# 2020–21 Lincoln City F.C. season

The 2020–21 Lincoln City F.C. season is the club's 137th season in their history and the second consecutive season in EFL League One, Along with League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

## Competitions
### EFL League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hull City (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 89 | Promotion to the EFL Championship |
| 2 | Peterborough United (P) | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 83 | 46 | +37 | 87 | Promotion to the EFL Championship |
| 3 | Blackpool (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 80 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Sunderland | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 77 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 77 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 77 | 56 | +21 | 74 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 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 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 9 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 | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | D |
| Position | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |

#### Matches

On 21 August 2020 the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.

#### Play-offs
### FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 26 October 2020. The second round draw was made on the 9 November 2020, by former Lincoln City manager Danny Cowley.

### EFL Cup

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

### 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. The Quarter Final draw was made on 23 January 2021 by Sam Parkin. The Semi Final draw was made on 5 February 2021 by Adebayo Akinfenwa.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 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 | |

## Transfers and contracts
### Transfers in

| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | From | Fee |
| 6 July 2020 | CM | SCO | James Jones | Crewe Alexandra | Free transfer |
| 14 July 2020 | CB | NED | Lewis Montsma | FC Dordrecht | Free transfer |
| 24 July 2020 | GK | ENG | Ethan Ross | Colchester United | Free transfer |
| 27 July 2020 | CM | SCO | Conor McGrandles | Milton Keynes Dons | Free transfer |
| 7 August 2020 | CM | SCO | Liam Bridcutt | Nottingham Forest | Free transfer |
| 11 August 2020 | CB | ENG | Adam Jackson | Hibernian | Undisclosed |
| 13 August 2020 | CB | WAL | Joe Walsh | Milton Keynes Dons | Free transfer |
| 24 August 2020 | RW | SCO | Theo Archibald | Macclesfield Town | Free transfer |
| 4 September 2020 | LW | ENG | Remy Howarth | Cefn Druids | Free transfer |
| 30 January 2021 | RB | WAL | Regan Poole | Milton Keynes Dons | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2021 | LB | ENG | Cohen Bramall | Colchester United | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2021 | CM | ENG | Max Sanders | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed |

### Transfers out

| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | ENG | Charlie Andrew | Pickering Town | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | POL | Michael Antkowiak | Lincoln United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | ENG | Michael Bostwick | Burton Albion | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | RB | WAL | Neal Eardley | Burton Albion | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | IRL | Lee Frecklington | Frickley Athletic | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | LB | ENG | Akeem Hinds | Brackley Town | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | ENG | Jamie McCombe | Retired | Retired |
| 1 July 2020 | LM | ENG | Tom Pett | Stevenage | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | ENG | Jason Shackell | Unattached | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | IRL | Alan Sheehan | Northampton Town | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | ENG | Grant Smith | Wealdstone | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | ENG | Josh Vickers | Rotherham United | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | ENG | Ross Woolley | Lincoln United | Free transfer |
| 6 August 2020 | CM | ENG | Jack Payne | Swindon Town | Free transfer |
| 21 August 2020 | CB | IRE | Cian Bolger | Northampton Town | Undisclosed |
| 12 September 2020 | DF | ENG | Gianluca Bucci | Gainsborough Trinity | Free transfer |
| 15 October 2020 | CM | ENG | Ellis Chapman | Cheltenham Town | Undisclosed |
| 16 October 2020 | FW | USA | Jordan Adebayo-Smith | Sutton United | Released |
| 16 October 2020 | LB | ENG | Ben Coker | Stevenage | Free transfer |
| 11 January 2021 | CM | FIN | Alex Bradley | Yeovil Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2021 | RB | WAL | Aaron Lewis | Newport County | Released |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | From | Until |
| 11 August 2020 | RB | ENG | TJ Eyoma | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 June 2021 |
| 4 September 2020 | GK | ENG | Alex Palmer | West Bromwich Albion | 30 June 2021 |
| 4 September 2020 | FW | ENG | Callum Morton | West Bromwich Albion | 30 June 2021 |
| 25 September 2020 | FW | WAL | Brennan Johnson | Nottingham Forest | 30 June 2021 |
| 6 October 2020 | FW | ENG | Jamie Soule | West Bromwich Albion | 1 January 2021 |
| 15 October 2020 | RB | ENG | Robbie Gotts | Leeds United | 15 January 2021 |
| 4 January 2021 | FW | ENG | Morgan Rogers | Manchester City | 30 June 2021 |
| 18 May 2021 | GK | ENG | Josef Bursik | Stoke City | 21 May 2021 |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | To | Until |
| 7 August 2020 | LB | ENG | Ben Coker | Stevenage | 16 October 2020 |
| 16 October 2020 | RB | WAL | Aaron Lewis | Newport County | 2 January 2021 |
| 3 November 2020 | CM | FIN | Alex Bradley | Yeovil Town | 10 January 2021 |
| 5 January 2021 | GK | ENG | Ethan Ross | Weymouth | 30 June 2021 |
| 16 January 2021 | FW | IRE | Zack Elbouzedi | Bolton Wanderers | 30 June 2021 |
| 1 February 2021 | LB | ENG | Max Melbourne | Walsall | 30 June 2021 |

### New contracts

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | Length | Expiry |
| 23 July 2020 | DF | EIR | Sean Roughan | — | — |
| 1 October 2020 | GK | ENG | Sam Long | 3 years | June 2023 |
| 7 October 2020 | DF | ENG | Hayden Cann | 3 years | June 2023 |
| 29 January 2021 | MF | ENG | Jorge Grant | 2+1⁄2 years | June 2023 |
| 25 February 2021 | | ENG | Michael Appleton | 4 years | June 2025 |
| 25 February 2021 | FW | ENG | Remy Howarth | 1+1⁄2 years | June 2022 |
| 25 February 2021 | FW | EIR | Anthony Scully | 2+1⁄2 years | June 2023 |
| 28 March 2021 | CB | ENG | Joe Walsh | — | — |
| 17 May 2021 | FW | ENG | Jovon Makama | — | — |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances

    As of 30 May 2021
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League 1 | League 1 | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | League 1 Play-offs | League 1 Play-offs |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Alex Palmer | 58 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | WAL | Regan Poole | 25 | 0 | 18+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Max Melbourne | 16 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NED | Lewis Montsma | 49 | 9 | 38+2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Adam Jackson | 34 | 1 | 27+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Max Sanders | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Tayo Edun | 54 | 2 | 36+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | James Jones | 45 | 3 | 28+8 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Tom Hopper | 48 | 11 | 33+6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Jorge Grant | 51 | 17 | 35+1 | 13 | 1+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4+3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | IRL | Anthony Scully | 54 | 17 | 22+18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5+1 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Theo Archibald | 12 | 1 | 0+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Cohen Bramall | 18 | 0 | 12+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | WAL | Joe Walsh | 25 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Remy Howarth | 20 | 2 | 4+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 5+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO | Conor McGrandles | 51 | 4 | 35+4 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Callum Morton | 21 | 3 | 11+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | WAL | Brennan Johnson | 49 | 13 | 38+2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | TJ Eyoma | 53 | 1 | 34+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | SCO | Liam Bridcutt | 30 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | IRL | Zack Elbouzedi | 6 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Harry Anderson | 39 | 6 | 14+15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Morgan Rogers | 28 | 6 | 23+2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | ENG | Ethan Ross | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | IRL | Sean Roughan | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Hayden Cann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players no longer at the club ||||||||||||
| 15 | MF | FIN | Alex Bradley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Josef Bursik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Jamie Soule | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Robbie Gotts | 12 | 1 | 4+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |