2020–21 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season
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| 2020–21 season | |||
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| Chairman | Sharon Brittan | ||
| Manager | Ian Evatt[a] | ||
| Stadium | University of Bolton Stadium | ||
| League Two | 3rd (promoted) | ||
| FA Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Eoin Doyle (19) All: Eoin Doyle (19) | ||
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The 2020–21 season is Bolton Wanderers's first season in the fourth tier of English football since 1988, and only their second overall, following their relegation from EFL League One to EFL League Two. It covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Squad
[edit]First team
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Out on loan
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Youth players with first team appearances
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Youth players with first team squad numbers
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Background
[edit]Bolton had begun the 2019–20 EFL League One season with a twelve-point reduction[1] and never recovered. When the season was suspended and then abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic they had never risen above bottom place and were subsequently relegated to EFL League Two on 9 June with a points per game ratio of 0.41.[2] Three days later, the club announced that both manager Keith Hill and his assistant David Flitcroft would not have their contracts, which ran until 30 June, extended.[3] On 15 June, Ronan Darcy signed his first professional contract with the club, keeping him at the club until 2022.[4] On 26 June Bolton announced that they would be releasing 14 senior players at the end of their contracts on 1 July, though also stated that when a new manager was hired they would be allowed to offer the players new contracts if they desired.[5] On 24 June 2020 Bolton Wanderers made an official approach to Barrow for Evatt to become their manager, and Barrow demanded £250,000 compensation should he make the move.[6] Two days later Barrow rejected Bolton's bid for his services, stating it was below the £250,000 they had asked for.[7] On 29 June, Bolton and Barrow agreed on compensation and Bolton began discussing personal terms with Evatt.[8] Evatt's appointment at Bolton was confirmed on 1 July 2020.[9] On 3 July Ali Crawford returned to the club, signing a new two-year contract.[10] The club confirmed on 9 July that Home Bargains would continue to be primary shirt sponsor for the forthcoming season.[11] Bolton's first signing was the leading goalscorer of the 2019–20 EFL League Two season, Eoin Doyle.[12] This was followed by the signings of Antoni Sarcevic on 15 July,[13] George Taft on 20 July[14] and Brandon Comley on 21 July.[15] The same day that the club signed Comley, they announced that long serving academy director, former player and sometime caretaker manager Jimmy Phillips would be leaving his role, ending a thirty-year association with the club.[16] On 28 July, the club announced their first loan signing of the summer with Tom White joining from Blackburn Rovers for the season.[17] July ended with the club confirming the return of Macron as their kit supplier.[18]
Bolton started August with the signing of Liam Gordon on a two-year deal.[19] Further signings that month were permanent deals for Ricardo Santos,[20] Reiss Greenidge,[21] Gethin Jones,[22] Nathan Delfouneso,[23] Matt Gilks,[24] Jak Hickman,[25] Jamie Mascoll[26] and Alex Baptiste, who had previously played for the club between 2013 and 2015. A season long loan deal for Billy Crellin was also completed.[27]
Pre-season friendlies
[edit]On 24 July Bolton announced a Pre-season friendly against F.C. United of Manchester on 12 August.[28] However, the game never took place. They played unannounced pre-season friendlies against Atherton Collieries on 1 August, winning 3–0,[29] Bamber Bridge on 8 August, winning 7–0,[30] and Loughborough University on 11 August, winning 6–0.[31] In the match against Loughborough University Dennis Politic was injured[32] and it was confirmed on 20 August that he was likely to miss the whole of the forthcoming season.[33] On 14 August Bolton announced they would play their final pre-season friendly against Championship side Blackburn Rovers on 29 August,[34] but this was soon cancelled after Blackburn's EFL Cup match was brought forward.[35] As a replacement, Crewe Alexandra announced they would be playing against Bolton on 28 August.[36] Bolton beat League One side Accrington Stanley 3–0 on 22 August,[37] but their pre-season 100% record was ended when a youthful Bolton side lost 5–1 to local rivals Wigan Athletic on 25 August.[38] Bolton finished Pre-season with a 0–3 home defeat to newly promoted League One side Crewe Alexandra.[39] A day later the club announced that Antoni Sarcevic had been named club captain for the forthcoming season.[40]
| 1 August 2020 Friendly | Atherton Collieries | 0–3 | Bolton Wanderers | Atherton |
| Report | Stadium: Skuna Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors |
| 8 August 2020 Friendly | Bamber Bridge | 0–7 | Bolton Wanderers | Bamber Bridge |
| Report | Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors |
| 11 August 2020 Friendly | Loughborough University | 0–6 | Bolton Wanderers | Loughborough |
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Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors |
| 22 August 2020 Friendly | Accrington Stanley | 0–3 | Bolton Wanderers | Bamber Bridge |
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Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors |
| 25 August 2020 Friendly | Wigan Athletic | 5–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Euxton |
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Stadium: Euxton Training Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors |
| 28 August 2020 Friendly | Bolton Wanderers | 0–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Bolton |
| 19:05 BST | Report | Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors |
Competitions
[edit]EFL League Two
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Cheltenham Town (C, P) | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 82 | Promotion to the EFL League One |
| 2 | Cambridge United (P) | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 73 | 49 | +24 | 80 | |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers (P) | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 79 | |
| 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 |
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[42]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
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[42]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results summary
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 79 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 27 | +5 |
Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
[edit]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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]The fixtures for the 2020–21 EFL League Two season were released on 21 August and saw Bolton opening their campaign at home to Forest Green Rovers on 12 September. The regular season concluded on 8 May with a trip to Crawley Town.[43]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 12 September 2020 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Bolton |
| 15:00 BST | Comley  40'Greenidge 49'Baptiste 54' |
Report | Kitching 35' Winchester  50' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 19 September 2020 2 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Eastman 44' Brown 71'Chilvers 90' |
Report | Comley 40' Jones 52' |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: James Oldham |
| 26 September 2020 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | Newport County | Bolton |
| 15:00 BST | Comley 64' |
Report | Abrahams 54', 63' Labadie 67'Cooper 74'Sheehan 79' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 3 October 2020 4 | Harrogate Town | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Doncaster |
| 15:00 BST | Jones 45+2' Thomson 61' 87'Falkingham 71' |
Report | Doyle 11' Delfouneso 56'Gordon 73'Hickman 90' |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 10 October 2020 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–0 | Grimsby Town | Bolton |
| 15:00 BST | Sarcevic 70' Santos 90+7' |
Report | Green 52' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 17 October 2020 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | Bolton |
| 15:00 BST | Delfouneso 32' Brockbank 48' |
Report | Garrity 28' 63' Hamer 74'Rowe 84'Piergianni 88'Dearnley 90+5' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 20 October 2020 7 | Barrow | 3–3 | Bolton Wanderers | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 19:00 BST | Taylor 1' Jones 4' 45+4'Angus 20'Zouma 57'Barry 66'Brown 90+3' |
Report | Kioso 16' Brockbank 28'Doyle 41'Comley 56'Sarcevic 90+5' |
Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Peter Wright |
| 24 October 2020 8 | Cambridge United | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Cambridge |
| 15:00 BST | Crellin 72' (o.g) Iredale 90+4' |
Report | Delaney 64' Sarcevic 82' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 27 October 2020 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Bradford City | Bolton |
| 19:00 BST | Delfouneso 13' Delaney 27'Darcy 90+3' |
Report | Cousin-Dawson 51' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Ben Toner |
| 31 October 2020 10 | Leyton Orient | 4–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | Johnson 8' McAnuff 41'Wilkinson 44'Clay 57'Cissé 79' |
Report | Sarcevic 13' Santos 43'White 88' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 3 November 2020 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Bolton |
| 19:00 BST | Sarcevic 90' |
Report | Lapslie 57' 77' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Andy Haines |
| 13 November 2020 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | Salford City | Bolton |
| 19:45 BST | Doyle 24' Turnbull 68' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 21 November 2020 13 | Stevenage | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Stevenage |
| 15:00 BST | Pett 44' 63' Iontton 58' |
Report | Doyle 14' Crawford 36'Tutte 54'Delaney 86'Sarcevic 90' |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Will Finnie |
| 24 November 2020 14 | Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Scunthorpe |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Kioso 57' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Martin Coy |
| 28 November 2020 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–0 | Southend United | Bolton |
| 15:00 BST | Delfouneso 45+1' Sarcevic 53'Doyle 65' (pen.), 81'White 79' |
Report | Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: John Busby |
| 5 December 2020 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–6 | Port Vale | Bolton |
| 15:00 BST | Jones 11' Doyle 66'Isgrove 78' |
Report | Oyeleke 6' Legge 9'Conlon 42' (pen.) 52'Montaño 46'Worrall 50'Smith 62' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 12 December 2020 17 | Walsall | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Bescot |
| 15:00 GMT | Adebayo 44' Holden 57'Gordon 74' |
Report | Doyle 13' Delaney 56'Santos 77' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 15 December 2020 18 | Cheltenham Town | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Sang 80' Raglan 90+5' |
Report | Delaney 90+1' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 1,685 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 19 December 2020 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–3 | Tranmere Rovers | Bolton |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Clarke 28' Morris 68'Vaughan 75' (pen.) |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 26 December 2020 20 | Carlisle United | 3–3 | Bolton Wanderers | Carlisle |
| 15:00 GMT | Hayden 5' Alessandra 7'Riley 24'Patrick 36'Bennett 45+1'Mellish 48'Farman 64' |
Report | Jones 22' Thomason 44' 81'Kioso 50'  90+4' 88'Delfouneso 86'Evatt |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 29 December 2020 | Bolton Wanderers | P–P | Morecambe | Bolton |
| 19:00 GMT | Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to an outbreak of COVID-19 at Morecambe F.C.[44] | ||||
| 2 January 2021 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Crawley Town | Bolton |
| 15:00 GMT | Brockbank 41' Greenidge 64' 90+4' |
Report | Francomb 61' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 12 January 2021 22 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Bolton |
| 19:00 GMT | Santos 62' (o.g.) Atangana 67' |
Report | Sarcevic 53' Brockbank 60'Gnahoua 73' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Sam Allison |
| 16 January 2021 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Bolton |
| 15:00 GMT | Isgrove 78' Doyle 86' |
Report | May 54' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Andy Haines |
| 23 January 2021 24 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 GMT | Lloyd 4' Monthé 40'Vaughan 56' (pen.)Clarke 57' |
Report | Delaney 55' 75' Sarcevic 66' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Neil Hair |
| 26 January 2021 | Mansfield Town | P–P | Bolton Wanderers | Mansfield |
| 19:00 GMT | Stadium: Field Mill | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to a frozen pitch at Mansfield Town F.C..[45] | ||||
| 30 January 2021 25 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | Leyton Orient | Bolton |
| 15:00 GMT | Brophy 67' (o.g.) Doyle 69' |
Report | Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 2 February 2021 | Mansfield Town | P–P | Bolton Wanderers | Mansfield |
| 19:00 GMT | Stadium: Field Mill | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to a water logged pitch at Mansfield Town F.C..[46] | ||||
| 6 February 2021 | Salford City | P–P | Bolton Wanderers | Salford |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Moor Lane | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to a water logged pitch at Salford City F.C..[47] | ||||
| 9 February 2021 26 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Morecambe | Bolton |
| 19:00 GMT | Doyle 43' Maddison  73'Williams 80' |
Report | Lyons 83' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 13 February 2021 27 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Stevenage | Bolton |
| 15:00 GMT | John 7' Williams 78'Thomason 85' |
Report | Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 17 February 2021 28 | Mansfield Town | 2–3 | Bolton Wanderers | Mansfield |
| 17:00 GMT | Charsley 2' Perch 11'Clarke 65'Reid 72' |
Report | John 79' Benning 85' (o.g.)Gnahoua 89' |
Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 20 February 2021 29 | Southend United | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Ferguson 32' Bwomono 83' |
Report | Williams 75' Miller 82'John 85' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 23 February 2021 30 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | Bolton |
| 19:00 GMT | John 26' Doyle 37' (pen.) 68'Thomason 62'Sarcevic 74'Williams 84' |
Report | McGahey 62' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 27 February 2021 31 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Barrow | Bolton |
| 15:00 GMT | Miller 90+3' |
Report | Brough 43' Dixon 65' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Alan Young |
| 2 March 2021 32 | Oldham Athletic | 0–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Oldham |
| 19:00 GMT | Jameson 29' Piergianni 65' |
Report | Clarke 19' (o.g.) Doyle 39'Lee 56' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: James Oldham |
| 6 March 2021 33 | Bradford City | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Bradford |
| 15:00 GMT | O'Connor 62' Rowe 90+3' |
Report | Santos 62' Delfouneso 83' |
Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 9 March 2021 34 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Cambridge United | Bolton |
| 19:00 GMT | Doyle 38' Sarcevic 43'Lee 90+4' |
Report | Mullin 49' Ironside 58'Drysdale 59'Knoyle 80' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Peter Wright |
| 13 March 2021 35 | Port Vale | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Burslem |
| 15:00 GMT | Mills 70' Legge 79' |
Report | Jones 63' Gilks 89' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 20 March 2021 36 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Walsall | Bolton |
| 15:00 GMT | Lee 67' Doyle 80' (pen.)John 86' |
Report | Perry 28' Clarke 45'White 73'Norman 90+2' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 27 March 2021 37 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Nailsworth |
| 12:00 GMT | Collins 76' |
Report | Doyle 39' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: David Rock |
| 2 April 2021 38 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–0 | Colchester United | Bolton |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 5 April 2021 39 | Newport County | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Newport |
| 15:00 BST | Bennett 45+1' Maynard 63'Labadie 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 10 April 2021 40 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Harrogate Town | Bolton |
| 15:00 GMT | Lee[b] 53' Doyle 78'Williams 85' |
Report | Beck 13' Kerry 39'Francis 71' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Sam Allison |
| 13 April 2021 41 | Salford City | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Salford |
| 19:00 GMT | Clarke 23' Burgess 80'Hunter 87' |
Report | Isgrove 23' Lee 29'Williams 45'Thomason 76' |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Alan Young |
| 17 April 2021 42 | Grimsby Town | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Cleethorpes |
| 12:30 BST | Matete 1' 78' Khouri 34'Clifton 59'Jackson Jr 86' |
Report | Williams 6' Miller 90+6' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Carl Brook |
| 20 April 2021 43 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Carlisle United | Bolton |
| 19:00 GMT | Doyle 28' Santos 61' |
Report | Riley 56' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Martin Coy |
| 24 April 2021 44 | Morecambe | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Morecambe |
| 15:00 BST | Mellor 23' Price 49' |
Report | Afolayan 40' Jackson 45+3' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 1 May 2021 45 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | Exeter City | Bolton |
| 15:00 GMT | Jones 15' Baptiste 32'Williams 37' |
Report | Key 27' Hartridge 29'Willmott 42'Williams 49'Taylor 78'Sparkes 84'Sweeney 90+5' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 8 May 2021 46 | Crawley Town | 1–4 | Bolton Wanderers | Crawley |
| 15:00 GMT | Francomb 12' 32' Tsaroulla 45+3'Nadesan 75'Powell 79'Rodari 89' |
Report | Sarcevic 9' Afolayan 26'Doyle 48'Isgrove 77' |
Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Bobby Madley |
FA Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[49]
| 7 November 2020 First round | Bolton Wanderers | 2–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Bolton |
| 15:00 BST | Delfouneso 37', 78' |
Report | Mandron 29' Finney 70'Kirk 75' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Robert Lewis |
EFL Cup
[edit]Bolton will enter the EFL Cup at the first round stage, along with all other League One and League Two club and the majority of Championship clubs. The draw was made on 18 August and saw Bolton face Bradford City in the first round.
Win Draw Loss
| 5 September 2020 First round | Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | Bradford City | Bolton |
| 15:00 BST | Sarcevic 47' |
Report | Novak 26' Pritchard 75' 90+1' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Martin Coy |
EFL Trophy
[edit]On 17 August, Bolton were drawn with Crewe Alexandra and Shrewsbury Town in the group stage of the EFL Trophy. The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August with Newcastle United U21 completing the group.[50]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | L1 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | L2 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Newcastle United U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Source: EFL.com
Win Draw Loss
| 8 September 2020 Group stage | Bolton Wanderers | 2–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Bolton |
| 19:00 BST | White 31' Delaney 47' 53'Miller 75'Taft 89' |
Report | Mandron 15', 89' (pen.) Dale 66' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 6 October 2020 Group stage | Shrewsbury Town | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Shrewsbury |
| 17:30 BST | Barnett 19' Walker 23'Vela 32'Cummings 43' 45+3'Pierre 78'High 85' |
Report | Senior 64' 80' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 17 November 2020 Group stage | Bolton Wanderers | 3–2 | Newcastle United U21 | Bolton |
| 19:00 GMT | Greenidge 41' Hickman 43'White 51'Gnahoua 69'Mascoll 85' |
Report | Anderson 11', 40' 61' Flaherty 51'Vilca 68' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Ollie Yates |
Statistics
[edit]- As of match played 8 May 2021
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  ENG
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Billy Crellin | 16 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK |  SCO
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Matt Gilks | 35 | 0 | 35+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF |  WAL
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Gethin Jones | 40 | 3 | 37+1 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  POR
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Ricardo Santos | 48 | 0 | 46+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF |  IRL
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Ryan Delaney | 23 | 2 | 20+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 16 | DF |  GUY
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Reiss Greenidge | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG
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Harry Brockbank | 19 | 0 | 13+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG
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Alex Baptiste | 42 | 0 | 38+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | WAL
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Declan John | 21 | 2 | 19+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG
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Ben Jackson | 5 | 1 | 5+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG
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Adam Senior | 1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | WAL
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MJ Williams | 21 | 0 | 21+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |  MSR
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Brandon Comley | 14 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG
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Antoni Sarcevic | 35 | 8 | 29+3 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG
|
Ronan Darcy | 11 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG
|
Andrew Tutte | 20 | 0 | 13+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | WAL
|
Lloyd Isgrove | 34 | 3 | 21+11 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF |  FRA
|
Arthur Gnahoua | 30 | 3 | 6+22 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | ENG
|
George Thomason | 25 | 1 | 18+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG
|
Kieran Lee | 20 | 2 | 20+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG
|
Oladapo Afolayan | 21 | 1 | 19+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | IRL
|
Zachary Elbouzedi | 14 | 0 | 2+12 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | ENG
|
Finlay Lockett | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ENG
|
Nathan Delfouneso | 46 | 8 | 32+11 | 6 | 1+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL
|
Eoin Doyle | 44 | 19 | 42+0 | 19 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG
|
Bright Amoateng | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG
|
Shaun Miller | 24 | 4 | 0+20 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 49 | FW | ENG
|
Mitchell Henry | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Out on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | GUY
|
Liam Gordon | 15 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO
|
Ali Crawford | 24 | 1 | 17+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG
|
Jak Hickman | 7 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | ENG
|
Jamie Mascoll | 9 | 1 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| Left during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | ENG
|
George Taft | 5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG
|
Marcus Maddison | 10 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG
|
Tom White | 14 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | IRL
|
Peter Kioso | 14 | 3 | 13+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ENG
|
Regan Riley | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Goals record
[edit]- As of match played 8 May 2021
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | |
CF | Eoin Doyle | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | 7 | |
CF | Nathan Delfouneso | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | |
CM | Antoni Sarcevic | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | 20 | |
CF | Shaun Miller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | |
RB | Gethin Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | |
RW | Lloyd Isgrove | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 24 | |
LW | Arthur Gnahoua | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| - | |
RB | Peter Kioso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
CB | Ryan Delaney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | |
LB | Declan John | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 29 | |
CM | Kieran Lee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | 11 | |
CM | Ali Crawford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | |
RB | Jak Hickman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 15 | |
LB | Jamie Mascoll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 | |
CM | George Thomason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 30 | |
LW | Oladapo Afolayan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | |
LB | Ben Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 34 | |
CB | Adam Senior | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 68 | ||||
Disciplinary record
[edit]- As of match played 8 May 2021
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 | 4 | |
CM | MJ Williams | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | |
CB | Ryan Delaney | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | |
CB | Ricardo Santos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | |
CM | Antoni Sarcevic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | |
CB | Reiss Greenidge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | 8 | |
CM | Brandon Comley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | |
CB | Harry Brockbank | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | |
CM | George Thomason | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | |
CM | Tom White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 14 | |
RW | Marcus Maddison | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | |
LB | Declan John | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | |
CM | Kieran Lee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | |
RB | Peter Kioso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | 2 | |
RB | Gethin Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | |
CB | Alex Baptiste | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 3 | |
LB | Liam Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | |
CF | Eoin Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | |
RB | Jak Hickman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | |
GK | Matt Gilks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | |
CM | Ronan Darcy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | |
CM | Andrew Tutte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | |
RW | Lloyd Isgrove | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | |
LW | Oladapo Afolayan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | |
CB | Adam Senior | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | |
CB | George Taft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 3 | 2 | ||||
Transfers
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2020 | CF | |
Eoin Doyle | Swindon Town |
Free transfer | [51] |
| 15 July 2020 | CM | |
Antoni Sarcevic | Plymouth Argyle |
Free transfer | [52] |
| 20 July 2020 | CB | |
George Taft | Cambridge United |
Free transfer | [53] |
| 21 July 2020 | CM | |
Brandon Comley | Colchester United |
Free transfer | [54] |
| 1 August 2020 | LB | |
Liam Gordon | Dagenham & Redbridge |
Free transfer | [55] |
| 3 August 2020 | CB | |
Ricardo Santos | Barnet |
Free transfer | [20] |
| 4 August 2020 | CB | |
Reiss Greenidge |  Arendal |
Free transfer | [21] |
| 4 August 2020 | RB | |
Gethin Jones | Carlisle United |
Free transfer | [22] |
| 6 August 2020 | CF | |
Nathan Delfouneso | Blackpool |
Free transfer | [23] |
| 6 August 2020 | GK | |
Matt Gilks | Fleetwood Town |
Free transfer | [24] |
| 6 August 2020 | RB | |
Jak Hickman | Coventry City |
Free transfer | [25] |
| 7 August 2020 | CB | |
Alex Baptiste | Doncaster Rovers |
Free transfer | [56] |
| 24 August 2020 | LB | |
Jamie Mascoll | Wycombe Wanderers |
Free transfer | [26] |
| 3 September 2020 | CM | |
Andrew Tutte | Morecambe |
Free transfer | [57] |
| 4 September 2020 | CF | |
Bright Amoateng | Free agent | Free transfer | [58] |
| 5 September 2020 | CF | |
Shaun Miller | Crewe Alexandra |
Free transfer | [59] |
| 26 September 2020 | LW | |
Arthur Gnahoua | Macclesfield Town |
Free transfer | [60] |
| 26 September 2020 | RW | |
Lloyd Isgrove | Swindon Town |
Free transfer | [61] |
| 8 January 2021 | DM | |
Kieran Lee | Sheffield Wednesday |
Free transfer | [62] |
| 1 February 2021 | DM | |
MJ Williams | Blackpool |
Free transfer | [63] |
Loans in
[edit]| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2020 | CM | |
Tom White | Blackburn Rovers |
2 February 2021 | [64][65] |
| 3 August 2020 | GK | |
Billy Crellin | Fleetwood Town |
End of season | [27] |
| 15 October 2020 | RB | |
Peter Kioso | Luton Town |
11 January 2021 | [66][67] |
| 7 January 2021 | LB | |
Declan John | Swansea City |
End of season | [68] |
| 16 January 2021 | LW | |
Zachary Elbouzedi | Lincoln City |
End of season | [69] |
| 16 January 2021 | LB | |
Ben Jackson | Huddersfield Town |
End of season | [69] |
| 1 February 2021 | LW | |
Oladapo Afolayan | West Ham United |
End of season | [70] |
| 1 February 2021 | GK |  |
Lukas Jensen | Burnley |
End of season | [71] |
| 1 February 2021 | AM | |
Marcus Maddison | Charlton Athletic |
12 April 2021 | [72][73] |
| 2021 | CM |  |
Liam Coyle | Liverpool |
2021 | [74] |
Loans out
[edit]| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2020 | RM | |
Callum King-Harmes | Bamber Bridge |
21 February 2021 | [75][76] |
| 31 August 2020 | CM | |
George Thomason | Bamber Bridge |
17 November 2020 | [75][77] |
| 6 November 2020 | CF | |
Muhammadu Faal | Barnet |
End of season | [78] |
| 17 December 2020 | LB | |
Liam Gordon | Dagenham & Redbridge |
End of season | [79][80] |
| 7 January 2021 | CB | |
George Taft | Scunthorpe United |
1 February 2021 | [81][82] |
| 1 February 2021 | CM | |
Ali Crawford | Tranmere Rovers |
End of season | [83] |
| 24 February 2021 | LB | |
Jamie Mascoll | Waterford |
End of season | [84] |
| 5 March 2021 | RB | |
Jak Hickman | King's Lynn Town |
End of season | [85] |
Transfers out
[edit]| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | AM | |
Will Buckley | Free agent | Free transfer | [5] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | |
Eddie Brown | Free agent | Free transfer | [5] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | |
De'Marlio Brown-Sterling | Free agent | Free transfer | [5] |
| 1 July 2020 | LB | |
Joe Bunney | Matlock Town |
Free transfer | [5][86] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF |  |
Joe Dodoo |  Ankara Keçiörengücü |
Free transfer | [5][87] |
| 1 July 2020 | LB | |
Myles Edmondson | Free agent | Free transfer | [5] |
| 1 July 2020 | RB | |
Josh Emmanuel | Hull City |
Free transfer | [5][88] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | |
Connor Hall | Woking |
Free transfer | [5][89] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | |
Jack Hobbs | Free agent | Free transfer | [5] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | |
Jason Lowe | Salford City |
Free transfer | [5][90] |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | |
Remi Matthews | Sunderland |
Free transfer | [5][91] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | |
Jacob Mellis | Gillingham |
Free transfer | [5][92] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | |
Daryl Murphy | Waterford |
Free transfer | [5][93] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | |
Luke Murphy | Crewe Alexandra |
Free transfer | [5][94] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | |
Chris O'Grady | Free agent | Free transfer | [5] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | |
Kwame Osigwe | Free agent | Free transfer | [5] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | |
D'Neal Richards | Free agent | Free transfer | [5] |
| 1 July 2020 | LB | |
Joe White | Lower Breck |
Free transfer | [5][95] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | |
Yoan Zouma | Barrow |
Free transfer | [5][96] |
| 1 February 2021 | AM | |
Regan Riley | Norwich City |
£250,000 | [97][98] |
| 1 February 2021 | CB | |
George Taft | Scunthorpe United |
Free transfer | [82][99] |
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- ^ Head coach until 16 December 2020
- ^ This goal was originally attributed to Lloyd Isgrove and still listed as such by some sources, was actually scored by Kieran Lee.[48]