2020–21 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Sheffield Wednesday's ninth consecutive season in the Championship. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
2020–21 season
ChairmanDejphon Chansiri
ManagerGarry Monk
(until 9 November)[1]
Tony Pulis
(13 November – 28 December)[2][3]
Darren Moore
(from 1 March)[4]
StadiumHillsborough, Owlerton
Championship24th (relegated)
FA CupFourth round (vs. Everton)
EFL CupThird round (vs. Fulham)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Josh Windass
(9 goals)

All:
Josh Windass
(10 goals)

Season overview edit

July edit

On 31 July, Wednesday received a 12-point penalty for breaching the League's Profitability and Sustainability Rules for the three season reporting period ending in 2017–18, with the penalty taking effect for the 2020–21 season.[5]

August edit

On 12 August, the club restructured their coaching setup with James Beattie coming in as assistant manager, Darryl Flahavan as the goalkeeper coach and Andrew Hughes as first team coach.[6]

On 14 August, Lee Bullen and Nicky Weaver left the first team to work with the academy.[7]

On 17 August, Wednesday announced they would be appealing the 12 point penalty, with a verdict not expected until later in the year.[8]

October edit

On 7 October, it was revealed that owner Dejphon Chansiri was securing debt against the clubs Hillsborough Stadium.[9]

November edit

On 4 November, their 12-point penalty was reduced to 6 points following discussions with the League Arbitration Panel.[10]

On 9 November, Garry Monk and his staff had their contracts terminated after 3 wins from their opening 11 games[1][11]

On 13 November, experienced manager Tony Pulis would be appointed the new manager,[2]

On 18 November, Pulis would bring in Craig Gardner as his first team coach.[12]

On 20 November, Pulis would bring in Mike Trusson as his assistant manager[13]

December edit

On 17 December, it was announced that the players were not paid in full for the month of November, the second time this has happened in 2020.[14]

On 28 December, Tony Pulis would be relieved of his duties after 10 games in charge, picking up 7 points from a possible 30 and just one win. The chairman would also say "there are also other issues which have had a bearing on this decision." First team coach Neil Thompson would be placed in charge in a caretaker role.[3]

January edit

On 7 January, while Neil Thompson was in caretaker charge, himself with assistants Lee Bullen and Steve Haslam would be affected with COVID-19, meaning they would miss their FA Cup third round clash with Exeter City. Academy coach Andy Holdsworth, assisted by Daral Pugh, Nicky Weaver and Tony Strudwick would take charge of the game.[15]

On 13 January, the clubs next two league games against Coventry City and Wycombe Wanderers were suspended following other positive COVID-19 tests.[16]

On 31 January, it was announce that the players were not paid again for the month of January, with news that salaries were capped at £7,000 per month.[17]

February edit

On 8 February, it was leaked that Spanish entrepreneur and former advisor to the club, Erik Alonso had an offer to buy the club rejected by Dejphon Chansiri. The offer was rumoured to be between £25m - £30m and backed by a wealthy Indonesian consortium.[18]

March edit

On 1 March, Darren Moore was appointed the first team manager and the third permanent manager of the season, leaving his position at Doncaster Rovers.[4] He would be joined by Jamie Smith as his assistant manager and Paul Williams as his first team coach.[19]

On 9 March, the club published the club's annual accounts for the year ending 31 July 2019.[20]

April edit

On 2 April, prior to the game against Watford it was announced manager Darren Moore wouldn't be in the dugout due to a positive COVID-19 test.[21]

On 15 April, after Darren Moore's return to the dugout, he would suffer a setback in his recovery, developing pneumonia as a result of COVID-19.[22]

On 26 April, Owls youngster Will Trueman would win the prestigious LFE Championship Apprentice of the Year award.[23]

May edit

On 8 May, Darren Moore would return to the dugout for the crucial end of season game against Derby County.[24] The game would see Wednesday, after 9 years in the Championship, relegated back to League One following a 3–3 draw in the must win game.[25] After the match, Chansiri confirmed that manager Darren Moore would remain manager for the following season.[26]

On 20 May, it was announced that Liam Dooley would be the new Chief Operating Officer for the club.[27]

On 31 May, it was revealed again that players had still not been paid in full for some months and that there were some players considering walking away over ongoing wages issues.[28]

June edit

On 25 June, Wednesday announced a new long-term partnership with Italian sportswear provider Macron, commencing from 1 July 2021.[29]

Also on 25 June, Adriano Basso was appointed the new first team goalkeeper coach.[30]

On 28 June, their 2021/22 pre-season officially began with a 10-day training camp in Wales.[31]

Pre-season edit

As of 21 August, Wednesday announced one pre-season friendly against Leicester City.[32]

29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) Friendly Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Leicester City Loughborough
12:00 BST Report Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium

Competitions edit

Championship edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Bristol City 46 15 6 25 46 68 −22 51
20 Huddersfield Town 46 12 13 21 50 71 −21 49
21 Derby County 46 11 11 24 36 58 −22 44
22 Wycombe Wanderers (R) 46 11 10 25 39 69 −30 43 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Rotherham United (R) 46 11 9 26 44 60 −16 42
24 Sheffield Wednesday (R) 46 12 11 23 40 61 −21 41[a]
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[35]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Sheffield Wednesday received a 12 point deduction for breaching the League's Profitability and Sustainability Rules. This was later reduced to 6 points by an Independent League Arbitration panel.[33][34]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 12 11 23 40 61  −21 41 8 8 7 22 17  +5 4 3 16 18 44  −26

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday edit

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHHHAHA
ResultWDLDWLLLLWDLDDDLLLLWDWWLWWLWLLLLLLLDWLWLLDWLDD
Position24242424242424242424232323232324242424232322212323232321222323232323232323232323232323232324
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

On Friday, 21 August 2020, the EFL Championship fixtures were revealed.[36]

12 September 2020 (2020-09-12) 1 Cardiff City 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Leckwith, Cardiff
15:00 BST Report Windass   4'
Rhodes   44'
Luongo   74'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Andy Madley
19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) 2 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Watford Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST Luongo   65'
Bannan   68'
Report Chalobah   81'
Garner   88'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Referee: Jarred Gillett
27 September 2020 3 Bristol City 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Ashton Gate, Bristol
14:00 BST Bakinson   34'
Paterson   44'   90+3'
Rowe   60'
Report Harris   71' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) 4 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Queens Park Rangers Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST Paterson   52'
Barbet   54' (o.g.)
Luongo   63'
Report Barbet   77'
Bonne   90+5'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Salisbury
17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) 5 Birmingham City 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Bordsley, Birmingham
15:00 BST Gardner   66' Report Bannan   49' (pen.)
Kachunga   74'
Stadium: St. Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Scott
21 October 2020 (2020-10-21) 6 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Brentford Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 BST Paterson   25'
Odubajo   73'
Report Toney   7', 30' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
Note: Live on Sky Sports
24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 7 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Luton Town Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST Odubajo   60'
van Aken   71'
Report Ruddock   74'
Cranie   90+1'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
28 October 2020 8 Rotherham United 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday Rotherham
19:45 GMT Lindsay   5', 45'
Blackman   26'
Barlaser   40' (pen.)
Miller   71'
Hirst   75'
Report Palmer   19'
Lees   39'
Odubajo   73'
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
31 October 2020 9 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Wheeler   45+2'
Jacobson   46'
Allsop   90+1'
Report Paterson   32'
Bannan   49'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) 10 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Bournemouth Owlerton, Sheffield
19:00 BST Kachunga   10'
Pelupessy   42'
Palmer   44'
Börner   60'
Bannan   69' (pen.)
Harris   90+5'
Report Lerma   34'
Cook   69'
Mepham   90+9'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) 11 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Millwall Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST van Aken   65'
Brown   90+8'
Report Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
21 November 2020 12 Preston North End 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Deepdale, Preston
15:00 GMT Barkhuizen   48' Report Windass   17'
van Aken   86'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
25 November 2020 13 Swansea City 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Landore, Swansea
19:45 GMT Cabango   26'
Grimes   48'
Dhanda   57'
Ayew   60'
Report Reach   27' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
Note: Live on Sky Sports
28 November 2020 (2020-11-28) 14 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Stoke City Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST Shaw   42'
Harris   68'
Bannan   79'
Luongo   86'
Report Collins   67'
Clucas   86'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
2 December 2020 (2020-12-02) 15 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Reading Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 BST Paterson   12'   59'
Shaw   30'
Luongo   53'
Report Joao   44' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 16 Norwich City 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Norwich
15:00 GMT Skipp   79'
Martin   81'
Aarons   84'
Report Odubajo   22'
Windass   60'
Börner   70'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jarred Gillett
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) 17 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Huddersfield
19:45 GMT Koroma   11'
Mbenza   24'
Bacuna   49'
Toffolo   71'
Report Palmer   22'
Harris   71'
Lees   86'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) 18 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Barnsley Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST Windass   4'
Bannan   31'
Report Woodrow   14'
Frieser   37'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
15 December 2020 (2020-12-15) 19 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday West Bridgford
19:45 BST Ribeiro   4'
Grabban   87'
Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
19 December 2020 20 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Coventry City Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT Pelupessy   50'
Lees   67'
Reach   79'
Report Østigård   66' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
26 December 2020 21 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Blackburn
15:00 GMT Rothwell   76'
Lenihan   79'
Report Reach   41' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
29 December 2020 22 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Middlesbrough Owlerton, Sheffield
19:00 GMT Paterson   30'
Shaw   40'
Bannan   45+4'
Report Saville   42'
Morsy   45+4'
Watmore   49'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
1 January 2021 23 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Derby County Owlerton, Sheffield
17:30 GMT Paterson   61' Report Kazim-Richards   90+3'
Jóźwiak   90+4'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
27 January 2021 (2021-01-27) 24 Coventry City 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Bordsley, Birmingham
19:00 BST Gyokeres   57'
Hyam   60'
James   87'
Allen   90'
Report Pelupessy   24'
Penney   50'
Börner   85'
Stadium: St. Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
30 January 2021 25 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Preston North End Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT Palmer   45'
Urhoghide   86'
Report Whiteman   54' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andre Marriner
2 February 2021 (2021-02-02) 26 Bournemouth 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday Kings Park, Bournemouth
19:00 BST Stanislas   66' (pen.)
Riquelme   90+7'
Report Paterson   44'
Dunkley   83'
Rhodes   90'
Bannan   90+7'
Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
6 February 2021 27 Millwall 4–1 Sheffield Wednesday Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Hutchinson   23'
Zohore   39' (pen.)
Malone   68'
Thompson   69'
Bradshaw   90'
Report Paterson   10'
Urhoghide   84'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
9 February 2021 28 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers Owlerton, Sheffield
19:00 GMT Rhodes   34'
Reach   76'
Report Obita   47'
Tafazolli   63'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
16 February 2021 29 Stoke City 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Stoke-on-Trent
19:00 GMT Fletcher   83' Report Hutchinson   41' Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
20 February 2021 30 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Birmingham City Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT Shaw   44' Report Clarke-Salter   22'
Etheridge   53'
Hogan   63'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
24 February 2021 31 Brentford 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday Brentford
19:00 GMT Mbeumo   23'
Ghoddos   30',   74'
Canós   39'
Dalsgaard   72'
Sørensen   83'
Report Penney   82' Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
27 February 2021 32 Luton Town 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday Luton
15:00 GMT Naismith   50'
Tunnicliffe   58'
Rea   84'
Adebayo   86'
Report Windass   6', 42'
Hutchinson   82'
Urhoghide   85'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
3 March 2021 33 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Rotherham United Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 GMT Olosunde   82' (o.g.)
Harris   90+5'
Report Smith   17',   66'
Ladapo   90+7'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
Note: Live on Sky Sports
6 March 2021 34 Reading 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday Reading
15:00 GMT Olise   30' (pen.)
Moore   37'
João   65'
Yiadom   88'
Report Börner   29' Stadium: The Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
14 March 2021 35 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Norwich City Owlerton, Sheffield
12:15 GMT Rhodes   7'
Harris   45+4'
Bannan   71'
Report Gibson   6'
McLean   40'
Pukki   61'
Cantwell   77'
Hugill   90+4'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: Live on Sky Sports
17 March 2021 36 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Huddersfield Town Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 GMT Palmer   10'
Windass   36'
Report Pipa   10'
Paterson   72' (o.g.)
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Jones
20 March 2021 37 Barnsley 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday Barnsley
15:00 GMT Halme   71'
Morris   78'
Report Lees   25'
Börner   36'
Rhodes   38', 53'
Paterson   87'
Wildsmith   88'
Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
2 April 2021 38 Watford 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Watford
15:00 BST Lees   7' (o.g.)
Sierralta   30'
Hughes   64'
Report Börner   3'
Urhoghide   38'
Reach   41'
Wildsmith   78'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
5 April 2021 (2021-04-05) 39 Sheffield Wednesday 5–0 Cardiff City Owlerton, Sheffield
17:30 BST Börner   4'
Paterson   20'
Reach   23', 69'
Rhodes   65'
Report Stadium: Hillsborough
Referee: David Webb (Lancashire)
Note: Live on Sky Sports
10 April 2021 40 Queens Park Rangers 4–1 Sheffield Wednesday White City
15:00 BST Dykes   27' (60)
Johansen   50'
Field   64'
Kakay   90'
Willock   90+2'
Report Windass   30' Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
13 April 2021 41 Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Swansea City Owlerton, Sheffield
18:00 BST Report Lowe   31'
Fulton   73'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
17 April 2021 42 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Bristol City Owlerton, Sheffield
12:30 BST Börner   4'
Hutchinson   8'
Bannan  
Report Lansbury   21'
Bakinson   87'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
20 April 2021 43 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Owlerton, Sheffield
19:00 BST Hutchinson   15'
Windass   37'
Bannan   80'
Report Evans   40'
Rothwell   73'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Tierney
24 April 2021 44 Middlesbrough 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Bolasie   20'
McNair   27'
Coburn   73'
Watmore   81'
Report Windass   39' (pen.) Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
1 May 2021 45 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Nottingham Forest Owlerton, Sheffield
12:30 BST Palmer   41'
Paterson   61'
Report Grabban   45+1'
Yates   47'
Knockaert   69'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
8 May 2021 46 Derby County 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday Derby
12:30 BST Waghorn   49' (78), pen.'
Roberts   52'
Kazim Richards   60'
Jóźwiak   76'
Ebosele   86'
Report Bannan   45+2'
Hutchinson   45+4'
Paterson   62'
Börner   69'
Dunkley   77'
Harris   90+6'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Dean

FA Cup edit

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[37] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.[38]

9 January 2021 (2021-01-09) Third round Exeter City 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Exeter
15:00 GMT Report Reach   27'
Paterson   90'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
24 January 2021 Fourth round Everton 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday Walton, Liverpool
20:00 GMT Calvert-Lewin   29'
Richarlison   59'
Mina   62'
Godfrey   71'
Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Scott

EFL Cup edit

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[39] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[40]

5 September 2020 First round Walsall 0–0
(2–4 p)
Sheffield Wednesday Bescot, Walsall
14:15 BST Report Bannan   40'
Börner   55'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
Penalties
Holden  
Gordon  
Adebayo  
Bates  
Bannan  
Windass  
Harris  
Brown  
Note: Live on Sky Sports
15 September 2020 Second round Rochdale 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Rochdale
19:45 BST O'Connell   45+1' Report Pelupessy   34'
Kachunga   54'
Hunt   57'
Reach   64'
Windass   88'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
23 September 2020 Third round Fulham 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Fulham
19:00 BST Kamara   9'
Decordova-Reid   32'
Odoi   53'
Report Odubajo   63' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason

Transfers and contracts edit

Transfers in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
28 July 2020 CM   Fisayo Dele-Bashiru   Manchester City Undisclosed [41]
13 August 2020 CB   Chey Dunkley   Wigan Athletic Free transfer [42]
2 September 2020 CF   Elias Kachunga   Huddersfield Town Free transfer [43]
2 September 2020 AM   Josh Windass   Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [44]
12 September 2020 RW   Korede Adedoyin   Everton Free transfer [45]
30 September 2020 FW   Callum Paterson   Cardiff City Undisclosed [46]
14 January 2021 RW   Andre Green   Aston Villa Free transfer [47]
18 January 2021 LW   Calum Huxley   Wrexham Free transfer [48]
25 January 2021 CM   Sam Hutchinson   Pafos Free transfer [49]

Transfers out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 FW   L'Varn Brandy   Allenton United F.C. Released [50]
1 July 2020 FW   Preslav Borukov   Etar Released [50][51]
1 July 2020 FW   Omar Damba   FC Santboià Released [50]
1 July 2020 LB   Michael Ellery   Witton Albion Released [50][52]
1 July 2020 FW   Steven Fletcher   Stoke City Released [53][54]
1 July 2020 FW   Fernando Forestieri   Udinese Released [53][55]
1 July 2020 LB   Morgan Fox   Stoke City Released [53][56]
1 July 2020 CM   Sam Hutchinson   Pafos Released [53][57]
1 July 2020 DM   Toby Kenyon   Stocksbridge Park Steels Released [50][58]
1 July 2020 CM   Connor Kirby   Harrogate Town Released [50][59]
1 July 2020 DF   Jack Lee   Free agent Released [50]
1 July 2020 FW   Jordan O’Brien   Corby Town Released [50][60]
1 July 2020 DF   Sam Oliver   Irlam Released [50]
1 July 2020 FW   Fraser Preston   Boston United Released [50][61]
1 July 2020 RM   Jack Stobbs   Grantham Town Released [50][62]
1 July 2020 FW   Elliott Vasalo   Winterton Rangers Released [50][63]
1 July 2020 DF   Joe West   Farsley Celtic Released [50][64]
1 July 2020 FW   Sam Winnall   Oxford United Released [53][65]
1 August 2020 GK   Paul Jones   King's Lynn Town Released [66][67]
1 August 2020 CM   Kieran Lee   Bolton Wanderers Released [68][69]
1 August 2020 FW   Atdhe Nuhiu   APOEL Released [70]
9 December 2020 RW   Manuel Hidalgo   Sri Pahang Released [71][72]
1 February 2021 CM   Conor Grant   Rochdale Undisclosed [73]

Loans in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
20 August 2020 AM   Izzy Brown   Chelsea 30 June 2021 [74]
16 October 2020 FW   Jack Marriott   Derby County 30 June 2021 [75]
16 October 2020 CB   Aden Flint   Cardiff City 4 January 2021 [76][77]

New contracts edit

Date from Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref.
18 February 2021 MF   Barry Bannan 2 years June 2023 [78]
12 May 2021 DF   Ryan Galvin 1 year June 2022 [79]
12 May 2021 MF   Lewis Farmer 1 year June 2022 [79]
12 May 2021 GK   Luke Jackson 1 year June 2022 [79]
12 May 2021 DF   Declan Thompson 1 year June 2022 [79]
12 May 2021 MF   Liam Waldock 1 year June 2022 [79]
20 May 2021 DF   Ciaran Brennan 1 year June 2022 [80]
20 May 2021 MF   Alex Hunt 1 year June 2022 [80]
20 May 2021 MF   Sam Hutchinson 1 year June 2022 [80]
26 June 2021 FW   Paulo Aguas [81]
26 June 2021 FW   Alex Bonnington [81]
26 June 2021 DF   Josh Dawodu [82]
26 June 2021 MF   Jay Glover [81]
26 June 2021 FW   Charles Hagan [83]
26 June 2021 GK   Josh Render [84]
26 June 2021 MF   Will Trueman [81]
26 June 2021 FW   Basile Zottos [81]

Squad statistics edit

Appearances edit

As of 8 May 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals4
1 GK   IRL Keiren Westwood 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   SCO Liam Palmer 41 1 31+8 1 0 0 2 0
4 DF   NED Joost van Aken 17 0 16+1 0 0 0 0 0
5 FW   SCO Callum Paterson 45 9 34+9 8 2 1 0 0
6 MF   ENG Sam Hutchinson 22 1 22 1 0 0 0 0
7 MF   ENG Kadeem Harris 41 0 30+8 0 2 0 1 0
8 MF   NED Joey Pelupessy 43 0 24+15 0 2 0 2 0
9 FW   ENG Jack Marriott 13 0 4+8 0 0+1 0 0 0
10 MF   SCO Barry Bannan 49 2 46 2 2 0 1 0
11 MF   ENG Adam Reach 49 6 38+6 5 2 1 3 0
13 DF   GER Julian Börner 30 3 25+1 3 1 0 3 0
14 DF   ENG Matt Penney 15 0 10+2 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
15 DF   ENG Tom Lees 39 1 38 1 0 0 1 0
16 MF   ENG Andre Green 12 0 3+8 0 1 0 0 0
17 MF   ENG Fisayo Dele-Bashiru 13 0 2+6 0 0+2 0 3 0
18 FW   ENG Josh Windass 44 10 35+6 9 0+1 0 0+2 1
19 DF   ENG Osaze Urhoghide 17 0 12+4 0 1 0 0 0
20 FW   SCO Jordan Rhodes 39 7 16+21 7 0 0 0+2 0
21 MF   AUS Massimo Luongo 13 0 10+2 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF   ENG Moses Odubajo 22 0 15+3 0 1 0 3 0
23 DF   ENG Chey Dunkley 12 0 10+2 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   ENG Izzy Brown 21 0 4+15 0 0+1 0 1 0
25 GK   ENG Cameron Dawson 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0
26 MF   ENG Liam Shaw 22 1 13+6 1 1 0 2 0
27 DF   ENG Dominic Iorfa 12 0 9+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
28 GK   ENG Joe Wildsmith 23 0 18+1 0 2 0 2 0
29 MF   ENG Alex Hunt 5 0 1+2 0 1 0 1 0
34 DF   IRL Ciaran Brennan 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
37 DF   ENG Ryan Galvin 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
38 DF   ENG Declan Eratt-Thompson 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
39 DF   ENG Isaac Rice 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
41 FW   ENG Charles Hagan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
42 MF   ENG Liam Waldock 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
45 FW   COD Elias Kachunga 29 1 9+18 0 0 0 2 1
No longer at the club
6 DF   ENG Aden Flint 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF   IRL Conor Grant 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0

Goalscorers edit

As of 8 May 2021

Includes all competitive matches.

Rank Pos. Nat. No. Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW   18 Josh Windass 9 0 1 10
2 FW   5 Callum Paterson 8 1 0 9
3 FW   20 Jordan Rhodes 7 0 0 7
4 MF   11 Adam Reach 5 1 0 6
5 DF   13 Julian Börner 3 0 0 3
6 MF   10 Barry Bannan 2 0 0 2
7 DF   2 Liam Palmer 1 0 0 1
DF   6 Sam Hutchinson 1 0 0 1
DF   15 Tom Lees 1 0 0 1
MF   26 Liam Shaw 1 0 0 1
FW   45 Elias Kachunga 0 0 1 1
Own goals 2 0 0 2
Total 40 2 2 44

Disciplinary record edit

As of 8 May 2021
No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
               
26 MF Liam Shaw 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2
7 MF Kadeem Harris 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
13 DF Julian Börner 5 1 0 0 1 0 6 1
4 DF Joost van Aken 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
15 DF Tom Lees 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
18 FW Josh Windass 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 MF Barry Bannan 9 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
22 DF Moses Odubajo 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
2 DF Liam Palmer 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
5 FW Callum Paterson 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
21 MF Massimo Luongo 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
6 MF Sam Hutchinson 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
8 MF Joey Pelupessy 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
19 DF Osaze Urhoghide 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
11 MF Adam Reach 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
23 DF Chey Dunkley 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
28 GK Joe Wildsmith 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
45 FW Elias Kachunga 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14 DF Matt Penney 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
24 MF Izzy Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 MF Alex Hunt 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

Clean sheets edit

As of 8 May 2021
No. Nat. Player Matches played Clean sheet % League FA Cup League Cup TOTAL
1   Keiren Westwood 20 30% 6 0 0 6
25   Cameron Dawson 9 44.44% 3 0 1 4
28   Joe Wildsmith 23 30.43% 5 1 1 7

Awards edit

Player of the Month edit

Player of the Month awards for the 2020–21 season.

Month First Second Third Ref.
September   Josh Windass   Massimo Luongo Not awarded [85]
October Not awarded
November   Julian Börner   Barry Bannan &
  Joe Wildsmith
Not awarded [86]
December   Chey Dunkley   Liam Shaw   Tom Lees [87]
January   Callum Paterson Not awarded [88]
February   Osaze Urhoghide Not awarded [89]
March   Jordan Rhodes   Osaze Urhoghide   Joey Pelupessy [90]

Player of the Year edit

Player of the Year award for the 2020–21 season.

Winner Ref
  Barry Bannan [91]

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