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2020/21 Cups, Ups and Downs

- 2020/21 -
- Transfers (summer 2020 - January 2021 - summer 2021) -

Leicester's Jonny Evans added an FA Cup
medal to the Premier League and League
Cup medals he had won with Man Utd. He
became the first NI player to claim all
three major English domestic honours
EUROPE
Champions League
Best performances:
First Qualifying Round
Linfield - David Healy (manager), Shayne Lavery et al
Dundalk - (see Europa League)

Europa League
Best performances:
Round of 16
Rangers - Steven Davis
Group Stage
Celtic - Conor Hazard
Dundalk - Cameron Dummigan et al

 

 

Champs League

Europa League

Europe

Players

Club

Qual.

Tourn.

Qual.

Tourn.

TOTAL

 

 

S

s

G

S

s

G

S

s

G

S

s

G

S

s

G

Allen, Curtis

Coleraine

 

 

 

 

1

1

0

 

 

1

1

0

Carson, Josh

Coleraine

 

 

 

 

3

0

0

 

 

3

0

0

Carson, Trevor

M'well

 

 

 

 

3

0

0

 

 

3

0

0

Clucas, Seanan

Glentoran

 

 

 

 

2

0

0

 

 

2

0

0

Davis, Steven

Rangers

 

 

 

 

2

0

0

8

0

0

10

0

0

Donnelly, Rory

Glentoran

 

 

 

 

2

0

0

 

 

2

0

0

Duffy, Shane

Celtic

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

0

0

2

0

0

6

0

0

Duffy, Michael

Dundalk

 

 

 

 

3

0

0

5

1

0

8

1

0

Dummigan, Cameron

Dundalk

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

2

0

3

2

0

Dunwwody, Jake

Derry C.

 

 

 

 

1

0

0

 

 

1

0

0

Evans, Jonny

Leicester

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

0

0

5

0

0

Hazard, Conor

Celtic

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

0

0

1

0

0

Johns, Chris

Linfield

2

0

0

 

 

1

0

0

 

 

3

0

0

Jones, Jordan

Rangers

 

 

 

 

0

1

0

 

 

0

1

0

Kennedy, Matty

Aberdeen

 

 

 

 

1

0

0

 

 

1

0

0

Lavery, Shayne

Linfield

2

0

0

 

 

1

0

0

 

 

3

0

0

McClean, Kyle

Linfield

1

1

0

 

 

1

0

0

 

 

2

1

0

McCullough, Luke

Glentoran

 

 

 

 

0

1

0

 

 

0

1

0

McDaid, Robbie

Glentoran

 

 

 

 

2

0

2

 

 

2

0

2

McDonagh, Jamie

Glentoran

 

 

 

 

`

2

0

 

 

0

2

0

McEleney, Patrick

Dundalk

 

 

 

 

1

1

0

2

3

0

3

4

0

McGinn, Niall

Aberdeen

 

 

 

 

0

1

0

 

 

0

1

0

Millar, Kirk

Linfield

2

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

0

0

Mulgrew, Jamie

Linfield

2

0

0

 

 

1

0

0

 

 

3

0

0

O'Neill, Paul

Glentoran

 

 

 

 

2

0

0

 

 

2

0

0

Toal, Eoin

Derry C.

 

 

 

 

1

0

1

 

 

1

0

1

Waterworth, Andy

Linfield

0

1

0

 

 

 

0

1

0

 

 

 

0

2

0


Ex-NI international Ollie Norwood
suffered relegation after two Premier
League seasons with Sheffield Utd
ENGLAND
Premier League
Best finish: 
5th Leicester City - Jonny Evans, Brendan Rodgers (manager) [Europa League qualification]
Relegated:
Sheffield United - Ollie Norwood

Players

Pos

A

Club

Pos

League

FA Cup

FL Cup

Peacock-Farrell, Bailey

GK

24

Burnley

17th

4

0

0

2

0

0

2

0

0

Dallas, Stuart

MD

30

Leeds

9th

38

0

8

Evans, Jonny

DF

33

Leicester

5th

28

0

2

4

0

0

Hughes, Liam

GK

19

Liverpool

3rd

0

0

0

Galbraith, Ethan

MD

20

Man U.

2nd

0

0

0

Lewis, Jamal

DF

23

Newcastle

12th

20

4

0

2

0

0

Norwood, Ollie

MD

30

Sheff U.

20th

25

6

0

3

1

0

1

0

0


Championship
Promoted:
Norwich City (Champions) - Michael McGovern
Watford (Runners-Up) - Craig Cathcart
Play-Offs:
(no players)
Relegated:
(no players)

League One
Promoted:
Hull City (Champions) - Josh Magennis, Gavin Whyte (loan), Grant McCann (manager)
Play-Offs:
Blackpool - Daniel Ballard (on loan) [promoted]
Sunderland - Conor McLaughlin, Tom Flanagan, Will Grigg (out on loan), Carl Winchester, Jordan Jones (loan)    
Relegated:
Rochdale - Ryan McLaughlin, Matty Lund, Stephen Dooley (ex-youth international)
Swindon Town - Lee Camp

League Two
Promoted:
Cheltenham Town - Michael Duff (manager)
Play-Offs:
Morecambe - Brad Lyons (b.Ballymoney, on loan) [promoted]

EFL Play-Offs

Players

Club

St

Sb

Gl

EFL Championship

 

Brentford

 

 

 

 

Swansea

 

 

 

 

Barnsley

 

 

 

 

Bournemouth

 

 

 

EFL League One

Ballard, Danield (L)

Blackpool

3

0

0

Flanagan, Tom

Sunderland

1

1

0

Jones, Jordan (L)

Sunderland

1

0

0

McLaughlin, Conor

Sunderland

-

-

-

Winchester, Carl

Sunderland

0

1

0

 

Lincoln

 

 

 

Sykes, Mark

Oxford

2

0

0

EFL League Two

Lyons, Brad (L)

Morecambe

0

3

0

 

Newport

 

 

 

 

Forest Green

 

 

 

 

Tranmere

 

 

 


National League
Play-Offs:
Hartlepool United - Ryan Johnson 
Play-Off hopefuls:
Chesterfield - David Buchanan
Eastleigh - Pierce Bird

FA Cup
Winner: 
Leicester City - Jonny Evans, Brendan Rodgers (manager)

Conor McLaughlin with the Papa John's Trophy
EFL Cup
No players advanced beyond the quarter-final stage.

EFL Trophy
Winners:
Sunderland - Tom Flanagan, Conor McLaughlin [sub]

FA Trophy
Runner-Up: 
Hereford - James McQuilkin [sub]

SCOTLAND
Premiership
Champions:
Steven Davis helped Rangers to an unbeaten Scottish
Premiership season, their first title in a decade,
and claimed the SFWA Player of the Year Award
Rangers - Steven Davis, Jordan Jones (out on loan)
Runners-Up:
Celtic - Conor Hazard
Europa Conference Qualification:
Aberdeen - Niall McGinn, Matty Kennedy
St. Johnstone (minimum) - Ali McCann
Relegation Play-Off:
Kilmarnock - Kyle Lafferty, Tommy Wright (manager) (relegated)
Relegated: Lee Hodson (on loan)

Championship
Champions:
Hearts - Michael Smith, Liam Boyce
Play-Offs:
Dundee - James McPake (manager) [promoted]
Dunfermline - Lewis McCann
Relegation Play-Off:
Greenock Morton - Brian McLean

League One
Champions:
Partick Thistle - Shea Gordon
Promotion Play-Off:
Cove Rangers - Rom Leighton (Youth Int)
Airdrie - Ally Roy, Paul Paton (loan)    

SPFL Play-Offs

Players

Club

St

Sb

Gl

SPFL Premiership

Lafferty, Kyle

Kilmarnock

2

0

1

 

Dundee

 

 

 

 

Raith

 

 

 

McCann, Lewis

Dunfermline

0

0

0

SPFL Championship

McLean, Brian

Greenock

4

0

0

Roy, Ally

Airdrie

0

3

0

Paton, Paul (L)

Airdrie

2

0

0

Leighton, Tom

Cove

-

-

-

 

Montrose

 

 

 

SPFL League One

 

Dumbarton

 

 

 

 

Edinburgh C

 

 

 

 

Elgin City

 

 

 

 

Stranraer

 

 

 

SPFL League Two

McKee, Chris (L)

Brechin

2

0

0

 

Kelty Hearts

 

 

 

 

Brora

 

 

 

Ali McCann (left) with the Scottish League
Cup. He also claimed the Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup
(2019/20 final held over due to Covid-19)
Winners:
Celtic - Conor Hazard, Neil Lennon (manager)
Runners-Up:
Hearts - Michael Smith, Liam Boyce [1 goal]

2020/21 Winners: 
St Johnstone - Ali McCann

League Cup
Winners:
St Johnstone - Ali McCann

Challenge Cup
Not held due to Covid-19 Pandemic

Larne skipper Jeff Hughes lifts County Antrim
Shield. He also led them to European
qualification through the play-offs
NORTHERN IRELAND
NIFL Premiership
Champions:
Linfield
Europa Conference Qualification:
Coleraine
Glentoran
Europa Conference Play-Offs:
Larne (winners)
Cliftonville (runners-up)
Crusaders
Glenavon
Bottom Place: (relegation cancelled due to Covid-19 Pandemic)
Dungannon Swifts - Dean Shiels (manager), Michael Carvill, Rory Patterson

Shayne Lavery and Jeff Hughes
both scored in the Irish Cup final
Irish Cup
Winners:
Linfield - David Healy (manager), Shayne Lavery [1 goal] et al
Runners-Up:
Larne - Jeff Hughes [1 goal] et al

League Cup
Not held due to Covid-19 Pandemic

Co. Antrim Shield
Winners:
Larne - Conor Devlin, Josh Robinson, Martin Donnelly, Jeff Hughes [sub]

Mid-Ulster Cup
Winners:
Glenavon - Jack O'Mahoney, Gary Hamilton (manager)

Warren Feeney led Pirin Blagoevgrad
to the Bulgarian Second Division title
BELGIUM
Pro League Division A
Europa Conference Play-Offs:
KV Oostende - Cameron McGeehan

BULGARIA
Second Professional League [II]
Promoted:
OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad (Champions) - Warren Feeney (manager)

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