2021 York City Knights season

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York City Knights 2021 season
2021 RFL Championship RankTBA
Play-off resultTBA
Challenge CupTBA
Team information
ChairmanJon Flatman
Head CoachJames Ford
StadiumYork Community Stadium
colours
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Championship[]

Main article: 2021 RFL Championship

Matches[]

Date and Time MW Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance TV Report
3 April, 16:30 1 ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique H York Community Stadium L 6–21 Played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Table[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L PF PA PP Pts PCT Qualification[a]
1 ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique[b] 14 14 0 0 698 124 562.9 28 100.00 & advance to semi-final
2 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 21 20 0 1 943 292 322.9 38[c] 90.48[c] Advance to semi-final
3 Faxcolours.svg Halifax Panthers 21 13 0 8 528 354 149.2 26 61.90 Advance to eliminators
4 Batley colours.svg Batley Bulldogs 21 13 0 8 561 411 136.5 26 61.90
5 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 20 12 0 8 514 501 102.6 24 60.00
6 Haven colours.svg Whitehaven 22 12 1 9 502 524 95.8 25 56.82
7 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos[b] 20 11 1 8 552 579 95.3 21[d] 52.50[d]
8 Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings 21 9 1 11 494 534 92.5 19 45.24
9 Balmain colours.svg York City Knights 20 9 0 11 502 477 105.2 18 45.00
10 Ramscolours.svg Dewsbury Rams 21 8 1 12 360 608 59.2 17 40.48
11 Gthundercolours.svg Newcastle Thunder 20 7 1 12 431 627 68.7 15 37.50
12 Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles 20 5 3 12 420 665 63.2 13 32.50
13 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham 21 2 1 18 308 748 41.2 5 11.90 Relegated to League 1
14 Swintoncolours.svg Swinton Lions 22 2 1 19 404 773 52.3 5 11.36
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) win percentage; 2) points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded).
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams must have played at least 70% of scheduled fixtures (16 matches) to qualify for the play-offs. Fixtures involving Toulouse that are cancelled due to quarantine restrictions do not count against either team involved in respect of the 70% requirement.[1]
  2. ^ a b Toulouse were awarded the fixture against London scheduled for 17 April after London declined to travel to France. Toulouse are awarded the two competition points and for points scored percentage the score is recorded as a 24–0 win for Toulouse. The game does not count towards the number of games played by London to determine eligibility for the play-offs
  3. ^ Featherstone deducted 2 points for breach of the RFL Operational Rules in March 2021.[2]
  4. ^ London deducted 2 points for breach of the RFL Operational Rules in failing for fulfil the fixture against Toulouse in April 2021.[3]

Challenge Cup / 1895 Cup[]

Main articles: 2021 Challenge Cup and 2021 RFL 1895 Cup
Challenge Cup / 1895 Cup
Date and Time Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance TV Report
19 March, 7:45pm Challenge Cup / 1895 Cup Round 1 Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles A Keepmoat Stadium W 30–6 Behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic The Sportsman [4]
28 March, 2:30pm Challenge Cup / 1895 Cup Round 2 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos A The Rock W 14–2 BBC Red Button [5]
Challenge Cup 1895 Cup
Date and Time Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance TV Report Date and Time Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance TV Report
9 April, 7:45pm Challenge Cup Round 3 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors H York Community Stadium L 0–26 Behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic The Sportsman [6] 7 June 1895 Cup Semi Finals Swintoncolours.svg Swinton Lions H York Community Stadium W 36–22 The Sportsman [7]
17 July 1895 Cup Final Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers N Wembley Stadium L 34–41 BBC Red Button [8]

2021 squad[]

York City Knights 2021 Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Updated: 20 November 2020
Source(s): 2021 Squad Numbers

2021 transfers[]

Gains

Player Club Contract Date
England Ryan Atkins Wakefield Trinity 1 Year August 2020
England Wakefield Trinity 1 Year August 2020
England Leeds Rhinos 1 Year August 2020
England Kieran Dixon London Broncos 1 Year September 2020
England Wakefield Trinity 1 Year September 2020
England Danny Kirmond Wakefield Trinity 1 Year September 2020
New Zealand North Wales Crusaders 1 Year October 2020
Australia Wests Tigers 1 Year October 2020
England Morgan Smith London Broncos 1 Year October 2020
England Riley Dean Warrington Wolves Season Loan February 2021

Losses

Player Club Contract Date
England Hunslet RLFC 2 Years September 2020
England Ben Johnston Doncaster RLFC 2 Years September 2020
England Josh Jordan-Roberts Rochdale Hornets 2 Years September 2020
England Connor Robinson Halifax Panthers 2 Years October 2020
England Elliot Wallis Hull KR Loan Expiry / Bradford Bulls 1 Year October 2020
England Will Sharp Released October 2020

References[]

  1. ^ "Toulouse home fixtures against Halifax and Batley cancelled". RFL. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Operational Rules Tribunal – Featherstone Rovers". RFL. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Operational Rules Tribunal – London Broncos". RFL. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ "York City Knights progress in Challenge Cup after 30-6 win at Sheffield Eagles". York Press.
  5. ^ "York City Knights seal tight Challenge Cup win at London Broncos". York Press.
  6. ^ "Wigan shut out York in Challenge Cup win". BBC Sport.
  7. ^ "York City Knights v Swinton Lions - Rugby League".
  8. ^ "Featherstone beat York to win 1895 Cup". 17 July 2021.
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