2020–21 Salford City F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Salford City's 81st season in their history and the second consecutive season in EFL League Two. Along with League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Salford City

2020–21 season
Chairman	Karen Baird
Manager	Graham Alexander (until 12 October)[1] Richie Wellens (between 4 November[2]–22 March)[3] Gary Bowyer (from 23 March)[4]
Stadium	Moor Lane
League Two	8th
FA Cup	Second round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Ian Henderson (17 goals) All: Ian Henderson (18 goals)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

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

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League 2		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	CZE	Václav Hladký	53	0	46+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
2	DF	WAL	Tom James	4	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	MF	GAM	Ibou Touray	51	1	45+1	1	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Jason Lowe	49	0	44+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Ashley Eastham	45	1	38+1	1	2+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Tom Clarke	35	2	27+5	2	0+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
7	FW	ENG	Luke Armstrong	8	0	1+3	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	1+0	0
8	MF	IRL	Darron Gibson	7	0	4+1	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
9	DF	ENG	Tom Elliott	19	0	3+11	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	2+1	0
10	MF	ENG	Ashley Hunter	47	8	37+4	7	1+1	0	2+0	0	1+1	1
11	MF	POR	Bruno Andrade	27	2	8+11	0	0+2	1	1+1	0	3+1	1
12	DF	JAM	Di'Shon Bernard	31	2	27+3	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	SCO	George Boyd	13	0	2+9	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF	ENG	Luke Burgess	19	3	7+10	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
16	DF	ENG	Jordan Turnbull	50	1	35+7	1	2+0	0	1+1	0	4+0	0
17	MF	IRL	Richie Towell	27	3	16+8	3	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
18	DF	ENG	Oscar Threlkeld	41	0	29+6	0	1+1	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
19	FW	ENG	James Wilson	29	8	17+7	7	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	1
20	FW	ENG	Emmanuel Dieseruvwe	20	4	1+13	0	1+1	1	0+0	0	0+4	3
21	GK	ENG	Nick Hayes	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
23	DF	ENG	Kevin Berkoe	3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
24	MF	ENG	Martin Smith	7	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
24	MF	ENG	Robbie Gotts	23	3	20+3	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	NIR	Joey Jones	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	DF	SCO	Paul Coutts	19	0	14+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW	ENG	Hayden Campbell	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
28	MF	ENG	Alex Denny	12	0	4+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
29	FW	WAL	Matt Sargent	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
30	DF	ENG	Harry Ditchfield	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
31	GK	USA	William Evans	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
32	DF	ENG	Tylor Golden	12	0	6+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
33	MF	ENG	Liam Loughlan	4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+2	0
34	MF	ENG	Alex Doyle	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
35	DF	ENG	Sam Fielding	4	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
36	FW	WAL	Dan Hawkins	4	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
37	FW	GHA	Brandon Thomas-Asante	50	6	27+15	5	2+0	0	1+1	0	4+0	1
38	MF	ENG	Will Shepherd	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
39	FW	WAL	Momodou Touray	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
40	FW	ENG	Ian Henderson	49	18	45+1	17	1+0	0	2+0	1	0+0	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
14 July 2020	CB		Tom Clarke	Preston North End	Free transfer	[5]
17 July 2020	RW		Ashley Hunter	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	[6]
22 July 2020	DM		Jason Lowe	Bolton Wanderers	Free transfer	[7]
28 July 2020	CB		Jordan Turnbull	Northampton Town	Free transfer	[8]
29 July 2020	CF		Ian Henderson	Rochdale	Free transfer	[9]
22 August 2020	GK		Václav Hladký	St Mirren	Free transfer	[10]
31 August 2020	DM		Alex Denny	Everton	Free transfer	[11]
31 August 2020	RB		Tylor Golden	Wigan Athletic	Free transfer	[11]
31 August 2020	GK		Nick Hayes	Norwich City	Free transfer	[11]
31 August 2020	CM		Liam Loughlan	Leicester City	Free transfer	[11]
31 August 2020	CF		Momodou Touray	Newport County	Free transfer	[11]
3 November 2020	LW		George Boyd	Peterborough United	Free transfer	[12]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
16 October 2020	CB		Di'Shon Bernard	Manchester United	January 2021	[13]
15 January 2021	RB		Robbie Gotts	Leeds United	End of season	[14]
18 January 2021	RB		Tom James	Hibernian	End of season	[15]
21 January 2021	CM		Paul Coutts	Fleetwood Town	End of season	[16]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
25 August 2020	CM		Luke Burgess	AFC Fylde	1 January 2021	[17]
11 September 2020	LB		Dan Jones	Harrogate Town	End of season	[18]
8 December 2020	CF		Luke Armstrong	Hartlepool United	End of season	[19]
1 February 2021	DM		Alex Denny	Morecambe	End of season	[20]
22 February 2021	RB		Tylor Golden	Notts County	23 March 2021	[21]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	LB		Josh Askew	Boston United	Released	[22][23]
1 July 2020	DF		Max Broughton	SIU Edwardsville Cougars	Free transfer	[24]
1 July 2020	LW		Craig Conway	St Johnstone	Released	[22][25]
1 July 2020	CM		Kieran Glynn	Scarborough Athletic	Released	[22][26]
1 July 2020	GK		Kyle Letheren	Chesterfield	Released	[22][27]
1 July 2020	GK		Chris Neal	AFC Fylde	Released	[22][28]
1 July 2020	CM		Michael O'Connor	Glenavon	Released	[22][29]
1 July 2020	CB		Nathan Pond	AFC Fylde	Released	[22][30]
1 July 2020	RW		Devante Rodney	Port Vale	Released	[22][31]
1 July 2020	CM		Mark Shelton	Hartlepool United	Released	[22][32]
1 July 2020	RB		Scott Wiseman	Lincoln Red Imps	Released	[22][33]
2 August 2020	CB		Carl Piergianni	Oldham Athletic	Undisclosed	[34]
3 August 2020	CM		Danny Whitehead	Port Vale	Free transfer	[35]
29 August 2020	CF		Kamar Moncrieffe	Clitheroe	Free transfer	[36]
3 September 2020	AM		Luke Duffy	Warrington Town	Free transfer	[37]
3 September 2020	RW		Danny Lloyd	Tranmere Rovers	Mutual consent	[38][39]
6 September 2020	CB		Tyrell Warren	Boston United	Free transfer	[23]
6 September 2020	CF		Florian Yonsian	Trafford	Free transfer	[40]
9 November 2020	CM		Joey Jones	Dagenham & Redbridge	Mutual consent	[41]
14 January 2021	CM		Martin Smith	Chesterfield	Free transfer	[42]
8 February 2021	GK		Nick Hayes	Hemel Hempstead Town	Free transfer	[43]

Pre-season

Salford City v Preston North End

22 August 2020 Friendly	Salford City	1–3	Preston North End	Salford
15:00 BST	Hunter 28'	Report	Sinclair 22' Bodin 24' Harrop 86'	Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium Referee: Scott Oldham

Stockport County v Salford City

25 August 2020 Friendly	Stockport County	1–0	Salford City	Stockport
15:00 BST	Reid 82'	Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 0

Salford City v Accrington Stanley

29 August 2020 Friendly	Salford City	0–1	Accrington Stanley	Salford
15:00 BST			Cassidy 52' (pen.)	Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 0

Competitions

EFL League Two

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
4	Morecambe (O, P)	46	23	9	14	69	58	+11	78	Qualification for League Two play-offs
5	Newport County	46	20	13	13	57	42	+15	73
6	Forest Green Rovers	46	20	13	13	59	51	+8	73
7	Tranmere Rovers	46	20	13	13	55	50	+5	73
8	Salford City	46	19	14	13	54	34	+20	71
9	Exeter City	46	18	16	12	71	50	+21	70
10	Carlisle United	46	18	12	16	60	51	+9	66
11	Leyton Orient	46	17	10	19	53	55	−2	61
12	Crawley Town	46	16	13	17	56	62	−6	61

Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2021. 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^[44]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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	19	14	13	54	34	+20	71	11	11	1	36	15	+21	8	3	12	18	19	−1

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D	W	D	W	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	L	L	W	D	D	L	W	W	D	L	D	W	D	L	D	L	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	L	W
Position	9	4	7	3	5	11	7	8	9	10	11	8	7	9	7	8	9	7	6	8	8	5	5	5	8	9	4	5	8	9	7	9	9	9	9	11	11	10	9	10	11	9	8	7	9	8

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.^[45]

Salford City v Exeter City

12 September 2020 1	Salford City	2–2	Exeter City	Salford
15:00 BST	Henderson 2' Elliott  54' Hunter 69'	Report	Jay 22' Randall 35'	Stadium: Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Grimsby Town v Salford City

19 September 2020 2	Grimsby Town	0–4	Salford City	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Tilley  48' Öhman  90+2'	Report	Hunter  28' Henderson 32' (pen.), 63' (pen.), 76' Towell  56' 90+3' (pen.) Touray  89'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne

Salford City v Forest Green Rovers

26 September 2020 3	Salford City	0–0	Forest Green Rovers	Salford
15:00 BST	Turnbull  18' Hunter  84'	Report	Cadden  59'	Stadium: Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Stevenage v Salford City

3 October 2020 4	Stevenage	0–1	Salford City	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Newton  70'	Report	Hunter 2' Turnbull  19' Golden  48'	Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks

Salford City v Tranmere Rovers

10 October 2020 5	Salford City	2–2	Tranmere Rovers	Salford
15:00 BST	Towell 2' Wilson 20'	Report	Khan  6' Morris  45+1' 86' Lewis  48' 90+3'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison

Port Vale v Salford City

17 October 2020 6	Port Vale	1–0	Salford City	Burslem
15:00 BST	Rodney  16' Montaño 86'	Report	Henderson 38'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 0 Referee: James Adcock

Salford City v Southend United

20 October 2020 7	Salford City	3–0	Southend United	Salford
19:45 BST	Lennon 26' (o.g.) Clarke  50' Wilson 58' Henderson 63' Thomas-Asante  71'	Report	Olayinka  27' Dieng  43' Lennon  45+1' Taylor  81' Demetriou  90+1'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Salford City v Crawley Town

24 October 2020 8	Salford City	1–1	Crawley Town	Salford
15:00 BST	Threlkeld  38' Wilson 57' Clarke  76' Thomas-Asante  81'	Report	Hesketh  34' Powell  37' Francomb 72'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines

Salford City v Oldham Athletic

31 October 2020 9	Salford City	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Salford
15:00 GMT	Wilson 24' Lowe  30' Hunter 73' Thomas-Asante  80'	Report	Borthwick-Jackson  31'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Cambridge United v Salford City

3 November 2020 10	Cambridge United	2–1	Salford City	Cambridge
19:00 GMT	Iredale 43' Ironside 49' (pen.)	Report	Henderson 31' Hunter  85' Lowe  90+2'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne

Bolton Wanderers v Salford City

13 November 2020 (2020-11-13) 11	Bolton Wanderers	2–0	Salford City	Horwich
19:45 BST	Doyle 24' Turnbull 68' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Salford City v Bradford City

21 November 2020 12	Salford City	3–0	Bradford City	Salford
15:00 GMT	Burgess 8', 45+1' Henderson 21' Hunter  48'	Report	Richards-Everton  2'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook

Salford City v Morecambe

24 November 2020 13	Salford City	2–1	Morecambe	Salford
19:00 GMT	Denny  6' Smith  10' Henderson  28' Andrade  36' Hunter 41', 44' Elliott  86'	Report	Lavelle  40' Stockton 54' Songo'o  60' Cooney  90+3'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair

Carlisle United v Salford City

2 December 2020 14	Carlisle United	2–1	Salford City	Carlisle
19:00 GMT	Guy  2' Alessandra 33' Mellish  36' Kayode  45' Bennett 56' Tanner  66'	Report	Touray  64' Bernard  88' 90'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Barrow v Salford City

5 December 2020 15	Barrow	0–1	Salford City	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Quigley  21'	Report	Clarke  7' Hunter 49' Towell  80' Smith  90+3' Lowe  90+4'	Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium Attendance: 819 Referee: Tom Nield

Salford City v Cheltenham Town

12 December 2020 16	Salford City	0–0	Cheltenham Town	Salford
15:00 GMT	Henderson  58'	Report		Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner

Salford City v Newport County

15 December 2020 17	Salford City	1–1	Newport County	Salford
19:00 GMT	Clarke 44' Henderson 56' Threlkeld  75' Hladký  87' Touray  90+3'	Report	Willmott  56' Shephard  81' Sheehan 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce

Harrogate Town v Salford City

19 December 2020 18	Harrogate Town	0–1	Salford City	Harrogate
15:00 GMT	Kirby  36' Burrell  43' Fallowfield  82'	Report	Wilson 17' Eastham  81'	Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Salford City v Walsall

26 December 2020 19	Salford City	2–0	Walsall	Salford
15:00 GMT	Wilson 16' Hunter  49' Touray  54' Burgess 87'	Report		Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham

Leyton Orient v Salford City

2 January 2021 20	Leyton Orient	1–0	Salford City	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Johnson 31' Brophy  62' Ling  85'	Report	Lowe  35'	Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook

Mansfield Town v Salford City

5 January 2021 21	Mansfield Town	2–1	Salford City	Mansfield
19:00 GMT	Lapslie 15' Bowery 30'	Report	Hunter  65' Eastham  72' Bernard 90+1'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie

Scunthorpe United v Salford City

12 January 2021 22	Scunthorpe United	0–1	Salford City	Scunthorpe
19:00 GMT		Report	Henderson 89'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy

Newport County v Salford City

16 January 2021 23	Newport County	0–0	Salford City	Newport
15:00 GMT	Sheehan  58' Bennett  78'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Salford City v Harrogate Town

22 January 2021 24	Salford City	2–2	Harrogate Town	Salford
19:00 GMT	Gotts 21' James  49' Lowe  56' Touray  67' Thomas-Asante 70' Hladký  90+4'	Report	Muldoon 37' Francis 90+3'	Stadium: Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards

Oldham Athletic v Salford City

30 January 2021 25	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Salford City	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Bahamboula 75' Clarke  76' Keillor-Dunn 90+2'	Report	Henderson 9' Coutts  72'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Salford City v Cambridge United

9 February 2021 26	Salford City	4–1	Cambridge United	Salford
17:30 GMT	Henderson 19', 69' Towell 33' Gotts 42'	Report	Mullin 71'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates

Salford City v Barrow

16 February 2021 27	Salford City	1–0	Barrow	Salford
19:00 GMT	Henderson 29' Hunter  70' Coutts  90+6'	Report	Thomas  74' Banks  81'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Salford City v Carlisle United

20 February 2021 28	Salford City	1–1	Carlisle United	Salford
15:00 GMT	Touray  17' Turnbull  58' Wilson 79'	Report	Tanner 11' Bennett  45+1' Mellish  55'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Morecambe v Salford City

23 February 2021 29	Morecambe	2–1	Salford City	Morecambe
18:30 GMT	Songo'o  49' Lavelle  90' Mendes Gomes 90+4' Wildig 90+6'	Report	Thomas-Asante 45+1' Threlkeld  90+2' Turnbull  90+5' Hladký  90+9'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Southend United v Salford City

27 February 2021 30	Southend United	0–0	Salford City	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT	Hackett-Fairchild  14' McCormack  79'	Report	Gotts  61'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Salford City v Port Vale

2 March 2021 31	Salford City	1–0	Port Vale	Salford
19:00 GMT	Henderson 45',  53' Lowe  47' Touray  62'	Report	Gibbons  4' Brisley  90+3'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield

Salford City v Scunthorpe United

6 March 2021 32	Salford City	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Salford
15:00 GMT	Touray  14' Clarke 33' Thomas-Asante  68' Henderson  88'	Report	van Veen  21' Rowe  34' Eisa 43' (pen.) Hippolyte  45+1'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Allan Young

Crawley Town v Salford City

9 March 2021 33	Crawley Town	1–0	Salford City	Crawley
19:00 GMT	Nichols 21' Nadesan  49'	Report	Coutts  24' Thomas-Asante  42' Towell  61'	Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison

Salford City v Colchester United

16 March 2021 34	Salford City	0–0	Colchester United	Salford
19:00 GMT	Eastham  42' Turnbull  82'	Report	Smith  19'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham

Cheltenham Town v Salford City

20 March 2021 35	Cheltenham Town	2–0	Salford City	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Long 3' Sercombe  16', 41' Thomas  64'	Report		Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey

Exeter City v Salford City

27 March 2021 36	Exeter City	1–0	Salford City	Exeter
13:00 GMT	Jay 34' Willmott  79' Hartridge  90+4' Bowman  90+4'	Report	Hladký  89' Turnbull  90+2'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins

Salford City v Grimsby Town

2 April 2021 37	Salford City	1–1	Grimsby Town	Salford
15:00 BST	Lowe  26' Touray  73', 88'	Report	Clifton 2',  19' Payne  50' Matete  73'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne

Forest Green Rovers v Salford City

5 April 2021 38	Forest Green Rovers	0–2	Salford City	Nailsworth
15:00 BST	Adams  55'	Report	Henderson 38', 77' Threlkeld  46' Thomas-Asante  64'	Stadium: The Innocent [Insert Name Here] Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Salford City v Stevenage

10 April 2021 39	Salford City	2–1	Stevenage	Salford
15:00 BST	Thomas-Asante 52' Lowe  60' Henderson 76'	Report	Vancooten  55' Wildin 56'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines

Salford City v Bolton Wanderers

13 April 2021 40	Salford City	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Salford
19:00 BST	Clarke  23' Burgess  80' Hunter  87'	Report	Isgrove 23' Lee  29' Williams  45' Thomason  76'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis

Tranmere Rovers v Salford City

17 April 2021 41	Tranmere Rovers	0–0	Salford City	Birkenhead
12:30 BST	Woolery  34' Khan  36'	Report	Turnbull  60' Dieseruvwe  90'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley

Walsall v Salford City

20 April 2021 42	Walsall	0–2	Salford City	Bescot
19:00 BST		Report	Henderson 19' Turnbull 57' Gotts  90+5' Thomas-Asante  90+5'	Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright

Salford City v Mansfield Town

24 April 2021 43	Salford City	2–0	Mansfield Town	Salford
15:00 BST	Hunter 5' Henderson  30', 62', 74' Towell  68'	Report	Stone  73'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham

Bradford City v Salford City

27 April 2021 44	Bradford City	0–1	Salford City	Bradford
19:00 BST	O'Connor  18' Cooke  66' Wood  90+1'	Report	Henderson 90+1'	Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce

Colchester United v Salford City

1 May 2021 45	Colchester United	1–0	Salford City	Colchester
15:00 BST	Bohui 68' Sarpong-Wiredu  72'	Report	Bernard  15'  32' Turnbull  79' Eastham  82' Threlkeld  86' Hunter  90+5'	Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Salford City v Leyton Orient

8 May 2021 46	Salford City	3–0	Leyton Orient	Salford
16:00 BST	Boyd 14' Gotts 42' Thomas-Asante 50', 66' Golden  68'	Report	Happe  14' Akinola  80'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.^[46] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.^[47]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Salford City v Hartlepool United

7 November 2020 First round	Salford City	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Hartlepool United	Salford
15:00 GMT	Lowe  62' Hunter  87' Bernard  91' Andrade 105+1' Hladký  117' Dieseruvwe 120+3'	Report	Ofosu  13'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Newport County v Salford City

28 November 2020 Second round	Newport County	3–0	Salford City	Newport
13:00 GMT	Proctor 56' Amond 75' (pen.) Bennett  90+1' Janneh 90+2'	Report	Thomas-Asante  47' Turnbull  79' Hunter  80'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.^[48] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.^[49]

Salford City v Rotherham United

5 September 2020 First round	Salford City	1–1 (4–2 p)	Rotherham United	Salford
15:00 BST	Henderson 84' (pen.)	Report	Blackman  83' Crooks 90+5'	Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham
	Penalties
	Touray Henderson Gibson Thomas-Asante		Vassell Ladapo Sadlier Mattock

Everton v Salford City

16 September 2020 Second round	Everton	3–0	Salford City	Walton
20:15 BST	Keane 8' Sigurðsson 74' Kean 87' (pen.)	Report	Turnbull  58' Thomas-Asante  67'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.^[50] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.^[51]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Salford City	3	2	0	0	1	4	7	−3	6	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Manchester United U21	3	1	1	0	1	6	4	+2	5
3	L1	Rochdale	3	1	0	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	L2	Morecambe	3	1	0	0	2	5	4	+1	3

Source: EFL.com

Salford City v Manchester United U21

8 September 2020 Group stage	Salford City	0–6	Manchester United U21	Salford
19:45 BST	Doyle  6' Denny  68'	Report	Mejbri 8'  79' Puigmal 29' Helm 46', 73' McCann 70' Elanga 74'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright

Salford City v Morecambe

29 September 2020 Group stage	Salford City	2–0	Morecambe	Salford
19:45 BST	Wilson 44' Thomas-Asante  75' Touray  79' Hunter 90+2'	Report	Knight-Percival  1' Hendrie  43'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell

Rochdale v Salford City

10 November 2020 Group stage	Rochdale	1–2	Salford City	Rochdale
19:00 GMT	Beesley 8' Rathbone  80' O'Connell  90+6'	Report	Andrade 53' Golden  57' Dieseruvwe 82' (pen.) Burgess  90+4'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley

Salford City v Leicester City U21

8 December 2020 Second round	Salford City	3–3 (5–6 p)	Leicester City U21	Salford
19:00 GMT	Thomas-Asante 24' 24' Golden  48' Dieseruvwe 59', 78'	Report	Muskwe 64', 69' Flynn 83'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham
	Penalties
	Dieseruvwe Loughlan Smith Campbell Thomas-Asante Hawkins Fielding		Wright Hulme Reghba Muskwe Suengchitthawon McAteer Leshabela