2021–22 Accrington Stanley F.C. season

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Accrington Stanley
2021–22 season
OwnerAndy Holt
ManagerJohn Coleman
StadiumCrown Ground
EFL CupSecond round
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The 2021–22 season is Accrington Stanley's 53rd 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 2021–22 EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Pre-season friendlies[]

Accrington Stanley announced they will play friendly matches against Clitheroe,[1] Blackpool,[2] Preston North End,[3] Warrington Town[4] and Bradford City[5] as part of their pre-season preparations.

4 July 2021 Friendly Clitheroe 0–3 Accrington Stanley Clitheroe
15:00 BST Charles Goal 7'
Bishop Goal 47'
Morgan Goal 81'		 Stadium: Shawbridge
17 July 2021 Friendly Blackpool 1–3 Accrington Stanley Squires Gate
TBA BST Mithcell Goal 35' Report Charles Goal 33'
Pell Goal 55'
Mumbongo Goal 88'		 Stadium: Squires Gate Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
24 July 2021 Friendly Accrington Stanley 1–1 Preston North End Accrington
15:00 BST Pritchard Goal 65' Report Thomas[6] Goal 55' Stadium: Wham Stadium
27 July 2021 Friendly Warrington Town 0–2 Accrington Stanley Warrington
19:30 BST Mumbongo Goal 2'
Trialist Goal 15'		 Stadium: Cantilever Park
31 July 2021 Friendly Accrington Stanley 0–2 Bradford City Accrington
15:00 BST Report Cook Goal 4', 21' Stadium: Wham Stadium

Competitions[]

League One[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League One

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 AFC Wimbledon 8 3 3 2 15 13 +2 12
8 Bolton Wanderers 8 3 3 2 14 12 +2 12
9 Cheltenham Town 8 3 3 2 11 11 0 12
10 Burton Albion 8 3 3 2 6 8 −2 12
11 Accrington Stanley 8 4 0 4 8 11 −3 12
12 Sheffield Wednesday 7 3 2 2 6 5 +1 11
13 Cambridge United 7 3 2 2 10 10 0 11
14 Oxford United 8 3 2 3 9 9 0 11
15 Portsmouth 7 3 1 3 5 4 +1 10
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 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[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
8 4 0 4 8 11  −3 12 3 0 1 5 5  0 1 0 3 3 6  −3

Last updated: 18 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday12345678
GroundAHHAAHAH
ResultLWWWLWLL
Position19118492611
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Stanley's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[8]

7 August 2021 1 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Accrington Stanley High Wycombe
15:00 BST McCleary Goal 9', 15' Report Sykes Yellow card 38'
Butcher Goal 86'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,551
Referee: Charles Breakspear
14 August 2021 2 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Cambridge United Accrington
15:00 BST Butcher Goal 14'
Pell Yellow card 20', Goal 30'
Pritchard Yellow card 34'
Rodgers Yellow card 81'		 Report Ironside Goal 79' Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 2,077
Referee: Ben Speedie
17 August 2021 3 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Accrington
19:45 BST Dahlberg Goal 3' (o.g.)
Pell Yellow card 23'
Butcher Yellow card 62'
Sykes Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 2,223
Referee: Scott Oldham
21 August 2021 4 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Accrington Stanley Crewe
15:00 BST Offord Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 89'
Murphy Yellow card 56'
Ramsay Yellow card 78'
Finney Yellow card 86'		 Report Nottingham Goal 17'
Sykes Yellow card 38'
Pell Yellow card 50'
Trafford Yellow card 62'
Charles Yellow card 68'
Bishop Yellow card 90+7'
Mumbongo Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 4,187
Referee: Darren Drysdale
28 August 2021 5 Milton Keynes Dons 2–0 Accrington Stanley Denbigh
15:00 BST Eisa Goal 45'
Darling Yellow card 69'
Lewington Yellow card 73'
Harvie Yellow card 81'
O'Riley Goal 85'
Boateng Yellow card 87'		 Report Butcher Yellow card 54'
Pell Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 6,816
Referee: Declan Bourne
4 September 2021 6 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Accrington
15:00 BST Mumbongo Goal 15'
Morgan Yellow card 65'		 Report Vela Yellow card 25'
Pennington Yellow card 44'
Cosgrove Yellow card 45+2'
Nurse Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 2,465
Referee: Antony Coggins
11 September 2021 7 Sunderland 2–1 Accrington Stanley Sunderland
15:00 BST Neil Goal 15'
Gooch Yellow card 25'
Flanagan Yellow card 50'
Winchester Goal 58'
Embleton Yellow card 78'
Pritchard Yellow card 86'		 Report Pell Yellow card 25'
Nottingham Goal 30', Yellow card 45+2'
Morgan Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
18 September 2021 8 Accrington Stanley 1–4 Wigan Athletic Accrington
15:00 BST Nottingham Goal 53', Yellow card 86'
Sykes Yellow card 63'		 Report Whatmough Goal 7'
Keane Goal 18'
Power Yellow card 40'
Lang Yellow card 41'
Wyke Goal 58', 90+4'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 4,517
Referee: Andy Haines

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Accrington Stanley were drawn away to Rotherham United in the first round[9][10] and Oldham Athletic in the second round.[11][12]

10 August 2021 First round Rotherham United 1–2 Accrington Stanley Rotherham
19:45 BST Sadlier Goal 76'
Edmonds-Green Yellow card 84'		 Report Charles Goal 38'
Pritchard Yellow card 62'
Rodgers Yellow card 63'
Bishop Goal 86'
Savin Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 3,131
Referee: Will Finnie
24 August 2021 Second round Oldham Athletic 0–0
(5–4 p)		 Accrington Stanley Oldham
19:00 BST Report Nolan Yellow card 88'
Procter Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 2,362
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Penalties
Hart Penalty scored
Keillor-Dunn Penalty scored
Bahamboula Penalty scored
Whelan Penalty scored
Adams Penalty missed
Luamba Penalty scored		 Sykes Penalty scored
Charles Penalty missed
Morgan Penalty scored
Savin Penalty scored
Leigh Penalty scored
Butcher Penalty missed

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Stanley were drawn into Northern Group G alongside Barrow, Leicester City U21s and Fleetwood Town.[13]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Fleetwood Town 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 +3 3 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Accrington Stanley 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 2
3 L2 Barrow 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
4 ACA Leicester City U21 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2021. Source: EFL.com
31 August 2021 Group game 1 Accrington Stanley 2–2
(5–4 p)		 Barrow Accrington
19:45 BST Bishop Goal 32', 50'
Moonan Yellow card 73'		 Report Arthur Goal 48'
Banks Goal 72' (pen.)		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 930
Referee: Chris Sarginson
Penalties
Bishop Penalty scored
Nottingham Penalty scored
Leigh Penalty scored
Savin Penalty scored
Scully Penalty scored		 Banks Penalty scored
Williams Penalty scored
Zanzala Penalty scored
Brough Penalty scored
Gordon Penalty missed

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 RW Republic of Ireland John O'Sullivan England Morecambe Free transfer [14]
1 July 2021 CM England Harry Pell England Colchester United Free transfer [15]
1 July 2021 CB England Archie Procter England AFC Wimbledon Undisclosed [16]
5 July 2021 CB England Matthew Carson England Burnley Free transfer [17]
5 July 2021 DM Northern Ireland Liam Coyle England Liverpool Free transfer [18]
5 July 2021 CM England Dylan Moonan England Burnley Free transfer [17]
8 July 2021 CF England Joe Hardy England Liverpool Free transfer [19]
9 July 2021 CM England Oliver Patrick England Oldham Athletic Free transfer [20]
9 July 2021 CM England Ben Pleavin England Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [20]
10 July 2021 MF England Tommy Leigh England Bognor Regis Town Undisclosed [21]
30 July 2021 CF England Josh Woods England Clay Brow Free transfer [22]
5 August 2021 LW England Jack Nolan England Walsall Free transfer [23]
26 August 2021 RB Wales Mitch Clark England Leicester City Free transfer [24]
31 August 2021 CM Scotland Ethan Hamilton England Peterborough United Undisclosed [25]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 July 2021 CF Sweden Joel Mumbongo England Burnley End of season [26]
1 July 2021 GK England James Trafford England Manchester City End of season [27]
20 August 2021 CB England Sam Sherring England Bournemouth End of season [28]
27 August 2021 CB Ghana Yeboah Amankwah England Manchester City End of season [29]
31 August 2021 CF England Jovan Malcolm England West Bromwich Albion End of season [30]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 DF England Jack Bolton Released [31]
30 June 2021 CB England Mark Hughes England Bristol Rovers Rejected contract [32][33]
30 June 2021 LB England Joe Maguire England Tranmere Rovers Released [31][34]
30 June 2021 CB England Zehn Mohammed Released [31]
30 June 2021 RB Australia Reagan Ogle England Hartlepool United Released [31][35]
30 June 2021 CM Guinea Lamine Kaba Sherif England Kettering Town Released [36]
2 August 2021 CB England Ben Barclay England Stockport County Free transfer [37]
15 August 2021 CB Australia Cameron Burgess England Ipswich Town Undisclosed [38]

References[]

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