2021–22 Harrogate Town A.F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Harrogate Town's 108th year in their history and second consecutive season in League Two. Along with the league, the club also competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Harrogate Town
2021–22 season
ChairmanIrving Weaver
ManagerSimon Weaver
StadiumWetherby Road
League Two19th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jack Diamond (13)

All:
Jack Diamond (14)

Pre-season friendlies

Harrogate Town announced they will play friendly matches against Huddersfield Town,[1] Brighouse Town,[1] Newcastle United U23s,[1][2] Rotherham United,[3] Sunderland,[3] Darlington[1] and Doncaster Rovers[4] as part of their pre-season preparations.

WinDrawLoss
DateTimeOpponentVenueResult[a]ScorersAttendanceRef.
10 July 202115:00Huddersfield TownAway[b]0–10[5]
13 July 202119:30Brighouse TownAway1–0Beck 74'[6]
18 July 202114:00Newcastle United U23sHome2–1Hall 43', Martin 83'0[7]
21 July 202119:30Rotherham UnitedHome1–3Armstrong 66'[8]
24 July 202115:00SunderlandHome0–40[9]
27 July 202119:30DarlingtonAway5–1Power 8', Kerry 48', Hall 50', Muldoon 61', Martin 65'[10]
1 August 202114:00Doncaster RoversHome2–3Muldoon 48', Armstrong 65'495[11]

Competitions

League Two

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
16Walsall461412204760−1354
17Hartlepool United461412204464−2054
18Rochdale461217175159−853
19Harrogate Town461411216475−1153
20Carlisle United461411213962−2353
21Stevenage461114214568−2347
22Barrow461014224457−1344
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[12]


Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
461411216475 −115367103235 −384113240 −8

Last updated: 7 May 2022.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHHHAAAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWDWDLDDWWLDLLWLWDLLLLWLDWLDLWDDLLLDLWLLLLWWL
Position273212333222257576791010131114151113131513141414141616161516171820191719
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Harrogate Town's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[13]

WinDrawLossPostponed
DateTimeOpponentVenueResult[a]ScorersAttendanceRef.
7 August 202115:00RochdaleHome3–2Armstrong 5', Pattison 10', Burrell 90+1'1,841[14]
21 August 202115:00BarrowHome2–1Pattison (2) 60', 81'1,564[15]
24 August 202119:45Leyton OrientAway2–0Armstrong (2) 8', 31'3,942[16]
28 August 202115:00Exeter CityHome1–1Muldoon 43' (pen.)1,883[17]
4 September 202115:00Mansfield TownAway3–1Armstrong 5', Muldoon 45+2', Thomson 81'4,599[18]
10 September 202119:45Newport CountyHome2–2Muldoon 34', Armstrong 43'2,670[19]
18 September 202115:00Port ValeAway0–25,435[20]
21 September 202119:45Crawley TownAway2–2Armstrong 2', Davies 53' (o.g.)1,791[21]
25 September 202115:00StevenageHome0–01,667[22]
2 October 202115:00Oldham AthleticAway2–1Diamond 29', Armstrong 66'3,729[23]
9 October 202115:00Scunthorpe UnitedHome6–1Muldoon (2) 8', 45+2', Pattison (2) 14', 30', Diamond 16', Orsi-Dadomo 83' (pen.)3,180[24]
16 October 202115:00Colchester UnitedAway0–12,439[25]
19 October 202119:45Tranmere RoversHome2–2Muldoon 39' (pen.), Armstrong 51'2,573[26]
23 October 202115:00Hartlepool UnitedAway2–3Thomson 28', Byrne 35' (o.g.)5,807[27]
30 October 202115:00Bristol RoversHome0–12,614[28]
13 November 202115:00WalsallAway3–1Power 20', Diamond 61', Armstrong 82'4,651[29]
20 November 202115:00Salford CityHome0–22,814[30]
23 November 202119:45Carlisle UnitedAway2–0Thomson 45+1', Pattison 78'3,172[31]
27 November 202115:00Swindon TownAway1–1Diamond 24'8,199[32]
7 December 202119:45Forest Green RoversHome1–4Kerry 57'1,619[33]
11 December 202115:00Northampton TownHome1–2Diamond 23'2,166[34]
18 December 202115:00Sutton UnitedAway0–12,720[35]
15 January 202212:30Newport CountyAway0–4[36]
22 January 202215:00Oldham AthleticHome3–0Muldoon (3) 17', 73', 89'2,689[37]
29 January 202215:00StevenageAway0–22,935[38]
1 February 202219:45Mansfield TownHome0–01,800[39]
5 February 202213:00Bradford CityHome2–0Diamond (2) 62', 71'2,778[40]
8 February 202215:00Crawley TownHome1–3Diarra 61'1,785[41]
12 February 202215:00RochdaleAway3–3Pattison (2) 3', 24' (pen.), Diamond 47'2,228[42]
15 February 202219:45Exeter CityAway3–4Armstrong 4', Muldoon 19', Thomson 64'3,852[43]
22 February 202219:45Bradford CityAway3–1Burrell 45+5', Page 62', Diamond 90'14,512[44]
26 February 202215:00BarrowAway0–02,974[45]
1 March 202219:45Port ValeHome1–1Pattison 23'2,257[46]
5 March 202212:30Hartlepool UnitedHome1–2Armstrong 21'2,638[47]
12 March 202215:00Bristol RoversAway0–37,884[48]
15 March 202219:45Tranmere RoversAway0–25,437[49]
19 March 202215:00WalsallHome1–1Kavanagh 90+1'2,570[50]
22 March 202219:00Leyton OrientHome0–32,339[51]
26 March 202215:00Scunthorpe UnitedAway3–0Smith (2) 22', 81', Diamond 62'2,317[52]
2 April 202215:00Colchester UnitedHome1–2Muldoon 4'1,615[53]
9 April 202215:00Salford CityAway0–21,670[54]
15 April 202215:00Swindon TownHome1–4Armstrong 90+4'2,933[55]
18 April 202215:00Northampton TownAway0–35,168[56]
23 April 202215:00Carlisle UnitedHome3–0Diamond (2) 18', 90+1', McArdle 27'2,707[57]
30 April 202215:00Forest Green RoversAway3–1Muldoon 40' (pen.), Diamond 46', Kerry 72'4,040[58]
7 May 202215:00Sutton UnitedHome0–22,484[59]

FA Cup

WinDrawLoss
DateRoundTimeOpponentVenueResult[a]ScorersAttendanceRef.
6 November 2021Round One15:00WrexhamHome2–1Power 73', Orsi-Dadomo 78'2,403[60]
4 December 2021Round Two15:00PortsmouthAway2–1Armstrong 44', Diamond 90+5'7,857[61]
9 January 2022Round Three12:30Luton TownAway0–4[62]

EFL Cup

WinDrawLossPostponed
DateRoundTimeOpponentVenueResult[a]ScorersAttendanceRef.
10 August 2021Round One19:45RochdaleHomeA–W[b][c][63]

EFL Trophy

PosDivTeamPldWPWPLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1L1Sheffield Wednesday3300091+89Advance to Round 2
2L2Harrogate Town320015506
3L2Mansfield Town310028803
4ACANewcastle United U2130003311−80
Source: EFL.com
WinDrawLossPostponed
DateRoundTimeOpponentVenueResult[a]ScorersAttendanceRef.
31 August 2021Group game 119:45Mansfield TownHome3–1Orsi-Dadomo (3) 44', 53', 69'825[65]
5 October 2021Group game 219:45Newcastle United U21Home2–0Kerry 6', Orsi-Dadomo 45'920[66]
9 November 2021Group game 319:00Sheffield WednesdayAway0–45,433[67]
21 December 2021Second round19:00Tranmere RoversAway2–1Muldoon 53', Pattison 71'[68]
4 January 2022Third round19:00Carlisle UnitedHome1–0Armstrong 7'928[69]
25 January 2022Quarter-finals19:45Sutton UnitedAway0–11,499[70]

Transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
26 June 2021FW Luke Armstrong Salford CityUndisclosed[71]
1 July 2021DF Rory McArdle Exeter CityFree transfer[72]
1 July 2021FW Danilo Orsi-Dadomo Maidenhead UnitedFree transfer[73]
1 July 2021GK Mark Oxley Southend UnitedFree transfer[74]
1 July 2021MF Alex Pattison Wycombe WanderersFree transfer[75]
16 July 2021DF Lewis Page Exeter CityFree transfer[76]
16 July 2021DF Nathan Sheron Fleetwood TownFree transfer[76]
11 January 2022CB Leon Legge Port ValeUndisclosed[77]

Loans in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromDate untilRef.
31 August 2021FW Jack Diamond SunderlandEnd of season[78]
4 January 2022MF Josh Austerfield Huddersfield TownEnd of season[79]
4 January 2022MF Brahima Diarra Huddersfield TownEnd of season[79]
13 January 2022CB Lewis Richards Wolverhampton WanderersEnd of season[80]
28 January 2022CF Calum Kavanagh MiddlesbroughEnd of season[81]

Loans out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate untilRef.
1 July 2021MF Joe Leesley Boston UnitedEnd of season[82]
16 July 2021MF Connor Kirby Altrincham3 January 2022[83]
23 July 2021FW Mark Beck York CityJanuary 2022[84]
1 January 2022FW Danilo Orsi-Dadomo Boreham WoodEnd of season[85]
24 January 2022CF Aaron Martin FC Halifax TownEnd of season[86]

Transfers out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
1 July 2021MF Scott BrownRetired[87]
1 July 2021DF Edward Francis Notts CountyReleased[88][89]
1 July 2021FW Brendan Kiernan WalsallReleased[88][90]
1 July 2021DF Jake Lawlor Hartlepool UnitedReleased[88][91]
1 July 2021MF Calvin Miller ChesterfieldReleased[88][92]
1 July 2021GK Melvin Minter ChesterfieldReleased[88][93]
1 July 2021FW Jon SteadRetired[94]
1 July 2021DF Jay Williams Banbury UnitedReleased[88][95]
16 July 2021DF Kevin Lokko Aldershot TownFree transfer[96]
19 July 2021MF Tom Walker Stockport CountyFree transfer[97]
23 July 2021GK James Belshaw Bristol RoversUndisclosed[98]
11 January 2022CB Connor Hall Port ValeUndisclosed[99]

Notes

References