2020–21 Scunthorpe United F.C. season
| 2020–21 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Peter Swann | |||
| Manager | Neil Cox | |||
| Stadium | Glanford Park | |||
| League Two | 22nd | |||
| FA Cup | First round | |||
| EFL Cup | First round | |||
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Abo Eisa (9 goals) All: Abo Eisa Ryan Loft (9 each) | |||
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The 2020–21 season was Scunthorpe United's 122nd season in their history and the second consecutive season in EFL League Two, Along with League Two, the club also participated in this seasons' editions of the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
First-team squad[edit]
- As of 18 January 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 | Rory Watson | 
|
GK | 5 February 1996 | 52 | 0 | 2017 | Hull City
|
Free | |
| 31 | Adam Kelsey |
|
GK | 12 November 1999 | 1 | 0 | 2017 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 33 | Mark Howard |
|
GK | 21 September 1986 | 20 | 0 | 2020 | Free Agent | Free | |
| 41 | Tom Collins |
|
GK | 4 August 2002 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Jordan Clarke |
|
RB/LB/CB | 19 October 1991 | 167 | 5 | 2015 | Coventry City
|
Undisclosed | |
| 3 | George Taft |
|
LB/CB | 29 July 1993 | 5 | 0 | 2021 | Bolton Wanderers
|
Loan | |
| 4 | Jacob Bedeau |
|
CB | 24 December 1999 | 37 | 2 | 2019 | Aston Villa
|
Undisclosed | |
| 5 | Harrison McGahey |
|
CB/RB | 26 September 1995 | 56 | 0 | 2019 | Rochdale
|
Undisclosed | |
| 6 | Manny Onariase |
|
CB/RB | 21 October 1996 | 21 | 2 | 2020 | Dagenham & Redbridge
|
Undisclosed | |
| 12 | Junior Brown |
|
LB/LM/RM | 7 May 1989 | 32 | 0 | 2020 | Free Agent | Free | |
| 16 | Lewis Butroid |
|
LB/CB | 16 September 1998 | 31 | 0 | 2017 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 25 | Jai Rowe |
|
RB | 8 August 2001 | 13 | 1 | 2019 | Barwell
|
Free | |
| 28 | George Hornshaw |
|
RB/RM/CM | 20 January 2000 | 15 | 0 | 2018 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 35 | Charlie Barks |
|
CB | 19 August 2002 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 38 | Mason O'Malley | 
|
LB | 8 June 2001 | 17 | 0 | 2019 | Huddersfield Town | Free | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 8 | Alex Gilliead |
|
RW/LW | 11 February 1996 | 70 | 7 | 2019 | Shrewsbury Town
|
Undisclosed | |
| 11 | Abo Eisa | 
|
LW/RW | 5 January 1996 | 61 | 15 | 2019 | Shrewsbury Town
|
Free | |
| 17 | Andy Dales |
|
LW/RW | 13 November 1994 | 30 | 2 | 2018 | Mickleover Sports
|
Undisclosed | |
| 18 | Jordan Hallam |
|
AM/LW/RW | 6 October 1998 | 17 | 2 | 2019 | Sheffield United
|
Free | |
| 20 | Lewis Spence | 
|
CM/DM | 28 January 1996 | 27 | 0 | 2020 | Ross County
|
Free | |
| 22 | Alfie Beestin |
|
AM/CF | 1 October 1997 | 27 | 2 | 2020 | Tadcaster Albion
|
Undisclosed | |
| 23 | Jem Karacan | 
|
CM/DM | 21 February 1989 | 5 | 0 | 2020 | Free Agent | Free | |
| 30 | Tom Pugh | 
|
CM/RB | 27 September 2000 | 6 | 0 | 2019 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 36 | Finley Shrimpton |
|
CM | 24 August 2002 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 42 | Raynner Silva |
|
CM | 10 September 2001 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Ryan Loft |
|
CF | 14 September 1997 | 28 | 7 | 2020 | Leicester City
|
Free | |
| 10 | Kevin van Veen | 
|
CF | 1 June 1991 | 167 | 41 | 2019 | Northampton Town
|
Undisclosed | |
| 14 | Devarn Green |
|
RW/LW/CF | 26 August 1996 | 21 | 1 | 2020 | Southport
|
Undisclosed | |
| 15 | Myles Hippolyte |
|
LW/RW/CF | 9 November 1994 | 17 | 1 | 2020 | Yeovil Town
|
Undisclosed | |
| 19 | Aaron Jarvis |
|
CF | 24 January 1998 | 17 | 2 | 2020 | Sutton United
|
Free | |
| 21 | Kelsey Mooney |
|
CF | 5 February 1999 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | Hereford
|
Free | |
| 24 | Olufela Olomola |
|
CF/SS/RW | 5 September 1997 | 9 | 1 | 2018 | Southampton
|
Free | |
| 27 | Kenan Dünnwald-Turan | 
|
CF/RW/LW | 14 November 1995 | 6 | 0 | 2020 | Bonner SC
|
Free | |
| 40 | Harry Jessop |
|
CF | 1 August 2002 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee | |
| 45 | John McAtee |
|
SS/AM | 23 July 1999 | 47 | 5 | 2019 | Shrewsbury Town
|
Free | |
Statistics[edit]
- As of 30 January 2021
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | ENG
|
Rory Watson | 10 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG
|
Jordan Clarke | 12 | 1 | 12+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG
|
George Taft | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG
|
Jacob Bedeau | 22 | 1 | 15+3 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG
|
Harrison McGahey | 10 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG
|
Manny Onariase | 21 | 2 | 17+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG
|
Alex Gilliead | 28 | 1 | 25+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG
|
Ryan Loft | 28 | 7 | 21+5 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | NED
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Kevin van Veen | 5 | 2 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SDN
|
Abo Eisa | 26 | 6 | 18+6 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG
|
Junior Brown | 8 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG
|
Devarn Green | 20 | 1 | 8+8 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ENG
|
Myles Hippolyte | 17 | 1 | 10+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG
|
Lewis Butroid | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG
|
Andy Dales | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG
|
Jordan Hallam | 9 | 1 | 1+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG
|
Aaron Jarvis | 17 | 2 | 6+8 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SCO
|
Lewis Spence | 26 | 0 | 20+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG
|
Alfie Beestin | 23 | 2 | 18+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | TUR
|
Jem Karacan | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG
|
Olufela Olomola | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | ENG
|
Jai Rowe | 12 | 1 | 6+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | GER
|
Kenan Dünnwald | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG
|
George Hornshaw | 12 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | WAL
|
Tom Pugh | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG
|
Adam Kelsey | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | ENG
|
Mark Howard | 20 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | IRL
|
Mason O'Malley | 17 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | ENG
|
John McAtee | 22 | 2 | 8+12 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club: | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ENG
|
Ryan Colclough | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG
|
Frank Vincent | 10 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG
|
Tyler Cordner | 17 | 1 | 10+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 34 | MF | ENG
|
Jake Taylor | 14 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Goals record[edit]
- As of 30 January 2021
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | |
CF | Ryan Loft | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 11 | |
LM | Abo Eisa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | |
CB | Manny Onariase | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | |
CF | Kevin van Veen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 19 | |
CF | Aaron Jarvis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 22 | |
AM | Alfie Beestin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 45 | |
CF | John McAtee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | 2 | |
RB | Jordan Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | |
CB | Jacob Bedeau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | |
RW | Alex Gilliead | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | |
CF | Devarn Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | |
LW | Myles Hippolyte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | |
LW | Jordan Hallam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | |
CF | Olufela Olomola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 | |
RB | Jai Rowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 | |
CB | Tyler Cordner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 33 | ||||
Disciplinary record[edit]
- As of 30 January 2021
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 9 | |
CF | Ryan Loft | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 20 | |
CM | Lewis Spence | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | |
RB | Jordan Clarke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | |
RB | Jai Rowe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
CB | Jacob Bedeau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | |
LB | Junior Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | 8 | |
RM | Alex Gilliead | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | |
LM | Abo Eisa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | |
LW | Myles Hippolyte | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | |
CF | Aaron Jarvis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
|
CB | Tyler Cordner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 28 | |
RB | George Hornshaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | |
RW | Ryan Colclough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | |
AM | Alfie Beestin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | |
CM | Jem Karacan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
|
CM | Jake Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | |
LB | Mason O'Malley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | |
SS | John McAtee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Transfers[edit]
Transfers in[edit]
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2020 | CF | |
Aaron Jarvis | Sutton United |
Free transfer | [1] |
| 3 August 2020 | CF | |
Kelsey Mooney | Hereford |
Free transfer | [2] |
| 3 August 2020 | CB | |
Manny Onariase | Dagenham & Redbridge |
Undisclosed | [3] |
| 3 August 2020 | CM | |
Lewis Spence | Ross County |
Free transfer | [4] |
| 29 August 2020 | LW | |
Myles Hippolyte | Yeovil Town |
Undisclosed | [5] |
| 31 August 2020 | CF | |
Ryan Loft | Leicester City |
Free transfer | [6] |
| 3 September 2020 | CF | |
Kenan Dünnwald-Turan | Bonner SC |
Free transfer | [7] |
| 18 October 2020 | LB | |
Junior Brown | Coventry City |
Free transfer | [8] |
| 22 October 2020 | GK | |
Mark Howard | Blackpool |
Free transfer | [9] |
| 4 January 2021 | CM | |
Jem Karacan |  Unattached |
Free transfer | [10] |
| 1 February 2021 | CB | |
George Taft | Bolton Wanderers |
Free transfer | [11][12] |
Loans in[edit]
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2020 | LM | |
Frank Vincent | Bournemouth |
5 January 2021 | [13][14] |
| 20 August 2020 | CB | |
Tyler Cordner | Bournemouth |
14 January 2021 | [15][16] |
| 1 October 2020 | CM | |
Jake Taylor | Nottingham Forest |
5 January 2021 | [17][14] |
| 7 January 2021 | CB | |
George Taft | Bolton Wanderers |
1 February 2021 | [18][11] |
| 1 February 2021 | RB | |
Teddy Howe | Blackpool |
End of season | [19] |
Loans out[edit]
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2020 | CB | |
Charlie Barks | Frickley Athletic |
October 2020 | [20] |
| 25 September 2020 | CM | |
Finley Shrimpton | Frickley Athletic |
October 2020 | [20] |
| 5 October 2020 | CF | |
Harry Jessop | Pickering Town |
November 2020 | [21] |
| 16 October 2020 | CF | |
Kelsey Mooney | Hereford |
2 January 2021 | [22][23] |
| 13 November 2020 | LW | |
Andy Dales | Altrincham |
December 2020 | [24] |
| 27 February 2021 | LB | |
Lewis Butroid | Hereford |
March 2021 | [25] |
Transfers out[edit]
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | RW | |
Yasin Ben El-Mhanni | Unattached |
Released | [26] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB |  |
Cameron Burgess | Accrington Stanley |
Released | [26][27] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | |
Andy Butler | Doncaster Rovers |
Released | [26][28] |
| 1 July 2020 | MF | |
Luca Chadli | Unattached |
Released | [29] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | |
Jo Cummings | Radcliffe |
Released | [26][30] |
| 1 July 2020 | FW | |
Levi Gallimore | Unattached |
Released | [29] |
| 1 July 2020 | RW | |
Adam Hammill | Derry City |
Released | [26][31] |
| 1 July 2020 | DM | |
James Horsfield | Wrexham |
Released | [26][32] |
| 1 July 2020 | RM | |
Jack Lambert |  ÍBV. |
Released | [26][33] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB |  |
Rory McArdle | Exeter City |
Released | [26][34] |
| 1 July 2020 | LB |  |
Kgosi Ntlhe | Barrow |
Released | [26][35] |
| 1 July 2020 | RB | |
James Perch | Mansfield Town |
Released | [26][36] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | |
Reon Potts | York City |
Released | [26][37] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB |  |
Yann Songo'o | Morecambe |
Released | [26][38] |
| 1 July 2020 | RB | |
Levi Sutton | Bradford City |
Released | [26][39] |
| 1 July 2020 | MF | |
Aidan Train | Unattached |
Released | [29] |
| 16 October 2020 | LW | |
Ryan Colclough | Altrincham |
Mutual consent | [40][41] |
Pre-season[edit]
| 15 August 2020 Friendly | Scunthorpe United | 2–3 | Doncaster Rovers | Scunthorpe |
| 12:00 BST | Eisa  72'Barks 84' |
Report | Halliday 47' Whiteman 75'Anderson 87' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium |
| 18 August 2020 Friendly | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Hull City Under-23's | Scunthorpe |
| 14:00 BST | Mooney 7' Colclough 55' |
Report | 35' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 22 August 2020 Friendly | Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest Under-23s | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | McAtee 49' |
Report | Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 25 August 2020 Friendly | Lincoln City | 4–0 | Scunthorpe United | Lincoln |
| 19:45 BST | Walsh 1' Elbouzedi 50'Eyoma 62'Hopper 86' |
Report | Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 0 |
Competitions[edit]
EFL League Two[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 48 | |
| 23 | Southend United (R) | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 58 | −29 | 45 | Relegation to National League |
| 24 | Grimsby Town (R) | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 69 | −32 | 43 |
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[42]
(R) Relegated
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[42]
(R) Relegated
Results summary[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 36 | −17 |
Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[edit]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
The 2020/21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[43]
| 12 September 2020 1 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Newport County | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Loft 58' 65' Spence 77' |
Report | Taylor 32' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 19 September 2020 2 | Crawley Town | 1–0 | Scunthorpe United | Crawley |
| 15:00 BST | Nichols 15' |
Report | Hornshaw 24' |
Stadium: People's Pension Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 26 September 2020 3 | Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | Carlisle United | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Hallam 35' Spence 73'Beestin 84' |
Report | Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 3 October 2020 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 BST | Vaughan 41', 66' Morris 53'Davies 87' |
Report | Hornshaw 71' Bedeau 85' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 10 October 2020 5 | Scunthorpe United | 1–4 | Forest Green Rovers | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Jarvis 9' Spence 61'Bedeau 79' |
Report | Matt 24', 32', 83' Winchester 90+1'Stevens 90+5' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 17 October 2020 6 | Scunthorpe United | 0–5 | Cambridge United | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Hippolyte 47' 55' Taylor 48'Spence 53' |
Report | Mullin 35' (pen.), 44' (pen.) Cordner 51' (o.g.)Ironside 61', 83' 77' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 20 October 2020 7 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Scunthorpe United | Cheltenham |
| 18:00 BST | Reid 5' (pen.) Boyle 27'Raglan 60' |
Report | Spence 35' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 24 October 2020 8 | Exeter City | 3–1 | Scunthorpe United | Exeter |
| 13:00 BST | Randall 36' Jay 39'Taylor 89' |
Report | Jarvis 42' Rowe 48' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock |
| 14 November 2020 9 | Oldham Athletic | 0–2 | Scunthorpe United | Oldham |
| 15:00 GMT | Hamer 34' |
Report | Bedeau 60' Eisa 62'van Veen 78' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 17 November 2020 10 | Port Vale | 0–1 | Scunthorpe United | Burslem |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Loft 27' Eisa 28'Rowe 58' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 21 November 2020 11 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Morecambe | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Onariase 80' Rowe 90+5' |
Report | Wildig 90+3' Cooney 90+5' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 24 November 2020 12 | Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Scunthorpe |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Kioso 57' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 1 December 2020 13 | Harrogate Town | 2–5 | Scunthorpe United | Harrogate |
| 19:00 GMT | Muldoon 35' Hall 90+2' |
Report | Onariase 16' Eisa 41', 63' (pen.)Loft 74'Jarvis 89' |
Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 5 December 2020 14 | Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | Leyton Orient | Scunthorpe |
| 13:00 GMT | Loft 28' Beestin 78' |
Report | Johnson  7' 79'Widdowson 33'Wilkinson 43'Brophy 83'McAnuff 84' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 8 December 2020 15 | Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Colchester United | Scunthorpe |
| 19:00 GMT | Loft 62' |
Report | Smith 26' Welch-Hayes 35'Clampin 86' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 12 December 2020 16 | Southend United | 1–0 | Scunthorpe United | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Olayinka 80' |
Report | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Stephen Martin |
| 15 December 2020 17 | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Barrow | Scunthorpe |
| 19:00 GMT | Eisa 13' Clarke 31' 90+1'Bedeau 81' |
Report | Quigley 16' Wilson 33'Beadling 90+1' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 19 December 2020 18 | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Scunthorpe United | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Pollock 21' Spokes 59'Holloway |
Report | McAtee 39' Jarvis 55'Clarke 69' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 26 December 2020 19 | Scunthorpe United | 2–3 | Mansfield Town | Scunthorpe |
| 13:00 GMT | Clarke 26' Rawson 38' (o.g.)McAtee 70' |
Report | Lapslie 16' Onariase 29' (o.g.)Bowery 60'Gordon 88' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 29 December 2020 20 | Walsall | 1–2 | Scunthorpe United | Bescot |
| 19:00 GMT | McDonald 55' Gordon 61' |
Report | Loft 20' Hippolyte 27'Gilliead 69' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 2 January 2021 21 | Stevenage | 3–1 | Scunthorpe United | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Carter 11', 22' Wildin 56'Newton 81'Oteh 83' 90+2'Read 87' |
Report | Green 5' Gilliead 43' |
Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 12 January 2021 22 | Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Salford City | Scunthorpe |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Henderson 89' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 16 January 2021 23 | Barrow | 1–0 | Scunthorpe United | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 15:00 GMT | Platt 36' Kay 58', 90+17'Quigley 90+10' |
Report | Brown 28' 86' Clarke 77' |
Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 23 January 2021 24 | Scunthorpe United | 3–0 | Grimsby Town | Scunthorpe |
| 13:00 GMT | Eisa 14', 65' Loft 38', 75'Gilliead 83' |
Report | Wright 29' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 26 January 2021 25 | Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | Port Vale | Scunthorpe |
| 19:00 GMT | Rowe 1' Loft 26', 32'Karacan 41' |
Report | Mills 44' Worrall 86'Brisley 90' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell |
| 29 January 2021 26 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Scunthorpe United | Colchester |
| 19:00 GMT | Eastman 45+7' Harriott 57'Smith 75' |
Report | Beestin 5' Brown 53'Eisa 84' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 20 February 2021 27 | Scunthorpe United | 3–1 | Harrogate Town | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Green 4' Loft 45+3'Eisa 69'Spence 90' |
Report | March 27' (pen.) |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby |
| 23 February 2021 28 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | Horwich |
| 19:00 GMT | John 26' Doyle 37' (pen.), 68'Thomason 62'Sarcevic 74'Williams 84' |
Report | McGahey 62' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 27 February 2021 29 | Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Cheltenham Town | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Smith 25' Wright 41'Thomas 61' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 2 March 2021 30 | Cambridge United | 0–1 | Scunthorpe United | Cambridge |
| 19:00 GMT | Mullin 90+1' Ironside 90+5' |
Report | Beestin 78' |
Stadium: The Abbey Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 6 March 2021 31 | Salford City | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Salford |
| 15:00 GMT | Touray 14' Clarke 33' Thomas-Asante 68' Henderson 88' |
Report | van Veen 21' Rowe 34' Eisa 43' (pen.) Hippolyte 45+1' |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Allan Young |
| 9 March 2021 32 | Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Exeter City | Scunthorpe |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Jay 11' Sparkes 89' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 13 March 2021 33 | Leyton Orient | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Leyton |
| 13:00 GMT | Cissé 34' Brophy 50'Clay 62'Johnson 90+3' |
Report | Loft 12' Karacan 78' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 16 March 2021 34 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Oldham Athletic | Scunthorpe |
| 19:00 GMT | Spence 70' Loft 87'Hallam 90+3' |
Report | McCalmont 48' Jameson 53'Keillor-Dunn 72' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 20 March 2021 35 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Southend United | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Karacan 75' Clarke 78'Beestin 90' |
Report | Hart 62' Dieng 67'Nathaniel-George 79' (pen.) |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 23 March 2021 36 | Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | Bradford City | Scunthorpe |
| 19:00 GMT | Eisa 5' Green 59' |
Report | Sutton 47' Rowe 75'O'Connor 88' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 2 April 2021 37 | Scunthorpe United | 0–0 | Crawley Town | Scunthorpe |
| 13:00 GMT | Green 63' |
Report | McNerney 50' Francomb 90' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 6 April 2021 38 | Carlisle United | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | Carlisle |
| 18:30 BST | Mellish 60', 62' |
Report | Loft 45+1' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 10 April 2021 39 | Scunthorpe United | 0–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Hippolyte 45' Gilliead 65' |
Report | Macdonald 42' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 13 April 2021 40 | Morecambe | 4–1 | Scunthorpe United | Morecambe |
| 18:30 BST | Stockton 25' Mendes Gomes 37'Bedeau 49' (o.g.)Songo'o 60', 78' |
Report | Howe 29' Beestin 83' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 17 April 2021 41 | Forest Green Rovers | 3–2 | Scunthorpe United | Nailsworth |
| 12:30 BST | Moore-Taylor 21' Wilson 47'Bernard 61'Adams 72'Cadden 79'Stokes 80' |
Report | Clarke 17' McGahey 45+1'Eisa 52'Karacan 69'Gilliead 83' |
Stadium: The Innocent [Insert Name Here] Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 20 April 2021 42 | Mansfield Town | 3–0 | Scunthorpe United | Mansfield |
| 19:00 BST | Lapslie 19' Sweeney 62'McLaughlin 71'Perch 80'Sinclair 83' |
Report | Spence 66' |
Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 24 April 2021 43 | Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Walsall | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Beestin 67' |
Report | Osadebe 13' Gordon 23'Clarke 90+1' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Adcock |
| 27 April 2021 44 | Newport County | 4–0 | Scunthorpe United | Newport |
| 18:00 BST | Taft 29' (o.g.) Demetriou 34', 85'Collins 39'Shephard 87' |
Report | Green 87' Onariase 90+1' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 1 May 2021 45 | Bradford City | 0–0 | Scunthorpe United | Bradford |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 8 May 2021 46 | Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Stevenage | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Martin 11' Vancooten 31'Pett 43'List 59'Vincelot 90+4' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates |
FA Cup[edit]
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[44]
Win Draw Loss
| 8 November 2020 First round | Scunthorpe United | 2–3 | Solihull Moors | Scunthorpe |
| 12:00 GMT | McAtee 14' Cordner 48' 90+3'van Veen 84' |
Report | Gleeson 4' (pen.), 80' (pen.) Pearce 49'Williams 59' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell |
EFL Cup[edit]
Win Draw Loss
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[45]
| 5 September 2020 First round | Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | Port Vale | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Colclough 45+2' Loft 69'Spence 79' |
Report | Mills 45+5' Legge 89'Robinson 90+3' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair |
EFL Trophy[edit]
Win Draw Loss
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[46]
| 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 Group Game 1 | Lincoln City | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Lincoln |
| 19:00 BST | Palmer 19' Melbourne 51'Anderson 80' |
Report | Cordner 38' |
Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham |
| Penalties | ||||
Howarth  Montsma Scully Jones |
Jarvis Vincent Hippolyte Gilliead |
|||
| 29 September 2020 Group stage | Scunthorpe United | 0–4 | Manchester City U21 | Scunthorpe |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Knight 17', 63' Edozie 58', 66' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Adcock |
| 10 November 2020 Group stage | Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | Mansfield Town | Scunthorpe |
| 19:00 GMT | Loft 27' O'Malley 63'Rowe 75'Olomola 78' |
Report | Sweeney 34' Reid 44' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
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