2021–22 Scunthorpe United F.C. season
The 2021–22 season is Scunthorpe United's 123rd year in their history and third consecutive season in League Two. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, the EFL Trophy and the Lincolnshire Senior Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
| 2021–22 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Peter Swann | ||
| Manager | Neil Cox (until 1 November)[1] Keith Hill (from 5 November)[2] | ||
| Stadium | The Sands Venue Stadium (from 5 November) | ||
| FA Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | ||
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Pre-season friendlies
The Iron announced they would have friendlies against Barton Town,[3] Farsley Celtic,[4] Burton Albion,[5] Hull City,[6] Lincoln City[7] and AFC Wimbledon[8] as part of the club's pre-season preparations.
| 10 July 2021 Friendly | Barton Town | 1–4 | Scunthorpe United | Barton-upon-Humber |
| 15:00 BST | Matthews  88' |
Report | Loft 22' (pen.) Beestin 52' (pen.), 75'Green 82' |
Stadium: Easy Buy Stadium |
| 17 July 2021 Friendly | Farsley Celtic | Cancelled | Scunthorpe United | Farsley |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: The Citadel | |||
| Note: Match cancelled as precautionary measure due to suspected COVID-19 case.[9] | ||||
| 20 July 2021 Friendly | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Burton Albion | Scunthorpe |
| 19:30 BST | Taft 16' Trialist 60' |
Report | Smith 20' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium |
| 24 July 2021 Friendly | Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Hull City | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Cannon 85' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium |
| 27 July 2021 Friendly | Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Lincoln City | Scunthorpe |
| 19:30 BST | Report | McGrandles 3' Bramall 40' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium |
| 31 July 2021 Friendly | AFC Wimbledon | 1–2 | Scunthorpe United | Wimbledon |
| 15:00 BST | Palmer 4' (pen.) |
Report | Bunn 31' Loft 39' |
Stadium: Plough Lane |
Competitions
League Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Barrow | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 22 | |
| 20 | Colchester United | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 22 | |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 19 | |
| 22 | Stevenage | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 33 | −17 | 19 | |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 16 | Relegation to National League |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 16 |
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[10]
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[10]
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 |
| 21 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | −13 |
Last updated: 11 December 2021.
Source:
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Scunthorpe's league fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.[11]
| 7 August 2021 1 | Scunthorpe United | 1–3 | Swindon Town | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Loft 48' (pen.) |
Report | Payne 57' (pen.) Conroy  59'Gladwin 68'Grant 78'Parsons 88'Simpson 90+1' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 3,602 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 14 August 2021 2 | Rochdale | 0–0 | Scunthorpe United | Spotland |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 2,679 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 17 August 2021 3 | Walsall | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Bescot |
| 19:45 BST | White 33' Phillips 47' |
Report | Pugh 79' Beestin 90', 90+1' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 4,009 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 21 August 2021 4 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Sutton United | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Thompson 32' Scrimshaw 51', 77'Perry 71' |
Report | Wilson 84' Bugiel 90' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 2,429 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 28 August 2021 5 | Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Hippolyte 4' (pen.), 5' Pugh 17' |
Report | Merrie 58' Knight-Percival 78' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 4 September 2021 6 | Northampton Town | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | Sixfields |
| 15:00 BST | Horsfall 44' Rose 64'Hoskins 90+3' |
Report | Thompson 9' Onariase  20'Davis 90+5' |
Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 4,870 Referee: Tom Reeves |
| 11 September 2021 7 | Scunthorpe United | 0–4 | Exeter City | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Wood 45+2' |
Report | Jay 41', 46' Kite 49'Key 57'Dieng 75' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 2,443 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 18 September 2021 8 | Carlisle United | 2–2 | Scunthorpe United | Carlisle |
| 15:00 BST | Gibson 81' Dickenson 90+5' |
Report | Jarvis 3' Onariase 44'Perry 66'Hippolyte 78'Rowe 86' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,499 Referee: Rebecca Welch |
| 25 September 2021 9 | Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Port Vale | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Onariase 34' |
Report | Garrity 44' Jones 57' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 2,513 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 2 October 2021 10 | Newport County | 3–0 | Scunthorpe United | Newport |
| 15:00 BST | Cooper 6' Baker-Richardson 69'Telford 84' |
Report | Hackney 48' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,213 Referee: Steve Martin |
| 9 October 2021 11 | Harrogate Town | 6–1 | Scunthorpe United | Harrogate |
| 15:00 BST | Muldoon 8', 45+2' Pattison 14', 30'Diamond 16'Orsi-Dadomo 83' (pen.) |
Report | Beestin 19' Thompson 69'  81'Davis 79' |
Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 3,180 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 16 October 2021 12 | Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Davis 31' Scrimshaw 58'Rowe 59'Jarvis 90+1'Pugh 90+9' |
Report | Young 47' Adams 54', 65'Matt 60' (pen.), 82'Moore-Taylor 90+1'Cargill 90+10' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 2,140 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 19 October 2021 13 | Barrow | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 19:45 GMT | Banks  74'Brough 78'Gotts 80' |
Report | Loft 3', 90+4' Hackney 21'Taft 42'Millen 50' |
Stadium: The Dune Hotel Stadium Attendance: 2,739 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 24 October 2021 14 | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Crawley Town | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Francomb 32' (o.g.) Scrimshaw 55'Watson 77' |
Report | Lynch 65' Appiah 73' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 2,112 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 30 October 2021 15 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Scunthorpe United | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Sears 5' Dobra 14'Chambers 33'Sarpong-Wiredu 41' |
Report | Hippolyte 42' Thompson 77'Davis 82'Hackney 90+3' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 2,433 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 13 November 2021 16 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Salford City | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Loft 32', 37' Kenyon 45+2'Perry 47' |
Report | Lowe 45+2' N'Mai 56'McAleny 59'Thomas-Asante 62' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 2,614 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 20 November 2021 17 | Mansfield Town | 3–1 | Scunthorpe United | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Clarke 28', 60' Bowery 45+1' |
Report | Hippolyte 15' (pen.) Pugh 90+2' |
Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 4,904 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 23 November 2021 18 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Leyton Orient | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45 GMT | Millen 42' Scrimshaw 64'Thompson 78'Pugh 83'Perry 85' |
Report | Drinan 21' Mitchell 90+1' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 2,067 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 27 November 2021 19 | Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Bradford City | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | Jarvis 39' Onariase 59'Hackney 65'Rowe 90+3' |
Report | Songo'o 67' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 3,823 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 7 December 2021 20 | Stevenage | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Stevenage |
| 19:45 GMT | Norris 6' Prosser 44' |
Report | Hippolyte 14' Rowe 39'Pugh 83' |
Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 1,808 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 11 December 2021 21 | Hartlepool United | 0–0 | Scunthorpe United | Hartlepool |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Loft 28' |
Stadium: The Suit Direct Stadium Attendance: 4,809 Referee: Robert Lewis |
FA Cup
Scunthorpe were drawn at home to Doncaster Rovers in the first round.[12]
| 6 November 2021 First round | Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Scunthorpe |
| 13:00 GMT | Report | Loft 38' (o.g.) Dahlberg 66' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 3,301 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
EFL Cup
United were drawn away to Barrow in the first round.[13][14]
| 10 August 2021 First round | Barrow | 1–0 | Scunthorpe United | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 19:45 BST | Sea 50' |
Report | Stadium: Progression Solicitors Stadium Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Oliver Langford |
EFL Trophy
Iron were drawn into Northern Group E alongside Doncaster Rovers, Manchester City U21s and Rotherham United.[15][16] On July 9, the matches for the group stages was finalised.[17]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Rotherham United (A) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Doncaster Rovers (A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 | |
| 3 | ACA | Manchester City U21 (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Scunthorpe United (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2021. Source: EFL.com
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated
| 24 August 2021 Group game 1 | Scunthorpe United | 0–3 | Manchester City U21 | Scunthorpe |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Palmer 6' Bolton 24'Robinson 61'Mcatee 84' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 860 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 5 October 2021 Group game 2 | Rotherham United | 4–1 | Scunthorpe United | Rotherham |
| 19:00 BST | Grigg 8' Ladapo 20'Odoffin 54', 82'Smith 90+1' |
Report | Wood 30' Millen 45+4'Loft 65' |
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 1,439 Referee: Andrew Kitchen |
| 9 November 2021 Group game 3 | Scunthorpe United | 2–3 | Doncaster Rovers | Scunthorpe |
| 19:00 GMT | Loft 88' Scrimshaw 90' |
Report | Vilca 5' Dodoo 16', 58' |
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 1,011 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2021 | CB |  | Harry Davis | Morecambe | Free transfer | [18] |
| 1 July 2021 | DM | | Alex Kenyon | Morecambe | Free transfer | [19] |
| 6 July 2021 | RB |  | Ross Millen | Kilmarnock | Free transfer | [20] |
| 16 July 2021 | LB | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | Lewis Thompson | Blackburn Rovers | Free transfer | [21] |
| 23 July 2021 | LW | | Harry Bunn | York City | Free transfer | [22] |
| 23 July 2021 | CF | | Tyrone O'Neill | Middlesbrough | Free transfer | [23] |
| 27 July 2021 | DM | | Alex Perry | Wigan Athletic | Free transfer | [24] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2021 | GK | | Tom Billson | Coventry City | End of season | [25] |
| 20 August 2021 | CF | | Jake Scrimshaw | Bournemouth | End of season | [26] |
| 31 August 2021 | CM | | Hayden Hackney | Middlesbrough | January 2022 | [27] |
| 31 August 2021 | MF | | Harry Wood | Hull City | End of season | [28] |
| 20 November 2021 | GK |  | Kieran O'Hara | Burton Albion | 27 November 2021 | [29] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2021 | CM | | Finley Shrimpton | Grantham Town | January 2022 | [30] |
| 10 September 2021 | CF | | Harry Jessop | Gainsborougb Trinity | November 2021[lower-alpha 1] | [32] |
| 11 September 2021 | CF |  | Kenan Dünnwald-Turan | Stockport County | October 2021 | [33] |
- Harry Jessop's loan at Gainsborough Trinity was extended by a further month on 12 October.[31]
Transfers out
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