2021–22 Middlesbrough F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Middlesbrough's 146th year in their history and fifth consecutive season in the Championship. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Middlesbrough
2021–22 season
OwnerSteve Gibson
ChairmanSteve Gibson
ManagerNeil Warnock
(until 6 November 2021)[1]
Chris Wilder
(from 7 November 2021)[2]
StadiumRiverside Stadium
EFL CupFirst round

Statistics
As of 19 September 2021
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Middledsbrough.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  ENG Joe Lumley 908+000+001+00
2 DF  NED Anfernee Dijksteel 808+000+000+00
4 DF  ENG Grant Hall 707+000+000+00
6 DF  ENG Dael Fry 808+000+000+00
7 MF  ENG Marcus Tavernier 615+110+000+00
8 MF  CUB Onel Hernández* 414+010+000+00
9 FW  UGA Uche Ikpeazu 825+220+000+10
10 MF  ENG Martín Payero 400+300+001+00
11 FW  SVN Andraž Šporar* 413+110+000+00
13 FW  ENG Toyosi Olusanya 100+100+000+00
14 DF  ENG Lee Peltier 403+000+001+00
16 MF  ENG Jonny Howson 716+110+000+00
17 DF  NIR Paddy McNair 606+000+000+00
18 FW  ENG Duncan Watmore 402+200+000+00
22 DF  CIV Sol Bamba 301+100+001+00
23 MF  CMR James Léa Siliki* 302+100+000+00
24 MF  ENG Connor Malley 100+000+001+00
25 MF  ENG Matt Crooks 828+020+000+00
27 DF  ENG Marc Bola 514+110+000+00
34 MF  ENG Jeremy Sivi 100+000+000+10
35 MF  ENG Isaiah Jones 905+300+001+00
37 FW  ENG Josh Coburn 200+100+001+00
Players out on loan:
15 DF  ENG Nathan Wood 100+000+001+00
19 FW  ENG Chuba Akpom 100+100+000+00
29 DF  ENG Djed Spence 402+100+001+00
33 DF  ENG Jack Robinson 100+000+001+00
38 MF  ENG Hayden Hackney 100+000+000+10
Players who have left the club:
5 MF  EGY Sam Morsy 403+000+001+00

Goals record
As of 19 September 2021
RankNo.Nat.Po.NameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal
1 9CFUche Ikpeazu2002
25CMMatt Crooks2002
3 7RWMarcus Tavernier1001
8RWOnel Hernández1001
11CFAndraž Šporar1001
16CMJonny Howson1001
27RBMarc Bola1001
Total9009

Disciplinary record
As of 19 September 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
    
1 25CMMatt Crooks300000000300
2 5DMSam Morsy001000100101
10CMMartín Payero100000100200
14RBLee Peltier200000000200
16CMJonny Howson200000000200
27RBMarc Bola200000000200
35RWIsaiah Jones200000000200
8 4CBGrant Hall100000000100
6CBDael Fry100000000100
7RWMarcus Tavernier100000000100
8RWOnel Hernández100000000100
9CFUche Ikpeazu100000000100
11CFAndraž Šporar100000000100
13RWToyosi Olusanya100000000100
17CBPaddy McNair100000000100
22CBSol Bamba100000000100
Total21010002002301

Background and pre-season

Middlesbrough finished the 2020–21 season in 10th position in the EFL Championship.[3]

Pre-season

Middlesbrough announced they will play friendly matches against Bishop Auckland,[4] Saltash United,[4] Tavistock,[4] Plymouth Argyle,[4] York City[5] and Rotherham United[6] as part of their pre-season preparations.

14 July 2021 Friendly Bishop Auckland 0–3 Middlesbrough Bishop Auckland
19:00 BST Report Ikpeazu  12'
Spence  73'
Sivi  89'		 Stadium: Heritage Park
19 July 2021 Friendly Saltash United 1–2 Middlesbrough Saltash
19:00 BST Barker  ?' (pen.) Report McNair  ?'
Wing  ?'		 Stadium: Kimberly Stadium
21 July 2021 Friendly Tavistock 0–7 Middlesbrough Tavistock
19:00 BST Report Watmore  12', 34'
Coulson  29', 39'
Ikpeazu  31'
Wing  72'
Akpom  86'		 Stadium: Langsford Park
23 July 2021 Friendly Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Middlesbrough Plymouth
19:00 BST Gillesphey  55' Report Crooks  15'
Tavernier  70'		 Stadium: Home Park
27 July 2021 Friendly York City 2–1 Middlesbrough Huntington
19:00 BST Heaney  25'
Beck  39'		 Report Fry  6' Stadium: York Community Stadium
30 July 2021 Friendly Rotherham United 0–1 Middlesbrough Rotherham
19:00 BST Report McNair  14' Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium

Competitions

Championship
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Championship

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Stoke City 22 10 5 7 26 21 +5 35 Qualification for Championship play-offs
7 Coventry City 22 9 7 6 29 26 +3 34
8 Nottingham Forest 22 8 7 7 30 24 +6 31
9 Middlesbrough 22 8 6 8 24 23 +1 30
10 Huddersfield Town 22 8 6 8 25 25 0 30
11 Millwall 22 7 9 6 24 24 0 30
12 Luton Town 22 7 8 7 31 27 +4 29
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 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[7]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 8 6 8 24 23  +1 30 5 2 4 15 12  +3 3 4 4 9 11  −2

Last updated: 11 December 2021.
Source:

Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
Home or awayAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHA
ResultDWLDDLWLLWLWWWLLDDLWWD
Position1271012131511161812151210611141414151299
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Middlesbrough's fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.[8]

8 August 2021 1 Fulham 1–1 Middlesbrough Fulham
13:30 BST Mitrović  1'
Wilson  29',  71'		 Report McNair  16'
Ikpeazu  36'
Bola  53',  77'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 16,058
Referee: Keith Stroud
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 August 2021 2 Middlesbrough 2–1 Bristol City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Ikpeazu  38'
Crooks  70'		 Report Atkinson  23'
King  60'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,004
Referee: Oliver Langford
18 August 2021 3 Middlesbrough 2–3 Queens Park Rangers Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Ikpeazu  7' (pen.)
Jones  54'
Crooks  72'
Payero  90+8'		 Report Odubajo  38'  50'
Howson  48' (o.g.)
Dykes  56'
Willock  76'
Johansen  90+3'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Referee: Steve Martin
21 August 2021 4 Derby County 0–0 Middlesbrough Derby
15:00 BST Jagielka  65'
Byrne  90+2'		 Report Peltier  30'
Tavernier  43'
Bola  54'
Jones  85'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 16,123
Referee: Andy Davies
28 August 2021 5 Middlesbrough 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Howson  36'
Morsy  81'
Olusanya  87'		 Report Gallagher  17'
Carter  19'  79'
Travis  87'
Dolan  90+4'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Referee: Michael Salisbury
11 September 2021 6 Coventry City 2–0 Middlesbrough Coventry
15:00 BST Hamer  26'
Gyökeres  71'
Waghorn  90+1'		 Report Howson  32'
Bamba  63'
Hall  75'		 Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 18,515
Referee: Leigh Doughty
15 September 2021 7 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Middlesbrough West Bridgford
19:45 BST Yates  68' Report Šporar  24',  26'
Howson  45+1'
Peltier  50'
Crooks  62'
Hernández  72',  73'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 23,830
Referee: James Linington
18 September 2021 8 Middlesbrough 1–2 Blackpool Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Tavernier  8'
Fry  12'
Crooks  35'		 Report Ekpiteta  62'
Hall  78' (o.g.)
Gabriel  90+4'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Referee: David Webb
25 September 2021 9 Reading 1–0 Middlesbrough Reading
15:00 BST Tetek  50'
Halilović  55'
Southwood  79'
Rahman  81'		 Report Jones  43'
Peltier  61'
Crooks  87'
McNair  90+2'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Referee: Peter Bankes
28 September 2021 10 Middlesbrough 2–0 Sheffield United Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Watmore  9'
Peltier  13'
McNair  37'
Crooks  65'
Šporar  70'
Bamba  73'		 Report Stevens  10'
Fleck  66'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Referee: James Linington
2 October 2021 11 Hull City 2–0 Middlesbrough Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Lumley  81' (o.g.)
Wilks  90+2',  90+3'		 Report Tavernier  7'
Peltier  58'
McNair  78'		 Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 13,696
Referee: Andy Davies
16 October 2021 12 Middlesbrough 2–0 Peterborough United Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Payero  45'
Ikpeazu  67'
McNair  85' (pen.)
Coburn  90+4'		 Report Taylor  22'
Edwards  35'
Szmodics  49'
Cornell  84'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 19,556
Referee: John Busby
20 October 2021 13 Middlesbrough 2–0 Barnsley Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Šporar  20'
Peltier  73'
Crooks  87'		 Report Moon  86' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 17,931
Referee: Andrew Madley
23 October 2021 14 Cardiff City 0–2 Middlesbrough Leckwith
12:30 BST Pack  28'
McGuinness  34'
Flint  70'		 Report Šporar  35' (pen.)
Ikpeazu  38'
Payero  74'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 17,513
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
30 October 2021 15 Middlesbrough 0–2 Birmingham City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Report Sanderson  19'
Gardner  45+2'
Roberts  53'
Hogan  56'
McGree  90+4'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Referee: Josh Smith
2 November 2021 (2021-11-02) 16 Luton Town 3–1 Middlesbrough Luton
19:45 GMT Potts  30'
Bree  31'
Bradley  57'
Adebayo  60'
Cornick  62'
Onyedinma  70'
Lansbury  79'		 Report Coburn  15',  59'
Crooks  39'
Watmore  74'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,790
Referee: Tim Robinson
6 November 2021 17 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Middlesbrough West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Kipré  46'
Diangana  49',  65'
Snodgrass  90+2'		 Report McNair  24'
Peltier  30'
Coburn  38'
Jones  65'
Howson  89'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Referee: Matt Donohue
20 November 2021 18 Middlesbrough 1–1 Millwall Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Crooks  15'
Howson  58'		 Report Bamba  27' (o.g.)
Bennett  34'
Cooper  45+3'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 20,845
Referee: Oliver Langford
23 November 2021 19 Middlesbrough 1–2 Preston North End Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT McNair  33' Report Browne  63'
Evans  75',  77'
Riis Jakobsen  81'
Earl  85'
Johnson  90+2'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 18,013
Referee: Andy Woolmer
27 November 2021 20 Huddersfield Town 1–2 Middlesbrough Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Daniels  90+3' (o.g.) Report Watmore  16', 23'
Bola  80'
Crooks  85'
McNair  88'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 19,192
Referee: Keith Stroud
4 December 2021 21 Middlesbrough 1–0 Swansea City Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Jones  26'
McNair  70'		 Report Paterson  45' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 18,707
Referee: Andy Davies
11 December 2021 22 Stoke City 0–0 Middlesbrough Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Batth  35'
Smith  72'		 Report Dijksteel  10' Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 21,140
Referee: Michael Salisbury

FA Cup
Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Middlesbrough were drawn away to Mansfield Town in the third round.[9]

8 January 2022 Third round Mansfield Town v Middlesbrough Mansfield
15:00 GMT Stadium: One Call Stadium

EFL Cup
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Middlesbrough were drawn away to Blackpool in the first round.[10][11]

11 August 2021 First round Blackpool 3–0 Middlesbrough Blackpool
19:45 BST Ekpiteta  19'
Connolly  31'
Casey  33'
Lavery  77'
Anderson  78'		 Report Morsy  31'
Payero  36'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,836
Referee: Bobby Madley

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Source
11 May 2021DF ENGJosh WellsLowestoft TownUndisclosed[12]
25 May 2021DF ENGJeremy SiviOnside Football AcademyFree[13]
1 July 2021FW ENGSammy AmeobiNottingham ForestFree[14]
1 July 2021GK ENGJoe LumleyQueens Park RangersFree[15]
2 July 2021FW UGAUche IkpeazuWycombe WanderersUndisclosed[16]
2 July 2021DF ENGLee PeltierWest Bromwich AlbionFree[17]
23 July 2021MF ENGMatt CrooksRotherham UnitedUndisclosed[18]
5 August 2021MF ARGMartín PayeroBanfieldUndisclosed[19]
9 August 2021GK ENGLuke DanielsBrentfordFree[20]
10 August 2021DF CIVSol BambaCardiff CityFree[21]
20 August 2021FW ENGToyosi OlusanyaBillericay TownFree[22]
18 November 2021DF WALNeil TaylorAston VillaFree[23]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Source
29 August 2021RW CUBOnel HernándezNorwich CityEnd of season[24]
31 August 2021CM CMRJames Léa SilikiStade RennaisEnd of season[25]
31 August 2021CF SVNAndraž ŠporarSporting CPEnd of season[26]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Source
1 July 2021GK ENGZach HemmingKilmarnockEnd of season[27]
27 July 2021CM ENGLewis WingSheffield WednesdayEnd of season[28]
30 July 2021CF ENGRumarn BurrellKilmarnockEnd of season[29]
9 August 2021LB ENGHayden CoulsonIpswich TownEnd of season[30]
18 August 2021GK ENGSol BrynnQueen of the SouthEnd of season[31]
26 August 2021CF ENGChuba AkpomPAOKEnd of season[32]
28 August 2021LB ENGJack RobinsonYeovil TownEnd of season[33]
31 August 2021CM ENGHayden HackneyScunthorpe UnitedEnd of season[34]
31 August 2021SS ENGStephen WalkerTranmere RoversEnd of season[35]
31 August 2021CB ENGNathan WoodHibernianEnd of season[36]
1 September 2021RB ENGDjed SpenceNottingham ForestEnd of season[37]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Source
30 June 2021GK SCOJordan ArcherQueens Park RangersReleased[38][39]
30 June 2021FW CODBritt AssombalongaAdana DemirsporReleased[38][40]
30 June 2021FW ENGAshley FletcherWatfordReleased[38][41]
30 June 2021FW ENGMarvin JohnsonSheffield WednesdayReleased[38][42]
30 June 2021FW IRLCole KiernanReleased[38]
30 June 2021FW ENGNathaniel Mendez-LaingSheffield WednesdayReleased[38][43]
30 June 2021FW ENGTyrone O'NeillScunthorpe UnitedReleased[38][44]
30 June 2021MF ENGGeorge WaitesReleased[38]
30 June 2021DF ENGTyler WilliamsReleased[38]
30 June 2021DF ENGAndrew WilsonReleased[38]
2 July 2021MF ENGGeorge SavilleMillwallUndisclosed[45]
31 August 2021MF EGYSam MorsyIpswich TownUndisclosed[46]

Notes

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