2021–22 Coventry City F.C. season

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Coventry City
2021–22 season
ChairmanTim Fisher
ManagerMark Robins
StadiumCoventry Building Society Arena
Championship12th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Viktor Gyökeres (11)
All: Viktor Gyökeres (12)
Away colours
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All statistics correct as of 8 February 2022.

The 2021–22 season is Coventry City's 138th season in their history and the second consecutive season in the EFL Championship. It is also the first season back at the Coventry Building Society Arena after 2 seasons in Birmingham. Alongside the Championship, the club will participate in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

The season covers the period from 7 August 2021 to 29 May 2022.

Pre-season[]

Coventry City announced they would play friendlies against Sevilla,[1] Cheltenham Town,[2] Mansfield Town,[3] Norwich City,[4] Gloucester City,[5] Wolverhampton Wanderers[6] and Nuneaton Borough[7] as part of their pre-season preparations.

16 July 2021 Friendly Sevilla 4–0 Coventry City Murcia, Spain
19:00 CEST Pask 5' (o.g.)
Idrissi 50'
Romero 67', 75'		 Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
21 July 2021 Friendly Milton Keynes Dons 2–1 Coventry City Barton-under-Needwood
BST Bird ?'
Twine ?' (pen.)		 Report Dinanga ?' Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
21 July 2021 Friendly Milton Keynes Dons 5–0 Coventry City Barton-under-Needwood
BST Bird ?'
Watters ?'
O'Riley ?', ?' (pen.)
Darling ?'		 Report Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
24 July 2021 Friendly Cheltenham Town 2–0 Coventry City Cheltenham
15:00 BST Williams 24', 86' Report Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
27 July 2021 Friendly Mansfield Town 1–0 Coventry City Mansfield
19:00 BST Lapslie 48' Report Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 2,539
28 July 2021 Friendly Coventry City Cancelled Norwich City
18:00 BST Stadium: Technique Stadium
Note: Match was cancelled due to positive COVID-19 cases amongst the Norwich squad.[8]
31 July 2021 Friendly Gloucester City 4–1 Coventry City XI Hempsted
15:00 BST Young ?', ?'
Trialist ?'
King ?'		 Report ?' Stadium: New Meadow Park
Attendance: 694
1 August 2021 Friendly Coventry City 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Coventry
13:00 BST Waghorn 57' (pen.) Silva 7'
Neves 55'		 Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
3 August 2021 Friendly Nuneaton Borough 0–5 Coventry City XI Nuneaton
19:45 BST Report Reid
Burroughs
Tavares x2
McGrath		 Stadium: Liberty Way
Attendance: 902

Competitions[]

EFL Championship[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Championship

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Sheffield United 28 13 6 9 39 33 +6 45
11 Stoke City 29 12 6 11 36 30 +6 42
12 Preston North End 31 10 12 9 34 35 −1 42
13 Coventry City 28 11 8 9 36 32 +4 41
14 Blackpool 30 11 8 11 33 35 −2 41
15 Millwall 29 9 10 10 29 32 −3 37
16 Bristol City 31 10 7 14 41 55 −14 37
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2022. 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[9]

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
28 11 8 9 36 32  +4 41 8 3 4 23 14  +9 3 5 5 13 18  −5

Last updated: 8 February 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday[]

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
GroundHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAH
ResultWLWWLWWDWLWDLDWLWDDDLDLWLWLD
Position51484764434344444454577108109912
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The Sky Blues fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.[10]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

8 August 2021 1 Coventry City 2–1 Nottingham Forest Coventry
16:30 BST Gyökeres 81'
McFadzean 90+6', Yellow card 49'
Sheaf Yellow card 34'
Maatsen Yellow card 55'
Hamer Yellow card 61'		 Report
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 20,843
Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 August 2021 2 Barnsley 1–0 Coventry City Barnsley
15:00 BST Frieser 39', Yellow card 71'
Palmer Yellow card 50'
Sibbick Yellow card 68'
Styles Yellow card 81'
Woodrow Yellow card 82'
Collins Yellow card 85'
Benson Yellow card 87'
Kitching Yellow card 88'		 Report Dabo Yellow card 74'
O'Hare Yellow card 89'
Gyökeres soccer ball with red X 90+3'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 16,961
Referee: John Busby
17 August 2021 3 Blackpool 0–1 Coventry City Blackpool
19:45 BST Lavery Yellow card 6'
Keogh Yellow card 13'
Connolly Yellow card 59'		 Report O'Hare Yellow card 45'
Gyökeres 45+2'
Maatsen Yellow card 47'
Clarke-Salter Yellow card 70'
Waghorn Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 11,608
Referee: Keith Stroud
21 August 2021 4 Coventry City 2–1 Reading Coventry
15:00 BST Hyam Yellow card 5'
Maatsen Yellow card 45+1'
Allen 62'
O'Hare Yellow card 78'
Sheaf Yellow card 90+4'
Hamer Yellow card 90+5'
Godden 90+8'		 Report Swift pen' (40)
Dele-Bashiru Yellow card 50'
Rinomhota Yellow card 75'
Clarke Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 16,464
Referee: David Webb
28 August 2021 5 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Coventry City Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 BST Johansen Yellow card 35'
Dykes 68'
Barbet 76'		 Report Clarke-Salter Yellow card 71' Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 14,774
Referee: Dean Whitestone
11 September 2021 6 Coventry City 2–0 Middlesbrough Coventry
15:00 BST Hamer Yellow card 26'
Gyökeres 71'
Waghorn 90+1'		 Report Howson Yellow card 32'
Bamba Yellow card 63'
Hall Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 18,515
Referee: Leigh Doughty
15 September 2021 7 Coventry City 1–0 Cardiff City Coventry
19:45 BST Gyökeres 15'
Kane Yellow card 73'
Hamer Yellow card 90+1'
Dabo Red card 90+2'		 Report Moore Yellow card 69' Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 16,372
Referee: Michael Salisbury
18 September 2021 8 Millwall 1–1 Coventry City Bermondsey, London
15:00 BST Saville 21' Yellow card 52'
Wallace Yellow card 62'		 Report Gyökeres 9' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 12,516
Referee: Keith Stroud
24 September 2021 9 Coventry City 3–0 Peterborough United Coventry
19:45 BST Hamer 57'
Gyökeres 61', 64'		 Report Butler Yellow card 44' Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 20,652
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
29 September 2021 10 Luton Town 5–0 Coventry City Luton
19:45 BST Adebayo 3' (pen.), 45+7'
Cornick 18', 58'
Berry 30'		 Report Hamer Yellow card 17'
Maatsen Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,805
Referee: Steve Martin
2 October 2021 11 Coventry City 4–1 Fulham Coventry
12:30 BST Gyökeres 47', 70'
Godden 51' (pen.)
Maatsen 61', Yellow card 63'		 Report McFadzean 17' (o.g.)
Mitrović Yellow card 66'
Odoi Yellow card 69'
Robinson Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 18,497
Referee: Gavin Ward
16 October 2021 12 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Coventry City Blackburn
15:00 BST Buckley Yellow card 28'
Rothwell 39'
Gallagher 45'
van Hecke Yellow card 73'		 Report Walker 62'
Kaminski 68' (o.g.)
Kane Yellow card 79'
Hamer Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,110
Referee: Matt Donohue
20 October 2021 13 Preston North End 2–1 Coventry City Preston
19:45 BST Hughes Yellow card 23'
Bauer Yellow card 50' 61'
Jakobsen 69'		 Report Walker 45'
Kelly Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,837
Referee: Darren England
23 October 2021 14 Coventry City 1–1 Derby County Coventry
15:00 BST Godden 20' (pen.)
Maatsen Yellow card 44'		 Report Davies Yellow card 71'
Shinnie 78'
Morrison Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 23,829
Referee: Dean Whitestone
30 October 2021 15 Hull City 0–1 Coventry City Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Eaves Yellow card 53'
Cannon Yellow card 65'		 Report Godden 9' Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 11,901
Referee: David Webb
2 November 2021 16 Coventry City 1–2 Swansea City Coventry
19:45 BST Hamer Yellow card 7'
McFadzean 27'		 Report Paterson 5'
Piroe 12'
Bennett Yellow card 25'
Downes Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 16,514
Referee: Andy Davies
6 November 2021 17 Coventry City 3–2 Bristol City Coventry
15:00 BST Maatsen Red card 45'
Godden 51' (pen.), 90+2'
McFadzean Yellow card 63'
O'Hare 74'		 Report Scott Yellow card 14'
Martin 45+1' (pen.)
Weimann 68'
Kalas Yellow card 81'
Wells Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 19,855
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
20 November 2021 18 Sheffield United 0–0 Coventry City Sheffield
12:30 BST Egan Yellow card 22'
Bogle Yellow card 31'
Hourihane Yellow card 38'		 Report Hamer Yellow card 30'
O'Hare Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,075
Referee: Michael Salisbury
23 November 2021 19 Coventry City 0–0 Birmingham City Coventry
19:45 BST Report Sanderson Yellow card 54'
Roberts Yellow card 76'
Woods Red card 82'
Šunjić Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 22,676
Referee: Leigh Doughty
27 November 2021 20 Bournemouth 2–2 Coventry City Bournemouth
15:00 BST Anthony 45'
Cook Yellow card 54'
Billing 66'
Lerma Red card 68'
Mepham Yellow card 74'		 Report McFadzean Yellow card 45+1'
Godden 85'
Kane 90+4'		 Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 11,094
Referee: David Coote
4 December 2021 21 Coventry City 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Coventry
12:30 GMT McFadzean 83' Report Grant 20'
Mowatt Yellow card 35'
McFadzean 43' (o.g.)
Johnstone Yellow card 66'
Kipré Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 23,755
Referee: Keith Stroud
11 December 2021 22 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Coventry City Huddersfield
12:30 GMT Ward 18'
Holmes Yellow card 45+2'
O'Brien Yellow card 61'		 Report Kelly Yellow card 45+1'
Godden 90+3'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 16,493
Referee: Josh Smith
18 December 2021 Coventry City v Stoke City Coventry
15:00 GMT Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
26 December 2021 Cardiff City v Coventry City Cardiff
15:00 GMT Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
29 December 2021 23 Coventry City 0–1 Millwall Coventry
19:45 GMT Kane Yellow card 71' Report Bradshaw Yellow card 56', 79' Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
1 January 2022 Coventry City v Luton Town Coventry
15:00 GMT Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
15 January 2022 24 Peterborough United 1–4 Coventry City Peterborough
15:00 GMT Norburn Yellow card 8'
Grant 37'
Mumba Yellow card 41'
Edwards Yellow card 61'		 Report Hamer 15'
Hyam Yellow card 24'
Godden 25', 90+1'
Thompson 81' (o.g.)		 Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 10,282
Referee: Keith Stroud
22 January 2022 25 Coventry City 1–2 Queens Park Rangers Coventry
15:00 GMT Shipley 50'
O'Hare Yellow card 79'
McFadzean Yellow card 90+14'		 Report Gray 6'
Dickie Yellow card 66'
Adomah 88'		 Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 20,942
Referee: Andy Woolmer
25 January 2022 26 Coventry City 1–0 Stoke City Coventry
19:45 GMT Sheaf Yellow card 30'
Clarke-Salter Yellow card 53'
Gyökeres 68'		 Report Jagielka Yellow card 88' Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 16,860
Referee: John Brooks
29 January 2022 27 Middlesbrough 1–0 Coventry City Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Šporar 58'
Taylor Yellow card 90+1'
Lumley Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Shipley Yellow card 64' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,940
Referee: Matt Donohue
8 February 2022 28 Coventry City 1–1 Blackpool Coventry
19:45 GMT Sheaf Yellow card 14'
Hyam Yellow card 36'
Gyökeres 42'
Clarke-Salter Yellow card 71'
Hamer Yellow card 79'		 Report Madine 24'
James Yellow card 46'		 Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 15,752
Referee: Andre Marriner
12 February 2022 29 Reading v Coventry City Reading
15:00 GMT Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Coventry City were drawn at home to Derby County in the third round.[11]

  Win   Draw   Loss

8 January 2022 Third round Coventry City 1–0 Derby County Coventry
12:30 GMT Hyam 42'
Shipley Yellow card 53'		 Report Jagielka Yellow card 31'
Ebosele Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 8,896
Referee: Andrew Madley
5 February 2022 Fourth round Southampton 2–1 (a.e.t.) Coventry City Southampton
15:00 GMT Armstrong 63'
Walker-Peters 112'		 Report Gyökeres 22' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,512
Referee: Tony Harrington

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Coventry City were drawn at home to Northampton Town in the first round.[12][13]

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 August 2021 First round Coventry City 1–2 Northampton Town Coventry
19:45 BST Walker 13' Report Nelson Yellow card 36'
Etete 52', 70'		 Stadium: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 5,284
Referee: Ben Speedie

Birmingham Senior Cup[]

Main article: Birmingham Senior Cup

Coventry City were drawn away to AFC Wulfrunians in the first round.[14]

before 23 October 2021 First round AFC Wulfrunians 1–2 Coventry City Castlecroft
19:45 BST 44' Jones 30'
90'
Red card 85'		 Stadium: Castlecroft Stadium
Attendance: 65

Squad information[]

Squad details[]

No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) * Club apps * Club goals * Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Simon Moore GK England Sandown (1990-05-19)19 May 1990 (aged 31) 0 0 Sheffield United 3 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024
13 Ben Wilson GK England Stanley (1992-08-09)9 August 1992 (aged 28) 35 0 Bradford City 1 July 2019 Free 30 June 2023
31 Tom Billson GK England Leicester (2000-10-18)18 October 2000 (aged 20) 1 0 Academy 1 July 2018 Free 30 June 2023
44 Cian Tyler GK WalesEngland Coventry (2002-03-22)22 March 2002 (aged 19) 0 0 Academy 10 November 2016 Free 30 June 2023
Defenders
3 Jake Clarke-Salter CB England Carshalton (1997-08-22)22 August 1997 (aged 23) 0 0 Chelsea 13 August 2021 Loan 30 June 2022
4 Michael Rose CB Scotland Aberdeen (1995-10-11)11 October 1995 (aged 25) 58 2 Ayr United 1 July 2019 Free 30 June 2023
5 Kyle McFadzean CB England Sheffield (1987-02-20)20 February 1987 (aged 34) 80 2 Burton Albion 1 July 2019 Free 30 June 2022
15 Dominic Hyam CB ScotlandEngland Dundee (1995-12-20)20 December 1995 (aged 25) 145 6 Reading 1 July 2017 Free 30 June 2024
16 Josh Pask CB England Waltham Forest (1997-11-01)1 November 1997 (aged 23) 22 1 West Ham United 1 July 2018 Free 30 June 2022
18 Ian Maatsen LB Netherlands Vlaardingen (2002-03-10)10 March 2002 (aged 19) 0 0 Chelsea 30 July 2021 Loan 30 June 2022
20 Todd Kane RB England Huntingdon (1993-09-17)17 September 1993 (aged 27) 0 0 Queens Park Rangers 31 August 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2023
22 Josh Reid LB Scotland Dingwall (2002-05-03)3 May 2002 (aged 19) 0 0 Ross County 28 January 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
23 Fankaty Dabo RB EnglandSierra Leone Southwark (1995-10-11)11 October 1995 (aged 25) 70 0 Chelsea 1 July 2019 Free 30 June 2023
27 Jake Bidwell LB England Southport (1993-03-21)21 March 1993 (aged 28) 0 0 Swansea City 17 January 2022 Free 30 June 2025
29 Julien Dacosta RB FranceSenegal Marseille (1996-05-29)29 May 1996 (aged 25) 19 0 Chamois Niortais 6 July 2020 Free 30 June 2023
35 Declan Drysdale CB England Birkenhead (1999-11-14)14 November 1999 (aged 21) 5 0 Tranmere Rovers 4 January 2019 Compensation 30 June 2023
46 Blaine Rowe RB England Coventry (2001-05-07)7 May 2001 (aged 20) 0 0 Academy 1 July 2019 Trainee 30 June 2022
50 Jay McGrath CB Republic of IrelandEngland Derby (2003-04-15)15 April 2003 (aged 18) 0 0 Mickleover 17 July 2020 Undisclosed 30 June 2022
Abel Alabi CB Republic of Ireland (-00-00)Missing required parameter 1=month! (aged 0) 0 0 Waterford 1 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
Midfielders
6 Liam Kelly CM ScotlandEngland Newport Pagnell (1990-02-10)10 February 1990 (aged 31) 131 3 Leyton Orient 1 July 2017 Free 30 June 2023
7 Jodi Jones RW EnglandMalta Bow (1997-10-22)22 October 1997 (aged 23) 85 8 Dagenham & Redbridge 10 May 2016 Undisclosed 30 June 2022
8 Jamie Allen CM England Rochdale (1995-01-29)29 January 1995 (aged 26) 39 2 Burton Albion 1 July 2019 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
10 Callum O'Hare AM EnglandRepublic of Ireland Solihull (1998-05-01)1 May 1998 (aged 23) 88 7 Aston Villa 15 July 2020 Free 30 June 2024
14 Ben Sheaf DM England Dartford (1998-02-05)5 February 1998 (aged 23) 32 0 Arsenal 1 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
26 Jordan Shipley CM Republic of IrelandEngland Leamington Spa (1997-09-26)26 September 1997 (aged 23) 149 19 Academy 1 July 2016 Trainee 30 June 2022
28 Josh Eccles CM England Coventry (2000-04-06)6 April 2000 (aged 21) 21 0 Academy 14 August 2016 Trainee 30 June 2023
32 Jack Burroughs LW ScotlandEngland Coventry (2001-03-21)21 March 2001 (aged 20) 6 0 Academy 7 August 2017 Trainee 30 June 2023
34 Ricardo Dinanga MF Republic of Ireland Cork (2001-12-06)6 December 2001 (aged 19) 0 0 Cork City 9 July 2021 Compensation 30 June 2023
36 Ryan Howley CM WalesEngland Nuneaton (2003-11-23)23 November 2003 (aged 17) 0 0 Academy 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2022
38 Gustavo Hamer DM NetherlandsBrazil Itajaí (1997-06-24)24 June 1997 (aged 24) 44 5 PEC Zwolle 3 July 2020 £1,350,000 30 June 2023
43 Marco Rus MF Romania (2003-01-23)23 January 2003 (aged 18) 0 0 Southampton 17 July 2021 Free 30 June 2023
45 Aidan Finnegan CM England Birmingham (2003-02-18)18 February 2003 (aged 18) 0 0 Birmingham City 5 October 2020 Free 30 June 2022
49 Aaron Evans-Harriott MF WalesEngland Evesham (2002-09-16)16 September 2002 (aged 18) 0 0 Cheltenham Town 28 February 2020 Compensation 30 June 2022
Marcel Hilßner RW Germany Leipzig (1995-01-30)30 January 1995 (aged 26) 0 0 SC Paderborn 16 July 2020 Undisclosed 30 June 2023
Forwards
9 Martyn Waghorn CF England South Shields (1990-01-23)23 January 1990 (aged 31) 0 0 Derby County 2 July 2021 Free 30 June 2023
17 Viktor Gyökeres CF Sweden (1998-06-04)4 June 1998 (aged 23) 19 3 Brighton & Hove Albion 9 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
19 Tyler Walker CF England Nottingham (1996-10-17)17 October 1996 (aged 24) 33 8 Nottingham Forest 28 August 2020 Undisclosed 30 June 2023
24 Matt Godden CF England Canterbury (1991-07-29)29 July 1991 (aged 29) 57 21 Peterborough United 6 August 2019 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
30 Fábio Tavares CF PortugalEngland Porto (2001-01-22)22 January 2001 (aged 20) 0 0 Rochdale 1 February 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2023
40 Jonny Ngandu CF England Redbridge (2001-10-25)25 October 2001 (aged 19) 1 0 Academy 7 August 2017 Trainee 30 June 2022
41 Will Bapaga CF England Coventry (2002-11-03)3 November 2002 (aged 18) 8 0 Academy 3 August 2019 Free 30 June 2023
Danny Cashman CF England Crawley (2001-01-08)8 January 2001 (aged 20) 0 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 6 August 2021 Free 30 June 2024
Left before the end of the season
11 Bright Enobakhare CF Nigeria Benin City (1998-02-08)8 February 1998 (aged 23) 18 6 East Bengal 12 July 2021 Free 30 June 2023
Brandon Mason LB England Westminster (1997-09-30)30 September 1997 (aged 23) 46 0 Watford 6 July 2018 Free 30 June 2022
Wesley Jobello RW MartiniqueFrance Gennevilliers (1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 27) 14 1 Gazélec Ajaccio 1 July 2019 Undisclosed 30 June 2022

* Player age and appearances/goals for the club as of beginning of 2021–22 season.

Appearances[]

Correct as of match played on 8 February 2022
No. Nat. Player Pos. Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 England Simon Moore GK 26 1 27
3 England Jake Clarke-Salter DF 17+1 2 20
4 Scotland Michael Rose DF 11+5 2 1 19
5 England Kyle McFadzean DF 26 26
6 Scotland Liam Kelly MF 7+6 13
7 England Jodi Jones MF 0+7 0+2 1 10
8 England Jamie Allen MF 13+8 1+1 1 24
9 England Martyn Waghorn FW 7+8 0+1 0+1 17
10 England Callum O'Hare MF 27+1 1+1 30
13 England Ben Wilson GK 2 1 1 4
14 England Ben Sheaf MF 21+2 2 25
15 Scotland Dominic Hyam DF 27 2 29
16 England Josh Pask DF 0+1 1
17 Sweden Viktor Gyökeres FW 24+3 1+1 29
18 Netherlands Ian Maatsen DF 21+2 1 0+1 25
19 England Tyler Walker FW 4+15 1 20
20 England Todd Kane DF 12+3 1+1 17
22 Scotland Josh Reid DF 1 1
23 England Fankaty Dabo DF 19 1 20
24 England Matt Godden FW 12+5 1 18
26 Republic of Ireland Jordan Shipley MF 5 1+1 1 8
27 England Jake Bidwell DF 2+2 1 5
28 England Josh Eccles MF 2+1 1+1 5
29 France Julien Dacosta DF 2+2 1 5
30 Portugal Fábio Tavares FW
31 England Tom Billson GK
32 Scotland Jack Burroughs MF
34 Republic of Ireland Ricardo Dinanga MF
35 England Declan Drysdale DF 1 1
36 Wales Ryan Howley MF 1 1
38 Netherlands Gustavo Hamer MF 22+2 2 26
40 England Jonny Ngandu FW
41 England Will Bapaga FW
43 Romania Marco Rus MF
44 Wales Cian Tyler GK
45 England Aidan Finnegan MF
46 England Blaine Rowe DF
49 Wales Aaron Evans-Harriott MF
50 Republic of Ireland Jay McGrath DF
Germany Marcel Hilßner MF
England Danny Cashman FW
Republic of Ireland Abel Alabi DF
Left before the end of the season
11 Nigeria Bright Enobakhare FW 1 1
England Brandon Mason DF
Martinique Wesley Jobello MF

Goalscorers[]

Correct as of match played on 8 February 2022
No. Nat. Player Pos. Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
17 Sweden Viktor Gyökeres FW 11 1 0 12
24 England Matt Godden FW 10 0 0 10
5 England Kyle McFadzean DF 3 0 0 3
19 England Tyler Walker FW 2 0 1 3
38 Netherlands Gustavo Hamer MF 2 0 0 2
8 England Jamie Allen MF 1 0 0 1
9 England Martyn Waghorn FW 1 0 0 1
10 England Callum O'Hare MF 1 0 0 1
15 Scotland Dominic Hyam DF 0 1 0 1
18 Netherlands Ian Maatsen DF 1 0 0 1
20 England Todd Kane DF 1 0 0 1
26 Republic of Ireland Jordan Shipley MF 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 2 0 0 2
Totals 36 2 1 39

Assists[]

Correct as of match played on 8 February 2022
No. Nat. Player Pos. Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
20 England Todd Kane DF 4 1 0 5
10 England Callum O'Hare MF 4 0 0 4
14 England Ben Sheaf MF 3 1 0 4
17 Sweden Viktor Gyökeres FW 3 0 0 3
8 England Jamie Allen MF 1 0 1 2
24 England Matt Godden FW 2 0 0 2
38 Netherlands Gustavo Hamer MF 2 0 0 2
1 England Simon Moore GK 1 0 0 1
6 Scotland Liam Kelly MF 1 0 0 1
7 England Jodi Jones MF 1 0 0 1
9 England Martyn Waghorn FW 1 0 0 1
18 Netherlands Ian Maatsen DF 1 0 0 1
Totals 24 2 1 27

Yellow cards[]

Correct as of match played on 8 February 2022
No. Nat. Player Pos. Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
38 Netherlands Gustavo Hamer MF 9 1 0 10
18 Netherlands Ian Maatsen DF 6 0 0 6
3 England Jake Clarke-Salter DF 4 1 0 5
10 England Callum O'Hare MF 5 0 0 5
14 England Ben Sheaf MF 4 1 0 5
5 England Kyle McFadzean DF 4 0 0 4
20 England Todd Kane DF 3 1 0 4
15 Scotland Dominic Hyam DF 3 0 0 3
6 Scotland Liam Kelly MF 2 0 0 2
26 Republic of Ireland Jordan Shipley MF 1 1 0 2
9 England Martyn Waghorn FW 1 0 0 1
23 England Fankaty Dabo DF 1 0 0 1
28 England Josh Eccles MF 0 1 0 1
Totals 43 6 0 49

Red cards[]

Correct as of match played on 6 November 2021
No. Nat. Player Pos. Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
18 Netherlands Ian Maatsen DF 1 0 0 1
23 England Fankaty Dabo DF 1 0 0 1
Totals 2 0 0 2

Captains[]

Correct as of match played on 8 February 2022
No. Nat. Player Pos. Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
5 England Kyle McFadzean DF 19 0 0 19
6 Scotland Liam Kelly MF 7 0 0 7
15 Scotland Dominic Hyam DF 1 1 0 2
24 England Matt Godden FW 1 1 0 2
8 England Jamie Allen MF 0 0 1 1
Totals 28 2 1 31

Penalties awarded[]

No. Nat. Player Pos. Date Opponents Ground Success
17 Sweden Viktor Gyökeres FW 14 August 2021 Barnsley Oakwell Red XN
24 England Matt Godden FW 2 October 2021 Fulham Coventry Building Society Arena Green tickY
24 England Matt Godden FW 23 October 2021 Derby County Coventry Building Society Arena Green tickY
24 England Matt Godden FW 6 November 2021 Bristol City Coventry Building Society Arena Green tickY

Suspensions served[]

No. Nat. Player Pos. Date suspended Reason Matches missed
23 England Fankaty Dabo DF 15 September 2021 1 red card Millwall (A)
Peterborough United (H)
Luton Town (A)
38 Netherlands Gustavo Hamer MF 28 October 2021 5 yellow cards Fulham (H)
18 Netherlands Ian Maatsen DF 2 October 2021 5 yellow cards Blackburn Rovers (A)
24 England Matt Godden FW 8 October 2021 Breach of FA Rule E3[15] Blackburn Rovers (A)
Preston North End (A)
18 Netherlands Ian Maatsen DF 6 November 2021 1 red card Sheffield United (A)

International appearances[]

No. Nat. Player Pos. Date Match Stats Caps
17 Sweden Viktor Gyökeres FW 9 October 2021 Sweden 3–0 Kosovo sub on (90+1)[16] 3
17 Sweden Viktor Gyökeres FW 12 October 2021 Sweden 2–0 Greece sub on (87)[17] 4

Monthly & weekly awards[]

No. Nat. Player Pos. Date Award Ref
17 Sweden Viktor Gyökeres FW 9 August 2021 EFL Championship Team of the Week [18]
1 England Simon Moore GK 19 August 2021 EFL Championship Team of the Week [19]
14 England Ben Sheaf MF 23 August 2021 EFL Championship Team of the Week [20]
1 England Simon Moore GK 13 September 2021 EFL Championship Team of the Week [21]
23 England Fankaty Dabo DF 13 September 2021 EFL Championship Team of the Week [21]
17 Sweden Viktor Gyökeres FW 3 October 2021 EFL Championship Team of the Week [22]
England Mark Robins 7 November 2021 EFL Championship Team of the Week [23]
20 England Todd Kane DF 30 November 2021 EFL Championship Team of the Week [24]
24 England Matt Godden FW 16 January 2022 EFL Championship Team of the Week [25]

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 DM England Ben Sheaf England Arsenal Undisclosed [26]
2 July 2021 CF England Martyn Waghorn England Derby County Free transfer [27]
3 July 2021 GK England Simon Moore England Sheffield United Free transfer [28]
9 July 2021 LW Republic of Ireland Ricardo Dinanga Republic of Ireland Cork City Free transfer [29]
9 July 2021 CF Sweden Viktor Gyökeres England Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed [30]
13 July 2021 CF Nigeria Bright Enobakhare India SC East Bengal Free transfer [31]
17 July 2021 AM Romania Marco Rus England Southampton Free transfer [32]
6 August 2021 CF England Danny Cashman England Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer [33]
31 August 2021 RB England Todd Kane England Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed [34]
1 January 2022 DF Republic of Ireland Abel Alabi Republic of Ireland Waterford Undisclosed [35]
17 January 2022 DF England Jake Bidwell Wales Swansea City Free transfer [36]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
30 July 2021 LB Netherlands Ian Maatsen England Chelsea End of season [37]
13 August 2021 CB England Jake Clarke-Salter England Chelsea End of season [38]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
26 July 2021 GK England Tom Billson England Scunthorpe United 11 January 2022[a] [40]
6 August 2021 MF Scotland Jack Burroughs Scotland Ross County End of season [41]
6 August 2021 CF England Danny Cashman England Rochdale End of season [33]
12 August 2021 RW England Will Bapaga England Grimsby Town End of season [42]
11 January 2022 CB England Declan Drysdale Scotland Ross County End of season [43]
11 January 2022 CB England Josh Pask Wales Newport County End of season [44]
18 January 2022 CF England Tyler Walker England Portsmouth End of season [45]
26 January 2022 RW Germany Marcel Hilßner Germany FSV Zwickau End of season [46]
31 January 2022 RB England Blaine Rowe Scotland Ayr United End of season [47]
1 February 2022 RB France Julien Dacosta Portugal Portimonense End of season [48]
  1. ^ On 11 January, Billson was recalled back from his loan spell at Scunthorpe.[39]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
24 June 2021 GK Slovakia Marko Maroši England Shrewsbury Town Undisclosed [49]
29 June 2021 CF England David Bremang England Barnsley Undisclosed [50]
30 June 2021 CF Sierra Leone Amadou Bakayoko England Bolton Wanderers Released [51][52]
30 June 2021 CM England Daniel Bartlett England Poole Town Released [51]
30 June 2021 CF France Maxime Biamou Scotland Dundee United Released [51]
30 June 2021 CM Northern Ireland Daniel Lafferty England Stratford Town Released [53] [54]
30 June 2021 LB England Joe Newton England Havant & Waterlooville Released [51][55]
30 June 2021 CB England Jordon Thompson England Gloucester City Released [51][56]
30 June 2021 CB England Morgan Williams England Yeovil Town Released [51][57]
30 June 2021 MF Scotland Jordan Young England Gloucester City Released [51][58]
6 July 2021 LW Curaçao Gervane Kastaneer Netherlands PEC Zwolle Mutual Consent [59][60]
31 August 2021 LB England Brandon Mason Mutual Consent [61]
1 November 2021 CF Nigeria Bright Enobakhare Israel Hapoel Jerusalem Mutual Consent [62]
26 November 2021 DF England Thierry Katsukunya England Aston Villa Undisclosed [63]
13 January 2022 LW Martinique Wesley Jobello France US Boulogne Mutual Consent [64]

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