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. 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. However, they were eliminated 6–3 on aggregate in the semi-finals by Wycombe Wanderers. Manager Joey Barton retained his role as manager from the previous season.
Transfers Transfers in DatePositionNationalityNameFromFee 1 August 2020 CM Callum Camps Rochdale Free transfer 3 August 2020 CM Jordan Rossiter Rangers Free transfer 20 August 2020 GK Joel Coleman Huddersfield Town Free transfer 4 September 2020 RM Mark Duffy Sheffield United Free transfer 9 September 2020 CB Sam Stubbs Middlesbrough Undisclosed 11 September 2020 GK Jayson Leutwiler Blackburn Rovers Free transfer 18 September 2020 CM Sam Finley Accrington Stanley Free transfer 13 October 2020 RB Jake Wallace Glentoran Undisclosed 1 February 2021 CM Daniel Batty Hull City Free transfer 2 February 2021 RM Chris Conn-Clarke Burnley Undisclosed
Loans in Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromDate until 12 August 2020 CB Morgan Boyes Liverpool 2 January 2021 25 September 2020 LW Barrie McKay Swansea City End of season 15 October 2020 RB Tom Edwards Stoke City End of season 16 October 2020 DM Callum Connolly Everton End of season 16 October 2020 CB Charlie Mulgrew Blackburn Rovers End of season 12 January 2021 GK Joe Hilton Blackburn Rovers 19 January 2021 15 January 2021 CF Kyle Vassell Rotherham United End of season 22 January 2021 RB Janoi Donacien Ipswich Town End of season
Loans out Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate until 7 July 2020 CB Nathan Sheron St Mirren 29 January 2021 3 August 2020 GK Billy Crellin Bolton Wanderers End of season 21 August 2020 CF Michael Fowler FC United of Manchester End of season 28 August 2020 CM Harrison Biggins Barrow 1 February 2021 19 October 2020 MF Carl Johnston Farsley Celtic 14 November 2020 25 October 2020 CF Gerard Garner Gateshead 30 December 2020 18 December 2020 DF Dylan Boyle FC United of Manchester 18 December 2020 CB Harrison Holgate Altrincham 16 January 2021 6 January 2021 CF Ched Evans Preston North End 6 February 2021 21 January 2021 CM Paul Coutts Salford City End of season 21 January 2021 MF Jay Matete Grimsby Town End of season 22 April 2021 CF Harvey Saunders Hartlepool United End of season
Transfers out DatePositionNationalityNameToFee 1 July 2020 MF Jamie Cooke Colne Free transfer 1 July 2020 GK James Cottam Unattached Released 1 July 2020 CM Kyle Dempsey Gillingham Released 1 July 2020 GK Matt Gilks Bolton Wanderers Released 1 July 2020 CM Dean Marney Unattached Released 1 July 2020 CF Conor McAleny Oldham Athletic Released 1 July 2020 MF Anthony Williams Stalybridge Celtic Free transfer 17 July 2020 LW Ashley Hunter Salford City Undisclosed 31 July 2020 GK Scott Pengelly Portadown Undisclosed 7 August 2020 RB Lewie Coyle Hull City Undisclosed 14 October 2020 LB Eddie Clarke Warrington Town Mutual consent 2 September 2020 RB Macauley Southam-Hales Stockport County Free transfer 18 September 2020 CM Jack Sowerby Northampton Town Undisclosed 8 January 2021 GK Jayson Leutwiler Huddersfield Town Released 21 January 2021 CB Sam Stubbs Exeter City Free transfer 6 February 2021 CF Ched Evans Preston North End Undisclosed 16 March 2021 CF Paddy Madden Stockport County Undisclosed
Pre-season
Competitions EFL League One
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.
FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.
EFL Cup
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
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.
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 League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total110CMCallum Camps 801110217CFPaddy Madden 70119320CFHarvey Saunders 3005849 CFChed Evans 5020757 RWWes Burns 3001463 LBDanny Andrew 200028 RMMark Duffy 0011211LMJosh Morris 0020223LMSam Finley 20002104 CBCallum Connolly 1000114CBCharlie Mulgrew 1000118CFKyle Vassell 1000119CFBarrie McKay 0001126CBSam Stubbs 10001Total 34071052
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total 117CFPaddy Madden 60010010010090023 LBDanny Andrew 60000000000060034 CBCallum Connolly 2001000001004006 DMGlenn Whelan 3000001000004007 RWWes Burns 4000000000004008 RMMark Duffy 40000000000040010CMCallum Camps 40000000000040036CMJay Matete 10000000030040099 CFChed Evans 30000000000030011LMJosh Morris 20000000010030016CMJames Rossiter 30000000000030023CMSam Finley 3000000000003001313GKJayson Leutwiler 20000000000020015CMPaul Coutts 20000000000020020CFHarvey Saunders 10000010000020031CMLaurence Smith 00000000020020032CBHarrison Holgate 10010000000020033CBJames Hill 100000000100200192 RBTom Edwards 10000000000010014CBCharlie Mulgrew 00100000000000124CMDaniel Betty 10000000000010035CMRyan Rydel 000000000100100Total 500130030010006601
References