The 2020–21 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season was the 137th season of Tranmere Rovers' existence and their first season return in EFL League Two having been relegated after the premature conclusion of the 2019-20 season due to COVID-19. Along with League Two, the club contested in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Transfers Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 5 August 2020 DM Jay Spearing Blackpool Free transfer 10 August 2020 LW Otis Khan Mansfield Town Free transfer 11 August 2020 CF James Vaughan Bradford City Free transfer 17 August 2020 CM Paul Lewis Cambridge United Free transfer 22 August 2020 GK Joe Murphy Shrewsbury Town Free transfer 14 September 2020 LW Kaiyne Woolery Swindon Town Free transfer 10 November 2020 RW Danny Lloyd Salford City Free transfer 25 January 2021 CF Charlie Jolley Wigan Athletic Undisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 17 August 2020 CB Lee O'Connor Celtic 30 June 2021 19 August 2020 LB Calum Macdonald Blackpool 30 June 2021 17 September 2020 RW Liam Feeney Blackpool 30 June 2021 14 October 2020 DM Jack Young Newcastle United End of season 16 October 2020 CF Sam Smith Reading January 2021 22 January 2021 CM Nya Kirby Crystal Palace End of season 1 February 2021 CM Ali Crawford Bolton Wanderers End of season 1 February 2021 CF David Nugent Preston North End End of season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 8 March 2021 CB Mark Ellis Notts County End of season
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2020 CF Connor Jennings Stockport County Free Transfer 1 July 2020 FW Bailey Thompson Tadcaster Albion Free Transfer 20 July 2020 CF Paul Mullin Cambridge United Free transfer 1 August 2020 DM Luke McCullough Glentoran Free transfer 6 August 2020 RB Jake Caprice Exeter City Free transfer 7 August 2020 RB Evan Gumbs Warrington Town Free transfer 17 August 2020 DM David Perkins AFC Fylde Free transfer 22 August 2020 CM Harvey Gilmour Stockport County Free Transfer 4 September 2020 GK Luke Pilling Notts County Free transfer 16 October 2020 CM Neil Danns Radcliffe Free transfer 22 October 2020 CM Darren Potter Altrincham Free transfer 18 January 2021 CM Ollie Banks Barrow Undisclosed 25 January 2021 CF Stefan Payne Grimsby Town Free transfer 11 February 2021 CF Morgan Ferrier Maccabi Petah Tikva Undisclosed
Pre-season
Competitions
League Two
League table
Result summary
Results by matchday
Matches
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.
Play-offs
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 clubs all entering the competition.
EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.
EFL Trophy
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August. The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's. The third round was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin. The draw for the semi-final was announced on 5 February.
Squad statistics Source:
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with squad numbers 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 Newport County. 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
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