# 2018–19 Accrington Stanley F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Accrington Stanley's first-ever season in League One and their 50th year in existence. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season ran from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Sam Finley | AFC Fylde | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | RM | Piero Mingoia | Cambridge United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Will Wood | Southampton | Free transfer |
| 2 August 2018 | CF | Offrande Zanzala | Derby County | Undisclosed |
| 7 August 2018 | MF | Andrew Scott | Maiden City | Undisclosed |
| 9 August 2018 | CF | Andy Mangan | Bala Town | Free transfer |
| 19 January 2019 | GK | Dimitar Evtimov | Burton Albion | Free transfer |
| 1 February 2019 | RW | Okera Simmonds | Blackburn Rovers | Free transfer |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | MF | Josh Hmami | The New Saints | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | Aaron Chapman | Peterborough United | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Akeel Francis | Guiseley | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | RW | Mekhi Leacock-McLeod | FC Halifax Town | Released |
| 8 August 2018 | MF | Tom Reilly | Eskilstuna City | Free transfer |
| 9 August 2018 | CF | Kayden Jackson | Ipswich Town | Undisclosed |
| 3 January 2019 | CB | Janoi Donacien | Ipswich Town | £750,000 |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 3 August 2018 | CB | Matthew Platt | Blackburn Rovers | 31 May 2019 |
| 9 August 2018 | GK | Connor Ripley | Middlesbrough | 8 January 2019 |
| 17 August 2018 | LB | Nick Anderton | Blackpool | 1 January 2019 |
| 24 August 2018 | CB | Michael Ihiekwe | Rotherham United | 2 January 2019 |
| 31 August 2018 | CM | Daniel Barlaser | Newcastle United | 31 May 2019 |
| 31 August 2018 | CF | Luke Charman | Newcastle United | 1 January 2019 |
| 31 August 2018 | CF | Connor Hall | Bolton Wanderers | 1 January 2019 |
| 10 January 2019 | LB | Liam Gibson | Newcastle United | 31 May 2019 |
| 11 January 2019 | CF | Luke Armstrong | Middlesbrough | 31 May 2019 |
| 18 January 2019 | CB | Janoi Donacien | Ipswich Town | 31 May 2019 |
| 25 January 2019 | CF | Paul Smyth | Queens Park Rangers | 31 May 2019 |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 31 July 2018 | RB | Janoi Donacien | Ipswich Town | 2 January 2019 |
| 23 August 2018 | RB | Reagan Ogle | Southport | 31 May 2019 |
| 31 August 2018 | CB | Zehn Mohammed | Clitheroe | 30 September 2018 |
| 5 October 2018 | LM | Danny Williams | AFC Fylde | 2 January 2019 |
| 8 October 2018 | LW | Érico Sousa | Barrow | 10 November 2018 |
| 13 October 2018 | CB | Will Wood | Havant & Waterlooville | 12 January 2019 |
| 24 November 2018 | DM | Liam Nolan | Salford City | 23 January 2019 |
| 13 December 2018 | CB | Zehn Mohammed | Southport | 1 January 2019 |
| 14 December 2018 | RB | Harvey Rodgers | Hartlepool United | 14 January 2019 |
| 11 January 2019 | CM | Niall Watson | Widnes | 10 February 2019 |
| 15 January 2019 | CB | Zehn Mohammed | FC United of Manchester | 31 May 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | RM | Piero Mingoia | Morecambe | 31 May 2019 |

## Competitions
### Friendlies

Stanley announced pre-season fixtures against Huddersfield Town, Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers.

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Oxford United | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 60 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 61 | 72 | −11 | 55 |
| 14 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 55 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 54 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 54 | 87 | −33 | 54 |

#### Result summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 27 April 2019. 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | D | W | D | D | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | D | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | D |
| Position | 23 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

#### May
### FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October. The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November. The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018. The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.

### EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.

### EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced. The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November. On 8 December, the third round draw was drawn by Alan McInally and Matt Le Tissier on Soccer Saturday.
| Pos | Lge | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Accrington Stanley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Macclesfield Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | ACA | West Bromwich Albion U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 4 May 2019
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | IRL | Jonny Maxted | 26 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | BUL | Dimitar Evtimov | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | TRI | Tony Warner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Callum Johnson | 44 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Mark Hughes | 52 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | LCA | Janoi Donacien | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Ben Richards-Everton | 20 | 4 | 13+2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Ross Sykes | 20 | 4 | 13+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Will Wood | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Harvey Rodgers | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | AUS | Reagan Ogle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Zehn Mohammed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Liam Gibson | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | NIR | Liam Nolan | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Jordan Clark | 54 | 9 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Scott Brown | 37 | 1 | 18+11 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Sean McConville | 53 | 16 | 45 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Danny Williams | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Sam Finley | 44 | 3 | 32+5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | POR | Érico Sousa | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Piero Mingoia | 11 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Daniel Barlaser | 46 | 4 | 33+7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | IRL | Seamus Conneely | 33 | 2 | 25+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | CGO | Offrande Zanzala | 32 | 6 | 12+15 | 4 | 0+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Okera Simmonds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | NIR | Andrew Scott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | NIR | Billy Kee | 49 | 16 | 42+2 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | FW | NIR | Paul Smyth | 15 | 1 | 11+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Luke Armstrong | 14 | 2 | 6+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | ENG | Michael Ihiekwe | 23 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Kayden Jackson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Connor Hall | 19 | 2 | 1+15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Andy Mangan | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Nick Wilmer-Anderton | 25 | 0 | 20+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Matthew Platt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Luke Charman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Connor Ripley | 24 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 4 May 2019
| Rank | Position | Name | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | Total | Total |
| 1 | MF | Jordan Clark | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | Sean McConville | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Mark Hughes | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Sam Finley | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Scott Brown | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Ross Sykes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Daniel Barlaser | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | Ben Richards-Everton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | DF | Michael Ihiekwe | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Billy Kee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Seamus Conneely | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Callum Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Connor Ripley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | Offrande Zanzala | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | Janoi Donacien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Liam Gibson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Paul Smyth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Jonny Maxted | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | GK | Dimitar Evtimov | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | MF | Piero Mingoia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Matthew Platt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Nick Wilmer-Anderton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Will Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Luke Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Total | Total | 84 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 94 | 6 |