2020–21 Fleetwood Town F.C. season explained

Club:	Fleetwood Town
Season:	2020–21
Chairman:	Andrew Pilley
Manager:	Joey Barton (until 4 January)^[1] Simon Grayson (from 31 January)^[2]
Stadium:	Highbury Stadium
League:	League One
League Result:	15th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	First round
Cup2:	EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:	Third round
Cup3:	EFL Trophy
Cup3 Result:	Third round
League Topscorer:	Callum Camps (9 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Callum Camps (11 goals)
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Prevseason:	2019–20
Nextseason:	2021–22

The 2020–21 season was the 113th season of Fleetwood Town and the seventh consecutive season in League One, following their play-off semi-final defeat to Wycombe Wanderers during the previous season.^[3] Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Background

During the previous campaign, Fleetwood finished 6th in the incomplete League One season and qualified for the play-offs.^[4] However, they were eliminated 6–3 on aggregate in the semi-finals by Wycombe Wanderers.^[5] Manager Joey Barton retained his role as manager from the previous season.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee
1 August 2020					Free transfer	^[6]
3 August 2020					Free transfer	^[7]
20 August 2020					Free transfer	^[8]
4 September 2020					Free transfer	^[9]
9 September 2020					Undisclosed	^[10]
11 September 2020					Free transfer	^[11]
18 September 2020					Free transfer	^[12]
13 October 2020			Jake Wallace		Undisclosed	^[13]
1 February 2021					Free transfer	^[14]
2 February 2021					Undisclosed	^[15]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until
12 August 2020					2 January 2021	^[16] ^[17]
25 September 2020					End of season	^[18]
15 October 2020					End of season	^[19]
16 October 2020					End of season	^[20]
16 October 2020					End of season	^[21]
12 January 2021			Joe Hilton		19 January 2021	^[22]
15 January 2021					End of season	^[23]
22 January 2021					End of season	^[24]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until
7 July 2020					29 January 2021	^[25] ^[26]
3 August 2020					End of season	^[27]
21 August 2020			Michael Fowler		End of season	^[28]
28 August 2020					1 February 2021	^[29] ^[30]
19 October 2020					14 November 2020	^[31]
25 October 2020					30 December 2020	^[32] ^[33]
18 December 2020			Dylan Boyle			^[34]
18 December 2020					16 January 2021	^[35] ^[36]
6 January 2021					6 February 2021	^[37]
21 January 2021					End of season	^[38]
21 January 2021					End of season	^[39]
22 April 2021					End of season	^[40]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee
1 July 2020			Jamie Cooke		Free transfer	^[41]
1 July 2020			James Cottam	Unattached	Released
1 July 2020					Released	^[42] ^[43]
1 July 2020					Released	^[44]
1 July 2020				Unattached	Released
1 July 2020					Released	^[45]
1 July 2020			Anthony Williams		Free transfer	^[46]
17 July 2020					Undisclosed	^[47]
31 July 2020			Scott Pengelly		Undisclosed	^[48]
7 August 2020					Undisclosed	^[49]
14 October 2020					Mutual consent	^[50] ^[51]
2 September 2020					Free transfer	^[52]
18 September 2020					Undisclosed	^[53]
8 January 2021					Released	^[54] ^[55]
21 January 2021					Free transfer	^[56]
6 February 2021					Undisclosed	^[57]
16 March 2021					Undisclosed	^[58]

Competitions

EFL League One

See main article: 2020–21 EFL League One.

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.^[59]

FA Cup

See main article: 2020–21 FA Cup.

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.^[60]

EFL Cup

See main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup.

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.^[61] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.^[62]

EFL Trophy

See main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy.

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.^[63] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.^[64] The third round was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin.^[65]

Statistics

Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Bristol Rovers.|-!colspan=14|Players out on loan:|-!colspan=14|Players who left the club:|}

Goals record

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name					Total
1	10		CM	Callum Camps	8	0	1	1	10
2	17		CF	Paddy Madden	7	0	1	1	9
3	20		CF	Harvey Saunders	3	0	0	5	8
4	9		CF	Ched Evans	5	0	2	0	7
5	7		RW	Wes Burns	3	0	0	1	4
6	3		LB	Danny Andrew	2	0	0	0	2
	8		RM	Mark Duffy	0	0	1	1	2
	11		LM		0	0	2	0	2
	23		LM	Sam Finley	2	0	0	0	2
10	4		CB	Callum Connolly	1	0	0	0	1
	14		CB	Charlie Mulgrew	1	0	0	0	1
	18		CF	Kyle Vassell	1	0	0	0	1
	19		CF	Barrie McKay	0	0	0	1	1
	26		CB	Sam Stubbs	1	0	0	0	1
Total					34	0	7	10	52

Disciplinary record

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One									League Trophy			Total
1	17		CF	Paddy Madden	6	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0
2	3		LB	Danny Andrew	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
3	4		CB	Callum Connolly	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
	6		DM	Glenn Whelan	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	7		RW	Wes Burns	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	8		RM	Mark Duffy	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	10		CM	Callum Camps	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	36		CM	Jay Matete	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0
9	9		CF	Ched Evans	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	11		LM		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	16		CM	James Rossiter	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	23		CM	Sam Finley	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
13	13		GK	Jayson Leutwiler	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	15		CM	Paul Coutts	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	20		CF	Harvey Saunders	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	31		CM	Laurence Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0
	32		CB	Harrison Holgate	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	33		CB		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
19	2		RB		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	14		CB	Charlie Mulgrew	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	24		CM	Daniel Betty	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	35		CM	Ryan Rydel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total					50	0	1	3	0	0	3	0	0	10	0	0	66	0	1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Club statement: Joey Barton . Fleetwood Town FC . 4 January 2021.
2. Web site: Grayson named new Fleetwood head coach . BBC . 31 January 2021.
3. News: History . Statto . 2020-07-06 . 2015-04-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150427143053/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/fleetwood-town/history . dead .
4. Web site: 9 June 2020 . League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early . 6 July 2020 . . en-gb.
5. Web site: 6 July 2020 . Wycombe Wanderers 2-2 Fleetwood Town (agg: 6-3): Chairboys to face Oxford in final . 6 July 2020 . . en-gb.
6. News: Camps joins Fleetwood Town . 1 August 2020 . . 1 August 2020.
7. News: Rossiter back in Cod Army ranks . 3 August 2020 . . 3 August 2020.
8. News: Coleman signs for Fleetwood Town . 20 August 2020 . . 20 August 2020.
9. News: Town sign Duffy on one-year deal . 4 September 2020 . . 4 September 2020.
10. News: Stubbs signs for Cod Army . 9 September 2020 . . 9 September 2020.
11. News: Jayson Leutwiler joins the Cod Army . 11 September 2020 . . 11 September 2020.
12. News: Finley joins Fleetwood Town . 18 September 2020 . . 18 September 2020.
13. Web site: Fleetwood Town sign Glentoran Academy youngster Jake Wallace . Belfast Live . 25 October 2020.
14. Web site: Dan Batty Departs . Hull City - Official Site . 2 February 2021.
15. Web site: Fleetwood Town sign youngster from Premier League Burnley . Blackpool Gazette . 2 February 2021.
16. Web site: 12 August 2020 . Morgan Boyes: Fleetwood Town sign young Liverpool defender on loan . 12 August 2020 . BBC Sport . en-gb.
17. Web site: Morgan Boyes returns from loan spell at Fleetwood Town . Liverpool FC . 2 January 2021.
18. Web site: 25 September 2020 . Barrie McKay is back in town on loan . 25 September 2020 . . en-gb.
19. Web site: Tom Edwards joins Cod Army on loan . Fleetwood Town FC . 15 October 2020.
20. Web site: Connolly Returns To Fleetwood On Loan . Everton FC . 16 October 2020.
21. Web site: Charlie Mulgrew joins the Cod Army . Fleetwood Town FC . 16 October 2020.
22. Web site: Joe Hilton joins on emergency loan . Fleetwood Town FC. 12 January 2021.
23. Web site: Vassell joins Town on loan . Fleetwood Town FC. 15 January 2021.
24. Web site: Janoi Joins Fleetwood On Loan . Ipswich Town - Official Site . 22 January 2021.
25. News: Nathan Sheron Joins The Buddies On A Season-Long Loan . 7 July 2020 . . 7 July 2020.
26. Web site: Sheron recalled from loan spell at St Mirren . Fleetwood Town - Official Site . 29 January 2021.
27. News: Wanderers land highly-rated keeper on loan . 3 August 2020 . . 3 August 2020.
28. News: Fowler joins FC United of Manchester on loan . 21 August 2020 . . 21 August 2020.
29. News: Biggins joins Barrow on loan . 28 August 2020 . . 28 August 2020.
30. Web site: Biggins recalled from loan spell at Barrow . Fleetwood Town - Official Site . 1 February 2021.
31. Web site: Carl Johnston joins Farsley Celtic on loan . Fleetwood Town FC . 19 October 2020.
32. Web site: Ged Garner joins Gateshead on loan . Fleetwood Town FC . 25 October 2020.
33. Web site: Garner recalled from loan and extends contract with the club . Fleetwood Town FC . 30 December 2020.
34. Web site: Dylan Boyle joins FC United of Manchester on a youth loan . Fleetwood Town FC . 18 December 2020.
35. Web site: Harrison Holgate joins Altrincham on a youth loan . Fleetwood Town FC . 18 December 2020.
36. Web site: Holgate recalled from Altrincham loan . Fleetwood Town FC . 16 January 2021.
37. Web site: Ched Evans Signs On Loan . Preston North End . 6 January 2021.
38. Web site: Coutts heads to Salford City . Fleetwood Town - Official Site . 21 January 2021.
39. Web site: Matete joins Grimsby Town on loan . Fleetwood Town - Official Site . 21 January 2021.
40. Web site: Saunders joins Hartlepool on loan . Fleetwood Town - Official Site . 23 April 2021.
41. News: Cooke becomes Rooney's first new recruit at Colne . 2 September 2020 . Non League Daily . 10 June 2020.
42. News: Retained list announced . 18 August 2020 . . 27 July 2020.
43. News: Cumbrian former Carlisle Utd star makes League One move . 17 August 2020 . . 17 August 2020.
44. News: Former Blackpool and Fleetwood keeper Matt Gilks joins Bolton . 6 August 2020 . . 6 August 2020.
45. News: McAleny Boosts Attacking Options . 18 August 2020 . . 18 August 2020.
46. News: Anthony Williams Arrives At Celtic . 2 September 2020 . . 6 June 2020.
47. News: Hunter signs for Salford City . 17 July 2020 . . 17 July 2020.
48. News: Scott Pengelly Signs For Ports . 18 August 2020 . . 31 July 2020.
49. News: Coyle joins Hull City . 7 August 2020 . . 7 August 2020.
50. Web site: Full-back Eddie Clarke leaves Fleetwood . News Chain . 25 October 2020.
51. News: FC United of Manchester 3 Warrington Town 1 . 4 November 2020 . Warrington Guardian.
52. News: Southam-Hales signs for Stockport County . 2 September 2020 . . 2 September 2020.
53. News: Sowerby signs for Northampton Town . 18 September 2020 . . 18 September 2020.
54. Web site: Leutwiler departs Fleetwood Town . Fleetwood Town FC . 8 January 2021.
55. Web site: Jayson Leutwiler Joins The Terriers . Huddersfield Town - Official Site . 1 February 2021.
56. Web site: Centre-back Sam Stubbs signs for Exeter City on two-and-a-half year deal . Devon Live . 21 January 2021.
57. Web site: Greg Cunningham And Ched Evans Sign Permanent Deals . Preston North End - Official Site . 7 February 2021.
58. Web site: Madden departs for Stockport County . Fleetwood Town - Official Site . 16 March 2021.
59. News: Sky Bet League One fixtures 2020/21 . 21 August 2020 . . 21 August 2020.
60. Web site: EFL League One And Two Clubs Join Emirates FA Cup After Monday's first round Draw . The FA . 28 October 2020.
61. News: Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed . 18 August 2020 . . 18 August 2020.
62. News: Carabao Cup: Round Two and Three draw confirmed . 6 September 2020 . . 6 September 2020.
63. News: EFL Trophy Regional Groups confirmed . 18 August 2020 . . 18 August 2020.
64. Web site: Papa John's Trophy Round Two draw . English Football League . 26 November 2020.
65. Web site: Papa John's Trophy: Round Three ties confirmed . English Football League . 12 January 2021.