# 2021 Castleford Tigers season

The 2021 season was the Castleford Tigers' 96th season in the Rugby Football League and their 14th consecutive season in the top flight of English rugby league. The club competed in the 2021 Super League and the 2021 Challenge Cup.

## Results
### Pre Season

W Win D Draw L Loss – Postponed/Cancelled/Expunged
Pre-season results :
| Date | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
* ↑ Adam Milner Testimonial

### Super League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PP | Pts | PCT | Qualification |
| 1 | Catalans Dragons (L) | 23 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 688 | 398 | 172.9 | 38 | 82.61 | Semi-final |
| 2 | St. Helens (C) | 21 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 548 | 229 | 239.3 | 32 | 76.19 | Semi-final |
| 3 | Warrington Wolves | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 588 | 354 | 166.1 | 31 | 73.81 | Elimination Semi-finals |
| 4 | Wigan Warriors | 25 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 387 | 385 | 100.5 | 30 | 60.00 | Elimination Semi-finals |
| 5 | Leeds Rhinos | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 556 | 440 | 126.4 | 26 | 54.17 | Elimination Semi-finals |
| 6 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 497 | 458 | 108.5 | 20 | 50.00 | Elimination Semi-finals |
| 7 | Castleford Tigers | 23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 437 | 552 | 79.2 | 22 | 47.83 | |
| 8 | Hull FC | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 409 | 476 | 85.9 | 17 | 40.48 | |
| 9 | Huddersfield Giants | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 460 | 516 | 89.1 | 18 | 37.50 | |
| 10 | Wakefield Trinity | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 482 | 548 | 88.0 | 18 | 37.50 | |
| 11 | Salford Red Devils | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 402 | 584 | 68.8 | 14 | 31.82 | |
| 12 | Leigh Centurions (R) | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 356 | 870 | 40.9 | 4 | 9.09 | Relegated to the Championship |
* ↑ Teams must have played at least 70% of scheduled fixtures to qualify for the play-offs.

#### Super League results

W Win D Draw L Loss – Postponed/Cancelled/Expunged
| Date and Time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
| 28 March, 2:00pm | 1 | Warrington Wolves | N | Emerald Headingley | W | 21–12 | | | | | |
| 2 April, 3:00pm | 2 | Leeds Rhinos | N | Totally Wicked Stadium | W | 18–10 | | | | | |
| 16 April, 6:00pm | 3 | Leigh Centurions | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 52–16 | | | | | |
| 22 April, 6:00pm | 4 | Wigan Warriors | A | DW Stadium | L | 12–22 | | | | | |
| 30 April, 7:00pm | 5 | Salford Red Devils | A | AJ Bell Stadium | W | 28–18 | | | | | |
| 17 May, 7:00pm | 6 | Hull KR | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 22–26 | | | | | |
| 22 May, 3:00pm | 7 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 14–38 | | | | | |
| 28 May, 7:00pm | 8 | Leeds Rhinos | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 6–60 | | | | | |
| 10 June, 7:00pm | 9 | Hull FC | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 12–30 | | | | | |
| 16 June, 7:00pm | 10 | Wakefield Trinity | A | Mobile Rocket Stadium | W | 18–12 | | | | | |
| 24 June, 7:00pm | 11 | Catalans Dragons | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 6–16 | | | | | |
| 30 June | 12 | St Helens | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 0–24 | Match forfeited by Castleford. | Match forfeited by Castleford. | Match forfeited by Castleford. | Match forfeited by Castleford. | Match forfeited by Castleford. |
| 6 July | 13 | Huddersfield Giants | A | John Smith's Stadium | W | 24–0 | Match forfeited by Huddersfield. | Match forfeited by Huddersfield. | Match forfeited by Huddersfield. | Match forfeited by Huddersfield. | Match forfeited by Huddersfield. |
| 11 July, 3:00pm | 14 | Salford Red Devils | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 18–70 | | | | | |
| 24 July | 15 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | – | P–P | Postponed under COVID-19 protocols. | Postponed under COVID-19 protocols. | Postponed under COVID-19 protocols. | Postponed under COVID-19 protocols. | Postponed under COVID-19 protocols. |
| 29 July | 16 | Leigh Centurions | A | Leigh Sports Village | – | P–P | Postponed under COVID-19 protocols. | Postponed under COVID-19 protocols. | Postponed under COVID-19 protocols. | Postponed under COVID-19 protocols. | Postponed under COVID-19 protocols. |
| 2 August, 7:00pm | 17 | Huddersfield Giants | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 16–34 | | | | | |
| 6 August, 7:00pm | 18 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Emerald Headingley | W | 32–18 | | | | | |
| 12 August, 7:00pm | 19 | St Helens | A | Totally Wicked Stadium | W | 20–10 | | | | | |
| 21 August, 7:00pm | 20 | Wakefield Trinity | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 23–18 | | | | | |
| 26 August, 7:00pm | 21 | Hull FC | A | MKM Stadium | W | 23–12 | | | | | |
| 30 August, 5:00pm | 22 | Wigan Warriors | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 0–22 | | | | | |
| 4 September, 2:00pm | 23 | Salford Red Devils | N | St James' Park | W | 29–18 | | | | | |
| 11 September, 7:00pm | 24 | Hull KR | A | Hull College Craven Park | L | 19–26 | | | | | |
| 16 September, 7:00pm | 25 | Warrington Wolves | H | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 20–40 | | | | | |

### Challenge Cup

W Win L Loss
| Date and Time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | TV |
| 9 April, 6:00pm | 3 | Hull KR | A | Hull College Craven Park | W | 33–32 | Trueman, Olpherts (2), McShane (2), Turner | Richardson (4) | Our League |
| 8 May, 5:30pm | QF | Salford Red Devils | N | Emerald Headingley | W | 19–18 | Smith, Mata'utia, Shenton | Richardson (2), O'Brien (1 + Drop goal) | BBC Two |
| 5 June, 5:00pm | SF | Warrington Wolves | N | Leigh Sports Village | W | 35–20 | O'Brien, Turner (3), Sene-Lefao, McShane | O'Brien (5), McShane (Drop goal) | BBC Two |
| 17 July, 5:00pm | Final | St Helens | N | Wembley Stadium | L | 12–26 | Evalds, Trueman | O'Brien (2) | BBC One |
* 1 2 After golden point extra time

## Players
### 2021 transfers
#### Gains

| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| George Lawler | Hull KR | 2 Years | October 2021 |
| Alex Sutcliffe | Leeds Rhinos | 1 Year (Loan) | November 2020 |
| Lewis Bienek | Hull F.C. | 1 Year | November 2020 |
| Gareth O'Brien | Toronto Wolfpack | 2 Years | November 2020 |
| Niall Evalds | Salford Red Devils | 1 Year | May 2020 |

#### Losses

| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| Jordan Rankin | Parramatta Eels | 1 Year | May 2020 |
| Matt Cook | Widnes Vikings | 1 Year | August 2020 |
| Jacob Doyle | Featherstone Rovers | 1 Year | September 2020 |
| Joe Summers | Featherstone Rovers | 1 Year | September 2020 |
| Lewis Carr | Dewsbury Rams | 1 Year | November 2020 |
| Bailey Hodgson | Newcastle Knights | 3 Years | November 2020 |
| Callum Turner | Newcastle Thunder | 1 Year | November 2020 |
| Mike McMeeken | Catalan Dragons | 2 Year | December 2020 |
| Junior Moors | Featherstone Rovers | 1 Year | January 2021 |

### Statistics

Top Try Scorers
Rank
Player
Tries
1=
Derrell Olpherts
4
Jordan Turner
3
Niall Evalds
3
4=
Greg Eden
2
Oliver Holmes
Jake Trueman
Liam Watts
8=
Cheyse Blair
1
Michael Shenton
Daniel Smith
Top Goal Scorers
Rank
Player
Goals
Drop Goals
1=
Paul McShane
9
1
Danny Richardson
0
3
Gareth O'Brien
3
Top Points Scorers
1=
Derrell Olpherts
24
Jordan Turner
3=
Paul McShane
18
Danny Richardson
5=
Greg Eden
8
Oliver Holmes
Jordan Turner
Liam Watts
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2021 :