2019–20 Walsall F.C. season
| 2019–20 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Leigh Pomlett | |||
| Manager | Darrell Clarke[1] | |||
| Stadium | Bescot Stadium | |||
| League Two | 12th | |||
| FA Cup | Second round | |||
| EFL Cup | First round | |||
| EFL Trophy | Third round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Josh Gordon (9) All: Josh Gordon (12) | |||
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The 2019–20 season was Walsall's 132nd season in their existence and first back in League Two following the club's relegation in the 2018-19 season.[2] Along with competing in League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2019 indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pre-season
[edit]The Saddlers announced pre-season fixtures against Alfreton Town,[3] Leamington,[3] Nuneaton Borough,[3] Notts County,[4] Aston Villa[5] and Tranmere Rovers.[6]
| 6 July 2019 Friendly | Alfreton Town | 2–1 | Walsall | Alfreton |
| 15:00 BST | Clackstone  39'Brough 88' |
Report | Adebayo 6' |
Stadium: North Street |
| 9 July 2019 Friendly | Leamington | 1–1 | Walsall | Leamington Spa |
| 19:45 BST | Bishop 64' |
Report | Trialist 76' |
Stadium: New Windmill Ground |
| 13 July 2019 Friendly | Nuneaton Borough | 1–4 | Walsall | Nuneaton |
| 15:00 BST | Benbow 54' |
Report | Kinsella 22' Trialist 48'Adebayo 66'Kiersey 86' |
Stadium: Liberty Way |
| 20 July 2019 Friendly | Notts County | 2–1 | Walsall | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Boldewijn 66', 84' |
Report | Scarr 40' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane |
| 24 July 2019 Friendly | Walsall | 1–5 | Aston Villa | Bescot |
| 19:45 BST | Sinclair 26' |
Report | Guilbert 7' Wesley 9', 25' (pen.)Jota 42'Grealish 59' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 8,400 |
| 27 July 2019 Friendly | Tranmere Rovers | 0–0 | Walsall | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Prenton Park |
Competitions
[edit]League Two
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Port Vale | 37 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 57 | 1.54 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 37 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 54 | 1.46 |
| 10 | Forest Green Rovers | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 49 | 1.36 |
| 11 | Salford City | 37 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 50 | 1.35 |
| 12 | Walsall | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 47 | 1.31 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 37 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 48 | 1.30 |
| 14 | Newport County | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 46 | 1.28 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 37 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 47 | 1.27 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 45 | 1.22 |
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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[7]
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | −4 |
Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.[8]
| 3 August 2019 1 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Walsall | Sixfields |
| 15:00 BST | McCormack  56'Hall-Johnson 67' |
Report | Clarke 13' Adebayo 38'Kinsella 72'Scarr 76'Gordon 80' |
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,260 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 10 August 2019 2 | Walsall | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Walsall |
| 15:00 BST | Norman 53' Scarr 75'Hardy 86' |
Report | Collins 28' J. Mills 45+6' (pen.) 45+6'M. Mills 71' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,205 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 17 August 2019 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Walsall | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Nolan 61' Lancashire 73'  90'Ng 78' |
Report | Pring 90+2' Scarr 90+4' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,629 Referee: Alan Young |
| 20 August 2019 4 | Walsall | 0–0 | Newport County | Walsall |
| 19:45 BST | Norman 13' Kinsella 67' |
Report | Haynes 32' Abrahams 63'Sheehan 66'Howkins 88' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,337 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 24 August 2019 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–0 | Walsall | Plymouth |
| 15:00 BST | Taylor 13', 89' Sawyer 37'Sarcevic 82'  85' |
Report | Norman 65' Liddle 77'Scarr 80'Hardy 90+2' |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 9,337 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 31 August 2019 6 | Walsall | 1–3 | Grimsby Town | Walsall |
| 15:00 BST | Lavery 5' Pring 80' |
Report | Öhman 20' Whitehouse 41'Hanson 68', 81' (pen.) |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,812 Referee: David Rock |
| 7 September 2019 7 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Walsall | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Liddle 55' Kinsella 78' |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,265 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 14 September 2019 8 | Walsall | 0–1 | Bradford City | Bescot |
| 15:00 BST | Jules 10' |
Report | Mellor 29' Vaughan  76'Kinsella 83' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,649 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 17 September 2019 9 | Morecambe | 0–1 | Walsall | Morecambe |
| 19:45 BST | Old 79' |
Report | Sinclair 4' Liddle 54' |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,616 Referee: James Oldham |
| 21 September 2019 10 | Walsall | 1–0 | Scunthorpe United | Bescot |
| 15:00 BST | Guthrie 36' Holden 61'Clarke 65' |
Report | Colclough 64' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,037 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 28 September 2019 11 | Crawley Town | 2–3 | Walsall | Crawley |
| 15:00 BST | Nathaniel-George 42' (pen.) Sesay 66'Payne 90+3' |
Report | Clarke 14' Adebayo 27'McDonald 44'Holden 60'Kinsella 90+4' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,275 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 5 October 2019 12 | Walsall | 0–3 | Salford City | Bescot |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Armstrong 21' Rooney 29'Jervis 49'Jones 65'Touray 72'Burgess 90+3' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,751 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 12 October 2019 13 | Leyton Orient | 3–1 | Walsall | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | Harrold 33' 60' Widdowson 48'Happe 59'Wilkinson 75' 80' |
Report | Jules 15' Sinclair 21'Scarr 80' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 6,951 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 19 October 2019 14 | Walsall | 1–2 | Cheltenham Town | Bescot |
| 15:00 BST | Gordon 52' (pen.) Kinsella 66'Clarke 77' |
Report | Broom 30' Tozer 35'Varney 58'Flinders 81' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,494 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 22 October 2019 15 | Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | Walsall | Oldham |
| 19:45 BST | Wilson 55' Azankpo 69'Iacovitti 80' |
Report | Sadler 52' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,438 Referee: Oliver Yates |
| 26 October 2019 16 | Walsall | 1–2 | Mansfield Town | Bescot |
| 15:00 BST | Sinclair 37' Adebayo 45' |
Report | MacDonald 17' 68' Cook 30' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,521 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 2 November 2019 17 | Swindon Town | 2–1 | Walsall | Swindon |
| 15:00 GMT | Doyle 5' Jaiyesimi 47' |
Report | Gaffney 54' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,014 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 16 November 2019 18 | Walsall | 2–1 | Cambridge United | Bescot |
| 15:00 GMT | Gordon 1' Sadler 10'Holden 84' |
Report | Roles 64' Knibbs 90+2' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,429 Referee: Paul Marsden |
| 23 November 2019 19 | Walsall | 0–0 | Stevenage | Bescot |
| 15:00 GMT | Scarr 68' |
Report | Cowley 43' Fernandez 90+2' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,938 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 7 December 2019 20 | Port Vale | 0–1 | Walsall | Burslem |
| 15:00 GMT | Conlon 82' |
Report | Adebayo 46' Gordon 66' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,079 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 14 December 2019 21 | Walsall | 1–1 | Macclesfield Town | Bescot |
| 15:00 GMT | McDonald 74' Gordon 83' |
Report | Welch-Hayes 8' Evans 11'Gnahoua 22' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,846 Referee: James Oldham |
| 21 December 2019 22 | Exeter City | 3–3 | Walsall | Exeter |
| 15:00 GMT | Bowman 32', 41' L. Martin 64'A. Martin 80' |
Report | Sweeney 13' (o.g.) Lavery 18'Gordon 31' 68'Guthrie 67' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,323 Referee: David Rock |
| 26 December 2019 23 | Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Walsall | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | McDonald 43' Kinsella 78'Bates 84' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,842 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 29 December 2019 24 | Walsall | 1–2 | Carlisle United | Bescot |
| 15:00 GMT | Adebayo 70' Clarke 77'Cockerill-Mollett 84' |
Report | Hayden 48' Thomas 52'McKirdy 90+4' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,794 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 1 January 2020 25 | Walsall | 1–0 | Leyton Orient | Bescot |
| 15:00 GMT | Gordon 43' 62' Pring 56' 66'Kinsella 73'Roberts 90+1' |
Report | Judd 23' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,263 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 4 January 2020 26 | Salford City | 1–2 | Walsall | Salford |
| 15:00 GMT | Thomas-Asante 62' Hogan 71'Touray 81' |
Report | Lavery 27' Gordon 51' |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 3,173 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 11 January 2020 27 | Cheltenham Town | 3–1 | Walsall | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Sheaf 18' 52' Thomas 48'May 72' 72' |
Report | Clarke 57' Adebayo 78' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,868 Referee: Paul Marsden |
| 18 January 2020 28 | Walsall | 2–1 | Crawley Town | Bescot |
| 15:00 GMT | Gordon 72' McDonald 88' |
Report | Camará 27' 82' Dacres-Cogley 66'Lubala 76' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,011 Referee: Sebastian Stocksbridge |
| 25 January 2020 29 | Carlisle United | 2–1 | Walsall | Carlisle |
| 15:00 GMT | Anderton 21' Jones 34'Webster 36'Roberts 43' (o.g.)Scougall 75' |
Report | Sadler 50' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,097 Referee: James Oldham |
| 28 January 2020 30 | Walsall | 0–2 | Morecambe | Bescot |
| 19:45 GMT | McDonald 23' Gordon 45' |
Report | Slew 45' Old 68'Mendes Gomes 77' 90+6'Mbulu 89' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,554 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 1 February 2020 31 | Walsall | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Bescot |
| 15:00 GMT | Lavery 15' 88' Kinsella 64'Facey 79' |
Report | Powell 50' Finney 68' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,610 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 8 February 2020 32 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–2 | Walsall | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Collins 87' |
Report | Gordon 39' 52' (pen.) McDonald 73'Sheron 77' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,136 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 11 February 2020 33 | Newport County | 0–0 | Walsall | Newport |
| 19:45 GMT | Willmott 87' |
Report | Gordon 36' Adebayo 87' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,049 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 15 February 2020 34 | Walsall | 3–2 | Northampton Town | Bescot |
| 15:00 GMT | Gordon 55' Guthrie 77'Holden 90+3' |
Report | Morton 21', 39' Turnbull 68'Jones 76'Hoskins 90+5' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,541 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 22 February 2020 35 | Walsall | 2–2 | Port Vale | Bescot |
| 15:00 GMT | Adebayo 15' Gordon 58' |
Report | Legge 12' Burgess 36' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 6,301 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 29 February 2020 | Stevenage | v | Walsall | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Broadhall Way | ||
| Note: Match was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[9] | ||||
| 7 March 2020 36 | Walsall | 3–1 | Exeter City | Bescot |
| 15:00 GMT | Holden 3' Adebayo 71', 90+2'Guthrie 75'Gordon 87' |
Report | Richardson 33' Bowman 51' 90+3' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,521 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 14 March 2020 | Macclesfield Town | v | Walsall | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Moss Rose | |||
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] | ||||
| 17 March 2020 | Walsall | v | Oldham Athletic | Bescot |
| 19:45 GMT | Stadium: Bescot Stadium | |||
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] | ||||
| 21 March 2020 | Mansfield Town | v | Walsall | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Field Mill | |||
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] | ||||
| 28 March 2020 | Walsall | v | Swindon Town | Bescot |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Bescot Stadium | |||
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] | ||||
| 4 April 2020 | Cambridge United | v | Walsall | Cambridge |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Abbey Stadium | |||
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] | ||||
| 10 April 2020 | Walsall | v | Plymouth Argyle | Bescot |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Bescot Stadium | |||
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] | ||||
| 13 April 2020 | Grimsby Town | v | Walsall | Cleethorpes |
| 13:00 BST | Stadium: Blundell Park | |||
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] | ||||
| 18 April 2020 | Walsall | v | Colchester United | Bescot |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Bescot Stadium | |||
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] | ||||
| 25 April 2020 | Bradford City | v | Walsall | Bradford |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Valley Parade | |||
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] | ||||
FA Cup
[edit]The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[12] The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park.[13]
| 9 November 2019 First round | Walsall | 2–2 | Darlington | Bescot |
| 15:00 GMT | Pring 12' Scarr 70' 82'Lavery 86'Bates 89' 90+2'Adebayo 90' |
Report | Holness 17' Hatfield 42'Hedley 68' 90'Rivers 90+7'Connell 90+7' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2,882 Referee: Adrian Quelch |
| 20 November 2019 First round replay | Darlington | 0–1 | Walsall | Darlington |
| 19:45 GMT | Holness 89' |
Report | Lavery 69' Clarke 71'Holden 90+2' |
Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 3,106 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 30 November 2019 Second round | Walsall | 0–1 | Oxford United | Bescot |
| 15:00 GMT | Cockerill-Mollett 25' Kinsella 41' |
Report | Dickie 19' Henry 84'Hall 90+1' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,224 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
EFL Cup
[edit]The first round draw was made on 20 June.[14]
| 13 August 2019 First round | Walsall | 2–3 | Crawley Town | Bescot |
| 19:45 BST | Lavery 54' (pen.), 71' |
Report | Morais 21' Dallison 48', 76'Nadesan 56' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2,451 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
EFL Trophy
[edit]On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[15] The draw for the second round was made on 16 November 2019 live on Sky Sports.[16] The third round draw was confirmed on 5 December 2019.[17]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L2 | Walsall | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | L2 | Forest Green Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 5 | |
| 4 | ACA | Southampton U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 |
Source: EFL.com
| 3 September 2019 Group stage | Coventry City | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Walsall | Bordesley |
| 19:45 BST | Watson 25' Bapaga 90+1' |
Report | Bates 38' Pring 62' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 1,005 Referee: Will Finnie |
| Penalties | ||||
Biamou  Bakayoko McFadzean Eccles Bapaga McCallum Watson |
Gaffney Norman Adebayo Hardy Liddle Bates Kinsella |
|||
| 1 October 2019 Group stage | Walsall | 1–0 | Southampton U21 | Bescot |
| 19:00 BST | Scarr 45' |
Report | O'Driscoll 81' Klarer 89' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 732 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 12 November 2019 Group stage | Walsall | 6-0 | Forest Green Rovers | Bescot |
| 19:00 GMT | Gordon 23', 33', 50' (pen.) McDonald 72'Kinsella 74' 87'Norman 90' |
Report | Collins 51' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 621 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 3 December 2019 Second round | Walsall | 3–2 | Chelsea U21 | Bescot |
| 19:45 GMT | Lavery 52' (pen.) McDonald 79'Scarr 90+4' |
Report | Lamptey 3', 10' Guehi 90' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 941 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 7 January 2020 Third round | Walsall | 1–2 | Portsmouth | Bescot |
| 19:45 GMT | Perry 37' Adebayo 45+2'Lavery 86' (pen.) |
Report | Marquis 23' Hackett-Fairchild 44'Harrison 82' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,082 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
Transfers
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 | CF |  |
Elijah Adebayo | Fulham |
Free transfer | [18] |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | |
James Clarke | Bristol Rovers |
Free transfer | [19] |
| 1 July 2019 | AM | |
James Hardy | AFC Fylde |
Free transfer | [20] |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | |
Jack Kiersey | Everton |
Free transfer | [21] |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | |
Stuart Sinclair | Bristol Rovers |
Free transfer | [22] |
| 2 July 2019 | RB | |
Shay Facey | Northampton Town |
Free transfer | [23] |
| 11 July 2019 | CM | |
Danny Guthrie | Free agent | Free transfer | [24] |
| 11 July 2019 | CB | |
Mat Sadler | Shrewsbury Town |
Free transfer | [25] |
| 11 July 2019 | RW | |
Wes McDonald | Free agent | Free transfer | [26] |
| 26 July 2019 | DM | |
Gary Liddle | Carlisle United |
Free transfer | [27] |
| 26 July 2019 | CB |  |
Zak Jules | Macclesfield Town |
Undisclosed | [28] |
| 6 August 2019 | CF |  |
Caolan Lavery | Sheffield United |
Free transfer | [29] |
| 16 January 2020 | LW | |
Jack Nolan | Reading |
Undisclosed | [30] |
Loans in
[edit]| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2019 | LB | |
Cameron Pring | Bristol City |
30 June 2020 | [31] |
| 8 July 2019 | GK | |
Jack Rose | Southampton |
30 June 2020 | [32] |
| 26 July 2019 | CF | |
Rory Holden | Bristol City |
30 June 2020 | [33] |
| 31 August 2019 | CF |  |
Rory Gaffney | Salford City |
24 February 2020 | [34][35] |
| 21 January 2020 | CB | |
Nathan Sheron | Fleetwood Town |
30 June 2020 | [36] |
Loans out
[edit]| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2019 | CF | |
Mitchel Candlin | Nuneaton Borough |
7 January 2020[37] | [38] |
| 10 October 2019 | CB | |
Tom Leak | Salisbury |
November 2019 | [39] |
| 25 October 2019 | RB | |
Luke Little | Tamworth |
25 November 2019 | [40] |
| 29 November 2019 | CB | |
Tom Leak | Salisbury |
March 2020 | [41][42] |
| 19 December 2019 | DM | |
Gary Liddle | Hartlepool United |
30 June 2020 | [43][44] |
| 13 February 2020 | MF | |
Joe Willis | Salisbury |
March 2020 | [45] |
Transfers out
[edit]| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 | CF | |
Andy Cook | Mansfield Town |
Undisclosed | [46] |
| 1 July 2019 | RB | |
Nicky Devlin | Livingston |
Free transfer | [47] |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | |
Chris Dunn | Maidenhead United |
Released | [48][49] |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | |
Joe Edwards | Plymouth Argyle |
Released | [48][50] |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | |
Jon Guthrie | Livingston |
Released | [48][51] |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | |
Tobias Hayles-Docherty |  Free agent |
Released | [48] |
| 1 July 2019 | RM | |
Zeli Ismail | Bradford City |
Released | [48][52] |
| 1 July 2019 | LB | |
Luke Leahy | Bristol Rovers |
Released | [48][53] |
| 1 July 2019 | LW | |
Kieron Morris | Tranmere Rovers |
Released | [48][54] |
| 1 July 2019 | AM |  |
Omar Mussa | Free agent |
Released | [48] |
| 1 July 2019 | DM | |
Isaiah Osbourne | Nuneaton Borough |
Released | [48][55] |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | |
Cameron Peters | Bromsgrove Sporting |
Released | [48][56] |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | |
Jordan Sangha | Evesham United |
Released | [48][57] |
| 25 July 2019 | DM | |
George Dobson | Sunderland |
Undisclosed | [58] |
| 1 August 2019 | CF | |
Morgan Ferrier | Tranmere Rovers |
Undisclosed | [59] |
| 8 September 2019 | GK | |
Joe Slinn | Atherton Collieries |
Free transfer | [60] |
| 1 January 2020 | RB | |
Luke Little | Tamworth |
Free transfer | [61] |
Player statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]- As of 28 May 2020
| 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 | ENG
|
Liam Roberts | 39 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG
|
Cameron Norman | 24 | 1 | 12+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | ENG
|
Cameron Pring | 24 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG
|
Mat Sadler | 32 | 2 | 24+3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG
|
James Clarke | 32 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG
|
Dan Scarr | 40 | 2 | 32+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | ENG
|
Stuart Sinclair | 27 | 2 | 22+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IRL
|
Liam Kinsella | 40 | 1 | 28+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | NIR
|
Caolan Lavery | 34 | 10 | 22+5 | 4 | 2+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 2 | 2+1 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | ENG
|
Josh Gordon | 40 | 12 | 26+8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | ENG
|
Elijah Adebayo | 37 | 8 | 15+15 | 8 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG
|
Jack Rose | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG
|
Kory Roberts | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | NIR
|
Rory Holden | 36 | 2 | 23+6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG
|
Danny Guthrie | 28 | 1 | 17+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG
|
James Hardy | 16 | 1 | 2+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG
|
Jack Kiersey | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG
|
Mitchel Candlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG
|
Alfie Bates | 21 | 2 | 9+4 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | IRL
|
Callum Cockerill-Mollett | 15 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG
|
Luke Little | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG
|
Joe Foulkes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG
|
Tom Leak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG
|
Shay Facey | 17 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG
|
Wes McDonald | 35 | 7 | 21+7 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 |
| 26 | MF | ENG
|
Gary Liddle | 16 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG
|
Joe Willis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG
|
Luke Pearce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG
|
Jack Nolan | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | IRL
|
Rory Gaffney | 22 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG
|
Dominic Rogerson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG
|
Sam Perry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | SCO
|
Zak Jules | 22 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG
|
Nathan Sheron | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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