2021–22 Morecambe F.C. season

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Morecambe
2021–22 season
Co-chairmenGraham Howse & Rod Taylor
ManagersStephen Robinson
(up to 22 February 2022)[1]
Derek Adams
(from 24 February 2022)[2][n 1]
StadiumMazuma Stadium
League One19th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyGroup stage (4th)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Cole Stockton (23)

All:
Cole Stockton (26)
Highest home attendance5,831 v Sunderland
30 April 2022
Lowest home attendance945 v Carlisle United
9 November 2021
Average home league attendance4,310
Biggest winMorecambe 3–0 Burton Albion
2 April 2022
Biggest defeatSunderland 5–0 Morecambe
7 December 2021
Shrewsbury Town 5–0 Morecambe
15 March 2022
All statistics correct as of match played 30 April 2022.

The 2021–22 season was Morecambe's 98th season since formation, their 15th consecutive season in the Football League, and their first ever season in League One, the third tier of English football. They also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

During pre-season, Stephen Robinson was announced as the club's new manager on a three-year deal, succeeding Derek Adams who had departed to manage Bradford City.[4]

Pre-season friendlies[edit]

On 18 June 2021, Morecambe announced matches against Workington, Chorley and Blackpool.[5]

13 July 2021 (2021-07-13) Friendly Workington 1–5 Morecambe Workington
19:45 BST Allison 54' (pen.) Report Stockton 34'
McCalmont 43'
Trialist 59'
McDonald 60'
Obika 70'
Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 340[6]
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
17 July 2021 (2021-07-17) Friendly Chorley 1–0 Morecambe Chorley
15:00 BST Scarborough 81' (pen.) Report Stadium: Victory Park
20 July 2021 Friendly Burnley 2–1 Morecambe Padiham
BST Barnes 12'
Guðmundsson 54'
Report McPake 84' Stadium: Barnfield Training Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
23 July 2021 Friendly Barnsley 0–0 Morecambe Loughborough
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Loughborough University
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
27 July 2021 Friendly Kendal Town 1–4 Morecambe Kendal
19:00 BST Trialist 83' Report Ayunga 13' (pen.), 38'
Phillips 31'
Mayor 62'
Stadium: Parkside Road
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) Friendly Morecambe 1–1 Blackpool Morecambe
15:00 BST McDonald 23' Report Hamilton 54' Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Referee: Andy Haines

Competitions[edit]

EFL League One[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
15 Cheltenham Town 46 13 17 16 66 80 −14 56
16 Burton Albion 46 14 11 21 51 67 −16 53
17 Lincoln City 46 14 10 22 55 63 −8 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 14 20 47 51 −4 50
19 Morecambe 46 10 12 24 57 88 −31 42
20 Fleetwood Town 46 8 16 22 62 82 −20 40
21 Gillingham (R) 46 8 16 22 35 69 −34 40 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Doncaster Rovers (R) 46 10 8 28 37 82 −45 38
23 AFC Wimbledon (R) 46 6 19 21 49 75 −26 37
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 based on yellow and red cards received excluding the last four games of the season (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences; 9) If the tie affects the automatic promotion or relegation places, a play-off game or games would be held between the two tied teams[7]
(R) Relegated

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 10 12 24 57 88  −31 42 7 8 8 33 35  −2 3 4 16 24 53  −29

Last updated: 30 April 2022.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[edit]

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHHAAHHAAAHAHAHHAAHHHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAAHHAAHAH
ResultDWLLWLLWDWLLLDLLWDLLLDLWDLWDLDLDLDLDLLLWWLWDLL
Position1051116141818151611131618181919181920202121211921212121212121212121212122222221202019191919
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

Morecambe's league fixtures were revealed at 09:00 BST on 24 June 2021.[8]

7 August 2021 1 Ipswich Town 2–2 Morecambe Ipswich
15:00 BST Fraser 61'
Evans Yellow card 77'
Penney Yellow card 79'
Norwood Yellow card 83'
Bonne 90+1'
Report Stockton 22', 72'
O'Connor Yellow card 49'
Gibson Yellow card 75'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,037
Referee: Craig Hicks
14 August 2021 2 Morecambe 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Morecambe
15:00 BST Phillips 34' (pen.)
Stockton 44'
McLoughlin Yellow card 54'
Cooney Yellow card 61'
Report Davis Yellow card 25'
Pierre Yellow card 66'
Daniels Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 3,772
Referee: Declan Bourne
17 August 2021 3 Morecambe 0–1 Rotherham United Morecambe
19:45 BST Andrésson Yellow card 22'
Cooney Yellow card 90+4'
Report Smith 60', Yellow card 90+4'
Mattock Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,004
Referee: David Webb
21 August 2021 4 Gillingham 2–1 Morecambe Gillingham
15:00 BST Carayol 4'
Oliver 79' (pen.), Yellow card 90+1'
Report Stockton 25'
Cooney Yellow card 46'
Lavelle Yellow card 51'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,789
Referee: Tom Nield
28 August 2021 5 Morecambe 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Morecambe
15:00 BST McLoughlin Yellow card 12'
Cooney Yellow card 34'
Adeniran 63' (o.g.)
Report Byers Yellow card 5' Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 5,481
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
11 September 2021 6 Morecambe 3–4 AFC Wimbledon Morecambe
15:00 BST Stockton 49', 65'
McLoughlin 54'
Leigh Yellow card 73'
Delaney Yellow card 89'
Report Hartigan 5'
Mebude Yellow card 25'
Lawrence Yellow card 35'
Chislett 61', Yellow card 67'
Nightingale 72'
Assal 90+4', Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 3,173
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
18 September 2021 7 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Morecambe Doncaster
15:00 BST Rowe 81' Report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Referee: Will Finnie
21 September 2021 8 Crewe Alexandra 1–3 Morecambe Crewe
19:45 BST Mandron 49' Report Phillips 8'
Gnahoua 28', 85'
Cooney Yellow card 40'
McLoughlin Yellow card 79'
Stockton Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Referee: Paul Howard
25 September 2021 9 Morecambe 3–3 Accrington Stanley Morecambe
15:00 BST Stockton 15', 81'
Gibson Yellow card 19'
Phillips 27'
McLoughlin Red card 38'
Report Bishop 19' (pen.), 68'
Butcher 21'
Hamilton Yellow card 39'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,142
Referee: Marc Edwards
28 September 2021 10 Morecambe 2–0 Lincoln City Morecambe
19:45 BST Stockton 53'
McLaughlin Yellow card 55'
Wootton 79'
Report Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 3,466
Referee: Ben Toner
2 October 2021 11 Wycombe Wanderers 4–3 Morecambe High Wycombe
15:00 BST Horgan 50'
Vokes 53'
Tafazolli 73'
Thompson 90+2'
Report McCalmont 4'
Phillips 26'
Ayunga 80'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,161
Referee: Tom Reeves
15 October 2021 12 Burton Albion 3–2 Morecambe Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST O'Connor 6', 49'
Shaughnessy 14'
Hamer Yellow card 34'
Chapman Yellow card 57'
Mancienne Yellow card 78'
Oshilaja Yellow card 78'
Report Gibson 3', Yellow card 90'
Stockton 90+4'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,477
Referee: Martin Coy
19 October 2021 13 Cheltenham Town 3–1 Morecambe Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Sercombe 26'
Joseph 65', 68'
Report Phillips 38'
O'Connor Yellow card 52'
Gnahoua Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 2,909
Referee: Ben Speedie
23 October 2021 (2021-10-23) 14 Morecambe 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Morecambe
15:00 BST Ayunga 6'
Jones Yellow card 65'
Report Mayor 12'
Houghton Yellow card 79'
Galloway Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,272
Referee: Marc Edwards
30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15 Oxford United 3–1 Morecambe Littlemore
15:00 BST Seddon 29'
Henry soccer ball with red X 52'
Sykes 73'
Taylor 87'
Report Andrésson Yellow card 51'
Stockton 64'
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,766
Referee: Lee Swabey
2 November 2021 16 Morecambe 0–2 Cambridge United Morecambe
19:45 GMT McDonald Yellow card 19'
Stockton Yellow card 45+1'
Ayunga Yellow card 54'
Price Yellow card 64'
Report Worman 28'
Lankester Yellow card 29'
Ironside 72' (pen.)
Smith Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 3,414
Referee: Bobby Madley
20 November 2021 17 Fleetwood Town 1–2 Morecambe Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Johnson 82'
Pilkington Yellow card 90+5' Yellow-red card 90+6'
Report Jones 11'
McLoughlin Yellow card 43'
Stockton 90+4', Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,545
Referee: Darren Drysdale
23 November 2021 18 Morecambe 2–2 Charlton Athletic Morecambe
19:45 GMT Stockton 29' (pen.)
Ayunga Yellow card 60'
O'Connor 72'
Leigh Yellow card 90+1'
Report Jaiyesimi 2'
Washington 27'
Gunter Yellow card 28'
Dobson Yellow card 69'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,009
Referee: Andy Haines
27 November 2021 19 Morecambe 0–4 Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe
15:00 GMT McLoughlin Yellow card 32' Report Eisa 23'
O'Hora Yellow card 34'
O'Riley 40', 82'
Darling 64'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Rebecca Welch
7 December 2021 20 Sunderland 5–0 Morecambe Sunderland
19:45 GMT Stewart 13'
Broadhead 17', 68'
Pritchard 56'
Dajaku 87'
Report Ayunga Yellow card 71' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 26,516
Referee: Ollie Yates
11 December 2021 21 Portsmouth 2–0 Morecambe Milton
15:00 GMT Harness 11'
Hackett-Fairchild Yellow card 60'
Ogilvie 77'
Report Gibson Yellow card 38'
McLaughlin Yellow card 85'
Delaney Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,001
Referee: Charles Breakspear
18 December 2021 22 Morecambe 0–0 Fleetwood Town Morecambe
15:00 GMT McLoughlin Yellow card 83' Report Matete Yellow card 79' Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,018
Referee: Christopher Pollard
29 December 2021 (2021-12-29) 23 Morecambe 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Morecambe
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 3,831
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
2 January 2022 24 Morecambe 4–3 Doncaster Rovers Morecambe
15:00 GMT Stockton 52', 74'
Obika 83'
Diagouraga 85'
Ayunga Yellow card 86'
Report Barlow 7'
Gardner 26'
Olowu 29', Yellow card 84'
Hiwula Yellow card 64'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,001
Referee: James Bell
15 January 2022 25 AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Morecambe Wimbledon
15:00 GMT Marsh Yellow card 83'
Ablade Yellow card 90+1'
Report Wildig Yellow card 58'
Leigh Yellow card 65'
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 7,128
Referee: Ben Speedie
18 January 2022 26 Morecambe 1–2 Wigan Athletic Morecambe
19:45 GMT Stockton 7'
McLaughlin Yellow card 90'
Report Keane 45+1'
Watts Yellow card 70'
Humphrys 73'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 5,359
Referee: Samuel Barrott
22 January 2022 27 Morecambe 3–2 Wycombe Wanderers Morecambe
15:00 GMT O'Connor 39'
Leigh Yellow card 53'
Ayunga 60', Yellow card 86'
Stockton 67'
Report Akinfenwa 2'
Grimmer 54'
Tafazolli Yellow card 58'
Jacobson Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 3,865
Referee: Ben Toner
29 January 2022 28 Accrington Stanley 2–2 Morecambe Accrington
15:00 GMT Bishop 35'
Nottingham 45+4'
Rich-Baghuelou Yellow card 85'
Butcher Yellow card 88'
Report Ayunga 14', 26'
Diagouraga Yellow card 38'
Carson Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 3,527
Referee: Sam Purkiss
1 February 2022 29 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Morecambe Owlerton
19:45 GMT Byers 55'
Hutchinson Yellow card 83'
Mendez-Laing 90+1'
Report McLaughlin Yellow card 50' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 19,261
Referee: Ollie Yates
5 February 2022 30 Morecambe 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Morecambe
15:00 GMT Stockton 73'
Smith Yellow card 86'
Report Johnston Yellow card 45'
Santos Red card 69'
Bakayoko 90+5'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 5,617
Referee: Ross Joyce
8 February 2022 31 Lincoln City 2–1 Morecambe Lincoln
19:45 GMT Whittaker 10'
Bramall 19'
Walsh Yellow card 42'
Maguire Yellow card 90+2'
Report Diagouraga 56'
Bedeau Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 7,571
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
12 February 2022 32 Morecambe 1–1 Gillingham Morecambe
15:00 GMT Obika 84' Report Tutonda Yellow card 45+1'
Jackson 72'
Kelman Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,499
Referee: Peter Wright
22 February 2022 33 Rotherham United 2–0 Morecambe Rotherham
19:45 GMT Ladapo 4', 30'
Wiles Yellow card 45+3'
Report Bedeau Yellow card 73' Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 8,376
Referee: Simon Mather
26 February 2022 34 Morecambe 1–1 Ipswich Town Morecambe
15:00 GMT Wildig 59' Report Bonne Yellow card 62'
Burns 86'
Bakinson Yellow card 88'
Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,928
Referee: Matt Donohue
5 March 2022 35 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Morecambe Plymouth
15:00 GMT Grant 14'
Hardie 43'
Report Connolly Yellow card 34'
O'Connor Yellow card 59'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 12,228
Referee: Alan Young
8 March 2022 36 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Morecambe Horwich
20:00 GMT Böðvarsson 90+4' Report Gibson Yellow card 35'
Stockton 41', Yellow card 90+6'
Connolly Yellow card 73'
Bedeau Yellow card 90+6'
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 14,559
Referee: Chris Sarginson
12 March 2022 37 Morecambe 1–3 Cheltenham Town Morecambe
15:00 GMT Leigh 52' Report Bonds Yellow card 9'
Sercombe 44'
Wright 46'
May 80'
Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 3,733
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
15 March 2022 38 Shrewsbury Town 5–0 Morecambe Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT Udoh 44', 65'
Leahy 47' (pen.), 51'
Bowman 70'
Report Wildig Yellow card 50'
McLoughlin Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 5,804
Referee: Darren Drysdale
19 March 2022 39 Wigan Athletic 4–1 Morecambe Wigan
15:00 GMT Magennis 19'
Kerr 44'
Keane 67'
Humphrys 68'
Report Connolly 49' (pen.)
Stockton Yellow card 75'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,072
Referee: James Oldham
2 April 2022 40 Morecambe 3–0 Burton Albion Morecambe
15:00 BST Connolly Yellow card 28'
Gnahoua 41'
Phillips 45+5'
Stockton 46'
Report Shaughnessy Red card 43'
Oshilaja Yellow card 71'
Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 5,238
Referee: Ross Joyce
5 April 2022 41 Morecambe 2–1 Oxford United Morecambe
19:45 BST Wildig 14'
Stockton 25'
McLaughlin Yellow card 42'
Fané Yellow card 47'
Report Taylor 3'
Williams Yellow card 44'
Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 3,882
Referee: Robert Lewis
9 April 2022 42 Cambridge United 2–1 Morecambe Cambridge
15:00 BST Smith 42'
Ironside 71' (pen.)
Report Fané Yellow card 51'
Stockton 68'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,813
Referee: Carl Boyeson
15 April 2022 43 Charlton Athletic 2–3 Morecambe Charlton
15:00 BST Stockley 53'
Pearce Yellow card 75'
Aneke 81'
Report Stockton 26'
Gnahoua 43', 59'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 10,700
Referee: Marc Edwards
18 April 2022 44 Morecambe 1–1 Portsmouth Morecambe
15:00 BST Ayunga 90+3'
Leigh Yellow card 90+5'
Report Raggett 41' Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,893
Referee: Bobby Madley
23 April 2022 45 Milton Keynes Dons 2–0 Morecambe Denbigh
15:00 BST Darling 20'
Kasumu Yellow card 32'
Lewington Yellow card 56'
Harvie 79'
Report Gibson Yellow card 7'
Connolly Yellow card 67'
Phillips Yellow card 86'
Ayunga Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 10,101
Referee: Lee Swabey
30 April 2022 46 Morecambe 0–1 Sunderland Morecambe
12:30 BST Phillips Yellow card 11'
Wildig Yellow card 68'
Stockton Yellow card 77'
Cooney Yellow card 90+1'
Report Broadhead 10'
Matete Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 5,831
Referee: Gavin Ward

FA Cup[edit]

Morecambe were drawn at home to Newport County in the first round,[9] away to Buxton in the second round[10] and to Tottenham Hotspur in the third round.[11]

6 November 2021 First round Morecambe 1–0 Newport County Morecambe
15:00 GMT Wootton Yellow card 12'
Wildig 68'
Report Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 1,879
Referee: Tom Nield
4 December 2021 (2021-12-04) Second round Buxton 0–1 Morecambe Buxton
12:45 GMT Elliott Yellow card 45+1'
Meikle Yellow card 50'
Report Stockton 29' Stadium: Silverlands
Attendance: 3,642
Referee: Lee Swabey
9 January 2022 (2022-01-09) Third round Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Morecambe Tottenham
14:00 GMT Winks 74'
Lucas Moura 85'
Kane 88'
Report O'Connor 33'
Diagouraga Yellow card 44'
Cooney Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 40,310
Referee: John Brooks

EFL Cup[edit]

Morecambe were drawn away to Blackburn Rovers in the first round[12] and at home to Preston North End in the second round.[13]

10 August 2021 First round Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Morecambe Blackburn
19:45 BST Buckley Yellow card 6'
Dolan 22'
Davenport Yellow card 81'
Report Stockton 52'
O'Connor Yellow card 75'
Phillips 84' (pen.), Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 5,283
Referee: Steve Martin
24 August 2021 Second round Morecambe 2–4 Preston North End Morecambe
19:45 BST Duffus Yellow card 39'
O'Connor 45+4'
Stockton 61'
Report Riis Jakobsen 7', 33'
Hughes Yellow card 45+3'
Ledson Yellow card 54', 64'
van den Berg 79', Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,334
Referee: James Oldham

EFL Trophy[edit]

Morecambe were placed into pre-determined (to minimise travel) Northern Group A with League Two sides Carlisle United and Hartlepool United at 15:00 BST on 23 June 2021. At 16:30 the following day, live on Sky Sports, they were joined by Everton U23, Anton Ferdinand making the draw.[14] Group stage matches were revealed on July 6.[15]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Carlisle United 3 2 1 0 0 7 3 +4 8 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Hartlepool United 3 1 1 1 0 6 5 +1 6
3 ACA Everton U21 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 −2 3
4 L1 Morecambe 3 0 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: EFL.com
14 September 2021 Group game 1 Morecambe 0–1 Everton U21 Morecambe
19:00 BST McCalmont Yellow card 81' Report Welch Yellow card 30'
McAllister 64'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 1,004
Referee: Andy Haines
5 October 2021 Group stage Hartlepool United 2–2
(4–2 p)
Morecambe Hartlepool
19:00 BST Smith Yellow card 2'
Daly 8', 83'
Ogle Yellow card 39'
Odusina Yellow card 50'
Fondop Yellow card 79'
Report McLoughlin 33'
Jones 40' (pen.)
Price Yellow card 63'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,572
Referee: Simon Mather
Penalties
Daly soccer ball with check mark
Molyneux soccer ball with check mark
Ferguson soccer ball with check mark
Crawford soccer ball with check mark
Cooney soccer ball with check mark
McLoughlin soccer ball with red X
Gnahoua soccer ball with red X
Jones soccer ball with check mark
9 November 2021 Group game 3 Morecambe 0–2 Carlisle United Morecambe
19:00 GMT Gibson Yellow card 34' Report Gibson 49'
Mellor 54'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 945
Referee: Ross Joyce

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 RB England Ryan Cooney England Burnley Free transfer [16]
1 July 2021 CB Republic of Ireland Ryan Delaney England Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [17]
1 July 2021 LW France Arthur Gnahoua England Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [18]
1 July 2021 RW England Wes McDonald England Walsall Free transfer [19]
1 July 2021 CF England Jonathan Obika Scotland St Mirren Free transfer [20]
1 July 2021 CB Republic of Ireland Anthony O'Connor England Bradford City Free transfer [21]
8 July 2021 LB Jamaica Greg Leigh Scotland Aberdeen Free transfer [22]
13 July 2021 AM Republic of Ireland Shane McLoughlin England AFC Wimbledon Free transfer [23]
13 July 2021 CB Ghana Jacob Mensah England Weymouth Free transfer [24]
26 July 2021 CF Kenya Jonah Ayunga England Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [25]
10 August 2021 CB England Scott Wootton England Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [26]
11 August 2021 CF England Shayon Harrison England AFC Wimbledon Free transfer [27]
19 August 2021 CF England Courtney Duffus England Bromley Undisclosed [28]
10 September 2021 RB Northern Ireland Ryan McLaughlin England Rochdale Free transfer [29]
18 January 2022 DM France Ousmane Fané Malaysia UiTM Free transfer [30]
28 January 2022 CB England Rhys Bennett England Gillingham Free transfer [31]
31 January 2022 AM Republic of Ireland Dylan Connolly England Northampton Town Undisclosed [32]
4 February 2022 GK England Adam Smith England Stevenage Free transfer [33]

Loans in[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 July 2021 CM Wales Callum Jones England Hull City January 2022 [34]
1 July 2021 LW Scotland Josh McPake Scotland Rangers January 2022[a] [36]
2 July 2021 CM Northern Ireland Alfie McCalmont England Leeds United End of season [37]
23 July 2021 GK Iceland Jökull Andrésson England Reading January 2022[b] [39]
27 July 2021 CM England Adam Phillips England Burnley End of season [40]
4 January 2022 CB England Jacob Bedeau England Burnley End of season [41]
5 January 2022 GK Northern Ireland Trevor Carson Scotland Dundee United End of season [42]
  1. ^ On 4 January 2022, McPake was recalled by parent club Rangers.[35]
  2. ^ On 10 January 2022, Andrésson was recalled by parent club Reading.[38]

Loans out[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
31 January 2022 CB Republic of Ireland Ryan Delaney England Scunthorpe United End of season [43]
24 March 2022 CF Republic of Ireland Courtney Duffus England Stockport County End of season [44]

Transfers out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
26 June 2021 RW Spain Carlos Mendes Gomes England Luton Town Undisclosed [45]
30 June 2021 CB England Harry Davis England Scunthorpe United Released [46][47]
30 June 2021 GK England Mark Halstead England Torquay United Released [46][48]
30 June 2021 LB Scotland Stephen Hendrie Scotland Partick Thistle Released [46][49]
30 June 2021 DM England Alex Kenyon England Scunthorpe United Released [46][50]
30 June 2021 CB England Nathaniel Knight-Percival England Tranmere Rovers Free transfer [46][51]
30 June 2021 CF England A-Jay Leitch-Smith England Altrincham Released [46][52]
30 June 2021 CF Republic of Ireland Liam McAlinden Wales Wrexham Released [46][53]
30 June 2021 RW Republic of Ireland John O'Sullivan England Accrington Stanley Released [46][54]
30 June 2021 LM England Ben Pringle England Altrincham Released [46][55]
30 June 2021 CF England Jordan Slew England FC Halifax Town Released [46][56]
30 June 2021 DM Cameroon Yann Songo'o England Bradford City Released [46][57]
31 August 2021 CB Scotland Samuel Lavelle England Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [58]
31 August 2021 RB England Kelvin Mellor England Carlisle United Free transfer [59]
7 January 2022 CB England Scott Wootton Australia Wellington Phoenix Mutual consent [60][61]
11 January 2022 CF England Shayon Harrison Hayes & Yeading United F.C. Contract expiry [62]
8 February 2022 GK Wales Kyle Letheren Free agent Mutual consent [63]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ Barry Roche served as caretaker manager in the intervening period, taking charge of the league fixture at Rotherham United on 22 February 2022.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Stephen Robinson leaves for St. Mirren". Morecambe F.C. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
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