2021–22 Derby County F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Derby County's 138th season in existence, their 14th consecutive season in the Championship, and their 54th season overall in the second division of English football. Alongside the Championship, they also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. Derby were relegated after finishing in 23rd place in the league following a points deduction. The season covers the period from July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Derby County
2021–22 season
OwnerMel Morris
ChairmanMel Morris
ManagerWayne Rooney
StadiumPride Park Stadium
Championship23rd (relegated)
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tom Lawrence (11)

All:
Tom Lawrence (11)

Administration edit

On 22 September 2021, the EFL released a statement stating Derby were given a 12-point deduction in accordance with regulations after entering administration.[1] On 16 November, Derby were deducted a further nine points after admitting to breaching EFL accounting rules.[2]

Pre-season friendlies edit

The Rams revealed they would have friendlies against Manchester United,[3] Salford City,[4] Real Betis[5] and Notts County[4] as part of their pre-season preparations.

18 July 2021 Friendly Derby County 1–2 Manchester United Derby
13:00 BST Kazim-Richards   68' Report Chong   18'
Pellistri   59'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
24 July 2021 Friendly Salford City 2–1 Derby County Salford
15:00 BST Morris   20' (pen.)
Elliott   52'
Report Turnbull   76' (o.g.) Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
28 July 2021 Friendly Derby County 1–0 Real Betis Derby
19:00 BST Bird   87' Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
1 August 2021 Friendly Notts County 0–2 Derby County Nottingham
13:00 BST Report Cashin   41'
Lawrence   86' (pen.)
Stadium: Meadow Lane

Competitions edit

Championship edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Hull City 46 14 9 23 41 54 −13 51
20 Birmingham City 46 11 14 21 50 75 −25 47
21 Reading 46 13 8 25 54 87 −33 41[a]
22 Peterborough United (R) 46 9 10 27 43 87 −44 37 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Derby County (R) 46 14 13 19 45 53 −8 34[b]
24 Barnsley (R) 46 6 12 28 33 73 −40 30
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 (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[9]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Reading were deducted 6 points for breach of profit and sustainability regulations.[6]
  2. ^ Derby County were deducted 12 points for entering administration,[7] and a further 9 points for financial irregularities.[8]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 14 13 19 45 53  −8 34 11 7 5 30 22  +8 3 6 14 15 31  −16

Last updated: 7 May 2022.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday edit

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAAHA[a]HHAHAHAAH[b]AHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHHAHAHAH
ResultDLWDDLDWLWDDDDLLDWDLLWWWDWLDLWLWLLLWLLDWLWLLWL
Position16181214151616122424242424242424242424242424242424232323232323222223232223232423232223232223
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. ^ Between matchday 8 and 9, Derby County were deducted 12 points. Combined with this defeat, they dropped to 24th.
  2. ^ Between matchday 17 and 18, Derby County were deducted a further 9 points.

Matches edit

Derby County's fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.[10]

7 August 2021 1 Derby County 1–1 Huddersfield Town Derby
15:00 BST Byrne   25'
Davies   39'
Watson   50'
Sibley   80'
Report Turton   14'
Sarr   45'
Holmes   88'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 16,249
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
14 August 2021 2 Peterborough United 2–1 Derby County Peterborough
12:30 BST Beevers   25'
Thompson   63'
Butler   83'
Burrows   90+1'
Dembélé   90+10'
Report Stretton   77'
Sibley   90+1'
Forsyth   90+4'
Stadium: West Homes Stadium
Attendance: 10,477
Referee: David Webb
Note: Live on Sky Sports
18 August 2021 3 Hull City 0–1 Derby County Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST Jones   71' Report Baldock   57'
Morrison   79'
Roos   90+2'
Stretton   90+3'
Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 10,451
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
21 August 2021 4 Derby County 0–0 Middlesbrough Derby
15:00 BST Jagielka   65'
Byrne   90+2'
Report Peltier   30'
Tavernier   43'
Bola   54'
Jones   85'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 16,123
Referee: Andy Davies
28 August 2021 5 Derby County 1–1 Nottingham Forest Derby
12:30 GMT Lawrence   12'
Jóźwiak   39'
Morrison   68'
Byrne   80'
Sibley   83'
Report Garner   35'
Johnson   82'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 22,991
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
10 September 2021 6 Birmingham City 2–0 Derby County Bordesley
20:00 GMT Hogan   31'
Šunjić   57'
Bela   81'
Report Shinnie   24'
Morrison   76'
Lawrence   86'
Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium
Attendance: 14,912
Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 September 2021 7 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Derby County West Bromwich
20:00 BST Livermore   45+2' Report Buchanan   33' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Referee: Kevin Friend
18 September 2021 8 Derby County 2–1 Stoke City Derby
15:00 BST Shinnie   8'
Bird   31'
Davies   34'
Sibley   38'
Report Sawyers   33'
Ince   58',   89'
Østigård   77'
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 20,545
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
25 September 2021 9 Sheffield United 1–0 Derby County Sheffield
15:00 BST Gibbs-White   24'
Sharp   89' (pen.)
Report Shinnie   24'
Roos   57'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 27,905
Referee: David Webb
29 September 2021 10 Derby County 1–0 Reading Derby
19:45 BST Stearman   16'
Forsyth   33'
Byrne   59'
Shinnie   74'
Lawrence   90+2'
Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 18,769
Referee: John Busby
2 October 2021 11 Derby County 0–0 Swansea City Derby
15:00 BST Forsyth   45'
Williams   81'
Byrne   89'
Report Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 21,640
Referee: Andrew Madley
16 October 2021 12 Preston North End 0–0 Derby County Preston
15:00 BST Johnson   5'
Storey   62'
Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 18,092
Referee: Josh Smith
19 October 2021 13 Derby County 2–2 Luton Town Derby
19:45 BST Lawrence   20',   90+2'
Knight   60'
Report Naismith   14'
Onyedinma   48'
Adebayo   83'
Ruddock Mpanzu   90+2'
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 20,258
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
23 October 2021 14 Coventry City 1–1 Derby County Coventry
15:00 BST Godden   20' (pen.)
Maatsen   44'
Report Davies   71'
Shinnie   78'
Morrison   88'
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 23,829
Referee: Dean Whitestone
30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15 Derby County 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Derby
15:00 BST Shinnie   29'
Lawrence   50'
Davies   89'
Report Brereton   8', 20'
Lenihan   59'
Buckley   86'
Khadra   88'
Poveda   89'
Travis   90+2'
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 22,098
Referee: Steve Martin
2 November 2021 (2021-11-02) 16 Barnsley 2–1 Derby County Barnsley
19:45 GMT Adeboyejo   39'
Leya Iseka   50'
Brittain   64'
Andersen   81'
Report Morrison   15'
Baldock   24'
Buchanan   50'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 13,786
Referee: Robert Jones
6 November 2021 17 Millwall 1–1 Derby County Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Malone   45+1'
Mitchell   57'
Cooper   90+1'
Report Byrne   27'   63'
Ebosele   44'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 14,372
Referee: Tim Robinson
21 November 2021 18 Derby County 3–2 Bournemouth Derby
12:00 GMT Knight   13'
Lawrence   62', 69' (pen.)
Report Anthony   19'
Solanke   38'
Billing   53'
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 2,467
Referee: Gavin Ward
24 November 2021 19 Fulham 0–0 Derby County Fulham, London
19:45 GMT Carvalho   60' Report Ebosele   60'
Shinnie   79'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Referee: Keith Stroud
29 November 2021 20 Derby County 1–2 Queens Park Rangers Derby
19:45 GMT Lawrence   10' Report Willock   50'
Gray   90',   90+1'
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 20,003
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
4 December 2021 21 Bristol City 1–0 Derby County Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT Scott   16'
Bakinson   39'
Kalas   45+1'
Pring   80'
Report Knight   39'
Forsyth   40'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 18,732
Referee: Graham Scott
11 December 2021 22 Derby County 1–0 Blackpool Derby
15:00 GMT Plange   51'
Jóźwiak   54'
Lawrence   76'
Report Carey   42'
Anderson   54'
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 21,663
Referee: Andy Woolmer
27 December 2021 23 Derby County 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Derby
15:00 GMT Davies   18'
Thompson   20'
Stearman   50'
Kazim-Richards   58'
Cashin   90+5'
Report Clarke   36' Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 24,846
Referee: James Linington
30 December 2021 24 Stoke City 1–2 Derby County Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT Wilmot   16'
Vrančić   61'
Tymon   71'
Ince   78'
Report Plange   16',   59'
Kazim-Richards   85'
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Referee: Matt Donohue
3 January 2022 25 Reading 2–2 Derby County Reading
15:00 GMT Hoilett   37', 56'
Laurent   45'
Report Davies   82',   90+1'
Kazim-Richards   86'
Byrne   90+6'
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Referee: John Busby
15 January 2022 26 Derby County 2–0 Sheffield United Derby
15:00 GMT Lawrence   69', 78',   78' Report Ndiaye   90+3' Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 24,597
Referee: Graham Scott
22 January 2022 27 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Derby County West Bridgford
12:30 GMT Grabban   35',   48'
Johnson   82'
Samba   89'
Report Thompson   31'
Stearman   51'
Buchanan   56'
Lawrence   88' (pen.),   89'
Morrison   90+7'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,256
Referee: Tim Robinson
30 January 2022 28 Derby County 2–2 Birmingham City Derby
13:30 GMT Plange   87'
Bielik   90+6'
Report Taylor   7'
Hogan   56'
Woods   62'
Etheridge   63'
Gardner   70'
James   89'
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 32,211
Referee: John Brooks
2 February 2022 29 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Derby County Huddersfield
19:45 GMT Holmes   76'
Rhodes   79'
O'Brien   90+3'
Report Stearman   3'
Ebosele   62'
Davies   72'
Byrne   90+4'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 16,231
Referee: Matt Donohue
8 February 2022 30 Derby County 3–1 Hull City Derby
19:45 GMT Forsyth   19'
Lawrence   37'
Ebosele   47'
Bielik   53'
Bird   90+4'
Report Docherty   17'
Greaves   21'
Forsyth   65' (o.g.)
Honeyman   89'
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 22,595
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
12 February 2022 31 Middlesbrough 4–1 Derby County Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Buchanan   15' (o.g.)
Tavernier   27'
Crooks   31',   45+2'
Connolly   44'
Howson   50'
Watmore   89'
Report Lawrence   27'
Bird   39'
Ebiowei   87'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 26,266
Referee: Mike Dean
19 February 2022 32 Derby County 1–0 Peterborough United Derby
15:00 GMT Lawrence   47'
Byrne   76'
Davies   80'
Sibley   90+2',   90+3'
Allsop   90+4'
Morrison   90+7'
Report Coulson   31'   35'
Brown   59'
Jones   70'
Thompson   76'
Knight   87'
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 30,251
Referee: James Linington
23 February 2022 33 Derby County 1–2 Millwall Derby
19:45 GMT Cooper   88' (o.g.)
Allsop   90'
Report Wallace   2'
Saville   29'
Burey   30'
Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 23,943
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
26 February 2022 34 Luton Town 1–0 Derby County Luton
15:00 GMT Burke   52'
Hylton   67'
Jerome   72'
Report Kazim-Richards   77'
Ebiowei   90+3'
Stadium: Kenilworth Stadium
Attendance: 10,070
Referee: Andy Woolmer
1 March 2022 35 Cardiff City 1–0 Derby County Leckwith
19:45 GMT Davies   26'
Ikpeazu   85'
Doughty   90+2'
Report Buchanan   52'
Davies   62'
Bird   80'
Ebosele   90+3'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 18,767
Referee: Andy Davies
5 March 2022 36 Derby County 2–0 Barnsley Derby
15:00 GMT Morrison   22', 47' Report Wolfe   7'
Morris   90+4'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,891
Referee: Robert Jones
12 March 2022 37 Bournemouth 2–0 Derby County Kings Park
15:00 GMT Stacey   45+1'
Solanke   45+5'
Cantwell   63'
Christie   89'
Lowe   90'
Report Morrison   69'
Davies   71'
Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Referee: Andy Madley
15 March 2022 38 Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Derby County Blackburn
19:45 GMT Wharton   53'
Dolan   59'
Travis   83'
Gallagher   90+7'
Report Morrison   28',   67' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,406
Referee: Tony Harrington
19 March 2022 39 Derby County 1–1 Coventry City Derby
12:30 GMT Byrne   57'
Lawrence   66' (pen.)
Report Bidwell   22'
Godden   28'
Dabo   54'
Hamer   66'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 24,264
Referee: Darren Bond
2 April 2022 40 Derby County 1–0 Preston North End Derby
15:00 BST Bird   55'
Davies   66'
Morrison   80'
Knight   84'
Report Lindsay   32'
Whiteman   61'
Johnson   87'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 23,600
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
9 April 2022 41 Swansea City 2–1 Derby County Landore
15:00 BST Piroe   8', 16'
Grimes   68'
Wolf   84'
Report Lawrence   22' (pen.)
Morrison   81'
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 18,374
Referee: Tim Robinson
15 April 2022 42 Derby County 2–1 Fulham Derby
20:00 BST Thompson   33'
Plange   51'
Lawrence   61'
Adarabioyo   73' (o.g.)
Allsop   89'
Cashin   90'
Report Carvalho   20'
Bryan   90+6'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 23,773
Referee: Robert Jones
18 April 2022 43 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Derby County Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST Dozzell   59'
Field   72'
Amos   88'
Report Lawrence   56'   90+8' Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 15,298
Referee: Josh Smith
23 April 2022 44 Derby County 1–3 Bristol City Derby
15:00 BST Byrne   54'
Forsyth   61'
Report Williams   9'
Weimann   10'
Benarous   16'
Semenyo   38',   63'
Klose   79'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 22,753
Referee: Thomas Bramall
30 April 2022 45 Blackpool 0–2 Derby County Blackpool
15:00 BST Connolly   81' Report Ebiowei   73'
Cashin   82'
Davies   84'
Ebosele   88'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 15,298
Referee: Andy Davies
7 May 2022 46 Derby County 0–1 Cardiff City Derby
12:30 BST Thompson   73' Report Hugill   55'
Ng   69'
Harris   81'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,402
Referee: Keith Stroud

FA Cup edit

Derby were drawn away to Coventry City in the third round.[11]

8 January 2022 Third round Coventry City 1–0 Derby County Coventry
12:30 GMT Hyam   42'
Shipley   53'
Report Jagielka   31'
Ebosele   57'
Stadium: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 8,896
Referee: Andrew Madley

EFL Cup edit

Derby County were drawn at home to Salford City in the first round[12][13] and away to Sheffield United in the second round.[14][15]

10 August 2021 First round Derby County 3–3
(5–3 p)
Salford City Derby
19:45 BST Ebosele   42'
Hutchinson   43'
Kazim-Richards   71' (pen.)
Jóźwiak   77'
Morrison   82'
Report Turnbull   8',   18'
Morris   14', 74' (pen.)
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 4,747
Referee: James Bell
Penalties
Shinnie  
Kazim-Richards  
Brown  
Forsyth  
Watson  
Morris  
Burgess  
Touray  
Lund  
Note: Live on Sky Sports
24 August 2021 Second round Sheffield United 2–1 Derby County Sheffield
19:45 BST Osborn   43'
Freeman   53',   83'
Fleck   74'
Sharp   76'
Robinson   90+3'
Report Sibley   44' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 7,973
Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
30 May 2021 CM   Darren Robinson   Dungannon Swifts Undisclosed [16]
1 July 2021 MF   Courtney Clarke   Whyteleafe Undisclosed [17]
1 July 2021 MF   Dubem Eze   Chelsea Free transfer [18]
1 July 2021 MF   Adebayo Fapetu   Arsenal Free transfer [19]
1 July 2021 FW   Reece Nicholas-Davies   Fulham Free transfer [20]
1 July 2021 CF   Luke Plange   Arsenal Free transfer [17]
6 August 2021 GK   Ryan Allsop   Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer [21]
6 August 2021 CB   Richard Stearman   Huddersfield Town Free transfer [21]
7 August 2021 AM   Ravel Morrison   Free agent [22]
13 August 2021 GK   Harrison Foulkes   Hull City Free transfer [23]
13 August 2021 MF   Carlos Richards   West Ham United Free transfer [23]
17 August 2021 CF   Sam Baldock   Reading Free transfer [24]
17 August 2021 CB   Phil Jagielka   Sheffield United Free transfer [24]
11 September 2021 AM   Malcolm Ebiowei   Rangers Free transfer [25]

Loans in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
31 January 2022 CF   Luke Plange   Crystal Palace End of season [26]

Loans out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
19 November 2021 GK   Alfie Roberts   Matlock Town [27]
31 January 2022 AM   Isaac Hutchinson   Crawley Town End of season [28]

Transfers out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 CB   Joe Bateman   Mickleover Released [17][29]
30 June 2021 LB   Archie Brown   Lausanne-Sport Free transfer [30]
30 June 2021 GK   Scott Carson   Manchester City Released [17][31]
30 June 2021 LW   Cameron Cresswell   Start Released [17][32]
30 June 2021 GK   Bradley Foster   Ilkeston Town Released [17]
30 June 2021 GK   Harry Halwax   Cabinteely Released [17]
30 June 2021 CF   Jahmal Hector-Ingram   St Johnstone Released [17][33]
30 June 2021 GK   Emmanuel Idem   Swindon Town Released [17]
30 June 2021 RW   Florian Jozefzoon   Quevilly-Rouen Released [17][34]
30 June 2021 LB   Scott Malone   Millwall Free transfer [35]
1 July 2021 CF   Jack Marriott   Peterborough United Free transfer [36]
30 June 2021 CB   Callum Minkley   Gainsborough Trinity Released [17][37]
30 June 2021 GK   Jonathan Mitchell   Hartlepool United Released [17][38]
30 June 2021 AM   Jayden Mitchell-Lawson   Swindon Town Released [17][39]
30 June 2021 LW   Josh Shonibare Free agent Released [17]
30 June 2021 GK   George Sykes-Kenworthy   Boston United Released [17][40]
30 June 2021 CF   Martyn Waghorn   Coventry City Free transfer [41]
30 June 2021 CB   Ethan Wassall Free agent Released [17]
30 June 2021 GK   Matthew Yates   Gainsborough Trinity Released [17][42]
1 July 2021 RW   Jordon Ibe   Adanaspor Mutual consent [43][44]
4 August 2021 AM   Jack Rogers   Ilkeston Town Free transfer [45]
11 January 2022 GK   David Marshall   Queens Park Rangers Free transfer [46]
14 January 2022 DF   Phil Jagielka   Stoke City End of contract [47]
16 January 2022 MF   Graeme Shinnie   Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [48]
17 January 2022 CF   Sam Baldock   Oxford United End of contract [49][50]
24 January 2022 CB   Jordan Brown   Leyton Orient Free transfer [51]
24 January 2022 LB   Dylan Williams   Chelsea Undisclosed [52]
31 January 2022 CF   Luke Plange   Crystal Palace Undisclosed [26]
6 March 2022 AM   Omari Kellyman   Aston Villa £600,000 [53]
11 March 2022 LW   Kamil Jóźwiak   Charlotte Undisclosed [54]

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 24 August 2021[55]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   ENG Nathan Byrne
3 DF   SCO Craig Forsyth
5 DF   POL Krystian Bielik
8 MF   ENG Max Bird
10 FW   WAL Tom Lawrence (captain)
11 MF   JAM Ravel Morrison[notes 1]
13 FW   TUR Colin Kazim-Richards[notes 2]
16 DF   ENG Richard Stearman
17 MF   ENG Louie Sibley
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK   NED Kelle Roos
26 DF   ENG Lee Buchanan
31 GK   ENG Ryan Allsop
33 DF   ENG Curtis Davies
34 FW   SCO Jack Stretton[notes 3]
35 MF   IRL Louie Watson[notes 4]
36 DF   IRL Festy Ebosele
37 DF   ENG Kornell McDonald
38 MF   IRL Jason Knight
42 MF   ENG Liam Thompson

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
21 GK   NED Kelle Roos 18 0 17+1 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK   ENG Ryan Allsop 33 0 29+1 0 1 0 2 0
50 GK   ENG Alfie Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   ENG Nathan Byrne 41 0 41 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   SCO Craig Forsyth 29 3 23+3 3 1 0 2 0
16 DF   ENG Richard Stearman 15 0 10+4 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF   ENG Max Bardell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF   ENG Lee Buchanan 31 0 24+6 0 0 0 0+1 0
33 DF   ENG Curtis Davies 47 4 46 4 1 0 0 0
36 DF   IRL Festy Ebosele 37 2 18+17 2 1 0 1 0
37 DF   ENG Kornell McDonald 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
41 DF   IRL Eiran Cashin 18 1 14+4 1 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF   POL Krystian Bielik 15 1 12+3 1 0 0 0 0
8 MF   ENG Max Bird 43 2 41+1 2 1 0 0 0
10 MF   WAL Tom Lawrence 39 11 37+1 11 1 0 0 0
11 MF   JAM Ravel Morrison 38 5 25+11 4 1 0 1 1
17 MF   ENG Louie Sibley 28 1 11+15 1 0 0 2 0
32 MF   ENG Malcolm Ebiowei 16 1 11+5 1 0 0 0 0
35 MF   IRL Louie Watson 6 0 3+1 0 0 0 2 0
38 MF   IRL Jason Knight 39 3 31+7 3 1 0 0 0
40 MF   ENG Isaac Hutchinson 3 1 0+1 0 0 0 2 1
42 MF   ENG Liam Thompson 24 0 19+4 0 1 0 0 0
44 MF   GER Osazee Aghatise 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
47 MF   NIR Darren Robinson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
13 FW   TUR Colin Kazim-Richards 25 4 5+18 3 1 0 0+1 1
34 FW   SCO Jack Stretton 12 1 1+8 1 0+1 0 2 0
39 FW   ENG Marko Borkovic 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
48 FW   ENG Luke Plange 27 4 19+7 4 0+1 0 0 0
49 FW   POL Bartosz Cybulski 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
1 GK   SCO David Marshall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF   SCO Graeme Shinnie 23 1 21 1 0+1 0 0+1 0
6 DF   ENG Phil Jagielka 21 0 20 0 1 0 0 0
7 MF   POL Kamil Jóźwiak 20 0 13+4 0 0+1 0 2 0
9 FW   ENG Sam Baldock 14 2 12+1 2 0+1 0 0 0
32 DF   ENG Jordan Brown 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
43 DF   ENG Dylan Williams 8 0 2+4 0 0 0 2 0
46 FW   NIR Omari Kellyman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Competitions

Notes edit

  1. ^ Morrison was born in Wythenshawe, England, and represented England at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in November 2020.
  2. ^ Kazim-Richards was born in Waltham Forest, England, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally through his father and Turkey internationally through his mother and made his international debut for Turkey in March 2007.
  3. ^ Stretton was born in Newhall, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented Scotland at U-19 level.
  4. ^ Watson was born in Croydon, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented the Republic of Ireland at U-18 and U-21 level.

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