| 2019–20 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Synsol Holdings Limited | ||
| Chairperson/s | Carol and Kevin Shanahan (until 30 January)[1] Carol Shanahan (from 30 January)[1] | ||
| Manager | John Askey | ||
| Stadium | Vale Park | ||
| League Two | 8th (1.54 points per game) | ||
| FA Cup | Third round (knocked out byManchester City) | ||
| EFL Cup | First round (knocked out byBurton Albion) | ||
| EFL Trophy | Third round (knocked out bySalford City) | ||
| Player of the Year | David Worrall | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Richie Bennett,Tom Pope (6 each) All: Tom Pope (10) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 5,931 vs.Northampton Town, 10 August 2019 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 571 vs.Newcastle United U21, 12 November 2019 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,862 | ||
| Biggest win | 3–0 vs.Colchester United, 15 February 2020 | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 (twice), 1–4, 2–5 | ||
The2019–20 season wasPort Vale's 108th season of football in theEnglish Football League, and third consecutive season inEFL League Two. The season covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.
ManagerJohn Askey reshaped the squad by letting 14 players go and bringing in 14 new signings. However,David Amoo was the only new player in the starting eleven for the season's opening game. They lost just one league game in six matches in August, though this was a heavy 5–2 defeat atGrimsby Town, and they also exited theEFL Cup in the first round. September saw them in indifferent form, as they picked up just one league win, though Vale did secure their place in the knockout stages of theEFL Trophy. October saw more promise as they picked up their first away win, though they were held to disappointing draws at home to struggling teams. They went on to claim five wins in six games in November, including a 1–0 victory at local rivalsCrewe Alexandra and wins againstMilton Keynes Dons andCheltenham Town in theFA Cup. They drew four of their six games in December. However, they did win apenalty shoot-out to advance in the EFL Trophy before ending 2019 with a 2–0 win over league leadersSwindon Town.
Vale had a quiet Januarytransfer window, with only one new arrival and no major departures. A highlight of the season came in the FA Cup third round, as a glamour tie atPremier League championsManchester City ended in a 4–1 defeat. However, a 3–0 defeat toSalford City in the EFL Trophy was a less auspicious end to the club's cup interests. They went unbeaten throughout February, picking up wins overpromotion rivalsNorthampton Town andColchester United, to end the month in theplay-off places. On 13 March, all EFL fixtures were suspended due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. On 15 May, League Two clubs voted to end the season after 37 games, causing Vale to finish one place outside the play-offs.
ManagerJohn Askey called for patience as he and new ownersCarol and Kevin Shanahan tried to rebuild the club followingNorman Smurthwaite's ownership.[2] Though the budget was reduced he aimed to have a smaller and more competitive squad.[3] His first summer signing was midfielderScott Burgess, released fromBury despite an impressiveloan spell atYork City; the 21-year-old had previously played on loan atMacclesfield Town in Askey'sNational League title-winning season.[4] He next signedAdam Crookes, a 21-year-old defender who had been released byNottingham Forest despite impressing whilst on loan at Vale in the second half of the2018–19 season.[5] He then signed 25-year-oldKieran Kennedy, "a footballing centre-half" who turned down a new deal atWrexham in order to return to theEnglish Football League.[6] Big target man strikerRichie Bennett then joined, having been let go byCarlisle United.[7] The signings of 27-year-old formerBlackpool strikerMark Cullen and 25-year-old formeryouth team midfielderRyan Lloyd were confirmed on 26 June.[8] On 8 July, wingerDavid Amoo arrived on a one-year deal after rejecting a newcontract withCambridge United; this was the first signing to meet Askey's priorities of bringing in a winger, a right-back and a backup goalkeeper.[9][10] Askey also evaluated five trialists in pre-seasonfriendlies: 19-year-oldBradford (Park Avenue) midfielderAlex Hurst, formerDarlington goalkeeperJonny Maddison, formerMillwall andReading right-backShaun Cummings, formerYeovil Town wingerRhys Browne and formerCoventry City strikerKwame Thomas.[11] Cummings left without a contract as Askey instead again signed another of his former Macclesfield Town players, 23-year-oldCallum Evans, who – like Lloyd – had been released by Macclesfield bossSol Campbell.[12] Bookmakers predicted a mid-table finish for the club.[13] The clubkit was reverted toErreà manufacturers and the shirt sponsors were revealed as Synectics Solutions, the company owned by chairpersons Carol and Kevin Shanahan.[14] The black and gold away kit was launched in tribute to the protestors who helped to oust Smurthwaite.[15] As pre-season drew to a close the club took a week long trip toScotland.[16] Trialist winger Rhys Browne, yet another former Macclesfield player, became the ninth summer signing on the day of the club's final pre-seasonfriendly.[17] Signing number ten was the new back-up goalkeeper, 24-year-old Jonny Maddison, who had impressed on trial.[18] A third of the five trialists was also signed. However, Alex Hurst was immediately loaned back to Bradford (Park Avenue) to gain match experience.[19]
Vale opened the season with a creditable 1–1 draw atColchester United, having had a fifth-minuteTom Popepenalty cancelled out by aLuke Norris goal just beforehalf-time.[20]Connell Rawlinson left Vale forNational League sideNotts County on afree transfer on 5 August, having been transfer-listed by Askey in pre-season.[21] The first game atVale Park of the Shanahan era came againstNorthampton Town, and Amoo opened his account for the club with aheader before "Cobblers" midfielderRyan Watson levelled the score at 1–1 just before half-time; Askey said the players performed well but needed to show more belief.[22] On 17 August, Vale travelled toMoor Lane for their first ever game againstSalford City and came close to recording their first win of the season after Bennett put them ahead with nine minutes to go, only forJake Beesley to level the game at 1–1 in the third minute of stoppage-time.[23] Four days later Vale recorded their first ever victory overForest Green Rovers;James Gibbons went from hero to villain within the opening six minutes as hecrossed for Bennett to score only to give away the ball soon after the restart to giftJoseph Mills the equalising goal, and thenCristian Montaño crossed the ball to Amoo for the game's winning goal on 34 minutes.[24] However, they ended the week with a their first league loss of the season, a heavy 5–2 defeat atGrimsby Town that Askey described as a "reality check".[25] Askey boosted his squad with a triple signing, bringing in 29-year-old former Notts County defenderShaun Brisley, 25-year-old former Bury strikerJordan McFarlane-Archer, and 20-year-old midfielderJake Taylor on loan from Nottingham Forest.[26][27] Vale ended the month with a dour 1–0 victory over Cambridge United, Amoo's 84th-minute cross having been bungled over the goalline by a United defender.[28]
On 3 September, it was confirmed that the club had come up with an agreement to cancelBen Whitfield's contract, who was not in Askey's first-team plans.[29] Five days later Vale fell to a narrow 1–0 defeat at second-placedNewport County;Jamille Mattheading home on 77 minutes afterCorey Whitely found room to cross on the Vale's left on 77 minutes.[30] On 14 September, Vale suffered three first-half injuries at home to pre-seasonpromotion favouritesPlymouth Argyle, but rallied to a 1–0 victory afterNathan Smith scored the game's only goal on 76 minutes.[31] Another tough fixture saw them travel to league leadersExeter City just three days later. They managed to hold their hosts up until the 81st-minute, whenRyan Bowman netted the opening goal of a 2–0 loss.[32] Askey experimented with two strikers at home to a strongMansfield Town club, though his team were fortunate to grab a 2–2 draw after Smith scored a stoppage-timeequaliser; Askey went on to bemoan the officials and the Mansfield strikerDanny Rose for winning a penalty with adive.[33][34] The next trip was toNational League championsLeyton Orient and had to settle for a points after sharing six goals, coming from behind to dominate the first half but then lose the lead twice in the second half.[35]
Vale launched a controversial new commercial campaign in October, offering youngsters the chance to swapStoke City shirts and tickets for Vale ones, which was a response to Stoke's popular 'City 7s' scheme which handed seven year-olds a shirt and match tickets for a game at theBet365 Stadium.[36] Back on thepitch, Askey signed versatile midfielderWill Atkinson on a short-term deal following injuries toTom Conlon andManny Oyeleke.[37] He replaced a suspended Gibbons at right-back at home toMorecambe (aclub record 11 years and 11 months after his last game for the club[38]) and though Vale trailed 1–0 at half-time, the visitors were down to ten men and a superbLuke Joyce strike after the break started a comeback and Vale ended up 3–1 winners after a brace from Pope.[39] However, they then fell to a disappointing 2–1 defeat atMacclesfield Town after losing an early lead; Askey had experimented with a midfield diamond against his former club, going 4–3–3 to 4–4–2.[40] A drab 1–1 home draw with 23rd-placedStevenage followed despite Vale taking an early lead with an excellent team goal.[41] Three days later they won 2–1 at second-placedBradford City, withsubstitute Atkinson scoring his first goal for the club to win the game three minutes into injury-time.[42] They again failed to build on a positive result and performance though as they then grounded out a 0–0 home draw with a poorOldham Athletic side.[43]
Vale travelled up theA500 to face local rivalsCrewe Alexandra on 2 November, who were top of the table and managed to edge a tight game 1–0 with a strike from Taylor on 61 minutes.[44] A fortnight later and they were one goal down at home to managerlessCarlisle United within the opening minute, but then came from behind to win the game 2–1 with a late strike from substitute Cullen.[45] However, they then lost a one-goal lead atScunthorpe United to lose 2–1, with in-formDavid Worrall also picking up Vale's firstred card of the season for scuffling withMatty Lund after the final whistle.[46]
Vale's unbeaten home league record came to an end on 7 December, as strugglingWalsall engineered a 1–0 victory with the only goal of the game coming within the first minute of the second half; Conlon was alsosent off.[47] The following week they heldCrawley Town to a 0–0 draw atBroadfield Stadium.[48] Third-placeCheltenham Town then visited Burslem and shared two goals in an exciting 1–1 draw.[49] Vale seemed to be heading for a 2–0 Boxing Day victory away atMansfield Town after goals from centre-backs Smith andLegge, but mistakes from full-backs Montaño and Gibbons allowed Mansfield to finish level at 2–2.[50] League leadersSwindon Town were the visitors for the final game of the calendar year and Vale managed an impressive 2–0 victory, ending a run of six games without a win.[51]
Vale's habit of losing points from winning positions was demonstrated again on New Year's Day as they blew a half-time lead to draw 2–2 with Macclesfield Town.[52] Having been eliminated from two cup competitions in a week, they went to second-bottom Stevenage on 11 January and seemed to heading for a goalless draw until Conlon wasfouled in thepenalty box, leaving Pope to score the game's only goal from the penalty spot on 88 minutes.[53] However, three days later they lost 2–1 at Morecambe after going two goals down within the opening 12 minutes, who had been bottom of the table before Stevanage's defeat to Vale; Gibbons scored the consolation goal, his first goal in senior football.[54] They returned to Vale Park to play out-of-form Leyton Orient and won 1–0 thanks for a strike from Amoo, closing the gap to theplay-offs to three points.[55] However, they then fell to a 3–0 defeat at league leaders Swindon Town after losing Smith to injury on 29 minutes.[56] Vale then beat second-placed Exeter City 3–1 at home after turning round a half-time deficit thanks to a brace from Bennett.[57] The Januarytransfer window was a quiet one for the "Valiants", though Askey did re-sign defenderMitch Clark on loan fromLeicester City.[58] The board of directors was also reshuffled, with Carol Shanahan named as sole chair whilst husband Kevin took an ambassadorial role.[1]
Clark's cross was deflected into the net to give Vale a 1–0 home lead over Salford City, though they went on to draw the game 1–1 after the 2015 summertransfer window targetTom Elliott netted a 75th-minute equaliser.[59] The following week saw a drab game at Northampton Town. Still, a Worrall goal won all three points for the Vale and lifted them out of tenth position for the first time in over two months.[60] They made it back-to-back wins with an eventful 3–2 victory at Forest Green Rovers; Vale led by three goals with 12 minutes to go, but a straight red for Clark was followed by two goals for Rovers and a secondyellow card for Pope.[61] In the face of multiple suspensions and the difficult conditions posed byStorm Dennis, Vale cruised to a 3–0 home victory over Colchester United to take their place in the play-offs, with Conlon scoring his first of the season and Cullen bagging a brace.[62] The following week Vale brought a large away following to Walsall but had to settle for a point after twice losing the lead in a 2–2 draw.[63] They picked up an identical result at home to Scunthorpe United the following week, surrendering a 2–1 lead to a 90th-minuteGeorge Miller equaliser.[64]
Vale faced a difficult trip to play-off rivals Cheltenham on 7 March, but managed to end their hosts five match winning run with a goalless draw and had two penalty shouts turned down, including one thatrefereeScott Duncan initially gave only to change his mind after consulting his linesman.[65] Bennett left the club the following week, after being sold to National League sideStockport County for an undisclosed fee.[66] On 13 March, all EFL fixtures were suspended until at least 3 April due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[67] Six days later, the suspension was extended until 30 April, before eventually that date too was scrubbed to an unspecified time when "it is safe to resume".[68][69] To help the local area during the crisis, Carol Shanahan turned the club into a community hub, delivering food and care packages to the north of the city and working closely with the city council, schools and charities.[70] The next month it was confirmed that the club would place the entire club staff onfurlough, including players and coaches from the first-team and youth team.[71]
On 15 May, League Two clubs voted to end the season after 37 games, causing Vale to finish one place outside the play-offs; CEO Colin Garlick said that the club had voted for the proposal despite meaning they narrowly missed out on the play-offs as it would help to secure the financial future of all the clubs in the division.[72] ABBC Sport study with Professor James Reade and Dr Carl Singleton from the Economics Department at theUniversity of Reading predicted that Vale would have finished seventh if the season had played out.[73] Askey confirmed that eight players would be offered new contracts – Luke Joyce, David Amoo, Rhys Browne, Shaun Brisley, Cristian Montaño, Tom Conlon, Mark Cullen and Nathan Smith – whilst six players would be released: Will Atkinson, Kieran Kennedy, Callum Evans, Ryan Lloyd, Jonny Maddison and Jordan McFarlane-Archer.[74]
"Manager John Askey sets up Port Vale very well in all areas of play. In attack, they look to make use of the entire pitch. They form triangles out wide and open up the midfield so that progressive passes can reach the lone striker. Their frontline also possesses players who can drift away from opposing defenders and others who can act as a target man and direct outlet for the team. Defensively, all of the Vale team contribute to the press and shape. The three most noteworthy players here however, are goalkeeper Scott Brown and the two centre-backs ahead of him. This defensive trio contain names that rank amongst the league’s best, and are capable of dealing with direct or possession-based opponents.... Port Vale from front to back have a solid structure and great individual quality. They’ve caught the eye in 2019–20 with a play-off push. Perhaps in 2020–21, John Askey’s boys in black and white can do even better."
Vale faced a difficult tie atMilton Keynes Dons (League One) in theFA Cup first round but secured their place into the next round with Worrall scoring the game's only goal inside 20 minutes.[76] They were then drawn away to League Two rivals Cheltenham Town and progressed into the third round thanks to a second half Tom Popehat-trick after having trailed 1–0 at half-time.[77] The club were rewarded in the third round draw with a trip to thePremier League champions,Manchester City.[78]Pep Guardiola praised Vale's away support after the club sold out their 8,000 ticket allocation.[79] City took the lead throughOleksandr Zinchenko on 20 minutes, before Pope levelled the scoreline with a 35th-minute header; City though went on to secure a 4–1 victory thanks to goals fromSergio Agüero,Taylor Harwood-Bellis andPhil Foden.[80]
Vale were drawn at home toBurton Albion (League One) in the first round of theEFL Cup, and though Cullen scored his first goal for the club with a 53rd-minute penalty, Burton went on to win the game 2–1.[81]
Vale were drawn againstShrewsbury Town (League One), Macclesfield Town (League Two) and theNewcastle United Academy in the group stages of theEFL Trophy; Askey had previously managed both Shrewsbury and Macclesfield.[82] Vale showed their strength in depth by coming from behind to beat Shrewsbury 2–1; Kennedy, Evans and McFarlane-Archer made their debuts, and it was McFarlane-Archer who claimed the winning goal on 75 minutes.[83] They then effectively booked their place into the next round with a 3–2 victory at Macclesfield, Burgess (on his debut) and Taylor scored their first goals for the club, whilst Hurst also made his professional debut in the game; despite 283 travelling supporters making the short trip, the attendance of 757 was the fourth lowest for a competitive Port Vale fixture in recorded history.[84] Askey made eleven changes for the visit of Newcastle United's youngsters as Vale had already qualified for the next round; Cullen scored both goals of a 2–1 victory.[85] They were then drawn at home to League Two rivals Mansfield Town and advanced after winning 4–2 on penalties; as with the league game between the two sides earlier in the season Vale came from behind in the match to draw 2–2, though this time it was the Vale who lost a 2–1 lead in stoppage-time.[86] In the third round they faced a trip to League Two Salford City, where they had drawn 1–1 in the league back in August; however, a poor performance saw them eliminated 3–0.[87]
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| 6 July 2019 (2019-07-06)Friendly | Kidsgrove Athletic | 1–2 | Port Vale | Kidsgrove |
| 15:00BST | Williamson 83' | Report | Cullen 20' Bennett 65' | Stadium:Hollinwood Road Attendance: 1,689 |
| 13 July 2019 (2019-07-13)Friendly | Leek Town | 1–2 | Port Vale | Leek |
| 15:00BST | Bott 86' | Report | Pope 19' Amoo 77' | Stadium:Harrison Park Attendance: 1,100 |
| 17 July 2019 (2019-07-17)Friendly | Port Vale | 1–0 | Fleetwood Town | Burslem |
| 19:30BST | Amoo 58' | Report | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 780 Referee:Mike Dean |
| 20 July 2019 (2019-07-20)Friendly | Port Vale | 1–3 | Burnley | Burslem |
| 15:00BST | Pope 10' | Report | Brady 53',84' Vydra 81' | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 1,272 Referee: Oli Yates |
| 27 July 2019 (2019-07-27)Friendly | Port Vale | 1–2 | Bury | Burslem |
| 15:00BST | Cullen 63' | Report | Bunn 23' Archer 38' | Stadium:Vale Park |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 36 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 64 | 1.78 | Qualification forLeague Two play-offs[a] |
| 5 | Exeter City | 37 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 65 | 1.76 | |
| 6 | Colchester United | 37 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 58 | 1.57 | |
| 7 | Northampton Town(O, P) | 37 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 58 | 1.57 | |
| 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 |
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | D | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | L | L | D | D | D | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | D | D | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Position | 13 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
| 3 August 2019 (2019-08-03)1 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Port Vale | Colchester |
| 15:00BST | Norris 45' | Report | Pope 5' (pen.) | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,729 Referee:Darren Drysdale Assistant referees: Stephen Brown, Kevin Howick Fourth official: Ryan Whitaker |
| 10 August 2019 (2019-08-10)2 | Port Vale | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Burslem |
| 15:00BST | Amoo 26' | Report | Watson 42+5' | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 5,931 Referee: David Rock Assistant referees: Christopher Ward, Robert Atkin Fourth official: Wade Smith |
| 17 August 2019 (2019-08-17)3 | Salford City | 1–1 | Port Vale | Salford |
| 15:00BST | Beesley 90+3' | Report | Bennett 81' | Stadium:Moor Lane Attendance: 3,770 Referee: Anthony Backhouse Assistant referees: Wayne Grunnill, Chris Isherwood Fourth official: Danny Gratton |
| 20 August 2019 (2019-08-20)4 | Port Vale | 2–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Burslem |
| 19:45BST | Bennett 4' Amoo 34' | Report | Mills 6' | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 4,010 Referee: Ross Joyce Assistant referees: Joe Clark, Christopher Husband Fourth official: Martin Woods |
| 24 August 2019 (2019-08-24)5 | Grimsby Town | 5–2 | Port Vale | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00BST | Cook 20' Ogbu 51'Green 57'Waterfall 80'Hanson 86' | Report | Whitehouse 13' (og.) Smith 62' | Stadium:Blundell Park Attendance: 4,290 Referee: Will Finnie Assistant referees: Geoffrey Liddle, Paul Newhouse Fourth official: Joe Simpson |
| 31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)6 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Cambridge United | Burslem |
| 15:00BST | Bennett 84'[90] | Report | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 4,874 Referee: James Oldham Assistant referees: Kevin Mulraine, Paul Graham Fourth official: Ollie Williams |
| 7 September 2019 (2019-09-07)7 | Newport County | 1–0 | Port Vale | Newport, Wales |
| 15:00BST | Matt 77' | Report | Stadium:Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,913 Referee: Christopher Pollard Assistant referees: Marvyn Amphlett, Craig Taylor Fourth official: Simon Shaw |
| 14 September 2019 (2019-09-14)8 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Burslem |
| 15:00BST | Smith 76' | Report | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 5,275 Referee: Marc Edwards Assistant referees: Anthony Moore, Graeme Fyvie Fourth official: Conor Brown |
| 17 September 2019 (2019-09-17)9 | Exeter City | 2–0 | Port Vale | Exeter |
| 19:45BST | Bowman 81' Kennedy 89' (og.) | Report | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 3,765 Referee: Alan Young Assistant referees: Mark Pottage, Darren Wilding Fourth official: Mark Russell |
| 21 September 2019 (2019-09-21)10 | Port Vale | 2–2 | Mansfield Town | Burslem |
| 19:45BST | Cullen 45+4' Smith 90+4' | Report | Gordon 14' Rose 75' (pen.) | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 5,109 Referee: Josh Smith Assistant referees: Gary Hilton, Wade Smith Fourth official: Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua |
| 28 September 2019 (2019-09-28)11 | Leyton Orient | 3–3 | Port Vale | Leyton,London |
| 15:00BST | Wright 4' (90+3) Wilkinson 59' | Report | Burgess 23' Legge 28'Taylor 85' | Stadium:Brisbane Road Attendance: 5,490 Referee: Scott Oldham Assistant referees: Carl Fitch, Mike Desborough Fourth official: Matthew Lee |
| 5 October 2019 (2019-10-05)12 | Port Vale | 3–1 | Morecambe | Burslem |
| 15:00BST | Joyce 49' Pope 68',90' | Report | O'Sullivan 18' | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 4,485 Referee: Charles Breakspear Assistant referees: Alan Clayton, Richard Morris Fourth official: Mark Jones |
| 12 October 2019 (2019-10-12)13 | Macclesfield Town | 2–1 | Port Vale | Macclesfield |
| 15:00BST | Gnahoua 39' Osadebe 64' | Report | Bennett 12' | Stadium:Moss Rose Attendance: 3,647 Referee: Darren Handley Assistant referees: David Benton, Andrew Dallison Fourth official: Danny Gratton |
| 19 October 2019 (2019-10-19)14 | Port Vale | 1–1 | Stevenage | Burslem |
| 15:00BST | Taylor 8' | Report | Guthrie 23' (pen.) | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 4,429 Referee: Peter Wright Assistant referees: Abbas Khan, Conor Brown Fourth official: David Plowright |
| 22 October 2019 (2019-10-22)15 | Bradford City | 1–2 | Port Vale | Bradford |
| 19:45BST | Vaughan 45+1' (pen.) | Report | Worrall 18' Atkinson 90+3' | Stadium:Valley Parade Attendance: 14,345 Referee: Graham Salisbury Assistant referees: Paul Newhouse, William Smallwood Fourth official: Barry Gordon |
| 26 October 2019 (2019-10-26)16 | Port Vale | 0–0 | Oldham Athletic | Burslem |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 4,301 Referee: Robert Lewis Assistant referees: Robert Atkin, Ollie Williams, Ian Smedley Fourth official: Kevin Morris |
| 2 November 2019 (2019-11-02)17 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Port Vale | Crewe |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Taylor 61' | Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 7,705 Referee: Ross Joyce Assistant referees: Matthew Perry, Joe Clark Fourth official: Lewis Smith |
| 16 November 2019 (2019-11-16)18 | Port Vale | 2–1 | Carlisle United | Burslem |
| 15:00GMT | Worrall 60' Cullen 83' | Report | Loft 1' | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 4,783 Referee: Martin Coy Assistant referees: Marvyn Amphlett, Thomas Harty Fourth official: Richard Bartlett |
| 23 November 2019 (2019-11-23)19 | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Port Vale | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00GMT | van Veen 37' Ntlhe 51' | Report | Taylor 30' | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 3,391 Referee: James Oldham Assistant referees: Ian Smedley, Conor Brown Fourth official: David Benton |
| 7 December 2019 (2019-12-07)20 | Port Vale | 0–1 | Walsall | Burslem |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Adebayo 46' | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 5,079 Referee: Andy Haines Assistant referees: Mark Cunliffe, Michael Webb Fourth official: Peter Gibbons |
| 14 December 2019 (2019-12-14)21 | Crawley Town | 0–0 | Port Vale | Crawley |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,944 Referee: Will Finnie Assistant referees: Carl Fitch, Alasdair Ross Fourth official: Stephen Brown |
| 21 December 2019 (2019-12-21)22 | Port Vale | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Burslem |
| 15:00GMT | Tozer 39' (og.) | Report | Addai 24' | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 4,404 Referee: Leigh Doughty Assistant referees: Kevin Morris, Oliver Bickle Fourth official: Natalie Aspinall |
| 26 December 2019 (2019-12-26)23 | Mansfield Town | 2–2 | Port Vale | Mansfield |
| 15:00GMT | Maynard 81' Hamilton 90+3' | Report | Smith 53' Legge 66' | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 5,565 Referee: Martin Coy Assistant referees: Richard Woodward, Joe Simpson Fourth official: Alan Clayton |
| 29 December 2019 (2019-12-29)24 | Port Vale | 2–0 | Swindon Town | Burslem |
| 15:00GMT | Burgess 13' Taylor 52' | Report | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 5,495 Referee: Scott Oldham Assistant referees: Chris Isherwood, Ian Smedley Fourth official: David Plowright |
| 1 January 2020 (2020-01-01)25 | Port Vale | 2–2 | Macclesfield Town | Burslem |
| 15:00GMT | Worrall 18' Amoo 62' | Report | Harris 56' Ironside 57' | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 5,350 Referee: Ben Toner Assistant referees: Paul Graham, Andrew Dallison Fourth official: James Wilson |
| 11 January 2020 (2020-01-11)26 | Stevenage | 0–1 | Port Vale | Stevenage |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Pope 88' (pen.) | Stadium:Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,646 Referee: Lee Swabey Assistant referees: Oliver Jackson, Paul Kelly Fourth official: George Byrne |
| 14 January 2020 (2020-01-14)27 | Morecambe | 2–1 | Port Vale | Morecambe |
| 15:00GMT | Old 6' Stockton 12' | Report | Gibbons 71' | Stadium:Globe Arena Attendance: 1,639 Referee: Marc Edwards Assistant referees: David Avent, Anthony Moore Fourth official: Matthew Perry |
| 18 January 2020 (2020-01-18)28 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Leyton Orient | Burslem |
| 15:00GMT | Amoo 71' | Report | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 5,047 Referee:Michael Salisbury Assistant referees: Joe Simpson, Matthew Bristow, Gareth Mellor Fourth official: Daniel Middleton |
| 25 January 2020 (2020-01-25)29 | Swindon Town | 3–0 | Port Vale | Swindon |
| 15:00GMT | Legge 41' (og.) Hope 45'Doughty 60' | Report | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 7,343 Referee: Craig Hicks Assistant referees: Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua, Daniel Cook Fourth official: Matthew Lee |
| 28 January 2020 (2020-01-28)30 | Port Vale | 3–1 | Exeter City | Burslem |
| 19:45GMT | Bennett 50' (pen.),70' Legge 64' | Report | Ajose 22' | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 3,347 Referee: Paul Marsden Assistant referees: Hristo Karaivanov, Marc Wilson Fourth official: Conor Brown |
| 1 February 2020 (2020-02-01)31 | Port Vale | 1–1 | Salford City | Burslem |
| 15:00GMT | Burgess 55' (og.) | Report | Elliott 75' | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 5,281 Referee: Neil Hair Assistant referees: Christopher Ward, Andrew Dallison Fourth official: Oliver Bickle |
| 8 February 2020 (2020-02-08)32 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Port Vale | Northampton |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Worrall 72' | Stadium:Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,583 Referee: Charles Breakspear Assistant referees: Samuel Ogles, Oliver Mackey Fourth official: Anthony Da Costa |
| 11 February 2020 (2020-02-11)33 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–3 | Port Vale | Nailsworth |
| 19:45GMT | Winchester 78' (pen.),90+5' | Report | Brisley 14' Pope 38',70' (pen.) | Stadium:The New Lawn Attendance: 1,682 Referee: Trevor Kettle Assistant referees: Mike Desborough, Andrew Laver Fourth official: Christopher Husband |
| 15 February 2020 (2020-02-15)34 | Port Vale | 3–0 | Colchester United | Burslem |
| 15:00GMT | Conlon 14' Cullen 54',72' | Report | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 5,199 Referee: Leigh Doughty Assistant referees: Robert Atkin, Ollie Williams Fourth official: Matthew Smith |
| 22 February 2020 (2020-02-22)35 | Walsall | 2–2 | Port Vale | Walsall |
| 15:00GMT | Adebayo 15' Gordon 58' | Report | Legge 12' Burgess 36' | Stadium:Bescot Stadium Attendance: 6,301 Referee: Anthony Backhouse Assistant referees: Graeme Fyvie, William Smallwood Fourth official: James Bell |
| 29 February 2020 (2020-02-29)36 | Port Vale | 2–2 | Scunthorpe United | Burslem |
| 15:00GMT | Cullen 16' Smith 78' | Report | Gilliead 71' Miller 90' | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 5,121 Referee: Antony Coggins Assistant referees: Paul Graham, Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua Fourth official: Richard Bartlett |
| 7 March 2020 (2020-03-07)37 | Cheltenham Town | 0–0 | Port Vale | Cheltenham |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,741 Referee:Scott Duncan Assistant referees: Adam Crysell, Lee Venamore Fourth official: Scott Jackson |
| 14 March 2020 (2020-03-14)38 | Port Vale | v | Crawley Town | Burslem |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:Vale Park | |||
| Note: Season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[68] | ||||
| 17 March 2020 (2020-03-17)39 | Port Vale | v | Bradford City | Burslem |
| 19:45GMT | Stadium:Vale Park | |||
| Note: Season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[68] | ||||
| 21 March 2020 (2020-03-21)40 | Oldham Athletic | v | Port Vale | Oldham |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:Boundary Park | |||
| Note: Season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[68] | ||||
| 28 March 2020 (2020-03-28)41 | Port Vale | v | Crewe Alexandra | Burslem |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:Vale Park | |||
| Note: Season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[68] | ||||
| 4 April 2020 (2020-04-04)42 | Carlisle United | v | Port Vale | Carlisle |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:Brunton Park | |||
| Note: Season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[68] | ||||
| 10 April 2020 (2020-04-10)43 | Port Vale | v | Grimsby Town | Burslem |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:Vale Park | |||
| Note: Season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[68] | ||||
| 13 April 2020 (2020-04-13)44 | Cambridge United | v | Port Vale | Cambridge |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:Abbey Stadium | |||
| Note: Season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[68] | ||||
| 18 April 2020 (2020-04-18)45 | Port Vale | v | Newport County | Burslem |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:Vale Park | |||
| Note: Season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[68] | ||||
| 25 April 2020 (2020-04-25)46 | Plymouth Argyle | v | Port Vale | Plymouth |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:Home Park | |||
| Note: Season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[68] | ||||
| 9 November 2019 (2019-11-09)R1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0–1 | Port Vale | Milton Keynes |
| 15:00BST | Report | Worrall 20' | Stadium:Stadium MK Attendance: 3,598 Referee: Craig Hicks Assistant referees: Ryan Whitaker, Hristo Karaivanov Fourth official: Lloyd Wood |
| 30 November 2019 (2019-11-30)R2 | Cheltenham Town | 1–3 | Port Vale | Cheltenham |
| 15:00GMT | Reid 3' (pen.) | Report | Pope 60',63',68' | Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,725 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 4 January 2020 (2020-01-04)R3 | Manchester City | 4–1 | Port Vale | Manchester |
| 17:31GMT | Zinchenko 20' Agüero 42'Harwood-Bellis 58'Foden 76' | Report | Pope 35' | Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 52,433 Referee:Lee Mason Assistant referees: Nicholas Hopton, Adrian Waters Fourth official: Seb Stockbridge |
| 13 August 2019 (2019-08-13)R1 | Port Vale | 1–2 | Burton Albion | Burslem |
| 19:45BST | Cullen 53' (pen.) | Report | Boyce 9' Fraser 62' | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 2,252 Referee: Paul Marsden Assistant referees: Lisa Rashid, Ian Smedley Fourth official: Rob Ellis |
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L2 | Port Vale | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | Advance toRound 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | L2 | Macclesfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Newcastle United U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
| 3 September 2019 (2019-09-03)Group stage | Port Vale | 2–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Burslem |
| 19:45BST | Amoo 63' (pen.) Archer 75' | Report | Kennedy 27' (og.) | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 1,008 Referee: Leigh Doughty Assistant referees: Hristo Karaivanov, Natalie Aspinall Fourth official: Alan Clayton |
| 24 September 2019 (2019-09-24)Group stage | Macclesfield Town | 2–3 | Port Vale | Macclesfield |
| 19:45BST | Ironside 16' Archibald 90+2' | Report | Burgess 34' Bennett 52'Taylor 74' | Stadium:Moss Rose Attendance: 757 Referee: Carl Boyeson Assistant referees: Richard Bartlett, Thomas Harty Fourth official: Mark Cunliffe |
| 12 November 2019 (2019-11-12)Group stage | Port Vale | 2–1 | Newcastle United U21 | Burslem |
| 19:45BST | Cullen 40',85' | Report | Anderson 50' | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 571 Referee: Paul Marsden Assistant referees: Matthew Smith, Matthew Jones Fourth official: Mark Cunliffe |
| 3 December 2019 (2019-12-03)R2 | Port Vale | 2–2 (4–2p) | Mansfield Town | Burslem |
| 19:45GMT | Browne 64' Taylor 82' | Report | Hamilton 50' Sterling-James 90+2' | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 1,164 Referee: Marc Edwards Assistant referees: Anthony Moore, William Smallwood Fourth official: Steven Copeland |
| Penalties | ||||
Joyce Taylor Burgess Atkinson | Hamilton Mellis Benning Knowles | |||
| 7 January 2020 (2020-01-07)R3 | Salford City | 3–0 | Port Vale | Salford |
| 19:45GMT | Burgess 35' Armstrong 79'Jervis 84' | Report | Stadium:Moor Lane Attendance: 630 Referee: Christopher Sarginson Assistant referees: Richard Wigglesworth, Ian Smedley Fourth official: Conor Brown |
| Pos. | # | Name | EFL League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | 1 |  Scott Brown | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| DF | 2 | James Gibbons | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| DF | 3 | Adam Crookes | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| MF | 4 | Luke Joyce | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 1 | |
| DF | 5 | Leon Legge | 37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 4 | |
| DF | 6 | Kieran Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | 7 | David Worrall | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 5 | |
| MF | 8 | Manny Oyeleke | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| FW | 9 | Tom Pope | 32 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 10 | |
| MF | 10 | Tom Conlon | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| MF | 11 |  Cristian Montaño | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| MF | 12 | Will Atkinson | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| FW | 13 | Mark Cullen | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 8 | |
| MF | 14 | Danny Pugh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | 15 | Nathan Smith | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 5 | |
| MF | 16 | Jake Taylor | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 7 | |
| MF | 17 |  Rhys Browne | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | |
| DF | 18 | Callum Evans | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| MF | 19 | David Amoo | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 5 | |
| MF | 20 | Scott Burgess | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 4 | |
| MF | 22 | Ryan Lloyd | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| DF | 23 | Ryan Campbell-Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | 24 |  Mitch Clark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | 25 | Daniel Trickett-Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | 27 | Alex Hurst | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | 28 | Shaun Brisley | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| FW | 29 | Jordan McFarlane-Archer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| GK | 30 | Jonny Maddison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Players that left the club mid-season: | |||||||||||||
| DF | 12 | Connell Rawlinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | 14 | Ben Whitfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | 21 | Richie Bennett | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 7 | |
| MF | 24 | Joe Berks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | 26 | Lucas Green-Birch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | EFL League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | England | 9 | Tom Pope | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | FW | England | 13 | Mark Cullen | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | FW | England | 21 | Richie Bennett | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| – | MF | England | 16 | Jake Taylor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | MF | England | 19 | David Amoo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| – | MF | England | 15 | Nathan Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| – | MF | England | 7 | David Worrall | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | MF | England | 20 | Scott Burgess | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| – | DF | England | 5 | Leon Legge | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | FW | England | 29 | Jordan McFarlane-Archer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| – | MF | England | 12 | Will Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| – | DF | England | 28 | Shaun Brisley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| – | MF | Antigua and Barbuda | 17 | Rhys Browne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| – | MF | England | 10 | Tom Conlon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| – | DF | England | 2 | James Gibbons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| – | MF | England | 4 | Luke Joyce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| – | – | – | – | Own goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTALS | 50 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 65 | ||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | EFL League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | |||||
 |  | | | | | | | | | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | England | MF | David Worrall | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | England | FW | Tom Pope | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | Wales | DF | Mitch Clark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | England | MF | Tom Conlon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | England | DF | James Gibbons | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | England | MF | Luke Joyce | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | England | DF | Leon Legge | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | Colombia | MF | Cristian Montaño | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 28 | England | DF | Shaun Brisley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | England | DF | Adam Crookes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | England | MF | Jake Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | England | MF | David Amoo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | England | FW | Richie Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | England | MF | Will Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | England | GK | Scott Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | England | MF | Scott Burgess | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | England | DF | Kieran Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | England | DF | Nathan Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 64 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 4 | |||
Sourced from Soccerway.[91]
| End of Season Awards | Winner[92] |
|---|---|
| Player of the Year | David Worrall |
| Players' Player of the Year | Luke Joyce &David Worrall |
| Goal of the Season | Tom Pope (vsManchester City, 4 January 2020) |
| Young Player of the Year | Scott Burgess |
| Youth Player of the Year | Luke Chambers |
| Supporter's Club Award | David Worrall |
| Official Away Travel Player of the Year | David Worrall |
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