2020–21 Salford City F.C. season
The 2020–21 season is Salford City's 81st season in their history and the second consecutive season in EFL League Two. Along with League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
| 2020–21 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Karen Baird | |||
| Manager | Graham Alexander (until 12 October)[1] Richie Wellens (between 4 November[2]–22 March)[3] Gary Bowyer (from 23 March)[4] | |||
| Stadium | Moor Lane | |||
| League Two | 8th | |||
| FA Cup | Second round | |||
| EFL Cup | Second round | |||
| EFL Trophy | Second round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ian Henderson (17 goals) All: Ian Henderson (18 goals) | |||
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The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July 2020 | CB | Tom Clarke | Free transfer | [5] | ||
| 17 July 2020 | RW | Ashley Hunter | Undisclosed | [6] | ||
| 22 July 2020 | DM | Jason Lowe | Free transfer | [7] | ||
| 28 July 2020 | CB | Jordan Turnbull | Free transfer | [8] | ||
| 29 July 2020 | CF | Ian Henderson | Free transfer | [9] | ||
| 22 August 2020 | GK | Václav Hladký | Free transfer | [10] | ||
| 31 August 2020 | DM | Alex Denny | Free transfer | [11] | ||
| 31 August 2020 | RB | Tylor Golden | Free transfer | [11] | ||
| 31 August 2020 | GK | Nick Hayes | Free transfer | [11] | ||
| 31 August 2020 | CM | Liam Loughlan | Free transfer | [11] | ||
| 31 August 2020 | CF | Momodou Touray | Free transfer | [11] | ||
| 3 November 2020 | LW | George Boyd | Free transfer | [12] |
Loans in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 October 2020 | CB | Di'Shon Bernard | January 2021 | [13] | ||
| 15 January 2021 | RB | Robbie Gotts | End of season | [14] | ||
| 18 January 2021 | RB | Tom James | End of season | [15] | ||
| 21 January 2021 | CM | Paul Coutts | End of season | [16] |
Loans out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2020 | CM | Luke Burgess | 1 January 2021 | [17] | ||
| 11 September 2020 | LB | Dan Jones | End of season | [18] | ||
| 8 December 2020 | CF | Luke Armstrong | End of season | [19] | ||
| 1 February 2021 | DM | Alex Denny | End of season | [20] | ||
| 22 February 2021 | RB | Tylor Golden | 23 March 2021 | [21] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | LB | Josh Askew | Released | [22][23] | ||
| 1 July 2020 | DF | Max Broughton | Free transfer | [24] | ||
| 1 July 2020 | LW | Craig Conway | Released | [22][25] | ||
| 1 July 2020 | CM | Kieran Glynn | Released | [22][26] | ||
| 1 July 2020 | GK | Kyle Letheren | Released | [22][27] | ||
| 1 July 2020 | GK | Chris Neal | Released | [22][28] | ||
| 1 July 2020 | CM | Michael O'Connor | Released | [22][29] | ||
| 1 July 2020 | CB | Nathan Pond | Released | [22][30] | ||
| 1 July 2020 | RW | Devante Rodney | Released | [22][31] | ||
| 1 July 2020 | CM | Mark Shelton | Released | [22][32] | ||
| 1 July 2020 | RB | Scott Wiseman | Released | [22][33] | ||
| 2 August 2020 | CB | Carl Piergianni | Undisclosed | [34] | ||
| 3 August 2020 | CM | Danny Whitehead | Free transfer | [35] | ||
| 29 August 2020 | CF | Kamar Moncrieffe | Free transfer | [36] | ||
| 3 September 2020 | AM | Luke Duffy | Free transfer | [37] | ||
| 3 September 2020 | RW | Danny Lloyd | Mutual consent | [38][39] | ||
| 6 September 2020 | CB | Tyrell Warren | Free transfer | [23] | ||
| 6 September 2020 | CF | Florian Yonsian | Free transfer | [40] | ||
| 9 November 2020 | CM | Joey Jones | Mutual consent | [41] | ||
| 14 January 2021 | CM | Martin Smith | Free transfer | [42] | ||
| 8 February 2021 | GK | Nick Hayes | Free transfer | [43] |
Pre-season
| 22 August 2020 Friendly | Salford City | 1–3 | Preston North End | Salford |
| 15:00 BST | Hunter |
Report | Sinclair Bodin Harrop |
Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 25 August 2020 Friendly | Stockport County | 1–0 | Salford City | Stockport |
| 15:00 BST | Reid |
Report | Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 0 |
| 29 August 2020 Friendly | Salford City | 0–1 | Accrington Stanley | Salford |
| 15:00 BST | Cassidy |
Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 0 |
Competitions
EFL League Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Morecambe (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 78 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Newport County | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 73 | |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 73 | |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 73 | |
| 8 | Salford City | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 71 | |
| 9 | Exeter City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 71 | 50 | +21 | 70 | |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 66 | |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 61 | |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 61 |
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[44]
(O) Play-off winners; (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 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 71 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 19 | −1 |
Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss Postponed
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[45]
| 12 September 2020 1 | Salford City | 2–2 | Exeter City | Salford |
| 15:00 BST | Henderson Elliott Hunter |
Report | Jay Randall |
Stadium: Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 19 September 2020 2 | Grimsby Town | 0–4 | Salford City | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Tilley Öhman |
Report | Hunter Henderson Towell Touray |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 26 September 2020 3 | Salford City | 0–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Salford |
| 15:00 BST | Turnbull Hunter |
Report | Cadden |
Stadium: Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 3 October 2020 4 | Stevenage | 0–1 | Salford City | Stevenage |
| 15:00 BST | Newton |
Report | Hunter Turnbull Golden |
Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 10 October 2020 5 | Salford City | 2–2 | Tranmere Rovers | Salford |
| 15:00 BST | Towell Wilson |
Report | Khan Morris Lewis |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 17 October 2020 6 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Salford City | Burslem |
| 15:00 BST | Rodney Montaño |
Report | Henderson |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 0 Referee: James Adcock |
| 20 October 2020 7 | Salford City | 3–0 | Southend United | Salford |
| 19:45 BST | Lennon Clarke Wilson Henderson Thomas-Asante |
Report | Olayinka Dieng Lennon Taylor Demetriou |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 24 October 2020 8 | Salford City | 1–1 | Crawley Town | Salford |
| 15:00 BST | Threlkeld Wilson Clarke Thomas-Asante |
Report | Hesketh Powell Francomb |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 31 October 2020 9 | Salford City | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | Salford |
| 15:00 GMT | Wilson Lowe Hunter Thomas-Asante |
Report | Borthwick-Jackson |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 3 November 2020 10 | Cambridge United | 2–1 | Salford City | Cambridge |
| 19:00 GMT | Iredale Ironside |
Report | Henderson Hunter Lowe |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 13 November 2020 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | Salford City | Horwich |
| 19:45 BST | Doyle Turnbull |
Report | Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 21 November 2020 12 | Salford City | 3–0 | Bradford City | Salford |
| 15:00 GMT | Burgess Henderson Hunter |
Report | Richards-Everton |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 24 November 2020 13 | Salford City | 2–1 | Morecambe | Salford |
| 19:00 GMT | Denny Smith Henderson Andrade Hunter Elliott |
Report | Lavelle Stockton Songo'o Cooney |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 2 December 2020 14 | Carlisle United | 2–1 | Salford City | Carlisle |
| 19:00 GMT | Guy Alessandra Mellish Kayode Bennett Tanner |
Report | Touray Bernard |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 5 December 2020 15 | Barrow | 0–1 | Salford City | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 15:00 GMT | Quigley |
Report | Clarke Hunter Towell Smith Lowe |
Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium Attendance: 819 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 12 December 2020 16 | Salford City | 0–0 | Cheltenham Town | Salford |
| 15:00 GMT | Henderson |
Report | Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 15 December 2020 17 | Salford City | 1–1 | Newport County | Salford |
| 19:00 GMT | Clarke Henderson Threlkeld Hladký Touray |
Report | Willmott Shephard Sheehan |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 19 December 2020 18 | Harrogate Town | 0–1 | Salford City | Harrogate |
| 15:00 GMT | Kirby Burrell Fallowfield |
Report | Wilson Eastham |
Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 26 December 2020 19 | Salford City | 2–0 | Walsall | Salford |
| 15:00 GMT | Wilson Hunter Touray Burgess |
Report | Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 2 January 2021 20 | Leyton Orient | 1–0 | Salford City | Leyton |
| 15:00 GMT | Johnson Brophy Ling |
Report | Lowe |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 5 January 2021 21 | Mansfield Town | 2–1 | Salford City | Mansfield |
| 19:00 GMT | Lapslie Bowery |
Report | Hunter Eastham Bernard |
Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 12 January 2021 22 | Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Salford City | Scunthorpe |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Henderson |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 16 January 2021 23 | Newport County | 0–0 | Salford City | Newport |
| 15:00 GMT | Sheehan Bennett |
Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 22 January 2021 24 | Salford City | 2–2 | Harrogate Town | Salford |
| 19:00 GMT | Gotts James Lowe Touray Thomas-Asante Hladký |
Report | Muldoon Francis |
Stadium: Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 30 January 2021 25 | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | Salford City | Oldham |
| 15:00 GMT | Bahamboula Clarke Keillor-Dunn |
Report | Henderson Coutts |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 9 February 2021 26 | Salford City | 4–1 | Cambridge United | Salford |
| 17:30 GMT | Henderson Towell Gotts |
Report | Mullin |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 16 February 2021 27 | Salford City | 1–0 | Barrow | Salford |
| 19:00 GMT | Henderson Hunter Coutts |
Report | Thomas Banks |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 20 February 2021 28 | Salford City | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Salford |
| 15:00 GMT | Touray Turnbull Wilson |
Report | Tanner Bennett Mellish |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 23 February 2021 29 | Morecambe | 2–1 | Salford City | Morecambe |
| 18:30 GMT | Songo'o Lavelle Mendes Gomes Wildig |
Report | Thomas-Asante Threlkeld Turnbull Hladký |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 27 February 2021 30 | Southend United | 0–0 | Salford City | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Hackett-Fairchild McCormack |
Report | Gotts |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 2 March 2021 31 | Salford City | 1–0 | Port Vale | Salford |
| 19:00 GMT | Henderson Lowe Touray |
Report | Gibbons Brisley |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 6 March 2021 32 | Salford City | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Salford |
| 15:00 GMT | Touray Clarke Thomas-Asante Henderson |
Report | van Veen Rowe Eisa Hippolyte |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Allan Young |
| 9 March 2021 33 | Crawley Town | 1–0 | Salford City | Crawley |
| 19:00 GMT | Nichols Nadesan |
Report | Coutts Thomas-Asante Towell |
Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 16 March 2021 34 | Salford City | 0–0 | Colchester United | Salford |
| 19:00 GMT | Eastham Turnbull |
Report | Smith |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 20 March 2021 35 | Cheltenham Town | 2–0 | Salford City | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Long Sercombe Thomas |
Report | Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 27 March 2021 36 | Exeter City | 1–0 | Salford City | Exeter |
| 13:00 GMT | Jay Willmott Hartridge Bowman |
Report | Hladký Turnbull |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 2 April 2021 37 | Salford City | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | Salford |
| 15:00 BST | Lowe Touray |
Report | Clifton Payne Matete |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 5 April 2021 38 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–2 | Salford City | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Adams |
Report | Henderson Threlkeld Thomas-Asante |
Stadium: The Innocent [Insert Name Here] Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 10 April 2021 39 | Salford City | 2–1 | Stevenage | Salford |
| 15:00 BST | Thomas-Asante Lowe Henderson |
Report | Vancooten Wildin |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 13 April 2021 40 | Salford City | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Salford |
| 19:00 BST | Clarke Burgess Hunter |
Report | Isgrove Lee Williams Thomason |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 17 April 2021 41 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–0 | Salford City | Birkenhead |
| 12:30 BST | Woolery Khan |
Report | Turnbull Dieseruvwe |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 20 April 2021 42 | Walsall | 0–2 | Salford City | Bescot |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Henderson Turnbull Gotts Thomas-Asante |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 24 April 2021 43 | Salford City | 2–0 | Mansfield Town | Salford |
| 15:00 BST | Hunter Henderson Towell |
Report | Stone |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham |
| 27 April 2021 44 | Bradford City | 0–1 | Salford City | Bradford |
| 19:00 BST | O'Connor Cooke Wood |
Report | Henderson |
Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 1 May 2021 45 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Salford City | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Bohui Sarpong-Wiredu |
Report | Bernard Turnbull Eastham Threlkeld Hunter |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 8 May 2021 46 | Salford City | 3–0 | Leyton Orient | Salford |
| 16:00 BST | Boyd Gotts Thomas-Asante Golden |
Report | Happe Akinola |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[46] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.[47]
Win Draw Loss
| 7 November 2020 First round | Salford City | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Hartlepool United | Salford |
| 15:00 GMT | Lowe Hunter Bernard Andrade Hladký Dieseruvwe |
Report | Ofosu |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 28 November 2020 Second round | Newport County | 3–0 | Salford City | Newport |
| 13:00 GMT | Proctor Amond Bennett Janneh |
Report | Thomas-Asante Turnbull Hunter |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[48] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[49]
| 5 September 2020 First round | Salford City | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Rotherham United | Salford |
| 15:00 BST | Henderson |
Report | Blackman Crooks |
Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham |
| Penalties | ||||
| Touray Henderson Gibson Thomas-Asante |
Vassell Ladapo Sadlier Mattock |
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| 16 September 2020 Second round | Everton | 3–0 | Salford City | Walton |
| 20:15 BST | Keane Sigurðsson Kean |
Report | Turnbull Thomas-Asante |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
EFL Trophy
Win Draw Loss
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[50] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew’s.[51]
| 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 Group stage | Salford City | 0–6 | Manchester United U21 | Salford |
| 19:45 BST | Doyle Denny |
Report | Mejbri Puigmal Helm McCann Elanga |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 29 September 2020 Group stage | Salford City | 2–0 | Morecambe | Salford |
| 19:45 BST | Wilson Thomas-Asante Touray Hunter |
Report | Knight-Percival Hendrie |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell |
| 10 November 2020 Group stage | Rochdale | 1–2 | Salford City | Rochdale |
| 19:00 GMT | Beesley Rathbone O'Connell |
Report | Andrade Golden Dieseruvwe Burgess |
Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 8 December 2020 Second round | Salford City | 3–3 (5–6 p) | Leicester City U21 | Salford |
| 19:00 GMT | Thomas-Asante Golden Dieseruvwe |
Report | Muskwe Flynn |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham |
| Penalties | ||||
| Dieseruvwe Loughlan Smith Campbell Thomas-Asante Hawkins Fielding |
Wright Hulme Reghba Muskwe Suengchitthawon McAteer Leshabela |
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