2021–22 Sunderland A.F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Sunderland's 143rd year in their history and fourth consecutive season in League One. 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.

Sunderland
2021–22 season
OwnerKyril Louis-Dreyfus
ChairmanKyril Louis-Dreyfus
Head CoachLee Johnson
StadiumStadium of Light
League One3rd
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupQuarter-finals
EFL TrophySecound Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ross Stewart
(11)
All:
Ross Stewart
(11)
Highest home attendance32,368 v. Bolton Wanderers (League)
Lowest home attendance3,498 v. Oldham Athletic (EFL Trophy)
Average home league attendance29,656

First team squad
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age Ends Signed from Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Lee Burge GK 28 2022 Coventry City 61 0
20 Anthony Patterson GK 21 2023 Academy 6 0
31 Jacob Carney GK 20 2023 Manchester United 0 0
35 Harrison Bond GK 18 2022 Academy 0 0
39 Ron-Thorben Hoffmann GK 22 2022 Bayern Munich (loan) 4 0
47 Jack McIntyre GK 19 2023 Everton 0 0
Defenders
2 Niall Huggins RB 20 2025 Leeds United 4 0
3 Tom Flanagan CB 30 2022 Burton Albion 96 4
5 Frederik Alves CB 22 2022 West Ham United (loan) 4 0
6 Callum Doyle CB 18 2022 Manchester City (loan) 10 0
16 Jordan Willis CB 27 2022 Coventry City 60 2
17 Dennis Cirkin LB 19 2024 Tottenham Hotspur 9 0
19 Arbenit Xhemajli CB 23 2022 Neuchâtel Xamax 1 0
25 Ollie Younger CB 22 2022 Burnley 5 0
26 Bailey Wright CB 29 2022 Bristol City 56 3
30 Patrick Almond CB 18 2023 Academy 0 0
33 Denver Hume LB 23 2023 Academy 76 3
34 Tyrese Dyce LB 20 2023 West Brom 0 0
38 Cameron Jessup CB 19 2023 Crystal Palace 0 0
40 Nathan Newall LB 20 2023 Guiseley 0 0
41 Kenton Richardson RB 22 2022 Hartlepool United 0 0
42 Ethan Kachosa RB 18 2023 Leeds United 0 0
58 Zac Johnson RB 17 2023 Academy 0 0
Midfielders
4 Corry Evans CM 31 2023 Blackburn Rovers 6 0
8 Elliot Embleton AM 22 2022 Academy 22 2
11 Lynden Gooch AM 25 2022 Academy 175 24
13 Luke O'Nien CM 27 2024 Wycombe Wanderers 150 13
15 Carl Winchester CM 28 2023 Forest Green Rovers 31 4
18 Ellis Taylor LW 18 2024 Academy 1 0
21 Alex Pritchard AM 28 2023 Huddersfield Town 10 0
23 Jack Diamond RW 21 2024 Academy 38 5
24 Dan Neil CM 20 2023 Academy 19 1
27 Josh Hawkes AM 22 2022 Hartlepool United 2 1
28 Aiden McGeady LW 35 2022 Everton 144 35
36 Cieran Dunne LW 21 2022 Falkirk 0 0
43 Harrison Sohna CM 19 2023 Aston Villa 0 0
45 Stephen Wearne AM 20 2022 Middlesbrough 0 0
46 Sam Wilding DM 21 2022 West Brom 0 0
51 Thomas Scott CM 18 2023 Northampton Town 0 0
52 Joseph Ryder LW 17 2023 Academy 0 0
53 Ben Middlemas CM 17 2023 Academy 0 0
60 Caden Kelly CM 17 2023 Academy 0 0
Forwards
7 Leon Dajaku ST 20 2022 Union Berlin (loan) 4 2
9 Nathan Broadhead ST 23 2022 Everton (loan) 6 1
10 Aiden O'Brien ST 28 2022 Millwall 48 10
14 Ross Stewart ST 25 2023 Ross County 24 10
22 Will Grigg ST 30 2022 Wigan Athletic 57 8
37 Will Harris ST 21 2022 Burnley 0 0
48 Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka ST 21 2022 IK Sirius 14 3

Pre-season friendlies

Sunderland announced they will play friendlies against Spennymoor Town,[1] Heart of Midlothian,[2] York City,[3] Harrogate Town,[4] Tranmere Rovers[5] and Hull City[6] as part of the club's pre season preparations.

3 July 2021 Friendly Spennymoor Town 2–2 Sunderland Spennymoor
15:00 BST Tait
Kennedy		 Report O'Brien
Taylor		 Stadium: The Brewery Field
17 July 2021 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 0–2 Sunderland Gorgie, Scotland
15:00 BST Report McGeady  14' (pen.), 41' Stadium: Tynecastle Park
21 July 2021 Friendly York City 1–1 Sunderland Huntington
19:00 BST Willoughby  52' Report Neil  28' Stadium: LNER Community Stadium
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)
27 July 2021 Friendly Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Sunderland Birkenhead
19:00 BST Report Stadium: Prenton Park
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
Main article: 2021–22 EFL League One

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Rotherham United 21 13 5 3 42 15 +27 44 Promotion to EFL Championship
2 Wigan Athletic 20 13 3 4 37 18 +19 42
3 Sunderland 21 13 3 5 38 25 +13 42 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Wycombe Wanderers 22 12 6 4 36 26 +10 42
5 Oxford United 21 11 6 4 34 21 +13 39
6 Plymouth Argyle 22 10 7 5 35 25 +10 37
7 Sheffield Wednesday 22 9 10 3 30 21 +9 37
8 Portsmouth 22 10 6 6 28 22 +6 36
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
21 13 3 5 38 25  +13 42 9 1 1 24 6  +18 4 2 4 14 19  −5

Last updated: 11 December 2021.
Source:

Results by matchday
Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundHAAHHHAHHAAAHAAHAAHHH
ResultWWLWWWDWWLWWLLLWDWDWW
Position338511221242455665543
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The Black Cats fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.[8]

7 August 2021 1 Sunderland 2–1 Wigan Athletic Sunderland
15:15 BST (Delayed from 15:00) McGeady  17' (pen.)
Stewart  53'
Winchester  57'		 Report Edwards  15'
Power  38'
Edwards  50'
Darikwa  87'
Wyke  90+6'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,549
Referee: Robert Madley
14 August 2021 2 Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Sunderland Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Jules  48'
Parrott  56'
Harvie  73'		 Report Stewart  42'  50'
Embleton  52'  90+5'
Gooch  73' 84'
Flanagan  79'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 9,830 (3,000 away fans)
Referee: James Bell
17 August 2021 3 Burton Albion 1–0 Sunderland Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Mancienne  56'
Smith  66'
Powell  84'		 Report Cirkin  37'
Flanagan  90+5'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,239
Referee: Declan Bourne
21 August 2021 4 Sunderland 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Sunderland
15:00 BST Gooch  18'
Flanagan  27'
Winchester  64'
O'Nien  90+4'		 Report Assal  62' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,093
Referee: James Oldham
28 August 2021 5 Sunderland 3–1 Wycombe Wanderers Sunderland
15:00 BST Stewart  14'  83'
Embleton  18'
Flanagan  77'		 Report Scowen  31'
Wheeler  90+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,344
Referee: John Busby
11 September 2021 6 Sunderland 2–1 Accrington Stanley Sunderland
15:00 BST Neil  15'
Gooch  25'
Flanagan  50'
Winchester  58'
Embleton  78'
Pritchard  86'		 Report Pell  25'
Nottingham  30'
Nottingham  45+2'
Morgan  71'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,830
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
18 September 2021 7 Fleetwood Town 2–2 Sunderland Fleetwood
15:00 BST Morton  81'
J. Garner  85'
G. Garner  90+4',  90+7' (pen.)		 Report Stewart  19'
O'Nien  53'
McGeady  76' (pen.)		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 4,250
Referee: Neil Hair
25 September 2021 8 Sunderland 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Sunderland
15:00 BST Winchester  17'
O'Nien  45+3'		 Report Doyle  42'
Afolayan  69'
Santos  90+3'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 32,368
Referee: Sam Purkiss
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  30'
May  52'
Thomas  81'
 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,313
Referee: Chris Sarginson
2 October 2021 10 Portsmouth 4–0 Sunderland Portsmouth
15:00 BST Harness  19'
Brown  33'
Tunnicliffe  41'
Marquis  45', 61'
Curtis  90+2'		 Report Neil  84' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,418
Referee: Ben Toner
16 October 2021 11 Gillingham 1–2 Sunderland Gillingham
15:00 BST Lloyd  25' (pen.)
Kelman  90+3'		 Report Cirkin  43'
O'Brien  45+3'
Flanagan  54'
Embleton  67'
Stewart  84'		 Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 6,310
Referee: Lee Swabey
19 October 2021 12 Crewe Alexandra 0–4 Sunderland Crewe
19:45 BST Murphy  75' Report Thomas  25' (o.g.)
Stewart  32', 55'
Winchester  51'
Cirkin  53'
Dajaku  73'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,618
Referee: Carl Boyeson
23 October 2021 13 Sunderland 0–1 Charlton Athletic Sunderland
15:00 BST Flanagan  67'
Evans  90'		 Report Stockley  66'
Dobson  44'
Purrington  84'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,883
Referee: Darren Drysdale
30 October 2021 14 Rotherham United 5–1 Sunderland Rotherham
15:00 BST Smith  10' (73)  71'
Ladapo  41' (88)
Ihiekwe  53'
Ferguson  70'		 Report Stewart  24'
O'Nien  38'
McGeady  46'  56'
Evans  64'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 10,573
Referee: David Rock
2 November 2021 15 Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Sunderland Sheffield
19:45 GMT Corbeanu  11'
Kamberi  39'
Gregory  53'
Johnson  58'
Adeniran  87'		 Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 23,731
Referee: Craig Hicks
20 November 2021 16 Sunderland 2–0 Ipswich Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT Evans  20'
Gooch  34'
Stewart  64'
Winchester  81'
O'Nien  85'
McGeady  90+3' (pen.)		 Report Celina  55' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,940
Referee: Tom Nield
23 November 2021 17 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Sunderland Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT Davis  45+2'
Udoh  64'		 Report Pritchard  16'
Broadhead  44'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,253
Referee: Peter Wright
27 November 2021 18 Cambridge United 1–2 Sunderland Cambridge
15:00 GMT Smith  27' Report Mitov  16' (o.g.)
Pritchard  24'
Broadhead  36'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 7,174
Referee: Robert Lewis
4 December 2021 19 Sunderland 1–1 Oxford United Sunderland
15:00 GMT Dajaku  7'
Wright  13'
Neil  40'		 Report Brannagan  5'
Taylor  13',  36'
 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 26,634
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
7 December 2021 20 Sunderland 5–0 Morecambe Sunderland
19:45 GMT Stewart  13'
Broadhead  17', 68'
Pritchard  56'
Dajaku  87'		 Report Ayunga  71' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 26,516
Referee: Ollie Yates
11 December 2021 21 Sunderland 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Sunderland
15:00 GMT Neil  4'
Broadhead  13'
Winchester  45+1'
Stewart  54'
Wright  77'
O'Brien  81'		 Report Edwards  22'
Scarr  64'
Houghton  85'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,987
Referee: Scott Oldham
18 December 2021 22 Ipswich Town v Sunderland Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road

FA Cup
Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Sunderland were drawn at home to Mansfield Town in the first round.[9]

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

EFL Cup
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Sunderland were drawn away to Port Vale,[10] Blackpool,[11][12] Wigan Athletic,[13][14] Queens Park Rangers[15] and Arsenal[16] in the first, second, third and fourth rounds and quarter final respectively.

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

EFL Trophy
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Sunderland were drawn into Northern Group F alongside Bradford City, Lincoln City and Manchester United U21s.[17] Two of the three group games were confirmed on July 22.[18]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Sunderland (A) 3 2 0 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Lincoln City (A) 3 2 0 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3 ACA Manchester United U21 (E) 3 1 0 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4 L2 Bradford City (E) 3 0 1 0 2 1 7 −6 2
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2021. Source: EFL.com
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated
5 October 2021 (2021-10-05) Group Game 1 Lincoln City 1–2 Sunderland Lincoln
19:00 BST Montsma  56',  90+4' Report Neil  2'
Wearne  72'		 Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 3,060
Referee: Scott Oldham
13 October 2021 Group Game 2 Sunderland 2–1 Manchester United U21 Sunderland
19:00 BST Almond  16'
Dyce  50',  76'
Wearne  66'		 Report Iqbal  57' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 3,960
Referee: Ross Joyce
9 November 2021 Group Game 3 Sunderland 1–1
(2–4 p)		 Bradford City Sunderland
19:00 GMT Gooch  7'
Pritchard  44'
Broadhead  52'		 Report Robinson  36'
Scales  66'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Simon Mather
Penalties
Pritchard
O'Nien
Harris
Gooch 		Watt
Cooke
Sutton
Scales
Evans
1 December 2021 Round 2 Sunderland 0–1 Oldham Athletic Sunderland
19:00 GMT Report Piergianni  16'
Adams  27'
Vaughan  53'
Clarke  78'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 3,498
Referee: Tom Reeves

Statistics
As of match(es) played on 11 December 2021
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague OneFA CupLeague CupEFL Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  ENG Lee Burge 803+001+002+002+00
20 GK  ENG Anthony Patterson 402+000+002+000+00
31 GK  ENG Jacob Carney 100+000+000+001+00
39 GK  GER Ron-Thorben Hoffmann 17016+000+000+001+00
Defenders
2 DF  WAL Niall Huggins 401+100+002+000+00
3 DF  NIR Tom Flanagan 20118+011+001+000+00
5 DF  DEN Frederik Alves 900+201+003+003+00
6 DF  ENG Callum Doyle 23019+100+000+300+00
17 DF  ENG Dennis Cirkin 17012+101+002+100+00
19 DF  KVX Arbenit Xhemajli 100+000+000+000+10
25 DF  ENG Oliver Younger 500+000+001+004+00
26 DF  AUS Bailey Wright 2319+911+004+000+00
30 DF  SCO Patrick Almond 100+000+000+001+00
33 DF  ENG Denver Hume 400+100+001+002+00
41 DF  ENG Kenton Richardson 300+000+000+003+00
42 DF  ZIM Ethan Kachosa 200+000+000+001+10
58 DF  ENG Zac Johnson 100+000+000+000+10
Midfielders
4 MF  NIR Corry Evans 1406+501+002+000+00
8 MF  ENG Elliot Embleton 22212+421+000+202+10
11 MF  USA Lynden Gooch 19014+200+101+001+00
13 MF  ENG Luke O'Nien 22316+020+103+011+10
15 MF  NIR Carl Winchester 25321+030+102+000+10
18 MF  ENG Ellis Taylor 400+000+001+002+10
21 MF  ENG Alex Pritchard 25210+820+103+102+00
23 MF  ENG Jack Diamond 200+100+001+000+00
24 MF  ENG Dan Neil 26319+121+003+101+01
27 MF  ENG Josh Hawkes 110+000+001+010+00
28 MF  IRL Aiden McGeady 16312+230+000+200+00
34 MF  ENG Tyrese Dyce 210+000+000+002+01
36 MF  SCO Cieran Dunne 100+000+000+001+00
43 MF  ENG Harrison Sohna 300+000+000+003+00
46 MF  ENG Sam Wilding 100+000+000+001+00
51 MF  ENG Tom Scott 100+000+000+001+00
60 MF  ENG Caden Kelly 100+000+000+000+10
Forwards
7 FW  GER Leon Dajaku 1746+641+002+002+00
9 FW  WAL Nathan Broadhead 1567+441+002+011+01
10 FW  IRL Aiden O'Brien 2057+611+003+142+00
14 FW  SCO Ross Stewart 241121+0110+001+200+00
22 FW  NIR Will Grigg 100+000+001+000+00
37 FW  ENG Will Harris 700+200+001+003+10
45 FW  ENG Stephen Wearne 320+000+000+002+12
48 FW  SWE Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 200+100+000+001+00

Goals record
As of match(es) played on 11 December 2021
RankNo.Nat.Po.NameLeague OneFA CupLeague CupEFL TrophyTotal
1 14STRoss Stewart1100011
2 9STNathan Broadhead40116
3 10STAiden O'Brien10405
4 7FWLeon Dajaku40004
5 15CMCarl Winchester30003
14CMLuke O'Nien20103
28LWAiden McGeady30003
24CMDan Neil20013
6 8AMElliot Embleton20002
45CMStephen Wearne00022
21MFAlex Pritchard20002
Own Goal20002
7 26CBBailey Wright10001
27AMJosh Hawkes00101
34DFTyrese Dyce00011
3CBTom Flanagan10001
Total3807550

Assists record
As of match(es) played on 11 December 2021
RankNo.Nat.Po.NameLeague OneFA CupLeague CupEFL TrophyTotal
1 24CMDan Neil60107
2 21MFAlex Pritchard30306
3 11MFLynden Gooch40004
28LWAiden McGeady40004
8AMElliot Embleton30014
4 10STAiden O'Brien10023
5 17DFDennis Cirkin20002
6DFCallum Doyle20002
6 15CMCarl Winchester10001
14CMLuke O'Nien10001
4MFCorry Evans10001
7FWLeon Dajaku10001
2DFNiall Huggins00101
23MFJack Diamond00101
18MFEllis Taylor00011
Total2906439


Disciplinary record
As of match(es) played on 11 December 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup EFL Trophy Total
     
1 3CBTom Flanagan600000000000600
13CMLuke O'Nien400000200000600
11RWLynden Gooch400000100100600
2 4CMCorry Evans300100100000500
14STRoss Stewart400000100000500
3 8AMElliot Embleton201000100000301
15CMCarl Winchester400000000000400
4 17LBDennis Cirkin300000000000300
21AMAlex Pritchard200000000100300
26DFBailey Wright200100000000300
5 24MFDan Neil200000000000200
6 6CBCallum Doyle000000100000100
18LWEllis Taylor000000100000100
23RWJack Diamond000000100000100
25CBOliver Younger000000100000100
28MFAiden McGeady010000000000010
30DFPatrick Almond000000000100100
34DFTyrese Dyce000000000100100
9FWNathan Broadhead100000000000100
10STAiden O'Brien100000000000100
Total381120010004005411

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021CBCameron Jessup Crystal PalaceFree transfer[19]
1 July 2021RBEthan Kachosa Leeds UnitedFree transfer[19]
1 July 2021LBNathan Newall GuiseleyFree transfer[19]
1 July 2021CMHarrison Sohna Aston VillaFree transfer[19]
1 July 2021CMTom Scott Northampton TownFree transfer[19]
1 July 2021LWTyrese Dyce West Bromwich AlbionFree transfer[19]
2 July 2021GKJacob Carney Manchester UnitedFree transfer[20]
9 July 2021AMAlex Pritchard Huddersfield TownFree transfer[21]
15 July 2021CMCorry Evans Blackburn RoversFree transfer[22]
11 August 2021LBDennis Cirkin Tottenham HotspurUndisclosed[23]
20 August 2021LBNiall Huggins Leeds UnitedUndisclosed[24]
26 August 2021GKJack McIntyre EvertonFree transfer[25]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
16 July 2021CBCallum Doyle Manchester CityEnd of season[26]
13 August 2021CBFrederik Alves West Ham UnitedEnd of season[27]
16 August 2021STNathan Broadhead EvertonEnd of season[28]
31 August 2021STLeon Dajaku Union BerlinEnd of season[29]
31 August 2021GKRon-Thorben Hoffmann Bayern MunichEnd of season[30]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
31 August 2021RWJack Diamond Harrogate TownEnd of season[31]
31 August 2021STWill Grigg Rotherham UnitedEnd of season[32]
31 August 2021AMJosh Hawkes Tranmere RoversEnd of season[33]
24 September 2021GKAnthony Patterson Notts County20 November 2021[lower-alpha 1][36]
30 September 2021CFBenjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka Southend United28 October 2021[37]
12 November 2021RBKenton Richardson Spennymoor Town15 December 2021[38]
  1. 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.[34][35]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021CBBobby Beaumont Caernarfon TownReleased[39][40]
30 June 2021STLee Connelly Queen of the SouthReleased[39][41]
30 June 2021STMitchell Curry Inter MiamiReleased[39][42]
30 June 2021CMJake Hackett Whitby TownReleased[39][43]
30 June 2021CMGrant LeadbitterRetiredRetired[44][45][46]
30 June 2021RWChris Maguire Lincoln CityReleased[44][47]
30 June 2021GKRemi Matthews Crystal PalaceReleased[44][48]
30 June 2021LBCallum McFadzean Crewe AlexandraReleased[44][49]
30 June 2021RBConor McLaughlin Fleetwood TownReleased[44][50]
30 June 2021CMMax Power Wigan AthleticReleased[44][51]
30 June 2021CMJosh Scowen Wycombe WanderersReleased[44][52]
30 June 2021CBBrandon Taylor DarlingtonReleased[39][53]
30 June 2021RWRyan Wombwell GatesheadReleased[39][54]
1 July 2021DMGeorge Dobson Charlton AthleticMutual consent[55][56]
7 July 2021STCharlie Wyke Wigan AthleticFree transfer[57]
16 July 2021GKOliver Basey Birmingham CityFree transfer[58]
20 September 2021LWFrancis Okoronkwo EvertonUndisclosed[59]

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