2023–24 Salford City F.C. season

Salford City
2023–24 season
Owner	Project 92 Ltd
Head Coach	Neil Wood; (until 27 December); Karl Robinson; (from 5 January)
Stadium	Moor Lane
League Two	20th
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	Third round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Matt Smith (14); All: Matt Smith (14)
Highest home attendance	3,633 (15 September 2023 vs Notts County)
Lowest home attendance	2,006 (30 September 2023 vs Newport County)
Average home league attendance	2,714 (7 October 2023)
Biggest win	4–2 (7 October 2023 vs Crewe Alexandra)
Biggest defeat	1-5 (26 December 2023 vs Tranmere Rovers);
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →
	All statistics correct as of 27 December 2023.

The 2023–24 season is the 84th season in the history of Salford City and their fifth consecutive season in League Two. The club are participating in League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Current squad

As of 23 March 2024

No.	Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Alex Cairns	GK	Doncaster	(1993-01-04) 4 January 1993 (age 31)	Fleetwood Town	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
31	Joel Torrance	GK	Bolton	(2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 22)	Altrincham	24 July 2021	Free	30 June 2024
Defenders
2	Ethan Ingram	RB	Gloucester	(2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 (age 21)	West Bromwich Albion	1 September 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
3	Declan John	LB	Merthyr Tydfil	(1995-06-30) 30 June 1995 (age 29)	Bolton Wanderers	1 September 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
5	Adrian Mariappa	CB	Harrow	(1986-10-03) 3 October 1986 (age 38)	Burton Albion	23 March 2023	Free	30 June 2024
16	Curtis Tilt	CB	Walsall	(1991-08-04) 4 August 1991 (age 33)	Wigan Athletic	18 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
29	Luke Garbutt	LB	Harrogate	(1993-05-21) 21 May 1993 (age 31)	Blackpool	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
32	Liam Shephard	RB	Pentre	(1994-11-22) 22 November 1994 (age 30)	Newport County	1 July 2021	Free	30 June 2025
42	Theo Vassell	CB	Stoke-on-Trent	(1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 27)	Wrexham	12 November 2021	Free	30 June 2024
49	Jacob Lara	CB			Academy	27 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
50	Tosin Olopade	RB			Burnley	27 July 2023	Free	30 June 2024
Midfielders
4	Ossama Ashley	CM	Greenwich	(2000-02-23) 23 February 2000 (age 24)	Colchester United	30 June 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
6	Elliot Watt	CM	Preston	(2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 24)	Bradford City	1 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
7	Ryan Watson	DM	Crewe	(1993-07-07) 7 July 1993 (age 31)	Tranmere Rovers	14 January 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
8	Matty Lund	CM	Manchester	(1990-11-21) 21 November 1990 (age 34)	Rochdale	1 July 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
14	Stevie Mallan	CM	Glasgow	(1996-03-25) 25 March 1996 (age 28)	Yeni Malatyaspor	1 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
19	Jez Davies	CM	London	(2004-07-10) 10 July 2004 (age 20)	Burnley	24 January 2024	Free	30 June 2025
20	Daniel Chesters	RM	Hitchin	(2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 (age 22)	West Ham United	1 February 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
30	Kelly N'Mai	RM		(2004-05-01) 1 May 2004 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2021	Trainee	30 June 2024
47	Liam Humbles	CM		(2003-12-05) 5 December 2003 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
52	Jordan Fankwe	CM		(2003-01-09) 9 January 2003 (age 21)	Watford	27 July 2023	Free	30 June 2024
56	Kyrell Malcom	CM			Academy	24 November 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
—	Alfie Henderson	CM			Academy	1 January 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
Forwards
9	Callum Hendry	CF	Lytham St Annes	(1997-12-08) 8 December 1997 (age 26)	St Johnstone	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
11	Connor McLennan	RW	Peterhead	(1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 25)	Aberdeen	25 July 2023	Free	30 June 2024
17	Matt Smith	CF	Birmingham	(1989-06-07) 7 June 1989 (age 35)	Millwall	19 January 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
18	Conor McAleny	CF	Huyton	(1992-08-12) 12 August 1992 (age 32)	Oldham Athletic	1 July 2021	Free	30 June 2025
39	Callum Morton	CF	Torquay	(2000-01-19) 19 January 2000 (age 24)	Fleetwood Town	13 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
45	Djavan Pedro	CF		(2003-12-05) 5 December 2003 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2024
48	Ben Collins	CM			Academy	23 September 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024q
51	Sandro Da Costa	CF	Galway		FC United of Manchester	31 July 2023	Free	30 June 2024
54	Junior Luamba	CF		(2003-04-27) 27 April 2003 (age 21)	Oldham Athletic	29 September 2023	Free	30 June 2026
Out on Loan
23	Kevin Berkoe	LB		(2001-07-05) 5 July 2001 (age 23)	Oxford United	29 September 2020	Free	30 June 2024
36	Marcus Dackers	CF		(2003-01-09) 9 January 2003 (age 21)	Brighton & Hove Albion	1 July 2021	Free	30 June 2024
53	Jacob Hamman	CM			Academy	13 November 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
30 June 2023	CM	Ossama Ashley	Colchester United	Undisclosed	^[3]
1 July 2023	GK	Alex Cairns	Fleetwood Town	Free Transfer	^[4]
1 July 2023	LB	Luke Garbutt	Blackpool	Free Transfer	^[5]
18 July 2023	CB	Curtis Tilt	Wigan Athletic	Free Transfer	^[6]
25 July 2023	RW	Connor McLennan	Aberdeen	Free Transfer	^[7]
27 July 2023	RW	Sandro Da Costa †	FC United of Manchester	Free Transfer	^[8]
27 July 2023	CM	Jordan Fankwe †	Watford	Free Transfer	^[8]
27 July 2023	RB	Tosin Olopade †	Burnley	Free Transfer	^[8]
29 September 2023	CF	Junior Luamba †	Oldham Athletic	Free Transfer	^[9]
24 January 2024	CM	Jez Davies	Burnley	Free Transfer	^[10]

† Initially signed for the 'B team

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
30 June 2023	CB	Ashley Eastham	Free agent	Released	^[11]
30 June 2023	DM	Jason Lowe	Port Vale	Released	^[11]^[12]
30 June 2023	CM	Shane McLoughlin	Newport County	Released	^[11]^[13]
30 June 2023	RB	James Melhado	Truro City	Released	^[11]^[14]
30 June 2023	CB	Richard Nartey	Free agent	Released	^[11]
30 June 2023	CB	Josh O'Brien	Hamilton Academical	Released	^[11]^[15]
30 June 2023	CF	Colin Oppong	Glenavon	Released	^[11]^[16]
30 June 2023	CM	Adam Porter	Truro City	Released	^[11]^[17]
30 June 2023	CM	Matt Sargent	Radcliffe	Released	^[11]^[18]
30 June 2023	AM	Elliot Simões	Al-Qaisumah	Released	^[11]^[19]
30 June 2023	LB	Ibou Touray	Stockport County	End of Contract	^[20]^[21]
8 August 2023	CB	Ryan Leak	Ross County	Undisclosed	^[22]
9 January 2023	AM	Odin Bailey	Stockport County	Undisclosed	^[23]
1 February 2024	RB	Luke Bolton	Wrexham	Undisclosed	^[24]

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Until	Ref
25 July 2023	GK	Joe Wright	Millwall	8 January 2024	^[25]
1 September 2023	RB	Ethan Ingram	West Bromwich Albion	End of Season	^[26]
1 September 2023	LB	Declan John	Bolton Wanderers	End of Season^[a]	^[27]^[28]
1 February 2024	RM	Daniel Chesters	West Ham United	End of Season	^[29]

^ On 5 January, John's loan from Bolton was extended until the end of season.

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Until	Ref
1 September 2023	AM	Odin Bailey	Stockport County	1 January 2024	^[30]
1 September 2023	CF	Callum Morton	Forest Green Rovers	End of Season	^[31]
24 November 2023	CF	Marcus Dackers	Altrincham	2 January 2024	^[32]
12 January 2024	CF	Marcus Dackers	Southend United	End of Season	^[33]
2 February 2024	CM	Jacob Hamman	Nantwich Town	End of Season	^[34]
9 February 2024	CM	Ben Collins	Clitheroe	9 March 2024	^[35]
8 March 2024	LB	Kevin Berkoe	Woking	End of Season	^[36]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 26 May, the club announced their pre-season schedule, with friendlies against West Bromwich Albion, Bolton Wanderers, Radcliffe and AFC Fylde.^[37] A training camp in Alicante along with a friendly against Derby County was also confirmed.^[38] On July 10, a sixth pre-season friendly was confirmed, against Plymouth Argyle.^[39]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

8 July 2023 Friendly	Radcliffe	0–3	Salford City	Radcliffe
15:00 BST			Smith 24' Trialist C 85' McAleny 88'	Stadium: Neuven Stadium

15 July 2023 Friendly	Salford City	1–1	Derby County	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
12:00 CEST 11:00 BST	Bailey 49'		Mendez-Laing 58'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

19 July 2023 Friendly	Salford City	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	Kersal
19:45 BST	Ashley 70' Dackers 73'		Gardner-Hickman 55', 58'	Stadium: Moor Lane

22 July 2023 Friendly	Salford City	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	Kersal
15:00 BST	Hendry 50'	Report	Thomason 73' Morley 87'	Stadium: Moor Lane

25 July 2023 Friendly	Plymouth Argyle	Cancelled	Salford City	Plymouth
19:30 BST				Stadium: Home Park
Note: Fixture was cancelled due to Home Park being unplayable at the time.^[40]

29 July 2023 Friendly	AFC Fylde	2–0	Salford City	Medlar-with-Wesham
15:00 BST	Barrett 21' Haughton 30'	Report		Stadium: Mill Farm Sports Village

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League Two	5 August		Matchday 1		39	11	11	17	58	72	−14	028.21
FA Cup			Third round		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
EFL Cup	8 August	26 September	First round	Third round	3	0	2	1	3	7	−4	000.00
EFL Trophy	5 September	31 October	Group stage	Group Stage	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Total					43	11	13	19	61	82	−21	025.58

Last updated: 17 March 2024
Source: Soccerway

League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
17	Accrington Stanley	46	16	9	21	63	71	−8	57
18	Newport County	46	16	7	23	62	76	−14	55
19	Swindon Town	46	14	12	20	77	83	−6	54
20	Salford City	46	13	12	21	66	82	−16	51
21	Grimsby Town	46	11	16	19	57	74	−17	49
22	Colchester United	46	11	12	23	59	80	−21	45
23	Sutton United (R)	46	9	15	22	59	84	−25	42	Relegated to National League

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^[41]
(R) Relegated

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
46	13	12	21	66	82	−16	51	5	8	10	37	46	−9	8	4	11	29	36	−7

Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	21¹	30	31	32	33	34	35	29²	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	D	W	D	W	W	D	D	W	L	D	L	L	D	W	W	L	L	L	L	W	D
Position	4	5	12	5	10	17	18	19	21	20	17	13	15	16	13	13	15	15	17	18	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	19	20	20	20	20	20	20

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

¹ Matchday 21 (vs Bradford City) was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
² Matchday 29 (vs Colchester United) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.^[42]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

5 August 2023 1	Forest Green Rovers	0–2	Salford City	Nailsworth
15:00 BST	McCann 43' Robson 72' Bunker 90'	Report	Hendry 17' McAleny 52' Garbutt 72' Bolton 90+2' Smith 90+5'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,936 Referee: Daniel Middleton

12 August 2023 2	Salford City	1–1	Crawley Town	Kersal
15:00 BST	McAleny 47' McLennan 72'	Report	Conroy 31' Garbutt 40' (o.g.) Kelly 64' Gordon 77' Ransom 82'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,255 Referee: Martin Coy

15 August 2023 3	Grimsby Town	2–0	Salford City	Cleethorpes
19:45 BST	Eisa 20', 65'	Report	Ashley 33' 49' Lund 70' Mallan 73' Vassell 90+3'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,968 Referee: Peter Wright

19 August 2023 4	Tranmere Rovers	3–4	Salford City	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Jennings 6' Dennis 36' Jolley 87' Turnbull 90+5'	Report	Lund 9' Smith 34' Hendry 46', 68' 70' 85'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 9,594 Referee: Scott Tallis

26 August 2023 5	Salford City	1–2	Accrington Stanley	Kersal
15:00 BST	Garbutt 20' Tilt 39' Watson 88' (pen) Hendry 89'	Report	Whalley 24' Andrews 35' 45' Rich-Baghuelou 38' Conneely 87'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,520 Referee: Charles Breakspear

2 September 2023 6	Morecambe	1–0	Salford City	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Mellon 25'	Report	Lund 90+5'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,458 Referee: Will Finnie

9 September 2023 7	Salford City	1–2	Walsall	Kersal
15:00 BST	Smith 15' Mallan 56' Ashley 75'	Report	Draper 59' Stirk 76' McEntee 77'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,847 Referee: Paul Howard

15 September 2023 8	Salford City	0–2	Notts County	Kersal
19:45 BST	Ingram 76' McAleny 84' Watt 86' Berkoe 87' 90+3'	Report	McGoldrick 37' Crowley 63' 68' O'Brien 82' Nemane 88' 90+1'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 3,633 Referee: Scott Simpson

23 September 2023 9	Harrogate Town	3–2	Salford City	Harrogate
15:00 BST	Thomson 16' (pen) Folarin 23' McDonald 74' *Odoh 80' Sutton 84'	Report	Watt 18' Tilt 29' Smith 58' *McAleny 66'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,303 Referee: Ben Atkinson

30 September 2023 10	Salford City	2–1	Newport County	Kersal
15:00 BST	Lund 25' Tilt 41' Drysdale 45+6' (o.g.)	Report	Wildig 5' Morris 31' 56' Evans 61'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,006 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

3 October 2023 11	Sutton United	0–2	Salford City	Sutton
19:45 BST	Kizzi 12'	Report	Smith 23' 54' Bolton 44' N'Mai 65' Lund 77'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 2,031 Referee: Lee Swabey

7 October 2023 12	Salford City	4–2	Crewe Alexandra	Kersal
15:00 BST	Ingram 35' Smith 45+3', 58' Watt 68' Watson 71' Berkoe 90+1'	Report	Baker-Richardson 27' 38' 90+3' O'Riordan 59'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 3,025 Referee: Thomas Kirk

14 October 2023 13	Wrexham	3–2	Salford City	Wrexham
15:00 BST	Lee 39' (McClean) Jones 45+2' O'Connell 75' Mullin 80' Fletcher 88' Davies 89' (Dalby)	Report	Smith 15' (Mallan) 36' (Lund) Ingram 45+1' Tilt 45+2' Shephard 60' Bolton 81'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,771 Referee: Ben Toner

21 October 2023 14	Salford City	2–2	Swindon Town	Kersal
15:00 BST	Ingram 7' Watt 15' Smith 34' Lund 76' Tilt 84' Humbles 90+5'	Report	Hutton 11' Brewitt 12' Austin 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,523 Referee: Lewis Smith

24 October 2023 15	Doncaster Rovers	0–3	Salford City	Doncaster
19:45 GMT		Report	Smith 1', 26', 77' Ingram 40' Mariappa 44'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 5,861 Referee: Neil Hair

28 October 2023 16	Barrow	0–0	Salford City	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Gotts 2' Spence 31'	Report		Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,053 Referee: Jacob Miles

11 November 2023 17	Salford City	1–2	Mansfield Town	Kersal
15:00 BST	Smith 22' Ingram 87'	Report	Bowery 19' Reed 31' Keillor-Dunn 37' Macdonald 44'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 3,281 Referee: Ross Joyce

18 November 2023 18	Gillingham	3–1	Salford City	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Mahoney 22' Clark 26' Nichols 54' 76' Jefferies 62'	Report	Smith 37' Mallan 44'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,431 Referee: Paul Howard

25 November 2023 19	Salford City	2–4	Milton Keynes Dons	Kersal
15:00 GMT	Lund 33' N'Mai 36' Watson 45+2' (pen.) Mariappa 64'	Report	Dean 10' Tomlinson 50', 72' 73' Williams 67' Harrison 88'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,508 Referee: Scott Jackson

28 November 2023 20	Stockport County	0–0	Salford City	Stockport
19:45 GMT	Croasdale 61' Southam-Hales 76'	Report	Tilt 34' N'Mai 58'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 8,790 Referee: Ollie Yates

16 December 2023 22	Salford City	0–0	AFC Wimbledon	Kersal
15:00 GMT	N'Mai 71' Garbutt 88'	Report	Reeves 9'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,338 Referee: Ben Speedie

22 December 2023 23	Colchester United	2–1	Salford City	Colchester
19:45 GMT	Read 17' Hall 29' Taylor 31', 42' Mitchell 74' Cooper 89' Akinde 90+3'	Report	Ingram 38' McAleny 90+1'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,560 Referee: Will Finnie

26 December 2023 24	Salford City	1–5	Tranmere Rovers	Kersal
15:00 GMT	Watt 45+2' McAleny 45+3' 72' Lund 55' Smith 87' Garbutt 90+4'	Report	Saunders 12' Morris 35' Turnbull 45' Jennings 50' Hendry 64' Hawkes 90+3'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 4,576 Referee: Ben Toner

29 December 2023 25	Salford City	0–3	Grimsby Town	Kersal
19:45 GMT		Report	Clifton 39' Mullarkey 70' Rose 84', 86'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,921 Referee: Dale Baines

1 January 2024 26	Accrington Stanley	3–0	Salford City	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Whalley 14' Gubbins 17' Nolan 33' (pen.), 40' Martin 45+3' J. Woods 67' B. Woods 86'	Report	Bolton 64' Tilt 67'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,735 Referee: Matthew Corlett

6 January 2024 27	Salford City	2–2	Forest Green Rovers	Kersal
15:00 GMT	Smith 4' Watt 21' Garbutt 41' Mariappa 72' 90' Watson 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Bunker 23' McCann 39' Inniss 59' 90' Stevens 70' Dabo 88'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,355 Referee: Charles Breakspear

13 January 2024 28	Crawley Town	0–1	Salford City	Crawley
15:00 GMT	Williams 34'	Report	Garbutt 13' Vassell 37' Bolton 68' N'Mai 80'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,970 Referee: Declan Bourne

23 January 2024 21^[43]	Bradford City	1–1	Salford City	Bradford
19:45 GMT	Halliday 20'	Report	Watt 13' Watson 14'	Stadium: Valley Parade Referee: Martin Woods
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 9 December, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.^[44]

27 January 2024 30	Crewe Alexandra	2–3	Salford City	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Rowe 27' 44' Nevitt 45+2'	Report	Smith 4', 55', 85' John 23' Garbutt 40' Lund 89' Hendry 90+4'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,938 Referee: Stephen Parkinson

3 February 2024 31	Salford City	3–1	Wrexham	Kersal
15:00 GMT	Vassell 6' Watt 16' Smith 56'	Report	Dalby 41'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 4,591 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

10 February 2024 32	Swindon Town	1–1	Salford City	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Khan 24' Glatzel 39' Godwin-Malife 53' McEachran 82'	Report	Hendry 90+2'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 8,272 Referee: Darren Drysdale

13 February 2024 33	Salford City	2–2	Doncaster Rovers	Kersal
19:45 GMT	Wood 14' (o.g.) Watt 55' Luamba 56' Tilt 61' Garbutt 63' 89'	Report	Tilt 12' (o.g.) Craig 64' Adelakun 71' Bailey 74'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,592 Referee: Martin Woods

17 February 2024 34	Salford City	5–3	Barrow	Kersal
15:00 GMT	Hendry 26', 67' Luamba 40' Watt 54' McAleny 57' John 62' Smith 77', 86'	Report	Stockton 42', 90' Warren 47' Worrall 87'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 3,416 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

24 February 2024 35	Mansfield Town	5–1	Salford City	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	Cargill 17', 45+8' Swan 18' Keillor-Dunn 57' Akins 81' Reed 90+5' Boateng 90+8'	Report	Luamba 42' Watson 48' Vassell 73' Lund 74' Garbutt 87'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 7,166 Referee: Craig Hicks

27 February 2024 29^[45]	Salford City	1–1	Colchester United	Kersal
19:45 GMT	Smith 45' Morton 74' Mariappa 83' Humbles 88' Ingram 90+3'	Report	Iandolo 45+3' Ihionvien 75' Hall 90+4'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,438 Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 29 January, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.^[46]

2 March 2024 36	Salford City	0–2	Gillingham	Kersal
15:00 GMT	Ingram 17' Tilt 35' Cairns 52'	Report	Masterson 36' Ogie 43' Dieng 51'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,995 Referee: Ross Joyce

9 March 2024 37	Milton Keynes Dons	3–1	Salford City	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Lofthouse 27' Gilbey 31' Tezgel 45+7' Harrison 74' Bate 74'	Report	Smith 12', 54' McLennan 20' McAleny 71' Vassell 74' Lund 82'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,544 Referee: Dean Whitestone

14 March 2024 38	Salford City	2–2	Stockport County	Kersal
20:00 GMT	Garbutt 8' 25' Tilt 39' Luamba 45+5' Watson 66' John 71'	Report	Horsfall 49' Touray 51' 77' Olaofe 64'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 3,827 Referee: Ollie Yates
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 12 March, but was moved back for live Sky Sports coverage.^[47]

17 March 2024 39	Salford City	3–1	Morecambe	Kersal
14:00 GMT	McLennan 13', 86' Hendry 50' Tilt 79'	Report	Vassell 61' (o.g.) Garner 34'	Stadium: Moor Lane Referee: Sam Purkiss
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 16 March, but was moved due to the Stockport home game being rescheduled.^[47]

23 March 2024 40	Notts County	1–2	Salford City	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Crowley 53'	Report	McAleny 31', 87', 80' Mariappa 49' Hendry 54'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 9,967 Referee: Adam Herczeg

29 March 2024 41	Salford City	1–2	Sutton United	Kersal
15:00 GMT	Watson 50' Vassell 90'	Report	Smith 20' Sanderson 45+2', 63' 56' N'Guessan 88' Beautyman 90+4'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,983 Referee: Paul Howard

1 April 2024 42	Walsall	2–1	Salford City	Bescot
15:00 BST	Matt 9' Faal 90+2'	Report	Garbutt 41' Mariappa 50' Lund 61'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 6,189 Referee: Daniel Middleton

6 April 2024 43	AFC Wimbledon	1–0	Salford City	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Bugiel 70' Johnson 81' Brown 90+6' Neufville 90+7'	Report	McAleny 7' McLennan 24' Watt 32' 90+9' Garbutt 33' Watson 45+2' Lund 45+5' Tilt 65' Vassell 90+9'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 7,749 Referee: Ben Atkinson

13 April 2024 44	Salford City	1–2	Bradford City	Kersal
15:00 BST	Hendry 18' Chesters 33' Lund 36' Smith 87'	Report	Platt 22' Kavanagh 45+3', 77' Tomkinson 83' Halliday 86'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 3,517 Referee: Jacob Miles

20 April 2024 45	Newport County	0–1	Salford City	Newport
15:00 BST	Jameson 13' Morris 42'	Report	Hendry 14' McLennan 41' Luamba 66' Smith 90+2'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,423 Referee: Edward Duckworth

27 April 2024 46	Salford City	2–2	Harrogate Town	Kersal
15:00 BST	Hendry 5' Watson 33'	Report	Mcdonald 17' Odoh 27' Sims 34' Folds 45+2'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,922 Referee: David Rock

FA Cup

Salford were drawn away to Peterborough United in the first round.^[48]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

4 November 2023 First round	Peterborough United	2–2	Salford City	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Katongo 7' Jones 47' Fernandez 90+3'	Report	Mallan 5' Garbutt 36' Sturge 69' (o.g.) N'Mai 81'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 4,066 Referee: Sam Purkiss

14 November 2023 First round replay	Salford City	4–4 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Peterborough United	Kersal
19:45 GMT	Tilt 4', 54' Knight 61' (o.g.) Garbutt 90+5' Mallan 104'	Report	Randall 16' Mason-Clark 18' Collins 45+1' 59' Crichlow 82' Clarke-Harris 120+3'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 1,030 Referee: Darren Drysdale
	Penalties
	Watson Mallan Dackers Garbutt Watt Lund McLennan		Clarke-Harris Poku Mason-Clark Wakeling Ajiboye Dornelly Collins

EFL Cup

Salford were drawn away to Preston North End in the first round^[49] and then at home to Leeds United in the second round^[50] and Burnley in the third round.^[51]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round	Preston North End	2–2 (2–4 p)	Salford City	Preston
19:45 BST	Woodburn 44' Holmes 50' 50' Best 90+7'	Report	McLennan 5', 38' 27' Cairns 80'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 6,790 Referee: Tom Reeves
	Penalties
	Ledson Keane Best Frøkjær-Jensen		Smith McAleny Mallan Garbutt

29 August 2023 Second round	Salford City	1–1 (9–8 p)	Leeds United	Kersal
19:45 BST	Smith 34'	Report	Struijk 76'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 3,147 Referee: Oliver Langford
	Penalties
	Mallan McAleny Watson Dackers McLennan Lund Bolton Mariappa Tilt Ashley		Greenwood Struijk Rutter Gnonto Sinisterra Hjelde Cresswell Ampadu Summerville Shackleton
Note: Live on Sky Sports

26 September 2023 Third round	Salford City	0–4	Burnley	Kersal
19:45 BST	Olopade 44'	Report	Berge 12' Bruun Larsen 20' O'Shea 37' Rodriguez 78' Odobert 81'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 3,305 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Salford were drawn alongside Bolton Wanderers, Stockport County and Manchester United U21.^[52]^[53]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Bolton Wanderers	3	3	0	0	0	13	1	+12	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Stockport County	3	1	0	1	1	4	4	0	4	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Salford City	3	1	0	0	2	5	9	−4	3
4	ACA	Manchester United U21	3	0	1	0	2	5	13	−8	2

Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

5 September 2023 Group stage	Bolton Wanderers	3–0	Salford City	Horwich
19:45 BST	Mendes Gomes 1' Santos 12' Morley 53' Matheson 90+7'	Report	Berkoe 45'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 2,983 Referee: Aaron Jackson

10 October 2023 Group stage	Salford City	1–3	Stockport County	Kersal
19:30 BST	Dackers 3' Mallan 16' Pedro 29'		Madden 20' (pen.), 52', 67' Pond 72'	Stadium: Moor Lane

31 October 2023 Group stage	Salford City	4–3	Manchester United U21	Kersal
19:30 GMT	McAleny 24' 55' Lund 27' 58' 87' (pen.), 90+5' (pen.) Collins 37' Da Costa 42'	Report	Shoretire 7' 45+5' 51' Collyer 45+3' Forson 47' Bennett 90+4'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 1,799 Referee: David Rock

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[27] On 5 January, John's loan from Bolton was extended until the end of season.

[1] "Salford part company with head coach Wood". British Broadcasting Corporation. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[2] "Karl Robinson Appointed New Head Coach". Salford City FC. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.

[3] "Ossama Ashley Becomes Signing Number Six". Salford City FC. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

[4] "Signing number 1 checks in". Salford City FC. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[5] "Salford sign Garbutt as Shephard agrees new deal". British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

[6] "Curtis Tilt signs for The Ammies". Salford City FC. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

[7] "Salford City snap up winger Connor McLennan". Salford City FC. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[TrioJoinB-8] "Three new signings for the B Team". Salford City FC. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

[9] "Junior Luamba signs for Salford City B". Salford City FC. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

[10] "Jez Davies signs for Salford". Salford City FC. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

[RetainedList-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Retained And Released List 2022-23". Salford City FC. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

[12] "Jason Lowe joins the Valiants". Port Vale FC. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

[13] "Shane McLoughlin joins Newport on two-year deal". British Broadcasting Corporation. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

[14] "JAMES MELHADO SIGNS FOR CITY". www.trurocityfc.net. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

[15] "Hamilton Academical FC are delighted to announce the signing of Josh O'Brien from Salford City". Twitter. Hamilton Accies FC. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

[16] "Colin Oppong Joins Glenavon". Glenavon FC. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[17] "Adam Porter: Truro City re-sign midfielder after Salford City exit". BBC Sport. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

[18] "Matt Sargent arrives at the Neuven Stadium". www.radcliffefc.com. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

[19] "ايليتو سيموس Ellliot Simoes ينضم لأبطال #الكتيبة_الحمراء".

[20] "Ibou Touray To Leave The Club". Salford City FC. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.

[21] "Touray becomes first signing of the Summer". Stockport County FC. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

[22] "Ryan Leak joins the Staggies!". Ross County FC. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

[23] "Odin Bailey completes Stockport transfer". Salford City FC. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.

[24] "Luke Bolton leaves for Wrexham". Salford City FC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[25] "Salford bring Joe Wright in on loan". Salford City FC. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[26] "Ethan Ingram seals Salford City loan move". West Bromwich Albion FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[28] "John Secures Salford Loan Move". Bolton Wanderers FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[29] "Dec's Staying For The Season". Salford City FC. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

[30] "Winger arrives on loan from West Ham". Salford City FC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[31] "Stockport County sign Salford City midfielder on loan". British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[32] "Morton joins Rovers on loan". Forest Green Rovers FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[33] "Phil lands long-term target as marksman Marcus signs on loan". Altrincham FC. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

[34] "Marcus Dackers goes out on loan". Salford City FC. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.

[35] "Jacob Hamman joins Nantwich Town on loan". Salford City FC. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

[36] "Ben Collins loaned to Clitheroe". Salford City FC. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

[37] "Kev Berkoe Goes Out On Loan". Salford City FC. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.

[38] "Pre-Season Schedule Announced". Salford City FC. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.

[39] "Salford To Visit Spain In Pre-Season". Salford City FC. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.

[40] "Plymouth Argyle Visit Confirmed". Salford City FC. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

[41] "Plymouth Argyle friendly cancelled". Salford City FC. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

[EFL_Regulationsb-42] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[43] "Salford Start Away". Salford City FC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[44] "New date for Bradford away". Salford City FC. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

[45] "Match Off: Bradford City v Salford City". Salford City FC. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

[46] "Colchester game re-arranged". Salford City FC. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

[47] "Colchester game postponed". Salford City FC. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

[StockportMorecambe-48] "Stockport and Morecambe games in March moved". Salford City FC. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.

[49] "First Round Proper Draw". The Football Association. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

[50] "Preston in the Carabao Cup". Salford City FC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[51] "See the Carabao Cup Round Two draw". English Football League. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

[52] "Carabao Cup Round Three draw confirmed". English Football League. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[53] "Additional EFL cup competition draw details". Salford City FC. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.

[54] "EFL Trophy Group E finalised". Salford City FC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

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