The 2026–27 season is the 58th season in the history of Accrington Stanley Football Club and their fourth consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club are also to participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.
Transfers and contracts In DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef. 1 July 2026 CB Joe Anderson Barrow Free 1 July 2026 CAM Stefan Mols Tamworth 1 July 2026 CB Tom Moore Southport 9 July 2026 CF Cole Stockton Salford City 16 July 2026 LB David Tutonda Rochdale 10 September 2026 CB Oliver Smith Bolton Wanderers
Out DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef. 26 August 2026 LB Freddie Sass Forest Green Rovers Undisclosed
Loaned in DatePos.PlayerFromLoaned untilRef. 30 June 2026 GK Louie Moulden Norwich City End of Season 31 August 2026 RW Joel Catesby Everton LW Charlie Warren Bolton Wanderers 1 September 2026 CM Aidan Borland Aston Villa
Loaned out DatePos.PlayerToLoaned untilRef. 4 August 2026 CF Anjola Popoola Chorley End of Season
Released / Out of Contract DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoin dateRef. 30 June 2026 CM Charlie Hall GK Michael Kelly CAM Dan Martin CM Finlay Tunstall
New Contract DatePos.PlayerContract untilRef. 4 May 2026 CDM Liam Coyle 30 June 2027 CM Conor Grant CF Kelsey Mooney RB Connor O'Brien CF Anjola Popoola GK James Rogerson 29 June 2026 CDM Seamus Conneely
Pre-season and friendlies On 20 May, Stanley announced two home pre-season friendlies, against Blackburn Rovers and Bury. Eight days later, a third fixture against Chorley was confirmed. A fourth friendly was later added, against Sheffield Wednesday. On 10 June, a fifth fixture was announced against Bradford City.
Competitions League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 25 June, the League Two fixtures were revealed.
FA Cup
EFL Cup
Stanley were drawn away to Crewe Alexandra in the first round.
EFL Trophy
Group stage
Accrington were drawn against Salford City, Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland U21 into Northern Group A.
Statistics Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate a loaned in player
|colspan="14"|Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total 1 39 CF Josh Woods 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 17 CB Devon Matthews 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 22 CB Joe Anderson 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 23 RM Tyler Walton 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 2 RB Donald Love 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 CB Farrend Rawson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 RW Shaun Whalley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 33 LB David Tutonda 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 4 CB Tom Moore 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 CDM Liam Coyle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 CM Stefan Mols 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 38 RB Connor O'Brien 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Total23100003000002610
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