The 2025–26 season is the 57th season in the history of Accrington Stanley Football Club and their third consecutive season in League Two . In addition to the domestic league , the club are also to participate in the FA Cup , the EFL Cup , and the 2025–26 EFL Trophy .
Similar to the previous season, Accrington started slowly and were last in the league after a few games. Due to a strong run in the middle of the season the team climbed to the middle of the table by the start of 2026 with considerable distance to the relegation battle. The domestic cup runs ended with defeats at home against EFL League One teams, going out to Doncaster Rovers in the EFL Cup and Mansfield Town in the FA Cup on penalties.
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2025–26 in English football
FA competitions
FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds , Final ) · FA Community Shield · FA Trophy (Final ) · FA Vase (Final )
League cups
EFL Cup (Final ) · EFL Trophy (Final )
Premier and Football League
Premier League · Football League (Championship · League One · League Two )
National League
National League (National League · North · South )
Lower leagues
Isthmian League (Premier · North · South Central · South East ) · Northern Premier League (Premier · West · East · Midlands ) · Southern League (Premier Central · Premier South · Division One Central · Division One South ) · Combined Counties League (North Premier , South Premier , One ) · Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South ) · Essex Senior League (level 9 only ) · Hellenic League (Premier , One ) · Midland League (Premier , One , Two , Three ) · Northern Counties East League (Premier , One ) · Northern League (One , Two ) · North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South ) · Southern Combination League (Premier , One , Two ) · Southern Counties East League (Premier , One ) · South West Peninsula League (East , West ) · Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One ) · United Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One ) · Wessex League (Premier , One ) · Western League (Premier , One )
Playoffs
European competitions
Champions League (Final ) · Europa League (Final ) · Conference League (Final )
National teams
Senior qualification ) · U21 : (UEFA Euro 2025 finals ) · U20 : (UEFA Euro 2025 qualification ) · U17 : (UEFA Euro 2025 qualification )
Other
Professional U21 Development League · Premier League awards · 2025 Summer Series Summer 2025 transfers · Winter 2025–26 transfers
Club seasons
Premier League
Arsenal ·
Aston Villa ·
Bournemouth ·
Brentford ·
Brighton & Hove Albion ·
Burnley ·
Chelsea ·
Crystal Palace ·
Everton ·
Fulham ·
Leeds United ·
Liverpool ·
Manchester City ·
Manchester United ·
Newcastle United ·
Nottingham Forest ·
Sunderland ·
Tottenham Hotspur ·
West Ham United ·
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship
Birmingham City ·
Blackburn Rovers ·
Bristol City ·
Charlton Athletic ·
Coventry City ·
Derby County ·
Hull City ·
Ipswich Town ·
Leicester City ·
Middlesbrough ·
Millwall ·
Norwich City ·
Oxford United ·
Portsmouth ·
Preston North End ·
Queens Park Rangers ·
Sheffield United ·
Sheffield Wednesday ·
Southampton ·
Stoke City ·
Swansea City ·
Watford ·
West Bromwich Albion ·
Wrexham
League One
AFC Wimbledon ·
Barnsley ·
Blackpool ·
Bolton Wanderers ·
Bradford City ·
Burton Albion ·
Cardiff City ·
Doncaster Rovers ·
Exeter City ·
Huddersfield Town ·
Leyton Orient ·
Lincoln City ·
Luton Town ·
Mansfield Town ·
Northampton Town ·
Peterborough United ·
Plymouth Argyle ·
Port Vale ·
Reading ·
Rotherham United ·
Stevenage ·
Stockport County ·
Wigan Athletic ·
Wycombe Wanderers
League Two
Accrington Stanley ·
Barnet ·
Barrow ·
Bristol Rovers ·
Bromley ·
Cambridge United ·
Cheltenham Town ·
Chesterfield ·
Colchester United ·
Crawley Town ·
Crewe Alexandra ·
Fleetwood Town ·
Gillingham ·
Grimsby Town ·
Harrogate Town ·
Milton Keynes Dons ·
Newport County ·
Notts County ·
Oldham Athletic ·
Salford City ·
Shrewsbury Town ·
Swindon Town ·
Tranmere Rovers ·
Walsall
2024–25
John Doolan
