The 2024–25 season was the 56th season in the history of Accrington Stanley Football Club and their second consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the

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, the

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, and the

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. Accrington secured their stay in League Two with a win at

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in the penultimate round of the season. This followed a fightback from being bottom of the league with no wins in the first eight games. The team also won more games on the road than at home, although more points were collected on home turf due to many drawn games. Notably, the season also featured Accrington playing

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leaders

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in front of 60,261 spectators in the

third round, with Liverpool winning 4–0.

Transfers

In

Out

Loaned in

Loaned out

Released / Out of Contract

Pre-season and friendlies

On 16 May, Accrington confirmed their first two pre-season friendlies, against

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and

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. A week later, another two opposition were confirmed for the Reds' pre-season preparations, against

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and

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. In June a fifth friendly was added, against

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Competitions

League Two

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.

FA Cup

Accrington Stanley were drawn away to Rushall Olympic in the first round, at home to

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in the second round and away to

in the third round.

EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Accrington being drawn away against

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EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Accrington were drawn into Northern Group A alongside

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and Everton U21.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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References

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Accrington Accrington is a town in the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England. It lies about east of Blackburn, west of Burnley, east of Preston, north of Manchester and is situated on the culverted River Hyndburn. Commonly abbreviated by locals to ...