2019–20 Accrington Stanley F.C. season explained

Club:	Accrington Stanley
Season:	2019–20
Manager:	John Coleman
Chairman:	Andy Holt
Stadium:	Crown Ground
League:	League One
League Result:	17th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	First round
Cup2:	EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:	First round
Cup3:	EFL Trophy
Cup3 Result:	Quarter-finals
Highest Attendance:	League/All: 4,164 (14 September vs. Sunderland)
Lowest Attendance:	League: 2,102 (26 October vs. Gillingham) All: 923 (3 September vs. Fleetwood Town, EFL Trophy)
Largest Win:	3–0 (8 October at Oldham Athletic, EFL Trophy)
Largest Loss:	0–4 (23 October at Peterborough United)
Prevseason:	2018–19
Nextseason:	2020–21
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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					Free transfer	^[1]
13 July 2019					Undisclosed	^[2]
13 July 2019					Free transfer	^[3]
15 July 2019					Free transfer	^[4]
15 July 2019					Free transfer	^[5]
16 July 2019					Free transfer	^[6]
23 July 2019					Free transfer	^[7]
1 August 2019					Free transfer	^[8]
12 August 2019					Undisclosed	^[9]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
2 August 2019					30 June 2020	^[10]
9 August 2019					30 June 2020	^[11]
2 September 2019					30 June 2020	^[12] ^[13]
2 September 2019					30 June 2020	^[14]
2 September 2019					30 June 2020	^[15]
6 September 2019					30 June 2020	^[16] ^[17]
31 January 2020					30 June 2020	^[18]
31 January 2020					30 June 2020	^[19]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
16 July 2019					January 2020	^[20]
20 July 2019					January 2020	^[21]
22 July 2019					31 December 2019	^[22]
8 November 2019			Alex O'Neill		21 November 2019	^[23]
22 November 2019			Alex O'Neill		December 2019	^[24]
2 December 2019			Lewis Doyle		January 2020	^[25]
7 December 2019			Lewis Gilboy		January 2020	^[26]
20 December 2019					January 2020	^[27]
30 December 2019					January 2020	^[28]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019					Free transfer	^[29]
1 July 2019					Free transfer	^[30]
1 July 2019					Mutual consent	^[31] ^[32]
1 July 2019					Released	^[33]
1 July 2019					Free transfer	^[34]
1 July 2019					Released	^[35] ^[36]
1 July 2019					Released	^[37]
13 December 2019			Okera Simmonds		Mutual consent	^[38]
29 January 2020						^[39]

Pre-season

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

Competitions

League One

See main article: 2019–20 EFL League One.

Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.^[44]

May

FA Cup

See main article: 2019–20 FA Cup.

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.^[45]

EFL Cup

See main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup.

The first round draw was made on 20 June.^[46]

EFL Trophy

See main article: 2019–20 EFL Trophy.

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.^[47] The draw for the second round was made on 16 November 2019 live on Sky Sports.^[48] The third round draw was confirmed on 5 December 2019.^[49]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers |-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season|}

Disciplinary record

Rank	Position	Name	League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy		Total
1	DF	Jerome Opoku<	--League One-->	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
2	MF	Seamus Conneely<	--League One-->	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
	MF	Sam Finley<	--League One-->	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
4	DF	Callum Johnson<	--League One-->	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	DF	Ben Barclay<	--League One-->	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	5	0
6	DF	Ross Sykes<	--League One-->	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
	MF	Sean McConville<	--League One-->	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
8	MF	Jordan Clark<	--League One-->	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
9	DF	Mark Hughes<	--League One-->	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
	DF	Joe Maguire<	--League One-->	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Wilson Carvalho<	--League One-->	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
12	DF	Zaine Francis-Angol<	--League One-->	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	GK	Dimitar Evtimov<	--League One-->	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Lamine Kaba Sherif<	--League One-->	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	Harvey Rodgers		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Aji Alese<	--League One-->	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	Sadou Diallo<	--League One-->	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		43	5	2	0	2	0	4	0	51	5

Notes and References

1. Web site: Joe joins Stanley . . 30 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190530143047/https://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2019/05/signing-joe-joins-stanley/ . 30 May 2019 . dead .
2. Web site: Colby's a Red . . 13 July 2019 . 13 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190713151544/https://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2019/07/bishop-transfer/ . dead .
3. Web site: Stanley sign international full-back . . 13 July 2019 . 13 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190713151542/https://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2019/07/francis-angol-transfer/ . dead .
4. Web site: Joe signs up . . 15 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190715113758/https://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2019/07/maguire-signing/ . 15 July 2019 . dead .
5. Web site: Lamine becomes fifth summer signing . . 15 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190715140706/https://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2019/07/kaba-sherif-signing/ . 15 July 2019 . dead .
6. Web site: Ben signs for Stanley . . 16 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190716100649/https://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2019/07/barclay-signing/ . 16 July 2019 . dead .
7. Web site: Stanley sign Portuguese winger . . 23 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190723142329/https://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2019/07/stanley-sign-wilson/ . 23 July 2019 . dead .
8. Web site: Phil's back . . 1 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190801130845/https://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2019/08/phils-back/ . 1 August 2019 . dead .
9. Web site: Accrington sign Charles from Southport . . 12 August 2019.
10. Web site: Josef's a keeper . . 2 August 2019 . 2 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190802143904/https://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2019/08/josefs-a-keeper/ . dead .
11. Web site: Courtney Baker-Richardson Makes Accrington Loan Switch . . 9 August 2019.
12. Web site: Stanley secure signing of England international . . 2 September 2019.
13. Web site: Reds extend Aji's loan . . 3 January 2020.
14. Web site: Jerome becomes third signing of the day . . 2 September 2019.
15. Web site: Connor joins on season-long loan . . 2 September 2019.
16. Web site: Diallo makes loan move to Accrington Stanley . . 6 September 2019.
17. News: Diallo extends Accrington loan . 9 January 2020 . Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C..
18. News: Wolves striker Benny Ashley-Seal joins Stanley on loan . 31 January 2020 . Lancashire Telegraph.
19. News: Bobby Grant joins Accrington Stanley on loan . 31 January 2020 . Wrexham A.F.C..
20. Web site: Zehn departs on loan . . 16 July 2019 . 16 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190716091110/https://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2019/07/zehn-departs-on-loan/ . dead .
21. Web site: Reagan goes out on loan . . 20 July 2019 . 20 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190720162842/https://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2019/07/reagan-goes-out-on-loan/ . dead .
22. Web site: Niall leaves on loan . . 22 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190722114720/https://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2019/07/niall-leaves-on-loan/ . 22 July 2019 . dead .
23. Web site: O'Neill goes out on loan . . 8 November 2019 . 8 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191108135930/https://www.accringtonstanley.co.uk/news/2019/november/oneill-goes-out-on-loan/ . dead .
24. Web site: O'Neill joins Runcorn on loan . . 22 November 2019.
25. Web site: Doyle departs on loan . . 2 December 2019.
26. Web site: Gilboy goes out on loan . . 7 December 2019.
27. Web site: Scott departs on loan . . 20 December 2019.
28. Web site: Savin goes out on loan . . 30 December 2019.
29. Web site: Scott Brown Signs From Stanley . . 20 May 2019.
30. Web site: Exeter City sign Accrington goalkeeper Jonny Maxted . Devon Live . 28 June 2019.
31. Web site: Piero leaves Stanley . . 26 June 2019 . 26 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190626143546/https://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2019/06/piero-leaves-stanley/ . dead .
32. Web site: Piero Mingoia joins Boreham Wood after leaving Accrington . . 2 July 2019.
33. Web site: Nolan Signs For Shaymen . . 12 August 2019.
34. Web site: Bantams Begin Summer Recruitment With Richards-Everton Signing . . 16 May 2019.
35. Web site: Stanley's retained list . . 7 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190507160722/https://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2019/05/stanley-retained-list/ . 7 May 2019 . dead .
36. Web site: Williams Joins Shaymen . . 12 August 2019.
37. Web site: Daggers sign youngster Wood from Accrington Stanley . . 16 July 2019.
38. Web site: Simmonds leaves Stanley . . 13 December 2019.
39. Web site: Billy Kee retires . . 29 January 2020.
40. Web site: Stanley off to Sligo . . 26 June 2019 . 14 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190614022140/https://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2019/06/confirmed-stanley-to-travel-to-ireland/ . dead .
41. Web site: Stanley to face Marseille . . 26 June 2019 . 26 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190626144807/https://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2019/06/stanley-to-face-marseille/ . dead .
42. Web site: Two pre-season friendlies . . 26 June 2019 . 26 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190626144810/https://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2019/05/two-pre-season-friendlies-2/ . dead .
43. Web site: Stanley to face non-league opposition . . 26 June 2019 . 14 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190614021234/https://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2019/06/confirmed-stanley-to-face-non-league-opposition/ . dead .
44. Web site: Sky Bet League One fixtures 2019/20 . . 20 June 2019.
45. Web site: FA Cup first-round draw . . 24 October 2019.
46. Web site: Carabao Cup first-round draw . . 20 June 2019.
47. Web site: EFL Trophy Round One Group Stage Draw . . 9 July 2019.
48. Web site: Leasing.com Trophy Round Two draw confirmed . . 16 November 2019.
49. Web site: Leasing.com Trophy Round Three fixtures confirmed . . 10 December 2019.