2021–22 Scunthorpe United F.C. season

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Scunthorpe United
2021–22 season
ChairmanPeter Swann
ManagerNeil Cox
StadiumThe Sands Venue Stadium
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
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The 2021–22 season is Scunthorpe United's 123rd year in their history and third consecutive season in League Two. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, the EFL Trophy and the Lincolnshire Senior Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Pre-season friendlies[]

The Iron announced they would have friendlies against Barton Town,[1] Farsley Celtic,[2] Burton Albion,[3] Hull City,[4] Lincoln City[5] and AFC Wimbledon[6] as part of the club's pre-season preparations.

10 July 2021 Friendly Barton Town 1–4 Scunthorpe United Barton-upon-Humber
15:00 BST Matthews Goal 88' Report Loft Goal 22' (pen.)
Beestin Goal 52' (pen.), 75'
Green Goal 82'		 Stadium: Easy Buy Stadium
17 July 2021 Friendly Farsley Celtic Cancelled Scunthorpe United Farsley
15:00 BST Stadium: The Citadel
Note: Match cancelled as precautionary measure due to suspected COVID-19 case.[7]
20 July 2021 Friendly Scunthorpe United 2–1 Burton Albion Scunthorpe
19:30 BST Taft Goal 16'
Trialist Goal 60'		 Report Smith Goal 20' Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium
24 July 2021 Friendly Scunthorpe United 0–1 Hull City Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Report Cannon Goal 85' Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium
27 July 2021 Friendly Scunthorpe United 0–2 Lincoln City Scunthorpe
19:30 BST Report McGrandles Goal 3'
Bramall Goal 40'		 Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium
31 July 2021 Friendly AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Scunthorpe United Wimbledon
15:00 BST Palmer Goal 4' (pen.) Report Bunn Goal 31'
Loft Goal 39'		 Stadium: Plough Lane

Competitions[]

League Two[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League Two

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Walsall 8 2 2 4 8 11 −3 8
20 Mansfield Town 8 2 2 4 10 14 −4 8
21 Stevenage 8 2 2 4 7 13 −6 8
22 Bristol Rovers 8 2 1 5 6 13 −7 7
23 Scunthorpe United 8 1 4 3 6 13 −7 7 Relegation to National League
24 Oldham Athletic 8 1 1 6 4 14 −10 4
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[8]


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
7 1 3 3 4 11  −7 6 1 1 2 3 8  −5 0 2 1 1 3  −2

Last updated: 11 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday1234567
GroundHAAHHAH
ResultLDDDWLL
Position24191918141922
Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Scunthorpe's league fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.[9]

7 August 2021 1 Scunthorpe United 1–3 Swindon Town Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Loft Goal 48' (pen.) Report Payne Goal 57' (pen.)
Conroy Yellow card 59'
Gladwin Goal 68'
Grant Yellow card 78'
Parsons Goal 88'
Simpson Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium
Attendance: 3,602
Referee: Sam Purkiss
14 August 2021 2 Rochdale 0–0 Scunthorpe United Spotland
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 2,679
Referee: Martin Coy
17 August 2021 3 Walsall 1–1 Scunthorpe United Bescot
19:45 BST White Yellow card 33'
Phillips Goal 47'		 Report Pugh Yellow card 79'
Beestin Goal 90', Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,009
Referee: Craig Hicks
21 August 2021 4 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Sutton United Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Thompson Yellow card 32'
Scrimshaw Goal 51', Yellow card 77'
Perry Yellow card 71'		 Report Wilson Goal 84'
Bugiel Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium
Attendance: 2,429
Referee: Ross Joyce
28 August 2021 5 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Hippolyte Goal 4' (pen.), Yellow card 5'
Pugh Yellow card 17'		 Report Merrie Yellow card 58'
Knight-Percival Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium
Referee: Trevor Kettle
4 September 2021 6 Northampton Town 2–0 Scunthorpe United Sixfields
15:00 BST Horsfall Yellow card 44'
Rose Goal 64'
Hoskins Goal 90+3'		 Report Thompson Yellow card 9'
Onariase Red card 20'
Davis Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium
Attendance: 4,870
Referee: Tom Reeves
11 September 2021 7 Scunthorpe United 0–4 Exeter City Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Wood Yellow card 45+2' Report Jay Goal 41', 46'
Kite Yellow card 49'
Key Goal 57'
Dieng Goal 75'		 Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium
Attendance: 2,443
Referee: Carl Brook

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

United were drawn away to Barrow in the first round.[10][11]

10 August 2021 First round Barrow 1–0 Scunthorpe United Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST Sea Goal 50' Report Stadium: Progression Solicitors Stadium
Attendance: 1,320
Referee: Oliver Langford

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Iron were drawn into Northern Group E alongside Doncaster Rovers, Manchester City U21s and Rotherham United.[12][13] On July 9, the matches for the group stages was finalised.[14]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Rotherham United 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 +6 3 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Manchester City U21 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 +3 3
3 L2 Scunthorpe United 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
4 L1 Doncaster Rovers 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 September 2021. Source: EFL.com
24 August 2021 Group game 1 Scunthorpe United 0–3 Manchester City U21 Scunthorpe
19:00 BST Report Palmer Goal 6'
Bolton Goal 24'
Robinson Yellow card 61'
Mcatee Goal 84'		 Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium
Attendance: 860
Referee: Andy Haines
5 October 2021 Group game 2 Rotherham United v Scunthorpe United Rotherham
19:00 BST Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
9 November 2021 Group game 3 Scunthorpe United v Doncaster Rovers Scunthorpe
19:00 GMT Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium

Lincolnshire Senior Cup[]

Main article: Lincolnshire Senior Cup

The Iron were drawn against Grantham Town in the quarter-finals[15][16] and Spalding United in the semi-finals.[17]

3 August 2021 Quarter-finals Grantham Town 0–1 Scunthorpe United Grantham
19:45 BST Report O'Malley Goal 83' Stadium: South Kesteven Stadium
TBC Semi-finals Spalding United v Scunthorpe United Spalding
TBC BST Stadium: Sir Halley Stewart Field

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 CB England Harry Davis England Morecambe Free transfer [18]
1 July 2021 DM England Alex Kenyon England Morecambe Free transfer [19]
6 July 2021 RB Scotland Ross Millen Scotland Kilmarnock Free transfer [20]
16 July 2021 LB Northern Ireland Lewis Thompson England Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [21]
23 July 2021 LW England Harry Bunn England York City Free transfer [22]
23 July 2021 CF England Tyrone O'Neill England Middlesbrough Free transfer [23]
27 July 2021 DM England Alex Perry England Wigan Athletic Free transfer [24]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
26 July 2021 GK England Tom Billson England Coventry City End of season [25]
20 August 2021 CF England Jake Scrimshaw England Bournemouth End of season [26]
31 August 2021 CM England Hayden Hackney England Middlesbrough January 2022 [27]
31 August 2021 MF England Harry Wood England Hull City End of season [28]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
7 September 2021 CM England Finley Shrimpton England Grantham Town January 2022 [29]
10 September 2021 CF England Harry Jessop England Gainsborougb Trinity October 2021 [30]
11 September 2021 CF Germany Kenan Dünnwald-Turan England Stockport County October 2021 [31]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
18 June 2021 FW England Joey Dawson Scotland Celtic Compensation [32]
30 June 2021 CB England Charlie Barks England Frickley Athletic Released [33][34]
30 June 2021 CB England Jacob Bedeau England Burnley Released [33][35]
30 June 2021 LB England Junior Brown England Bristol Rovers Released [33][36]
30 June 2021 LB England Lewis Butroid England Gainsborough Trinity Released [33][37]
30 June 2021 RB England Jordan Clarke England Oldham Athletic Released [33][38]
30 June 2021 LW England Andy Dales England Mickleover Sports Released [33][39]
30 June 2021 LW England Abo Eisa England Bradford City Released [33][40]
30 June 2021 RW England Alex Gilliead England Bradford City Released [33][41]
30 June 2021 RB England George Hornshaw England Gainsborough Trinity Released [33][42]
30 June 2021 GK England Mark Howard Released [33]
30 June 2021 CM Turkey Jem Karacan Released [33]
30 June 2021 GK England Adam Kelsey England Pickering Town Released [33][43]
30 June 2021 SS England John McAtee England Grimsby Town Compensation [44]
30 June 2021 CB England Harrison McGahey England Oldham Athletic Released [33][45]
30 June 2021 CF England Kelsey Mooney England Leamington Released [33][46]
30 June 2021 CF England Olufela Olomola England Hartlepool United Released [33][47]
30 June 2021 CM England Raynner Silva Released [33]
30 June 2021 CF Netherlands Kevin van Veen Scotland Motherwell Released [33][48]
13 July 2021 CM Scotland Lewis Spence Scotland Hamilton Academical Undisclosed [49]

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