2020–21 Coventry City F.C. season

The 2020–21 season was Coventry City's 137th season in their history and the first season back in the EFL Championship for 8 years and the club's second and final season at St Andrew's. Alongside the Championship, the club participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

Coventry City F.C.

2020–21 season
Chairman	Tim Fisher
Manager	Mark Robins
Stadium	St Andrew's
Championship	16th
FA Cup	Third round vs Norwich City
EFL Cup	Second round vs Gillingham
Top goalscorer	League: Tyler Walker (7) All: Tyler Walker (8)
Biggest win	6–1 vs. Millwall (Championship, 8 May 2021)
Biggest defeat	4–0 vs. Blackburn Rovers (Championship, 24 October 2020)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 8 May 2021.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Pre-season

On 10 July, Coventry City announced they would travel to Scotland to face Scottish Premiership side Rangers in a behind closed doors friendly on July 25.^[1] The Sky Blues added a second pre-season friendly against Swindon Town which would also be played behind closed doors on August 15,^[2] and a third against Peterborough United on August 29.^[3] Two more were later added to the schedule against Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 and Milton Keynes Dons.^[4] A further friendly against Burton Albion on 25 August was also confirmed.^[5] A final pre-season match against Solihull Moors was also added to the schedule.^[6]

Rangers v Coventry City

25 July 2020 Friendly	Rangers	2–0	Coventry City	Glasgow, Scotland
17:15 BST	Aribo 50' Goldson 67'			Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 0[1]

Swindon Town v Coventry City

15 August 2020 Friendly	Swindon Town	2–1	Coventry City	Swindon
15:00 BST	Smith 22' Twine 52'	Report	Godden 87' (pen.)	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 0[2]

Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 v Coventry City

18 August 2020 Friendly	Wolverhampton Wanderers U23	1–1	Coventry City	Lilleshall
13:00 BST	John	Report	Shipley 52'	Attendance: 0

Milton Keynes Dons v Coventry City

22 August 2020 Friendly	Milton Keynes Dons	2–3	Coventry City	Denbigh
15:00 BST	Bird 41' McFadzean 60' (o.g.)	Report	Godden 4', 44' O'Hare 30'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 0

Burton Albion v Coventry City

25 August 2020 Friendly	Burton Albion	2–3	Coventry City	Burton upon Trent
19:00 BST	Hemmings 18', 58'	Report	Allen 49' Bakayoko 74' Jones 89'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0[5]

Peterborough United v Coventry City

29 August 2020 Friendly	Peterborough United	1–2	Coventry City	Peterborough
13:00 BST	Broom 72'	Report	Godden 56' O'Hare 85'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0[3]

Peterborough United v Coventry City

29 August 2020 Friendly	Peterborough United	2–3	Coventry City	Peterborough
15:20 BST	Jones 30' Eisa 73'	Report	Bakayoko 22', 64' Jones 60'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0[3]

Southampton U23 v Coventry City

1 September 2020 Friendly	Southampton U23	1–3	Coventry City	Southampton
14:30 BST	Vokins 40'		Ngandu 63' Biamou 76' Bremang 88'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 0

Solihull Moors v Coventry City

8 September 2020 Friendly	Solihull Moors	2–2	Coventry City	Solihull
19:00 BST	Beesley 67', 87'		Piggott 47' (o.g.) Burroughs 85'	Stadium: SportNation.bet Stadium Attendance: 0[6]

Competitions

EFL Championship

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Preston North End	46	18	7	21	49	56	−7	61
14	Stoke City	46	15	15	16	50	52	−2	60
15	Blackburn Rovers	46	15	12	19	65	54	+11	57
16	Coventry City	46	14	13	19	49	61	−12	55
17	Nottingham Forest	46	12	16	18	37	45	−8	52
18	Birmingham City	46	13	13	20	37	61	−24	52
19	Bristol City	46	15	6	25	46	68	−22	51

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^[7]

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	14	13	19	49	61	−12	55	10	7	6	30	22	+8	4	6	13	19	39	−20

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	D	D	W	D	W	D	L	D	L	W	L	W	D	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	W
Position	14	11	13	15	19	18	20	21	18	21	21	21	21	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	16	18	17	17	18	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	20	21	18	18	15	19	17	16

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.^[8]

Bristol City v Coventry City

12 September 2020 1	Bristol City	2–1	Coventry City	Ashton Gate
15:00 BST	Paterson 1' Rowe  14' Vyner  52' Kalas 82'	Report	Hamer  12' Godden 33'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brookes

Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers

18 September 2020 2	Coventry City	3–2	Queens Park Rangers	Birmingham
19:45 BST	Godden 44' O'Hare 50' Shipley  60' McFadzean 84'	Report	Dykes 41' (pen.) Chair  65' Barbet 75' Wallace  88'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin

Barnsley v Coventry City

26 September 2020 3	Barnsley	0–0	Coventry City	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Woodrow  45' Styles  80' Mowatt  85'	Report	Dabo  87' Hamer  90+1'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith

Coventry City v Bournemouth

2 October 2020 4	Coventry City	1–3	Bournemouth	Birmingham
19:45 BST	Østigård  24' Godden 39' (pen.) Hamer  69'	Report	Lerma 7' Gosling 51', 60'  73' Smith  68' Cook  68'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Brentford v Coventry City

17 October 2020 5	Brentford	2–0	Coventry City	Brentford
15:00 BST	Jensen  43' Toney 46', 55'	Report	Sheaf  81'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Coventry City v Swansea City

20 October 2020 6	Coventry City	1–1	Swansea City	Birmingham
19:45 BST	Shipley 19'	Report	Ayew 41' Bidwell  56'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

Coventry City v Blackburn Rovers

24 October 2020 7	Coventry City	0–4	Blackburn Rovers	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Rose  14' Sheaf  74'	Report	Armstrong 15' (pen.), 49'  51' Douglas  20' Elliott 62' Gallagher 88'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren England

Middlesbrough v Coventry City

27 October 2020 8	Middlesbrough	2–0	Coventry City	Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT	Assombalonga 81'  90+1' Spence  90' 90+4'	Report	Maroši  90+4'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies

Coventry City v Reading

30 October 2020 9	Coventry City	3–2	Reading	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	Hamer 23'  42' Østigård  39' Godden 76' Rose  80' Hyam  83' McCallum 85' Maroši  87'	Report	João 66' Pușcaș 90+3'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb

Nottingham Forest v Coventry City

4 November 2020 10	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Coventry City	Nottingham
19:45 GMT	Sow  18' McKenna 30' Taylor pen' (90+7)	Report	O'Hare 57' Østigård  85' McFadzean  90+6'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Watford v Coventry City

7 November 2020 11	Watford	3–2	Coventry City	Watford
15:00 GMT	Gray 54' Kiko  62' Troost-Ekong 66' Sarr 83' (pen.)	Report	Østigård  55' Hamer 63' Walker 64' O'Hare  83'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper

Coventry City v Birmingham City

20 November 2020 12	Coventry City	0–0	Birmingham City	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	Sheaf  53'	Report		Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford

Coventry City v Cardiff City

25 November 2020 13	Coventry City	1–0	Cardiff City	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	Walker 54'	Report	Morrison  41' Wilson  85'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Norwich City v Coventry City

28 November 2020 14	Norwich City	1–1	Coventry City	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Vrančić 27' (pen.) Sørensen  55' Aarons  90+1'	Report	Biamou 89'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

Derby County v Coventry City

1 December 2020 15	Derby County	1–1	Coventry City	Derby
19:45 GMT	Kazim-Richards  11' 83' Holmes  63' Bielik  68' Clarke  87'	Report	O'Hare  72' Hamer 90+2'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Coventry City v Rotherham United

5 December 2020 16	Coventry City	3–1	Rotherham United	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Biamou 5' Walker 12' Smith 72' (o.g.)	Report	Mattock  16' Olosunde  52' MacDonald  71' Barlaser 85' (pen.)	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb

Coventry City v Luton Town

8 December 2020 17	Coventry City	0–0	Luton Town	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	O'Hare  38' Hamer  41' Kelly  46'	Report	Berry  28' Potts  81'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Wycombe Wanderers v Coventry City

12 December 2020 18	Wycombe Wanderers	1–2	Coventry City	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Jacobson 61' (pen.) McCleary  71'	Report	Kelly 34', 45+4' Wilson  61' Sheaf  72' Dabo  76' Biamou  90+3'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Andy Davies

Coventry City v Huddersfield Town

16 December 2020 19	Coventry City	0–0	Huddersfield Town	Birmingham
20:00 GMT	Hamer  90+1'	Report	Pipa  50'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson

Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City

19 December 2020 20	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Coventry City	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Pelupessy  50' Lees 67' Reach  79'	Report	Østigård  66'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks

Coventry City v Stoke City

26 December 2020 21	Coventry City	0–0	Stoke City	Birmingham
15:00 GMT		Report	Thompson  57'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Preston North End v Coventry City

29 December 2020 22	Preston North End	2–0	Coventry City	Preston
19:45 GMT	Johnson 18' Hughes  31' Maguire 53'  89' Earl  63'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

Millwall v Coventry City

2 January 2021 23	Millwall	1–2	Coventry City	Bermondsey
15:00 GMT	Woods  45+2' M. Wallace  60'  90+3' J. Wallace 74' (pen.)	Report	Cooper 20' (o.g.) Hamer 26' Østigård  90+1'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington

Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday

16 January 2021	Coventry City	v	Sheffield Wednesday	Birmingham
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St Andrew's

Reading v Coventry City

19 January 2021 24	Reading	3–0	Coventry City	Reading
18:00 GMT	João 16',  87' Holmes  29' Rinomhota 46' Swift 72' Morrison  90'	Report	McDadzean  60'  71' Østigård  80'	Stadium: The Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Coventry City v Nottingham Forest

23 January 2021	Coventry City	v	Nottingham Forest	Birmingham
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St Andrew's

Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday

27 January 2021 25	Coventry City	2–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Birmingham
19:00 GMT	Gyokeres 57' Hyam  60' James  87' Allen 90'	Report	Pelupessy  24' Penney  50' Borner  85'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Birmingham City v Coventry City

30 January 2021 26	Birmingham City	1–1	Coventry City	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Bela 18' (pen.) Colin  20' Sunjic  42' San Jose  44'	Report	Hamer 29'  72'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Coventry City v Nottingham Forest

2 February 2021 27	Coventry City	1–2	Nottingham Forest	Birmingham
19:00 GMT	Biamou 17' O'Hare  53'	Report	Grabban 22' Rose 53' (o.g.) Knockaert  54' Krovinovic  74' Colback  90+2' Bong  90+13'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

Coventry City v Watford

6 February 2021 28	Coventry City	0–0	Watford	Birmingham
12:30 GMT		Report	Sierralta  24' Gray  29'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Scott

Cardiff City v Coventry City

13 February 2021 29	Cardiff City	3–1	Coventry City	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Moore 31', 38' Murphy 46' Flint  59' Morrison  80' Bennett  90+2'	Report	Biamou  58' Hyam 81'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington

Coventry City v Norwich City

17 February 2021 30	Coventry City	0–2	Norwich City	Birmingham
19:00 GMT	Dacosta  4'	Report	Hanley  17' Pukki 28' Buendia 45+1' Gibson  70' Cantwell  84'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillet

Coventry City v Brentford

20 February 2021 31	Coventry City	2–0	Brentford	Birmingham
12:30 GMT	Walker 19' (pen.), 55' Hyam  44' O'Hare  77'	Report		Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin

Swansea City v Coventry City

24 February 2021 32	Swansea City	1–0	Coventry City	Swansea
19:00 GMT	Cabango 54',  87'	Report	McCallum  21' Østigård  82'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Blackburn Rovers v Coventry City

27 February 2021 33	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Coventry City	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Brereton 27' Douglas  61'	Report	James 50' Østigård  69'  83'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond

Coventry City v Middlesbrough

2 March 2021 34	Coventry City	1–2	Middlesbrough	Birmingham
19:00 GMT	Dijksteel 11' (o.g.) McFadzean  90+1'	Report	Akpom  31' Hall 41' McNair  54' Saville 87'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Scott

Coventry City v Derby County

6 March 2021 35	Coventry City	1–0	Derby County	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Biamou 11' Hamer  30' McCallum  88'	Report	Clarke  9' Buchanan  37' Knight  49' Kazim-Richards  57'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks

Rotherham United v Coventry City

13 March 2021	Rotherham United	v	Coventry City	Rotherham
15:00 GMT				Stadium: New York Stadium

Luton Town v Coventry City

16 March 2021 36	Luton Town	2–0	Coventry City	Luton
19:00 GMT	Bree 23' Adebayo 42' (pen.) Nombe  82' Pearson  90+3'	Report	McFadzean  41'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin

Coventry City v Wycombe Wanderers

20 March 2021 37	Coventry City	0–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Birmingham
15:00 GMT		Report	Thompson  53' Stewart  79'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington

Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City

2 April 2021 38	Queens Park Rangers	3–0	Coventry City	White City
15:00 GMT	Willock 2' Rose 22' (o.g.) Chair 68' Ball  85'	Report		Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Coventry City v Bristol City

5 April 2021 39	Coventry City	3–1	Bristol City	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Østigård 9' Godden 63' (pen.) Walker  67' Kelly  69' Gyökeres 87'	Report	Diédhiou  31' Palmer  69' Wells 79'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Bournemouth v Coventry City

10 April 2021 40	Bournemouth	4–1	Coventry City	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Danjuma 1', 28' Brooks 69' Solanke 90+2'	Report	James 3' Østigård  75'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb

Rotherham United v Coventry City

15 April 2021 41	Rotherham United	0–1	Coventry City	Rotherham
19:00 BST	Wing  46' Wiles  56' Wood  90+3'	Report	Østigård 70' Biamou  86'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Coventry City v Barnsley

18 April 2021 42	Coventry City	2–0	Barnsley	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Hyam 9' Godden 90+2'	Report	Styles  85'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Mason

Stoke City v Coventry City

21 April 2021 43	Stoke City	2–3	Coventry City	Stoke-on-Trent
19:00 BST	Obi Mikel  50' Brown 58' Clucas 70'	Report	Walker 44' Biamou 68' Østigård  74' Gyökeres 78'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford

Coventry City v Preston North End

24 April 2021 44	Coventry City	0–1	Preston North End	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Hamer  44' Dabo  76' McFadzean  80'	Report	Browne 67' (pen.) Ledson  76' Evans  90+4'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Huddersfield Town v Coventry City

1 May 2021 45	Huddersfield Town	1–1	Coventry City	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Keogh  15' Sarr  73' Ward 79'	Report	McFadzean  50' Shipley 69'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

Coventry City v Millwall

8 May 2021 46	Coventry City	6–1	Millwall	Birmingham
12:30 BST	Shipley 16' McFadzean 45+1'  81' Hyam 59' O'Hare 62' James 67' Walker 84'	Report	McNamara  6' Evans  45+3' McFadzean 54' (o.g.) Woods  69'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.^[9]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Norwich City v Coventry City

9 January 2021 Third round	Norwich City	2–0	Coventry City	Norwich
12:00 GMT	McLean 6',  53' Hugill 7' Cantwell  66' Hanley  87'	Report	Hamer  63'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August.^[10] The second round draw was made on 6 September.^[11]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Milton Keynes Dons v Coventry City

5 September 2020 First round	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Coventry City	Denbigh
15:00 BST	Morris 28' Kasumu  67' Cargill  79' Sørensen  81' Houghton  90+1'	Report	Drysdale  27' Shipley  37' Walker 82'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Gillingham v Coventry City

15 September 2020 Second round	Gillingham	1–1 (5–4 p)	Coventry City	Gillingham
18:00 BST	Robertson  47' Graham 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Bapaga  22' Bakayoko  42' Biamou 61' Mason  81'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks
	Penalties
	Ogilvie Graham Robertson Mellis Coyle		Walker Biamou Sheaf Rose Eccles

Squad information

Squad details

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age) *	Club apps *	Club goals *	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Marko Maroši	GK		Michalovce	(1993-10-23)23 October 1993 (aged 26)	40	0	Doncaster Rovers	1 July 2019	Free	30 June 2022
13	Ben Wilson	GK		Stanley	(1992-08-09)9 August 1992 (aged 27)	7	0	Bradford City	1 July 2019	Free	30 June 2022
31	Tom Billson	GK		Leicester	(2000-10-18)18 October 2000 (aged 19)	0	0	Academy	1 July 2018	Free	30 June 2023
44	Cian Tyler	GK		Coventry	(2002-03-22)22 March 2002 (aged 18)	0	0	Academy	10 November 2016	Free	30 June 2022
Defenders
2	Leo Skiri Østigård	CB		Molde	(1999-11-28)28 November 1999 (aged 20)	0	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	27 August 2020	Loan	30 June 2021
3	Brandon Mason	LB		Westminster	(1997-09-30)30 September 1997 (aged 22)	45	0	Watford	6 July 2018	Free	30 June 2022
4	Michael Rose	CB		Aberdeen	(1995-10-11)11 October 1995 (aged 24)	40	2	Ayr United	1 July 2019	Free	30 June 2023
5	Kyle McFadzean	CB		Sheffield	(1987-02-20)20 February 1987 (aged 33)	40	0	Burton Albion	1 July 2019	Free	30 June 2021
15	Dominic Hyam	CB		Leuchars	(1995-12-20)20 December 1995 (aged 24)	100	3	Reading	1 July 2017	Free	30 June 2022
16	Josh Pask	CB		Waltham Forest	(1997-11-01)1 November 1997 (aged 22)	4	1	West Ham United	1 July 2018	Free	30 June 2022
21	Sam McCallum	LB		Canterbury	(2000-09-01)1 September 2000 (aged 19)	25	2	Norwich City	20 September 2020	Loan	30 June 2021
22	Josh Reid	LB		Dingwall	(2002-05-03)3 May 2002 (aged 18)	0	0	Ross County	28 January 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
23	Fankaty Dabo	RB		Southwark	(1995-10-11)11 October 1995 (aged 24)	41	0	Chelsea	1 July 2019	Free	30 June 2023
27	Jordon Thompson	CB		Islington	(1999-04-08)8 April 1999 (aged 21)	9	0	Academy	1 July 2016	Trainee	30 June 2021
29	Julien Dacosta	RB		Marseille	(1996-05-29)29 May 1996 (aged 24)	0	0	Chamois Niortais	6 July 2020	Free	30 June 2023
35	Declan Drysdale	CB		Birkenhead	(1999-11-14)14 November 1999 (aged 20)	3	0	Tranmere Rovers	4 January 2019	Compensation	30 June 2023
37	Morgan Williams	CB		Derby	(1998-08-03)3 August 1998 (aged 21)	6	0	Mickleover	2 July 2018	Undisclosed	30 June 2021
46	Blaine Rowe	RB		Coventry	(2002-03-22)22 March 2002 (aged 18)	0	0	Academy	1 July 2019	Trainee	30 June 2021
48	Joe Newton	LB		Coventry	(2001-06-02)2 June 2001 (aged 19)	0	0	Royston Town	2 September 2019	Undisclosed	30 June 2021
50	Jay McGrath	CB		Doncaster	(2003-04-15)15 April 2003 (aged 18)	0	0	Mickleover	17 July 2020	Undisclosed	30 June 2022
Midfielders
6	Liam Kelly	DM		Newport Pagnell	(1990-02-10)10 February 1990 (aged 30)	107	1	Leyton Orient	1 July 2017	Free	30 June 2021
7	Jodi Jones	RW		Bow	(1997-10-22)22 October 1997 (aged 22)	85	8	Dagenham & Redbridge	10 May 2016	Undisclosed	30 June 2021
8	Jamie Allen	CM		Rochdale	(1995-01-29)29 January 1995 (aged 25)	16	1	Burton Albion	1 July 2019	Undisclosed	30 June 2022
10	Wesley Jobello	RW		Gennevilliers	(1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 26)	11	1	Gazélec Ajaccio	1 July 2019	Undisclosed	30 June 2022
11	Callum O'Hare	AM		Solihull	(1998-05-01)1 May 1998 (aged 22)	40	4	Aston Villa	15 July 2020	Free	30 June 2023
14	Ben Sheaf	DM		Dartford	(1998-02-05)5 February 1998 (aged 22)	0	0	Arsenal	4 September 2020	Loan	30 June 2021†
17	Marcel Hilßner	RW		Leipzig	(1995-01-30)30 January 1995 (aged 25)	0	0	SC Paderborn	16 July 2020	Undisclosed	30 June 2023
25	Matty James	CM		Bacup	(1991-07-22)22 July 1991 (aged 28)	0	0	Leicester City	6 January 2021	Loan	30 June 2021
26	Jordan Shipley	CM		Leamington Spa	(1997-09-26)26 September 1997 (aged 22)	120	16	Academy	1 July 2016	Trainee	30 June 2022
28	Josh Eccles	CM		Coventry	(2000-04-06)6 April 2000 (aged 20)	12	0	Academy	14 August 2016	Trainee	30 June 2023
32	Jack Burroughs	MF		Coventry	(2001-03-21)21 March 2001 (aged 19)	3	0	Academy	7 August 2017	Trainee	30 June 2021
33	Gervane Kastaneer	LW		Rotterdam	(1996-06-09)9 June 1996 (aged 24)	16	1	NAC Breda	1 July 2019	Undisclosed	30 June 2022
38	Gustavo Hamer	CM		Itajaí	(1997-06-24)24 June 1997 (aged 23)	0	0	PEC Zwolle	3 July 2020	£1,350,000	30 June 2023
39	Daniel Bartlett	CM		Poole	(2000-10-13)13 October 2000 (aged 19)	1	0	Southampton	1 July 2019	Free	30 June 2021
42	Daniel Lafferty	CM			(2001-12-22)22 December 2001 (aged 18)	0	0	Academy	1 July 2018	Free	30 June 2021
45	Aidan Finnegan	CM		Birmingham	(2003-02-18)18 February 2003 (aged 17)	0	0	Birmingham City	5 October 2020	Free	30 June 2022
47	Jordan Young	CM		Chippenham	(1999-07-31)31 July 1999 (aged 20)	1	0	Swindon Town	16 August 2019	Free	30 June 2021
49	Aaron Evans-Harriott	MF		Evesham	(2002-09-16)16 September 2002 (aged 17)	0	0	Cheltenham Town	28 February 2020	Compensation	30 June 2022
Forwards
9	Maxime Biamou	CF		Créteil	(1990-11-13)13 November 1990 (aged 29)	80	20	Sutton United	1 July 2017	Undisclosed	30 June 2021
12	Viktor Gyökeres	CF		Bromölla	(1998-06-04)4 June 1998 (aged 22)	0	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	15 January 2021	Loan	30 June 2021
19	Tyler Walker	CF		Nottingham	(1996-10-17)17 October 1996 (aged 23)	0	0	Nottingham Forest	28 August 2020	Undisclosed	30 June 2023
20	Amadou Bakayoko	CF		Freetown	(1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 24)	68	13	Walsall	7 August 2018	Undisclosed	30 June 2021
24	Matt Godden	CF		Canterbury	(1991-07-29)29 July 1991 (aged 28)	33	15	Peterborough United	6 August 2019	Undisclosed	30 June 2022
30	Fábio Tavares	FW		Porto	(2001-01-22)22 January 2001 (aged 19)	0	0	Rochdale	1 February 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2023
40	Jonny Ngandu	FW		Redbridge	(2001-10-25)25 October 2001 (aged 18)	1	0	Academy	7 August 2017	Trainee	30 June 2021
41	Will Bapaga	LW		Coventry	(2002-11-03)3 November 2002 (aged 17)	4	0	Academy	3 August 2019	Free	30 June 2023
43	David Bremang	CF		Hammersmith	(2000-01-21)21 January 2000 (aged 20)	0	0	Conquest Academy	11 September 2018	Free	30 June 2021
Left before the end of the season
18	Ryan Giles	LB		Telford	(2000-01-26)26 January 2000 (aged 20)	1	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21 July 2020	Loan	25 January 2021
22	Lee Camp	GK		Derby	(1984-08-22)22 August 1984 (aged 35)	0	0	Birmingham City	27 November 2020	Free	28 January 2021

* Player age and appearances/goals for the club as of beginning of 2020–21 season.
† Deal includes option to buy after loan period.

Appearances

Correct as of match played on 8 May 2021

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
1		Marko Maroši	GK	20		1	21
2		Leo Skiri Østigård	DF	35+4	1		40
3		Brandon Mason	DF			1	1
4		Michael Rose	DF	15+2		1	18
5		Kyle McFadzean	DF	37+1	1	1	40
6		Liam Kelly	MF	21+2		0+1	24
7		Jodi Jones	MF
8		Jamie Allen	MF	16+6		1	23
9		Maxime Biamou	FW	20+14	1	0+1	36
10		Wesley Jobello	MF	0+3			3
11		Callum O'Hare	MF	40+6	1	1	48
12		Viktor Gyökeres	FW	7+12			19
13		Ben Wilson	GK	26+1	1		28
14		Ben Sheaf	MF	21+9	1	1	32
15		Dominic Hyam	DF	43	1	1	45
16		Josh Pask	DF	6+11		1	18
17		Marcel Hilßner	MF
19		Tyler Walker	FW	20+11		1+1	33
20		Amadou Bakayoko	FW	2+12	0+1	1+1	17
21		Sam McCallum	DF	37+4			41
22		Josh Reid	DF
23		Fankaty Dabo	DF	25+3		1	29
24		Matt Godden	FW	18+5		1	24
25		Matty James	MF	19+4	0+1		24
26		Jordan Shipley	MF	15+12	1	1	29
27		Jordon Thompson	DF	0+2		1	3
28		Josh Eccles	MF	2+5	0+1	1	9
29		Julien Dacosta	DF	10+8	1		19
30		Fábio Tavares	FW
31		Tom Billson	GK			1	1
32		Jack Burroughs	MF	0+2		0+1	3
33		Gervane Kastaneer	MF	0+2			2
35		Declan Drysdale	DF			2	2
37		Morgan Williams	DF
38		Gustavo Hamer	MF	36+6	1	1	44
39		Daniel Bartlett	MF
40		Jonny Ngandu	FW
41		Will Bapaga	FW	0+2	0+1	1	4
42		Daniel Lafferty	MF
43		David Bremang	FW
44		Cian Tyler	GK
45		Aidan Finnegan	MF
46		Blaine Rowe	DF
47		Jordan Young	MF
48		Joe Newton	DF
49		Aaron Evans-Harriott	MF
50		Jay McGrath	DF
Left before the end of the season
18		Ryan Giles	DF	15+4	1	1	21
22		Lee Camp	GK

Goalscorers

Correct as of match played on 8 May 2021

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
19		Tyler Walker	FW	7	0	1	8
9		Maxime Biamou	FW	5	0	1	6
24		Matt Godden	FW	6	0	0	6
38		Gustavo Hamer	MF	5	0	0	5
11		Callum O'Hare	MF	3	0	0	3
12		Viktor Gyökeres	FW	3	0	0	3
15		Dominic Hyam	DF	3	0	0	3
25		Matty James	MF	3	0	0	3
26		Jordan Shipley	MF	3	0	0	3
2		Leo Skiri Østigård	DF	2	0	0	2
5		Kyle McFadzean	DF	2	0	0	2
6		Liam Kelly	MF	2	0	0	2
8		Jamie Allen	MF	1	0	0	1
21		Sam McCallum	DF	1	0	0	1
Own Goals				3	0	0	3
Totals				49	0	2	51

Assists

Correct as of match played on 8 May 2021

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
11		Callum O'Hare	MF	8	0	0	8
25		Matty James	MF	3	0	0	3
38		Gustavo Hamer	MF	3	0	0	3
2		Leo Skiri Østigård	DF	2	0	0	2
9		Maxime Biamou	FW	2	0	0	2
19		Tyler Walker	FW	2	0	0	2
21		Sam McCallum	DF	2	0	0	2
24		Matt Godden	FW	2	0	0	2
3		Brandon Mason	DF	0	0	1	1
4		Michael Rose	DF	1	0	0	1
5		Kyle McFadzean	DF	1	0	0	1
14		Ben Sheaf	MF	1	0	0	1
18		Ryan Giles	DF	1	0	0	1
26		Jordan Shipley	MF	1	0	0	1
Totals				29	0	1	30

Yellow cards

Correct as of match played on 8 May 2021

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
2		Leo Skiri Østigård	DF	10	0	0	10
38		Gustavo Hamer	MF	8	1	0	9
5		Kyle McFadzean	DF	5	0	0	5
11		Callum O'Hare	MF	5	0	0	5
14		Ben Sheaf	MF	4	0	0	4
9		Maxime Biamou	FW	3	0	0	3
15		Dominic Hyam	DF	3	0	0	3
23		Fankaty Dabo	DF	3	0	0	3
1		Marko Maroši	GK	2	0	0	2
6		Liam Kelly	MF	2	0	0	2
21		Sam McCallum	DF	2	0	0	2
26		Jordan Shipley	MF	1	0	1	2
3		Brandon Mason	DF	0	0	1	1
4		Michael Rose	DF	1	0	0	1
13		Ben Wilson	GK	1	0	0	1
19		Tyler Walker	FW	1	0	0	1
20		Amadou Bakayoko	FW	0	0	1	1
25		Matty James	MF	1	0	0	1
29		Julien Dacosta	DF	1	0	0	1
41		Will Bapaga	FW	0	0	1	1
Totals				53	1	4	58

Red cards

Correct as of match played on 8 May 2021

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
5		Kyle McFadzean	DF	2	0	0	2
2		Leo Skiri Østigård	DF	1	0	0	1
4		Michael Rose	DF	1	0	0	1
35		Declan Drysdale	DF	0	0	1	1
38		Gustavo Hamer	MF	1	0	0	1
Totals				5	0	1	6

Captains

Correct as of match played on 8 May 2021

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
6		Liam Kelly	MF	21	0	0	21
5		Kyle McFadzean	DF	16	1	1	18
15		Dominic Hyam	DF	3	0	0	3
25		Matty James	MF	3	0	0	3
24		Matt Godden	FW	2	0	0	2
4		Michael Rose	DF	0	0	1	1
23		Fankaty Dabo	DF	1	0	0	1
Totals				46	1	2	49

Penalties awarded

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Date	Opponents	Ground	Success
24		Matt Godden	FW	2 October 2020	Bournemouth	St Andrew's	Y
19		Tyler Walker	FW	20 February 2021	Brentford	St Andrew's	Y
24		Matt Godden	FW	5 April 2021	Bristol City	St Andrew's	Y

Suspensions served

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Date suspended	Reason	Matches missed
35		Declan Drysdale	DF	5 September 2020	1 red card	Bristol City (A)
38		Gustavo Hamer	MF	2 October 2020	1 red card	Brentford (A) Swansea City (H) Blackburn Rovers (H)
4		Michael Rose	DF	24 October 2020	1 red card	Middlesbrough (A)
38		Gustavo Hamer	MF	16 December 2020	5 yellow cards	Sheffield Wednesday (A)
5		Kyle McFadzean	DF	19 January 2021	1 red card	Sheffield Wednesday (H)
2		Leo Skiri Østigård	DF	27 February 2021	1 red card	Middlesbrough (H)
5		Kyle McFadzean	DF	16 March 2021	1 red card	Wycombe Wanderers (H) Queens Park Rangers (A)

International appearances

Date	No.	Pos.	Name	Match	Stats	Caps
4 September 2010[12]	2	CB	Leo Skiri Østigård	Norway U21 6-0 Gibraltar U21	45 Minutes	9
8 September 2010[13]	2	CB	Leo Skiri Østigård	Netherlands U21 2–0 Norway U21	90 Minutes	10

Monthly & weekly awards

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Date	Award	Ref
11		Callum O'Hare	MF	21 September 2020	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[14]
24		Matt Godden	FW	1 November 2020	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[15]
9		Maxime Biamou	FW	7 December 2020	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[16]
6		Liam Kelly	MF	13 December 2020	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[17]
11		Callum O'Hare	MF	28 January 2021	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[18]
38		Gustavo Hamer	MF	28 January 2021	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[18]
5		Kyle McFadzean	DF	22 February 2021	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[19]
		Mark Robins		10 May 2021	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[20]
11		Callum O'Hare	MF	10 May 2021	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[20]
25		Matty James	MF	10 May 2021	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[20]
26		Jordan Shipley	MF	10 May 2021	EFL Championship Team of the Week	[20]

End-of-season awards

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Date	Award	Ref
19		Tyler Walker	FW	8 May 2021	CCFC Top Goalscorer
6		Liam Kelly	MF	13 May 2021	PFA Community Champion of the Season	[21]
11		Callum O'Hare	MF	14 May 2021	CCFC Player of the Season	[22]
11		Callum O'Hare	MF	14 May 2021	CCFC Players' Player of the Season	[23]
38		Gustavo Hamer	MF	14 May 2021	CCFC Goal of the Season	[24]
11		Callum O'Hare	MF	17 May 2021	CCFC Young Player of the Season	[25]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
3 July 2020	CM		Gustavo Hamer	PEC Zwolle	£1,350,000	[26][27]
6 July 2020	RB		Julien Dacosta	Chamois Niortais	Free transfer	[28]
15 July 2020	AM		Callum O'Hare	Aston Villa	Free transfer	[29]
16 July 2020	RW		Marcel Hilßner	SC Paderborn	Undisclosed	[30]
17 July 2020	CB		Jay McGrath	Mickleover	Undisclosed	[31]
28 August 2020	CF		Tyler Walker	Nottingham Forest	Undisclosed	[32]
8 October 2020	CM		Aidan Finnegan	Birmingham City	Free transfer	[33]
27 November 2020	GK		Lee Camp	Birmingham City	Free transfer	[34]
28 January 2021	LB		Josh Reid	Ross County	Undisclosed	[35]
1 February 2021	FW		Fábio Tavares	Rochdale	Undisclosed	[36]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
21 July 2020	LB		Ryan Giles	Wolverhampton Wanderers	25 January 2021	[37][38]
27 August 2020	CB		Leo Skiri Østigård	Brighton & Hove Albion	End of season	[39]
4 September 2020	DM		Ben Sheaf	Arsenal	End of season	[40]
20 September 2020	LB		Sam McCallum	Norwich City	End of season	[41]
6 January 2021	CM		Matty James	Leicester City	End of season	[42]
15 January 2021	CF		Viktor Gyökeres	Brighton & Hove Albion	End of season	[43]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
2 September 2020	FW		Jonny Ngandu	Keflavík	17 October 2020	[44]
17 September 2020	CM		Josh Eccles	Gillingham	6 January 2021	[45][46]
28 September 2020	CB		Declan Drysdale	Gillingham	12 January 2021	[47][48]
5 October 2020	LB		Brandon Mason	St Mirren	End of season	[49]
31 October 2020	CB		Morgan Williams	Yeovil Town	28 November 2020	[50]
18 December 2020	MF		Jack Burroughs	Gloucester City	17 January 2021	[51]
18 December 2020	MF		Jordan Young	Gloucester City	17 January 2021	[51]
13 January 2021	RW		Marcel Hilßner	Oldham Athletic	End of season	[52]
1 February 2021	CB		Declan Drysdale	Cambridge United	End of season	[53]
1 February 2021	LW		Gervane Kastaneer	Heart of Midlothian	End of season	[54]
22 April 2021	CB		Jordon Thompson	Solihull Moors	End of season	[55]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	RW		Reise Allassani	Dulwich Hamet	Released	[56][57]
1 July 2020	DM		Bouwe Bosma	Lewes	Released	[56]
1 July 2020	LB		Junior Brown	Scunthorpe United	Released	[56][58]
1 July 2020	RB		Jak Hickman	Bolton Wanderers	Released	[56][59]
1 July 2020	FW		Jordy Hiwula	Portsmouth	Released	[56][60]
1 July 2020	CM		Callum Maycock	Solihull Moors	Released	[56][61]
1 July 2020	RW		Charlie Wakefield	Wealdstone	Released	[56][62]
1 July 2020	LW		Dexter Walters	Tamworth	Released	[56][63]
3 August 2020	CM		Zain Westbrooke	Bristol Rovers	Undisclosed	[64]
19 August 2020	CF		Jordan Ponticelli	Wrexham	Undisclosed	[65]
28 January 2021	GK		Lee Camp	Swindon Town	Released	[66][67]