The Accrington Stanley Chronicle
Squad10 Aug 2026
Alex Cairns stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Alex Cairns and Accrington Stanley agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Isaac Sinclair in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Accrington Stanley this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market10 Aug 2026
Nicholas Hill steps up from the Accrington Stanley academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Nicholas Hill has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: David Palmer joins the Accrington Stanley first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. David Palmer is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Accrington Stanley promote Steven Phillips from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Steven Phillips has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Liam Harris steps up from the Accrington Stanley academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Liam Harris has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Donald Love
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Donald Love, and the manager let it.
Squad10 Aug 2026
No place for Bobby Kamwa in the new shape
He is not being dropped. There is simply nowhere in the formation Accrington Stanley are playing to put a man who does what he does, which is a harder thing to be told than any team sheet.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
A loan move for Tyrese Francois is in the works
Accrington Stanley have made the call to Wigan Athletic. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.
In brief
- Transfer targets Accrington Stanley try to borrow Enock Agyei
- Transfer targets Accrington Stanley try to borrow Devlan Moses
- Squad 6 new faces, and Accrington Stanley are still learning each other