2019–20 Salford City F.C. season


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The 2019–20 season is Salford City's 80th season in their existence and first ever season in League Two following the club's promotion via the play-offs last season.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and EFL Trophy.

Salford City
2019–20 season
Owner
ChairmanKaren Baird
ManagerGraham Alexander
StadiumMoor Lane
League Two11th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Adam Rooney (8)
All: Adam Rooney (9)
Highest home attendanceAll: 4,518
(13 Aug 2019 v Leeds United, EFL Cup)
League: 3,770
(17 Aug 2019 v Port Vale)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 2,389
(14 Sep 2019 v Cheltenham)
All: 505
(3 Dec 2019 v Wolverhampton Wanderers U21, EFL Trophy)
Average home league attendance3,102

The season covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

The Ammies announced pre-season friendlies against Atherton Collieries, Woking, Middlesbrough and FC Halifax Town.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Promotion, qualification or relegation
7 Northampton Town (O, P) 37 17 7 13 54 40 +14 58 1.57 Qualification for League Two play-offs[a]
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

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[4]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
37 13 11 13 49 46  +3 50 5 6 8 20 24  −4 8 5 5 29 22  +7

Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: BBC

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GroundHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAH
ResultWLDDDDDLWLLWWLWDWLDLLDWWLLLWDWDDLWLWW
Position3111415151615191617181714181512111212131414111111121413121211111111131010

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

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.[5]

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[8]

The first round draw was made on 20 June.[9]

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[10] The draw for the second round was made on 16 November 2019 live on Sky Sports.[11] The third round draw was confirmed on 5 December 2019.[12] The semi-final draw was made on Quest by Ian Holloway and Paul Heckingbottom, on 25 January 2020.[13]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Salford City 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Tranmere Rovers 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 3
3 ACA Aston Villa U21 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
4 L1 Bury[a] (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Automatically disqualified from competition

Source: EFL.com
(D) Disqualified
Notes:

  1. ^ This group originally included the expelled Bury.
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 LB   Dan Jones   Barrow Free transfer [14]
1 July 2019 CM   Joey Jones   Eastleigh Free transfer [15]
1 July 2019 CM   Oscar Threlkeld   Waasland-Beveren Free transfer [16]
1 July 2019 CM   Richie Towell   Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer [17]
5 July 2019 CF   Florian Yonsian   Rochdale Free transfer [18]
16 July 2019 GK   Kyle Letheren   Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [19]
23 July 2019 CM   Martin Smith   Swindon Town Free transfer [20]
26 July 2019 CF   Luke Armstrong   Middlesbrough Undisclosed [21]
30 August 2019 DF   Yianni Nicolaou   Marconi Stallions Undisclosed [22]
September 2019 CF   Brandon Thomas-Asante   Ebbsfleet United Undisclosed
5 October 2019 LW   Craig Conway   Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [23]
9 January 2020 CF   Tom Elliott   Millwall Free transfer [24]
13 January 2020 SS   Bruno Andrade   Lincoln City Undisclosed [25]
15 January 2020 CM   Michael O'Connor   Lincoln City Undisclosed [26]
31 January 2020 CB   Ashley Eastham   Fleetwood Town Undisclosed [27]
31 January 2020 CF   James Wilson   Aberdeen Undisclosed [28]
6 February 2020 CM   Darron Gibson   Wigan Athletic Free transfer [29]
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 CF   Anthony Dudley   Chester Released [30][31]
1 July 2019 CF   Matt Green   Grimsby Town Free transfer [32]
1 July 2019 CM   Amine Linganzi   Free agent Released [30]
1 July 2019 CB   Danny Livesey   Chester Free transfer [33]
1 July 2019 CM   Gus Mafuta   Hartlepool United Released [30][34]
1 July 2019 CM   Devonte Redmond   Wrexham Contract expired [35][36]
1 July 2019 CF   Jack Redshaw   FC Halifax Town Released [30][37]
18 July 2019 GK   Max Crocombe   Brisbane Roar Free transfer [38]
3 January 2020 CF   Jake Beesley   Solihull Moors Undisclosed [39]
9 January 2020 CM   Tom Walker   AFC Fylde Undisclosed [40]
4 February 2020 CM   Lois Maynard   Stockport County Free transfer [41]
14 February 2020 CB   Liam Hogan   Stockport County Free transfer [42]
24 February 2020 CF   Rory Gaffney   Shamrock Rovers Released [43][44]
13 March 2020 CF   Adam Rooney   Solihull Moors Undisclosed [45]
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
24 July 2019 CB   Cameron Burgess   Scunthorpe United 30 June 2020 [46]
2 September 2019 CB   Jack Baldwin   Sunderland 30 June 2020 [47]
2 September 2019 CB   Sam Hughes   Leicester City 23 January 2020 [48][49]
2 September 2019 RW   Jake Jervis   Luton Town 30 June 2020 [50]
22 October 2019 GK   Mark Howard   Blackpool 4 November 2019[51] [52]
2 January 2020 LW   Ashley Hunter   Fleetwood Town 30 June 2020 [53]
24 January 2020 RB   George Tanner   Manchester United 30 June 2020 [54]
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
1 July 2019 LB   Josh Askew   Curzon Ashton 30 June 2020 [55]
1 July 2019 CM   Kieran Glynn   Southport 16 January 2020 [56]
1 July 2019 CB   James Jones   Chester 30 June 2020 [57]
14 August 2019 CF   Anointed Chukwu   Ramsbottom United September 2019 [58]
14 August 2019 CF   Kamar Moncrieffe   Ramsbottom United 21 September 2019 [59][60]
14 August 2019 CB   Samuel Adetiloye   Ramsbottom United September 2019 [58]
14 August 2019 GK   Ewan McFarlane   Ramsbottom United September 2019 [58]
31 August 2019 CF   Rory Gaffney   Walsall 24 February 2020 [61][62]
14 September 2019 CB   Max Broughton   Marine October 2019 [63][64]
14 September 2019 CF   Daniel Hawkins   Marine November 2019 [63]
7 October 2019 CF   Jake Beesley   Solihull Moors 3 January 2020 [65]
9 October 2019 RW   Devante Rodney   Stockport County 6 January 2020 [66]
9 October 2019 MF   Tom Walker   Stockport County 6 January 2020 [66]
11 October 2019 RM   Mark Shelton   Woking 30 June 2020 [67]
12 October 2019   Elliot Johnston   Ashton United November 2019 [68]
19 October 2019 RB   Tyrell Warren   Radcliffe November 2019 [69]
19 October 2019 CF   Anointed Chukwu   Widnes 19 January 2020 [69][70]
1 November 2019 MF   Martin Smith   Chorley 30 June 2020 [71][72]
7 November 2019 MF   Mark Howarth   Buxton December 2019 [73]
7 November 2019 RB   Yianni Nicolaou   Buxton December 2019 [73]
11 November 2019 MF   Brandon Lockett   Droylsden December 2019 [74]
7 December 2019 CF   Daniel Hawkins   Stafford Rangers 7 February 2020 [75][76]
7 December 2019 CF   Florian Yonsian   Stafford Rangers January 2020 [75]
11 December 2019 MF   Mark Shelton   Hartlepool United 30 June 2020 [77][78]
19 December 2019 CB   Samuel Adetiloye   Widnes 19 January 2020 [79]
24 December 2019 MF   Mark Howarth   Marine [80]
6 January 2020 CB   Carl Piergianni   Oldham Athletic 30 June 2020 [81]
9 January 2020 RW   Devante Rodney   FC Halifax Town 30 June 2020 [82]
10 January 2020 CF   Emmanuel Dieseruvwe   Oldham Athletic 30 June 2020 [83]
10 January 2020 CF   Kamar Moncrieffe   Stafford Rangers [84]
16 January 2020 MF   Kieran Glynn   Scarborough Athletic 30 June 2020 [85]
18 January 2020 RB   Yianni Nicolaou   Runcorn Linnets [86]
18 January 2020 CF   Florian Yonsian   Marine February 2020 [86][87]
21 January 2020 MF   Danny Whitehead   Macclesfield Town 30 June 2020 [88]
21 January 2020 MF   Danny Lloyd   Stockport County 30 June 2020 [89]
27 January 2020 MF   Brandon Lockett   Kendal Town [90]
10 February 2020 DF   Dan Jones   Barrow 30 June 2020 [91]
13 February 2020 CF   Anointed Chukwu   Radcliffe [92]
21 February 2020 RB   Tyrell Warren   Boston United [93]
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