2021–22 Fleetwood Town F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Fleetwood Town's 114th year in their history and eighth 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.

Fleetwood Town
2021–22 season
ChairmanAndrew Pilley
ManagerSimon Grayson
(until 24 November)[1]
Stephen Crainey
(from 21 December) [2]
StadiumHighbury Stadium
League One20th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gerard Garner (5)

All:
Gerard Garner (5)

Pre-season friendlies

Fleetwood Town announced friendly matches against Radcliffe,[3] Port Vale,[4] Rochdale,[4] St Johnstone,[5] Huddersfield Town,[6] Leeds United,[7] Chester,[3] Wrexham[8] and Stockport County[9] as part of their pre-season preparations.

10 July 2021 Friendly Radcliffe 0–2 Fleetwood Town Radcliffe
15:00 BSTReportGarner 5'
Teale 87'
Stadium: Neuven Stadium
13 July 2021 Friendly Fleetwood Town 1–0 Port Vale Thornton-Cleveleys
13:00 BSTRossiter 38'ReportStadium: Poolfort Farm
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
Note: 4x30 minute periods
17 July 2021 Friendly Rochdale 3–3 Fleetwood Town Spotland
15:00 BSTDooley 8'
Beesley 60'
Holgate 66' (o.g.)
ReportAndrew 50'
Edmondson 83', 86'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
24 July 2021 Friendly St Johnstone 0–0 Fleetwood Town Tulloch, Scotland
13:00 BSTReportStadium: McDiarmid Park
27 July 2021 Friendly Fleetwood Town 2–1 Huddersfield Town Fleetwood
19:00 BSTMorris 5'
Garner 29'
ReportO'Brien 77'Stadium: Highbury Stadium
30 July 2021 Friendly Fleetwood Town 2–1 Leeds United Fleetwood
19:00 BSTMorris 54'
Garner 60' (pen.)
ReportCresswell 23'Stadium: Highbury Stadium
31 July 2021 Friendly Chester 3–0 Fleetwood Town Chester
15:00 BSTDudley 6'
Hardy 54'
Oyibo 71'
ReportStadium: Deva Stadium
3 August 2021 Friendly Fleetwood Town XI 0–4 Wrexham Thornton-Cleveleys
14:00 BSTReportStadium: Poolfort Farm
14 August 2021 Friendly Stockport County 3–3 Fleetwood Town XI Edgeley
15:00 BSTReportStadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2,054

Competitions

League One

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
16Burton Albion461411215167−1653
17Lincoln City461410225563−852
18Shrewsbury Town461214204751−450
19Morecambe461012245788−3142
20Fleetwood Town46816226282−2040
21Gillingham (R)46816223569−3440Relegation to EFL League Two
22Doncaster Rovers (R)46108283782−4538
23AFC Wimbledon (R)46619214975−2637
24Crewe Alexandra (R)4678313783−4629
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[10]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46816226282 −204058103338 −538122944 −15

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

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAAHAAHHHAHHHAAAHHAHAHAHHAHAAAHAAAHAHHHAHHA
ResultLLLWDWDDDLWLLDLLLDLWWDLWWLDDDDLDLLLLLDWDLLDDLL
Position22222219181717182020192021222222222222211918192019201919191919191919191919191919192121202020
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Fleetwood Town's fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.[11]

7 August 2021 1 Fleetwood Town 0–1 Portsmouth Fleetwood
15:00 BSTReportBrown  24', 60'
Curtis  43'
Freeman  63'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 4,562
Referee: Ben Speedie
14 August 2021 2 Lincoln City 2–1 Fleetwood Town Lincoln
15:00 BSTMelbourne  31'
Edun  64'
Scully 69', 87' (pen.)
Bishop  75'
ReportMatete  7'
Andrew 32'
Clark  74'
Hill  86'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 8,241
Referee: James Oldham
17 August 2021 3 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Fleetwood Town Owlerton
19:45 BSTGregory 15'
Byers  17'
Johnson  34'
Bannan  69'
Iorfa  87'
ReportHalliday  23'
Rossiter  35'
Morton  49'
Holgate  83'
Biggins  90+1'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 21,130
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
21 August 2021 4 Fleetwood Town 3–2 Cheltenham Town Fleetwood
15:00 BSTClarke 33'
Johnson 81'
Morris 90'
Morton  90+3'
ReportWright 8',  83'
Raglan  36'
Thomas  46'
Hussey  86'
May 87'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,392
Referee: Andy Haines
28 August 2021 5 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Fleetwood Town Plymouth
15:00 BSTHardie 21'ReportCamps 35'
Johnson  42'
Clarke  73'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,453
Referee: Sam Purkiss
11 September 2021 6 Rotherham United 2–4 Fleetwood Town Rotherham
15:00 BSTSmith 38'
Sadlier 45+4' (pen.)
ReportMorton 24'
Garner 54'
Clark  56'
Andrew 61'
Camps 69'
Hill  88'
Rossiter  89'
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 8,463
Referee: Craig Hicks
18 September 2021 7 Fleetwood Town 2–2 Sunderland Fleetwood
15:00 BSTMorton 81'
J. Garner  85'
G. Garner  90+4', 90+7' (pen.)
ReportStewart 19'
O'Nien  53'
McGeady 76' (pen.)
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 4,250
Referee: Neil Hair
25 September 2021 8 Cambridge United 2–2 Fleetwood Town Cambridge
15:00 BSTDigby  30'
May 35'
Tracey 51'
ReportHill 2'
Lane 76'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,429
Referee: Paul Howard
28 September 2021 9 Milton Keynes Dons 3–3 Fleetwood Town Denbigh
19:45 BSTTwine 27', 39', 73'
O'Riley  81'
ReportGarner 12', 32'
Rossiter  63'
Biggins  78'
Batty 88'
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 6,564
Referee: Peter Wright
2 October 2021 10 Fleetwood Town 1–2 Charlton Athletic Fleetwood
15:00 BSTAndrew  15', 51'
Clarke  66'
ReportLeko  15', 41'
Gilbey  55'
Stockley 69'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,197
Referee: Oliver Langford
16 October 2021 11 Fleetwood Town 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Fleetwood
15:00 BSTJohnson 60'
Andrew  65', 72'
Batty  65'
Garner 90+6'
ReportMcFadzean  65'
Robertson  65'
Finney  71'
Thomas  90+4'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,917
Referee: Marc Edwards
19 October 2021 12 Fleetwood Town 0–1 Burton Albion Fleetwood
19:45 GMTReportBlake-Tracy  33'
O'Connor 36'
Borthwick-Jackson  84'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,226
Referee: Simon Mather
23 October 2021 (2021-10-23) 13 Ipswich Town 2–1 Fleetwood Town Ipswich
15:00 BSTChaplin 49'
Morsy  77'
Celina 90+3',  90+4'
ReportHill  32'
Matete  71'
Johnson  79'
Morton 82'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,099
Referee: Sam Allison
30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 14 Fleetwood Town 3–3 Wycombe Wanderers Fleetwood
15:00 BSTAndrew 5',  88'
Garner 60'
Morris 64'
ReportHanlan 24'
Akinfenwa 30'
Tafazolli  32'
Vokes 50'
Jacobson  76'
Scowen  80'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,657
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
2 November 2021 (2021-11-02) 15 Fleetwood Town 2–3 Wigan Athletic Fleetwood
19:45 GMTAndrew 8',  37'
Morton 52' (pen.)
Batty  84'
Morris  87'
ReportDarikwa  35'
Lang 62',  79'
Keane 68'
Tilt 72'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,246
Referee: Ross Joyce
20 November 2021 16 Fleetwood Town 1–2 Morecambe Fleetwood
15:00 GMTJohnson 82'
Pilkington  90+5'   90+6'
ReportJones 11'
McLoughlin  43'
Stockton 90+4',  90+5'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,545
Referee: Darren Drysdale
23 November 2021 17 Oxford United 3–1 Fleetwood Town Littlemore
19:45 GMTMcNally 5'
Brannagan 13'
Holland 69'
Whyte  89'
ReportMatete 40',  84'
Clark  52'
Batty  65'
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 5,708
Referee: Ollie Yates
27 November 2021 18 AFC Wimbledon 2–2 Fleetwood Town Wimbledon
15:00 GMTHeneghan  25'
Assal 53'
McCormick 79'
ReportMatete  23'
Garner 35'
Johnson 84'
Edmondson  90+6'
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 7,405
Referee: Bobby Madley
4 December 2021 19 Accrington Stanley 5–1 Fleetwood Town Accrington
15:00 GMTHamilton 29',  57', 90'
Bishop 46', 78'
Coyle 72'
ReportBatty  23'
Hayes  28'
Biggins 57'
Lane  74'
Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 1,901
Referee: Tom Nield
7 December 2021 20 Fleetwood Town 3–0 Bolton Wanderers Fleetwood
19:45 GMTGarner 6'
Hayes  26'
McLaughlin  35'
Biggins 77', 79'
ReportSantos  73'Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,279
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
11 December 2021 21 Fleetwood Town 2–1 Gillingham Fleetwood
15:00 GMTBiggins 38',  90+7'
Clarke 65'
ReportPhillips  65'
McKenzie 74'
Tutonda  90'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,313
Referee: Steve Martin
18 December 2021 22 Morecambe 0–0 Fleetwood Town Morecambe
15:00 GMTMcLoughlin  83'ReportMatete  79'Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,018
Referee: Christopher Pollard
27 December 2021 23 Fleetwood Town 0–3 Shrewsbury Town Fleetwood
15:00 GMTReportLeahy  40'
Bowman 49'
Udoh  63', 80'
Vela 72'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,878
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
8 January 2022 24 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Fleetwood Town Doncaster
15:00 GMTBarlow  43'
Rowe  81'
ReportHarrison 50'
Camps  80'
Hayes  90'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 5,648
Referee: Darren Bond
15 January 2022 25 Fleetwood Town 1–0 Rotherham United Fleetwood
15:00 GMTJohnson  7'
Clarke  65'
Pilkington 90+5'
ReportStadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,385
Referee: Robert Lewis
22 January 2022 26 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Fleetwood Town Charlton
15:00 GMTBurstow 53'
Dobson  70'
Aneke  79'
Morgan 90+2'
ReportMatete  52'Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 21,811
Referee: Brett Huxtable
25 January 2022 27 Fleetwood Town 3–3 Plymouth Argyle Fleetwood
19:45 GMTLane 24'
Jules  78'
Harrison 89'
Pilkington 90+2'
ReportJephcott 30'
Edwards 49'
Ennis 75'
Garrick  78'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,584
Referee: Marc Edwards
29 January 2022 28 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Cambridge United Fleetwood
15:00 GMTLane 72'
Camps  73'
ReportMay  41'
Pilkington 65' (o.g.)
Okedina  81'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,515
Referee: Rebecca Welch
5 February 2022 29 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Fleetwood Town Shrewsbury
15:00 GMTLeahy 48' (pen.),  69'ReportPilkington 21'
Lane  79'
Johnson  90+2'
Camps  90+3'
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 5,808
Referee: James Bell
8 February 2022 30 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons Fleetwood
19:45 GMTBiggins  47'
Lane 51'
Butterworth  73'
Pilkington  82'
ReportDarling 12'
Watson  82'
Lewington  90+5'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,227
Referee: Chris Sarginson
12 February 2022 31 Cheltenham Town 2–0 Fleetwood Town Cheltenham
15:00 GMTMay 41'
Raglan 45'
Williams  57'
ReportNsiala  48'
Hayes  87'
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 3,517
Referee: Bobby Madley
26 February 2022 32 Portsmouth 3–3 Fleetwood Town Milton
15:00 GMTCurtis 45' (pen.),  50'
Harness 80'
O'Brien 90+5'
ReportPilkington 7'
Biggins 15'
Lane 41',  57'
Cairns  73'
Harrison  82'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,224
Referee: Alan Young
1 March 2022 33 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Fleetwood Town Wigan
19:45 GMTShinnie  14'
Keane 37' (pen.)
McClean 42',  90+7'
Darikwa  66'
Power  81'
ReportGarner  90+7'Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,627
Referee: Martin Coy
5 March 2022 34 Fleetwood Town 0–2 Ipswich Town Fleetwood
15:00 GMTPilkington  63'ReportWoolfenden  69'
Morsy 72',  74'
Jackson 81'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 4,190
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
8 March 2022 35 Sunderland 3–1 Fleetwood Town Sunderland
19:45 GMTEvans  22'
Embleton 55'
Cirkin  75'
O'Nien 82'
Clarke 90+1'
ReportHarrison 28'
Jules  76'   87'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,017
Referee: Samuel Barrott
12 March 2022 36 Burton Albion 3–2 Fleetwood Town Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMTHamer  37'
Niasse 61', 90'
Moult 84'
ReportNsiala  14'
Oshilaja 18' (o.g.)
Garner  36'
Butterworth 57'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,648
Referee: Oliver Langford
15 March 2022 37 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Fleetwood Town High Wycombe
19:45 GMTWing  5'
Scowen  74'
McCarthy 90+4'
ReportLane  52'
Boyle  90+3'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,391
Referee: Josh Smith
19 March 2022 38 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Doncaster Rovers Fleetwood
15:00 GMTReportBarlow  22'Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,146
Referee: Paul Howard
2 April 2022 39 Crewe Alexandra 1–3 Fleetwood Town Crewe
15:00 BSTLong 45+3'ReportMacadam 18'
Pilkington 64'
Harrison 73'
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 3,813
Referee: Will Finnie
5 April 2022 40 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Lincoln City Fleetwood
19:45 BSTClarke  22'
Batty 31'
Butterworth  90+3'
ReportWalsh  21'
McGrandles  35'
Fiorini 65'
Jackson  78'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,341
Referee: Peter Wright
9 April 2022 41 Fleetwood Town 1–2 Accrington Stanley Fleetwood
15:00 BSTLane  39'
Harrison 45'
Cairns  85'
ReportRodgers  33'
Rich-Baghuelou  45+3'
McConville 62'
Nottingham  77', 90+4'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,881
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
15 April 2022 42 Fleetwood Town 2–3 Oxford United Fleetwood
15:00 BSTHarrison 39' (pen.),  52'
Hayes 53'
ReportHolland 2'
Brannagan 7',  71'
Bodin 16'
Stevens  90+6'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,589
Referee: Bobby Madley
18 April 2022 43 Gillingham 0–0 Fleetwood Town Gillingham
15:00 BSTLee  7'
Ehmer  17'
Kelman  79'
Tucker  90+6'
ReportLane  78'Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 8,436
Referee: James Linington
23 April 2022 44 Fleetwood Town 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Fleetwood
15:00 BSTGarner 88',  88'
Batty  90+2'
ReportMcCormick 22'
Marsh  38'
Cosgrove  63'
Osei  76'
Heneghan  77'
Brown  90+10'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 5,019
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
26 April 2022 45 Fleetwood Town 2–3 Sheffield Wednesday Fleetwood
19:45 BSTCamps 18'
Garner  22', 34'
Andrew  57'
Boyle  83'
ReportGregory 4', 73', 74'
Hutchinson  57'
Luongo  59'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,901
Referee: Carl Boyeson
30 April 2022 46 Bolton Wanderers 4–2 Fleetwood Town Horwich
12:30 BSTCharles 37', 86'
John 53'
Böðvarsson 90+6'
ReportBaggley 17'
Boyle  42'
Garner 79',  82'
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 16,886

FA Cup

Fleetwood were drawn at home to Burton Albion in the first round.[12]

6 November 2021 First round Fleetwood Town 1–2 Burton Albion Fleetwood
15:00 GMTGarner 12'
Clarke  70'
ReportPowell 14'
Jebbison 77'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 1,362
Referee: Tom Reeves

EFL Cup

Fleetwood Town were drawn at away to Stoke City in the first round.[13][14]

10 August 2021 First round Stoke City 2–1 Fleetwood Town Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BSTSurridge 45'
Souttar 77'
ReportBatty  33'
Hill  65'
Matete  69'
Chester 90+4' (o.g.)
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 4,694
Referee: Anthony Backhouse

EFL Trophy

Fleetwood were drawn into Group G off the Northern section alongside Accrington Stanley, Barrow and Leicester City U21s.[15][16] The group stage matches were confirmed on 29 June.[17]

PosDivTeamPldWPWPLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1L1Accrington Stanley32100113+88Advance to Round 2
2L1Fleetwood Town3200186+26
3L2Barrow3101145−14
4ACALeicester City U2130003110−90
Source: EFL.com
31 August 2021 Group game 1 Fleetwood Town 4–1 Leicester City U21 Fleetwood
19:45 BSTMorton 6', 42', 48'
Matete  37'
Edmondson 60'
Biggins  74'
ReportHughes  24'
Godsmark-Ford  53'
Wakeling 75'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 566
Referee: Samuel Barrott
5 October 2021 Group game 2 Barrow 1–3 Fleetwood Town Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BSTZanzala 28'ReportMatete 48'
Edmondson 55'
McMillan 67'
Stadium: Progression Solicitors Stadium
Attendance: 1,281
Referee: Robert Lewis
9 November 2021 Group game 3 Fleetwood Town 1–4 Accrington Stanley Fleetwood
19:45 BSTGarner 37' (pen.)ReportPell 23'
Hamilton 42'
Leigh 50'
Scully  81'
Nottingham 86'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 6,33
Referee: James Bell
30 November 2021 Second round Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Fleetwood Town Horwich
19:00 GMTLee 34'ReportBiggins  54'
Clark  56'
Teale  63'
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 1,773
Referee: Ben Speedie

Transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
15 May 2021GK Tom Donaghy Bradford CityUndisclosed[18]
22 June 2021DF Chiekh Thiam Stockport TownUndisclosed[19]
29 June 2021FW Paddy Lane Hyde UnitedUndisclosed[20]
1 July 2021LB Max Clark Hull CityFree transfer[21]
1 July 2021RB Tom Clarke Salford CityFree transfer[22]
1 July 2021RB Brad Halliday Doncaster RoversFree transfer[23]
1 July 2021GK Harry Wright Ipswich TownFree transfer[24]
11 July 2021CB Ryan Hand Aston VillaFree transfer[25]
11 July 2021RB Roman Khela Leeds UnitedFree transfer[25]
16 July 2021LW Anthony Pilkington East BengalFree transfer[26]
2 August 2021CB Darnell Johnson Leicester CityFree transfer[27]
30 August 2021CF Joe Garner APOELFree transfer[28]
7 October 2021RB Conor McLaughlin SunderlandFree transfer[29]
2 January 2022MF Harvey Macadam Ashton UnitedUndisclosed[30]
3 January 2022RM Kyle White AFC BlackpoolUndisclosed[31]
4 January 2022CB Drew Baker FC United of ManchesterUndisclosed[32]
8 January 2022CF Ellis Harrison PortsmouthUndisclosed[33]
14 January 2022CB Aristote Nsiala Ipswich TownUndisclosed[34]
1 February 2022GK Kieran O'Hara Burton AlbionFree transfer[35]

Loans in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromDate untilRef.
1 July 2021CF Ryan Edmondson Leeds United3 January 2022[36][a]
26 July 2021CF Callum Morton West Bromwich Albion12 January 2022[b][39]
27 August 2021RB Callum Johnson PortsmouthEnd of season[40]
15 January 2022CB Zak Jules Milton Keynes DonsEnd of season[41]
27 January 2022AM Josh Harrop Preston North EndEnd of season[42]
31 January 2022CF Daniel Butterworth Blackburn RoversEnd of season[43]

Loans out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate untilRef.
13 August 2021MF Dylan Boyle Bamber Bridge29 October 2021[44]
13 August 2021GK Tom Donaghy Farsley Celtic1 January 2022[45]
27 August 2021RB Sam Bird Farsley Celtic26 September 2021[46]
8 October 2021GK Harry Wright Farsley Celtic8 November 2021[47]
22 October 2021RM Cian Hayes FC United of Manchester29 November 2021[48]
26 October 2021MF Barry Baggley Altrincham24 November 2021[49]
29 October 2021CM Akiel Raffie Bamber Bridge13 December 2021[50]
13 December 2021DF Billy Batch Kendal Town13 January 2022[51]
13 December 2021CM Danny Edwards Kendal Town13 January 2022[51]
13 December 2021CM Akiel Raffie Kendal Town13 January 2022[51]
17 December 2021CB Thomas Hoyle Bury17 January 2022[52]
17 December 2021MF Covy Smith Barnoldswick TownJanuary 2022[52]
18 December 2021CM Harry Wilson FC United of Manchester10 February 2022[53][54]
24 December 2021CB Connor Teale Marine27 January 2022[55][56]
2 January 2022MF Ben Thompson Ashton United2 February 2022[57]
8 January 2022FW Harry Clarke AFC BlackpoolWork experience[58]
8 January 2022GK Connor Eastham AFC BlackpoolWork experience[58]
25 January 2022CM Akiel Raffie Nantwich TownEnd of season[59]
28 January 2022RB Sam Bird Hyde UnitedMarch 2022[60]
28 January 2022CB Connor Teale Curzon AshtonEnd of season[61][62][63]
4 February 2022RM Chris Conn-Clarke AltrinchamMarch 2022[64]
4 February 2022CM Danny Edwards ColneEnd of season[65][66]
17 February 2022CF Max McMillan RadcliffeMarch 2022[67]
25 February 2022CF Donte Thompson-Prempeh Kendal TownEnd of season[68]
28 March 2022GK Connor Eastham Charnock RichardWork experience[69]

Transfers out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
3 June 2021RM Wes Burns Ipswich TownUndisclosed[70]
30 June 2021DF Sam Barratt Glossop North EndReleased[71][72]
30 June 2021GK Johnathon BorwickReleased[71]
30 June 2021CF Joe CollinsReleased[71]
30 June 2021CM Paul Coutts Bristol RoversReleased[71][73]
30 June 2021RM Mark Duffy Tranmere RoversReleased[71][74]
30 June 2021CM Sam Finley Bristol RoversReleased[71][73]
30 June 2021CF Michael Fowler Coastal Carolina ChanticleersReleased[71][75]
30 June 2021LM Josh Morris Salford CityReleased[71][76]
30 June 2021CB Lewis Patterson CrusadersReleased[71][77]
30 June 2021CF Harvey Saunders Bristol RoversReleased[71][78]
30 June 2021DM Nathan Sheron Harrogate TownReleased[71][79]
30 June 2021CF Shaun Sithole Kendal TownReleased[71][80]
30 June 2021MF Laurence Smith Runcorn LinnetsReleased[81][82]
30 June 2021LW Enoch Takpe ColneReleased[71][83]
30 June 2021DM Glenn Whelan Bristol RoversReleased[71][84]
6 July 2021CB Josh Feeney Aston VillaUndisclosed[85]
6 August 2021GK Joel Coleman RochdaleMutual consent[86][87]
5 January 2022CB James Hill Bournemouth£1,000,000[a][89]
14 January 2022RB Conor McLaughlin Free agentContract expired[90]
20 January 2022LB Max Clark RochdaleMutual consent[91][92]
1 February 2022GK Billy Crellin EvertonUndisclosed[93]
1 February 2022CM Jay Matete SunderlandUndisclosed[94]

References