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

Transfers

In
Date Pos Player From Fee Ref
1 July 2024[lower-alpha 1]GK Michael Kelly Milton Keynes DonsFree[1]
1 July 2024[lower-alpha 2]CF Jimmy Knowles Boston UnitedFree[2]
1 July 2024[lower-alpha 3]CF Kelsey Mooney Boston UnitedFree[3]
1 July 2024[lower-alpha 4]RM Tyler Walton SouthportFree[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

Out
Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[lower-alpha 1]LW Jack Nolan GillinghamUndisclosed[5]
18 June 2024CM Tommy Leigh Milton Keynes DonsUndisclosed[6]
  1. 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

Loaned out
Date Pos Player To Date until Ref

Released / Out of Contract
Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024LB Rosaire Longelo Swindon Town1 July 2024[7]
30 June 2024CM Joe Pritchard Milton Keynes Dons1 July 2024[8]
30 June 2024GK Toby Savin Shrewsbury Town1 July 2024[9]
30 June 2024RW Korede Adedoyin[10]
30 June 2024CF Leslie Adekoya[10]
30 June 2024CB Baba Fernandes[10]
30 June 2024CF Matt Lowe[10]
30 June 2024CF Jack Massey[10]
30 June 2024LM Sean McConville[10]
30 June 2024GK Jack McIntyre[10]
30 June 2024RB Kelvin Mellor[10]
30 June 2024LB Bailey Sloane[10]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 16 May, Accrington confirmed their first two pre-season friendlies, against Blackburn Rovers and Wigan Athletic.[11] A week later, another two opposition were confirmed for the Reds' pre-season preparations, against Barnsley and Clitheroe.[12] In June a fifth friendly was added, against Lancaster City.[13]

  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

League Two
Main article: 2024–25 EFL League Two

League table
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[14]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[15]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Doncaster Rovers v Accrington Stanley Doncaster
15:00 BST Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium

FA Cup
Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

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.[16]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Tranmere Rovers v Accrington Stanley Birkenhead
19:45 BST Stadium: Prenton Park

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.[17][18]

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.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics

Appearances and goals
As of pre-season

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

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague TwoFA CupEFL CupEFL Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
— GK  IRL Michael Kelly 000+000+000+000+00
Defenders
— DF  ENG Connor O'Brien 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  ENG Aaron Pickles 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  AUS Jay Rich-Baghuelou 000+000+000+000+00
Midfielders
— MF  NIR Liam Coyle 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  ENG Alex Henderson 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  ENG Dan Martin 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  IRL Seamus Conneely 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  ENG Oliver Patrick 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  ENG Seb Quirk 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  ENG Tyler Walton 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  ENG Ben Woods 000+000+000+000+00
Forwards
— FW  ENG Jimmy Knowles 000+000+000+000+00
— FW  ENG Kelsey Mooney 000+000+000+000+00
— FW  NIR Lewis Trickett 000+000+000+000+00
— FW  ENG Shaun Whalley 000+000+000+000+00
— FW  ENG Josh Woods 000+000+000+000+00

References
  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. "Leigh joins Milton Keynes Dons". Accrington Stanley FC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  7. "Town sign Rosaire Longelo". Swindon Town FC. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  8. "Pritchard joins Milton Keynes Dons". Accrington Stanley FC. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  9. "Savin joins Shrewsbury Town". Accrington Stanley FC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  10. "Retained list". Accrington Stanley FC. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  11. "Stanley to face Blackburn Rovers and Wigan Athletic". Accrington Stanley FC. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  12. "Stanley to face Barnsley and Clitheroe". Accrington Stanley FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  13. "Stanley to face Lancaster City". Accrington Stanley FC. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  14. "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  15. "Bromley face Harrogate in club's first ever EFL match". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  16. "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  17. "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  18. "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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