2019–20 Accrington Stanley F.C. season

Accrington Stanley
2019–20 season
ChairmanAndy Holt
ManagerJohn Coleman
StadiumCrown Ground
League One17th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyQuarter-finals
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 4,164
(14 September vs. Sunderland)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 2,102
(26 October vs. Gillingham)
All: 923
(3 September vs. Fleetwood Town, EFL Trophy)
Average home league attendance2,997
Biggest win3–0
(8 October at Oldham Athletic, EFL Trophy)
Biggest defeat0–4
(23 October at Peterborough United)

The 2019–20 season was Accrington Stanley's second season in League One and their 51st year in existence. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup, and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 CM England Joe Pritchard England Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [1]
13 July 2019 CF England Colby Bishop England Leamington Undisclosed [2]
13 July 2019 LB Antigua and Barbuda Zaine Francis-Angol England AFC Fylde Free transfer [3]
15 July 2019 LB England Joe Maguire England Fleetwood Town Free transfer [4]
15 July 2019 CM Guinea Lamine Kaba Sherif England Leicester City Free transfer [5]
16 July 2019 CB England Ben Barclay England Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer [6]
23 July 2019 WG Portugal Wilson Carvalho England Stratford Town Free transfer [7]
1 August 2019 RB England Phil Edwards England Bury Free transfer [8]
12 August 2019 CF Northern Ireland Dion Charles England Southport Undisclosed [9]

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
2 August 2019 GK England Josef Buršík England Stoke City 30 June 2020 [10]
9 August 2019 CF England Courtney Baker-Richardson Wales Swansea City 30 June 2020 [11]
2 September 2019 CB England Aji Alese England West Ham United 30 June 2020 [12][13]
2 September 2019 CB England Jerome Opoku England Fulham 30 June 2020 [14]
2 September 2019 CF England Connor Simpson England Preston North End 30 June 2020 [15]
6 September 2019 DM England Sadou Diallo England Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 June 2020 [16][17]
31 January 2020 CF England Benny Ashley-Seal England Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 June 2020 [18]
31 January 2020 CM England Bobby Grant Wales Wrexham 30 June 2020 [19]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
16 July 2019 CB England Zehn Mohammed England Southport January 2020 [20]
20 July 2019 CB Australia Reagan Ogle England Southport January 2020 [21]
22 July 2019 CM England Niall Watson Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 31 December 2019 [22]
8 November 2019 FW England Alex O'Neill England Skelmersdale United 21 November 2019 [23]
22 November 2019 FW England Alex O'Neill England Runcorn Linnets December 2019 [24]
2 December 2019 MF England Lewis Doyle England Curzon Ashton January 2020 [25]
7 December 2019 MF England Lewis Gilboy England City of Liverpool January 2020 [26]
20 December 2019 CM Northern Ireland Andrew Scott England Curzon Ashton January 2020 [27]
30 December 2019 GK England Toby Savin England Stalybridge Celtic January 2020 [28]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 DM England Scott Brown England Harrogate Town Free transfer [29]
1 July 2019 GK England Jonny Maxted England Exeter City Free transfer [30]
1 July 2019 RM England Piero Mingoia England Boreham Wood Mutual consent [31][32]
1 July 2019 DM Northern Ireland Liam Nolan England FC Halifax Town Released [33][34]
1 July 2019 CB England Ben Richards-Everton England Bradford City Free transfer [35]
1 July 2019 LM England Danny Williams England FC Halifax Town Released [33][36]
1 July 2019 CB England Will Wood England Dagenham & Redbridge Released [33][37]
13 December 2019 RW England Okera Simmonds Free agent Mutual consent [38]
29 January 2020 FW Northern Ireland Billy Kee Retired — [39]

Pre-season

Stanley have announced pre-season friendlies against Sligo Rovers,[40] Marseille,[41] Bala Town,[42] Warrington Town[43] and Morecambe.[42]

  Win   Draw   Loss

8 July 2019 (2019-07-08) Friendly Sligo Rovers 1–0 Accrington Stanley Sligo, Ireland
19:45 BST Parkes 49' Stadium: The Showgrounds
11 July 2019 (2019-07-11) Friendly Accrington Stanley 2–1 France Marseille Barton-upon-Irwell
18:00 BST McConville 28'
Zanzala 37' (pen.)		 Report Thauvin 77' Stadium: AJ Bell Stadium
Referee: Oliver Langford
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Friendly Bala Town 1–0 Accrington Stanley Bala
15:00 BST Hayes 16' Report Stadium: Maes Tegid
22 July 2019 (2019-07-22) Friendly Warrington Town 0–0 Accrington Stanley Warrington
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Cantilever Park
23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) Friendly Preston North End 1–1 Accrington Stanley Leyland
19:45 BST Bauer 39' Report Bishop 45' Stadium: County Ground
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly Morecambe 0–2 Accrington Stanley Leyland
15:00 BST Report Bishop 57'
McConville 64'		 Stadium: County Ground

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2019–20 EFL League One

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Promotion, qualification or relegation
13 Blackpool 35 11 12 12 44 43 +1 45 1.29
14 Bristol Rovers 35 12 9 14 38 49 −11 45 1.29
15 Shrewsbury Town 34 10 11 13 31 42 −11 41 1.21
16 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 −2 42 1.20
17 Accrington Stanley 35 10 10 15 47 53 −6 40 1.14
18 Rochdale 34 10 6 18 39 57 −18 36 1.06
19 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 −11 37 1.06
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 8 11 16 39 52 −13 35 1.00
21 Tranmere Rovers (R) 34 8 8 18 36 60 −24 32 0.94 Relegation to EFL League Two
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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[44]
(R) Relegated

Result summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
35 10 10 15 47 53  −6 40 7 2 8 33 27  +6 3 8 7 14 26  −12

Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: Statto.com

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435
GroundAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHHAHAHHAHHAAH
ResultLDLLWDLDDWDLWLLDLWDWDWWLLLDLWWWLLDL
Position2119212120192020191718201718181919171817171615171717171717161414161617
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.[45]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

August
3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1 Lincoln City 2–0 Accrington Stanley Lincoln
15:00 BST Toffolo Yellow card 21'
O'Connor 35'
Akinde 81' (pen.)
Morrell Yellow card 84'		 Report Sherif Yellow card 87' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 8,668
Referee: Tony Harrington
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 2 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Accrington Stanley Norbiton
15:00 BST O'Neill 42'
Wagstaff Yellow card 56'		 Report Francis-Angol Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 61'
Hughes Yellow card 56'
Bishop 64'		 Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium
Attendance: 3,979
Referee: John Busby
20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) 3 Accrington Stanley 2–3 Shrewsbury Town Accrington
19:45 BST Maguire Yellow card 25'
Clark Yellow card 52'
Bishop 67' (pen.)
Charles 72'		 Report Hughes 77' (o.g.)
Okenabirhie 85'
Udoh 89'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,284
Referee: Scott Oldham
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 4 Fleetwood Town 2–0 Accrington Stanley Fleetwood
15:00 BST Madden 28'
Evans 71' (pen.) Yellow card 75'
Burns Yellow card 75'
Andrew Yellow card 90+4'		 Report McConville Red card 74' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,802
Referee: Peter Wright
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 5 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons Accrington
15:00 BST Bishop 52' soccer ball with red X 64'
Hughes 59'
Johnson Yellow card 71'
Carvalho Yellow card 81'
Finley Yellow card 90+3'
Sykes Yellow card 90+8'		 Report Gilbey Yellow card 8'
Agard 18'
Healey Yellow card 45'
Lewington Yellow card 77'
Nombe Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,218
Referee: Ross Joyce
September
7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) 6 Bristol Rovers 3–3 Accrington Stanley Horfield
15:00 BST Rodman 4'
Clarke-Harris 41', 63' Yellow card 73'
Clarke Yellow card 52'		 Report Conneely Yellow card 10' Yellow-red card 49'
Clark 18'
Finley 20'
Charles 77' (pen.)		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,524
Referee: Neil Hair
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 7 Accrington Stanley 1–3 Sunderland Accrington
15:00 BST Clark 5'
Alese Yellow card 83'		 Report Gooch 7'
Leadbitter Yellow card 24'
McGeady 26'
McNulty 36'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 4,164
Referee: Lee Swabey
17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 8 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Accrington Stanley High Wycombe
19:45 BST Wheeler Yellow card 65'
Freeman 72' (pen.)
Bloomfield Yellow card 81'
Akinfenwa Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Charles 40'
Hughes Yellow card 48'
Opoku Yellow card 51'
Clark Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,566
Referee: Brett Huxtable
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 9 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Blackpool Accrington
15:00 BST Tilt 16' (o.g.)
Opoku Yellow card 21'
Finley Yellow card 63'
Sykes Yellow card 80'		 Report Turton Yellow card 74'
Virtue 90+2'
Nuttall Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 4,054
Referee: John Brooks
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 10 Southend United 0–1 Accrington Stanley Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST Ralph Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 73' Report Johnson Yellow card 24'
Bishop 52'
Conneely Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 5,643
Referee: Charles Breakspear
October
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 11 Accrington Stanley 2–2 Oxford United Accrington
15:00 BST Finley Yellow card 31'
Johnson Yellow card 44'
Opoku Yellow card 45+4'
Clark 59' Yellow card 64'
Zanzala 73'
Conneely Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Fosu 28'
Henry Yellow card 45+4'
Mackie Yellow card 45+5'
Brannagan 70' Yellow card 79'
Taylor Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 2,590
Referee: Martin Coy
12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) 12 Rochdale 2–1 Accrington Stanley Spotland
15:00 BST Henderson 40', 49' Report Pritchard 53'
Sykes Yellow card 64'
Opoku Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 3,508
Referee: Tom Nield
20 October 2019 (2019-10-20) 13 Accrington Stanley 2–0 Ipswich Town Accrington
12:00 BST Bishop 17', 41' (pen.)
Opoku Yellow card 49'
McConville Yellow card 74'
Sykes Red card 78'		 Report Nsiala Yellow card 19'
Edwards Yellow card 45'
Nolan Yellow card 59'
Dobra Yellow card 72' Red card 79'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 3,567
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) 14 Peterborough United 4–0 Accrington Stanley Peterborough
19:45 BST Maddison 56'
Toney 69' Yellow card 78'
Kent 85'
Dembélé 90+5'		 Report McConville Yellow card 45+4'
Johnson Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: West Homes Stadium
Attendance: 5,843
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 15 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Gillingham Accrington
12:00 BST McConville Yellow card 24'
Clark Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Charles-Cook 59'
Jones Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 2,102
Referee: John Busby
November
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 16 Coventry City 0–0 Accrington Stanley Bordesley
15:00 GMT O'Hare Yellow card 53'
Biamou Red card 68'
McFadzean Yellow card 80'		 Report Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium
Attendance: 5,455
Referee: Oliver Yates
16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) 17 Rotherham United 1–0 Accrington Stanley Rotherham
15:00 GMT Ihiekwe Yellow card 25'
Morris 30'
Robertson Yellow card 37'
Ogbene Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 82'
Jones Yellow card 70'		 Report Johnson Yellow card 23'
Evtimov Yellow card 35'
Conneely Yellow card 50'		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 8,430
Referee: Darren Handley
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 18 Accrington Stanley 7–1 Bolton Wanderers Accrington
15:00 GMT Bishop 15' (pen.), 27'
McConville 33', 53'
Conneely Yellow card 45+3'
Charles 75'
Zanzala 80', 90+1'		 Report Murphy 5'
Earl Red card 14'
O'Grady Yellow card 29'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 5,034
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
December
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 19 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Accrington Stanley Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Morris 38' Report McConville 18'
Rodgers Yellow card 35'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,751
Referee: Tony Harrington
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 20 Accrington Stanley 4–1 Portsmouth Accrington
15:00 GMT Harrison 44' (o.g.)
Charles 62'
Bishop 69', 77'
Finley Yellow card 89'		 Report Curtis 35'
McCrorie Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 2,429
Referee: Martin Coy
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 21 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Accrington Stanley Doncaster
15:00 GMT Taylor 57'
Gomes Yellow card 69'		 Report Zanzala 82' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,444
Referee: Andy Haines
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 22 Blackpool 0–1 Accrington Stanley Blackpool
15:00 GMT Thompson Yellow card 13'
Spearing Yellow card 80'		 Report Finley Yellow card 13'
Barclay Yellow card 50'
McConville 90+1' Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,517
Referee: Michael Salisbury
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 23 Accrington Stanley 2–0 Burton Albion Accrington
15:00 GMT McConville 39'
Opoku Yellow card 50'
Sykes 65'
Finley Yellow card 71'		 Report Nartey Yellow card 62'
Akins Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 2,449
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
January
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 24 Accrington Stanley 1–2 Rochdale Accrington
15:00 GMT Barclay Yellow card 22'
Finley Yellow card 55'
Zanzala 90+2'		 Report Henderson 45+4'
Dooley 64'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 2,975
Referee: Tom Nield
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 25 Ipswich Town 4–1 Accrington Stanley Ipswich
15:00 GMT Jackson 12'
Norwood 29'
Judge 44'
Keane 90+2'
Chambers Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Alese Yellow card 72'
Zanzala 86' (pen.)		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,536
Referee: Charles Breakspear
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 26 Accrington Stanley 1–2 Southend United Accrington
15:00 GMT Charles 17'
Bishop Yellow card 80'		 Report Kelman 11'
Demetriou 51' (pen.)		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 2,146
Referee: Antony Coggins
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) 27 Burton Albion 1–1 Accrington Stanley Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Brayford 30'
O'Toole Yellow card 36'
Edwards Yellow card 45+2'
Quinn Yellow card 59'		 Report Charles 15' Yellow card 45+4'
Opoku Yellow card 22'
Hughes Yellow card 45+2'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,759
Referee: Kevin Johnson
28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) 28 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Peterborough United Accrington
19:45 GMT Zanzala Yellow card 72' Report Szmodics 11'
Butler Yellow card 18'
Thompson Yellow card 48'
Ward 51'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 1,816
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
February
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 29 Accrington Stanley 2–1 AFC Wimbledon Accrington
15:00 GMT Clark 14'
Charles 21'
Pritchard Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 55'		 Report Pigott 73' Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 2,224
Referee: James Oldham
11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 30 Shrewsbury Town 0–2 Accrington Stanley Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT Beckles Yellow card 9'
McAleny Yellow card 28'
Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 70'		 Report Grant 13'
Clark 71'
Johnson Yellow card 80'
Charles Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 4,699
Referee: Ollie Yates
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 31 Accrington Stanley 4–3 Lincoln City Accrington
15:00 GMT Shackell 36' (o.g.)
Diallo Yellow card 45+1'
Charles soccer ball with red X 48'
Maguire Yellow card 65'
Pritchard 70'
Finley Yellow card 75' 90+5'
Conneely 78' Yellow card 90+10'
Hughes Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Scully 30'
Eardley Yellow card 40'
Lewis 53'
Shackell 76'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 2,279
Referee: Christopher Pollard
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 32 Accrington Stanley 1–2 Rotherham United Accrington
15:00 GMT Clark 65'
Hughes Yellow card 78'		 Report Barlaser Yellow card 55'
Ladapo 64'
Wiles 90+1'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 3,447
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) 33 Oxford United 3–0 Accrington Stanley Oxford
19:45 GMT Henry 13'
Taylor 50', 72'		 Report Finley Yellow card 71'
Johnson Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 5,622
Referee: David Rock
29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 34 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Accrington Stanley Horwich
15:00 GMT Bryan Yellow card 73' Report Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 12,011
Referee: Josh Smith
March
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 35 Accrington Stanley 1–2 Tranmere Rovers Accrington
15:00 GMT Rodgers Yellow card 39' Yellow-red card 90+3'
Finley Yellow card 72'
Woodyard 82' (o.g.)		 Report Vaughan 8'
Jennings Yellow card 34'
Ellis 77'
Ridehalgh Yellow card 79'
Davies Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 2,881
Referee: Will Finnie
14 March 2020 (2020-03-14) Portsmouth v Accrington Stanley Milton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Fratton Park
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[46]
21 March 2020 (2020-03-21) Accrington Stanley v Doncaster Rovers Accrington
15:00 GMT Stadium: Wham Stadium
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[46]
28 March 2020 (2020-03-28) Accrington Stanley v Coventry City Accrington
15:00 GMT Stadium: Wham Stadium
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[46]
April
4 April 2020 (2020-04-04) Gillingham v Accrington Stanley Gillingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Priesfield Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[47]
10 April 2020 (2020-04-10) Accrington Stanley v Fleetwood Town Accrington
15:00 BST Stadium: Wham Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[47]
13 April 2020 (2020-04-13) Milton Keynes Dons v Accrington Stanley Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Stadium: Stadium MK
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[47]
18 April 2020 (2020-04-18) Accrington Stanley v Bristol Rovers Accrington
15:00 BST Stadium: Wham Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[47]
25 April 2020 (2020-04-25) Sunderland v Accrington Stanley Sunderland
15:00 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[47]
May
3 May 2020 (2020-05-03) Accrington Stanley v Wycombe Wanderers Accrington
15:00 BST Stadium: Wham Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[47]

FA Cup

Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[48]

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) First round Accrington Stanley 0–2 Crewe Alexandra Accrington
15:00 GMT Opoku Yellow card 38'
Hughes Red card 77'
Carvalho Yellow card 86'		 Report Kirk 45+2'
Porter 67' (pen.)
Jääskeläinen Yellow card 69'
Lowery Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 1,655
Referee: Neil Hair

EFL Cup

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June.[49]

  Win   Draw   Loss

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) First round Accrington Stanley 1–3 Sunderland Accrington
19:45 BST Maguire Yellow card 53'
Barclay Yellow card 58'
Bishop 61' (pen.)		 Report McNulty 17'
Maguire Yellow card 51'
McGeady 79'
Wyke 90+4'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 2,343
Referee: Darren Drysdale

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[50] The draw for the second round was made on 16 November 2019 live on Sky Sports.[51] The third round draw was confirmed on 5 December 2019.[52]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Accrington Stanley 3 3 0 0 0 10 3 +7 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Fleetwood Town 3 1 1 0 1 7 5 +2 5
3 L2 Oldham Athletic 3 1 0 0 2 5 10 −5 3
4 ACA Liverpool U21 3 0 0 1 2 5 9 −4 1
Source: EFL.com
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Group stages Accrington Stanley 2–1 Fleetwood Town Accrington
19:45 BST Sherif Yellow card 23'
Carvalho 53'
McConville 72'
Barclay Yellow card 84'		 Report Biggins Red card 25'
Rossiter Yellow card 45+1'
Evans Yellow card 60'
Hunter Yellow card 68'
Madden 90+4' (pen.)		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 923
Referee: Darren Handley
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Group stage Oldham Athletic 0–3 Accrington Stanley Oldham
19:45 BST Adams Yellow card 22'
Fage Red card 45+2'
Egert Yellow card 75'		 Report Diallo 30' Yellow card 47'
Zanzala 42' (pen.)
Barclay Yellow card 70'
Clark 86'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 1,107
Referee: Ben Toner
29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) Group stages Accrington Stanley 5–2 Liverpool U21 Accrington
19:45 GMT Sykes 30'
Baker-Richardson 45'
Charles 52'
Clark 61'
Opoku Yellow card 66'
Simpson 74'		 Report Dixon-Bonner 8'
Hill Yellow card 41'
Christie-Davies Yellow card 44'
Stewart 77'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,002
Referee: Andy Haines
 10 December 2019 (2019-12-10) Second round Accrington Stanley 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Accrington
19:45 GMT Zanzala 10'
Bishop 85'		 Report Graham Yellow card 36' Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 930
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
7 January 2020 (2020-01-07) Third round Fleetwood Town 2–2
(3–5 p)		 Accrington Stanley Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Morris 50'
Andrew 68'		 Report Johnson Yellow card 29'
Pritchard 35'
Opoku Yellow card 45+2'
Alese Yellow card 67'
Finley Yellow card 73'
Sykes 90'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 548
Referee: Robert Lewis
Penalties
Madden soccer ball with red X
Andrew soccer ball with check mark
McAleny soccer ball with check mark
Biggins soccer ball with check mark		 Bursik soccer ball with check mark
Pritchard soccer ball with check mark
Opoku soccer ball with check mark
Charles soccer ball with check mark
Finley soccer ball with check mark
21 January 2020 (2020-01-21) Quarter-final Salford City 2–1 Accrington Stanley Salford
19:45 GMT Burgess 45+3'
Elliott 49'
Conway Yellow card 54'
Hogan Yellow card 83'		 Report Finley 11' Yellow card 35'
Alese Yellow card 13'
Johnson Yellow card 45+2'		 Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 1,401

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 2 January 2020
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 Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Evtimov 21 0 19 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
30 GK England ENG Josef Bursik 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
40 GK England ENG Toby Savin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Defenders
2 DF England ENG Callum Johnson 25 0 21+1 0 1 0 1 0 0+1 0
3 DF England ENG Mark Hughes 26 1 23 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF England ENG Phil Edwards 8 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
5 DF England ENG Ross Sykes 27 2 21 1 1 0 0+1 0 4 1
12 DF England ENG Joe Maguire 8 0 5+1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
14 DF Antigua and Barbuda ATG Zaine Francis-Angol 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 DF England ENG Ben Barclay 8 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
18 DF England ENG Harvey Rodgers 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF England ENG Matty Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF England ENG Aji Alese 8 0 3+2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
36 DF England ENG Jerome Opoku 18 0 14+1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Midfielders
6 MF Guinea GUI Lamine Kaba Sherif 9 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0 3+1 0
7 MF England ENG Jordan Clark 28 5 23 3 1 0 1 0 3 2
8 MF England ENG Sam Finley 28 1 23 1 1 0 1 0 1+2 0
10 MF England ENG Joe Pritchard 24 1 12+7 1 0+1 0 1 0 3 0
11 MF England ENG Sean McConville 21 6 15+3 5 1 0 1 0 1 1
17 MF Portugal POR Érico Sousa 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
21 MF England ENG Harry Perritt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Portugal POR Wilson Carvalho 13 1 0+7 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 2+2 1
24 MF England ENG Lewis Gilboy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF England ENG Lewis Doyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Seamus Conneely 23 0 19+1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Forwards
9 FW Republic of the Congo CGO Offrande Zanzala 17 7 7+8 5 0 0 0 0 2 2
19 FW England ENG Colby Bishop 24 12 19+1 10 1 0 1 1 1+1 1
20 FW Northern Ireland NIR Andrew Scott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW England ENG Alex O'Neill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Northern Ireland NIR Billy Kee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW England ENG Courtney Baker-Richardson 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
32 FW England ENG Dion Charles 27 6 16+6 5 0 0 0+1 0 2+2 1
35 FW England ENG Connor Simpson 3 1 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 1
Players transferred out during the season
10 FW England ENG Okera Simmonds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 MF England ENG Sadou Diallo 4 1 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Disciplinary record

As of 2 January 2020
Rank Position Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 DF England Jerome Opoku 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
2 MF Republic of Ireland Seamus Conneely 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
MF England Sam Finley 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
4 DF England Callum Johnson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
DF England Ben Barclay 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 0
6 DF England Ross Sykes 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
MF England Sean McConville 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
8 MF England Jordan Clark 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
9 DF England Mark Hughes 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
DF Republic of Ireland Joe Maguire 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
MF England Wilson Carvalho 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
12 DF Antigua and Barbuda Zaine Francis-Angol 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
GK Bulgaria Dimitar Evtimov 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Guinea Lamine Kaba Sherif 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF England Harvey Rodgers| 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF England Aji Alese 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GK England Sadou Diallo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 43 5 2 0 2 0 4 0 51 5

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