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2021–22 Sunderland A.F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Sunderland's 143rd year in their history and fourth consecutive season in League One. Along with the league, the club 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.

Sunderland
2021–22 season
OwnerKyril Louis-Dreyfus
ChairmanKyril Louis-Dreyfus
Head CoachLee Johnson
(until 30 January)[1]
Alex Neil
(from 11 February)[2]
StadiumStadium of Light
League One5th (promoted via playoffs)
Play-offsWinners
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupQuarter-finals
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ross Stewart
(24)
All:
Ross Stewart
(26)
Highest home attendance44,742 v. Sheffield Wednesday (League One play-offs)
38,395 v. Doncaster Rovers (League)
Lowest home attendance26,516 v. Morecambe
Average home league attendance31,421

Sunderland finished fifth in the regular season, entering the EFL League One play-offs. They beat Sheffield Wednesday over two legs in the semi-final and Wycombe Wanderers in the final at Wembley to secure a return to the EFL Championship.

First team squad

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Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age Ends Signed from Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Lee Burge England  GK 31 2022 England  Coventry City 61 0
20 Anthony Patterson England  GK 24 2023 Academy 6 0
31 Jacob Carney England  GK 23 2023 England  Manchester United 0 0
35 Harrison Bond England  GK 20 2022 Academy 0 0
39 Ron-Thorben Hoffmann Germany  GK 25 2022 Germany  Bayern Munich (loan) 4 0
47 Jack McIntyre England  GK 21 2023 England  Everton 0 0
Defenders
2 Niall Huggins Wales  RB 23 2025 England  Leeds United 4 0
5 Danny Batth England  CB 34 2023 England  Stoke City 0 0
6 Callum Doyle England  CB 21 2022 England  Manchester City (loan) 10 0
16 Jordan Willis England  CB 30 2022 England  Coventry City 60 2
17 Dennis Cirkin England  LB 22 2024 England  Tottenham Hotspur 9 0
19 Arbenit Xhemajli Kosovo  CB 26 2022 Switzerland  Neuchâtel Xamax 1 0
26 Bailey Wright Australia  CB 32 2022 England  Bristol City 56 3
30 Patrick Almond Scotland  CB 21 2023 Academy 0 0
32 Trai Hume Northern Ireland  RB 22 2026 Northern Ireland  Linfield 0 0
34 Tyrese Dyce England  LB 23 2023 England  West Brom 0 0
38 Cameron Jessup England  CB 22 2023 England  Crystal Palace 0 0
40 Nathan Newall England  LB 23 2023 England  Guiseley 0 0
41 Kenton Richardson England  RB 25 2022 England  Hartlepool United 0 0
42 Ethan Kachosa England  RB 21 2023 England  Leeds United 0 0
58 Zak Johnson England  RB 17 2023 Academy 0 0
Midfielders
4 Corry Evans Northern Ireland  CM 34 2023 England  Blackburn Rovers 6 0
8 Elliot Embleton England  AM 25 2022 Academy 22 2
11 Lynden Gooch United States  AM 28 2022 Academy 175 24
13 Luke O'Nien England  CM 29 2024 England  Wycombe Wanderers 150 13
15 Carl Winchester Northern Ireland  CM 31 2023 England  Forest Green Rovers 31 4
18 Ellis Taylor England  LW 21 2024 Academy 1 0
21 Alex Pritchard England  AM 31 2023 England  Huddersfield Town 10 0
23 Jack Diamond England  RW 24 2024 Academy 38 5
24 Dan Neil England  CM 22 2023 Academy 19 1
25 Jack Clarke England  RW 23 2022 England  Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 0 0
27 Jay Matete England  CM 23 2026 England  Fleetwood Town 0 0
28 Aiden McGeady Republic of Ireland  LW 38 2022 England  Everton 144 35
36 Cieran Dunne Scotland  LW 24 2022 Scotland  Falkirk 0 0
43 Harrison Sohna England  CM 22 2023 England  Aston Villa 0 0
45 Stephen Wearne England  AM 23 2022 England  Middlesbrough 0 0
46 Sam Wilding England  DM 24 2022 England  West Brom 0 0
51 Thomas Scott England  CM 18 2023 England  Northampton Town 0 0
52 Joseph Ryder England  LW 17 2023 Academy 0 0
53 Ben Middlemas England  CM 17 2023 Academy 0 0
60 Caden Kelly England  CM 17 2023 Academy 0 0
77 Patrick Roberts England  RW 27 2022 England  Manchester City 0 0
Forwards
7 Leon Dajaku Germany  ST 23 2022 Germany  Union Berlin (loan) 4 2
9 Nathan Broadhead Wales  ST 26 2022 England  Everton (loan) 6 1
10 Jermain Defoe England  ST 42 2022 Scotland  Rangers 93 37
14 Ross Stewart Scotland  ST 28 2023 Scotland  Ross County 24 10
22 Will Grigg Northern Ireland  ST 33 2022 England  Wigan Athletic 57 8
37 Will Harris England  ST 24 2022 England  Burnley 0 0
48 Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka Sweden  ST 24 2022 Sweden  IK Sirius 14 3

Pre-season friendlies

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Sunderland announced they will play friendlies against Spennymoor Town,[3] Heart of Midlothian,[4] York City,[5] Harrogate Town,[6] Tranmere Rovers[7] and Hull City[8] 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

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League One

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Main article: 2021–22 EFL League One

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Wigan Athletic (C, P) 46 27 11 8 82 44 +38 92 Promotion to EFL Championship
2 Rotherham United (P) 46 27 9 10 70 33 +37 90
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 11 9 78 44 +34 89 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 13 9 78 50 +28 85
5 Sunderland (O, P) 46 24 12 10 79 53 +26 84
6 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 14 9 75 51 +24 83
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 23 11 12 68 48 +20 80
8 Oxford United 46 22 10 14 82 59 +23 76
9 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 10 15 74 57 +17 73
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[9]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 24 12 10 79 53  +26 84 16 3 4 49 19  +30 8 9 6 30 34  −4

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

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHHAHHAAAHAAHAAHHHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHHA
ResultWWLWWWDWWLWWLLLWDWDWWDWWDLDWLLLDLDWDWWDWWWDWDW
Position3385112212424556655433212222344476575566666455
Points3669121516192222252828282831323536394243464950505154545454555556596063666770737677808184
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The Black Cats fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.[10]

7 August 2021 1 Sunderland 2–1 Wigan Athletic Sunderland
15:15 BST (Delayed from 15:00) McGeady   17' (pen.)
Stewart   53'
Winchester Yellow card  57'		 Report Edwards   15'
Power Yellow card  38'
Edwards Yellow card  50'
Darikwa Yellow card  87'
Wyke Yellow card  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 Yellow card  48'
Parrott   56'
Harvie Yellow card  73'		 Report Stewart   42' Yellow card  50'
Embleton   52' Yellow card  90+5'
Gooch Yellow card  73' soccer ball with red X  84'
Flanagan Yellow card  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 Yellow card  56'
Smith   66'
Powell Yellow card  84'		 Report Cirkin Yellow card  37'
Flanagan Yellow card  90+5'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,239 (1,600 away fans)
Referee: Declan Bourne
21 August 2021 4 Sunderland 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Sunderland
15:00 BST Gooch Yellow card  18'
Flanagan Yellow card  27'
Winchester   64'
O'Nien Yellow card  90+4'		 Report Assal Yellow card  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 Yellow card  77'		 Report Scowen Yellow card  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 Yellow card  25'
Flanagan Yellow card  50'
Winchester   58'
Embleton Yellow card  78'
Pritchard Yellow card  86'		 Report Pell Yellow card  25'
Nottingham   30'
Nottingham Yellow card  45+2'
Morgan Yellow card  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 Yellow card  85'
G. Garner Yellow card  90+4',   90+7' (pen.)		 Report Stewart   19'
O'Nien Yellow card  53'
McGeady   76' (pen.)		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 4,250 (1,200 away fans)
Referee: Neil Hair
25 September 2021 8 Sunderland 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Sunderland
15:00 BST Winchester   17'
O'Nien Yellow card  45+3'		 Report Doyle Yellow card  42'
Afolayan Yellow card  69'
Santos Yellow card  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 Yellow card  30'
May Yellow card  52'
Thomas Yellow card  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 Yellow card  41'
Marquis   45', 61'
Curtis Yellow card  90+2'		 Report Neil Yellow card  84' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,418 (2,200 away fans)
Referee: Ben Toner
16 October 2021 11 Gillingham 1–2 Sunderland Gillingham
15:00 BST Lloyd   25' (pen.)
Kelman Yellow card  90+3'		 Report Cirkin Yellow card  43'
O'Brien   45+3'
Flanagan   54'
Embleton Red card  67'
Stewart Yellow card  84'		 Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 6,310 (2,400 away fans)
Referee: Lee Swabey
19 October 2021 12 Crewe Alexandra 0–4 Sunderland Crewe
19:45 BST Murphy Yellow card  75' Report Thomas   25' (o.g.)
Stewart   32', 55'
Winchester Yellow card  51'
Cirkin Yellow card  53'
Dajaku   73'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,618 (1,900 away fans)
Referee: Carl Boyeson
23 October 2021 13 Sunderland 0–1 Charlton Athletic Sunderland
15:00 BST Flanagan Yellow card  67'
Evans Yellow card  90'		 Report Stockley   66'
Dobson Yellow card  44'
Purrington Yellow card  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) Yellow card  71'
Ladapo   41' (88)
Ihiekwe   53'
Ferguson Yellow card  70'		 Report Stewart   24'
O'Nien Yellow card  38'
McGeady Yellow card  46' Yellow-red card  56'
Evans Yellow card  64'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 10,573 (2,690 away fans)
Referee: David Rock
2 November 2021 15 Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Sunderland Sheffield
19:45 GMT Corbeanu   11'
Kamberi   39'
Gregory   53'
Johnson Yellow card  58'
Adeniran Yellow card  87'		 Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 23,731 (4,450 away fans)
Referee: Craig Hicks
20 November 2021 16 Sunderland 2–0 Ipswich Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT Evans Yellow card  20'
Gooch Yellow card  34'
Stewart Yellow card  64'
Winchester Yellow card  81'
O'Nien   85'
McGeady   90+3' (pen.)		 Report Celina Yellow card  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 Red card  45+2'
Udoh   64'		 Report Pritchard   16'
Broadhead Yellow card  44'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,253 (1,098 away fans)
Referee: Peter Wright
27 November 2021 18 Cambridge United 1–2 Sunderland Cambridge
15:00 GMT Smith   27' Report Mitov   16' (o.g.)
Pritchard Yellow card  24'
Broadhead   36'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 7,174 (2,400 away fans)
Referee: Robert Lewis
4 December 2021 19 Sunderland 1–1 Oxford United Sunderland
15:00 GMT Dajaku   7'
Wright Yellow card  13'
Neil Yellow card  40'		 Report Brannagan Yellow card  5'
Taylor Yellow card  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 Yellow card  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 Yellow card  45+1'
Stewart Yellow card  54'
Wright Yellow card  77'
O'Brien Yellow card  81'		 Report Edwards Yellow card  22'
Scarr   64'
Houghton Yellow card  85'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,987
Referee: Scott Oldham
18 December 2021 22 Ipswich Town 1–1 Sunderland Ipswich
15:00 GMT Norwood   45+1'
Burns Yellow card  68'		 Report Broadhead   50'
Winchester Yellow card  52'
Flanagan Yellow card  60'
Stewart Yellow card  62'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,005 (1,750 away fans)
Referee: Thomas Bramall
27 December 2021 23 Doncaster Rovers 0–3 Sunderland Doncaster
12:30 GMT Gardner Yellow card  83' Report Stewart   7' (pen.)
Embleton   41'
Blythe   50' (o.g.)
Doyle Yellow card  88'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 10,751 (4,100 away fans)
Referee: Bobby Madley
30 December 2021 24 Sunderland 5–0 Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland
19:45 GMT Stewart   12', 36', 58'
Neil Yellow card  24'
Doyle   40'
Embleton Yellow card  67'
Mbunga-Kimpioka   75'		 Report Bannan Yellow card  67' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 34,652
Referee: Ben Toner
8 January 2022 25 Wycombe Wanderers 3–3 Sunderland High Wycombe
12:30 GMT Mehmeti   13'
Scowen Yellow card  22'
Vokes   36'
Jacobson Yellow card  45+2',   90+8'		 Report Stockdale   3' (o.g.)
Stewart   39', 90+3'
Embleton Yellow card  83'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 7,229 (1,800 away fans)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
11 January 2022 26 Sunderland 1–3 Lincoln City Sunderland
19:45 GMT Winchester Yellow card  41', Red card  56'
Stewart   68'
Doyle Yellow card  90+7'		 Report Maguire Yellow card  10',   31', 57' (pen.), 75'
Bishop Yellow card  23'
Eyoma Yellow card  42'
Whittaker Yellow card  64'
Fiorini Yellow card  84'
Sørensen Yellow card  90+1'
McGrandles Yellow card  90+7'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 27,782
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
15 January 2022 27 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Sunderland Accrington
15:00 GMT Sykes Yellow card  58' Yellow-red card  76'
Hamilton Yellow card  82'
Clark   84'		 Report O'Brien   48' Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 4,498 (2,600 away fans)
Referee: James Bell
22 January 2022 28 Sunderland 1–0 Portsmouth Sunderland
15:00 GMT Embleton   40'
Flanagan Yellow card  54'		 Report Romeo Yellow card  72'
Williams Yellow card  75'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 32,220
Referee: David Rock
29 January 2022 29 Bolton Wanderers 6–0 Sunderland Bolton
15:00 GMT Charles   19', 51'
Afolayan   42'
Lee   59'
Bakayoko Yellow card  84'
Batth   85' (o.g.)
John   88'		 Report Gooch Yellow card  81' Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 20,059 (6,020 away fans)
Referee: Steve Martin
5 February 2022 30 Sunderland 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Sunderland
15:00 GMT Evans Yellow card  30',   89' Report Griffiths   22'
Rowe   45+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 38,395
Referee: Will Finnie
8 February 2022 30 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Sunderland Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Boyle Yellow card  38'
Bonds   64'
May   78'		 Report Pritchard   32'
Batth Yellow card  50'
Roberts Yellow card  88'
Matete Yellow card  90'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 5,744 (1,500 away fans)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
12 February 2022 32 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Sunderland Wimbledon
15:00 GMT McCormick   20' (pen.), Yellow card  44' Yellow-red card  90'
Heneghan Yellow card  25'
Osew Yellow card  57'
Chislett Yellow card  68'
Assal Yellow card  90+5'		 Report Pritchard   35'
Winchester Yellow card  45+1'
Clarke Yellow card  54'
Matete Yellow card  67'
Evans Yellow card  75'
Wright Yellow card  80'
Defoe Yellow card  83'
Neil Yellow card  90+1'		 Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,381 (1,200 away fans)
Referee: Simon Mather
19 February 2022 33 Sunderland 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons Sunderland
15:00 GMT Evans Yellow card  24'
Stewart   59'		 Report McEachran Yellow card  24'
Eisa   48'
Wickham   78'
Harvie Yellow card  90'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,451
Referee: Ollie Yates
22 February 2022 34 Sunderland 1–1 Burton Albion Sunderland
19:45 GMT Winchester Yellow card  32'
Stewart   90+3'		 Report Shaughnessy Yellow card  50'
Borthwick-Jackson   53'
Saydee Yellow card  66'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,237
Referee: Robert Lewis
26 February 2022 35 Wigan Athletic 0–3 Sunderland Wigan
15:00 GMT Power Yellow card  38'
Magennis Yellow card  45+1'
Tilt Yellow card  84'
Naylor Yellow card  85'		 Report Wright   2'
Matete Yellow card  8'
Stewart   38' (pen.), Yellow card  82',   87' (pen.)
Gooch Yellow card  45+2'
Embleton Yellow card  71'
Pritchard Yellow card  77'
Cirkin Yellow card  90+6'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 20,136 (4,900 away fans)
Referee: Sam Purkiss
5 March 2022 36 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Sunderland London (Charlton)
15:00 GMT Lavelle Yellow card  18'
Lee Yellow card  40'
Dobson Yellow card  73'
Purrington Yellow card  78'		 Report Cirkin Yellow card  84'
Wright Yellow card  90+5'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 13,716 (2,950 away fans)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
8 March 2022 37 Sunderland 3–1 Fleetwood Town Sunderland
19:45 GMT Evans Yellow card  22'
Embleton  55'
Cirkin Yellow card  75'
O'Nien   82'
Clarke   90+1'		 Report Harrison  28'
Jules Yellow card  76' Yellow-red card  87'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,017
Referee: Samuel Barrott
12 March 2022 38 Sunderland 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Sunderland
15:00 GMT Gooch Yellow card  29'
Wright Yellow card  74'
Cirkin Yellow card  75'
Neil   84'
Roberts   86'
Dajaku Yellow card  90+1'
Clarke Yellow card  90+6'		 Report Williams Yellow card  66'
Lundstram Yellow card  68'
Lowery Yellow card  76'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,036
Referee: Neil Hair
19 March 2022 39 Lincoln City 0–0 Sunderland Lincoln
15:00 GMT Walsh Yellow card  50'
McGrandles Yellow card  87'		 Report Evans Yellow card  39' Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 10,346 (2,000 away fans)
Referee: Craig Hicks
2 April 2022 40 Sunderland 1–0 Gillingham Sunderland
15:00 BST Cirkin Yellow card  45+3'
Broadhead   90+5' Yellow card  90+6'		 Report Lee Yellow card  38'
Tutonda Yellow card  40'
Chambers Yellow card  41'
Reeves Yellow card  78'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,619
Referee: Oliver Langford
9 April 2022 41 Oxford United 1–2 Sunderland Littlemore
15:00 BST Moore   35' Report Evans   16'
Matete Yellow card  73'
Cirkin Yellow card  81'
Embleton   89'		 Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 11,690 (1,800 away fans)
Referee: Ben Toner
15 April 2022 42 Sunderland 3–2 Shrewsbury Town Sunderland
15:00 BST Embleton   4'
Broadhead   13', 90+2'
Clarke Yellow card  22'
O'Nien Yellow card  88'		 Report Bennett Yellow card  28'
Vela   50' Yellow card  90+6'
Flanagan   58'
Bowman Yellow card  90+1'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 33,896
Referee: Darren Bond
18 April 2022 43 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Sunderland Plymouth
15:00 BST Sessegnon Yellow card  90+2' Report Cirkin Yellow card  59'
Evans Yellow card  84'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 15,800 (1,800 away fans)
Referee: Carl Brook
23 April 2022 44 Sunderland 5–1 Cambridge United Sunderland
15:00 BST Stewart   13' (pen.)   36'
Embleton   29'
Broadhead   53'
Batth   72'		 Report Jones Red card  12'
Iredale Yellow card  13'
Smith Yellow card  28'
Digby   30'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Peter Wright
26 April 2022 45 Sunderland 1–1 Rotherham United Sunderland
19:45 GMT Matete Yellow card  8'
Ihiekwe   88' (o.g.)		 Report Ihiekwe   17'
Rathbone Yellow card  76'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 33,119
Referee: Robert Madley
30 April 2022 46 Morecambe 0–1 Sunderland Morecambe
12:30 BST Phillips Yellow card  11'
Wildig Yellow card  68'
Stockton Yellow card  77'
Cooney Yellow card  90+1'		 Report Broadhead   10'
Matete Yellow card  90+2'		 Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 5,831 (1,800 away fans)
Referee: Gavin Ward

Play-offs

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Main article: 2022 English Football League play-offs

Sunderland finished 5th in the regular 2021–22 EFL League One season, so were drawn against 4th placed Sheffield Wednesday in the Play-off Semi Final. The first leg took place at the Stadium of Light and the second leg took place at Hillsborough.

6 May 2022 Semi-final, first leg Sunderland 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland
19:45 BST Stewart   45+1'
O'Nien Yellow card  63'		 Report Luongo Yellow card  52' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 44,742
Referee: Matt Donohue
9 May 2022 Semi-final, second leg Sheffield Wednesday 1–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Sunderland Owlerton
19:45 BST Byers Yellow card  24'
Bannan Yellow card  27'
Gregory   74'
Dean Yellow card  77'		 Report Stewart Yellow card  45+1'
Roberts   90+3'
Matete Yellow card  90+11'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 32,978
Referee: James Linington
21 May 2022 Final Sunderland 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers Wembley
15:00 BST Embleton   12'
Cirkin Yellow card  46'
Pritchard Yellow card  75'
Stewart   79'		 Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 72,332
Referee: Simon Hooper

FA Cup

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Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Sunderland were drawn at home to Mansfield Town in the first round.[11]

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

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Sunderland were drawn away to Port Vale,[12] Blackpool,[13][14] Wigan Athletic,[15][16] Queens Park Rangers[17] and Arsenal[18] 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 Yellow card  49'
Walker Yellow card  59'
Proctor   67'
Amoo Yellow card  89'		 Report Diamond Yellow card  21'
Hawkes   40'
O'Brien   50' (pen.)
Taylor Yellow card  55'
Doyle Yellow card  86'
Younger Yellow card  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 Yellow card  56' Report Broadhead   26'
O'Nien Yellow card  45+1',   54'
Evans Yellow card  81'
Embleton Yellow card  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 Yellow card  15' Report O'Nien Yellow card  17'
Gooch Yellow card  39'
Stewart Yellow card  90+4'		 Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 15,372
Referee: Keith Stroud
Penalties
Austin soccer ball with red X 
Chair soccer ball with red X 
Dykes soccer ball with check mark 
Barbet soccer ball with red X 		 soccer ball with check mark  McGeady
soccer ball with check mark  Stewart
soccer ball with check mark  Pritchard
21 December 2021 Quarter-finals Arsenal 5–1 Sunderland Holloway
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,027
Referee: Robert Jones

EFL Trophy

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Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Sunderland were drawn into Northern Group F alongside Bradford City, Lincoln City and Manchester United U21s.[19] Two of the three group games were confirmed on July 22.[20]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Sunderland 3 2 0 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Lincoln City 3 2 0 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3 ACA Manchester United U21 3 1 0 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4 L2 Bradford City 3 0 1 0 2 1 7 −6 2
Source: EFL.com
5 October 2021 (2021-10-05) Group Game 1 Lincoln City 1–2 Sunderland Lincoln
19:00 BST Montsma Yellow card  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 Yellow card  16'
Dyce   50', Yellow card  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 Yellow card  7'
Pritchard Yellow card  44'
Broadhead   52'		 Report Robinson   36'
Scales Yellow card  66'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Simon Mather
Penalties
Pritchard soccer ball with red X 
O'Nien soccer ball with check mark 
Harris soccer ball with check mark 
Gooch soccer ball with red X 		 Watt soccer ball with red X 
Cooke soccer ball with check mark 
Sutton soccer ball with check mark 
Scales soccer ball with check mark 
Evans soccer ball with check mark 
1 December 2021 Round 2 Sunderland 0–1 Oldham Athletic Sunderland
19:00 GMT Report Piergianni Yellow card  16'
Adams Yellow card  27'
Vaughan   53'
Clarke Yellow card  78'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 3,498
Referee: Tom Reeves

Player statistics

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Appearance summary

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As of match(es) played on 21 May 2022
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Play-Offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England  ENG Lee Burge 9 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
20 GK England  ENG Anthony Patterson 25 0 20+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
31 GK England  ENG Jacob Carney 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
39 GK Germany  GER Ron-Thorben Hoffmann 24 0 23+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
Defenders
2 DF Wales  WAL Niall Huggins 4 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Northern Ireland  NIR Tom Flanagan 28 1 25+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Denmark  DEN Frederik Alves 10 0 0+3 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England  ENG Danny Batth 12 1 8+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
6 DF England  ENG Callum Doyle 44 1 34+3 1 0+0 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+3 0
17 DF England  ENG Dennis Cirkin 41 0 31+3 0 1+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
19 DF Kosovo  KOS Arbenit Xhemajli 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
25 DF England  ENG Oliver Younger 5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF Australia  AUS Bailey Wright 46 2 28+9 2 1+0 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
30 DF Scotland  SCO Patrick Almond 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
32 DF Northern Ireland  NIR Trai Hume 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF England  ENG Denver Hume 8 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
41 DF England  ENG Kenton Richardson 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
42 DF Zimbabwe  ZIM Ethan Kachosa 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
58 DF England  ENG Zac Johnson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
4 MF Northern Ireland  NIR Corry Evans 39 2 26+6 2 1+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
8 MF England  ENG Elliot Embleton 47 9 26+12 8 1+0 0 1+2 0 2+1 0 1+1 1
11 MF United States  USA Lynden Gooch 45 0 33+5 0 0+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
13 MF England  ENG Luke O'Nien 35 4 24+2 3 0+1 0 3+0 1 1+1 0 3+0 0
15 MF Northern Ireland  NIR Carl Winchester 45 3 39+1 3 0+1 0 3+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
18 MF England  ENG Ellis Taylor 4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
21 MF England  ENG Alex Pritchard 47 4 25+11 4 0+1 0 4+1 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
23 MF England  ENG Jack Diamond 4 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF England  ENG Dan Neil 46 4 31+8 3 1+0 0 4+1 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
25 MF England  ENG Jack Clarke 19 1 9+7 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
27 MF England  ENG Josh Hawkes 2 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF England  ENG Jay Matete 16 0 12+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
28 MF Republic of Ireland  IRL Aiden McGeady 16 3 12+2 3 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 MF England  ENG Tyrese Dyce 2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
36 MF Scotland  SCO Cieran Dunne 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
43 MF England  ENG Harrison Sohna 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
46 MF England  ENG Sam Wilding 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
51 MF England  ENG Tom Scott 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
60 MF England  ENG Caden Kelly 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
77 MF England  ENG Patrick Roberts 16 2 6+7 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 1
Forwards
7 FW Germany  GER Leon Dajaku 27 4 14+8 4 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Wales  WAL Nathan Broadhead 27 13 15+5 10 1+0 0 3+0 2 1+0 1 0+2 0
10 FW Republic of Ireland  IRL Aiden O'Brien 25 6 7+10 2 1+0 0 3+2 4 2+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW England  ENG Jermain Defoe 7 0 2+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW Scotland  SCO Ross Stewart 53 26 46+0 24 0+0 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 3+0 2
22 FW Northern Ireland  NIR Will Grigg 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 FW England  ENG Will Harris 8 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+1 0 0+0 0
45 FW England  ENG Stephen Wearne 3 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 2 0+0 0
48 FW Sweden  SWE Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 4 1 0+2 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0

Goals record

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As of match(es) played on 21 May 2022
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Play-Offs Total
1 14 Scotland  ST Ross Stewart 24 0 0 0 2 26
2 9 Wales  ST Nathan Broadhead 10 0 2 1 0 13
3 8 England  AM Elliot Embleton 8 0 0 0 1 9
4 10 Republic of Ireland  ST Aiden O'Brien 2 0 4 0 0 6
5 Own Goal 5 0 0 0 0 5
5 7 Germany  FW Leon Dajaku 4 0 0 0 0 4
14 England  CM Luke O'Nien 3 0 1 0 0 4
21 England  MF Alex Pritchard 4 0 0 0 0 4
24 England  CM Dan Neil 3 0 0 1 0 4
6 15 Northern Ireland  CM Carl Winchester 3 0 0 0 0 3
28 Republic of Ireland  LW Aiden McGeady 3 0 0 0 0 3
7 45 England  CM Stephen Wearne 0 0 0 2 0 2
26 Australia  CB Bailey Wright 2 0 0 0 0 2
4 Northern Ireland  MF Corry Evans 2 0 0 0 0 2
77 England  MF Patrick Roberts 1 0 0 0 1 2
8 3 Northern Ireland  CB Tom Flanagan 1 0 0 0 0 2
5 England  DF Danny Batth 1 0 0 0 0 2
6 England  DF Callum Doyle 1 0 0 0 0 2
25 England  MF Jack Clarke 1 0 0 0 0 2
48 Sweden  FW Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 1 0 0 0 0 1
27 England  AM Josh Hawkes 0 0 1 0 0 1
34 England  DF Tyrese Dyce 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 79 0 8 5 4 96

Penalties record

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As of match(es) played on 21 May 2022

Excludes penalties taken during Penalty shoot-outs.

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Play-Offs Total Conversion Ratio
Scored check Y Missed ☒ N Scored check Y Missed ☒ N Scored check Y Missed ☒ N Scored check Y Missed ☒ N Scored check Y Missed ☒ N Scored check Y Missed ☒ N
1 14 Scotland  ST Ross Stewart 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 80%
2 28 Republic of Ireland  LW Aiden McGeady 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 100%
3 10 Republic of Ireland  ST Aiden O'Brien 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100%
4 11 United States  MF Lynden Gooch 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
Total 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 80%

Assists record

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As of match(es) played on 21 May 2022
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Play-Offs Total
1 21 England  MF Alex Pritchard 7 0 3 0 2 12
2 24 England  CM Dan Neil 7 0 1 0 0 8
8 England  AM Elliot Embleton 6 0 1 1 0 8
3 11 United States  MF Lynden Gooch 6 0 0 0 0 6
4 28 Republic of Ireland  LW Aiden McGeady 4 0 0 0 0 4
5 10 Republic of Ireland  ST Aiden O'Brien 1 0 0 2 0 3
7 Germany  FW Leon Dajaku 3 0 0 0 0 3
6 England  DF Callum Doyle 3 0 0 0 0 3
14 Scotland  ST Ross Stewart 3 0 0 0 0 3
25 England  MF Jack Clarke 2 0 0 0 1 3
6 17 England  DF Dennis Cirkin 2 0 0 0 0 2
4 Northern Ireland  MF Corry Evans 2 0 0 0 0 2
7 15 Northern Ireland  CM Carl Winchester 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 England  CM Luke O'Nien 1 0 0 0 0 1
3 Northern Ireland  CB Tom Flanagan 1 0 0 0 0 1
26 Australia  CB Bailey Wright 1 0 0 0 0 1
27 England  MF Jay Matete 1 0 0 0 0 1
77 England  MF Patrick Roberts 1 0 0 0 0 1
2 Wales  DF Niall Huggins 0 0 1 0 0 1
23 England  MF Jack Diamond 0 0 1 0 0 1
18 England  MF Ellis Taylor 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 52 0 7 4 3 66

Disciplinary record

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As of match(es) played on 21 May 2022
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Play-Offs Total
Yellow card  Yellow card  Yellow-red card  Red card  Yellow card  Yellow card  Yellow-red card  Red card  Yellow card  Yellow card  Yellow-red card  Red card  Yellow card  Yellow card  Yellow-red card  Red card  Yellow card  Yellow card  Yellow-red card  Red card  Yellow card  Yellow card  Yellow-red card  Red card 
1 4 Northern Ireland  CM Corry Evans 9 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
17 England  LB Dennis Cirkin 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 0
2 11 United States  RW Lynden Gooch 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
3 15 Northern Ireland  CM Carl Winchester 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 1
4 3 Northern Ireland  CB Tom Flanagan 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
13 England  CM Luke O'Nien 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0
14 Scotland  ST Ross Stewart 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0
5 8 England  AM Elliot Embleton 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1
26 Australia  DF Bailey Wright 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
27 England  MF Jay Matete 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
6 21 England  AM Alex Pritchard 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
7 6 England  CB Callum Doyle 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
24 England  MF Dan Neil 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
25 England  MF Jack Clarke 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
8 9 Wales  FW Nathan Broadhead 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 18 England  LW Ellis Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 England  RW Jack Diamond 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 England  CB Oliver Younger 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
28 Republic of Ireland  MF Aiden McGeady 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30 England  DF Patrick Almond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
34 England  DF Tyrese Dyce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 Republic of Ireland  ST Aiden O'Brien 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
33 England  DF Denver Hume 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 England  DF Danny Batth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
77 England  MF Patrick Roberts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 Germany  MF Leon Dajaku 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 England  FW Jermain Defoe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 88 1 2 2 0 0 14 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 113 1 2

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 CB England  Cameron Jessup England  Crystal Palace Free transfer [21]
1 July 2021 RB England  Ethan Kachosa England  Leeds United Free transfer [21]
1 July 2021 LB England  Nathan Newall England  Guiseley Free transfer [21]
1 July 2021 CM England  Harrison Sohna England  Aston Villa Free transfer [21]
1 July 2021 CM England  Tom Scott England  Northampton Town Free transfer [21]
1 July 2021 LW England  Tyrese Dyce England  West Bromwich Albion Free transfer [21]
2 July 2021 GK England  Jacob Carney England  Manchester United Free transfer [22]
9 July 2021 AM England  Alex Pritchard England  Huddersfield Town Free transfer [23]
15 July 2021 CM Northern Ireland  Corry Evans England  Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [24]
11 August 2021 LB England  Dennis Cirkin England  Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed [25]
20 August 2021 LB Wales  Niall Huggins England  Leeds United Undisclosed [26]
26 August 2021 GK England  Jack McIntyre England  Everton Free transfer [27]
22 December 2021 MF England  Nicky Gyimah England  Peterborough United Undisclosed [28]
4 January 2022 RB Northern Ireland  Trai Hume Northern Ireland  Linfield Undisclosed [29]
18 January 2022 CB England  Danny Batth England  Stoke City Free transfer [30]
21 January 2022 RW England  Patrick Roberts England  Manchester City Undisclosed [31]
1 February 2022 ST England  Jermain Defoe Scotland  Rangers Free transfer [32]
1 February 2022 CM England  Jay Matete England  Fleetwood Town Undisclosed [33]
3 March 2022 DF England  Ugonna Emenike   Free agent — [34]

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
16 July 2021 CB England  Callum Doyle England  Manchester City End of season [35]
13 August 2021 CB Denmark  Frederik Alves England  West Ham United End of season (terminated in January 2022) [36][37]
16 August 2021 ST Wales  Nathan Broadhead England  Everton End of season [38]
31 August 2021 ST Germany  Leon Dajaku Germany  Union Berlin End of season [39]
31 August 2021 GK Germany  Ron-Thorben Hoffmann Germany  Bayern Munich End of season [40]
26 January 2022 RW England  Jack Clarke England  Tottenham Hotspur End of season [41]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
31 August 2021 RW England  Jack Diamond England  Harrogate Town End of season [42]
31 August 2021 ST Northern Ireland  Will Grigg England  Rotherham United End of season [43]
31 August 2021 AM England  Josh Hawkes England  Tranmere Rovers 25 January 2022[a] [45]
24 September 2021 GK England  Anthony Patterson England  Notts County 20 November 2021[b] [48]
30 September 2021 CF Sweden  Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka England  Southend United 28 October 2021 [49]
12 November 2021 RB England  Kenton Richardson England  Spennymoor Town 15 December 2021 [50]
31 December 2021 GK England  Anthony Patterson England  Notts County End of the Season [51]
31 December 2021 CM England  Sam Wilding England  Leamington FC 5 February 2022 [52]
6 January 2022 CF England  Will Harris England  Barrow End of season [53]
7 January 2022 AM England  Stephen Wearne England  Torquay United End of season [54]
13 January 2022 GK England  Jack McIntyre England  Radcliffe 10 February 2022 [55]
14 January 2022 CB England  Patrick Almond England  Blyth Spartans End of season [56]
24 March 2022 LB England  Tyrese Dyce England  Spennymoor Town May 2022 [57]
24 March 2022 DM England  Sam Wilding England  South Shields End of season [57]
  1. ^ On 25 January, Hawkes joined Tranmere on a permanent basis.[44]
  2. ^ 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.[46][47]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 CB Wales  Bobby Beaumont Wales  Caernarfon Town Released [58][59]
30 June 2021 ST Scotland  Lee Connelly Scotland  Queen of the South Released [58][60]
30 June 2021 ST England  Mitchell Curry United States  Inter Miami Released [58][61]
30 June 2021 CM England  Jake Hackett England  Whitby Town Released [58][62]
30 June 2021 CM England  Grant Leadbitter Retired Retired [63][64][65]
30 June 2021 RW Scotland  Chris Maguire England  Lincoln City Released [63][66]
30 June 2021 GK England  Remi Matthews England  Crystal Palace Released [63][67]
30 June 2021 LB Scotland  Callum McFadzean England  Crewe Alexandra Released [63][68]
30 June 2021 RB Northern Ireland  Conor McLaughlin England  Fleetwood Town Released [63][69]
30 June 2021 CM England  Max Power England  Wigan Athletic Released [63][70]
30 June 2021 CM England  Josh Scowen England  Wycombe Wanderers Released [63][71]
30 June 2021 CB England  Brandon Taylor England  Darlington Released [58][72]
30 June 2021 RW England  Ryan Wombwell England  Gateshead Released [58][73]
1 July 2021 DM England  George Dobson England  Charlton Athletic Mutual consent [74][75]
7 July 2021 ST England  Charlie Wyke England  Wigan Athletic Free transfer [76]
16 July 2021 GK England  Oliver Basey England  Birmingham City Free transfer [77]
20 September 2021 LW England  Francis Okoronkwo England  Everton Undisclosed [78]
19 January 2022 CB England  Ollie Younger England  Doncaster Rovers Undisclosed [79]
25 January 2022 LM England  Josh Hawkes England  Tranmere Rovers Undisclosed [44]
26 January 2022 LB England  Denver Hume England  Portsmouth Undisclosed [80]
31 January 2022 CB Northern Ireland  Tom Flanagan England  Shrewsbury Town Undisclosed [81]
31 January 2022 LW Republic of Ireland  Aiden O'Brien England  Portsmouth Undisclosed [82]
24 March 2022 CF England  Jermain Defoe Retired [83]
31 March 2022 CF Sweden  Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka Sweden  AIK Undisclosed [84]

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