The 2020–21 season was Arbroath's second consecutive season in the Scottish Championship, following their promotion from Scottish League One in the 2018–19 season. They also competed in the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup.
Season summary In June 2020, eight of the ten clubs voted in favour of shortening the season from the usual 36 games to 27 (playing each other three times), with the season tentatively scheduled to start on 17 October 2020. This was done to reduce costs in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
On 2 October, the SPFL announced that the Scottish Challenge Cup would be cancelled ahead of the upcoming season in order to reduce the number of fixtures being played.
Competitions Scottish Championship
WinDrawLoss +DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceRaith RoversAway0–3—0Heart of MidlothianHome0–1—0Inverness Caledonian ThistleAway1–3Doolan 24'0Queen of the SouthHome1–1Linn 48'0Greenock MortonHome0–0—0DundeeAway0–1—0Alloa AthleticHome0–1—0Ayr UnitedHome2–1Craigen 36', 39'0Dunfermline AthleticAway0–1—0Heart of MidlothianAway1–3Doolan 48'0Queen of the SouthAway2–2Stewart 63', O'Brien 65' 0DundeeHome1–1Little 8' pen. 0Greenock MortonAway1–0Hamilton 77' 0Inverness Caledonian ThistleHome1–1Hamilton 45' 0Dunfermline AthleticHome2–0O'Brien 27', Hilson 36' 0Alloa AthleticAway1–1Hamilton 24' 0Raith RoversHome1–0Doolan 60' 0Ayr UnitedAway1–0McKenna 63' 0Queen of the SouthHome2–4Hamilton 11', McKenna 22' pen. 0DundeeAway0–2 0Heart of MidlothianHome0–0 0Inverness Caledonian ThistleAway0–1 0Alloa AthleticHome2–1Hamilton 59', Gold 83' 0Raith RoversHome2–2Hamilton 72', Little 84' 0Ayr UnitedHome4–0Little 11', Williamson 24', Hamilton 27', Hilson 65' 0Dunfermline AthleticAway3–4Hamilton 33', Low 35' pen., Stewart 82' 0Greenock MortonHome0–0—0
Scottish League Cup
Group stage WinDrawLoss +DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceStirling AlbionAway2–1Donnelly 14', O'Brien 32'0MontroseHome3–1Swankie 27', Thomson 43', O'Brien 86'0Ross CountyAway1–2Hilson 49'0Elgin CityHome3–0Gold 30', 39', Stewart 82'0
Knockout phase WinDrawLoss +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceSecond roundDunfermline AthleticHome1–3Hilson 65'0
Scottish Cup
WinDrawLoss +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceSecond roundFalkirkHome1–2O'Brien 8' 0
Player statistics Appearances and goals
|colspan="5"|Players who left the club during the 2020–21 season
Team statistics League table
League Cup table
Transfers Transfers in Date PositionNameFromFeeRef.1 July 2020MF James Craigen AFC FyldeFree transfer30 July 2020GKScott GallacherAirdrieonians14 August 2020FWKris DoolanGreenock Morton
Transfers out Date PositionNameFromFeeRef.9 June 2020MFOmar KaderRetired6 July 2020GKDarren JamiesonKelty HeartsFree transfer9 July 2020MF James Murphy Rio Grande Valley
Loans in DatePositionNameFromEnd dateRef.4 September 2020MF Miko VirtanenAberdeen1 January 20215 September 2020FWMichael Ruth1 February 202129 September 2020MFConnor SmithHeart of Midlothian1 January 20218 January 2021DFJake DavidsonDundee United30 May 202113 January 2021MFBen WilliamsonRangers29 January 2021FWJack HamiltonLivingston1 February 2021MFLewis MooreHeart of Midlothian24 February 2021DFCarlo PignatielloLivingston29 March 2021MFNicky LowEast Stirlingshire
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