2017–18 Accrington Stanley F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Accrington Stanley's twelfth consecutive season in League Two and their 49th year in existence. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Accrington Stanley

2017–18 season
Chairman	Peter Marsden
Manager	John Coleman
Stadium	Crown Ground
League Two	1st (promoted)
FA Cup	First round (knocked out by Guiseley)
EFL Cup	Second round (knocked out by West Bromwich Albion)
EFL Trophy	Second round (knocked out by Lincoln City)
Top goalscorer	League: Billy Kee (25 Goals) All: Billy Kee (26 Goals)
Highest home attendance	4,753 against Lincoln City (League 2)
Lowest home attendance	587 against Middlesbrough U21s (EFL Trophy Group Stage)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	LW		Mekhi Leacock-McLeod	Billericay Town	Free	[1]
1 July 2017	DM		Liam Nolan	Southport	Undisclosed	[2]
1 July 2017	RW		Érico Sousa	Tranmere Rovers	Free	[3]
15 July 2017	CB		Ben Richards-Everton	Dunfermline Athletic	Free	[4]
21 July 2017	CF		Kayden Jackson	Barnsley	Undisclosed	[5]
4 August 2017	GK		Simon Bloch Jørgensen	Brønshøj	Free	[6]
5 January 2018	RB		Callum Johnson	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	[7]
11 January 2018	CF		Akeel Francis	Rotherham United	Free	[8]
12 January 2018	LW		Danny Williams	Dundee	Free	[9]
19 January 2018	GK		Jonny Maxted	Guiseley	Undisclosed	[10]
31 January 2018	DM		Harvey Rodgers	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	[11]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	LM		Arron Davies	Free agent	Released	[12]
1 July 2017	CF		Terry Gornell	Chorley	Mutual consent	[13][a]
1 July 2017	CM		Steven Hewitt	Bangor City	Released	[12][b]
1 July 2017	CM		Paddy Lacey	Free agent	Released	[12]
1 July 2017	SS		Shay McCartan	Bradford City	Undisclosed	[16]
1 July 2017	GK		Elliot Parish	Dundee	Released	[12][c]
1 July 2017	CF		Brayden Shaw	Bangor City	Free Transfer	[18]
1 July 2017	LW		Luke Wall	Bangor City	Released	[12][d]
1 July 2017	CF		Nathan Webb	Free agent	Released	[12]
4 August 2017	RB		Matty Pearson	Barnsley	Undisclosed	[19]
22 August 2017	CB		Omar Beckles	Shrewsbury Town	Undisclosed	[20]
15 September 2017	GK		Simon Bloch Jørgensen	Whitehawk	Free	[21]

1. Terry Gornell joined Chorley following his departure.^[14]
2. Steven Hewitt joined Bangor City following release.^[15]
3. Elliot Parish joined Dundee following his release.^[17]
4. Luke Wall joined Bangor City following his release.^[18]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
3 July 2017	CF		Jonathan Edwards	Hull City	3 January 2018	[22]
4 August 2017	CB		Tom Dallison	Brighton & Hove Albion	18 October 2017	[23]
4 August 2017	RB		Tyler Hornby-Forbes	Brighton & Hove Albion	15 November 2017	[23]
24 August 2017	CF		Mallik Wilks	Leeds United	3 January 2018	[24]
29 August 2017	CB		Jordan Thorniley	Sheffield Wednesday	3 January 2018	[25]
31 August 2017	RB		Callum Johnson	Middlesbrough	4 January 2018	[26]
31 August 2017	CB		Farrend Rawson	Derby County	3 January 2018	[27]
31 August 2017	GK		Max Stryjek	Sunderland	18 January 2018	[28]
4 January 2018	CB		Jimmy Dunne	Burnley	30 May 2018	[29]
11 January 2018	CF		Offrande Zanzala	Derby County	30 May 2018	[30]
12 January 2018	CB		Charlie Rowan	Watford	30 May 2018	[31]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
5 October 2017	CB		Ross Sykes	Southport	24 November 2017	[32]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

As of 8 June 2017, Accrington Stanley have announced five pre-season friendlies against Southport,^[2] Preston North End,^[33] Oldham Athletic,^[34] Huddersfield Town^[35] and Everton XI.^[36]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Accrington Stanley v Huddersfield Town

12 July 2017	Accrington Stanley	0–1	Huddersfield Town	Accrington
19:00 BST		Report	Ince 56'	Stadium: Crown Ground

Accrington Stanley v Everton XI

15 July 2017	Accrington Stanley	3–3	Everton XI	Accrington
15:00 BST	Kee 3' (pen.) Edwards 64' 70' (o.g.)	Report	Henen 44' Bowler 45' Bramall	Stadium: Crown Ground

Accrington Stanley v Preston North End

19 July 2017	Accrington Stanley	2–3	Preston North End	Accrington
19:30 BST	Edwards 58' Pearson 87'	Report	Browne 37' Robinson 42' Cunningham 75'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 989

Accrington Stanley v Oldham Athletic

22 July 2017	Accrington Stanley	2–2	Oldham Athletic	Accrington
15:00 BST	Kee 17' McLeod 72'	Report	Davies 55' (pen.) Duffus 86'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 921

Southport v Accrington Stanley

29 July 2017	Southport	0–5	Accrington Stanley	Blowick
15:00 BST		Report	Kee 12', 30' (pen.), 32' Dugdale o.g.' Conneely 15'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 474

League Two

Main article: 2017–18 Football League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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 to EFL 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 for League Two play-offs[a]
5	Notts County	46	21	14	11	71	48	+23	77

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

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	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

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	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	L
Position	3	9	6	1	3	2	3	3	4	3	3	6	4	5	3	2	2	3	3	3	5	7	9	7	4	3	3	5	5	3	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.^[37][38]

August

Accrington Stanley v Colchester United

5 August 2017 1	Accrington Stanley	3–1	Colchester United	Accrington
15:00 BST	Jackson 9' Kee 32' Clark  42' Beckles 64'	Report	Lapslie  45+1' Jackson  67' Szmodics 81'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,625 Referee: Ross Joyce

Yeovil Town v Accrington Stanley

12 August 2017 2	Yeovil Town	3–2	Accrington Stanley	Yeovil
15:00 BST	Zoko  25', 38' Olomola 26', 39'	Report	Jackson 12', 53' Dallison  68' Donacien  83'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,464 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Accrington Stanley v Mansfield Town

19 August 2017 3	Accrington Stanley	2–1	Mansfield Town	Accrington
15:00 BST	Jackson 10' Hughes  30' Kee 90+2'	Report	Angol 25' Pearce  90'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,645 Referee: Darren Bond

Notts County v Accrington Stanley

25 August 2017 4	Notts County	2–2	Accrington Stanley	Nottingham
19:45 BST	Stead 33' (pen.) Grant 54' Duffy  58' Hewitt  63' Tootle  80'  90+1'	Report	Hughes 58' Donacien  65' Leacock-McLeod  66' Wilks  90+1' 90+4'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,087 Referee: Carl Boyeson

September

Morecambe v Accrington Stanley

2 September 2017 5	Morecambe	1–2	Accrington Stanley	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Oliver  57' Brough  60' Campbell  62' Müller  76' Ellison 90+5'	Report	Kee 31' Jackson  63' Clark 90'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,059 Referee: Peter Bankes

Accrington Stanley v Carlisle United

9 September 2017 6	Accrington Stanley	3–0	Carlisle United	Accrington
15:00 BST	Kee 17' McConville 43', 57'	Report	Miller  42'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,120 Referee: David Webb

Accrington Stanley v Grimsby Town

12 September 2017 7	Accrington Stanley	1–2	Grimsby Town	Accrington
19:45 BST	Jackson 45' 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

Chesterfield v Accrington Stanley

16 September 2017 8	Chesterfield	1–2	Accrington Stanley	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	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

Accrington Stanley v Cheltenham Town

23 September 2017 9	Accrington Stanley	1–1	Cheltenham Town	Accrington
15:00 BST	Jackson 39' Hornby-Forbes  82'	Report	Eisa 37' Cranston  86'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,321 Referee: Andy Haines

Port Vale v Accrington Stanley

26 September 2017 10	Port Vale	1–2	Accrington Stanley	Burslem
19:45 BST	Worrall 22' Kay  50'	Report	Kee 36', 62' Rawson  86'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,360 Referee: Eddie Ilerton

Forest Green Rovers v Accrington Stanley

30 September 2017 11	Forest Green Rovers	0–1	Accrington Stanley	Nailsworth
15:00 BST		Report	Conneely 56' Thorniley  70'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,594 Referee: John Busby

October

Accrington Stanley v Luton Town

7 October 2017 12	Accrington Stanley	0–2	Luton Town	Accrington
15:00 BST	Donacien  44' Conneely  45+1'	Report	Collins 22' Potts  33' Hylton 44'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,193 Referee: Martin Coy

Accrington Stanley v Coventry City

14 October 2017 13	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Coventry City	Accrington
15:00 BST	McConville 14' Richards-Everton  64' Thorniley  89' Donacien  89'	Report	Stevenson  27' Grimmer  90'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,828 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Stevenage v Accrington Stanley

17 October 2017 14	Stevenage	3–2	Accrington Stanley	Stevenage
19:45 BST	Godden 61', 83' Smith  71' Kennedy 89'	Report	Clark 19' Jackson  56' Kee 64'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 1,788 Referee: Gavin Ward

Crewe Alexandra v Accrington Stanley

21 October 2017 15	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Accrington Stanley	Crewe
15:00 BST	Raynes  2'  83' Lowery 86'	Report	Kee 3' Clark 11' Conneely  77'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,849 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Accrington Stanley v Barnet

28 October 2017 16	Accrington Stanley	4–1	Barnet	Accrington
15:00 BST	McConville 35' Clark 51' Kee 59' Jackson 65'	Report	Nelson  32' Campbell-Ryce 54'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,485 Referee: Mark Heywood

November

Cambridge United v Accrington Stanley

11 November 2017 17	Cambridge United	0–0	Accrington Stanley	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Ikpeazu  90' Halliday  90+4'	Report	Kee  24' Johnson  61' Thorniley  69' Conneely  81'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,402 Referee: Graham Horwood

Accrington Stanley v Newport County

18 November 2017 18	Accrington Stanley	1–1	Newport County	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Wilks 88'	Report	Nouble 48' Tozer  90'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,371 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Accrington Stanley v Wycombe Wanderers

21 November 2017 19	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Accrington
19:45 GMT	Hughes 70' Brown  86'	Report	El-Abd  33' Bean  54'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,119 Referee: Ross Joyce

Exeter City v Accrington Stanley

25 November 2017 20	Exeter City	2–0	Accrington Stanley	Exeter
15:00 GMT	James  36' Boateng 45+2' Taylor  63' Sweeney 86' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,597 Referee: John Brooks

December

Accrington Stanley v Swindon Town

9 December 2017 P	Accrington Stanley	v	Swindon Town	Accrington
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Crown Ground
Note: On matchday, the decision was made to postpone the Swindon Town fixture due to player safety.[39]

Lincoln City v Accrington Stanley

16 December 2017 21	Lincoln City	2–0	Accrington Stanley	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Rhead  39' 56' Green 45' (pen)	Report	Rawson  45+1' Brown  90+2'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 7,696 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Accrington Stanley v Crawley Town

23 December 2017 22	Accrington Stanley	2–3	Crawley Town	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Kee 45+5' (pen.) Richards-Everton 53'	Report	Clark 9' (og.) Boldewijn 10', 41'  44' Randall  27' Yorwerth  39' Meite  52' Evina  89' Clifford  89'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,295 Referee: Scott Oldham

Carlisle United v Accrington Stanley

26 December 2017 23	Carlisle United	3–1	Accrington Stanley	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Devitt 11' S. Miller 78' Grainger 83'	Report	Kee 47' (pen.) 65'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,404 Referee: Steve Martin

Grimsby Town v Accrington Stanley

30 December 2017 24	Grimsby Town	0–3	Accrington Stanley	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT	Davies  22' Matt  73'	Report	Jackson  31' 77' Brown  37' Kee 55' (pen.) McConville 61'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,188 Referee: Darren Drysdale

January

Accrington Stanley v Morecambe

1 January 2018 P	Accrington Stanley	v	Morecambe	Accrington
15:00 GMT		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.

Accrington Stanley v Chesterfield

6 January 2018 25	Accrington Stanley	4–0	Chesterfield	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Hughes 19' 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

Cheltenham Town v Accrington Stanley

13 January 2018 26	Cheltenham Town	0–2	Accrington Stanley	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT		Report	Kee 22' Johnson  50' McConville  61' Jackson 62' Brown  73'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,893 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Accrington Stanley v Port Vale

20 January 2018 27	Accrington Stanley	3–2	Port Vale	Accrington
15:00 GMT	McConville 51', 72' Kee 54' Jackson  60' Johnson  78'	Report	Pope 3' Tonge 41' Kay  66' Worrall  77'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,743 Referee: Ross Joyce

Crawley Town v Accrington Stanley

27 January 2018 28	Crawley Town	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Crawley
15:00 GMT	Boldewijn 15', 33'  90+5' Young 73'	Report	Smith 57' (og.) Johnson  62' Hughes  66' McConville 85'	Stadium: Checkatrade.com Stadium Attendance: 2,153 Referee: Gavin Ward

February

Accrington Stanley v Stevenage

3 February 2018 29	Accrington Stanley	3–2	Stevenage	Accrington
15:00 GMT	McConville 45+3', 78'  61' Kee 70' Dunne  56'	Report	Godden 14' Wilmot  18' McKee 38' King  45+2' Vancooten  61'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,324 Referee: John Brooks

Accrington Stanley v Swindon Town

6 February 2018 30	Accrington Stanley	2–1	Swindon Town	Accrington
19:45 GMT	Kee 25' (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

Coventry City v Accrington Stanley

10 February 2018 31	Coventry City	0–2	Accrington Stanley	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Devon Kelly-Evans  65'	Report	Clark 5', 60' Kee  47' Conneely  84'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 28,343 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Accrington Stanley v Crewe Alexandra

13 February 2018 32	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Accrington
19:45 GMT	Jackson 42' Donacien  73'	Report		Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,254 Referee: David Webb

Barnet v Accrington Stanley

17 February 2018 33	Barnet	1–1	Accrington Stanley	Canons Park
15:00 GMT	Nicholls 18' Watson  53' Sweeney  53' Santos  68' Akinola  85'	Report	Sousa  61' Kee 68' (pen.)	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,501 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Accrington Stanley v Cambridge United

24 February 2018 34	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Cambridge United	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Hughes  39' Jackson 57' Johnson  90+3'	Report	Ikpeazu  38' Deegan  38' O'Neil  76'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,819 Referee: Robert Lewis

March

Newport County v Accrington Stanley

3 March 2018 P	Newport County	v	Accrington Stanley	Newport
15:00 GMT		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.

Accrington Stanley v Morecambe

6 March 2018 35	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Morecambe	Accrington
19:45 GMT	Kee 45+2' (pen) Brown  63' Jackson  67'	Report	Rose  73' Old  85'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,769 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Luton Town v Accrington Stanley

10 March 2018 36	Luton Town	1–2	Accrington Stanley	Luton
15:00 GMT	E. Lee 61'  76' O.Lee  77' Sheehan  83' Gambin  90'	Report	McConville 44'  64' Hughes  52' Donacien  90+1' Kee 90+3' Jackson  90+5'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,503 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Accrington Stanley v Forest Green Rovers

17 March 2018 37	Accrington Stanley	3–1	Forest Green Rovers	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Johnson 3' Clark 81' Jackson 90+2'	Report	Reid 64'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,313 Referee: David Webb

Mansfield Town v Accrington Stanley

30 March 2018 38	Mansfield Town	0–1	Accrington Stanley	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Benning  13' Mellis  58' White  90+2'	Report	McConville  32' Conneely 60'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 5.053 Referee: Andy Haines

April

Accrington Stanley v Notts County

2 April 2018 39	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Notts County	Accrington
15:00 BST	Hughes 9'	Report		Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,039 Referee: John Busby

Colchester United v Accrington Stanley

7 April 2018 40	Colchester United	0–1	Accrington Stanley	Colchester
15:00 BST	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

Accrington Stanley v Exeter City

14 April 2018 41	Accrington Stanley	1–1	Exeter City	Accrington
15:00 BST	Jackson 38' Conneely  80'	Report	Stockley 21'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,135 Referee: Oilver Langford

Accrington Stanley v Yeovil Town

17 April 2018 42	Accrington Stanley	2–0	Yeovil Town	Accrington
19:45 BST	Kee 26', 28' McConville  33'	Report		Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,176 Referee: Steve Martin

Wycombe Wanderers v Accrington Stanley

21 April 2018 43	Wycombe Wanderers	0–4	Accrington Stanley	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Paris Cowan-Hall  62'	Report	Jackson 15' Brown 33' McConville 66' Zanzala 95+5' (pen)	Stadium: Adams Park Referee: Darren Drysdale

Newport County v Accrington Stanley

24 April 2018 44	Newport County	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Newport
19:45 BST	Amond 30' White  66' Nouble 85' Demetriou  88'	Report	Brown  61' Kee 90'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,370 Referee: Lee Swabey

Accrington Stanley v Lincoln City

28 April 2018 45	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Lincoln City	Accrington
15:00 BST	Clark 35' 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

May

Swindon Town v Accrington Stanley

5 May 2018 46	Swindon Town	3–0	Accrington Stanley	Swindon
15:00 BST	Richards 14' Anderson 43' Mullin 55' Dunne  85'	Report	Dunne  76'  85'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,116 Referee: Gavin Ward

FA Cup

Main article: 2017–18 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Guiseley v Accrington Stanley

5 November 2017 First round	Guiseley	0–0	Accrington Stanley	Guiseley
14:00 GMT	Lenighan  19' Brown  36' M'Boungou  52'	Report	McConville  19' Richards-Everton  58'	Stadium: Nethermoor Park Attendance: 1,611 Referee: Antony Coggins

Accrington Stanley v Guiseley

14 November 2017 First round replay	Accrington Stanley	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Guiseley	Accrington
19:45 GMT	McConville 47' 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

EFL Cup

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

On 16 June 2017, Accrington Stanley were drawn at home to Preston North End in the first round.^[40] Stanley were home again for the second round, facing Premier League side West Bromwich Albion.^[41]

Accrington Stanley v Preston North End

8 August 2017 First round	Accrington Stanley	3–2	Preston North End	Accrington
19:45 BST	Richards-Everton 20' Clark 86' Kee 90+3'	Report	Hugill 70', 90+1'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,879 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Accrington Stanley v West Bromwich Albion

22 August 2017 Second round	Accrington Stanley	1–3	West Bromwich Albion	Accrington
19:45 BST	Dallison 88'	Report	Rondón 11' McClean  30' Phillips 31' Rodriguez 64'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,699 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

On 28 July 2017, Stanley announced their group stage schedule.^[42]

Pos	Lge	Team v t e	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

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Accrington Stanley v Middlesbrough U21s

19 September 2017 Group Game 1	Accrington Stanley	3–2	Middlesbrough U21s	Accrington
19:30 BST	Brown 54' Wilks 70' Johnson  81' Nolan 90+2'	Report	Armstrong  16' 65' Reading  27' 32'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 587 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Accrington Stanley v Blackpool

3 October 2017 Group Game 2	Accrington Stanley	1–2	Blackpool	Accrington
19:30 BST	Sousa 38'	Report	Philliskirk 33' Clayton 88'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 975 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Wigan Athletic v Accrington Stanley

7 November 2017 Group Game 3	Wigan Athletic	0–4	Accrington Stanley	Wigan
19:45 GMT	Golden  24' McGuffie  65'	Report	Edwards 12' Sousa 30', 56' Wilks  65' Leacock-McLeod 89'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 1,473 Referee: Peter Bankes

Lincoln City v Accrington Stanley

5 December 2017 Second round	Lincoln City	3–2	Accrington Stanley	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	Raggett  25' 61' Palmer 37' Green 45+1' Woodyard  75' Long  85'	Report	Wilks 7' Thorniley  32' Farman 42' (o.g.) McConville  54' Hughes  62'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,026 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

Player Stats

Appearances

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

As of match played 21:00, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

Sortable table

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)

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.

As of match played 21:00, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

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

Disciplinary record

As of match played 21:00, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

No.	Pos.	Name	League 2		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

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