2021–22 Sunderland A.F.C. season

English football club season

Sunderland 2021–22 football season
Sunderland
2021–22 season
OwnerKyril Louis-Dreyfus
ChairmanKyril Louis-Dreyfus
Head CoachLee Johnson
(until 30 January)[1]
Alex Neil
(from 11 February)[2]
StadiumStadium of Light
League One5th (promoted via playoffs)
Play-offsWinners
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupQuarter-finals
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ross Stewart
(24)
All:
Ross Stewart
(26)
Highest home attendance44,742 v. Sheffield Wednesday (League One play-offs)
38,395 v. Doncaster Rovers (League)
Lowest home attendance26,516 v. Morecambe
Average home league attendance31,421
Home colours
Away colours

The 2021–22 season was Sunderland's 143rd year in their history and fourth consecutive season in League One. Along with the league, the club competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Sunderland finished fifth in the regular season, entering the EFL League One play-offs. They beat Sheffield Wednesday over two legs in the semi-final and Wycombe Wanderers in the final at Wembley to secure a return to the EFL Championship.

First team squad

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age Ends Signed from Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Lee Burge England GK 31 2022 England Coventry City 61 0
20 Anthony Patterson England GK 23 2023 Academy 6 0
31 Jacob Carney England GK 23 2023 England Manchester United 0 0
35 Harrison Bond England GK 20 2022 Academy 0 0
39 Ron-Thorben Hoffmann Germany GK 25 2022 Germany Bayern Munich (loan) 4 0
47 Jack McIntyre England GK 21 2023 England Everton 0 0
Defenders
2 Niall Huggins Wales RB 23 2025 England Leeds United 4 0
5 Danny Batth England CB 33 2023 England Stoke City 0 0
6 Callum Doyle England CB 20 2022 England Manchester City (loan) 10 0
16 Jordan Willis England CB 29 2022 England Coventry City 60 2
17 Dennis Cirkin England LB 22 2024 England Tottenham Hotspur 9 0
19 Arbenit Xhemajli Kosovo CB 26 2022 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax 1 0
26 Bailey Wright Australia CB 31 2022 England Bristol City 56 3
30 Patrick Almond Scotland CB 21 2023 Academy 0 0
32 Trai Hume Northern Ireland RB 22 2026 Northern Ireland Linfield 0 0
34 Tyrese Dyce England LB 23 2023 England West Brom 0 0
38 Cameron Jessup England CB 21 2023 England Crystal Palace 0 0
40 Nathan Newall England LB 22 2023 England Guiseley 0 0
41 Kenton Richardson England RB 24 2022 England Hartlepool United 0 0
42 Ethan Kachosa England RB 21 2023 England Leeds United 0 0
58 Zak Johnson England RB 17 2023 Academy 0 0
Midfielders
4 Corry Evans Northern Ireland CM 33 2023 England Blackburn Rovers 6 0
8 Elliot Embleton England AM 25 2022 Academy 22 2
11 Lynden Gooch United States AM 28 2022 Academy 175 24
13 Luke O'Nien England CM 29 2024 England Wycombe Wanderers 150 13
15 Carl Winchester Northern Ireland CM 31 2023 England Forest Green Rovers 31 4
18 Ellis Taylor England LW 21 2024 Academy 1 0
21 Alex Pritchard England AM 30 2023 England Huddersfield Town 10 0
23 Jack Diamond England RW 24 2024 Academy 38 5
24 Dan Neil England CM 22 2023 Academy 19 1
25 Jack Clarke England RW 23 2022 England Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 0 0
27 Jay Matete England CM 23 2026 England Fleetwood Town 0 0
28 Aiden McGeady Republic of Ireland LW 38 2022 England Everton 144 35
36 Cieran Dunne Scotland LW 24 2022 Scotland Falkirk 0 0
43 Harrison Sohna England CM 21 2023 England Aston Villa 0 0
45 Stephen Wearne England AM 23 2022 England Middlesbrough 0 0
46 Sam Wilding England DM 24 2022 England West Brom 0 0
51 Thomas Scott England CM 18 2023 England Northampton Town 0 0
52 Joseph Ryder England LW 17 2023 Academy 0 0
53 Ben Middlemas England CM 17 2023 Academy 0 0
60 Caden Kelly England CM 17 2023 Academy 0 0
77 Patrick Roberts England RW 27 2022 England Manchester City 0 0
Forwards
7 Leon Dajaku Germany ST 23 2022 Germany Union Berlin (loan) 4 2
9 Nathan Broadhead Wales ST 26 2022 England Everton (loan) 6 1
10 Jermain Defoe England ST 41 2022 Scotland Rangers 93 37
14 Ross Stewart Scotland ST 27 2023 Scotland Ross County 24 10
22 Will Grigg Northern Ireland ST 32 2022 England Wigan Athletic 57 8
37 Will Harris England ST 23 2022 England Burnley 0 0
48 Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka Sweden ST 24 2022 Sweden IK Sirius 14 3

Pre-season friendlies

Sunderland announced they will play friendlies against Spennymoor Town,[3] Heart of Midlothian,[4] York City,[5] Harrogate Town,[6] Tranmere Rovers[7] and Hull City[8] as part of the club's pre season preparations.

Spennymoor Town v Sunderland
3 July 2021 Friendly Spennymoor Town 2–2 Sunderland Spennymoor
15:00 BST Tait
Kennedy		 Report O'Brien
Taylor		 Stadium: The Brewery Field
Heart of Midlothian v Sunderland
17 July 2021 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 0–2 Sunderland Gorgie, Scotland
15:00 BST Report McGeady 14' (pen.), 41' Stadium: Tynecastle Park
York City v Sunderland
21 July 2021 Friendly York City 1–1 Sunderland Huntington
19:00 BST Willoughby 52' Report Neil 28' Stadium: LNER Community Stadium
Harrogate Town v Sunderland
24 July 2021 Friendly Harrogate Town 0–4 Sunderland Harrogate
15:00 BST Report Embleton 11', 15'
Winchester 40'
Taylor 68'		 Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
Tranmere Rovers v Sunderland
27 July 2021 Friendly Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Sunderland Birkenhead
19:00 BST Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Sunderland v Hull City
30 July 2021 Friendly Sunderland 2–1 Hull City Sunderland
19:00 BST Stewart 25'
Grigg 90'		 Report Magennis 68' Stadium: Stadium of Light

Competitions

League One

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Wigan Athletic (C, P) 46 27 11 8 82 44 +38 92 Promotion to EFL Championship
2 Rotherham United (P) 46 27 9 10 70 33 +37 90
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 11 9 78 44 +34 89 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 13 9 78 50 +28 85
5 Sunderland (O, P) 46 24 12 10 79 53 +26 84
6 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 14 9 75 51 +24 83
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 23 11 12 68 48 +20 80
8 Oxford United 46 22 10 14 82 59 +23 76
9 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 10 15 74 57 +17 73
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 based on yellow and red cards received excluding the last four games of the season (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences; 9) If the tie affects the automatic promotion or relegation places, a play-off game or games would be held between the two tied teams[9]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 24 12 10 79 53  +26 84 16 3 4 49 19  +30 8 9 6 30 34  −4

Last updated: 30 April 2022.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The Black Cats fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.[10]

Sunderland v Wigan Athletic
7 August 2021 1 Sunderland 2–1 Wigan Athletic Sunderland
15:15 BST (Delayed from 15:00) McGeady 17' (pen.)
Stewart 53'
Winchester Yellow card 57'		 Report Edwards 15'
Power Yellow card 38'
Edwards Yellow card 50'
Darikwa Yellow card 87'
Wyke Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,549
Referee: Robert Madley
Milton Keynes Dons v Sunderland
14 August 2021 2 Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Sunderland Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Jules Yellow card 48'
Parrott 56'
Harvie Yellow card 73'		 Report Stewart 42' Yellow card 50'
Embleton 52' Yellow card 90+5'
Gooch Yellow card 73' soccer ball with red X 84'
Flanagan Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 9,830 (3,000 away fans)
Referee: James Bell
Burton Albion v Sunderland
17 August 2021 3 Burton Albion 1–0 Sunderland Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Mancienne Yellow card 56'
Smith 66'
Powell Yellow card 84'		 Report Cirkin Yellow card 37'
Flanagan Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,239 (1,600 away fans)
Referee: Declan Bourne
Sunderland v AFC Wimbledon
21 August 2021 4 Sunderland 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Sunderland
15:00 BST Gooch Yellow card 18'
Flanagan Yellow card 27'
Winchester 64'
O'Nien Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Assal Yellow card 62' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,093
Referee: James Oldham
Sunderland v Wycombe Wanderers
28 August 2021 5 Sunderland 3–1 Wycombe Wanderers Sunderland
15:00 BST Stewart 14' 83'
Embleton 18'
Flanagan Yellow card 77'		 Report Scowen Yellow card 31'
Wheeler 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,344
Referee: John Busby
Sunderland v Accrington Stanley
11 September 2021 6 Sunderland 2–1 Accrington Stanley Sunderland
15:00 BST Neil 15'
Gooch Yellow card 25'
Flanagan Yellow card 50'
Winchester 58'
Embleton Yellow card 78'
Pritchard Yellow card 86'		 Report Pell Yellow card 25'
Nottingham 30'
Nottingham Yellow card 45+2'
Morgan Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,830
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Fleetwood Town v Sunderland
18 September 2021 7 Fleetwood Town 2–2 Sunderland Fleetwood
15:00 BST Morton 81'
J. Garner Yellow card 85'
G. Garner Yellow card 90+4', 90+7' (pen.)		 Report Stewart 19'
O'Nien Yellow card 53'
McGeady 76' (pen.)		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 4,250 (1,200 away fans)
Referee: Neil Hair
Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers
25 September 2021 8 Sunderland 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Sunderland
15:00 BST Winchester 17'
O'Nien Yellow card 45+3'		 Report Doyle Yellow card 42'
Afolayan Yellow card 69'
Santos Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 32,368
Referee: Sam Purkiss
Sunderland v Cheltenham Town
28 September 2021 9 Sunderland 5–0 Cheltenham Town Sunderland
19:45 BST Wright 11'
Stewart 28', 38'
O'Nien 65'
Dajaku 66'		 Report Freestone Yellow card 30'
May Yellow card 52'
Thomas Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,313
Referee: Chris Sarginson
Portsmouth v Sunderland
2 October 2021 10 Portsmouth 4–0 Sunderland Portsmouth
15:00 BST Harness 19'
Brown 33'
Tunnicliffe Yellow card 41'
Marquis 45', 61'
Curtis Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Neil Yellow card 84' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,418 (2,200 away fans)
Referee: Ben Toner
Gillingham v Sunderland
16 October 2021 11 Gillingham 1–2 Sunderland Gillingham
15:00 BST Lloyd 25' (pen.)
Kelman Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Cirkin Yellow card 43'
O'Brien 45+3'
Flanagan 54'
Embleton Red card 67'
Stewart Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 6,310 (2,400 away fans)
Referee: Lee Swabey
Crewe Alexandra v Sunderland
19 October 2021 12 Crewe Alexandra 0–4 Sunderland Crewe
19:45 BST Murphy Yellow card 75' Report Thomas 25' (o.g.)
Stewart 32', 55'
Winchester Yellow card 51'
Cirkin Yellow card 53'
Dajaku 73'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,618 (1,900 away fans)
Referee: Carl Boyeson
Sunderland v Charlton Athletic
23 October 2021 13 Sunderland 0–1 Charlton Athletic Sunderland
15:00 BST Flanagan Yellow card 67'
Evans Yellow card 90'		 Report Stockley 66'
Dobson Yellow card 44'
Purrington Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,883
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Rotherham United v Sunderland
30 October 2021 14 Rotherham United 5–1 Sunderland Rotherham
15:00 BST Smith 10' (73) Yellow card 71'
Ladapo 41' (88)
Ihiekwe 53'
Ferguson Yellow card 70'		 Report Stewart 24'
O'Nien Yellow card 38'
McGeady Yellow card 46' Yellow-red card 56'
Evans Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 10,573 (2,690 away fans)
Referee: David Rock
Sheffield Wednesday v Sunderland
2 November 2021 15 Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Sunderland Sheffield
19:45 GMT Corbeanu 11'
Kamberi 39'
Gregory 53'
Johnson Yellow card 58'
Adeniran Yellow card 87'		 Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 23,731 (4,450 away fans)
Referee: Craig Hicks
Sunderland v Ipswich Town
20 November 2021 16 Sunderland 2–0 Ipswich Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT Evans Yellow card 20'
Gooch Yellow card 34'
Stewart Yellow card 64'
Winchester Yellow card 81'
O'Nien 85'
McGeady 90+3' (pen.)		 Report Celina Yellow card 55' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,940
Referee: Tom Nield
Shrewsbury Town v Sunderland
23 November 2021 17 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Sunderland Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT Davis Red card 45+2'
Udoh 64'		 Report Pritchard 16'
Broadhead Yellow card 44'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,253 (1,098 away fans)
Referee: Peter Wright
Cambridge United v Sunderland
27 November 2021 18 Cambridge United 1–2 Sunderland Cambridge
15:00 GMT Smith 27' Report Mitov 16' (o.g.)
Pritchard Yellow card 24'
Broadhead 36'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 7,174 (2,400 away fans)
Referee: Robert Lewis
Sunderland v Oxford United
4 December 2021 19 Sunderland 1–1 Oxford United Sunderland
15:00 GMT Dajaku 7'
Wright Yellow card 13'
Neil Yellow card 40'		 Report Brannagan Yellow card 5'
Taylor Yellow card 13', 36'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 26,634
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Sunderland v Morecambe
7 December 2021 20 Sunderland 5–0 Morecambe Sunderland
19:45 GMT Stewart 13'
Broadhead 17', 68'
Pritchard 56'
Dajaku 87'		 Report Ayunga Yellow card 71' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 26,516
Referee: Ollie Yates
Sunderland v Plymouth Argyle
11 December 2021 21 Sunderland 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Sunderland
15:00 GMT Neil 4'
Broadhead 13'
Winchester Yellow card 45+1'
Stewart Yellow card 54'
Wright Yellow card 77'
O'Brien Yellow card 81'		 Report Edwards Yellow card 22'
Scarr 64'
Houghton Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,987
Referee: Scott Oldham
Ipswich Town v Sunderland
18 December 2021 22 Ipswich Town 1–1 Sunderland Ipswich
15:00 GMT Norwood 45+1'
Burns Yellow card 68'		 Report Broadhead 50'
Winchester Yellow card 52'
Flanagan Yellow card 60'
Stewart Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,005 (1,750 away fans)
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Doncaster Rovers v Sunderland
27 December 2021 23 Doncaster Rovers 0–3 Sunderland Doncaster
12:30 GMT Gardner Yellow card 83' Report Stewart 7' (pen.)
Embleton 41'
Blythe 50' (o.g.)
Doyle Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 10,751 (4,100 away fans)
Referee: Bobby Madley
Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday
30 December 2021 24 Sunderland 5–0 Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland
19:45 GMT Stewart 12', 36', 58'
Neil Yellow card 24'
Doyle 40'
Embleton Yellow card 67'
Mbunga-Kimpioka 75'		 Report Bannan Yellow card 67' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 34,652
Referee: Ben Toner
Wycombe Wanderers v Sunderland
8 January 2022 25 Wycombe Wanderers 3–3 Sunderland High Wycombe
12:30 GMT Mehmeti 13'
Scowen Yellow card 22'
Vokes 36'
Jacobson Yellow card 45+2', 90+8'		 Report Stockdale 3' (o.g.)
Stewart 39', 90+3'
Embleton Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 7,229 (1,800 away fans)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Sunderland v Lincoln City
11 January 2022 26 Sunderland 1–3 Lincoln City Sunderland
19:45 GMT Winchester Yellow card 41', Red card 56'
Stewart 68'
Doyle Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Maguire Yellow card 10', 31', 57' (pen.), 75'
Bishop Yellow card 23'
Eyoma Yellow card 42'
Whittaker Yellow card 64'
Fiorini Yellow card 84'
Sørensen Yellow card 90+1'
McGrandles Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 27,782
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Accrington Stanley v Sunderland
15 January 2022 27 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Sunderland Accrington
15:00 GMT Sykes Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card 76'
Hamilton Yellow card 82'
Clark 84'		 Report O'Brien 48' Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 4,498 (2,600 away fans)
Referee: James Bell
Sunderland v Portsmouth
22 January 2022 28 Sunderland 1–0 Portsmouth Sunderland
15:00 GMT Embleton 40'
Flanagan Yellow card 54'		 Report Romeo Yellow card 72'
Williams Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 32,220
Referee: David Rock
Bolton Wanderers v Sunderland
29 January 2022 29 Bolton Wanderers 6–0 Sunderland Bolton
15:00 GMT Charles 19', 51'
Afolayan 42'
Lee 59'
Bakayoko Yellow card 84'
Batth 85' (o.g.)
John 88'		 Report Gooch Yellow card 81' Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 20,059 (6,020 away fans)
Referee: Steve Martin
Sunderland v Doncaster Rovers
5 February 2022 30 Sunderland 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Sunderland
15:00 GMT Evans Yellow card 30', 89' Report Griffiths 22'
Rowe 45+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 38,395
Referee: Will Finnie
Cheltenham Town v Sunderland
8 February 2022 30 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Sunderland Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Boyle Yellow card 38'
Bonds 64'
May 78'		 Report Pritchard 32'
Batth Yellow card 50'
Roberts Yellow card 88'
Matete Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 5,744 (1,500 away fans)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
AFC Wimbledon v Sunderland
12 February 2022 32 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Sunderland Wimbledon
15:00 GMT McCormick 20' (pen.), Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 90'
Heneghan Yellow card 25'
Osew Yellow card 57'
Chislett Yellow card 68'
Assal Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Pritchard 35'
Winchester Yellow card 45+1'
Clarke Yellow card 54'
Matete Yellow card 67'
Evans Yellow card 75'
Wright Yellow card 80'
Defoe Yellow card 83'
Neil Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,381 (1,200 away fans)
Referee: Simon Mather
Sunderland v Milton Keynes Dons
19 February 2022 33 Sunderland 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons Sunderland
15:00 GMT Evans Yellow card 24'
Stewart 59'		 Report McEachran Yellow card 24'
Eisa 48'
Wickham 78'
Harvie Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,451
Referee: Ollie Yates
Sunderland v Burton Albion
22 February 2022 34 Sunderland 1–1 Burton Albion Sunderland
19:45 GMT Winchester Yellow card 32'
Stewart 90+3'		 Report Shaughnessy Yellow card 50'
Borthwick-Jackson 53'
Saydee Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,237
Referee: Robert Lewis
Wigan Athletic v Sunderland
26 February 2022 35 Wigan Athletic 0–3 Sunderland Wigan
15:00 GMT Power Yellow card 38'
Magennis Yellow card 45+1'
Tilt Yellow card 84'
Naylor Yellow card 85'		 Report Wright 2'
Matete Yellow card 8'
Stewart 38' (pen.), Yellow card 82', 87' (pen.)
Gooch Yellow card 45+2'
Embleton Yellow card 71'
Pritchard Yellow card 77'
Cirkin Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 20,136 (4,900 away fans)
Referee: Sam Purkiss
Charlton Athletic v Sunderland
5 March 2022 36 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Sunderland London (Charlton)
15:00 GMT Lavelle Yellow card 18'
Lee Yellow card 40'
Dobson Yellow card 73'
Purrington Yellow card 78'		 Report Cirkin Yellow card 84'
Wright Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 13,716 (2,950 away fans)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Sunderland v Fleetwood Town
8 March 2022 37 Sunderland 3–1 Fleetwood Town Sunderland
19:45 GMT Evans Yellow card 22'
Embleton 55'
Cirkin Yellow card 75'
O'Nien 82'
Clarke 90+1'		 Report Harrison 28'
Jules Yellow card 76' Yellow-red card 87'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,017
Referee: Samuel Barrott
Sunderland v Crewe Alexandra
12 March 2022 38 Sunderland 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Sunderland
15:00 GMT Gooch Yellow card 29'
Wright Yellow card 74'
Cirkin Yellow card 75'
Neil 84'
Roberts 86'
Dajaku Yellow card 90+1'
Clarke Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Williams Yellow card 66'
Lundstram Yellow card 68'
Lowery Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,036
Referee: Neil Hair
Lincoln City v Sunderland
19 March 2022 39 Lincoln City 0–0 Sunderland Lincoln
15:00 GMT Walsh Yellow card 50'
McGrandles Yellow card 87'		 Report Evans Yellow card 39' Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 10,346 (2,000 away fans)
Referee: Craig Hicks
Sunderland v Gillingham
2 April 2022 40 Sunderland 1–0 Gillingham Sunderland
15:00 BST Cirkin Yellow card 45+3'
Broadhead 90+5' Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Lee Yellow card 38'
Tutonda Yellow card 40'
Chambers Yellow card 41'
Reeves Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,619
Referee: Oliver Langford
Oxford United v Sunderland
9 April 2022 41 Oxford United 1–2 Sunderland Littlemore
15:00 BST Moore 35' Report Evans 16'
Matete Yellow card 73'
Cirkin Yellow card 81'
Embleton 89'		 Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 11,690 (1,800 away fans)
Referee: Ben Toner
Sunderland v Shrewsbury Town
15 April 2022 42 Sunderland 3–2 Shrewsbury Town Sunderland
15:00 BST Embleton 4'
Broadhead 13', 90+2'
Clarke Yellow card 22'
O'Nien Yellow card 88'		 Report Bennett Yellow card 28'
Vela 50' Yellow card 90+6'
Flanagan 58'
Bowman Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 33,896
Referee: Darren Bond
Plymouth Argyle v Sunderland
18 April 2022 43 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Sunderland Plymouth
15:00 BST Sessegnon Yellow card 90+2' Report Cirkin Yellow card 59'
Evans Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 15,800 (1,800 away fans)
Referee: Carl Brook
Sunderland v Cambridge United
23 April 2022 44 Sunderland 5–1 Cambridge United Sunderland
15:00 BST Stewart 13' (pen.) 36'
Embleton 29'
Broadhead 53'
Batth 72'		 Report Jones Red card 12'
Iredale Yellow card 13'
Smith Yellow card 28'
Digby 30'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Peter Wright
Sunderland v Rotherham United
26 April 2022 45 Sunderland 1–1 Rotherham United Sunderland
19:45 GMT Matete Yellow card 8'
Ihiekwe 88' (o.g.)		 Report Ihiekwe 17'
Rathbone Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 33,119
Referee: Robert Madley
Morecambe v Sunderland
30 April 2022 46 Morecambe 0–1 Sunderland Morecambe
12:30 BST Phillips Yellow card 11'
Wildig Yellow card 68'
Stockton Yellow card 77'
Cooney Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Broadhead 10'
Matete Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 5,831 (1,800 away fans)
Referee: Gavin Ward

Play-offs

Sunderland finished 5th in the regular 2021–22 EFL League One season, so were drawn against 4th placed Sheffield Wednesday in the Play-off Semi Final. The first leg took place at the Stadium of Light and the second leg took place at Hillsborough.

Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday
6 May 2022 Semi-final, first leg Sunderland 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland
19:45 BST Stewart 45+1'
O'Nien Yellow card 63'		 Report Luongo Yellow card 52' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 44,742
Referee: Matt Donohue
Sheffield Wednesday v Sunderland
9 May 2022 Semi-final, second leg Sheffield Wednesday 1–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Sunderland Owlerton
19:45 BST Byers Yellow card 24'
Bannan Yellow card 27'
Gregory 74'
Dean Yellow card 77'		 Report Stewart Yellow card 45+1'
Roberts 90+3'
Matete Yellow card 90+11'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 32,978
Referee: James Linington
Sunderland v Wycombe Wanderers
21 May 2022 Final Sunderland 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers Wembley
15:00 BST Embleton 12'
Cirkin Yellow card 46'
Pritchard Yellow card 75'
Stewart 79'		 Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 72,332
Referee: Simon Hooper

FA Cup

Sunderland were drawn at home to Mansfield Town in the first round.[11]

Sunderland v Mansfield Town
6 November 2021 First round Sunderland 0–1 Mansfield Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT Evans Yellow card 31'
Wright Yellow card 50'		 Report Oates 5'
Hewitt Yellow card 48'
Charsley Yellow card 60'
Quinn Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 8,620
Referee: James Oldham

EFL Cup

Sunderland were drawn away to Port Vale,[12] Blackpool,[13][14] Wigan Athletic,[15][16] Queens Park Rangers[17] and Arsenal[18] in the first, second, third and fourth rounds and quarter final respectively.

Port Vale v Sunderland
10 August 2021 First round Port Vale 1–2 Sunderland Burslem
19:45 BST Worrall Yellow card 49'
Walker Yellow card 59'
Proctor 67'
Amoo Yellow card 89'		 Report Diamond Yellow card 21'
Hawkes 40'
O'Brien 50' (pen.)
Taylor Yellow card 55'
Doyle Yellow card 86'
Younger Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,267
Referee: Sam Allison
Blackpool v Sunderland
24 August 2021 Second round Blackpool 2–3 Sunderland Blackpool
19:45 BST Lavery 9'
Bowler 87'		 Report O'Brien 12', 57', 90+1' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,756
Referee: Peter Wright
Wigan Athletic v Sunderland
21 September 2021 Third round Wigan Athletic 0–2 Sunderland Wigan
19:45 BST Edwards Yellow card 56' Report Broadhead 26'
O'Nien Yellow card 45+1', 54'
Evans Yellow card 81'
Embleton Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 6,511
Referee: Leigh Doughty
Queens Park Rangers v Sunderland
26 October 2021 Fourth round Queens Park Rangers 0–0
(1–3 p)		 Sunderland Shepherd's Bush
19:45 BST de Wijs Yellow card 15' Report O'Nien Yellow card 17'
Gooch Yellow card 39'
Stewart Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 15,372
Referee: Keith Stroud
Penalties
Austin soccer ball with red X
Chair soccer ball with red X
Dykes soccer ball with check mark
Barbet soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark McGeady
soccer ball with check mark Stewart
soccer ball with check mark Pritchard
Arsenal v Sunderland
21 December 2021 Quarter-finals Arsenal 5–1 Sunderland Holloway
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,027
Referee: Robert Jones

EFL Trophy

Sunderland were drawn into Northern Group F alongside Bradford City, Lincoln City and Manchester United U21s.[19] Two of the three group games were confirmed on July 22.[20]

Pos Div Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Sunderland 3 2 0 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Lincoln City 3 2 0 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3 ACA Manchester United U21 3 1 0 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4 L2 Bradford City 3 0 1 0 2 1 7 −6 2
Source: EFL.com
Lincoln City v Sunderland
5 October 2021 (2021-10-05) Group Game 1 Lincoln City 1–2 Sunderland Lincoln
19:00 BST Montsma Yellow card 56', 90+4' Report Neil 2'
Wearne 72'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 3,060
Referee: Scott Oldham
Sunderland v Manchester United U21
13 October 2021 Group Game 2 Sunderland 2–1 Manchester United U21 Sunderland
19:00 BST Almond Yellow card 16'
Dyce 50', Yellow card 76'
Wearne 66'		 Report Iqbal 57' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 3,960
Referee: Ross Joyce
Sunderland v Bradford City
9 November 2021 Group Game 3 Sunderland 1–1
(2–4 p)		 Bradford City Sunderland
19:00 GMT Gooch Yellow card 7'
Pritchard Yellow card 44'
Broadhead 52'		 Report Robinson 36'
Scales Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Simon Mather
Penalties
Pritchard soccer ball with red X
O'Nien soccer ball with check mark
Harris soccer ball with check mark
Gooch soccer ball with red X		 Watt soccer ball with red X
Cooke soccer ball with check mark
Sutton soccer ball with check mark
Scales soccer ball with check mark
Evans soccer ball with check mark
Sunderland v Oldham Athletic
1 December 2021 Round 2 Sunderland 0–1 Oldham Athletic Sunderland
19:00 GMT Report Piergianni Yellow card 16'
Adams Yellow card 27'
Vaughan 53'
Clarke Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 3,498
Referee: Tom Reeves

Player statistics

Appearance summary

As of match(es) played on 21 May 2022
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Play-Offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG Lee Burge 9 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
20 GK England ENG Anthony Patterson 25 0 20+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
31 GK England ENG Jacob Carney 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
39 GK Germany GER Ron-Thorben Hoffmann 24 0 23+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
Defenders
2 DF Wales WAL Niall Huggins 4 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Northern Ireland NIR Tom Flanagan 28 1 25+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Denmark DEN Frederik Alves 10 0 0+3 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England ENG Danny Batth 12 1 8+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
6 DF England ENG Callum Doyle 44 1 34+3 1 0+0 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+3 0
17 DF England ENG Dennis Cirkin 41 0 31+3 0 1+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
19 DF Kosovo KOS Arbenit Xhemajli 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
25 DF England ENG Oliver Younger 5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF Australia AUS Bailey Wright 46 2 28+9 2 1+0 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
30 DF Scotland SCO Patrick Almond 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
32 DF Northern Ireland NIR Trai Hume 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF England ENG Denver Hume 8 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
41 DF England ENG Kenton Richardson 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
42 DF Zimbabwe ZIM Ethan Kachosa 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
58 DF England ENG Zac Johnson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
4 MF Northern Ireland NIR Corry Evans 39 2 26+6 2 1+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
8 MF England ENG Elliot Embleton 47 9 26+12 8 1+0 0 1+2 0 2+1 0 1+1 1
11 MF United States USA Lynden Gooch 45 0 33+5 0 0+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
13 MF England ENG Luke O'Nien 35 4 24+2 3 0+1 0 3+0 1 1+1 0 3+0 0
15 MF Northern Ireland NIR Carl Winchester 45 3 39+1 3 0+1 0 3+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
18 MF England ENG Ellis Taylor 4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
21 MF England ENG Alex Pritchard 47 4 25+11 4 0+1 0 4+1 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
23 MF England ENG Jack Diamond 4 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF England ENG Dan Neil 46 4 31+8 3 1+0 0 4+1 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
25 MF England ENG Jack Clarke 19 1 9+7 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
27 MF England ENG Josh Hawkes 2 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF England ENG Jay Matete 16 0 12+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
28 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Aiden McGeady 16 3 12+2 3 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 MF England ENG Tyrese Dyce 2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
36 MF Scotland SCO Cieran Dunne 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
43 MF England ENG Harrison Sohna 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
46 MF England ENG Sam Wilding 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
51 MF England ENG Tom Scott 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
60 MF England ENG Caden Kelly 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
77 MF England ENG Patrick Roberts 16 2 6+7 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 1
Forwards
7 FW Germany GER Leon Dajaku 27 4 14+8 4 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Wales WAL Nathan Broadhead 27 13 15+5 10 1+0 0 3+0 2 1+0 1 0+2 0
10 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Aiden O'Brien 25 6 7+10 2 1+0 0 3+2 4 2+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW England ENG Jermain Defoe 7 0 2+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW Scotland SCO Ross Stewart 53 26 46+0 24 0+0 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 3+0 2
22 FW Northern Ireland NIR Will Grigg 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 FW England ENG Will Harris 8 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+1 0 0+0 0
45 FW England ENG Stephen Wearne 3 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 2 0+0 0
48 FW Sweden SWE Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 4 1 0+2 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0

Goals record

As of match(es) played on 21 May 2022
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Play-Offs Total
1 14 Scotland ST Ross Stewart 24 0 0 0 2 26
2 9 Wales ST Nathan Broadhead 10 0 2 1 0 13
3 8 England AM Elliot Embleton 8 0 0 0 1 9
4 10 Republic of Ireland ST Aiden O'Brien 2 0 4 0 0 6
5 Own Goal 5 0 0 0 0 5
5 7 Germany FW Leon Dajaku 4 0 0 0 0 4
14 England CM Luke O'Nien 3 0 1 0 0 4
21 England MF Alex Pritchard 4 0 0 0 0 4
24 England CM Dan Neil 3 0 0 1 0 4
6 15 Northern Ireland CM Carl Winchester 3 0 0 0 0 3
28 Republic of Ireland LW Aiden McGeady 3 0 0 0 0 3
7 45 England CM Stephen Wearne 0 0 0 2 0 2
26 Australia CB Bailey Wright 2 0 0 0 0 2
4 Northern Ireland MF Corry Evans 2 0 0 0 0 2
77 England MF Patrick Roberts 1 0 0 0 1 2
8 3 Northern Ireland CB Tom Flanagan 1 0 0 0 0 2
5 England DF Danny Batth 1 0 0 0 0 2
6 England DF Callum Doyle 1 0 0 0 0 2
25 England MF Jack Clarke 1 0 0 0 0 2
48 Sweden FW Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 1 0 0 0 0 1
27 England AM Josh Hawkes 0 0 1 0 0 1
34 England DF Tyrese Dyce 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 79 0 8 5 4 96

Penalties record

As of match(es) played on 21 May 2022

Excludes penalties taken during Penalty shoot-outs.

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Play-Offs Total Conversion Ratio
Scored checkY Missed ☒N Scored checkY Missed ☒N Scored checkY Missed ☒N Scored checkY Missed ☒N Scored checkY Missed ☒N Scored checkY Missed ☒N
1 14 Scotland ST Ross Stewart 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 80%
2 28 Republic of Ireland LW Aiden McGeady 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 100%
3 10 Republic of Ireland ST Aiden O'Brien 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100%
4 11 United States MF Lynden Gooch 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
Total 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 80%

Assists record

As of match(es) played on 21 May 2022
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Play-Offs Total
1 21 England MF Alex Pritchard 7 0 3 0 2 12
2 24 England CM Dan Neil 7 0 1 0 0 8
8 England AM Elliot Embleton 6 0 1 1 0 8
3 11 United States MF Lynden Gooch 6 0 0 0 0 6
4 28 Republic of Ireland LW Aiden McGeady 4 0 0 0 0 4
5 10 Republic of Ireland ST Aiden O'Brien 1 0 0 2 0 3
7 Germany FW Leon Dajaku 3 0 0 0 0 3
6 England DF Callum Doyle 3 0 0 0 0 3
14 Scotland ST Ross Stewart 3 0 0 0 0 3
25 England MF Jack Clarke 2 0 0 0 1 3
6 17 England DF Dennis Cirkin 2 0 0 0 0 2
4 Northern Ireland MF Corry Evans 2 0 0 0 0 2
7 15 Northern Ireland CM Carl Winchester 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 England CM Luke O'Nien 1 0 0 0 0 1
3 Northern Ireland CB Tom Flanagan 1 0 0 0 0 1
26 Australia CB Bailey Wright 1 0 0 0 0 1
27 England MF Jay Matete 1 0 0 0 0 1
77 England MF Patrick Roberts 1 0 0 0 0 1
2 Wales DF Niall Huggins 0 0 1 0 0 1
23 England MF Jack Diamond 0 0 1 0 0 1
18 England MF Ellis Taylor 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 52 0 7 4 3 66

Disciplinary record

As of match(es) played on 21 May 2022
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Play-Offs Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 4 Northern Ireland CM Corry Evans 9 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
17 England LB Dennis Cirkin 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 0
2 11 United States RW Lynden Gooch 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
3 15 Northern Ireland CM Carl Winchester 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 1
4 3 Northern Ireland CB Tom Flanagan 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
13 England CM Luke O'Nien 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0
14 Scotland ST Ross Stewart 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0
5 8 England AM Elliot Embleton 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1
26 Australia DF Bailey Wright 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
27 England MF Jay Matete 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
6 21 England AM Alex Pritchard 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
7 6 England CB Callum Doyle 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
24 England MF Dan Neil 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
25 England MF Jack Clarke 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
8 9 Wales FW Nathan Broadhead 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 18 England LW Ellis Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 England RW Jack Diamond 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 England CB Oliver Younger 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
28 Republic of Ireland MF Aiden McGeady 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30 England DF Patrick Almond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
34 England DF Tyrese Dyce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 Republic of Ireland ST Aiden O'Brien 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
33 England DF Denver Hume 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 England DF Danny Batth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
77 England MF Patrick Roberts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 Germany MF Leon Dajaku 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 England FW Jermain Defoe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 88 1 2 2 0 0 14 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 113 1 2

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 CB England Cameron Jessup England Crystal Palace Free transfer [21]
1 July 2021 RB England Ethan Kachosa England Leeds United Free transfer [21]
1 July 2021 LB England Nathan Newall England Guiseley Free transfer [21]
1 July 2021 CM England Harrison Sohna England Aston Villa Free transfer [21]
1 July 2021 CM England Tom Scott England Northampton Town Free transfer [21]
1 July 2021 LW England Tyrese Dyce England West Bromwich Albion Free transfer [21]
2 July 2021 GK England Jacob Carney England Manchester United Free transfer [22]
9 July 2021 AM England Alex Pritchard England Huddersfield Town Free transfer [23]
15 July 2021 CM Northern Ireland Corry Evans England Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [24]
11 August 2021 LB England Dennis Cirkin England Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed [25]
20 August 2021 LB Wales Niall Huggins England Leeds United Undisclosed [26]
26 August 2021 GK England Jack McIntyre England Everton Free transfer [27]
22 December 2021 MF England Nicky Gyimah England Peterborough United Undisclosed [28]
4 January 2022 RB Northern Ireland Trai Hume Northern Ireland Linfield Undisclosed [29]
18 January 2022 CB England Danny Batth England Stoke City Free transfer [30]
21 January 2022 RW England Patrick Roberts England Manchester City Undisclosed [31]
1 February 2022 ST England Jermain Defoe Scotland Rangers Free transfer [32]
1 February 2022 CM England Jay Matete England Fleetwood Town Undisclosed [33]
3 March 2022 DF England Ugonna Emenike Free agent — [34]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
16 July 2021 CB England Callum Doyle England Manchester City End of season [35]
13 August 2021 CB Denmark Frederik Alves England West Ham United End of season (terminated in January 2022) [36][37]
16 August 2021 ST Wales Nathan Broadhead England Everton End of season [38]
31 August 2021 ST Germany Leon Dajaku Germany Union Berlin End of season [39]
31 August 2021 GK Germany Ron-Thorben Hoffmann Germany Bayern Munich End of season [40]
26 January 2022 RW England Jack Clarke England Tottenham Hotspur End of season [41]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
31 August 2021 RW England Jack Diamond England Harrogate Town End of season [42]
31 August 2021 ST Northern Ireland Will Grigg England Rotherham United End of season [43]
31 August 2021 AM England Josh Hawkes England Tranmere Rovers 25 January 2022[a] [45]
24 September 2021 GK England Anthony Patterson England Notts County 20 November 2021[b] [48]
30 September 2021 CF Sweden Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka England Southend United 28 October 2021 [49]
12 November 2021 RB England Kenton Richardson England Spennymoor Town 15 December 2021 [50]
31 December 2021 GK England Anthony Patterson England Notts County End of the Season [51]
31 December 2021 CM England Sam Wilding England Leamington FC 5 February 2022 [52]
6 January 2022 CF England Will Harris England Barrow End of season [53]
7 January 2022 AM England Stephen Wearne England Torquay United End of season [54]
13 January 2022 GK England Jack McIntyre England Radcliffe 10 February 2022 [55]
14 January 2022 CB England Patrick Almond England Blyth Spartans End of season [56]
24 March 2022 LB England Tyrese Dyce England Spennymoor Town May 2022 [57]
24 March 2022 DM England Sam Wilding England South Shields End of season [57]
  1. ^ On 25 January, Hawkes joined Tranmere on a permanent basis.[44]
  2. ^ Anthony Patterson's loan at Notts County was extended by a further two months, but he was recalled on 20 November 2021 due to an injury to Lee Burge.[46][47]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 CB Wales Bobby Beaumont Wales Caernarfon Town Released [58][59]
30 June 2021 ST Scotland Lee Connelly Scotland Queen of the South Released [58][60]
30 June 2021 ST England Mitchell Curry United States Inter Miami Released [58][61]
30 June 2021 CM England Jake Hackett England Whitby Town Released [58][62]
30 June 2021 CM England Grant Leadbitter Retired Retired [63][64][65]
30 June 2021 RW Scotland Chris Maguire England Lincoln City Released [63][66]
30 June 2021 GK England Remi Matthews England Crystal Palace Released [63][67]
30 June 2021 LB Scotland Callum McFadzean England Crewe Alexandra Released [63][68]
30 June 2021 RB Northern Ireland Conor McLaughlin England Fleetwood Town Released [63][69]
30 June 2021 CM England Max Power England Wigan Athletic Released [63][70]
30 June 2021 CM England Josh Scowen England Wycombe Wanderers Released [63][71]
30 June 2021 CB England Brandon Taylor England Darlington Released [58][72]
30 June 2021 RW England Ryan Wombwell England Gateshead Released [58][73]
1 July 2021 DM England George Dobson England Charlton Athletic Mutual consent [74][75]
7 July 2021 ST England Charlie Wyke England Wigan Athletic Free transfer [76]
16 July 2021 GK England Oliver Basey England Birmingham City Free transfer [77]
20 September 2021 LW England Francis Okoronkwo England Everton Undisclosed [78]
19 January 2022 CB England Ollie Younger England Doncaster Rovers Undisclosed [79]
25 January 2022 LM England Josh Hawkes England Tranmere Rovers Undisclosed [44]
26 January 2022 LB England Denver Hume England Portsmouth Undisclosed [80]
31 January 2022 CB Northern Ireland Tom Flanagan England Shrewsbury Town Undisclosed [81]
31 January 2022 LW Republic of Ireland Aiden O'Brien England Portsmouth Undisclosed [82]
24 March 2022 CF England Jermain Defoe Retired [83]
31 March 2022 CF Sweden Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka Sweden AIK Undisclosed [84]

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