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Walsall
2019–20 season
ChairmanLeigh Pomlett
ManagerDarrell Clarke[1]
StadiumBescot Stadium
League Two12th
FA CupSecond round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Josh Gordon (9)
All: Josh Gordon (12)

The 2019–20 season is Walsall's 132nd season in their existence and first back in League Two following the club's relegation last season.[2] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2019 indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pre-season

The Saddlers announced pre-season fixtures against Alfreton Town,[3] Leamington,[3] Nuneaton Borough,[3] Notts County,[4] Aston Villa[5] and Tranmere Rovers.[6]

6 July 2019 (2019-07-06) Friendly Alfreton Town 2–1 Walsall Alfreton
15:00 BST Clackstone 39'
Brough 88'		 Report Adebayo 6' Stadium: Impact Arena
9 July 2019 (2019-07-09) Friendly Leamington 1–1 Walsall Leamington Spa
19:45 BST Bishop 64' Report Trialist 76' Stadium: Phillips 66 Community Stadium
13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) Friendly Nuneaton Borough 1–4 Walsall Nuneaton
15:00 BST Benbow 54' Report Kinsella 22'
Trialist 48'
Adebayo 66'
Kiersey 86'		 Stadium: Coombe Abbey Arena
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Friendly Notts County 2–1 Walsall Nottingham
15:00 BST Boldewijn 66', 84' Report Scarr 40' Stadium: Meadow Lane
24 July 2019 (2019-07-24) Friendly Walsall 1–5 Aston Villa Bescot
19:45 BST Sinclair 26' Report Guilbert 7'
Wesley 9', 25' (pen.)
Jota 42'
Grealish 59'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 8,400
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Walsall Birkenhead
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Prenton Park

Competitions

League Two

Main article: 2019–20 EFL League Two

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG
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
13 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 +4 48 1.30
14 Newport County 36 12 10 14 32 39 −7 46 1.28
15 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 −6 47 1.27
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 −8 45 1.22
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[7]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
36 13 8 15 40 49  −9 47 6 5 8 21 26  −5 7 3 7 19 23  −4

Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHHH
ResultWDLDLLDLWWWLLLLLLWDWDDWLWWLWLLLWDWDW
Position9615161921212120161415191919212221221717161516151112121314151415131415
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.[8]

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1 Northampton Town 0–1 Walsall Sixfields
15:00 BST McCormack Yellow card 56'
Hall-Johnson Yellow card 67'		 Report Clarke 13'
Adebayo Yellow card 38'
Kinsella Yellow card 72'
Scarr Yellow card 76'
Gordon Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: The PTS Academy Stadium
Attendance: 6,260
Referee: Nick Kinseley
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2 Walsall 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Walsall
15:00 BST Norman Yellow card 53'
Scarr Yellow card 75'
Hardy 86'		 Report Collins Yellow card 28'
J. Mills 45+6' (pen.) Yellow card 45+6'
M. Mills Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,205
Referee: Robert Lewis
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Walsall Crewe
15:00 BST Nolan 61'
Lancashire Yellow card 73' Yellow-red card 90'
Ng Yellow card 78'		 Report Pring Yellow card 90+2'
Scarr Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,629
Referee: Alan Young
20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) 4 Walsall 0–0 Newport County Walsall
19:45 BST Norman Yellow card 13'
Kinsella Yellow card 67'		 Report Haynes Yellow card 32'
Abrahams Yellow card 63'
Sheehan Yellow card 66'
Howkins Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,337
Referee: Darren Handley
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Walsall Plymouth
15:00 BST Taylor 13', 89'
Sawyer Yellow card 37'
Sarcevic 82' Red card 85'		 Report Norman Yellow card 65'
Liddle Yellow card 77'
Scarr Yellow card 80'
Hardy Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9,337
Referee: Josh Smith
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6 Walsall 1–3 Grimsby Town Walsall
15:00 BST Lavery 5'
Pring Yellow card 80'		 Report Öhman Yellow card 20'
Whitehouse 41'
Hanson 68', 81' (pen.)		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,812
Referee: David Rock
7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) 7 Colchester United 0–0 Walsall Colchester
15:00 BST Report Liddle Yellow card 55'
Kinsella Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,265
Referee: Brett Huxtable
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 8 Walsall 0–1 Bradford City Bescot
15:00 BST Jules Yellow card 10' Report Mellor Yellow card 29'
Vaughan soccer ball with red X 76'
Kinsella 83' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,649
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 9 Morecambe 0–1 Walsall Morecambe
19:45 BST Old Yellow card 79' Report Sinclair 4'
Liddle Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,616
Referee: James Oldham
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 10 Walsall 1–0 Scunthorpe United Bescot
15:00 BST Guthrie Yellow card 36'
Holden Yellow card 61'
Clarke 65'		 Report Colclough Yellow card 64' Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,037
Referee: Marc Edwards
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 11 Crawley Town 2–3 Walsall Crawley
15:00 BST Nathaniel-George 42' (pen.)
Sesay Yellow card 66'
Payne 90+3'		 Report Clarke 14'
Adebayo 27'
McDonald 44'
Holden Yellow card 60'
Kinsella Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium
Attendance: 2,275
Referee: Sam Purkiss
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 12 Walsall 0–3 Salford City Bescot
15:00 BST Report Armstrong 21'
Rooney Yellow card 29'
Jervis 49'
Jones Yellow card 65'
Touray 72'
Burgess Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,751
Referee: Trevor Kettle
12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) 13 Leyton Orient 3–1 Walsall Leyton
15:00 BST Harrold Yellow card 33' 60'
Widdowson 48'
Happe Yellow card 59'
Wilkinson 75' Red card 80'		 Report Jules Yellow card 15'
Sinclair 21'
Scarr Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: The Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 6,951
Referee: Ben Toner
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 14 Walsall 1–2 Cheltenham Town Bescot
15:00 BST Gordon 52' (pen.)
Kinsella Yellow card 66'
Clarke Yellow card 77'		 Report Broom Yellow card 30'
Tozer 35'
Varney 58'
Flinders Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,494
Referee: Darren Drysdale
22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) 15 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Walsall Oldham
19:45 BST Wilson 55'
Azankpo 69'
Iacovitti Yellow card 80'		 Report Sadler Red card 52' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 2,438
Referee: Oliver Yates
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 16 Walsall 1–2 Mansfield Town Bescot
15:00 BST Sinclair Yellow card 37'
Adebayo 45'		 Report MacDonald Yellow card 17' 68'
Cook 30'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,521
Referee: Andy Haines
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 17 Swindon Town 2–1 Walsall Swindon
15:00 GMT Doyle 5'
Jaiyesimi 47'		 Report Gaffney 54' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,014
Referee: Josh Smith
16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) 18 Walsall 2–1 Cambridge United Bescot
15:00 GMT Gordon 1'
Sadler 10'
Holden Yellow card 84'		 Report Roles Yellow card 64'
Knibbs 90+2'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,429
Referee: Paul Marsden
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 19 Walsall 0–0 Stevenage Bescot
15:00 GMT Scarr Yellow card 68' Report Cowley Yellow card 43'
Fernandez Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,938
Referee: Lee Swabey
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 20 Port Vale 0–1 Walsall Burslem
15:00 GMT Conlon Red card 82' Report Adebayo 46'
Gordon Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,079
Referee: Andy Haines
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 21 Walsall 1–1 Macclesfield Town Bescot
15:00 GMT McDonald 74'
Gordon Yellow card 83'		 Report Welch-Hayes 8'
Evans Yellow card 11'
Gnahoua Yellow card 22'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 3,846
Referee: James Oldham
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 22 Exeter City 3–3 Walsall Exeter
15:00 GMT Bowman 32', 41'
L. Martin 64'
A. Martin Yellow card 80'		 Report Sweeney 13' (o.g.)
Lavery 18'
Gordon 31' Yellow card 68'
Guthrie Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,323
Referee: David Rock
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 23 Scunthorpe United 0–2 Walsall Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT Report McDonald 43'
Kinsella Yellow card 78'
Bates 84'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,842
Referee: Carl Boyeson
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 24 Walsall 1–2 Carlisle United Bescot
15:00 GMT Adebayo 70'
Clarke Red card 77'
Cockerill-Mollett Yellow card 84'		 Report Hayden Yellow card 48'
Thomas 52'
McKirdy 90+4'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,794
Referee: Ben Toner
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 25 Walsall 1–0 Leyton Orient Bescot
15:00 GMT Gordon 43' Yellow card 62'
Pring Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 66'
Kinsella Yellow card 73'
Roberts Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Judd Yellow card 23' Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,263
Referee: Darren Handley
4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) 26 Salford City 1–2 Walsall Salford
15:00 GMT Thomas-Asante 62'
Hogan Yellow card 71'
Touray Yellow card 81'		 Report Lavery 27'
Gordon 51'		 Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 3,173
Referee: Christopher Pollard
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 27 Cheltenham Town 3–1 Walsall Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Sheaf 18' Yellow card 52'
Thomas 48'
May 72' Yellow card 72'		 Report Clarke Yellow card 57'
Adebayo 78'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 3,868
Referee: Paul Marsden
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 28 Walsall 2–1 Crawley Town Bescot
15:00 GMT Gordon 72'
McDonald 88'		 Report Camará 27' Yellow card 82'
Dacres-Cogley Yellow card 66'
Lubala Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,011
Referee: Sebastian Stocksbridge
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) 29 Carlisle United 2–1 Walsall Carlisle
15:00 GMT Anderton 21'
Jones Yellow card 34'
Webster Yellow card 36'
Roberts 43' (o.g.)
Scougall Yellow card 75'		 Report Sadler 50' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,097
Referee: James Oldham
28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) 30 Walsall 0–2 Morecambe Bescot
19:45 GMT McDonald soccer ball with red X 23'
Gordon Yellow card 45'		 Report Slew Yellow card 45'
Old 68'
Mendes Gomes Yellow card 77' 90+6'
Mbulu Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 3,554
Referee: Ross Joyce
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 31 Walsall 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Bescot
15:00 GMT Lavery 15' Yellow card 88'
Kinsella Yellow card 64'
Facey Yellow card 79'		 Report Powell 50'
Finney 68'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,610
Referee: Lee Swabey
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 32 Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Walsall Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Collins 87' Report Gordon Yellow card 39' 52' (pen.)
McDonald 73'
Sheron Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,136
Referee: Antony Coggins
11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 33 Newport County 0–0 Walsall Newport
19:45 GMT Willmott Yellow card 87' Report Gordon Yellow card 36'
Adebayo Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,049
Referee: Brett Huxtable
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 34 Walsall 3–2 Northampton Town Bescot
15:00 GMT Gordon 55'
Guthrie 77'
Holden 90+3'		 Report Morton 21', 39'
Turnbull Yellow card 68'
Jones Yellow card 76'
Hoskins Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,541
Referee: Ben Toner
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 35 Walsall 2–2 Port Vale Bescot
15:00 GMT Adebayo 15'
Gordon 58'		 Report Legge 12'
Burgess 36'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 6,301
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) Stevenage v Walsall Stevenage
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Note: Match was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[9]
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 36 Walsall 3–1 Exeter City Bescot
15:00 GMT Holden 3'
Adebayo 71', 90+2'
Guthrie Yellow card 75'
Gordon Yellow card 87'		 Report Richardson Yellow card 33'
Bowman 51' Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,521
Referee: Tom Nield
14 March 2020 (2020-03-14) Macclesfield Town v Walsall Macclesfield
15:00 GMT Stadium: Moss Rose
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.[10]
17 March 2020 (2020-03-17) Walsall v Oldham Athletic Bescot
19:45 GMT Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.[10]
21 March 2020 (2020-03-21) Mansfield Town v Walsall Mansfield
15:00 GMT Stadium: One Call Stadium
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.[10]
28 March 2020 (2020-03-28) Walsall v Swindon Town Bescot
15:00 GMT Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to Coronavirus outbreak.[10]
4 April 2020 (2020-04-04) Cambridge United v Walsall Cambridge
15:00 BST Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[11]
10 April 2020 (2020-04-10) Walsall v Plymouth Argyle Bescot
15:00 BST Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[11]
13 April 2020 (2020-04-13) Grimsby Town v Walsall Cleethorpes
13:00 BST Stadium: Blundell Park
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[11]
18 April 2020 (2020-04-18) Walsall v Colchester United Bescot
15:00 BST Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[11]
25 April 2020 (2020-04-25) Bradford City v Walsall Bradford
15:00 BST Stadium: The Utilita Energy Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[11]

FA Cup

Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[12] The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park.[13]

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) First round Walsall 2–2 Darlington Bescot
15:00 GMT Pring Yellow card 12'
Scarr Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 82'
Lavery 86'
Bates 89' Yellow card 90+2'
Adebayo Yellow card 90'		 Report Holness 17'
Hatfield Yellow card 42'
Hedley Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 90'
Rivers 90+7'
Connell Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 2,882
Referee: Adrian Quelch
 20 November 2019 (2019-11-20) First round replay Darlington 0–1 Walsall Darlington
19:45 GMT Holness Yellow card 89' Report Lavery 69'
Clarke Yellow card 71'
Holden Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 3,106
Referee: Scott Oldham
 30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) Second round Walsall 0–1 Oxford United Bescot
15:00 GMT Cockerill-Mollett Yellow card 25'
Kinsella Yellow card 41'		 Report Dickie Yellow card 19'
Henry 84'
Hall Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 3,224
Referee: Leigh Doughty

EFL Cup

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June.[14]

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) First round Walsall 2–3 Crawley Town Bescot
19:45 BST Lavery 54' (pen.), 71' Report Morais 21'
Dallison 48', Yellow card 76'
Nadesan 56'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 2,451
Referee: Carl Boyeson

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Trophy

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[15] The draw for the second round was made on 16 November 2019 live on Sky Sports.[16] The third round draw was confirmed on 5 December 2019.[17]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Walsall 3 2 0 1 0 7 0 +7 7 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Coventry City 3 1 1 1 0 3 2 +1 6
3 L2 Forest Green Rovers 3 1 1 0 1 3 8 −5 5
4 ACA Southampton U21 3 0 0 0 3 4 7 −3 0
Source: EFL.com
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Group stage Coventry City 0–0
(5–4 p)		 Walsall Bordesley
19:45 BST Watson Yellow card 25'
Bapaga Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Bates Yellow card 38'
Pring Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium
Attendance: 1,005
Referee: Will Finnie
Penalties
Biamou soccer ball with check mark
Bakayoko soccer ball with red X
McFadzean soccer ball with red X
Eccles soccer ball with check mark
Bapaga soccer ball with check mark
McCallum soccer ball with check mark
Watson soccer ball with check mark		 Gaffney soccer ball with red X
Norman soccer ball with check mark
Adebayo soccer ball with red X
Hardy soccer ball with check mark
Liddle soccer ball with check mark
Bates soccer ball with check mark
Kinsella soccer ball with red X
1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) Group stage Walsall 1–0 Southampton U21 Bescot
19:00 BST Scarr 45' Report O'Driscoll Yellow card 81'
Klarer Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 732
Referee: Peter Wright
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Group stage Walsall 6-0 Forest Green Rovers Bescot
19:00 GMT Gordon 23', 33', 50' (pen.)
McDonald 72'
Kinsella 74' Yellow card 87'
Norman 90'		 Report Collins Red card 51' Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 621
Referee: Tom Nield
 3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) Second round Walsall 3–2 Chelsea U21 Bescot
19:45 GMT Lavery 52' (pen.)
McDonald 79'
Scarr 90+4'		 Report Lamptey 3', 10'
Guehi Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 941
Referee: Antony Coggins
7 January 2020 (2020-01-07) Third round Walsall 1–2 Portsmouth Bescot
19:45 GMT Perry Yellow card 37'
Adebayo soccer ball with red X 45+2'
Lavery 86' (pen.)		 Report Marquis 23'
Hackett-Fairchild Yellow card 44'
Harrison 82'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 1,082
Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 CF England Elijah Adebayo England Fulham Free transfer [18]
1 July 2019 CB England James Clarke England Bristol Rovers Free transfer [19]
1 July 2019 AM England James Hardy England AFC Fylde Free transfer [20]
1 July 2019 CM England Jack Kiersey England Everton Free transfer [21]
1 July 2019 CM England Stuart Sinclair England Bristol Rovers Free transfer [22]
2 July 2019 RB England Shay Facey England Northampton Town Free transfer [23]
11 July 2019 CM England Danny Guthrie Free agent Free transfer [24]
11 July 2019 CB England Mat Sadler England Shrewsbury Town Free transfer [25]
11 July 2019 RW England Wes McDonald Free agent Free transfer [26]
26 July 2019 DM England Gary Liddle England Carlisle United Free transfer [27]
26 July 2019 CB Scotland Zak Jules England Macclesfield Town Undisclosed [28]
6 August 2019 CF Northern Ireland Caolan Lavery England Sheffield United Free transfer [29]
16 January 2020 LW England Jack Nolan England Reading Undisclosed [30]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
3 July 2019 LB England Cameron Pring England Bristol City 30 June 2020 [31]
8 July 2019 GK England Jack Rose England Southampton 30 June 2020 [32]
26 July 2019 CF Northern Ireland Rory Holden England Bristol City 30 June 2020 [33]
31 August 2019 CF Republic of Ireland Rory Gaffney England Salford City 24 February 2020 [34][35]
21 January 2020 CB England Nathan Sheron England Fleetwood Town 30 June 2020 [36]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
13 September 2019 CF England Mitchel Candlin England Nuneaton Borough 7 January 2020[37] [38]
10 October 2019 CB England Tom Leak England Salisbury November 2019 [39]
25 October 2019 RB England Luke Little England Tamworth 25 November 2019 [40]
29 November 2019 CB England Tom Leak England Salisbury March 2020 [41][42]
19 December 2019 DM England Gary Liddle England Hartlepool United 30 June 2020 [43][44]
13 February 2020 MF England Joe Willis England Salisbury March 2020 [45]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 CF England Andy Cook England Mansfield Town Undisclosed [46]
1 July 2019 RB Scotland Nicky Devlin Scotland Livingston Free transfer [47]
1 July 2019 GK England Chris Dunn England Maidenhead United Released [48][49]
1 July 2019 CM England Joe Edwards England Plymouth Argyle Released [48][50]
1 July 2019 CB England Jon Guthrie Scotland Livingston Released [48][51]
1 July 2019 MF England Tobias Hayles-Docherty Free agent Released [48]
1 July 2019 RM England Zeli Ismail England Bradford City Released [48][52]
1 July 2019 LB England Luke Leahy England Bristol Rovers Released [48][53]
1 July 2019 LW England Kieron Morris England Tranmere Rovers Released [48][54]
1 July 2019 AM Belgium Omar Mussa Free agent Released [48]
1 July 2019 DM England Isaiah Osbourne England Nuneaton Borough Released [48][55]
1 July 2019 FW England Cameron Peters England Bromsgrove Sporting Released [48][56]
1 July 2019 MF England Jordan Sangha England Evesham United Released [48][57]
25 July 2019 DM England George Dobson England Sunderland Undisclosed [58]
1 August 2019 CF England Morgan Ferrier England Tranmere Rovers Undisclosed [59]
8 September 2019 GK England Joe Slinn England Atherton Collieries Free transfer [60]
1 January 2020 RB England Luke Little England Tamworth Free transfer [61]

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 28 May 2020
No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Liam Roberts 39 0 32 0 2 0 1 0 4 0
2 DF England ENG Cameron Norman 24 1 12+6 0 1 0 1 0 3+1 1
3 DF England ENG Cameron Pring 24 0 20+1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF England ENG Mat Sadler 32 2 24+3 2 3 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF England ENG James Clarke 32 3 27 3 2 0 1 0 2 0
6 DF England ENG Dan Scarr 40 2 32+1 0 1+2 0 0 0 4 2
7 MF England ENG Stuart Sinclair 27 2 22+4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Kinsella 40 1 28+3 0 3 0 1 0 5 1
9 FW Northern Ireland NIR Caolan Lavery 34 10 22+5 4 2+1 2 0+1 2 2+1 2
10 FW England ENG Josh Gordon 40 12 26+8 9 2 0 1 0 3 3
11 FW England ENG Elijah Adebayo 37 8 15+15 8 1+1 0 1 0 2+2 0
13 GK England ENG Jack Rose 6 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
14 DF England ENG Kory Roberts 4 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
15 FW Northern Ireland NIR Rory Holden 36 2 23+6 2 3 0 0 0 4 0
16 MF England ENG Danny Guthrie 28 1 17+8 1 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
17 MF England ENG James Hardy 16 1 2+9 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+3 0
18 MF England ENG Jack Kiersey 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
19 FW England ENG Mitchel Candlin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF England ENG Alfie Bates 21 2 9+4 1 2+1 1 1 0 3+1 0
21 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Callum Cockerill-Mollett 15 0 6+3 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
22 DF England ENG Luke Little 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF England ENG Joe Foulkes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF England ENG Tom Leak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF England ENG Shay Facey 17 0 12+1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
25 MF England ENG Wes McDonald 35 7 21+7 5 1+1 0 0+1 0 2+2 2
26 MF England ENG Gary Liddle 16 0 10+2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
27 MF England ENG Joe Willis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
28 FW England ENG Luke Pearce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF England ENG Jack Nolan 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Rory Gaffney 22 1 11+4 1 2+1 0 0 0 3+1 0
31 GK England ENG Dominic Rogerson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF England ENG Sam Perry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF Scotland SCO Zak Jules 22 0 13+4 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
34 MF England ENG Nathan Sheron 7 0 6+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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