2019–20 Exeter City F.C. season
The 2019–20 Exeter City season was the club's 118th year in existence and their eighth consecutive season in League Two.[1] The club reached the semi-finals of the EFL Trophy. City were eliminated in the second round of the FA Cup, and in the first round of the EFL Cup.
2019–20 season | ||||
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Owner | Exeter City Supporters' Trust | |||
Chairman | Julian Tagg | |||
Manager | Matt Taylor | |||
Stadium | St James Park | |||
League Two | 5th | |||
FA Cup | Second round | |||
EFL Cup | First round | |||
EFL Trophy | Semi-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Ryan Bowman (13 goals) All: Ryan Bowman (14 goals) | |||
Highest home attendance | 7,924 vs Plymouth Argyle, League Two, 26 October 2019 | |||
Lowest home attendance | 483 vs Oxford United, EFL Trophy, 4 December 2019 | |||
Average home league attendance | 4,847 | |||
Biggest win | 5–1 vs Oldham Athletic (H), League Two, 11 February 2020 4–0 vs Plymouth Argyle (H), League Two, 26 October 2019 | |||
Biggest defeat | 0–4 vs Cambridge United (A), League Two, 19 October 2019 0–4 vs Northampton Town (N), League Two play-off final, 29 June 2020 | |||
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The season covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.
Background and pre-season
The 2018–19 was Matt Taylor's first season as Exeter City manager, having taken over from Paul Tisdale in the summer of 2018.[2] Exeter finished the season in 9th place, one point outside the play-offs, and were knocked out of all domestic cups in the early stages.
The Grecians' prospects for the season were further hit by the departures of Christy Pym and Hiram Boateng on free transfers to Peterborough United and MK Dons respectively.[3][4] Goalkeepers James Hamon and Felix Norman; defenders Troy Brown, Luke Croll and Jimmy Oates; and midfielder Max Smallcombe also departed following the expiration of their contracts.[5][6] Goalkeeping coach Chris Weale, who had also been named on the subs bench during the previous season, also left the club, as did assistant manager Eric Kinder, strength and conditioning coach Andrew Wiseman, physiotherapist Adey Saunderson and sports rehabilitator Jess Preece.[7][8] Former Exeter City midfielder Wayne Carlisle was promoted to the role of assistant manager, Steve Hale was brought in as goalkeeping coach, Connor Durbridge became the club's new strength and conditioning coach, and Gareth Law and Dan Feasey joined as club physiotherapists.[9]
Nine new players arrived at St James Park during July, eight on a permanent basis and one on loan. The loan arrival was Robbie Cundy, who had spent the previous season on loan at Bath City, joining from EFL Championship side Bristol City until the end of the season.[10] Nigel Atangana and Tom Parkes signed from fellow EFL League Two sides Cheltenham Town and Carlisle United on free transfers, while goalkeepers Lewis Ward and Jonny Maxted, and striker Nicky Ajose dropped down from higher divisions.[11][12][13][14][15] Veteran defender Gary Warren signed on a free transfer from Yeovil Town, as did journeyman striker Alex Fisher.[16][17] Noah Smerdon signed from Gloucester City, and soon after was loaned out (alongside young centre-back Jordan Dyer) to Tiverton Town until January 2020.[18][19]
A further four City youngsters departed St James Park on loan to clubs in the south-west of England before the start of the season. Theo Simpson joined Barnstaple Town on loan, initially until August;[20] Joel Randall and Will Dean joined the recently relegated Weston-super-Mare and Truro City until January;[21][22] and Alex Hartridge signed a six-month loan deal with National League South side Bath City.[23]
A new fluorescent yellow and purple away kit, replacing a fluorescent yellow kit that had been worn the previous three seasons, was unveiled on 3 July 2019.[24] The Grecians unveiled a new black and red third kit during the early stages of the season.[25] Both kits were supplied by Joma and sponsored by Flybe.
The club announced their pre-season schedule on 16 June 2019.[26]
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
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28 June 2019 | Jersey | A | W | 5–0 | R Bowman (20', 32'), P Sweeney (29'), L Holmes (55'), B Seymour (56') | 367 | [27] |
5 July 2019 | Truro City | A | D | 0–0 | 396 | [28] | |
9 July 2019 | Tiverton Town | A | W | 1–0 | B Seymour (48') | [29] | |
12 July 2019 | Bath City | A | W | 3–0 | R Bowman (5', 30'), A Collins (29') | 367 | [30] |
16 July 2019 | Weston-super-Mare | A | W | 3–0 | R Bowman (25'), J Randall (87'), J Sparkes (90'+1) | [31] | |
21 July 2019 | Swansea City | H | L | 1–3 | N Law (56' pen) | 2,486 | [32] |
25 July 2019 | Taunton Town | A | D | 2–2 | B Seymour (81'), W Dean (90'+2) | 683 | [33] |
27 July 2019 | Torquay United | A | W | 2–1 | T Parkes (43'), R Williams (52') | 2,744 | [34] |
Review
August
A late Ryan Bowman goal sealed an opening day victory for Exeter against Sol Campbell's Macclesfield Town at St James Park, in a game watched by 4,502.[35] City made it two on the spin against Stevenage Town, again courtesy of a late goal, this time through Nicky Law.[36] In good form, an away EFL Cup tie against Coventry City F.C. beckoned. City however failed to carry over their league form, with a young side (featuring Ben Chrisene, who aged 15 years, 7 months and 1 day, became the club's youngest ever player to make a senior appearance) being defeated 4–1, with Sweeney scoring a consolation goal.[37]
Exeter were on the wrong end of a late equalising goal in their third league game of the season, against Swindon Town, though they moved up to second in the table (behind Swindon) despite dropping points.[38] They were further frustrated against Oldham Athletic, failing to win despite creating good chances against the Latics.[39] Another late goal, again scored by Nicky Law, helped Exeter return to winning ways in a 2–3 win over Morecambe, moving them to the top of the table – one point above fierce rivals Plymouth Argyle. [40] Ryan Bowman's early goal against Mansfield Town was enough to secure victory, and ensure that City finished the month unbeaten in the league.[41] Manager Matt Taylor subsequently won the EFL League Two August Manager of the Month award.[42]
There was relatively little transfer activity in the second half of the summer transfer window for Exeter, with Matt Taylor in advance ruling out any late moves in the transfer market.[43] Jayden Richardson joined from Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan on 16 September, while young midfielder Harry Kite embarked on a loan move of his own, to Taunton Town, that same day.[44][45] Barbadian striker Jonathan Forte, who had signed for Exeter the previous summer, was forced to retire aged 33 due to a 'severe' knee injury during sustained the previous season.[46]
Transfers
Transfers in
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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1 July 2019 | DM | Nigel Atangana | Cheltenham Town | Free transfer | [47] | |
1 July 2019 | CF | Alex Fisher | Yeovil Town | Free transfer | [48] | |
1 July 2019 | GK | Johnny Maxted | Accrington Stanley | Free transfer | [49] | |
1 July 2019 | CB | Tom Parkes | Carlisle United | Free transfer | [50] | |
1 July 2019 | GK | Lewis Ward | Reading | Free transfer | [51] | |
1 July 2019 | CB | Gary Warren | Yeovil Town | Free transfer | [52] | |
3 July 2019 | CF | Nicky Ajose | Charlton Athletic | Free transfer | [53] | |
9 July 2019 | DF | Noah Smerdon | Gloucester City | Undisclosed | [54] | |
11 October 2019 | GK | Dino Visser | Cape Umoya United | Free transfer | [55] | |
17 January 2020 | LM | Brennan Dickenson | Milton Keynes Dons | Free transfer | [56] | |
19 February 2020 | GK | Jared Thompson | Free agent | Free transfer | [57] |
Transfers out
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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1 July 2019 | DM | Hiram Boateng | Milton Keynes Dons | Compensation | [58] | |
1 July 2019 | CB | Troy Brown | Dundee United | Released | [59][60] | |
1 July 2019 | CB | Luke Croll | Dagenham & Redbridge | Released | [61][62] | |
1 July 2019 | GK | James Hamon | Truro City | Released | [61][63] | |
1 July 2019 | GK | Felix Norman | Free agent | Released | [61] | |
1 July 2019 | RB | Jimmy Oates | Free agent | Released | [61] | |
1 July 2019 | GK | Christy Pym | Peterborough United | Free transfer | [64] | |
1 July 2019 | RM | Max Smallcombe | Free agent | Released | [61] | |
1 August 2019 | CF | Jay Stansfield | Fulham | Undisclosed | [65] | |
20 August 2019 | CF | Jonathan Forte | Retired | — | [66] | |
15 January 2020 | DM | Jordan Tillson | Ross County | Undisclosed | [67] | |
15 January 2020 | GK | Dino Visser | Crewe Alexandra | Released | [68][69] |
Loans in
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
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5 July 2019 | CB | Robbie Cundy | Bristol City | 3 September 2019[70] | [71][72] | |
16 August 2019 | DF | Jayden Richardson | Nottingham Forest | 30 June 2020 | [73] |
Loans out
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
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1 July 2019 | CF | Theo Simpson | Barnstaple Town | August 2019 | [74] | |
12 July 2019 | LB | Alex Hartridge | Bath City | January 2020 | [75] | |
19 July 2019 | CB | Jordan Dyer | Tiverton Town | 18 January 2019 | [76] | |
19 July 2019 | MF | Noah Smerdon | Tiverton Town | 18 January 2019 | [76] | |
1 August 2019 | MF | Joel Randall | Weston-super-Mare | 4 December 2019 | [77] | |
2 August 2019 | CM | Will Dean | Truro City | January 2020 | [78] | |
16 August 2019 | AM | Harry Kite | Taunton Town | January 2020[79] | [80] | |
6 December 2019 | AM | Joel Randall | Weymouth | January 2020 | [81] | |
9 January 2020 | CB | Gary Warren | Torquay United | February 2020 | [82] |
Fixtures
League Two
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.[83]
Date | League position |
Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
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3 August 2019 | 6th | Macclesfield Town | H | W | 1–0 | R Bowman (88') | 4,502 | [84] |
10 August 2019 | 3rd | Stevenage | A | W | 1–0 | N Law (89') | 2,398 | [85] |
17 August 2019 | 2nd | Swindon Town | H | D | 1–1 | M Jay (72') | 5,435 | [86] |
20 August 2019 | 4th | Oldham Athletic | A | D | 0–0 | 2,805 | [87] | |
24 August 2019 | 1st | Morecambe | A | W | 3–2 | J Taylor (21'), L Martin (25'), N Law (85') | 1,517 | [88] |
31 August 2019 | 1st | Mansfield Town | H | W | 1–0 | R Bowman (72') | 4,316 | [89] |
7 September 2019 | 1st | Carlisle United | A | W | 3–1 | L Martin (36'), A Martin (67'), N Law (90'+1) | 4,167 | [90] |
14 September 2019 | 1st | Leyton Orient | H | D | 2–2 | P Sweeney (41'), N Law (90'+2 pen.) | 4,933 | [91] |
17 September 2019 | 1st | Port Vale | H | W | 2–0 | R Bowman (81'), K Kennedy (89' og) | 3,765 | [92] |
21 September 2019 | 1st | Newport County | A | D | 1–1 | L Martin (15') | 4,762 | [93] |
28 September 2019 | 1st | Grimsby Town | H | L | 1–3 | R Bowman (90'+4) | 4,973 | [94] |
5 October 2019 | 2nd | Crewe Alexandra | A | D | 1–1 | D Moxey (2') | 5,131 | [95] |
12 October 2019 | 2nd | Forest Green Rovers | H | W | 1–0 | R Bowman (11') | 5,312 | [96] |
19 October 2019 | 4th | Cambridge United | A | L | 0–4 | 3,816 | [97] | |
22 October 2019 | 5th | Scunthorpe United | A | L | 1–3 | M Jay (27') | 3,055 | [98] |
26 October 2019 | 2nd | Plymouth Argyle | H | W | 4–0 | N Law (42' pen., 83'), T Parkes (49'), R Williams (67') | 7,924 | [99] |
2 November 2019 | 5th | Bradford City | A | L | 0–2 | 14,002 | [100] | |
16 November 2019 | 5th | Cheltenham Town | H | D | 0–0 | 4,956 | [101] | |
23 November 2019 | 4th | Crawley Town | A | W | 1–0 | D Moxey (77') | 2,170 | [102] |
7 December 2019 | 2nd | Northampton Town | H | W | 3–2 | R Williams (38'), A Martin (64'), A Fisher (66') | 3,971 | [103] |
14 December 2019 | 2nd | Salford City | A | W | 1–0 | R Bowman (33') | 2,922 | [104] |
21 December 2019 | 2nd | Walsall | H | D | 3–3 | R Bowman (32', 41'), L Martin (64') | 4,323 | [105] |
26 December 2019 | 2nd | Newport County | H | W | 1–0 | L Martin (14') | 5,968 | [106] |
29 December 2019 | 2nd | Colchester United | A | D | 2–2 | J Taylor (8'), R Bowman (77' pen.) | 4,739 | [107] |
1 January 2020 | 2nd | Forest Green Rovers | A | W | 1–0 | N Atangana (5') | 3,012 | [108] |
11 January 2020 | 2nd | Cambridge United | H | W | 2–0 | R Bowman (53'), R Williams (81') | 4,517 | [109] |
18 January 2020 | 2nd | Grimsby Town | A | W | 1–0 | N Law (67') | 6,021 | [110] |
25 January 2020 | 2nd | Colchester United | H | D | 0–0 | 4,745 | [111] | |
28 January 2020 | 2nd | Port Vale | A | L | 1–3 | N Ajose (22') | 3,347 | [112] |
1 February 2020 | 4th | Swindon Town | A | L | 1–2 | R Williams (34') | 13,095 | [113] |
8 February 2020 | 3rd | Stevenage | H | W | 2–1 | R Williams (36'), M Jay (81') | 4,458 | [114] |
11 February 2020 | 3rd | Oldham Athletic | H | W | 5–1 | J Richardson (20'), M Jay (43' pen.), A Collins (51'),R Bowman (61'), B Dickenson (90+3') | 3,527 | [115] |
15 February 2020 | 2nd | Macclesfield Town | A | W | 3–2 | N Ajose (11'), P Sweeney (17'), R Bowman (86') | 1,389 | [116] |
22 February 2020 | 3rd | Northampton Town | A | L | 0–2 | 5,046 | [117] | |
29 February 2020 | 3rd | Crawley Town | H | D | 1–1 | B Dickenson (82') | 5,404 | [118] |
3 March 2020 | 4th | Crewe Alexandra | H | D | 1–1 | T Parkes (32') | 4,221 | [119] |
7 March 2020 | 4th | Walsall | A | L | 1–3 | R Bowman (51') | 5,521 | [120] |
14 March 2020 | 4th | Salford City | H | P | v | |||
17 March 2020 | 4th | Scunthorpe United | H | P | v |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Swindon Town (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 69 | 1.92 | Promotion to EFL League One |
2 | Crewe Alexandra (P) | 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 69 | 1.86 | |
3 | Plymouth Argyle (P) | 37 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 68 | 1.84 | |
4 | Cheltenham Town | 36 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 64 | 1.78 | Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1] |
5 | Exeter City | 37 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 65 | 1.76 | |
6 | Colchester United | 37 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 58 | 1.57 | |
7 | Northampton Town (O, P) | 37 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 58 | 1.57 | |
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 |
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[122]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.
Play-offs
Date | Round | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 June 2020 | Semi-final first leg | Colchester United | A | L | 0–1 | 0 | [123] | |
22 June 2020 | Semi-final second leg | Colchester United | H | W | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | A Martin (10'), J Richardson (58'), R Bowman (111') | 0 | [124] |
29 June 2020 | Final | Northampton Town | N | L | 0–4 | 0 | [125] |
FA Cup
The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[126]
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First round | 9 November 2019 | Cambridge United | A | D | 1–1 | A Fisher (34') | 2,302 | [127] |
First round replay | 19 November 2019 | Cambridge United | H | W | 1–0 | A Fisher (70') | 2,719 | [128] |
Second round | 1 December 2019 | Hartlepool United | H | D | 2–2 | R Bowman (21'), N Atangana (29') | 3,638 | [129] |
Second round replay | 10 December 2019 | Hartlepool United | A | L | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | 2,398 | [130] |
EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 20 June.[131]
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First round | 13 August 2019 | Coventry City | A | L | 1–4 | P Sweeney (81') | 1,555 | [132] |
EFL Trophy
On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[133]
Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group stage | 3 September 2019 | Cheltenham Town | H | W | 1–0 | N Ajose (5') | 786 | [134] |
Group stage | 8 October 2019 | Newport County | A | W | 2–0 | M Jay (40', 71') | 635 | [135] |
Group stage | 14 November 2019 | West Ham United U21 | H | W | 3–1 | J Randall (9', 88'), J Tillson (78') | 807 | [136] |
Second round | 4 December 2019 | Oxford United | H | D | 0–0 (3–0 p) | 483 | [137] | |
Third round | 4 January 2020 | Ipswich Town | H | W | 2–1 | N Ajose (45'), L Martin (90+3') | 2,299 | [138] |
Quarter-final | 21 January 2020 | Stevenage | H | W | 3–0 | N Ajose (25'), M Jay (30', 48') | 1,190 | [139] |
Semi-final | 18 February 2020 | Portsmouth | A | L | 2–3 | J Taylor 79', C Burgess 89' (o.g.) | 14,735 | [140] |
Table (group stage)
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L2 | Exeter City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Newport County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | ACA | West Ham United U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | L2 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 3 |
Statistics
- As of 19 June 2020
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ENG | Lewis Ward | 22 | 0 | 20+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | IRL | Pierce Sweeney | 44 | 3 | 34+1 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 |
3 | DF | ENG | Craig Woodman | 12 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
4 | MF | FRA | Nigel Atangana | 28 | 2 | 18+4 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ENG | Aaron Martin | 42 | 2 | 32+3 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
7 | MF | ENG | Lee Martin | 35 | 7 | 20+7 | 6 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
8 | MF | ENG | Nicky Law | 37 | 7 | 29+4 | 7 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
10 | MF | ENG | Lee Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
11 | MF | ENG | Randell Williams | 43 | 5 | 33+4 | 5 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
12 | FW | ENG | Ryan Bowman | 44 | 14 | 36+1 | 14 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
14 | FW | ENG | Nicky Ajose | 16 | 5 | 10+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 3 |
15 | DF | ENG | Tom Parkes | 37 | 2 | 25+5 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
16 | DF | ENG | Gary Warren | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
17 | FW | ENG | Matt Jay | 22 | 8 | 9+5 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 4 |
18 | FW | ENG | Alex Fisher | 24 | 3 | 3+13 | 1 | 2+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
20 | DF | ENG | Jayden Richardson | 26 | 1 | 10+8 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
21 | DF | ENG | Dean Moxey | 30 | 2 | 21+3 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
22 | MF | ENG | Jack Sparkes | 23 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
23 | GK | ENG | Jonny Maxted | 25 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
24 | MF | ENG | Brennan Dickenson | 10 | 2 | 8+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
25 | MF | WAL | Jake Taylor | 40 | 3 | 24+9 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 |
26 | MF | ENG | Joel Randall | 7 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 2 |
27 | MF | ENG | Archie Collins | 41 | 1 | 33+3 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
29 | MF | ENG | Harry Kite | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
30 | MF | ENG | Joshua Key | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
32 | MF | ENG | Ben Chrisene | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
34 | DF | ENG | Alex Hartridge | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
35 | FW | ENG | Ben Seymour | 22 | 0 | 3+8 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 |
37 | DF | ENG | Jordan Dyer | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
41 | MF | ENG | Will Dean | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
Players who left during the season: | |||||||||||||
6 | MF | ENG | Jordan Tillson | 8 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
40 | GK | RSA | Dino Visser | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
Goals record
- As of 19 June 2020
Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 | CF | Ryan Bowman | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
2 | 17 | SS | Matt Jay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
3 | 7 | AM | Lee Martin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
8 | CM | Nicky Law | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
5 | 11 | RW | Randall Williams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
14 | CF | Nicky Ajose | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
7 | 2 | RB | Pierce Sweeney | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
18 | CF | Alex Fisher | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
25 | CM | Jake Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
10 | 4 | DM | Nigel Atangana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
5 | CB | Aaron Martin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
15 | CB | Tom Parkes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
21 | LB | Dean Moxey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
24 | LM | Brennan Dickenson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
26 | AM | Joel Randall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
17 | DM | Jordan Tillson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
20 | RB | Jayden Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
27 | CM | Archie Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total | 53 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 69 |
Disciplinary record
- As of 19 June 2020
Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 | CF | Ryan Bowman | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | 2 | RB | Pierce Sweeney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | CB | Aaron Martin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | 15 | CB | Tom Parkes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
22 | LM | Jack Sparkes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
25 | CM | Jake Taylor | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||
27 | CM | Archie Collins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
9 | 11 | RW | Randall Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | DM | Jordan Tillson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | AM | Lee Martin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
12 | 4 | DM | Nigel Atangana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | CM | Nicky Law | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | CB | Gary Warren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | SS | Matt Jay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
18 | CF | Alex Fisher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
21 | LB | Dean Moxey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
24 | LM | Brennan Dickenson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
26 | RW | Joel Randall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | 20 | RB | Jayden Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
41 | DM | Will Dean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 47 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 3 |
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