2020–21 Harrogate Town A.F.C. season

Harrogate Town
2020–21 season
ChairmanIrving Weaver
ManagerSimon Weaver
StadiumKeepmoat Stadium (until 6 October)
Wetherby Road
League Two17th
FA CupSecond round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Jack Muldoon (15)
All: Jack Muldoon (15)
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The 2020–21 season was the first season Harrogate Town played in the Football League following their promotion from the National League in the previous season. They competed in League Two, the fourth tier of English football, alongside the FA Cup, EFL Cup, and EFL Trophy. The club began the season at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, whilst a grass pitch was installed at their traditional Wetherby Road stadium in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Background

A socially distanced crowd at Wetherby Road in December 2020.

The 2019–20 season saw Harrogate Town finish second in the National League, and thus qualified for the play-offs.[1] They defeated Boreham Wood 1–0 in the semi-final,[2] before a 3–1 victory over Notts County in the final secured Harrogate's promotion to the Football League for the first time in their history.[3]

Since the EFL require all matches to be played on grass pitches, the club played all their home matches for the first month of the season at Doncaster Rovers' Keepmoat Stadium whilst the club replaced their synthetic pitch at Wetherby Road.[4]

At the end of June 2020, defenders Maxim Kouogun, George Smith and Matty Taylor were all released following the expiry of their contracts, whilst the contract of midfielder Sam Jones was terminated with immediate effect.[5]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Name Previous club[a] Fee Ref.
11 August 2020 MF Connor Kirby Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer [6]
11 August 2020 DF Jake Lawlor Wales Wrexham Free transfer [7]
13 August 2020 MF Tom Walker AFC Fylde Undisclosed [8]
14 August 2020 DF Kevin Lokko Dover Athletic Free transfer [9][10]
11 September 2020 GK Melvin Minter Kings Langley Free transfer [11]
3 October 2020 DF Calvin Miller Scotland Celtic Free transfer [12]
15 December 2020 DF Ed Francis No club Free transfer [13]
7 January 2021 DF Jay Williams Kettering Town Undisclosed [14]
18 January 2021 MF Simon Power Norwich City Undisclosed [15]

Loans in

Date from Position Name From Date until Ref.
11 September 2020 DF Dan Jones Salford City End of season [11]
5 January 2021 FW Josh March Forest Green Rovers 11 March 2021 [16][17]
6 January 2021 MF William Hondermarck Norwich City End of season [18]
8 January 2021 FW Josh McPake Scotland Rangers End of season [19]
8 January 2021 DF Mitchell Roberts Birmingham City End of season [20]
1 February 2021 FW Josh Andrews Birmingham City End of season [21]

Loans out

Date from Position Name To Date until Ref.
25 September 2020 MF Scott Brown Warrington Town End of season [22]
23 October 2020 GK Melvin Minter Darlington 16 January 2021 [23][24]
10 November 2020 MF Joe Leesley Boston United End of season [25][26]
30 November 2020 MF Tom Walker Notts County 3 January 2021 [27]
11 January 2021 MF Calvin Miller Notts County End of season [28]
21 April 2021 MF Connor Kirby Altrincham End of season [29]

Transfers out

Date Position Name To Fee Ref.
26 September 2020 MF Liam Agnew Blyth Spartans Mutual consent [30]
28 September 2020 DF Matt Taylor Warrington Town Free transfer [31]
7 January 2021 MF Jack Emmett No club Retired [32]

Friendly matches

Win Draw Loss
Date Time Opponent Venue Result[b] Scorers Attendance Ref.
21 August 2020 16:00 Middlesbrough U23 Away 2–0 Falkingham 27', Muldoon 30' 0[c] [33]
25 August 2020 19:45 Brighouse Town Away 0–0 — 200 [34]
29 August 2020 15:00 Sunderland Away 0–1 — 0[c] [35][36]

Competitions

League Two

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League Two

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Port Vale 46 17 9 20 57 57 0 60
14 Stevenage 46 14 18 14 41 41 0 60
15 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 48 53 −5 59
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 +2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 −9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 −9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 −8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 −17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 −6 50
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2021. 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[37]

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 16 9 21 52 61  −9 57 8 5 10 24 29  −5 8 4 11 28 32  −4

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: BBC Sport

Results by round

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GroundAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAAHAAHAAHAHHAHHAAHAHHAHAHHHAHA
ResultWDDLWWWLDLLDLWLLLWLWLDDLWWLWLWWWLWLLLDLLDWLDWL
Position136128746811141214121517171717161818182020141513151312111110111315151617171617171617
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2021. Source: 11v11
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The League Two fixtures were announced on 21 August 2020, with Harrogate's first fixture being away to Southend United.[38]

Win Draw Loss
Date Time Opponent Venue Result[b] Scorers Attendance Referee Ref.
12 September 2020 15:00 Southend United Away 4–0 Muldoon (2) 25', 69', Kerry 44', Martin 60' 0 Antony Coggins [39]
19 September 2020 15:00 Walsall Home[d] 2–2 Martin 32', Muldoon 42' 0 James Adcock [40]
26 September 2020 15:00 Port Vale Away 0–0 0 Ben Toner [41]
3 October 2020 15:00 Bolton Wanderers Home[d] 1–2 Thomson 61' 0 Ben Speedie [42]
12 October 2020 19:45 Bradford City Away 1–0 Kerry 74' 0 Darren Drysdale [43]
17 October 2020 15:00 Barrow Home 1–0 Muldoon 22' 0 Declan Bourne [44]
20 October 2020 19:45 Grimsby Town Away 2–1 Muldoon (2) 25', 43' 0 Seb Stockbridge [45]
24 October 2020 15:00 Colchester United Away 1–2 Stead 61' 0 Will Finnie [46]
27 October 2020 19:00 Stevenage Home 0–0 0 Graham Salisbury [47]
31 October 2020 15:00 Newport County Away 1–2 Smith 44' 0 Paul Howard [48]
3 November 2020 19:00 Tranmere Rovers Home 0–1 0 Ross Joyce [49]
14 November 2020 15:00 Crawley Town Home 1–1 Muldoon 85' 0 Martin Coy [50]
21 November 2020 15:00 Leyton Orient Away 0–3 0 Neil Hair [51]
24 November 2020 19:00 Mansfield Town Away 1–0 Miller 27' 0 Carl Boyeson [52]
1 December 2020 19:00 Scunthorpe United Home 2–5 Muldoon 35', Hall 90+2' 0 Paul Howard [53]
5 December 2020 15:00 Forest Green Rovers Home 0–1 410 Marc Edwards [54]
12 December 2020 15:00 Morecambe Away 0–1 0 Ollie Yates [55]
15 December 2020 19:45 Exeter City Away 2–1 Kiernan 31', Muldoon 75' 1,559 Lee Swabey [56]
19 December 2020 15:00 Salford City Home 0–1 495 Trevor Kettle [57]
26 December 2020 15:00 Oldham Athletic Away 2–1 Thomson (2) 30', 71' 0 Ben Speedie [58]
9 January 2021 15:00 Cambridge United Away 1–2 Muldoon 10' 0 Carl Brook [59]
19 January 2021 19:00 Exeter City Home 0–0 0 Scott Oldham [60]
22 January 2021 19:00 Salford City Away 2–2 Muldoon 37', Francis 90+3' 0 Marc Edwards [61]
26 January 2021 19:00 Tranmere Rovers Home 2–3 McPake 25', March 72' 0 Andy Haines [62]
30 January 2021 15:00 Newport County Home 2–1 March 34', Martin 66' 0 Christopher Pollard [63]
6 February 2021 15:00 Crawley Town Away 3–1 Martin 13', March 30' (pen.), Power 45+3' 0 Dean Whitestone [64]
9 February 2021 18:00 Cheltenham Town Home 0–1 0 Graham Salisbury [65]
16 February 2021 19:00 Carlisle United Home 1–0 March 28' (pen.) 0 Seb Stockbridge [66]
20 February 2021 15:00 Scunthorpe United Away 1–3 March 27' (pen.) 0 John Busby [67]
23 February 2021 19:00 Mansfield Town Home 1–0 Martin 46' 0 Ross Joyce [68]
27 February 2021 15:00 Grimsby Town Home 1–0 Beck 77' 0 Trevor Kettle [69]
2 March 2021 19:00 Barrow Away 1–0 Muldoon 84' 0 Robert Lewis [70]
6 March 2021 15:00 Stevenage Away 0–1 0 Scott Oldham [71]
9 March 2021 19:00 Colchester United Home 3–0 Beck 1', Smith 45+1', McPake 56' 0 Simon Mather [72]
13 March 2021 15:00 Forest Green Rovers Away 1–2 Williams 90+1' 0 Christopher Pollard [73]
20 March 2021 15:00 Morecambe Home 0–1 0 Josh Smith [74]
27 March 2021 15:00 Southend United Home 0–1 0 Leigh Doughty [75]
2 April 2021 15:00 Walsall Away 0–0 0 Will Finnie [76]
5 April 2021 15:00 Port Vale Home 0–2 0 Rebecca Welch [77]
10 April 2021 15:00 Bolton Wanderers Away 1–2 Beck 13' 0 Sam Allison [78]
13 April 2021 19:00 Leyton Orient Home 2–2 Jones 58', McPake 74' 0 Anthony Backhouse [79]
17 April 2021 12:30 Bradford City Home 2–1 Muldoon 22', McPake 89' 0 James Adcock [80]
20 April 2021 19:00 Oldham Athletic Home 0–3 0 Carl Boyeson [81]
24 April 2021 15:00 Carlisle United Away 1–1 Muldoon 11' 0 Chris Sarginson [82]
30 April 2021 19:00 Cambridge United Home 5–4 Kiernan (3) 9, 20, 32' (pen.), Beck 13', Lokko 84' 0 Ollie Yates [83]
8 May 2021 15:00 Cheltenham Town Away 1–4 Muldoon 7' 0 Ben Speedie [84]

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 26 October.[85] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.[86]

Win Draw Loss
Round Date Time Opponent Venue Result[b] Scorers Attendance Referee Ref.
First round 6 November 2020 19:45 Skelmersdale United Home 4–1 Miller 1', Beck 45+3', Lawlor 68', Martin 73' 0 Bobby Madley [87]
Second round 28 November 2020 15:00 Blackpool Home 0–4 — 0 James Oldham [88]

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss

The first round draw was made live on Sky Sports on 18 August 2020, with Harrogate being drawn away to fellow League Two side Tranmere Rovers, with the match set to be played on 5 September 2020.[89] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[90]

Round Date Time Opponent Venue Result[b] Scorers Attendance Referee Ref.
First round 5 September 2020 15:00 Tranmere Rovers Away 1–1 (8–7 p) Kerry 69' 0 Tom Nield [91]
Second round 16 September 2020 18:00 West Bromwich Albion Away 0–3 0 Thomas Bramall [92]

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy
Win Draw Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[93]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Hull City 3 2 0 0 1 6 2 +4 6 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Leicester City U21 3 2 0 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3 L2 Harrogate Town 3 1 0 1 1 5 5 0 4
4 L2 Grimsby Town 3 0 1 0 2 3 8 −5 2
Source: EFL.com
Round Date Time Opponent Venue Result[b] Scorers Attendance Referee Ref.
Group stage 8 September 2020 19:45 Grimsby Town Away 2–2 (4–5 p) Kiernan 81', Lokko 86' 0 James Bell [94]
Group stage 6 October 2020 19:45 Leicester City U21 Home[d] 3–1 Stead 16', Jones 20', Kiernan 58' 0 Andy Haines [95]
Group stage 10 November 2020 19:00 Hull City Home 0–2 0 Peter Wright [96]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated 9 May 2021.
No. Pos Nat Player Total EFL League Two EFL Cup EFL Trophy FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG James Belshaw 40 0 38 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
13 GK England ENG Joe Cracknell 13 0 8 0 2 0 2 0 1 0
25 GK England ENG Melvin Minter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF England ENG Ryan Fallowfield 34 0 31 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Dan Jones 25 2 21 1 1 0 2 1 1 0
5 DF England ENG Will Smith 35 2 32 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG Warren Burrell 50 0 43 0 2 0 3 0 2 0
12 DF England ENG Jake Lawlor 21 1 17 0 0 0 2 0 2 1
20 DF England ENG Connor Hall 44 1 41 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF England ENG Ed Francis 21 1 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF England ENG Kevin Lokko 8 2 3 1 0 0 3 1 2 0
27 DF England ENG Jay Williams 7 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF England ENG Mitchell Roberts 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF England ENG Josh Falkingham 47 0 43 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
7 MF England ENG George Thomson 52 3 46 3 2 0 2 0 2 0
8 MF England ENG Jack Emmett (retired) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL William Hondermarck 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF England ENG Brendan Kiernan 35 6 30 4 0 0 3 2 2 0
15 MF England ENG Connor Kirby (out on loan) 22 0 16 0 1 0 3 0 2 0
17 MF England ENG Lloyd Kerry 37 3 31 2 2 1 3 0 1 0
19 MF Scotland SCO Calvin Miller (out on loan) 13 2 10 1 0 0 1 0 2 1
21 MF England ENG Scott Brown (out on loan) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF England ENG Tom Walker 11 0 7 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
24 MF England ENG Liam Agnew (released) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Scotland SCO Josh McPake 22 4 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Simon Power 13 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Scotland SCO Mark Beck 32 5 26 4 2 0 2 0 2 1
10 FW England ENG Aaron Martin 42 6 36 5 2 0 3 0 1 1
11 FW England ENG Joe Leesley (out on loan) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW England ENG Jon Stead 24 2 19 1 2 0 3 1 0 0
18 FW England ENG Jack Muldoon 47 15 42 15 2 0 1 0 2 0
24 FW England ENG Josh March (loan expired) 13 5 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW England ENG Josh Andrews 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.

Last updated 9 May 2021.
Rank Position Nationality No. Player EFL League Two EFL Cup EFL Trophy FA Cup Total
1 FW England 18 Jack Muldoon 15 0 0 0 15
2 FW England 10 Aaron Martin 5 0 0 1 6
MF England 14 Brendan Kiernan 4 0 2 0 6
3 FW Scotland 9 Mark Beck 4 0 0 1 5
FW England 24 Josh March 5 0 0 0 5
4 FW Scotland 28 Josh McPake 4 0 0 0 4
5 MF England 7 George Thomson 3 0 0 0 3
MF England 17 Lloyd Kerry 2 1 0 0 3
6 DF England 3 Dan Jones 1 0 1 0 2
DF England 5 Will Smith 2 0 0 0 2
FW England 16 Jon Stead 1 0 1 0 2
MF Scotland 19 Calvin Miller 1 0 0 1 2
DF England 26 Kevin Lokko 1 0 1 0 2
7 DF England 12 Jake Lawlor 0 0 0 1 1
DF England 20 Connor Hall 1 0 0 0 1
DF England 22 Ed Francis 1 0 0 0 1
DF England 27 Jay Williams 1 0 0 0 1
FW Republic of Ireland 30 Simon Power 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 51 1 5 4 61

Cleansheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total cleansheets are equal.

Last updated 9 May 2021.
Rank Position Nationality No. Player EFL League Two EFL Cup EFL Trophy FA Cup Total
1
GK England 1 James Belshaw 11 0 0 0 11
2
GK England 13 Joe Cracknell 2 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 13 0 0 0 13

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 9 May 2021.
Position Nationality Number Name League Two EFL Cup EFL Trophy FA Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
MF England 4 Josh Falkingham 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1
DF England 6 Warren Burrell 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1
MF England 17 Lloyd Kerry 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1
DF England 5 Will Smith 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 1
DF England 20 Connor Hall 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
DF England 3 Dan Jones 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
DF England 2 Ryan Fallowfield 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
FW England 10 Aaron Martin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MF England 15 Connor Kirby 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MF England 7 George Thomson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
DF England 22 Ed Francis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW England 24 Josh March 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF England 12 Jake Lawlor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF England 27 Jay Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF England 29 Mitchell Roberts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland 28 Josh McPake 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF England 26 Kevin Lokko 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland 19 Calvin Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 50 5 1 0 2 0 5 0 58 5

Notes

  1. ^ Brackets around club names denote the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Harrogate
  2. ^ a b c d e Harrogate Town's score shown first
  3. ^ a b Match played behind closed doors
  4. ^ a b c Match played at the Keepmoat Stadium.

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