2020–21 Accrington Stanley F.C. season

Accrington Stanley
2020–21 season
OwnerAndy Holt
ManagerJohn Coleman
StadiumCrown Ground
League One11th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dion Charles (19)
All: Dion Charles (20)
Highest home attendanceCOVID-19 prevented fans from attending games
Lowest home attendanceCOVID-19 prevented fans from attending games
Average home league attendanceCOVID-19 prevented fans from attending games

The 2020–21 season was Accrington Stanley's 52nd season in their history and the third consecutive season in EFL League One, Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

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

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
3 August 2020 CB Australia Cameron Burgess England Scunthorpe United Free transfer [1]
24 August 2020 CM England Matt Butcher England AFC Bournemouth Free transfer [2]
2 September 2020 DM England Tom Scully England Norwich City Free transfer [3]
4 September 2020 CB Germany Stephen Sama Netherlands Heracles Almelo Free transfer [4]
24 September 2020 MF England Rhys Fenlon England Burnley Free transfer [5]
9 October 2020 RB Saint Kitts and Nevis Michael Nottingham England Blackpool Undisclosed [6]
6 November 2020 CF England Lewis Mansell Scotland Partick Thistle Free transfer [7]
4 January 2021 LW England Gary Roberts Wales Bala Town Free transfer [8]
1 February 2021 CM Northern Ireland David Morgan England Southport Undisclosed [9]

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
7 August 2020 LW Republic of Ireland Ryan Cassidy England Watford End of season [10]
13 August 2020 RW England Thomas Allan England Newcastle United 12 January 2021 [11][12]
28 August 2020 CM Liberia Mohammed Sangare England Newcastle United End of season [13]
7 September 2020 CM England Tariq Uwakwe England Chelsea End of season [14]
2 October 2020 CM England Jon Russell England Chelsea End of season [15]
9 October 2020 GK England Nathan Baxter England Chelsea End of season [16]
28 January 2021 SS Northern Ireland Paul Smyth England Queens Park Rangers End of season [17]
1 February 2021 CM England Adam Phillips England Burnley End of season [18]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
19 October 2020 RB Australia Reagan Ogle England AFC Fylde 16 January 2021 [19]
7 January 2021 CF England Lewis Mansell England FC Halifax Town 7 February 2021 [20]
4 February 2021 DF England Jack Bolton England Southport Youth loan [21]
4 February 2021 MF England Rhys Fenlon England Southport Youth loan [21]
4 February 2021 RB England Harry Perritt England Southport Youth loan [21]
1 March 2021 RB Australia Reagan Ogle England Altrincham April 2021 [22]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 CF Portugal Wilson Carvalho England Macclesfield Town Released [23][24]
1 July 2020 MF England Lewis Doyle England Atherton Collieries Released [25][26]
1 July 2020 RB England Phil Edwards England Warrington Town Released [23][27]
1 July 2020 GK Bulgaria Dimitar Evtimov Bulgaria CSKA Sofia Released [23][28]
1 July 2020 LB Antigua and Barbuda Zaine Francis-Angol England Boreham Wood Released [23][29]
1 July 2020 MF England Lewis Gilboy England Bury Released [25][30]
1 July 2020 FW England Alex O'Neill England Skelmersdale United Released [25]
1 July 2020 CM Northern Ireland Andrew Scott Northern Ireland Larne Released [25][32]
1 July 2020 RW Portugal Érico Sousa England Tadcaster Albion Released [23][33]
1 July 2020 DF England Matty Williams Unattached Released [25]
1 July 2020 CF Republic of the Congo Offrande Zanzala England Crewe Alexandra Released [25][34]
5 August 2020 RW England Jordan Clark England Luton Town Free transfer [35]
7 September 2020 RB England Callum Johnson England Portsmouth Undisclosed[a] [36]
16 September 2020 CM England Sam Finley England Fleetwood Town Mutual consent [37][38]
1 October 2020 CM England Niall Watson England Southport Free transfer [39]
2 March 2021 LW England Gary Roberts Retired — [40]
Notes
  1. ^ According to Transmarkt, fee was £248,000

First-team squad

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As of 10 May 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee
Goalkeepers
1 Nathan Baxter England GK (1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 25) 20 0 2020 England Chelsea Loan
30 Liam Isherwood England GK (2002-07-13) 13 July 2002 (age 22) 0 0 2020 Academy Trainee
40 Toby Savin England GK (2000-05-26) 26 May 2000 (age 24) 37 0 2017 Academy Trainee
Defenders
2 Michael Nottingham Saint Kitts and NevisEngland CB/RB (1989-04-14) 14 April 1989 (age 35) 49 4 2020 England Blackpool Undisclosed
3 Mark Hughes England CB (1986-12-09) 9 December 1986 (age 37) 242 10 2016 England Stevenage Undisclosed
4 Cameron Burgess Australia CB (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 29) 51 5 2020 England Scunthorpe United Free
5 Ross Sykes England CB (1999-03-26) 26 March 1999 (age 25) 87 8 2015 Academy Trainee
12 Joe Maguire England LB/RB/CB (1996-01-18) 18 January 1996 (age 28) 20 0 2019 England Fleetwood Town Free
16 Ben Barclay England CB/DM (1996-10-07) 7 October 1996 (age 28) 43 1 2019 England Brighton & Hove Albion Free
18 Harvey Rodgers England RB/CB (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 (age 28) 69 1 2018 England Fleetwood Town Undisclosed
21 Harry Perritt England RB/CB (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 24) 2 0 2019 Academy Trainee
23 Jack Bolton England DF (2001-11-22) 22 November 2001 (age 22) 0 0 2019 Academy Trainee
24 Stephen Sama GermanyCameroon CB/RB/DM (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 31) 9 0 2020 Netherlands Heracles Almelo Free
27 Reagan Ogle EnglandAustralia RB/LB (1999-03-29) 29 March 1999 (age 25) 0 0 2016 Academy Trainee
33 Zehn Mohammed England CB (2000-02-28) 28 February 2000 (age 24) 4 0 2017 Academy Trainee
Midfielders
6 Matt Butcher England DM/CM/CB (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 (age 27) 50 2 2020 England AFC Bournemouth Undisclosed
8 Jon Russell England CM/AM/DM (2000-10-09) 9 October 2000 (age 24) 25 3 2020 England Chelsea Loan
10 Joe Pritchard England CM/RM/LM (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996 (age 28) 71 13 2019 England Bolton Wanderers Free
11 Sean McConville England LM/CM (1989-03-06) 6 March 1989 (age 35) 340 61 2015 England Chester Undisclosed
14 Tariq Uwakwe EnglandNigeria CM/DM/AM (1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 (age 24) 20 4 2020 England Chelsea Loan
15 Mo Sangare Liberia CM/DM/AM (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 25) 4 0 2020 England Newcastle United Loan
17 Lamine Kaba Sherif Guinea CM/DM/CB (1999-01-27) 27 January 1999 (age 25) 0 0 2019 England Leicester City Free
20 Tom Scully England DM/CM (1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 25) 5 0 2020 England Norwich City Free
25 Rhys Fenlon England MF (2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 (age 23) 4 0 2020 Academy Trainee
28 Seamus Conneely Republic of IrelandEngland DM/RB/RM (1988-06-22) 22 June 1988 (age 36) 261 12 2015 Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers Undisclosed
36 Adam Phillips England CM (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 26) 21 1 2021 England Burnley Loan
37 David Morgan Northern Ireland CM (1994-07-04) 4 July 1994 (age 30) 16 0 2021 England Southport Undisclosed
Forwards
7 Paul Smyth Northern Ireland SS/RW/LW (1997-09-10) 10 September 1997 (age 27) 19 3 2021 England Queens Park Rangers Loan
9 Ryan Cassidy Republic of Ireland LW/RW/CF (2001-03-02) 2 March 2001 (age 23) 17 4 2020 England Watford Loan
19 Colby Bishop England CF (1996-11-04) 4 November 1996 (age 28) 77 24 2018 England Leamington Undisclosed
26 Lewis Mansell England CF (1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 27) 2 1 2020 Scotland Partick Thistle Free
32 Dion Charles Northern Ireland CF (1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 (age 29) 90 28 2019 England Southport Undisclosed
34 Kevin Spinelli England CF (2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 (age 22) 2 0 2020 Academy Trainee
35 Gary Roberts England LW/RW/AM (1984-03-18) 18 March 1984 (age 40) 70 23 2021 Wales Bala Town Free

Pre-season

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22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) Friendly Accrington Stanley 0-3 Bolton Wanderers Bamber Bridge
Report
Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
29 August 2020 Friendly Salford City 0–1 Accrington Stanley Salford
15:00 BST Cassidy 52' (pen.) Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 0

Competitions

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EFL League One

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Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
10 Gillingham 46 19 10 17 63 60 +3 67
11 Accrington Stanley 46 18 13 15 63 68 −5 67
12 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 12 16 56 61 −5 66
13 Milton Keynes Dons 46 18 11 17 64 62 +2 65
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 19 7 20 63 67 −4 64
15 Fleetwood Town 46 16 12 18 49 46 +3 60
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[41]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 18 13 15 63 68  −5 67 10 7 6 31 26  +5 8 6 9 32 42  −10

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHHAAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHA
ResultWLLWWLWWWDWWWLWDWLLWDWDLDWDLDLWLLLWLDWLDLWDDDW
Position281796971110999710886910897889677787101013121313111211131212111311
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

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[42]

September
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12 September 2020 1 Accrington Stanley 2–0 Peterborough United Accrington
15:00 BST Charles 46'
Sykes Yellow card 58'
Uwakwe 85'		 Report Thompson Yellow card 39'
Beevers Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
19 September 2020 2 Burton Albion 2–1 Accrington Stanley Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Quinn Yellow card 56'
Powell 72'
Brayford 87'
Garratt Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Burgess Yellow card 76'
Pritchard 83'
Allan Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Josh Smith
26 September 2020 3 Accrington Stanley 1–4 Oxford United Accrington
15:00 BST Rodgers Yellow card 44'
Hughes Yellow card 55'
Cassidy 72' (pen.)
Charles Red card 75'
Pritchard Yellow card 90'		 Report Henry 45'
Pritchard 73' (o.g.)
Taylor 85', 87'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross Joyce
October
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3 October 2020 4 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Accrington Stanley Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST Longman 18'
Woodyard Yellow card 27'		 Report Sykes 41'
Butcher 45'
Cassidy Yellow card 62'
Pritchard Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
10 October 2020 5 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Rochdale Accrington
15:00 BST Pritchard 64'
Russell 66'		 Report Keohane 54' Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
17 October 2020 6 Ipswich Town 2–0 Accrington Stanley Ipswich
15:00 BST Edwards 55'
Sears 71'
Chambers Yellow card 81'		 Report Burgess Yellow card 80' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
20 October 2020 7 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Fleetwood Town Accrington
19:00 BST Sykes Yellow card 55'
Charles 73'		 Report Holgate Yellow card 43' Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
November
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14 November 2020 8 Northampton Town 0–1 Accrington Stanley Northampton
15:00 GMT Report Russell 2'
Bishop Yellow card 4'
Savin Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Johnson
17 November 2020 9 Swindon Town 0–3 Accrington Stanley Swindon
19:00 GMT Grounds Yellow card 73' Report Fryer 6' (o.g.)
Bishop 25'
Charles 38'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
21 November 2020 10 Accrington Stanley 0–0 Lincoln City Accrington
15:00 GMT McConville 71 Report Johnson Yellow card 57'
Eyoma Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Haines
24 November 2020 11 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Accrington
19:00 GMT Russell Yellow card 35'
Bishop 59'		 Report Pickering Yellow card 58'
Dale Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
December
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2 December 2020 12 Shrewsbury Town 2-2 Accrington Stanley Shrewsbury
18:00 GMT Pierre 26'
Norburn Yellow card 33'
WilliamsYellow card 38'
Walker Yellow card 41'
Vela Yellow card 57'
Whalley 86'		 Report Pritchard 24'
HughesYellow card 84'
Cassidy 90+'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 2000
Referee: Ben Speedie
5 December 2020 13 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons Accrington
15:00 GMT Charles 8', 62'
Pritchard Yellow card 43'		 Report Gladwin Yellow card 20'
Kasumu Yellow card 27'
Sorinola Yellow card 49'
Morris 53'
Harvie Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
12 December 2020 14 Wigan Athletic 4–3 Accrington Stanley Wigan
15:00 GMT James 14'
Gardner 19'
Keane 32' (pen.)
Hughes 83' (o.g.)		 Report Conneely Yellow card 45+3'
Pritchard 61'
Nottingham 65'
Hughes Yellow card 81'
Burgess 86'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
15 December 2020 15 Gillingham 0–2 Accrington Stanley Gillingham
17:30 GMT O'Connor Yellow card 73' Report Bishop 44'
Charles 64'
Butcher Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
19 December 2020 16 Accrington Stanley 0–0 Blackpool Accrington
15:00 GMT Report Dougall Yellow card 55' Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
January
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8 January 2021 17 Charlton Athletic 0–2 Accrington Stanley Charlton
19:45 GMT Morgan Yellow card 52'
Maatsen Yellow card 85'		 Report Bishop 36', 67'
Pritchard Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
16 January 2021 18 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Gillingham Accrington
15:00 GMT Sykes Yellow card 45'
Nottingham Yellow card 62'		 Report Dempsey 45+1'
Jackson Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
19 January 2021 19 Hull City 3–0 Accrington Stanley Kingston upon Hull
17:30 GMT Wilks 37'
Whyte 55'
Honeyman Yellow card 57'
Magennis 67' (pen.)
Jones Yellow card 69'		 Report McConville Yellow card 31'
Burgess Yellow card 52' Yellow-red card 66'		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
26 January 2021 20 Accrington Stanley 2–0 Hull City Accrington
17:30 GMT Charles 50'
Conneely Yellow card 64'
Butcher 68'		 Report Elder Yellow card 27'
Lewis-Potter Yellow card 37'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
30 January 2021 21 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Accrington Stanley Plymouth
15:00 GMT Jephcott 43'
Ennis 78'
Opoku Yellow card 87'
Lewis Yellow card 88'		 Report Pritchard 41'
Charles 46'
Barclay Yellow card 63'
Butcher Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Neil Hair
February
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2 February 2021 22 Accrington Stanley 6–1 Bristol Rovers Accrington
19:30 GMT Pritchard Yellow card 7', 8'
Charles 12', 17', 70'
Bishop 28', 48'
McConville Yellow card 44'		 Report Nicholson 11'
Williams Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
6 February 2021 23 Accrington Stanley 0–0 Northampton Town Accrington
15:00 GMT Pritchard Yellow card 71' Yellow-red card 85'
Bishop Yellow card 86'		 Report Jones Yellow card 69'
McWilliams Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
9 February 2021 24 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Accrington
17:30 GMT Conneely Yellow card 62' Report Ennis 51'
Opoku Yellow card 70'
Fornah Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
14 February 2021 25 Lincoln City 2–2 Accrington Stanley Lincoln
18:00 GMT Rogers 53'
McGrandles Yellow card 80'
Grant Yellow card 83'
Hopper 84'		 Report Charles 6', 90'
Barclay Yellow card 14'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Coy
16 February 2021 26 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Accrington Stanley Doncaster
19:00 GMT Report Smyth 42' Yellow card 79' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Referee: Dean Whitestone
20 February 2021 27 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Accrington
15:00 GMT Barclay Yellow card 14'
Conneely Yellow card 45+1' 47'
Morgan Yellow card 80'		 Report Main Yellow card 56'
Whalley 77'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
23 February 2021 28 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Accrington Stanley Crewe
19:00 GMT Beckles 32'
Lowery Yellow card 45+1'
Porter 79'		 Report Rodgers Red card 50'
HughesYellow card 70'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
27 February 2021 29 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Accrington Stanley Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Burns Yellow card 4', 24'
Camps Yellow card 45+3'
Morris soccer ball with red X 79'
Connolly Yellow card 79'		 Report Phillips 22'
Burgess Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
March
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2 March 2021 30 Accrington Stanley 1–2 Ipswich Town Accrington
19:00 GMT Charles 4', Yellow card 48'
Conneely Red card 16'
Burgess Yellow card 45+6'
McConville Yellow card 67'		 Report Norwood soccer ball with red X 17', 45+6'
Wilson 41', Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
6 March 2021 31 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Swindon Town Accrington
15:00 GMT Charles 11'
Hughes Yellow card 31'
Bishop 44'
Butcher Yellow card 45+2'
Burgess Yellow card 59'		 Report Pitman 30' Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Clayton
9 March 2021 32 Bristol Rovers 4–1 Accrington Stanley Bristol
19:00 GMT Leahy 15'
Rodman 45+1'
Nicholson 67'
Westbrooke 68'
McCormick Yellow card 78'		 Report Barclay Yellow card 35'
Smyth 77'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
13 March 2021 33 Milton Keynes Dons 3–2 Accrington Stanley Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Jerome 6', 55'
O'Riley 90+1'		 Report Smyth Yellow card 45'
Burgess Yellow card 47'
Barclay Yellow card 49'
Charles 57'
Surman 62' (o.g.)
Rodgers Yellow card 67'
Morgan Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean Whitestone
17 March 2021 34 Accrington Stanley 0-2 Sunderland Accrington
19:00 GMT Nottingham Yellow card 20'
Smyth Yellow card 53'		 Report Gooch Yellow card 20'
McGeady Yellow card 58'
Stewart 62'
Wyke 86'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
20 March 2021 35 Accrington Stanley 3–1 Wigan Athletic Accrington
15:00 GMT Burgess 3'
Nottingham 15'
Charles 61' (pen.) Yellow card 89'
Morgan Yellow card 63'		 Report Lang 1' Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
27 March 2021 36 Peterborough United 7–0 Accrington Stanley Peterborough
15:00 GMT Clarke-Harris 3', 9', 65'
Szmodics 23', 48'
Eisa 77'
Kanu 82'		 Report Morgan Yellow card 73'
Maguire Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
April
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2 April 2021 37 Accrington Stanley 0–0 Burton Albion Accrington
15:00 BST Report Mancienne Yellow card 53' Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
5 April 2021 38 Oxford United 1–2 Accrington Stanley Oxford
15:00 BST Lee 25', Yellow card 54'
Taylor Yellow card 88'		 Report Smyth 16'
Butcher Yellow card 58'
Nottingham 70'
Rodgers Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
10 April 2021 39 Accrington Stanley 1–5 AFC Wimbledon Accrington
15:00 BST Nottingham 4'
Burgess Yellow card 56'		 Report Palmer 21', 42'
Assal 45+1', 64', Yellow card 65'
Pigott 57'
Heneghan Yellow card 67' Yellow-red card 90+2'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
13 April 2021 40 Blackpool 0–0 Accrington Stanley Blackpool
19:00 BST Ballard Yellow card 90+4' Report Morgan Yellow card 24'
Rodgers Yellow card 75'
Burgess Yellow card 85'
Bishop soccer ball with red X 88'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
17 April 2021 41 Rochdale 3–1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
12:30 BST Keohane 10'
McLaughlin Yellow card 29'
Beesley 66', Yellow card 90+5'
Shaughnessy 90+1'		 Report Barclay 13', Yellow card 46'
Smyth Yellow card 22'
Burgess Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
20 April 2021 42 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Accrington
19:00 BST Charles 41' (pen.), 90+1' (pen.) Report Balcombe Yellow card 40'
John-Jules 76'
James Yellow card 87'
Anderson Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
24 April 2021 43 Sunderland 3–3 Accrington Stanley Sunderland
15:00 BST Wyke 6', 11'
Winchester Yellow card 43'
Leadbitter Yellow card 62'
Power 83'		 Report Bishop 51'
O'Nien 68' (o.g.)
Nottingham Yellow card 80'
McConville 85'
Smyth Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
27 April 2021 44 Accrington Stanley 3–3 Portsmouth Accrington
19:00 BST Bishop 15'
Burgess 43'
Barclay Yellow card 90+3'
Conneely Yellow card 90+4'
Marquis 90+5' (o.g.)		 Report Marquis 49', 90+1'
Williams 54'
Curtis Yellow card 84'
Cannon Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
May
[edit]
1 May 2021 45 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Charlton Athletic Accrington
15:00 BST Russell Yellow card 63'
McConville Yellow card 73'
Pritchard 81'
Rodgers Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Forster-Caskey Yellow card 70'
Inniss Yellow card 89'
Aneke 90+5'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
9 May 2021 46 Portsmouth 0–1 Accrington Stanley Milton
12:00 BST Harness Yellow card 18'
Downing Yellow card 28'
Byers Yellow card 64'
White Yellow card 66'		 Report Phillips 23'
Rodgers Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss

FA Cup

[edit]
Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[43]

  Win   Draw   Loss

7 November 2020 First round Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Accrington Stanley Birkenhead
15:00 GMT Blackett-Taylor 13'
Clarke 84'		 Report Bishop 24'
Butcher Yellow card 64'
Burgess Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Salisbury

EFL Cup

[edit]
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[44]

4 September 2020 First round Burton Albion 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Accrington Stanley Burton upon Trent
19:30 BST Akins 32'
Eardley Yellow card 81'		 Report Burgess 82' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Haines
Penalties
Akins soccer ball with check mark
Hemmings soccer ball with check mark
Quinn soccer ball with check mark
Eardley soccer ball with check mark		 Pritchard soccer ball with red X
Butcher soccer ball with red X
Sangare soccer ball with check mark
Charles soccer ball with check mark

EFL Trophy

[edit]
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[45] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.[46] The third round was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin.[47]

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
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 Group stage Accrington Stanley 7–0 Leeds United U21 Accrington
19:00 BST Uwakwe 5', 22', 72'
Burgess 14'
Charles 30'
Cassidy 38', 55'		 Report Moore Yellow card 13'
Leverett Yellow card 52'
Dean Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
6 October 2020 Group stage Accrington Stanley 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Blackpool Accrington
19:00 BST Bishop 79' Report Anderson 10' Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Speedie
Penalties
Bishop soccer ball with red X
Charles soccer ball with check mark
Sykes soccer ball with check mark
Pritchard soccer ball with check mark
Scully soccer ball with check mark		 Yates soccer ball with check mark
Robson soccer ball with check mark
Anderson soccer ball with check mark
Ward soccer ball with red X
Kemp soccer ball with red X
10 November 2020 Group stage Barrow 0–1 Accrington Stanley Barrow-in-Furness
19:00 GMT Quigley soccer ball with red X 11'
Taylor Yellow card 60'
Ntlhe Yellow card 62'		 Report Mansell 4'
Barclay Yellow card 7'
Burgess Yellow card 79'
Scully Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
8 December 2020 Second round Accrington Stanley 3–2 Manchester United U21 Accrington
19:00 GMT Burgess 8' Yellow card 53'
Pritchard 67', 85'
McConville Yellow card 84'		 Report Pellistri 39'
Elanga 61'
Mejbri Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
12 January 2021 Third round Lincoln City 4–0 Accrington Stanley Lincoln
19:00 GMT Elbouzedi 32'
Gotts 53'
Johnson 62'
Grant 90+2'		 Report Mohammed Yellow card 64'
Barclay Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson

Statistics

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As of match played 9 May 2021

No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Nathan Baxter 22 0 19+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
2 DF England ENG Callum Johnson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN Michael Nottingham 43 4 41+1 4 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF England ENG Mark Hughes 41 0 36+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
4 DF Australia AUS Cameron Burgess 50 6 42+2 3 1+0 0 1+0 1 4+0 2
5 DF England ENG Ross Sykes 14 1 9+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
6 MF England ENG Matt Butcher 49 2 39+3 2 1+0 0 1+0 0 4+1 0
7 FW England ENG Tom Allan 8 0 1+3 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
7 FW Northern Ireland NIR Paul Smyth 21 3 16+5 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF England ENG Jon Russell 25 1 13+11 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Ryan Cassidy 17 5 5+6 3 0+1 0 1+0 0 4+0 2
10 MF England ENG Joe Pritchard 33 10 25+2 8 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+2 2
11 MF England ENG Sean McConville 32 1 27+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
12 DF England ENG Joe Maguire 7 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
14 MF England ENG