# 2021–22 Fleetwood Town F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Fleetwood Town's 114th year in their history and eighth consecutive season in League One. Along with the league, the club will also compete 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

Fleetwood Town announced friendly matches against Radcliffe, Port Vale, Rochdale, St Johnstone, Huddersfield Town, Leeds United, Chester, Wrexham and Stockport County as part of their pre-season preparations.

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 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 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 23 | AFC Wimbledon (R) | 46 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 49 | 75 | −26 | 37 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra (R) | 46 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 37 | 83 | −46 | 29 | Relegation to EFL League Two |

#### 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 | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | W | D | W | D | D | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | D | D | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | L | L | D | D | L | L |
| Position | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |

#### Matches

Fleetwood Town's fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.

### FA Cup

Fleetwood were drawn at home to Burton Albion in the first round.

### EFL Cup

Fleetwood Town were drawn at away to Stoke City in the first round.

### EFL Trophy

Fleetwood were drawn into Group G off the Northern section alongside Accrington Stanley, Barrow and Leicester City U21s. The group stage matches were confirmed on 29 June.
| 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 |
| 15 May 2021 | GK | Tom Donaghy | Bradford City | Undisclosed |
| 22 June 2021 | DF | Chiekh Thiam | Stockport Town | Undisclosed |
| 29 June 2021 | FW | Paddy Lane | Hyde United | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2021 | LB | Max Clark | Hull City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | RB | Tom Clarke | Salford City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | RB | Brad Halliday | Doncaster Rovers | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | Harry Wright | Ipswich Town | Free transfer |
| 11 July 2021 | CB | Ryan Hand | Aston Villa | Free transfer |
| 11 July 2021 | RB | Roman Khela | Leeds United | Free transfer |
| 16 July 2021 | LW | Anthony Pilkington | East Bengal | Free transfer |
| 2 August 2021 | CB | Darnell Johnson | Leicester City | Free transfer |
| 30 August 2021 | CF | Joe Garner | APOEL | Free transfer |
| 7 October 2021 | RB | Conor McLaughlin | Sunderland | Free transfer |
| 2 January 2022 | MF | Harvey Macadam | Ashton United | Undisclosed |
| 3 January 2022 | RM | Kyle White | AFC Blackpool | Undisclosed |
| 4 January 2022 | CB | Drew Baker | FC United of Manchester | Undisclosed |
| 8 January 2022 | CF | Ellis Harrison | Portsmouth | Undisclosed |
| 14 January 2022 | CB | Aristote Nsiala | Ipswich Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2022 | GK | Kieran O'Hara | Burton Albion | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 1 July 2021 | CF | Ryan Edmondson | Leeds United | 3 January 2022 |
| 26 July 2021 | CF | Callum Morton | West Bromwich Albion | 12 January 2022 |
| 27 August 2021 | RB | Callum Johnson | Portsmouth | End of season |
| 15 January 2022 | CB | Zak Jules | Milton Keynes Dons | End of season |
| 27 January 2022 | AM | Josh Harrop | Preston North End | End of season |
| 31 January 2022 | CF | Daniel Butterworth | Blackburn Rovers | End of season |
* ↑ On 3 January, Edmondson was recalled back to parent club Leeds United.
* ↑ On 12 January, Callum Morton was recalled early by parent club West Bromwich Albion.

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 13 August 2021 | MF | Dylan Boyle | Bamber Bridge | 29 October 2021 |
| 13 August 2021 | GK | Tom Donaghy | Farsley Celtic | 1 January 2022 |
| 27 August 2021 | RB | Sam Bird | Farsley Celtic | 26 September 2021 |
| 8 October 2021 | GK | Harry Wright | Farsley Celtic | 8 November 2021 |
| 22 October 2021 | RM | Cian Hayes | FC United of Manchester | 29 November 2021 |
| 26 October 2021 | MF | Barry Baggley | Altrincham | 24 November 2021 |
| 29 October 2021 | CM | Akiel Raffie | Bamber Bridge | 13 December 2021 |
| 13 December 2021 | DF | Billy Batch | Kendal Town | 13 January 2022 |
| 13 December 2021 | CM | Danny Edwards | Kendal Town | 13 January 2022 |
| 13 December 2021 | CM | Akiel Raffie | Kendal Town | 13 January 2022 |
| 17 December 2021 | CB | Thomas Hoyle | Bury | 17 January 2022 |
| 17 December 2021 | MF | Covy Smith | Barnoldswick Town | January 2022 |
| 18 December 2021 | CM | Harry Wilson | FC United of Manchester | 10 February 2022 |
| 24 December 2021 | CB | Connor Teale | Marine | 27 January 2022 |
| 2 January 2022 | MF | Ben Thompson | Ashton United | 2 February 2022 |
| 8 January 2022 | FW | Harry Clarke | AFC Blackpool | Work experience |
| 8 January 2022 | GK | Connor Eastham | AFC Blackpool | Work experience |
| 25 January 2022 | CM | Akiel Raffie | Nantwich Town | End of season |
| 28 January 2022 | RB | Sam Bird | Hyde United | March 2022 |
| 28 January 2022 | CB | Connor Teale | Curzon Ashton | End of season |
| 4 February 2022 | RM | Chris Conn-Clarke | Altrincham | March 2022 |
| 4 February 2022 | CM | Danny Edwards | Colne | End of season |
| 17 February 2022 | CF | Max McMillan | Radcliffe | March 2022 |
| 25 February 2022 | CF | Donte Thompson-Prempeh | Kendal Town | End of season |
| 28 March 2022 | GK | Connor Eastham | Charnock Richard | Work experience |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 3 June 2021 | RM | Wes Burns | Ipswich Town | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | Sam Barratt | Glossop North End | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | GK | Johnathon Borwick | | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Joe Collins | | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | Paul Coutts | Bristol Rovers | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | RM | Mark Duffy | Tranmere Rovers | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | Sam Finley | Bristol Rovers | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Michael Fowler | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | LM | Josh Morris | Salford City | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | Lewis Patterson | Crusaders | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Harvey Saunders | Bristol Rovers | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | DM | Nathan Sheron | Harrogate Town | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Shaun Sithole | Kendal Town | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | Laurence Smith | Runcorn Linnets | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | LW | Enoch Takpe | Colne | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | DM | Glenn Whelan | Bristol Rovers | Released |
| 6 July 2021 | CB | Josh Feeney | Aston Villa | Undisclosed |
| 6 August 2021 | GK | Joel Coleman | Rochdale | Mutual consent |
| 5 January 2022 | CB | James Hill | Bournemouth | £1,000,000 |
| 14 January 2022 | RB | Conor McLaughlin | Free agent | Contract expired |
| 20 January 2022 | LB | Max Clark | Rochdale | Mutual consent |
| 1 February 2022 | GK | Billy Crellin | Everton | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2022 | CM | Jay Matete | Sunderland | Undisclosed |
* ↑ Fee was reported to be £1,000,000.