# 2010–11 Accrington Stanley F.C. season

The 2010–11 season achieved the highest ever league placing for Accrington Stanley to date when they reached 5th in League Two, beating their previous best of 15th in 2009–10. This took them through to the League Two Play Offs for the first time, where they lost to Stevenage 3–0 on aggregate in the semi-final.

## Current squad
### First Team squad

    Updated 6 May 2011.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Alex Cisak |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jonathan Bateson |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Dean Winnard |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Sean Hessey |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Kevin Long |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Andrew Procter (captain) |
| 7 | MF | IRL | Jimmy Ryan |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Charlie Barnett |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Craig Lindfield |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Ray Putterill |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Sean McConville |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Phil Edwards |
| 13 | DF | ENG | Leam Richardson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Luke Joyce |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Andy Parkinson |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Chris Turner |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Peter Murphy |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Rory Boulding |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Alan Burton |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Zak Riley |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Andy Owens |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Tom Smyth |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Terry Gornell |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Ian Dunbavin |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Ian Craney |

## Fixtures and results
### JOMA South West Challenge Cup

The South West Challenge Cup is a pre-season friendly tournament in North Devon. Rules are different from main first team football in that n the group stage matches, each half lasts 40 minutes, before reverting to the standard 45 minutes for the knockout stages. The tournament features an unconventional points system through the group stages, which the tournament organisers state is "designed to encourage attacking football".
* Each winning side gets the standard three points for a win.
* Losing teams receive one point if they lose without scoring, and two if they lose but score.
* There are no draws; if teams are all square at full-time the game goes straight to a penalty shootout to determine the winner.

#### Group 1

South West Challenge Cup

### FA Cup

Stanley went out of this year's FA Cup at Round 2 to fellow League Two side Port Vale. In Round 1, Stanley knocked out League One side Oldham Athletic in a giantkilling Manchester derby.

### Carling Cup

Stanley equalled their best ever performance in the League Cup by reaching round 2, a feat they previously achieved in 2006–07 & the previous season. They got that far by beating Championship side Doncaster Rovers away from home and after extra time. In Round 2 they played Premier League side Newcastle United competitively for the first time. The tie was also covered live by Sky Sports.

### Football League Trophy

Strangely Stanley were knocked out of the Football League Trophy without losing a match. After beating League One side Tranmere Rovers on penalties, Stanley were charged by The FA of fielding Ray Putterill who was unaware to Stanley, under a suspension from the previous season whilst playing for Halewood Town. With impending talks due and further rounds continuing, Stanley decided to withdraw from the competition with Tranmere taking their place.

## League data
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers (P) | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 80 | Promotion to League One |
| 4 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 79 | Qualification to League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 73 | 55 | +18 | 73 | Qualification to League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Stevenage (O, P) | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 69 | Qualification to League Two play-offs |
| 7 | Torquay United | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 74 | 53 | +21 | 68 | Qualification to League Two play-offs |
* ↑ Torquay United deducted one point and Hereford United deducted three points

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 11 May 2011. Source: BBC Sport

### Results by round

| Round | 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | W | D | D | D | W | L | D | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | D | D | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | D |
| Position | | | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

## Statistics
### Appearances, goals and cards

    Updated 20 May 2011.
    (Substitute appearances in brackets)
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Play Offs | Play Offs | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Alex Cisak | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Jonathan Bateson | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Dean Winnard | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Sean Hessey | 40 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 (1) | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Kevin Long | 11 (4) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 (4) | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Andrew Procter | 42 (1) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 (1) | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Jimmy Ryan | 45 (1) | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 (1) | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Charlie Barnett | 31 (9) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 (9) | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Craig Lindfield | 2 (14) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (14) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Ray Putterill | 11 (13) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 16 (14) | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Sean McConville | 37 (6) | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 (6) | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | Phil Edwards | 44 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Leam Richardson | 3 (8) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (10) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Luke Joyce | 24 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 (3) | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Andy Parkinson | 10 (8) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 (9) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Chris Turner | 1 (14) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (19) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Peter Murphy | 4 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (8) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Rory Boulding | 6 (9) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (10) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Alan Burton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Andy Owens | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Tom Smyth | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Terry Gornell | 40 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Ian Dunbavin | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Joe Jacobson | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | Ian Craney | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0 |

## Transfers

Players transferred in :
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
| 4 June 2010 | FW | Craig Lindfield | Macclesfield Town | Free | |
| 4 June 2010 | DF | Michael Hall | Blackburn Rovers | Free | |
| 25 June 2010 | DF | Alex Cisak | Leicester City | Free | |
| 23 July 2010 | MF | Ray Putterill | Halewood Town | Free | |
| 23 July 2010 | MF | Andy Parkinson | Gateshead | Free (released) | |
| 27 July 2010 | FW | Rory Boulding | Bradford City | Free (released) | |
| 27 July 2010 | DF | Jonathan Bateson | Bradford City | Free (released) | |
| 3 August 2010 | DF | Sean Hessey | Macclesfield Town | Free (released) | |
| 3 August 2010 | DF | Charlie Barnett | Tranmere Rovers | Free (released) | |
| 19 August 2010 | DF | Andy Owens | Rhyl | Free | |
| 3 August 2010 | DF | Tom Smyth | Preston North End | Free (released) | |
| 27 August 2010 | FW | Terry Gornell | Tranmere Rovers | Free | |
| 31 January 2011 | MF | Ian Craney | Fleetwood Town | Free | |
| 31 January 2011 | DF | Joe Jacobson | Oldham Athletic | Free | |
| Players loaned in ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 15 October 2010 | DF | Kevin Long | Burnley | 18 January 2011 | |
| 25 November 2010 | DF | Joe Jacobson | Oldham Athletic | 31 January 2011 | |
| 25 November 2010 | MF | Ian Craney | Fleetwood Town | 3 January 2011 | |
| 31 January 2011 | DF | Kevin Long | Burnley | End of season | |
| Players loaned out ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 28 August 2010 | DF | Zak Riley | Burscough | End of season | |
| 26 November 2010 | FW | Craig Lindfield | Kidderminster Harriers | 26 December 2010 | |
| 26 November 2010 | DF | Tom Smyth | Workington | 28 January 2011 | |
| 22 February 2011 | MF | Alan Burton | Marine | 22 April 2011 | |
| 3 March 2011 | DF | Jonathan Bateson | Altrincham | 30 April 2011 | |
| Players transferred out ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Fee | Ref. |
| 24 June 2010 | FW | Bobby Grant | Scunthorpe United | £260,000 | |
| Players released ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
| 3 June 2010 | DF | Darran Kempson | Grimsby Town | 1 July 2010 (Bosman) | |
| 4 June 2010 | FW | Michael Symes | Bournemouth | 1 July 2010 (Bosman) | |
| 12 June 2010 | FW | Gary King | Hinckley United | 1 July 2010 | |
| 28 June 2010 | FW | John Miles | Fleetwood Town | 1 July 2010 (Bosman) | |
| 1 July 2010 | FW | John Mullin | Unattached | Unattached | |
| 1 July 2010 | FW | Adam Black | Alsager Town | 28 July 2010 | |
| 11 February 2011 | DF | Michael Hall | Lancaster City | 12 February 2011 | |