2020–21 Alloa Athletic F.C. season

The 2020–21 season will be Alloa Athletic's third consecutive season in the Scottish Championship, following their promotion from Scottish League One in the 2017–18 season. They will also compete in the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup.

Alloa Athletic
2020–21 season
ChairmanMike Mulraney
ManagerPeter Grant
StadiumRecreation Park
Scottish Championship10th
Scottish League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin Cawley (2)
All: Robert Thomson (4)

Season summary

In June 2020, eight of the ten clubs voted in favour of shortening the season from the usual 36 games to 27 (playing each other three times), with the season tentatively scheduled to start on 17 October 2020.[1] This was done to reduce costs in light of the coronavirus pandemic.[1]

Competitions

Scottish Championship
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Championship

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Greenock Morton 14 4 5 5 13 18 −5 17
7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 11 3 5 3 18 15 +3 14
8 Queen of the South 13 4 2 7 19 30 −11 14
9 Arbroath 14 2 5 7 10 19 −9 11 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Alloa Athletic 13 2 2 9 13 32 −19 8 Relegation to League One
Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2021. Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[2]

Matches
Win Draw Loss
DateOpponentVenueResult[lower-alpha 1]ScorersAttendanceRef.
17 October 2020Greenock MortonAway0–1—0[lower-alpha 2][3]
24 October 2020Dunfermline AthleticHome1–4Cawley 45+1'0[lower-alpha 2][4]
6 November 2020DundeeHome3–3Thomson 31', Cawley 51', Trouten 63'0[lower-alpha 2][5]
21 November 2020Queen of the SouthAway0–2—0[lower-alpha 2][6]
24 November 2020Heart of MidlothianAway0–3—0[lower-alpha 2][7]
5 December 2020Ayr UnitedHome0–2—0[lower-alpha 2][8]
12 December 2020ArbroathAway1–0Scougall 79'0[lower-alpha 2][9]
19 December 2020Inverness Caledonian ThistleHome2–1Murray 61', Thomson 78'0[lower-alpha 2][10]

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish League Cup

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV ALO EDI AIR STE
1 Livingston 4 4 0 0 0 15 3 +12 12 Qualification for the Second Round — 2–1 — 4–1 —
2 Alloa Athletic 4 3 0 0 1 9 5 +4 9 — — 2–1 — 4–2
3 Edinburgh City 4 1 0 1 2 5 9 −4 4 1–5 — — — 2–2p
4 Airdrieonians 4 1 0 0 3 3 7 −4 3 — 0–2 0–1 — —
5 Stenhousemuir 4 0 1 0 3 4 12 −8 2 0–4 — — 0–2 —
Source: [11]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.[12]
Win Draw Loss
DateOpponentVenueResult[lower-alpha 1]ScorersAttendanceRef.
6 October 2020AirdrieoniansAway2–0Trouten 14' (pen.), Thomson 69'0[lower-alpha 2][13]
10 October 2020LivingstonAway1–2Thomson 31'0[lower-alpha 2][14]
13 October 2020Edinburgh CityHome2–1Scougall 18', Thomson 85'0[lower-alpha 2][15]
14 November 2020StenhousemuirHome4–2Buchanan 64', 70' (pen.), 78', Hetherington 90'0[lower-alpha 2][16]

Knockout phase
Win Draw Loss
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult[lower-alpha 1]ScorersAttendanceRef.
Second round28 November 2020Heart of MidlothianHome1–0 (a.e.t.)Trouten 109' (pen.)0[lower-alpha 2][17]
Quarter-final15 December 2020HibernianHome1–2Hanlon 34' (o.g.)0[lower-alpha 2][18]

Notes
  1. Alloa Athletic's score written first
  2. Match played behind closed doors

References
  1. Idessane, Kheredine (14 June 2020). "Scottish Championship clubs vote for 27-game season starting in October". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  3. "Morton edge Alloa as both end man down". BBC Sport. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  4. Dewar, Heather (24 October 2020). "Sub O'Hara nets hat-trick to sink Alloa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. "Adam helps Dundee earn 3–3 draw at Alloa". BBC Sport. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  6. "Queens claim first win of 2020". BBC Sport. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  7. McLauchlin, Brian (24 November 2020). "Hearts ease aside Alloa to go second". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  8. Crawford, Kenny (5 December 2020). "Ayr brush aside winless Alloa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  9. Dewar, Heather (12 December 2020). "Alloa move off bottom as Arbroath sink". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  10. Dewar, Heather (19 December 2020). "Alloa bounce back to beat Inverness CT". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  11. "Summary - League Cup Group H". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  12. "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  13. "Airdrieonians vs. Alloa Athletic - 7 October 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  14. "Livingston vs. Alloa Athletic - 10 October 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  15. "Alloa Athletic vs. Edinburgh City - 13 October 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  16. "Alloa Athletic vs. Stenhousemuir - 14 November 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  17. Dewar, Heather (28 November 2020). "Alloa stun Hearts in League Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  18. Watt, Martin (15 December 2020). "Hibs fight back to reach cup semis". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
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