# 2019–20 Scunthorpe United F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Scunthorpe United's 121st season in their existence and their first season back in League Two following relegation the previous season. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom the season was stopped.

## Pre-season

The Iron have confirmed pre-season friendlies against Dundee, Leicester City, West Bromwich Albion and Alfreton Town.

## Competitions
### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 45 | 1.22 | |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 42 | 1.17 | |
| 18 | Carlisle United | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 42 | 1.14 | |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 37 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 41 | 1.11 | |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 37 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 40 | 1.08 | |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 38 | 1.06 | |
| 22 | Morecambe | 37 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 32 | 0.86 | |
| 23 | Stevenage | 36 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 50 | −26 | 22 | 0.61 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 24 | Macclesfield Town (R) | 37 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 19 | 0.51 | Relegation to the National League |
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#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 March 2020. Source: BBC

#### 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | D | D | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | L |
| Position | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |

#### Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.

### FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.

### EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June.

### EFL Trophy

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019. The draw for the second round was made on 16 November 2019 live on Sky Sports. The third round draw was confirmed on 5 December 2019.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ACA | Leicester City U21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 | |

## Squad

| No. | Name | Pos. | Place of Birth | Age | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date Signed | Fee | Contract |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Rory Watson | GK | York | 29 | 42 | 0 | Hull City | 31 January 2017 | Free | 2020 |
| 13 | Ian Lawlor | GK | Dublin | 30 | 4 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 27 January 2020 | Loan | 2020 |
| 31 | Adam Kelsey | GK | Kingston upon Hull | 33 | 0 | 0 | Academy | 26 January 2017 | Trainee | 2020 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | Jordan Clarke | RB | Coventry | 33 | 155 | 4 | Coventry City | 10 January 2015 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| 3 | Kgosi Ntlhe | LB | Pretoria | 31 | 21 | 1 | Rochdale | 4 July 2019 | Free | 2020 |
| 6 | Andy Butler | CB | Doncaster | 41 | 174 | 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 July 2019 | Free | 2020 |
| 8 | James Horsfield | RB | Stockport | 29 | 15 | 0 | NAC Breda | 17 July 2018 | Free | 2020 |
| 14 | James Perch | RB/DM | Mansfield | 39 | 81 | 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 August 2018 | Free | 2020 |
| 15 | Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel | RB | London | 26 | 9 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 24 January 2020 | Loan | 2020 |
| 16 | Lewis Butroid | LB | Gainsborough | 26 | 27 | 0 | Academy | 26 January 2017 | Trainee | 2020 |
| 23 | Rory McArdle | CB | Sheffield | 37 | 117 | 4 | Bradford City | 1 July 2017 | Free | 2020 |
| 26 | Harrison McGahey | CB | Preston | 29 | 46 | 0 | Rochdale | 4 January 2019 | Undisclosed | 2021 |
| 28 | Junior Brown | LB | Crewe | 35 | 23 | 0 | Coventry City | 29 August 2019 | Loan | 2020 |
| 32 | Jacob Bedeau | CB | Waltham Forest | 25 | 15 | 1 | Aston Villa | 31 January 2019 | Undisclosed | 2021 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 5 | Yann Songo'o | DM/CB | Toulon | 33 | 19 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 July 2019 | Free | 2020 |
| 18 | Jordan Hallam | LW | Sheffield | 26 | 8 | 1 | Sheffield United | 25 January 2019 | Free | 2020 |
| 19 | Yasin Ben El-Mhanni | RM | London | 29 | 8 | 1 | Free Agent | 26 October 2018 | Free | 2020 |
| 20 | Alex Gilliead | RW | Shotley Bridge | 29 | 42 | 6 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 July 2019 | Undisclosed | 2021 |
| 22 | Levi Sutton | CM/RB | Scunthorpe | 28 | 68 | 1 | Academy | 2 June 2015 | Trainee | 2020 |
| 27 | Regan Slater | DM | Gleadless | 25 | 16 | 0 | Sheffield United | 27 July 2019 | Loan | 2020 |
| 30 | Abo Eisa | LW | Khartoum | 29 | 35 | 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 15 August 2019 | Free | 2021 |
| 34 | Alfie Beestin | AM | Leeds | 27 | 4 | 0 | Tadcaster Albion | 15 January 2020 | Undisclosed | 2021 |
| 40 | Tom Pugh | CM | Doncaster | 24 | 2 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2019 | Trainee | Undisclosed |
| 43 | Ben Liddle | CM | Durham | 26 | 4 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 31 January 2020 | Loan | 2020 |
| 48 | Joey Dawson | AM | Scunthorpe | 21 | 1 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2019 | Trainee | Undisclosed |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | Ryan Colclough | LW | Stoke-on-Trent | 30 | 46 | 5 | Wigan Athletic | 9 August 2018 | Undisclosed | 2021 |
| 10 | Kevin van Veen | CF | Eindhoven | 33 | 162 | 39 | Northampton Town | 2 January 2019 | Undisclosed | 2021 |
| 12 | Andy Dales | CF | Derby | 30 | 28 | 2 | Mickleover Sports | 1 July 2018 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| 29 | George Miller | CF | Bolton | 26 | 19 | 1 | Barnsley | 22 August 2019 | Loan | 2020 |
| 33 | Devarn Green | CF | | 28 | 2 | 0 | Southport | 31 January 2020 | Undisclosed | 2021 |
| 45 | John McAtee | CF | Manchester | 25 | 26 | 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 8 July 2019 | Free | Undisclosed |
| On Loan ||||||||||||
| 11 | Adam Hammill | RM | Liverpool | 37 | 19 | 1 | St. Mirren | 3 January 2019 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| 21 | Cameron Burgess | CB | Aberdeen | 29 | 73 | 3 | Fulham | 1 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 2020 |
| 24 | Olufela Olomola | CF | London | 27 | 6 | 0 | Southampton | 1 July 2018 | Free | 2021 |

### Statistics

    As of 23 March 2020
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Rory Watson | 26 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jordan Clarke | 17 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | RSA | Kgosi Ntlhe | 21 | 1 | 14+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | CMR | Yann Songo'o | 19 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Andy Butler | 21 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Ryan Colclough | 26 | 2 | 8+12 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | NED | Kevin van Veen | 32 | 15 | 23+4 | 10 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 5 |
| 13 | GK | IRL | Ian Lawlor | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | James Perch | 36 | 1 | 30+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SCO | Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Lewis Butroid | 5 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Jordan Hallam | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Yasin Ben El-Mhanni | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Alex Gilliead | 42 | 6 | 33+2 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Levi Sutton | 19 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | NIR | Rory McArdle | 31 | 3 | 26+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Harrison McGahey | 36 | 0 | 31+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Regan Slater | 16 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Junior Brown | 23 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | George Miller | 19 | 1 | 7+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | SDN | Abo Eisa | 35 | 9 | 23+5 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+1 | 4 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Jacob Bedeau | 15 | 1 | 11+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Devarn Green | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Alfie Beestin | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | ENG | Jai Rowe | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | WAL | Tom Pugh | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | ENG | Ben Liddle | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ENG | George Hornshaw | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | ENG | John McAtee | 26 | 3 | 11+8 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | ENG | Joey Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players out on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 11 | MF | ENG | Adam Hammill | 4 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Andy Dales | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| Players who left the club: ||||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | NIR | Matty Lund | 28 | 5 | 22+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Kyle Wootton | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | NIR | Jamie Ward | 6 | 2 | 3+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Lee Novak | 24 | 7 | 18+1 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Jake Eastwood | 15 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Jamie Proctor | 14 | 1 | 4+9 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

#### Goals record

    As of 23 March 2020
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 10 | | CF | Kevin van Veen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | 30 | | LM | Abo Eisa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 17 | | CF | Lee Novak | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 20 | | RW | Alex Gilliead | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | 4 | | CM | Matty Lund | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 23 | | CB | Rory McArdle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 45 | | CF | John McAtee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 7 | | RW | Ryan Colclough | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 13 | | LW | Jamie Ward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | | LB | Kgosi Ntlhe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 14 | | RB | James Perch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 29 | | CF | George Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 32 | | CB | Jacob Bedeau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 33 | | CF | Jamie Proctor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 44 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 57 |

#### Disciplinary record

    As of 23 March 2020
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 4 | | CM | Matty Lund | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 14 | | RB | James Perch | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | | LB | Kgosi Ntlhe | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 10 | | CF | Kevin van Veen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 6 | | CB | Andy Butler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 20 | | RW | Alex Gilliead | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 22 | | CM | Levi Sutton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 26 | | CB | Harrison McGahey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | | RB | Jordan Clarke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | | DM | Yann Songo'o | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | | RW | Ryan Colclough | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | | LW | Jamie Ward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 28 | | LB | Junior Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 33 | | CF | Jamie Proctor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 9 | | CF | Kyle Wootton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | | CF | Lee Novak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 23 | | CB | Rory McArdle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | | LM | Abo Eisa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 32 | | CB | Jacob Bedeau | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 45 | | CF | John McAtee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 15 | | RB | Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 35 | | RB | Jai Rowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 48 | | CM | Joey Dawson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 67 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 1 | 6 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Andy Butler | Doncaster Rovers | Free transfer |
| 4 July 2019 | LB | Kgosi Ntlhe | Rochdale | Free transfer |
| 8 July 2019 | RM | Jack Lambert | Dundee | Free transfer |
| 8 July 2019 | FW | John McAtee | Shrewsbury Town | Free transfer |
| 9 July 2019 | RW | Alex Gilliead | Shrewsbury Town | Undisclosed |
| 14 July 2019 | CB | Yann Songo'o | Plymouth Argyle | Free transfer |
| 15 August 2019 | LW | Abo Eisa | Shrewsbury Town | Undisclosed |
| 27 September 2019 | LW | Jamie Ward | Nottingham Forest | Free transfer |
| 15 January 2020 | AM | Alfie Beestin | Tadcaster Albion | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2020 | CF | Devarn Green | Southport | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 5 July 2019 | GK | Jake Eastwood | Sheffield United | January 2020 |
| 27 July 2019 | DM | Regan Slater | Sheffield United | 30 June 2020 |
| 22 August 2019 | CF | George Miller | Barnsley | 30 June 2020 |
| 29 August 2019 | LB | Junior Brown | Coventry City | 25 April 2020 |
| 30 August 2019 | CF | Jamie Proctor | Rotherham United | January 2020 |
| 24 January 2020 | RB | Jordan Gabriel | Nottingham Forest | 30 June 2020 |
| 27 January 2020 | GK | Ian Lawlor | Doncaster Rovers | 30 June 2020 |
| 31 January 2020 | DM | Ben Liddle | Middlesbrough | 30 June 2020 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 24 July 2019 | CB | Cameron Burgess | Salford City | 30 June 2020 |
| 29 July 2019 | CF | Olufela Olomola | Carlisle United | 30 June 2020 |
| 30 August 2019 | CF | Kyle Wootton | Notts County | 8 January 2020 |
| 27 September 2019 | LM | Adam Hammill | Stockport County | 1 January 2020 |
| 17 October 2019 | DM | James Horsfield | Wrexham | November 2019 |
| 15 November 2019 | RM | Jack Lambert | Darlington | 13 December 2019 |
| 9 January 2020 | LW | Andy Dales | Hamilton Academical | 30 June 2020 |
| 10 January 2020 | LB | Lewis Butroid | Spennymoor Town | April 2020 |
| 24 January 2020 | RM | Jack Lambert | Blyth Spartans | February 2020 |
| 24 January 2020 | FW | Reon Potts | Lincoln United | February 2020 |
| 6 March 2020 | CB | Jo Cummings | Radcliffe | 30 June 2020 |
| 6 March 2020 | RM | Jack Lambert | Darlington | 30 June 2020 |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Jonathan Flatt | Rushall Olympic | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | LM | Josh Morris | Fleetwood Town | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Byron Webster | Carlisle United | Released |
| 3 July 2019 | CB | Charlie Goode | Northampton Town | Undisclosed |
| 14 July 2019 | DM | Funso Ojo | Aberdeen | £125,000 |
| 31 October 2019 | CM | Clayton Lewis | Free agent | Mutual consent |
| 8 January 2020 | CF | Kyle Wootton | Notts County | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2020 | CM | Matty Lund | Rochdale | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2020 | CF | Lee Novak | Bradford City | Undisclosed |
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