Football Season Guide

Accrington Stanley have the reputation of being one of the best run clubs in the country and their preference for stability and cautious spending means that they were well equipped to survive despite the lack of match day income caused by the corona virus pandemic. Their summer transfer window saw them getting rid of several players who fell down the pecking order, such as Offrande Zanzala, Dimi Evtimov and Zaine Francis-Angol, with Jordan Clark being probably the sole player to have left that they would have preferred to keep. They have completed the signing of the experienced defender Cameron Burgess as well as loans and free transfer captures of as many as four players who were in extended sides of last season's Premier League clubs, out of which Ryan Cassidy in particular looks likely to become a regular starter. Stanley have never flirted with relegation since winning promotion to the third tier. With the squad arguably stronger than it was last time around and John Coleman still in charge, they will be hoping for another successful season.