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.

Fleetwood Town

2021–22 season
Chairman	Andrew Pilley
Manager	Simon Grayson (until 24 November)[1] Stephen Crainey (from 21 December) [2]
Stadium	Highbury Stadium
League One	20th
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Gerard Garner (5) All: Gerard Garner (5)
Home colours Away colours
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

Pre-season friendlies

Fleetwood Town announced friendly matches against Radcliffe,^[3] Port Vale,^[4] Rochdale,^[4] St Johnstone,^[5] Huddersfield Town,^[6] Leeds United,^[7] Chester,^[3] Wrexham^[8] and Stockport County^[9] as part of their pre-season preparations.

Radcliffe v Fleetwood Town

10 July 2021 Friendly	Radcliffe	0–2	Fleetwood Town	Radcliffe
15:00 BST		Report	Garner 5' Teale 87'	Stadium: Neuven Stadium

Fleetwood Town v Port Vale

13 July 2021 Friendly	Fleetwood Town	1–0	Port Vale	Thornton-Cleveleys
13:00 BST	Rossiter 38'	Report		Stadium: Poolfort Farm Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
Note: 4x30 minute periods

Rochdale v Fleetwood Town

17 July 2021 Friendly	Rochdale	3–3	Fleetwood Town	Spotland
15:00 BST	Dooley 8' Beesley 60' Holgate 66' (o.g.)	Report	Andrew 50' Edmondson 83', 86'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena

St Johnstone v Fleetwood Town

24 July 2021 Friendly	St Johnstone	0–0	Fleetwood Town	Tulloch, Scotland
13:00 BST		Report		Stadium: McDiarmid Park

Fleetwood Town v Huddersfield Town

27 July 2021 Friendly	Fleetwood Town	2–1	Huddersfield Town	Fleetwood
19:00 BST	Morris 5' Garner 29'	Report	O'Brien 77'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium

Fleetwood Town v Leeds United

30 July 2021 Friendly	Fleetwood Town	2–1	Leeds United	Fleetwood
19:00 BST	Morris 54' Garner 60' (pen.)	Report	Cresswell 23'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium

Chester v Fleetwood Town

31 July 2021 Friendly	Chester	3–0	Fleetwood Town	Chester
15:00 BST	Dudley 6' Hardy 54' Oyibo 71'	Report		Stadium: Deva Stadium

Fleetwood Town XI v Wrexham

3 August 2021 Friendly	Fleetwood Town XI	0–4	Wrexham	Thornton-Cleveleys
14:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Poolfort Farm

Stockport County v Fleetwood Town XI

14 August 2021 Friendly	Stockport County	3–3	Fleetwood Town XI	Edgeley
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 2,054

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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
23	AFC Wimbledon (R)	46	6	19	21	49	75	−26	37
24	Crewe Alexandra (R)	46	7	8	31	37	83	−46	29

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^[10]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	8	16	22	62	82	−20	40	5	8	10	33	38	−5	3	8	12	29	44	−15

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

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

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

Matches

Fleetwood Town's fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.^[11]

Fleetwood Town v Portsmouth

7 August 2021 1	Fleetwood Town	0–1	Portsmouth	Fleetwood
15:00 BST		Report	Brown  24', 60' Curtis  43' Freeman  63'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 4,562 Referee: Ben Speedie

Lincoln City v Fleetwood Town

14 August 2021 2	Lincoln City	2–1	Fleetwood Town	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Melbourne  31' Edun  64' Scully 69', 87' (pen.) Bishop  75'	Report	Matete  7' Andrew 32' Clark  74' Hill  86'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 8,241 Referee: James Oldham

Sheffield Wednesday v Fleetwood Town

17 August 2021 3	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Fleetwood Town	Owlerton
19:45 BST	Gregory 15' Byers  17' Johnson  34' Bannan  69' Iorfa  87'	Report	Halliday  23' Rossiter  35' Morton  49' Holgate  83' Biggins  90+1'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 21,130 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Fleetwood Town v Cheltenham Town

21 August 2021 4	Fleetwood Town	3–2	Cheltenham Town	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Clarke 33' Johnson 81' Morris 90' Morton  90+3'	Report	Wright 8',  83' Raglan  36' Thomas  46' Hussey  86' May 87'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,392 Referee: Andy Haines

Plymouth Argyle v Fleetwood Town

28 August 2021 5	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Fleetwood Town	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Hardie 21'	Report	Camps 35' Johnson  42' Clarke  73'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,453 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Rotherham United v Fleetwood Town

11 September 2021 6	Rotherham United	2–4	Fleetwood Town	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Smith 38' Sadlier 45+4' (pen.)	Report	Morton 24' Garner 54' Clark  56' Andrew 61' Camps 69' Hill  88' Rossiter  89'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 8,463 Referee: Craig Hicks

Fleetwood Town v Sunderland

18 September 2021 7	Fleetwood Town	2–2	Sunderland	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Morton 81' J. Garner  85' G. Garner  90+4', 90+7' (pen.)	Report	Stewart 19' O'Nien  53' McGeady 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 4,250 Referee: Neil Hair

Cambridge United v Fleetwood Town

25 September 2021 8	Cambridge United	2–2	Fleetwood Town	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Digby  30' May 35' Tracey 51'	Report	Hill 2' Lane 76'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,429 Referee: Paul Howard

Milton Keynes Dons v Fleetwood Town

28 September 2021 9	Milton Keynes Dons	3–3	Fleetwood Town	Denbigh
19:45 BST	Twine 27', 39', 73' O'Riley  81'	Report	Garner 12', 32' Rossiter  63' Biggins  78' Batty 88'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,564 Referee: Peter Wright

Fleetwood Town v Charlton Athletic

2 October 2021 10	Fleetwood Town	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Andrew  15', 51' Clarke  66'	Report	Leko  15', 41' Gilbey  55' Stockley 69'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,197 Referee: Oliver Langford

Fleetwood Town v Crewe Alexandra

16 October 2021 11	Fleetwood Town	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Johnson 60' Andrew  65', 72' Batty  65' Garner 90+6'	Report	McFadzean  65' Robertson  65' Finney  71' Thomas  90+4'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,917 Referee: Marc Edwards

Fleetwood Town v Burton Albion

19 October 2021 12	Fleetwood Town	0–1	Burton Albion	Fleetwood
19:45 GMT		Report	Blake-Tracy  33' O'Connor 36' Borthwick-Jackson  84'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,226 Referee: Simon Mather

Ipswich Town v Fleetwood Town

23 October 2021 (2021-10-23) 13	Ipswich Town	2–1	Fleetwood Town	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Chaplin 49' Morsy  77' Celina 90+3',  90+4'	Report	Hill  32' Matete  71' Johnson  79' Morton 82'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 20,099 Referee: Sam Allison

Fleetwood Town v Wycombe Wanderers

30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 14	Fleetwood Town	3–3	Wycombe Wanderers	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Andrew 5',  88' Garner 60' Morris 64'	Report	Hanlan 24' Akinfenwa 30' Tafazolli  32' Vokes 50' Jacobson  76' Scowen  80'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,657 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Fleetwood Town v Wigan Athletic

2 November 2021 (2021-11-02) 15	Fleetwood Town	2–3	Wigan Athletic	Fleetwood
19:45 GMT	Andrew 8',  37' Morton 52' (pen.) Batty  84' Morris  87'	Report	Darikwa  35' Lang 62',  79' Keane 68' Tilt 72'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,246 Referee: Ross Joyce

Fleetwood Town v Morecambe

20 November 2021 16	Fleetwood Town	1–2	Morecambe	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Johnson 82' Pilkington  90+5'  90+6'	Report	Jones 11' McLoughlin  43' Stockton 90+4',  90+5'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,545 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Oxford United v Fleetwood Town

23 November 2021 17	Oxford United	3–1	Fleetwood Town	Littlemore
19:45 GMT	McNally 5' Brannagan 13' Holland 69' Whyte  89'	Report	Matete 40',  84' Clark  52' Batty  65'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 5,708 Referee: Ollie Yates

AFC Wimbledon v Fleetwood Town

27 November 2021 18	AFC Wimbledon	2–2	Fleetwood Town	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Heneghan  25' Assal 53' McCormick 79'	Report	Matete  23' Garner 35' Johnson 84' Edmondson  90+6'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 7,405 Referee: Bobby Madley

Accrington Stanley v Fleetwood Town

4 December 2021 19	Accrington Stanley	5–1	Fleetwood Town	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Hamilton 29',  57', 90' Bishop 46', 78' Coyle 72'	Report	Batty  23' Hayes  28' Biggins 57' Lane  74'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,901 Referee: Tom Nield

Fleetwood Town v Bolton Wanderers

7 December 2021 20	Fleetwood Town	3–0	Bolton Wanderers	Fleetwood
19:45 GMT	Garner 6' Hayes  26' McLaughlin  35' Biggins 77', 79'	Report	Santos  73'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,279 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Fleetwood Town v Gillingham

11 December 2021 21	Fleetwood Town	2–1	Gillingham	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Biggins 38',  90+7' Clarke 65'	Report	Phillips  65' McKenzie 74' Tutonda  90'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,313 Referee: Steve Martin

Morecambe v Fleetwood Town

18 December 2021 22	Morecambe	0–0	Fleetwood Town	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	McLoughlin  83'	Report	Matete  79'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,018 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Fleetwood Town v Shrewsbury Town

27 December 2021 23	Fleetwood Town	0–3	Shrewsbury Town	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT		Report	Leahy  40' Bowman 49' Udoh  63', 80' Vela 72'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,878 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Doncaster Rovers v Fleetwood Town

8 January 2022 24	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Fleetwood Town	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Barlow  43' Rowe  81'	Report	Harrison 50' Camps  80' Hayes  90'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,648 Referee: Darren Bond

Fleetwood Town v Rotherham United

15 January 2022 25	Fleetwood Town	1–0	Rotherham United	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Johnson  7' Clarke  65' Pilkington 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,385 Referee: Robert Lewis

Charlton Athletic v Fleetwood Town

22 January 2022 26	Charlton Athletic	2–0	Fleetwood Town	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Burstow 53' Dobson  70' Aneke  79' Morgan 90+2'	Report	Matete  52'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 21,811 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Fleetwood Town v Plymouth Argyle

25 January 2022 27	Fleetwood Town	3–3	Plymouth Argyle	Fleetwood
19:45 GMT	Lane 24' Jules  78' Harrison 89' Pilkington 90+2'	Report	Jephcott 30' Edwards 49' Ennis 75' Garrick  78'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,584 Referee: Marc Edwards

Fleetwood Town v Cambridge United

29 January 2022 28	Fleetwood Town	1–1	Cambridge United	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Lane 72' Camps  73'	Report	May  41' Pilkington 65' (o.g.) Okedina  81'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,515 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Shrewsbury Town v Fleetwood Town

5 February 2022 29	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	Fleetwood Town	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Leahy 48' (pen.),  69'	Report	Pilkington 21' Lane  79' Johnson  90+2' Camps  90+3'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 5,808 Referee: James Bell

Fleetwood Town v Milton Keynes Dons

8 February 2022 30	Fleetwood Town	1–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Fleetwood
19:45 GMT	Biggins  47' Lane 51' Butterworth  73' Pilkington  82'	Report	Darling 12' Watson  82' Lewington  90+5'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,227 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Cheltenham Town v Fleetwood Town

12 February 2022 31	Cheltenham Town	2–0	Fleetwood Town	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	May 41' Raglan 45' Williams  57'	Report	Nsiala  48' Hayes  87'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 3,517 Referee: Bobby Madley

Portsmouth v Fleetwood Town

26 February 2022 32	Portsmouth	3–3	Fleetwood Town	Milton
15:00 GMT	Curtis 45' (pen.),  50' Harness 80' O'Brien 90+5'	Report	Pilkington 7' Biggins 15' Lane 41',  57' Cairns  73' Harrison  82'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15,224 Referee: Alan Young

Wigan Athletic v Fleetwood Town

1 March 2022 33	Wigan Athletic	2–0	Fleetwood Town	Wigan
19:45 GMT	Shinnie  14' Keane 37' (pen.) McClean 42',  90+7' Darikwa  66' Power  81'	Report	Garner  90+7'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,627 Referee: Martin Coy

Fleetwood Town v Ipswich Town

5 March 2022 34	Fleetwood Town	0–2	Ipswich Town	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Pilkington  63'	Report	Woolfenden  69' Morsy 72',  74' Jackson 81'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 4,190 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Sunderland v Fleetwood Town

8 March 2022 35	Sunderland	3–1	Fleetwood Town	Sunderland
19:45 GMT	Evans  22' Embleton 55' Cirkin  75' O'Nien 82' Clarke 90+1'	Report	Harrison 28' Jules  76'  87'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 28,017 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Burton Albion v Fleetwood Town

12 March 2022 36	Burton Albion	3–2	Fleetwood Town	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Hamer  37' Niasse 61', 90' Moult 84'	Report	Nsiala  14' Oshilaja 18' (o.g.) Garner  36' Butterworth 57'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,648 Referee: Oliver Langford

Wycombe Wanderers v Fleetwood Town

15 March 2022 37	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Fleetwood Town	High Wycombe
19:45 GMT	Wing  5' Scowen  74' McCarthy 90+4'	Report	Lane  52' Boyle  90+3'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,391 Referee: Josh Smith

Fleetwood Town v Doncaster Rovers

19 March 2022 38	Fleetwood Town	0–0	Doncaster Rovers	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT		Report	Barlow  22'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,146 Referee: Paul Howard

Crewe Alexandra v Fleetwood Town

2 April 2022 39	Crewe Alexandra	1–3	Fleetwood Town	Crewe
15:00 BST	Long 45+3'	Report	Macadam 18' Pilkington 64' Harrison 73'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,813 Referee: Will Finnie

Fleetwood Town v Lincoln City

5 April 2022 40	Fleetwood Town	1–1	Lincoln City	Fleetwood
19:45 BST	Clarke  22' Batty 31' Butterworth  90+3'	Report	Walsh  21' McGrandles  35' Fiorini 65' Jackson  78'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,341 Referee: Peter Wright

Fleetwood Town v Accrington Stanley

9 April 2022 41	Fleetwood Town	1–2	Accrington Stanley	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Lane  39' Harrison 45' Cairns  85'	Report	Rodgers  33' Rich-Baghuelou  45+3' McConville 62' Nottingham  77', 90+4'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,881 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Fleetwood Town v Oxford United

15 April 2022 42	Fleetwood Town	2–3	Oxford United	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Harrison 39' (pen.),  52' Hayes 53'	Report	Holland 2' Brannagan 7',  71' Bodin 16' Stevens  90+6'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,589 Referee: Bobby Madley

Gillingham v Fleetwood Town

18 April 2022 43	Gillingham	0–0	Fleetwood Town	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Lee  7' Ehmer  17' Kelman  79' Tucker  90+6'	Report	Lane  78'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 8,436 Referee: James Linington

Fleetwood Town v AFC Wimbledon

23 April 2022 44	Fleetwood Town	1–1	AFC Wimbledon	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Garner 88',  88' Batty  90+2'	Report	McCormick 22' Marsh  38' Cosgrove  63' Osei  76' Heneghan  77' Brown  90+10'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 5,019 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Fleetwood Town v Sheffield Wednesday

26 April 2022 45	Fleetwood Town	2–3	Sheffield Wednesday	Fleetwood
19:45 BST	Camps 18' Garner  22', 34' Andrew  57' Boyle  83'	Report	Gregory 4', 73', 74' Hutchinson  57' Luongo  59'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,901 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Bolton Wanderers v Fleetwood Town

30 April 2022 46	Bolton Wanderers	4–2	Fleetwood Town	Horwich
12:30 BST	Charles 37', 86' John 53' Böðvarsson 90+6'	Report	Baggley 17' Boyle  42' Garner 79',  82'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 16,886

FA Cup

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Fleetwood were drawn at home to Burton Albion in the first round.^[12]

Fleetwood Town v Burton Albion

6 November 2021 First round	Fleetwood Town	1–2	Burton Albion	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Garner 12' Clarke  70'	Report	Powell 14' Jebbison 77'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 1,362 Referee: Tom Reeves

EFL Cup

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Fleetwood Town were drawn at away to Stoke City in the first round.^[13][14]

Stoke City v Fleetwood Town

10 August 2021 First round	Stoke City	2–1	Fleetwood Town	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BST	Surridge 45' Souttar 77'	Report	Batty  33' Hill  65' Matete  69' Chester 90+4' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 4,694 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Fleetwood were drawn into Group G off the Northern section alongside Accrington Stanley, Barrow and Leicester City U21s.^[15][16] The group stage matches were confirmed on 29 June.^[17]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	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
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

Source: EFL.com

Fleetwood Town v Leicester City U21

31 August 2021 Group game 1	Fleetwood Town	4–1	Leicester City U21	Fleetwood
19:45 BST	Morton 6', 42', 48' Matete  37' Edmondson 60' Biggins  74'	Report	Hughes  24' Godsmark-Ford  53' Wakeling 75'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 566 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Barrow v Fleetwood Town

5 October 2021 Group game 2	Barrow	1–3	Fleetwood Town	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST	Zanzala 28'	Report	Matete 48' Edmondson 55' McMillan 67'	Stadium: Progression Solicitors Stadium Attendance: 1,281 Referee: Robert Lewis

Fleetwood Town v Accrington Stanley

9 November 2021 Group game 3	Fleetwood Town	1–4	Accrington Stanley	Fleetwood
19:45 BST	Garner 37' (pen.)	Report	Pell 23' Hamilton 42' Leigh 50' Scully  81' Nottingham 86'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 6,33 Referee: James Bell

Bolton Wanderers v Fleetwood Town

30 November 2021 Second round	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Fleetwood Town	Horwich
19:00 GMT	Lee 34'	Report	Biggins  54' Clark  56' Teale  63'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 1,773 Referee: Ben Speedie

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
15 May 2021	GK		Tom Donaghy	Bradford City	Undisclosed	[18]
22 June 2021	DF		Chiekh Thiam	Stockport Town	Undisclosed	[19]
29 June 2021	FW		Paddy Lane	Hyde United	Undisclosed	[20]
1 July 2021	LB		Max Clark	Hull City	Free transfer	[21]
1 July 2021	RB		Tom Clarke	Salford City	Free transfer	[22]
1 July 2021	RB		Brad Halliday	Doncaster Rovers	Free transfer	[23]
1 July 2021	GK		Harry Wright	Ipswich Town	Free transfer	[24]
11 July 2021	CB		Ryan Hand	Aston Villa	Free transfer	[25]
11 July 2021	RB		Roman Khela	Leeds United	Free transfer	[25]
16 July 2021	LW		Anthony Pilkington	East Bengal	Free transfer	[26]
2 August 2021	CB		Darnell Johnson	Leicester City	Free transfer	[27]
30 August 2021	CF		Joe Garner	APOEL	Free transfer	[28]
7 October 2021	RB		Conor McLaughlin	Sunderland	Free transfer	[29]
2 January 2022	MF		Harvey Macadam	Ashton United	Undisclosed	[30]
3 January 2022	RM		Kyle White	AFC Blackpool	Undisclosed	[31]
4 January 2022	CB		Drew Baker	FC United of Manchester	Undisclosed	[32]
8 January 2022	CF		Ellis Harrison	Portsmouth	Undisclosed	[33]
14 January 2022	CB		Aristote Nsiala	Ipswich Town	Undisclosed	[34]
1 February 2022	GK		Kieran O'Hara	Burton Albion	Free transfer	[35]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2021	CF		Ryan Edmondson	Leeds United	3 January 2022	[36][a]
26 July 2021	CF		Callum Morton	West Bromwich Albion	12 January 2022[b]	[39]
27 August 2021	RB		Callum Johnson	Portsmouth	End of season	[40]
15 January 2022	CB		Zak Jules	Milton Keynes Dons	End of season	[41]
27 January 2022	AM		Josh Harrop	Preston North End	End of season	[42]
31 January 2022	CF		Daniel Butterworth	Blackburn Rovers	End of season	[43]

1. On 3 January, Edmondson was recalled back to parent club Leeds United.^[37]
2. On 12 January, Callum Morton was recalled early by parent club West Bromwich Albion.^[38]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
13 August 2021	MF		Dylan Boyle	Bamber Bridge	29 October 2021	[44]
13 August 2021	GK		Tom Donaghy	Farsley Celtic	1 January 2022	[45]
27 August 2021	RB		Sam Bird	Farsley Celtic	26 September 2021	[46]
8 October 2021	GK		Harry Wright	Farsley Celtic	8 November 2021	[47]
22 October 2021	RM		Cian Hayes	FC United of Manchester	29 November 2021	[48]
26 October 2021	MF		Barry Baggley	Altrincham	24 November 2021	[49]
29 October 2021	CM		Akiel Raffie	Bamber Bridge	13 December 2021	[50]
13 December 2021	DF		Billy Batch	Kendal Town	13 January 2022	[51]
13 December 2021	CM		Danny Edwards	Kendal Town	13 January 2022	[51]
13 December 2021	CM		Akiel Raffie	Kendal Town	13 January 2022	[51]
17 December 2021	CB		Thomas Hoyle	Bury	17 January 2022	[52]
17 December 2021	MF		Covy Smith	Barnoldswick Town	January 2022	[52]
18 December 2021	CM		Harry Wilson	FC United of Manchester	10 February 2022	[53][54]
24 December 2021	CB		Connor Teale	Marine	27 January 2022	[55][56]
2 January 2022	MF		Ben Thompson	Ashton United	2 February 2022	[57]
8 January 2022	FW		Harry Clarke	AFC Blackpool	Work experience	[58]
8 January 2022	GK		Connor Eastham	AFC Blackpool	Work experience	[58]
25 January 2022	CM		Akiel Raffie	Nantwich Town	End of season	[59]
28 January 2022	RB		Sam Bird	Hyde United	March 2022	[60]
28 January 2022	CB		Connor Teale	Curzon Ashton	End of season	[61][62][63]
4 February 2022	RM		Chris Conn-Clarke	Altrincham	March 2022	[64]
4 February 2022	CM		Danny Edwards	Colne	End of season	[65][66]
17 February 2022	CF		Max McMillan	Radcliffe	March 2022	[67]
25 February 2022	CF		Donte Thompson-Prempeh	Kendal Town	End of season	[68]
28 March 2022	GK		Connor Eastham	Charnock Richard	Work experience	[69]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
3 June 2021	RM		Wes Burns	Ipswich Town	Undisclosed	[70]
30 June 2021	DF		Sam Barratt	Glossop North End	Released	[71][72]
30 June 2021	GK		Johnathon Borwick		Released	[71]
30 June 2021	CF		Joe Collins		Released	[71]
30 June 2021	CM		Paul Coutts	Bristol Rovers	Released	[71][73]
30 June 2021	RM		Mark Duffy	Tranmere Rovers	Released	[71][74]
30 June 2021	CM		Sam Finley	Bristol Rovers	Released	[71][73]
30 June 2021	CF		Michael Fowler	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	Released	[71][75]
30 June 2021	LM		Josh Morris	Salford City	Released	[71][76]
30 June 2021	CB		Lewis Patterson	Crusaders	Released	[71][77]
30 June 2021	CF		Harvey Saunders	Bristol Rovers	Released	[71][78]
30 June 2021	DM		Nathan Sheron	Harrogate Town	Released	[71][79]
30 June 2021	CF		Shaun Sithole	Kendal Town	Released	[71][80]
30 June 2021	MF		Laurence Smith	Runcorn Linnets	Released	[81][82]
30 June 2021	LW		Enoch Takpe	Colne	Released	[71][83]
30 June 2021	DM		Glenn Whelan	Bristol Rovers	Released	[71][84]
6 July 2021	CB		Josh Feeney	Aston Villa	Undisclosed	[85]
6 August 2021	GK		Joel Coleman	Rochdale	Mutual consent	[86][87]
5 January 2022	CB		James Hill	Bournemouth	£1,000,000[a]	[89]
14 January 2022	RB		Conor McLaughlin	Free agent	Contract expired	[90]
20 January 2022	LB		Max Clark	Rochdale	Mutual consent	[91][92]
1 February 2022	GK		Billy Crellin	Everton	Undisclosed	[93]
1 February 2022	CM		Jay Matete	Sunderland	Undisclosed	[94]

1. Fee was reported to be £1,000,000.^[88]