2023–24 Fleetwood Town F.C. season

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Fleetwood Town
2023–24 season
ChairmanSteve Curwood
Head CoachScott Brown
(until 3 September)
Lee Johnson
(between 10 September – 30 December)[1]
Charlie Adam
(from 31 December)[2]
StadiumHighbury Stadium
League One22nd
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is the 116th season in the history of Fleetwood Town and their tenth consecutive season in League One. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Current squad[edit]

As of 22 February 2024
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
13 Jay Lynch GK England Salford (1993-03-31) 31 March 1993 (age 31) Rochdale 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2025
23 David Harrington GK Republic of Ireland Cork (2000-07-01) 1 July 2000 (age 23) Republic of Ireland Cork City 5 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
30 Stephen McMullan GK Northern Ireland (2004-12-31) 31 December 2004 (age 19) Northern Ireland Warrenpoint Town 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
34 Tom Donaghy GK England Bradford City 15 May 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
Defenders
2 Carl Johnston RB Northern Ireland Belfast (2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 (age 21) Northern Ireland Linfield 1 July 2018 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
3 Harry Boyes LB England Barnsley (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 22) Sheffield United 12 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
5 Bosun Lawal CB Republic of Ireland (2003-05-30) 30 May 2003 (age 20) Scotland Celtic 17 August 2023 Loan 31 May 2024
6 Elijah Campbell CB England Manchester (2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 (age 19) Everton 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
12 Imari Samuels LB England (2003-02-05) 5 February 2003 (age 21) Brighton & Hove Albion 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
16 Ben Heneghan CB England Manchester (1993-09-19) 19 September 1993 (age 30) Sheffield Wednesday 21 September 2023 Free 30 June 2024
18 Harrison Holgate CB England Leeds (2000-07-01) 1 July 2000 (age 23) Academy 1 July 2018 Trainee 30 June 2025
26 Shaun Rooney RB Scotland Bellshill (1996-07-26) 26 July 1996 (age 27) Scotland St Johnstone 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
32 Finley Potter CB England (2004-03-14) 14 March 2004 (age 20) Sheffield United 1 February 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
38 Will Johnson CB England (2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 18) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Midfielders
4 Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu CM England London (1999-11-07) 7 November 1999 (age 24) Colchester United 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
8 Gavin Kilkenny CM Republic of Ireland Dublin (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24) Bournemouth 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
10 Danny Mayor CM England Leyland (1990-10-18) 18 October 1990 (age 33) Plymouth Argyle 1 July 2025 Free 30 June 2025
11 Ryan Broom RM Wales Newport (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 27) Cheltenham Town 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
15 Junior Quitirna AM Guinea-Bissau (2000-04-25) 25 April 2000 (age 24) Republic of Ireland Waterford 30 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
17 Xavier Simons DM England Hammersmith (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 (age 21) Hull City 1 September 2023 Loan 31 May 2024
22 Callum Dolan AM England Manchester (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000 (age 23) Warrington Rylands 6 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
35 Pharrell Brown AM England Manchester Manchester United 11 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024
46 Theo Williams RM England (2003-10-09) 9 October 2003 (age 20) Sheffield United 2 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
47 Kyle White CM England Burnley (2004-03-25) 25 March 2004 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025
Forwards
9 Jayden Stockley CF England Poole (1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 (age 30) Charlton Athletic 30 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
14 Tommy Lonergan CF Republic of Ireland Dunboyne (2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 20) Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic 1 February 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
19 Ryan Graydon LW Republic of Ireland Dublin (1999-04-11) 11 April 1999 (age 25) Republic of Ireland Derry City 12 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
20 Promise Omochere RW Republic of Ireland Dublin (2000-10-18) 18 October 2000 (age 23) Republic of Ireland Bohemians 21 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
33 Ronan Coughlan CF Republic of Ireland Limerick (1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 (age 27) Republic of Ireland Waterford 3 January 2024 Free 30 June 2025
36 Sam Glenfield CF Northern Ireland (2005-05-10) 10 May 2005 (age 18) Northern Ireland Portadown 4 August 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
44 Phoenix Patterson LW Scotland England High Wycombe (2000-09-01) 1 September 2000 (age 23) Republic of Ireland Waterford 1 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
Out on Loan
21 Cian Hayes RW Republic of Ireland England Preston (2003-06-29) 29 June 2003 (age 20) Academy 13 November 2019 Trainee 30 June 2024
25 Connor Teale CB England Harlow (2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 (age 21) Leeds United 19 April 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
27 Harvey Macadam CM England Burnley (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 23) Ashton United 2 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
30 Barry Baggley CM Northern Ireland Belfast (2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 22) Northern Ireland Glentoran 31 August 2018 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
50 Finlay Armstrong LB England Liverpool (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 21) Burnley 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024
51 Maleace Asamoah RW England Oxford (2002-11-15) 15 November 2002 (age 21) New Salamis 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
14 June 2023 GK England Patrick Boyes † England Hartlepool United Undisclosed [3]
1 July 2023 LB England Finlay Armstrong † England Burnley Free Transfer [4]
1 July 2023 RW England Maleace Asamoah England New Salamis Free Transfer [5]
1 July 2023 RM Wales Ryan Broom England Cheltenham Town Free Transfer [6]
1 July 2023 CF England Sam Fishburn England Carlisle United Free Transfer [7]
1 July 2023 CM England Danny Mayor England Plymouth Argyle Free Transfer [8]
1 July 2023 RB England Harry Wright † England Everton Free Transfer [9]
2 July 2023 RM England Theo Williams † England Sheffield United Free Transfer [10]
12 July 2023 LW Republic of Ireland Ryan Graydon Republic of Ireland Derry City Undisclosed [11]
21 September 2023 CB England Ben Heneghan Free agent [12]
3 January 2024 CF Republic of Ireland Ronan Coughlan Republic of Ireland Waterford Free Transfer [13]
8 January 2024 RM England Owen Devonport England Accrington Stanley Free Transfer [14]
1 February 2024 CF Republic of Ireland Tommy Lonergan Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed [15]
1 February 2024 CB England Finley Potter England Sheffield United Undisclosed [16]

† Signed for the Development squad

Out[edit]

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
17 June 2023 CM Northern Ireland Chris Conn-Clarke England Altrincham Undisclosed [17]
26 June 2023 LB England Danny Andrew England Cambridge United Undisclosed [18]
30 June 2023 CM England Daniel Batty England York City Released [19][20]
30 June 2023 RB England Sam Bird England Stockport County Released [21][22]
30 June 2023 DM Northern Ireland Dylan Boyle Northern Ireland Ballymena United Released [21][23]
30 June 2023 GK England Alex Cairns England Salford City Released [19][24]
30 June 2023 CM England Danny Edwards Free agent Released [21]
30 June 2023 CB England Ryan Hand England Boston United Released [21][25]
30 June 2023 CB England Darnell Johnson England Forest Green Rovers Released [19][26]
30 June 2023 MF England Josh Kearns Free agent Released [21]
30 June 2023 RB England Roman Khela Free agent Released [21]
30 June 2023 MF England Kyle King Free agent Released [21]
30 June 2023 LB England Oliver Leggett Free agent Released [21]
30 June 2023 MF England Zane Marsh Free agent Released [21]
30 June 2023 CF England Max McMillan England Wigan Athletic Released [21][27]
30 June 2023 CM Australia Akiel Raffie England Nantwich Town Released [21][28]
30 June 2023 GK Wales Luc Rees Wales Barry Town United Released [21][29]
30 June 2023 DF Italy Chiekh Thiam England Warrington Rylands Released [21][30]
30 June 2023 CM England Ben Thompson Free agent Released [21]
30 June 2023 RB Northern Ireland Jake Wallace Northern Ireland Coleraine Released [21][31]
30 November 2023 CB Democratic Republic of the Congo Aristote Nsiala Free agent Mutual Consent [32]
1 January 2024 CM Scotland Scott Robertson England Notts County Free Transfer [33]
4 January 2024 CB England Drew Baker England Macclesfield Free Transfer [34]
18 January 2024 CF Wales Will Russ England Southport Undisclosed [35]
25 January 2024 CM England Josh Vela England Carlisle United Free Transfer [36]
1 February 2024 LB England Josh Earl England Barnsley Undisclosed [37]
1 February 2024 CF England Jack Marriott Wales Wrexham Undisclosed [38]

Loaned in[edit]

Date Pos Player Loaned from Date until Ref
3 July 2023 LB Scotland Adam Montgomery Scotland Celtic 12 January 2024[a] [39][40]
17 August 2023 CB Republic of Ireland Bosun Lawal Scotland Celtic End of Season [41]
1 September 2023 DM England Xavier Simons England Hull City End of Season [42]
1 September 2023 CF England Kabongo Tshimanga England Peterborough United 1 February 2024[b] [43][44]
12 January 2024 LB England Harry Boyes England Sheffield United End of Season [45]
1 February 2024 DF England Elijah Campbell England Everton End of Season [46]
1 February 2024 CM Republic of Ireland Gavin Kilkenny England Bournemouth End of Season [47]
1 February 2024 LB England Imari Samuels England Brighton & Hove Albion End of Season [48]
  1. ^ On 12 January, Montgomery was recalled back early to Celtic from his season-long loan.
  2. ^ On 1 February, Tshimanga was recalled back early to Peterborough from his season-long loan.

Loaned out[edit]

Date Pos Player Loaned to Date until Ref
4 July 2023 CB England Drew Baker Republic of Ireland Waterford 20 October 2023 [49]
20 July 2023 GK England Patrick Boyes England FC United of Manchester End of Season [50]
21 July 2023 CF Wales Will Russ England Marine 7 November 2023 [51]
5 October 2023 RW Republic of Ireland Cian Hayes England Rochdale 28 November 2023[a][b] [52][53][54]
12 October 2023 CB England Tom Hoyle England Witton Albion 1 January 2024 [55]
13 October 2023 CM Scotland George Morrison England King's Lynn Town 1 February 2024[c] [56][57]
20 October 2023 RB England Billy Jones England King's Lynn Town 18 November 2023 [58]
27 October 2023 AM England Callum Dolan England Torquay United 1 December 2023[d] [59][60]
31 October 2023 RM England Theo Williams England Torquay United 28 November 2023 [61]
23 December 2023 LB England Finlay Armstrong England Rochdale End of Season[e][f][g] [62][63][64][65]
5 January 2024 CM England Bosembo Namputu England Bradford (Park Avenue) 3 February 2024 [66]
8 January 2024 RM England Owen Devonport England King's Lynn Town End of Season [14]
18 January 2024 CM Northern Ireland Barry Baggley Republic of Ireland Waterford End of Season [67]
1 February 2024 RW Republic of Ireland Cian Hayes England Rochdale End of Season [68]
1 February 2024 CB England Connor Teale Scotland Arbroath End of Season [69]
9 February 2024 RW England Maleace Asamoah Republic of Ireland Waterford End of Season [70]
22 February 2024 CM England Harvey Macadam Republic of Ireland Waterford End of Season [71]
28 March 2024 CF England Sam Fishburn England York City End of Season [72]
28 March 2024 CB England Kayden Hughes England Macclesfield End of Season [73]
  1. ^ On 8 November, Hayes' loan at Rochdale was extended by a further month.
  2. ^ On 28 November, Hayes returned a week early from his loan at Rochdale.
  3. ^ On 17 November, Morrison's loan at King's Lynn Town was extended until February.
  4. ^ On 1 December, Dolan was recalled back from his loan at Torquay.
  5. ^ On 22 January, Armstrong's loan at Rochdale was extended by a further month.
  6. ^ On 26 February, Armstrong's loan at Rochdale was extended by a further week.
  7. ^ On 5 March, Armstrong's Rochdale loan was extended until the end of season.

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 14 April, the Cod Army announced they would hold a training camp in Waterford, Ireland between 2 and 8 July.[74] During that tour they confirmed a pre-season friendly against sister club Waterford, who are also owned by Fleetwood owner Andrew Pilley.[75] At the end of May, Fleetwood confirmed they would also host Preston North End and Grimsby Town.[76][77] A fourth friendly was also confirmed in early-June, against Blackburn Rovers.[78] On 8 June a behind-closed-doors friendly with Tranmere Rovers was confirmed.[79] Six days later, a sixth friendly was announced, against Dundee.[80]

1 July 2023 Friendly Burnley 3–2 Fleetwood Town Padiham
12:00 BST Report Trialist
Patterson
Stadium: Barnfield Training Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
4 July 2023 Friendly Waterford 1–5 Fleetwood Town Waterford, Ireland
19:00 BST O'Sullivan 84' Report
Stadium: Waterford Regional Sports Centre
8 July 2023 Friendly Fleetwood Town 1–2 Dundee Waterford, Ireland
12:30 BST Marriott 37' Report Robinson 26'
McCowan 83'
Stadium: Waterford Regional Sports Centre
12 July 2023 Friendly Fleetwood Town 0–2 Heart of Midlothian Thornton-Cleveleys
13:00 BST Report Grant x2' Stadium: Poolfoot Farm
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
15 July 2023 Friendly Tranmere Rovers 4–1 Fleetwood Town Birkenhead
13:00 BST Hawkes x2'
Davies
(o.g.)
Report Hayes Stadium: The Campus
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
21 July 2023 Friendly Fleetwood Town 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Fleetwood
19:00 BST Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
25 July 2023 Friendly Fleetwood Town 0–0 Preston North End Fleetwood
19:00 BST Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
29 July 2023 Friendly Fleetwood Town 1–0 Grimsby Town Fleetwood
15:00 BST Omochere 13' Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League One Matchday 1 41 7 13 21 42 67 −25 017.07
FA Cup First round Second round 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 050.00
EFL Cup First round First round 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
EFL Trophy Group stage Second round 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 050.00
Total 48 10 14 24 55 81 −26 020.83

Last updated: 1 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

League One[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 9 24 35 67 −32 48
20 Burton Albion 46 12 10 24 39 67 −28 46
21 Cheltenham Town (R) 46 12 8 26 41 65 −24 44 Relegated to EFL League Two
22 Fleetwood Town (R) 46 10 13 23 49 72 −23 43
23 Port Vale (R) 46 10 11 25 41 74 −33 41
24 Carlisle United (R) 46 7 9 30 41 81 −40 30
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. 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[81]
(R) Relegated


Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
45 9 13 23 46 72  −26 40 5 5 12 23 32  −9 4 8 11 23 40  −17

Last updated: 20 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round[edit]

Round1234568910111214151671171920212223242526272829303118332333435132363738394142404444354546
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHHHAAHAAH
ResultDLLLLLLDWWLLWDDWLLLLDDLLLLLDWWLDLDDWDDDLLLWLW
Position121720212323242323212122222222212121212222232324242424242222232323232323222222232323232322
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
  • 1 Matchday 7 (vs Blackpool) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
  • 2 Matchday 13 (vs Port Vale) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
  • 3 Matchday 18 (vs Bristol Rovers) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
  • 4 Matchday 40 (vs Blackpool) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
  • 5 Matchday 43 (vs Peterborough United) was postponed due Peterborough's 2024 EFL Trophy final participation.

Matches[edit]

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.[82]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 1 Carlisle United 1–1 Fleetwood Town Carlisle
15:00 BST Huntington Yellow card 4'
Moxon 36'
Mellish Yellow card 42'
Report Sarpong-Wiredu 45+4'
Nsiala Yellow card 73'
Earl Yellow card 85'
Rooney Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 10,279
Referee: Peter Wright
12 August 2023 2 Fleetwood Town 0–2 Cambridge United Fleetwood
15:00 BST Robertson Yellow card 14'
Mayor Yellow card 26'
Vela Yellow card 30'
Report Brophy Yellow card 28'
Digby Yellow card 30' 31'
Ahadme 59'
Lankester Yellow card 73'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,316
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
15 August 2023 3 Bolton Wanderers 3–1 Fleetwood Town Horwich
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 18,485
Referee: Tom Nield
19 August 2023 4 Derby County 1–0 Fleetwood Town Derby
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 24,565
Referee: Lee Swabey
26 August 2023 5 Fleetwood Town 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Fleetwood
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,380
Referee: Ben Speedie
2 September 2023 6 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Fleetwood Town Charlton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 11,309
Referee: Carl Brook
16 September 2023 8 Fleetwood Town 0–3 Oxford United Fleetwood
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,744
Referee: Will Finnie
23 September 2023 9 Burton Albion 1–1 Fleetwood Town Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: Ollie Yates
30 September 2023 10 Fleetwood Town 1–0 Leyton Orient Fleetwood
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,189
Referee: Simon Mather
3 October 2023 11 Cheltenham Town 0–2 Fleetwood Town Cheltenham
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: The Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 3,104
Referee: Sam Purkiss
7 October 2023 12 Fleetwood Town 1–4 Wycombe Wanderers Fleetwood
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,904
Referee: Ross Joyce
21 October 2023 14 Fleetwood Town 0–1 Lincoln City Fleetwood
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,022
Referee: Tom Reeves
24 October 2023 15 Reading 1–2 Fleetwood Town Reading
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 9,490
Referee: Ben Atkinson
28 October 2023 16 Barnsley 2–2 Fleetwood Town Barnsley
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,141
Referee: Neil Hair
1 November 2023 7[83] Fleetwood Town 3–3 Blackpool Fleetwood
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Note: Fixture was previously postponed due to international call-ups.[84]
11 November 2023 17 Fleetwood Town 3–0 Exeter City Fleetwood
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,688
Referee: Thomas Kirk
15 November 2023 19 Fleetwood Town 0–3 Stevenage Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,771
Referee: Christopher Pollard
28 November 2023 20 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Fleetwood Town Wigan
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,129
Referee: Edward Duckworth
9 December 2023 21 Northampton Town 3–0 Fleetwood Town Northampton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,491
Referee: Marc Edwards
16 December 2023 22 Fleetwood Town 0–1 Peterborough United Fleetwood
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,973
Referee: Will Finnie
23 December 2023 23 Portsmouth 1–1 Fleetwood Town Portsmouth
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,412
Referee: Tom Nield
26 December 2023 24 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Carlisle United Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,862
Referee: Adam Herczeg
29 December 2023 25 Fleetwood Town 0–2 Bolton Wanderers Fleetwood
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,922
Referee: Ollie Yates
1 January 2024 26 Shrewsbury Town 3–1 Fleetwood Town Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Croud Meadow
Attendance: 5,537
Referee: Jacob Miles
6 January 2024 27 Fleetwood Town 1–3 Derby County Fleetwood
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 4,045
Referee: Ben Speedie
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was brought forward for TV coverage.[85]
13 January 2024 28 Cambridge United 2–1 Fleetwood Town Cambridge
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Cledara Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,555
Referee: Scott Tallis
20 January 2024 29 Fleetwood Town 0–1 Portsmouth Fleetwood
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Referee: Neil Hair
27 January 2024 30 Wycombe Wanderers 2–2 Fleetwood Town High Wycombe
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
3 February 2024 31 Fleetwood Town 3–0 Port Vale Fleetwood
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,751
Referee: Peter Wright
6 February 2024 18[86] Bristol Rovers 0–2 Fleetwood Town Horfield
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,385
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Note: Fixture was originally schedueld for 18 November, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[87]
10 February 2024 32 Lincoln City 2–1 Fleetwood Town Lincoln
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 8,282
Referee: Daniel Middleton
13 February 2024 33 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Reading Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,082
Referee: Simon Mather
17 February 2024 34 Fleetwood Town 1–2 Barnsley Fleetwood
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,850
Referee: Declan Bourne
24 February 2024 35 Exeter City 1–1 Fleetwood Town Exeter
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 6,547
Referee: Sam Purkiss
27 February 2024 13[88] Port Vale 2–2 Fleetwood Town Burslem
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,358
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 14 October, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[89]
2 March 2024 36 Fleetwood Town 4–2 Wigan Athletic Fleetwood
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,827
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
9 March 2024 37 Stevenage 0–0 Fleetwood Town Stevenage
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 3,911
Referee: Adam Herczeg
12 March 2024 38 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Bristol Rovers Fleetwood
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,456
Referee: Ross Joyce
16 March 2024 39 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Charlton Athletic Fleetwood
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,401
Referee: Tom Reeves
29 March 2024 41 Fleetwood Town 1–2 Cheltenham Town Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,642
Referee: Ollie Yates
1 April 2024 42 Oxford United 4–0 Fleetwood Town Oxford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,631
Referee: Scott Jackson
9 April 2024 40[90] Blackpool 1–0 Fleetwood Town Blackpool
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 10,845
Referee: Marc Edwards
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 23 March, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[90]
13 April 2024 44 Fleetwood Town 2–0 Northampton Town Fleetwood
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Referee: Thomas Kirk
16 April 2024 43[91] Peterborough United 4–1 Fleetwood Town Peterborough
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 6,358
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 6 April, but was postponed due to Peterborough's 2024 EFL Trophy final on the 7 April.[91]
20 April 2024 45 Leyton Orient 0–1 Fleetwood Town Leyton
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Gaughan Group Stadium
Attendance: 8,249
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
27 April 2024 46 Fleetwood Town v Burton Albion Fleetwood
15:00 BST Stadium: Highbury Stadium

FA Cup[edit]

Fleetwood were drawn away to Kidderminster Harriers in the first round[92] and to Cambridge United in the second round.[93]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 November 2023 First round Kidderminster Harriers 1–2 Fleetwood Town Kidderminster
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 2,496
Referee: Matthew Corlett
2 December 2023 Second round Cambridge United 4–0 Fleetwood Town Cambridge
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,387
Referee: Seb Stockbridge

EFL Cup[edit]

Town were drawn away to Port Vale in the first round.[94]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round Port Vale 3–2 Fleetwood Town Burslem
19:45 BST Chislett 18', 72' Yellow card 41'
Arblaster Yellow card 20'
Thomas 58'
Grant Yellow card 68'
Iacovitti Yellow card 90+6'
Report Hayes 5'
Rooney Yellow card 41'
Graydon 47'
Broom Yellow card 66'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 2,743
Referee: Edward Duckworth

EFL Trophy[edit]

In the group stage, Fleetwood Town were drawn into Northern Group D alongside Wigan Athletic and Tranmere Rovers.[95] A day later, Leicester City U21 joined the group.[96] After finishing second in the group, they were drawn away to Derby County in the second round.[97][98]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Wigan Athletic 3 1 2 0 0 10 4 +6 7 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Fleetwood Town 3 2 0 1 0 9 3 +6 7
3 ACA Leicester City U21 3 1 0 0 2 2 11 −9 3
4 L2 Tranmere Rovers 3 0 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 September 2023 Group stage Fleetwood Town 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Fleetwood
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Referee: Scott Simpson
10 October 2023 Group stage Wigan Athletic 3–3 Fleetwood Town Wigan
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Scott Tallis
Penalties
7 November 2023 Group stage Fleetwood Town 4–0 Leicester City U21 Fleetwood
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Referee: Michael Barlow
5 December 2023 Second round Derby County 3–0 Fleetwood Town Derby
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 1,981
Referee: Scott Jackson

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