2020–21 EFL Trophy
Country | England Wales |
---|---|
Teams | 64 |
Defending champions | Salford City |
Champions | Sunderland (1st title) |
Runners-up | Tranmere Rovers |
Matches played | 127 |
Goals scored | 420 (3.31 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Harvey Saunders Charlie Wyke (5 goals each) |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
The 2020–21 EFL Trophy, known as the Leasing.com Trophy before 28 October 2020 and later the Papa John's Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 37th season in the history of the competition, a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two of the English football system, and also including 16 Premier League and Championship "Academy teams" with Category One status.[1]
Salford City were the defending champions; however, the 2020 final was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic until the day prior to the 2021 final. Hence, for most of the tournament, Portsmouth (who won the 2019 final and were also in the 2020 final) were the most recent champions.
Sunderland won the trophy for the first time after beating Tranmere Rovers 1–0 in the final.
Participating clubs[]
- 48 clubs from League One and League Two.
- 16 invited Category One Academy teams.
- Expelled clubs were automatically eliminated from the tournament.
- Category One teams relegated to League One missed out on having academies participate in the following tournament.
Four Premier League clubs with Category One academies did not participate: Burnley and Crystal Palace, both in their first full season of Category One status, and Everton and Tottenham Hotspur, who both played in the previous year's competition but declined to participate in this one. A fifth Premier League club's academy, Sheffield United, did not have Category One status. As a result, the academy of Championship-side Norwich City was invited instead.
League One | League Two | Academies | |
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Clubs |
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Total | 24 | 24 | 16 |
Eligibility criteria for players[]
- For EFL clubs[2]
- Minimum of four qualifying outfield players in their starting XI. A qualifying outfield player was one who met any of the following requirements:
- Any player who started the previous or following first-team fixture.
- Any player who was in the top 10 players at the club who had made the most starting appearances in league and domestic cup competitions that season.
- Any player with forty or more first-team appearances in their career.
- Any player on loan from a Premier League club or any EFL Category One Academy club.
- A club could play any eligible goalkeeper in the competition.
Competition format[]
- Group stage
- Sixteen groups of four teams were organised on a regionalised basis.
- All groups included one invited club.
- All clubs played each other once, either home or away (Academies played all group matches away from home).
- Clubs were awarded three points for a win and one point for a draw.
- In the event of a drawn game (after 90 minutes), a penalty shoot-out was held with the winning team earning an additional point.
- Clubs expelled from the EFL were knocked out of the tournament automatically.
- The top two teams progressed to the knockout stage.
- Knockout stage
- Round 2 and 3 of the competition were drawn on a regionalised basis.
- In Round 2, the group winners were seeded and the group runners-up were unseeded in the draw.
- In Round 2, teams who played in the same group as each other in the group stage were kept apart from each other.
- Academy teams were kept apart from Round 2 to the semi-finals.[3]
Group stage[]
Northern Section[]
Group A[]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L1 | Fleetwood Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 6 | |
3 | L2 | Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | ACA | Aston Villa U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |
1 September 2020 | Carlisle United | 1–3 | Fleetwood Town | Carlisle |
19:00 BST | Touré ![]() ![]() |
Report | Camps ![]() Saunders ![]() |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
8 September 2020 | Sunderland | 8–1 | Aston Villa U21 | Stadium of Light |
19:00 BST | Wyke ![]() Feeney ![]() Scowen ![]() Power ![]() Graham ![]() Dobson ![]() O'Brien ![]() |
Report | Vassilev ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
6 October 2020 | Fleetwood Town | 3–0 | Aston Villa U21 | Highbury Stadium |
19:45 BST | Saunders ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright |
6 October 2020 | Sunderland | 5–3 | Carlisle United | Stadium of Light |
19:45 BST | Maguire ![]() Hume ![]() Wyke ![]() Diamond ![]() |
Alessandra ![]() Mellish ![]() |
Attendance: 0 |
10 November 2020 | Fleetwood Town | 2–1 | Sunderland | Highbury Stadium |
19:45 GMT | McKay ![]() Duffy ![]() |
McFadzean ![]() |
Attendance: 0 |
17 November 2020 | Carlisle United | 3–1 | Aston Villa U21 | Brunton Park |
19:00 GMT | Obiero ![]() Touré ![]() Reilly ![]() |
Sohna ![]() |
Attendance: 0 |
Group B[]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L2 | Salford City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | ACA | Manchester United U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | L1 | Rochdale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | L2 | Morecambe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
8 September 2020 | Morecambe | 1–2 | Rochdale | Globe Arena |
19:45 BST | Lavelle ![]() |
Report | Tavares ![]() Newby ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
9 September 2020 | Salford City | 0–6 | Manchester United U21 | Moor Lane |
19:45 BST | Report | Mejbri ![]() Puigmal ![]() Helm ![]() McCann ![]() Elanga ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: |
29 September 2020 | Rochdale | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Manchester United U21 | Spotland Stadium |
19:45 BST | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy | ||
Penalties | ||||
Morley ![]() Newby ![]() Tavares ![]() Keohane ![]() Rathbone ![]() Hopper ![]() |
Mejbri ![]() McCann ![]() Wellens ![]() Hansen-Aaröen ![]() Elanga ![]() Hugill ![]() |
29 September 2020 | Salford City | 2–0 | Morecambe | Moor Lane |
19:45 BST | Wilson ![]() Hunter ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: |
10 November 2020 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Salford City | Spotland Stadium |
19:00 GMT | Attendance: 0 |
18 November 2020 | Morecambe | 4–0 | Manchester United U21 | Globe Arena |
18:30 GMT | Attendance: 0 |
Group C[]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L1 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | L2 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | ACA | Newcastle United U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
8 September 2020 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–3 | Crewe Alexandra | University of Bolton Stadium |
19:00 BST | Delaney ![]() Miller ![]() |
Report | Mandron ![]() Dale ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: |
22 September 2020 | Shrewsbury Town | 3–0 | Newcastle United U21 | New Meadow |
17:30 BST | High ![]() Barnett ![]() Cummings ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
29 September 2020 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Newcastle United U21 | Gresty Road |
19:00 BST | Pickering ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: |
6 October 2020 | Shrewsbury Town | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | New Meadow |
19:00 BST | Attendance: 0 |
10 November 2020 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–4 | Shrewsbury Town | Gresty Road |
19:00 GMT | Attendance: 0 |
17 November 2020 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–2 | Newcastle United U21 | University of Bolton Stadium |
19:00 GMT | Attendance: 0 |
Group D[]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L2 | Port Vale | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 8 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | L1 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 4 | |
4 | ACA | Liverpool U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 0 |
8 September 2020 | Port Vale | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Tranmere Rovers | Vale Park |
19:00 BST | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne | ||
Penalties | ||||
Whitehead ![]() Cullen ![]() Conlon ![]() Trickett-Smith ![]() Rodney ![]() Fitzpatrick ![]() |
Banks ![]() Khan ![]() Morris ![]() O'Connor ![]() Payne ![]() Walker-Rice ![]() |
22 September 2020 | Wigan Athletic | 6–1 | Liverpool U21 | DW Stadium |
19:45 BST | Naismith ![]() Jolley ![]() Crankshaw ![]() Garner ![]() |
Report | Clarkson ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines |
29 September 2020 | Tranmere Rovers | 3–2 | Liverpool U21 | Prenton Park |
19:00 BST | Vaughan ![]() Payne ![]() |
Report | Cain ![]() Longstaff ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
6 October 2020 | Wigan Athletic | 1–3 | Port Vale | DW Stadium |
19:45 BST | Pearce ![]() |
Report | Robinson ![]() Montaño ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: |
10 November 2020 | Port Vale | 4–2 | Liverpool U21 | Vale Park |
19:00 GMT | Cullen ![]() Hurst ![]() McKirdy ![]() Rodney ![]() |
Report | Millar ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: |
11 November 2020 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–2 (3–1 p) | Wigan Athletic | Birkenhead |
18:30 GMT | Woolery ![]() Morris ![]() |
Report | Keane ![]() McHugh ![]() |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
Penalties | ||||
Ferrier ![]() Lloyd ![]() Smith ![]() Banks ![]() Morris ![]() |
James ![]() Joseph ![]() Perry ![]() Crankshaw ![]() |
Group E[]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ACA | Manchester City U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Lincoln City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
3 | L2 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
4 | L2 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
8 September 2020 | Mansfield Town | 0–3 | Manchester City U21 | Field Mill |
18:00 BST | Report | Bernabé ![]() Delap ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: |
8 September 2020 | Lincoln City | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Scunthorpe United | Sincil Bank |
19:00 BST | Anderson ![]() |
Report | Cordner ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham |
Penalties | ||||
Howarth ![]() Montsma ![]() Scully ![]() Jones ![]() |
Jarvis ![]() Vincent ![]() Hippolyte ![]() Gilliead ![]() |
29 September 2020 | Scunthorpe United | 0–4 | Manchester City U21 | Glanford Park |
19:00 BST | Report | Knight ![]() Edozie ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: James Adcock |
6 October 2020 | Mansfield Town | 1–3 | Lincoln City | Field Mill |
19:00 BST | Menayese ![]() |
Report | Soule ![]() Scully ![]() Archibald ![]() |
Attendance: 0 |
10 November 2020 | Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | Mansfield Town | Glanford Park |
19:00 GMT | Attendance: 0 |
17 November 2020 | Lincoln City | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Manchester City U21 | Sincil Bank |
19:00 GMT | Attendance: 0 |
Group F[]
Pos | Div | Team | 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 |
8 September 2020 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–0 (4–1 p) | Bradford City | Keepmoat Stadium |
19:30 BST | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge | ||
Penalties | ||||
Whiteman ![]() Okenabirhie ![]() Coppinger ![]() Williams ![]() |
Guthrie ![]() Pritchard ![]() Longridge ![]() |
15 September 2020 | Oldham Athletic | 4–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | Boundary Park |
19:45 BST | Rowe ![]() Grant ![]() McAleny ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
6 October 2020 | Bradford City | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | Valley Parade |
19:30 BST | Report | Attendance: 0 | ||
Penalties | ||||
Pritchard ![]() Hosannah ![]() Shanks ![]() Scales ![]() |
Samuels ![]() Hoever ![]() Shabani ![]() Corbeanu ![]() Sanderson ![]() |
6 October 2020 | Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Boundary Park |
19:45 BST | Attendance: 0 |
10 November 2020 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | Keepmoat Stadium |
19:00 GMT | Attendance: 0 |
10 November 2020 | Bradford City | 1–3 | Oldham Athletic | Valley Parade |
19:30 GMT | Attendance: 0 |
Group G[]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L1 | Accrington Stanley | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 8 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | L2 | Barrow | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | ACA | Leeds United U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 |
8 September 2020 | Accrington Stanley | 7–0 | Leeds United U21 | Crown Ground |
19:00 BST | Uwakwe ![]() Burgess ![]() Charles ![]() Cassidy ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
8 September 2020 | Blackpool | 0–0 (5–3 p) | Barrow | Bloomfield Road |
19:00 BST | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy | ||
Penalties | ||||
Yates ![]() Lubala ![]() Anderson ![]() Ward ![]() Kemp ![]() |
Quigley ![]() Brown ![]() Gribbin ![]() Taylor ![]() |
5 October 2020 | Barrow | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Leeds United U21 | Holker Street |
19:45 BST | Angus ![]() Taylor ![]() |
Report | Dean ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
Penalties | ||||
Angus ![]() James ![]() Taylor ![]() Hird ![]() Kay ![]() Taylor ![]() |
Summerville ![]() Shackleton ![]() Galloway ![]() Gibbon ![]() Dean ![]() Jenkins ![]() |
6 October 2020 | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Blackpool | Crown Ground |
19:00 BST | Bishop ![]() |
Report | Anderson ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
Penalties | ||||
Bishop ![]() Charles ![]() Sykes ![]() Pritchard ![]() Scully ![]() |
Yates ![]() Robson ![]() Anderson ![]() Ward ![]() Kemp ![]() |
10 November 2020 | Barrow | 0–1 | Accrington Stanley | Holker Street |
19:45 GMT | Attendance: 0 |
11 November 2020 | Blackpool | 3–0 | Leeds United U21 | Bloomfield Road |
19:45 GMT | Attendance: 0 |
Group H[]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L1 | Hull City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | ACA | Leicester City U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | L2 | Harrogate Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | L2 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 |
8 September 2020 | Hull City | 1–2 | Leicester City U21 | KCOM Stadium |
17:30 BST | Lewis-Potter ![]() |
Report | Wright ![]() Hirst ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
8 September 2020 | Grimsby Town | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Harrogate Town | Blundell Park |
19:45 BST | Gibson ![]() Boyd ![]() Khouri ![]() |
Report | Kiernan ![]() Lokko ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: David Hunt |
Penalties | ||||
Gibson ![]() Taylor ![]() Edwards ![]() Starbuck ![]() Jackson ![]() |
Thompson ![]() Martin ![]() Beck ![]() Burrell ![]() Kerry ![]() |
6 October 2020 | Harrogate Town | 3–1 | Leicester City U21 | Keepmoat Stadium[a] |
19:45 BST | Attendance: 0 |
10 November 2020 | Grimsby Town | 1–3 | Leicester City U21 | Blundell Park |
19:45 GMT | Attendance: 0 |
10 November 2020 | Harrogate Town | 0–2 | Hull City | Wetherby Road |
19:45 GMT | Attendance: 0 |
17 November 2020 | Hull City | 3–0 | Grimsby Town | KCOM Stadium |
19:45 BST | Attendance: 0 |
- ^ Match played at Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster due to ongoing pitch renovations at Wetherby Road.
Southern Section[]
Group A[]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ACA | West Ham United U21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Portsmouth | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | L2 | Colchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | |
4 | L2 | Southend United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
8 September 2020 | Southend United | 1–3 | West Ham United U21 | Roots Hall |
17:30 BST | Humphrys ![]() |
Report | Odubeko ![]() Coventry ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock |
8 September 2020 | Portsmouth | 2–0 | Colchester United | Fratton Park |
19:00 BST | Harness ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hick |
29 September 2020 | Colchester United | 0–1 | West Ham United U21 | Colchester Community Stadium |
19:00 BST | Report | Coventry ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
6 October 2020 | Southend United | 0–3 | Portsmouth | Roots Hall |
19:45 BST | Attendance: 0 |
10 November 2020 | Colchester United | 6–1 | Southend United | Colchester Community Stadium |
19:30 GMT | Attendance: 0 |
10 November 2020 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | West Ham United U21 | Fratton Park |
19:45 GMT | Attendance: 0 |
Group B[]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ACA | Arsenal U21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Gillingham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | L2 | Crawley Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | L1 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
8 September 2020 | Gillingham | 2–1 | Crawley Town | Priestfield Stadium |
17:30 BST | Coyle ![]() Oliver ![]() |
Report | Ferguson ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
8 September 2020 | Ipswich Town | 1–2 | Arsenal U21 | Portman Road |
19:45 BST | Nolan ![]() |
Report | Lewis ![]() Balogun ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair |
6 October 2020 | Ipswich Town | 2–0 | Gillingham | Portman Road |
19:00 BST | Dobra ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
13 October 2020 | Crawley Town | 1–2 | Arsenal U21 | Broadfield Stadium |
19:45 BST | Watters ![]() |
Report | McEneff ![]() Azeez ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
10 November 2020 | Crawley Town | 2–0 | Ipswich Town | Broadfield Stadium |
19:00 GMT | Galach ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
10 November 2020 | Gillingham | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Arsenal U21 | Priestfield Stadium |
19:00 GMT | Coyle ![]() |
Report | Cîrjan ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
Penalties | ||||
Coyle ![]() Samuel ![]() McKenzie ![]() Eccles ![]() |
Balogun ![]() Moller ![]() Cottrell ![]() Cîrjan ![]() |
Group C[]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Northampton Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | |
3 | L2 | Stevenage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | ACA | Southampton U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 |
8 September 2020 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3–1 | Northampton Town | Stadium MK |
19:00 BST | Poole ![]() Nombe ![]() Sorinola ![]() |
Report | Mills ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: |
22 September 2020 | Stevenage | 2–1 | Southampton U21 | Broadhall Way |
19:45 BST | Dinanga ![]() Marsh ![]() |
Report | Slattery ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
6 October 2020 | Northampton Town | 5–0 | Southampton U21 | Sixfields Stadium |
19:45 BST | Attendance: 0 |
6 October 2020 | Stevenage | 2–3 | Milton Keynes Dons | Broadhall Way |
19:45 BST | Attendance: 0 |
11 November 2020 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–2 | Southampton U21 | Stadium MK |
19:45 GMT | Attendance: 0 |
17 November 2020 | Northampton Town | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Stevenage | Sixfields Stadium |
19:30 GMT | Attendance: 0 |
Group D[]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L1 | Oxford United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 8 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | L2 | Walsall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | ACA | Chelsea U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 2 |
8 September 2020 | Bristol Rovers | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Walsall | Memorial Stadium |
19:45 BST | Mehew ![]() ![]() |
Jules ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 0 | |
Penalties | ||||
Kelly ![]() Harries ![]() Hare ![]() Ayunga ![]() |
Norman ![]() McDonald ![]() Holden ![]() Lavery ![]() Gordon ![]() |
8 September 2020 | Oxford United | 2–1 | Chelsea U21 | Kassam Stadium |
19:45 BST | Agyei ![]() Osei ![]() |
Report | Russell ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
29 September 2020 | Walsall | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Chelsea U21 | Bescot Stadium |
19:45 BST | McDonald ![]() |
Report | Simeu ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
Penalties | ||||
Norman ![]() Holden ![]() Adebayo ![]() Lavery ![]() |
Russell ![]() Flabema ![]() Ballo ![]() Simeu ![]() Maatsen ![]() |
6 October 2020 | Oxford United | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Bristol Rovers | Kassam Stadium |
19:00 BST | Osei ![]() |
Report | Mehew ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair |
Penalties | ||||
Osei ![]() Agyei ![]() McGuane ![]() Hall ![]() Brannagan ![]() |
Leahy ![]() Upson ![]() Hare ![]() Hargreaves ![]() Baldwin ![]() |
10 November 2020 | Walsall | 0–1 | Oxford United | Bescot Stadium |
19:45 GMT | Attendance: 0 |
18 November 2020 | Bristol Rovers | 4–3 | Chelsea U21 | Memorial Stadium |
19:45 GMT | Attendance: 0 |
Group E[]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L2 | Exeter City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Forest Green Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
3 | L1 | Swindon Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | ACA | West Bromwich Albion U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 |
8 September 2020 | Exeter City | 3–2 | Forest Green Rovers | St James Park |
17:30 BST | Ajose ![]() Jay ![]() Key ![]() |
Report | Stevens ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
8 September 2020 | Swindon Town | 2–3 | West Bromwich Albion U21 | County Ground |
19:45 BST | Smith ![]() Caddis ![]() |
Report | Dyce ![]() Windsor ![]() Gardner-Hickman ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
6 October 2020 | Forest Green Rovers | 3–0 | West Bromwich Albion U21 | The New Lawn |
19:45 BST | Attendance: 0 |
6 October 2020 | Swindon Town | 3–4 | Exeter City | County Ground |
19:00 BST | Attendance: 0 |
10 November 2020 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–1 | Swindon Town | The New Lawn |
19:00 GMT | Attendance: 0 |
17 November 2020 | Exeter City | 4–0 | West Bromwich Albion U21 | St James Park |
19:45 GMT | Attendance: 0 |
Group F[]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L2 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | ACA | Norwich City U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | |
3 | L1 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | L2 | Newport County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
8 September 2020 | Newport County | 0–1 | Cheltenham Town | Rodney Parade |
19:00 BST | Report | Reid ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: James Adcock |
8 September 2020 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–3 | Norwich City U21 | Home Park |
19:45 BST | Lolos ![]() Telford ![]() |
Report | Hondermarck ![]() Omotoye ![]() Dennis ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies |
6 October 2020 | Newport County | 0–5 | Norwich City U21 | Rodney Parade |
19:00 BST | Attendance: 0 |
6 October 2020 | Cheltenham Town | 2–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Whaddon Road |
19:45 BST | Attendance: 0 |
10 November 2020 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–1 | Newport County | Home Park |
19:00 GMT | Attendance: 0 |
10 November 2020 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Norwich City U21 | Whaddon Road |
19:00 GMT | Attendance: 0 |
Group G[]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L2 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L1 | AFC Wimbledon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | L1 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
4 | ACA | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
1 September 2020 | AFC Wimbledon | 2–1 | Charlton Athletic | Loftus Road[a] |
17:30 BST | Roscrow ![]() Thomas ![]() |
Report | Oztumer ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook |
8 September 2020 | Leyton Orient | 3–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | Brisbane Road |
19:00 BST | Ling ![]() Johnson ![]() Wilkinson ![]() |
Report | Wilson ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
22 September 2020 | AFC Wimbledon | 2–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | Broadfield Stadium[b] |
18:00 BST | Robinson ![]() Roscrow ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
30 September 2020 | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | The Valley |
19:00 BST | Morgan ![]() |
Report | Lapslie ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
Penalties | ||||
Vennings ![]() Morgan ![]() Henry ![]() Davison ![]() |
Spong ![]() Yapi ![]() Vukoje ![]() |
6 October 2020 | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Brisbane Road |
19:00 BST | Angol ![]() Wilkinson ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
10 November 2020 | Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | Leyton Orient | The Valley |
19:00 GMT | Aouachria ![]() Mingi ![]() Maddison ![]() |
Report | Dennis ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
Group H[]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L2 | Cambridge United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 8 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Peterborough United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | L1 | Burton Albion | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | ACA | Fulham U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
8 September 2020 | Peterborough United | 3–3 (5–4 p) | Burton Albion | London Road Stadium |
19:00 BST | Clarke ![]() Reed ![]() Mason ![]() |
Report | Lawless ![]() Powell ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
Penalties | ||||
Burrows ![]() Hamilton ![]() Reed ![]() Eisa ![]() Clarke ![]() |
Bostwick ![]() Fox ![]() Powell ![]() O'Toole ![]() Gilligan ![]() |
8 September 2020 | Cambridge United | 2–0 | Fulham U21 | Abbey Stadium |
19:45 BST | Knowles ![]() Mullin ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 862[4] Referee: Darren Drysdale |
6 October 2020 | Burton Albion | 2–4 | Cambridge United | Pirelli Stadium |
19:45 BST | Akins ![]() Powell ![]() |
Report | Knibbs ![]() Hannant ![]() Darling ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
6 October 2020 | Peterborough United | 4–2 | Fulham U21 | London Road Stadium |
19:45 BST | Eisa ![]() Szmodics ![]() Clarke ![]() Boyd ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
10 November 2020 | Burton Albion | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Fulham U21 | Pirelli Stadium |
19:45 GMT | Edwards ![]() |
Report | Hemmings ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis |
Penalties | ||||
Hemmings ![]() Lawless ![]() Hart ![]() Gilligan ![]() |
![]() ![]() Pajaziti ![]() |
10 November 2020 | Cambridge United | 1–1 (3–1 p) | Peterborough United | Abbey Stadium |
19:45 GMT | Worman ![]() |
Report | Clarke ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby |
Penalties | ||||
Dunk ![]() Knowles ![]() Dallas ![]() |
Burrows ![]() Hamilton ![]() Tasdemir ![]() Eisa ![]() |
Round 2[]
Northern section[]
8 December 2020 | Hull City | 0–0 (3–2 p) | Crewe Alexandra | Kingston upon Hull |
17:30 GMT | Report | Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 0 | ||
Penalties | ||||
8 December 2020 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–4 | Lincoln City | Shrewsbury |
19:00 GMT | Tracey ![]() |
Report | Scully ![]() Elbouzedi ![]() Howarth ![]() Grant ![]() |
Stadium: New Meadow |
8 December 2020 | Salford City | 3–3 (5–6 p) | Leicester City U21 | Salford |
19:00 GMT | Thomas-Asante ![]() Dieseruvwe ![]() |
Report | Muskwe ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 |
Penalties | ||||
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8 December 2020 | Port Vale | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | Burslem |
19:00 GMT | McKirdy ![]() Mills ![]() |
Report | Perry ![]() |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 0 |
8 December 2020 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | Manchester City U21 | Birkenhead |
19:00 GMT | Lloyd ![]() Banks ![]() |
Report | Delap ![]() |
Stadium: Prenton Park |
8 December 2020 | Accrington Stanley | 3–2 | Manchester United U21 | Accrington |
19:00 GMT | Burgess ![]() Pritchard ![]() |
Report | Pellistri ![]() Elanga ![]() |
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
8 December 2020 | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Sunderland | Oldham |
19:00 GMT | Grant ![]() |
Report | Maguire ![]() Scowen ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 |
8 December 2020 | Fleetwood Town | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Blackpool | Fleetwood |
19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 0 | ||
Penalties | ||||
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Southern section[]
8 December 2020 | AFC Wimbledon | 3–0 | Arsenal U21 | Wimbledon, London |
18:00 GMT |
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Report | Stadium: Plough Lane Referee: Christopher Pollard |
8 December 2020 | Milton Keynes Dons | 6–0 | Norwich City U21 | Milton Keynes |
19:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Stadium MK Referee: Will Finnie |
8 December 2020 | Peterborough United | 3–0 | West Ham United U21 | Peterborough |
19:00 GMT |
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Report | Stadium: London Road Stadium Referee: Paul Howard |
8 December 2020 | Oxford United | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Forest Green Rovers | Oxford |
19:00 GMT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Kassam Stadium Referee: Craig Hicks |
Penalties | ||||
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8 December 2020 | Exeter City | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Exeter |
19:00 GMT |
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Report |
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Stadium: St James Park Referee: Carl Brook |
8 December 2020 | Cheltenham Town | 0–3 | Portsmouth | Cheltenham |
19:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Whaddon Road Referee: Kevin Johnson |
8 December 2020 | Leyton Orient | 1–2 | Bristol Rovers | Leyton, London |
19:00 GMT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 574 Referee: Alan Young |
8 December 2020 | Cambridge United | 2–0 | Gillingham | Cambridge |
19:45 GMT |
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Report | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Referee: David Rock |
Round 3[]
Northern section[]
12 January 2021 | Sunderland | 2–0 | Port Vale | Sunderland |
18:00 GMT | O'Brien ![]() McGeady ![]() |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Referee: Declan Bourne |
12 January 2021 | Lincoln City | 4–0 | Accrington Stanley | Lincoln |
19:00 GMT | Elbouzedi ![]() Gotts ![]() Johnson ![]() Grant ![]() |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Referee: Chris Sarginson |
12 January 2021 | Hull City | 3–2 | Fleetwood Town | Kingston upon Hull |
17:30 GMT | Wilks ![]() Lewis-Potter ![]() Coyle ![]() |
Madden ![]() Burns ![]() |
Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
13 January 2021 | Tranmere Rovers | 4–2 | Leicester City U21 | Birkenhead |
19:30 GMT | Ferrier ![]() Lloyd ![]() Blackett-Taylor ![]() |
![]() Suengchitthawon ![]() |
Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Marc Edwards |
Southern section[]
12 January 2021 | Bristol Rovers | 0–1 | AFC Wimbledon | Bristol |
19:00 GMT | Rudoni ![]() |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Referee: John Busby |
12 January 2021 | Northampton Town | 0–2 | Milton Keynes Dons | Northampton |
19:45 GMT | Walker ![]() |
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Referee: Craig Hicks |
12 January 2021 | Oxford United | 1–0 | Cambridge United | Oxford |
19:45 GMT | Hall ![]() |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Referee: Charles Breakspear |
12 January 2021 | Peterborough United | 5–1 | Portsmouth | Peterborough |
19:45 GMT | Taylor ![]() Clarke-Harris ![]() Kent ![]() Dembélé ![]() Hamilton ![]() |
Harrison ![]() |
Stadium: London Road Stadium Referee: Robert Lewis |
Quarter-finals[]
2 February 2021 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0–3 | Sunderland | Milton Keynes |
18:30 GMT | Report | Lewington ![]() McGeady ![]() Wyke ![]() |
Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
2 February 2021 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | Peterborough United | Birkenhead |
19:00 GMT | Lloyd ![]() Lewis ![]() |
Clarke-Harris ![]() |
Stadium: Prenton Park |
2 February 2021 | Oxford United | 3–1 | AFC Wimbledon | Oxford |
19:00 GMT | Winnall ![]() Shodipo ![]() |
Chislett ![]() |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium |
2 February 2021 | Hull City | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Lincoln City | Kingston upon Hull |
19:45 GMT | Docherty ![]() |
Anderson ![]() |
Stadium: KCOM Stadium |
Semi-finals[]
16 February 2021 | Oxford United | 0–2 | Tranmere Rovers | Oxford |
18:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
17 February 2021 | Sunderland | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Lincoln City | Sunderland |
18:00 GMT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
Final[]
Sunderland | 1–0 | Tranmere Rovers |
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Report |
References[]
- ^ "About The Competition". EFL.com. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ The Bolton News: "Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt plans changes for Crewe EFL Trophy clash"
- ^ "EFL Trophy explained". Premier League. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Fans return to competitive football as Cambridge beat Fulham Under-21s". Yahoo News. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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