2025–26 Fleetwood Town F.C. season

Fleetwood Town
2025–26 season
ChairmanJamie Pilley
Head CoachPete Wild
StadiumHighbury Stadium

The 2025–26 season is the 118th season in the history of Fleetwood Town Football Club and their second consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
11 June 2025 CB England Toby Mullarkey England Crawley Town Undisclosed [1]
17 June 2025 CF England Will Davies England Sutton United [2]
1 July 2025 CB England Thomas Bentley-Waite England Accrington Stanley Bosman [3]
1 July 2025[a] LB England Denver Hume England Grimsby Town [4]
1 July 2025 CF England Donnie O'Boyle England Millwall [3]
18 July 2025 England James Norwood England Oldham Athletic [5]
25 July 2025 Wales Ched Evans England Preston North End [6]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 27 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract at Grimsby had expired

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
20 June 2025 LW Scotland Phoenix Patterson England Stevenage £200,000 [7][8]
3 July 2025 CM England Reece Wilkes England Norwich City Undisclosed [9]
4 July 2025 CB England Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu England Plymouth Argyle £300,000 [10][11]
18 July 2025 CF Republic of Ireland Tommy Lonergan Republic of Ireland Waterford Free transfer [12]
10 August 2025 LB United Arab Emirates Mackenzie Hunt United Arab Emirates Baniyas Undisclosed [13]
Income: Increase £500,000 (not inc. undisclosed transfers)

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
2 July 2025 CF Republic of Ireland Calum Costello Republic of Ireland Waterford 31 May 2026 [14]
Republic of Ireland Zak O'Sullivan [14]

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 AM England Callum Dolan England Torquay United 1 July 2025 [15][16]
CM England Toby Oliver England Lancaster City 3 July 2025 [17]
RM Wales Ryan Broom England Cheltenham Town 25 July 2025 [15][18]
CM England Danny Mayor [15]

New Contract

Date Pos. Player Contract until Ref.
20 June 2025 CB England Harrison Holgate Undisclosed [19]
29 June 2025 DM England Crispin McLean 30 June 2027[a] [20]
1 July 2025 GK England Oliver Bellizia Undisclosed[a] [21]
RB Montserrat Raffaele Cirino [21]
CM Northern Ireland Jack Doherty [21]
CB Northern Ireland Conor Haughey [21]
CF England Mikey Lane [21]
15 July 2025 CB England Finley Potter 30 June 2027 [22]
  1. ^ a b First professional contract

Pre-season and friendlies

On 5 June, Fleetwood Town announced their pre-season scheduled, with friendlies against Bamber Bridge, Isle of Man, Altrincham or Radcliffe and Coleraine. Also confirmed was four behind-closed-doors matches against FC Halifax Town, Morecambe, Blackpool and Manchester United U21s.[23]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 July 2025 Friendly Bamber Bridge 0–4 Fleetwood Town Bamber Bridge
15:00 BST Report
  • Graydon 16', 43'
  • Davies 64'
  • Trialist 90'
Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium
8 July 2025 Friendly Fleetwood Town 2–0 FC Halifax Town Thornton-Cleveleys
12:00 BST
  • Trialist 11'
  • Helm 80'
Report Stadium: Poolfoot Farm
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
12 July 2025 Friendly Burnley 1–0 Fleetwood Town Padiham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Burnley FC Training Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
15 July 2025 Friendly Fleetwood Town 3–0 Blackpool Thornton-Cleveleys
11:00 BST Report Stadium: Poolfoot Farm
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
18 July 2025 Friendly Isle of Man 2–3 Fleetwood Town Douglas
19:00 BST
  • Booth 42'
  • Higgins 80'
Report
Stadium: The Bowl
20 July 2025 Friendly Radcliffe 0–0 Fleetwood Town Douglas
15:00 BST Stadium: The Bowl
26 July 2025 Friendly Fleetwood Town 2–1 Coleraine Fleetwood
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
29 July 2025 Friendly Fleetwood Town 0–1 Manchester United U21 Thornton-Cleveleys
13:00 BST Report Stadium: Poolfoot Farm
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)

Competitions

League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Harrogate Town 4 2 2 0 6 4 +2 8
9 Cambridge United 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7
10 Fleetwood Town 4 2 1 1 7 7 0 7
11 Walsall 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 6
12 Swindon Town 4 2 0 2 6 7 −1 6
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2025. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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[24]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
4 2 1 1 7 7  0 7 1 0 1 3 5  −2 1 1 0 4 2  +2

Last updated: 19 August 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced, with Fleetwood visiting Barnet on the opening day.[25]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 August 2025 1 Barnet 0–2 Fleetwood Town Edgware
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 3,709
Referee: Aaron Bannister
9 August 2025 2 Fleetwood Town 2–1 Bristol Rovers Fleetwood
15:00 BST
  • Davies 26', 34', Yellow card 83'
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
16 August 2025 3 Bromley 2–2 Fleetwood Town Bromley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Hayes Lane
Attendance: 1,472 (56 Away)
Referee: Oliver Mackey
19 August 2025 4 Fleetwood Town 1–4 Crewe Alexandra Fleetwood
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,529
Referee: Thomas Kirk
23 August 2025 5 Fleetwood Town v Oldham Athletic Fleetwood
15:00 BST Stadium: Highbury Stadium
30 August 2025 6 Barrow v Fleetwood Town Barrow-in-Furness
12:30 BST Stadium: Holker Street
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[26]
6 September 2025 7 Notts County v Fleetwood Town Nottingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Meadow Lane
13 September 2025 8 Fleetwood Town v Walsall Fleetwood
15:00 BST Stadium: Highbury Stadium
20 September 2025 9 Cambridge United v Fleetwood Town Cambridge
12:30 BST Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[26]

FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

Fleetwood were drawn away to Barnsley in the first round.[27][28]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2025 First round Barnsley 2–2
(5–4 p)
Fleetwood Town Barnsley
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 3,259
Referee: Carl Brook

EFL Trophy

Fleetwood were drawn against Accrington Stanley, Port Vale and Leeds United U21 in the group stage.[29]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Accrington Stanley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Fleetwood Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Port Vale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA Leeds United U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 September 2025 North Group G Fleetwood Town v Accrington Stanley Fleetwood
19:00 BST Stadium: Highbury Stadium
7 October 2025 North Group G Fleetwood Town v Leeds United U21 Fleetwood
19:00 BST Stadium: Highbury Stadium
11 November 2025 North Group G Port Vale v Fleetwood Town Burslem
19:00 GMT Stadium: Vale Park

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 19 August 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Wales WAL David Harrington 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF England ENG Zech Medley 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF England ENG James Bolton 4 1 4+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England ENG Finley Potter 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF Guyana GUY Elliot Bonds 2 1 2+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Ryan Graydon 5 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
8 MF England ENG Matty Virtue 5 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW England ENG Will Davies 4 3 4+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF England ENG Mark Helm 5 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
11 FW England ENG James Norwood 5 2 0+4 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
13 GK England ENG Jay Lynch 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW Wales WAL Ched Evans 5 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
18 DF England ENG Harrison Holgate 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
20 MF England ENG Harrison Neal 5 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF Scotland SCO George Morrison 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF England ENG Will Johnson 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF Scotland SCO Shaun Rooney 5 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW England ENG Owen Devonport 1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 1 0+0 0
33 DF England ENG Denver Hume 5 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
34 DF England ENG Liam Roberts 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
44 DF England ENG Toby Mullarkey 5 1 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0

References

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  3. ^ a b "O'Boyle and Bentley-Waite sign professional contracts at Town". Fleetwood Town FC. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
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