2020–21 Burnley F.C. season explained

Club:	Burnley
Season:	2020–21
Chairman:	Mike Garlick (until December 2020) Alan Pace (from December 2020)
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Sean Dyche
Stadium:	Turf Moor
League:	Premier League
League Result:	17th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Fifth round
Cup2:	EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:	Fourth round
League Topscorer:	Chris Wood (12)
Season Topscorer:	Chris Wood (12)
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Prevseason:	2019–20
Nextseason:	2021–22

The 2020–21 season was Burnley's 139th competitive season, their 58th in the top flight of English football, and their fifth consecutive in the Premier League.^[1] Along with the Premier League, the club also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
14 August 2020					Undisclosed	^[2]
17 August 2020			Dane McCullough		Undisclosed	^[3]
18 August 2020			Jack Leckie		Undisclosed	^[4]
18 August 2020			Dan Sassi		Free transfer
18 August 2020			Keelan Williams		Free transfer
20 August 2020			Connor Barrett		Free transfer	^[5]
20 August 2020			Marcel Elva-Fountaine		Free transfer	^[6]
20 August 2020			Marc Richter		Free transfer	^[7]
20 August 2020			Will Rickard		Free transfer
8 September 2020			Ismaila Diallo		Free transfer	^[8]
24 September 2020					Undisclosed	^[9]
20 November 2020					Undisclosed	^[10]
20 November 2020			Calen Gallagher-Allison		Undisclosed
20 November 2020					Free transfer	^[11]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
11 August 2020					End of season	^[13]
12 August 2020					1 February 2021	^[14]
20 August 2020					End of season	^[15]
4 September 2020					End of season	^[16]
22 January 2021					End of season	^[17]
1 February 2021					End of season	^[18]
1 February 2021					End of season	^[19]
2 February 2021					End of season	^[20]
14 May 2021					14 July 2021	^[21]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020			Olatunde Bayode	Unattached	Released
1 July 2020				Unattached	Released
1 July 2020					Released	^[22]
1 July 2020					Released	^[23] ^[24]
1 July 2020					Rejected contract	^[25]
1 July 2020					Rejected contract	^[26] ^[27]
1 July 2020					Released	^[28]
1 July 2020					Released	^[29]
1 July 2020			Jaydon Major	Unattached	Released
1 July 2020				Unattached	Released
1 July 2020			Henri Ogunby	Unattached	Released
1 July 2020					Released	^[30]
31 July 2020				Unattached	Released	^[31]
31 July 2020			George McMahon	Unattached	Released
31 July 2020			Vinnie Steels		Released	^[32]
4 September 2020					Free transfer	^[33]
9 September 2020					Free transfer	^[34]
16 September 2020					Free transfer	^[35]
24 September 2020					Free transfer	^[36]
2 February 2021					Undisclosed	^[37]

Competitions

Premier League

See main article: 2020–21 Premier League.

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 20 August.^[38]

FA Cup

See main article: 2020–21 FA Cup.

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.^[39] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.^[40]

EFL Cup

See main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup.

The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on 6 September, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.^[41] The fourth round draw was conducted on 17 September 2020 by Laura Woods and Lee Hendrie live on Sky Sports.^[42]

Appearances and goals

Source:^[43]

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

Players with names struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.

Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Burnley.

Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.

Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

Players contracted for the 2020–21 season

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Nick Pope	32	0	0	0	1	0	33	0	1	0
2	DF		Matthew Lowton	34	1	0 (3)	0	3	0	37 (3)	1	5	0
3	DF		Charlie Taylor	28 (1)	0	0	0	3	0	31 (1)	0	1	0
4	MF		Jack Cork	15 (1)	0	2	0	0	0	17 (1)	0	2	0
5	DF		James Tarkowski	36	1	2	0	1	0	39	1	7	0
6	DF		Ben Mee	30	2	1	0	0	0	31	2	3	0
7	MF		Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson	16 (6)	2	3	0	1	0	20 (6)	2	2	0
8		MF		Josh Brownhill	32 (1)	0	0	0	3	1	35 (1)	1	3	0
9	FW		Chris Wood	32 (1)	12	1	0	0 (3)	0	33 (4)	12	0	0
10	FW		Ashley Barnes	15 (7)	3	1 (1)	0	1	0	17 (8)	3	4	0
11	MF		Dwight McNeil	34 (2)	2	2	0	2	0	38 (2)	2	2	0
12	MF		Robbie Brady	12 (7)	1	1	0	1	0	14 (7)	1	3	0
14	DF		Ben Gibson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	GK		Bailey Peacock-Farrell	4	0	2	0	2	0	8	0	0	0
16		MF		Dale Stephens	3 (4)	0	3	0	0	0	6 (4)	0	1	0
18	MF		Ashley Westwood	38	3	0 (1)	0	2 (1)	0	40 (2)	3	8	0
19	FW		Jay Rodriguez	12 (19)	1	2	2	2	0	16 (19)	3	3	0
23	DF		Erik Pieters	13 (7)	0	2	0	2 (1)	0	17 (8)	0	3	0
25	GK		Will Norris	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
26	DF		Phil Bardsley	3 (1)	0	3	0	0 (1)	0	6 (2)	0	4	0
27	FW		Matěj Vydra	15 (13)	3	2 (1)	1	3	2	20 (14)	6	0	0
28	DF		Kevin Long	7 (1)	0	2	1	2	0	11 (1)	1	2	0
33	FW		Max Thompson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF		Jimmy Dunne	3	1	1 (1)	0	2	0	6 (1)	1	1	0
35	MF		Anthony Gomez Mancini	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF		Bobby Thomas	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
38	FW		Lewis Richardson	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (2)	0	0	0
41	MF		Josh Benson	2 (4)	0	1 (2)	0	1 (2)	0	4 (8)	0	0	0
44	MF		Mace Goodridge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	DF		Anthony Glennon	0	0	1 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	1 (2)	0	0	0
46	FW		Joel Mumbongo	0 (4)	0	0 (3)	0	0	0	0 (7)	0	1	0

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rundle. Richard. Burnley. 29 June 2020. Football Club History Database.
2. News: Where There's A Will... . 14 August 2020 . . 14 August 2020 . 17 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200817124731/https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/2020/august/where-theres-a-will/ . dead .
3. News: Burnley complete signing of record-breaking Irish teenage prospect . 17 August 2020 . Lancs Live . 17 August 2020.
4. News: Clarets Welcome New Scholars . 18 August 2020 . . 18 August 2020 . 1 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201001185140/https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/2020/august/clarets-welcome-new-scholars/ . dead .
5. News: Defender opens up on Leicester City exit after signing for rivals . Leicestershire Live . 24 September 2020.
6. News: Burnley strengthen Under 23 squad ahead of Premier League 2 campaign . 24 September 2020 . The Clitheroe Advertiser and Times.
7. News: New Faces To Help U23s Step Up . 20 August 2020 . . 20 August 2020 . 1 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201001190841/https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/2020/august/new-faces-to-helps-u23s-step-up/ . dead .
8. News: Clarets sign Arsenal youngster Ismaila Diallo . Lancashire Telegraph . 24 September 2020.
9. News: Clarets Complete Dale Deal . Burnley F.C. . 24 September 2020.
10. News: Academy Defenders Join Burnley . Manchester United FC . 20 November 2020.
11. News: First words as Burnley complete signing of Under-19 international striker . Lancashire Live . 20 November 2020.
12. Web site: Burnley make deadline day move for France youth international on loan from Angers . Lancashire Telegraph . 5 October 2020.
13. News: Loan Deal Ryan Cooney . 11 August 2020 . . 11 August 2020.
14. News: Loan Deal Adam Phillips . 12 August 2020 . . 12 August 2020.
15. News: 20 August 2020. Cropper returns on loan. Chesterfield F.C.. dead. 20 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200829062249/https://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/20202/august/20200820-cropper-returns-on-loan/. 29 August 2020.
16. News: City confirm Ben Gibson signing . 4 September 2020 . . 4 September 2020.
17. Web site: Burnley Starlet Joins Barrow On Loan . Barrow AFC - Official Site . 22 January 2021.
18. Web site: Wanderers land Danish keeper on loan . Bolton Wanderers - Official Site . 1 February 2021.
19. Web site: Phillips Is A Red Again . . 1 February 2021.
20. Web site: Mace Goodridge Joins Barrow On Loan . Barrow AFC - Official Site . 2 February 2021.
21. Web site: 14 May 2021. Jensen Secures Loan Switch. 15 May 2021. Burnley F.C..
22. News: Will Harris joins Under-23s . 1 September 2020 . . 1 September 2020.
23. News: New Deals For Young Players . 18 August 2020 . . 25 June 2020 . 20 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200720235308/https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/2020/june/new-deals-for-young-players-/ . dead .
24. News: Hart completes move . 18 August 2020 . . 18 August 2020.
25. News: Magpies confirm signing of Republic of Ireland international Jeff Hendrick . 24 August 2020 . . 24 August 2020.
26. News: Burnley defender to quit immediately after rejecting new contract . 18 August 2020 . Football Insider . 30 June 2020.
27. Web site: Ali Koiki Joins Rovers . Bristol Rovers . 22 October 2020.
28. Web site: Adam signs . Dundee FC . 13 November 2020.
29. News: Aaron Lennon joins Kayserispor . 3 September 2020 . . 2 September 2020.
30. Web site: New Signing: "Parky's Senior Moments" . Altrincham FC . 20 November 2020.
31. News: A goodbye to some of our young players . Up The Clarets . 24 September 2020.
32. News: Steels signs Sunderland deal . Up The Clarets . 24 September 2020.
33. News: Barrow Complete Signing Of Scott Wilson . Barrow AFC . 24 September 2020.
34. News: City sign Olyroo O'Neill in A-League. Anna. Harrington. The Canberra Times. 9 September 2020. 9 September 2020.
35. News: Under-23 duo sign up . 16 September 2020 . . 16 September 2020.
36. News: Fenlon signs a permanent deal with the Reds . 24 September 2020 . Accrington Stanley FC - Official Site.
37. Web site: Fleetwood Town sign youngster from Premier League Burnley . Blackpool Gazette . 2 February 2021.
38. News: Premier League 2020/21 fixtures released . 20 August 2020 . . 20 August 2020.
39. Web site: Premier League and Championship clubs join Emirates FA Cup After third round Draw . The Football Association . 10 December 2020.
40. Web site: The Emirates FA Cup fourth and fifth round draw made . The Football Association . 11 January 2021.
41. News: Carabao Cup: Round Two and Three draw confirmed . 6 September 2020 . . 6 September 2020.
42. Web site: Carabao Cup: Round Four draw confirmed . English Football League. 18 September 2020 . 17 September 2020.
43. Web site: Burnley FC Player Appearances. 23 November 2020. Soccerbase.