| 2017–18 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Peter Marsden | |||
| Manager | John Coleman | |||
| Stadium | Crown Ground | |||
| League Two | 1st (promoted) | |||
| FA Cup | First round (knocked out byGuiseley) | |||
| EFL Cup | Second round (knocked out byWest Bromwich Albion) | |||
| EFL Trophy | Second round (knocked out byLincoln City) | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:Billy Kee (25 Goals) All: Billy Kee (26 Goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 4,753 againstLincoln City (League 2) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 587 againstMiddlesbrough U21s (EFL Trophy Group Stage) | |||
The2017–18 season wasAccrington Stanley's twelfth consecutive season inLeague Two and their 49th year in existence. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in theFA Cup,EFL Cup andEFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | LW |  ENG | Mekhi Leacock-McLeod | Billericay Town | Free | [1] |
| 1 July 2017 | DM |  NIR | Liam Nolan | Southport | Undisclosed | [2] |
| 1 July 2017 | RW |  POR | Érico Sousa | Tranmere Rovers | Free | [3] |
| 15 July 2017 | CB | ENG | Ben Richards-Everton | Dunfermline Athletic | Free | [4] |
| 21 July 2017 | CF | ENG | Kayden Jackson | Barnsley | Undisclosed | [5] |
| 4 August 2017 | GK |  DEN | Simon Bloch Jørgensen | Brønshøj | Free | [6] |
| 5 January 2018 | RB | ENG | Callum Johnson | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed | [7] |
| 11 January 2018 | CF | ENG | Akeel Francis | Rotherham United | Free | [8] |
| 12 January 2018 | LW | ENG | Danny Williams | Dundee | Free | [9] |
| 19 January 2018 | GK | ENG | Jonny Maxted | Guiseley | Undisclosed | [10] |
| 31 January 2018 | DM | ENG | Harvey Rodgers | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed | [11] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | LM |  WAL | Arron Davies | Free agent | Released | [12] |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | ENG | Terry Gornell | Chorley | Mutual consent | [13][a] |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | ENG | Steven Hewitt | Bangor City | Released | [12][b] |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | ENG | Paddy Lacey | Free agent | Released | [12] |
| 1 July 2017 | SS | NIR | Shay McCartan | Bradford City | Undisclosed | [16] |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | ENG | Elliot Parish | Dundee | Released | [12][c] |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | ENG | Brayden Shaw | Bangor City | Free Transfer | [18] |
| 1 July 2017 | LW | ENG | Luke Wall | Bangor City | Released | [12][d] |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | ENG | Nathan Webb | Free agent | Released | [12] |
| 4 August 2017 | RB | ENG | Matty Pearson | Barnsley | Undisclosed | [19] |
| 22 August 2017 | CB | ENG | Omar Beckles | Shrewsbury Town | Undisclosed | [20] |
| 15 September 2017 | GK | DEN | Simon Bloch Jørgensen | Whitehawk | Free | [21] |
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2017 | CF | ENG | Jonathan Edwards | Hull City | 3 January 2018 | [22] |
| 4 August 2017 | CB | ENG | Tom Dallison | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 October 2017 | [23] |
| 4 August 2017 | RB | ENG | Tyler Hornby-Forbes | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 November 2017 | [23] |
| 24 August 2017 | CF | ENG | Mallik Wilks | Leeds United | 3 January 2018 | [24] |
| 29 August 2017 | CB | ENG | Jordan Thorniley | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 January 2018 | [25] |
| 31 August 2017 | RB | ENG | Callum Johnson | Middlesbrough | 4 January 2018 | [26] |
| 31 August 2017 | CB | ENG | Farrend Rawson | Derby County | 3 January 2018 | [27] |
| 31 August 2017 | GK |  POL | Max Stryjek | Sunderland | 18 January 2018 | [28] |
| 4 January 2018 | CB |  IRE | Jimmy Dunne | Burnley | 30 May 2018 | [29] |
| 11 January 2018 | CF |  CGO | Offrande Zanzala | Derby County | 30 May 2018 | [30] |
| 12 January 2018 | CB | ENG | Charlie Rowan | Watford | 30 May 2018 | [31] |
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 October 2017 | CB | ENG | Ross Sykes | Southport | 24 November 2017 | [32] |
As of 8 June 2017, Accrington Stanley have announced five pre-season friendlies againstSouthport,[2]Preston North End,[33]Oldham Athletic,[34]Huddersfield Town[35] andEverton XI.[36]
Win Draw Loss
| 12 July 2017 | Accrington Stanley | 0–1 | Huddersfield Town | Accrington |
| 19:00BST | Report | Ince 56' | Stadium:Crown Ground |
| 15 July 2017 | Accrington Stanley | 3–3 | Everton XI | Accrington |
| 15:00BST | Kee3' (pen.) Edwards 64'70' (o.g.) | Report | Henen44' Bowler 45'Bramall | Stadium:Crown Ground |
| 19 July 2017 | Accrington Stanley | 2–3 | Preston North End | Accrington |
| 19:30BST | Edwards58' Pearson 87' | Report | Browne37' Robinson 42'Cunningham 75' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 989 |
| 22 July 2017 | Accrington Stanley | 2–2 | Oldham Athletic | Accrington |
| 15:00BST | Kee17' McLeod 72' | Report | Davies55' (pen.) Duffus 86' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 921 |
| 29 July 2017 | Southport | 0–5 | Accrington Stanley | Blowick |
| 15:00BST | Report | Kee12',30' (pen.),32' Dugdale o.g.'Conneely 15' | Stadium:Haig Avenue Attendance: 474 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accrington Stanley(C, P) | 46 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 76 | 46 | +30 | 93 | Promotion toEFL League One |
| 2 | Luton Town(P) | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 94 | 46 | +48 | 88 | |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers(P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 60 | +19 | 84 | |
| 4 | Exeter City | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 80 | Qualification forLeague Two play-offs[a] |
| 5 | Notts County | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 77 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 76 | 46 | +30 | 93 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 19 | +23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 27 | +7 |
Last updated: 5 May 2018.
Source:Statto.com
Win Draw Loss
On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[37][38]
| 5 August 20171 | Accrington Stanley | 3–1 | Colchester United | Accrington |
| 15:00BST | Jackson9' Kee 32'Clark  42'Beckles 64' | Report | Lapslie 45+1' Jackson 67'Szmodics 81' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 1,625 Referee:Ross Joyce |
| 12 August 20172 | Yeovil Town | 3–2 | Accrington Stanley | Yeovil |
| 15:00BST | Zoko 25',38' Olomola 26',39' | Report | Jackson12',53' Dallison 68'Donacien 83' | Stadium:Huish Park Attendance: 2,464 Referee:Chris Sarginson |
| 19 August 20173 | Accrington Stanley | 2–1 | Mansfield Town | Accrington |
| 15:00BST | Jackson10' Hughes 30'Kee 90+2' | Report | Angol25' Pearce 90' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 1,645 Referee:Darren Bond |
| 25 August 20174 | Notts County | 2–2 | Accrington Stanley | Nottingham |
| 19:45BST | Stead33' (pen.) Grant 54'Duffy 58'Hewitt 63'Tootle 80'  90+1' | Report | Hughes58' Donacien 65'Leacock-McLeod  66'Wilks 90+1'90+4' | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,087 Referee:Carl Boyeson |
| 2 September 20175 | Morecambe | 1–2 | Accrington Stanley | Morecambe |
| 15:00BST | Oliver 57' Brough 60'Campbell 62'Müller 76'Ellison 90+5' | Report | Kee31' Jackson 63'Clark 90' | Stadium:Globe Arena Attendance: 2,059 Referee:Peter Bankes |
| 9 September 20176 | Accrington Stanley | 3–0 | Carlisle United | Accrington |
| 15:00BST | Kee17' McConville 43',57' | Report | Miller 42' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 2,120 Referee:David Webb |
| 12 September 20177 | Accrington Stanley | 1–2 | Grimsby Town | Accrington |
| 19:45BST | Jackson45' Hughes 65'Wilks 90+2' | Report | Davies 12' Jones 43'Woolford 47'Matt 57'Dembélé 73' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 1,288 Referee:Robert Jones |
| 16 September 20178 | Chesterfield | 1–2 | Accrington Stanley | Chesterfield |
| 15:00BST | Barry 35' 63' Flores 44'DeGirolamo 59'Reed 72'Dennis 77' | Report | Conneely 41' Kee 68'McConville 78'Wilks 82'Donacien 90+6' | Stadium:Proact Stadium Attendance: 4,487 Referee:Craig Hicks |
| 23 September 20179 | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Accrington |
| 15:00BST | Jackson39' Hornby-Forbes 82' | Report | Eisa37' Cranston 86' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 1,321 Referee:Andy Haines |
| 26 September 201710 | Port Vale | 1–2 | Accrington Stanley | Burslem |
| 19:45BST | Worrall22' Kay 50' | Report | Kee36',62' Rawson 86' | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 3,360 Referee:Eddie Ilerton |
| 30 September 201711 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–1 | Accrington Stanley | Nailsworth |
| 15:00BST | Report | Conneely56' Thorniley 70' | Stadium:The New Lawn Attendance: 2,594 Referee:John Busby |
| 7 October 201712 | Accrington Stanley | 0–2 | Luton Town | Accrington |
| 15:00BST | Donacien 44' Conneely 45+1' | Report | Collins22' Potts 33'Hylton 44' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 2,193 Referee:Martin Coy |
| 14 October 201713 | Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Coventry City | Accrington |
| 15:00BST | McConville14' Richards-Everton 64'Thorniley 89'Donacien 89' | Report | Stevenson 27' Grimmer 90' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 2,828 Referee:Seb Stockbridge |
| 17 October 201714 | Stevenage | 3–2 | Accrington Stanley | Stevenage |
| 19:45BST | Godden61',83' Smith 71'Kennedy 89' | Report | Clark19' Jackson 56'Kee 64' | Stadium:Lamex Stadium Attendance: 1,788 Referee:Gavin Ward |
| 21 October 201715 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–2 | Accrington Stanley | Crewe |
| 15:00BST | Raynes 2' 83' Lowery 86' | Report | Kee3' Clark 11'Conneely 77' | Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 3,849 Referee:Anthony Backhouse |
| 28 October 201716 | Accrington Stanley | 4–1 | Barnet | Accrington |
| 15:00BST | McConville35' Clark 51'Kee 59'Jackson 65' | Report | Nelson 32' Campbell-Ryce 54' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 1,485 Referee:Mark Heywood |
| 11 November 201717 | Cambridge United | 0–0 | Accrington Stanley | Cambridge |
| 15:00GMT | Ikpeazu 90' Halliday 90+4' | Report | Kee 24' Johnson 61'Thorniley 69'Conneely 81' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,402 Referee:Graham Horwood |
| 18 November 201718 | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Newport County | Accrington |
| 15:00GMT | Wilks88' | Report | Nouble48' Tozer 90' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 1,371 Referee:Darren Drysdale |
| 21 November 201719 | Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | Accrington |
| 19:45GMT | Hughes70' Brown 86' | Report | El-Abd 33' Bean 54' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 1,119 Referee:Ross Joyce |
| 25 November 201720 | Exeter City | 2–0 | Accrington Stanley | Exeter |
| 15:00GMT | James 36' Boateng 45+2'Taylor 63'Sweeney 86' (pen.) | Report | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 3,597 Referee:John Brooks |
| 9 December 2017P | Accrington Stanley | v | Swindon Town | Accrington |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:Crown Ground | |||
| Note: On matchday, the decision was made to postpone theSwindon Town fixture due to player safety.[39] | ||||
| 16 December 201721 | Lincoln City | 2–0 | Accrington Stanley | Lincoln |
| 15:00GMT | Rhead 39'56' Green 45' (pen.) | Report | Rawson 45+1' Brown 90+2' | Stadium:Sincil Bank Attendance: 7,696 Referee:Seb Stockbridge |
| 23 December 201722 | Accrington Stanley | 2–3 | Crawley Town | Accrington |
| 15:00GMT | Kee45+5' (pen.) Richards-Everton 53' | Report | Clark9' (og.) Boldewijn 10',41' 44'Randall 27'Yorwerth 39'Meite 52'Evina 89'Clifford 89' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 1,295 Referee:Scott Oldham |
| 26 December 201723 | Carlisle United | 3–1 | Accrington Stanley | Carlisle |
| 15:00GMT | Devitt11' S. Miller 78'Grainger 83' | Report | Kee47' (pen.) 65' | Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 5,404 Referee:Steve Martin |
| 30 December 201724 | Grimsby Town | 0–3 | Accrington Stanley | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00GMT | Davies 22' Matt 73' | Report | Jackson 31'77' Brown 37'Kee 55' (pen.)McConville 61' | Stadium:Blundell Park Attendance: 4,188 Referee:Darren Drysdale |
| 1 January 2018P | Accrington Stanley | v | Morecambe | Accrington |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Crown Ground | ||
| Note: Due to heavy rains at halftime, with Stanley up 1–0, the game was abandoned by referee Graham Salisbury. See match report for further information. | ||||
| 6 January 201825 | Accrington Stanley | 4–0 | Chesterfield | Accrington |
| 15:00GMT | Hughes19' McConville 32'Ramsdale 49' (o.g.)Jackson 66'Johnson 81'Kee 89'Richards-Everton 90+4' | Report | Maguire 9' Hines 41'German 90+4' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 1,655 Referee:Chris Sarginson |
| 13 January 201826 | Cheltenham Town | 0–2 | Accrington Stanley | Cheltenham |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Kee22' Johnson 50'McConville 61'Jackson 62'Brown 73' | Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,893 Referee:Kevin Johnson |
| 20 January 201827 | Accrington Stanley | 3–2 | Port Vale | Accrington |
| 15:00GMT | McConville51',72' Kee 54'Jackson 60'Johnson 78' | Report | Pope3' Tonge 41'Kay 66'Worrall 77' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 1,743 Referee:Ross Joyce |
| 27 January 201828 | Crawley Town | 2–1 | Accrington Stanley | Crawley |
| 15:00GMT | Boldewijn15',33' 90+5' Young 73' | Report | Smith57' (og.) Johnson 62'Hughes 66'McConville 85' | Stadium:Checkatrade.com Stadium Attendance: 2,153 Referee:Gavin Ward |
| 3 February 201829 | Accrington Stanley | 3–2 | Stevenage | Accrington |
| 15:00GMT | McConville45+3',78' 61' Kee 70'Dunne 56' | Report | Godden14' Wilmot 18'McKee 38'King 45+2'Vancooten 61' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 1,324 Referee:John Brooks |
| 6 February 201830 | Accrington Stanley | 2–1 | Swindon Town | Accrington |
| 19:45GMT | Kee25' (pen.) 90+4' Clark 48'Jackson 62'McConville 75' | Report | Dunne 46' Purkiss 49'Lancashire 66'Richards 71' (pen.)Gordon 75'Banks 78' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 1,243 Referee:Eddie Ilerton |
| 10 February 201831 | Coventry City | 0–2 | Accrington Stanley | Coventry |
| 15:00GMT | Devon Kelly-Evans 65' | Report | Clark5',60' Kee 47'Conneely 84' | Stadium:Ricoh Arena Attendance: 28,343 Referee:Dean Whitestone |
| 13 February 201832 | Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Accrington |
| 19:45GMT | Jackson42' Donacien 73' | Report | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 1,254 Referee:David Webb |
| 17 February 201833 | Barnet | 1–1 | Accrington Stanley | Canons Park |
| 15:00GMT | Nicholls18' Watson 53'Sweeney 53'Santos 68'Akinola 85' | Report | Sousa 61' Kee 68' (pen.) | Stadium:The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,501 Referee:Brett Huxtable |
| 24 February 201834 | Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Cambridge United | Accrington |
| 15:00GMT | Hughes 39' Jackson 57'Johnson 90+3' | Report | Ikpeazu 38' Deegan 38'O'Neil 76' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 1,819 Referee:Robert Lewis |
| 3 March 2018P | Newport County | v | Accrington Stanley | Newport |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Rodney Parade | ||
| Note: The FA decided to cancel this match citing the reasons as: inclement weather across Great Britain, the safety of patrons at Rodney Parade and a frozen pitch. | ||||
| 6 March 201835 | Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Morecambe | Accrington |
| 19:45GMT | Kee45+2' (pen.) Brown 63'Jackson 67' | Report | Rose 73' Old 85' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 1,769 Referee:Eddie Ilderton |
| 10 March 201836 | Luton Town | 1–2 | Accrington Stanley | Luton |
| 15:00GMT | E. Lee61' 76' O.Lee 77'Sheehan 83'Gambin 90' | Report | McConville44' 64' Hughes 52'Donacien 90+1'Kee 90+3'Jackson 90+5' | Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,503 Referee:Darren Drysdale |
| 17 March 201837 | Accrington Stanley | 3–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Accrington |
| 15:00GMT | Johnson3' Clark 81'Jackson 90+2' | Report | Reid64' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 2,313 Referee:David Webb |
| 30 March 201838 | Mansfield Town | 0–1 | Accrington Stanley | Mansfield |
| 15:00BST | Benning 13' Mellis 58'White 90+2' | Report | McConville 32' Conneely 60' | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 5.053 Referee:Andy Haines |
| 2 April 201839 | Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Notts County | Accrington |
| 15:00BST | Hughes9' | Report | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 3,039 Referee:John Busby |
| 7 April 201840 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Accrington Stanley | Colchester |
| 15:00BST | Eastman 65' | Report | Hughes 39' Kee 63'Dunne 66'Clark 74'Jackson 90+5' | Stadium:Weston Homes Community Stadium Attendance: 3,174 Referee:Kevin Johnson |
| 14 April 201841 | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Exeter City | Accrington |
| 15:00BST | Jackson38' Conneely 80' | Report | Stockley21' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 3,135 Referee:Oilver Langford |
| 17 April 201842 | Accrington Stanley | 2–0 | Yeovil Town | Accrington |
| 19:45BST | Kee26',28' McConville 33' | Report | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 3,176 Referee:Steve Martin |
| 21 April 201843 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0–4 | Accrington Stanley | High Wycombe |
| 15:00BST | Paris Cowan-Hall 62' | Report | Jackson15' Brown 33'McConville 66'Zanzala 95+5' (pen.) | Stadium:Adams Park Referee:Darren Drysdale |
| 24 April 201844 | Newport County | 2–1 | Accrington Stanley | Newport |
| 19:45BST | Amond30' White 66'Nouble 85'Demetriou 88' | Report | Brown 61' Kee 90' | Stadium:Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,370 Referee:Lee Swabey |
| 28 April 201845 | Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Lincoln City | Accrington |
| 15:00BST | Clark35' McConville 45+1'Hughes 68'Chapman 81' | Report | Green 20' Wilson 33' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 4,753 (Largest Crowd Ever at Wham Stadium) Referee:Michael Salisbury |
| 5 May 201846 | Swindon Town | 3–0 | Accrington Stanley | Swindon |
| 15:00BST | Richards14' Anderson 43'Mullin 55'Dunne 85' | Report | Dunne 76' 85' | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 6,116 Referee:Gavin Ward |
Win Draw Loss
| 5 November 2017First round | Guiseley | 0–0 | Accrington Stanley | Guiseley |
| 14:00GMT | Lenighan 19' Brown 36'M'Boungou 52' | Report | McConville 19' Richards-Everton 58' | Stadium:Nethermoor Park Attendance: 1,611 Referee:Antony Coggins |
| 14 November 2017First round replay | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4p) | Guiseley | Accrington |
| 19:45GMT | McConville47' Thorniley 79' | Report | Molyneux 18' M'Boungou 40' 45+1'Rooney 53'79' (pen.)Brown 65'Maxted 90+2' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 1,166 Referee:Charles Breakspear |
| Penalties | ||||
Kee Brown McConville  Jackson Wilks | Rooney McFadzean Haworth Brown Fondop-Talom | |||
Win Draw Loss
On 16 June 2017, Accrington Stanley were drawn at home toPreston North End in the first round.[40]Stanley were home again for the second round, facingPremier League sideWest Bromwich Albion.[41]
| 8 August 2017First round | Accrington Stanley | 3–2 | Preston North End | Accrington |
| 19:45BST | Richards-Everton20' Clark 86'Kee 90+3' | Report | Hugill70',90+1' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 2,879 Referee:Eddie Ilderton |
| 22 August 2017Second round | Accrington Stanley | 1–3 | West Bromwich Albion | Accrington |
| 19:45BST | Dallison88' | Report | Rondón11' McClean 30'Phillips 31'Rodriguez 64' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 2,699 Referee:Jeremy Simpson |
Win Draw Loss
On 28 July 2017, Stanley announced their group stage schedule.[42]
| Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Blackpool(Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Accrington Stanley(Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | L1 | Wigan Athletic(E) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | ACA | Middlesbrough U21(E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 |
| 19 September 2017Group Game 1 | Accrington Stanley | 3–2 | Middlesbrough U21s | Accrington |
| 19:30BST | Brown54' Wilks 70'Johnson 81'Nolan 90+2' | Report | Armstrong 16'65' Reading 27'32' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 587 Referee:Graham Salisbury |
| 3 October 2017Group Game 2 | Accrington Stanley | 1–2 | Blackpool | Accrington |
| 19:30BST | Sousa38' | Report | Philliskirk33' Clayton 88' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 975 Referee:Stuart Attwell |
| 7 November 2017Group Game 3 | Wigan Athletic | 0–4 | Accrington Stanley | Wigan |
| 19:45GMT | Golden 24' McGuffie 65' | Report | Edwards12' Sousa 30',56'Wilks 65'Leacock-McLeod 89' | Stadium:DW Stadium Attendance: 1,473 Referee:Peter Bankes |
| 5 December 2017Second round | Lincoln City | 3–2 | Accrington Stanley | Lincoln |
| 19:45GMT | Raggett 25'61' Palmer 37'Green 45+1'Woodyard 75'Long 85' | Report | Wilks7' Thorniley 32'Farman 42' (o.g.)McConville 54'Hughes 62' | Stadium:Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,026 Referee:Christopher Sarginson |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League 2 | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Apps | Apps | Apps | Apps | ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | | Aaron Chapman | 44 (1) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 49 (1) | ||||||||
| 2 | DF | | Jimmy Dunne | 18 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 (2) | ||||||||
| 3 | DF | | Mark Hughes | 46 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 51 | ||||||||
| 4 | DF |  | Janoi Donacien | 45 | 2 | 1 | 1 (2) | 49 (2) | ||||||||
| 5 | DF | | Ben Richards-Everton | 19 (3) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 26 (3) | ||||||||
| 6 | MF | | Liam Nolan | 27 (2) | 1 | 2 | 2 (1) | 32 (3) | ||||||||
| 7 | MF | | Jordan Clark | 43 | 1 | 2 | 1 (1) | 47 (1) | ||||||||
| 8 | MF | | Scott Brown | 28 (7) | 1 (1) | 2 | 4 | 35 (8) | ||||||||
| 9 | FW | | Offrande Zanzala | 0 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (5) | ||||||||
| 10 | FW | | Kayden Jackson | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 (1) | 48 (1) | ||||||||
| 11 | MF | | Sean McConville | 43 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 48 | ||||||||
| 12 | MF | | Danny Williams | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | ||||||||
| 13 | GK | | Nathan Wolland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 14 | MF | | Mekhi Leacock-McLeod | 0 (9) | 0 (1) | 0 (1) | 3 | 3 (11) | ||||||||
| 15 | DF | | Ross Sykes | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 2 (3) | ||||||||
| 16 | GK | | Jonny Maxted | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 17 | MF | | Érico Sousa | 0 (6) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 (6) | ||||||||
| 18 | FW | | Akeel Francis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 19 | DF | | Charlie Rowan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 20 | DF |  | Reagan Ogle | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 2 (4) | ||||||||
| 21 | DF | | Zehn Mohammed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 26 | DF | | Callum Johnson | 29 (2) | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 | 32 (3) | ||||||||
| 28 | MF | | Seamus Conneely | 33 | 1 | 0 (2) | 0 | 34 (2) | ||||||||
| 29 | FW | | Billy Kee | 46 | 2 | 0 (2) | 2 | 50 (2) | ||||||||
| 32 | DF | | Harvey Rodgers | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | ||||||||
| 33 | GK | | Toby Savin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 41 | MF | | Josh Hmami | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | ||||||||
| 42 | MF | | Joel Mills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 43 | MF | | Tom Reilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 44 | MF | | Niall Watson | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 (3) | ||||||||
| Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | | Tyler Hornby-Forbes | 2 (4) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 (4) | ||||||||
| 9 | FW | | Jonathan Edwards | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 | 2 (1) | 5 (2) | ||||||||
| 12 | MF | | Omar Beckles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 12 | DF | | Jordan Thorniley | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||
| 16 | GK | | Simon Bloch Jørgensen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 16 | GK | | Max Stryjek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 18 | DF | | Tom Dallison | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| 19 | FW | | Mallik Wilks | 3 (15) | 0 (1) | 0 | 4 | 7 (16) | ||||||||
| 27 | DF | | Farrend Rawson | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 13 (1) | ||||||||
Includes all competitive matches.
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | League 2 | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 29 | Billy Kee | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| 2 | FW | 10 | Kayden Jackson | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | MF | 11 | Sean McConville | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | MF | 7 | Jordan Clark | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | FW | 19 | Mallik Wilks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | DF | 3 | Mark Hughes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | 17 | Erico Sousa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | DF | 5 | Ben Richards-Everton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | 8 | Scott Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| DF | 26 | Callum Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 28 | Seamus Conneely | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | MF | 6 | Liam Nolan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MF | 9 | Offrande Zanzala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 9 | Jonathan Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | 14 | Mekhi Leacock-McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| DF | 12 | Omar Beckles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 18 | Tom Dallison | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| # | Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Total | 76 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 91 | |||
| No. | Pos. | Name | League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | | | | | |||
| 11 | MF | Sean McConville | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Mark Hughes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Kayden Jackson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Janoi Donacien | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Callum Johnson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Scott Brown | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Seamus Conneely | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Jordan Thorniley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Billy Kee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Jimmy Dunne | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Jordan Clark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Mallik Wilks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Ben Richards-Everton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Farrend Rawson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | GK | Aaron Chapman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Tyler Hornby-Forbes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Érico Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Tom Dallison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Mekhi Leacock-McLeod | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
