2021–22 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

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Bolton Wanderers
2021–22 season
ChairmanSharon Brittan
ManagerIan Evatt
StadiumUniversity of Bolton Stadium
League One14th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Oladapo Afolayan (7)
All: Oladapo Afolayan (9)
Highest home attendance20,892 (vs. Wigan Athletic, 16 October)
Lowest home attendance1,773 (vs. Fleetwood Town, 30 November)
Average home league attendance16,309
Away colours

The 2021–22 season is Bolton Wanderers's 133rd season in their history. It covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022. It is the club's first season back in League One following their immediate promotion from League Two the previous season.

Squad[]

First team[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Scotland SCO Matt Gilks
2 DF Wales WAL Gethin Jones
3 DF Wales WAL Declan John
4 MF Wales WAL MJ Williams
5 DF Portugal POR Ricardo Santos (captain)
6 DF Scotland SCO George Johnston
7 FW England ENG Nathan Delfouneso
8 MF Wales WAL Josh Sheehan
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Eoin Doyle
11 FW Sierra Leone SLE Amadou Bakayoko
12 GK England ENG Joel Dixon
14 MF England ENG Xavier Amaechi (on loan from Hamburger SV)
15 DF England ENG Will Aimson
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF England ENG Oladapo Afolayan
18 MF England ENG Andrew Tutte
20 MF England ENG Kieran Lee
21 DF England ENG Harry Brockbank
23 MF Wales WAL Lloyd Isgrove
24 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Elias Kachunga
25 MF England ENG George Thomason
27 DF England ENG Alex Baptiste
29 DF Guyana GUY Liam Gordon
34 DF England ENG Adam Senior
43 GK England ENG Matthew Alexander
44 FW England ENG Finlay Lockett

Out on loan[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Romania ROU Dennis Politic (on loan at Port Vale until June 2022)
26 DF England ENG Liam Edwards (on loan at Southport until 8 January 2022)
30 MF England ENG Ronan Darcy (on loan at Sogndal until 31 December 2021)
31 MF Scotland SCO Ali Crawford (on loan at St Johnstone until January 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
40 GK England ENG Luke Hutchinson (on loan at Atherton Collieries until January 2022)
41 DF Guyana GUY Reiss Greenidge (on loan at Barnet until June 2022)
45 MF England ENG Jay Fitzmartin (on loan at Stalybridge Celtic until January 2022)

Youth players with first team appearances[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW England ENG Bright Amoateng
42 MF England ENG Matthew Tweedley
No. Pos. Nation Player
48 FW England ENG Mitchell Henry
49 MF England ENG Arran Pettifer

Youth players with first team squad numbers[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
47 MF England ENG Max Conway

Pre-season friendlies[]

Bolton Wanderers confirmed they would play friendly matches against Longridge Town,[1] Atherton Collieries,[1] FC United of Manchester,[1] Preston North End,[1] Bamber Bridge[1] Barrow,[1] Chorley[1] Blackburn Rovers[1] and Chester[1] as part of their pre-season schedule. Bolton's friendly against Longridge Town was a clause included as part of the transfer agreement for George Thomason[2] though presumably was delayed a year to allow fans to attend. Longridge also decided to use the match to celebrate their 25th anniversary.[3] The match against Chorley is for the Harold Taylor Memorial Trophy, the first time it has been used since 2017.[4] On June 23 Bolton announced they would have two XI sides play against Norwich City's Norwich City U-23 and Norwich City U-18 teams on July 31 before their match against Blackburn Rovers.[5] Only the match against Norwich U-18 appears to have actually happened, however.

Bolton were meant to have a pre-season training camp in Scotland in early July 2021, however Scotland's government banned travel from Bolton to Scotland due to rising cases in Covid-19 in Bolton. "Essential travel" was permitted, with Bolton's training camp being considered "essential" due to them being elite sportsman – however Bolton decided to cancel the trip as non essential staff weren't allowed to travel in addition to not wanting to become a political tool between Scotland and England over the travel ban.[6]

10 July 2021 Friendly Longridge Town 1–3 Bolton Wanderers Longridge
15:00 BST Pociask Goal 18' Report Brockbank Goal 70'
Bakayoko Goal 80'
Darcy Goal 90+4'		 Stadium: Mike Riding Ground
Attendance: 625[7]
13 July 2021 Friendly Atherton Collieries 0–4 Bolton Wanderers Atherton
19:30 BST Report Thomason Goal 72'
Delfouneso Goal 74', 90+4'
Darcy Goal 90+3'		 Stadium: Alder House
17 July 2021 Friendly FC United of Manchester 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Moston
15:00 BST Trialist Goal 46' Johnston Goal 90' Stadium: Broadhurst Park
Referee: Leigh Doughty
20 July 2021 Friendly Preston North End 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Leyland
19:00 BST Report Jones Goal 51' Stadium: County Ground
21 July 2021 Friendly Bamber Bridge P–P Bolton Wanderers XI Bamber Bridge
19:30 BST Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium
Note: Match was cancelled due to members of the development staff self-isolating from COVID-19.[8]
24 July 2021 Friendly Barrow 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST Report Afolayan Goal 40' Stadium: Progression Solicitors Stadium
Attendance: 1,918[9]
Referee: Marc Edwards[9]
27 July 2021 Harold Taylor Memorial Trophy Chorley 0–1 Bolton Wanderers XI Chorley
19:30 BST Report Senior Goal 26' Stadium: Victory Park
31 July 2021 Friendly Bolton Wanderers XI 1–1 Norwich City U-18 Lostock
10:30 BST Goal 70' Report Goal Stadium: Eddie Davies Academy
Attendance: Behind closed doors
31 July 2021 Friendly Bolton Wanderers XI v Norwich City U-23 Lostock
12:00 BST Stadium: Eddie Davies Academy
Attendance: Behind closed doors
31 July 2021 Friendly Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Bolton
15:00 BST Johnston Goal 28'
Afolayan Goal 51'		 Report Brereton Goal 68', 72' Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 6,907
4 August 2021 Friendly Chester 0–0 Bolton Wanderers XI Chester
19:00 BST Report Stadium: Deva Stadium

Mid-season friendlies[]

On 23 September, Bolton announced the first team would play a friendly against a team consisting of legendary Bolton players on 13 November to help raise money for Gethin Jones's Mother's recovery, as she had been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. A quarter of the money raised would also go to former Bolton player Stephen Darby's charity Darby Rimmer MND Foundation, as he had also suffered from Motor Neurone Disease which had forced him to retire.[10]

13 November 2021 Friendly Bolton Wanderers 7–4 Bolton Wanderers All-Stars Bolton
13:20
Report
  • Okocha Goal 29' (pen.)
  • Davies Yellow card 32'
  • Eagles Goal 50', 60'
  • McGinlay Goal 80' (pen.)
 Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 13,187
Note: Match was 80 minutes.

Competitions[]

EFL League One[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League One

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Ipswich Town 23 7 8 8 38 34 +4 29
12 Charlton Athletic 23 8 5 10 30 28 +2 29
13 Burton Albion 22 8 4 10 24 28 −4 28
14 Cheltenham Town 23 7 7 9 29 42 −13 28
15 Bolton Wanderers 22 7 5 10 29 33 −4 26
16 Cambridge United 23 6 8 9 32 38 −6 26
17 AFC Wimbledon 20 6 7 7 30 32 −2 25
18 Shrewsbury Town 23 7 4 12 25 29 −4 25
19 Fleetwood Town 23 5 7 11 36 43 −7 22
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 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[11]

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
22 7 5 10 29 32  −3 26 4 4 2 16 15  +1 3 1 8 13 17  −4

Last updated: 11 December 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday[]

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223
H/AHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAH
ResultDDWWLDWLLWWLLLDLWLWDLL
Position71497131238977810111214101311121615
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The fixtures for the 2021–22 EFL League One season were released on 24 June and saw Bolton opening their campaign at home to Milton Keynes Dons on 7 August. The regular season will conclude on 30 April at home to Fleetwood Town.[12]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

7 August 2021 1 Bolton Wanderers 3–3 Milton Keynes Dons Bolton
15:00 BST Sheehan Goal 30'
Williams Yellow card 32'
Bakayoko Goal 67'
Baptiste Goal 90+5'		 Report Eisa Goal 22'
Twine Goal 71'
Boateng Goal 83'		 Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 16,087
Referee: Martin Coy
14 August 2021 2 AFC Wimbledon 3–3 Bolton Wanderers Wimbledon
15:00 BST Nightingale Goal 20'
Tzanev Yellow card 22'
Heneghan Yellow card 62'
Guinness-Walker Yellow card 65'
Pressley Goal 74' (pen.)
Mebude Goal 75'
Assal Yellow card 80'		 Report Doyle Goal 23' (pen.)
Sheehan Goal 27', Yellow card 35'
Afolayan Goal 48'
Jones Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 7,728
Referee: Peter Wright
17 August 2021 3 Lincoln City 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Lincoln
19:45 BST Jackson Yellow card 71' Report Sarcevic Goal 77' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 9,130
Referee: Samuel Barrott
21 August 2021 4 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Oxford United Bolton
15:00 BST Afolayan Goal 45'
Doyle Goal 63'		 Report Taylor Goal 11', Yellow card 39'
McGuane Yellow card 85'
Forde Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 15,073
Referee: Neil Hair
28 August 2021 5 Cambridge United 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Cambridge
15:00 BST Tracey Goal 16'
Iredale Yellow card 17'
Digby Yellow card 38'
Hoolahan Yellow card 54'
O'Neil Yellow card 73'		 Report Williams Yellow card 13'
Sarcevic Yellow card 29'
Santos Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,124
Referee: Tom Nield
6 September 2021 6 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Burton Albion Bolton
20:00 BST Williams Yellow card 36'
Johnston Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Hamer Yellow card 9'
Akins Yellow card 19'
Brayford Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card 86'
Shaughnessy Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 13,305
Referee: Josh Smith
Note: Live on Sky Sports
11 September 2021 7 Ipswich Town 2–5 Bolton Wanderers Ipswich
15:00 BST Bonne Goal 5'
Vincent-Young Yellow card 13'
Santos Goal 30' (o.g.)		 Report Afolayan Goal 10', 45+2'
Doyle Goal 18' (pen.)
Isgrove Yellow card 20'
Jones Yellow card 24'
Sheehan Goal 47'
Johnston Goal 57'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,267
Referee: Robert Madley
18 September 2021 8 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Rotherham United Bolton
15:00 BST Sheehan Yellow card 64'
Williams Yellow card 89'
Jones Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Wood Yellow card 6'
Wiles Goal 18', 21'
Mattock Yellow card 51'
Harding Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 20,877
Referee: James Bell
25 September 2021 9 Sunderland 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Sunderland
15:00 BST Winchester Goal 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 10 Charlton Athletic 1–4 Bolton Wanderers Charlton
19:45 BST Davison Goal 12', Yellow card 31'
Lavelle Yellow card 20'		 Report Afolayan Goal 43'
Lee Goal 73', 81'
Jones Yellow card 90'
Sarcevic Goal 90+1'
Santos Yellow card 90+8'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 12,707
Referee: Lee Swabey
2 October 2021 11 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Bolton
15:00 BST Sarcevic Goal 18'
Afolayan Goal 23'
Santos Yellow card 88'		 Report Leahy Goal 89'
Bennett Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 14,124
Referee: Marc Edwards
9 October 2021 12 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Sheffield
15:00 BST Iorfa Yellow card 28'
Gregory Goal 66'
Shodipo Yellow card 77'		 Report Jones Yellow card 58'
Afolayan Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 23,692
Referee: David Rock
16 October 2021 13 Bolton Wanderers 0–4 Wigan Athletic Bolton
15:00 BST Johnston Yellow card 27'
Santos Yellow card 64'
Thomason Yellow card 87'		 Report Keane Goal 6'
Cousins Yellow card 48'
McClean Goal 50', Goal 81'
Lang Yellow card 56', Goal 65'
Pearce Yellow card 77'
Massey Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 20,892
Referee: Charles Breakspear
19 October 2021 14 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Bolton Wanderers Plymouth
19:45 BST Galloway Goal 6', Yellow card 90+1'
Grant Goal 15'
Broom Goal 90+4'		 Report Bakayoko Yellow card 12'
Afolayan Yellow card 50'
Lee Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 12,813
Referee: Keith Stroud
23 October 2021 15 Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Gillingham Bolton
15:00 BST Afolayan Yellow card 71', Goal 86'
Lee Goal 90+1'		 Report Akinde Goal 11'
Dempsey Goal 14', Yellow card 40'
Tucker Yellow card 56'
O'Keefe Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 13,807
Referee: Ben Toner
30 October 2021 16 Portsmouth 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Milton
15:00 BST Marquis Goal 51' Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,231
Referee: Craig Hicks
12 November 2021 17 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Bolton
20:00 GMT Kachunga Yellow card 2'
Sheehan Goal 50' (pen.)
Bakayoko Goal 54'		 Report Mandron Yellow card 10'
Long Yellow card 28'
Gomes Yellow card 35'
Offord Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 13,804
Referee: James Bell
20 November 2021 18 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Bolton Wanderers High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Tafazolli Yellow card 13'
Vokes Goal 72'
Stockdale Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,710
Referee: James Oldham
23 November 2021 19 Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Doncaster Rovers Bolton
20:00 GMT Doyle Goal 37'
Afolayan Yellow card 39'
Kachunga Goal 45+4'
Thomason Goal 57'		 Report Olowu Red card 43' Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 12,501
Referee: Steve Martin
27 November 2021 20 Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Cheltenham Town Bolton
15:00 GMT Amaechi Goal 26'
Thomason Yellow card 30'
Kachunga Goal 58'		 Report May Goal 14', 45+4'
Crowley Yellow card 45+3'		 Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 13,145
Referee: Ross Joyce
7 December 2021 21 Fleetwood Town 3–0 Bolton Wanderers Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Garner Goal 6'
Hayes Yellow card 26'
McLaughlin Yellow card 35'
Biggins Goal 77', 79'		 Report Santos Red card 73' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,279
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
11 December 2021 22 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Accrington
15:00 GMT Leigh Goal 20'
Amankwah Yellow card 45'
Coyle Yellow card 50'
Savin Yellow card 63'		 Report Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 4,546
Referee: Alan Young
18 December 2021 Bolton Wanderers P–P Wycombe Wanderers Bolton
15:00 GMT Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Note: Match was postponed due to a number of COVID-19 cases within the Bolton Wanderers camp.[13]
26 December 2021 Bolton Wanderers P–P Morecambe Bolton
15:00 GMT Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Note: Match was postponed due to a number of COVID-19 cases within the Bolton Wanderers camp.[14]
29 December 2021 Burton Albion P–P Bolton Wanderers Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: Match was postponed due to a number of COVID-19 cases within the Bolton Wanderers camp.[15]
1 January 2022 Rotherham United v Bolton Wanderers Rotherham
15:00 GMT Stadium: New York Stadium
8 January 2022 Bolton Wanderers P–P Cambridge United Bolton
15:00 GMT Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Note: Match was postponed due to Cambridge United's progression in the FA Cup.[16]

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Bolton enter the FA Cup at the first round stage, along with all other League One and League Two clubs and were drawn at home to Stockport County.[17]

7 November 2021 First round Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Stockport County Bolton
15:00 GMT Isgrove Yellow card 11'
Doyle Goal 33'
Kachunga Goal 36', Yellow card 68'
Santos Yellow card 78'		 Report Quigley Goal 23'
Whitfield Goal 45+2'
Madden Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 11,183
Referee: Chris Sarginson
17 November 2021 First round Replay Stockport County 5–3 Bolton Wanderers Stockport
19:45 GMT Madden Goal 24' (pen.), Yellow card 33'
Quigley Goal 45', 95'
Palmer Goal 85'
Crankshaw Goal 119', Yellow card 120+1'		 Report Kachunga Goal 2', Yellow card 88'
Palmer Goal 6' (o.g.)
Bakayoko Goal 28'
Sheehan Yellow card 34'
Isgrove Yellow card 81'
Amaechi Yellow card 102'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,084
Referee: Samuel Barrott

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Bolton entered the EFL Cup at the first round stage, along with all other League One and League Two club and the majority of Championship clubs. The draw was made on 24 June and saw Bolton face Barnsley in the first round.[18][19] The tie took place on 10 August and after a goalless draw Bolton won on penalties. This marked the first time in four seasons that Bolton have made it past the first round.[20] They were then drawn away to Wigan Athletic in the second round.[21]

  Win   Draw   Loss

10 August 2021 First round Bolton Wanderers 0–0
(5–4 p)		 Barnsley Bolton
20:00 BST Jones Yellow card 68' Report Benson Yellow card 13'
Moon Yellow card 46'
Kane Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 7,147
Referee: Ollie Yates
Penalties
24 August 2021 Second round Wigan Athletic 0–0
(5–4 p)		 Bolton Wanderers Wigan
19:45 BST Smith Yellow card 38'
Darikwa Yellow card 41'
McClean Yellow card 43'
Power Yellow card 44'
Pearce Yellow card 60'		 Report Kachunga Yellow card 45+1'
Afolayan Yellow card 75'
Lee Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 11,660
Referee: Thomas Brammall
Penalties

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

On June 23, Bolton were drawn into Group D in the Northern section alongside Rochdale and Port Vale.[22] The day after Liverpool U-21's completed the group.[23] In the knock-out stages, Bolton were drawn away to Hartlepool United.[24]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Bolton Wanderers (A) 3 3 0 0 0 10 3 +7 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Port Vale (A) 3 2 0 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3 L2 Rochdale (E) 3 1 0 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 ACA Liverpool U21 (E) 3 0 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2021. Source: EFL.com
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated
31 August 2021 Group game 1 Bolton Wanderers 3–2 Port Vale Bolton
19:00 BST Doyle Goal 28'
Delfouneso Goal 54', Yellow card 67'
Santos Yellow card 75'
Afolayan Goal 77'
Baptiste Yellow card 81'
Brockbank Yellow card 90'		 Report Conlon Goal 35'
Amoo Goal 43'		 Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 2,926
Referee: Scott Oldham
5 October 2021 Group game 2 Bolton Wanderers 4–1 Liverpool U21s Bolton
19:00 BST Delfouneso Goal 28'
Bakayoko Goal 58', 81' (pen.)
Quansah Goal 66' (o.g)		 Report Dixon-Bonner Goal 72' Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 2,299
Referee: Andy Haines
2 November 2021 Group game 3 Rochdale 0–3 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale
19:00 GMT Cashman Yellow card 4' Report Afolayan Goal 16'
John Goal 19'
Doyle Goal 45+1' (pen.)		 Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 1,116
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
30 November 2021 Second round Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Fleetwood Town Bolton
19:00 GMT Lee Goal 34' Report Biggins Yellow card 54'
Clark Yellow card 56'
Teale Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 1,773
Referee: Benjamin Speedie
4 January 2022 Third round Hartlepool United v Bolton Wanderers Hartlepool
19:00 GMT Stadium: Suit Direct Stadium

Statistics[]

As of match played 11 December 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Scotland SCO Matt Gilks 4 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
12 GK England ENG Joel Dixon 26 0 21+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
Defenders
2 DF Wales WAL Gethin Jones 14 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
3 DF Wales WAL Declan John 20 1 15+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
5 DF Portugal POR Ricardo Santos 24 0 19+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
6 DF Scotland SCO George Johnston 25 1 16+5 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
15 DF England ENG Will Aimson 10 0 6+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
21 DF England ENG Harry Brockbank 6 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
27 DF England ENG Alex Baptiste 17 1 6+5 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
29 DF Guyana GUY Liam Gordon 18 0 10+1 0 0+2 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
34 DF England ENG Adam Senior 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
4 MF Wales WAL MJ Williams 22 0 19+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF Wales WAL Josh Sheehan 20 4 12+3 4 1+0 0 1+1 0 2+0 0
14 MF England ENG Xavier Amaechi 8 1 1+5 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
17 MF England ENG Oladapo Afolayan 27 9 21+0 7 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 2
18 MF England ENG Andrew Tutte 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
20 MF England ENG Kieran Lee 24 4 13+6 3 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 1
23 MF Wales WAL Lloyd Isgrove 24 0 12+6 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
25 MF England ENG George Thomason 13 1 5+1 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
42 MF England ENG Matthew Tweedley 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
49 MF England ENG Arran Pettifer 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
Forwards
7 FW England ENG Nathan Delfouneso 16 2 1+7 0 0+2 0 2+0 0 2+2 2
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Eoin Doyle 26 7 19+1 4 1+0 1 1+1 0 3+0 2
11 FW Sierra Leone SLE Amadou Bakayoko 13 5 6+3 2 1+1 1 0+1 0 0+1 2
24 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Elias Kachunga 30 4 11+11 2 2+0 2 1+1 0 3+1 0
48 FW England ENG Mitchell Henry 4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+4 0
Player(s) who left the club
10 MF England ENG Antoni Sarcevic 17 3 13+1 3 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
28 MF Montserrat MSR Brandon Comley 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
Player(s) out on loan
26 DF England ENG Liam Edwards 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

Goals record[]

As of match played 30 November 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 17 England LW Oladapo Afolayan 7 0 0 2 9
2 9 Republic of Ireland CF Eoin Doyle 4 1 0 2 7
3 11 Sierra Leone CF Amadou Bakayoko 2 1 0 2 5
4 8 Wales CM Josh Sheehan 4 0 0 0 4
20 England CM Kieran Lee 3 0 0 1 4
24 Democratic Republic of the Congo CF Elias Kachunga 2 2 0 0 4
7 10 England CM Antoni Sarcevic 3 0 0 0 3
8 7 England CF Nathan Delfouneso 0 0 0 2 2
9 3 Wales LB Declan John 0 0 0 1 1
6 Scotland CB George Johnston 1 0 0 0 1
14 England RW Xavier Amaechi 1 0 0 0 1
25 England CM George Thomason 1 0 0 0 1
27 England CB Alex Baptiste 1 0 0 0 1
Own Goals 0 1 0 1 2
Total 29 5 0 11 45

Disciplinary record[]

As of match played 7th December 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup EFL Trophy 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
1 5 Portugal CB Ricardo Santos 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 1
2 2 Wales RB Gethin Jones 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
17 England LW Oladapo Afolayan 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
4 4 Wales CM MJ Williams 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
24 Democratic Republic of the Congo CF Elias Kachunga 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
6 8 Wales CM Josh Sheehan 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
23 Wales RW Lloyd Isgrove 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
8 6 Scotland CB George Johnston 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
20 England CM Kieran Lee 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
25 England CM George Thomason 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 7 England CF Nathan Delfouneso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
9 Republic of Ireland CF Eoin Doyle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 England CM Antoni Sarcevic 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 Sierra Leone CF Amadou Bakayoko 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 England RW Xavier Amaechi 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 England RB Harry Brockbank 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
27 England CB Alex Baptiste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 31 0 1 7 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 46 0 1

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
27 May 2021 LW England Oladapo Afolayan England West Ham United Free transfer [25][26]
11 June 2021 LB Wales Declan John Wales Swansea City Free transfer [27][26]
1 July 2021[a] CB England Will Aimson England Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [28]
1 July 2021[b] CF Sierra Leone Amadou Bakayoko England Coventry City Free transfer [29]
1 July 2021[c] GK England Joel Dixon England Barrow Free transfer [30]
1 July 2021[d] CB Scotland George Johnston Netherlands Feyenoord Free transfer [31]
1 July 2021[e] CM Wales Josh Sheehan Wales Newport County Free transfer [32]
6 August 2021 CF Democratic Republic of the Congo Elias Kachunga England Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer [33]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Plymouth Argyle contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 25 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Coventry City contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 25 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Barrow contract expired
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 4 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Feyenoord contract expired
  5. ^ The transfer was announced on 7 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Newport County contract expired

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
28 June 2021 RW England Xavier Amaechi Germany Hamburger SV January 2022 [34]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
21 July 2021 CB Guyana Reiss Greenidge England Barnet End of season [35]
4 August 2021 GK England Luke Hutchinson England Atherton Collieries January 2022 [36]
7 August 2021 GK England Matthew Alexander England Lancaster City 23 November 2021 [37][38][39]
16 August 2021 RW Romania Dennis Politic England Port Vale End of season [40]
27 August 2021 CM England Ronan Darcy Norway Sogndal 31 December 2021 [41][42][43][44]
31 August 2021 CM Scotland Ali Crawford Scotland St Johnstone January 2022 [45]
3 September 2021 LW England Jay Fitzmartin England Stalybridge Celtic January 2022 [46]
1 October 2021 RB England Adam Senior England Ashton United 12 December 2021 [47]
16 October 2021 CB Austria Ryan Colvin England Prescot Cables 3 December 2021 [48][49][50]
12 November 2021 RB England Adam Senior England York City 9 December 2021 [51][52]
12 November 2021 CB England Liam Edwards England Southport 8 January 2022 [51][53]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 MF Sweden Markus Assarsson Released [54]
30 June 2021 CB Republic of Ireland Ryan Delaney England Morecambe Released [55][56]
30 June 2021 CF England Muhammadu Faal England Enfield Town Released [54][57]
30 June 2021 LW France Arthur Gnahoua England Morecambe Released [54][58]
30 June 2021 DM England Sonny Graham Released [54]
30 June 2021 RB England Jak Hickman Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Released [54][59]
30 June 2021 RM Wales Callum King-Harmes England Hednesford Town Released [54][60]
30 June 2021 LB England Jamie Mascoll England Wealdstone Released [54][61]
30 June 2021 CF England Shaun Miller England Nantwich Town Released [54][62]
30 June 2021 RB England Nathan Whalley England Ashton Athletic Released [54][63]
20 September 2021 MF England Kian Le Fondre England Burnley Undisclosed [64]
22 October 2021 CM England Antoni Sarcevic England Stockport County Free transfer [65][66]
3 November 2021 CM Montserrat Brandon Comley Released [67]
10 December 2021 CB Austria Ryan Colvin England Prescot Cables Free Transfer [68]

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