2019–20 Walsall F.C. season

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Walsall
2019–20 season
ChairmanLeigh Pomlett
ManagerDarrell Clarke[1]
StadiumBescot Stadium
League Two12th
FA CupSecond round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Josh Gordon (9)
All: Josh Gordon (12)

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 (2019-07-06) Friendly Alfreton Town 2–1 Walsall Alfreton
15:00 BST Clackstone 39'
Brough 88'		 Report Adebayo 6' Stadium: North Street
9 July 2019 (2019-07-09) Friendly Leamington 1–1 Walsall Leamington Spa
19:45 BST Bishop 64' Report Trialist 76' Stadium: New Windmill Ground
13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) 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 (2019-07-20) Friendly Notts County 2–1 Walsall Nottingham
15:00 BST Boldewijn 66', 84' Report Scarr 40' Stadium: Meadow Lane
24 July 2019 (2019-07-24) 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 (2019-07-27) Friendly Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Walsall Birkenhead
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Prenton Park

Competitions[edit]

League Two[edit]

Main article: 2019–20 EFL League Two

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]

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]

Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHHH
ResultWDLDLLDLWWWLLLLLLWDWDDWLWWLWLLLWDWDW
Position9615161921212120161415191919212221221717161516151112121314151415131415
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: Statto.com
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 (2019-08-03) 1 Northampton Town 0–1 Walsall Sixfields
15:00 BST McCormack Yellow card 56'
Hall-Johnson Yellow card 67'		 Report Clarke 13'
Adebayo Yellow card 38'
Kinsella Yellow card 72'
Scarr Yellow card 76'
Gordon Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,260
Referee: Nick Kinseley
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2 Walsall 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Walsall
15:00 BST Norman Yellow card 53'
Scarr Yellow card 75'
Hardy 86'		 Report Collins Yellow card 28'
J. Mills 45+6' (pen.) Yellow card 45+6'
M. Mills Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,205
Referee: Robert Lewis
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Walsall Crewe
15:00 BST Nolan 61'
Lancashire Yellow card 73' Yellow-red card 90'
Ng Yellow card 78'		 Report Pring Yellow card 90+2'
Scarr Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,629
Referee: Alan Young
20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) 4 Walsall 0–0 Newport County Walsall
19:45 BST Norman Yellow card 13'
Kinsella Yellow card 67'		 Report Haynes Yellow card 32'
Abrahams Yellow card 63'
Sheehan Yellow card 66'
Howkins Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,337
Referee: Darren Handley
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Walsall Plymouth
15:00 BST Taylor 13', 89'
Sawyer Yellow card 37'
Sarcevic 82' Red card 85'		 Report Norman Yellow card 65'
Liddle Yellow card 77'
Scarr Yellow card 80'
Hardy Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9,337
Referee: Josh Smith
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6 Walsall 1–3 Grimsby Town Walsall
15:00 BST Lavery 5'
Pring Yellow card 80'		 Report Öhman Yellow card 20'
Whitehouse 41'
Hanson 68', 81' (pen.)		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,812
Referee: David Rock
7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) 7 Colchester United 0–0 Walsall Colchester
15:00 BST Report Liddle Yellow card 55'
Kinsella Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,265
Referee: Brett Huxtable
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 8 Walsall 0–1 Bradford City Bescot
15:00 BST Jules Yellow card 10' Report Mellor Yellow card 29'
Vaughan soccer ball with red X 76'
Kinsella 83' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,649
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 9 Morecambe 0–1 Walsall Morecambe
19:45 BST Old Yellow card 79' Report Sinclair 4'
Liddle Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,616
Referee: James Oldham
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 10 Walsall 1–0 Scunthorpe United Bescot
15:00 BST Guthrie Yellow card 36'
Holden Yellow card 61'
Clarke 65'		 Report Colclough Yellow card 64' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,037
Referee: Marc Edwards
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 11 Crawley Town 2–3 Walsall Crawley
15:00 BST Nathaniel-George 42' (pen.)
Sesay Yellow card 66'
Payne 90+3'		 Report Clarke 14'
Adebayo 27'
McDonald 44'
Holden Yellow card 60'
Kinsella Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,275
Referee: Sam Purkiss
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 12 Walsall 0–3 Salford City Bescot
15:00 BST Report Armstrong 21'
Rooney Yellow card 29'
Jervis 49'
Jones Yellow card 65'
Touray 72'
Burgess Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,751
Referee: Trevor Kettle
12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) 13 Leyton Orient 3–1 Walsall Leyton
15:00 BST Harrold Yellow card 33' 60'
Widdowson 48'
Happe Yellow card 59'
Wilkinson 75' Red card 80'		 Report Jules Yellow card 15'
Sinclair 21'
Scarr Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 6,951
Referee: Ben Toner
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 14 Walsall 1–2 Cheltenham Town Bescot
15:00 BST Gordon 52' (pen.)
Kinsella Yellow card 66'
Clarke Yellow card 77'		 Report Broom Yellow card 30'
Tozer 35'
Varney 58'
Flinders Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,494
Referee: Darren Drysdale
22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) 15 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Walsall Oldham
19:45 BST Wilson 55'
Azankpo 69'
Iacovitti Yellow card 80'		 Report Sadler Red card 52' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 2,438
Referee: Oliver Yates
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 16 Walsall 1–2 Mansfield Town Bescot
15:00 BST Sinclair Yellow card 37'
Adebayo 45'		 Report MacDonald Yellow card 17' 68'
Cook 30'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,521
Referee: Andy Haines
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 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 (2019-11-16) 18 Walsall 2–1 Cambridge United Bescot
15:00 GMT Gordon 1'
Sadler 10'
Holden Yellow card 84'		 Report Roles Yellow card 64'
Knibbs 90+2'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,429
Referee: Paul Marsden
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 19 Walsall 0–0 Stevenage Bescot
15:00 GMT Scarr Yellow card 68' Report Cowley Yellow card 43'
Fernandez Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,938
Referee: Lee Swabey
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 20 Port Vale 0–1 Walsall Burslem
15:00 GMT Conlon Red card 82' Report Adebayo 46'
Gordon Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,079
Referee: Andy Haines
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 21 Walsall 1–1 Macclesfield Town Bescot
15:00 GMT McDonald 74'
Gordon Yellow card 83'		 Report Welch-Hayes 8'
Evans Yellow card 11'
Gnahoua Yellow card 22'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,846
Referee: James Oldham
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 22 Exeter City 3–3 Walsall Exeter
15:00 GMT Bowman 32', 41'
L. Martin 64'
A. Martin Yellow card 80'		 Report Sweeney 13' (o.g.)
Lavery 18'
Gordon 31' Yellow card 68'
Guthrie Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,323
Referee: David Rock
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 23 Scunthorpe United 0–2 Walsall Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT Report McDonald 43'
Kinsella Yellow card 78'
Bates 84'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,842
Referee: Carl Boyeson
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 24 Walsall 1–2 Carlisle United Bescot
15:00 GMT Adebayo 70'
Clarke Red card 77'
Cockerill-Mollett Yellow card 84'		 Report Hayden Yellow card 48'
Thomas 52'
McKirdy 90+4'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,794
Referee: Ben Toner
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 25 Walsall 1–0 Leyton Orient Bescot
15:00 GMT Gordon 43' Yellow card 62'
Pring Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 66'
Kinsella Yellow card 73'
Roberts Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Judd Yellow card 23' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,263
Referee: Darren Handley
4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) 26 Salford City 1–2 Walsall Salford
15:00 GMT Thomas-Asante 62'
Hogan Yellow card 71'
Touray Yellow card 81'		 Report Lavery 27'
Gordon 51'		 Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 3,173
Referee: Christopher Pollard
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 27 Cheltenham Town 3–1 Walsall Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Sheaf 18' Yellow card 52'
Thomas 48'
May 72' Yellow card 72'		 Report Clarke Yellow card 57'
Adebayo 78'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,868
Referee: Paul Marsden
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 28 Walsall 2–1 Crawley Town Bescot
15:00 GMT Gordon 72'
McDonald 88'		 Report Camará 27' Yellow card 82'
Dacres-Cogley Yellow card 66'
Lubala Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,011
Referee: Sebastian Stocksbridge
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) 29 Carlisle United 2–1 Walsall Carlisle
15:00 GMT Anderton 21'
Jones Yellow card 34'
Webster Yellow card 36'
Roberts 43' (o.g.)
Scougall Yellow card 75'		 Report Sadler 50' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,097
Referee: James Oldham
28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) 30 Walsall 0–2 Morecambe Bescot
19:45 GMT McDonald soccer ball with red X 23'
Gordon Yellow card 45'		 Report Slew Yellow card 45'
Old 68'
Mendes Gomes Yellow card 77' 90+6'
Mbulu Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,554
Referee: Ross Joyce
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 31 Walsall 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Bescot
15:00 GMT Lavery 15' Yellow card 88'
Kinsella Yellow card 64'
Facey Yellow card 79'		 Report Powell 50'
Finney 68'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,610
Referee: Lee Swabey
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 32 Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Walsall Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Collins 87' Report Gordon Yellow card 39' 52' (pen.)
McDonald 73'
Sheron Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,136
Referee: Antony Coggins
11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 33 Newport County 0–0 Walsall Newport
19:45 GMT Willmott Yellow card 87' Report Gordon Yellow card 36'
Adebayo Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,049
Referee: Brett Huxtable
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 34 Walsall 3–2 Northampton Town Bescot
15:00 GMT Gordon 55'
Guthrie 77'
Holden 90+3'		 Report Morton 21', 39'
Turnbull Yellow card 68'
Jones Yellow card 76'
Hoskins Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,541
Referee: Ben Toner
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 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 (2020-02-29) Stevenage v Walsall Stevenage
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Broadhall Way
Note: Match was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[9]
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 36 Walsall 3–1 Exeter City Bescot
15:00 GMT Holden 3'
Adebayo 71', 90+2'
Guthrie Yellow card 75'
Gordon Yellow card 87'		 Report Richardson Yellow card 33'
Bowman 51' Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,521
Referee: Tom Nield
14 March 2020 (2020-03-14) 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 (2020-03-17) 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 (2020-03-21) 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 (2020-03-28) 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 (2020-04-04) 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 (2020-04-10) 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 (2020-04-13) 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 (2020-04-18) 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 (2020-04-25) 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]

Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

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 (2019-11-09) First round Walsall 2–2 Darlington Bescot
15:00 GMT Pring Yellow card 12'
Scarr Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 82'
Lavery 86'
Bates 89' Yellow card 90+2'
Adebayo Yellow card 90'		 Report Holness 17'
Hatfield Yellow card 42'
Hedley Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 90'
Rivers 90+7'
Connell Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 2,882
Referee: Adrian Quelch
 20 November 2019 (2019-11-20) First round replay Darlington 0–1 Walsall Darlington
19:45 GMT Holness Yellow card 89' Report Lavery 69'
Clarke Yellow card 71'
Holden Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 3,106
Referee: Scott Oldham
 30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) Second round Walsall 0–1 Oxford United Bescot
15:00 GMT Cockerill-Mollett Yellow card 25'
Kinsella Yellow card 41'		 Report Dickie Yellow card 19'
Henry 84'
Hall Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,224
Referee: Leigh Doughty

EFL Cup[edit]

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June.[14]

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) First round Walsall 2–3 Crawley Town Bescot
19:45 BST Lavery 54' (pen.), 71' Report Morais 21'
Dallison 48', Yellow card 76'
Nadesan 56'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 2,451
Referee: Carl Boyeson

EFL Trophy[edit]

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Trophy

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 (2019-09-03) Group stage Coventry City 0–0
(5–4 p)		 Walsall Bordesley
19:45 BST Watson Yellow card 25'
Bapaga Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Bates Yellow card 38'
Pring Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 1,005
Referee: Will Finnie
Penalties
Biamou soccer ball with check mark
Bakayoko soccer ball with red X
McFadzean soccer ball with red X
Eccles soccer ball with check mark
Bapaga soccer ball with check mark
McCallum soccer ball with check mark
Watson soccer ball with check mark		 Gaffney soccer ball with red X
Norman soccer ball with check mark
Adebayo soccer ball with red X
Hardy soccer ball with check mark
Liddle soccer ball with check mark
Bates soccer ball with check mark
Kinsella soccer ball with red X
1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) Group stage Walsall 1–0 Southampton U21 Bescot
19:00 BST Scarr 45' Report O'Driscoll Yellow card 81'
Klarer Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 732
Referee: Peter Wright
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Group stage Walsall 6-0 Forest Green Rovers Bescot
19:00 GMT Gordon 23', 33', 50' (pen.)
McDonald 72'
Kinsella 74' Yellow card 87'
Norman 90'		 Report Collins Red card 51' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 621
Referee: Tom Nield
 3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) Second round Walsall 3–2 Chelsea U21 Bescot
19:45 GMT Lavery 52' (pen.)
McDonald 79'
Scarr 90+4'		 Report Lamptey 3', 10'
Guehi Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 941
Referee: Antony Coggins
7 January 2020 (2020-01-07) Third round Walsall 1–2 Portsmouth Bescot
19:45 GMT Perry Yellow card 37'
Adebayo soccer ball with red X 45+2'
Lavery 86' (pen.)		 Report Marquis 23'
Hackett-Fairchild Yellow card 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 England Elijah Adebayo England Fulham Free transfer [18]
1 July 2019 CB England James Clarke England Bristol Rovers Free transfer [19]
1 July 2019 AM England James Hardy England AFC Fylde Free transfer [20]
1 July 2019 CM England Jack Kiersey England Everton Free transfer [21]
1 July 2019 CM England Stuart Sinclair England Bristol Rovers Free transfer [22]
2 July 2019 RB England Shay Facey England Northampton Town Free transfer [23]
11 July 2019 CM England Danny Guthrie Free agent Free transfer [24]
11 July 2019 CB England Mat Sadler England Shrewsbury Town Free transfer [25]
11 July 2019 RW England Wes McDonald Free agent Free transfer [26]
26 July 2019 DM England Gary Liddle England Carlisle United Free transfer [27]
26 July 2019 CB Scotland Zak Jules England Macclesfield Town Undisclosed [28]
6 August 2019 CF Northern Ireland Caolan Lavery England Sheffield United Free transfer [29]
16 January 2020 LW England Jack Nolan England Reading Undisclosed [30]

Loans in[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
3 July 2019 LB England Cameron Pring England Bristol City 30 June 2020 [31]
8 July 2019 GK England Jack Rose England Southampton 30 June 2020 [32]
26 July 2019 CF Northern Ireland Rory Holden England Bristol City 30 June 2020 [33]
31 August 2019 CF Republic of Ireland Rory Gaffney England Salford City 24 February 2020 [34][35]
21 January 2020 CB England Nathan Sheron England Fleetwood Town 30 June 2020 [36]

Loans out[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
13 September 2019 CF England Mitchel Candlin England Nuneaton Borough 7 January 2020[37] [38]
10 October 2019 CB England Tom Leak England Salisbury November 2019 [39]
25 October 2019 RB England Luke Little England Tamworth 25 November 2019 [40]
29 November 2019 CB England Tom Leak England Salisbury March 2020 [41][42]
19 December 2019 DM England Gary Liddle England Hartlepool United 30 June 2020 [43][44]
13 February 2020 MF England Joe Willis England Salisbury March 2020 [45]

Transfers out[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 CF England Andy Cook England Mansfield Town Undisclosed [46]
1 July 2019 RB Scotland Nicky Devlin Scotland Livingston Free transfer [47]
1 July 2019 GK England Chris Dunn England Maidenhead United Released [48][49]
1 July 2019 CM England Joe Edwards England Plymouth Argyle Released [48][50]
1 July 2019 CB England Jon Guthrie Scotland Livingston Released [48][51]
1 July 2019 MF England Tobias Hayles-Docherty Free agent Released [48]
1 July 2019 RM England Zeli Ismail England Bradford City Released [48][52]
1 July 2019 LB England Luke Leahy England Bristol Rovers Released [48][53]
1 July 2019 LW England Kieron Morris England Tranmere Rovers Released [48][54]
1 July 2019 AM Belgium Omar Mussa Free agent Released [48]
1 July 2019 DM England Isaiah Osbourne England Nuneaton Borough Released [48][55]
1 July 2019 FW England Cameron Peters England Bromsgrove Sporting Released [48][56]
1 July 2019 MF England Jordan Sangha England Evesham United Released [48][57]
25 July 2019 DM England George Dobson England Sunderland Undisclosed [58]
1 August 2019 CF England Morgan Ferrier England Tranmere Rovers Undisclosed [59]
8 September 2019 GK England Joe Slinn England Atherton Collieries Free transfer [60]
1 January 2020 RB England Luke Little England 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 England ENG Liam Roberts 39 0 32 0 2 0 1 0 4 0
2 DF England ENG Cameron Norman 24 1 12+6 0 1 0 1 0 3+1 1
3 DF England ENG Cameron Pring 24 0 20+1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF England ENG Mat Sadler 32 2 24+3 2 3 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF England ENG James Clarke 32 3 27 3 2 0 1 0 2 0
6 DF England ENG Dan Scarr 40 2 32+1 0 1+2 0 0 0 4 2
7 MF England ENG Stuart Sinclair 27 2 22+4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Kinsella 40 1 28+3 0 3 0 1 0 5 1
9 FW Northern Ireland NIR Caolan Lavery 34 10 22+5 4 2+1 2 0+1 2 2+1 2
10 FW England ENG Josh Gordon 40 12 26+8 9 2 0 1 0 3 3
11 FW England ENG Elijah Adebayo 37 8 15+15 8 1+1 0 1 0 2+2 0
13 GK England ENG Jack Rose 6 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
14 DF England ENG Kory Roberts 4 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
15 FW Northern Ireland NIR Rory Holden 36 2 23+6 2 3 0 0 0 4 0
16 MF England ENG Danny Guthrie 28 1 17+8 1 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
17 MF England ENG James Hardy 16 1 2+9 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+3 0
18 MF England ENG Jack Kiersey 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
19 FW England ENG Mitchel Candlin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF England ENG Alfie Bates 21 2 9+4 1 2+1 1 1 0 3+1 0
21 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Callum Cockerill-Mollett 15 0 6+3 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
22 DF England ENG Luke Little 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF England ENG Joe Foulkes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF England ENG Tom Leak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF England ENG Shay Facey 17 0 12+1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
25 MF England ENG Wes McDonald 35 7 21+7 5 1+1 0 0+1 0 2+2 2
26 MF England ENG Gary Liddle 16 0 10+2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
27 MF England ENG Joe Willis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
28 FW England ENG Luke Pearce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF England ENG Jack Nolan 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Rory Gaffney 22 1 11+4 1 2+1 0 0 0 3+1 0
31 GK England ENG Dominic Rogerson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF England ENG Sam Perry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF Scotland SCO Zak Jules 22 0 13+4 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
34 MF England ENG Nathan Sheron 7 0 6+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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