2018–19 Accrington Stanley F.C. season

Accrington Stanley
2018–19 season
Chairman Peter Marsden
Manager John Coleman
Stadium Crown Ground
League One 14th
FA Cup Fourth round
(knocked out by Derby County)
EFL Cup First round
(knocked out by Mansfield Town)
EFL Trophy Third round
(knocked out by Bury)
Top goalscorer League: Sean McConville (16 Goals)
All: Billy Kee (16 Goals), Sean McConville (16 Goals)
Highest home attendance 5,397 against Derby County in FA Cup fourth round
Lowest home attendance 746 against Lincoln City in EFL Trophy second round
Average home league attendance 2,764
Biggest win 5–1 vs. Plymouth Argyle
(27 April 2019)
Biggest defeat 1–6 vs. Mansfield Town
(14 August 2018, EFL Cup R1)

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 Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
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 Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
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 Nationality Name From End date Ref.
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 Nationality Name To End date Ref.
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.

14 July 2018 Friendly Accrington Stanley 3–0 Huddersfield Town Accrington
15:00 BST Jackson 19', 41'
McConville 83' 		Report Stadium: Crown Ground
21 July 2018 Friendly Accrington Stanley 4–3 Middlesbrough Accrington
15:00 BST Hughes
Kee (pen.)
Jackson
Sykes 		Report McNair
Howson
Traoré 		Stadium: Wham Stadium
Referee: Richard Brooks
24 July 2018 Friendly Southport 1–1 Accrington Stanley Blowick
19:30 BST Lowe 70' Report Mingoia 46' Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium
28 July 2018 Friendly Accrington Stanley 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Accrington
15:00 BST Kee 11' Report Stadium: Crown Ground

League One

Main article: 2018–19 EFL League One

League table

Pos Team 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
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results

Result summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 14 13 19 51 67  −16 55 7 6 10 26 33  −7 7 7 9 25 34  −9

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
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

August

4 August 2018 1 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Gillingham Accrington
15:00 BST Clark Yellow card 45+2'
Sykes Yellow card 68' 		Report Hanlan 23'
Byrne Yellow card 39'
Parker 43' 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,201
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
11 August 2018 2 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Accrington Stanley Horfield
15:00 BST Payne 83' Report McConville 6', 89'
Richards-Everton Yellow card 86' 		Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,683
Referee: Nick Kinseley
18 August 2018 3 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Charlton Athletic Accrington
15:00 BST Richards-Everton Yellow card 68'
Clark 78'
Sykes Yellow card 90+6' 		Report Grant 15'
Taylor Yellow card 29'
Sarr Yellow card 37'
Bielik Yellow card 80' 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,265
Referee: Ross Joyce
21 August 2018 4 Oxford United 2–3 Accrington Stanley Oxford
19:45 BST Whyte 27'
Browne 57' Yellow card 65'
Brannagan Yellow card 60'
Norman Yellow card 84' 		Report Brown Yellow card 19'
McConville Yellow card 34'
Norman 43' (o.g.)
Kee 62', 79' (pen.)
Clark Yellow card 80'
Sykes Yellow card 90+2'
Ripley Yellow card 90+4' 		Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 5,748
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
25 August 2018 5 Blackpool 1–1 Accrington Stanley Blackpool
15:00 BST Delfouneso 66' Report Kee Yellow card 28'
Hughes 90+3' 		Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,354
Referee: Lee Mason

September

1 September 2018 6 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Scunthorpe United Accrington
15:00 BST Ihiekwe Yellow card 42'
Conneely 82'
Brown Yellow card 90+2' 		Report Lund 80' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,059
Referee: Chris Sarginson
8 September 2018 7 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Burton Albion Accrington
15:00 BST Brown Yellow card 1'
Sykes Yellow card 43'
Kee 84' (pen.)
Finley Yellow card 89'
Hughes Yellow card 90+4' 		Report Fraser 11' Yellow card 78'
Quinn Yellow card 45+1' 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,943
Referee: Carl Boyeson
15 September 2018 8 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Accrington Stanley Fleetwood
15:00 BST Bolger 37'
Coyle Yellow card 69' 		Report Finley Yellow card 67'
McConville 69' 		Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,355
Referee: Michael Salisbury
22 September 2018 9 Accrington Stanley 2–1 AFC Wimbledon Accrington
15:00 BST Kee 6'
McConville 60' 		Report Wagstaff 64'
Watson Yellow card 69'
Soares Yellow card 72' 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,732
Referee: Ross Joyce
29 September 2018 10 Walsall 0–1 Accrington Stanley Walsall
15:00 BST Fitzwater Yellow card 85' Report Kee 7' (pen.)
McConville Yellow card 26'
Clark Yellow card 31' 		Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,257
Referee: Charles Breakspear

October

2 October 2018 11 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Accrington
19:45 BST Ihiekwe Yellow card 71'
Zanzala 87' Yellow card 88' 		Report Kane Yellow card 45+3'
Andrew Yellow card 65' 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,327
Referee: Peter Wright
6 October 2018 12 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Accrington Stanley Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Grant Yellow card 56'
Gilliead 62'
Whalley Yellow card 79' 		Report Ripley Red card 16'
Clark Yellow card 53'
Ihiekwe Yellow card 70'
McConville Yellow card 88' 		Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 4,353
Referee: Andy Woolmer
13 October 2018 13 Accrington Stanley 3-1 Bradford City Accrington
15:00 BST Kee 39' (pen.)
Zanzala 54'
McConville 66' 		Report Nathaniel Knight-PercivalYellow card 6'
Kai BrünkerYellow card 56'
Doyle 62'
Ryan McGowanYellow card 75' 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,346
Referee: Kevin Johnson
20 October 2018 14 Peterborough United 0-1 Accrington Stanley Peterborough
15:00 BST CummingsYellow card 59'
O'HaraYellow card 77'
Woodyard Yellow card 88' 		Report McConville 11' Yellow card 68'
BarlaserYellow card 32'
AndertonYellow card 87' 		Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,141
Referee: Scott Duncan
23 October 2018 15 Luton Town 4–1 Accrington Stanley Luton
19:45 BST Hylton 5', 54', 70'
Shinnie 53'
Grant Yellow card 61'
Bradley Yellow card 90+5' 		Report Zanzala 27'
Clark Yellow card 47'
Brown Yellow card 67'
Hughes Yellow card 70' 		Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,454
Referee: Chris Sarginson
27 October 2018 16 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Portsmouth Accrington
15:00 BST McConville Yellow card 50'
Ihiekwe 64' 		Report Thompson Yellow card 47'
Hawkins 62' 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,558
Referee: Steve Martin

November

3 November 2018 17 Coventry City 1–1 Accrington Stanley Coventry
15:00 GMT Doyle 87' Report Zanzala 58' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 10,653
Referee: Michael Salisbury
17 November 2018 18 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Barnsley Accrington
15:00 GMT Johnson Yellow card 68'
Brown Yellow card 84' 		Report Mowatt Yellow card 25'
Woodrow 36'
Lindsay Yellow card 28'
Fryers Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 64'
Moore 90+4' 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 4,801
Referee: John Busby
24 November 2018 19 Rochdale 1–0 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
15:00 GMT Delaney Yellow card 41'
Henderson 63'
McGahey Yellow card 72' 		Report Finley Yellow card 90' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,497
Referee: Lee Probert
27 November 2018 20 Accrington Stanley 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers Accrington
19:45 GMT McConville 15'
Finley Yellow card 41'
Hughes Yellow card 71' 		Report Kashket 77'
Harriman Yellow card 88'
Samuel 90+1' 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,740
Referee: Scott Oldham

December

8 December 2018 A Accrington Stanley A–A Sunderland Accrington
15:00 GMT Hall 69' Report Maguire 63' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 5,257
Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Referee Oliver Langford abandoned the game on 73 minutes due to waterlogged pitch,.
15 December 2018 21 Southend United 3–0 Accrington Stanley Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT Mantom 19'
Cox 23'
Robinson 72' 		Report Ihiekwe Yellow card 51'
Finley Yellow card 63' 		Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,286
Referee: Antony Coggins
22 December 2018 22 Plymouth Argyle 0–3 Accrington Stanley Plymouth
15:00 GMT Fox Yellow card 8' Report Hughes Yellow card 21'
Conneely Yellow card 25'
Finley 61'
McConville 65'
Clark 77'
Barlaser Yellow card 81' 		Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,193
Referee: Kevin Johnson
26 December 2018 23 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Accrington
15:00 GMT Clark 1' Yellow card 36'
Kee 21' 		Report Norburn 52' (pen.)
Sadler Yellow card 55' 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,061
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
29 December 2018 24 Accrington Stanley 0–4 Peterborough United Accrington
15:00 GMT Hughes Yellow card 60' Report Toney 19', 41', 85'
Maddison Yellow card 23'
Reed Yellow card 45+1'
Bennett 67' 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,672
Referee: Thomas Bramall

January

1 January 2019 25 Bradford City 3–0 Accrington Stanley Bradford
15:00 GMT O'Brien 21'
Doyle 30' Yellow card 78'
O'Connor Yellow card 45+3'
Wood 49'
McGowan Yellow card 84' 		Report Ripley Yellow card 12'
Zanzala Red card 26'
Clark Yellow card 39'
Kee Yellow card 45+4'
Ihiekwe Yellow card 52'
Richards-Everton Yellow card 64'
Hughes Yellow card 90+1' 		Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 16,318
Referee: Paul Marsden
12 January 2019 26 Accrington Stanley 0–0 Bristol Rovers Accrington
15:00 GMT Sykes Yellow card 90+2' Report Clarke Yellow card 89' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,246
Referee: Alan Young
19 January 2019 27 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Accrington Stanley Charlton
15:00 GMT Cullen Yellow card 56'
Taylor Red card 82'
Grant 90+3' (pen.), Yellow card 90+4' 		Report Gibson Yellow card 32'
Finley Yellow card 39'
Johnson Yellow card 59'
Maxted Red card 82'
Hughes Yellow card 90+5' 		Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 11,877
Referee: John Busby
29 January 2019 28 Gillingham 0–0 Accrington Stanley Gillingham
19:45 GMT Ehmer Yellow card 56' Report Smyth Yellow card 85' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,423
Referee: Craig Hicks

February

2 February 2019 P Accrington Stanley P–P Blackpool Accrington
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Crown Ground
Note: Fixture was postponed due to freezing weather overnight.
9 February 2019 29 Scunthorpe United 2–0 Accrington Stanley Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT Wootton 13' Yellow card 45+1'
van Veen 42' Yellow card 54'
Burgess Yellow card 83' 		Report Donacien Yellow card 51'
Barlaser Yellow card 68' 		Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,824
Referee: Antony Coggins
15 February 2019 30 Sunderland 2–2 Accrington Stanley Sunderland
19:45 GMT Baldwin Yellow card 35'
Honeyman 55'
McGeady 62' 		Report Kee 30' (pen.)
Conneely Yellow card 42'
Smyth 52' 		Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,937
Referee: Darren Drysdale
19 February 2019 31 Accrington Stanley 4–2 Oxford United Accrington
19:45 GMT Kee 36'
Richards-Everton Yellow card 39'
McConville 57' Yellow card 70'
Clark 73'
Armstrong 90+4' 		Report Brannagan Yellow card 44'
Garbutt 63'
Mousinho 89' 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,095
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
23 February 2019 32 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Southend United Accrington
15:00 GMT Kee Yellow card 30'
Barlaser 60'
Clark Yellow card 79' 		Report Humphrys 20'
Cox Yellow card 36'
Klass Yellow card 41' 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,472
Referee: Eddie Ilderton

March

2 March 2019 33 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Coventry City Accrington
15:00 GMT Gibson Yellow card 73'
Johnson Yellow card 81' 		Report Enobakhare 60' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,083
Referee: Peter Wright
5 March 2019 34 Accrington Stanley 1–2 Blackpool Accrington
19:45 GMT McConville Yellow card 12'
Armstrong 23'
Donacien Yellow card 73'
Evtimov Red card 83'
Wood Yellow card 88'
Hughes Yellow card 90' 		Report Virtue 5'
Dodoo Yellow card 30'
Spearing 81' (pen.) 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,792
Referee: Ross Joyce
9 March 2019 35 Barnsley 2–0 Accrington Stanley Barnsley
15:00 GMT Cavaré 41'
Wood 45+1' (o.g.)
Pinillos Yellow card 62' 		Report McConville Yellow card 26' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 11,533
Referee: Dean Whitestone
12 March 2019 36 Wycombe Wanderers 1–3 Accrington Stanley High Wycombe
19:45 GMT Cowan-Hall 23'
Allsop Yellow card 45+10' 		Report Barlaser Yellow card 45'
Kee 45+10' (pen.), 66' (pen.)
Smyth 71' 		Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,819
Referee: Kevin Johnson
16 March 2019 P Accrington Stanley P–P Rochdale Accrington
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Crown Ground
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
23 March 2019 37 Burton Albion 5–2 Accrington Stanley Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Collins Yellow card 39'
Fraser 44'
Templeton Yellow card 65' 82'
McFadzean 68'
Akins 78' (pen.), 90' (pen.)
Quinn Yellow card 90+5' 		Report McConville 37'
Kee 40' (pen.)
Clark Yellow card 58' 		Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,916
Referee: Lee Swabey
30 March 2019 38 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Fleetwood Town Accrington
15:00 GMT Donacien Yellow card 28'
McConville Yellow card 80' 		Report Rydel Yellow card 30'
Sheron Yellow card 45'
Souttar 50'
Evans Yellow card 89' 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,485
Referee: Anthony Backhouse

April

3 April 2019 39 Accrington Stanley 0–3 Sunderland Accrington
19:45 BST Richards-Everton Yellow card 15'
Finley Yellow card 32'
Hughes Yellow card 75'
Kee Yellow card 86' 		Report McGeady 4'
O'Nien Yellow card 30'
Grigg 45+3'
Wyke Yellow card 63'
Sterling 79' 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,802
Referee: John Brooks
6 April 2019 40 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Accrington Stanley Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST Piggott 21'
Kalambayi Yellow card 37'
Hanson Yellow card 71'
Connolly Yellow card 78' 		Report Smyth Yellow card 4'
Brown Yellow card 29'
Clark 34', Yellow card 70' 		Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,565
Referee: Neil Hair
9 April 2019 41 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Rochdale Accrington
19:45 BST Report McLaughlin Yellow card 27'
Henderson Yellow card 39'
Rathbone 71'
Hamilton Yellow card 78' 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,824
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
13 April 2019 42 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Walsall Accrington
15:00 BST Sykes 11', 69'
Finley Yellow card 37' 		Report Devlin 33'
Kinsella Yellow card 45+1'
Scarr Yellow card 80'
Gordon Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card 84'
Cook Yellow card 84'
Leahy Yellow card 88' 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,662
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
20 April 2019 43 Accrington Stanley 0–3 Luton Town Accrington
17:30 BST Evtimov Yellow card 3' Yellow-red card 22'
Conneely Yellow card 32'
Armstrong Yellow card 86' 		Report Berry Yellow card 17'
Collins 24' (pen.)
Ruddock-Mpanzu 68', 87' 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,271
Referee: Carl Boyeson
23 April 2019 44 Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Accrington Stanley Doncaster
19:45 BST Andrew 90'
Sadlier Yellow card 90+2' 		Report McConville 17'
Smyth 44' 		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,222
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
27 April 2019 45 Accrington Stanley 5–1 Plymouth Argyle Accrington
15:00 BST Kee 20' (pen.)
McConville 36', 43', 51'
Armstrong 66' 		Report Rodgers 90+3' (o.g.) Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,134
Referee: Craig Hicks

May

4 May 2019 46 Portsmouth 1 – 1 Accrington Stanley Portsmouth
17:30 BST Close 59' Report McConville 46' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,439
Referee: Scott Duncan

FA Cup

Main article: 2018–19 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.

10 November 2018 First round Accrington Stanley 1–0 Colchester United Accrington
15:00 BST Barlaser 34' Report Kent Yellow card 47'
Nouble Yellow card 76' 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,267
Referee: Martin Coy
1 December 2018 Second round Accrington Stanley 3–1 Cheltenham Town Accrington
15:00 GMT Zanzala 49'
Kee 66' (pen.)
Clark 78' 		Report Forster Yellow card 47'
Addai 73'
Tozer Yellow card 90+1' 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,066
Referee: Andy Haines
5 January 2019 Third round Accrington Stanley 1–0 Ipswich Town Accrington
15:00 GMT Kee 76' Report Downes Yellow card 25' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,869
Referee: Dean Whitestone
26 January 2019 Fourth round Accrington Stanley 0–1 Derby County Accrington
12:30 GMT Barlaser Yellow card 3' Yellow-red card 59' Report Waghorn 78'
Bogle Yellow card 86' Red card 90'
Jozefzoon Yellow card 90+3'
Nugent Yellow card 90+4' 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 5,397
Referee: Jonathan Moss

EFL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

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

14 August 2018 First round Mansfield Town 6–1 Accrington Stanley Mansfield
19:45 BST Walker 9' (pen.), 13' (pen.), 45+2'
Khan 16'
Mellis Yellow card 28'
Benning Yellow card 41'
Rose 66'
Hamilton 90+4' 		Report Finley 6'
Conneely Yellow card 26'
Mingoia Yellow card 29'
Platt Yellow card 45' 		Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 1,565
Referee: Seb Stockbridge

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 Team 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
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
Source: EFL.com
9 October 2018 Group stages Accrington Stanley 4–1 Macclesfield Town Accrington
19:45 BST Finley 35'
Zanzala 63'
Fitzpatrick 80' (o.g.)
Barlaser 90+5' 		Report Rose Yellow card 45+1'
Vincenti 58'
Kelleher Yellow card 63' 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 900
Referee: Thomas Bramall
6 November 2018 Group stages Accrington Stanley 2–1 West Bromwich Albion U21 Accrington
19:45 GMT Clark 49'
Sykes 90+2' 		Report Leko 62' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 772
Referee: Peter Wright
13 November 2018 Group stages Blackpool 3–2 Accrington Stanley Blackpool
19:45 GMT Dodoo 30', 41'
Gnanduillet 67'
O'Sullivan Yellow card 72'
Pritchard Yellow card 79' 		Report Hall 17', 90+1' (pen.)
Sykes Yellow card 54' 		Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 781
Referee: Oliver Yates
4 December 2018 Second round Accrington Stanley 2–2
(4–2 p) 		Lincoln City Accrington
19:45 GMT Brown 7' Yellow card 60'
Sykes Yellow card 11'
Richards-Everton Yellow card 43'
Clark 70'
Barlaser Yellow card 82' 		Report Green 7'
Eardley Yellow card 24'
McCombe 61'
Chapman Yellow card 71'
Rhead soccer ball with red X 66' Yellow card 78' 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 746
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Penalties
Hall soccer ball with check mark
Zanzala soccer ball with check mark
McConville soccer ball with check mark
Barlaser soccer ball with red X
Clark soccer ball with check mark 		Gordon soccer ball with red X
Chapman soccer ball with check mark
Green soccer ball with red X
Rhead soccer ball with check mark
8 January 2019 Third round Accrington Stanley 2–4 Bury Accrington
19:45 GMT Clark 10'
Kee 38'
Zanzala Yellow card 42' 		Report Telford 55', 74'
Maynard 57'
Thompson Yellow card 76'
Mayor 84' 		Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,136
Referee: Matt Donohue

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 4 May 2019
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup EFL Trophy
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 FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
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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
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
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
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
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
FW Offrande Zanzala 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
DF Janoi Donacien 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF Liam Gibson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
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
GK Dimitar Evtimov 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
MF Piero Mingoia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF Matthew Platt 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF Nick Wilmer-Anderton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Will Wood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Luke Armstrong 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 84 5 1 1 3 0 6 0 94 6