2021–22 Middlesbrough F.C. season

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Middlesbrough
2021–22 season
OwnerSteve Gibson
ChairmanSteve Gibson
ManagerNeil Warnock
StadiumRiverside Stadium
EFL CupFirst round
Away colours
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The 2021–22 season is Middlesbrough's 146th year in their history and fifth consecutive season in the Championship. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Statistics[]

As of 19 September 2021
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Middledsbrough.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Joe Lumley 9 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF Netherlands Anfernee Dijksteel 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF England Grant Hall 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF England Dael Fry 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF England Marcus Tavernier 6 1 5+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF Cuba Onel Hernández* 4 1 4+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Uganda Uche Ikpeazu 8 2 5+2 2 0+0 0 0+1 0
10 MF England Martín Payero 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
11 FW Slovenia Andraž Šporar* 4 1 3+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 FW England Toyosi Olusanya 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF England Lee Peltier 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
16 MF England Jonny Howson 7 1 6+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF Northern Ireland Paddy McNair 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW England Duncan Watmore 4 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF Ivory Coast Sol Bamba 3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 MF Cameroon James Léa Siliki* 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF England Connor Malley 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 MF England Matt Crooks 8 2 8+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 DF England Marc Bola 5 1 4+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 MF England Jeremy Sivi 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
35 MF England Isaiah Jones 9 0 5+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
37 FW England Josh Coburn 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
Players out on loan:
15 DF England Nathan Wood 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 FW England Chuba Akpom 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 DF England Djed Spence 4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
33 DF England Jack Robinson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
38 MF England Hayden Hackney 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Players who have left the club:
5 MF Egypt Sam Morsy 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0

Goals record[]

As of 19 September 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 9 Uganda CF Uche Ikpeazu 2 0 0 2
25 England CM Matt Crooks 2 0 0 2
3 7 England RW Marcus Tavernier 1 0 0 1
8 Cuba RW Onel Hernández 1 0 0 1
11 Slovenia CF Andraž Šporar 1 0 0 1
16 England CM Jonny Howson 1 0 0 1
27 England RB Marc Bola 1 0 0 1
Total 9 0 0 9

Disciplinary record[]

As of 19 September 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup 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
1 25 England CM Matt Crooks 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
2 5 Egypt DM Sam Morsy 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
10 Argentina CM Martín Payero 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
14 England RB Lee Peltier 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 England CM Jonny Howson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
27 England RB Marc Bola 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
35 England RW Isaiah Jones 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
8 4 England CB Grant Hall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 England CB Dael Fry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 England RW Marcus Tavernier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 Cuba RW Onel Hernández 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 Uganda CF Uche Ikpeazu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 Slovenia CF Andraž Šporar 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 England RW Toyosi Olusanya 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 Northern Ireland CB Paddy McNair 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 Ivory Coast CB Sol Bamba 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 21 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 23 0 1

Background and pre-season[]

Middlesbrough finished the 2020–21 season in 10th position in the EFL Championship.[1]

Pre-season[]

Middlesbrough announced they will play friendly matches against Bishop Auckland,[2] Saltash United,[2] Tavistock,[2] Plymouth Argyle,[2] York City[3] and Rotherham United[4] as part of their pre-season preparations.

14 July 2021 Friendly Bishop Auckland 0–3 Middlesbrough Bishop Auckland
19:00 BST Report Ikpeazu Goal 12'
Spence Goal 73'
Sivi Goal 89'
Stadium: Heritage Park
19 July 2021 Friendly Saltash United 1–2 Middlesbrough Saltash
19:00 BST Barker Goal ?' (pen.) Report McNair Goal ?'
Wing Goal ?'
Stadium: Kimberly Stadium
21 July 2021 Friendly Tavistock 0–7 Middlesbrough Tavistock
19:00 BST Report Watmore Goal 12'34'
Coulson Goal 29'39'
Ikpeazu Goal 31'
Wing Goal 72'
Akpom Goal 86'
Stadium: Langsford Park
23 July 2021 Friendly Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Middlesbrough Plymouth
19:00 BST Gillesphey Goal 55' Report Crooks Goal 15'
Tavernier Goal 70'
Stadium: Home Park
27 July 2021 Friendly York City 2–1 Middlesbrough Huntington
19:00 BST Heaney Goal 25'
Beck Goal 39'
Report Fry Goal 6' Stadium: York Community Stadium
30 July 2021 Friendly Rotherham United 0–1 Middlesbrough Rotherham
19:00 BST Report McNair Goal 14' Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium

Competitions[]

Championship[]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Luton Town 8 2 4 2 12 14 −2 10
14 Reading 8 3 1 4 15 18 −3 10
15 Sheffield United 8 2 3 3 12 12 0 9
16 Middlesbrough 8 2 3 3 9 10 −1 9
17 Preston North End 8 2 3 3 9 11 −2 9
18 Millwall 8 1 5 2 8 10 −2 8
19 Barnsley 8 1 5 2 6 9 −3 8
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[5]

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 2 3 3 9 10  −1 9 1 1 2 6 7  −1 1 2 1 3 3  0

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

Results by matchday[]

Matchday12345678
Home or awayAHHAHAAH
ResultDWLDDLWL
Position127101213151116
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Middlesbrough's fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.[6]

8 August 2021 1 Fulham 1–1 Middlesbrough Fulham
13:30 BST Mitrović Yellow card 1'
Wilson Goal 29', Yellow card 71'
Report McNair Yellow card 16'
Ikpeazu Yellow card 36'
Bola Yellow card 53', Goal 77'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 16,058
Referee: Keith Stroud
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 August 2021 2 Middlesbrough 2–1 Bristol City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Ikpeazu Goal 38'
Crooks Goal 70'
Report Atkinson Yellow card 23'
King Goal 60'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,004
Referee: Oliver Langford
18 August 2021 3 Middlesbrough 2–3 Queens Park Rangers Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Ikpeazu Goal 7' (pen.)
Jones Yellow card 54'
Crooks Goal 72'
Payero Yellow card 90+8'
Report Odubajo Yellow card 38' Yellow-red card 50'
Howson Goal 48' (o.g.)
Dykes Goal 56'
Willock Goal 76'
Johansen Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Referee: Steve Martin
21 August 2021 4 Derby County 0–0 Middlesbrough Derby
15:00 BST Jagielka Yellow card 65'
Byrne Yellow card 90+2'
Report Peltier Yellow card 30'
Tavernier Yellow card 43'
Bola Yellow card 54'
Jones Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 16,123
Referee: Andy Davies
28 August 2021 5 Middlesbrough 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Howson Goal 36'
Morsy Red card 81'
Olusanya Yellow card 87'
Report Gallagher Goal 17'
Carter Yellow card 19' Yellow-red card 79'
Travis Yellow card 87'
Dolan Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Referee: Michael Salisbury
11 September 2021 6 Coventry City 2–0 Middlesbrough Coventry
15:00 BST Hamer Yellow card 26'
Gyökeres Goal 71'
Waghorn Goal 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 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Middlesbrough West Bridgford
19:45 BST Yates Yellow card 68' Report Šporar Goal 24', Yellow card 26'
Howson Yellow card 45+1'
Peltier Yellow card 50'
Crooks Yellow card 62'
Hernández Goal 72', Yellow card 73'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 23,830
Referee: James Linington
18 September 2021 8 Middlesbrough 1–2 Blackpool Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Tavernier Goal 8'
Fry Yellow card 12'
Crooks Yellow card 35'
Report Ekpiteta Goal 62'
Hall Goal 78' (o.g.)
Gabriel Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Referee: David Webb

FA Cup[]


EFL Cup[]

Middlesbrough were drawn away to Blackpool in the first round.[7][8]

11 August 2021 First round Blackpool 3–0 Middlesbrough Blackpool
19:45 BST Ekpiteta Yellow card 19'
Connolly Goal 31'
Casey Yellow card 33'
Lavery Goal 77'
Anderson Goal 78'
Report Morsy Yellow card 31'
Payero Yellow card 36'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,836
Referee: Bobby Madley

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Source
11 May 2021 DF  ENG Josh Wells Lowestoft Town Undisclosed [9]
25 May 2021 DF  ENG Jeremy Sivi Onside Football Academy Free [10]
1 July 2021 FW  ENG Sammy Ameobi Nottingham Forest Free [11]
1 July 2021 GK  ENG Joe Lumley Queens Park Rangers Free [12]
2 July 2021 FW  UGA Uche Ikpeazu Wycombe Wanderers Undisclosed [13]
2 July 2021 DF  ENG Lee Peltier West Bromwich Albion Free [14]
23 July 2021 MF  ENG Matt Crooks Rotherham United Undisclosed [15]
5 August 2021 MF  ARG Martín Payero Banfield Undisclosed [16]
9 August 2021 GK  ENG Luke Daniels Brentford Free [17]
10 August 2021 DF  CIV Sol Bamba Cardiff City Free [18]
20 August 2021 FW  ENG Toyosi Olusanya Billericay Town Free [19]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Source
29 August 2021 RW  CUB Onel Hernández Norwich City End of season [20]
31 August 2021 CM  CMR James Léa Siliki Stade Rennais End of season [21]
31 August 2021 CF  SVN Andraž Šporar Sporting CP End of season [22]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Source
1 July 2021 GK  ENG Zach Hemming Kilmarnock End of season [23]
27 July 2021 CM  ENG Lewis Wing Sheffield Wednesday End of season [24]
30 July 2021 CF  ENG Rumarn Burrell Kilmarnock End of season [25]
9 August 2021 LB  ENG Hayden Coulson Ipswich Town End of season [26]
18 August 2021 GK  ENG Sol Brynn Queen of the South End of season [27]
26 August 2021 CF  ENG Chuba Akpom PAOK End of season [28]
28 August 2021 LB  ENG Jack Robinson Yeovil Town End of season [29]
31 August 2021 CM  ENG Hayden Hackney Scunthorpe United End of season [30]
31 August 2021 SS  ENG Stephen Walker Tranmere Rovers End of season [31]
31 August 2021 CB  ENG Nathan Wood Hibernian End of season [32]
1 September 2021 RB  ENG Djed Spence Nottingham Forest End of season [33]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Source
30 June 2021 GK  SCO Jordan Archer Queens Park Rangers Released [34][35]
30 June 2021 FW  COD Britt Assombalonga Adana Demirspor Released [34][36]
30 June 2021 FW  ENG Ashley Fletcher Watford Released [34][37]
30 June 2021 FW  ENG Marvin Johnson Sheffield Wednesday Released [34][38]
30 June 2021 FW  IRL Cole Kiernan Released [34]
30 June 2021 FW  ENG Nathaniel Mendez-Laing Released [34]
30 June 2021 FW  ENG Tyrone O'Neill Scunthorpe United Released [34][39]
30 June 2021 MF  ENG George Waites Released [34]
30 June 2021 DF  ENG Tyler Williams Released [34]
30 June 2021 DF  ENG Andrew Wilson Released [34]
2 July 2021 MF  ENG George Saville Millwall Undisclosed [40]
31 August 2021 MF  EGY Sam Morsy Ipswich Town Undisclosed [41]

Notes[]

References[]

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