2021–22 in English football

Football in England
Season	2021–22
Men's football
Community Shield	Leicester City

The 2021–22 season is the 142nd competitive association football season in England.

National teams[]

England men's national football team[]

Results and fixtures[]

Friendlies[]

FIFA World Cup qualification[]

UEFA Group I[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	10	8	2	0	39	3	+36	26	Qualification to 2022 FIFA World Cup	—	2–1	5–0	1–1	4–0	5–0
2	Poland	10	6	2	2	30	11	+19	20	Advance to play-offs	1–1	—	4–1	1–2	3–0	5–0
3	Albania	10	6	0	4	12	12	0	18		0–2	0–1	—	1–0	1–0	5–0
4	Hungary	10	5	2	3	19	13	+6	17		0–4	3–3	0–1	—	2–1	4–0
5	Andorra	10	2	0	8	8	24	−16	6		0–5	1–4	0–1	1–4	—	2–0
6	San Marino	10	0	0	10	1	46	−45	0		0–10	1–7	0–2	0–3	0–3	—

Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2 September	Hungary	0–4	England	Budapest, Hungary
20:45 CEST		Report	Sterling 55' Kane 63' Maguire 69' Rice 87'	Stadium: Puskás Aréna Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

5 September	England	4–0	Andorra	London, England
19:45 BST	Lingard 18', 78' Kane 72' (pen.) Saka 85'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)

8 September	Poland	1–1	England	Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CEST	Szymański 90+2'	Report	Kane 72'	Stadium: PGE Narodowy Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

9 October	Andorra	0–5	England	Andorra la Vella, Andorra
20:45 CEST		Report	Chilwell 17' Saka 40' Abraham 59' Ward-Prowse 79' Grealish 86'	Stadium: Estadi Nacional Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

12 October	England	1–1	Hungary	London, England
19:45 BST	Stones 37'	Report	Sallai 24' (pen.)	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Spain)

12 November	England	5–0	Albania	London, England
19:45 GMT	Maguire 9' Kane 18', 33', 45+2' Henderson 28'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 80,366 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

15 November	San Marino	0–10	England	Serravalle, San Marino
20:45 CET		Report	Maguire 6' Fabbri 15' (o.g.) Kane 27' (pen.), 32', 39' (pen.), 42' Smith Rowe 58' Mings 69' Abraham 78' Saka 80'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico de Serravalle Attendance: 2,775 Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)

UEFA Euro 2020[]

Knockout phase[]

3 July 2021 QF	Ukraine	0–4	England	Rome, Italy
21:00 CEST		Report	Kane 4', 50' Maguire 46' J. Henderson 63'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 11,880 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

7 July 2021 SF	England	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Denmark	London, England
20:00 BST	Kjær 39' (o.g.) Kane 104'	Report	Damsgaard 30'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 64,950 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Final[]

11 July 2021

21:00 (20:00 UTC+1)

Italy	1–1 (a.e.t.)	England
Bonucci 67'	Report	Shaw 2'
Penalties
Berardi Belotti Bonucci Bernardeschi Jorginho	3–2	Kane Maguire Rashford Sancho Saka

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 67,173^[1]

Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

UEFA Nations League[]

Group 3[]

Pos	Team v	Qualification or relegation
1	Italy	Qualification to Nations League Finals	—	4 Jun	23 Sep	7 Jun
2	Germany		14 Jun	—	7 Jun	23 Sep
3	England		11 Jun	26 Sep	—	14 Jun
4	Hungary	Relegation to League B	26 Sep	11 Jun	4 Jun	—

First match(es) will be played on 4 June 2022. Source: UEFA

4 June 2022 (2022-06-04)	Hungary	v	England	Hungary
18:00		Report

7 June 2022 (2022-06-07)	Germany	v	England	Germany
20:45		Report

11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)	England	v	Italy	England
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)		Report

14 June 2022 (2022-06-14)	England	v	Hungary	England
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)		Report

England women's national football team[]

Results and fixtures[]

Friendlies[]

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification[]

Group D[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	6	6	0	0	53	0	+53	18	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup	—	1–0	4–0	6 Sep	8–0	20–0
2	Austria	6	4	1	1	29	4	+25	13	Play-offs	3 Sep	—	8 Apr	5–0	6 Sep	12 Apr
3	Northern Ireland	6	4	1	1	30	6	+24	13		12 Apr	2–2	—	4–0	9–0	4–0
4	Luxembourg	5	1	0	4	3	29	−26	3^[a]		0–10	0–8	2 Sep	—	12 Apr	8 Apr
5	North Macedonia (Y)	6	1	0	5	6	38	−32	3^[a]		8 Apr	0–6	0–11	2–3	—	1 Sep
6	Latvia (Y)	5	0	0	5	2	46	−44	0		0–10	1–8	6 Sep	24 Jun	1–4	—

Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(Y) Cannot qualify automatically but can still qualify via the play-offs.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Ranked on head-to-head points: Luxembourg 3pts; North Macedonia 0pts.

17 September 2021 (2021-09-17)	England	8–0	North Macedonia	Southampton, England
	Toone 12' White 42', 67' (pen.) Zivikj 45' (o.g.) England 77', 90' Kolarovska 79' (o.g.) Mead 90+1'	Report		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Referee: María Martínez (Spain)

21 September 2021	Luxembourg	0–10	England	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)	De Bruyn 83'	Report	White 12', 17' Parris 27' Greenwood 37', 47' Berscheid 61' (o.g.) Mead 66' Bright 78', 90+1' Daly 90+3' England 90+4'	Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Referee: Aleksandra Česen (Slovenia)

23 October 2021 (2021-10-23)	England	4–0	Northern Ireland	London, England
	Mead 64', 74', 78' England 72'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

26 October 2021 (2021-10-26)	Latvia	0–10	England	Riga, Latvia
		Report	Toone 8', 12', 68' White 25' Bright 32' Mead 55' Daly 70', 82' Williamson 79' Stanway 81'	Stadium: Daugava Stadium Referee: Katarzyna Lisiecka-Sęk (Poland)

27 November 2021 (2021-11-27)	England	1–0	Austria	Sunderland, England
	White 40'	Report		Stadium: Stadium of Light Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

30 November 2021 (2021-11-30)	England	20–0	Latvia	Doncaster, England
	Mead 3', 12', 23' White 6', 9', 49' Hemp 18', 44', 76', 88' Toone 42' Stanway 52' (pen.) Carter 56' England 61', 84' Scott 67' Russo 71', 81', 82' Nobbs 80'	Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: (Czech Republic)

8 April 2022 (2022-04-08)	North Macedonia	v	England
		Report

12 April 2022 (2022-04-12)	Northern Ireland	v	England
		Report

2022 Arnold Clark Cup[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	England (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 17 February 2022. Source:^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking.
(H) Host

17 February 2022	England	v	Canada	Middlesbrough, England
		Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium

20 February 2022	England	v	Spain	Norwich, England
		Report		Stadium: Carrow Road

23 February 2022	England	v	Germany	Wolverhampton, England
		Report		Stadium: Molineux Stadium

Great Britain women's Olympic football team[]

Results and fixtures[]

Friendlies[]

1 July 2021

Great Britain

Cancelled

Zambia

Summer Olympics[]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the games have been postponed to the summer of 2021. However, their official name remains 2020 Summer Olympics with the rescheduled 2021 dates have yet to be announced.^[2]

Group E[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Great Britain	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Canada	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
3	Japan (H)	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	Chile	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	0

Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host

21 July 2021	Great Britain	2–0	Chile	Sapporo, Japan
	White 18', 73'	Report		Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 0 Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)

24 July 2021	Japan	0–1	Great Britain	Sapporo, Japan
		Report	White 74'	Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 0 Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)

27 July 2021	Canada	1–1	Great Britain	Kashima, Japan
	Leon 55'	Report	Prince 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Kashima Stadium Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

Knockout[]

30 July 2021 QF	Great Britain	3–4 (a.e.t.)	Australia	Kashima, Japan
	White 57', 66', 115'	Report	Kennedy 35' Kerr 89', 106' Fowler 103'	Stadium: Kashima Stadium Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)

UEFA competitions[]

UEFA Super Cup[]

11 August 2021

20:00 BST

Chelsea	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Villarreal
Ziyech 27'	Report	Gerard 73'
Penalties
Havertz Azpilicueta Alonso Mount Jorginho Pulisic Rüdiger	6–5	Gerard Mandi Estupiñán Gómez Raba Foyth Albiol

Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 10,435^[3]

Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

UEFA Champions League[]

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MCI	PAR	RBL	BRU
1	Manchester City	6	4	0	2	18	10	+8	12	Advance to knockout phase	—	2–1	6–3	4–1
2	Paris Saint-Germain	6	3	2	1	13	8	+5	11	Advance to knockout phase	2–0	—	3–2	4–1
3	RB Leipzig	6	2	1	3	15	14	+1	7	Transfer to Europa League	2–1	2–2	—	1–2
4	Club Brugge	6	1	1	4	6	20	−14	4		1–5	1–1	0–5	—

Source: UEFA

Group B[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LIV	ATM	POR	MIL
1	Liverpool	6	6	0	0	17	6	+11	18	Advance to knockout phase	—	2–0	2–0	3–2
2	Atlético Madrid	6	2	1	3	7	8	−1	7	Advance to knockout phase	2–3	—	0–0	0–1
3	Porto	6	1	2	3	4	11	−7	5	Transfer to Europa League	1–5	1–3	—	1–0
4	Milan	6	1	1	4	6	9	−3	4		1–2	1–2	1–1	—

Source: UEFA

Group F[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MUN	VIL	ATA	YB
1	Manchester United	6	3	2	1	11	8	+3	11	Advance to knockout phase	—	2–1	3–2	1–1
2	Villarreal	6	3	1	2	12	9	+3	10	Advance to knockout phase	0–2	—	2–2	2–0
3	Atalanta	6	1	3	2	12	13	−1	6	Transfer to Europa League	2–2	2–3	—	1–0
4	Young Boys	6	1	2	3	7	12	−5	5		2–1	1–4	3–3	—

Source: UEFA

Group H[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	JUV	CHE	ZEN	MAL
1	Juventus	6	5	0	1	10	6	+4	15	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–0	4–2	1–0
2	Chelsea	6	4	1	1	13	4	+9	13	Advance to knockout phase	4–0	—	1–0	4–0
3	Zenit Saint Petersburg	6	1	2	3	10	10	0	5	Transfer to Europa League	0–1	3–3	—	4–0
4	Malmö FF	6	0	1	5	1	14	−13	1		0–3	0–1	1–1	—

Source: UEFA

Knockout phase[]

Round of 16[]

Team 1	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Sporting CP	Manchester City	15 Feb	9 Mar
Chelsea	Lille	22 Feb	16 Mar
Atlético Madrid	Manchester United	23 Feb	15 Mar
Inter Milan	Liverpool	16 Feb	8 Mar

UEFA Europa League[]

Group stage[]

Group C[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SPM	NAP	LEI	LEG
1	Spartak Moscow	6	3	1	2	10	9	+1	10^[a]	Advance to round of 16	—	2–1	3–4	0–1
2	Napoli	6	3	1	2	15	10	+5	10^[a]	Advance to knockout round play-offs	2–3	—	3–2	3–0
3	Leicester City	6	2	2	2	12	11	+1	8	Transfer to Europa Conference League	1–1	2–2	—	3–1
4	Legia Warsaw	6	2	0	4	4	11	−7	6		0–1	1–4	1–0	—

Source: UEFA
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head–to–head points: Spartak Moscow 6, Napoli 0.

Group H[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	WHU	DZA	RWI	GNK
1	West Ham United	6	4	1	1	11	3	+8	13	Advance to round of 16	—	0–1	2–0	3–0
2	Dinamo Zagreb	6	3	1	2	9	6	+3	10	Advance to knockout round play-offs	0–2	—	3–1	1–1
3	Rapid Wien	6	2	0	4	4	9	−5	6	Transfer to Europa Conference League	0–2	2–1	—	0–1
4	Genk	6	1	2	3	4	10	−6	5		2–2	0–3	0–1	—

Source: UEFA

Knockout stage[]

Round of 16[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
		West Ham United

UEFA Europa Conference League[]

Qualifying phase and play-off round[]

Play-off round[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Paços de Ferreira	1–3	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	0–3

Group stage[]

Group G[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	REN	VIT	TOT	MUR
1	Rennes	6	4	2	0	13	7	+6	14	Advance to round of 16	—	3–3	2–2	1–0
2	Vitesse	6	3	1	2	12	9	+3	10	Advance to knockout round play-offs	1–2	—	1–0	3–1
3	Tottenham Hotspur	6	2	1	3	11	11	0	7		0–3^[a]	3–2	—	5–1
4	Mura	6	1	0	5	5	14	−9	3		1–2	0–2	2–1	—

Source: UEFA
Notes:

^ The Tottenham Hotspur v Rennes match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Rennes due to numerous positive COVID-19 tests in the Tottenham Hotspur squad.^[4]

Knockout stage[]

Knockout round play-offs[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Leicester City		Randers	17 Feb	24 Feb

UEFA Youth League[]

UEFA Champions League Path[]

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Pos	Team v	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PSG	BRU	MCI	LPZ
1	Paris Saint-Germain	6	4	2	0	16	7	+9	14	Round of 16	—	3–2	1–1	3–0
2	Club Brugge	6	3	2	1	18	11	+7	11	Play-offs	2–2	—	1–1	4–1
3	Manchester City	6	2	2	2	12	11	+1	8		1–3	3–5	—	5–1
4	RB Leipzig	6	0	0	6	4	21	−17	0		1–4	1–4	0–1	—

Source: UEFA

Group B[]

Pos	Team v	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LIV	ATM	POR	MIL
1	Liverpool	6	3	2	1	9	4	+5	11	Round of 16	—	2–0	4–0	1–0
2	Atlético Madrid	6	3	1	2	9	6	+3	10^[a]	Play-offs	2–0	—	1–2	3–0
3	Porto	6	3	1	2	8	9	−1	10^[a]		1–1	1–2	—	3–1
4	Milan	6	0	2	4	3	10	−7	2		1–1	1–1	0–1	—

Source: UEFA
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head: Atlético Madrid 3 pts (0 GD, 3 GF), Porto 3 pts (0 GD, 3 GF). Goal difference in all group matches: Atlético Madrid +3, Porto –1.

Group F[]

Pos	Team v	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MUN	VIL	ATA	YB
1	Manchester United	6	5	0	1	12	9	+3	15	Round of 16	—	1–4	4–2	2–1
2	Villarreal	6	3	2	1	15	9	+6	11	Play-offs	1–2	—	2–0	3–3
3	Atalanta	6	2	1	3	14	14	0	7		1–2	2–2	—	3–0
4	Young Boys	6	0	1	5	9	18	−9	1		0–1	1–3	2–3	—

Source: UEFA

Group H[]

Pos	Team v	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	JUV	CHE	ZEN	MAL
1	Juventus	6	5	1	0	18	7	+11	16	Round of 16	—	3–1	4–2	4–1
2	Chelsea	6	3	1	2	15	10	+5	10	Play-offs	1–3	—	3–1	4–2
3	Zenit Saint Petersburg	6	2	1	3	10	13	−3	7		0–2	1–1	—	3–2
4	Malmö	6	0	1	5	8	21	−13	1		2–2	0–5	1–3	—

Source: UEFA

Play-offs[]

Knockout round play-offs[]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Genk	8/9 Feb	Chelsea

Round of 16[]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
		Manchester United
		Liverpool

UEFA Women's Champions League[]

Qualifying rounds[]

Round 1[]

Semi-finals[]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Arsenal	4–0

Final[]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Arsenal	3–1	PSV

Round 2[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Arsenal	7–0	Slavia Prague	3–0	4–0
Real Madrid	2–1	Manchester City	1–1	1–0

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	WOL	JUV	CHE	SER
1	VfL Wolfsburg	6	3	2	1	17	7	+10	11^[a]	Advance to Quarter-finals	—	0–2	4–0	5–0
2	Juventus	6	3	2	1	12	4	+8	11^[a]	Advance to Quarter-finals	2–2	—	1–2	4–0
3	Chelsea	6	3	2	1	13	8	+5	11^[a]		3–3	0–0	—	1–0
4	Servette Chênois	6	0	0	6	0	23	−23	0		0–3	0–3	0–7	—

Source: UEFA
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head points: Wolfsburg 5, Juventus 5, Chelsea 5. Head-to-head goal differences: Wolfsburg +2, Juventus +1, Chelsea −3.

Group C[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	BAR	ARS	HOF	KOG
1	Barcelona	6	6	0	24	1	+23	18	Advance to Quarter-finals	—	4–1	4–0	5–0
2	Arsenal	6	3	3	14	13	+1	9^[a]	Advance to Quarter-finals	0–4	—	4–0	3–0
3	1899 Hoffenheim	6	3	3	11	15	−4	9^[a]		0–5	4–1	—	5–0
4	Køge	6	0	6	2	22	−20	0		0–2	1–5	1–2	—

Source: UEFA
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Arsenal 3, 1899 Hoffenheim 3. Head-to-head goal differences: Arsenal +1, 1899 Hoffenheim −1.

Knockout phase[]

Quarter-finals[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Arsenal		VfL Wolfsburg	23 Mar	31 Mar

Men's football[]

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league	Expelled or Dissolved	Re-elected
Premier League	Norwich City Watford Brentford	Fulham West Bromwich Albion Sheffield United	None	None
Championship	Hull City Peterborough United Blackpool	Wycombe Wanderers Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday	None	None
League One	Cheltenham Town Cambridge United Bolton Wanderers Morecambe	Rochdale Northampton Town Swindon Town Bristol Rovers	None	None
League Two	Sutton United Hartlepool United	Southend United Grimsby Town	None	None
National League	None	None	Macclesfield Town	Barnet King's Lynn Town

Premier League[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester City	23	18	3	2	55	14	+41	57	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Liverpool	22	14	6	2	58	19	+39	48
3	Chelsea	24	13	8	3	48	18	+30	47
4	Manchester United	22	11	5	6	36	30	+6	38
5	West Ham United	23	11	4	8	41	31	+10	37	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6	Arsenal	21	11	3	7	33	25	+8	36	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round^[a]
7	Tottenham Hotspur	20	11	3	6	26	24	+2	36
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21	10	4	7	19	16	+3	34
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	22	6	12	4	23	23	0	30
10	Leicester City	20	7	5	8	34	37	−3	26
11	Aston Villa	21	8	2	11	28	32	−4	26
12	Southampton	22	5	10	7	26	34	−8	25
13	Crystal Palace	22	5	9	8	31	34	−3	24
14	Brentford	23	6	5	12	26	38	−12	23
15	Leeds United	21	5	7	9	24	40	−16	22
16	Everton	20	5	4	11	24	35	−11	19
17	Norwich City	22	4	4	14	13	45	−32	16
18	Newcastle United	21	2	9	10	21	43	−22	15	Relegation to the EFL Championship
19	Watford	20	4	2	14	23	40	−17	14
20	Burnley	18	1	9	8	16	27	−11	12

Updated to match(es) played on 23 January 2022. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs^[5]
Notes:

^ Since the finalists of the 2021–22 EFL Cup, Chelsea and Liverpool, currently qualify for European competition based on league position, the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the EFL Cup winners will be transferred to the highest-placed Premier League team not already qualified for European competition, the sixth-placed team.

Championship[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Fulham	28	17	7	4	74	26	+48	58	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Blackburn Rovers	29	15	8	6	45	30	+15	53	Promotion to the Premier League
3	Bournemouth	28	15	7	6	44	24	+20	52	Qualification for Championship play-offs
4	Queens Park Rangers	28	15	6	7	44	31	+13	51
5	West Bromwich Albion	29	12	9	8	34	24	+10	45
6	Middlesbrough	28	13	6	9	32	26	+6	45
7	Huddersfield Town	29	12	9	8	38	34	+4	45
8	Nottingham Forest	29	12	7	10	39	31	+8	43
9	Coventry City	27	11	7	9	35	31	+4	40
10	Luton Town	27	10	9	8	38	32	+6	39
11	Sheffield United	26	11	6	9	35	32	+3	39
12	Stoke City	28	11	6	11	33	30	+3	39
13	Preston North End	28	9	10	9	33	35	−2	37
14	Blackpool	28	10	7	11	29	33	−4	37
15	Millwall	27	9	9	9	29	29	0	36
16	Bristol City	29	9	7	13	38	51	−13	34
17	Birmingham City	29	8	9	12	32	44	−12	33
18	Swansea City	26	8	8	10	28	34	−6	32
19	Hull City	28	9	5	14	25	31	−6	32
20	Cardiff City	27	7	5	15	30	48	−18	26
21	Reading	28	8	4	16	33	55	−22	22^[a]
22	Peterborough United	27	5	5	17	23	55	−32	20	Relegation to EFL League One
23	Derby County	28	8	12	8	28	28	0	15^[b]
24	Barnsley	27	2	8	17	17	42	−25	14

Updated to match(es) played on 30 January 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]
Notes:

^ Reading were deducted 6 points for breach of profit and sustainability regulations.^[6]
^ Derby County were deducted 12 points for entering administration,^[7] and a further 9 points for financial irregularities.^[8]

League One[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Rotherham United	27	17	5	5	48	18	+30	56	Promotion to EFL Championship
2	Wigan Athletic	25	17	4	4	47	24	+23	55	Promotion to EFL Championship
3	Sunderland	29	16	6	7	53	39	+14	54	Qualification for League One play-offs
4	Milton Keynes Dons	29	15	7	7	48	32	+16	52
5	Wycombe Wanderers	29	15	7	7	46	34	+12	52
6	Oxford United	28	14	7	7	50	33	+17	49
7	Plymouth Argyle	28	13	8	7	47	35	+12	47
8	Sheffield Wednesday	27	11	10	6	37	32	+5	43
9	Ipswich Town	29	11	8	10	47	38	+9	41
10	Burton Albion	28	11	6	11	35	34	+1	39
11	Portsmouth	27	10	8	9	30	27	+3	38
12	Cambridge United	28	9	10	9	38	40	−2	37
13	Accrington Stanley	28	10	7	11	35	45	−10	37
14	Charlton Athletic	28	10	6	12	36	33	+3	36
15	Bolton Wanderers	27	10	5	12	39	37	+2	35
16	Shrewsbury Town	29	8	8	13	27	31	−4	32
17	Cheltenham Town	28	7	11	10	32	46	−14	32
18	Lincoln City	27	8	7	12	32	36	−4	31
19	Fleetwood Town	28	7	9	12	42	49	−7	30
20	AFC Wimbledon	27	6	11	10	32	40	−8	29
21	Morecambe	28	7	7	14	40	55	−15	28	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Crewe Alexandra	28	5	7	16	24	47	−23	22
23	Gillingham	28	3	10	15	23	51	−28	19
24	Doncaster Rovers	28	5	4	19	20	52	−32	19

Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 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^[10]

League Two[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Forest Green Rovers	26	17	7	2	55	21	+34	58	Promotion to EFL League One
2	Tranmere Rovers	27	14	6	7	28	19	+9	48
3	Newport County	28	13	8	7	46	35	+11	47
4	Sutton United	27	14	5	8	43	33	+10	47	Qualification for League Two play-offs
5	Northampton Town	26	13	6	7	33	24	+9	45
6	Mansfield Town	26	13	5	8	37	31	+6	44
7	Swindon Town	26	11	9	6	41	32	+9	42
8	Exeter City	26	10	11	5	37	26	+11	41
9	Port Vale	25	11	6	8	37	27	+10	39
10	Salford City	28	10	7	11	31	28	+3	37
11	Bradford City	27	8	12	7	34	32	+2	36
12	Bristol Rovers	25	10	6	9	34	36	−2	36
13	Crawley Town	26	10	5	11	31	36	−5	35
14	Harrogate Town	25	9	6	10	38	38	0	33
15	Leyton Orient	25	7	11	7	37	24	+13	32
16	Hartlepool United	27	8	7	12	25	37	−12	31
17	Stevenage	28	7	10	11	28	42	−14	31
18	Rochdale	25	6	11	8	30	32	−2	29
19	Walsall	27	7	8	12	30	37	−7	29
20	Carlisle United	27	6	9	12	19	35	−16	27
21	Barrow	27	6	8	13	27	35	−8	26
22	Colchester United	26	6	8	12	23	36	−13	26
23	Oldham Athletic	26	4	7	15	22	42	−20	19	Relegation to National League
24	Scunthorpe United	28	3	10	15	21	49	−28	19	Relegation to National League

Updated to match(es) played on 29 January 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^[11]

National League[]

Pos	Team v	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Stockport County	25	16	3	6	52	24	+28	51	Promotion to EFL League Two
2	Chesterfield	24	14	8	2	45	20	+25	50	Qualication for the National League play-off semi-finals
3	FC Halifax Town	26	15	5	6	41	21	+20	50	Qualication for the National League play-off semi-finals
4	Bromley	25	15	5	5	42	26	+16	50	Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals
5	Boreham Wood	23	14	7	2	34	15	+19	49
6	Wrexham	25	13	7	5	42	25	+17	46
7	Solihull Moors	25	13	6	6	41	23	+18	45
8	Notts County	23	12	6	5	40	26	+14	42
9	Dagenham & Redbridge	26	13	3	10	48	35	+13	42
10	Grimsby Town	25	12	3	10	37	27	+10	39
11	Yeovil Town	23	10	4	9	24	24	0	34
12	Torquay United	25	10	4	11	38	40	−2	34
13	Woking	25	10	1	14	38	38	0	31
14	Eastleigh	24	9	4	11	26	36	−10	31
15	Aldershot Town	26	8	6	12	30	38	−8	30
16	Southend United	24	8	5	11	23	34	−11	29
17	Barnet	23	7	6	10	26	41	−15	27
18	Altrincham	26	7	5	14	37	50	−13	26
19	Maidenhead United	24	7	5	12	26	45	−19	26
20	Wealdstone	24	6	7	11	22	35	−13	25
21	Weymouth	24	4	4	16	25	46	−21	16	Relegation to National League North/National League South
22	King's Lynn Town	23	3	2	18	21	50	−29	11
23	Dover Athletic	26	1	4	21	20	59	−39	−5^[a]

Updated to match(es) played on 29 January 2022. Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results^[13]
Notes:

^ Dover Athletic deducted twelve points for failing to complete fixtures during the 2020–21 season.^[12]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Gateshead	23	16	3	4	50	27	+23	51	Promoted to National League
2	Brackley Town	23	15	5	3	31	16	+15	50	Qualified for the National League North play-off semi-finals
3	Kidderminster Harriers	22	13	5	4	42	19	+23	44
4	Chorley	23	12	8	3	41	22	+19	44	Qualified for the National League North play-off quarter-finals
5	AFC Fylde	23	13	5	5	41	24	+17	44
6	Southport	21	11	6	4	37	21	+16	39
7	Boston United	23	11	3	9	37	34	+3	36
8	Curzon Ashton	22	9	7	6	33	29	+4	34
9	Hereford	23	9	5	9	28	26	+2	32
10	Kettering Town	22	9	4	9	33	27	+6	31
11	Alfreton Town	22	9	3	10	36	34	+2	30
12	Spennymoor Town	23	8	5	10	34	38	−4	29
13	Leamington	24	7	7	10	24	30	−6	28
14	Darlington	24	7	6	11	38	38	0	27
15	York City	21	8	3	10	25	30	−5	27
16	Chester	23	6	6	11	37	44	−7	24
17	Bradford (Park Avenue)	23	6	6	11	25	40	−15	24
18	Blyth Spartans	23	7	3	13	22	40	−18	24
19	Guiseley	23	5	5	13	20	34	−14	20
20	Gloucester City	24	4	8	12	22	38	−16	20
21	AFC Telford United	22	4	6	12	28	39	−11	18
22	Farsley Celtic	23	4	5	14	18	52	−34	17	Relegated to Northern Premier League/Southern Football League

Updated to match(es) played on 29 January 2022. Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results^[13]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Dorking Wanderers	23	15	3	5	61	33	+28	48	Promoted to National League
2	Maidstone United	23	13	6	4	43	20	+23	45	Qualified for the National League South play-off semi-finals
3	Oxford City	23	11	8	4	42	27	+15	41
4	Ebbsfleet United	22	13	2	7	45	33	+12	41	Qualified for the National League South play-off quarter-finals
5	Dartford	22	10	8	4	37	23	+14	38
6	Chippenham Town	25	9	8	8	42	33	+9	35
7	Hungerford Town	23	11	2	10	41	35	+6	35
8	Dulwich Hamlet	22	9	7	6	45	33	+12	34
9	St Albans City	20	10	4	6	37	27	+10	34
10	Eastbourne Borough	22	9	5	8	45	36	+9	32
11	Havant & Waterlooville	22	8	6	8	30	35	−5	30
12	Hemel Hempstead Town	24	8	6	10	30	44	−14	30
13	Hampton & Richmond Borough	23	8	5	10	39	37	+2	29
14	Bath City	24	9	1	14	27	45	−18	28
15	Slough Town	22	7	6	9	31	38	−7	27
16	Concord Rangers	23	7	6	10	31	45	−14	27
17	Chelmsford City	22	5	9	8	25	27	−2	24
18	Tonbridge Angels	23	5	7	11	23	32	−9	22
19	Welling United	23	6	4	13	22	52	−30	22
20	Braintree Town	21	3	8	10	23	38	−15	17
21	Billericay Town	24	3	7	14	19	45	−26	16	Relegated to Isthmian League/Southern Football League

Updated to match(es) played on 29 January 2022. Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results^[13]

Cup Competitions[]

FA Cup[]

EFL Cup[]

Final[]

27 February 2022

16:30 GMT

Chelsea	v	Liverpool

Wembley Stadium, London

Community Shield[]

7 August 2021

17:15 BST

Leicester City	1–0	Manchester City
Iheanacho 89' (pen.)	Report

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 45,602

Referee: Paul Tierney (Lancashire)

EFL Trophy[]

FA Trophy[]

Women's football[]

FA Women's Super League[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arsenal	12	9	2	1	33	7	+26	29	Qualification for the Champions League second round
2	Chelsea	11	8	1	2	29	6	+23	25	Qualification for the Champions League second round
3	Manchester United	12	7	3	2	27	13	+14	24	Qualification for the Champions League first round
4	Tottenham Hotspur	12	6	3	3	13	11	+2	21
5	Manchester City	12	6	2	4	29	19	+10	20
6	Reading	11	6	1	4	15	14	+1	19
7	West Ham United	12	4	5	3	16	14	+2	17
8	Brighton & Hove Albion	13	5	1	7	13	18	−5	16
9	Aston Villa	12	4	1	7	8	26	−18	13
10	Everton	11	3	2	6	9	19	−10	11
11	Leicester City	13	2	0	11	7	26	−19	6
12	Birmingham City	13	1	1	11	8	34	−26	4	Relegation to the Championship

Updated to match(es) played on 27 January 2022. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

FA Women's Championship[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Liverpool	13	10	2	1	27	5	+22	32	Promotion to the ^[a]
2	London City Lionesses	12	8	1	3	16	10	+6	25
3	Charlton Athletic	13	7	2	4	18	10	+8	23
4	Durham	13	7	1	5	19	15	+4	22
5	Crystal Palace	12	6	3	3	23	22	+1	21
6	Bristol City	12	6	2	4	21	14	+7	20
7	Lewes	12	6	1	5	16	12	+4	19
8	Sheffield United	13	4	4	5	15	16	−1	16
9	Sunderland	12	3	3	6	10	17	−7	12
10	Blackburn Rovers	14	3	2	9	11	25	−14	11
11	Watford	13	1	4	8	11	26	−15	7
12	Coventry United	13	1	3	9	12	27	−15	−4^[b]	Relegation to the

Updated to match(es) played on 23 January 2022. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

^ Dependent on obtaining a licence.
^ Coventry United were deducted 10 points on 6 January 2022 for triggering an insolvency event.^[14]

FA Women's National League[]

Cup competitions[]

FA Women's Cup[]

2021–22 Women's FA Cup[]

FA Women's League Cup[]

Final[]

Women's FA Community Shield[]

Managerial changes[]

This is a list of changes of managers within English league football:

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of departure	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Leyton Orient	Jobi McAnuff^[15]	End of interim spell	8 May 2021	Pre-season	Kenny Jackett^[16]	21 May 2021
Swindon Town	Tommy Wright	End of interim spell	8 May 2021		John McGreal^[17]	26 May 2021
Bradford City	Mark Trueman Conor Sellars^[18]	Sacked	10 May 2021		Derek Adams^[19]	4 June 2021
Walsall	Brian Dutton^[20]	Sacked	10 May 2021		Matthew Taylor^[21]	19 May 2021
Barrow	Rob Kelly^[22]	End of caretaker spell	14 May 2021		Mark Cooper^[23]	28 May 2021
Doncaster Rovers	Andy Butler^[24]	End of interim spell	17 May 2021		Richie Wellens^[24]	17 May 2021
West Bromwich Albion	Sam Allardyce^[25]	Resigned	23 May 2021		Valérien Ismaël^[26]	24 June 2021
Sheffield United	Paul Heckingbottom	End of caretaker spell			Slaviša Jokanović	27 May 2021
Tranmere Rovers	Ian Dawes				Micky Mellon^[27]	1 June 2021
Forest Green Rovers	Jimmy Ball				Rob Edwards^[28]	27 May 2021
Crystal Palace	Roy Hodgson^[29]	End of contract	24 May 2021		Patrick Vieira^[30]	4 July 2021
Tottenham Hotspur	Ryan Mason	End of caretaker spell			Nuno Espírito Santo^[31]	30 June 2021
Wolverhampton Wanderers	Nuno Espírito Santo^[32]	Mutual consent			Bruno Lage^[33]	9 June 2021
Everton	Carlo Ancelotti^[34]	Signed by Real Madrid	1 June 2021		Rafael Benítez^[35]	30 June 2021
Morecambe	Derek Adams^[36]	Resigned	3 June 2021		Stephen Robinson^[37]	7 June 2021
Barnsley	Valérien Ismaël^[38]	Signed by West Bromwich Albion	24 June 2021		Markus Schopp^[39]	29 June 2021
Swindon Town	John McGreal^[40]	Mutual consent	25 June 2021		Ben Garner^[41]	21 July 2021
Fulham	Scott Parker^[42]	Mutual consent	28 June 2021		Marco Silva^[43]	1 July 2021
Bournemouth	Jonathan Woodgate^[44]	End of contract	28 June 2021		Scott Parker^[44]	28 June 2021
Rochdale	Brian Barry-Murphy^[45]	Resigned	30 June 2021		Robbie Stockdale^[46]	10 July 2021
Swansea City	Steve Cooper^[47]	Mutual Consent	21 July 2021		Russell Martin	1 August 2021
Milton Keynes Dons	Russell Martin^[48]	Signed by Swansea City	1 August 2021		Liam Manning^[49]	13 August 2021
Nottingham Forest	Chris Hughton^[50]	Sacked	16 September 2021	24th	Steve Cooper^[51]	21 September 2021
Newport County	Michael Flynn^[52]	Resigned	1 October 2021	15th	James Rowberry^[53]	19 October 2021
Watford	Xisco Muñoz^[54]	Sacked	3 October 2021	14th	Claudio Ranieri^[55]	4 October 2021
Carlisle United	Chris Beech^[56]	Sacked	10 October 2021	22nd	Keith Millen^[57]	26 October 2021
Newcastle United	Steve Bruce^[58]	Mutual consent	20 October 2021	19th	Eddie Howe^[59]	8 November 2021
Charlton Athletic	Nigel Adkins^[60]	Sacked	21 October 2021	22nd	Johnnie Jackson^[a]^[61]	21 October 2021
Cardiff City	Mick McCarthy^[62]	Mutual consent	23 October 2021	21st	Steve Morison^[b]^[63]	24 October 2021
Barnsley	Markus Schopp^[64]	Sacked	1 November 2021	23rd	Poya Asbaghi^[65]	17 November 2021
Tottenham Hotspur	Nuno Espírito Santo^[66]			8th	Antonio Conte^[67]	2 November 2021
Scunthorpe United	Neil Cox^[68]			24th	Keith Hill^[69]	5 November 2021
Hartlepool United	Dave Challinor^[70]	Signed by Stockport County		10th	Graeme Lee^[71]	1 December 2021
Norwich City	Daniel Farke^[72]	Sacked	6 November 2021	20th	Dean Smith^[73]	15 November 2021
Middlesbrough	Neil Warnock^[74]	Mutual consent	6 November 2021	14th	Chris Wilder^[75]	7 November 2021
Aston Villa	Dean Smith^[76]	Sacked	7 November 2021	15th	Steven Gerrard^[77]	11 November 2021
Stevenage	Alex Revell^[78]		15 November 2021	21st	Paul Tisdale^[79]	28 November 2021
Manchester United	Ole Gunnar Solskjær^[80]		21 November 2021	7th	Ralf Rangnick (interim)^[81]	29 November 2021
Fleetwood Town	Simon Grayson^[82]		24 November 2021	22nd	Stephen Crainey^[c]^[83]	24 November 2021
Oldham Athletic	Keith Curle^[84]		24 November 2021	22nd	Selim Benachour (caretaker)	24 November 2021
Sheffield United	Slaviša Jokanović^[85]		25 November 2021	16th	Paul Heckingbottom^[85]	25 November 2021
Doncaster Rovers	Richie Wellens^[86]		2 December 2021	23rd	Gary McSheffrey^[d]^[87]	2 December 2021
Ipswich Town	Paul Cook^[88]		4 December 2021	11th	Kieran McKenna^[89]	16 December 2021
Preston North End	Frankie McAvoy^[90]		6 December 2021	18th	Ryan Lowe^[91]	7 December 2021
Plymouth Argyle	Ryan Lowe^[92]	Signed by Preston North End	7 December 2021	4th	Steven Schumacher^[92]	7 December 2021
Gillingham	Steve Evans^[93]	Mutual consent	9 January 2022	22nd	Steve Lovell (Caretaker)	10 January 2022
Everton	Rafael Benítez^[94]	Sacked	16 January 2022	15th	Frank Lampard^[95]	30 January 2022
Colchester United	Hayden Mullins^[96]	Sacked	19 January 2021	22nd	Wayne Brown (Interim)^[96]	22 January 2022
Oldham Athletic	Selim Benachour	End of Interim Spell	22 January 2022	24th	John Sheridan^[97]	22 January 2022
Watford	Claudio Ranieri^[98]	Sacked	24 January 2022	19th	Roy Hodgson^[99]	25 January 2022
Hull City	Grant McCann^[100]		25 January 2022	19th	Shota Arveladze^[101]	27 January 2022
Sunderland	Lee Johnson^[102]		30 January 2022	3rd

Deaths[]

3 June 2021: Alan Miller, 51, Arsenal, Middlesbrough, West Bromwich Albion and Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper^[103]
6 June 2021: Paul Cahill, 65, Portsmouth, Tranmere Rovers and Stockport County defender^[104]
8 June 2021: John Angus, 82, England and Burnley defender^[105]
19 June 2021: Spencer Whelan, 49, Chester City and Shrewsbury Town defender^[106]
25 June 2021: Mike Burgess, 89, Leyton Orient, Newport County, A.F.C. Bournemouth, Halifax Town and Gillingham defender^[107]
29 June 2021: Jock Aird, 94, Scotland, New Zealand and Burnley defender^[108]
9 July 2021: Paul Mariner, 68, England, Plymouth Argyle, Ipswich Town, Arsenal and Portsmouth forward, who also managed Plymouth Argyle^[109]
10 July 2021: Jimmy Gabriel, 80, Scotland, Everton, Southampton, A.F.C. Bournemouth and Brentford midfielder^[110]
11 July 2021: Ernie Moss, 71, Chesterfield, Peterborough United, Mansfield Town, Port Vale, Lincoln City, Doncaster Rovers, Stockport County and Scarborough forward^[111]
12 July 2021: Mick Bates, 73, Leeds United, Walsall, Bradford City and Doncaster Rovers midfielder^[112]
14 July 2021: , 51, Halifax Town defender.^[113]
16 July 2021: Keith Bambridge, 85, Rotherham United, Darlington and Halifax Town outside left^[114]
17 July 2021: George Curtis, 82, Coventry City and Aston Villa defender, who also managed Coventry City^[115]
18 July 2021: Jeff Barmby, 78, York City striker^[116]
21 July 2021: Tommy Leishman, 83, Liverpool wing half^[117]
21 July 2021: Ken Ronaldson, 75, Bristol Rovers and Gillingham winger.^[118]
21 July 2021: Mike Smith, 83, Hull City manager^[119]
23 July 2021: Andy Higgins, 61, Chesterfield, Port Vale, Hartlepool United, Rochdale and Chester City defender^[120]
26 July 2021: Ally Dawson, 63, Scotland and Blackburn Rovers defender^[121]
28 July 2021: Derek Tomkinson, 90, Port Vale and Macclesfield Town forward^[122]
31 July 2021: Terry Cooper, 77, England, Leeds United, Middlesbrough, Bristol City, Bristol Rovers and Doncaster Rovers left back, who also managed Bristol Rovers, Bristol City, Exeter City and Birmingham City^[123]
1 August 2021: Eddie Presland, 78, West Ham United and Crystal Palace defender^[124]
7 August 2021: Robbie Cooke, 64, Mansfield Town, Peterborough United, Cambridge United, Brentford and Millwall forward^[125]
18 August 2021: Gerry Jones, 75, Stoke City outside left^[126]
21 August 2021: Arthur Smith , 106, Bury and Leicester City winger[127]
25 August 2021: Ray Aspden, 83, Rochdale defender^[128]
25 August 2021: Bobby Waddell, 81, Blackpool and Bradford Park Avenue forward.^[129]
27 August 2021: Peter McNamee, 86, Peterborough United and Notts County outside left.^[130]
27 August 2021: Johnny Williamson, 92, Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers forward.^[131]
28 August 2021: Sam Oji, 35, Birmingham City, Leyton Orient and Hereford United defender.^[132]
1 September 2021: Sid Watson, 93, Mansfield Town wing half.^[133]
c. 11 September 2021: Tom Anthony, 78, Brentford left back.^[134]
17 September 2021: Tony Scott, 80, West Ham United, Aston Villa, Torquay United, A.F.C. Bournemouth and Exeter City winger.^[135]
19 September 2021: Jimmy Greaves MBE, 81, England World Cup winner, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United striker.^[136]
19 September 2021: Terry Long, 86, Crystal Palace defender.^[137]
20 September 2021: , 76, Hartlepool United, Gillingham and Sheffield Wednesday trainer/coach.^[138]
25 September 2021: Len Ashurst, 82, Sunderland and Hartlepool United defender, who also managed Hartlepool United, Gillingham, Sheffield Wednesday, Newport County, Cardiff City and Sunderland.^[139]
27 September 2021: Martin Burleigh, 70, Newcastle United, Darlington, Carlisle United and Hartlepool United goalkeeper.^[140]
27 September 2021: Roger Hunt , 83, England World Cup winner, Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers striker.[141]
28 September 2021: Alan Woods, 84, Tottenham Hotspur, Swansea City and York City wing half.^[142]
29 September 2021: , 97, Luton Town wing half.^[143]
1 October 2021: Freddie Hill, 81, England, Bolton Wanderers, Halifax Town, Manchester City and Peterborough United inside forward.^[144]
1 October 2021: Paul Linger, 46, Charlton Athletic, Leyton Orient and Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder.^[145]
1 October 2021: Brian Sherratt, 77, Stoke City, Oxford United, Barnsley and Colchester United goalkeeper.^[146]
4 October 2021: Terry Eades, 77, Cambridge United defender.^[147]
7 October 2021: Andy Porter, 84, Watford midfielder.^[148]
16 October 2021: George Kinnell, 83, Stoke City, Oldham Athletic, Sunderland and Middlesbrough midfielder.^[149]
26 October 2021: Walter Smith , 73, Everton manager and Manchester United assistant manager.[150]
30 October 2021: , 89, Leicester City and Stockport County left back.^[151]
2 November 2021: Alf Patrick, 100, York City forward.^[152]
5 November 2021: Bobby Bainbridge, 90, York City striker.^[153]
6 November 2021: Jim Kerray, 85, Huddersfield Town and Newcastle United striker.^[154]
7 November 2021: Barry Jackson, 83, York City defender and record appearance-maker.^[155]
9 November 2021: Laurie Sheffield, 82, Newport County, Doncaster Rovers, Norwich City, Rotherham United, Oldham Athletic, Luton Town and Peterborough United forward.^[156]
10 November 2021: Bill Calder, 87, Leicester City, Bury, Oxford United and Rochdale forward.^[157]
12 November 2021: Ron Flowers , 87, England World Cup winner, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Northampton Town midfielder, who also managed Northampton Town.[158]
12 November 2021: Bertie Auld, 83, Scotland and Birmingham City outside left.^[159]
13 November 2021: Louis Bimpson, 92, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Rochdale striker.^[160]^[161]
18 November 2021: Joe Laidlaw, 71, Middlesbrough, Carlisle United, Doncaster Rovers, Portsmouth, Hereford United and Mansfield Town midfielder.^[162]
21 November 2021: John Sewell, 85, Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace and Leyton Orient defender.^[163]
24 November 2021: Frank Burrows, 77, Scunthorpe United and Swindon Town defender, who also managed Portsmouth, Cardiff City and Swansea City.^[164]
24 November 2021: Cliff Marshall, 66, Everton and Southport forward.^[165]
c. 25 November 2021: Keith Morton, 87, Crystal Palace and Darlington forward.^[166]
28 November 2021: Johnny Hills, 87, Tottenham Hotspur and Bristol Rovers full back.^[167]
30 November 2021: Phil Dwyer, 68, Wales and Cardiff City defender.^[168]
30 November 2021: Ray Kennedy, 70, England, Arsenal, Liverpool, Swansea City and Hartlepool United midfielder/forward.^[169]
30 November 2021: John Sillett, 85, Chelsea, Coventry City and Plymouth Argyle full back, who also managed Hereford United and Coventry City.^[170]
6 December 2021: Marvin Morgan, 38, Aldershot Town, Dagenham & Redbridge, Shrewsbury Town, Plymouth Argyle and Hartlepool United forward.^[171]
14 December 2021: Jimmy Robson. 83, Burnley, Blackpool, Barnsley and Bury inside forward.^[172]
c. 16 December 2021: John 'Dan' Archer, 80, Port Vale, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Crewe Alexandra and Chesterfield midfielder/inside forward.^[173]
c. 17 December 2021: Trevor Thompson, 66, West Bromwich Albion, Newport County and Lincoln City full back.^[174]
21 December 2021: , 81, Barnsley defender.^[175]
29 December 2021: Steve Peplow, 72, Liverpool, Swindon Town, Nottingham Forest and Tranmere Rovers winger.^[176]
7 January 2022: Jimmy Smith, 91, Chelsea and Leyton Orient winger.^[177]
8 January 2022: Keith Todd, 80, Swansea Town forward.^[178]
c. 10 January 2022: Glyn Jones, 85, Sheffield United, Rotherham United and Mansfield Town inside forward.^[179]
c. 14 January 2022: Lol Morgan, 90, Huddersfield Town, Rotherham United and Darlington defender, who also managed Darlington and Norwich City.^[180]
c. 15 January 2022: Paul Hinshelwood, 65, Crystal Palace, Oxford United, Millwall and Colchester United right back.^[181]
17 January 2022: Jackie Fisher, 96, Millwall and AFC Bournemouth defender.^[182]
18 January 2022: Jamie Vincent, 46, Crystal Palace, AFC Bournemouth, Huddersfield Town, Portsmouth, Derby County, Millwall, Swindon Town, Walsall and Aldershot Town defender.^[183]
21 January 2022: Howard Radford, 91, Bristol Rovers goalkeeper.^[184]

Retirements[]

1 June 2021: Rene Gilmartin, 34, former Walsall , Watford, Plymouth Argyle and Colchester United goalkeeper.^[185]
2 June 2021: Mark Milligan, 35, former Australia and Southend United midfielder^[186]
3 June 2021: Nicklas Bendtner, 33, former Denmark, Arsenal and Nottingham Forest forward^[187]
3 June 2021: Steven Whittaker, 36, former Scotland and Norwich City defender^[188]
12 June 2021: Carl Tremarco, 35, former Tranmere Rovers, Wrexham and Macclesfield Town defender^[189]
28 June 2021: David Gray, 33, former Manchester United, Crewe Alexandra, Plymouth Argyle, Preston North End, Stevenage and Burton Albion defender^[190]
28 June 2021: Tony McMahon, 35, former Middlesbrough, Sheffield United, Blackpool, Bradford City and Oxford United right back.^[191]
2 July 2021: Sam Hird, 33, former Doncaster Rovers, Chesterfield and Barrow defender^[192]
15 July 2021: Arjen Robben, 37, former Netherlands and Chelsea winger.
20 July 2021: Joe Riley, 29, former Bolton Wanderers, Oxford United, Bury, Shrewsbury Town, Plymouth Argyle, and Mansfield Town defender^[193]
30 July 2021: Scott Brown, 36, former Bristol City, Cheltenham Town, Port Vale, Morecambe and Accrington Stanley midfielder^[194]
30 July 2021: Nathan Dyer, 33, former Southampton and Swansea City winger^[195]
2 August 2021: Stewart Downing, 37, former England, Middlesbrough, Aston Villa, Liverpool, West Ham United and Blackburn Rovers midfielder^[196]
8 August 2021: Jose Baxter, 29, former Everton, Tranmere Rovers, Oldham Athletic, Sheffield United, and Plymouth Argyle midfielder^[197]
16 August 2021: Tommie Hoban, 27, former Watford defender^[198]
30 August 2021: Billy Clarke, 33, former Ipswich Town, Blackpool, Crawley Town, Bradford City, Charlton Athletic, Plymouth Argyle and Grimsby Town striker.^[199]
1 September 2021: Shaun MacDonald, 33, former Wales, Swansea City, A.F.C. Bournemouth, Wigan Athletic, Rotherham United and Crewe Alexandra midfielder.^[200]
1 September 2021: Kingsley James, 29, former Sheffield United, Port Vale, Chasetown, Hereford United, Chester, FC Halifax Town, Macclesfield Town, Barrow, Guiseley, Gainsborough Trinity, Hyde United, Farsley Celtic, and England C midfielder^[201]
13 September 2021: Demba Ba, 36, former Senegal, West Ham United, Newcastle United and Chelsea striker.^[202]
14 September 2021: Grant Leadbitter, 35, former Sunderland, Ipswich Town and Middlesbrough midfielder.^[203]
17 September 2021: Jack Hobbs, 33, former Lincoln City, Liverpool, Scunthorpe United, Leicester City, Hull City, Nottingham Forest, and Bolton Wanderers defender^[204]
26 September 2021: Samir Nasri, 34, former France, Arsenal, Manchester City and West Ham United midfielder.^[205]
28 September 2021: Steven Taylor, 35, former Newcastle United, Wycombe Wanderers, Ipswich Town and Peterborough United defender.^[206]
11 October 2021: Wayne Routledge, 36, former Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa, Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle United and Swansea City midfielder.^[207]
15 October 2021: Simon Cox, 34, former Republic of Ireland, Reading, Swindon Town, West Bromwich Albion, Nottingham Forest and Southend United striker.^[208]
23 October 2021: Adam Federici, 36, former Australia, Reading, Southend United, Bournemouth and Stoke City goalkeeper.^[209]
28 October 2021: George Boyd, 36, former Scotland, Peterborough United, Hull City, Burnley, Sheffield Wednesday and Salford City midfielder.^[210]
2 November 2021: Luke Varney, 39, former Crewe Alexandra, Charlton Athletic, Derby County, Portsmouth, Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers, Ipswich Town, Burton Albion and Cheltenham Town forward. ^[211]
12 November 2021: Yuki Abe, 40, former Japan and Leicester City midfielder.^[212]
12 November 2021: Joe Ledley, 34, former Wales, Cardiff City, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Charlton Athletic and Newport County midfielder.^[213]
16 November 2021: Jonás Gutiérrez, 38, former Argentina and Newcastle United midfielder.^[214]
24 November 2021: David Templeton, 32, former Burton Albion winger.^[215]
27 November 2021: Maxi Rodríguez, 40, former Argentina and Liverpool midfielder.^[216]
4 December 2021: Filipe Morais, 36, former Chelsea, Milton Keynes Dons, Millwall, Oldham Athletic, Stevenage, Bradford City, Bolton Wanderers, Crawley Town, Oldham Athletic, and Grimsby Town midfielder^[217]
14 December 2021: Collin Quaner, 30, former Huddersfield Town forward.^[218]
15 December 2021: Sergio Agüero, 33, former Argentina and Manchester City striker.
19 December 2021: Adam Collin, 37, former Carlisle United, Rotherham United and Notts County goalkeeper.^[219]
22 December 2021: David Raven, 36, former Liverpool, Carlisle United, Shrewsbury Town and Tranmere Rovers defender.^[220]
1 January 2022: Sam McQueen, 26, former Southampton left back.^[221]
4 January 2022: Davy Pröpper, 30, former Netherlands and Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder.^[222]
4 January 2022: Alan Sheehan, 35, former Leicester City, Mansfield Town, Leeds United, Crewe Alexandra, Oldham Athletic, Swindon Town, Notts County, Bradford City, Peterborough United, Luton Town, Northampton Town and Lincoln City defender^[223]
5 January 2022: Scott Davies, 34, former Morecambe, Fleetwood Town and Tranmere Rovers goalkeeper.^[224]
6 January 2022: Mark Hughes, 35, former Everton, Stockport County, Northampton Town, Walsall, Bury, Accrington Stanley, Stevenage and Bristol Rovers defender^[225]
10 January 2022: Matt Gilks, 39, former Scotland, Blackpool, Burnley, Norwich City, Rochdale, Wigan Athletic, Shrewsbury Town, Scunthorpe United, Lincoln City, Fleetwood Town and Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper.^[226]
11 January 2022: Ryan Shawcross, 34, former England, Manchester United and Stoke City defender^[227]
25 January 2022: Gary Dicker, 35, former Stockport County, Brighton & Hove Albion, Rochdale, Crawley Town and Carlisle United midfielder.^[228]

Diary of the season[]

31 August 2021: The first month of the season ends with Tottenham Hotspur top of the Premier League as the only team with a 100% start to the season. Closely behind are five teams on 7 points: West Ham United, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Everton, occupying second to sixth, followed by defending champions Manchester City in seventh. Wolverhampton Wanderers, Norwich City and Arsenal have lost each of their opening three games and occupy the relegation places. In the Championship, two of the recently relegated clubs, Fulham and West Bromwich Albion, occupy the top two, with Queens Park Rangers, Huddersfield Town, Stoke City and Bournemouth in the playoff places. The third newly relegated club, Sheffield United, is in the relegation zone, sandwiched by Nottingham Forest and newly promoted Blackpool.
30 September 2021: September ends with Liverpool top of the Premier League as the only team unbeaten in their first six games. Five teams, Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United, Everton and Brighton, are all one point behind and occupy second to sixth, with West Ham United a further two points behind in seventh. Norwich, still without a point so far, sits at the bottom of the table, joined in the relegation zone by Burnley and Leeds United, with Newcastle United just outside the bottom three on goal difference. West Brom lead the Championship ahead of Bournemouth on goal difference, with Fulham, Coventry City, Stoke City and Blackburn Rovers occupying the playoff places. Huddersfield Town are just outside the playoff places on goal difference. After a 12-point deduction, Derby County sits bottom of the Championship, with Peterborough United and Hull City just above them in the bottom three.
31 October 2021: At the quarter-way mark of the Premier League campaign, Chelsea sit top of the table, three points clear of Liverpool, who are one of two unbeaten teams in the Football League so far. Manchester City and West Ham are joint third, and Manchester United, Arsenal, and Brighton complete the top seven. At the other end of the table are the two teams in the Football League yet to experience victory, Norwich (20th) and Newcastle, newly flush with cash from their takeover by Saudi Arabia's PIF fund but yet to make any major moves beyond the mutual termination of head coach Steve Bruce's contract. Burnley are 18th, three points behind Aston Villa, Leeds, and Watford. Bournemouth - the second unbeaten team - lead the Championship with a five-point gap between them and Fulham. Fulham in turn have a four-point gap between them and third-placed West Brom. Coventy, Huddersfield and Blackpool lead a congested play-off chase. Derby County remain bottom of the Championship, with Barnsley now joining them and Hull in the bottom three.
30 November 2021: November closes with Chelsea still leading the Premier League, a point ahead of Manchester City and two points ahead of Liverpool. West Ham hold the final Champions League spot, ahead of Arsenal on goal difference. Wolves and Spurs (who have a game in hand) round out the top seven. Norwich have managed to end their winless streak and are now only 3 points adrift of 17th-placed Watford, though there is no such luck for Newcastle, now bottom of the Premier League; Burnley also remain in the relegation zone. Fulham have leapfrogged Bournemouth at the Championship summit, but the Cherries have extended their distance from third place - currently held by QPR - to seven points. West Brom, Blackburn, and Coventry finish November in the top six. A further 12-point deduction sees Derby finish November on 1 point, with a daunting 19-point gap between them and 21st-placed Reading, struck themselves with a deduction of 6 points. Barnsley remain stuck in the bottom three, while Peterborough take Hull's place in the bottom three.
31 December 2021: Manchester City enter 2022 with an eight point lead at the top of the Premier League table over second-placed Chelsea. Liverpool are third with a game in hand. Arsenal hold the coveted fourth spot, four points ahead of West Ham, though Manchester United and Spurs have at least one game in hand over Arsenal. Norwich finish the year back on the bottom of the Premier League, a point behind Newcastle and Burnley, though Burnley have games in hand over fellow strugglers Leeds and Watford. In the Championship, Bournemouth have returned to the top of the table, four points clear of joint-second Fulham and Blackburn. West Brom, Middlesbrough and Huddersfield finish December in the top six, but with only 12 points between 6th and 18th, plus multiple teams holding games in hand over the top six due to postponements, competition remains fierce. A return of 9 points from a possible 12 in December has seen bottom club Derby County narrow the gap between them and 21st (still held by Reading) to 11 points, giving the East Midlands battlers an outside chance of avoiding the drop. Barnsley (23rd) and Peterborough also remain in the relegation zone.
31 January 2021: Manchester City extend their Premier League lead to nine points at the end of January, although second-placed Liverpool still have a game in hand. Chelsea have dropped to third, and Manchester United have seized fourth place ahead of West Ham, Arsenal, and Spurs, though the latter two have at least one game in hand over United. Norwich have climbed out of the relegation zone at the expense of Watford, now sandwiched between Newcastle (18th) and Burnley, though with their rivals all having at least one game in hand (including 4 alone for Burnley) the relegation battle is only just beginning to intensify. In the Championship, Fulham have seized the lead following a stunning month that has seen them score 23 goals in only five matches and now lead second-placed Blackburn by five points, although Bournemouth and QPR could leapfrog the Lancastrians by winning their respective games in hand. West Brom and Middlesbrough remain in the top six, ahead of Huddersfield on goal difference. The Championship bottom four remains unchanged except for Derby and Barnsley swapping position, with only seven points now separating Derby and Reading.

New clubs[]

Macclesfield F.C.

Clubs removed[]

Notes[]

^ Jackson was initially appointed as caretaker manager, but the move was made permanent on 17 December 2021.
^ Morison was initially appointed as interim manager, but the move was made permanent on 12 November 2021.
^ Crainey was initially appointed as caretaker manager, but the move was made permanent on 21 December 2021.
^ McSheffrey was initially appointed as caretaker manager, but the move was made permanent on 29 December 2021.

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[table_hth_LUX0.53105075914927-2] Ranked on head-to-head points: Luxembourg 3pts; North Macedonia 0pts.

[table_hth_SPM0.60256213396907-5] Head–to–head points: Spartak Moscow 6, Napoli 0.

[table_note_TOT_REN0.96161028089077-7] The Tottenham Hotspur v Rennes match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Rennes due to numerous positive COVID-19 tests in the Tottenham Hotspur squad.^[4]

[table_hth_ATM0.15269346961411-8] Head-to-head: Atlético Madrid 3 pts (0 GD, 3 GF), Porto 3 pts (0 GD, 3 GF). Goal difference in all group matches: Atlético Madrid +3, Porto –1.

[table_hth_WOL0.93237727085705-9] Head-to-head points: Wolfsburg 5, Juventus 5, Chelsea 5. Head-to-head goal differences: Wolfsburg +2, Juventus +1, Chelsea −3.

[table_hth_ARS0.016596634414325-10] Head-to-head points: Arsenal 3, 1899 Hoffenheim 3. Head-to-head goal differences: Arsenal +1, 1899 Hoffenheim −1.

[table_note_res_ECLPO0.19566380660779-11] Since the finalists of the 2021–22 EFL Cup, Chelsea and Liverpool, currently qualify for European competition based on league position, the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the EFL Cup winners will be transferred to the highest-placed Premier League team not already qualified for European competition, the sixth-placed team.

[table_hth_REA0.78842469714043-14] Reading were deducted 6 points for breach of profit and sustainability regulations.^[6]

[table_hth_DER0.78842469714043-17] Derby County were deducted 12 points for entering administration,^[7] and a further 9 points for financial irregularities.^[8]

[table_hth_DOV0.64676502330544-22] Dover Athletic deducted twelve points for failing to complete fixtures during the 2020–21 season.^[12]

[table_note_res_CL0.15523632250504-24] Dependent on obtaining a licence.

[table_hth_COV0.15523632250504-26] Coventry United were deducted 10 points on 6 January 2022 for triggering an insolvency event.^[14]

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v t 2021–22 in European football (UEFA)
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International competitions	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 2020–21 UEFA Nations League League C relegation play-offs Finals Final 2023 Euro Under-21 qualification 2022 Euro Under-19 qualification 2022 Euro Under-17 qualification

v t – in European women's football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England Faroe Islands Finland France Germany Iceland '21 Italy Lithuania Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '21 Portugal Republic of Ireland '21 Russia '21 Scotland Spain Sweden '21 Turkey Ukraine
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International competitions	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup UEFA qualification UEFA Women's Euro 2022 2022 Women's Euro Under-19 qualification 2022 Women's Euro Under-17 qualification