The 2025–26 season is the 86th season in the history of Salford City Football Club and their seventh consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club are also participating in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.
Transfers and contracts In DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef. 5 June 2025 RB Kallum Cesay Wealdstone Undisclosed 26 June 2025 CF Jay Bird Exeter City 1 July 2025 CB Loick Ayina Huddersfield Town Free 1 July 2025 Adebola Oluwo Barnet 2 July 2025 Luca Jackson Burnley 10 July 2025 CAM Jorge Grant Heart of Midlothian 22 July 2025 GK Mark Howard Wrexham 24 July 2025 RW Kadeem Harris Carlisle United 8 August 2025 RB Ollie Turton Huddersfield Town 21 August 2025 CB Michael Rose Stoke City 22 August 2025 CDM Matt Butcher Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer 26 August 2025 CB Brandon Cooper Leyton Orient 1 September 2025 CF Daniel Udoh Wycombe Wanderers £325,000 1 October 2025 GK Mackenzie Chapman Blackpool Free 17 October 2025 LW Fabio Borini Sampdoria 7 January 2026 CB Zach Awe Southampton Undisclosed 9 January 2026 CF Ryan Graydon Fleetwood Town £400,000
Out DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef. 25 June 2025 RW Junior Luamba Carlisle United Undisclosed 4 August 2025 CF Will Wright Liverpool £200,000 23 January 2026 RB Tosin Olopade Spalding United Undisclosed 2 February 2026 LB Kevin Berkoe Shrewsbury Town Income: £200,000
Loaned in DatePos.PlayerFromDate untilRef. 24 July 2025 GK Matt Young Sunderland 31 May 2026 29 August 2025 CF Nicolás Siri Montevideo City Torque 2 February 2026 CB Alfie Dorrington Tottenham Hotspur CF Princewill Ehibhatiomhan Southampton
Loaned out DatePos.PlayerToDate untilRef. 10 July 2025 CF Robbie Cleary Kerry 31 December 2025 13 September 2025 LB Kevin Berkoe Rochdale 20 November 2025 6 November 2025 CF Harry Showman Atherton Collieries 11 February 2026 11 November 2025 GK Mackenzie Chapman St Albans City 9 December 2025 12 November 2025 RB Tosin Olopade Spalding United 10 December 2025 2 December 2025 CM Brad Mundy Trafford 11 January 2026 5 December 2025 CM Jai Curran-Nicholls Marine 4 January 2026 14 January 2026 GK Mackenzie Chapman Hyde United 11 February 2026 CM Alfie Henderson Morpeth Town 11 March 2026 CB Hayden Carson Chester 31 May 2026 RB Luca Jackson Atherton Collieries 17 April 2026 GK Mackenzie Chapman Peterborough Sports 24 April 2026
Released / Out of Contract DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoin dateRef.30 June 2025 CF Marcus Dackers Kilmarnock 1 July 2025 CM Liam Humbles Rochdale RM Jon Taylor Radcliffe CB Curtis Tilt Bradford City RW Sandro Da Costa Wythenshawe 25 July 2025 CM Jacob Hamman Witton Albion 29 July 2025 RB Liam Shephard Newport County 6 August 2025 LM Ben Collins Southport 7 August 2025 CF Conor McAleny Harrogate Town 8 August 2025 CM Jez Davies Peterborough Sports 20 September 2025 CF Callum Morton Bristol Rovers 28 November 2025 GK James Carr Darlaston Town 1874 8 March 2026 CDM Ryan Watson Tranmere Rovers 26 March 2026 CM Matty Lund Retired
New contract DatePos.PlayerContracted untilRef.31 May 2025 CM Alfie Bairstow Undisclosed LB Ruben Butt CM Bruno Padovani 27 January 2026 CF Fabio Borini 30 June 2026 4 February 2026 LB Luke Garbutt 30 June 2027
Pre-season and friendlies On 23 May, Salford City announced they would begin pre-season with a fixture against Witton Albion. Three weeks later, three further friendlies were confirmed against Curzon Ashton, Chester and Ashton United. Two home friendlies were next added, against Blackpool and Stockport County. On 13 June, the club announced their full pre-season schedule with the addition off FC United of Manchester and York City added. A replacement friendly for the cancelled fixture was confirmed to be against Warrington Rylands.
Competitions League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.
Play-offs
Salford finished 4th in the regular season and were drawn against 7th place Grimsby Town, first leg away and then home in the second leg.
FA Cup
Salford were drawn at home to Lincoln City in the first round, home to Leyton Orient in the second round, home to Swindon Town in the third round and away to Manchester City in the fourth round.
EFL Cup
EFL Trophy
Salford were drawn against Stockport County, Wigan Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 in the group stage. After winning the group, City were drawn at home to Rotherham United in the round of 32.
Statistics Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate loaned in player
References