# 2020–21 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Plymouth Argyle's 135th in existence and their first season back in EFL League One. Along with competing in 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 | Michael Cooper | GK | (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 25) | 58 | 0 | 2017 | Academy | Trainee |
| 23 | Luke McCormick | GK | (1983-08-15) 15 August 1983 (age 41) | 377 | 0 | 2020 | Swindon Town | Free |
| 26 | Jack Ruddy | GK | (1997-12-27) 27 December 1997 (age 26) | 2 | 0 | 2020 | CD Leganés B | Free |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Kelland Watts | CB/DM | (1999-11-03) 3 November 1999 (age 24) | 49 | 3 | 2020 | Newcastle United | Loan |
| 3 | Gary Sawyer | CB/LB | (1985-07-05) 5 July 1985 (age 39) | 298 | 6 | 2015 | Leyton Orient | Free |
| 4 | Will Aimson | CB/DM | (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30) | 53 | 2 | 2019 | Bury | Free |
| 22 | Adam Lewis | LB/LM/DM | (1999-11-08) 8 November 1999 (age 24) | 20 | 1 | 2021 | Liverpool | Loan |
| 24 | Jerome Opoku | CB/LB | (1998-10-14) 14 October 1998 (age 25) | 38 | 1 | 2020 | Fulham | Loan |
| 25 | Sam Woods | CB/RB/DM | (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 (age 26) | 9 | 1 | 2021 | Crystal Palace | Loan |
| 27 | Ryan Law | LB | (1999-09-08) 8 September 1999 (age 25) | 7 | 0 | 2018 | Academy | Trainee |
| 41 | Ollie Tomlinson | CB | (2002-05-19) 19 May 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | Joe Edwards | RM/CM/RB | (1990-10-31) 31 October 1990 (age 33) | 87 | 12 | 2019 | Walsall | Free |
| 10 | Danny Mayor | LM/AM/CM | (1990-10-18) 18 October 1990 (age 33) | 87 | 3 | 2019 | Bury | Free |
| 14 | Ben Reeves | AM/CM/LM | (1991-11-19) 19 November 1991 (age 32) | 31 | 2 | 2020 | Milton Keynes Dons | Free |
| 15 | Conor Grant | CM/LM/RM | (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 29) | 83 | 6 | 2018 | Everton | Free |
| 16 | Lewis Macleod | CM/AM/LM | (1994-06-16) 16 June 1994 (age 30) | 17 | 0 | 2020 | Wigan Athletic | Free |
| 17 | Byron Moore | RW/LW | (1988-08-24) 24 August 1988 (age 36) | 78 | 7 | 2019 | Bury | Free |
| 18 | Tyrese Fornah | CM/DM/AM | (1999-09-11) 11 September 1999 (age 25) | 43 | 0 | 2020 | Nottingham Forest | Loan |
| 28 | Panutche Camará | AM/CM/SS | (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 27) | 47 | 5 | 2020 | Crawley Town | Free |
| 32 | George Cooper | LW/RW/AM | (1996-10-30) 30 October 1996 (age 27) | 48 | 6 | 2020 | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
| 42 | Jarvis Cleal | CM/RWB | (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | 2020 | West Bromwich Albion | Free |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | Frank Nouble | CF/RW/LW | (1991-09-24) 24 September 1991 (age 33) | 32 | 2 | 2020 | Colchester United | Free |
| 9 | Ryan Hardie | CF/RW/LW | (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 27) | 63 | 13 | 2021 | Blackpool | Undisclosed |
| 19 | Klaidi Lolos | CF | (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 24) | 15 | 1 | 2019 | Academy | Trainee |
| 21 | Niall Ennis | CF/LW | (1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 (age 25) | 23 | 6 | 2021 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| 31 | Luke Jephcott | CF/RW/LW | (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 24) | 69 | 25 | 2018 | Academy | Trainee |
| 33 | Rubin Wilson | CF | (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | 2019 | Academy | Trainee |

### Statistics

    As of game played on 5 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 | ENG | Michael Cooper | 51 | 0 | 45+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Kelland Watts | 49 | 3 | 41+2 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Gary Sawyer | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Will Aimson | 46 | 0 | 39+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Scott Wootton | 16 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Frank Nouble | 31 | 2 | 12+12 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Joe Edwards | 47 | 8 | 34+5 | 6 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Ryan Hardie | 50 | 6 | 25+17 | 5 | 3+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Danny Mayor | 48 | 2 | 43+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Ben Reeves | 31 | 2 | 4+23 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Conor Grant | 46 | 4 | 34+4 | 4 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Lewis Macleod | 17 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Byron Moore | 42 | 2 | 16+21 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Tyrese Fornah | 42 | 0 | 32+5 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | GRE | Klaidi Lolos | 9 | 1 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Adam Randell | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Niall Ennis | 23 | 6 | 17+6 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Adam Lewis | 20 | 1 | 9+11 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | ENG | Luke McCormick | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Jerome Opoku | 38 | 1 | 30+3 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Sam Woods | 9 | 1 | 5+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | SCO | Jack Ruddy | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Ryan Law | 7 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | GNB | Panutche Camará | 46 | 5 | 33+6 | 2 | 3+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Timmy Abraham | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | WAL | Luke Jephcott | 45 | 18 | 31+9 | 16 | 4+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG | George Cooper | 17 | 3 | 10+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Finley Craske | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Brandon Pursall | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | USA | Ethan Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Scott Crocker | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | ENG | Ollie Tomlinson | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club: ||||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | IRL | Niall Canavan | 15 | 1 | 10+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Dom Telford | 24 | 2 | 2+14 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |

### Goals record

    As of 5 May 2021
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 31 | | CF | Luke Jephcott | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | 8 | | RM | Joe Edwards | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | 9 | | CF | Ryan Hardie | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 21 | | CF | Niall Ennis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | 28 | | AM | Panutche Camará | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | 15 | | CM | Conor Grant | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | | CB | Kelland Watts | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 32 | | AM | George Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 7 | | CF | Frank Nouble | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 10 | | LM | Danny Mayor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 11 | | CF | Dom Telford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 14 | | AM | Ben Reeves | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 17 | | RM | Byron Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | 6 | | CB | Niall Canavan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 19 | | CF | Klaidi Lolos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 22 | | LB | Adam Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 24 | | CB | Jerome Opoku | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 25 | | CB | Sam Woods | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 52 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 69 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 5 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 | 24 | | LB | Jerome Opoku | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | | CB | Kelland Watts | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 8 | | RM | Joe Edwards | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | | CF | Frank Nouble | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | | DM | Tyrese Fornah | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | | CB | Niall Canavan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | | LM | Danny Mayor | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 28 | | AM | Panutche Camará | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | | CF | Ryan Hardie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | | CM | Lewis Macleod | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 22 | | LB | Adam Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 1 | | GK | Michael Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | | CB | Scott Wootton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 27 | | LB | Ryan Law | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 32 | | AM | George Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | | CB | Will Aimson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | | AM | Ben Reeves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | | RW | Byron Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | | CF | Niall Ennis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 25 | | CB | Sam Woods | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 31 | | CF | Luke Jephcott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 66 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 4 | 1 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 28 July 2020 | GK | Luke McCormick | Swindon Town | Free transfer |
| 3 August 2020 | CF | Frank Nouble | Colchester United | Free transfer |
| 7 August 2020 | AM | Panutche Camará | Crawley Town | Free transfer |
| 17 August 2020 | CM | Lewis Macleod | Wigan Athletic | Free transfer |
| 2 September 2020 | LW | George Cooper | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
| 3 September 2020 | AM | Ben Reeves | Milton Keynes Dons | Free transfer |
| 6 September 2020 | GK | Jack Ruddy | Leganés | Free transfer |
| 18 January 2021 | CF | Niall Ennis | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| 29 January 2021 | CF | Ryan Hardie | Blackpool | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 29 July 2020 | CF | Ryan Hardie | Blackpool | 29 January 2021 |
| 24 August 2020 | CB | Kelland Watts | Newcastle United | End of season |
| 25 September 2020 | LB | Jerome Opoku | Fulham | 31 January 2021 |
| 2 October 2020 | CM | Tyrese Fornah | Nottingham Forest | End of season |
| 16 October 2020 | CF | Timmy Abraham | Fulham | 24 December 2020 |
| 14 January 2021 | LB | Adam Lewis | Liverpool | End of season |
| 31 January 2021 | CB | Sam Woods | Crystal Palace | End of season |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 14 August 2020 | CF | Rubin Wilson | Plymouth Parkway | 7 September 2020 |
| 7 September 2020 | CF | Rubin Wilson | Dorchester Town | 7 December 2020 |
| 11 September 2020 | CB | Ollie Tomlinson | Barnstaple Town | October 2020 |
| 3 October 2020 | DM | Adam Randell | Torquay United | 16 January 2021 |
| 11 December 2020 | LB | Ryan Law | Chippenham Town | January 2021 |
| 11 December 2020 | CF | Klaidi Lolos | Chippenham Town | January 2021 |
| 1 February 2021 | CF | Frank Nouble | Colchester United | End of Season |
| 1 February 2021 | CB | Scott Wootton | Wigan Athletic | End of season |
| 15 March 2021 | LB | Ryan Law | Torquay United | April 2021 |
* ↑ Loan cut short to join Dorchester Town on loan

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2020 | AM | Jude Boyd | Mousehole | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | Isaac Burdon | Plymouth Parkway | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2020 | LB | Reuben Collum | Unattached | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | Alex Fletcher | Tiverton Town | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | RW | Joel Grant | Swindon Town | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | RB | Tafari Moore | Unattached | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | Michael Peck | Tiverton Town | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | DM | Tom Purrington | Bromley | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | Ryan Taylor | Newport County | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | Harry Townsend | Missouri State Bears | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | Antoni Sarcevic | Bolton Wanderers | Released |
| 30 July 2020 | LM | Callum McFadzean | Sunderland | Released |
| 12 January 2021 | CB | Niall Canavan | Bradford City | Undisclosed |
| 28 January 2021 | CF | Dom Telford | Newport County | Undisclosed |
| 6 May 2021 | CB | Gary Sawyer | Retired | — |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 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 | |
| 21 | Rochdale (R) | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 61 | 78 | −17 | 47 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 22 | Northampton Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 45 | Relegation to EFL League Two |

#### 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 | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | D | W | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 8 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 |

#### 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. The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley. The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship all entering the competition. The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.
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 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Norwich City U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Newport County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | |