2020–21 Scunthorpe United F.C. season

The 2020–21 season was Scunthorpe United's 122nd season in their history and the second consecutive season in EFL League Two, Along with League Two, the club also participated in this seasons' editions of the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Scunthorpe United

2020–21 season
Chairman	Peter Swann
Manager	Neil Cox
Stadium	Glanford Park
League Two	22nd
FA Cup	First round (eliminated by Solihull Moors)
EFL Cup	First round (eliminated by Port Vale)
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Abo Eisa (9 goals) All: Abo Eisa Ryan Loft (9 each)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Pre-season

Scunthorpe United v Doncaster Rovers

15 August 2020 (2020-08-15) Friendly	Scunthorpe United	2–3	Doncaster Rovers	Scunthorpe
12:00 BST	Eisa 72' Barks 84'	Report	Halliday 47' Whiteman 75' Anderson 87'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium

Scunthorpe United v Hull City Under-23's

18 August 2020 (2020-08-18) Friendly	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Hull City Under-23's	Scunthorpe
14:00 BST	Mooney 7' Colclough 55'	Report	35'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0

Scunthorpe United v Nottingham Forest Under-23s

22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) Friendly	Scunthorpe United	1–0	Nottingham Forest Under-23s	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	McAtee 49'	Report		Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0

Lincoln City v Scunthorpe United

25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) Friendly	Lincoln City	4–0	Scunthorpe United	Lincoln
19:45 BST	Walsh 1' Elbouzedi 50' Eyoma 62' Hopper 86'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank 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
17	Harrogate Town	46	16	9	21	52	61	−9	57
18	Oldham Athletic	46	15	9	22	72	81	−9	54
19	Walsall	46	11	20	15	45	53	−8	53
20	Colchester United	46	11	18	17	44	61	−17	51
21	Barrow	46	13	11	22	53	59	−6	50
22	Scunthorpe United	46	13	9	24	41	64	−23	48
23	Southend United (R)	46	10	15	21	29	58	−29	45	Relegation to National League
24	Grimsby Town (R)	46	10	13	23	37	69	−32	43

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^[1]
(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	9	24	41	64	−23	48	7	6	10	22	28	−6	6	3	14	19	36	−17

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	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	D	L	D	D	D	W	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	L
Position	13	18	14	18	19	21	23	23	23	22	22	23	20	18	18	18	18	18	20	19	20	20	21	19	17	16	16	16	19	18	17	18	18	18	18	16	16	18	18	19	20	20	21	22	22	22

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.^[2]

Scunthorpe United v Newport County

12 September 2020 1	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Newport County	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Loft 58'  65' Spence  77'	Report	Taylor 32'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie

Crawley Town v Scunthorpe United

19 September 2020 2	Crawley Town	1–0	Scunthorpe United	Crawley
15:00 BST	Nichols 15'	Report	Hornshaw  24'	Stadium: People's Pension Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook

Scunthorpe United v Carlisle United

26 September 2020 3	Scunthorpe United	1–0	Carlisle United	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Hallam 35' Spence  73' Beestin  84'	Report		Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright

Tranmere Rovers v Scunthorpe United

3 October 2020 4	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Scunthorpe United	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Vaughan 41', 66' Morris  53' Davies  87'	Report	Hornshaw  71' Bedeau  85'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Scunthorpe United v Forest Green Rovers

10 October 2020 5	Scunthorpe United	1–4	Forest Green Rovers	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Jarvis 9' Spence  61' Bedeau  79'	Report	Matt 24', 32', 83' Winchester  90+1' Stevens 90+5'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce

Scunthorpe United v Cambridge United

17 October 2020 6	Scunthorpe United	0–5	Cambridge United	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Hippolyte  47'  55' Taylor  48' Spence  53'	Report	Mullin 35' (pen.), 44' (pen.) Cordner 51' (o.g.) Ironside 61', 83'  77'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Cheltenham Town v Scunthorpe United

20 October 2020 7	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Scunthorpe United	Cheltenham
18:00 BST	Reid 5' (pen.) Boyle  27' Raglan  60'	Report	Spence  35'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison

Exeter City v Scunthorpe United

24 October 2020 8	Exeter City	3–1	Scunthorpe United	Exeter
13:00 BST	Randall 36' Jay 39' Taylor 89'	Report	Jarvis  42' Rowe 48'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock

Oldham Athletic v Scunthorpe United

14 November 2020 9	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Scunthorpe United	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Hamer  34'	Report	Bedeau 60' Eisa  62' van Veen 78'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey

Port Vale v Scunthorpe United

17 November 2020 10	Port Vale	0–1	Scunthorpe United	Burslem
19:00 GMT		Report	Loft  27' Eisa 28' Rowe  58'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Scunthorpe United v Morecambe

21 November 2020 11	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Morecambe	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Onariase 80' Rowe  90+5'	Report	Wildig 90+3' Cooney  90+5'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright

Scunthorpe United v Bolton Wanderers

24 November 2020 12	Scunthorpe United	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Scunthorpe
19:00 GMT		Report	Kioso 57'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy

Harrogate Town v Scunthorpe United

1 December 2020 13	Harrogate Town	2–5	Scunthorpe United	Harrogate
19:00 GMT	Muldoon 35' Hall 90+2'	Report	Onariase 16' Eisa 41', 63' (pen.) Loft 74' Jarvis 89'	Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard

Scunthorpe United v Leyton Orient

5 December 2020 14	Scunthorpe United	2–0	Leyton Orient	Scunthorpe
13:00 GMT	Loft 28' Beestin 78'	Report	Johnson 7'  79' Widdowson  33' Wilkinson  43' Brophy  83' McAnuff  84'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce

Scunthorpe United v Colchester United

8 December 2020 15	Scunthorpe United	0–1	Colchester United	Scunthorpe
19:00 GMT	Loft  62'	Report	Smith 26' Welch-Hayes  35' Clampin  86'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Southend United v Scunthorpe United

12 December 2020 16	Southend United	1–0	Scunthorpe United	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT	Olayinka 80'	Report		Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Stephen Martin

Scunthorpe United v Barrow

15 December 2020 17	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Barrow	Scunthorpe
19:00 GMT	Eisa 13' Clarke  31' 90+1' Bedeau  81'	Report	Quigley 16' Wilson  33' Beadling  90+1'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie

Grimsby Town v Scunthorpe United

19 December 2020 18	Grimsby Town	1–0	Scunthorpe United	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT	Pollock 21' Spokes  59' Holloway	Report	McAtee  39' Jarvis  55' Clarke  69'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Scunthorpe United v Mansfield Town

26 December 2020 19	Scunthorpe United	2–3	Mansfield Town	Scunthorpe
13:00 GMT	Clarke  26' Rawson 38' (o.g.) McAtee 70'	Report	Lapslie 16' Onariase 29' (o.g.) Bowery 60' Gordon  88'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Walsall v Scunthorpe United

29 December 2020 20	Walsall	1–2	Scunthorpe United	Bescot
19:00 GMT	McDonald 55' Gordon 61'	Report	Loft  20' Hippolyte 27' Gilliead 69'	Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Stevenage v Scunthorpe United

2 January 2021 21	Stevenage	3–1	Scunthorpe United	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Carter 11', 22' Wildin  56' Newton  81' Oteh  83' 90+2' Read  87'	Report	Green 5' Gilliead  43'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard

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

Barrow v Scunthorpe United

16 January 2021 23	Barrow	1–0	Scunthorpe United	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Platt  36' Kay 58',  90+17' Quigley  90+10'	Report	Brown  28'  86' Clarke  77'	Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Scunthorpe United v Grimsby Town

23 January 2021 24	Scunthorpe United	3–0	Grimsby Town	Scunthorpe
13:00 GMT	Eisa 14', 65' Loft 38',  75' Gilliead  83'	Report	Wright  29'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates

Scunthorpe United v Port Vale

26 January 2021 25	Scunthorpe United	2–0	Port Vale	Scunthorpe
19:00 GMT	Rowe  1' Loft 26', 32' Karacan  41'	Report	Mills  44' Worrall  86' Brisley  90'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell

Colchester United v Scunthorpe United

29 January 2021 26	Colchester United	0–1	Scunthorpe United	Colchester
19:00 GMT	Eastman  45+7' Harriott  57' Smith  75'	Report	Beestin 5' Brown  53' Eisa  84'	Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey

Scunthorpe United v Harrogate Town

20 February 2021 27	Scunthorpe United	3–1	Harrogate Town	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Green 4' Loft 45+3' Eisa  69' Spence 90'	Report	March 27' (pen.)	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby

Bolton Wanderers v Scunthorpe United

23 February 2021 28	Bolton Wanderers	2–0	Scunthorpe United	Horwich
19:00 GMT	John  26' Doyle 37' (pen.),  68' Thomason  62' Sarcevic 74' Williams  84'	Report	McGahey  62'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Scunthorpe United v Cheltenham Town

27 February 2021 29	Scunthorpe United	0–2	Cheltenham Town	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT		Report	Smith 25' Wright 41' Thomas  61'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Cambridge United v Scunthorpe United

2 March 2021 30	Cambridge United	0–1	Scunthorpe United	Cambridge
19:00 GMT	Mullin  90+1' Ironside  90+5'	Report	Beestin 78'	Stadium: The Abbey Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks

Salford City v Scunthorpe United

6 March 2021 31	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

Scunthorpe United v Exeter City

9 March 2021 32	Scunthorpe United	0–2	Exeter City	Scunthorpe
19:00 GMT		Report	Jay 11' Sparkes 89'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Leyton Orient v Scunthorpe United

13 March 2021 33	Leyton Orient	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Leyton
13:00 GMT	Cissé 34' Brophy  50' Clay  62' Johnson  90+3'	Report	Loft 12' Karacan  78'	Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie

Scunthorpe United v Oldham Athletic

16 March 2021 34	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Scunthorpe
19:00 GMT	Spence  70' Loft  87' Hallam 90+3'	Report	McCalmont 48' Jameson  53' Keillor-Dunn  72'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison

Scunthorpe United v Southend United

20 March 2021 35	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Southend United	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Karacan  75' Clarke  78' Beestin 90'	Report	Hart  62' Dieng  67' Nathaniel-George 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis

Scunthorpe United v Bradford City

23 March 2021 36	Scunthorpe United	2–0	Bradford City	Scunthorpe
19:00 GMT	Eisa 5' Green 59'	Report	Sutton  47' Rowe  75' O'Connor  88'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield

Scunthorpe United v Crawley Town

2 April 2021 37	Scunthorpe United	0–0	Crawley Town	Scunthorpe
13:00 GMT	Green  63'	Report	McNerney  50' Francomb  90'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines

Carlisle United v Scunthorpe United

6 April 2021 38	Carlisle United	2–0	Scunthorpe United	Carlisle
18:30 BST	Mellish 60', 62'	Report	Loft  45+1'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Scunthorpe United v Tranmere Rovers

10 April 2021 39	Scunthorpe United	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Hippolyte  45' Gilliead  65'	Report	Macdonald  42'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies

Morecambe v Scunthorpe United

13 April 2021 40	Morecambe	4–1	Scunthorpe United	Morecambe
18:30 BST	Stockton 25' Mendes Gomes 37' Bedeau 49' (o.g.) Songo'o 60',  78'	Report	Howe  29' Beestin 83'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne

Forest Green Rovers v Scunthorpe United

17 April 2021 41	Forest Green Rovers	3–2	Scunthorpe United	Nailsworth
12:30 BST	Moore-Taylor 21' Wilson  47' Bernard  61' Adams 72' Cadden 79' Stokes 80'	Report	Clarke  17' McGahey 45+1' Eisa 52' Karacan  69' Gilliead  83'	Stadium: The Innocent [Insert Name Here] Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Mansfield Town v Scunthorpe United

20 April 2021 42	Mansfield Town	3–0	Scunthorpe United	Mansfield
19:00 BST	Lapslie 19' Sweeney  62' McLaughlin  71' Perch 80' Sinclair 83'	Report	Spence  66'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Scunthorpe United v Walsall

24 April 2021 43	Scunthorpe United	0–2	Walsall	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Beestin  67'	Report	Osadebe 13' Gordon 23' Clarke  90+1'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Adcock

Newport County v Scunthorpe United

27 April 2021 44	Newport County	4–0	Scunthorpe United	Newport
18:00 BST	Taft 29' (o.g.) Demetriou 34', 85' Collins 39' Shephard  87'	Report	Green  87' Onariase  90+1'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks

Bradford City v Scunthorpe United

1 May 2021 45	Bradford City	0–0	Scunthorpe United	Bradford
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards

Scunthorpe United v Stevenage

8 May 2021 46	Scunthorpe United	0–1	Stevenage	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST		Report	Martin  11' Vancooten  31' Pett  43' List 59' Vincelot  90+4'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.^[3]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Scunthorpe United v Solihull Moors

8 November 2020 First round	Scunthorpe United	2–3	Solihull Moors	Scunthorpe
12:00 GMT	McAtee 14' Cordner  48'  90+3' van Veen 84'	Report	Gleeson 4' (pen.), 80' (pen.) Pearce 49' Williams  59'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell

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.^[4]

Scunthorpe United v Port Vale

5 September 2020 First round	Scunthorpe United	1–2	Port Vale	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Colclough  45+2' Loft 69' Spence  79'	Report	Mills 45+5' Legge  89' Robinson 90+3'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.^[5]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ACA	Manchester City U21	3	2	0	1	0	8	1	+7	7	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Lincoln City	3	1	2	0	0	5	3	+2	7
3	L2	Mansfield Town	3	1	0	0	2	3	7	−4	3
4	L2	Scunthorpe United	3	0	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1

Source: EFL.com

Lincoln City v Scunthorpe United

8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Group Game 1	Lincoln City	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Lincoln
19:00 BST	Palmer  19' Melbourne  51' Anderson 80'	Report	Cordner 38'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham
	Penalties
	Howarth Montsma Scully Jones		Jarvis Vincent Hippolyte Gilliead

Scunthorpe United v Manchester City U21

29 September 2020 Group stage	Scunthorpe United	0–4	Manchester City U21	Scunthorpe
19:00 BST		Report	Knight 17', 63' Edozie 58', 66'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Adcock

Scunthorpe United v Mansfield Town

10 November 2020 Group stage	Scunthorpe United	1–2	Mansfield Town	Scunthorpe
19:00 GMT	Loft  27' O'Malley  63' Rowe  75' Olomola 78'	Report	Sweeney 34' Reid 44'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott

First-team squad

As of 18 January 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Nat.	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Apps.	Goals	Year signed	Signed from	Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
1	Rory Watson		GK	(1996-02-05) 5 February 1996 (age 29)	52	0	2017	Hull City	Free
31	Adam Kelsey		GK	(1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 (age 25)	1	0	2017	Academy	Trainee
33	Mark Howard		GK	(1986-09-21) 21 September 1986 (age 38)	20	0	2020	Free Agent	Free
41	Tom Collins		GK	(2002-08-04) 4 August 2002 (age 23)	0	0	2020	Academy	Trainee
Defenders
2	Jordan Clarke		RB/LB/CB	(1991-10-19) 19 October 1991 (age 33)	167	5	2015	Coventry City	Undisclosed
3	George Taft		LB/CB	(1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 (age 32)	5	0	2021	Bolton Wanderers	Loan
4	Jacob Bedeau		CB	(1999-12-24) 24 December 1999 (age 25)	37	2	2019	Aston Villa	Undisclosed
5	Harrison McGahey		CB/RB	(1995-09-26) 26 September 1995 (age 29)	56	0	2019	Rochdale	Undisclosed
6	Manny Onariase		CB/RB	(1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 (age 28)	21	2	2020	Dagenham & Redbridge	Undisclosed
12	Junior Brown		LB/LM/RM	(1989-05-07) 7 May 1989 (age 36)	32	0	2020	Free Agent	Free
16	Lewis Butroid		LB/CB	(1998-09-16) 16 September 1998 (age 26)	31	0	2017	Academy	Trainee
25	Jai Rowe		RB	(2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 (age 24)	13	1	2019	Barwell	Free
28	George Hornshaw		RB/RM/CM	(2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 25)	15	0	2018	Academy	Trainee
35	Charlie Barks		CB	(2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 (age 23)	0	0	2020	Academy	Trainee
38	Mason O'Malley		LB	(2001-06-08) 8 June 2001 (age 24)	17	0	2019	Huddersfield Town	Free
Midfielders
8	Alex Gilliead		RW/LW	(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 29)	70	7	2019	Shrewsbury Town	Undisclosed
11	Abo Eisa		LW/RW	(1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 29)	61	15	2019	Shrewsbury Town	Free
17	Andy Dales		LW/RW	(1994-11-13) 13 November 1994 (age 30)	30	2	2018	Mickleover Sports	Undisclosed
18	Jordan Hallam		AM/LW/RW	(1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 (age 26)	17	2	2019	Sheffield United	Free
20	Lewis Spence		CM/DM	(1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 29)	27	0	2020	Ross County	Free
22	Alfie Beestin		AM/CF	(1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27)	27	2	2020	Tadcaster Albion	Undisclosed
23	Jem Karacan		CM/DM	(1989-02-21) 21 February 1989 (age 36)	5	0	2020	Free Agent	Free
30	Tom Pugh		CM/RB	(2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 24)	6	0	2019	Academy	Trainee
36	Finley Shrimpton		CM	(2002-08-24) 24 August 2002 (age 22)	0	0	2020	Academy	Trainee
42	Raynner Silva		CM	(2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 23)	0	0	2020	Academy	Trainee
Forwards
9	Ryan Loft		CF	(1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 (age 27)	28	7	2020	Leicester City	Free
10	Kevin van Veen		CF	(1991-06-01) 1 June 1991 (age 34)	167	41	2019	Northampton Town	Undisclosed
14	Devarn Green		RW/LW/CF	(1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 (age 28)	21	1	2020	Southport	Undisclosed
15	Myles Hippolyte		LW/RW/CF	(1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 (age 30)	17	1	2020	Yeovil Town	Undisclosed
19	Aaron Jarvis		CF	(1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 27)	17	2	2020	Sutton United	Free
21	Kelsey Mooney		CF	(1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 26)	0	0	2020	Hereford	Free
24	Olufela Olomola		CF/SS/RW	(1997-09-05) 5 September 1997 (age 27)	9	1	2018	Southampton	Free
27	Kenan Dünnwald-Turan		CF/RW/LW	(1995-11-14) 14 November 1995 (age 29)	6	0	2020	Bonner SC	Free
40	Harry Jessop		CF	(2002-08-01) 1 August 2002 (age 23)	0	0	2020	Academy	Trainee
45	John McAtee		SS/AM	(1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 26)	47	5	2019	Shrewsbury Town	Free

Statistics

As of 30 January 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Rory Watson	10	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Jordan Clarke	12	1	12+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	ENG	George Taft	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Jacob Bedeau	22	1	15+3	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Harrison McGahey	10	0	9+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Manny Onariase	21	2	17+2	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
8	MF	ENG	Alex Gilliead	28	1	25+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Ryan Loft	28	7	21+5	6	0+0	0	1+0	1	1+0	0
10	FW	NED	Kevin van Veen	5	2	3+0	1	0+1	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
11	MF	SDN	Abo Eisa	26	6	18+6	6	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
12	DF	ENG	Junior Brown	8	0	7+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	ENG	Devarn Green	20	1	8+8	1	1+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
15	FW	ENG	Myles Hippolyte	17	1	10+5	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
16	DF	ENG	Lewis Butroid	4	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
17	FW	ENG	Andy Dales	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
18	MF	ENG	Jordan Hallam	9	1	1+6	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
19	FW	ENG	Aaron Jarvis	17	2	6+8	2	0+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
20	MF	SCO	Lewis Spence	26	0	20+3	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
22	MF	ENG	Alfie Beestin	23	2	18+3	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
23	MF	TUR	Jem Karacan	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	FW	ENG	Olufela Olomola	3	1	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	1
25	DF	ENG	Jai Rowe	12	1	6+4	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
27	FW	GER	Kenan Dünnwald	6	0	1+4	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF	ENG	George Hornshaw	12	0	7+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+2	0
30	MF	WAL	Tom Pugh	4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	3+0	0
31	GK	ENG	Adam Kelsey	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
33	GK	ENG	Mark Howard	20	0	19+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
38	DF	IRL	Mason O'Malley	17	0	14+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
45	FW	ENG	John McAtee	22	2	8+12	1	1+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
Players who left the club:
7	FW	ENG	Ryan Colclough	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
23	MF	ENG	Frank Vincent	10	0	7+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
26	DF	ENG	Tyler Cordner	17	1	10+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	1
34	MF	ENG	Jake Taylor	14	0	8+5	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Goals record

As of 30 January 2021

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League Two	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	9		CF	Ryan Loft	6	0	1	0	7
2	11		LM	Abo Eisa	6	0	0	0	6
3	6		CB	Manny Onariase	2	0	0	0	2
	10		CF	Kevin van Veen	1	1	0	0	2
	19		CF	Aaron Jarvis	2	0	0	0	2
	22		AM	Alfie Beestin	2	0	0	0	2
	45		CF	John McAtee	1	1	0	0	2
8	2		RB	Jordan Clarke	1	0	0	0	1
	4		CB	Jacob Bedeau	1	0	0	0	1
	8		RW	Alex Gilliead	1	0	0	0	1
	14		CF	Devarn Green	1	0	0	0	1
	15		LW	Myles Hippolyte	1	0	0	0	1
	18		LW	Jordan Hallam	1	0	0	0	1
	24		CF	Olufela Olomola	0	0	0	1	1
	25		RB	Jai Rowe	1	0	0	0	1
	26		CB	Tyler Cordner	0	0	0	1	1
Own Goals					1	0	0	0	1
Total					29	2	1	2	33

Disciplinary record

As of 30 January 2021

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
1	9		CF	Ryan Loft	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
2	20		CM	Lewis Spence	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
3	2		RB	Jordan Clarke	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	25		RB	Jai Rowe	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
5	4		CB	Jacob Bedeau	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	12		LB	Junior Brown	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
7	8		RM	Alex Gilliead	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	11		LM	Abo Eisa	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	15		LW	Myles Hippolyte	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	19		CF	Aaron Jarvis	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	26		CB	Tyler Cordner	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	28		RB	George Hornshaw	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
14	7		RW	Ryan Colclough	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	22		AM	Alfie Beestin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	23		CM	Jem Karacan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	34		CM	Jake Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	38		LB	Mason O'Malley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	45		SS	John McAtee	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					33	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	38	3	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
3 August 2020	CF		Aaron Jarvis	Sutton United	Free transfer	[6]
3 August 2020	CF		Kelsey Mooney	Hereford	Free transfer	[7]
3 August 2020	CB		Manny Onariase	Dagenham & Redbridge	Undisclosed	[8]
3 August 2020	CM		Lewis Spence	Ross County	Free transfer	[9]
29 August 2020	LW		Myles Hippolyte	Yeovil Town	Undisclosed	[10]
31 August 2020	CF		Ryan Loft	Leicester City	Free transfer	[11]
3 September 2020	CF		Kenan Dünnwald-Turan	Bonner SC	Free transfer	[12]
18 October 2020	LB		Junior Brown	Coventry City	Free transfer	[13]
22 October 2020	GK		Mark Howard	Blackpool	Free transfer	[14]
4 January 2021	CM		Jem Karacan	Unattached	Free transfer	[15]
1 February 2021	CB		George Taft	Bolton Wanderers	Free transfer	[16][17]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
6 August 2020	LM		Frank Vincent	Bournemouth	5 January 2021	[18][19]
20 August 2020	CB		Tyler Cordner	Bournemouth	14 January 2021	[20][21]
1 October 2020	CM		Jake Taylor	Nottingham Forest	5 January 2021	[22][19]
7 January 2021	CB		George Taft	Bolton Wanderers	1 February 2021	[23][16]
1 February 2021	RB		Teddy Howe	Blackpool	End of season	[24]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
25 September 2020	CB		Charlie Barks	Frickley Athletic	October 2020	[25]
25 September 2020	CM		Finley Shrimpton	Frickley Athletic	October 2020	[25]
5 October 2020	CF		Harry Jessop	Pickering Town	November 2020	[26]
16 October 2020	CF		Kelsey Mooney	Hereford	2 January 2021	[27][28]
13 November 2020	LW		Andy Dales	Altrincham	December 2020	[29]
27 February 2021	LB		Lewis Butroid	Hereford	March 2021	[30]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	RW		Yasin Ben El-Mhanni	Unattached	Released	[31]
1 July 2020	CB		Cameron Burgess	Accrington Stanley	Released	[31][32]
1 July 2020	CB		Andy Butler	Doncaster Rovers	Released	[31][33]
1 July 2020	MF		Luca Chadli	Unattached	Released	[34]
1 July 2020	CB		Jo Cummings	Radcliffe	Released	[31][35]
1 July 2020	FW		Levi Gallimore	Unattached	Released	[34]
1 July 2020	RW		Adam Hammill	Derry City	Released	[31][36]
1 July 2020	DM		James Horsfield	Wrexham	Released	[31][37]
1 July 2020	RM		Jack Lambert	ÍBV.	Released	[31][38]
1 July 2020	CB		Rory McArdle	Exeter City	Released	[31][39]
1 July 2020	LB		Kgosi Ntlhe	Barrow	Released	[31][40]
1 July 2020	RB		James Perch	Mansfield Town	Released	[31][41]
1 July 2020	CF		Reon Potts	York City	Released	[31][42]
1 July 2020	CB		Yann Songo'o	Morecambe	Released	[31][43]
1 July 2020	RB		Levi Sutton	Bradford City	Released	[31][44]
1 July 2020	MF		Aidan Train	Unattached	Released	[34]
16 October 2020	LW		Ryan Colclough	Altrincham	Mutual consent	[45][46]