Fleetwood Town is a Lancashire club whose modern football story links a coastal community with a rise through the English pyramid. Founded in 1908, the club carries maritime character into its identity as The Cod Army, while red and white remain central to its visual tradition. Highbury Stadium sits within Fleetwood’s urban fabric and provides the setting for a professional side in England’s domestic game. This profile presents the club’s current football context alongside its enduring local character.
Fleetwood Town Upcoming matches by league
League Two
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- Regular Season - 15
Fleetwood TownNo H2HTranmere
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- Regular Season - 16
Crawley TownNo H2HFleetwood Town
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- Regular Season - 17
Fleetwood TownNo H2HAccrington ST
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- Regular Season - 18
NorthamptonNo H2HFleetwood Town
EFL Trophy
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- Group North - 7
Fleetwood Town
Leeds United U21
FA Cup
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- 1/128-finals
Fleetwood TownNo H2HRochdale
Highbury Stadium
Fleetwood Town Last matches by league
League Two
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- Regular Season - 14
Fleetwood Town3 - 1Bristol Rovers
Highbury Stadium -
- Regular Season - 13
Exeter City2 - 1Fleetwood Town
St James Park -
- Regular Season - 12
Cheltenham4 - 2Fleetwood Town
New Meadow Park -
- Regular Season - 11
Fleetwood Town2 - 0Rotherham
Highbury Stadium
EFL Trophy
FA Cup
League Cup
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- Round of 16
Fleetwood Town1 - 1Arsenal
Highbury Stadium
Friendlies Clubs
Fleetwood Town Team Roster
Fleetwood Town’s recorded squad contains 26 players across four positional groups. The list includes seven attackers, eight defenders, eight midfielders and three goalkeepers, giving the roster a broad distribution across the pitch. J. Lynch is the listed number one, with J. Pradic and O. Bellizia also covering goal. The defensive group includes D. Andrew, F. Potter, R. Bennett and Kayden Hughes, while A. Cannon, H. Neal, K. Thompson-Sommers and M. Helm feature among the midfield options. Joshua Thomas, W. Davies and R. Coughlan add attacking names to the recorded roster.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
Daniel Kenny Andrew
Finley Potter
Rhys Joseph Wright Bennett
Conor Haughey
Raffaele Cirino
Kayden Hughes
Jesse Dempsey
position Midfielder
Harrison Neal
Andy Cannon
Kane Thompson-Sommers
Mark Helm
Lewis McCann
Adam Murphy
Jake Thomas Batty
Shaun Antony Rooney
C. McLean
J. Robertson
Sean Costelloe
M. Oladiti
D. Animasaun
M. Bamba
position Attacker
Will Davies
Joshua Thomas
Chedwyn Michael Evans
Ronan Liam Coughlan
Aaron Bradley Loupalo-Bi
M. Lane
N. Sawkins
Last Fleetwood Town Coachs
Peter Wild is Fleetwood Town’s current coach, having started the role on December 1, 2024. The appointment followed Charles Adam’s year-long spell, which ran from December 2023 to December 2024. Lee Johnson previously led the side between September and December 2023, after Scott Brown’s tenure from May 2022 to September 2023. Stephen Crainey’s recorded spell began in November 2021 and ended in May 2022. The timeline shows a sequence of recent appointments from England and Scotland, with Wild the latest name in the club’s coaching record.
Peter Wild
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Wild | England | 1 December 2024 | |
| Charles Graham Adam | Scotland | 1 December 2023 | 1 December 2024 |
| Lee David Johnson | England | 1 September 2023 | 1 December 2023 |
| Scott Brown | Scotland | 1 May 2022 | 1 September 2023 |
| 1 November 2021 | |||
| Simon Nicholas Grayson | England | 1 February 2021 | 1 November 2021 |
| Joseph Anthony Barton | England | 1 June 2018 | 1 January 2021 |
| John Sheridan | England | 1 February 2018 | 1 June 2018 |
| Uwe Rösler | Germany | 1 July 2016 | 1 February 2018 |
| Chris Lucketti | England | 1 October 2015 | 6 October 2015 |
| Graham Robert Alexander | England | 1 December 2012 | 1 September 2015 |
| Michael Joseph Mellon | Scotland | 1 September 2008 | 1 December 2012 |
Fleetwood Town Transfers
The recorded arrivals show a mixture of recruitment routes rather than a single transfer type. Free-agent additions include N. Mawene, J. Pradic, Jake Thomas Batty, A. Cannon, Joshua Thomas and D. Andrew. K. Thompson-Sommers arrived in a recorded transfer, while D. Osong, M. Clark and Joshua Alan Powell joined on loan. M. Lane and Z. Medley are listed as loan returns, alongside other return entries from earlier in the cycle. The latest movements therefore combine permanent additions, temporary placements and players coming back from previous loans, with the listed activity representing a recent sample rather than a complete window total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Robertson |
Brighton
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Loan | 31 August 2026 |
| A. Murphy |
Bristol City
|
Loan | 20 August 2026 |
| A. Loupalo-Bi |
Fulham
|
Loan | 13 August 2026 |
| Jake Thomas Batty |
Swindon Town
|
Free agent | 27 July 2026 |
| J. Pradic |
Preston
|
Free agent | 27 July 2026 |
| N. Mawene |
Preston
|
Free agent | 27 July 2026 |
| A. Cannon |
Wrexham
|
Free agent | 13 July 2026 |
| M. Oladiti |
Waterford
|
Free agent | 9 July 2026 |
| S. Costelloe |
Treaty United
|
Free agent | 9 July 2026 |
|
Treaty United
|
Free agent | 9 July 2026 | |
| K. Thompson-Sommers |
Milton Keynes Dons
|
Transfer | 1 July 2026 |
| K. Thompson-Sommers |
Milton Keynes Dons
|
Transfer | 1 July 2026 |
| D. Andrew |
Exeter City
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Joshua Thomas |
Swansea
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| J. Pradic |
Preston
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
Recorded departures include loans, free-agent exits, transfers and players returning to parent clubs. N. Mawene moved to Waterford on loan, while T. Mullarkey went to Carlisle on loan and several players returned from temporary spells, including C. Costello, D. Osong, Joshua Alan Powell and M. Clark. J. Davies and Owen Devonport are listed among free-agent exits, while E. Bonds, L. Hewitson, J. Doherty, D. Harrington and R. Graydon appear in transfer entries. The listed departures are a recent sample, not a complete account of every squad change.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Bolton |
Kerala Blasters
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- | 6 October 2026 |
| J. Norwood |
Scunthorpe
|
Free agent | 24 September 2026 |
Barrow
|
Loan | 4 September 2026 | |
| H. Holgate |
Gateshead
|
Free agent | 3 September 2026 |
| N. Mawene |
Waterford
|
Loan | 28 July 2026 |
| G. Morrison |
Stoke City U21
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- | 27 July 2026 |
| T. Mullarkey |
Carlisle
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Loan | 26 July 2026 |
| G. Morrison |
Stoke City U21
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- | 26 July 2026 |
| Liam Roberts |
Hereford
|
Loan | 24 July 2026 |
| J. Davies |
Tranmere
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Free agent | 20 July 2026 |
| Owen Devonport |
Buxton
|
Free agent | 19 July 2026 |
| E. Bonds |
Salford City
|
Transfer | 13 July 2026 |
| E. Bonds |
Salford City
|
Transfer | 12 July 2026 |
| Z. Medley |
York
|
- | 6 July 2026 |
| Luke Hewitson |
Chester
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Fleetwood Town’s recent movement record, considered, reflects several distinct forms of squad change. The arrivals include free agents, a recorded transfer, loans and returns from loan, while the departures combine loans, free-agent exits, transfers and returns to other clubs. This produces a fluid picture in which players can enter or leave through different contractual routes rather than through one dominant mechanism. The timing is concentrated around the summer of 2026, with additional activity recorded during the preceding season. Some names appear on both sides of the movement record, including players returning from loans or changing status shortly afterwards, so the entries are best understood as individual transactions and status changes rather than a definitive measure of squad turnover. No fee is recorded for the listed movements, and the available movement list is not a complete register. As of the stated date, the pattern documents ongoing roster reshaping without establishing a complete balance of arrivals and departures.
Leagues Fleetwood Town has participated in
Fleetwood Town’s recorded competition history spans the National League and FA Trophy in 2011, followed by League Two from 2012 and League One from 2014. League Two, the FA Cup, League Cup and EFL Trophy all have recorded entries through 2025, making them recent competitions in the club’s record as of August 2026. Friendlies Clubs is recorded from 2020 through 2025 and is likewise recent. League One is historical, with its latest entry in 2023, while the National League and FA Trophy remain historical entries from 2011. The overall profile is rooted in England’s domestic league and cup structure.
More about Fleetwood Town
Fleetwood Town Football Club is based in Fleetwood, Lancashire, on England’s Fylde Coast. The club traces its footballing lineage to its 1908 foundation, while the modern corporate entity followed a 1997 re-establishment. It later climbed through the non-league pyramid before reaching the English Football League. That rise established Fleetwood as a professional club within the domestic English system and gave the town a prominent modern football identity.
Highbury Stadium, on Park Avenue, is the club’s home. The ground is closely woven into Fleetwood’s residential setting, combining modern seated facilities with elements that reflect the character of a traditional English football venue. It functions as more than a match location, serving as the visible centre of the club’s connection with the town and the Fylde Coast.
Fleetwood’s identity is shaped by its maritime surroundings. The nicknames The Cod Army and The Fishermen refer to the port’s deep-sea fishing heritage, while the crest uses seafaring imagery to express local history and community character. Red and white are the club’s primary colours, with the traditional home look built around a red shirt, white detailing and white shorts.
The club operates inside the English Football League structure and has a domestic competition profile spanning league football, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the EFL Trophy. Its recorded history also includes the National League, League One, League Two, the FA Trophy and club friendlies. Fleetwood has no history of regular UEFA club competition participation.
The club is privately owned and operated under family-linked corporate stewardship associated with Willows 96 Holdings Limited. Its governance includes board oversight aligned with EFL requirements and community-trust representation through an independent director. Together, the venue, maritime culture, local continuity and rise through the pyramid define Fleetwood Town’s place in English football as of August 2026.
Last matches statistics for Fleetwood Town
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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Oldham
1 - 0
Fleetwood Town
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2 / 9 |
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0% | 14 | 2 | 2 |
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Fleetwood Town
1 - 2
Rochdale
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5 / 21 |
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0% | 12 | 1 | 4 |
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Salford City
1 - 0
Fleetwood Town
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1 / 12 |
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0% | 6 | 1 | 3 |
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Fleetwood Town
4 - 1
Barnsley
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7 / 11 |
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0% | 11 | 3 | 5 |
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Fleetwood Town
1 - 1
Walsall
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7 / 17 |
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0% | 12 | 4 | 1 |
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Fleetwood Town
2 - 0
Rotherham
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5 / 15 |
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0% | 9 | 4 | 0 |
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Cheltenham
4 - 2
Fleetwood Town
|
4 / 13 |
|
0% | 11 | 3 | 2 |
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Exeter City
2 - 1
Fleetwood Town
|
4 / 14 |
|
0% | 11 | - | 2 |
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Fleetwood Town
1 - 1
Arsenal
|
2 / 3 |
|
0% | 14 | 3 | 5 |
|
Fleetwood Town
3 - 1
Bristol Rovers
|
8 / 21 |
|
69 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
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Fleetwood Town vs Bristol Rovers
League Two 2026 - 1563842
Fleetwood Town vs Arsenal
League Cup 2026 - 1640386
Exeter City vs Fleetwood Town
League Two 2026 - 1563832
Cheltenham vs Fleetwood Town
League Two 2026 - 1563817
Fleetwood Town vs Rotherham
League Two 2026 - 1563806
Fleetwood Town vs Walsall
League Two 2026 - 1563794
2025-2026
1st shirt
2024-2025
1st shirt
2023-2024
1st shirt
2022-2023
1st shirt
2021-2022
1st shirt