2019–20 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

Bolton Wanderers
2019–20 season
ChairpersonSharon Brittan
ManagerPhil Parkinson
(until 21 August)
Keith Hill
(from 31 August)
StadiumUniversity of Bolton Stadium
League One23rd (relegated)
FA CupFirst Round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophySecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Daryl Murphy (8)
All: Daryl Murphy (8)
Highest home attendance14,003 vs. Blackpool,
8 October 2019
Lowest home attendance2,616 vs. Manchester City U21,
29 October 2019
Average home league attendance11,157
Biggest win3–1 vs. Manchester City U21,
EFL Trophy,
29 October 2019
Biggest defeat1–7 vs. Accrington Stanley,
EFL League One,
23 November 2019
Away (October–present) colours
Away (August–October) colours

The 2019–20 season was Bolton Wanderers' first season back in League One following their relegation last season from the Championship. Along with the league the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Background

Throughout the 2018–19 Championship season Bolton faced financial difficulties. After the collapse of the permanent signing of on-loan striker Christian Doidge, Forest Green Rovers commenced legal action over lost earnings. In February 2019, Bolton were issued a winding-up petition by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) which was subsequently adjourned, first until April, and then again until the end of the season as their search for a new owner continued. Due to the financial difficulties, the training ground temporarily closed in March 2019, and games against Ipswich, Middlesbrough and Aston Villa were threatened with postponement or being played behind closed doors as the local council Safety Advisory Group (SAG) threatened to revoke the stadium safety certificate. The Bolton Whites Hotel, owned by Ken Anderson, was also issued with a winding-up petition in March 2019 (it closed on 1 May and went into administration on 14 May). The team was relegated to League One in April after a 23rd-place finish. In a further development on 26 April, the home match against Brentford was called off by the English Football League 16 hours before kick off after Bolton's players, supported by the Professional Footballers' Association, refused to play until they had received their unpaid wages. On 3 May the match against Brentford was cancelled by the EFL and a 1–0 result and three points awarded to Brentford.

In May the club went into administration due to a £1.2m unpaid tax bill. Fildraw (former owner Eddie Davies' trust fund) appointed administrators from insolvency firm David Rubin and Partners. In accordance with league rules on administration, Bolton would start the 2019–20 season with a 12-point deduction. On 14 May it was reported that some non-playing staff were forced to use food bank donations from local businesses and a local Championship club, believed to be Preston North End, as Bolton had not paid them for April's work. A 17 July statement from the Bolton players said that no-one at the club had been paid by owner Ken Anderson for 20 weeks, the training ground had no potable drinking water nor hot water for showers. Pre-season friendlies with Chester, Preston and Oldham Athletic were all cancelled as Bolton could not give assurances about fielding a competitive team.

Season summary

On 18 July, Anderson said the sale of Bolton would be completed by the end of the week, but the uncertainty continued into August. Bolton started their opening League One game on 3 August at Wycombe Wanderers with only three contracted senior outfield players, and lost 2–0. The following week, on 8 August, Bolton's takeover by Football Ventures was suspended after Laurence Bassini, who had previously tried to buy the club, won a court order blocking the sale; the sale of the Bolton Whites hotel was also delayed by a dispute. On 10 August, Bolton fielded its youngest ever side, with an average age of 19, in a goalless home draw against Coventry City, but then conceded five goals in both of the next two games, against Rochdale in the EFL Cup (5-2) and Tranmere Rovers in League One (5-0). Manager Phil Parkinson expressed concern about the welfare of the youth players used in all of Bolton's games; such concerns led Bolton to call off the game against Doncaster Rovers on 20 August but without informing either Doncaster or the EFL. Parkinson and assistant Steve Parkin resigned the following day. The club confirmed that academy manager Jimmy Phillips would take temporary charge of the club. Wanderers lost 5–0 at home to Ipswich Town in Phillips' first game in charge of Bolton, in front of a record low crowd at the University of Bolton Stadium.

An EFL deadline of 5PM BST on 27 August had been imposed on Bolton to prove their financial viability under current ownership or complete a takeover deal, with failure to satisfy this criteria by the deadline resulting in Bolton's EFL membership being revoked, and consequently the beginning of a liquidation process of the club and its assets. However, on 26 August, joint administrator Paul Appleton announced that the Football Ventures takeover had fallen through on the morning of 24 August, having looked close to completion the previous day. After Bolton failed to meet 27 August deadline, the suspension of its notice of withdrawal from the EFL was lifted; however, the club was not immediately expelled from the EFL - it was given until 12 September 2019 to meet all outstanding requirements of the League's insolvency policy.

On 28 August, Bolton announced that the club's sale to Football Ventures (Whites) Limited had been completed, with the administrator paying tribute to the Eddie Davies Trust and their legal team, and criticising Anderson who had "used his position as a secured creditor to hamper and frustrate any deal that did not benefit him or suit his purposes." On 31 August, shortly after Bolton lost a fourth consecutive game conceding five goals in each, Keith Hill was announced as the new club manager. Bolton's first game under Hill saw the club lose 6–1 to Rotherham United, before picking up their first point under Hill on 17 September 2019 in a 0–0 draw at home to Oxford United. Bolton won their first game of the season on 22 October 2019 in a 2–0 win away at Bristol Rovers, before winning a further three consecutive matches in all competitions, taking the club to a positive points total for the first time.

Bolton struggled to find form throughout the 2019-20 campaign, winning just 5 of their 34 matches up to 10 March. The EFL League One season was suspended on 13 March due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On 9 June, the season was ended with promotion, play off, and relegation positions determined on a points-per-game basis.

This condemned the club to relegation and Bolton Wanderers will compete in the 2020-21 League Two campaign.

This will be only the second time in the club's 146-year history that they have played football in England's fourth tier. The previous occasion came in the 1987-88 campaign, in which Bolton were promoted back to the third tier at the first attempt.

Pre-season

Like the season before against St Mirren, the Bolton first team refused to play the match against Chester due to unpaid wages. They also refused to play in the Preston game as well. Following this, Oldham Athletic cancelled a third game as Bolton could not give assurances about fielding a competitive team. Bolton were able to schedule last minute replacements matches against Bradford City and Salford City, though the matches had to be played behind closed doors.

14 July 2019 (2019-07-14) Friendly York City 1–0 Bolton Wanderers XI York
14:00 BST Kempster 31' Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 666
19 July 2019 (2019-07-19) Friendly Chester v Bolton Wanderers Chester
19:45 BST Match Cancelled
Stadium: Deva Stadium
23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) Friendly Bolton Wanderers v Preston North End Leyland
19:45 BST Match Cancelled
Stadium: County Ground
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly Oldham Athletic v Bolton Wanderers Oldham
15:00 BST Match Cancelled
Stadium: Boundary Park

Kits

Home (August–October)
Home (since October)
0
Away (August–October)
Away (since October)
0

Competitions

EFL League One

Bolton Wanderers will begin the 2019–20 campaign with a 12-point deduction complying with league rules for entering into administration.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Promotion, qualification or relegation
17 Accrington Stanley 35 10 10 15 47 53 −6 40 1.14
18 Rochdale 34 10 6 18 39 57 −18 36 1.06
19 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 −11 37 1.06
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 8 11 16 39 52 −13 35 1.00
21 Tranmere Rovers (R) 34 8 8 18 36 60 −24 32 0.94 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Southend United (R) 35 4 7 24 39 85 −46 19 0.54
23 Bolton Wanderers (R) 34 5 11 18 27 66 −39 14 0.41
24 Bury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 −12 Club expelled
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
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Bolton Wanderers deducted 12 points for entering administration.
  2. ^ Bury deducted 12 points for entering into an insolvency event, before later being expelled from the EFL on 27 August 2019. At the time of their expulsion, they had played no matches.

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
34 5 11 18 27 66  −39 14 4 8 5 17 23  −6 1 3 13 10 43  −33

Last updated: 10 March 2020.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

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GroundAHAHAAHHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAAHHHAAHAAHAA
ResultLDLLLLDDLDLWWWLDLWDDLLLLDWLLLLLDDD
Position2423232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323232323
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2020. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 20 June 2019, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced. Bolton begin their league campaign at Wycombe Wanderers, the first time the clubs have ever met in the league, on 3 August and were due to finish it away at Oxford United on 3 May. However this fixture, like all fixtures beginning with the home fixture against Peterborough United on 14 March, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1 Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Bolton Wanderers High Wycombe
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,454
Referee: Tom Nield
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Coventry City Bolton
15:00 BST
Report Dabo Yellow card 30' Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 8,901
Referee: James Adcock
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3 Tranmere Rovers 5–0 Bolton Wanderers Birkenhead
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8,568
Referee: Charles Breakspear
20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) Bolton Wanderers Fixture not fulfilled Doncaster Rovers Bolton
20:00 BST Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Note: The match was suspended by Bolton without informing the Football League or Doncaster on 19 August 2019 due to concerns over welfare to their playing staff.
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 4 Bolton Wanderers 0–5 Ipswich Town Bolton
15:00 BST Brockbank Yellow card 19' Report
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 5,454
Referee: Kevin Johnson
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 5 Gillingham 5–0 Bolton Wanderers Gillingham
15:00 BST
Report Lowe Yellow card 21' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,065
Referee: Robert Lewis
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 6 Rotherham United 6–1 Bolton Wanderers Rotherham
15:00 BST
Report Verlinden 4' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 10,088
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 7 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Oxford United Bolton
20:00 BST
Report Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 6,786
Referee: Paul Marsden
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 8 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Sunderland Bolton
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 12,026
Referee: Ollie Yates
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 9 Portsmouth 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Milton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,382
Referee: Darren Drysdale
7 October 2019 (2019-10-07) 10 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Blackpool Bolton
20:00 BST Verlinden Yellow card 44' Report Heneghan Yellow card 44' Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 14,003
Referee: John Busby
12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) Burton Albion P–P Bolton Wanderers Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: The match was postponed on 1 October 2019 by Burton, due to international call-ups.
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 11 Bolton Wanderers 1–3 Rochdale Bolton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 13,828
Referee: Antony Coggins
22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) 12 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Bolton Wanderers Bristol
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,244
Referee: Trevor Kettle
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) Lincoln City P–P Bolton Wanderers Lincoln
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 13 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Fleetwood Town Bolton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 12,756
Referee: Scott Oldham
16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) 14 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons Bolton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 11,819
Referee: Andy Madley
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 15 Accrington Stanley 7–1 Bolton Wanderers Accrington
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 5,034
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 16 Bolton Wanderers 2–2 AFC Wimbledon Bolton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 11,501
Referee: Marc Edwards
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 17 Peterborough United 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Peterborough
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,965
Referee: Peter Wright
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 18 Bolton Wanderers 3–2 Southend United Bolton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 12,055
Referee: Ben Toner
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 19 Sunderland 0–0 Bolton Wanderers Sunderland
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 33,821
Referee: Ross Joyce
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 20 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Bolton
15:00 GMT
Report Udoh 53' Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 13,788
Referee: Michael Salisbury
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 21 Bolton Wanderers 3–4 Burton Albion Bolton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 11,918
Referee: Scott Oldham
4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Blackpool P–P Bolton Wanderers Blackpool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Note: This match was postponed on 2 December due to Blackpool's progression in the FA Cup.
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 22 Rochdale 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Spotland
15:00 GMT
Report Hamilton Yellow card 85' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,560
Referee: Leigh Doughty
14 January 2020 (2020-01-14) 23 Lincoln City 5–1 Bolton Wanderers Lincoln
19:45 GMT
Report Darcy 47' Yellow card 80' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 8,882
Referee: Neil Hair
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 24 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Portsmouth Bolton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 13,407
Referee: Tom Nield
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) Shrewsbury Town P–P Bolton Wanderers Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Stadium: New Meadow
Note: The match was postponed on 15 January 2020 due Shrewsbury Town's progression in the FA Cup
28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) 25 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Bristol Rovers Bolton
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 10,657
Referee: Andy Haines
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 26 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Bolton
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 13,044
Referee: Scott Oldham
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 27 Coventry City 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Birmingham
15:00 BST
Report Politic 77' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 6,623
Referee: Ross Joyce
11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 28 Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Doncaster
19:45 BST
Report Dodoo 57' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,097
Referee: James Oldham
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 29 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers Bolton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 11,737
Referee: Graham Salisbury
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 30 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Milton Keynes
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 8,539
Referee: Ollie Yates
25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) 31 Blackpool 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Blackpool
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,116
Referee: Paul Marsden
29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 32 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Accrington Stanley Bolton
15:00 GMT Bryan Yellow card 73' Report Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 12,011
Referee: Josh Smith
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 33 AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Bolton Wanderers Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,804
Referee: Marc Edwards
10 March 2020 (2020-03-10) 34 Burton Albion 2–2 Bolton Wanderers Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,034
Referee: Thomas Bramall
14 March 2020 (2020-03-14) Bolton Wanderers P–P Peterborough United Bolton
15:00 GMT Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Note: All matches in the United Kingdom until 4 April postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic On March 19, this was extended to 30 April On April 3, all matches were postponed "indefinitely".
21 March 2020 (2020-03-21) Southend United P–P Bolton Wanderers Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST Stadium: Roots Hall
Note: All matches in the United Kingdom until 4 April postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic On March 19, this was extended to 30 April On April 3, all matches were postponed "indefinitely".
24 March 2020 (2020-03-24) Bolton Wanderers P–P Doncaster Rovers Bolton
20:00 BST Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Note: All matches in the United Kingdom until 4 April postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic On March 19, this was extended to 30 April On April 3, all matches were postponed "indefinitely".
28 March 2020 (2020-03-28) Fleetwood Town P–P Bolton Wanderers Fleetwood
15:00 BST Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Note: All matches in the United Kingdom until 4 April postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic On March 19, this was extended to 30 April On April 3, all matches were postponed "indefinitely".
4 April 2020 (2020-04-04) Bolton Wanderers P–P Lincoln City Bolton
15:00 BST Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Note: All matches in the United Kingdom until 30 April postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic On April 3, all matches were postponed "indefinitely".
10 April 2020 (2020-04-10) Ipswich Town P–P Bolton Wanderers Ipswich
19:45 BST Stadium: Portman Road
Note: All matches in the United Kingdom until 30 April postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic On April 3, all matches were postponed "indefinitely".
14 April 2020 (2020-04-14) Bolton Wanderers P–P Gillingham Bolton
20:00 BST Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Note: All matches in the United Kingdom until 30 April postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic
21 April 2020 (2020-04-21) Shrewsbury Town P–P Bolton Wanderers Shrewsbury
19:45 BST Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Note: All matches in the United Kingdom until 30 April postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic On April 3, all matches were postponed "indefinitely".
25 April 2020 (2020-04-25) Bolton Wanderers P–P Rotherham United Bolton
20:00 BST Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Note: All matches in the United Kingdom until 30 April postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic On April 3, all matches were postponed "indefinitely".
3 May 2020 (2020-05-03) Oxford United P–P Bolton Wanderers Oxford
15:00 BST Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Note: On April 3, all matches were postponed "indefinitely".

FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019 and Bolton were given a home tie against League Two side Plymouth Argyle. A first half goal from Callum McFadzean was enough to see the away side through and knock Bolton out of the competition at the first round stage for the first time in 30 years. It was also the first time in the club's existence that they had been knocked out of both senior domestic cup competitions at the first round stage.

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) First round Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Bolton
15:00 GMT L. Murphy Yellow card 31' Report McFadzean 11' Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 6,992
Referee: Robert Lewis

EFL Cup

On 20 June 2019, the draw for the first round was made in London and Bolton were drawn away at North-West rivals Rochdale. The subsequent 5–2 defeat was the club's second first round defeat in a row and their fourth in five years.

13 August 2019 First round Rochdale 5–2 Bolton Wanderers Spotland
19:45
Report
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,362
Referee: Andy Haines

EFL Trophy

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019. The draw for the second round was made on 16 November 2019 live on Sky Sports.

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Manchester City U21 3 2 0 0 1 5 4 +1 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Bolton Wanderers 3 1 0 2 0 5 3 +2 5
3 L1 Rochdale 3 1 1 0 1 3 4 −1 5
4 L2 Bradford City 3 0 1 0 2 3 5 −2 2
Source: EFL.com
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Group Stage Game 1 Bolton Wanderers 1–1
(3–4 p)
Bradford City Bolton
19:10 BST
Report
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 9,062
Referee: Martin Coy
Penalties
1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) Group Stage Game 2 Rochdale 1–1
(5–3 p)
Bolton Wanderers Spotland
19:45 BST Wilbraham Yellow card 25' 57' Report
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,412
Referee: Leigh Doughty
Penalties
29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) Group Stage Game 3 Bolton Wanderers 3–1 Manchester City U21 Bolton
19:00 GMT
Report Zouma 13' (o.g.) Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 2,616
Referee: Peter Wright
10 December 2019 (2019-12-10) Second round Accrington Stanley 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Accrington
19:45 GMT
Report Graham Yellow card 36' Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 930
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF England ENG Josh Emmanuel
3 DF England ENG Joe Bunney
4 MF England ENG Jason Lowe (captain)
5 DF England ENG Jack Hobbs
6 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Ryan Delaney
7 MF England ENG Will Buckley
8 MF England ENG Luke Murphy
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Daryl Murphy
10 FW England ENG Chris O'Grady
11 MF Scotland SCO Ali Crawford
12 DF England ENG Brandon Fleming (on loan from Hull City)
14 MF England ENG Jacob Mellis
16 MF Cyprus CYP Anthony Georgiou (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
17 DF England ENG Kean Bryan (on loan from Sheffield United)
18 MF Scotland SCO Ethan Hamilton (on loan from Manchester United)
19 FW England ENG Muhammadu Faal
20 GK England ENG Remi Matthews
21 DF England ENG Harry Brockbank
22 MF Romania ROU Dennis Politic
23 FW Ghana GHA Joe Dodoo
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF England ENG Liam Edwards
27 MF England ENG Ronan Darcy
28 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Aristote Nsiala (on loan from Ipswich Town)
30 DF France FRA Yoan Zouma
33 FW England ENG Eddie Brown
34 DF England ENG Adam Senior
35 MF England ENG Sonny Graham
36 MF Wales WAL Callum King-Harmes
37 MF England ENG Finlay Hurford-Lockett
38 DF England ENG Joe White
39 FW England ENG De'Marlio Brown-Sterling
40 MF England ENG Myles Edmondson
41 DF England ENG D'Neal Richards
42 FW England ENG Kwame Osigwe
43 GK England ENG Matthew Alexander
44 MF England ENG Regan Riley
45 DF England ENG Nathan Whalley
46 GK England ENG Luke Hutchinson
47 MF England ENG Jay Fitzmartin

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
24 FW England ENG Connor Hall (at Chorley F.C. until June 2020)
29 MF England ENG George Thomason (on loan at Bamber Bridge until June 2020)

Statistics

As of match played 10 March 2020
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
20 GK England ENG Remi Matthews 38 0 33+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
43 GK England ENG Matthew Alexander 2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
Defenders
2 DF England ENG Josh Emmanuel 31 0 25+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
3 DF England ENG Joe Bunney 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England ENG Jack Hobbs 12 1 11+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
6 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Ryan Delaney 4 1 2+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF England ENG Brandon Fleming 10 0 10+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF England ENG Kean Bryan 6 1 6+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF England ENG Harry Brockbank 8 0 5+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
26 DF England ENG Liam Edwards 7 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
28 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Aristote Nsiala 12 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 DF France FRA Yoan Zouma 22 0 13+3 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
34 DF England ENG Adam Senior 4 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
38 DF England ENG Joe White 5 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
4 MF England ENG Jason Lowe 34 0 28+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
7 MF England ENG Will Buckley 6 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF England ENG Luke Murphy 32 2 26+3 2 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Ali Crawford 14 2 12+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 2
14 MF England ENG Jacob Mellis 6 0 1+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF Cyprus CYP Anthony Georgiou 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Ethan Hamilton 12 1 12+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF Romania ROU Dennis Politic 30 5 19+5 3 0+1 0 1+0 1 3+1 1
27 MF England ENG Ronan Darcy 22 2 14+5 1 0+0 0 1+0 1 2+0 0
35 MF England ENG Sonny Graham 18 0 6+7 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+1 0
36 MF Wales WAL Callum King-Harmes 7 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
37 MF England ENG Finlay Hurford-Lockett 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
44 MF England ENG Regan Riley 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
47 MF England ENG Jay Fitzmartin 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Forwards
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Daryl Murphy 26 8 23+1 8 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
10 FW England ENG Chris O'Grady 23 4 10+10 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 2
19 FW England ENG Muhammadu Faal 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW Ghana GHA Joe Dodoo 26 4 15+8 4 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
33 FW England ENG Eddie Brown 7 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
39 FW England ENG De'Marlio Brown-Sterling 4 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
Player(s) out on loan
24 FW England ENG Connor Hall 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Player(s) who left the club
6 DF England ENG Jake Wright 12 0 11+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF Turkey TUR Erhun Oztumer 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF Zimbabwe ZIM Adam Chicksen 20 0 14+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
14 MF England ENG James Weir 12 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
17 MF Belgium BEL Thibaud Verlinden 17 3 12+3 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
28 MF Scotland SCO Liam Bridcutt 12 0 11+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
31 DF England ENG Jordan Boon 5 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
32 DF England ENG Josh Earl 11 0 9+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0

Goals record

As of match played 10 March 2020
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 9 Republic of Ireland CF Daryl Murphy 8 0 0 0 8
2 22 Romania RW Dennis Politic 3 0 1 1 5
3 10 England CF Chris O'Grady 2 0 0 2 4
23 Ghana CF Joe Dodoo 4 0 0 0 4
5 - Belgium LW Thibaud Verlinden 3 0 0 0 3
6 8 England CM Luke Murphy 2 0 0 0 2
11 Scotland CAM Ali Crawford 0 0 0 2 2
27 England CAM Ronan Darcy 1 0 1 0 2
9 5 England CB Jack Hobbs 1 0 0 0 1
6 Republic of Ireland CB Ryan Delaney 1 0 0 0 1
17 England CB Kean Bryan 1 0 0 0 1
18 Scotland CM Ethan Hamilton 1 0 0 0 1
Total 27 0 2 5 34

Disciplinary record

As of match played 10 March 2020
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup EFL Trophy Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 8 England CM Luke Murphy 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
2 4 England CM Jason Lowe 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1
3 2 England RB Josh Emmanuel 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
22 Romania RW Dennis Politic 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
27 England CAM Ronan Darcy 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
- England CB Josh Earl 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
7 21 England RB Harry Brockbank 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
28 Democratic Republic of the Congo CB Aristote Nsiala 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
9 5 England CB Jack Hobbs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
6 England CB Jake Wright 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 England CAM Will Buckley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 England CB Kean Bryan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
18 Scotland CM Ethan Hamilton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
30 France CB Yoan Zouma 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
33 England CF Eddie Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
- Belgium LW Thibaud Verlinden 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
- Scotland DM Liam Bridcutt 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
18 9 England CF Chris O'Grady 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12 England LB Brandon Fleming 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 England GK Remi Matthews 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 Ghana CF Joe Dodoo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
26 England CB Liam Edwards 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
35 England CM Sonny Graham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
47 England RW Jay Fitzmartin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
- Zimbabwe LB Adam Chicksen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
- England CM James Weir 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 48 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 55 1 2

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
3 August 2019 CM England James Weir England Hull City Free transfer
2 September 2019 LB England Joe Bunney England Northampton Town Free transfer
2 September 2019 CM Scotland Ali Crawford England Doncaster Rovers Free transfer
2 September 2019 RB England Josh Emmanuel England Ipswich Town Free transfer
2 September 2019 CF Republic of Ireland Daryl Murphy England Nottingham Forest Free transfer
2 September 2019 CF England Chris O'Grady England Oldham Athletic Free transfer
14 September 2019 LB Zimbabwe Adam Chicksen England Bradford City Free transfer
3 October 2019 CF Ghana Joe Dodoo Scotland Rangers Free transfer
6 January 2020 CF England Muhammadu Faal England Enfield Town Free transfer
6 January 2020 CM England George Thomason England Longridge Town Free transfer
27 January 2020 AM England Will Buckley Free agent Free transfer
31 January 2020 CB Republic of Ireland Ryan Delaney England Rochdale Free transfer
31 January 2020 CM England Jacob Mellis England Mansfield Town Free transfer

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
3 August 2019 LB England Josh Earl England Preston North End 5 January 2020
2 September 2019 DM Scotland Liam Bridcutt England Nottingham Forest 1 January 2020
2 September 2019 LW Belgium Thibaud Verlinden England Stoke City 1 January 2020
2 September 2019 CB England Jake Wright England Sheffield United 5 January 2020
6 January 2020 CM Scotland Ethan Hamilton England Manchester United 30 June 2020
10 January 2020 CB Democratic Republic of the Congo Aristote Nsiala England Ipswich Town 30 June 2020
17 January 2020 LB England Brandon Fleming England Hull City 30 June 2020
30 January 2020 CB England Kean Bryan England Sheffield United 30 June 2020
31 January 2020 LW Cyprus Anthony Georgiou England Tottenham Hotspur 30 June 2020

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
24 January 2020 CF England Connor Hall England Chorley 30 June 2020
31 January 2020 CB England Jordan Boon England Atherton Collieries 11 March 2020
31 January 2020 CM England George Thomason England Bamber Bridge 30 June 2020

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 RW England Sammy Ameobi England Nottingham Forest Free transfer
1 July 2019 CB England Mark Beevers England Peterborough United Free transfer
1 July 2019 DM Republic of Ireland Luca Connell Scotland Celtic £350,000
1 July 2019 CF Jamaica Clayton Donaldson England Bradford City Free transfer
1 July 2019 CM England Jack Earing England FC Halifax Town Free transfer
1 July 2019 RB England Chiori Johnson Free agent Released
1 July 2019 RB England Mark Little England Bristol Rovers Free transfer
1 July 2019 RW England Craig Noone Australia Melbourne City Free transfer
1 July 2019 CF England Daniel Ogwuru England Manchester City £100,000
1 July 2019 CM England Gary O'Neil Free agent Released
1 July 2019 CM England Joe Pritchard England Accrington Stanley Free transfer
1 July 2019 LB England Andrew Taylor Retired
1 July 2019 GK England Ben Williams Free agent Released
1 July 2019 CB Republic of Ireland Marc Wilson Free agent Released
9 July 2019 RB Poland Paweł Olkowski Turkey Gazişehir Gaziantep Free transfer
15 July 2019 GK England Ben Amos England Charlton Athletic Free transfer
17 July 2019 CM England Josh Vela Scotland Hibernian Free transfer
29 July 2019 GK England Jake Turner England Newcastle United Free transfer
1 August 2019 CB England David Wheater England Oldham Athletic Free transfer
8 August 2019 CF Northern Ireland Josh Magennis England Hull City Nominal fee
15 August 2019 AM England Erhun Oztumer England Charlton Athletic Free transfer
23 August 2019 DM England Marcus Wood England Bradford (Park Avenue) Free transfer
27 August 2019 RM Guyana Stephen Duke-McKenna England Queens Park Rangers Free transfer
25 September 2019 LM England Lloyd Dyer England Burton Albion Free transfer
7 November 2019 DF England William Hartshorne England Glossop North End Free transfer
7 November 2019 MF England Luca Navarro England Buxton Free transfer
27 December 2019 GK England Ben Alnwick Free agent Mutual consent
10 January 2020 AM England Will Buckley Free agent Released
13 January 2020 LB Zimbabwe Adam Chicksen Free agent Released
31 January 2020 CM England James Weir Slovakia FK Pohronie Mutual consent
11 March 2020 CB England Jordan Boon Sweden IFK Östersund Mutual consent

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