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 Two10th
FA CupSecond round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Brandon Thomas-Asante (11)

All:
Brandon Thomas-Asante (13)
Highest home attendance3,765
(vs. Mansfield Town, 2 May)
Lowest home attendance427
(vs. Leeds United U21, 2 November)
Average home league attendance2,152
Biggest win5–1
(vs. Scunthorpe United, 19 March)
Biggest defeat0–3
(vs. Colchester United, 22 January)

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 BSTReportHenderson 4', 17'
Burgess 82'
Stadium: Skuna Stadium
24 July 2021 Friendly Salford City 2–1 Derby County Salford
15:00 BSTMorris 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 BSTHunter 78'Stadium: Tameside Stadium
31 July 2021 Friendly Salford City 0–2 Lincoln City Salford
15:00 BSTScully 4' (pen.)
Hopper 67'
Stadium: Peninsula Stadium

Competitions

League Two

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
7Mansfield Town462211136752+1577Qualification for League Two play-offs
8Sutton United462210146953+1676
9Tranmere Rovers462112135340+1375
10Salford City461913146046+1470
11Newport County461912156758+969
12Crawley Town461710195666−1061
13Leyton Orient461416166247+1558
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
461913146046 +147010943321 +1294102725 +2

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

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAAHAAAHAAHHHAHHAHAHA
ResultDDLLWLWLDWLWDLLDWDWLWWDLWLWLWDWWDDDWWWWLWLDWDL
Position111416211620141719151715131719171616111713121113101091010101011111111111111910811981010
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2022. 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 BSTWillock 41'
Turnbull  80'
ReportBeckles 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 BSTMcAleny  42'
Lowe  61'
Elliott  90+3'
ReportDavis  62'Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 1,460
Referee: Samuel Barrott
17 August 2021 3 Crawley Town 2–1 Salford City Crawley
19:45 BSTNadesan 38'
Payne  50'
Hessenthaler 75'
ReportHenderson 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 BSTLund  90+5'ReportIandolo  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 BSTWright 1'
McAleny 18'
Henderson 30',  60'
Touray  32'
Morris  41'
N'Mai  90+1'
ReportAbraham  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 BSTDickenson 8'
Abrahams  29'
Clough  37'
Mellish 60'
Guy  84'
ReportTurnbull  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 BSTShephard  68'
Lund 90'
ReportRidehalgh  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 BSTMorris 13' (pen.)
Hawkes  41'
Spearing  45+1'
Clarke  45+5'
Nevitt 48'
ReportTouray  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 BSTHunter  8'
Lund 24'
Lowe  90'
Eastham 90+3'
ReportLewis 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 BSTJasper  90+2'ReportThomas-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 BSTPhillips 1'
Labadie  31'
Wilkinson 90+5'
Menayese  90+6'
ReportLund  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 BSTElliott 3',  44'
Turnbull  72'
Willock 86'
Thomas-Asante  90+5'
ReportFeatherstone  47'
Sterry  81'
Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 2,448
Referee: Peter Wright
19 October 2021 13 Salford City 0–0 Rochdale Salford
19:45 GMTWillock  32'
Lowe  50'
Touray  70'
ReportBroadbent  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 BSTMoore-Taylor  8'
Cadden 45+1'
Wilson 71'
Aitchison 90+3'
ReportTouray  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 BSTElliott 79'ReportKey  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 GMTLoft  32', 37'
Kenyon  45+2'
Perry  47'
ReportLowe  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 GMTPage  39'ReportLund 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 GMTThomas-Asante  39', 90+5'
Willock  41'
Love  48'
Elliott  80'
Hunter  89'
ReportNicholson 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 GMTEastham  2'
Lund 45+1'
Thomas-Asante 77',  90+2'
Turnbull  80'
ReportHart  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 GMTHawkins  20'
Oates 36'
McLaughlin 45'
Lapslie  69'
ReportLund 9'
Lowe  18'
Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 4,113
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
18 December 2021 21 Salford City 1–0 Stevenage Salford
15:00 GMTHunter  7'
Turnbull 34'
ReportProsser  69'
Osborne  90+4'
Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 1,375
Referee: Tom Reeves
8 January 2022 22 Newport County 0–2 Salford City Neport
15:00 GMTNorman  72'ReportAzaz 44' (o.g.)
Thomas-Asante 52'
Lund  72'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
Referee: Brett Huxtable
11 January 2022 23 Salford City 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Salford
19:45 GMTOteh 29'
Wright  66'
Vassell  69'
Eastham  71'
Morris  77'
ReportGlatzel 70'
Davies  90+2'
Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 2,273
Referee: Ross Joyce
15 January 2022 24 Bradford City 2–1 Salford City Bradford
15:00 GMTWatson 57' (o.g.)
O'Connor 85'
ReportEastham  31'
Thomas-Asante 35',  43'
Vassell  45+5'
Love  65'
Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium
Referee: James Oldham
18 January 2022 25 Port Vale 0–1 Salford City Burslem
19:45 GMTWalker  90+3'
Gibbons  90+3'
ReportNdaba  28'
Elliott 50'
Kelly  86'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,311
Referee: James Bell
22 January 2022 26 Salford City 0–3 Colchester United Salford
15:00 GMTTurnbull  50'
Watson  54'
ReportChambers 30'
Kenlock 33'
Huws  61'
Andrews 82'
Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Referee: Ollie Yates
25 January 2022 27 Barrow 0–2 Salford City Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 GMTPlatt  59'
Brough  72'
ReportLove  38'
Turnbull  52'
Hunter 60'
Shephard  72'
Hutton 90+2' (o.g.)
Stadium: The Dune Hotel Stadium
Attendance: 3,510
Referee: Andy Haines
29 January 2022 28 Northampton Town 1–0 Salford City Sixfields
15:00 GMTLewis 12'ReportLowe  35'
Ndaba  66'
Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium
Attendance: 5,237
Referee: Tom Nield
1 February 2022 29 Salford City 2–1 Carlisle United Salford
19:45 GMTWatson 52' (pen.)
Smith 71'
ReportFeeney  62'
Patrick 67'
Riley  82'
Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 2,059
Referee: Simon Mather
8 February 2022 30 Sutton United 0–0 Salford City Sutton
19:45 GMTJohn  52'
Milsom  84'
ReportNdaba  86'Stadium: Borough Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,491
Referee: Lee Swabey
12 February 2022 31 Leyton Orient 0–2 Salford City Leyton
15:00 GMTReportShephard 50'
Vassell 60'
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 4,427
Referee: Ben Speedie
26 February 2022 32 Swindon Town 1–2 Salford City Swindon
15:00 GMTMcKirdy 55'ReportShephard 65'
Kelly  71'
Watson 86'
Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 10,153
Referee: John Busby
5 March 2022 33 Salford City 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Salford
15:00 GMTSmith 7'
Vassell  48'
Turnbull  63'
ReportStevens 53'
Matt  63'
Adams  71'
Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 1,987
Referee: Declan Bourne
12 March 2022 34 Exeter City 0–0 Salford City Exeter
15:00 GMTReportTurnbull  35'Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,775
Referee: Andy Woolmer
15 March 2022 35 Rochdale 1–1 Salford City Spotland
19:45 GMTBall 27'
Kelly  72'
ReportLund 66'Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 2,041
Referee: Chris Sarginson
19 March 2022 36 Salford City 5–1 Scunthorpe United Salford
15:00 GMTSmith 17'
Thomas-Asante 45+1', 67',  68', 81'
Kelly 77'
ReportNuttall 61'
Feeney  80'
Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 1,972
Referee: Peter Wright
26 March 2022 37 Salford City 2–1 Walsall Salford
15:00 GMTTurnbull  33'
Smith 45'
Watson 66' (pen.)
ReportMenayese 34'
Rodney  55'
Kinsella  72'
Monthé  83'
Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 2,584
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
29 March 2022 38 Salford City 2–1 Crawley Town Salford
19:45 BSTThomas-Asante 18',  43'
Hunter  37'
Turnbull 77'
ReportFerry  58'
Tilley  60'
Nichols 82'
Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 1,290
Referee: Marc Edwards
2 April 2022 39 Hartlepool United 0–2 Salford City Hartlepool
15:00 BSTReportNdaba 19'
Lowe 28'
Hunter  44'
Love  90+1'
Stadium: The Suit Direct Stadium
Attendance: 4,949
Referee: Darren Drysdale
5 April 2022 40 Salford City 0–1 Port Vale Salford
19:45 BSTHunter  20'
Smith  24'
Love  68'
Lund  69'
ReportProctor  12'
Walker  17'
Charsley 59'
Benning  87'
Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Referee: Darren Handley
9 April 2022 41 Salford City 2–0 Harrogate Town Salford
15:00 BSTLowe  58'
Smith 70', 75'
ReportBurrell  18'Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
15 April 2022 42 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Salford City Horfield
15:00 BSTFinley  45+3'
Evans  62'
E. Anderson 75'
H. Anderson  90+3'
ReportTouray  24'
Kelly  44'
Ndaba  59'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,590
Referee: Dean Whitestone
18 April 2022 43 Salford City 2–2 Barrow Salford
15:00 BSTWatson 23'
Lund  75'
Henderson 89'
ReportBeadling  30'
Brown  45+2'
Gordon 66'
Amadi-Holloway 83'
Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 2,575
Referee: Andy Haines
23 April 2022 44 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Salford City Oldham
15:00 BSTKeillor-Dunn 33' (pen.)ReportSmith 8'
Turnbull  32'
Thomas-Asante 45+3',  78'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,752
Referee: Bobby Madley
2 May 2022 45 Salford City 2–2 Mansfield Town Salford
12:30 BSTTurnbull 2',  13'
Lund 52'
Love  63'
Kelly  87'
Lowe  90+1'
ReportO'Toole  4'
McLaughlin 15', 45+3' (pen.)
Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 3,765
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
7 May 2022 46 Stevenage 4–2 Salford City Stevenage
15:00 BSTVassell 23' (o.g.)
Reid 43'
Bostwick 49',  90+2'
List 80'
ReportShephard 14'
Ndaba 67'
Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 3,558
Referee: Martin Coy

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 GMTClark  90+7'ReportTurnbull 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 GMTLund  8'ReportMandeville 28'
Kellerman 86'
Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 1,997
Referee: Ross Joyce

EFL Cup

10 August 2021 First round Derby County 3–3
(5–3 p)
Salford City Derby
19:45 BSTEbosele  42'
Hutchinson 43'
Kazim-Richards 71' (pen.)
Jóźwiak  77'
Morrison 82'
ReportTurnbull 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

PosDivTeamPldWPWPLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1L2Tranmere Rovers3300093+69Advance to Round 2
2L2Oldham Athletic3100256−13
3L2Salford City3100256−13
4ACALeeds United U2131002711−43
Source: EFL.com
31 August 2021 Group game 1 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Salford City Oldham
19:00 BSTPiergianni 43'ReportDenny  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 BSTLove  56'ReportWatson 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 GMTShephard  11'
Thomas-Asante 26', 59'
Touray 32'
Oteh 39'
Turnbull 70',  76'
ReportDean 9'
Greenwood  23', 35'
Mullen  61'
Bate 68'
Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 427
Referee: Rebecca Welch

Transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
1 July 2021CM Marcus Dackers Brighton & Hove AlbionFree transfer[9]
1 July 2021CM Matty Lund RochdaleFree transfer[10]
1 July 2021CF Conor McAleny Oldham AthleticFree transfer[11]
1 July 2021RB James Melhado Newcastle TownFree transfer[12]
1 July 2021LM Josh Morris Fleetwood TownFree transfer[13]
1 July 2021RB Liam Shephard Newport CountyFree transfer[14]
7 July 2021GK Tom King Newport CountyFree transfer[15]
24 July 2021GK Joel Torrance AltrinchamFree transfer[16]
4 August 2021CM Matty Willock GillinghamFree transfer[17]
31 August 2021RB Donald Love Shrewsbury TownFree transfer[18]
25 September 2021CF Aramide Oteh Queens Park RangersFree transfer[19]
12 November 2021CB Theo Vassell WrexhamFree transfer[20]
14 January 2022DM Ryan Watson Tranmere RoversUndisclosed[21]
19 January 2022CF Matt Smith MillwallFree transfer[22]
31 January 2022RM Luke Bolton Manchester CityUndisclosed[23]

Loans in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromDate untilRef.
30 July 2021GK Zach Jeacock Birmingham CityEnd of season[24]
17 August 2021RW Tyreik Wright Aston VillaEnd of season[25]
21 August 2021CB Corrie Ndaba Ipswich TownEnd of season[26]
28 August 2021CF D'Mani Mellor Manchester UnitedEnd of season[27]
30 August 2021CB Andy Smith Hull City14 January 2022[28][29]
12 January 2022CM Stephen Kelly RangersEnd of season[30]
25 March 2022GK Frank Fielding Stoke City1 April 2022[31]

Loans out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate untilRef.
14 January 2022LB Kevin Berkoe AltrinchamFebruary 2022[32]
14 January 2022CF Marcus Dackers ChesterFebruary 2022[33]
20 January 2022RB James Melhado Ashton United[34]
20 January 2022CM Matt Sargent Ashton United[34]
22 January 2022CF Momodou Touray HerefordEnd of season[35]
27 January 2022CF Tom Elliott Bradford CityEnd of season[36]

Transfers out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
28 June 2022GK Václav Hladký Ipswich TownUndisclosed[37]
30 June 2021LW Bruno Andrade StevenageMutual consent[38][39]
30 June 2021CF Luke Armstrong Harrogate TownUndisclosed[40]
30 June 2021LW George BoydRetired[41][42]
30 June 2021RB Tom Clarke Fleetwood TownReleased[41][43]
30 June 2021CF Emmanuel Dieseruvwe Tranmere RoversReleased[41][44]
30 June 2021CB Harry Ditchfield Hyde UnitedReleased[41][45]
30 June 2021CM Alex Doyle MarineReleased[41][46]
30 June 2021CB Sam Fielding York CityReleased[41][47]
30 June 2021CM Darron GibsonReleased[41]
30 June 2021FW Ryan GhalyReleased[41]
30 June 2021CF Dan Hawkins ShelbourneReleased[41][48]
30 June 2021LB Dan Jones Port ValeReleased[41][49]
30 June 2021MF Daniel JonesReleased[41]
30 June 2021DF Phil PerryReleased[41]
30 June 2021MF Tom ShepherdReleased[41]
30 June 2021MF Will Shepherd MossleyReleased[41][50]
30 June 2021RB Oscar Threlkeld Bradford CityReleased[41][51]
30 June 2021MF Jaden TimmisReleased[41]
30 June 2021CM Richie Towell Shamrock RoversReleased[41][52]
30 June 2021GK Max WilliamsReleased[41]
30 June 2021CF James Wilson Port ValeReleased[41][53]
11 January 2022DM Alex Denny The New SaintsUndisclosed[54]
24 January 2022CF Aramide OtehEnd of contract[55]


References