Ahead of the 2025/26 Sky Bet League Two season, we are taking a look at the other 23 teams that make up the division.
We are continuing with Salford City:
FACT FILE
Team Name: Salford City Football Club
Nickname: The Ammies
Year Founded: 1940
Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Capacity: 5,106
2024/25 Finish: 8th in Sky Bet League Two
MANAGER
Karl Robinson was appointed manager of Salford City in January 2024 – 11 months after his previous managerial job at Oxford United. He was initially tasked to steady the ship and keep the club in the EFL, which he did. Last season, he turned them into paly-off contenders, but they missed out on the final day as Chesterfield pipped them to the final place.
Record with Salford City:
P 75 W 28 D 22 L 25 GF 107 GA 112
KEY PLAYER
Salford City have a lot of attacking talent at their disposal but potentially no-one better than Col Stockton. The forward has shown in previous years that he knows where the back of the net is. Last season, he put up good numbers which included six goals in his final eight games.
Last season in numbers:
Appearances – 43
Goals – 17
Assists – 2
Yellow Cards – 3
Red Cards – 0
Minutes Played – 2,843
PLAYED FOR BOTH
Adam Rooney joined Chesterfield on a four-month loan from Stoke City on deadline day in August 2006. The forward scored seven times in his 24-game spell at Saltergate. He returned to Stoke in January 2007.
In the summer of 2018, Salford City made headline news by announcing the signing of Rooney from Aberdeen for an undisclosed fee. He scored 23 times in his first season as he helped the club win promotion to League Two via the National League play-offs. After one more season at the Peninsula Stadium, Rooney left to join Solihull Moors.
HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD
P 5 W 3 D 1 L 1
Last five meetings:
Salford City 0-4 Chesterfield – League Two – Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Chesterfield 1-1 Salford City – League Two – Saturday, August 24, 2024
Salford City 0-2 Chesterfield – FA Cup – Sunday, December 5, 2021
Chesterfield 2-0 Salford City – National League – Saturday, December 8, 2018
Salford City 3-2 Chesterfield – National League – Saturday, August 18, 2018
Chesterfield and Salford City have only met five times in competitive games. The Spireites hold the better record after recording three wins to Salford’s one. Paul Cook’s side picked up four points in the two fixtures last term.
