2020–21 Lincoln City F.C. season

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Lincoln City
2020–21 season
ChairmanClive Nates
ManagerMichael Appleton
StadiumSincil Bank
League One5th
Play-offsRunners-up (vs. Blackpool)
FA CupSecond round (vs. Plymouth Argyle)
EFL CupThird round (vs. Liverpool)
EFL TrophySemi-final (vs. Sunderland)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jorge Grant
(13 goals)
All:
Jorge Grant
Anthony Scully
(17 goals)
Highest home attendance3,000
(vs. Sunderland, 19 May 2021)
Biggest win5–0
(vs. Bradford City, 15 September 2020, EFL Cup)
Biggest defeat2–7
(vs. Liverpool, 24 September 2020, EFL Cup)
Away colours
Third colours

The 2020–21 Lincoln City F.C. season is the club's 137th season in their history and the second consecutive season in EFL League One, Along with League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Pre-season[]

18 August 2020 (2020-08-18) Friendly Salford City 1–0 Lincoln City Salford
15:00 BST Henderson Goal 10' Report Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) Friendly Lincoln City 2–3 Leicester City XI Scampton
BST Edun Goal
Hopper Goal		 Stadium: Soper of Lincoln Elite Performance Centre
25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) Friendly Lincoln City 4–0 Scunthorpe United Lincoln
19:45 BST Walsh Goal 1'
Elbouzedi Goal 50'
Eyoma Goal 62'
Hopper Goal 87'		 Report Stadium: LNER Stadium
29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) Friendly Oldham Athletic 2–1 Lincoln City Oldham
13:00 BST McAleny Goal 38'
Keillor-Dunn Goal 83'		 Report Scully Goal 48' Stadium: Boundary Park
1 September 2020 (2020-09-01) Friendly Lincoln City 2–0 Nottingham Forest U23
BST Roughan Goal
Trialist Goal		 Report

Competitions[]

EFL League One[]

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hull City (C, P) 46 27 8 11 80 38 +42 89 Promotion to the EFL Championship
2 Peterborough United (P) 46 26 9 11 83 46 +37 87
3 Blackpool (O, P) 46 23 11 12 60 37 +23 80 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Sunderland 46 20 17 9 70 42 +28 77
5 Lincoln City 46 22 11 13 69 50 +19 77
6 Oxford United 46 22 8 16 77 56 +21 74
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 14 12 70 56 +14 74
8 Portsmouth 46 21 9 16 65 51 +14 72
9 Ipswich Town 46 19 12 15 46 46 0 69
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[1]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 22 11 13 69 50  +19 77 9 5 9 35 30  +5 13 6 4 34 20  +14

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday[]

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ResultWWWWLDWWWLLDWWWLLWWWDWWLWDDWDLLWDLLDLDWWWLWDLD
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Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

On 21 August 2020 the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.[2]

12 September 2020 (2020-09-12) 1 Lincoln City 2–0 Oxford United Lincoln
15:00 BST Scully Goal 7'
Jackson Goal 74'		 Report Clare Yellow card 57'
Atkinson Red card 90+5'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Davies
19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) 2 Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Lincoln City Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Harvie Yellow card 25'
Houghton Yellow card 45+3'
Mason Goal 59'
Cargill Yellow card 64'
Brittain Yellow card 69'
Kasumu Yellow card 73'		 Report Grant Goal 11' (pen.)
Jones Yellow card 54'
Morton Yellow card 69'
Hopper Goal 78'
Eyoma Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
27 September 2020 (2020-09-27) 3 Lincoln City 2–0 Charlton Athletic Lincoln
15:00 BST McGrandles Yellow card 37'
Grant Goal 45+1'
Eyoma Yellow card 83'
Montsma Goal 88'
Johnson Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Pratley Yellow card 75'
Watson Yellow card 81'
Barker Yellow card 87'
Forster-Caskey Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) 4 Blackpool 2–3 Lincoln City Blackpool
15:00 BST Hamilton Goal 17'
Lubala Yellow card 60'
Mitchell Goal 82'
Husband Red card 84'		 Report Grant Goal 24' (pen.), 85' (pen.)
Montsma Goal 88'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
10 October 2020 (2020-10-10) 5 Lincoln City 1–2 Bristol Rovers Lincoln
15:00 BST Montsma Goal 46'
Jackson Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 83'
Bridcutt Yellow card 87'		 Report Daly Goal 48'
Hanlan Goal 58' (pen.)
Nicholson Yellow card 90+5'
Tutonda Yellow card 90+8'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) 6 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Lincoln City Fleetwood
15:00 BST Report Montsma Yellow card 90+1' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
20 October 2020 (2020-10-20) 7 Lincoln City 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Lincoln
19:00 BST Jones Yellow card 11'
Walsh Yellow card 21'
Grant Goal 50' (pen.)
Johnson Goal 72'		 Report Nouble Yellow card 19' Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 8 Lincoln City 1–0 Ipswich Town Lincoln
15:00 BST Grant Goal 77' (pen.)
McGrandles Yellow card 90+2'
Edun Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Nolan Red card 90+5'
Bishop Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Johnson
27 October 2020 (2020-10-27) 9 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Lincoln City Crewe
19:00 BST Murphy Yellow card 39' Report Anderson Goal 39' Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Speedie
31 October 2020 10 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Lincoln City Doncaster
15:00 GMT Whiteman Goal 43'
Wright Yellow card 71'		 Report Eyoma Yellow card 74' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Madley
3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) 11 Lincoln City 1–3 Portsmouth Lincoln
19:00 BST Hopper Goal 73'
Grant Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Marquis Goal 5', 50' Yellow card 88'
Curtis Yellow card 57' Goal 61'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 12 Accrington Stanley 0–0 Lincoln City Accrington
15:00 GMT McConville Red card 71' Report Johnson Yellow card 57'
Eyoma Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Adcock
24 November 2020 (2020-11-24) 13 Swindon Town 0–1 Lincoln City Swindon
19:00 GMT Smith Yellow card 28'
Broadbent Yellow card 43'
Baudry Yellow card 50'
Donohue Yellow card 52'
Odimayo Yellow card 59'		 Report Montsma Goal 74'
Jones Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: The Energy Check County Ground
Attendance: 0
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) 14 Lincoln City 2–1 Wigan Athletic Lincoln
19:00 BST Grant Goal 69' Yellow card 75'
Hopper Goal 83'		 Report Naismith Goal 52'
Jones Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 15 Rochdale 0–2 Lincoln City Rochdale
15:00 GMT Lund Yellow card 54'
O'Connell Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Edun Yellow card 14'
Jones Goal 38'
Montsma Goal 68'		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) 16 Lincoln City 0-4 Sunderland Lincoln
15:00 GMT Montsma Yellow card 19' Report Leadbitter Goal 16 (pen)' Yellow card 90'
Wyke Goal 25', 72'
Diamond Yellow card 27' Goal 42'
McLaughlin Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspeare
15 December 2020 (2020-12-15) 17 Lincoln City 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Lincoln
19:00 GMT Jones Yellow card 45+2' Report Whalley Yellow card 28' Goal 38'
Norburn Yellow card 31'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
19 December 2020 18 Northampton Town 0–4 Lincoln City Northampton
15:00 GMT Bolger Yellow card 56' Report Scully Goal 2' Yellow card 77'
Monstma Yellow card 36'
Hopper Goal 42' Yellow card 73'
Johnson Goal 83', 90+8'		 Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Robert Lewis
26 December 2020 (2020-12-26) 19 Lincoln City 5–1 Burton Albion Lincoln
15:00 GMT Howarth Goal 4'
Johnson Goal 7', 63' Yellow card 80'
Scully Goal 56'
Walsh Yellow card 60'
Anderson Goal 81'		 Report Hemmings Goal 74' Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
2 January 2021 20 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Lincoln City Wimbledon
15:00 GMT Palmer Goal 31'
Woodyard Yellow card 38'		 Report Edun Goal 8'
Johnson Yellow card 28'
Grant Yellow card 68'
Hopper Goal 83'		 Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
9 January 2021 21 Lincoln City 1–1 Peterborough United Lincoln
12:30 GMT Jackson Yellow card 16'
Bridcutt Yellow card 21'
Scully Goal 49'
Grant Penalty missed 68'
Eyoma Yellow card 80'
Jones Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Eyoma Goal 10' (o.g.)
Thompson Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 67'
Brown Yellow card 63'
Kent Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
23 January 2021 22 Lincoln City 2–1 Northampton Town Lincoln
15:00 GMT McGrandles Goal 75'
Bridcutt Yellow card 77'
Scully Goal 84'		 Report Jones Yellow card 36'
Rose Goal 90+5'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
26 January 2021 23 Portsmouth 0–1 Lincoln City Portsmouth
19:00 GMT Harness Yellow card 16'
Raggett Yellow card 22'
Whatmough Red card 29'		 Report Edun Yellow card 32'
Rogers Goal 79'
Jackson Yellow card 88'
McGrandles Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
30 January 2021 24 Lincoln City 0–1 Doncaster Rovers Lincoln
15:00 GMT Grant Penalty missed
Edun Yellow card 72'
Scully Penalty missed		 Report Richards Goal 15'
Anderson Yellow card 60'
Halliday Yellow card 85'
Balcombe Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Referee: Darren Bond
5 February 2021 25 Gillingham 0–3 Lincoln City Gillingham
18:00 GMT Slattery Yellow card 40'
Oliver Yellow card 41'
Akinde Yellow card 78'
Ogilvie Yellow card 90+9'

Steve Evans Yellow card		 Report McGrandles Goal 14', 64'
Grant Yellow card 43', Goal 59' (pen.)
Bridcutt Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
9 February 2021 26 Hull City 0–0 Lincoln City Kingston upon Hull
19:00 GMT Coyle Yellow card 43'
Docherty Yellow card 90+3'		 Report McGrandles Yellow card 23'
Rogers Yellow card 50'
Grant Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Hull City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
14 February 2021 27 Lincoln City 2–2 Accrington Stanley Lincoln
18:00 GMT Rogers Goal 53'
McGrandles Yellow card 80'
Grant Yellow card 83'
Hopper Goal 84'		 Report Charles Goal 6', 90'
Barclay Yellow card 14'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Coy
20 February 2021 28 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Lincoln City Wigan
15:00 GMT Lang Goal 33'
Aasgaard Yellow card 49'
Proctor Yellow card 54'
Wootton Yellow card 70'
Massey Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Scully Goal 34'
Jackson Yellow card 70'
Hopper Goal 73'
Palmer Yellow card 89'
Johnson Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
23 February 2021 29 Lincoln City 2–2 Swindon Town Lincoln
19:00 GMT McGrandles Yellow card 12'
Grant Goal 26' (pen.)
Rogers Goal 59'
Montsma Yellow card 74'		 Report Garrick Goal 2'
Palmer Yellow card 19'
Pitman Goal 44'
Odimayo Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
27 February 2021 30 Plymouth Argyle 4–3 Lincoln City Plymouth
15:00 GMT Watts Goal 3'
Mayor Goal 13'
Fornah Yellow card 27'
Edwards Yellow card 63', Goal 90+1'
Grant Goal 77'		 Report McGrandles Goal 22'
Grant Goal 59' (pen.), 62' (pen.)		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Johnson
2 March 2021 31 Lincoln City 1–2 Fleetwood Town Lincoln
19:00 GMT Morton Goal 71' Report Andrew Yellow card 32'
Garner Goal 43'
Camps Goal 53'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
6 March 2021 32 Lincoln City 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Lincoln
15:00 GMT Rogers Goal 21'
McGrandles Goal 52'
Jackson Yellow card 67'
Jones Yellow card 79'
Johnson Goal 80'		 Report Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
9 March 2021 33 Ipswich Town 1–1 Lincoln City Ipswich
19:45 BST Bishop Yellow card 50'
Wilson Goal 72'
Downes Yellow card 84'		 Report Rogers Goal 29'
Edun Yellow card 43'
Montsma Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
13 March 2021 34 Lincoln City 1–2 Rochdale Lincoln
15:00 GMT Rogers Goal 60' Report Rathbone Goal 36'
Humphrys Goal 74'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
16 March 2021 35 Lincoln City 0–3 Gillingham Lincoln
19:00 GMT Johnson Yellow card 69'
Edun Yellow card 72'		 Report Oliver Goal 10'
Dempsey Goal 20'
O'Keefe Yellow card 49'
Tucker Yellow card 63'
Akinde Yellow card 76'
Graham Goal 87' (pen.)		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross Joyce
20 March 2021 36 Sunderland 1–1 Lincoln City Sunderland
15:00 GMT Wyke Yellow card 34'
McFadzean Goal 40'
Power Yellow card 42'
McLaughlin Yellow card 87'		 Report Morton Goal 63'
Bridcutt Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
26 March 2021 37 Oxford United 2–1 Lincoln City Oxford
19:45 GMT Forde Goal 29'
Stevens Yellow card 43'
Hanson Yellow card 45+4'
Taylor Goal 57'		 Report Scully Goal 4'
Edun Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
10 April 2021 38 Lincoln City 2–2 Blackpool Lincoln
15:00 GMT Morton Yellow card 2'
McGrandles Yellow card 49'
Scully Goal 75'
Johnson Goal 84' Yellow card 90+4'
Jones Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Simms Goal 37'
Kaikai Goal 48'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
13 April 2021 39 Lincoln City 4–0 Milton Keynes Dons Lincoln
19:00 BST Poole Yellow card 14'
Johnson Yellow card 20', Goal 48', 53', 59' (pen.)
Fisher Goal 73' (o.g.)		 Report Laird Yellow card 39'
Kasumu Yellow card 66'
Darling Yellow card 72'
Harvie Yellow card 87'
Lewington Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
17 April 2021 40 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Lincoln City Horfield
12:30 BST Upson Red card 36'
Jaakkola Yellow card 51'
Leahy Yellow card 52'
Baldwin Yellow card 90+8'
McCormick Yellow card 90+9'		 Report Scully Goal 16'
Edun Yellow card 37'
Johnson Yellow card 37'
Poole Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
20 April 2021 41 Burton Albion 0–1 Lincoln City Burton upon Trent
19:00 BST Fondop Yellow card 88'
Taylor Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Eyoma Goal 27' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Josh Smith
24 April 2021 42 Lincoln City 1–2 Hull City Lincoln
15:00 BST Grant Yellow card 30'
McGrandles Yellow card 35'
Montsma Goal 65'		 Report Magennis Goal 4'
Honeyman Yellow card 17'
Wilks Yellow card 57' Goal 83' (pen.)
Eaves Yellow card 88'
 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
27 April 2021 43 Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Lincoln City Shrewsbury
19:00 BST Norburn Yellow card 3'
Whalley Yellow card 23'
Davis Yellow card 45+3'
Vela Yellow card 82'
Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 89'		 Report Grant Goal 11'
Rogers Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
1 May 2021 44 Peterborough United 3–3 Lincoln City Peterborough
15:00 BST Taylor Yellow card 55'
Dembélé Goal 65'
Clarke-Harris Goal 75', Goal 90+6' (pen.), Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Scully Goal 31', Goal 53'
Grant Goal 45+2' (pen.), Yellow card 90+8'
Bridcutt Yellow card 56'
Montsma Yellow card 90+5'
McGrandles Yellow card 90+8'		 Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
4 May 2021 45 Charlton Athletic 3–1 Lincoln City Charlton
19:00 BST Purrington Yellow card 17'
Stockley Goal 47'
Inniss Goal 65'
Aneke Goal 66', Yellow card 83'
Pratley Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Bramall Yellow card 20'
Jones Yellow card 42'
Anderson Goal 88'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Johnson
9 May 2021 46 Lincoln City 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Lincoln
12:00 BST McGrandles Yellow card 32' Report Dobson Yellow card 36' Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham

Play-offs[]

Main article: 2021 English Football League play-offs
19 May 2021 Semi-final, first leg Lincoln City 2–0 Sunderland Lincoln
18:00 BST Hopper Goal 51'
Bridcutt Yellow card 72'
Johnson Goal 77'
Grant Yellow card 86'		 Report O'Nien Yellow card 61' Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Craig Hicks
22 May 2021 Semi-final, second leg Sunderland 2–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Lincoln City Sunderland
15:30 BST Stewart Goal 13'
Wyke Goal 33'
Scowen Yellow card 36'
Leadbitter Yellow card 67'		 Report Johnson Yellow card 52'
Hopper Goal 56'
Grant Penalty missed 63'
Edun Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Michael Salisbury
30 May 2021 Final Blackpool 2–1 Lincoln City Wembley
15:00 BST Dougall Goal 34', 54', Yellow card 92'
Garbutt Yellow card 8'
Ballard Yellow card 48'
Husband Yellow card 84'		 Report Turton Goal 1' (o.g.)
Bridcutt Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 9,751
Referee: Tony Harrington

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 26 October 2020.[3] The second round draw was made on the 9 November 2020, by former Lincoln City manager Danny Cowley.[4]

7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) First round Lincoln City 6–2 Forest Green Rovers Lincoln
15:00 BST Edun Yellow card 10'
Grant Goal 17', 24' (pen.) Yellow card 68'
Johnson Goal 64'
Archibald Yellow card 74'
Scully Goal 78', 88'
Jones Goal 90+2'		 Report Kitching Yellow card 23'
Whitehouse Goal 82'
Young Goal 90+4'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
28 November 2020 Second round Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Lincoln City Plymouth
15:00 GMT Jephcott Goal 6'
Canavan Yellow card 55'
Reeves Goal 55'
Opoku Yellow card 85'		 Report Melbourne Yellow card 21'
Walsh Yellow card 54'
Johnson Yellow card 55'
Edun Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August.[5] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[6]

5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) First round Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Lincoln City Crewe
15:00 BST Dale Yellow card 47'
Sass-Davies Goal 55'		 Report Hopper Goal 52'
Montsma Goal 66' Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
15 September 2020 (2020-09-15) Second round Bradford City 0–5 Lincoln City Bradford
19:00 BST Watt Yellow card 31'
O'Connor Yellow card 45+2'		 Report French Goal 4' (o.g.)
Scully Goal 6'
Montsma Goal 29'
Jones Goal 41'
Morton Goal 90+3'		 Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
24 September 2020 (2020-09-24) Third round Lincoln City 2–7 Liverpool Lincoln
19:45 BST Edun Goal 60'
Montsma Goal 66'
Eyoma Yellow card 69'		 Report Shaqiri Goal 9'
Minamino Goal 18', 46'
Jones Goal 32', 36'
Grujić Goal 65'
Origi Goal 89'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: Live on Sky Sports

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[7] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew’s.[8] The third round was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin.[9] The Quarter Final draw was made on 23 January 2021 by Sam Parkin.[10] The Semi Final draw was made on 5 February 2021 by Adebayo Akinfenwa.[11]

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
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Group Game 1 Lincoln City 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Scunthorpe United Lincoln
19:00 BST Palmer Yellow card 19'
Melbourne Yellow card 51'
Anderson Goal 80'		 Report Cordner Goal 38' Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
Penalties
Howarth Penalty scored
Montsma Penalty scored
Scully Penalty scored
Jones Penalty scored		 Jarvis Penalty missed
Vincent Penalty scored
Hippolyte Penalty missed
Gilliead Penalty scored
6 October 2020 Group Game 2 Mansfield Town 1–3 Lincoln City Mansfield
19:00 BST Perch Yellow card 34'
Gordon Yellow card 55'
Menayese Goal 72'		 Report Soule Goal 31'
Scully Goal 49'
Edun Yellow card 55'
Archibald Yellow card 61' Goal 62'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) Group Game 3 Lincoln City 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Manchester City U21 Lincoln
19:00 GMT Bridcutt Yellow card 27'
Edun Yellow card 59'
Hopper Yellow card 64'
Anderson Goal 76'
McGrandles Yellow card 81'
Grant Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Nmecha Yellow card 87'
Simmonds Goal 88'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
Penalties
Archibald Penalty scored
Anderson Penalty scored
Gotts Penalty scored
Jones Penalty missed
Grant Penalty scored		 Bernabé Penalty scored
Nmecha Penalty scored
Lavia Penalty scored
Gyabi Penalty missed
Simmonds Penalty missed
8 December 2020 Second round Shrewsbury Town 1–4 Lincoln City Shrewsbury
19:00 GMT Tracey Goal 44' Report Scully Goal 18'
McGrandles Yellow card 29'
Elbouzedi Goal 40'
Howarth Goal 67'
Grant Goal 78' (pen.)		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
12 January 2021 (2021-01-12) Third round Lincoln City 4–0 Accrington Stanley Lincoln
19:00 GMT Elbouzedi Goal 32'
Gotts Goal 53'
Johnson Goal 62'
Grant Goal 90'		 Report Mohammed Yellow card 64'
Barclay Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson
2 February 2021 Quarter final Hull City 1–1
(3–4 p)		 Lincoln City Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT Docherty Goal 60' Report Anderson Goal 7'
Walsh Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Hull City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Madley
Penalties
Smallwood Penalty missed
Scott Penalty missed
Chadwick Penalty scored
Lewis-Potter Penalty scored
Elder Penalty scored
Flores Penalty missed		 Jones Penalty scored
Montsma Penalty missed
Anderson Penalty missed
Scully Penalty scored
Grant Penalty scored
Johnson Penalty scored
17 February 2021 Semi Final Sunderland 1–1
(5–3 p)		 Lincoln City Sunderland
18:00 GMT Scowen Yellow card 54'
McLaughlin Yellow card 67'
Wyke Goal 75'		 Report Edun Yellow card 24'
Scully Goal 64'
Johnson Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
Penalties
Power Penalty scored
O'Nien Penalty scored
Maguire Penalty scored
McGeady Penalty scored
Leadbitter Penalty scored		 Scully Penalty scored
McGrandles Penalty scored
Howarth Penalty missed
Johnson Penalty scored

Transfers and contracts[]

Transfers in[]

Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
6 July 2020 CM Scotland James Jones England Crewe Alexandra Free transfer [12]
14 July 2020 CB Netherlands Lewis Montsma Netherlands FC Dordrecht Free transfer [13]
24 July 2020 GK England Ethan Ross England Colchester United Free transfer [14]
27 July 2020 CM Scotland Conor McGrandles England Milton Keynes Dons Free transfer [15]
7 August 2020 CM Scotland Liam Bridcutt England Nottingham Forest Free transfer [16]
11 August 2020 CB England Adam Jackson Scotland Hibernian Undisclosed [17]
13 August 2020 CB Wales Joe Walsh England Milton Keynes Dons Free transfer [18]
24 August 2020 RW Scotland Theo Archibald England Macclesfield Town Free transfer [19]
4 September 2020 LW England Remy Howarth Wales Cefn Druids Free transfer [20]
30 January 2021 RB Wales Regan Poole Wales Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed [21]
1 February 2021 LB England Cohen Bramall England Colchester United Undisclosed [22]
1 February 2021 CM England Max Sanders England Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed [23]

Transfers out[]

Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 GK England Charlie Andrew England Pickering Town Released [24][25]
1 July 2020 GK Poland Michael Antkowiak England Lincoln United Free transfer [26]
1 July 2020 CB England Michael Bostwick England Burton Albion Released [24][27]
1 July 2020 RB Wales Neal Eardley England Burton Albion Released [24][28]
1 July 2020 CM Republic of Ireland Lee Frecklington England Frickley Athletic Released [24][29]
1 July 2020 LB England Akeem Hinds England Brackley Town Released [24]
1 July 2020 CB England Jamie McCombe Retired [24]
1 July 2020 LM England Tom Pett England Stevenage Released [24][30]
1 July 2020 CB England Jason Shackell Unattached Released [24]
1 July 2020 CB Republic of Ireland Alan Sheehan England Northampton Town Released [24][31]
1 July 2020 GK England Grant Smith England Wealdstone Released [24][32]
1 July 2020 GK England Josh Vickers England Rotherham United Released [24][33]
1 July 2020 GK England Ross Woolley England Lincoln United Free transfer [26]
6 August 2020 CM England Jack Payne England Swindon Town Free transfer [34]
21 August 2020 CB Republic of Ireland Cian Bolger England Northampton Town Undisclosed [35]
12 September 2020 DF England Gianluca Bucci England Gainsborough Trinity Free transfer [36]
15 October 2020 CM England Ellis Chapman England Cheltenham Town Undisclosed [37]
16 October 2020 FW United States Jordan Adebayo-Smith England Sutton United Released [38][39]
16 October 2020 LB England Ben Coker England Stevenage Free transfer [40]
11 January 2021 CM Finland Alex Bradley England Yeovil Town Undisclosed [41]
1 February 2021 RB Wales Aaron Lewis Wales Newport County Released [42][43]

Loans in[]

Date Pos. Nat. Name From Until Ref.
11 August 2020 RB England TJ Eyoma England Tottenham Hotspur 30 June 2021 [44]
4 September 2020 GK England Alex Palmer England West Bromwich Albion 30 June 2021 [45]
4 September 2020 FW England Callum Morton England West Bromwich Albion 30 June 2021 [45]
25 September 2020 FW Wales Brennan Johnson England Nottingham Forest 30 June 2021 [46]
6 October 2020 FW England Jamie Soule England West Bromwich Albion 1 January 2021 [47]
15 October 2020 RB England Robbie Gotts England Leeds United 15 January 2021 [48][49]
4 January 2021 FW England Morgan Rogers England Manchester City 30 June 2021 [50]
18 May 2021 GK England Josef Bursik England Stoke City 21 May 2021 [51][52]

Loans out[]

Date Pos. Nat. Name To Until Ref.
7 August 2020 LB England Ben Coker England Stevenage 16 October 2020 [53][54]
16 October 2020 RB Wales Aaron Lewis Wales Newport County 2 January 2021 [55]
3 November 2020 CM Finland Alex Bradley England Yeovil Town 10 January 2021 [56]
5 January 2021 GK England Ethan Ross England Weymouth 30 June 2021 [57]
16 January 2021 FW Republic of Ireland Zack Elbouzedi England Bolton Wanderers 30 June 2021 [58]
1 February 2021 LB England Max Melbourne England Walsall 30 June 2021 [59]

New contracts[]

Date from Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref.
23 July 2020 DF Republic of Ireland Sean Roughan — — [60]
1 October 2020 GK England Sam Long 3 years June 2023 [61]
7 October 2020 DF England Hayden Cann 3 years June 2023 [62]
29 January 2021 MF England Jorge Grant 2 1⁄2 years June 2023 [63]
25 February 2021 England Michael Appleton 4 years June 2025 [64]
25 February 2021 FW England Remy Howarth 1 1⁄2 years June 2022 [65]
25 February 2021 FW Republic of Ireland Anthony Scully 2 1⁄2 years June 2023 [66]
28 March 2021 CB England Joe Walsh — — [67]
17 May 2021 FW England Jovon Makama — — [68]

Squad statistics[]

Appearances[]

As of 30 May 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total League 1 FA Cup League Cup EFL Trophy League 1 Play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Alex Palmer 58 0 46 0 2 0 3 0 5 0 2 0
2 DF Wales WAL Regan Poole 25 0 18+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3 DF England ENG Max Melbourne 16 0 1+7 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 0
4 DF Netherlands NED Lewis Montsma 49 9 38+2 6 0 0 3 3 3 0 1+2 0
5 DF England ENG Adam Jackson 34 1 27+1 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0
6 MF England ENG Max Sanders 6 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
7 MF England ENG Tayo Edun 54 2 36+5 1 2 0 2 1 6 0 3 0
8 MF Scotland SCO James Jones 45 3 28+8 1 0+2 1 3 1 1+3 0 0 0
9 FW England ENG Tom Hopper 48 11 33+6 8 0 0 1+2 1 2+1 0 3 2
10 MF England ENG Jorge Grant 51 17 35+1 13 1+1 2 3 0 4+3 2 3 0
11 FW Ireland EIR Anthony Scully 54 17 22+18 11 2 2 3 1 5+1 3 2+1 0
14 MF Scotland SCO Theo Archibald 12 1 0+7 0 2 0 0+1 0 2 1 0 0
15 DF England ENG Cohen Bramall 18 0 12+5 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
16 DF Wales WAL Joe Walsh 25 0 18+3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0
17 FW England ENG Remy Howarth 20 2 4+7 1 0 0 0+2 0 5+2 1 0 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Conor McGrandles 51 4 35+4 4 1+1 0 2+1 0 3+1 0 1+2 0
19 FW England ENG Callum Morton 21 3 11+6 2 0 0 1+1 1 1 0 0+1 0
20 FW Wales WAL Brennan Johnson 49 13 38+2 10 2 1 0 0 4 1 3 1
22 DF England ENG TJ Eyoma 53 1 34+5 1 1 0 3 0 7 0 3 0
23 MF Scotland SCO Liam Bridcutt 30 0 22+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 2 0 3 0
25 FW Ireland EIR Zack Elbouzedi 6 2 0+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0
26 MF England ENG Harry Anderson 39 6 14+15 3 2 0 2 0 5 3 0+1 0
27 FW England ENG Morgan Rogers 28 6 23+2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
29 GK England ENG Ethan Ross 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
30 DF Ireland EIR Sean Roughan 11 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
33 DF England ENG Hayden Cann 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
Players no longer at the club
15 MF Finland FIN Alex Bradley 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
21 GK England ENG Josef Bursik 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 FW England ENG Jamie Soule 2 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
24 DF England ENG Robbie Gotts 12 1 4+3 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0

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