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 (from 4 November)[2]
Stadium	Peninsula Stadium
League Two	4th
FA Cup	Second round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Ian Henderson James Wilson (6 each) All: Ian Henderson James Wilson (7 each)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
14 July 2020	CB		Tom Clarke	Preston North End	Free transfer	[3]
17 July 2020	RW		Ashley Hunter	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	[4]
22 July 2020	DM		Jason Lowe	Bolton Wanderers	Free transfer	[5]
28 July 2020	CB		Jordan Turnbull	Northampton Town	Free transfer	[6]
29 July 2020	CF		Ian Henderson	Rochdale	Free transfer	[7]
22 August 2020	GK		Václav Hladký	St Mirren	Free transfer	[8]
31 August 2020	DM		Alex Denny	Everton	Free transfer	[9]
31 August 2020	RB		Tylor Golden	Wigan Athletic	Free transfer	[9]
31 August 2020	GK		Nick Hayes	Norwich City	Free transfer	[9]
31 August 2020	CM		Liam Loughlan	Leicester City	Free transfer	[9]
31 August 2020	CF		Momodou Touray	Newport County	Free transfer	[9]
3 November 2020	LW		George Boyd	Peterborough United	Free transfer	[10]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
16 October 2020	CB		Di'Shon Bernard	Manchester United	January 2021	[11]
15 January 2021	RB		Robbie Gotts	Leeds United	End of season	[12]
18 January 2021	RB		Tom James	Hibernian	End of season	[13]
21 January 2021	CM		Paul Coutts	Fleetwood Town	End of season	[14]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
25 August 2020	CM		Luke Burgess	AFC Fylde	1 January 2021	[15]
11 September 2020	LB		Dan Jones	Harrogate Town	End of season	[16]
8 December 2020	CF		Luke Armstrong	Hartlepool United	End of season	[17]
1 February 2021	DM		Alex Denny	Morecambe	End of season	[18]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	LB		Josh Askew	Boston United	Released	[19][20]
1 July 2020	DF		Max Broughton	SIU Edwardsville Cougars	Free transfer	[21]
1 July 2020	LW		Craig Conway	St Johnstone	Released	[19][22]
1 July 2020	CM		Kieran Glynn	Scarborough Athletic	Released	[19][23]
1 July 2020	GK		Kyle Letheren	Chesterfield	Released	[19][24]
1 July 2020	GK		Chris Neal	AFC Fylde	Released	[19][25]
1 July 2020	CM		Michael O'Connor	Glenavon	Released	[19][26]
1 July 2020	CB		Nathan Pond	AFC Fylde	Released	[19][27]
1 July 2020	RW		Devante Rodney	Port Vale	Released	[19][28]
1 July 2020	CM		Mark Shelton	Hartlepool United	Released	[19][29]
1 July 2020	RB		Scott Wiseman	Lincoln Red Imps	Released	[19][30]
2 August 2020	CB		Carl Piergianni	Oldham Athletic	Undisclosed	[31]
3 August 2020	CM		Danny Whitehead	Port Vale	Free transfer	[32]
29 August 2020	CF		Kamar Moncrieffe	Clitheroe	Free transfer	[33]
3 September 2020	AM		Luke Duffy	Warrington Town	Free transfer	[34]
3 September 2020	RW		Danny Lloyd	Tranmere Rovers	Mutual consent	[35][36]
6 September 2020	CB		Tyrell Warren	Boston United	Free transfer	[20]
6 September 2020	CF		Florian Yonsian	Trafford	Free transfer	[37]
9 November 2020	CM		Joey Jones	Unattached	Mutual consent	[38]
14 January 2021	CM		Martin Smith	Chesterfield	Free transfer	[39]

Pre-season

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

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

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

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
5	Exeter City	26	11	9	6	48	33	+15	42	Qualification for League Two play-offs
6	Carlisle United	23	13	3	7	34	22	+12	42
7	Morecambe	26	12	6	8	35	36	−1	42
8	Cheltenham Town	25	11	8	6	34	23	+11	41
9	Salford City	25	10	8	7	32	21	+11	38
10	Leyton Orient	27	11	5	11	34	29	+5	38
11	Crawley Town	25	9	8	8	36	34	+2	35
12	Walsall	25	8	11	6	32	33	−1	35
13	Oldham Athletic	26	10	4	12	41	46	−5	34

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 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[40]

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
25	10	8	7	32	21	+11	38	5	7	0	20	9	+11	5	1	7	12	12	0

Last updated: 30 January 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
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
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
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

Updated to match(es) played on 30 January 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.[41]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13 November 2020 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[42] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.[43]

  Win   Draw   Loss

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

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

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[44] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[45]

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

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

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[46] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew’s.[47]

Pos	Div	Team	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

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

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

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

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

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