2020–21 Hull City A.F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Hull City's first season back in League One, the third tier of English football, and their 117th year in existence. Alongside League One, the club will participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Hull City
2020–21 season
OwnerAssem Allam
ManagerGrant McCann
StadiumKCOM Stadium
League One2nd
FA CupSecond round
EFL CupThird round
EFL TrophyQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Mallik Wilks (9)
All: Mallik Wilks (12)
All statistics correct as of 9 February 2021.

Background

Hull were relegated to League One having finished bottom of the Championship in the 2019–20 season.[1] The delayed end to the 2019–20 season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, had a knock-on to the 2020–21 season start which was scheduled for the weekend of 12 September 2020.[2]

Events

Players

Current squad

As of 2 February 2021.[45][6][7][8][5][11][12][14][46][15][16][22][24][10][23][32][30][34][35][39][42]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG George Long
2 DF  ENG Lewie Coyle
3 DF  AUS Callum Elder
5 DF  ENG Reece Burke
6 MF  ENG Richie Smallwood (captain)
7 FW  ENG Mallik Wilks
9 FW  ENG Tom Eaves
10 MF  ENG George Honeyman
11 FW  SCO James Scott
12 DF  ENG Josh Emmanuel
13 GK  ENG Matt Ingram
15 DF  ENG Alfie Jones
16 MF  ENG Jordan Flores
17 DF  IRL Sean McLoughlin
18 MF  ENG Regan Slater (On loan from Sheffield United)
19 FW  ENG Keane Lewis-Potter
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  ENG Daniel Crowley (On loan from Birmingham City)
21 DF  ENG Brandon Fleming
22 MF  AUT Thomas Mayer
23 MF  WAL Gavin Whyte (On loan from Cardiff City)
24 DF  ENG Jacob Greaves
25 DF  GHA Festus Arthur
26 DF  ENG Max Clark
27 FW  NIR Josh Magennis
31 MF  ENG Billy Chadwick
32 GK  ENG Harvey Cartwright
33 MF  SCO Greg Docherty
34 MF  ENG Callum Jones
35 FW  ENG James Berry
37 DF  ENG Andy Smith
40 MF  ENG Ahmed Salam
MF  GUY Elliot Bonds

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF  NED Jordy de Wijs (at Queens Park Rangers)[33]
14 MF  NOR Martin Samuelsen (at Aalborg BK)[38]
28 MF  ENG Max Sheaf (at Torquay United)[37]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
2 July 2020CBFestus Arthur Stockport CountyUndisclosed[47]
2 July 2020LWMallik Wilks BarnsleyUndisclosed[48]
7 August 2020RBLewie Coyle Fleetwood TownUndisclosed[6]
7 August 2020RBJosh Emmanuel Bolton WanderersFree transfer[7]
11 August 2020CMRichard Smallwood Blackburn RoversFree transfer[8]
20 August 2020CMGreg Docherty RangersUndisclosed[11]
4 September 2020CBAlfie Jones SouthamptonUndisclosed[14]
14 September 2020RMThomas Mayer Austria LustenauFree transfer[16]
13 January 2021CMJordan Flores DundalkFree transfer[32]
1 February 2021DFMax Clark VitesseUndisclosed[39]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
24 September 2020RWHakeeb Adelakun Bristol City4 January 2021[22][23]
30 September 2020DMRegan Slater Sheffield UnitedEnd of season[24]
14 January 2021RWGavin Whyte Cardiff CityEnd of season[34]
18 January 2021AMDaniel Crowley Birmingham CityEnd of season[35]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020CFNouha DickoUnattachedReleased[49]
1 July 2020CMMarkus HenriksenUnattachedReleased[49]
1 July 2020CMJackson Irvine HibernianReleased[49][50]
1 July 2020LBStephen Kingsley Heart of MidlothianReleased[49][51]
1 July 2020RBEric Lichaj Fatih KaragümrükReleased[49][52]
23 July 2020GKWill Mannion PafosReleased[3][53]
23 July 2020CBRobbie McKenzie GillinghamReleased[3][54]
23 July 2020DMKevin Stewart BlackpoolReleased[3][55]
23 July 2020AMJon Toral Birmingham CityReleased[3][56]
15 August 2020CBAngus MacDonald Rotherham UnitedFree transfer[5]
2 September 2020CBRyan Tafazolli Wycombe WanderersUndisclosed[13]
10 September 2020CMLeo Lopes Cercle BruggeUndisclosed[15]
1 February 2021MFJordan HickeyUnattachedMutual consent[40]
1 February 2021MFDavid Milinković Vancouver WhitecapsUndisclosed[40]
1 February 2021MFDaniel Batty Fleetwood TownMutual consent[42]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
20 August 2020MFElliot Bonds Cheltenham Town6 November 2020[9][10]
20 November 2020MFRyan Hanson Dover AthleticEnd of season[57][58][59]
19 December 2020MFBilly Chadwick FC Halifax Town14 January 2021[29][30]
14 January 2021CBJordy de Wijs Queens Park RangersEnd of season[33]
18 January 2021AMMax Sheaf Torquay UnitedEnd of season[37]
1 February 2021MFMartin Samuelsen Aalborg BKEnd of season[38]
2 February 2021CBDanny Lupano Derry CityEnd of season[43]

Pre-season

Pre-season training started on 10 August 2020 at the club's Cottingham training ground.[6][60] A week long training camp followed at Oriam in Edinburgh, Scotland.[60][61]

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
League One 2nd 12 September 2020
EFL Cup First round Third round 5 September 202022 September 2020
FA Cup First round Second round 7 November 202029 November 2020
EFL Trophy Group stage Quarter-final 8 September 20202 February 2021

Updated to match played 9 February 2021.
Source: Competitions

League One

The first matches of the 2020–21 season are scheduled to take place on 12 September 2020 with the season concluding on the weekend of 8 to 9 May 2021.[62] The fixtures for the season were released at 9:00 a.m. on 21 August 2020, with Hull starting the season with an away match at the Priestfield Stadium to play Gillingham and ends with another away trip to play Charlton Athletic at The Valley.[63][64]

Hull opened the season with 3 wins which equalled the record that has stood since 28 August 1948 when they beat Mansfield Town 3–0 in Division Three North.[65]

Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the EFL changed the rules on substitutes from 20 November 2020, for the remainder of the season, to allow 7 substitutes to be named per match, with up to 5 being allowed to be used.[66]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Lincoln City 26 16 4 6 38 20 +18 52 Promotion to the EFL Championship
2 Hull City 27 15 4 8 41 23 +18 49
3 Peterborough United 26 15 4 7 40 24 +16 49 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Portsmouth 26 14 6 6 44 23 +21 48
5 Doncaster Rovers 24 15 3 6 42 26 +16 48
6 Charlton Athletic 27 12 7 8 41 35 +6 43
7 Sunderland 26 10 11 5 35 23 +12 41
8 Accrington Stanley 24 12 5 7 35 25 +10 41
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[67]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 15 4 8 41 23  +18 49 8 2 3 15 7  +8 7 2 5 26 16  +10

Last updated: 9 February 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHAHAAHHAAHAAHAHAHHAHHAAHAH
ResultWWWWLWWLWLWWWWDLLLWDDWWLWLD
Position432222132421111112222112122
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed


12 September 2020 1 Gillingham 0–2 Hull City Gillingham, Kent
15:00 BST Robertson  73'
O'Keefe  73'
Ogilvie  82'
Report[68] Lewis-Potter  3'
Honeyman  73'
Magennis  82'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
Note: Held behind closed doors.
19 September 2020 2 Hull City 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST de Wijs  55'
Smallwood  67'
Elder  72'
Wilks  81',  90'
Mayer  83'
Report[69] Pickering  70' Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
Note: Held behind closed doors.
26 September 2020 3 Northampton Town 0–2 Hull City Sixfields, Northampton
15:00 BST Missilou  33'
Watson  69'
Report[70] Magennis  30'
Lewis-Potter  34'
Honeyman  44'
Docherty  52'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
Note: Held behind closed doors.
3 October 2020 4 Hull City 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Adelakun  10' Report[71] Opoku  57' Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
Note: Held behind closed doors.
9 October 2020 5 Fleetwood Town 4–1 Hull City Fleetwood
19:45 BST Saunders  17', 67'
Camps  47',  90+3'
Stubbs  73'
Report[72] Honeyman  21' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
Note: Held behind closed doors.
17 October 2020 6 Rochdale 0–3 Hull City Rochdale
15:00 BST Beesley  67'
Lund  81'
Report[73] Wilks  20', 73'
Magennis  75'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Held behind closed doors.
20 October 2020 7 Hull City 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Lewis-Potter  45+7'
Wilks  89'
Honeyman  90+3'
Report[74] Woodyard  17'
Csóka  78'
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Madley
Note: Held behind closed doors.
24 October 2020 8 Hull City 1–2 Peterborough United Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Elder  19'
Wilks  36'
Smallwood  65'
Honeyman  90+3'
Report[75] Thompson  33'
Clarke-Harris  63'
Dembélé  75'
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
Note: Held behind closed doors.
27 October 2020 9 Bristol Rovers 1–3 Hull City Horfield, Bristol
19:00 GMT Daly  2'
McCormick  26'
Oztumer  89'
Baldwin  90+3'
Report[76] Emmanuel  18'
Lewis-Potter  63'
Slater  76'
Honeyman  88'
Elder  90+3'
Eaves  90+5'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
Note: Held behind closed doors.
31 October 2020 10 Swindon Town 2–1 Hull City Swindon
15:00 GMT Caddis  31'
Grant  54'
Report[77] Lewis-Potter  16',  90+5'
de Wijs  76'
Elder  86'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
Note: Held behind closed doors.
14 November 2020 11 Hull City 2–0 Burton Albion Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Docherty  53'
Adelakun  60',  88'
Wilks  62'
Report[78] Hughes  7'  14' Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
Note: Held behind closed doors.
21 November 2020 12 Milton Keynes Dons 1–3 Hull City Denbigh, Bletchley
15:00 GMT Walker  11' Report[79] Magennis  8', 12'
Scott  76'
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
Note: Held behind closed doors.
24 November 2020 13 Ipswich Town 0–3 Hull City Ipswich
19:00 GMT Jackson  79' Report[80] Wilks  2'
Magennis  45+1'
Eaves  77'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
Note: Held behind closed doors.
2 December 2020 14 Hull City 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Kingston upon Hull
19:00 GMT Magennis  26'
Smallwood  27'
Wilks  54'
Eaves  87'
Report[81] John-Jules  81'
Anderson  90+3'
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Referee: Christopher Pollard
5 December 2020 15 Oxford United 1–1 Hull City Oxford
15:00 GMT James Henry  10'
Rodriguez  38'
Obita  56'
McGuane  63'
Agyei  90'
Report[82] Docherty  68' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Andy Woolmer
Note: Up to 1,000 home supporters allowed under tier 2 COVID-19 regulations.
12 December 2020 16 Hull City 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Report[83] Daniels  26',  27'
Pierre  41'
Ebanks-Landell  49'
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Haines
Note: Held behind closed doors.
15 December 2020 17 Blackpool 3–2 Hull City Blackpool
19:00 GMT Yates  45'
Anderson  65',  66'
Hamilton  90+3'
Report[84] Wilks  38'
Burke  89'
Smallwood  90+1'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Speedie
Note: Held behind closed doors.
18 December 2020 18 Hull City 0–2 Portsmouth Kingston upon Hull
17:30 GMT Report[85] Greaves  6' (o.g.)
Magennis  55' (o.g.)
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
Note: Held behind closed doors.
2 January 2021 19 Hull City 2–0 Charlton Athletic Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Adelakun  18'
Docherty  76'
Lewis-Potter  84'
Wilks  90+3'
Report[86] Pratley  63'
Pearce  71'
Gilbey  78'
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Coy
Note: Held behind closed doors.
9 January 2021 20 Sunderland 1–1 Hull City Sunderland
19:45 GMT Wright  14'
McGeady  21'
Report[87] Burke  13'
Honeyman  45+3'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
Note: Held behind closed doors.
16 January 2021 21 Hull City 1–1 Blackpool Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Wilks  51'
Burke  66'  77'
Greaves  90+4'
Report[88] Dougall  27'
Yates  81'
Madine  90+4'
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
Note: Held behind closed doors.
19 January 2021 22 Hull City 3–0 Accrington Stanley Kingston upon Hull
17:30 GMT Wilks  37'
Whyte  55'
Honeyman  57'
Magennis  67' (pen.)
A. Jones  69'
Report[89] McConville  31'  66'
Burgess  52'
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
Note: Held behind closed doors.
23 January 2021 23 Portsmouth 0–4 Hull City Milton, Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Naylor  87' Report[90] Whatmough  23' (o.g.), 63' (o.g.)
Honeyman  61'
Lewis-Potter  68'
Smallwood  83'
Magennis  90+1'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
Note: Held behind closed doors.
26 January 2021 24 Accrington Stanley 2–0 Hull City Accrington
17:30 GMT Charles  50'
Conneely  64'
Butcher  68'
Report[91] Elder  27'
Lewis-Potter  37'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
Note: Held behind closed doors.
30 January 2021 25 Hull City 1–0 Swindon Town Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Docherty  5' Report[92] Lyden  62' Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
Note: Held behind closed doors.
6 February 2021 26 Burton Albion 1–0 Hull City Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Coyle  90+3' Report[93] Edwards  26'
Earl  61'
Smith  90'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
Note: Held behind closed doors.
9 February 2021 27 Hull City 0–0 Lincoln City Kingston upon Hull
19:00 GMT Coyle  43'
Docherty  90+3'
Report[94] McGrandles  23'
Rogers  50'
Grant  89'
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Note: Held behind closed doors.
13 February 2021 28 Hull City v Milton Keynes Dons Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Note: Held behind closed doors.


FA Cup

Hull entered the cup in round one, the draw for which took place on 26 October 2020. Hull were drawn at home to Fleetwood Town.[95] The match took place on 7 November 2020 with a 3:00 kick-off.[96] The game started with a minutes silence as part of the Remembrance Day commemorations. The first action was in the third-minute when Fleetwood's Ched Evans collided with Callum Elder and after a long delay was stretchered off the field. Hull struck in the 31st-minute through a Josh Magennis volley. A second blow for Fleetwood, just before half-time, saw Harvey Saunders clash with George Long and him also being stretchered off the field. Following the break Hull went further ahead through a Reece Burke header of a Callum Elder corner. The game finished 2–0 in Hull City's favour and allowed them to progress to the second round draw.[97] The second round draw was made on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley, with Hull drawn away to Stevenage.[98] The match took place on 29 November 2020, the first half saw both keepers making saves to keep the game scoreless at the break. Early in the second half Arthur Iontton brought down Martin Samuelsen in the box and Hull were awarded a penalty that was converted by Tom Eaves. Elliott List brought the home-side level in the 79th-minute. With neither side able to find another goal the match went to extra-time and then to penalties, Sevenage running out winners 6–5.[99]


  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

7 November 2020 First round Hull City 2–0 Fleetwood Town Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Magennis  31'
Burke  63'
Smallwood  90+4'
Report[97] Connolly  58'
Madden  66'
Holgate  86'
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
Note: Held behind closed doors.
29 November 2020 Second round Stevenage 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
Hull City Stevenage
13:30 GMT Hutton  64'
List  79'
Newton  98'
Vincelot  115'
Report[99] Eaves  52' (pen.)
Slater  69'
Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
Penalties
Pett
Smith
List
Read
Newton
Vincelot
Coker
Coyle
C. Jones
Eaves
Chadwick
Lewis-Potter
A. Jones
McLoughlin
Note: Held behind closed doors.

EFL Cup

The first round of the EFL Cup is scheduled to take place on 5 September 2020 with the draw taking place at 10:00 a.m. on 18 August 2020.[62] Hull City are in the northern section of the draw and were drawn away to Sunderland.[100] Sunderland started the match with several attempts in the first half but Hull kept a clean sheet. In the second half Will Grigg had a goal disallowed for off-side and as neither side broke the dead-lock the match went to penalties. Grigg took the first penalty and hit the legs of goalkeeper Matt Ingram, the remainder of the penalties were converted and Hull progressed to the second round.[101] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on 6 September, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[102] Hull were drawn away to Leeds United in round two with the match taking place week commencing 14 September 2020. It was later confirmed that the match would take place on 16 September.[103] If they progress then in round three they will face either West Ham United or Charlton Athletic. That game took place on 15 September 2020, with West Ham United securing a 3–0 win to progress to round three.[104]

The following day Hull travelled to Elland Road to take on Leeds United and started well with Mallik Wilks opening the scoring with a deflected shot after 5-minutes. Though they had several chances they could not add to their lead. Leeds meanwhile had few chances, but deep into stoppage time Ezgjan Alioski levelled the score and took the match to penalties. With each side missing one penalty of their set of five it went to sudden death. Jamie Shackleton missed penalty ten for Leeds leaving Alfie Jones to convert his spot-kick to put Hull through to the third round 9–8 on penalties.[105]

The third round match against West Ham United took place at the London Stadium on 22 November 2020. Before the game United manager David Moyes and two players, Issa Diop and Josh Cullen, had to leave the stadium after testing positive for coronavirus.[106] West Ham opened the scoring through ex-tiger Robert Snodgrass hitting the net after 18-minutes. Sébastien Haller doubled their lead on the stroke of half-time. Sean McLoughlin conceded a penalty that Andriy Yarmolenko converted for West Ham's third 5-minutes after the break before Mallik Wilks replied for Hull in the 70th-minute. Both Yarmolenko and Haller got on the score-sheet in added time to put West Ham through to the fourth round 5–1.[107]


  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

5 September 2020 First round Sunderland 0–0
(4–5 p)
Hull City Sunderland
15:00 BST Hume  55' Report[108] Fleming  45+2'
Samuelsen  90+4'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Penalties
Grigg
Power
O'Nien
Gooch
Wyke
Wilks
Smallwood
Samuelsen
Honeyman
Lewis-Potter
Note: Held behind closed doors.
16 September 2020 Second round Leeds United 1–1
(8–9 p)
Hull City Leeds
19:45 BST Alioski  45+1',  90+3'
Report[105] Wilks  5'
Scott  90+2'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
Penalties
Rodrigo
Alioski
Roberts
Poveda-Ocampo
Douglas
Struijk
Davis
Gotts
Casilla
Shackleton
Docherty
C. Jones
Coyle
Scott
Mayer
Elder
McLoughlin
Chadwick
Batty
A. Jones
Note: Held behind closed doors.
22 September 2020 Third round West Ham United 5–1 Hull City Stratford, London
19:30 BST Snodgrass  18'
Haller  45', 90+1'
Yarmolenko  56' (pen.), 90+2'
Report[109] McLoughlin  55'
Honeyman  59'
Fleming  65'
Wilks  70'
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Held behind closed doors.

EFL Trophy

The regional group stage draw was confirmed at 1.30 p.m. on 18 August 2020. Hull were placed in Group H of the northern section along with Grimsby Town, Harrogate Town and Leicester City U21.[110] Hull topped the group table and were guaranteed a home game in the second round, the draw for which took place on 20 November 2020. Hull were drawn to play Crewe Alexandra with the match taking place week beginning 7 December 2020.[111] The match took place on 8 December 2020, but the match remained deadlocked at full-time with neither side managing to score a goal. The match went to penalties and Hull squeezed through 3–2 on penalties.[112] The draw for the third round took place on 10 December 2020 and Hull were again drawn at home this time to Fleetwood Town.[113] The match took place on 12 January 2021, Fleetwood got off to a good start with Paddy Madden netting after 8-minutes. Wes Burns doubled their lead soon after the break. Hull left it late to reply with Mallik Wilks finding the net in the 78th-minute, with Keane Lewis-Potter levelling the score two minutes later. In extra-time Lewie Coyle scored his first goal for the club, an absolute thunderbolt, to put Hull through to the next round with a score of 3–2.[114] On 22 January 2021, it was announced that the draw for the quarter-finals of the cup would take place the following day, Sam Parkin doing the draw. Matches would take place week-commencing 1 February 2021.[115] Hull were again drawn at home this time to Lincoln City.[116] The date for the match was later confirmed as 2 February 2021.[117] Lincoln got off to a good start when Harry Anderson scored after 7-minutes. Hull levelled through Greg Docherty after 60-minutes. Both teams pressed but could not break the deadlock and the match went to penalties. Lincoln went through 3–4 on penalties.

Group table

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Hull City 3 2 0 0 1 6 2 +4 6 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Leicester City U21 3 2 0 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3 L2 Harrogate Town 3 1 0 1 1 5 5 0 4
4 L2 Grimsby Town 3 0 1 0 2 3 8 5 2
Source: EFL.com

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

8 September 2020 Group H match 1 Hull City 1–2 Leicester City U21 Kingston upon Hull
17:30 BST Lewis-Potter  66' Report[118] Reghba  33'
Wright  50'
Hirst  90+5' (pen.)
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: R. Joyce
Note: Held behind closed doors.
6 October 2020 Group H match 2 Hull City v Grimsby Town Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST Report[119] Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Note: Postponed due to Grimsby Town player testing positive for coronavirus.
10 November 2020 Group H match 3 Harrogate Town 0–2 Hull City Harrogate
19:00 GMT Report[120] Scott  75'
C. Jones  85' (pen.)
Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wright
Note: Held behind closed doors.
17 November 2020 Group H match 2 Hull City 3–0 Grimsby Town Kingston upon Hull
17:30 GMT Samuelsen  27', 32'
McLoughlin  59'
Scott  79'
Report[121] Wright  3'
Edwards  64'
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Note: Held behind closed doors.
8 December 2020 Round 2 Hull City 0–0
(3–2 p)
Crewe Alexandra Kingston upon Hull
17:30 GMT Arthur  87' Report[112] Porter  19'
Nolan  55'
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
Penalties
Docherty
Chadwick
Coyle
Wilks
Adelakun
Porter
Finney
Griffiths
Zanzala
Ng
Note: Held behind closed doors.
12 January 2021 Round 3 Hull City 3–2 Fleetwood Town Kingston upon Hull
17:30 GMT Wilks  78'
Lewis-Potter  80'
Coyle  90+4'
Report[114] Madden  8'
Burns  53'
Hill  82'
Connolly  90'
Matete  90+1'
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross Joyce
Note: Held behind closed doors.
2 February 2021 Round 4 Hull City 1–1
(3–4 p)
Lincoln City Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT Docherty  60'
Flores  90+2'
Report[122] Anderson  7'
Jones  86'
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Madley
Penalties
Smallwood
Scott
Chadwick
Lewis-Potter
Elder
Flores
Jones
Montsma
Anderson
Scully
Grant
Johnson
Note: Held behind closed doors.

Statistics

Appearances

As of 9 February 2021.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague OneFA CupLeague CupTrophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK George Long 13080201020
2 DF Lewie Coyle 1618+20102031
3 DF Callum Elder 29024+10101020
4 DF Jordy de Wijs 9070101000
5 DF Reece Burke 26321+22111010
6 MF Richie Smallwood 27022+10102010
7 FW Mallik Wilks 311223+29102+121+11
8 MF Daniel Batty 1302+40102040
9 FW Tom Eaves 2044+113111030
10 MF George Honeyman 303253102+100+10
11 FW James Scott 2032+9120202+32
12 DF Josh Emmanuel 25020+20101010
13 GK Matt Ingram 240190002030
14 MF Martin Samuelsen 1020+50101032
15 DF Alfie Jones 22010+40202040
16 MF Hakeeb Adelakun 17311+3300002+10
16 MF Jordan Flores 200+1000000+10
17 DF Sean McLoughlin 9000102060
18 MF Regan Slater 2113+911+102050
19 FW Keane Lewis-Potter 32715+950+201+202+12
20 MF Daniel Crowley 703+30000010
21 DF Brandon Fleming 90300+102030
22 MF Thomas Mayer 1401+501+101+103+10
23 MF Gavin Whyte 413+11000000
24 DF Jacob Greaves 220200100010
25 DF Festus Arthur 2000000020
27 FW Josh Magennis 28917+78111020
28 MF Max Sheaf 300000002+10
30 MF Jordan Hickey 100000000+10
31 MF Billy Chadwick 800+200+10100+40
32 GK Harvey Cartwright 1000000010
33 MF Greg Docherty 284253001021
34 MF Callum Jones 61000+101+1031
35 FW James Berry 1000000010
37 DF Andy Smith 1000000010
40 MF Ahmed Salam 200000000+20
  • Source: Compiled from competitive match reports

Note: Appearances shown after a "+" indicate player came on during course of match.

Top goalscorers

Name Number Position League One FA Cup League
Cup
Trophy Total
Mallik Wilks7FW 902112
Josh Magennis27FW 81009
Keane Lewis-Potter19FW 50027
Greg Docherty33MF 30014
Tom Eaves9FW 31004
Reece Burke5DF 21003
Hakeeb Adelakun16MF 30003
George Honeyman10MF 30003
James Scott11FW 10023
Martin Samuelsen14MF 00022
Lewie Coyle2DF 00011
Callum Jones34MF 00011
Regan Slater15MF 10001
Gavin Whyte23MF 10001
Total3932953

Disciplinary record

Name Number Position League One FA Cup League Cup Trophy Total
Reece Burke5DF 1100000011
George Honeyman10MF 6000100070
Richie Smallwood6MF 5010000060
Callum Elder3DF 5000000050
Keane Lewis-Potter19FW 4000000040
Mallik Wilks7FW 4000000040
Greg Docherty33MF 3000000030
Lewie Coyle2DF 2000000020
Jordy de Wijs4DF 2000000020
Brandon Fleming21DF 0000200020
Sean McLoughlin17DF 0000101020
Festus Arthur25DF 0000001010
Hakeeb Adelakun16MF 1000000010
Josh Emmanuel12DF 1000000010
Jordan Flores16MF 0000001010
Jacob Greaves24DF 1000000010
Alfie Jones15DF 1000000010
Josh Magennis27FW 1000000010
Thomas Mayer22MF 1000000010
Martin Samuelsen14MF 0000100010
James Scott11FW 0000100010
Regan Slater15MF 0010000010
Total
351206030461

Kits

On 25 September 2020, the club announced that local company Giacom will be the main shirt sponsors for the 2020–21 season.[123] The following day the club unveiled the new home kit for the season, the shirts described as "classic amber and black stripes with solid amber sleeves". The shorts are to be black with amber side panels while the socks are amber with black cuff top.[124]

The third kit was revealed on 9 September 2020, as a white shirt with Ibiza Blue upper chest and sleeves. The shorts are Ibiza Blue with white trim and the socks being white with Ibiza Blue cuff top.[125]

The away kit was revealed on 17 September 2020, as a carbon grey and black pattern forming a KCOM Stadium stanchion pattern on the shirt. The shorts are black with vertical amber tipping, while the socks are black with amber hoops.[126]

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