The 2020–21 season was Accrington Stanley's 52nd season in their history and the third consecutive season in EFL League One, Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Transfers
Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 3 August 2020 CB Cameron Burgess Scunthorpe United Free transfer 24 August 2020 CM Matt Butcher AFC Bournemouth Free transfer 2 September 2020 DM Tom Scully Norwich City Free transfer 4 September 2020 CB Stephen Sama Heracles Almelo Free transfer 24 September 2020 MF Rhys Fenlon Burnley Free transfer 9 October 2020 RB Michael Nottingham Blackpool Undisclosed 6 November 2020 CF Lewis Mansell Partick Thistle Free transfer 4 January 2021 LW Gary Roberts Bala Town Free transfer 1 February 2021 CM David Morgan Southport Undisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 7 August 2020 LW Ryan Cassidy Watford End of season 13 August 2020 RW Thomas Allan Newcastle United 12 January 2021 28 August 2020 CM Mohammed Sangare Newcastle United End of season 7 September 2020 CM Tariq Uwakwe Chelsea End of season 2 October 2020 CM Jon Russell Chelsea End of season 9 October 2020 GK Nathan Baxter Chelsea End of season 28 January 2021 SS Paul Smyth Queens Park Rangers End of season 1 February 2021 CM Adam Phillips Burnley End of season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 19 October 2020 RB Reagan Ogle AFC Fylde 16 January 2021 7 January 2021 CF Lewis Mansell FC Halifax Town 7 February 2021 4 February 2021 DF Jack Bolton Southport Youth loan 4 February 2021 MF Rhys Fenlon Southport Youth loan 4 February 2021 RB Harry Perritt Southport Youth loan 1 March 2021 RB Reagan Ogle Altrincham April 2021
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2020 CF Wilson Carvalho Macclesfield Town Released 1 July 2020 MF Lewis Doyle Atherton Collieries Released 1 July 2020 RB Phil Edwards Warrington Town Released 1 July 2020 GK Dimitar Evtimov CSKA Sofia Released 1 July 2020 LB Zaine Francis-Angol Boreham Wood Released 1 July 2020 MF Lewis Gilboy Bury Released 1 July 2020 FW Alex O'Neill Skelmersdale United Released 1 July 2020 CM Andrew Scott Larne Released 1 July 2020 RW Érico Sousa Tadcaster Albion Released 1 July 2020 DF Matty Williams Unattached Released 1 July 2020 CF Offrande Zanzala Crewe Alexandra Released 5 August 2020 RW Jordan Clark Luton Town Free transfer 7 September 2020 RB Callum Johnson Portsmouth Undisclosed 16 September 2020 CM Sam Finley Fleetwood Town Mutual consent 1 October 2020 CM Niall Watson Southport Free transfer 2 March 2021 LW Gary Roberts Retired Notes
First-team squad
No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee Goalkeepers1Nathan BaxterGK2002020 ChelseaLoan30Liam IsherwoodGK002020AcademyTrainee40Toby SavinGK3702017AcademyTrainee Defenders2Michael NottinghamCB/RB4942020 BlackpoolUndisclosed3Mark HughesCB242102016 StevenageUndisclosed4Cameron BurgessCB5152020 Scunthorpe UnitedFree5Ross SykesCB8782015AcademyTrainee12Joe MaguireLB/RB/CB2002019 Fleetwood TownFree16Ben BarclayCB/DM4312019 Brighton & Hove AlbionFree18Harvey RodgersRB/CB6912018 Fleetwood TownUndisclosed21Harry PerrittRB/CB202019AcademyTrainee23Jack BoltonDF002019AcademyTrainee24Stephen SamaCB/RB/DM902020 Heracles AlmeloFree27Reagan OgleRB/LB002016AcademyTrainee33Zehn MohammedCB402017AcademyTrainee Midfielders6Matt ButcherDM/CM/CB5022020 AFC BournemouthUndisclosed8Jon RussellCM/AM/DM2532020 ChelseaLoan10Joe PritchardCM/RM/LM71132019 Bolton WanderersFree11Sean McConvilleLM/CM340612015 ChesterUndisclosed14Tariq UwakweCM/DM/AM2042020 ChelseaLoan15Mo SangareCM/DM/AM402020 Newcastle UnitedLoan17Lamine Kaba SherifCM/DM/CB002019 Leicester CityFree20Tom ScullyDM/CM502020 Norwich CityFree25Rhys FenlonMF402020AcademyTrainee28Seamus ConneelyDM/RB/RM261122015 Sligo RoversUndisclosed36Adam PhillipsCM2112021 BurnleyLoan37David MorganCM1602021 SouthportUndisclosed Forwards7Paul SmythSS/RW/LW1932021 Queens Park RangersLoan9Ryan CassidyLW/RW/CF1742020 WatfordLoan19Colby BishopCF77242018 LeamingtonUndisclosed26Lewis MansellCF212020 Partick ThistleFree32Dion CharlesCF90282019 SouthportUndisclosed34Kevin SpinelliCF202020AcademyTrainee35Gary RobertsLW/RW/AM70232021 Bala TownFree
Pre-season
Competitions EFL League One
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.
EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.
EFL Trophy
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August. The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's. The third round was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin.
Statistics
Goals record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total132CFDion Charles 1900120219CFColby Bishop 1010112310CMJoe Pritchard 80021044 CBCameron Burgess 3012659 CFRyan Cassidy 3002562 RBMichael Nottingham 4000414CMTariq Uwakwe 1003487 CFPaul Smyth 3000396 DMMatt Butcher 200028 CMJon Russell 20002115 CBRoss Sykes 1000111LMSean McConville 1000116CBBen Barclay 1000126CFLewis Mansell 0001128CMSeamus Conneely 10001Own Goals 40004Total 62111276
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total 14 CBCameron Burgess 9101000002001210216CBBen Barclay 700000000200900310CMJoe Pritchard 61000000000061043 CBMark Hughes 60000000000060011LMSean McConville 40100000010050118RBHarvey Rodgers 50100000000050128CMSeamus Conneely 50100000000050187 SSPaul Smyth 5000000000005006 DMMatt Butcher 40010000000050037CMDavid Morgan 500000000000500102 RBMichael Nottingham 3000000000003005 CBRoss Sykes 30000000000030032CFDion Charles 201000000000201148 CMJon Russell 20000000000020019CFColby Bishop 200000000000200167 RWTom Allan 1000000000001009 CFRyan Cassidy 10000000000010012 LBJoe Maguire 10000000000010020DMTom Scully 00000000010010033RBZehn Mohammed 00000000010010040GKToby Savin 100000000000100Total 71242000007008224
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