2020–21 Accrington Stanley F.C. season
The 2020–21 season is 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.
| 2020–21 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Andy Holt | |||
| Manager | John Coleman | |||
| Stadium | Crown Ground | |||
| League One | 11th | |||
| FA Cup | First round | |||
| EFL Cup | First round | |||
| EFL Trophy | Third round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Dion Charles (19) All: Dion Charles (20) | |||
| Highest home attendance | COVID-19 prevented fans from attending games | |||
| Lowest home attendance | COVID-19 prevented fans from attending games | |||
| Average home league attendance | COVID-19 prevented fans from attending games | |||
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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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | Cameron Burgess |  Scunthorpe United | Free transfer | [1] |
| 24 August 2020 | CM | | Matt Butcher | AFC Bournemouth | Free transfer | [2] |
| 2 September 2020 | DM | | Tom Scully | Norwich City | Free transfer | [3] |
| 4 September 2020 | CB |  | Stephen Sama |  Heracles Almelo | Free transfer | [4] |
| 24 September 2020 | MF | | Rhys Fenlon | Burnley | Free transfer | [5] |
| 9 October 2020 | RB |  | Michael Nottingham | Blackpool | Undisclosed | [6] |
| 6 November 2020 | CF | | Lewis Mansell |  Partick Thistle | Free transfer | [7] |
| 4 January 2021 | LW | | Gary Roberts |  Bala Town | Free transfer | [8] |
| 1 February 2021 | CM | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | David Morgan | Southport | Undisclosed | [9] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2020 | LW |  | Ryan Cassidy | Watford | End of season | [10] |
| 13 August 2020 | RW | | Thomas Allan | Newcastle United | 12 January 2021 | [11][12] |
| 28 August 2020 | CM |  | Mohammed Sangare | Newcastle United | End of season | [13] |
| 7 September 2020 | CM | | Tariq Uwakwe | Chelsea | End of season | [14] |
| 2 October 2020 | CM | | Jon Russell | Chelsea | End of season | [15] |
| 9 October 2020 | GK | | Nathan Baxter | Chelsea | End of season | [16] |
| 28 January 2021 | SS | | Paul Smyth | Queens Park Rangers | End of season | [17] |
| 1 February 2021 | CM | | Adam Phillips | Burnley | End of season | [18] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 October 2020 | RB | | Reagan Ogle | AFC Fylde | 16 January 2021 | [19] |
| 7 January 2021 | CF | | Lewis Mansell | FC Halifax Town | 7 February 2021 | [20] |
| 4 February 2021 | DF | | Jack Bolton | Southport | Youth loan | [21] |
| 4 February 2021 | MF | | Rhys Fenlon | Southport | Youth loan | [21] |
| 4 February 2021 | RB | | Harry Perritt | Southport | Youth loan | [21] |
| 1 March 2021 | RB | | Reagan Ogle | Altrincham | April 2021 | [22] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | CF |  | Wilson Carvalho | Macclesfield Town | Released | [23][24] |
| 1 July 2020 | MF | | Lewis Doyle | Atherton Collieries | Released | [25][26] |
| 1 July 2020 | RB | | Phil Edwards | Warrington Town | Released | [23][27] |
| 1 July 2020 | GK |  | Dimitar Evtimov | CSKA Sofia | Released | [23][28] |
| 1 July 2020 | LB |  | Zaine Francis-Angol | Boreham Wood | Released | [23][29] |
| 1 July 2020 | MF | | Lewis Gilboy | Bury | Released | [25][30] |
| 1 July 2020 | FW | | Alex O'Neill | Skelmersdale United | Released | [25] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | | Andrew Scott | Larne | Released | [25][32] |
| 1 July 2020 | RW | | Érico Sousa | Tadcaster Albion | Released | [23][33] |
| 1 July 2020 | DF | | Matty Williams |  Unattached | Released | [25] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF |  | Offrande Zanzala | Crewe Alexandra | Released | [25][34] |
| 5 August 2020 | RW | | Jordan Clark | Luton Town | Free transfer | [35] |
| 7 September 2020 | RB | | Callum Johnson | Portsmouth | Undisclosed[lower-alpha 1] | [36] |
| 16 September 2020 | CM | | Sam Finley | Fleetwood Town | Mutual consent | [37][38] |
| 1 October 2020 | CM | | Niall Watson | Southport | Free transfer | [39] |
| 2 March 2021 | LW | | Gary Roberts | Retired | — | [40] |
- Notes
- According to Transmarkt, fee was £248,000
First-team squad
- As of 10 May 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 | Nathan Baxter | |
GK | 8 November 1998 | 20 | 0 | 2020 | Chelsea |
Loan | |
| 30 | Liam Isherwood | |
GK | 13 July 2002 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 40 | Toby Savin | |
GK | 26 May 2000 | 37 | 0 | 2017 | Academy | Trainee | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Michael Nottingham | |
CB/RB | 14 April 1989 | 49 | 4 | 2020 | Blackpool |
Undisclosed | |
| 3 | Mark Hughes | |
CB | 9 December 1986 | 242 | 10 | 2016 | Stevenage |
Undisclosed | |
| 4 | Cameron Burgess | |
CB | 21 October 1995 | 51 | 5 | 2020 | Scunthorpe United |
Free | |
| 5 | Ross Sykes | |
CB | 26 March 1999 | 87 | 8 | 2015 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 12 | Joe Maguire | |
LB/RB/CB | 18 January 1996 | 20 | 0 | 2019 | Fleetwood Town |
Free | |
| 16 | Ben Barclay | |
CB/DM | 7 October 1996 | 43 | 1 | 2019 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
Free | |
| 18 | Harvey Rodgers | |
RB/CB | 20 October 1996 | 69 | 1 | 2018 | Fleetwood Town |
Undisclosed | |
| 21 | Harry Perritt | |
RB/CB | 12 June 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2019 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 23 | Jack Bolton | |
DF | 22 November 2001 | 0 | 0 | 2019 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 24 | Stephen Sama |  |
CB/RB/DM | 5 March 1993 | 9 | 0 | 2020 | Heracles Almelo |
Free | |
| 27 | Reagan Ogle | |
RB/LB | 29 March 1999 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 33 | Zehn Mohammed | |
CB | 28 February 2000 | 4 | 0 | 2017 | Academy | Trainee | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Matt Butcher | |
DM/CM/CB | 14 May 1997 | 50 | 2 | 2020 | AFC Bournemouth |
Undisclosed | |
| 8 | Jon Russell | |
CM/AM/DM | 9 October 2000 | 25 | 3 | 2020 | Chelsea |
Loan | |
| 10 | Joe Pritchard | |
CM/RM/LM | 10 September 1996 | 71 | 13 | 2019 | Bolton Wanderers |
Free | |
| 11 | Sean McConville | |
LM/CM | 6 March 1989 | 340 | 61 | 2015 | Chester |
Undisclosed | |
| 14 | Tariq Uwakwe |  |
CM/DM/AM | 19 November 1999 | 20 | 4 | 2020 | Chelsea |
Loan | |
| 15 | Mo Sangare | |
CM/DM/AM | 28 December 1998 | 4 | 0 | 2020 | Newcastle United |
Loan | |
| 17 | Lamine Kaba Sherif |  |
CM/DM/CB | 27 January 1999 | 0 | 0 | 2019 | Leicester City |
Free | |
| 20 | Tom Scully | |
DM/CM | 1 October 1999 | 5 | 0 | 2020 | Norwich City |
Free | |
| 25 | Rhys Fenlon | |
MF | 2 October 2001 | 4 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 28 | Seamus Conneely | |
DM/RB/RM | 22 June 1988 | 261 | 12 | 2015 | Sligo Rovers |
Undisclosed | |
| 36 | Adam Phillips | |
CM | 15 January 1998 | 21 | 1 | 2021 | Burnley |
Loan | |
| 37 | David Morgan | |
CM | 4 July 1994 | 16 | 0 | 2021 | Southport |
Undisclosed | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 7 | Paul Smyth | |
SS/RW/LW | 10 September 1997 | 19 | 3 | 2021 | Queens Park Rangers |
Loan | |
| 9 | Ryan Cassidy | |
LW/RW/CF | 2 March 2001 | 17 | 4 | 2020 | Watford |
Loan | |
| 19 | Colby Bishop | |
CF | 4 November 1996 | 77 | 24 | 2018 | Leamington |
Undisclosed | |
| 26 | Lewis Mansell | |
CF | 20 September 1997 | 2 | 1 | 2020 | Partick Thistle |
Free | |
| 32 | Dion Charles | |
CF | 7 October 1995 | 90 | 28 | 2019 | Southport |
Undisclosed | |
| 34 | Kevin Spinelli | |
CF | 25 July 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 35 | Gary Roberts | |
LW/RW/AM | 18 March 1984 | 70 | 23 | 2021 | Bala Town |
Free | |
Pre-season
| 22 August 2020 Friendly | Accrington Stanley | 0-3 | Bolton Wanderers | Bamber Bridge |
| Report |
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Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors |
| 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 One
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 74 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 72 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 69 |
| 10 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 67 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 68 | −5 | 67 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 66 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 65 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 67 | −4 | 64 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 60 |
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[41]
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[41]
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 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 68 | −5 | 67 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 42 | −10 |
Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
September
| 12 September 2020 1 | Accrington Stanley | 2–0 | Peterborough United | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Charles 46' Sykes  58'Uwakwe 85' |
Report | Thompson 39' Beevers 89' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 19 September 2020 2 | Burton Albion | 2–1 | Accrington Stanley | Burton upon Trent |
| 15:00 BST | Quinn 56' Powell 72'Brayford 87'Garratt 90+4' |
Report | Burgess 76' Pritchard 83'Allan 85' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 26 September 2020 3 | Accrington Stanley | 1–4 | Oxford United | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Rodgers 44' Hughes 55'Cassidy 72' (pen.)Charles  75'Pritchard 90' |
Report | Henry 45' Pritchard 73' (o.g.)Taylor 85', 87' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
October
| 3 October 2020 4 | AFC Wimbledon | 1–2 | Accrington Stanley | Shepherd's Bush |
| 15:00 BST | Longman 18' Woodyard 27' |
Report | Sykes 41' Butcher 45'Cassidy 62'Pritchard 90+4' |
Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 10 October 2020 5 | Accrington Stanley | 2–1 | Rochdale | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Pritchard 64' Russell 66' |
Report | Keohane 54' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 17 October 2020 6 | Ipswich Town | 2–0 | Accrington Stanley | Ipswich |
| 15:00 BST | Edwards 55' Sears 71'Chambers 81' |
Report | Burgess 80' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 20 October 2020 7 | Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Fleetwood Town | Accrington |
| 19:00 BST | Sykes 55' Charles 73' |
Report | Holgate 43' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
November
| 14 November 2020 8 | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Accrington Stanley | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Russell 2' Bishop 4'Savin 62' |
Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 17 November 2020 9 | Swindon Town | 0–3 | Accrington Stanley | Swindon |
| 19:00 GMT | Grounds 73' |
Report | Fryer 6' (o.g.) Bishop 25'Charles 38' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 21 November 2020 10 | Accrington Stanley | 0–0 | Lincoln City | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | McConville 71 | Report | Johnson 57' Eyoma 68' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 24 November 2020 11 | Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Accrington |
| 19:00 GMT | Russell 35' Bishop 59' |
Report | Pickering 58' Dale 62' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
December
| 2 December 2020 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 2-2 | Accrington Stanley | Shrewsbury |
| 18:00 GMT | Pierre 26' Norburn 33' Williams 38'Walker 41'Vela 57' Whalley 86' |
Report | Pritchard 24' Hughes 84' Cassidy 90+' |
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 2000 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 5 December 2020 13 | Accrington Stanley | 2–1 | Milton Keynes Dons | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Charles 8', 62' Pritchard 43' |
Report | Gladwin 20' Kasumu 27'Sorinola 49'Morris 53'Harvie 81' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 12 December 2020 14 | Wigan Athletic | 4–3 | Accrington Stanley | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | James 14' Gardner 19'Keane 32' (pen.)Hughes 83' (o.g.) |
Report | Conneely 45+3' Pritchard 61'Nottingham 65'Hughes 81'Burgess 86' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 15 December 2020 15 | Gillingham | 0–2 | Accrington Stanley | Gillingham |
| 17:30 GMT | O'Connor 73' |
Report | Bishop 44' Charles 64'Butcher 90' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 19 December 2020 16 | Accrington Stanley | 0–0 | Blackpool | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Dougall 55' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
January
| 8 January 2021 17 | Charlton Athletic | 0–2 | Accrington Stanley | Charlton |
| 19:45 GMT | Morgan 52' Maatsen 85' |
Report | Bishop 36', 67' Pritchard 83' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 16 January 2021 18 | Accrington Stanley | 0–1 | Gillingham | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Sykes 45' Nottingham 62' |
Report | Dempsey 45+1' Jackson 80' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 19 January 2021 19 | Hull City | 3–0 | Accrington Stanley | Kingston upon Hull |
| 17:30 GMT | Wilks 37' Whyte 55'Honeyman 57'Magennis 67' (pen.)Jones 69' |
Report | McConville 31' Burgess 52'  66' |
Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 26 January 2021 20 | Accrington Stanley | 2–0 | Hull City | Accrington |
| 17:30 GMT | Charles 50' Conneely 64'Butcher 68' |
Report | Elder 27' Lewis-Potter 37' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
February
| 2 February 2021 22 | Accrington Stanley | 6–1 | Bristol Rovers | Accrington |
| 19:30 GMT | Pritchard 7', 8' Charles 12', 17', 70'Bishop 28', 48'McConville 44' |
Report | Nicholson 11' Williams 61' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 6 February 2021 23 | Accrington Stanley | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Pritchard 71' 85' Bishop 86' |
Report | Jones 69' McWilliams 86' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 9 February 2021 24 | Accrington Stanley | 0–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Accrington |
| 17:30 GMT | Conneely 62' |
Report | Ennis 51' Opoku 70'Fornah 74' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 14 February 2021 25 | Lincoln City | 2–2 | Accrington Stanley | Lincoln |
| 18:00 GMT | Rogers 53' McGrandles 80'Grant 83'Hopper 84' |
Report | Charles 6', 90' Barclay 14' |
Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 16 February 2021 26 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–1 | Accrington Stanley | Doncaster |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Smyth 42' 79' |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 20 February 2021 27 | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Barclay 14' Conneely 45+1' 47' Morgan 80' |
Report | Main 56' Whalley 77' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
| 23 February 2021 28 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Accrington Stanley | Crewe |
| 19:00 GMT | Beckles 32' Lowery 45+1' Porter 79' |
Report | Rodgers 50' Hughes 70' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 27 February 2021 29 | Fleetwood Town | 1–1 | Accrington Stanley | Fleetwood |
| 15:00 GMT | Burns 4', 24' Camps 45+3'Morris  79'Connolly 79' |
Report | Phillips 22' Burgess 78' |
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
March
| 2 March 2021 30 | Accrington Stanley | 1–2 | Ipswich Town | Accrington |
| 19:00 GMT | Charles 4', 48' Conneely 16'Burgess 45+6'McConville 67' |
Report | Norwood 17', 45+6' Wilson 41', 79' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 6 March 2021 31 | Accrington Stanley | 2–1 | Swindon Town | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Charles 11' Hughes 31' Bishop 44' Butcher 45+2' Burgess 59' |
Report | Pitman 30' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Clayton |
| 9 March 2021 32 | Bristol Rovers | 4–1 | Accrington Stanley | Bristol |
| 19:00 GMT | Leahy 15' Rodman 45+1'Nicholson 67'Westbrooke 68'McCormick 78' |
Report | Barclay 35' Smyth 77' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell |
| 13 March 2021 33 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3–2 | Accrington Stanley | Milton Keynes |
| 15:00 GMT | Jerome 6', 55' O'Riley 90+1' |
Report | Smyth 45' Burgess 47'Barclay 49'Charles 57'Surman 62' (o.g.)Rodgers 67'Morgan 80' |
Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 17 March 2021 34 | Accrington Stanley | 0-2 | Sunderland | Accrington |
| 19:00 GMT | Nottingham 20' Smyth 53' |
Report | Gooch 20' McGeady 58'Stewart 62' Wyke 86' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby |
| 20 March 2021 35 | Accrington Stanley | 3–1 | Wigan Athletic | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Burgess 3' Nottingham 15' Charles 61' (pen.) 89' Morgan 63' |
Report | Lang 1' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 27 March 2021 36 | Peterborough United | 7–0 | Accrington Stanley | Peterborough |
| 15:00 GMT | Clarke-Harris 3', 9', 65' Szmodics 23', 48' Eisa 77' Kanu 82' |
Report | Morgan 73' Maguire 82' |
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
April
| 2 April 2021 37 | Accrington Stanley | 0–0 | Burton Albion | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Mancienne 53' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 5 April 2021 38 | Oxford United | 1–2 | Accrington Stanley | Oxford |
| 15:00 BST | Lee 25', 54' Taylor 88' |
Report | Smyth 16' Butcher 58'Nottingham 70'Rodgers 87' |
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 10 April 2021 39 | Accrington Stanley | 1–5 | AFC Wimbledon | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Nottingham 4' Burgess 56' |
Report | Palmer 21', 42' Assal 45+1', 64', 65'Pigott 57'Heneghan 67' 90+2' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham |
| 13 April 2021 40 | Blackpool | 0–0 | Accrington Stanley | Blackpool |
| 19:00 BST | Ballard 90+4' |
Report | Morgan 24' Rodgers 75'Burgess 85'Bishop 88' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 17 April 2021 41 | Rochdale | 3–1 | Accrington Stanley | Rochdale |
| 12:30 BST | Keohane 10' McLaughlin 29'Beesley 66', 90+5'Shaughnessy 90+1' |
Report | Barclay 13', 46' Smyth 22'Burgess 90' |
Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 20 April 2021 42 | Accrington Stanley | 2–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Accrington |
| 19:00 BST | Charles 41' (pen.), 90+1' (pen.) |
Report | Balcombe 40' John-Jules 76'James 87'Anderson 89' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 24 April 2021 43 | Sunderland | 3–3 | Accrington Stanley | Sunderland |
| 15:00 BST | Wyke 6', 11' Winchester 43' Leadbitter 62' Power 83' |
Report | Bishop 51' O'Nien 68' (o.g.) Nottingham 80'McConville 85' Smyth 87' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 27 April 2021 44 | Accrington Stanley | 3–3 | Portsmouth | Accrington |
| 19:00 BST | Bishop 15' Burgess 43'Barclay 90+3'Conneely 90+4'Marquis 90+5' (o.g.) |
Report | Marquis 49', 90+1' Williams 54'Curtis 84'Cannon 86' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley |
May
| 1 May 2021 45 | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Russell 63' McConville 73'Pritchard 81'Rodgers 90+5' |
Report | Forster-Caskey 70' Inniss 89'Aneke 90+5' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[43]
Win Draw Loss
| 7 November 2020 First round | Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | Accrington Stanley | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 GMT | Blackett-Taylor 13' Clarke 84' |
Report | Bishop 24' Butcher 64'Burgess 88' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[44]
| 4 September 2020 First round | Burton Albion | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Accrington Stanley | Burton upon Trent |
| 19:30 BST | Akins 32' Eardley 81' |
Report | Burgess 82' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines |
| Penalties | ||||
Akins  Hemmings Quinn Eardley |
Pritchard Butcher Sangare Charles |
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EFL Trophy
Win Draw Loss
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[45] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew’s.[46] The third round was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin.[47]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Accrington Stanley | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 8 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | L2 | Barrow | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Leeds United U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 |
Source: EFL.com
| 8 September 2020 Group stage | Accrington Stanley | 7–0 | Leeds United U21 | Accrington |
| 19:00 BST | Uwakwe 5', 22', 72' Burgess 14'Charles 30'Cassidy 38', 55' |
Report | Moore 13' Leverett 52'Dean 75' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 6 October 2020 Group stage | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Blackpool | Accrington |
| 19:00 BST | Bishop 79' |
Report | Anderson 10' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| Penalties | ||||
| Bishop Charles Sykes Pritchard Scully |
Yates Robson Anderson Ward Kemp |
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| 10 November 2020 Group stage | Barrow | 0–1 | Accrington Stanley | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 19:00 GMT | Quigley 11' Taylor 60'Ntlhe 62' |
Report | Mansell 4' Barclay 7'Burgess 79'Scully 88' |
Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell |
| 8 December 2020 Second round | Accrington Stanley | 3–2 | Manchester United U21 | Accrington |
| 19:00 GMT | Burgess 8' 53' Pritchard 67', 85'McConville 84' |
Report | Pellistri 39' Elanga 61'Mejbri 82' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 12 January 2021 Third round | Lincoln City | 4–0 | Accrington Stanley | Lincoln |
| 19:00 GMT | Elbouzedi 32' Gotts 53'Johnson 62'Grant 90+2' |
Report | Mohammed 64' Barclay 77' |
Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
Statistics
- As of match played 9 May 2021
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | ENG |
Nathan Baxter | 22 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG |
Callum Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SKN |
Michael Nottingham | 43 | 4 | 41+1 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG |
Mark Hughes | 41 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | AUS |
Cameron Burgess | 50 | 6 | 42+2 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | ENG |
Ross Sykes | 14 | 1 | 9+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG |
Matt Butcher | 49 | 2 | 39+3 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG |
Tom Allan | 8 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | NIR |
Paul Smyth | 21 | 3 | 16+5 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Jon Russell | 25 | 1 | 13+11 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL |
Ryan Cassidy | 17 | 5 | 5+6 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | ENG |
Joe Pritchard | 33 | 10 | 25+2 | 8 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | ENG |
Sean McConville | 32 | 1 | 27+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG |
Joe Maguire | 7 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG |
Tariq Uwakwe | 21 | 4 | 12+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 3 |
| 15 | MF | LBR |
Mo Sangare | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG |
Ben Barclay | 31 | 1 | 23+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG |
Harvey Rodgers | 30 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG |
Colby Bishop | 45 | 12 | 38+3 | 10 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | ENG |
Tom Scully | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG |
Harry Perritt | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG |
Jack Bolton | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | GER |
Stephen Sama | 8 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG |
Rhys Fenlon | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ENG |
Lewis Mansell | 4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | IRL |
Seamus Conneely | 42 | 1 | 38+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | NIR |
Dion Charles | 49 | 20 | 42+0 | 19 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+3 | 1 |
| 33 | DF | ENG |
Zehn Mohammed | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | ENG |
Kevin Spinelli | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ENG |
Gary Roberts | 2 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG |
Adam Phillips | 21 | 0 | 12+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | NIR |
David Morgan | 16 | 0 | 9+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | ENG |
Toby Savin | 34 | 0 | 29+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
Goals record
- As of match played 9 May 2021
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | | CF | Dion Charles | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | 19 | | CF | Colby Bishop | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | 10 | | CM | Joe Pritchard | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | 4 | | CB | Cameron Burgess | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 9 | | CF | Ryan Cassidy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | | RB | Michael Nottingham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | | CM | Tariq Uwakwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 8 | 7 | | CF | Paul Smyth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 6 | | DM | Matt Butcher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | | CM | Jon Russell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | 5 | | CB | Ross Sykes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | | LM | Sean McConville | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | | CB | Ben Barclay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 | | CF | Lewis Mansell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 28 | | CM | Seamus Conneely | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 62 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 76 | ||||
Disciplinary record
- As of match played 9 May 2021
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| 1 | 4 | | CB | Cameron Burgess | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 16 | | CB | Ben Barclay | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 10 | | CM | Joe Pritchard | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | | CB | Mark Hughes | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | | LM | Sean McConville | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | | RB | Harvey Rodgers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | | CM | Seamus Conneely | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 7 | | SS | Paul Smyth | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | | DM | Matt Butcher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | | CM | David Morgan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 | | RB | Michael Nottingham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | | CB | Ross Sykes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | | CF | Dion Charles | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | 8 | | CM | Jon Russell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | | CF | Colby Bishop | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 7 | | RW | Tom Allan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | | CF | Ryan Cassidy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | | LB | Joe Maguire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | | DM | Tom Scully | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | | RB | Zehn Mohammed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | | GK | Toby Savin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 71 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 2 | 4 | ||||
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