2017–18 Fleetwood Town F.C. season explained

Club:Fleetwood Town
Season:2017–18
Manager:Uwe Rosler
(till 16 February)
John Sheridan
(from 22 February 2018)
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Chairman:Andy Pilley
Stadium:Highbury Stadium
League:League One
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup2:EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:First round
(vs. Carlisle United)
Cup3:EFL Trophy
Prevseason:2016–17
Nextseason:2018–19
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The 2017–18 season will be Fleetwood Town's 110th season in their history and fourth consecutive season in League One.[1] Along with League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
1 July 2017 Undisclosed [2]
1 July 2017 Free [3]
1 July 2017 Free [4]
4 July 2017 Harrison Biggins Undisclosed [5]
5 July 2017 Michael Donohue Free [6]
18 July 2017 Free [7]
19 September 2017 Free [8]

Transfers out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
1 July 2017 Rejected contract
1 July 2017 Free [9]
1 July 2017 Rejected contract [10]
1 July 2017 Released
1 July 2017 Spencer Myers Released [11]
1 July 2017 Released
1 July 2017 Rejected contract
1 July 2017 Released [12]
5 August 2017 Free [13]

Loans in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromDate untilRef.
4 July 2017 30 June 2018 [14]
5 July 2017 31 May 2018 [15]
1 August 2017 30 June 2018 [16]
17 August 2017 30 June 2018 [17]

Loans out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate untilRef.
1 July 2017 End of season [18]
17 July 2017 Akil Wright 5 January 2018 [19]
22 July 2017 4 January 2018 [20]
4 August 2017 Matt Urwin End of season [21]
7 August 2017 Gerard Garner 4 September 2017 [22]
9 August 2017 7 January 2018 [23]
15 August 2017 Alex Reid 8 October 2017 [24]
31 August 2017 End of season [25]
5 September 2017 Nathan Sheron 3 October 2017 [26]
8 December 2017 4 January 2018 [27]
13 December 2017 Daniel Mooney 10 January 2018 [28]

Competitions

Friendlies

As of 9 June 2017, Fleetwood Town have confirmed five pre-season friendlies against Preston North End,[29] Queen of the South, Bolton Wanderers,[30] Tranmere Rovers,[31] and Karlsruher SC.[32]

League One

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[33] [34]

FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Fleetwood Town were drawn away to Chorley or Boston United in the first round.[35] Chorley went on to win the replayed match to set up the first round tie. A home fixture against Hereford was confirmed for the second round.[36]

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Fleetwood Town were drawn at home to Carlisle United in the first round.[37]

EFL Trophy

See main article: 2017–18 EFL Trophy. On 12 July 2017, the group stage draw was completed with Fleetwood facing Carlisle United, Leicester City U23s and Morecambe in Northern Group A.[38] [39] After topping their ground, Fleetwood were handed a home tie against Chesterfield in the second round.[40] An away trip to Bury was announced for the third round.[41]

Notes and References

  1. News: History . Statto . 2017-05-18 . 2015-04-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150427143053/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/fleetwood-town/history . dead .
  2. News: Kyle Dempsey signs permanently for Fleetwood Town . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 19 May 2017 . 19 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170519184810/http://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/news/article/2016-17/kyle-dempsey-fleetwood-town-permanent-signing-3720860.aspx . 19 May 2017 . dead .
  3. News: Fleetwood Town secure signing of Conor McAleny. 26 June 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 23 June 2017.
  4. News: Town complete signing of Harvey Rodgers from Hull City. 16 June 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 16 June 2017.
  5. News: Town complete signing of Harrison Biggins. 4 July 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 4 July 2017.
  6. News: Michael Donohue joins Fleetwood Town. 5 July 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 5 July 2017.
  7. News: Luke Higham signs for Fleetwood Town. 18 July 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 18 July 2017.
  8. News: Sebastian Des Pres signs for Development Squad. 22 September 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 19 September 2017.
  9. News: Joe Davis joins Port Vale on permanent deal. 22 June 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 21 June 2017.
  10. News: Club withdraw contract offers to trio. 22 June 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 20 June 2017.
  11. News: Retained list 2016/17: Development Squad . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 18 May 2017 . 18 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170518220424/http://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/news/article/2016-17/fleetwood-town-development-squad-retained-list-3719633.aspx . 18 May 2017 . dead . dmy-all .
  12. News: Retained list 2016/17: First Team . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 18 May 2017 . 18 May 2017.
  13. News: Club News Duckworth departs on permanent deal. 5 August 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 5 August 2017.
  14. News: Lewie Coyle joins from Leeds United on season-long loan. 5 July 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 4 July 2017.
  15. Web site: Loan: Hiwula joins Fleetwood Town . Huddersfield town A.F.C. . 5 July 2017 . 5 July 2017.
  16. News: Aiden O'Neill joins Fleetwood Town on a season-long loan. 2 August 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 1 August 2017.
  17. News: Fleetwood Town complete capture of Premier League defender. 17 August 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 17 August 2017.
  18. News: Ricardo Kip joins SC Cambuur on season-long loan. 22 June 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 21 June 2017.
  19. News: Akil Wright joins Wrexham on loan until January 2018. 17 July 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 17 July 2017.
  20. News: Dion Charles joins FC Halifax Town on loan until January 2018. 22 July 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 22 July 2017.
  21. News: Matt Urwin joins Chorley on season-long loan. 4 August 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 4 August 2017.
  22. News: Gerard Garner joins Southport on youth loan. 8 August 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 7 August 2017.
  23. News: Elliot Osborne joins Morecambe on loan until January. 9 August 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 9 August 2017.
  24. News: Alex Reid joins Wrexham on short-term loan deal. 16 August 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 15 August 2017.
  25. News: Nick Haughton joins Chorley on season-long loan deal. 1 September 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 31 August 2017.
  26. News: Nathan Sheron joins Chester on short-term loan deal. 7 September 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 6 September 2017.
  27. News: Nathan Sheron joins Southport on 28-day loan deal. 8 December 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 8 December 2017.
  28. News: Dan Mooney joins National League North side Chorley on loan. 13 December 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 13 December 2017.
  29. News: Club confirm first pre-season friendly ahead of 2017/18 season . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 19 May 2017 . 19 May 2017 .
  30. News: Two more pre-season friendlies announced . Fleetwood Town Official Site . 26 May 2017 . 26 May 2017.
  31. News: Tranmere Rovers pre-season friendly announced. 31 May 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 31 May 2017.
  32. News: Karlsruher SC confirmed as one of two opponents for Austria trip. 9 June 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 9 June 2017.
  33. News: 2017/18 Sky Bet League One fixtures released. 29 June 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 21 June 2017.
  34. News: Fixture List. 29 June 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. June 2017.
  35. News: Town to face Chorley or Boston in FA Cup first round. 17 October 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 16 October 2017.
  36. News: Town/Chorley to face Hereford in FA Cup second round. 7 November 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 6 November 2017.
  37. News: Town to host Carlisle United in first round of Carabao Cup. 16 June 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 16 June 2017.
  38. News: Leicester City join Group A in Checkatrade Trophy. 13 July 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 12 July 2017.
  39. News: Checkatrade Trophy Group A fixtures confirmed. 21 July 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 21 July 2017.
  40. News: Town to face Chesterfield in Checkatrade Trophy second round. 1 December 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 29 November 2017.
  41. News: Fleetwood to travel to Bury in Checkatrade Trophy third round. 8 December 2017. Fleetwood Town Official Site. 8 December 2017.

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