# 2021–22 Sunderland A.F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Sunderland's 143rd year in their history and fourth consecutive season in League One. Along with the league, the club competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
Sunderland finished fifth in the regular season, entering the EFL League One play-offs. They beat Sheffield Wednesday over two legs in the semi-final and Wycombe Wanderers in the final at Wembley to secure a return to the EFL Championship.

## First team squad

| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Age | Ends | Signed from | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Lee Burge | GK | 31 | 2022 | Coventry City | 61 | 0 |
| 20 | Anthony Patterson | GK | 24 | 2023 | Academy | 6 | 0 |
| 31 | Jacob Carney | GK | 23 | 2023 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Harrison Bond | GK | 21 | 2022 | Academy | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Ron-Thorben Hoffmann | GK | 25 | 2022 | Bayern Munich (loan) | 4 | 0 |
| 47 | Jack McIntyre | GK | 22 | 2023 | Everton | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Niall Huggins | RB | 23 | 2025 | Leeds United | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Danny Batth | CB | 34 | 2023 | Stoke City | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Callum Doyle | CB | 21 | 2022 | Manchester City (loan) | 10 | 0 |
| 16 | Jordan Willis | CB | 30 | 2022 | Coventry City | 60 | 2 |
| 17 | Dennis Cirkin | LB | 22 | 2024 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 0 |
| 19 | Arbenit Xhemajli | CB | 26 | 2022 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Bailey Wright | CB | 32 | 2022 | Bristol City | 56 | 3 |
| 30 | Patrick Almond | CB | 21 | 2023 | Academy | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Trai Hume | RB | 22 | 2026 | Linfield | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Tyrese Dyce | LB | 23 | 2023 | West Brom | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Cameron Jessup | CB | 22 | 2023 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Nathan Newall | LB | 23 | 2023 | Guiseley | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Kenton Richardson | RB | 25 | 2022 | Hartlepool United | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Ethan Kachosa | RB | 21 | 2023 | Leeds United | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Zak Johnson | RB | 17 | 2023 | Academy | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 4 | Corry Evans | CM | 34 | 2023 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Elliot Embleton | AM | 25 | 2022 | Academy | 22 | 2 |
| 11 | Lynden Gooch | AM | 28 | 2022 | Academy | 175 | 24 |
| 13 | Luke O'Nien | CM | 30 | 2024 | Wycombe Wanderers | 150 | 13 |
| 15 | Carl Winchester | CM | 31 | 2023 | Forest Green Rovers | 31 | 4 |
| 18 | Ellis Taylor | LW | 21 | 2024 | Academy | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Alex Pritchard | AM | 31 | 2023 | Huddersfield Town | 10 | 0 |
| 23 | Jack Diamond | RW | 24 | 2024 | Academy | 38 | 5 |
| 24 | Dan Neil | CM | 23 | 2023 | Academy | 19 | 1 |
| 25 | Jack Clarke | RW | 24 | 2022 | Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Jay Matete | CM | 23 | 2026 | Fleetwood Town | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Aiden McGeady | LW | 38 | 2022 | Everton | 144 | 35 |
| 36 | Cieran Dunne | LW | 24 | 2022 | Falkirk | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Harrison Sohna | CM | 22 | 2023 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Stephen Wearne | AM | 23 | 2022 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Sam Wilding | DM | 24 | 2022 | West Brom | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Thomas Scott | CM | 18 | 2023 | Northampton Town | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Joseph Ryder | LW | 17 | 2023 | Academy | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Ben Middlemas | CM | 17 | 2023 | Academy | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Caden Kelly | CM | 17 | 2023 | Academy | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Patrick Roberts | RW | 27 | 2022 | Manchester City | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 7 | Leon Dajaku | ST | 23 | 2022 | Union Berlin (loan) | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Nathan Broadhead | ST | 26 | 2022 | Everton (loan) | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | Jermain Defoe | ST | 42 | 2022 | Rangers | 93 | 37 |
| 14 | Ross Stewart | ST | 28 | 2023 | Ross County | 24 | 10 |
| 22 | Will Grigg | ST | 33 | 2022 | Wigan Athletic | 57 | 8 |
| 37 | Will Harris | ST | 24 | 2022 | Burnley | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka | ST | 24 | 2022 | IK Sirius | 14 | 3 |

## Pre-season friendlies

Sunderland announced they will play friendlies against Spennymoor Town, Heart of Midlothian, York City, Harrogate Town, Tranmere Rovers and Hull City as part of the club's pre season preparations.

## Competitions
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Wigan Athletic (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 82 | 44 | +38 | 92 | Promotion to EFL Championship |
| 2 | Rotherham United (P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 70 | 33 | +37 | 90 | Promotion to EFL Championship |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 44 | +34 | 89 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 85 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Sunderland (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 53 | +26 | 84 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 75 | 51 | +24 | 83 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 68 | 48 | +20 | 80 | |
| 8 | Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 59 | +23 | 76 | |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 57 | +17 | 73 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 30 April 2022. Source:

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | W |
| Position | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Points | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 59 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 84 |

#### Matches

The Black Cats fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.

#### Play-offs

Sunderland finished 5th in the regular 2021–22 EFL League One season, so were drawn against 4th placed Sheffield Wednesday in the Play-off Semi Final. The first leg took place at the Stadium of Light and the second leg took place at Hillsborough.

### FA Cup

Sunderland were drawn at home to Mansfield Town in the first round.

### EFL Cup

Sunderland were drawn away to Port Vale, Blackpool, Wigan Athletic, Queens Park Rangers and Arsenal in the first, second, third and fourth rounds and quarter final respectively.

### EFL Trophy

Sunderland were drawn into Northern Group F alongside Bradford City, Lincoln City and Manchester United U21s. Two of the three group games were confirmed on July 22.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Lincoln City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Manchester United U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Bradford City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 2 | |

## Player statistics
### Appearance summary

    As of match(es) played on 21 May 2022
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | Play-Offs | Play-Offs |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Lee Burge | 9 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | ENG | Anthony Patterson | 25 | 0 | 20+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Jacob Carney | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | GK | GER | Ron-Thorben Hoffmann | 24 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | WAL | Niall Huggins | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NIR | Tom Flanagan | 28 | 1 | 25+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | DEN | Frederik Alves | 10 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Danny Batth | 12 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Callum Doyle | 44 | 1 | 34+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Dennis Cirkin | 41 | 0 | 31+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | KOS | Arbenit Xhemajli | 4 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Oliver Younger | 5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | AUS | Bailey Wright | 46 | 2 | 28+9 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | SCO | Patrick Almond | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | NIR | Trai Hume | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Denver Hume | 8 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | ENG | Kenton Richardson | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | ZIM | Ethan Kachosa | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 58 | DF | ENG | Zac Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | NIR | Corry Evans | 39 | 2 | 26+6 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Elliot Embleton | 47 | 9 | 26+12 | 8 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | USA | Lynden Gooch | 45 | 0 | 33+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | ENG | Luke O'Nien | 35 | 4 | 24+2 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | NIR | Carl Winchester | 45 | 3 | 39+1 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Ellis Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Alex Pritchard | 47 | 4 | 25+11 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Jack Diamond | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Dan Neil | 46 | 4 | 31+8 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Jack Clarke | 19 | 1 | 9+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Josh Hawkes | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Jay Matete | 16 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | IRL | Aiden McGeady | 16 | 3 | 12+2 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Tyrese Dyce | 2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | SCO | Cieran Dunne | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | ENG | Harrison Sohna | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | ENG | Sam Wilding | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 51 | MF | ENG | Tom Scott | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 60 | MF | ENG | Caden Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | ENG | Patrick Roberts | 16 | 2 | 6+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | GER | Leon Dajaku | 27 | 4 | 14+8 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Nathan Broadhead | 27 | 13 | 15+5 | 10 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | IRL | Aiden O'Brien | 25 | 6 | 7+10 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+2 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Jermain Defoe | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | SCO | Ross Stewart | 53 | 26 | 46+0 | 24 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 |
| 22 | FW | NIR | Will Grigg | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Will Harris | 8 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | ENG | Stephen Wearne | 3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 48 | FW | SWE | Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka | 4 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Goals record

    As of match(es) played on 21 May 2022
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Play-Offs | Total |
| 1 | 14 | | ST | Ross Stewart | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 2 | 9 | | ST | Nathan Broadhead | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | 8 | | AM | Elliot Embleton | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | 10 | | ST | Aiden O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | | | | Own Goal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 7 | | FW | Leon Dajaku | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 14 | | CM | Luke O'Nien | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 21 | | MF | Alex Pritchard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 24 | | CM | Dan Neil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 15 | | CM | Carl Winchester | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 28 | | LW | Aiden McGeady | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 45 | | CM | Stephen Wearne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 26 | | CB | Bailey Wright | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | | MF | Corry Evans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 77 | | MF | Patrick Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | | CB | Tom Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 5 | | DF | Danny Batth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | | DF | Callum Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 25 | | MF | Jack Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 48 | | FW | Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 27 | | AM | Josh Hawkes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 34 | | DF | Tyrese Dyce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 79 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 96 |

### Penalties record

    As of match(es) played on 21 May 2022
Excludes penalties taken during Penalty shoot-outs.
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | Play-Offs | Play-Offs | Total | Total | Conversion Ratio |
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Scored Y | Missed N | Scored Y | Missed N | Scored Y | Missed N | Scored Y | Missed N | Scored Y | Missed N | Scored Y | Missed N | Conversion Ratio |
| 1 | 14 | | ST | Ross Stewart | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 2 | 28 | | LW | Aiden McGeady | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 3 | 10 | | ST | Aiden O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 4 | 11 | | MF | Lynden Gooch | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 80% |

### Assists record

    As of match(es) played on 21 May 2022
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Play-Offs | Total |
| 1 | 21 | | MF | Alex Pritchard | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | 24 | | CM | Dan Neil | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | 8 | | AM | Elliot Embleton | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | 11 | | MF | Lynden Gooch | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 28 | | LW | Aiden McGeady | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 10 | | ST | Aiden O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | | FW | Leon Dajaku | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | | DF | Callum Doyle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 14 | | ST | Ross Stewart | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 25 | | MF | Jack Clarke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 17 | | DF | Dennis Cirkin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | | MF | Corry Evans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 15 | | CM | Carl Winchester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | | CM | Luke O'Nien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | | CB | Tom Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 26 | | CB | Bailey Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 27 | | MF | Jay Matete | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 77 | | MF | Patrick Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | | DF | Niall Huggins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 23 | | MF | Jack Diamond | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 18 | | MF | Ellis Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 52 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 66 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of match(es) played on 21 May 2022
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | Play-Offs | Play-Offs | Play-Offs | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 4 | | CM | Corry Evans | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 17 | | LB | Dennis Cirkin | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 11 | | RW | Lynden Gooch | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 15 | | CM | Carl Winchester | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | | CB | Tom Flanagan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 13 | | CM | Luke O'Nien | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 14 | | ST | Ross Stewart | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | | AM | Elliot Embleton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 26 | | DF | Bailey Wright | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 27 | | MF | Jay Matete | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 21 | | AM | Alex Pritchard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | | CB | Callum Doyle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 24 | | MF | Dan Neil | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 25 | | MF | Jack Clarke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | | FW | Nathan Broadhead | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | | LW | Ellis Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 23 | | RW | Jack Diamond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 25 | | CB | Oliver Younger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 28 | | MF | Aiden McGeady | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 30 | | DF | Patrick Almond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 34 | | DF | Tyrese Dyce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | | ST | Aiden O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 33 | | DF | Denver Hume | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | | DF | Danny Batth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 77 | | MF | Patrick Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | | MF | Leon Dajaku | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | | FW | Jermain Defoe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 88 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 1 | 2 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2021 | CB | Cameron Jessup | Crystal Palace | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | RB | Ethan Kachosa | Leeds United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | LB | Nathan Newall | Guiseley | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | CM | Harrison Sohna | Aston Villa | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | CM | Tom Scott | Northampton Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | LW | Tyrese Dyce | West Bromwich Albion | Free transfer |
| 2 July 2021 | GK | Jacob Carney | Manchester United | Free transfer |
| 9 July 2021 | AM | Alex Pritchard | Huddersfield Town | Free transfer |
| 15 July 2021 | CM | Corry Evans | Blackburn Rovers | Free transfer |
| 11 August 2021 | LB | Dennis Cirkin | Tottenham Hotspur | Undisclosed |
| 20 August 2021 | LB | Niall Huggins | Leeds United | Undisclosed |
| 26 August 2021 | GK | Jack McIntyre | Everton | Free transfer |
| 22 December 2021 | MF | Nicky Gyimah | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
| 4 January 2022 | RB | Trai Hume | Linfield | Undisclosed |
| 18 January 2022 | CB | Danny Batth | Stoke City | Free transfer |
| 21 January 2022 | RW | Patrick Roberts | Manchester City | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2022 | ST | Jermain Defoe | Rangers | Free transfer |
| 1 February 2022 | CM | Jay Matete | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed |
| 3 March 2022 | DF | Ugonna Emenike | Free agent | — |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 16 July 2021 | CB | Callum Doyle | Manchester City | End of season |
| 13 August 2021 | CB | Frederik Alves | West Ham United | End of season (terminated in January 2022) |
| 16 August 2021 | ST | Nathan Broadhead | Everton | End of season |
| 31 August 2021 | ST | Leon Dajaku | Union Berlin | End of season |
| 31 August 2021 | GK | Ron-Thorben Hoffmann | Bayern Munich | End of season |
| 26 January 2022 | RW | Jack Clarke | Tottenham Hotspur | End of season |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 31 August 2021 | RW | Jack Diamond | Harrogate Town | End of season |
| 31 August 2021 | ST | Will Grigg | Rotherham United | End of season |
| 31 August 2021 | AM | Josh Hawkes | Tranmere Rovers | 25 January 2022 |
| 24 September 2021 | GK | Anthony Patterson | Notts County | 20 November 2021 |
| 30 September 2021 | CF | Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka | Southend United | 28 October 2021 |
| 12 November 2021 | RB | Kenton Richardson | Spennymoor Town | 15 December 2021 |
| 31 December 2021 | GK | Anthony Patterson | Notts County | End of the Season |
| 31 December 2021 | CM | Sam Wilding | Leamington FC | 5 February 2022 |
| 6 January 2022 | CF | Will Harris | Barrow | End of season |
| 7 January 2022 | AM | Stephen Wearne | Torquay United | End of season |
| 13 January 2022 | GK | Jack McIntyre | Radcliffe | 10 February 2022 |
| 14 January 2022 | CB | Patrick Almond | Blyth Spartans | End of season |
| 24 March 2022 | LB | Tyrese Dyce | Spennymoor Town | May 2022 |
| 24 March 2022 | DM | Sam Wilding | South Shields | End of season |
* ↑ On 25 January, Hawkes joined Tranmere on a permanent basis.
* ↑ Anthony Patterson's loan at Notts County was extended by a further two months, but he was recalled on 20 November 2021 due to an injury to Lee Burge.

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | Bobby Beaumont | Caernarfon Town | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | ST | Lee Connelly | Queen of the South | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | ST | Mitchell Curry | Inter Miami | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | Jake Hackett | Whitby Town | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | Grant Leadbitter | Retired | Retired |
| 30 June 2021 | RW | Chris Maguire | Lincoln City | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | GK | Remi Matthews | Crystal Palace | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | LB | Callum McFadzean | Crewe Alexandra | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | RB | Conor McLaughlin | Fleetwood Town | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | Max Power | Wigan Athletic | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | Josh Scowen | Wycombe Wanderers | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | Brandon Taylor | Darlington | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | RW | Ryan Wombwell | Gateshead | Released |
| 1 July 2021 | DM | George Dobson | Charlton Athletic | Mutual consent |
| 7 July 2021 | ST | Charlie Wyke | Wigan Athletic | Free transfer |
| 16 July 2021 | GK | Oliver Basey | Birmingham City | Free transfer |
| 20 September 2021 | LW | Francis Okoronkwo | Everton | Undisclosed |
| 19 January 2022 | CB | Ollie Younger | Doncaster Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 25 January 2022 | LM | Josh Hawkes | Tranmere Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 26 January 2022 | LB | Denver Hume | Portsmouth | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2022 | CB | Tom Flanagan | Shrewsbury Town | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2022 | LW | Aiden O'Brien | Portsmouth | Undisclosed |
| 24 March 2022 | CF | Jermain Defoe | Retired | Retired |
| 31 March 2022 | CF | Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka | AIK | Undisclosed |