2024–25 Accrington Stanley F.C. season
56th season in existence of Accrington Stanley FC
Accrington Stanley 2024–25 football season
| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Andy Holt |
| Manager | John Doolan |
| Stadium | Crown Ground |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
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 | 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] |
| 2 July 2024 | CB | Farrend Rawson | Morecambe | Free | [5] |
| 23 July 2024 | RB |  Donald Love | Morecambe | Free | [6] |
| 6 August 2024 | LW | Ashley Hunter | AFC Fylde | Free | [7] |
- ^ 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[a] | LW | Jack Nolan | Gillingham | Undisclosed | [8] |
| 18 June 2024 | CM | Tommy Leigh | Milton Keynes Dons | Undisclosed | [9] |
- ^ 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 | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | CB | Zach Awe | Southampton | End of Season | [10] |
| 8 August 2024 | LW | Dara Costelloe | Burnley | End of Season | [11] |
Loaned out
| Date | Pos | Player | To | Date until | Ref |
|---|
Released / Out of Contract
| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2024 | LB | Rosaire Longelo | Swindon Town | 1 July 2024 | [12] |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Jack Massey | Ashton United | 1 July 2024 | [13][14] |
| 30 June 2024 | LM | Sean McConville | Clitheroe | 1 July 2024 | [13][15] |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Joe Pritchard | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 July 2024 | [16] |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Toby Savin | Shrewsbury Town | 1 July 2024 | [17] |
| 30 June 2024 | LB | Bailey Sloane | Farsley Celtic | 1 July 2024 | [13][18] |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Matt Lowe | Brackley Town | 9 July 2024 | [13][19] |
| 30 June 2024 | RB | Kelvin Mellor | Nantwich Town | 2 August 2024 | [13][20] |
| 30 June 2024 | RW |  Korede Adedoyin | [13] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Leslie Adekoya | [13] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | CB |  Baba Fernandes | [13] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Jack McIntyre | [13] |
Pre-season and friendlies
On 16 May, Accrington confirmed their first two pre-season friendlies, against Blackburn Rovers and Wigan Athletic.[21] A week later, another two opposition were confirmed for the Reds' pre-season preparations, against Barnsley and Clitheroe.[22] In June a fifth friendly was added, against Lancaster City.[23]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Accrington Stanley v Blackburn Rovers
| 6 July 2024 Friendly | Accrington Stanley | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Accrington |
| 14:00 BST |
| Report |
| 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 |
| Report | 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 |
| Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,286 |
Clitheroe v Accrington Stanley
| 27 July 2024 Friendly | Clitheroe | 3–1 | Accrington Stanley | Clitheroe |
| 15:00 BST |
| Report |
| 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 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Giant Axe Attendance: 290 |
Competitions
League Two
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Morecambe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
| 20 | Colchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | |
| 21 | Harrogate Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | |
| 22 | Salford City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | |
| 23 | Accrington Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | Relegation to National League |
| 24 | Carlisle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 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[24]
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[24]
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 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
Last updated: 10 August 24.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[25]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Doncaster Rovers v Accrington Stanley
| 10 August 2024 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 4–1 | Accrington Stanley | Doncaster |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 6423 Referee: Ross Joyce |
Accrington Stanley v Harrogate Town
| 17 August 2024 2 | Accrington Stanley | v | Harrogate Town | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Crown Ground |
Newport County v Accrington Stanley
| 24 August 2024 3 | Newport County | v | Accrington Stanley | Newport |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Rodney Parade |
Accrington Stanley v Colchester United
| 31 August 2024 4 | Accrington Stanley | v | Colchester United | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Crown Ground |
Notts County v Accrington Stanley
| 7 September 2024 5 | Notts County | v | Accrington Stanley | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Meadow Lane |
Accrington Stanley v Crewe Alexandra
| 14 September 2024 6 | Accrington Stanley | v | Crewe Alexandra | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Crown Ground |
Accrington Stanley v Port Vale
| 21 September 2024 7 | Accrington Stanley | v | Port Vale | Accrington |
| 12:30 BST | Stadium: Crown Ground | |||
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[26] | ||||
AFC Wimbledon v Accrington Stanley
| 1 October 2024 8 | AFC Wimbledon | v | Accrington Stanley | Wimbledon |
| 14:45 BST | Stadium: Plough Lane |
FA Cup
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup
On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Accrington being drawn away against Tranmere Rovers.[27]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Tranmere Rovers v Accrington Stanley
| 13 August 2024 First round | Tranmere Rovers | v | Accrington Stanley | Birkenhead |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Prenton Park |
EFL Trophy
In the group stage, Accrington were drawn into Northern Group A alongside Stockport County, Tranmere Rovers and Everton U21.[28][29]
| Pos | Div | Team
| Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L2 | Accrington Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Everton U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | L1 | Stockport County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | L2 | Tranmere Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Accrington Stanley v Stockport County
| 3 September 2024 Group stage | Accrington Stanley | v | Stockport County | Accrington |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Crown Ground |
Tranmere Rovers v Accrington Stanley
| 8 October 2024 Group stage | Tranmere Rovers | v | Accrington Stanley | Birkenhead |
| 19:00 BST | Stadium: Prenton Park |
Accrington Stanley v Everton U21
| 29 October 2024 Group stage | Accrington Stanley | v | Everton U21 | Accrington |
| 19:45 GMT | Stadium: Crown Ground |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 10 August 24
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 | ||||
| 1 | GK | IRL | Michael Kelly | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Donald Love | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  AUS | Jay Rich-Baghuelou | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Zach Awe (on loan from Southampton) | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Farrend Rawson | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |  NIR | Liam Coyle | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Shaun Whalley | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ben Woods | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Kelsey Mooney | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Alex Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Jimmy Knowles | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Seb Quirk | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Aaron Pickles | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | IRL | Dara Costelloe (on loan from Burnley) | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Anjola Popoola | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Oliver Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Dan Martin | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Tyler Walton | 1 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Josh Smith | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Charlie Hall | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | NIR | Lewis Trickett | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | IRL | Seamus Conneely | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Liam Isherwood | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | ENG | Connor O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Josh Woods | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | ENG | Ashley Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
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