2020–21 Lincoln City F.C. season

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)

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 10' Report Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) Friendly Lincoln City 2–3 Leicester City XI Scampton
BST Edun
Hopper 		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 1'
Elbouzedi 50'
Eyoma 62'
Hopper 87'		 Report Stadium: LNER Stadium
29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) Friendly Oldham Athletic 2–1 Lincoln City Oldham
13:00 BST McAleny 38'
Keillor-Dunn 83'		 Report Scully 48' Stadium: Boundary Park
1 September 2020 (2020-09-01) Friendly Lincoln City 2–0 Nottingham Forest U23
BST Roughan
Trialist 		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) Champions; (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 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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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 7'
Jackson 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 59'
Cargill Yellow card 64'
Brittain Yellow card 69'
Kasumu Yellow card 73'		 Report Grant 11' (pen.)
Jones Yellow card 54'
Morton Yellow card 69'
Hopper 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 45+1'
Eyoma Yellow card 83'
Montsma 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 17'
Lubala Yellow card 60'
Mitchell 82'
Husband Red card 84'		 Report Grant 24' (pen.), 85' (pen.)
Montsma 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 46'
Jackson Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 83'
Bridcutt Yellow card 87'		 Report Daly 48'
Hanlan 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 50' (pen.)
Johnson 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 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 39' Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Speedie
31 October 2020 10 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Lincoln City Doncaster
15:00 GMT Whiteman 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 73'
Grant Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Marquis 5', 50' Yellow card 88'
Curtis Yellow card 57' 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 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 69' Yellow card 75'
Hopper 83'		 Report Naismith 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 38'
Montsma 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 16 (pen)' Yellow card 90'
Wyke 25', 72'
Diamond Yellow card 27' 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' 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 2' Yellow card 77'
Monstma Yellow card 36'
Hopper 42' Yellow card 73'
Johnson 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 4'
Johnson 7', 63' Yellow card 80'
Scully 56'
Walsh Yellow card 60'
Anderson 81'		 Report Hemmings 74' Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
2 January 2021 20 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Lincoln City Wimbledon
15:00 GMT Palmer 31'
Woodyard Yellow card 38'		 Report Edun 8'
Johnson Yellow card 28'
Grant Yellow card 68'
Hopper 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 49'
Grant soccer ball with red X 68'
Eyoma Yellow card 80'
Jones Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Eyoma 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 75'
Bridcutt Yellow card 77'
Scully 84'		 Report Jones Yellow card 36'
Rose 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 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 soccer ball with red X
Edun Yellow card 72'
Scully soccer ball with red X		 Report Richards 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 14', 64'
Grant Yellow card 43', 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 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
20 February 2021 28 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Lincoln City Wigan
15:00 GMT Lang 33'
Aasgaard Yellow card 49'
Proctor Yellow card 54'
Wootton Yellow card 70'
Massey Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Scully 34'
Jackson Yellow card 70'
Hopper 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 26' (pen.)
Rogers 59'
Montsma Yellow card 74'		 Report Garrick 2'
Palmer Yellow card 19'
Pitman 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 3'
Mayor 13'
Fornah Yellow card 27'
Edwards Yellow card 63', 90+1'
Grant 77'		 Report McGrandles 22'
Grant 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 71' Report Andrew Yellow card 32'
Garner 43'
Camps 53'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
6 March 2021 32 Lincoln City 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Lincoln
15:00 GMT Rogers 21'
McGrandles 52'
Jackson Yellow card 67'
Jones Yellow card 79'
Johnson 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 72'
Downes Yellow card 84'		 Report Rogers 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 60' Report Rathbone 36'
Humphrys 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 10'
Dempsey 20'
O'Keefe Yellow card 49'
Tucker Yellow card 63'
Akinde Yellow card 76'
Graham 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 40'
Power Yellow card 42'
McLaughlin Yellow card 87'		 Report Morton 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 29'
Stevens Yellow card 43'
Hanson Yellow card 45+4'
Taylor 57'		 Report Scully 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 75'
Johnson 84' Yellow card 90+4'
Jones Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Simms 37'
Kaikai 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', 48', 53', 59' (pen.)
Fisher 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 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 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 65'		 Report Magennis 4'
Honeyman Yellow card 17'
Wilks Yellow card 57' 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 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 65'
Clarke-Harris 75', 90+6' (pen.), Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Scully 31', 53'
Grant 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 47'
Inniss 65'
Aneke 66', Yellow card 83'
Pratley Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Bramall Yellow card 20'
Jones Yellow card 42'
Anderson 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 51'
Bridcutt Yellow card 72'
Johnson 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 13'
Wyke 33'
Scowen Yellow card 36'
Leadbitter Yellow card 67'		 Report Johnson Yellow card 52'
Hopper 56'
Grant soccer ball with red X 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 34', 54', Yellow card 92'
Garbutt Yellow card 8'
Ballard Yellow card 48'
Husband Yellow card 84'		 Report Turton 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 17', 24' (pen.) Yellow card 68'
Johnson 64'
Archibald Yellow card 74'
Scully 78', 88'
Jones 90+2'		 Report Kitching Yellow card 23'
Whitehouse 82'
Young 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 6'
Canavan Yellow card 55'
Reeves 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 55'		 Report Hopper 52'
Montsma 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 4' (o.g.)
Scully 6'
Montsma 29'
Jones 41'
Morton 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 60'
Montsma 66'
Eyoma Yellow card 69'		 Report Shaqiri 9'
Minamino 18', 46'
Jones 32', 36'
Grujić 65'
Origi 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 80'		 Report Cordner 38' Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
Penalties
Howarth soccer ball with check mark
Montsma soccer ball with check mark
Scully soccer ball with check mark
Jones soccer ball with check mark		 Jarvis soccer ball with red X
Vincent soccer ball with check mark
Hippolyte soccer ball with red X
Gilliead soccer ball with check mark
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 72'		 Report Soule 31'
Scully 49'
Edun Yellow card 55'
Archibald Yellow card 61' 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 76'
McGrandles Yellow card 81'
Grant Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Nmecha Yellow card 87'
Simmonds 88'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
Penalties
Archibald soccer ball with check mark
Anderson soccer ball with check mark
Gotts soccer ball with check mark
Jones soccer ball with red X
Grant soccer ball with check mark		 Bernabé soccer ball with check mark
Nmecha soccer ball with check mark
Lavia soccer ball with check mark
Gyabi soccer ball with red X
Simmonds soccer ball with red X
8 December 2020 Second round Shrewsbury Town 1–4 Lincoln City Shrewsbury
19:00 GMT Tracey 44' Report Scully 18'
McGrandles Yellow card 29'
Elbouzedi 40'
Howarth 67'
Grant 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 32'
Gotts 53'
Johnson 62'
Grant 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 60' Report Anderson 7'
Walsh Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Hull City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Madley
Penalties
Smallwood soccer ball with red X
Scott soccer ball with red X
Chadwick soccer ball with check mark
Lewis-Potter soccer ball with check mark
Elder soccer ball with check mark
Flores soccer ball with red X		 Jones soccer ball with check mark
Montsma soccer ball with red X
Anderson soccer ball with red X
Scully soccer ball with check mark
Grant soccer ball with check mark
Johnson soccer ball with check mark
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 75'		 Report Edun Yellow card 24'
Scully 64'
Johnson Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
Penalties
Power soccer ball with check mark
O'Nien soccer ball with check mark
Maguire soccer ball with check mark
McGeady soccer ball with check mark
Leadbitter soccer ball with check mark		 Scully soccer ball with check mark
McGrandles soccer ball with check mark
Howarth soccer ball with red X
Johnson soccer ball with check mark

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 [38]
11 January 2021 CM Finland Alex Bradley England Yeovil Town Undisclosed [40]
1 February 2021 RB Wales Aaron Lewis Wales Newport County Released [41][42]

Loans in

Date Pos. Nat. Name From Until Ref.
11 August 2020 RB England TJ Eyoma England Tottenham Hotspur 30 June 2021 [43]
4 September 2020 GK England Alex Palmer England West Bromwich Albion 30 June 2021 [44]
4 September 2020 FW England Callum Morton England West Bromwich Albion 30 June 2021 [44]
25 September 2020 FW Wales Brennan Johnson England Nottingham Forest 30 June 2021 [45]
6 October 2020 FW England Jamie Soule England West Bromwich Albion 1 January 2021 [46]
15 October 2020 RB England Robbie Gotts England Leeds United 15 January 2021 [47][48]
4 January 2021 FW England Morgan Rogers England Manchester City 30 June 2021 [49]
18 May 2021 GK England Josef Bursik England Stoke City 21 May 2021 [50][51]

Loans out

Date Pos. Nat. Name To Until Ref.
7 August 2020 LB England Ben Coker England Stevenage 16 October 2020 [52][53]
16 October 2020 RB Wales Aaron Lewis Wales Newport County 2 January 2021 [54]
3 November 2020 CM Finland Alex Bradley England Yeovil Town 10 January 2021 [55]
5 January 2021 GK England Ethan Ross England Weymouth 30 June 2021 [56]
16 January 2021 FW Republic of Ireland Zack Elbouzedi England Bolton Wanderers 30 June 2021 [57]
1 February 2021 LB England Max Melbourne England Walsall 30 June 2021 [58]

New contracts

Date from Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref.
23 July 2020 DF Republic of Ireland Sean Roughan — — [59]
1 October 2020 GK England Sam Long 3 years June 2023 [60]
7 October 2020 DF England Hayden Cann 3 years June 2023 [61]
29 January 2021 MF England Jorge Grant 2+1⁄2 years June 2023 [62]
25 February 2021 England Michael Appleton 4 years June 2025 [63]
25 February 2021 FW England Remy Howarth 1+1⁄2 years June 2022 [64]
25 February 2021 FW Republic of Ireland Anthony Scully 2+1⁄2 years June 2023 [65]
28 March 2021 CB England Joe Walsh — — [66]
17 May 2021 FW England Jovon Makama — — [67]

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 Republic of Ireland IRL 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 Republic of Ireland IRL 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 Republic of Ireland IRL 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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