2020–21 Barrow A.F.C. season

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.

Barrow
2020–21 season
ChairmanPaul Hornby
ManagerDavid Dunn
StadiumHolker Street

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 2020CBTom Beadling Dunfermline AthleticFree transfer[2]
20 July 2020CFLuke James Hartlepool UnitedFree transfer[3]
20 July 2020CMMike Jones Carlisle UnitedFree transfer[4]
29 July 2020CBMatthew Platt Blackburn RoversUndisclosed[5]
31 July 2020CBJames Jones AltrinchamUndisclosed[6]
2 August 2020AMCallum Gribbin Sheffield UnitedFree transfer[7]
4 August 2020LBBobby Burns Heart of MidlothianFree transfer[8]

Transfers out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020CBMatthew Elsdon Blyth SpartansReleased[9][10]
1 July 2020CBJosh Granite BuxtonReleased[9][11]
1 July 2020CFByron Harrison UnattachedReleased[9]
1 July 2020GKJonathan Saltmer UnattachedReleased[9]
1 July 2020GKLuke Simpson UnattachedReleased[9]
1 July 2020CMMark Waddington UnattachedReleased[9]
20 July 2020AMJohn Rooney Stockport CountyUndisclosed[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
1 Barrow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the EFL League One
2 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cambridge United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Carlisle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Cheltenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Colchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Crawley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. 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]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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. "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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