Tranmere Rovers 2020–21 football season
| 2020–21 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Mark Palios | ||
| Manager | Mike Jackson (until 31 October) Keith Hill (until 11 May) Ian Dawes | ||
| Stadium | Prenton Park | ||
| League Two | 7th (promotion play-offs) | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| EFL Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Runners-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: James Vaughan (18) All: James Vaughan (21) | ||
| |||
| ← 2019–202021–22 → | |||
The 2020–21 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season was the 137th season of Tranmere Rovers' existence and their first season return in EFL League Two having been relegated after the premature conclusion of the 2019-20 season due to COVID-19. Along with League Two, the club contested in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2020 | DM |  |
Jay Spearing | Blackpool |
Free transfer | |
| 10 August 2020 | LW | |
Otis Khan | Mansfield Town |
Free transfer | |
| 11 August 2020 | CF | |
James Vaughan | Bradford City |
Free transfer | |
| 17 August 2020 | CM | |
Paul Lewis | Cambridge United |
Free transfer | |
| 22 August 2020 | GK |  |
Joe Murphy | Shrewsbury Town |
Free transfer | |
| 14 September 2020 | LW | |
Kaiyne Woolery | Swindon Town |
Free transfer | |
| 10 November 2020 | RW | |
Danny Lloyd | Salford City |
Free transfer | |
| 25 January 2021 | CF | |
Charlie Jolley | Wigan Athletic |
Undisclosed |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2020 | CB | |
Lee O'Connor |  Celtic |
30 June 2021 | |
| 19 August 2020 | LB | |
Calum Macdonald | Blackpool |
30 June 2021 | |
| 17 September 2020 | RW | |
Liam Feeney | Blackpool |
30 June 2021 | |
| 14 October 2020 | DM | |
Jack Young | Newcastle United |
End of season | |
| 16 October 2020 | CF | |
Sam Smith | Reading |
January 2021 | |
| 22 January 2021 | CM | |
Nya Kirby | Crystal Palace |
End of season | |
| 1 February 2021 | CM | |
Ali Crawford | Bolton Wanderers |
End of season | |
| 1 February 2021 | CF | |
David Nugent | Preston North End |
End of season |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 March 2021 | CB | |
Mark Ellis | Notts County |
End of season |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | CF | |
Connor Jennings | Stockport County |
Free Transfer | |
| 1 July 2020 | FW | |
Bailey Thompson | Tadcaster Albion |
Free Transfer | |
| 20 July 2020 | CF | |
Paul Mullin | Cambridge United |
Free transfer | |
| 1 August 2020 | DM |  |
Luke McCullough | Glentoran |
Free transfer | |
| 6 August 2020 | RB | |
Jake Caprice | Exeter City |
Free transfer | |
| 7 August 2020 | RB | |
Evan Gumbs | Warrington Town |
Free transfer | |
| 17 August 2020 | DM | |
David Perkins | AFC Fylde |
Free transfer | |
| 22 August 2020 | CM | |
Harvey Gilmour | Stockport County |
Free Transfer | |
| 4 September 2020 | GK |  |
Luke Pilling | Notts County |
Free transfer | |
| 16 October 2020 | CM |  |
Neil Danns | Radcliffe |
Free transfer | |
| 22 October 2020 | CM | |
Darren Potter | Altrincham |
Free transfer | |
| 18 January 2021 | CM | |
Ollie Banks | Barrow |
Undisclosed | |
| 25 January 2021 | CF | |
Stefan Payne | Grimsby Town |
Free transfer | |
| 11 February 2021 | CF | |
Morgan Ferrier |  Maccabi Petah Tikva |
Undisclosed |
Pre-season
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Tranmere Rovers v The New Saints| 18 August 2020 Friendly | Tranmere Rovers | 0–1 | The New Saints | Leasowe |
| 14:00 BST | Report |  75' |
Stadium: Solar Campus Attendance: 0 |
| 22 August 2020 Friendly | Tranmere Rovers | 0–3 | Warrington Town | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Buckley 49' Dixon 75'Mackreth 90' (pen.) |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 |
| 25 August 2020 Friendly | Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | Preston North End | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 BST | Payne 89' |
Report | Barkhuizen 32' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 |
Competitions
League Two
Main article: 2020–21 EFL League TwoLeague table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers (P) | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 79 | Promotion to the EFL League One |
| 4 | Morecambe (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 78 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Newport County | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 73 | |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 73 | |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 73 | |
| 8 | Salford City | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 71 | |
| 9 | Exeter City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 71 | 50 | +21 | 70 | |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 66 | |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 61 |
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
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Result summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 73 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 28 | −3 |
Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source:
Results by matchday
| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | D | L | D | D | L | D | W | W | L | D |
| Position | 17 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss Postponed
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.
Mansfield Town v Tranmere Rovers| 12 September 2020 1 | Mansfield Town | 0–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Mansfield |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell |
| 19 September 2020 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–3 | Cheltenham Town | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 BST | Vaughan  44'Lewis 90+1' |
Report | Raglan 6' Williams 20'Lewis 39' (o.g.)Sercombe 88'Blair 88' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 26 September 2020 3 | Cambridge United | 0–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Cambridge |
| 15:00 BST | Cundy 53' Ironside 67'Knoyle 79' |
Report | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 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 | Salford City | 2–2 | Tranmere Rovers | Salford |
| 15:00 BST | Towell 2' Wilson 20' |
Report | Khan 6' Morris 45+1' 86'Lewis 48' 90+3' |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 17 October 2020 6 | Newport County | 1–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Newport |
| 15:00 BST | Janneh 25' Sheehan 38' |
Report | Banks 21' Lewis  52' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 20 October 2020 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–1 | Leyton Orient | Birkenhead |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Johnson 71' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 24 October 2020 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–0 | Southend United | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 BST | Clarke 31' Vaughan 52' 83' |
Report | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 27 October 2020 9 | Crawley Town | 4–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Crawley |
| 18:30 GMT | Watters 13' Nichols 21'Tunnicliffe 24'Frost 77' |
Report | Smith 55' Vaughan 61'Macdonald 79' |
Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham |
| 31 October 2020 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–1 | Morecambe | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 GMT | Khan 50' |
Report | Phillips 57' (pen.) |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 3 November 2020 11 | Harrogate Town | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Harrogate |
| 19:00 GMT | Kirby 58' |
Report | Monthé 65' Khan 79' |
Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 14 November 2020 12 | Port Vale | 3–4 | Tranmere Rovers | Burslem |
| 15:00 GMT | Conlon 16' (pen.) Amoo 24'Joyce 52'Brown 54'Legge 59'Rodney 75' |
Report | Davies 45+2' Vaughan 58', 71' (pen.)Woolery 90+3'Morris 90+6' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 21 November 2020 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 5–0 | Grimsby Town | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 GMT | Vaughan 10', 29' (pen.) Clarke 27'Khan 34'Monthé 79'Lewis 86' |
Report | Hendrie 35' Waterfall 65' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 24 November 2020 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Carlisle United | Birkenhead |
| 19:00 GMT | Blackett-Taylor 51' Monthé 54'Lewis 69' |
Report | Hayden 67' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock |
| 1 December 2020 15 | Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Oldham |
| 19:00 GMT | Piergianni 25' Ntambwe 61'Barnett 84' |
Report | Spearing 16' Vaughan 27' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
| 5 December 2020 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–3 | Walsall | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 GMT | Feeney 31' |
Report | Adebayo 19' McDonald 48'Scarr 67' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 12 December 2020 17 | Exeter City | 5–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Exeter |
| 15:00 GMT | Bowman 8', 27', 77' Jay 18' (pen.)Parkes 49'Taylor 73' |
Report | Macdonald 41' Clarke 62'Davies 73' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1,630 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–3 | Tranmere Rovers | Bolton |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Clarke 28' Morris 68'Vaughan 75' (pen.) |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 26 December 2020 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–1 | Bradford City | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Evans 12' Wood 35'Novak 62' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 29 December 2020 20 | Barrow | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 19:45 GMT | Brough 45+1' Biggins 53'  68'Quigley 65' (pen.) |
Report | Vaughan 23' 68' Feeney 60' |
Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium Attendance: 1,131 Referee: James Bell |
| 16 January 2021 21 | Stevenage | 0–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Spearing 65' Vaughan 90+1' |
Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 19 January 2021 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 3–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Birkenhead |
| 19:00 GMT | Lewis 12' Vaughan 47'Feeney 76'Davies 87'Ferrier 90+2' |
Report | Whitehouse 65', 72' Wagstaff 90+2', 90+3' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 23 January 2021 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 GMT | Lloyd 4' Monthé 40'Vaughan 56' (pen.)Clarke 57' |
Report | Delaney 55' 75' Sarcevic 66' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 26 January 2021 24 | Tranmere Rovers | 3–2 | Harrogate Town | Birkenhead |
| 19:00 GMT | Vaughan 36' (pen.) 53' 90' Woolery 51'MacDonald 57'Lewis 86' |
Report | McPake 25' Hall 35' 69'March 72' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 30 January 2021 25 | Morecambe | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Morecambe |
| 15:00 GMT | Phillips  38'Songo'o 45'Cooney 62'Hendrie 90+3' |
Report | Spearing 65' Woolery 74' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 6 February 2021 26 | Tranmere Rovers | 3–1 | Port Vale | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 GMT | Woolery 17' Vaughan 30' 59' 90+3' |
Taylor 41' Montaño 71' Guthrie 72' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
| 9 February 2021 27 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–1 | Stevenage | Birkenhead |
| 19:00 GMT | Spearing 79' |
Report | Newton 82' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Madley |
| 20 February 2021 28 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–2 | Oldham Athletic | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 GMT | Clarke 8' Vaughan 39'Macdonald 42'Woolery 44', 51'Lewis 90+4' |
Report | Keillor-Dunn 2', 31' Jombati 8' 47'Bahamboula 78'Blackwood 87' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 23 February 2021 29 | Carlisle United | 2–3 | Tranmere Rovers | Carlisle |
| 19:00 GMT | Kayode 3' Anderton 27' |
Report | Lewis 12' Woolery 21'Vaughan 43', 88' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 27 February 2021 30 | Leyton Orient | 1–3 | Tranmere Rovers | Leyton |
| 15:00 GMT | McAnuff 41' Turley 68'Akinola 71' |
Report | Lewis 24' Woolery 56'Morris 63'Vaughan 73'Feeney 90+5' |
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 2 March 2021 31 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Newport County | Birkenhead |
| 19:00 GMT | Feeney 7' Spearing 79'Lloyd 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 6 March 2021 32 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–1 | Crawley Town | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 GMT | Clarke 14' |
Report | Nadesan 19' Nichols 58' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Pollard |
| 9 March 2021 33 | Southend United | 0–2 | Tranmere Rovers | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:00 GMT | White 55' Hackett-Fairchild 86' |
Report | Lewis 8' Ray 24' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 17 March 2021 34 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Cleethorpes |
| 19:00 GMT | Lamy 8' Clifton 60' |
Report | Blackett-Taylor 47' Ridehalgh 71' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 20 March 2021 35 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | Exeter City | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 BST | Nugent 18' (pen.) Lloyd 68' (pen.) Lewis 74' |
Report | Randall 20' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 23 March 2021 36 | Colchester United | 2–2 | Tranmere Rovers | Colchester |
| 19:00 GMT | Pell 9', 30' Sarpong-Wiredu 55', 65' |
Report | Khan 50' Lloyd 62' (pen.)Spearing 67' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 27 March 2021 37 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 BST | Woolery 45+3' Spearing 59'Khan 89' |
Report | Law 68' Quinn 76' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 2 April 2021 38 | Cheltenham Town | 4–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | Thomas 4' Boyle 14'Sercombe 35'May 42'Smith 52'Wright 57' |
Report | O'Connor 45+3' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby |
| 5 April 2021 39 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | Cambridge United | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 BST | Lewis 11' 80' Clarke 60' |
Report | Mullin 60' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 10 April 2021 40 | 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 41 | Walsall | 1–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Bescot |
| 19:00 BST | Osadebe 70' |
Report | Spearing 49' 74' Lewis 78'Vaughan 90+4' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 17 April 2021 42 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–0 | Salford City | Birkenhead |
| 12:30 BST | Woolery 34' Khan 36' |
Report | Turnbull 60' Dieseruvwe 90' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 20 April 2021 43 | Bradford City | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Bradford |
| 19:00 BST | Crankshaw 44' |
Report | Woolery 19' O'Connor 45+1' (o.g.) Lloyd 45+3' Lewis 45+6' |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 24 April 2021 44 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Barrow | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 GMT | Nugent 67' Clarke 82' |
Report | Banks 82' Ntlhe 82' Thomas 90+3' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 1 May 2021 45 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Adams 22' 57' Collins 45+2', 81' (pen.)Davison 50' |
Report | Morris 90+6' |
Stadium: The Innocent Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 8 May 2021 46 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–0 | Colchester United | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 GMT | Khan 55' |
Report | Lapslie 11' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell |
Play-offs
Main article: 2021 English Football League play-offs Tranmere Rovers v Morecambe| 20 May 2021 (2021-05-20) Semi-Final First Leg | Tranmere Rovers | 1–2 | Morecambe | Birkenhead |
| 18:00 BST | Clarke 19' Spearing 54'Vaughan 78'Lloyd 83'O'Connor 89' |
Report | Knight-Percival 15' McAlinden 45+1'Lyons 87'Mendes Gomes 89' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 23 May 2021 (2021-05-23) Semi-Final Second Leg | Morecambe | 1–1 (3–2 agg.) | Tranmere Rovers | Morecambe |
| 12:30 BST | Wildig 9' Cooney 76' |
Report | Vaughan 53', 81' |
Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 1,558 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
FA Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FA CupThe draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October. The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley. The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Tranmere Rovers v Accrington Stanley| 7 November 2020 First round | Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | Accrington Stanley | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 GMT | Blackett-Taylor 13' Clarke 84' |
Report | Bishop 24' Butcher 64'Burgess 88' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 27 November 2020 Second round | Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Brackley Town | Birkenhead |
| 19:55 GMT | Woolery 67' |
Report | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 10 January 2021 Third round | Barnsley | 2–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Barnsley |
| 13:30 GMT | Helik 59' Woodrow 90+5' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 0 |
EFL Cup
Main article: 2020–21 EFL CupWin Draw Loss Postponed
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.
Tranmere Rovers v Harrogate Town| 5 September 2020 First round | Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 (7–8 p) | Harrogate Town | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 BST | Spearing 34' Vaughan 64' |
Report | Kerry 69' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
| Penalties | ||||
| Vaughan Khan  Banks Macdonald Spearing Morris Payne Clarke O'Connor Monthé |
Thomson Stead Muldoon Beck Burrell Smith Hall Fallowfield Kerry Falkingham |
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EFL Trophy
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy See also: 2021 EFL Trophy FinalWin Draw Loss Postponed
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 Jon Parkin. The draw for the semi-final was announced on 5 February.
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L2 | Port Vale | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 8 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | L1 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | ACA | Liverpool U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 0 |
| 8 September 2020 Group stage | Port Vale | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Tranmere Rovers | Burslem |
| 19:00 BST | Fitzpatrick 42' Conlon 90+1' |
Report | Banks 23' Macdonald 74' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| Penalties | ||||
| Whitehead Cullen Conlon Trickett-Smith Rodney Fitzpatrick |
Banks Khan Morris O'Connor Payne Walker-Rice |
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| 29 September 2020 Group stage | Tranmere Rovers | 3–2 | Liverpool U21 | Birkenhead |
| 19:00 BST | Lewis 38' Macdonald 65'Vaughan 74', 75'Payne 90+1' |
Report | Cain 50' Longstaff 83' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 11 November 2020 Group stage | Tranmere Rovers | 2–2 (3–1 p) | Wigan Athletic | Birkenhead |
| 18:30 GMT | Woolery 45+1' Morris 72' |
Report | Keane 19' McHugh 45+3' 90+1' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| Penalties | ||||
| Ferrier Lloyd Smith Banks Morris |
James Joseph Perry Crankshaw |
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| 8 December 2020 Second round | Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | Manchester City U21 | Birkenhead |
| 19:45 GMT | Lloyd 27' Banks 88' (pen.)Nelson 90+3' |
Report | Delap 17' Lavia 33'Mbete-Tabu 56' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 568 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 13 January 2021 Third round | Tranmere Rovers | 4–2 | Leicester City U21 | Birkenhead |
| 19:00 GMT | Ferrier 4' Lloyd 37', 45+1'Blackett-Taylor 53'Khan 87' |
Report | Wakeling 36' Daley-Campbell 41'Suengchitthawon 56' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 2 February 2021 Quarter-final | Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | Peterborough United | Birkenhead |
| 19:00 GMT | Lloyd 38' Lewis 82' |
Report | Clarke-Harris 90+1' (pen.) |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 16 February 2021 Semi-final | Oxford United | 0–2 | Tranmere Rovers | Oxford |
| 18:00 GMT | Grayson 37' Taylor 50', 75' |
Report | Macdonald 17' Woolery 35'Morris 66'Feeney 90+1' |
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 14 March 2021 Final | Sunderland | 1–0 | Tranmere Rovers | London |
| 15:00 GMT | Gooch 57' |
Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
Squad statistics
- Source:
- Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
- Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
- Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Newport County.
- Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
- Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
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