie Hall	Lancaster City	28 September 2024
15 November 2024	CB	Aaron Pickles	Farsley Celtic	14 December 2024

Released / Out of Contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date
30 June 2024	LB	Rosaire Longelo	Swindon Town	1 July 2024
30 June 2024	CF	Jack Massey	Ashton United	1 July 2024
30 June 2024	LM	Sean McConville	Clitheroe	1 July 2024
30 June 2024	CM	Joe Pritchard	Milton Keynes Dons	1 July 2024
30 June 2024	GK	Toby Savin	Shrewsbury Town	1 July 2024
30 June 2024	LB	Bailey Sloane	Farsley Celtic	1 July 2024
30 June 2024	CF	Matt Lowe	Brackley Town	9 July 2024
30 June 2024	RB	Kelvin Mellor	Nantwich Town	2 August 2024
30 June 2024	GK	Oliver Riva	Huddersfield Town	18 September 2024
30 June 2024	RW	Korede Adedoyin
30 June 2024	CF	Leslie Adekoya
30 June 2024	CB	Baba Fernandes
30 June 2024	GK	Jack McIntyre
1 October 2024	CM	Oliver Patrick

Pre-season and friendlies

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

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Accrington Stanley v Blackburn Rovers

6 July 2024 Friendly	Accrington Stanley	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	Accrington
14:00 BST	Woods 74'	Report	Rankin-Costello 19' Markanday 60'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,278
Note: 2 x 60min minutes

Accrington Stanley v Wigan Athletic

13 July 2024 Friendly	Accrington Stanley	1–4	Wigan Athletic	Accrington
14:00 BST	Knowles 60'	Report	Adams 17' Aasgaard 70', ?' Rankine 73'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 963
Note: 2 x 60min minutes

Accrington Stanley v Barnsley

20 July 2024 Friendly	Accrington Stanley	0–3	Barnsley	Accrington
15:00 BST		Report	Phillips 42' Marsh 70' Earl 85'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,286

Clitheroe v Accrington Stanley

27 July 2024 Friendly	Clitheroe	3–1	Accrington Stanley	Clitheroe
15:00 BST	Storey 9' Splatt 48' Booth ?'	Report	Hall 28'	Stadium: Shawbridge Attendance: 866

Blackpool v Accrington Stanley

30 July 2024 Friendly	Blackpool	1–3	Accrington Stanley	Blackpool
13:00 BST	Fletcher 74'	Report	Mooney 32' Woods 41', 75'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Lancaster City v Accrington Stanley

3 August 2024 Friendly	Lancaster City	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Lancaster
15:00 BST	Trialist 19' Lawson 60'	Report	Walton 12'	Stadium: Giant Axe Attendance: 290

Competitions

League Two

Main article: 2024–25 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
17	Colchester United	24	5	12	7	28	28	0	27
18	Newport County	23	7	5	11	30	40	−10	26
19	Accrington Stanley	23	6	7	10	32	40	−8	25
20	Tranmere Rovers	23	6	7	10	17	32	−15	25
21	Harrogate Town	25	7	4	14	21	37	−16	25

Updated to match(es) played on 4 January 2025. 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

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
23	6	7	10	32	40	−8	25	3	5	3	15	16	−1	3	2	7	17	24	−7

Last updated: 4 January 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	8	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	17
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	D	L	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	D	L	L	D	L	P	L	W	W	P
Position	23	19	22	22	23	23	23	24	23	22	19	21	20	18	18	16	20	20	21	22	—	22	19	19	—
Points	0	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	6	9	12	12	13	16	17	18	18	18	19	19	—	19	22	25	—

Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

Matchday 8 (vs. AFC Wimbledon) was postponed due to a damaged pitch at Plough Lane.
Matchday 17 (vs. Bradford City) was postponed due to a unplayable playing surface.
Matchday 22 (vs. Tranmere Rovers) was postponed due to foggy conditions.
Matchday 26 (vs. Newport County) was postponed due to Accrington's FA Cup involvements.

Matches

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Doncaster Rovers v Accrington Stanley

10 August 2024 1	Doncaster Rovers	4–1	Accrington Stanley	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Molyneux 43', 62' Gibson 68' Sharp 87'	Report	Walton 47' Knowles 70' O’Brien 85'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 6,423 Referee: Ross Joyce

Accrington Stanley v Harrogate Town

17 August 2024 2	Accrington Stanley	3–3	Harrogate Town	Accrington
15:00 BST	O'Brien 5' Walton 29' Knowles 60' Mooney 62'	Report	Daly 16' Taylor 33' Folarin 57', 90+3'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,905 Referee: Dale Baines

Newport County v Accrington Stanley

24 August 2024 3	Newport County	3–1	Accrington Stanley	Newport
15:00 BST	Quirk 12' (o.g.) Clarke 29' Baker-Richardson 52' (pen.) McLoughlin 54' Wildig 63'	Report	Whalley 38'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,437 Referee: Aaron Bannister

Accrington Stanley v Colchester United

31 August 2024 4	Accrington Stanley	1–1	Colchester United	Accrington
15:00 BST	Awe 2' Mooney 25' Love 45+1' Rawson 75' Walton 84'	Report	Goodliffe 85'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,956 Referee: Tom Reeves

Notts County v Accrington Stanley

7 September 2024 5	Notts County	2–0	Accrington Stanley	Nottingham
15:00 BST	McGoldrick 18', 67'	Report	Walton 16' Awe 19' Love 45+1' Batty 63' Quirk 65' Whalley 86'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 10,147 Referee: Martin Woods

Accrington Stanley v Crewe Alexandra

14 September 2024 6	Accrington Stanley	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Accrington
15:00 BST	Kelly 90+7'	Report	Lankester 70' Knight-Lebel 76' Williams 85'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,883 Referee: David Rock

Accrington Stanley v Port Vale

21 September 2024 7	Accrington Stanley	2–2	Port Vale	Accrington
12:30 BST	Whalley 29' Love 43' Costelloe 55' Conneely 66' O'Brien 90+2'	Report	Stockley 90' Hackford 90+5'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,628 Referee: Jacob Miles
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.

Cheltenham Town v Accrington Stanley

1 October 2024 9	Cheltenham Town	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Cheltenham
19:45 BST	Colwill 19' Norkett 69' Bowman 80' Shipley 88' Bradbury 90+2'	Report	Batty 30' Costelloe 39' Khumbeni 67'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,976 Referee: Oliver Mackey

Accrington Stanley v Morecambe

5 October 2024 10	Accrington Stanley	2–1	Morecambe	Accrington
15:00 BST	Costelloe 36' (pen.), 45+1', 74' Rawson 55' O'Brien 90+5'	Report	Tollitt 86'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,462 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Gillingham v Accrington Stanley

12 October 2024 11	Gillingham	1–2	Accrington Stanley	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Little 49', 89'	Report	Woods 60' Love 66' Walton 85' Awe 90' Costelloe 90+4'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,622 Referee: Paul Howard

Accrington Stanley v Barrow

19 October 2024 12	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Barrow	Accrington
12:30 GMT	Whalley 8' Coyle 30' Woods 69' Awe 81' Henderson 90+3'	Report	Newby 90+4'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,354 Referee: Charles Breakspear
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.

Milton Keynes Dons v Accrington Stanley

22 October 2024 13	Milton Keynes Dons	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Denbigh
19:45 BST	Gilbey 1', 35' Tomlinson 58', 72' Offord 86'	Report	Whalley 43' Coyle 52' Woods 67' Batty 72' Love 81' Rawson 82' Hunter 90+3'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 5,084 Referee: Ross Martin

Accrington Stanley v Walsall

26 October 2024 14	Accrington Stanley	0–0	Walsall	Accrington
15:00 BST	Love 54'	Report		Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,595 Referee: Scott Tallis

Chesterfield v Accrington Stanley

9 November 2024 15	Chesterfield	0–3	Accrington Stanley	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Oldaker 70' Naylor 78'	Report	Woods 18' Aljofree 34' Coyle 51' Awe 65' Knowles 69' Walton 72'	Stadium: SMH Group Stadium Attendance: 8,285 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Accrington Stanley v Swindon Town

16 November 2024 16	Accrington Stanley	2–2	Swindon Town	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Aljofree 16' Rawson 30' Woods 77' Costelloe 90'	Report	Smith 11' Butterworth 36', 69' McGregor 53' Glatzel 59' Delaney 65'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,755 Referee: Ollie Yates

AFC Wimbledon v Accrington Stanley

19 November 2024 8	AFC Wimbledon	2–2	Accrington Stanley	Wimbledon
19:45 BST	Stevens 37' Tilley 60', 90+7' Ball 70' Smith 89' Neufville 90+4'	Report	Woods 22' Rawson 45+1', 90+9' Khumbeni 58' Costelloe 75' Walton 88' Hunter 90+9'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 7,020 Referee: Ben Atkinson
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 28 September, but was postponed due to a damaged pitch at Plough Lane and no suitable alternative venue being found.

Grimsby Town v Accrington Stanley

3 December 2024 18	Grimsby Town	5–2	Accrington Stanley	Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT	Rodgers 2' Luker 11' Obikwu 19' Davies 33' (pen.) Aljofree 68' (o.g.)	Report	Khumbeni 31' Love 40' Aljofree 41' Henderson 63' Woods 80' Hunter 89' O'Brien 90+4'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,874 Referee: Scott Simpson

Accrington Stanley v Bromley

7 December 2024 19	Accrington Stanley	1–2	Bromley	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Woods 9', 75' Coyle 23'	Report	Cheek 7' Whitely 51' Odutayo 63' Smith 85' Imray 90+2'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,816 Referee: Martin Coy

Fleetwood Town v Accrington Stanley

16 December 2024 20	Fleetwood Town	1–1	Accrington Stanley	Fleetwood
20:00 GMT	Bolton 11' Bennett 45+1' Broom 52' Patterson 70'	Report	Aljofree 32', 35' Walton 87' Awe 90+2'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Referee: Thomas Kirk
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 14 December, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.

Accrington Stanley v Salford City

21 December 2024 21	Accrington Stanley	0–2	Salford City	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Love 39' Woods 72'	Report	N'Mai 45+1' Mnoga 48' Ashley 72' Young 79' Stockton 85' Taylor 90+4'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,350 Referee: Scott Jackson

Tranmere Rovers v Accrington Stanley

26 December 2024 22	Tranmere Rovers	Postponed	Accrington Stanley	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Prenton Park
Note: Fixture was postponed due to foggy conditions.

Carlisle United v Accrington Stanley

29 December 2024 23	Carlisle United	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Carlisle
12:30 GMT	Harris 11' Sadi 41' Adu-Adjei 49' Harper 50' Armstrong 54' Breeze 81' Jones 90+2'	Report	Rawson 29' Khumbeni 58' Whalley 66' Walton 71', 73' Hunter 74'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 7,130 Referee: Thomas Parsons
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.

Accrington Stanley v Grimsby Town

1 January 2025 24	Accrington Stanley	3–2	Grimsby Town	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Woods 9', 82' Love 35' Coyle 44' Whalley 60' (pen.) Henderson 90'	Report	Green 5' Khouri 39', 74'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,675 Referee: Edward Duckworth

Colchester United v Accrington Stanley

4 January 2025 25	Colchester United	0–2	Accrington Stanley	Colchester
15:00 GMT	McDonnell 38' Donnelly 62' Read 78' Bishop 90+1'	Report	Whalley 18' (pen.), 59' Love 39' Woods 55'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,366 Referee: Jamie O'Connor

Accrington Stanley v Newport County

11 January 2025 26	Accrington Stanley	Postponed	Newport County	Accrington
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Crown Ground
Note: Fixture was postponed due to Accrington Stanley's involvement in the FA Cup Third Round.

Accrington Stanley v Notts County

18 January 2025 27	Accrington Stanley	v	Notts County	Accrington
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Crown Ground

Crewe Alexandra v Accrington Stanley

25 January 2025 28	Crewe Alexandra	v	Accrington Stanley	Crewe
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Gresty Road

Accrington Stanley v Cheltenham Town

28 January 2024 29	Accrington Stanley	v	Cheltenham Town	Accrington
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Crown Ground

Port Vale v Accrington Stanley

1 February 2025 30	Port Vale	v	Accrington Stanley	Burslem
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Vale Park

Accrington Stanley v AFC Wimbledon

8 February 2025 31	Accrington Stanley	v	AFC Wimbledon	Accrington
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Crown Ground

Bradford City v Accrington Stanley

11 February 2025 17	Bradford City	v	Accrington Stanley	Bradford
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Valley Parade
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 23 November, but was postponed due to an unplayable playing surface.

FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

Accrington Stanley were drawn away to Rushall Olympic in the first round, at home to Swindon Town in the second round and away to Liverpool in the third round.

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Rushall Olympic v Accrington Stanley

2 November 2024 First round	Rushall Olympic	0–2	Accrington Stanley	Rushall
15:00 GMT	Heard 21' Benbow 55' 60' Charles 86'	Report	Woods 73' Walton 82'	Stadium: Dales Lane Referee: Steven Copeland

Accrington Stanley v Swindon Town

30 November 2024 Second round	Accrington Stanley	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p)	Swindon Town	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Walton 17', 90+1' Conneely 117'	Report	Kilkenny 25' Butterworth 41' Hall 45+2' Smith 63' Cotterill 70'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,534 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
	Penalties
	Popoola Knowles Woods Khumbeni		Drinan Cotterill Wright

Liverpool v Accrington Stanley

11 January 2025 Third round	Liverpool	v	Accrington Stanley	Liverpool
12:15 GMT				Stadium: Anfield

EFL Cup

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Accrington being drawn away against Tranmere Rovers.

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Tranmere Rovers v Accrington Stanley

13 August 2024 First round	Tranmere Rovers	3–0	Accrington Stanley	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Saunders 3' Williams 45' Walker 68' Patrick 71' Wood 90+1'	Report	Kelly 29' Whalley 44' O'Brien 69' Quirk 72' Woods 88'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 2,288 Referee: Scott Simpson

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Accrington were drawn into Northern Group A alongside Stockport County, Tranmere Rovers and Everton U21.

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Stockport County	3	2	1	8	4	+4	6	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Tranmere Rovers	3	2	1	5	4	+1	6	Advance to Round 2
3	ACA	Everton U21	3	1	2	5	7	−2	3
4	L2	Accrington Stanley	3	1	2	4	7	−3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 12 November 2024. Source: EFL

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Accrington Stanley v Stockport County

3 September 2024 Group stage	Accrington Stanley	1–4	Stockport County	Accrington
19:45 BST	Hunter 7' B. Woods 32' J. Woods 53'	Report	Powell 23' Stretton 33', 35' Norwood 41' Horsfall 47' Camps 82' Barry 90+1'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 791 Referee: Scott Jackson

Tranmere Rovers v Accrington Stanley

8 October 2024 Group stage	Tranmere Rovers	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Birkenhead
19:00 BST	Hawkes 49' Hendry 66' Taylor 75'	Report	Knowles 59' Coyle 63' Awe 88' 90+6' Popoola 90'	Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle

Accrington Stanley v Everton U21

29 October 2024 Group stage	Accrington Stanley	2–1	Everton U21	Accrington
19:45 GMT	Whitaker 24' (o.g.) Conneely 31' Hunter 41' Woods 59' Wilkinson 72'	Report	Armstrong 28' Benjamin 30'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 450 Referee: John Mulligan

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 4 January 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	IRL	Michael Kelly	10	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF	SCO	Donald Love	25	1	20+2	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Zach Awe	26	1	21+0	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Farrend Rawson	25	1	23+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	NIR	Liam Coyle	20	0	12+4	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
7	FW	ENG	Shaun Whalley	20	6	18+0	6	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Ben Woods	22	4	13+5	4	1+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Kelsey Mooney	11	2	8+2	2	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF	ENG	Alex Henderson	17	1	2+11	1	0+1	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
11	FW	ENG	Jimmy Knowles	21	2	9+7	2	0+2	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
12	MF	ENG	Seb Quirk	7	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
13	GK	ENG	Billy Crellin	19	0	16+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
14	MF	MWI	Nelson Khumbeni	23	1	13+5	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
15	DF	ENG	Aaron Pickles	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
16	MF	ENG	Jake Batty	13	0	8+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
17	FW	IRL	Dara Costelloe	21	5	14+3	5	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
19	FW	ENG	Anjola Popoola	4	1	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+2	1
22	MF	ENG	Dan Martin	5	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	ENG	Tyler Walton	24	6	15+5	3	2+0	3	0+1	0	1+0	0
24	DF	ENG	Sonny Aljofree	16	2	14+0	2	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	DF	ENG	Josh Smith	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
26	MF	ENG	Charlie Hall	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
27	FW	NIR	Lewis Trickett	4	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+2	0
28	MF	IRL	Seamus Conneely	18	0	11+4	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
31	MF	ENG	Finlay Tunstall	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
32	MF	ENG	Lennox Williams	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
33	MF	ENG	Finlay Wilkinson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
34	MF	ENG	Sheikh Sohna	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
38	DF	ENG	Connor O'Brien	20	0	14+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
39	FW	ENG	Josh Woods	22	5	6+10	3	1+1	1	0+1	0	3+0	1
45	FW	ENG	Ashley Hunter	15	1	2+7	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	3+0	1
Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
20	MF	ENG	Oliver Patrick	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0

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v t e Accrington Stanley Football Club
The club	Seasons Players Managers Accrington Stanley, Who Are They?
Previous clubs	Accrington F.C. Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891)
Grounds	Thorneyholme Road Peel Park Crown Ground
Seasons	2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

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National teams

Senior (2026 FIFA World Cup qualification)
U21 (UEFA Euro 2025 finals)
U20 (UEFA Euro 2025 qualification)
U17 (UEFA Euro 2025 qualification)

League
competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	English Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)
Levels 5–6	National League (National, North, South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, One North, One South Central, One South East) Northern Premier League (Premier, One East, One Midlands, One West) Southern League (Premier Central, Premier South, One Central, One South)
Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League (Premier North, Premier South, One) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Midland League (Premier, One) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) North West Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) Southern Combination League (Premier, One) Southern Counties East League (Premier, One) South West Peninsula League (Premier East, Premier West - level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) United Counties League (Premier North, Premier South, One) Wessex League (Premier, One) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)
EFL cups	EFL Cup (Final) EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth
competitions

Under-21	Professional U21 Development League Premier League Cup Premier League International Cup
Under-18	Professional U18 Development League FA Youth Cup

Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Bournemouth Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Fulham Ipswich Town Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship	Blackburn Rovers Bristol City Burnley Cardiff City Coventry City Derby County Hull City Leeds United Luton Town Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Watford West Bromwich Albion
League One	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bristol Rovers Burton Albion Cambridge United Charlton Athletic Crawley Town Exeter City Huddersfield Town Leyton Orient Lincoln City Mansfield Town Northampton Town Peterborough United Reading Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Stevenage Stockport County Wigan Athletic Wrexham Wycombe Wanderers
League Two	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Barrow Bradford City Bromley Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Chesterfield Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Fleetwood Town Gillingham Grimsby Town Harrogate Town Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe Newport County Notts County Port Vale Salford City Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall

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