The club finished fourth in the league and would miss out on promotion after losing 3–2 on aggregate to Lincoln City in the play-off semi final.

They were winners of the EFL Trophy, beating Tranmere Rovers 1–0 in the final, in the club's first win at Wembley since 1973.

Source: BBC Win Draw Loss Postponed The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.

[55] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.

[58] The Semi Final draw was made on 5 February 2021 by Adebayo Akinfenwa.