2020–21 Arbroath F.C. season

The 2020–21 season will be Arbroath's second consecutive season in the Scottish Championship, following their promotion from Scottish League One in the 2018–19 season. They will also compete in the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup.

Arbroath
2020–21 season
ChairmanMike Caird
ManagerDick Campbell
StadiumGayfield Park
Scottish Championship9th
Scottish League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: James Craigen (2)
All: James Craigen (2), David Gold (2),
Dale Hilson (2), Thomas O'Brien (2)
All statistics correct as of 15:28, 21 December 2020 (UTC).

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 15 4 5 6 13 19 −6 17
7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 11 3 5 3 18 15 +3 14
8 Arbroath 15 3 5 7 12 19 −7 14
9 Queen of the South 14 4 2 8 20 32 −12 14 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Alloa Athletic 14 3 2 9 15 33 −18 11 Relegation to League One
Updated to match(es) played on 6 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 2020Raith RoversAway0–3—0[lower-alpha 2][3]
23 October 2020Heart of MidlothianHome0–1—0[lower-alpha 2][4]
31 October 2020Inverness Caledonian ThistleAway1–3Doolan 24'0[lower-alpha 2][5]
7 November 2020Queen of the SouthHome1–1Linn 48'0[lower-alpha 2][6]
21 November 2020Greenock MortonHome0–0—0[lower-alpha 2][7]
5 December 2020DundeeAway0–1—0[lower-alpha 2][8]
12 December 2020Alloa AthleticHome0–1—0[lower-alpha 2][9]
19 December 2020Ayr UnitedHome2–1Craigen 36', 39'0[lower-alpha 2][10]
26 December 2020Dunfermline AthleticAway

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Cup

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

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ROS ARB ELG STI MON
1 Ross County 4 3 1 0 0 12 5 +7 11 Qualification for the Second Round — 2–1 — 3–0 —
2 Arbroath 4 3 0 0 1 9 4 +5 9 — — 3–0 — 3–1
3 Elgin City 4 2 0 0 2 5 7 −2 6 1–4 — — 2–0 —
4 Stirling Albion 4 1 0 0 3 3 8 −5 3 — 1–2 — — 2–1
5 Montrose 4 0 0 1 3 5 10 −5 1 3–3p — 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 2020Stirling AlbionAway2–1Donnelly 14', O'Brien 32'0[lower-alpha 2][13]
10 October 2020MontroseHome3–1Swankie 27', Thomson 43', O'Brien 86'0[lower-alpha 2][14]
13 October 2020Ross CountyAway1–2Hilson 49'0[lower-alpha 2][15]
14 November 2020Elgin CityHome3–0Gold 30', 39', Stewart 82'0[lower-alpha 2][16]

Knockout phase
Win Draw Loss
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult[lower-alpha 1]ScorersAttendanceRef.
Second round28 November 2020Dunfermline AthleticHome1–3Hilson 65'0[lower-alpha 2][17]

Notes
  1. Arbroath'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. Dewar, Heather (17 October 2020). "Raith in winning return to second tier". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  4. Lindsay, Clive (23 October 2020). "Wighton gives Hearts win over Arbroath". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. Davies, Eilidh (31 October 2020). "Inverness fight back to claim first win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  6. Smith, Tyrone (7 November 2020). "Arbroath & Queen of the South off the mark". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  7. "Morton hold Arbroath to goalless draw". BBC Sport. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  8. Smith, Tyrone (5 December 2020). "McGowan goal moves Dundee up to sixth". 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. Smith, Tyrone (19 December 2020). "Arbroath off bottom after beating Ayr". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  11. "Summary - League Cup Group D". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  12. "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  13. "Stirling Albion vs. Arbroath - 6 October 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  14. "Arbroath vs. Montrose - 10 October 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  15. "Ross County vs. Arbroath - 13 October 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  16. "Arbroath vs. Elgin City - 14 November 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  17. Smith, Tyrone (28 November 2020). "Dunfermline beat Arbroath to advance". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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