# 2023–24 Fleetwood Town F.C. season

The 2023–24 season was the 116th season in the history of Fleetwood Town and their tenth consecutive season in League One. The club participated in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

## Season squad

    As of 22 February 2024
| No. | Name | Position | Place of birth | Date of birth (Age) | Previous club | Date signed | Fee | Contract end |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 13 | Jay Lynch | GK | Salford | (1993-03-31) 31 March 1993 (age 31) | Rochdale | 1 July 2022 | Free | 30 June 2025 |
| 23 | David Harrington | GK | Cork | (2000-07-01) 1 July 2000 (age 24) | Cork City | 5 January 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
| 30 | Stephen McMullan | GK | | (2004-12-31) 31 December 2004 (age 19) | Warrenpoint Town | 1 July 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| 34 | Tom Donaghy | GK | | | Bradford City | 15 May 2021 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Carl Johnston | RB | Belfast | (2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 (age 22) | Linfield | 1 July 2018 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 3 | Harry Boyes | LB | Barnsley | (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 22) | Sheffield United | 12 January 2024 | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 5 | Bosun Lawal | CB | | (2003-05-30) 30 May 2003 (age 21) | Celtic | 17 August 2023 | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 6 | Elijah Campbell | CB | Manchester | (2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 (age 20) | Everton | 1 February 2024 | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 12 | Imari Samuels | LB | | (2003-02-05) 5 February 2003 (age 21) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 February 2024 | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 16 | Ben Heneghan | CB | Manchester | (1993-09-19) 19 September 1993 (age 31) | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 September 2023 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
| 18 | Harrison Holgate | CB | Leeds | (2000-07-01) 1 July 2000 (age 24) | Academy | 1 July 2018 | Trainee | 30 June 2025 |
| 26 | Shaun Rooney | RB | Bellshill | (1996-07-26) 26 July 1996 (age 28) | St Johnstone | 1 July 2022 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
| 32 | Finley Potter | CB | | (2004-03-14) 14 March 2004 (age 20) | Sheffield United | 1 February 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 38 | Will Johnson | CB | | (2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 19) | Academy | 1 July 2023 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu | CM | London | (1999-11-07) 7 November 1999 (age 24) | Colchester United | 1 July 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
| 8 | Gavin Kilkenny | CM | Dublin | (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24) | Bournemouth | 1 February 2024 | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 10 | Danny Mayor | CM | Leyland | (1990-10-18) 18 October 1990 (age 34) | Plymouth Argyle | 1 July 2025 | Free | 30 June 2025 |
| 11 | Ryan Broom | RM | Newport | (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 28) | Cheltenham Town | 1 July 2023 | Free | 30 June 2025 |
| 15 | Junior Quitirna | AM | | (2000-04-25) 25 April 2000 (age 24) | Waterford | 30 January 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
| 17 | Xavier Simons | DM | Hammersmith | (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 (age 21) | Hull City | 1 September 2023 | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 22 | Callum Dolan | AM | Manchester | (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000 (age 24) | Warrington Rylands | 6 January 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 35 | Pharrell Brown | AM | Manchester | | Manchester United | 11 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
| 46 | Theo Williams | RM | | (2003-10-09) 9 October 2003 (age 21) | Sheffield United | 2 July 2023 | Free | 30 June 2025 |
| 47 | Kyle White | CM | Burnley | (2004-03-25) 25 March 2004 (age 20) | Academy | 1 July 2023 | Trainee | 30 June 2025 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Jayden Stockley | CF | Poole | (1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 (age 31) | Charlton Athletic | 30 January 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 14 | Tommy Lonergan | CF | Dunboyne | (2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 20) | St Patrick's Athletic | 1 February 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
| 19 | Ryan Graydon | LW | Dublin | (1999-04-11) 11 April 1999 (age 25) | Derry City | 12 July 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 20 | Promise Omochere | RW | Dublin | (2000-10-18) 18 October 2000 (age 24) | Bohemians | 21 July 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| 33 | Ronan Coughlan | CF | Limerick | (1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 (age 28) | Waterford | 3 January 2024 | Free | 30 June 2025 |
| 36 | Sam Glenfield | CF | | (2005-05-10) 10 May 2005 (age 19) | Portadown | 4 August 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 44 | Phoenix Patterson | LW | High Wycombe | (2000-09-01) 1 September 2000 (age 24) | Waterford | 1 January 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| Out on Loan ||||||||||
| 21 | Cian Hayes | RW | Preston | (2003-06-29) 29 June 2003 (age 21) | Academy | 13 November 2019 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 25 | Connor Teale | CB | Harlow | (2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 (age 22) | Leeds United | 19 April 2021 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| 27 | Harvey Macadam | CM | Burnley | (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 23) | Ashton United | 2 January 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 30 | Barry Baggley | CM | Belfast | (2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 22) | Glentoran | 31 August 2018 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| 50 | Finlay Armstrong | LB | Liverpool | (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 21) | Burnley | 1 July 2023 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
| 51 | Maleace Asamoah | RW | Oxford | (2002-11-15) 15 November 2002 (age 21) | New Salamis | 1 July 2023 | Free | 30 June 2024 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 14 June 2023 | GK | Patrick Boyes † | Hartlepool United | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2023 | LB | Finlay Armstrong † | Burnley | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2023 | RW | Maleace Asamoah † | New Salamis | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2023 | RM | Ryan Broom | Cheltenham Town | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2023 | CF | Sam Fishburn † | Carlisle United | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2023 | CM | Danny Mayor | Plymouth Argyle | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2023 | RB | Harry Wright † | Everton | Free Transfer |
| 2 July 2023 | RM | Theo Williams † | Sheffield United | Free Transfer |
| 12 July 2023 | LW | Ryan Graydon | Derry City | Undisclosed |
| 21 September 2023 | CB | Ben Heneghan | Free agent | — |
| 3 January 2024 | CF | Ronan Coughlan | Waterford | Free Transfer |
| 8 January 2024 | RM | Owen Devonport | Accrington Stanley | Free Transfer |
| 1 February 2024 | CF | Tommy Lonergan | St Patrick's Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2024 | CB | Finley Potter | Sheffield United | Undisclosed |
† Signed for the Development squad

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 17 June 2023 | CM | Chris Conn-Clarke | Altrincham | Undisclosed |
| 26 June 2023 | LB | Danny Andrew | Cambridge United | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Daniel Batty | York City | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | RB | Sam Bird | Stockport County | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | DM | Dylan Boyle | Ballymena United | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | GK | Alex Cairns | Salford City | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Danny Edwards | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CB | Ryan Hand | Boston United | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CB | Darnell Johnson | Forest Green Rovers | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | Josh Kearns | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | RB | Roman Khela | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | Kyle King | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | LB | Oliver Leggett | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | Zane Marsh | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CF | Max McMillan | Wigan Athletic | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Akiel Raffie | Nantwich Town | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | GK | Luc Rees | Barry Town United | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | DF | Chiekh Thiam | Warrington Rylands | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Ben Thompson | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | RB | Jake Wallace | Coleraine | Released |
| 30 November 2023 | CB | Aristote Nsiala | Free agent | Mutual Consent |
| 1 January 2024 | CM | Scott Robertson | Notts County | Free Transfer |
| 4 January 2024 | CB | Drew Baker | Macclesfield | Free Transfer |
| 18 January 2024 | CF | Will Russ | Southport | Undisclosed |
| 25 January 2024 | CM | Josh Vela | Carlisle United | Free Transfer |
| 1 February 2024 | LB | Josh Earl | Barnsley | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2024 | CF | Jack Marriott | Wrexham | Undisclosed |

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | Date until |
| 3 July 2023 | LB | Adam Montgomery | Celtic | 12 January 2024 |
| 17 August 2023 | CB | Bosun Lawal | Celtic | End of Season |
| 1 September 2023 | DM | Xavier Simons | Hull City | End of Season |
| 1 September 2023 | CF | Kabongo Tshimanga | Peterborough United | 1 February 2024 |
| 12 January 2024 | LB | Harry Boyes | Sheffield United | End of Season |
| 1 February 2024 | DF | Elijah Campbell | Everton | End of Season |
| 1 February 2024 | CM | Gavin Kilkenny | Bournemouth | End of Season |
| 1 February 2024 | LB | Imari Samuels | Brighton & Hove Albion | End of Season |
* ↑ On 12 January, Montgomery was recalled back early to Celtic from his season-long loan.
* ↑ On 1 February, Tshimanga was recalled back early to Peterborough from his season-long loan.

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Date until |
| 4 July 2023 | CB | Drew Baker | Waterford | 20 October 2023 |
| 20 July 2023 | GK | Patrick Boyes | FC United of Manchester | End of Season |
| 21 July 2023 | CF | Will Russ | Marine | 7 November 2023 |
| 5 October 2023 | RW | Cian Hayes | Rochdale | 28 November 2023 |
| 12 October 2023 | CB | Tom Hoyle | Witton Albion | 1 January 2024 |
| 13 October 2023 | CM | George Morrison | King's Lynn Town | 1 February 2024 |
| 20 October 2023 | RB | Billy Jones | King's Lynn Town | 18 November 2023 |
| 27 October 2023 | AM | Callum Dolan | Torquay United | 1 December 2023 |
| 31 October 2023 | RM | Theo Williams | Torquay United | 28 November 2023 |
| 23 December 2023 | LB | Finlay Armstrong | Rochdale | End of Season |
| 5 January 2024 | CM | Bosembo Namputu | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 3 February 2024 |
| 8 January 2024 | RM | Owen Devonport | King's Lynn Town | End of Season |
| 18 January 2024 | CM | Barry Baggley | Waterford | End of Season |
| 1 February 2024 | RW | Cian Hayes | Rochdale | End of Season |
| 1 February 2024 | CB | Connor Teale | Arbroath | End of Season |
| 9 February 2024 | RW | Maleace Asamoah | Waterford | End of Season |
| 22 February 2024 | CM | Harvey Macadam | Waterford | End of Season |
| 28 March 2024 | CF | Sam Fishburn | York City | End of Season |
| 28 March 2024 | CB | Kayden Hughes | Macclesfield | End of Season |
* ↑ On 8 November, Hayes' loan at Rochdale was extended by a further month.
* ↑ On 28 November, Hayes returned a week early from his loan at Rochdale.
* ↑ On 17 November, Morrison's loan at King's Lynn Town was extended until February.
* ↑ On 1 December, Dolan was recalled back from his loan at Torquay.
* ↑ On 22 January, Armstrong's loan at Rochdale was extended by a further month.
* ↑ On 26 February, Armstrong's loan at Rochdale was extended by a further week.
* ↑ On 5 March, Armstrong's Rochdale loan was extended until the end of season.

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 14 April, the Cod Army announced they would hold a training camp in Waterford, Ireland between 2 and 8 July. During that tour they confirmed a pre-season friendly against sister club Waterford, who are also owned by Fleetwood owner Andrew Pilley. At the end of May, Fleetwood confirmed they would also host Preston North End and Grimsby Town. A fourth friendly was also confirmed in early-June, against Blackburn Rovers. On 8 June a behind-closed-doors friendly with Tranmere Rovers was confirmed. Six days later, a sixth friendly was announced, against Dundee.

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| League One | Matchday 1 | | 41 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 67 | −25 | 017.07 |
| FA Cup | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 050.00 |
| EFL Cup | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | Second round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | 48 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 55 | 81 | −26 | 020.83 |
Last updated: 1 April 2024 Source: Soccerway

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 67 | −32 | 48 | |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 46 | |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town (R) | 46 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 44 | Relegated to EFL League Two |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town (R) | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 49 | 72 | −23 | 43 | Relegated to EFL League Two |
| 23 | Port Vale (R) | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 74 | −33 | 41 | Relegated to EFL League Two |
| 24 | Carlisle United (R) | 46 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 41 | 81 | −40 | 30 | Relegated to EFL League Two |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 20 April 2024. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 7$^1$ | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 18$^3$ | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 13$^2$ | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 40$^4$ | 44 | 43$^5$ | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | L | W | D | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | D | L | D | D | W | D | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | |
| Position | 12 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | |
* $^1$ Matchday 7 (vs Blackpool) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
* $^2$ Matchday 13 (vs Port Vale) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
* $^3$ Matchday 18 (vs Bristol Rovers) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
* $^4$ Matchday 40 (vs Blackpool) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
* $^5$ Matchday 43 (vs Peterborough United) was postponed due Peterborough's 2024 EFL Trophy final participation.

#### Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

Fleetwood were drawn away to Kidderminster Harriers in the first round and to Cambridge United in the second round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Town were drawn away to Port Vale in the first round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Fleetwood Town were drawn into Northern Group D alongside Wigan Athletic and Tranmere Rovers. A day later, Leicester City U21 joined the group. After finishing second in the group, they were drawn away to Derby County in the second round.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Fleetwood Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Leicester City U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures