2017–18 Accrington Stanley F.C. season

Accrington Stanley
2017–18 season
Chairman	Peter Marsden
Manager	John Coleman
Stadium	Crown Ground
League Two	1st
FA Cup	First round; (knocked out by Guiseley)
EFL Cup	Second round; (knocked out by West Bromwich Albion)
EFL Trophy	Second round; (knocked out by Lincoln City)
Top goalscorer	League: Billy Kee (25 Goals); All: Billy Kee (26 Goals)
Highest home attendance	4,753 against Lincoln City (League 2)
Lowest home attendance	587 against Middlesbrough U21s (EFL Trophy Group Stage)
Home colours	Away colours

The 2017–18 season was Accrington Stanley's twelfth consecutive season in League Two and their 49th year in existence. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated 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 from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	LW	Mekhi Leacock-McLeod	Billericay Town	Free	^[1]
1 July 2017	DM	Liam Nolan	Southport	Undisclosed	^[2]
1 July 2017	RW	Érico Sousa	Tranmere Rovers	Free	^[3]
15 July 2017	CB	Ben Richards-Everton	Dunfermline Athletic	Free	^[4]
21 July 2017	CF	Kayden Jackson	Barnsley	Undisclosed	^[5]
4 August 2017	GK	Simon Bloch Jørgensen	Brønshøj	Free	^[6]
5 January 2018	RB	Callum Johnson	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	^[7]
11 January 2018	CF	Akeel Francis	Rotherham United	Free	^[8]
12 January 2018	LW	Danny Williams	Dundee	Free	^[9]
19 January 2018	GK	Jonny Maxted	Guiseley	Undisclosed	^[10]
31 January 2018	DM	Harvey Rodgers	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	^[11]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	LM	Arron Davies	Free agent	Released	^[12]
1 July 2017	CF	Terry Gornell	Chorley	Mutual consent	^[13]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1 July 2017	CM	Steven Hewitt	Bangor City	Released	^[12]^{[lower-alpha 2]}
1 July 2017	CM	Paddy Lacey	Free agent	Released	^[12]
1 July 2017	SS	Shay McCartan	Bradford City	Undisclosed	^[16]
1 July 2017	GK	Elliot Parish	Dundee	Released	^[12]^{[lower-alpha 3]}
1 July 2017	CF	Brayden Shaw	Bangor City	Free Transfer	^[18]
1 July 2017	LW	Luke Wall	Bangor City	Released	^[12]^{[lower-alpha 4]}
1 July 2017	CF	Nathan Webb	Free agent	Released	^[12]
4 August 2017	RB	Matty Pearson	Barnsley	Undisclosed	^[19]
22 August 2017	CB	Omar Beckles	Shrewsbury Town	Undisclosed	^[20]
15 September 2017	GK	Simon Bloch Jørgensen	Whitehawk	Free	^[21]

↑ Terry Gornell joined Chorley following his departure.^[14]
↑ Steven Hewitt joined Bangor City following release.^[15]
↑ Elliot Parish joined Dundee following his release.^[17]
↑ Luke Wall joined Bangor City following his release.^[18]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
3 July 2017	CF	Jonathan Edwards	Hull City	3 January 2018	^[22]
4 August 2017	CB	Tom Dallison	Brighton & Hove Albion	18 October 2017	^[23]
4 August 2017	RB	Tyler Hornby-Forbes	Brghton & Hove Albion	15 November 2017	^[23]
24 August 2017	CF	Mallik Wilks	Leeds United	3 January 2018	^[24]
29 August 2017	CB	Jordan Thorniley	Sheffield Wednesday	3 January 2018	^[25]
31 August 2017	RB	Callum Johnson	Middlesbrough	4 January 2018	^[26]
31 August 2017	CB	Farrend Rawson	Derby County	3 January 2018	^[27]
31 August 2017	GK	Max Stryjek	Sunderland	18 January 2018	^[28]
4 January 2018	CB	Jimmy Dunne	Burnley	30 May 2018	^[29]
11 January 2018	CF	Offrande Zanzala	Derby County	30 May 2018	^[30]
12 January 2018	CB	Charlie Rowan	Watford	30 May 2018	^[31]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
5 October 2017	CB		Ross Sykes	Southport	24 November 2017	^[32]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

As of 8 June 2017, Accrington Stanley have announced five pre-season friendlies against Southport,^[2] Preston North End,^[33] Oldham Athletic,^[34] Huddersfield Town^[35] and Everton XI.^[36]

Win Draw Loss

12 July 2017	Accrington Stanley	0–1	Huddersfield Town	Accrington
19:00 BST		Report	Ince 56'	Stadium: Crown Ground

15 July 2017	Accrington Stanley	3–3	Everton XI	Accrington
15:00 BST	Kee 3' (pen.) Edwards 64' 70' (o.g.)	Report	Henen 44' Bowler 45' Bramall	Stadium: Crown Ground

19 July 2017	Accrington Stanley	2–3	Preston North End	Accrington
19:30 BST	Edwards 58' Pearson 87'	Report	Browne 37' Robinson 42' Cunningham 75'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 989

22 July 2017	Accrington Stanley	2–2	Oldham Athletic	Accrington
15:00 BST	Kee 17' McLeod 72'	Report	Davies 55' (pen.) Duffus 86'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 921

29 July 2017	Southport	0–5	Accrington Stanley	Blowick
15:00 BST		Report	Kee 12', 30' (pen.), 32' Dugdale o.g.' Conneely 15'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 474

League Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Accrington Stanley (C, P)	46	29	6	11	76	46	+30	93	Promotion to EFL League One
2	Luton Town (P)	46	25	13	8	94	46	+48	88
3	Wycombe Wanderers (P)	46	24	12	10	79	60	+19	84
4	Exeter City	46	24	8	14	64	54	+10	80	Qualification for League Two play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	Notts County	46	21	14	11	71	48	+23	77	Qualification for League Two play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

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
46	29	6	11	76	46	+30	93	17	3	3	42	19	+23	12	3	8	34	27	+7

Last updated: 5 May 2018.
Source: Statto.com

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	L
Position	3	9	6	1	3	2	3	3	4	3	3	6	4	5	3	2	2	3	3	3	5	7	9	7	4	3	3	5	5	3	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.^[37]^[38]

August

5 August 2017 1	Accrington Stanley	3–1	Colchester United	Accrington
15:00 BST	Jackson 9' Kee 32' Clark 42' Beckles 64'	Report	Lapslie 45+1' Jackson 67' Szmodics 81'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,625 Referee: Ross Joyce

12 August 2017 2	Yeovil Town	3–2	Accrington Stanley	Yeovil
15:00 BST	Zoko 25', 38' Olomola 26', 39'	Report	Jackson 12', 53' Dallison 68' Donacien 83'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,464 Referee: Chris Sarginson

19 August 2017 3	Accrington Stanley	2–1	Mansfield Town	Accrington
15:00 BST	Jackson 10' Hughes 30' Kee 90+2'	Report	Angol 25' Pearce 90'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,645 Referee: Darren Bond

25 August 2017 4	Notts County	2–2	Accrington Stanley	Nottingham
19:45 BST	Stead 33' (pen.) Grant 54' Duffy 58' Hewitt 63' Tootle 80', 90+1'	Report	Hughes 58' Donacien 65' Leacock-McLeod 66' Wilks 90+1' 90+4'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,087 Referee: Carl Boyeson

September

2 September 2017 5	Morecambe	1–2	Accrington Stanley	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Oliver 57' Brough 60' Campbell 62' Müller 76' Ellison 90+5'	Report	Kee 31' Jackson 63' Clark 90'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,059 Referee: Peter Bankes

9 September 2017 6	Accrington Stanley	3–0	Carlisle United	Accrington
15:00 BST	Kee 17' McConville 43', 57'	Report	Miller 42'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,120 Referee: David Webb

12 September 2017 7	Accrington Stanley	1–2	Grimsby Town	Accrington
19:45 BST	Jackson 45' Hughes 65' Wilks 90+2'	Report	Davies 12' Jones 43' Woolford 47' Matt 57' Dembélé 73'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,288 Referee: Robert Jones

16 September 2017 8	Chesterfield	1–2	Accrington Stanley	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Barry 35', 63' Flores 44' DeGirolamo 59' Reed 72' Dennis 77'	Report	Conneely 41' Kee 68' McConville 78' Wilks 82' Donacien 90+6'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 4,487 Referee: Craig Hicks

23 September 2017 9	Accrington Stanley	1–1	Cheltenham Town	Accrington
15:00 BST	Jackson 39' Hornby-Forbes 82'	Report	Eisa 37' Cranston 86'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,321 Referee: Andy Haines

26 September 2017 10	Port Vale	1-2	Accrington Stanley	Burslem
19:45 BST	Worrall 22' Kay 50'	Report	Kee 36', 62' Rawson 86'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,360 Referee: Eddie Ilerton

30 September 2017 11	Forest Green Rovers	0–1	Accrington Stanley	Nailsworth
15:00 BST		Report	Conneely 56' Thorniley 70'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,594 Referee: John Busby

October

7 October 2017 12	Accrington Stanley	0–2	Luton Town	Accrington
15:00 BST	Donacien 44' Conneely 45+1'	Report	Collins 22' Potts 33' Hylton 44'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,193 Referee: Martin Coy

14 October 2017 13	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Coventry City	Accrington
15:00 BST	McConville 14' Richards-Everton 64' Thorniley 89' Donacien 89'	Report	Stevenson 27' Grimmer 90'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,828 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

17 October 2017 14	Stevenage	3–2	Accrington Stanley	Stevenage
19:45 BST	Godden 61', 83' Smith 71' Kennedy 89'	Report	Clark 19' Jackson 56' Kee 64'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 1,788 Referee: Gavin Ward

21 October 2017 15	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Accrington Stanley	Crewe
15:00 BST	Raynes 2', 83' Lowery 86'	Report	Kee 3' Clark 11' Conneely 77'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,849 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

28 October 2017 16	Accrington Stanley	4–1	Barnet	Accrington
15:00 BST	McConville 35' Clark 51' Kee 59' Jackson 65'	Report	Nelson 32' Campbell-Ryce 54'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,485 Referee: Mark Heywood

November

11 November 2017 17	Cambridge United	0–0	Accrington Stanley	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Ikpeazu 90' Halliday 90+4'	Report	Kee 24' Johnson 61' Thorniley 69' Conneely 81'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,402 Referee: Graham Horwood

18 November 2017 18	Accrington Stanley	1–1	Newport County	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Wilks 88'	Report	Nouble 48' Tozer 90'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,371 Referee: Darren Drysdale

21 November 2017 19	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Accrington
19:45 GMT	Hughes 70' Brown 86'	Report	El-Abd 33' Bean 54'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,119 Referee: Ross Joyce

25 November 2017 20	Exeter City	2–0	Accrington Stanley	Exeter
15:00 GMT	James 36' Boateng 45+2' Taylor 63' Sweeney 86' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,597 Referee: John Brooks

December

9 December 2017 P	Accrington Stanley	v	Swindon Town	Accrington
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Crown Ground
Note: On matchday, the decision was made to postpone the Swindon Town fixture due to player safety.^[39]

16 December 2017 21	Lincoln City	2–0	Accrington Stanley	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Rhead 39' 56' Green 45' (pen)	Report	Rawson 45+1' Brown 90+2'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 7,696 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

23 December 2017 22	Accrington Stanley	2–3	Crawley Town	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Kee 45+5' (pen.) Richards-Everton 53'	Report	Clark 9' (og.) Boldewijn 10', 41' 44' Randall 27' Yorwerth 39' Meité 52' Evina 89' Clifford 89'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,295 Referee: Scott Oldham

26 December 2017 23	Carlisle United	3-1	Accrington Stanley	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Devitt 11' S. Miller 78' Grainger 83'	Report	Kee 47' (pen.) 65'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,404 Referee: Steve Martin

30 December 2017 24	Grimsby Town	0–3	Accrington Stanley	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT	Davies 22' Matt 73'	Report	Jackson 31' 77' Brown 37' Kee 55' (pen.) McConville 61'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,188 Referee: Darren Drysdale

January

1 January 2018 P	Accrington Stanley	v	Morecambe	Accrington
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Crown Ground
Note: Due to heavy rains at halftime, with Stanley up 1-0, the game was abandoned by referee Graham Salisbury. See match report for further information.

6 January 2018 25	Accrington Stanley	4–0	Chesterfield	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Hughes 19' McConville 32' Ramsdale 49' (o.g.) Jackson 66' Johnson 81' Kee 89' Richards-Everton 90+4'	Report	Maguire 9' Hines 41' German 90+4'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,655 Referee: Chris Sarginson

13 January 2018 26	Cheltenham Town	0–2	Accrington Stanley	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT		Report	Kee 22' Johnson 50' McConville 61' Jackson 62' Brown 73'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,893 Referee: Kevin Johnson

20 January 2018 27	Accrington Stanley	3–2	Port Vale	Accrington
15:00 GMT	McConville 51', 72' Kee 54' Jackson 60' Johnson 78'	Report	Pope 3' Tonge 41' Kay 66' Worrall 77'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,743 Referee: Ross Joyce

27 January 2018 28	Crawley Town	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Crawley
15:00 GMT	Boldewijn 15', 33' 90+5' Young 73'	Report	Smith 57' (og.) Johnson 62' Hughes 66' McConville 85'	Stadium: Checkatrade.com Stadium Attendance: 2,153 Referee: Gavin Ward

February

3 February 2018 29	Accrington Stanley	3–2	Stevenage	Accrington
15:00 GMT	McConville 45+3', 78' 61' Kee 70' Dunne 56'	Report	Godden 14' Wilmot 18' McKee 38' King 45+2' Vancooten 61'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,324 Referee: John Brooks

6 February 2018 30	Accrington Stanley	2–1	Swindon Town	Accrington
19:45 GMT	Kee 25' (pen.) 90+4' Clark 48' Jackson 62' McConville 75'	Report	Dunne 46' Purkiss 49' Lancashire 66' Richards 71' (pen.) Gordon 75' Banks 78'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,243 Referee: Eddie Ilerton

10 February 2018 31	Coventry City	0–2	Accrington Stanley	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Devon Kelly-Evans 65'	Report	Clark 5', 60' Kee 47' Conneely 84'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 28,343 Referee: Dean Whitestone

13 February 2018 32	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Accrington
19:45 GMT	Jackson 42' Donacien 73'	Report		Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,254 Referee: David Webb

17 February 2018 33	Barnet	1–1	Accrington Stanley	Canons Park
15:00 GMT	Nicholls 18' Watson 53' Sweeney 53' Santos 68' Akinola 85'	Report	Sousa 61' Kee 68' (pen.)	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,501 Referee: Brett Huxtable

24 February 2018 34	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Cambridge United	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Hughes 39' Jackson 57' Johnson 90+3'	Report	Ikpeazu 38' Deegan 38' O'Neil 76'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,819 Referee: Robert Lewis

March

3 March 2018 P	Newport County	v	Accrington Stanley	Newport
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade
Note: The FA decided to cancel this match citing the reasons as: inclement weather across Great Britain, the safety of patrons at Rodney Parade and a frozen pitch.

6 March 2018 35	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Morecambe	Accrington
19:45 GMT	Kee 45+2' (pen) Brown 63' Jackson 67'	Report	Rose 73' Old 85'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,769 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

10 March 2018 36	Luton Town	2-6	Accrington Stanley	Luton
15:00 GMT	E. Lee 61' 76' O.Lee 77' Sheehan 83' Gambin 90'	Report	McConville 44' 64' Hughes 52' Donacien 90+1' Kee 90+3' Jackson 90+5'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,503 Referee: Darren Drysdale

17 March 2018 37	Accrington Stanley	3–1	Forest Green Rovers	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Johnson 3' Clark 81' Jackson 90+2'	Report	Reid 64'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,313 Referee: David Webb

30 March 2018 38	Mansfield Town	0–1	Accrington Stanley	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Benning 13' Mellis 58' White 90+2'	Report	McConville 32' Conneely 60'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 5.053 Referee: Andy Haines

April

2 April 2018 39	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Notts County	Accrington
15:00 BST	Hughes 9'	Report		Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,039 Referee: John Busby

7 April 2018 40	Colchester United	0–1	Accrington Stanley	Colchester
15:00 BST	Eastman 65'	Report	Hughes 39' Kee 63' Dunne 66' Clark 74' Jackson 90+5'	Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium Attendance: 3,174 Referee: Kevin Johnson

14 April 2018 41	Accrington Stanley	1–1	Exeter City	Accrington
15:00 BST	Jackson 38' Conneely 80'	Report	Stockley 21'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,135 Referee: Oilver Langford

17 April 2018 42	Accrington Stanley	2–0	Yeovil Town	Accrington
19:45 BST	Kee 26', 28' McConville 33'	Report		Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,176 Referee: Steve Martin

21 April 2018 43	Wycombe Wanderers	0–4	Accrington Stanley	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Paris Cowan-Hall 62'	Report	Jackson 15' Brown 33' McConville 66' Zanzala 95+5' (pen)	Stadium: Adams Park Referee: Darren Drysdale

24 April 2018 44	Newport County	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Newport
19:45 BST	Amond 30' White 66' Nouble 85' Demetriou 88'	Report	Brown 61' Kee 90'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,370 Referee: Lee Swabey

28 April 2018 45	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Lincoln City	Accrington
15:00 BST	Clark 35' McConville 45+1' Hughes 68' Chapman 81'	Report	Green 20' Wilson 33'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 4,753 (Largest Crowd Ever at Wham Stadium) Referee: Michael Salisbury

May

5 May 2018 46	Swindon Town	3–0	Accrington Stanley	Swindon
15:00 BST	Richards 14' Anderson 43' Mullin 55' Dunne 85'	Report	Dunne 76', 85'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,116 Referee: Gavin Ward

FA Cup

Win Draw Loss

5 November 2017 First round	Guiseley	0–0	Accrington Stanley	Guiseley
14:00 GMT	Lenighan 19' Brown 36' M'Boungou 52'	Report	McConville 19' Richards-Everton 58'	Stadium: Nethermoor Park Attendance: 1,611 Referee: Antony Coggins

14 November 2017 First round replay	Accrington Stanley	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Guiseley	Accrington
19:45 GMT	McConville 47' Thorniley 79'	Report	Molyneux 18' M'Boungou 40', 45+1' Rooney 53' 79' (pen.) Brown 65' Maxted 90+2'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,166 Referee: Charles Breakspear
		Penalties
	Kee Brown McConville Jackson Wilks		Rooney McFadzean Haworth Brown Fondop-Talom

EFL Cup

Win Draw Loss

On 16 June 2017, Accrington Stanley were drawn at home to Preston North End in the first round.^[40] Stanley were home again for the second round, facing Premier League side West Bromwich Albion.^[41]

8 August 2017 First round	Accrington Stanley	3–2	Preston North End	Accrington
19:45 BST	Richards-Everton 20' Clark 86' Kee 90+3'	Report	Hugill 70', 90+1'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,879 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

22 August 2017 Second round	Accrington Stanley	1–3	West Bromwich Albion	Accrington
19:45 BST	Dallison 88'	Report	Rondón 11' McClean 30' Phillips 31' Rodriguez 64'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,699 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

EFL Trophy

Win Draw Loss

On 28 July 2017, Stanley announced their group stage schedule.^[42]

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Blackpool (Q)	3	2	0	1	0	7	3	+4	7	Round 2
2	L2	Accrington Stanley (Q)	3	2	0	0	1	8	4	+4	6	Round 2
3	L1	Wigan Athletic (E)	3	1	1	0	1	5	6	−1	5
4	ACA	Middlesbrough U21s (E)	3	0	0	0	3	4	11	−7	0

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

19 September 2017 Group Game 1	Accrington Stanley	3–2	Middlesbrough U21s	Accrington
19:30 BST	Brown 54' Wilks 70' Johnson 81' Nolan 90+2'	Report	Armstrong 16' 65' Reading 27' 32'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 587 Referee: Graham Salisbury

3 October 2017 Group Game 2	Accrington Stanley	1–2	Blackpool	Accrington
19:30 BST	Sousa 38'	Report	Philliskirk 33' Clayton 88'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 975 Referee: Stuart Attwell

7 November 2017 Group Game 3	Wigan Athletic	0–4	Accrington Stanley	Wigan
19:45 GMT	Golden 24' McGuffie 65'	Report	Edwards 12' Sousa 30', 56' Wilks 65' Leacock-McLeod 89'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 1,473 Referee: Peter Bankes

5 December 2017 Second round	Lincoln City	3–2	Accrington Stanley	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	Raggett 25' 61' Palmer 37' Green 45+1' Woodyard 75' Long 85'	Report	Wilks 7' Thorniley 32' Farman 42' (o.g.) McConville 54' Hughes 62'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,026 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

Player Stats

Appearances

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

As of match played 21:00, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

Sortable table
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	League 2	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Apps	Apps	Apps	Apps
1	GK		Aaron Chapman	44 (1)	2	1	2	49 (1)
2	DF		Jimmy Dunne	18 (2)	0	0	0	18 (2)
3	DF		Mark Hughes	46	2	2	1	51
4	DF		Janoi Donacien	45	2	1	1 (2)	49 (2)
5	DF		Ben Richards-Everton	19 (3)	2	2	3	26 (3)
6	MF		Liam Nolan	27 (2)	1	2	2 (1)	32 (3)
7	MF		Jordan Clark	43	1	2	1 (1)	47 (1)
8	MF		Scott Brown	28 (7)	1 (1)	2	4	35 (8)
9	FW		Offrande Zanzala	0 (5)	0	0	0	0 (5)
10	FW		Kayden Jackson	44	2	2	0 (1)	48 (1)
11	MF		Sean McConville	43	2	2	1	48
12	MF		Danny Williams	0 (1)	0	0	0	0 (1)
13	GK		Nathan Wolland	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Mekhi Leacock-McLeod	0 (9)	0 (1)	0 (1)	3	3 (11)
15	DF		Ross Sykes	0 (2)	0	0	2 (1)	2 (3)
16	GK		Jonny Maxted	1	0	0	0	1
17	MF		Érico Sousa	0 (6)	1	0	3	4 (6)
18	FW		Akeel Francis	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF		Charlie Rowan	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF		Reagan Ogle	0 (3)	0	0	2 (1)	2 (4)
21	DF		Zehn Mohammed	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF		Callum Johnson	29 (2)	1 (1)	0	2	32 (3)
28	MF		Séamus Conneely	33	1	0 (2)	0	34 (2)
29	FW		Billy Kee	46	2	0 (2)	2	50 (2)
32	DF		Harvey Rodgers	4 (1)	0	0	0	4 (1)
33	GK		Toby Savin	0	0	0	0	0
41	MF		Josh Hmami	0 (1)	0	0	0	0 (1)
42	MF		Joel Mills	0	0	0	0	0
43	MF		Tom Reilly	0	0	0	0	0
44	MF		Niall Watson	0 (2)	0	0	0 (1)	0 (3)
Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan
2	DF		Tyler Hornby-Forbes	2 (4)	0	1	3	6 (4)
9	FW		Jonathan Edwards	1 (1)	0	2	2 (1)	5 (2)
12	MF		Omar Beckles	2	0	0	0	2
12	DF		Jordan Thorniley	14	2	0	1	17
16	GK		Simon Bloch Jørgensen	0	0	1	0	1
16	GK		Max Stryjek	1	0	0	2	3
18	DF		Tom Dallison	2	0	2	2	6
19	FW		Mallik Wilks	3 (15)	0 (1)	0	4	7 (16)
27	DF		Farrend Rawson	12	0	0	1 (1)	13 (1)

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.

As of match played 21:00, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	League 2	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1	FW	29	Billy Kee	25	0	1	0	26
2	FW	10	Kayden Jackson	16	0	0	0	16
3	MF	11	Sean McConville	12	1	0	0	13
4	MF	7	Jordan Clark	8	0	1	0	9
5	FW	19	Mallik Wilks	3	0	0	2	5
6	DF	3	Mark Hughes	4	0	0	0	4
7	MF	17	Erico Sousa	0	0	0	3	3
8	DF	5	Ben Richards-Everton	1	0	1	0	2
	MF	8	Scott Brown	1	0	0	1	2
	DF	26	Callum Johnson	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	28	Séamus Conneely	2	0	0	0	2
12	MF	6	Liam Nolan	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	9	Offrande Zanzala	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	9	Jonathan Edwards	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	14	Mekhi Leacock-McLeod	0	0	0	1	1
	DF	12	Omar Beckles	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	18	Tom Dallison	0	0	1	0	1
#	Own Goals			2	0	0	1	3
Total				76	1	4	10	91

Disciplinary record

As of match played 21:00, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

No.	Pos.	Name	League 2		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy		Total
No.	Pos.	Name
11	MF	Sean McConville	9	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	11	0
3	DF	Mark Hughes	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
10	FW	Kayden Jackson	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
4	DF	Janoi Donacien	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
26	DF	Callum Johnson	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
8	MF	Scott Brown	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
28	MF	Séamus Conneely	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
12	DF	Jordan Thorniley	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
29	FW	Billy Kee	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
2	DF	Jimmy Dunne	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
7	MF	Jordan Clark	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
19	FW	Mallik Wilks	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
5	DF	Ben Richards-Everton	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
27	DF	Farrend Rawson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
1	GK	Aaron Chapman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF	Tyler Hornby-Forbes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17	MF	Érico Sousa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18	DF	Tom Dallison	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	MF	Mekhi Leacock-McLeod	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

References

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↑ "Sousa signs up". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
↑ "Defender joins Reds". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
↑ "Striker Jackson signs up". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
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↑ "Accrington Stanley sign Akeel Francis". BBC. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
↑ "Accrington Stanley sign Danny Williams". BBC. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
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↑ "Gornell leaves Stanley". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
↑ "Magpies Get Gornell". Chorley Official Site. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
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↑ "Pearson joins Barnsley". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
↑ "Beckles joins Shrewsbury". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
↑ http://www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk/teams/1289/match-centre/0-3836144
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[15] Terry Gornell joined Chorley following his departure.^[14]

[17] Steven Hewitt joined Bangor City following release.^[15]

[20] Elliot Parish joined Dundee following his release.^[17]

[22] Luke Wall joined Bangor City following his release.^[18]

[table_note_res_PPO0.17442193123252-41] Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

[1] "Stanley sign McLeod". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[Nolan/Friendly-2] 1 2 "Nolan is first signing". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

[3] "Sousa signs up". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

[4] "Defender joins Reds". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

[5] "Striker Jackson signs up". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.

[6] "Stanley sign Danish keeper". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

[7] "Accrington sign midfielder from Middlesbrough". BBC. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.

[8] "Accrington Stanley sign Akeel Francis". BBC. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[9] "Accrington Stanley sign Danny Williams". BBC. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[10] "Stanley sign Maxted". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

[11] "Relief for Rodgers". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.

[Released-12] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Retained list". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.

[13] "Gornell leaves Stanley". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

[14] "Magpies Get Gornell". Chorley Official Site. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

[16] "Hewitt signs for Bangor". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[18] "Shay signs for Bradford". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

[19] "Dundee: goalkeeper Elliot Parish joins club from Accrington Stanley". BBC. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

[Shaw/Wall_Bangor_City-21] 1 2 "Shaw signs for Bangor". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

[23] "Pearson joins Barnsley". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

[24] "Beckles joins Shrewsbury". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.

[25] ttp://www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk/teams/1289/match-centre/0-3836144

[26] "Edwards returns to Stanley". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

[Brighton_Duo_Loaned_In-27] 1 2 "Stanley loan Brighton duo". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

[28] "Wilks joins Stanley". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.

[29] "Thorniley joins on loan". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.

[30] "Reds loan Johnson". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[31] "Stanley loan Sunderland keeper". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[32] "Rawson signs on loan". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[33] "Accrington Stanley sign defender on loan from Burnley". BBC. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

[34] "Accrington Stanley sign Derby striker". BBC. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[35] "Accrington Stanley sign Charlie Rowan". BBC. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[36] "Southport loan Sykes". Acrrington Stanley Official Site. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

[37] "Preston friendly". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[38] "Oldham friendly". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.

[39] "Top flight Terriers visit". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.

[40] "Everton XI come to Wham". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[42] "17/18 fixtures". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.

[43] "Fixture List". Accrington Stanley Official Site. June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.

[44] "Player safety paramount: Webb". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.

[45] "Preston in cup". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[46] "Stanley draw West Brom". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

[47] "Checkatrade Trophy dates". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	29	6	11	76	46	+30	93	17	3	3	42	19	+23	12	3	8	34	27	+7

Accrington Stanley Football Club
The club	Seasons Players Managers Accrington Stanley, Who Are They?
Previous clubs	Accrington F.C. Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891)
Grounds	Thorneyholme Road Peel Park Crown Ground
Seasons	2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	29	6	11	76	46	+30	93	17	3	3	42	19	+23	12	3	8	34	27	+7

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	29	6	11	76	46	+30	93	17	3	3	42	19	+23	12	3	8	34	27	+7