2020–21 Rotherham United F.C. season

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Rotherham United
2020–21 season
ChairmanTony Stewart
ManagerPaul Warne
StadiumNew York Stadium
Championship23rd (relegated)
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Michael Smith, 10 goals
All: Michael Smith, 10 goals
Away colours
Third colours

The 2020–21 season is Rotherham United's 96th season in their existence and the first back in the Championship following promotion last season.[1] The club also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Key events[]

The delayed season started for Rotherham on 5 September 2021, with a defeat on penalties in the EFL cup to League 2 side Salford City.[2]

On 15 September, manager Paul Warne and his assistant Richie Barker signed new contracts, keeping them at the club until the summer of 2023.[3]

Rotherham suffered long-term injuries to four key players in the five weeks between 7 October and 12 November. Chiedozie Ogbene required knee surgery, and was ruled out until at least January; Clark Robertson suffered a broken foot, which ruled him out until the end of the winter; Shaun MacDonald broke his leg in the game against Stoke City on 31 October, and was out until the new year; and Kieran Sadlier suffered an ankle injury in the game against Preston the following Saturday, keeping him side-lined for three months.[4][5][6][7]

In the run-up to Christmas, the club were hit by an outbreak of COVID-19, causing the postponements of the planned games against Derby County and Middlesbrough.[8][9] They returned to competition on 29 December against Barnsley, under perceived threat of a points deduction if they did not complete the fixture, despite having an "obliterated" squad, and only being able to name six substitutes.[10][11]

The first scheduled game of 2021, at home against Cardiff City, was called off an hour before kick-off due to snow, adding to the fixture congestion the club would face later in the season.[12] A week later, Rotherham exited the FA Cup at the first attempt, after a close game with Everton went to extra time, due to FA Cup ties needing to be resolved in a single match this season.[13]

A waterlogged pitch on 2 February caused the game against Derby County, postponed from December, to be postponed again. This time it was able to take place the following day.[14] Nine days later, a frozen pitch led to the postponement of the fixture against QPR.[15]

On 3 March 2021, the club beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 at Hillsborough Stadium, despite having Michael Smith sent off (a decision which was later overturned), claiming a first-ever league double over their South Yorkshire rivals.[16][17][18]

On 5 March 2021, Rotherham announced a second COVID-19 outbreak at the club, causing the postponement of games against Brentford and Luton Town, the latter of which had already been moved once due to Luton's appearance in the FA Cup fourth round.[19] On 9 March, further positive COVID-19 tests were announced, and the game against Coventry City was postponed.[20]At this stage, with the Luton and Coventry games yet to be rescheduled, the club had only one free midweek slot left in the calendar.[21]

By 8 April 2021, the club faced a run-in which entailed playing ten games in 28 days, including four in nine days between 10 April and 18 April.[22]

A 1–0 defeat to Brentford in the rearranged game on 27 April 2021 saw Rotherham set an EFL record of 19 single-goal defeats in a season.[23]

Going into the final game of the season, Rotherham sat two points from safety, needing to win and hope Derby County did not. They led at Cardiff City from the eighth minute of the game, but conceded an equaliser two minutes from the end of normal time.[24]

Squad statistics[]

Player statistics[]

As of 8 May 2021. [1]

Players with zero appearances have been unused substitutes in one or more games.

No. Pos. Nat. Name Total League FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
1 GK Sweden Viktor Johansson 21 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 GK England Jamal Blackman 27+1 0 25+1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
31 GK England Josh Vickers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF England Billy Jones 3+4 0 3+2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
3 DF England Joe Mattock 13+2 0 12+2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
6 DF England Richard Wood 29+3 2 27+3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 1
15 DF Scotland Clark Robertson 11+5 0 11+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Republic of Ireland Trevor Clarke 1+9 0 1+8 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF England Wes Harding 43+5 0 41+5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
20 DF England Michael Ihiekwe 44 2 42 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
21 DF England Angus MacDonald 37+3 1 36+3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
22 DF United States Matthew Olosunde 23+10 1 22+10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0
23 DF Jamaica Curtis Tilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF England Ryan Giles 12+11 2 12+11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF England Jake Hull 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF Wales Shaun MacDonald 16+4 0 15+4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
5 MF England Lewis Wing 18+2 2 18+2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF England Ben Wiles 37+8 2 36+8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
11 MF Republic of Ireland Chiedozie Ogbene 7+5 0 6+5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF England Mickel Miller 6+3 0 6+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
16 MF Scotland Jamie Lindsay 30+7 3 28+7 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
17 MF Republic of Ireland Kieran Sadlier 6+10 1 5+10 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF England Matt Crooks 35+7 7 34+6 6 1 0 0+1 1 0 0 7 1
26 MF England Daniel Barlaser 30+4 3 29+4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
28 MF Suriname Florian Jozefzoon 9+16 0 9+15 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Northern Ireland Kyle Vassell 6+8 0 6+6 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW England George Hirst 4+28 0 4+27 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10 FW England Freddie Ladapo 24+19 9 23+19 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW England Michael Smith 36+10 10 34+10 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
34 FW England Jacob Gratton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players played for the club this season on loan who returned to their parent club during the season:
Players played for the club this season who were permanently transferred out before the end of the season:
5 DF Northern Ireland Adam Thompson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers[]

As of 8 May 2021. [2]
Place Position Nation Number Name Total League FA Cup EFL Cup Other
1 FW England 24 Michael Smith 10 10 0 0 0
2 FW England 10 Freddie Ladapo 9 9 0 0 0
3 MF England 25 Matt Crooks 7 6 0 1 0
4 MF Scotland 16 Jamie Lindsay 3 3 0 0 0
= MF England 26 Daniel Barlaser 3 3 0 0 0
6 MF England 5 Lewis Wing 2 2 0 0 0
= DF England 6 Richard Wood 2 2 0 0 0
= MF England 8 Ben Wiles 2 2 0 0 0
= DF England 20 Michael Ihiekwe 2 2 0 0 0
= DF England 30 Ryan Giles 2 2 0 0 0
11 MF Republic of Ireland 17 Kieran Sadlier 1 1 0 0 0
= DF England 21 Angus MacDonald 1 1 0 0 0
= DF United States 22 Matthew Olosunde 1 0 1 0 0

Pre-season friendlies[]

Due to the COVID-19 situation meaning fans could not attend games at the time, a full pre-season schedule was not published by the club. The club were involved in a friendly game on 18 August 2020 against Gainsborough Trinity, which ended with a 6–0 victory.[25] The club also played unadvertised games against Hull City and Doncaster Rovers.[26]

22 August 2020 Friendly Mansfield Town 0–3 Rotherham United Mansfield
13:00 BST Report Mattock 53'
Smith 63'
Miller 89'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0

Competitions[]

Championship[]

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship

League table[]

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[29]
(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.[27][28]

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 11 9 26 44 60  −16 42 5 4 14 26 35  −9 6 5 12 18 25  −7

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday[]

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHHHAAHAA
ResultWLDDLDLWLLWLLDLLLWLLWDWLWWLLLLLWLWLLDWLLLLLDDD
Position7151412161718171919191919192020202020232222222222202021222222222222222222222222222222222223
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[30]

12 September 2020 1 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Rotherham United High Wycombe
12:30 BST Bloomfield Yellow card 22' Report Harding Yellow card 72'
Ihiekwe 90+2'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
19 September 2020 2 Rotherham United 0–1 Millwall Rotherham
15:00 BST Ihiekwe Yellow card 25' Report J. Wallace 50'
Malone Yellow card 64'
M. Wallace Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
26 September 2020 3 Birmingham City 1–1 Rotherham United Bordesley
15:00 BST Šunjić Yellow card 72'
Bela 90' (pen.)		 Report MacDonald Yellow card 45+1'
Sadlier 87' (pen.)		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Madley
3 October 2020 4 Rotherham United 1–1 Huddersfield Town Rotherham
15:00 BST Wiles 33'
Mattock Yellow card 80'		 Report Stearman Yellow card 83'
MacDonald 90+5' (o.g.)		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
17 October 2020 5 Rotherham United 1–2 Norwich City Rotherham
15:00 BST Ladapo 3' soccer ball with red X21'
A. MacDonald Red card 70'
Crooks Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Hanley Yellow card 56'
Ihiekwe 68' (o.g.)
Hugill 90+5' (pen.)		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
20 October 2020 6 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Rotherham United West Bridgford
19:45 BST Ameobi 79' Report Barlaser 51' (pen.)
Lindsay Yellow card 54'
Harding Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
24 October 2020 7 Reading 3–0 Rotherham United Reading
15:00 BST Méïté 41', 79'
João 90+2' (pen.)		 Report Wood Yellow card 90'
Ihiekwe Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
28 October 2020 8 Rotherham United 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday Rotherham
19:45 GMT Lindsay 5', 45'
Blackman Yellow card 26'
Barlaser 40' (pen.)
Miller Yellow card 71'
Hirst Yellow card 75'		 Report Palmer Yellow card 19'
Lees Red card 39'
Odubajo Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
31 October 2020 9 Stoke City 1–0 Rotherham United Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT McClean 27'
Fox Yellow card 90+3'		 Report MacDonald Yellow card 41'
Smith Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
4 November 2020 10 Rotherham United 0–1 Luton Town Rotherham
19:45 GMT Miller Yellow card 77' Report Collins 70'
Berry Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Madley
7 November 2020 11 Rotherham United 2–1 Preston North End Rotherham
15:00 GMT Wood 53'
Ihiekwe Yellow card 84'
Crooks 86'		 Report Johnson Yellow card 42'
Ledson 80'
Rafferty Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Davies
21 November 2020 12 Swansea City 1–0 Rotherham United Swansea
15:00 GMT Grimes 28'
Bennett Yellow card 32'		 Report Barlaser Yellow card 45+1' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
24 November 2020 13 Queens Park Rangers 3–2 Rotherham United Shepherd's Bush
19:00 GMT Chair 20'
Osayi-Samuel 45+1'
Dykes 45+4' (pen.)		 Report Smith 38'
Wiles Yellow card 45+3'
Ihiekwe Yellow card 80'
Ladapo 84'
Crooks Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
28 November 2020 14 Rotherham United 2–2 Bournemouth Rotherham
15:00 GMT Ladapo 37', 50'
Ihiekwe Yellow card 45'
Smith Yellow card 52'		 Report Stanislas 20' (pen.)
Kelly Yellow card 43'
Solanke 63'
Lerma Yellow card 76'
Brooks Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
1 December 2020 15 Rotherham United 0–2 Brentford Rotherham
20:00 GMT Crooks Yellow card 22'
Wood Yellow card 48'
Miller Yellow card 72' Yellow-red card 82'
MacDonald Yellow card 73'		 Report Forss 57'
Toney 82' (pen.)		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
5 December 2020 16 Coventry City 3–1 Rotherham United Bordesley
15:00 GMT Biamou 5'
Walker 12'
Østigård 72'		 Report Mattock Yellow card 16'
Olosunde Yellow card 52'
MacDonald Yellow card 71'
Barlaser 85' (pen.)		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
8 December 2020 17 Watford 2–0 Rotherham United Watford
19:45 GMT Kabasele 4'
Deeney 15'		 Report Jones Yellow card 67'
Ihiekwe Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 1,976
Referee: Josh Smith
12 December 2020 18 Rotherham United 2–0 Bristol City Rotherham
15:00 GMT Crooks 4'
Lindsay Yellow card 19'
Smith 41'
Olosunde Yellow card 45+2'		 Report Rowe Yellow card 9' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
16 December 2020 19 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Rotherham United Blackburn
19:45 GMT Douglas Yellow card 58'
Elliott 80'
Nyambe Yellow card 90+1'
Armstrong 90+8'		 Report Ihiekwe Yellow card 38'
Smith 61'
Lindsay Yellow card 64'
Jones Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
29 December 2020 20 Rotherham United 1–2 Barnsley Rotherham
19:45 GMT Smith 57' Yellow card 81'
Lindsay Yellow card 69'
Wood Yellow card 77'		 Report Woodrow 8'
Mowatt 15'
Sollbauer Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
16 January 2021 21 Derby County 0–1 Rotherham United Derby
15:00 GMT Buchanan Yellow card 28'
Bielik Yellow card 38'		 Report Wiles Yellow card 40'
Lindsay 86'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
19 January 2021 22 Rotherham United 3–3 Stoke City Rotherham
19:45 GMT Crooks 31', 67', Yellow card 81'
Smith 51'
Olosunde Yellow card 90+1'		 Report A. MacDonald 14' (o.g.)
Batth 62'
Powell 75'		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
27 January 2021 23 Middlesbrough 0–3 Rotherham United Middlesbrough
19:00 GMT Report Crooks 43'
Smith 79' (pen.)
Giles 90+2'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
30 January 2021 24 Rotherham United 1–3 Swansea City Rotherham
15:00 GMT Wood Yellow card 35'
Ladapo 65'		 Report Ayew Yellow card 9'
Hourihane 28'
Grimes 38'
Fulton 74'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
3 February 2021 25 Rotherham United 3–0 Derby County Rotherham
19:00 GMT Wiles Yellow card 57'
Ihiekwe 76'
Smith 81'
Crooks Yellow card 83'
Giles 88'		 Report Shinnie Yellow card 59'
Bird Yellow card 65'
Sibley Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
6 February 2021 26 Preston North End 1–2 Rotherham United Preston
15:00 GMT Evans Yellow card 37', 65' Report Rafferty 1' (o.g.)
Barlaser Yellow card 26'
Wiles 55'
Ihiekwe Yellow card 72'
Crooks Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
9 February 2021 27 Rotherham United 1–2 Cardiff City Rotherham
19:00 GMT Crooks 55' Report Ojo 42'
Bennett 85'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
17 February 2021 28 Bournemouth 1–0 Rotherham United King's Park
19:45 GMT Billing 23' Report Wiles Yellow card 63'
Harding Yellow card 73'
Smith Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
20 February 2021 29 Norwich City 1–0 Rotherham United Norwich
15:00 GMT Pukki 17' Report Ihiekwe Yellow card 59' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
23 February 2021 30 Rotherham United 0–1 Nottingham Forest Rotherham
19:45 GMT Ihiekwe Yellow card 26'
Smith Yellow card 42'
MacDonald Yellow card 79'		 Report Yates 67'
Figueiredo Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
27 February 2021 31 Rotherham United 0–1 Reading Rotherham
15:00 GMT MacDonald Yellow card 64'
Wiles Yellow card 85'
Olosunde Yellow card 90'		 Report Morrison 26' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Coote
3 March 2021 32 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Rotherham United Owlerton
19:45 GMT Olosunde 82' (o.g.)
Harris Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Smith 17', Red card 66'
Ladapo 90+7'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
16 March 2021 33 Rotherham United 1–4 Watford Rotherham
19:00 GMT Smith soccer ball with red X 61'
Ladapo 68'		 Report Sierralta 9'
Sarr 26'
Sema 39'
Gosling 69'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
20 March 2021 34 Bristol City 0–2 Rotherham United Bristol
15:00 GMT Walsh Yellow card 85' Report Smith 44'
Wood 74'
Hirst Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
2 April 2021 35 Millwall 1–0 Rotherham United Bermondsey
15:00 BST Wallace 64'
Cooper Yellow card 75'		 Report Wood Red card 56'
Smith soccer ball with red X 85'
MacDonald Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Brooks
5 April 2021 36 Rotherham United 0–3 Wycombe Wanderers Rotherham
15:00 BST Crooks Yellow card 49' Report Muskwe 2'
McCarthy 24'
Wheeler Yellow card 52', 83'
Ikpeazu Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
10 April 2021 37 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Rotherham United Huddersfield
15:00 BST Report Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Mason
13 April 2021 38 Rotherham United 3–1 Queens Park Rangers Rotherham
19:00 BST S. MacDonald Yellow card 38'
A. MacDonald Yellow card 41'
Ladapo 64', 66'
Smith Yellow card 70', 90'
Wood Yellow card 75'		 Report Dykes 52' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
15 April 2021 39 Rotherham United 0–1 Coventry City Rotherham
19:00 BST Wing Yellow card 46'
Wiles Yellow card 56'
Wood Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Østigård 70'
Biamou Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
18 April 2021 40 Rotherham United 0–1 Birmingham City Rotherham
12:00 BST Ihiekwe Yellow card 57'
Wood Yellow card 67'		 Report Dean 88' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
21 April 2021 41 Rotherham United 1–2 Middlesbrough Rotherham
18:00 BST MacDonald 3'
Crooks Red card 18'
Lindsay Yellow card 64'
Smith Yellow card 76'		 Report Saville 33', Yellow card 72'
Akpom 55'
McNair Yellow card 90'
Kebano Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond
24 April 2021 42 Barnsley 1–0 Rotherham United Barnsley
15:00 BST Morris 2'
Sibbick Yellow card 65'
Halme Yellow card 85'		 Report S. MacDonald Yellow card 28'
Wood Yellow card 45+1'
A. MacDonald Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
1 May 2021 44 Rotherham United 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Rotherham
15:00 BST Smith Yellow card 21'
Lindsay Yellow card 69'
Barlaser Yellow card 78'
Wing 86'		 Report Armstrong 17' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
4 May 2021 45 Luton Town 0–0 Rotherham United Luton
19:45 BST Report Smith Yellow card 43' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
8 May 2021 46 Cardiff City 1–1 Rotherham United Cardiff
12:30 BST Ralls Yellow card 52'
Pack 88'		 Report Wing 8'
Ihiekwe Yellow card 39'
Wiles Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Scott

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30th November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[31]

9 January 2021 Third round Everton 2–1 (a.e.t.) Rotherham United Liverpool
12:00 GMT Tosun 9'
Doucouré 93'		 Report Olosunde 56'
Hirst Yellow card 106'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[32]

5 September 2020 First round Salford City 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Rotherham United Salford
15:00 BST Henderson 84' (pen.) Report Blackman Yellow card 83'
Crooks 90+5'		 Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
Penalties
Touray soccer ball with check mark
Henderson soccer ball with check mark
Gibson soccer ball with check mark
Thomas-Asante soccer ball with check mark		 Vassell soccer ball with red X
Ladapo soccer ball with check mark
Sadlier soccer ball with check mark
Mattock soccer ball with red X

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Pos. Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
5 July 2020 CF England Mickel Miller Scotland Hamilton Academical Free transfer [33]
11 August 2020 LW Republic of Ireland Kieran Sadlier England Doncaster Rovers Free transfer [34]
15 August 2020 CB England Angus MacDonald England Hull City Free transfer [35]
20 August 2020 CB England Wes Harding England Birmingham City Undisclosed [36]
2 September 2020 GK Sweden Viktor Johansson England Leicester City Free transfer [37]
2 October 2020 CM England Daniel Barlaser England Newcastle United Undisclosed [38]
6 November 2020 GK England Josh Vickers Free agent Free transfer [39]

Loans in[]

Date from Pos. Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
24 August 2020 GK England Jamal Blackman England Chelsea End of season [40]
16 September 2020 CF England George Hirst England Leicester City End of season [41]
15 October 2020 RW Suriname Florian Jozefzoon England Derby County End of season [42]
26 January 2021 LWB England Ryan Giles England Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season [43]
1 February 2021 CM England Lewis Wing England Middlesbrough End of season [44]

Loans out[]

Date from Pos. Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
4 August 2020 CF Nigeria Joshua Kayode Carlisle United End of season [45]
15 September 2020 CB England Jake Hull Matlock Town 28 October 2020 [46][47]
18 September 2020 CB England Jake Cooper Gateshead 4 January 2021 [48]
15 October 2020 CB Jamaica Curtis Tilt Wigan Athletic 4 January 2021 [49]
16 October 2020 CF England Jamie Proctor Newport County 19 January 2021 [50]
14 January 2021 CF England Mickel Miller Northampton Town End of season [51]
15 January 2021 CF Northern Ireland Kyle Vassell Fleetwood Town End of season [52]
21 January 2021 RB England Billy Jones Crewe Alexandra End of season [53]
30 January 2021 CB Jamaica Curtis Tilt Wigan Athletic End of season [54]
1 February 2021 CF England Jamie Proctor Wigan Athletic End of season [55]
5 March 2021 CB England Jake Cooper Hartlepool End of season [56]

Transfers out[]

Date Pos. Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 LW France Julien Lamy Free agent[a] Released [58]
1 July 2020 GK England Laurence Bilboe Free agent[b] Released [58]
21 July 2020 CF England Jerry Yates England Blackpool Undisclosed [60]
6 November 2020 GK England Lewis Price Free agent Mutual consent [61]
30 January 2021 CB Northern Ireland Adam Thompson England Leyton Orient Mutual consent [62][63]
  1. ^ Lamy subsequently joined Grimsby Town on 6 February 2021.[57]
  2. ^ Bilboe subsequently joined Oldham Athletic on 16 October 2020.[59]

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