2020–21 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, January
On the 22 Rovers announced midfielder Stefan Mols had returned from his loan spell at Intercity.


2020–21 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, January
On the 27 Rovers announced goalkeeper Joe Hilton had signed a new contract until 2022 & joined Ross County until the end of the season.


2020–21 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, February
On the 1 Rovers announced the signing of defender Harry Pickering from Crewe Alexandra for an undisclosed fee, on a 4 and half year deal until 2025, he will remain on loan until the end of the season, Rovers also announced defender Joe Grayson had joined Oxford United on loan until the end of the season, Rovers also announced defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis had joined on loan from Manchester City until the end of the season, Rovers also announced forward Jack Vale had joined Rochdale on loan until the end of the season.


2020–21 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, February
On the 2 Rovers announced midfielder Tom White had returned from his loan spell at Bolton Wanderers, Rovers also announced defender Tyler Magloire had joined Motherwell on loan until the end of the season.


2020–21 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, February
On the 5 Rovers announced midfielder Tom White had joined Hartlepool United on a short-term loan deal.


2020–21 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, February
On the 15 Rovers announced midfielder John Buckley signed a new long-term deal until 2024, with the option of a further 12 months.


2020–21 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, February
On the 16 Rovers announced midfielder Tyrhys Dolan signed a new long-term deal until 2024, with the option of a further 12 months.


2020–21 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, March
On the 4 Rovers announced defender Derrick Williams had left the club by mutual consent to join LA Galaxy.


2020–21 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, May
On the 7 Rovers announced their end of season award winners Thomas Kaminski was voted Player of the Season, Harvey Elliott's goal against Millwall was voted Goal of the Season, Adam Armstrong was voted Player's Player of the Year & Junior Rovers Player of the Year & Tyrhys Dolan was named this season's PFA Club Community Champion.


2020–21 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The third round draw was made on 30th November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.


2020–21 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Competitions, 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 Phil Babb.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season
The 2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season was the club's 112th season in the English Football League, and their fourth-consecutive season in League One, the third tier of the Football League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season
Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup. They were knocked out of the EFL Cup in the first round and the EFL Trophy in the second round. In the third round of the FA Cup, Blackpool defeated Premier League side West Bromwich Albion on penalties, giving the Seasiders a first FA Cup win over top-flight opposition since they beat Burnley 45 years prior. They were knocked out by Brighton in the following round.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season
The club finished third in League One and won promotion to the EFL Championship via the play-offs after a six-year absence.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season
It was head coach Neil Critchley's first full season in charge.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season
On 12 June, the club announced their retained list. Eight players were released: goalkeeping trio Myles Boney, Mark Howard and Christoffer Mafoumbi, defender Sean Graham, midfielders Yusifu Ceesay and Sean Scannell, and forwards Armand Gnanduillet and Owen Watkinson. Club captain Jay Spearing turned down a new contract and also departed.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season
Goalkeeper Chris Maxwell signed a new two-year contract on 16 June.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season
On 17 June, head coach Neil Critchley brought in Mike Garrity to be his assistant. Garrity left Liverpool, whose Academy he had been working in since 2007.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season
Keshi Anderson, a forward, became the first arrival at the club on 29 June.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season
18-year-old Cameron Antwi signed his first professional contract on 3 July – a one-year deal, with the club having the option to extend for a second year. He had been in the club's academy.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season
24-year-old centre-back Marvin Ekpiteta joined on a free transfer on 8 July, having let his contract with Leyton Orient run out. He signed a two-year contract, with the club having an option to extend for a further year.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season
The following day, Montenegrin midfielder Oliver Sarkic signed on a free transfer.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season
Forward Jerry Yates joined from Rotherham United for an undisclosed fee on 21 July. He was joined the next day by Mansfield Town winger CJ Hamilton, who signed a three-year contract. The club's fifth signing of the close season, the fee was undisclosed.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season
Forward Ryan Hardie returned to Plymouth Argyle on loan, this time for the season, having had a successful spell there last season. He made the move permanent on 29 January.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season
Another forward, 16-year-old Tony Weston, joined Rangers on 31 July.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season
On 6 August, midfielder Ethan Robson signed. He was a free agent, having left Sunderland after sixteen years. Forward Nathan Delfouneso joined Bolton Wanderers, managed by his former Seasiders teammate Ian Evatt, the same day.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season
Left-back Calum Macdonald joined Tranmere Rovers on a season-long loan on 19 August. He made the move permanent on 1 February.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season
Another midfielder, Jordan Williams, signed on a free transfer on 24 August. He left to join Ian Evatt's Bolton Wanderers on transfer-deadline day.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season
On 25 August, former Manchester United Academy goalkeeper Alex Fojtíček joined. He had played a few pre-season friendlies on trial for Blackpool.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season
On 28 August, forward Adi Yussuf joined Wrexham on a season-long loan. His loan was cut short, with his returning to Bloomfield Road on 1 February, but he went back out on loan the following day, to Chesterfield.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season, Results
On 8 August, Blackpool made the short trip down the coast to play Southport to kick-off their pre-season campaign — their first fixture in 151 days. Grant Ward opened the scoring in the first half, before further second-half strikes from Sullay Kaikai and debutant pair Keshi Anderson and Jerry Yates sealed a 4–0 victory for Neil Critchley's side.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season, Results
Seven days later, Blackpool travelled to Vale Park to take on Port Vale. A Sullay Kaikai goal two minutes before half-time was cancelled out early in the second half by Scott Burgess. Keshi Anderson, like Kaikai, scored his second goal of pre-season to restore the visitors' lead.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season, Results
Barrow visited Bloomfield Road on 18 August. Jordan Thorniley put the hosts ahead on 38 minutes. Dior Angus levelled for David Dunn's men with 20 minutes left, before Matty Virtue restored Blackpool's lead after 81 minutes.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season, Results
Premier League Everton made the short trip to the Fylde Coast on 22 August. The hosts went 3–0 up inside 12 minutes through goals by CJ Hamilton, Sullay Kaikai and Grant Ward. Everton replied before half-time with goals from Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Gylfi Sigurdsson. Sigurdsson got a second after the break to make it 3–3, which is how the match finished.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season, Results
Blackpool fell to a 3–2 defeat at home to Blackburn Rovers on 25 August. Matty Virtue scored Blackpool's goal, making the score 1–2 late in the first half.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season, Results
A planned friendly against Oldham Athletic was cancelled due to Blackpool's involvement in the EFL Cup.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season, Results
A final friendly took place at Anfield against Liverpool on 5 September. Blackpool went 2–0 up inside 34 minutes, through CJ Hamilton and a penalty from Jerry Yates, before Joël Matip pulled one back two minutes before the break. Sadio Mané levelled for the hosts on 52 minutes. Two minutes later Roberto Firmino put Liverpool ahead for the first time. Harvey Elliott made it 4–2 on 69 minutes, and Takumi Minamino added a fifth three minutes later. Divock Origi made it 6–2 with five minutes remaining. Sepp van den Berg scored Liverpool's seventh on 88 minutes.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, August
Blackpool's season opened with an EFL Cup first-round tie with Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on 29 August. The match finished goalless after 90 minutes and went to penalties, with Stoke being the victors 5–4.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, August
Striker Joe Nuttall was loaned out to Northampton Town for the season on 31 August.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, September
September began with another new signing, with forward Bez Lubala joining, for an undisclosed fee, from Crawley Town.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, September
Midfielder Ben Garrity joined Oldham Athletic on loan for the season on 2 September.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, September
The following day, midfielder Dan Kemp joined on a season-long loan from West Ham United. He was recalled by the Premier League club on 15 January.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, September
The arrival of left-back Demetri Mitchell on 4 September made it four transactions in as many days, and brought the Seasiders' number of incomings for the season to eleven.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, September
Blackpool and Barrow played out a goalless draw in the EFL Trophy on 8 September. Blackpool won the penalty shootout 5–3, however, thus gaining a bonus point.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, September
Blackpool opened their League campaign at Plymouth Argyle on 12 September. They lost to Luke Jephcott's headed goal on three minutes.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, September
Last season's Player of the Year Liam Feeney was loaned out to Tranmere Rovers for the season on 17 September.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, September
Swindon Town visited the seaside on 19 September. A first-half double from CJ Hamilton gave the Seasiders the three points.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, September
Left-back Luke Garbutt joined on a free transfer on 22 September, having left Everton.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, September
A 2–0 defeat at Gillingham seven days later dropped Blackpool down to 13th.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, October
Midfielder Nathan Shaw joined AFC Fylde on loan on 2 October. Initially intended to be until the end of the season, he returned in January after AFC Fylde's season was put on hold due to COVID-19.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, October
Blackpool hosted Lincoln City on 3 October. CJ Hamilton put the Tangerines ahead on 17 minutes, before the first of two goals from Jorge Grant brought matters level on 24 minutes, via the penalty spot. Demetri Mitchell scored his first goal for Blackpool on 82 minutes, restoring their lead, but another penalty from Grant levelled proceedings again three minutes later. James Husband was sent off a minute earlier. Lewis Montsma scored what proved to be the winner on 88 minutes. Blackpool dropped to 21st place with the defeat.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, October
On 5 October, Icelandic defender Daníel Leó Grétarsson joined the club from Aalesunds, while defender/midfielder Daniel Ballard joined on loan from Arsenal until January.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, October
The following day, Blackpool drew 1–1 with Accrington Stanley in the EFL Trophy, but they missed out on a bonus point by losing in the subsequent penalty shootout. Keshi Anderson opened his scoring account for the Seasiders.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, October
On 9 October, Michael Nottingham left the club, joining recent opponents Accrington Stanley.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, October
The following day, Ipswich Town visited Bloomfield Road and returned south with all three points after a 4–1 victory. Luke Chambers put them ahead on 16 minutes, before Gwion Edwards and Teddy Bishop made it 3–0 at half-time. Gary Madine, with his first goal of the season, pulled one back for the Seasiders on the hour mark. Edwards scored his second with ten minutes remaining. Blackpool's fourth defeat in their opening five League games, they dropped one place to 22nd.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, October
Transfer deadline day, 16 October, saw two arrivals and one departure. Out, on loan to Newport County, went midfielder Jamie Devitt. Inbound were forward Ben Woodburn, on loan from Liverpool, and Australian midfielder Kenny Dougall, on a free transfer.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, October
On 17 October, Blackpool ended their run of defeats with a 1–1 draw at Crewe Alexandra, Blackpool manager Neil Critchley's first club of his short playing career. Mikael Mandron opened the scoring for the Railwaymen on 54 minutes. Grant Ward scored his first goal of the campaign to bring the visitors level on 71 minutes.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, October
Charlton Athletic returned south with all three points after a single-goal victory at Bloomfield Road on 20 October. James Husband was sent off inside two minutes for the hosts, for whom it was a fifth defeat in their first seven League fixtures.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, October
Blackpool travelled to Burton Albion on 31 October. A Jerry Yates double, either side of Daníel Leó Grétarsson's own goal, gave the Tangerines all three points. They climbed to 16th place with the victory.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, November
On 3 November, Blackpool beat Wigan by a single Sullay Kaikai goal. The victory lifted them to 12th.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, November
Five days later, the Seasiders made it into the hat for the second-round draw of the FA Cup with a 3–0 win at Eastbourne Borough, the biggest game in the hosts' history.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, November
Blackpool made it four consecutive victories, and their fifth in six, with a 3–0 scoreline at home to Leeds United Under-21s in the EFL Trophy on 11 November. Midfielders Rob Apter and Cameron Antwi made their professional debuts in the tie.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, November
After a ten-day break, Blackpool travelled to Peterborough United, and returned with all three points in a 2–1 victory, extending their winning streak to five. Jerry Yates put the visitors in the lead on 19 minutes. Frankie Kent levelled for Posh on 84 minutes, but Gary Madine scored a winner in the first minute of added time. Manager Neil Critchley dedicated the win to the club's Academy Manager Warren Green, who died the previous day, aged 46.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, November
Doncaster Rovers brought Blackpool's winning run to an end on 24 November, coming from 0–2 down with three second-half goals. Jerry Yates had opened the scoring for the visitors from the penalty spot, making himself the club's top goal scorer, with five in all competitions, in the process. CJ Hamilton doubled the lead, only for Blackpool to concede goals on 48, 52 and (again from the penalty spot) 76 minutes.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, November
November ended with a passage into the third round of the FA Cup, after a 4–0 victory at Harrogate Town on the 28th. A Mark Beck own goal put the visitors ahead five minutes into the second half. Grant Ward doubled the lead five minutes later. Jordan Gabriel netted his first goal for Blackpool on 85 minutes, before Dan Kemp made it four two minutes into added time.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, December
Blackpool won with a single-goal scoreline against Portsmouth at Bloomfield Road on 1 December. Keshi Anderson scored the goal on 64 minutes. Blackpool climbed to 12th place with the three points. Earlier in the day, Cameron Antwi joined Southport on loan until 17 January.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, December
They made it eight wins from their last nine matches on 5 December, with a 1–0 edging of Fylde Coast rivals Fleetwood Town at Highbury Stadium. Gary Madine scored the goal on 16 minutes, his fifth in all competitions this season. Blackpool remained in 12th place.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, December
The two sides met again three days later at the same venue in the knockout stage of the EFL Trophy. Fleetwood won 5–4 on penalties.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, December
Oxford United visited the seaside on 12 December and returned south with a point after a goalless draw. Blackpool dropped one place to 13th.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, December
League leaders Hull City travelled to Bloomfield Road three days later. Mallik Wilks put the visitors ahead on 38 minutes. Jerry Yates equalised in first-half injury time. Keshi Anderson put the Seasiders ahead for the first time on 66 minutes. Reece Burke brought matters level again in the final minute of normal time, but CJ Hamilton scored the winner three minutes into stoppage time. Blackpool climbed one place to 12th, and had won nine of their last twelve matches.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, December
A goalless draw followed, at Accrington Stanley on 19 December. Blackpool remained 12th.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, December
Goalkpeeper Sam Walker joined on an emergency seven-day loan on 23 December, as cover for Chris Maxwell, who tested positive for COVID-19.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, December
Blackpool's home fixture against Rochdale on 26 December was postponed after a COVID-19 outbreak in the visitors' ranks.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, December
A defeat, Blackpool's first in the League since 24 November, occurred at Shrewsbury Town on 29 December. Blackpool remained 12th.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, January
Blackpool began the new year with a 2–1 defeat at Bristol Rovers on 2 January. Gary Madine had put the Tangerines ahead on eight minutes, but two goals in as many minutes ten minutes before the break were enough to give Rovers the victory. Blackpool dropped one place in the table to 13th.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, January
Seven days later, Blackpool secured a place in the fourth round of the FA Cup at the expense of former Seasiders manager Sam Allardyce's West Bromwich Albion. Jerry Yates put Blackpool ahead five minutes before half-time. Semi Ajayi levelled for West Brom seven minutes into the second half. Gary Madine scored his seventh goal of the season on 66 minutes to put the hosts ahead again, but Matheus Pereira equalised ten minutes from the end of normal time. Blackpool won 3–2 on penalties after extra time.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, January
On 16 January, Blackpool travelled to Hull City and came away with a 1–1 draw. Jerry Yates scored his sixth League goal, making him the club's top scorer in all competitions, with eight. Blackpool dropped one place to 14th.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, January
Midfielder Jamie Devitt was released by the club on 19 January. He had not been part of the club's squad.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, January
Blackpool's FA Cup run ended at the fourth-round stage after a 2–1 defeat at Brighton on 23 January. The Tangerines were without five first-team players, after they tested positive for COVID-19. Earlier in the day, midfielder Kevin Stewart joined on a free transfer.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, January
Three days later, Blackpool travelled to Wigan Athletic and won 5–0. The goals came from Marvin Ekpiteta, Jerry Yates, Matty Virtue and two from Everton loanee Ellis Simms.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, February
On 1 February, transfer-deadline day, Blackpool loaned out defender Teddy Howe to Scunthorpe United and forward Oliver Sarkic to Mansfield Town.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, February
The next day, Blackpool hosted Northampton Town. Marvin Ekpiteta and Jerry Yates scored as the Tangerines took all three points.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, February
A 2–0 defeat followed on 6 February at Ipswich Town, leaving Blackpool in 13th place in the table.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, February
After two consecutive postponements, Blackpool returned to action with a home victory over Rochdale. Sullay Kaikai scored the only goal of the game.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, February
A trip to Portsmouth followed on 20 February. Jerry Yates scored his 11th goal of the campaign on 82 minutes to give the visitors the three points, which lifted them up to 13th place in the table.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, February
The planned 23 February fixture at home to Doncaster Rovers was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, February
Blackpool won 3–0 at Charlton Athletic on 27 February. Jerry Yates, with two penalties, brought his goal tally for the season to thirteen. Matty Virtue scored the other goal. The Addicks had two players sent off. It was their fifth win (each with a clean sheet) in their last six League games.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, March
On 2 March, Blackpool hosted Crewe Alexandra. Dan Ballard scored his first goal for the hosts on 41 minutes. Stephen Walker levelled for the Railwaymen four minutes from the end of normal time, and the match (which had ten minutes of injury time, due to an injury to an official) ended 1–1. It was the first goal Blackpool had conceded in nearly six hours of football.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, March
The same scoreline followed against AFC Wimbledon four days later.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, March
Blackpool recorded another clean-sheet victory at MK Dons on 9 March. Jerry Yates scored the only goal of the game, his 14th in all competitions. It was Blackpool's sixth clean sheet in the last nine games.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, March
A goalless draw followed in a Fylde coast derby with Fleetwood Town at Bloomfield Road on 13 March.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, March
Blackpool recorded their fourth draw in five games at home to Burton Albion on 16 March. Luke Garbutt scored his first goal for the Tangerines.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, March
On 20 March, Blackpool recorded a 2–0 victory at Oxford United, with the goals coming from Kenny Dougall (his first for the club) and Dan Ballard. The victory lifted Blackpool to tenth place.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, March
Peterborough United visited the seaside three days later. Blackpool won 3–1, with two goals by Jerry Yates and one from Luke Garbutt, extending their unbeaten run to ten games, and climbed into the top six for the first time. They stayed in those positions for the remainder of the season.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, March
Plymouth returned to the south coast with a point after a 2–2 draw on 27 March. Ryan Hardie, who left Blackpool for the Pilgrims earlier in the season, put the visitors ahead on 12 minutes. Sullay Kaikai equalised two minutes into the second half. Jerry Yates put Blackpool ahead from the penalty spot on 64 minutes, but Joe Edwards levelled matters again in injury time.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, April
A visit to Swindon Town on 2 April ended with three points after a 2–0 win. Ellis Simms scored the first goal a minute before the break, and Jerry Yates scored the second just after the hour mark.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, April
Blackpool faced Gillingham at Bloomfield Road on 5 April. The Seasiders won 4–1, with two goals from Jerry Yates (on 5' and 20', bringing his season total to 20 in all competitions) and one each from Sullay Kaikai (30') and Elliot Embleton (61'), his first for the club. Jordan Graham scored for the Gills, the equaliser at the time. It was Blackpool's tenth win in their last 16 games and lifted them one place to fifth in the table.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, April
Two straight draws followed — 2–2 at Lincoln City on 10 April and, three days later, at home to Accrington Stanley.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, April
Blackpool won their fifth match out of their last eight on 17 April with a single–goal scoreline at home to Sunderland.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, April
The club's first league defeat in two-and-a-half months occurred at Rochdale on 20 April. Blackpool remained fifth in the table despite the defeat.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, April
Another defeat followed four days later at home to Shrewsbury Town.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, April
A league double over Sunderland was completed in ten days with a single-goal victory at the Stadium of Light. Sullay Kaikai got the goal. Blackpool climbed one place in the table, to fifth.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, May
A 3–0 victory at Northampton Town began the final month of the campaign. Luke Garbutt opened the scoring, and Jerry Yates got two more, bringing his season's total to 22. Blackpool remained fifth.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, May
Blackpool secured a place in the play-offs on 4 May after a 2–0 home victory over Doncaster Rovers. It was their third-successive clean sheet, and the 21st of their 45 League fixtures, which resulted in Chris Maxwell winning the League One EFL Golden Glove for the 2020–21 season. An Ellis Simms double gave the Tangerines the three points, and lifted them to third in the table.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, May
A fourth-consecutive win and clean sheet followed on 9 May in a single–goal match at home to Bristol Rovers. Ellis Simms got the goal. Blackpool secured third place, and were drawn against Oxford United in the play-off semi-finals. Their League record was: played 46, won 23, drew	11, lost 12 (80 points). Goals for 60, goals against 37, resulting in a goal-difference of +23.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, May
Blackpool won the first leg of the play-off semi-finals, at Oxford United on 18 May, 3–0, with a goal from Ollie Turton and a double from Ellis Simms. The second leg, at Bloomfield Road on 21 May, finished 3–3. The hosts' goals came from Elliot Embleton, Kenny Dougall and Jerry Yates. Blackpool progressed to the play-off final 6–3 on aggregate.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, May
In the Final, on 30 May, Blackpool beat Lincoln City 2–1, to seal a return to the second tier after a six-year absence. Kenny Dougall scored both of Blackpool's goals, after Ollie Turton scored a first-minute own goal to give the Imps the lead. It was Blackpool's sixth victory in a play-off final in eight such appearances.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, June
On 3 June, the club announced its retained list. New contracts were offered to Cameron Antwi (signed), James Husband (signed), Luke Garbutt (signed), Gary Madine (signed), Stuart Moore (signed) and Nathan Shaw (declined). Contract options were exercised on Ben Garrity and Grant Ward. (Garrity joined Port Vale on 4 June.) Released were Liam Feeney, Alex Fojticek, Sullay Kaikai, Jack Sims and Adi Yussuf. Ollie Turton rejected a new contract and joined Huddersfield Town.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, June
On 8 June, Blackpool made three new signings, all of whom officially joined on 1 July: defender Reece James, goalkeeper Daniel Grimshaw and Northern Ireland international striker Shayne Lavery. Blackpool included an option on all three players to extend their contracts by twelve months.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, June
Eleven days later, right winger Josh Bowler agreed to join the club on 1 July after leaving Everton.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, June
Centre-back Oliver Casey signed from Leeds United on a three-year contract on 22 June. The move became official on 1 July.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, June
Versatile defender/midfielder Callum Connolly agreed to join the Seasiders on 24 June. He also completed the move on 1 July, after his contract with Everton expired.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, June
Kevin Stewart and Cameron Antwi signed new contracts with the club on 30 June.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, Competitions, EFL League One
By 23 February, seven Blackpool matches had been postponed — four due to the weather, three because of Covid-19 outbreaks. The weather-related postponements were all at Bloomfield Road: Northampton Town (waterlogged pitch), Burton Albion, Peterborough United (both frozen pitches) and Doncaster Rovers (waterlogged pitch). The Covid-19 outbreaks forced the postponements of the matches against Sunderland, Rochdale and Burton Albion.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, Competitions, FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on 26 October. The second-round draw was revealed on 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. The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.


2020–21 Blackpool F.C. season, Season proper, Competitions, EFL Trophy
On 17 August 2020, the regional groups for the 2020–21 EFL Trophy were made. Blackpool were drawn in Northern Group G, alongside Accrington Stanley and Barrow and Leeds United U-21s. The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew’s.


2020–21 Boavista F.C. season
The 2020–21 Boavista F.C. season was the club's 118th season in existence and the club's seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, Boavista participated in this season's edition of the Taça de Portugal, being eliminated in the fourth round. The club did not qualify for the condensed version of the Taça da Liga this season. The season covers the period from July 2020 to 30 June 2021.


2020–21 Boavista F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Bobsleigh World Cup
The 2020–21 Bobsleigh World Cup was a multi-race series over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 21 November 2020 in Sigulda, Latvia and finished on Innsbruck-Igls, Austria on 31 January 2021. The season sponsor is BMW.


2020–21 Bobsleigh World Cup
For the first time, competitions for women in monobob are held in the status of the World Series, but not the World Cup. The season started on 5 December 2020 in Winterberg, Germany and finished on Königssee, Germany on 20 February 2021.


2020–21 Bobsleigh World Cup, Standings, Women’s Monobob World Series
Only best five results of each pilot were added up.


2020–21 Bohemians 1905 season
The 2020–21 season is Bohemians' 28th season in the Czech First League. The team is competing in Czech First League, the Czech Cup. The season is period from 1 July 2020 until 30 June 2021.


2020–21 Bohemians 1905 season, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by 11th-year head coach Leon Rice, played their home games at ExtraMile Arena as members of the Mountain West Conference.


2020–21 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team, Previous season
The Broncos 20–12, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated UNLV in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament before losing in the semifinals to San Diego State.


2020–21 Bologna F.C. 1909 season
The 2020–21 season was the 111th season in existence of Bologna and the club's sixth consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Bologna participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covered the period from 3 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.


2020–21 Bologna F.C. 1909 season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season
The 2020–21 Bolton Wanderers season is the club's first season in the fourth tier of English football since 1988, and only their second overall, following their relegation from EFL League One. It covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.


2020–21 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Squad, First team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Squad, Youth players with first team appearances
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Squad, Youth players with first team squad numbers
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Background
Bolton had begun the 2019–20 EFL League One season with a twelve-point reduction and never recovered. When the season was suspended and then abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic they had never risen above bottom place and were subsequently relegated to EFL League Two on 9 June with a points per game ratio of 0.41. Three days later, the club announced that both manager Keith Hill and his assistant David Flitcroft would not have their contracts, which ran until 30 June, extended.


2020–21 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Background
On 15 June, Ronan Darcy signed his first professional contract with the club, keeping him at the club until 2022. On 26 June Bolton announced that they would be releasing 14 senior players at the end of their contracts on 1 July, though also stated that when a new manager was hired they would be allowed to offer the players new contracts if they desired. On 24 June 2020 Bolton Wanderers made an official approach to Barrow for Evatt to become their manager, and Barrow demanded £250,000 compensation should he make the move.


2020–21 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Background
Two days later Barrow rejected Bolton's bid for his services, stating it was below the £250,000 they had asked for. On 29 June, Bolton and Barrow agreed on compensation and Bolton began discussing personal terms with Evatt. Evatt's appointment at Bolton was confirmed on 1 July 2020. On 3 July Ali Crawford returned to the club, signing a new two-year contract. The club confirmed on 9 July that Home Bargains would continue to be primary shirt sponsor for the forthcoming season. Bolton's first signing was the leading goalscorer of the 2019–20 EFL League Two season, Eoin Doyle.


2020–21 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Background
This was followed by the signings of Antoni Sarcevic on 15 July, George Taft on 20 July and Brandon Comley on 21 July. The same day that the club signed Comley, they announced that long serving academy director, former player and sometime caretaker manager Jimmy Phillips would be leaving his role, ending a thirty-year association with the club. On 28 July, the club announced their first loan signing of the summer with Tom White joining from Blackburn Rovers for the season. July ended with the club confirming the return of Macron as their kit supplier.


2020–21 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Background
Bolton started August with the signing of Liam Gordon on a two-year deal. Further signings that month were permanent deals for Ricardo Santos, Reiss Greenidge, Gethin Jones, Nathan Delfouneso, Matt Gilks, Jak Hickman, Jamie Mascoll and Alex Baptiste, who had previously played for the club between 2013 and 2015. A season long loan deal for Billy Crellin was also completed.


2020–21 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Pre-season friendlies
On 24 July Bolton announced a Pre-season friendly against F.C. United of Manchester on 12 August. However, the game never took place. They played unannounced pre-season friendlies against Atherton Collieries on 1 August, winning 3–0, Bamber Bridge on 8 August, winning 7–0, and Loughborough University on 11 August, winning 6–0. In the match against Loughborough University Dennis Politic was injured and it was confirmed on 20 August that he was likely to miss the whole of the forthcoming season.


2020–21 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Pre-season friendlies
On 14 August Bolton announced they would play their final pre-season friendly against Championship side Blackburn Rovers on 29 August, but this was soon cancelled after Blackburn's EFL Cup match was brought forward. As a replacement, Crewe Alexandra announced they would be playing against Bolton on 28 August. Bolton beat League One side Accrington Stanley 3–0 on 22 August, but their pre-season 100% record was ended when a youthful Bolton side lost 5–1 to local rivals Wigan Athletic on 25 August. Bolton finished Pre-season with a 0–3 home defeat to newly promoted League One side Crewe Alexandra. A day later the club announced that Antoni Sarcevic had been named club captain for the forthcoming season.


2020–21 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Competitions, EFL League Two, Matches
The fixtures for the 2020–21 EFL League Two season were released on 21 August and saw Bolton opening their campaign at home to Forest Green Rovers on 12 September. The regular season concluded on 8 May with a trip to Crawley Town.


2020–21 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.


2020–21 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
Bolton will enter the EFL Cup at the first round stage, along with all other League One and League Two club and the majority of Championship clubs. The draw was made on 18 August and saw Bolton face Bradford City in the first round.


2020–21 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
On 17 August, Bolton were drawn with Crewe Alexandra and Shrewsbury Town in the group stage of the EFL Trophy. The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August with Newcastle United U21 completing the group.


2020–21 Borussia Dortmund season
The 2020–21 season was the 112th season in the existence of Borussia Dortmund and the club's 45th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Borussia Dortmund participated in this season's editions of the DFB-Pokal, the DFL-Supercup, and the UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.


2020–21 Borussia Dortmund season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Borussia Dortmund season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Borussia Dortmund season, Competitions, UEFA Champions League, Group stage
The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.


2020–21 Borussia Dortmund season, Competitions, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 December 2020.


2020–21 Borussia Dortmund season, Competitions, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 19 March 2021.


2020–21 Borussia Mönchengladbach season
The 2020–21 season was the 121st season in the existence of Borussia Mönchengladbach and the club's 13th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Borussia Mönchengladbach participated in this season's editions of the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.


2020–21 Borussia Mönchengladbach season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Borussia Mönchengladbach season, Players, Players out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Borussia Mönchengladbach season, Competitions, UEFA Champions League, Group stage
The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.


2020–21 Borussia Mönchengladbach season, Competitions, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 December 2020.


2020–21 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup
The 2020–21 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup was the 25th edition of Bosnia and Herzegovina's annual football cup, and the twentieth season of the unified competition.


2020–21 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup
Sarajevo were the defending champions since the 2019–20 edition was abandoned due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sarajevo managed to once again win the cup after beating Borac Banja Luka in the final.


2020–21 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Participating teams
The following teams took part in the 2020–21 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup.


2020–21 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Participating teams
Roman number in brackets denote the level of respective league in Bosnian football league system


2020–21 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 7 April, and the second legs were played on 21 April 2021.


2020–21 Boston Bruins season
The 2020–21 Boston Bruins season was the 97th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924. The Bruins entered the season as defending Presidents' Trophy and Atlantic Division champions. On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada–United States border. As a result of this realignment, the Bruins played this season in the East Division, only facing opponents from within the new division in a shortened 56-game regular season, and the first two rounds of the playoffs.


2020–21 Boston Bruins season
On March 25, spectators were allowed back into the TD Garden with a limited capacity of 2,200. This was the first time fans were in attendance at a Bruins home game since March 7th of the previous year. The capacity at the Garden was increased to 25% on May 10. Starting May 29, the venue was able to host fans at full capacity.


2020–21 Boston Bruins season
On May 3, the Bruins clinched a playoff berth after a 3–0 win against the New Jersey Devils. In the playoffs, they eliminated the Washington Capitals in the First Round in five games. The Bruins would lose to the New York Islanders in the Second Round in six games.


2020–21 Boston Bruins season, Schedule and results, Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.


2020–21 Boston Bruins season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)  Postponement


2020–21 Boston Bruins season, Draft picks
Below are the Boston Bruins' selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was originally scheduled for June 26–27, 2020 at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The rescheduled draft was held October 6–7, 2020 virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.


2020–21 Boston Celtics season
The 2020–21 NBA season was the Celtics' 75th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the regular season for the league began on December 22, 2020 and featured a 72-game schedule rather than the typical 82-game schedule. The Celtics finished the regular season with a 36–36 record, and clinched a playoff spot after defeating the Washington Wizards with a score of 118–110 in the play-in tournament.


2020–21 Boston Celtics season
In the opening round of the playoffs, the Celtics were defeated by the Brooklyn Nets in five games. Following the season, Danny Ainge retired from his position as general manager, and named head coach Brad Stevens as his replacement.


2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, were led by seventh-year head coach Jim Christian, played their home games at the Conte Forum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Christian was fired on February 15, 2021, after starting the season 3–13. Assistant Coach Scott Spinelli served as the interim head coach to finish the season. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Eagles finished the season 4–16, 2–11 in ACC play to finish in last place. They lost to Duke in the first round of the ACC Tournament.


2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
On March 15, the school named College of Charleston head coach Earl Grant the new coach for the Eagles.


2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team, Previous season
The Eagles finished the 2019–20 season finished the season 13–19, 7–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for 10th place. They lost to Notre Dame in the second round of the ACC Tournament. The tournament and all other postseason tournaments were thereafter canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team, Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.


2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
The 2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team represented Boston College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Jerry York, '67, his twenty-seventh season behind the bench at Boston College. The Eagles played their home games at Kelley Rink on the campus of Boston College, competing in Hockey East.


2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no out-of-conference games were scheduled for the regular season, nor any traditional mid-season tournaments. As a result, the Eagles did not compete in any tournaments, including the annual Beanpot championship, which would have been in its 69th year of competition.


2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
The Eagles finished the season 17–6–1, and 16–4–1 in conference play, good for 1st place in Hockey East, however, no regular season title was officially awarded due to disparate scheduling among the conference. They advanced to the Semifinals of the Hockey East tournament where they lost 5–6 in double overtime to the UMass Lowell River Hawks. Boston College returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016, as the top seed of the Northeast Regional hosted in Albany, New York.


2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
Their first round meeting with Notre Dame was ruled a no-contest as the Fighting Irish were forced to withdraw from the tournament due to COVID-19 protocols, and the Eagles advanced to the Regional Final via forfeit. There, they were defeated by the St. Cloud State Huskies by a score of 1–4.


2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season, Previous season recap
The Eagles entered the 2020–21 season following a strong 2019–20 effort. With a 24–8–2 record, going 17–6–1 in conference play, the Eagles finished first in Hockey East and captured their 20th regular season title; rebounding from a 7th place finish in the previous year. However, that would be the only post-season trophy possible to earn, as both the Hockey East and NCAA tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before any games were played. The Eagles were a likely NCAA tournament qualifier which would have ended a three-year drought from the nationals. Additionally, they failed to secure any mid-season tournament title, their only tournament result being their third-place Beanpot finish.


2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season, Departures
Thirteen Eagles departed from the program from the 2019–20 roster:


2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season, Recruiting
Boston College added eleven freshmen for the 2020–21 season: six forwards, four defensemen, and a goalie. Additionally, sophomore forward Liam Izyk transferred into the program from the Alabama–Huntsville Chargers.


2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season, Recruiting
Additionally, some mid-season roster additions occurred during the winter break:


2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season, Schedule
† Notre Dame was forced to withdraw from the Regional Semifinal match on March 27, as the team received multiple positive COVID tests on March 25. The game was ruled a no-contest and the Eagles automatically advanced to the Regional Final.


2020–21 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team
The 2020–21 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles were led by third year head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee. They played their home games at the Conte Forum and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2020–21 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team
The Eagles finished the season 7–12 and 2–11 in ACC play to finish in a thirteenth place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated Pittsburgh in the First Round before losing to Syracuse in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament or the WNIT.


2020–21 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team, Previous season
The Eagles finished the season 20–12 and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the sixth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Clemson in the Second Round and Duke in the Quarterfinals before losing to eventual champion NC State in Semifinals. The NCAA Tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.


2020–21 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team, Rankings
Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.


2020–21 Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey season
The Boston College Eagles represented Boston College in Women's Hockey East Association play during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The program qualified for the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, ranking as the #6 seed. On January 31, 2021, it marked the 500th game together at BC for head coach Katie Crowley and associate head coach Courtney Kennedy.


2020–21 Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey season
In the aftermath of the Frozen Four, it was announced that the Eagles were invited to participate in the Smashville NCAA Women's Hockey Showcase this November at the Ford Ice Center, practice facility of the NHL’s Nashville Predators. Also participating in the tournament will be Division I women's hockey programs Colgate, Mercyhurst and Minnesota.


2020–21 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team represented Boston University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by tenth-year head coach Joe Jones, play their home games at Case Gym as members of the Patriot League. With the creation of mini-divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they will play in the North Division.


2020–21 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Terriers finished the 2019–20 season 21–13, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Navy, Bucknell and Colgate to be champions of the Patriot League Tournament. They received the Patriot League's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020–21 Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey season
The 2020–21 Boston University Terriers Men's ice hockey season was the 93rd season of play for the program and the 37th season in the Hockey East conference. The Terriers represented Boston University and were coached by Albie O'Connell, in his 3rd season.


2020–21 Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey season, Season
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Boston University's players would lose a season of play. However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.


2020–21 Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey season, Season
Due to COVID-19, the start to BU's season was delayed until even later than most schools. The Terriers weren't able to play their first game until January 8, but once they did make it onto the ice, Boston University performed very well. The Terriers won 9 out of 11 games and shot up the Hockey East standings despite playing much fewer games than their colleagues. As the team progressed BU was also hit by the injury bug. Ty Amonte, who missed the entire previous season due to an injury, was lost after just 2 games. During the season two of the team's top players, Drew Commesso and David Farrance, both were lost for several games but BU continued to find a way to win.


2020–21 Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey season, Season
Further cancellations and delays limited the team to just 14 games in the regular season. In spite of their limited schedule, BU finished the season second place in Hockey East and was ranked in the middle of the top-20. The program was all but guaranteed a berth into the NCAA Tournament with their 10–3–1 record, which proved fortunate as the team lost its opening game in the conference quarterfinals. The Terriers were rather lackluster in the playoff match, recording just 17 shots on goal for the game and losing 1–2.


2020–21 Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey season, Season
As predicted, Boston University was selected for the tournament. They were given the 3-seed in the Northeast region and set to face St. Cloud State in the opening round. BU managed to kill off a 5-minute major in the first period to keep the game scoreless and then opened the second with a goal after just 8 seconds. The Huskies responded with two goals in rapid succession but Boston University tied the game less than two minutes later.


2020–21 Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey season, Season
St. Cloud got a second lead before the period was out and the two entered the final frame with both still very much in contention. Despite a push by the Terriers, the team was unable to get any of their 16 shots into the net while St. Cloud State scored three more times and ended with a 6–2 victory over BU.


2020–21 Boston University Terriers women's basketball team
The 2020–21 Boston University Terriers women's basketball team represented Boston University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terriers were led by third-year head coach Marisa Moseley and played their home games at Case Gym as members of the Patriot League.


2020–21 Boston University Terriers women's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the previous season 18–12, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in second place. They beat American in the Quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament. The tournament was cancelled after the Quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA Tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.


2020–21 Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey season
The Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey program represented Boston University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2020–21 Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey season
Hockey East announced plans in November for a modified season, due to the ongoing Covid19 pandemic. Teams will each play 18 games in a round robin format to determine the regular season champion. The Terriers played home and home series on weekends, with day of game travel, to allow time for testing, except when playing the Vermont Catamounts or Maine Black Bears.


2020–21 Botola
The 2020–21 Botola Pro, also known as Botola Pro Inwi for sponsorship reasons, is the 64th season of the Premier League and the 10th under its new format of Moroccan Pro League, the top Moroccan professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1956.


2020–21 Botola
Raja Casablanca came into the season as defending champions of the 2019–20 season. Chabab Mohammédia and Maghreb de Fès entered as the two promoted teams from the 2019–20 Botola 2.


2020–21 Botola
The season began on 4 December 2020 and ended on 28 July 2021.


2020–21 Botola
Wydad AC are crowned champions of this edition three rounds before the end of the tournament with a record of 21 Botola.


2020–21 Botola, Teams, Foreign players
All teams are allowed to register up to five foreign players, but can only use up to three players on the field at the same time.


2020–21 Botola, Results, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.


2020–21 Botola, Season statistics, Hat-tricks
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away4 – Player scored four goals.


2020–21 Botola 2
The 2020–21 Botola 2, also known as Botola Pro 2 Inwi for sponsorship reasons,is the 59th season of Botola 2, the second division of the Moroccan football league. The season began on 4 December 2020 and is scheduled to end by the summer of 2021.


2020–21 Botswana Premier League
The 2020–21 Botswana Premier League is due to be the 56th season of the Botswana Premier League, the top-tier football league in Botswana, since its establishment in 1966.


2020–21 Botswana Premier League
It is currently suspended by the Botswana Football Association due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Botswana.


2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by 6th-year head coach Michael Huger, played their home games at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.


2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team, Previous season
The Falcons finished the 2019–20 season 21–10 overall, 12–6 in MAC play to finish second place in the East Division. They were scheduled to play Toledo in the MAC Tournament before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team, Schedule and results
Bowling Green had to cancel their games against Western Carolina and Defiance. They have postponed games against Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, and Eastern Michigan.


2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season
The 2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season was the 55th season of play for the program and the 8th in the WCHA conference. The Falcons represented Bowling Green State University and were coached by Ty Eigner, in his 2nd season.


2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season, Season
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Bowling Green's players would lose a season of play. However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.


2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season, Season
Despite COVID concerns, Bowling Green was able to play several non-WCHA teams early in the year and propelled themselves into the top-10 with a fantastic start. The Falcons won 12 of their first 13 games, including an impressive series sweep of Quinnipiac, and rose to the #5 ranking by mid-January. Unfortunately, when Bowling Green began facing stiff competition, the offense dropped off dramatically. Over a 4-week stretch, the Falcons went 2–6, losing the six games against teams that finished the season ranked. In those games the team scored just 6 goals. While the defense wasn't particularly bad, it wasn't good either. Bowling Green recovered with a 3–0–1 run to end the season but the damage had been done.


2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season, Season
Even with a 19–8–1 record, the Falcons had fallen to 13th in the rankings and were considered a 'bubble team', since they possessed a 1–7 record against the other top teams in the WCHA. To get themselves an NCAA Tournament bid, the team would need a good performance in their conference tournament. BG got off to a bad start, losing the opening game 3–4 to Northern Michigan, but rebounded with resounding 5–0 win. The turnaround didn't last long, however, and the Falcons dropped the deciding game 1–5. The team was ranked 16th the following poll and were passed over in favor of Notre Dame, who were just 1 game over .500.


2020–21 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season, Goaltending statistics
† Dop and Rich shared a shutout on February 24


2020–21 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The 2020–21 season is the 118th season of Bradford City and the second consecutive season in EFL League Two, Along with League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.


2020–21 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.


2020–21 Bradford City A.F.C. season, Pre-season
On 18 August 2020, Bradford faced Doncaster Rovers in a behind closed doors friendly, the Bantams lost the match 4–3 with Kurtis Guthrie scoring a brace of goals with another one added by Billy Clarke. Two days later it was announced that Bradford would face local rivals Huddersfield Town in a behind closed doors friendly at the Terriers training ground. Later on that week the match against Huddersfield was given the green light to play at Kirklees Stadium. Bradford's final pre-season match ended in a 3–2 defeat at the hands of Wigan Athletic.


2020–21 Bradford City A.F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October. The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.


2020–21 Bradford City A.F.C. season, Competitions, 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 Phil Babb.


2020–21 Bradford City A.F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.


2020–21 Bradley Braves men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by sixth-year head coach Brian Wardle, play their home games at Carver Arena in Peoria, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. In a season limited by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Braves finished the season 12–16, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in eighth place. They lost to Southern Illinois in the first round of the MVC Tournament.


2020–21 Bradley Braves men's basketball team, Previous season
The Braves finished the 2019–20 season 23–11, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Southern Illinois, Drake, and Valparaiso to win the MVC Tournament for the second consecutive year. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was thereafter canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.


2020–21 Brentford F.C. season
The 2020–21 Brentford F.C. season was the club's 131st season in existence and seventh consecutive season in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Brentford would also compete in the FA Cup and competed in the EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 September 2020 to 30 June 2021. Brentford secured promotion to the Premier League on 29 May 2021, following a 2–0 victory against Swansea City in the play-off final at Wembley, confirming the club's top flight status for the first time in 74 years.


2020–21 Brentford F.C. season
This season marked the club's move to the Brentford Community Stadium from Griffin Park, its home for 116 years.


2020–21 Brescia Calcio season
The 2020–21 season was the 110th season in the existence of Brescia Calcio and the club's first season back in the second division of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Brescia participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia.


2020–21 Brescia Calcio season, Players, First-team squad
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2020–21 Brescia Calcio season, Players, Other players under contract
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2020–21 Brescia Calcio season, Players, Out on loan
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2020–21 Brescia Leonessa season
The 2020–21 season is Brescia Leonessa's 12th in existence and the club's 6th consecutive season in the top tier Italian basketball.


2020–21 Brescia Leonessa season, Players, Current roster
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2020–21 Brescia Leonessa season, Players, Depth chart
6+6 format (colours: Italian or homegrown players; foreign players; young players)


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season
The 2020–21 season was Brighton & Hove Albion's 119th year in existence and their fourth consecutive season in the Premier League. Along with competing in the domestic league, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 27 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Summary
The Seagulls had only two pre-season matches for the 2020–21 campaign due the late season start as the result of the previous season being delayed due to COVID-19. Brighton played out two home draws, 1–1 against Chelsea with Pascal Groß scoring a 90th-minute equaliser from the spot - with 2,500 fans attending for a government trial for fans return to football - and a 0–0 with West Brom.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Summary
Brighton's opening game of the season was at home to Chelsea on Monday 14 September 2020. The game finished in a 3–1 defeat for The Seagulls. Ben White made his first league appearance for Brighton and Adam Lallana made his debut in this game. Brighton's first win came in their second game, a 4–0 victory over Portsmouth in the EFL Cup on the 17 September where Alexis Mac Allister, Bernardo and Viktor Gyökeres all scored their first Albion goals.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Summary
The Seagulls first league victory came in their second Premier League match, a 3–0 away win over Newcastle on 20 September in a game where Yves Bissouma received his first red card for the club. On 26 September, Bruno Fernandes scored a penalty for Manchester United after the final whistle due to VAR giving handball on Neal Maupay right at the end. The converted penalty gave United the 3 points, winning 3–2. 4 days later Brigton again lost to United this time a 3–0 home loss in the EFL Cup missing out on a quarter final place. Brighton claimed their first ever Premier League points against the defending champions Liverpool in a 1–1 home draw on 28 November, where Pascal Groß scored a 93rd-minute penalty to equalise, their second penalty of the game following Neal Maupay failing to convert the first awarded in the 20th minute.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Summary
On 10 January 2021, Brighton struggled against in form League Two side Newport County in their FA Cup third round side in which they scrapped a penalty shootout win away from home, in a match where Percy Tau eventually made his debut, 905 days after signing for the club. Neal Maupay's strike away at Leeds United on 16 January was enough to end The Albion's record of 9 game winless run in the top flight – 10 including their FA Cup fixture – taking all three points to the south coast.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Summary
Brighton's first home league win of the season came on their 11th match, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win over Tottenham Hotspur on 31 January with Leandro Trossard netting the goal. This was their first home win in the league since 20 June 2020, a 2–1 victory over Arsenal. 3 days after the victory over Spurs, The Seagulls beat defending champions Liverpool at Anfield, their first League win at Liverpool since 1982 with Steven Alzate's first ever Premier League goal being the only goal of the game.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Summary
Brighton were smashed out of the FA Cup in the 94th minute with a headed goal for Kelechi Iheanacho in the 1–0 away loss at Leicester City on 10 February. Potter handed debuts to Poles, Jakub Moder and Michał Karbownik in the fifth round defeat.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Summary
On 22 February, Christian Benteke scored a 95th-minute winner to claim all 3 points against their biggest rivals taking Crystal Palace to 13th in the table after the 2–1 victory in Sussex. Joël Veltman scored his first goal for The Seagulls in the game.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Summary
5 days later, a controversial 1–0 defeat away at West Brom followed, Lewis Dunk had a goal ruled out by referee Lee Mason, causing strong criticism of Mason in the media and on Sky Sports, after blowing his whistle allowing a quick free-kick to be taken, however Mason then blew his whistle again after the free kick had been taken, denying Dunk the goal. Meanwhile, Pascal Groß and Danny Welbeck both missed from the penalty spot in the bizarre defeat at The Hawthorns.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Summary
On 20 March, Brighton matched their away meeting with Newcastle again beating The Magpies 3–0, going six points clear of the bottom three. On 20 April, Brighton earnt their first ever point at Stamford Bridge keeping a clean sheet in the 0–0 draw with Chelsea on a night The Blues withdrew from the controversary plans of the European Super League. Albion's Ben White was sent off in the 90+2 minute for a second bookable offense after putting in a strong performance throughout the game. 4 days later, Brighton lost to already relegated Sheffield United 1–0 at Bramall Lane with David McGoldrick scoring the only goal of the game. José Izquierdo came on as a substitute in his first first team appearance in 2–and–a–half years after being out with injuries.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Summary
On 9 May, in a 2–1 away loss at Wolves, Brighton had two players sent off. Lewis Dunk being dismissed first for pulling back Fábio Silva who was darting for goal, with Neal Maupay being shown red after confronting the referee, Jonathan Moss after the final whistle. A day later, Brighton's Premier League status was confirmed for a fifth consecutive season as a result of Burnley beaten Fulham 2–0 at Craven Cottage. The result actually knocked The Seagulls a place down to 16th on the night.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Summary
On 18 May, in front of a reduced returning fan base, Brighton came from two goals down to beat this year's Premier League champions Manchester City. Their first win over the Cityzens since 1989. This was also Albion's first Premier League victory without captain Lewis Dunk, who was out suspended with Pascal Groß deputising in a game where Dan Burn – who scored the winner – scored his first Albion goal, and his first goal in over three years.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Summary
Brighton finished the season with a 2–0 away defeat at Arsenal and finishing the season in 16th place, equalling their best ever points tally of 41 points which was also achieved the season before. Brighton recorded their most goals scored in a Premier League season, scoring 40 and conceded 46, the fewest they have conceded. Their –6 goal difference is the best they achieved since being in the Premier League, with 12 clean sheets also being a club record.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Summary
It was a successful summer for Brighton with several players being called up by their countries for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament, taken place in the summer of 2021 due to Coronavirus. Leandro Trossard for Belgium, Robert Sánchez for Spain, Joël Veltman for the Netherlands and Jakub Moder for Poland all in their respective national squads for the championships. Ben White who gained his first international call-up with England was named in their 33-man provisional squad but was later one of seven players cut.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Summary
Andi Zeqiri was also called up for the first time by his national side Switzerland, being named in the 29-man provisional squad, but like White, was cut from the squad. However, White made his national debut in the first warm up match against Austria where he came on as a substitute in the 1–0 victory at the Riverside Stadium where he blocked a shot on the line in the final stages. He became the fifth Brighton player to play for England, and the second in just under three years after captain Lewis Dunk won a cap in November 2018.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Summary
In the second and final warm up match he made his first international start, playing the whole match in the 1–0 win over Romania again being played at the Riverside Stadium. A day later, on 7 June, he was called up to the 26-man squad to replace the injured Trent Alexander-Arnold who picked up an injury against Austria.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
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2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Players, Under 23s and academy
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2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Squad statistics
• Dale Stephens joined Burnley on 24 September on a permanent transfer.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Squad statistics
• Viktor Gyökeres joined Swansea City on 2 October on a season–long loan deal.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Squad statistics
• Alex Cochrane joined Union SG on 5 October on a season–long loan deal.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Squad statistics
• Haydon Roberts joined Rochdale on 16 October on a season–long loan deal.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Squad statistics
• Jayson Molumby joined Preston North End on 5 January on loan for the remainder of the season.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Squad statistics
• Bernardo joined Red Bull Salzburg on 19 January on a loan deal until the end of the season.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Squad statistics
• Maty Ryan joined Arsenal on 22 January on loan until the end of the season.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Squad statistics
• Max Sanders joined Lincoln City on 1 February on a permanent transfer.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season
The 2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season is the club's 30th season in existence and their third in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL, the club will also contest two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season, Summary
On 6 September, Brighton played Birmingham in their opening match of the season in what was their first league match in 6 months. The Seagulls won 2–0 at home with goals from Megan Connolly and Inessa Kaagman. On 27 September, Brighton played Birmingham again, this time coming in the quarter final of the 2019–20 FA Cup in which they lost on penalties. The cup overlapped the new season due to the postponements as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season, Summary
Brighton's first defeat of the campaign came on the 4 October in their third league game, a 3–0 away loss against Manchester United. In the 2–2 away draw at Everton on 18 October, Kayleigh Green was seen to be shown two yellow cards by referee Lucy Oliver but was not sent off, baffling Toffees manager Willie Kirk.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season, Squad
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2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season, Women's FA Cup
As a member of the top two tiers, Brighton will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper. Originally scheduled to take place on 31 January 2021, it was delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions. Due to the delay, the competition only reached the fifth round before the end of the season. It resumed at the quarter-final stage the following season on 29 September 2021.


2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season, Squad statistics, Appearances
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.


2020–21 Brisbane Bullets season
The 2020–21 NBL season was the 35th season for the Brisbane Bullets in the NBL, and the 5th since their return to the league.


2020–21 Brisbane Bullets season, Squad, Roster
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2020–21 Brisbane Bullets season, Pre-season
To launch their season after the delayed start, the Bullets will first face the Adelaide 36ers.


2020–21 Brisbane Heat WBBL season
The 2020–21 Brisbane Heat Women's season was the sixth in the team's history. Coached by Ashley Noffke and captained by Jess Jonassen, the Heat entered WBBL|06 as the double defending champions, having won both WBBL|04 and WBBL|05 titles. Playing the entirety of the tournament in a bio-secure Sydney hub due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the regular season with seven-straight wins to claim second position on the points table, qualifying for the knockout stage. In a "crazy" semi-final encounter with the Sydney Thunder, the Heat suffered an "epic meltdown" to lose by twelve runs and have their hopes of a three-peat dashed.


2020–21 Brisbane Heat WBBL season, Squad
Each 2020–21 squad was made up of 15 active players. Teams could sign up to five 'marquee players', with a maximum of three of those from overseas. Marquees were classed as any overseas player, or a local player who holds a Cricket Australia national contract at the start of the WBBL|06 signing period.


2020–21 Brisbane Heat WBBL season, Squad
The table below lists the Heat players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.


2020–21 Brisbane Heat WBBL season, Fixtures, Knockout phase
Tammy Beaumont launched the Sydney Thunder off to a fast start with 27 runs from 20 deliveries, though she was brought undone by a Nicola Hancock slower ball during the last over of the powerplay. The Thunder struggled throughout the middle portion of the innings, especially troubled by Brisbane Heat bowlers Nadine de Klerk and Amelia Kerr who collectively managed economical figures of 3/30 from seven overs. Instead of choosing to bowl the 20th over herself, Heat captain Jess Jonassen turned to the medium pace of Delissa Kimmince to close out the innings. Thunder captain Rachael Haynes ensured a respectable total for her team, finishing on 48 not out, as Sydney scored 15 from the final over and set Brisbane a target of 144 for victory.


2020–21 Brisbane Heat WBBL season, Fixtures, Knockout phase
Thunder spinner Samantha Bates struck early in the run chase, bowling Grace Harris for six, before being hit for three consecutive boundaries in the fourth over by Georgia Redmayne. Soon after playing-and-missing three times in a row to Shabnim Ismail, Redmayne was caught for 25 by Haynes at mid-on off the bowling of Sammy-Jo Johnson. Promoted up the batting order to number three, de Klerk formed a steady partnership with Jonassen, putting on 46 runs together in little more than six overs.


2020–21 Brisbane Heat WBBL season, Fixtures, Knockout phase
When Jonassen fell for 19 (caught-and-bowled by Hannah Darlington) the Heat required a manageable task of 64 runs from 52 balls with seven wickets in hand. In the following over, de Klerk was run out by a direct hit from Beaumont for a run-a-ball 27. Facing her first delivery, Laura Kimmince survived an extremely close call, playing a flighted Bates delivery on to leg stump—the ball, however, did not connect with enough force to dislodge the bails. Kimmince quickly took advantage of her luck, manically compiling 37 runs from her next 15 balls. Although her aggressive strokeplay led to a plummeting required run rate, she was involved in two running-between-the-wickets mix-ups which led to the run outs of Georgia Voll and Amelia Kerr, keeping the door ajar for a miraculous Sydney comeback.


2020–21 Brisbane Heat WBBL season, Fixtures, Knockout phase
On the last delivery of the 17th over, with the Brisbane Heat needing just 16 runs to win, Laura Kimmince attempted a high-risk reverse slog against Samantha Bates, only to miss the ball which deflected off her thigh before crashing into the stumps—the bails, this time, were sent airborne. Taking the ball in the 18th over, Hannah Darlington struck twice in two balls to put the Heat in the precarious position of needing 14 runs with only one wicket in hand.


2020–21 Brisbane Heat WBBL season, Fixtures, Knockout phase
Sammy-Jo Johnson completed the Thunder's remarkable resurrection on the third ball of the 19th over, removing Delissa Kimmince for a golden duck via caught-and-bowled, sealing a twelve-run victory and cementing Sydney's spot in Saturday's final. Brisbane's sudden "horror" collapse consisted of losing six wickets for twelve runs, ultimately ending their seven-match winning streak and quest for a three-peat. Media outlets described the match and its unlikely outcome as "chaotic," a "rollercoaster" and "one of the best comebacks in the WBBL's short history." Seven Network commentator Trent Copeland said "when Kimmince was flying you thought the game was gone," and Fox Cricket analyst Molly Strano commented "I don't think I've seen such massive swings in momentum in a game, ever."


2020–21 Brisbane Roar FC season
The 2020–21 Brisbane Roar FC season is the club's 16th season. The club will participate in the A-League for the 16th time. The club will not compete in the 2020 FFA Cup due to the event being cancelled following the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. The club was scheduled to play in the 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs in June 2021, but withdrew from the competition on 4 June 2021.


2020–21 Brisbane Roar FC season, Players
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2020–21 Bristol City F.C. season
The 2020–21 season is Bristol City Football Club's 123rd season in existence and sixth consecutive season in the Championship. They also competed in the FA Cup and competed in the EFL Cup.


2020–21 Bristol City F.C. season, Squad
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2020–21 Bristol City F.C. season, Pre-season and friendlies
Bristol City F.C. confirmed on the 13th August 2020  that they would play at least 2 Friendlies in the Delayed Pre-season in 2020, both behind closed doors both at Ashton Gate Stadium, against Cheltenham Town and Portsmouth. The latter cancelled the friendly after agreeing to move their Carabao cup fixture forward a week. Swindon, Weston-Super-Mare & 2 60 Min games against Villa were booked


2020–21 Bristol City F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The third round draw was made on 30th November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition. The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.


2020–21 Bristol City F.C. season, Competitions, 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 Phil Babb.


2020–21 Bristol City W.F.C. season
The 2020–21 Bristol City W.F.C. season was the club's fifth season under the Bristol City affiliation and the organisation's 22nd overall season in existence. It was their fourth consecutive full season in the FA Women's Super League following promotion to the 2017 Spring Season. Along with competing in the WSL, the club also competed in two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.


2020–21 Bristol City W.F.C. season
In a bid to enable increased attendances amid COVID-19 restrictions and social distancing measures, Bristol City announced they were moving from the 1,500 capacity Stoke Gifford Stadium in Filton which had been purpose-built by the club in 2011 ahead of the first WSL season, to Twerton Park, an 8,800 capacity stadium home to Bath City FC. On 2 September, Jasmine Matthews was named as captain following the departure of Loren Dykes.


2020–21 Bristol City W.F.C. season
On 15 January 2021, Tanya Oxtoby temporarily stepped down as head coach to take maternity leave. Two-time WSL winner Matt Beard, who had left West Ham United in November, was appointed caretaker manager until the end of the season.


2020–21 Bristol City W.F.C. season, Squad
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2020–21 Bristol City W.F.C. season, Women's FA Cup
As a member of the top two tiers, Bristol City will enter FA Cup in the fourth round proper. Originally scheduled to take place on 31 January 2021, it was delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions.


2020–21 Bristol City W.F.C. season, Squad statistics, Appearances
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.


2020–21 Bristol Rovers F.C. season
The 2020–21 Bristol Rovers F.C. season is the club's 138th season in their history and the fourth consecutive season in EFL League One, Along with League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.


2020–21 Bristol Rovers F.C. season
The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.


2020–21 Bristol Rovers F.C. season, Pre-season
Rovers announced their first pre-season game on 7 August 2020 that would see the first-team play the following day in a behind closed doors friendly against Bristol Manor Farm. They later announced a second fixture against Exeter City.


2020–21 Bristol Rovers F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The 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 30th November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.


2020–21 Bristol Rovers F.C. season, Competitions, 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 Jon Parkin.


2020–21 British Basketball League season
The 2020–21 British Basketball League season was the 34th season of the British Basketball League, the top British professional basketball league, since its establishment in 1987. The season featured 11 teams from across England and Scotland.


2020–21 British Basketball League season, BBL Championship
The BBL Championship returned to the three-game series format used prior to the 2019–20 season, for a 30-game regular season. There were 21 Rounds between 3 December 2020 and 30 April 2021.


2020–21 British Basketball League season, BBL Trophy
The BBL Trophy retained the same, 16-team bracket format as introduced for the 2018–19 season. The eleven BBL teams were joined in the first round draw by five invited teams; Solent Kestrels, Derby Trailblazers, Thames Valley Cavaliers, Hemel Storm and Reading Rockets, all from the English Basketball League.


2020–21 British Basketball League season, BBL Playoffs
After changes were made to the 2020–21 Championship structure, the Playoffs returned to the two-legged aggregate series format used prior to the 2019–20 season.


2020–21 British Basketball League season, British clubs in European competitions
*Note: FIBA has withdrawn the London Lions from the FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season due to COVID-19 disruptions. All games of the London Lions will be forfeited.


2020–21 Brooklyn Nets season
The 2020–21 Brooklyn Nets season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), 54th season overall, and its ninth season playing in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. On September 3, 2020, the Nets hired Steve Nash as their new head coach.


2020–21 Brooklyn Nets season
The Nets set a franchise record for three-point field goals during the game versus the Sacramento Kings on February 15, 2021, with 27 three-point field goals, and narrowly missed the NBA record (29), which was set by the Milwaukee Bucks on December 29, 2020.


2020–21 Brooklyn Nets season
Fan attendance in home games was prohibited until February 23, 2021, per an executive order from Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo. The Nets reopened the Barclays Center to spectators on February 23.


2020–21 Brooklyn Nets season
The Nets clinched a playoff berth for the third straight year, following their victory over the Toronto Raptors on April 27, becoming the first Eastern Conference team, and second overall to do so.


2020–21 Brooklyn Nets season
The Nets faced the Boston Celtics in the First Round of the 2021 NBA playoffs, defeating them in five games. The Nets then faced the Milwaukee Bucks in the Conference Semifinals and lost the series in seven games.


2020–21 Brooklyn Nets season, Draft
The Nets entered the draft holding one first round pick and one second round pick. The first round pick was acquired on June 20, 2019, in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers. The second round pick was acquired on July 13, 2018, in a trade with the Denver Nuggets. The Nets used their 19th overall pick to select Saddiq Bey, and then selected Jay Scrubb with the 55th overall pick.


2020–21 Brooklyn Nets season, Game log, Regular season
The regular season schedule for the first two games of the season was released on December 2, 2020, while the schedule for the first half of the season was released on December 4. The schedule for the second half of the season was released on February 24, 2021.


2020–21 Brown Bears men's ice hockey season
The 2020–21 Brown Bears Men's ice hockey season would have been the 104th season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bears represent Brown University.


2020–21 Brown Bears men's ice hockey season, Season
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Despite the issues, Brown and most of ECAC Hockey were expecting to start playing some time in November. After the teams had assembled and began practicing, however, a sizable number of Yale's players tested positive for coronavirus. On October 16, Yale raised the campus alert status from green to yellow when the 18th member of the men's ice hockey team tested positive. Less than a month later, the Ivy League, Brown's primary conference, announced that it was cancelling all winter sports for 2020–21. Additionally the schools would not be participating in any Spring sports until the end of February. The announcement was not particularly surprising, considering that, unlike other conference, the Ivy League does not rely on revenue generated from its athletic programs.


2020–21 Brown Bears men's ice hockey season, Season
Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Brown's players would lose a season of play. However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required. Because of this, players who would have been members of Brown for the 2021 season had a pathway to leave the program and immediately play for another university.


2020–21 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Bryant University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs are led by third-year head coach Jared Grasso, and play their home games at the Chace Athletic Center in Smithfield, Rhode Island as members of the Northeast Conference.


2020–21 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2019–20 season 15–17, 7–11 in NEC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament to Saint Francis (PA).


2020–21 Brøndby IF season
The 2020–21 Brøndby IF season is Brøndby IF's 40th consecutive season in top-division of the Danish football league, the 31st consecutive in Danish Superliga, and the 55th as a football club. Besides the Superliga, the club also competed in the 2020–21 Danish Cup, losing in the fourth round to Danish 1st Division side Fremad Amager. It is the second season with head coach Niels Frederiksen, after he replaced caretaker manager Martin Retov during the previous campaign.


2020–21 Brøndby IF season
On 24 May 2021, Brøndby were confirmed as Danish Superliga champions for the first time in 16 years following their 2–0 defeat of Nordsjælland.


2020–21 Brøndby IF season, Players, Squad information
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2020–21 Brøndby IF season, Players, Youth players in use
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2020–21 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by sixth-year head coach Nathan Davis, play their home games at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League. With the creation of mini-divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they play in the Central Division.


2020–21 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bison finished the 2019–20 season 14–20, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Holy Cross and American to advance to the semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament, where they lost to Boston University.


2020–21 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team
The 2020–21 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team will represent the Bucknell University Bison during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison will be led by second-year head coach Trevor Woodruff and play their home games at Sojka Pavilion as members of the Patriot League.


2020–21 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the previous season 24–6, 16–2 in Patriot League play to finish in first place. They advanced to the Semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA Tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.


2020–21 Budafoki MTE season
The 2020–21 season will be Budafoki MTE's 2nd competitive season, 1st consecutive season in the OTP Bank Liga and 109th year in existence as a football club.


2020–21 Budafoki MTE season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Budafoki MTE season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Budafoki MTE season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Budafoki MTE season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Budafoki MTE season, Statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2020–21 Budafoki MTE season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.