# 2020–21 Burton Albion F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Burton Albion's 71st season in their history and the third 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.

## First-team squad

    As of 18 January 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 | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Apps. | Goals | Year signed | Signed from | Transfer fee |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Kieran O'Hara | GK | (1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 (age 28) | 60 | 0 | 2020 | Manchester United | Free |
| 20 | Callum Hawkins | GK | (1999-12-12) 12 December 1999 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | 2018 | Academy | Trainee |
| 24 | Ben Garratt | GK | (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 30) | 33 | 0 | 2019 | Crewe Alexandra | Free |
| 30 | Dillon Barnes | GK | (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 (age 27) | 1 | 0 | 2021 | Queens Park Rangers | Loan |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | John Brayford | RB/CB | (1987-12-29) 29 December 1987 (age 36) | 279 | 17 | 2017 | Sheffield United | Free |
| 3 | Colin Daniel | LB/LM/LW | (1988-02-15) 15 February 1988 (age 36) | 72 | 2 | 2019 | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
| 5 | Michael Bostwick | CB/RB/DM | (1988-05-17) 17 May 1988 (age 36) | 31 | 2 | 2020 | Lincoln City | Free |
| 6 | Kieran Wallace | LB/CB/DM | (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 (age 29) | 78 | 2 | 2018 | Free Agent | Free |
| 15 | Reece Hutchinson | LB | (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23) | 56 | 0 | 2018 | Academy | Trainee |
| 16 | Josh Earl | LB/CB | (1998-10-24) 24 October 1998 (age 25) | 7 | 0 | 2021 | Preston North End | Loan |
| 17 | Hayden Carter | CB/RB | (1999-12-17) 17 December 1999 (age 24) | 23 | 4 | 2021 | Blackburn Rovers | Loan |
| 19 | Jevan Anderson | CB | (2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 24) | 4 | 0 | 2019 | Formartine United | Free |
| 22 | Owen Gallacher | LB/LW/RW | (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 25) | 12 | 0 | 2020 | Nottingham Forest | Free |
| 23 | Neal Eardley | RB/LB | (1988-11-06) 6 November 1988 (age 35) | 14 | 0 | 2020 | Lincoln City | Free |
| 26 | Ben Hart | RB | (2000-09-26) 26 September 2000 (age 24) | 1 | 0 | 2019 | Academy | Trainee |
| 37 | Tom Hamer | RB/CB/DM | (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 24) | 20 | 2 | 2021 | Oldham Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 38 | Michael Mancienne | CB | (1988-01-08) 8 January 1988 (age 36) | 17 | 0 | 2021 | New England Revolution | Free |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Ryan Edwards | CM/AM/RM | (1993-11-17) 17 November 1993 (age 30) | 89 | 9 | 2019 | Heart of Midlothian | Free |
| 7 | Stephen Quinn | CM/DM/LM | (1987-04-01) 1 April 1987 (age 37) | 111 | 3 | 2018 | Reading | Free |
| 8 | Joe Powell | AM/LM/RM | (1998-10-30) 30 October 1998 (age 25) | 53 | 11 | 2020 | West Ham United | Undisclosed |
| 11 | Jonny Smith | LM/RM | (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 27) | 15 | 2 | 2021 | Bristol City | Undisclosed |
| 12 | Ben Fox | DM/CM/RB | (1998-02-01) 1 February 1998 (age 26) | 52 | 2 | 2016 | Academy | Trainee |
| 18 | Ryan Broom | RM/CM/AM | (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 28) | 11 | 2 | 2021 | Peterborough United | Loan |
| 21 | John-Joe O'Toole | CM/AM/DM/CB | (1988-09-30) 30 September 1988 (age 36) | 56 | 1 | 2019 | Northampton Town | Free |
| 25 | Ciaran Gilligan | RM/CM | (2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 22) | 21 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee |
| 28 | Sean Clare | CM/RM/RB | (1996-09-18) 18 September 1996 (age 28) | 19 | 1 | 2021 | Oxford United | Loan |
| 39 | Terry Taylor | DM/CB | (2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 (age 23) | 15 | 0 | 2021 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| 40 | Danny Rowe | LW | (1992-03-09) 9 March 1992 (age 32) | 14 | 0 | 2021 | Free Agent | Free |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Kane Hemmings | CF/LW/RW | (1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 (age 32) | 42 | 9 | 2020 | Dundee | Free |
| 10 | Lucas Akins | RW/LW/CF | (1989-02-25) 25 February 1989 (age 35) | 321 | 67 | 2014 | Stevenage | Free |
| 13 | Josh Parker | CF/LW/RW | (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990 (age 33) | 6 | 0 | 2021 | Wycombe Wanderers | Free |
| 14 | Luke Varney | CF/LW/RW | (1982-09-28) 28 September 1982 (age 42) | 40 | 2 | 2020 | Cheltenham Town | Free |
| 27 | Tom Hewlett | CF | | 2 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee |
| 33 | Mike Fondop-Talom | CF | (1993-11-27) 27 November 1993 (age 30) | 17 | 2 | 2021 | Aldershot Town | Free |
| 35 | Jakub Niemczyk | LW/RW | (2004-01-22) 22 January 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee |

### Statistics

    As of 8 May 2021
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | IRL | Kieran O'Hara | 18 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | John Brayford | 44 | 4 | 39+1 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Colin Daniel | 24 | 2 | 17+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | AUS | Ryan Edwards | 45 | 2 | 36+5 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Michael Bostwick | 31 | 2 | 26+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Kieran Wallace | 17 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Joe Powell | 41 | 8 | 21+15 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Kane Hemmings | 41 | 13 | 26+9 | 13 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Lucas Akins | 47 | 10 | 43+0 | 8 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Jonny Smith | 15 | 2 | 13+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Ben Fox | 12 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | ATG | Josh Parker | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Luke Varney | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Reece Hutchinson | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Josh Earl* | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Hayden Carter* | 23 | 4 | 23+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | WAL | Ryan Broom | 11 | 2 | 3+8 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | IRL | John-Joe O'Toole | 20 | 1 | 12+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SCO | Owen Gallacher | 12 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | ENG | Ben Garratt | 29 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | IRL | Ciaran Gilligan | 21 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Ben Hart | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Tom Hewlett | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Sean Clarke* | 19 | 1 | 18+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Tom Armitage | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Dillon Barnes | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | CMR | Mike Fondop-Talom | 17 | 2 | 8+9 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | POL | Jakub Niemczyk | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ENG | Theirry Latty-Fairweather | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | ENG | Tom Hamer* | 20 | 2 | 19+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | ENG | Michael Mancienne | 17 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | WAL | Terry Taylor | 15 | 0 | 5+10 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | ENG | Danny Rowe | 14 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players out on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | IRL | Stephen Quinn | 24 | 1 | 20+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | SCO | Jevan Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | WAL | Neal Eardley | 14 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club: ||||||||||||||
| 11 | MF | SCO | Steven Lawless | 19 | 1 | 7+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 16 | FW | USA | Indiana Vassilev* | 12 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | CYP | Jack Roles* | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Charles Vernam | 16 | 2 | 11+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | ENG | Teddy Sharman-Lowe* | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | ENG | Sam Hughes* | 15 | 2 | 14+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | ENG | Niall Ennis* | 10 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

#### Goals record

    As of 8 May 2021
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 9 | | CF | Kane Hemmings | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | 10 | | RW | Lucas Akins | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | 8 | | AM | Joe Powell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 17 | | CB | Hayden Carter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | | RB | John Brayford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | | LB | Colin Daniel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | | CM | Ryan Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | | CB | Michael Bostwick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | | LM | Jonny Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 18 | | LM | Ryan Broom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 18 | | AM | Charles Vernam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 33 | | CF | Mike Fondop-Talom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 37 | | CB | Sam Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | | RB | Tom Hamer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | 7 | | CM | Stephen Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 11 | | LW | Steven Lawless | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 28 | | CM | Sean Clare | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 53 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 61 |

#### Disciplinary record

    As of 8 May 2021
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 7 | | CM | Stephen Quinn | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 9 | | CF | Kane Hemmings | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 17 | | CB | Hayden Carter | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 28 | | CM | Sean Clare | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | | RB | John Brayford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | | CM | Ryan Edwards | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | | RW | Lucas Akins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 16 | | LB | Josh Earl | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 21 | | CM | John-Joe O'Toole | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 25 | | RM | Ciaran Gilligan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 39 | | DM | Terry Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | | LB | Colin Daniel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | | CB | Michael Bostwick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 8 | | AM | Joe Powell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | | LB | Owen Gallacher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 33 | | CF | Mike Fondop-Talom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 37 | | CB | Sam Hughes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | 6 | | LB | Kieran Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 11 | | LM | Jonny Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 38 | | CB | Michael Maccienne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 1 | | GK | Kieran O'Hara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 12 | | DM | Ben Fox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 14 | | CF | Luke Varney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 16 | | LW | Indiana Vassilev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 18 | | RM | Ryan Broom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 23 | | RB | Neal Eardley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 24 | | GK | Ben Garratt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 36 | | DF | Thierry Latty-Fairweather | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 72 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 2 | 1 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 13 July 2020 | LW | Steven Lawless | Livingston | Free transfer |
| 20 July 2020 | AM | Charles Vernam | Grimsby Town | Free transfer |
| 4 August 2020 | RB | Neal Eardley | Lincoln City | Free transfer |
| 5 August 2020 | DM | Michael Bostwick | Lincoln City | Free transfer |
| 12 August 2020 | CF | Kane Hemmings | Dundee | Free transfer |
| 12 August 2020 | LW | Luke Varney | Cheltenham Town | Free transfer |
| 11 September 2020 | RW | Owen Gallacher | Nottingham Forest | Free transfer |
| 11 September 2020 | GK | Kieran O'Hara | Manchester United | Free transfer |
| 15 January 2021 | CF | Josh Parker | Wycombe Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 29 January 2021 | RB | Tom Hamer | Oldham Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 29 January 2021 | LM | Jonny Smith | Bristol City | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2021 | DM | Terry Taylor | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| 9 February 2021 | CB | Michael Mancienne | New England Revolution | Free transfer |
| 13 February 2021 | LW | Danny Rowe | Ipswich Town | Free transfer |
| 20 February 2021 | CF | Mike Fondop | Aldershot Town | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Date until |
| 6 September 2020 | GK | Teddy Sharman-Lowe | Chelsea | 4 January 2021 |
| 17 September 2020 | CM | Jack Roles | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 January 2021 |
| 17 September 2020 | LW | Indiana Vassilev | Aston Villa | 28 January 2021 |
| 9 October 2020 | CB | Sam Hughes | Leicester City | 1 January 2021 |
| 16 October 2020 | CF | Niall Ennis | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 January 2021 |
| 6 January 2021 | CB | Hayden Carter | Blackburn Rovers | End of season |
| 12 January 2021 | CM | Sean Clare | Oxford United | End of season |
| 18 January 2021 | GK | Dillon Barnes | Queens Park Rangers | End of season |
| 1 February 2021 | RM | Ryan Broom | Peterborough United | End of season |
| 1 February 2021 | LB | Josh Earl | Preston North End | End of season |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Date until |
| 6 October 2020 | DF | Tom Armitage | Tamworth | 1 November 2020 |
| 6 October 2020 | RB | Ben Hart | Tamworth | 1 November 2020 |
| 4 December 2020 | CB | Jevan Anderson | Kettering Town | 1 January 2021 |
| 18 December 2020 | DM | Ben Fox | Barnet | 15 January 2021 |
| 21 December 2020 | RB | Ben Hart | Redditch United | 15 January 2021 |
| 14 January 2021 | RB | Neal Eardley | Barrow | End of season |
| 15 January 2021 | CM | Stephen Quinn | Mansfield Town | End of season |

### Transfers out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | Stephen Bywater | Retired | Retired |
| 1 July 2020 | AM | Scott Fraser | Milton Keynes Dons | Rejected contract |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | Joe Sbarra | Solihull Moors | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | Kwame Thomas | Wrexham | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | MF | Ethan Vale | Newcastle Town | Released |
| 9 July 2020 | CF | Oliver Sarkic | Blackpool | Free transfer |
| 6 September 2020 | GK | Teddy Sharman-Lowe | Chelsea | Undisclosed |
| 15 January 2021 | LW | Steven Lawless | Motherwell | Free transfer |
| 1 February 2021 | AM | Charles Vernam | Bradford City | Undisclosed |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| 16 | Burton Albion | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 61 | 73 | −12 | 57 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 54 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 80 | −27 | 53 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 51 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 54 | 77 | −23 | 48 |

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | W | D | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | W | W | W | D | L | D | W | D | L |
| Position | 17 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
The 2020/21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.

### FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.
Win  Draw  Loss

### EFL Cup

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

### EFL Trophy

Win  Draw  Loss
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Cambridge United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 8 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Peterborough United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Burton Albion | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Fulham U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 | |