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Barrow
2020–21 season
ChairmanPaul Hornby
ManagerDavid Dunn
StadiumHolker Street

The 2020–21 season is Barrow's 119th year in existence and their first season in League Two having gained promotion from the National League in 2020 ending a 48 year exile from the Football League.[1] Along with League Two, 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.


Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
20 July 2020 CB Australia Tom Beadling Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Free transfer [2]
20 July 2020 CF England Luke James England Hartlepool United Free transfer [3]
20 July 2020 CM England Mike Jones England Carlisle United Free transfer [4]
29 July 2020 CB England Matthew Platt England Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed [5]
31 July 2020 CB Wales James Jones England Altrincham Undisclosed [6]
2 August 2020 AM England Callum Gribbin England Sheffield United Free transfer [7]
4 August 2020 LB Northern Ireland Bobby Burns Scotland Heart of Midlothian Free transfer [8]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 CB England Matthew Elsdon England Blyth Spartans Released [9][10]
1 July 2020 CB England Josh Granite England Buxton Released [9][11]
1 July 2020 CF England Byron Harrison Unattached Released [9]
1 July 2020 GK England Jonathan Saltmer Unattached Released [9]
1 July 2020 GK England Luke Simpson Unattached Released [9]
1 July 2020 CM England Mark Waddington Unattached Released [9]
20 July 2020 AM England John Rooney England Stockport County Undisclosed [12]

Pre-season

Competitions

EFL League Two

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League Two

League table

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[13]
(R) Relegated

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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

References

  1. ^ "Barrow promoted back to English Football League after National League vote". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ "Midfielder Tom Beadling joins hometown club Barrow AFC to complete hat-trick of new signings". The Mail. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Midfielder Luke James signs for Barrow AFC to begin second spell with the club". The Mail. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Carlisle United midfielder Mike Jones moves across Cumbria to sign for Barrow AFC". The Mail. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Matty Platt Is A Bluebird!". Barrow A.F.C. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Bluebirds Capture James Jones!". Barrow A.F.C. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Barrow sign ex-Blades midfielder Gribbin". BBC. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Bobby Burns Is A Bluebird!". Barrow A.F.C. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Released & Retained List". Barrow A.F.C. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Elsdon joins Blyth Spartans". Blyth Spartans F.C. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Former Barrow AFC captain Josh Granite signs for Buxton". The Mail (Cumbria). 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Rooney joins Stockport from Barrow". BBC. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  13. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
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