2020–21 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

The 2020–21 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season was the Doncaster Rovers F.C. 142nd season in their history and the fourth consecutive season in EFL League One, Along with League One, the club contested in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Doncaster Rovers

2020–21 season
Chairman	David Blunt
Manager	Darren Moore (until 1 March)[1] Andy Butler (from 1 March)
Stadium	Keepmoat Stadium
League One	14th
FA Cup	Fourth round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Fejiri Okenabirhie (14 goals) All: Fejiri Okenabirhie (16 goals)
Home colours Away colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Pre-season

Donny announced 6 pre-season friendlies against Manchester United U23s,^[2] Bradford City, and Scunthorpe United, plus a home and away tie against a Championship club yet to be announced, and a non league game.

Scunthorpe United v Doncaster Rovers

15 August 2020 (2020-08-15) Friendly	Scunthorpe United	2–3	Doncaster Rovers	Scunthorpe
12:00 BST	Eisa 72' Barks 84'	Report	Halliday 47' Whiteman 75' Anderson 87'	Stadium: Glanford Park

Bradford City v Doncaster Rovers

18 August 2020 (2020-08-18) Friendly	Bradford City	3–4	Doncaster Rovers	Bradford
	Clarke 49' Guthrie 61' 70'	Report	Lokilo 22' Okenabirhie 65' 82' (pen) James Coppinger 79'	Stadium: Valley Parade

Derby County v Doncaster Rovers

22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) Friendly	Derby County	0–0	Doncaster Rovers	Derby
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Derby County Training Centre

Doncaster Rovers v Manchester United U23s

3 September 2020 (2020-09-03) Friendly	Doncaster Rovers	5–0	Manchester United U23s	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Taylor 6' 30' Butler 25' Gomes 55' Coppinger 87'	Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

Competitions

EFL League One

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Gillingham	46	19	10	17	63	60	+3	67
11	Accrington Stanley	46	18	13	15	63	68	−5	67
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

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[3]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	19	7	20	63	67	−4	64	11	4	8	34	32	+2	8	3	12	29	35	−6

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H
Result	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	W	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	L
Position	12	4	3	5	7	6	7	9	8	9	11	10	10	8	7	6	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	5	5	5	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	9	10	11	12	10	13	13	13	12	12	14

Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.^[4]

Doncaster Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons

12 September 2020 1	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Gomes 53' Richards  83' Whiteman  85'	Report	Houghton  74' Cargill 88'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Andy Haines

Charlton Athletic v Doncaster Rovers

19 September 2020 2	Charlton Athletic	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Charlton
15:00 BST	Washington 67'	Report	Gomes 25' Barker 49' (og) James  52' John-Jules 63' Whiteman  69'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 1,000 Referee: John Busby

Doncaster Rovers v Bristol Rovers

26 September 2020 3	Doncaster Rovers	4–1	Bristol Rovers	Doncaster
15:00 BST	James  16' Wright 23' Whiteman  28' Gomes 30' Richards 57' Taylor 62'	Report	Harries  22' Ehmer  29' Daly 32' Tutonda  86'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Trevor Kettle

Wigan Athletic v Doncaster Rovers

3 October 2020 4	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Wigan
15:00 BST	Garner 59' 81'	Report	Coppinger  28' Richards  78'	Stadium: DW Stadium Referee: Carl Boyeson

Doncaster Rovers v Shrewsbury Town

10 October 2020	Doncaster Rovers	v	Shrewsbury Town	Doncaster
15:00 BST				Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

Portsmouth v Doncaster Rovers

17 October 2020 5	Portsmouth	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Harness  38'	Report	James  11' 79' Wright  45+2' Gomes  90+1'	Stadium: Fratton Park Referee: Brett Huxtable

Doncaster Rovers v Ipswich Town

20 October 2020 6	Doncaster Rovers	4–1	Ipswich Town	Doncaster
19:00 BST	John 28' Whiteman 37' 62' (pen) Okenabirhie 64'	Report	Wright 15' (og) Dozzell  46' Nsiala  61' Wilson  82'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Scott Oldham

Doncaster Rovers v Crewe Alexandra

24 October 2020 7	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Sims 27' Halliday  64'	Report	Kirk 26' Pickering 70'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Craig Hicks

Plymouth Argyle v Doncaster Rovers

27 October 2020 8	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Jephcott 34' Edwards  65' 68' Hardie  81' Cooper  90+3'	Report	Okenabirhie 73' James  85'	Stadium: Home Park Referee: Alan Young

Doncaster Rovers v Lincoln City

31 October 2020 9	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Lincoln City	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Whiteman 43' Wright  71'	Report	Eyoma  74'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Robert Madley

AFC Wimbledon v Doncaster Rovers

3 November 2020 10	AFC Wimbledon	2–2	Doncaster Rovers	Wimbledon
19:45 GMT	Pigott 18', 83'	Report	Smith 24' Wright  37' Coppinger 90+1'	Stadium: Plough Lane Referee: Darren Drysdale

Doncaster Rovers v Sunderland

21 November 2020 11	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Sunderland	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Lokilo  39' Wright  67' Okenabirhie 90+3'	Report	Leadbitter 43'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: John Busby

Doncaster Rovers v Blackpool

24 November 2020 12	Doncaster Rovers	3–2	Blackpool	Doncaster
19:00 GMT	John 48' James 52' Sims  59' Halliday  66' Whiteman 76' (pen.)	Report	Yates 10' (pen.) Hamilton 38' Grétarsson  68'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Ross Joyce

Hull City v Doncaster Rovers

2 December 2020 13	Hull City	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Hull
19:00 GMT	Magennis 26' Smallwood  27' Wilks  54' Eaves 87'	Report	John-Jules 81' Anderson  90+3'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Referee: Christopher Pollard

Northampton Town v Doncaster Rovers

5 December 2020 14	Northampton Town	0–2	Doncaster Rovers	Northampton
15:00 GMT	McWilliams  18' Horsfall  27'	Report	Halliday  25' John-Jules 36' Wright 57' Whiteman 81'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,164 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Doncaster Rovers v Gillingham

12 December 2020 15	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Gillingham	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	James 29' Halliday 53' Smith  86'	Report	Dempsey 51'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Doncaster Rovers v Swindon Town

15 December 2020 16	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Swindon Town	Doncaster
19:00 GMT	James 47' 72'	Report	Conroy  40' Grounds  50' Fryers  52' Stevens  88' Jaiyesimi 90+8' (pen)	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Paul Howard

Burton Albion v Doncaster Rovers

19 December 2020 17	Burton Albion	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Akins 44' (pen)	Report	Okenabirhie 8' Butler  35' Richards  43' 59' Whiteman 45+5' (pen)	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Referee: Carl Brook

Doncaster Rovers v Shrewsbury Town

22 December 2020 18	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Shrewsbury Town	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Richards  52' Smith  90+2'	Report	Pierre 53'	Stadium: The Keepmoat Stadium Referee: James Oldham

Swindon Town v Doncaster Rovers

16 January 2021 19	Swindon Town	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Conroy  64' Thompson  66' Hope 73' Curran  76'	Report	Okenabirhie 5' 45+1'  65' Simões  67' Butler  71' James  85' Greaves  90+5'	Stadium: County Ground (Swindon) Referee: Ollie Yates

Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale

19 January 2021 20	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Rochdale	Doncaster
19:00 GMT	Taylor 31'	Report	Baah  83'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Doncaster Rovers v AFC Wimbledon

26 January 2021 21	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	AFC Wimbledon	Doncaster
19:00 GMT	Okenabirhie 10' Richards 37'	Report	Woodyard  45+1'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Peter Wright

Lincoln City v Doncaster Rovers

30 January 2021 22	Lincoln City	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Grant Edun  72' Scully	Report	Richards 15' Anderson  60' Halliday  85' Balcombe  87'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Referee: Darren Bond

Doncaster Rovers v Oxford United

6 February 2021 23	Doncaster Rovers	3–2	Oxford United	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Anderson  27' Taylor 31' Okenabirhie 47' Richards 51' Wright  81'	Report	Gorrin  29' Long 41' Shodipo 70' Moore  90+8'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: James Bell

Fleetwood Town v Doncaster Rovers

9 February 2021 24	Fleetwood Town	3–1	Doncaster Rovers	Fleetwood
19:45 GMT	Vassell 60' Madden 66' Andrew 88'	Report	Lokilo 8'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines

Sunderland v Doncaster Rovers

13 February 2021 25	Sunderland	4–1	Doncaster Rovers	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Wyke 7', 12', 31', 54' O'Nien  59'	Report	Burge 53' (og) Taylor 57' Lokilo 88'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Referee: Neil Hair

Doncaster Rovers v Accrington Stanley

16 February 2021 26	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Accrington Stanley	Doncaster
19:00 GMT		Report	Smyth 42'  79'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Dean Whitestone

Doncaster Rovers v Hull City

20 February 2021 27	Doncaster Rovers	3–3	Hull City	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	James 33' Bogle 68' (pen) Coppinger 90+12'	Report	Wilks 19', 24' Greaves 38' Docherty  55' Honeyman  61' Coyle  80'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Charles Breakspear

Ipswich Town v Doncaster Rovers

27 February 2021 28	Ipswich Town	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Judge 24' Kenlock  47' Norwood 54'	Report	Taylor 73'	Stadium: Portman Road Referee: Martin Coy

Doncaster Rovers v Portsmouth

2 March 2021 29	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Portsmouth	Doncaster
19:00 GMT	Taylor  10' James 12' Okenabirhie 70' Smith  90+4'	Report	Harness  15' Nicolaisen  59' Marquis  82' 90+4'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Ross Joyce

Doncaster Rovers v Plymouth Argyle

6 March 2021 30	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Anderson 7' Bostock  39' Bogle 47'	Report	Ennis 49'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Declan Bourne

Crewe Alexandra v Doncaster Rovers

9 March 2021 31	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Crewe
19:00 GMT	Beckles  43' Wintle  53' Mandron 56' Lowery  90+4'	Report	James  61' Robertson  72'	Stadium: Gresty Road Referee: Ben Speedie

Doncaster Rovers v Northampton Town

13 March 2021 32	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Northampton Town	Doncaster
15:00 GMT		Report	Edmondson  45+1' Watson  63' Rose  81' Marshall  90+1' Kioso  90+2'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Tom Nield

Oxford United v Doncaster Rovers

16 March 2021 33	Oxford United	3–0	Doncaster Rovers	Oxford
19:00 GMT	Taylor 19' 41' Shodipo 45' Hanson  72' Stevens  86'	Report	Anderson  46'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Referee: Ben Toner

Gillingham v Doncaster Rovers

20 March 2021 34	Gillingham	2–2	Doncaster Rovers	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Graham 2' Oliver 4'	Report	Anderson 19' Coppinger 23' Okenabirhie  74'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Referee: Will Finnie

Milton Keynes Dons v Doncaster Rovers

27 March 2021 35	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Bletchley
19:00 GMT	Harvie 76' Thompson  81'	Report		Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith

Doncaster Rovers v Charlton Athletic

2 April 2021 36	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Doncaster
12:30 GMT	Halliday  55'	Report	Maatsen 12' Stockley  55' Purrington  70'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Marc Edwards

Bristol Rovers v Doncaster Rovers

4 April 2021 37	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Bristol
15:00 GMT	McCormick 37', 56'  87' Baldwin  67' Hanlan  90+6'	Report	Coppinger 13' Bogle  49' Greaves  90+3'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Referee: Antony Coggins

Doncaster Rovers v Wigan Athletic

10 April 2021 38	Doncaster Rovers	1–4	Wigan Athletic	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Anderson  43' Richards 45+3' Wright  85' Gomes  90+5'	Report	Dodoo 3',  57' Aasgaard 15' Solomon-Otabor 33' Keane 81' Jones  85'	Stadium: The Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Alan Young

Doncaster Rovers v Burton Albion

13 April 2021 39	Doncaster Rovers	0–3	Burton Albion	Doncaster
19:00 BST	Greaves  39' Coppinger  78'	Report	Akins 59' Hamer 72' Carter 78'	Stadium: The Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock

Shrewsbury Town v Doncaster Rovers

17 April 2021 (2021-04-17) 40	Shrewsbury Town	0–2	Doncaster Rovers	Shrewsbury
12:30 BST		Report	Okenabirhie 15' Richards 80'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies

Accrington Stanley v Doncaster Rovers

20 April 2021 41	Accrington Stanley	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Accrington
19:00 BST	Charles 41' (pen.), 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Balcombe  40' John-Jules 76' James  87' Anderson  89'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Doncaster Rovers v Fleetwood Town

24 April 2021 42	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Fleetwood Town	Doncaster
15:00 BST		Report	Rossiter  47' McKay 51'	Stadium: The Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Peterborough United v Doncaster Rovers

27 April 2021 43	Peterborough United	2–2	Doncaster Rovers	Peterborough
19:45 BST	Ward 10' Szmodics 23' Butler  47' Reed  49' Kent  90'	Report	Okenabirhie 37' Butler  44' Smith  45+1' Lokilo  48' Richards 59'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham

Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers

1 May 2021 44	Rochdale	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Rathbone  54' Done 83' Keohane  90+3'	Report	Richards 30', 56'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 0 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

Blackpool v Doncaster Rovers

4 May 2021 45	Blackpool	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Blackpool
19:00 BST	Simms 22', 80' Lawrence-Gabriel  42' Stewart  55' Husband  58'	Report	Wright  40'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis

Doncaster Rovers v Peterborough United

9 May 2021 46	Doncaster Rovers	1–4	Peterborough United	Doncaster
12:00 BST	John-Jules 90+1'	Report	Eisa 6' Mason 8' Kanu 16' Jones 39'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.^[5] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.^[6] The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.^[7] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.^[8]

FC United of Manchester v Doncaster Rovers

7 November 2020 First round	FC United of Manchester	1–5	Doncaster Rovers	Moston
17:30 GMT	Linney 30'	Report	Okenabirhie 13' Whiteman 21' Sims 33', 50' Coppinger 42'	Stadium: Broadhurst Park Referee: Thomas Bramall

Carlisle United v Doncaster Rovers

29 November 2020 Second round	Carlisle United	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Carlisle
13:30 GMT	Kayode  43' Mellish 78'	Report	Whiteman 32', 40'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham

Blackburn Rovers v Doncaster Rovers

9 January 2021 Third round	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Downing  35' Travis  40' Davenport  90+2'	Report	Richards 42' John  81'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott

West Ham United v Doncaster Rovers

23 January 2021 Fourth round	West Ham United	4–0	Doncaster Rovers	Stratford
15:00 GMT	Fornals 2' Yarmolenko 32' Butler 53' (o.g.) Afolayan 78'	Report		Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Jones

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.^[9]

Blackburn Rovers v Doncaster Rovers

29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) First round	Blackburn Rovers	3–2	Doncaster Rovers	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Holtby 30' Lenihan  53' Rankin-Costello 72' Armstrong 81' (pen)	Report	Wright  44' Okenabirhie 54' (pen) Anderson  55' Gomes 64' Halliday  70'	Stadium: Ewood Park Referee: Anthony Backhouse

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.^[10]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Oldham Athletic	3	3	0	0	0	9	1	+8	9	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	3	1	1	0	1	3	6	−3	5
3	L2	Bradford City	3	0	0	2	1	2	4	−2	2
4	L1	Doncaster Rovers	3	0	1	0	2	1	4	−3	2

Source: EFL.com

Doncaster Rovers v Bradford City

8 September 2020 Group stage	Doncaster Rovers	0–0 (4–1 p)	Bradford City	Doncaster
19:30 BST		Report	Shanks  79'	Stadium: The Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Seb Stockbridge
	Penalties
	Whiteman Okenabirhie Coppinger Williams		Guthrie Pritchard Longridge

Oldham Athletic v Doncaster Rovers

6 October 2020 Group stage	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Oldham
19:45 BST	Rowe 66' Grant  82' Dearnley 86' Barnett  90+2'			Stadium: Boundary Park Referee: Tom Nield

Doncaster Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

10 November 2020 Group stage	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Okenabirhie 23' (pen.) Amos  40' Wright  68'	Report	Silva 15', 88'	Stadium: The Keepmoat Stadium Referee: James Oldham

Squad

Detailed overview

Players with previous first team games or current professional contracts with Doncaster before the start of the season, including those coming in from the Academy.

League caps and goals up to the start of season 2019–20.

Players with name and squad number struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.

No.	Name	Position/s	Nationality	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Club caps	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Signed from
Goalkeepers
—	Ian Lawlor	GK		Dublin	(1994-10-27) 27 October 1994 (age 30)	70	0	–	–	Manchester City
13	Louis Jones	GK		Doncaster	(1998-10-12) 12 October 1998 (age 26)	0	0	–	–	Academy
32	Toby King	GK			(2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 (age 22)	0	0	–	–
Defenders
2	Brad Halliday	RB		Redcar	(1995-07-10) 10 July 1995 (age 29)	34	0	–	–	Cambridge United
3	Reece James	LB		Bacup	(1993-11-07) 7 November 1993 (age 31)	27	2	–	–	Sunderland
4	Tom Anderson	CB		Burnley	(1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 31)	62	4	–	–	Burnley
5	Joe Wright	CB		Monk Fryston	(1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 (age 29)	89	2	–	–	Huddersfield Town
16	Danny Amos	LB		Sheffield	(1999-12-22) 22 December 1999 (age 24)	6	0	–	–	Academy
28	Branden Horton	LB		Doncaster	(2000-09-09) 9 September 2000 (age 24)	0	0	–	–	Academy
30	Ben Blythe					0	0	–	–	Academy
Midfielders
8	Benjamin Whiteman	AM/CM/RM		Rochdale	(1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 28)	115	14	–	–	Sheffield United
11	Jon Taylor	RW		Liverpool	(1992-07-20) 20 July 1992 (age 32)	28	6	–	–	Rotherham United
12	Madger Gomes	CM		Alicante	(1997-02-01) 1 February 1997 (age 27)	23	0	–	–	NK Istra 1961
26	James Coppinger	AM/RM/CM		Guisborough	(1981-01-18) 18 January 1981 (age 43)	582	63	–	–	Exeter City
27	AJ Greaves	CM			(2000-11-17) 17 November 2000 (age 24)	0	0	–	–	Academy
29	Lirak Hasani	CM		Doncaster	(2002-06-25) 25 June 2002 (age 22)	2	0	–	–	Academy
31	Liam Ravenhill	CM				0	0	–	–	Academy
Forwards
9	Fejiri Okenabirhie	CF		Hendon	(1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 (age 28)	5	2	–	–	Shrewsbury Town

Statistics

This includes any players featured in a match day squad in any competition.

As of 5 April 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		League One Play-offs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Ellery Balcombe	13	0	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Brad Halliday	44	1	34+2	1	4	0	1	0	3	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Reece James	39	7	33+1	7	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
4	DF	ENG	Tom Anderson	42	2	35	2	4	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
5	DF	WAL	Joe Wright	38	2	27+3	2	4	0	1	0	2+1	0	0	0
6	MF	ENG	Madger Gomes	23	4	11+8	3	0+1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0
7	FW	ENG	Omar Bogle	10	2	9+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	SCO	Scott Robertson	13	0	4+9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	ENG	Fejiri Okenabirhie	38	12	22+8	9	4	1	1	1	3	1	0	0
10	MF	COD	Jason Lokilo	33	1	8+18	1	1+3	0	1	0	1+1	0	0	0
11	MF	ENG	Jon Taylor	29	4	19+6	4	1	0	1	0	1+1	0	0	0
13	GK	ENG	Louis Jones	12	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
14	MF	WAL	Matt Smith	34	1	28+3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	ENG	John Bostock	11	0	8+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	NIR	Danny Amos	12	0	4+3	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
17	MF	ENG	Taylor Richards	39	6	23+10	5	2+1	1	0	0	2+1	0	0	0
18	MF	ENG	Ed Williams	14	0	0+8	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	1+2	0	0	0
19	FW	ENG	Tyreece John-Jules	14	3	9+2	3	1+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
20	MF	ENG	Josh Sims	21	3	15+4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	ENG	Andy Butler	16	0	13	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
22	MF	ANG	Elliot Simões	9	0	7	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	ENG	Cameron John	37	2	20+10	2	2+1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0
26	MF	ENG	James Coppinger	30	5	13+12	4	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	0
27	MF	ENG	AJ Greaves	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	ENG	Branden Horton	4	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	ENG	Lirak Hasani	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF	ENG	Ben Blythe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF	NIR	Liam Ravenhill	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
32	GK	ENG	Ben Bottomley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left the club during the season
1	GK	ENG	Josef Bursik	11	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Rayhaan Tulloch	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Ben Whiteman	23	8	18	5	2	3	0	0	2+1	0	0	0
15	GK	ENG	Joe Lumley	9	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	GK	ENG	Toby King	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goals record

As of 5 April 2021.^[11]

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	9	FW	Fejiri Okenabirhie	9	1	1	1	12
2	8	MF	Ben Whiteman	5	3	0	0	8
3	3	DF	Reece James	7	0	0	0	7
4	17	FW	Taylor Richards	5	1	0	0	6
5	26	MF	James Coppinger	4	1	0	0	5
6	11	FW	Jon Taylor	4	0	0	0	4
	6	MF	Madger Gomes	3	0	1	0	4
8	19	FW	Tyreece John-Jules	3	0	0	0	3
	20	MF	Josh Sims	1	2	0	0	3
10	24	DF	Cameron John	2	0	0	0	2
	5	DF	Joe Wright	2	0	0	0	2
	7	FW	Omar Bogle	2	0	0	0	2
	4	DF	Tom Anderson	2	0	0	0	2
14	14	MF	Matt Smith	1	0	0	0	1
	2	DF	Brad Halliday	1	0	0	0	1
	10	MF	Jason Lokilo	1	0	0	0	1
-			Own goal	2	0	0	0	2
Total				52	6	2	1	61

Disciplinary record

As of 5 April 2021.^[11]

No.	Pos.	Name	League One			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
1	GK	Ellery Balcombe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	DF	Brad Halliday	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
3	DF	Reece James	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
4	DF	Tom Anderson	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
5	DF	Joe Wright	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
6	MF	Madger Gomes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
7	FW	Omar Bogle	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
8	MF	Ben Whiteman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
8	MF	Scott Robertson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
9	FW	Fejiri Okenabirhie	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
10	MF	Jason Lokilo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
11	FW	Jon Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
14	MF	Matt Smith	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
15	MF	John Bostock	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
16	DF	Danny Amos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
17	MF	Taylor Richards	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
20	MF	Josh Sims	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
21	DF	Andy Butler	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
22	FW	Elliot Simões	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
24	DF	Cameron John	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
26	MF	James Coppinger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
27	MF	AJ Greaves	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Total			45	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	51	0	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
2 August 2020	RW		Jason Lokilo	Crystal Palace	Free transfer	[12]
27 August 2020	MF		Ed Williams	Kidderminster Harriers	Free transfer	[13]
28 August 2020	CB		Cameron John	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	[14]
11 September 2020	CB		Andy Butler	Scunthorpe United	Free transfer	[15]
1 October 2020	RB		Charlie Seaman	AFC Bournemouth	Free transfer	[16]
25 January 2021	CM		John Bostock	Toulouse	Free transfer	[17]
29 January 2021	CF		Omar Bogle	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	[18]

Loans in

Date from	Pos.	Nat.	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
20 August 2020	GK		Josef Bursik	Stoke City	End of season	[19]
25 August 2020	MF		Taylor Richards	Brighton & Hove Albion	End of season	[20]
8 September 2020	CF		Tyreece John-Jules	Arsenal	End of season	[21]
11 September 2020	AM		Rayhaan Tulloch	West Bromwich Albion	End of season	[22]
16 October 2020	RW		Josh Sims	Southampton	January 2021	[23]
16 October 2020	DM		Matt Smith	Manchester City	End of season	[24]
20 November 2020	GK		Joe Lumley	Queens Park Rangers	25 December 2020	[25][26][27][28][29]
6 January 2021	GK		Ellery Balcombe	Brentford	End of season	[30]
6 January 2021	LW		Elliot Simões	Barnsley	End of season	[31]
27 January 2021	RW		Josh Sims	Southampton	End of season	[32]
30 January 2021	DM		Scott Robertson	Celtic	End of season	[33]

Loans out

Date from	Pos.	Nat.	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
7 August 2020	GK		Ian Lawlor	Oldham Athletic	30 June 2021	[34]
17 September 2020	MF		AJ Greaves	Gainsborough Trinity	17 October 2020	[35]
21 September 2020	LB		Branden Horton	Redditch United	January 2021	[36]
1 October 2020	RB		Charlie Seaman	Maidstone United	30 June 2021	[16]
7 January 2021	CM		Lirak Hasani	Gateshead	End of season	[37]

Transfers out

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	CB		Alex Baptiste	Bolton Wanderers	Released	[38][39]
1 July 2020	CB		Shane Blaney	Sligo Rovers	Released	[38]
1 July 2020	CF		Rieves Boocock	Cleethorpes Town	Released	[38][40]
1 July 2020	CF		Devante Cole	Motherwell	Released	[38]
1 July 2020	CF		Myron Gibbons	Unattached	Released	[38]
1 July 2020	RW		Alex Kiwomya	Chesterfield	Released	[38][41]
1 July 2020	DF		Rian McLean	Welling United	Released	[38]
1 July 2020	LW		Kieran Sadlier	Rotherham United	Rejected contract	[38][42]
1 July 2020	MF		Max Watters	Crawley Town	Released	[43][38]
1 July 2020	RM		Matty Blair	Cheltenham Town	Rejected contract	[44]
14 January 2021	CM		Benjamin Whiteman	Preston North End	Undisclosed	[45]

Awards

PFA League One Player of the Month

Month	Player		Ref
January	Ellery Balcombe	Nomination	[46]

Sky Bet League One Player of the Month

Month	Player		Ref
September	Madger Gomes	Winner	[47]

Sky Bet League One Goal of the Month

Month	Player	Goal		Ref
September	Tyreece John-Jules	63' vs Charlton Athletic, 19 September	Winner	[48]

Sky Bet League One Manager of the Month

Month	Manager		Ref
September	Darren Moore	Nomination	[49]
January	Darren Moore	Nomination

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