2025–26 Accrington Stanley F.C. season
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Andy Holt |
| Manager | John Doolan |
| Stadium | Crown Ground |
The 2025–26 season is the 57th season in the history of Accrington Stanley Football Club and their third consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club are also to participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2025–26 EFL Trophy.
Similar to the previous season, Accrington started slowly and were last in the league after a few games. Due to a strong run in the middle of the season the team climbed to the middle of the table by the start of 2026 with considerable distance to the relegation battle. The domestic cup runs ended with defeats at home against EFL League One teams, going out to Doncaster Rovers in the EFL Cup and Mansfield Town in the FA Cup on penalties.
Transfers and contracts
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2025[a] | LB | Freddie Sass | King's Lynn Town | Bosman | [1] |
| 1 July 2025[b] | CM | Isaac Sinclair | Curzon Ashton | [2] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 June 2025 | CF | Jimmy Knowles | Altrincham | Undisclosed | [3] |
| 18 August 2025 | CM | Ben Woods | Peterborough United | [4] | |
| 26 January 2026 | CB | Benn Ward | Reading | £500,000 | [5][6] |
Loaned in
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2025 | GK | Oliver Wright | Southampton | 31 May 2026 | [7] |
| 5 August 2025 | CM | Joe Bauress | Burnley | 2 February 2026[a] | [8][9] |
| 7 August 2025 | LB | Logan Pye | [10][9] | ||
| 21 August 2025 | CF | Paddy Madden | Chesterfield | 31 May 2026 | [11] |
| 1 September 2025 | LW | Isaac Heath | Everton | [12] | |
| 22 January 2026 | CDM | Luke Butterfield | Chesterfield | [13] | |
| 30 January 2026 | CF | David Abimbola | Bolton Wanderers | [14] |
- ^ On 2 February, Bauress and Pye were recalled back to Burnley from their initial season-long loan
Loaned out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 October 2025 | CF | Anjola Popoola | Marine | 22 November 2025 | [15] |
| LM | Finlay Tunstall | [15] | |||
| 3 December 2025 | LM | Brighouse Town | 30 December 2025 | [16] | |
| 4 December 2025 | CB | Josh Smith | Buxton | [17] | |
| 5 December 2025 | CF | Anjola Popoola | Chorley | 7 February 2026[a] | [18][19] |
| 14 January 2026 | CAM | Dan Martin | Marine | 11 February 2026 | [20] |
| 27 January 2026 | CM | Finlay Tunstall | Prescot Cables | 24 February 2026 | [21] |
| 11 February 2026 | CF | Charlie Caton | Hartlepool United | 31 May 2026 | [22] |
| 17 March 2026 | CF | Anjola Popoola | Macclesfield | [23] |
- ^ On 9 January, Popoola's loan at Chorley was extended by a further month
Released / Out of Contract
| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | RM | Seb Quirk | Sligo Rovers | 1 July 2025 | [24][25] |
| GK | Liam Isherwood | Warrington Town | 5 July 2025 | [24][26] | |
| CB | Aaron Pickles | Southport | 18 July 2025 | [24][27] | |
| LW | Ashley Hunter | Marine | 8 August 2025 | [24][28] | |
| CB | Jay Rich-Baghuelou | [24] | |||
| CB | Lewis Rhodes | [24] | |||
| RM | Lewis Trickett | [24] |
New Contract
| Date | Pos. | Player | Contract until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 June 2025 | CM | Conor Grant | 30 June 2026 | [29] |
| 1 July 2025 | CAM | Dan Martin | [30] | |
| 2 July 2025 | CDM | Seamus Conneely | [31] | |
| 6 July 2025 | GK | James Rogerson | Undisclosed[a] | [32] |
| CM | Finlay Tunstall | [33] | ||
| 30 September 2025 | CB | Josh Smith | 30 June 2027 | [34] |
| 3 February 2026 | RB | Donald Love | 30 June 2028 | [35] |
| 27 February 2026 | CB | Farrend Rawson | [36] |
- ^ First professional contract
Pre-season and friendlies
In June, Accrington Stanley announced pre-season friendlies against Blackburn Rovers, Everton, Wigan Athletic and Rotherham United.[37][38][39] In July, a fifth friendly was added against Clitheroe.[40]
A behind-closed-doors, fixture against Blackpool was also confirmed.[41]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 8 July 2025 Friendly | Blackpool | 0–1 | Accrington Stanley | Squires Gate |
| 12:30 BST | Report |
|
Stadium: Blackpool FC Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) |
| 12 July 2025 Friendly | Accrington Stanley | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,543 (2,013 BR) |
| 15 July 2025 Friendly | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Everton | Accrington |
| 19:45 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,875 (2,336 Everton) |
| 19 July 2025 Friendly | Accrington Stanley | 2–4 | Wigan Athletic | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,141 (676 from Wigan) |
| 26 July 2025 Friendly | Accrington Stanley | 4–1 | Rotherham United | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
|
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 613 (174 RUFC) |
| 27 July 2025 Friendly | Clitheroe | Cancelled | Accrington Stanley | Clitheroe |
| 12:30 BST | Stadium: Loom Loft Stadium | |||
| Note: Fixture was cancelled due to injuries.[42] | ||||
Competitions
League Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 39 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 54 |
| 14 | Colchester United | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 53 |
| 15 | Accrington Stanley | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 48 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 45 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 39 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 43 |
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. 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[43]
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[43]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 37 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 20 | −3 |
Last updated: 17 March 2026.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
- 1 Matchday 4 (vs. Tranmere Rovers) was postponed due to their EFL Cup first round tie being rescheduled.
- 2 Matchday 25 (vs. Colchester United) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
- 3 Matchday 26 (vs. Barnet) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
Matches
On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced, with Accrington hosting Gillingham on the opening day.[44]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 2 August 2025 1 | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Gillingham | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,302 (610 from Gillingham) Referee: Oliver Yates |
| 9 August 2025 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Accrington Stanley | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,093 (169 ASFC) Referee: Richard Eley |
| 16 August 2025 3 | Salford City | 2–1 | Accrington Stanley | Kersal |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,943 (314 ASFC) Referee: Matthew Corlett |
| 23 August 2025 5 | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
|
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,647 (1,146 from GTFC) Referee: Ross Martin |
| 30 August 2025 6 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–0 | Accrington Stanley | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 4,795 Referee: Oliver Mackey |
| 6 September 2025 7 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Accrington Stanley | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,284 Referee: Abigail Byrne |
| 13 September 2025 8 | Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Colchester United | Accrington |
| 12:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,107 (199 CUFC) Referee: Martin Coy | ||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[45] | ||||
| 20 September 2025 9 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–2 | Accrington Stanley | Denbigh |
| 15:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,010 (100 from ASFC) Referee: Scott Jackson |
| 27 September 2025 10 | Accrington Stanley | 1–3 | Walsall | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,448 (696 WFC fans) Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 4 October 2025 11 | Barnet | 2–0 | Accrington Stanley | Edgware |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 2,058 (155 ASFC fans) Referee: Neil Hair |
| 11 October 2025 12 | Accrington Stanley | 0–1 | Newport County | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,074 (172 NCFC fans) Referee: David Rock |
| 18 October 2025 13 | Accrington Stanley | 4–0 | Swindon Town | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
|
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,084 (537 STFC fans) Referee: Alan Young |
| 25 October 2025 14 | Fleetwood Town | 2–1 | Accrington Stanley | Fleetwood |
| 12:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,552 (367 from ASFC) Referee: Tom Reeves | ||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[46] | ||||
| 28 October 2025 4[47] | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Accrington |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,375 (887 TRFC fans) Referee: Martin Woods | ||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 19 August, but was postponed due to Tranmere's EFL Cup first round tie being rescheduled.[48] | ||||
| 8 November 2025 15 | Chesterfield | 3–3 | Accrington Stanley | Chesterfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: SMH Group Stadium Attendance: 7,822 (124 ASFC fans) Referee: Thomas Parsons |
| 15 November 2025 16 | Accrington Stanley | 3–1 | Bristol Rovers | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,558 (445 BRFC fans) Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 22 November 2025 17 | Crawley Town | 1–1 | Accrington Stanley | Crawley |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,885 (90 ASFC fans) Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| 29 November 2025 18 | Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Accrington |
| 12:30 GMT | Report | Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,031 (1,288 from OAFC) Referee: Simon Mather | ||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[46] | ||||
| 9 December 2025 19 | Harrogate Town | 0–2 | Accrington Stanley | Harrogate |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,307 Referee: Richard Eley |
| 13 December 2025 20 | Accrington Stanley | 0–1 | Bromley | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,669 (137 away) Referee: Steven Copeland |
| 19 December 2025 21 | Cambridge United | 2–0 | Accrington Stanley | Cambridge |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,788 Referee: Richie Watkins | ||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 December, but was moved following an agreement between the two sides.[49] | ||||
| 26 December 2025 22 | Accrington Stanley | 2–1 | Barrow | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,980 (495 away) Referee: Scott Jackson |
| 29 December 2025 23 | Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Harrogate Town | Accrington |
| 19:45 GMT | Report |
|
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,995 (247 away) Referee: Declan Brown |
| 1 January 2026 24 | Notts County | 0–1 | Accrington Stanley | Nottingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 10,239 (218 away) Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle |
| 17 January 2026 27 | Accrington Stanley | 0–2 | Milton Keynes Dons | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,006 (325 from MK) Referee: Ross Martin |
| 24 January 2026 28 | Walsall | 0–0 | Accrington Stanley | Walsall |
| 15:00 GMT |
|
Report | Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,682 Referee: Elliott Swallow |
| 27 January 2026 29 | Newport County | 1–4 | Accrington Stanley | Newport |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,563 Referee: James Durkin |
| 31 January 2026 30 | Accrington Stanley | 3–1 | Cheltenham Town | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,052 (171 CTFC fans) Referee: Stephen Parkinson |
| 5 February 2026 31 | Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Salford City | Accrington |
| 20:00 GMT | Report |
|
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,892 (364 Salford fans) Referee: Darren Drysdale | |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 7 February, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[50] | ||||
| 11 February 2026 32 | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Accrington Stanley | Cleethorpes |
| 19:45 GMT |
|
Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Referee: Abigail Byrne | |
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 14 February, but was rearranged due to Grimsby's FA Cup progression to the fourth round.[51] | ||||
| 17 February 2026 33 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–1 | Accrington Stanley | Birkenhead |
| 19:45 GMT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,585 (169 ASFC) Referee: Edward Duckworth |
| 21 February 2026 34 | Accrington Stanley | 0–2 | Shrewsbury Town | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,342 (547 STFC fans) Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 24 February 2026 26[52] | Accrington Stanley | 0–1 | Barnet | Accrington |
| 19:45 GMT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,510 (88 BFC fans) Referee: Michael Barlow |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 10 January, but it was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[53] | ||||
| 28 February 2026 35 | Bromley | 2–1 | Accrington Stanley | Bromley |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 4,307 Referee: Andrew Humphries |
| 7 March 2026 36 | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Cambridge United | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Report |
|
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,322 (463 away) Referee: Jamie O'Connor |
| 14 March 2026 37 | Barrow | 0–0 | Accrington Stanley | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 15:00 GMT | Report |
|
Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 2,417 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 17 March 2026 38 | Accrington Stanley | 0–4 | Notts County | Accrington |
| 19:45 GMT |
|
Report | Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,863 (538 away fans) Referee: Oliver Yates |
| 21 March 2026 39 | Accrington Stanley | v | Chesterfield | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Crown Ground |
| 28 March 2026 40 | Bristol Rovers | v | Accrington Stanley | Horfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Memorial Stadium |
| 3 April 2026 41 | Accrington Stanley | v | Crewe Alexandra | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Crown Ground |
| 6 April 2026 42 | Gillingham | v | Accrington Stanley | Gillingham |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium |
| 11 April 2026 43 | Accrington Stanley | v | Fleetwood Town | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Crown Ground |
| 14 April 2026 25[54] | Colchester United | v | Accrington Stanley | Colchester |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium | |||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 4 January, but it was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[55] | ||||
| 18 April 2026 44 | Swindon Town | v | Accrington Stanley | Swindon |
| 12:30 BST | Stadium: County Ground | |||
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was brought forward for Sky Sports broadcasting.[56] | ||||
FA Cup
Accrington were drawn away to Gainsborough Trinity in the first round[57][58] and at home to Mansfield Town in the second round.[59][60]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 2 November 2025 First round | Gainsborough Trinity | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Accrington Stanley | Gainsborough |
| 17:15 GMT |
|
Report | Stadium: The Northolme Referee: Andrew Humphries |
| 6 December 2025 Second round | Accrington Stanley | 2–2 (1–3 p) | Mansfield Town | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Report |
|
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,873 (861 MTFC fans) Referee: Stephen Parkinson | |
| Penalties | ||||
EFL Cup
Accrington Stanley would take part in a Preliminary Round of the EFL Cup due to the number of Premier League teams being involved in European competitions. They would face Oldham Athletic.[61][62] In the first round proper, they were drawn again at home against Peterborough United.[63][64] Then against Doncaster Rovers in the second round.[65][66]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 5 August 2025 Preliminary round | Accrington Stanley | 3–1 | Oldham Athletic | Accrington |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,042 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 12 August 2025 First round | Accrington Stanley | 2–1 | Peterborough United | Accrington |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 847 (233 PUFC) Referee: Aaron Bannister |
| 26 August 2025 Second round | Accrington Stanley | 0–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Accrington |
| 19:45 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,270 (568 DRFC) Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle |
EFL Trophy
Accrington were drawn against Fleetwood Town, Port Vale and Leeds United U21 in the group stage.[67]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Port Vale (A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Fleetwood Town (A) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | L2 | Accrington Stanley (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | ACA | Leeds United U21 (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2025. Source: EFL
(A) Advance to next round; (E) Eliminated
(A) Advance to next round; (E) Eliminated
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 2 September 2025 North Group G | Fleetwood Town | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Accrington Stanley | Fleetwood |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 550 Referee: Peter Wright | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 7 October 2025 North Group G | Accrington Stanley | 0–2 | Port Vale | Accrington |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 649 (164 PVFC fans) Referee: Rob Massey-Ellis |
| 11 November 2025 North Group G | Accrington Stanley | 3–2 | Leeds United U21 | Accrington |
| 19:45 GMT | Report |
|
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 418 (LUFC fans) Referee: Aaron Bannister |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of match played 17 March 2026
Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate a loaned in player
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | IRL | Michael Kelly | 6 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Donald Love | 34 | 1 | 24+3 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Freddie Sass | 24 | 0 | 11+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Conor Grant | 27 | 0 | 16+8 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Farrend Rawson | 28 | 2 | 24+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | NIR | Liam Coyle | 22 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Shaun Whalley | 26 | 4 | 24+0 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | IRL | Paddy Madden | 31 | 8 | 21+4 | 6 | 2+0 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Kelsey Mooney | 9 | 2 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Alex Henderson | 31 | 5 | 15+10 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Isaac Sinclair | 36 | 4 | 27+2 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Ollie Wright | 38 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Devon Matthews | 39 | 1 | 32+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | WAL | Charlie Caton | 28 | 4 | 8+13 | 3 | 0+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Anjola Popoola | 12 | 1 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Charlie Brown | 25 | 0 | 13+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | ENG | James Rogerson | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Dan Martin | 9 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Tyler Walton | 12 | 5 | 8+2 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | SCO | Luke Butterfield | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Josh Smith | 11 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Charlie Hall | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | David Abimbola | 8 | 1 | 3+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | IRL | Seamus Conneely | 33 | 0 | 17+11 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Isaac Heath | 33 | 6 | 30+0 | 4 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Finlay Tunstall | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | IRL | Connor O'Brien | 24 | 0 | 17+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Josh Woods | 30 | 3 | 14+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 |
| Players who featured but departed the club during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ben Woods | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Benn Ward | 27 | 2 | 23+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Logan Pye | 8 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Joe Bauress | 21 | 1 | 10+7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
Disciplinary record
- As of match played 17 March 2026
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | RB | Donald Love | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 17 | CB | Devon Matthews | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 10 | CAM | Alex Henderson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | CF | Josh Woods | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 28 | CDM | Seamus Conneely | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | LW | Isaac Heath | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 7 | RW | Shaun Whalley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | CF | Paddy Madden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | CB | Benn Ward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 20 | CF | Charlie Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 23 | RM | Tyler Walton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | CDM | Luke Butterfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 4 | CM | Conor Grant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | RB | Farrend Rawson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | RM | Isaac Sinclair | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | CAM | Dan Martin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | RB | Connor O'Brien | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | 1 | GK | Michael Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | LB | Freddie Sass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | LB | Logan Pye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | CM | Joe Bauress | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | CB | Josh Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | 6 | CDM | Liam Coyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | GK | Ollie Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 77 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 1 | 5 | ||||
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