2021–22 Salford City F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Salford City's 82nd 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 and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Salford City
2021–22 season
ChairmanKaren Baird
ManagerGary Bowyer
StadiumMoor Lane
League Two15th
FA CupSecond round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Matty Lund (5)
All:
Brandon Thomas-Asante (6)
Highest home attendance3,242
(vs. Oldham Athletic, 27 November)
Lowest home attendance427
(vs. Leeds United U21, 2 November)
Average home league attendance2,084
Biggest win3–0
(vs. Newport County, 28 August)
Biggest defeat0–2
(vs. Tranmere Rovers, 18 September)
(vs. Tranmere Rovers, 5 October)
1–3
(vs. Forest Green Rovers, 23 October)

Pre-season friendlies

Salford City announced they would play friendlies against Atherton Collieries,[1] Derby County,[2] Curzon Ashton[3] and Lincoln City[4] as part of their pre-season preparations.

10 July 2021 Friendly Atherton Collieries 0–3 Salford City Atherton
15:00 BST Report Henderson  4', 17'
Burgess  82'		 Stadium: Skuna Stadium
24 July 2021 Friendly Salford City 2–1 Derby County Salford
15:00 BST Morris  20' (pen.)
Elliott  52'		 Turnbull  76' (o.g.) Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
27 July 2021 Friendly Curzon Ashton 0–1 Salford City Ashton-under-Lyne
19:45 BST Hunter  78' Stadium: Tameside Stadium
31 July 2021 Friendly Salford City 0–2 Lincoln City Salford
15:00 BST Scully  4' (pen.)
Hopper  67'		 Stadium: Peninsula Stadium

Competitions

League Two
Main article: 2021–22 EFL League Two

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Bradford City 21 5 11 5 27 25 +2 26
15 Bristol Rovers 21 7 5 9 27 33 −6 26
16 Crawley Town 20 7 4 9 23 30 −7 25
17 Salford City 20 6 6 8 23 21 +2 24
18 Rochdale 21 5 9 7 27 30 −3 24
19 Barrow 20 5 7 8 22 24 −2 22
20 Colchester United 20 5 7 8 16 25 −9 22
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[5]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
20 6 6 8 23 21  +2 24 4 5 2 13 7  +6 2 1 6 10 14  −4

Last updated: 11 December 2021.
Source:

Results by matchday
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundHHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHA
ResultDDLLWLWLDWLWDLLDWDWL
Position1114162116201417191517151317191716161117
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Salford City's league fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[6]

7 August 2021 1 Salford City 1–1 Leyton Orient Salford
15:00 BST Willock  41'
Turnbull  80'		 Report Beckles  33'
Pratley  88'		 Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 1,968
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
14 August 2021 2 Salford City 0–0 Sutton United Salford
15:00 BST McAleny  42'
Lowe  61'
Elliott  90+3'		 Report Davis  62' Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 1,460
Referee: Samuel Barrott
17 August 2021 3 Crawley Town 2–1 Salford City Crawley
19:45 BST Nadesan  38'
Payne  50'
Hessenthaler  75'		 Report Henderson  7' Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium
Attendance: 2,167
Referee: David Rock
21 August 2021 4 Salford City 0–1 Swindon Town Salford
15:00 BST Lund  90+5' Report Iandolo  27'
Payne  49'
Grant  52'
Reed  80'
Williams  89'		 Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 2,229
Referee: Tom Reeves
28 August 2021 5 Salford City 3–0 Newport County Salford
15:00 BST Wright  1'
McAleny  18'
Henderson  30',  60'
Touray  32'
Morris  41'
N'Mai  90+1'		 Report Abraham  45+3'
Upson  72'
Norman  74'		 Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Referee: Ben Speedie
4 September 2021 6 Carlisle United 2–1 Salford City Carlisle
15:00 BST Dickenson  8'
Abrahams  29'
Clough  37'
Mellish  60'
Guy  84'		 Report Turnbull  39'
Morris  44'
Lowe  70'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,671
Referee: Martin Coy
11 September 2021 7 Salford City 1–0 Bradford City Salford
15:00 BST Shephard  68'
Lund  90'		 Report Ridehalgh  13'
Watt  27'
O'Connor  69'		 Stadium: Moor Lane
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
18 September 2021 8 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Salford City Birkenhead
15:00 BST Morris  13' (pen.)
Hawkes  41'
Spearing  45+1'
Clarke  45+5'
Nevitt  48'		 Report Touray  20'
Lowe  50'
Hunter  75'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,854
Referee: Sam Purkiss
25 September 2021 9 Salford City 2–2 Northampton Town Salford
15:00 BST Hunter  8'
Lund  24'
Lowe  90'
Eastham  90+3'		 Report Lewis  16'
Rose  45+2'
Pinnock  77'		 Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 2,037
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
2 October 2021 10 Colchester United 0–2 Salford City Colchester
15:00 BST Jasper  90+2' Report Thomas-Asante  10',  59'  88'
Elliott  25'
Turnbull  38'
Lund  50'		 Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,566
Referee: Craig Hicks
9 October 2021 11 Walsall 2–1 Salford City Bescot
15:00 BST Phillips  1'
Labadie  31'
Wilkinson  90+5'
Menayese  90+6'		 Report Lund  73'
Eastham  78'
Hunter  79'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,005
Referee: Trevor Kettle
16 October 2021 12 Salford City 2–0 Hartlepool United Salford
15:00 BST Elliott  3',  44'
Turnbull  72'
Willock  86'
Thomas-Asante  90+5'		 Report Featherstone  47'
Sterry  81'		 Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 2,448
Referee: Peter Wright
19 October 2021 13 Salford City 0–0 Rochdale Salford
19:45 GMT Willock  32'
Lowe  50'
Touray  70'		 Report Broadbent  17'
O'Keeffe  68'		 Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 2,173
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
24 October 2021 (2021-10-24) 14 Forest Green Rovers 3–1 Salford City Nailsworth
15:00 BST Moore-Taylor  8'
Cadden  45+1'
Wilson  71'
Aitchison  90+3'		 Report Touray  15'
Thomas-Asante  17'
Elliott  35'
Lund  43'		 Stadium: The Fully Charged New Lawn
Attendance: 2,245
Referee: Andy Woolmer
30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15 Salford City 1–2 Exeter City Salford
15:00 BST Elliott  79' Report Key  29'
Dieng  43'
Jay  53'
Ripley  90+3' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 1,892
Referee: John Busby
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 Harrogate Town 0–2 Salford City Harrogate
15:00 GMT Page  39' Report Lund  37',  83'
Lowe  74'
Love  81'		 Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 2,814
Referee: Charles Breakspear
23 November 2021 18 Salford City 1–1 Bristol Rovers Salford
19:45 GMT Thomas-Asante  39',  90+5'
Willock  41'
Love  48'
Elliott  80'
Hunter  89'		 Report Nicholson  14'
Anderton  33'		 Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 1,740
Referee: Ben Toner
27 November 2021 19 Salford City 2–0 Oldham Athletic Salford
15:00 GMT Eastham  2'
Lund  45+1'
Thomas-Asante  77',  90+2'
Turnbull  80'		 Report Hart  45'
Hope  79'
Stobbs  87'		 Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 3,242
Referee: Paul Howard
11 December 2021 20 Mansfield Town 2–1 Salford City Mansfield
15:00 GMT Hawkins  20'
Oates  36'
McLaughlin  45'
Lapslie  69'		 Report Lund  9'
Lowe  18'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 4,113
Referee: Anthony Backhouse

FA Cup
Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Salford City were drawn away to Dagenham & Redbridge in the first round[7] and at home to Chesterfield in the second round.[8]

8 November 2021 First round Dagenham & Redbridge 0–1 Salford City Dagenham
19:45 GMT Clark  90+7' Report Turnbull  3',  66'
Touray  72'		 Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,330
Referee: David Rock
5 December 2021 Second round Salford City 0–2 Chesterfield Salford
17:15 GMT Lund  8' Report Mandeville  28'
Kellerman  86'		 Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 1,997
Referee: Ross Joyce

EFL Cup
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup
10 August 2021 First round Derby County 3–3
(5–3 p)		 Salford City Derby
19:45 BST Ebosele  42'
Hutchinson  43'
Kazim-Richards  71' (pen.)
Jóźwiak  77'
Morrison  82'		 Report Turnbull  8',  18'
Morris  14', 74' (pen.)		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Referee: James Bell
Penalties
Shinnie
Kazim-Richards
Brown
Forsyth
Watson 		Morris
Burgess
Touray
Lund
Note: Live on Sky Sports

EFL Trophy
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy
Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Tranmere Rovers (A) 3 3 0 0 0 9 3 +6 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Oldham Athletic (A) 3 1 0 0 2 5 6 −1 3
3 L2 Salford City (E) 3 1 0 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4 ACA Leeds United U21 (E) 3 1 0 0 2 7 11 −4 3
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2021. Source: EFL.com
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated
31 August 2021 Group game 1 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Salford City Oldham
19:00 BST Piergianni  43' Report Denny  52'
Sargent  60'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 1,915
Referee: James Oldham
5 October 2021 Group game 2 Salford City 0–2 Tranmere Rovers Salford
19:00 BST Love  56' Report Watson  16'
Dieseruvwe  68'
Macdonald  70'
Knight-Percival  76'
Merrie  82'
Walker  86'		 Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 720
Referee: Ollie Yates
2 November 2021 Group game 3 Salford City 5–3 Leeds United U21 Salford
19:00 GMT Shephard  11'
Thomas-Asante  26', 59'
Touray  32'
Oteh  39'
Turnbull  70',  76'		 Report Dean  9'
Greenwood  23',  35'
Mullen  61'
Bate  68'		 Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 427
Referee: Rebecca Welch

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021CMMarcus Dackers Brighton & Hove AlbionFree transfer[9]
1 July 2021CMMatty Lund RochdaleFree transfer[10]
1 July 2021CFConor McAleny Oldham AthleticFree transfer[11]
1 July 2021RBJames Melhado Newcastle TownFree transfer[12]
1 July 2021LMJosh Morris Fleetwood TownFree transfer[13]
1 July 2021RBLiam Shephard Newport CountyFree transfer[14]
7 July 2021GKTom King Newport CountyFree transfer[15]
24 July 2021GKJoel Torrance AltrinchamFree transfer[16]
4 August 2021CMMatty Willock GillinghamFree transfer[17]
31 August 2021RBDonald Love Shrewsbury TownFree transfer[18]
25 September 2021CFAramide Oteh Queens Park RangersFree transfer[19]
12 November 2021CBTheo Vassell WrexhamFree transfer[20]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
30 July 2021GKZach Jeacock Birmingham CityEnd of season[21]
17 August 2021RWTyreik Wright Aston VillaEnd of season[22]
21 August 2021CBCorrie Ndaba Ipswich TownEnd of season[23]
28 August 2021CFD'Mani Mellor Manchester UnitedEnd of season[24]
30 August 2021CBAndy Smith Hull CityEnd of season[25]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
28 June 2022GKVáclav Hladký Ipswich TownUndisclosed[26]
30 June 2021LWBruno Andrade StevenageMutual consent[27][28]
30 June 2021CFLuke Armstrong Harrogate TownUndisclosed[29]
30 June 2021LWGeorge BoydReleased[30]
30 June 2021RBTom Clarke Fleetwood TownReleased[30][31]
30 June 2021CFEmmanuel Dieseruvwe Tranmere RoversReleased[30][32]
30 June 2021CBHarry DitchfieldReleased[30]
30 June 2021CMAlex DoyleReleased[30]
30 June 2021CBSam FieldingReleased[30]
30 June 2021CMDarron GibsonReleased[30]
30 June 2021FWRyan GhalyReleased[30]
30 June 2021CFDan HawkinsReleased[30]
30 June 2021LBDan Jones Port ValeReleased[30][33]
30 June 2021MFDaniel JonesReleased[30]
30 June 2021DFPhil PerryReleased[30]
30 June 2021MFTom ShepherdReleased[30]
30 June 2021MFWill ShepherdReleased[30]
30 June 2021RBOscar Threlkeld Bradford CityReleased[30][34]
30 June 2021MFJaden TimmisReleased[30]
30 June 2021CMRichie Towell Shamrock RoversReleased[30][35]
30 June 2021GKMax WilliamsReleased[30]
30 June 2021CFJames Wilson Port ValeReleased[30][36]

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