2020–21 Harrogate Town A.F.C. season
| 2020–21 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Irving Weaver |
| Manager | Simon Weaver |
| Stadium | Keepmoat Stadium (until 10 October) Wetherby Road |
The 2020–21 season will be Harrogate Town's first season in the Football League following their promotion from the National League in the previous season. They will compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football, alongside the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The club will begin the season at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, whilst a grass pitch is installed at their traditional Wetherby Road stadium in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
Background
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 will play all their home matches for the first month of the season at Doncaster Rovers' Keepmoat Stadium whilst the club replace their synthetic pitch at Wetherby Road.[4]
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2020 | DM |  |
Connor Kirby | Sheffield Wednesday |
Free transfer | [5] |
| 11 August 2020 | CB | |
Jake Lawlor |  Wrexham |
Free transfer | [6] |
| 13 August 2020 | LM | |
Tom Walker | AFC Fylde |
Undisclosed | [7] |
| 14 August 2020 | CB | |
Kevin Lokko | Dover Athletic |
Free transfer | [8] |
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | SS | |
Sam Jones |  Unattached |
Released | [9] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB |  |
Maxim Kouogun | Unattached |
Released | [9] |
| 1 July 2020 | LB | |
George Smith | Gateshead |
Released | [9][10] |
| 1 July 2020 | LB | |
Matty Taylor | Unattached |
Released | [9] |
Friendly matches
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Competitions
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 |
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[11]
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 |
Source: BBC Sport
Results by round
Matches
Win Draw Loss Postponed
FA Cup
Win Draw Loss
EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss
EFL Trophy
Win Draw Loss
References
- ^ Howell, Rhys (12 June 2020). "When the National League play-offs will take place and how you can watch them". Harrogate Advertiser. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Harrogate Town 1–0 Boreham Wood: Jack Muldoon winner secures Wembley National League final place". BBC Sport. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ Freeman, Jay (2 August 2020). "National League promotion final: Harrogate Town beat Notts County 3–1 to secure place in League Two". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Harrogate Town: Doncaster Rovers groundshare for EFL newcomers". BBC Sport. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Connor Kirby is our first summer addition". Harrogate Town A.F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Lawlor signs up for our EFL adventure". Harrogate Town A.F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Tom Walker Is Signing Number Three". Harrogate Town A.F.C. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Kevin Lokko Joins The Ranks". Harrogate Town A.F.C. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Harrogate Town Retained List". Harrogate Town A.F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Heed complete first new signing of the summer as Smith returns to Tyneside". Gateshead F.C. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.