# 2021–22 Accrington Stanley F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Accrington Stanley's 53rd year in their history and fourth consecutive season in League One. Along with the league, the club also 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.

## Pre-season friendlies

Accrington Stanley announced they will play friendly matches against Clitheroe, Blackpool, Preston North End, Warrington Town and Bradford City as part of their pre-season preparations.

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 59 | +23 | 76 |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 57 | +17 | 73 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 68 | 51 | +17 | 73 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 70 |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 80 | −19 | 61 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 59 |
| 14 | Cambridge United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 74 | −18 | 58 |
| 15 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 66 | 80 | −14 | 56 |
| 16 | Burton Albion | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 53 |

#### 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 | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | D | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 |

#### Matches

Stanley's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.

##### April
### FA Cup

Accrington were drawn away to Port Vale in the first round.

### EFL Cup

Accrington Stanley were drawn away to Rotherham United in the first round and Oldham Athletic in the second round.

### EFL Trophy

Stanley were drawn into Northern Group G alongside Barrow, Leicester City U21 and Fleetwood Town.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Accrington Stanley | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 8 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Fleetwood Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Barrow | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | ACA | Leicester City U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2021 | RW | John O'Sullivan | Morecambe | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | CM | Harry Pell | Colchester United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | CB | Archie Procter | AFC Wimbledon | Undisclosed |
| 5 July 2021 | CB | Matthew Carson | Burnley | Free transfer |
| 5 July 2021 | DM | Liam Coyle | Liverpool | Free transfer |
| 5 July 2021 | CM | Dylan Moonan | Burnley | Free transfer |
| 8 July 2021 | CF | Joe Hardy | Liverpool | Free transfer |
| 9 July 2021 | CM | Oliver Patrick | Oldham Athletic | Free transfer |
| 9 July 2021 | CM | Ben Pleavin | Blackburn Rovers | Free transfer |
| 10 July 2021 | MF | Tommy Leigh | Bognor Regis Town | Undisclosed |
| 30 July 2021 | CF | Josh Woods | Clay Brow | Free transfer |
| 5 August 2021 | LW | Jack Nolan | Walsall | Free transfer |
| 26 August 2021 | RB | Mitch Clark | Leicester City | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2021 | CM | Ethan Hamilton | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
| 7 January 2022 | LB | Rosaire Longelo | Newcastle United | Undisclosed |
| 14 January 2022 | CB | Jay Rich-Baghuelou | Crystal Palace | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2022 | RW | Korede Adedoyin | Sheffield Wednesday | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 1 July 2021 | CF | Joel Mumbongo | Burnley | End of season |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | James Trafford | Manchester City | 13 January 2022 |
| 20 August 2021 | CB | Sam Sherring | Bournemouth | 11 January 2022 |
| 27 August 2021 | CB | Yeboah Amankwah | Manchester City | End of season |
| 31 August 2021 | CF | Jovan Malcolm | West Bromwich Albion | End of season |
| 31 January 2022 | AM | Marcel Lewis | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | End of season |
* ↑ On 13 January, Trafford was recalled by his parent club Manchester City.
* ↑ On 11 January, Sherring was recalled by his parent club Bournemouth.

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 16 October 2021 | RB | Harry Perritt | Torquay United | 1 January 2022 |
| 12 November 2021 | CF | Kevin Spinelli | Radcliffe | 12 December 2021 |
| 27 January 2022 | CF | Joe Hardy | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | End of season |
| 18 February 2022 | CF | Lewis Mansell | Southport | 26 March 2022 |
| 19 February 2022 | CB | Harry Perritt | Altrinham | End of season |
| 22 February 2022 | AM | Owen Devonport | Padiham | |
| 22 February 2022 | FW | Jack Doherty | AFC Darwen | |
| 25 February 2022 | GK | Louis Hood | AFC Darwen | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | Jack Bolton | | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | Mark Hughes | Bristol Rovers | Rejected contract |
| 30 June 2021 | LB | Joe Maguire | Tranmere Rovers | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | Zehn Mohammed | | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | RB | Reagan Ogle | Hartlepool United | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | Lamine Kaba Sherif | Kettering Town | Released |
| 14 July 2021 | RB | Ryan Graham | Lancaster City | Free transfer |
| 2 August 2021 | CB | Ben Barclay | Stockport County | Free transfer |
| 15 August 2021 | CB | Cameron Burgess | Ipswich Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2022 | CF | Dion Charles | Bolton Wanderers | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was reported to be £320,000 by The Bolton News