The 2020–21 season was the 113th season of

Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Town Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Fleetwood, Lancashire. Established in 1997, the current Fleetwood Town F.C. is the fourth incarnation of the club; it was originally formed in ...

and the seventh consecutive season in League One, following their play-off semi-final defeat to Wycombe Wanderers during the previous season. Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup,

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and

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Background

During the previous campaign, Fleetwood finished 6th in the incomplete League One season and qualified for the play-offs. However, they were eliminated 6–3 on aggregate in the semi-finals by Wycombe Wanderers. Manager Joey Barton retained his role as manager from the previous season.

Transfers

Transfers in

Loans in

Loans out

Transfers out

Pre-season

Competitions

EFL League One

League table

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.

FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.

EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson. The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by

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EFL Trophy

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August. The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's. The third round was made on 10 December 2020 by

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Statistics

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from another club for the whole of their season with Bristol Rovers. , - !colspan=14, ''Players out on loan:'' , - !colspan=14, ''Players who left the club:''