2021–22 in English football
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The 2021–22 season was the 142nd competitive association football season in England.
National teams
England men's national football team
Results and fixtures
Friendlies
| 26 March 2022 | England  | 2–1 |  Switzerland | London, England |
| 17:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) |
| 29 March 2022 | England | 3–0 |  Ivory Coast | London, England |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium) |
FIFA World Cup qualification
UEFA Group I
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | England |
10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | +36 | 26 | Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Poland |
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 20 | Advance to play-offs | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
| 3 | Albania |
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Hungary |
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 17 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | ||
| 5 | Andorra |
10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 6 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–4 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 6 | San Marino |
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 46 | −45 | 0 | 0–10 | 1–7 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — |
| 2 September | Hungary | 0–4 | England | Budapest, Hungary |
| 20:45 CEST | Report | Stadium: Puskás Aréna Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
| 5 September | England | 4–0 | Andorra | London, England |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece) |
| 8 September | Poland | 1–1 | England | Warsaw, Poland |
| 20:45 CEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: PGE Narodowy Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
| 9 October | Andorra | 0–5 | England | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
| 20:45 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Estadi Nacional Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) |
| 12 October | England | 1–1 | Hungary | London, England |
| 19:45 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Spain) |
| 12 November | England | 5–0 | Albania | London, England |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 80,366 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) |
| 15 November | San Marino | 0–10 | England | Serravalle, San Marino |
| 20:45 CET | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico de Serravalle Attendance: 2,775 Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia) |
UEFA Euro 2020
Knockout phase
| 3 July 2021 QF | Ukraine  | 0–4 | England | Rome, Italy |
| 21:00 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 11,880 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
| 7 July 2021 SF | England | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |  Denmark | London, England |
| 20:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 64,950 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
Final
UEFA Nations League
Group 3
| 4 June 2022 | Hungary | 1–0 | England | Budapest, Hungary |
| 18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Puskás Aréna Attendance: 26,935 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
| 7 June 2022 | Germany  | 1–1 | England | Munich, Germany |
| 20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 66,289 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
| 11 June 2022 | England | 0–0 |  Italy | Wolverhampton, England |
| 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 1,782[3] Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
| 14 June 2022 | England | 0–4 | Hungary | Wolverhampton, England |
| 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 28,839 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
England women's national football team
Results and fixtures
Friendlies
| 16 June 2022 | England | 3–0 |  Belgium | Wolverhampton, England |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 9,598 Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden) |
| 24 June 2022 | England | 5–1 |  Netherlands | Leeds, England |
| 20:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 19,365 Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal) |
| 30 June 2022 | Switzerland | 0–4 | England | Zürich, Switzerland |
| 18:00 (CEST) |
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Report | Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 10,022 Referee: Ainara Andrea Acevedo Dudley (Spain) |
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | England |
10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | +80 | 30 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 10–0 | 8–0 | 20–0 | |
| 2 | Austria |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 7 | +43 | 22 | Play-offs | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 5–0 | 10–0 | 8–0 | |
| 3 | Northern Ireland |
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 19 | 0–5 | 2–2 | — | 4–0 | 9–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | Luxembourg |
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 45 | −36 | 9 | 0–10 | 0–8 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | ||
| 5 | North Macedonia |
10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 62 | −52 | 6 | 0–10 | 0–6 | 0–11 | 2–3 | — | 3–2 | ||
| 6 | Latvia |
10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 63 | −55 | 3 | 0–10 | 1–8 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | — |
| 17 September 2021 | England | 8–0 | North Macedonia | Southampton, England |
| Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Referee: María Martínez (Spain) |
| 21 September 2021 | Luxembourg | 0–10 | England | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| 20:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Referee: Aleksandra Česen (Slovenia) |
| 23 October 2021 | England | 4–0 | Northern Ireland | London, England |
| Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia) |
| 26 October 2021 | Latvia | 0–10 | England | Riga, Latvia |
| Report | Stadium: Daugava Stadium Referee: Katarzyna Lisiecka-Sęk (Poland) |
| 27 November 2021 | England | 1–0 | Austria | Sunderland, England |
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Report | Stadium: Stadium of Light Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) |
| 30 November 2021 | England | 20–0 | Latvia | Doncaster, England |
| Report | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Veronika Kovarova (Czech Republic) |
| 8 April 2022 | North Macedonia | 0–10 | England | Skopje, North Macedonia |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Referee: Vivian Peeters (Netherlands) |
| 12 April 2022 | Northern Ireland | 0–5 | England | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 20:55 (19:55 BST) | Report | Hemp  26', 60'Toone 52'Stanway 70', 79' |
Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany) |
2022 Arnold Clark Cup
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
| 17 February 2022 | England | 1–1 |  Canada | Middlesbrough, England |
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Report |
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Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 8,769 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland) |
| 20 February 2022 | England | 0–0 |  Spain | Norwich, England |
| Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 14,284 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania) |
| 23 February 2022 | England | 3–1 | Germany | Wolverhampton, England |
| Report |
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Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 14,463 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland) |
UEFA competitions
UEFA Super Cup
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MCI | PAR | RBL | BRU | |
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| 1 | Manchester City |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 6–3 | 4–1 | |
| 2 |  Paris Saint-Germain |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 11 | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | RB Leipzig |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | |
| 4 | Club Brugge |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–5 | — |
Group B
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MUN | VIL | ATA | YB | |
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| 1 | Manchester United |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| 2 | Villarreal |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Atalanta |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League | 2–2 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Young Boys |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 5 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–3 | — |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JUV | CHE | ZEN | MAL | |
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| 1 | Juventus |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Chelsea |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 13 | 4–0 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 |  Zenit Saint Petersburg |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–1 | 3–3 | — | 4–0 | |
| 4 |  Malmö FF |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Knockout phase
Round of 16
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sporting CP  |
0–5 | Manchester City |
0–5 | 0–0 |
| Chelsea |
4–1 | Lille |
2–0 | 2–1 |
| Atlético Madrid |
2–1 | Manchester United |
1–1 | 1–0 |
| Inter Milan |
1–2 | Liverpool |
0–2 | 1–0 |
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Chelsea |
4–5 | Real Madrid |
1–3 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Manchester City |
1–0 | Atlético Madrid |
1–0 | 0–0 |
| Benfica |
4–6 | Liverpool |
1–3 | 3–3 |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Manchester City |
5–6 | Real Madrid |
4–3 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Liverpool |
5–2 | Villarreal |
2–0 | 3–2 |
Final
| Liverpool | 0–1 | Real Madrid |
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| Report |
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UEFA Europa League
Group stage
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SPM | NAP | LEI | LEG | |
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| 1 | Spartak Moscow |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10[a] | Advance to round of 16 | — | 2–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | |
| 2 | Napoli |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 10[a] | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 2–3 | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Leicester City |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 8 | Transfer to Europa Conference League | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | |
| 4 | Legia Warsaw |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 6 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | — |
Notes:
- Head–to–head points: Spartak Moscow 6, Napoli 0.
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WHU | DZA | RWI | GNK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 |  Dinamo Zagreb |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| 3 | Rapid Wien |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 6 | Transfer to Europa Conference League | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | |
| 4 | Genk |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 5 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — |
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| West Ham United |
4–1 | Lyon |
1–1 | 3–0 |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham United |
1–3 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
1–2 | 0–1 |
UEFA Europa Conference League
Qualifying phase and play-off round
Play-off round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Paços de Ferreira |
1–3 | Tottenham Hotspur |
1–0 | 0–3 |
Group stage
Group G
Notes:
Knockout stage
Knockout round play-offs
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Leicester City |
7–2 | Randers |
4–1 | 3–1 |
Round of 16
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Leicester City |
3–2 | Rennes |
2–0 | 1–2 |
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester City |
2–1 | PSV Eindhoven |
0–0 | 2–1 |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Leicester City |
1–2 | Roma |
1–1 | 0–1 |
UEFA Youth League
UEFA Champions League Path
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAR | BRU | MCI | RBL | |
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| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 14 | Round of 16 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Club Brugge |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 11 | Play-offs | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| 3 | Manchester City |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 8 | 1–3 | 3–5 | — | 5–1 | ||
| 4 | RB Leipzig |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | — |
Group B
Notes:
- Head-to-head: Atlético Madrid 3 pts (0 GD, 3 GF), Porto 3 pts (0 GD, 3 GF). Goal difference in all group matches: Atlético Madrid +3, Porto –1.
Group F
Group H
Play-offs
Knockout round play-offs
Round of 16
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool |
1–1 (4–3 p) | Genk |
| Manchester United |
2–2 (1–3 p) | Borussia Dortmund |
Quarter-finals
UEFA Women's Champions League
Qualifying rounds
Round 1
Semi-finals
Final
Round 2
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal |
7–0 |  Slavia Prague |
3–0 | 4–0 |
| Real Madrid |
2–1 | Manchester City |
1–1 | 1–0 |
Group stage
Group A
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: Wolfsburg 5, Juventus 5, Chelsea 5. Head-to-head goal differences: Wolfsburg +2, Juventus +1, Chelsea −3.
Group C
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: Arsenal 3, 1899 Hoffenheim 3. Head-to-head goal differences: Arsenal +1, 1899 Hoffenheim −1.
Knockout phase
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Arsenal |
1–3 | VfL Wolfsburg |
1–1 | 0–2 |
Men's football
| League Division | Promoted to league  |
Relegated from league  |
Expelled or Dissolved | Re-elected |
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| Premier League | None | None | ||
| Championship | None | None | ||
| League One | None | None | ||
| League Two | None | None | ||
| National League | None | None |
Premier League
Having looked all but sewn up at the start of 2022, the title race ended up going to the final day of the season, with Liverpool and Manchester City once again battling it out – a battle that City once again came out on top of in thanks in part to a superb run of form in the closing weeks and despite a very late scare on the final day, securing manager Pep Guardiola his fourth Premier League title in six seasons. Despite falling short in their hunt for a second top-flight title since 1990, ending hopes of an unprecedented quadruple, Liverpool nevertheless managed to end the season with trophy success, winning both the League Cup and the FA Cup on penalties, whilst going unbeaten in the league at Anfield for the fourth time in five seasons, reaching their third Champions League final in five seasons (narrowly losing to Real Madrid) becoming the first English team to reach the final of the Champions League and the domestic cup competitions in the same season.
Having also been in the title race at Christmas, Chelsea only secured a top-four spot in the closing week of the campaign, whilst also finishing the season empty-handed, including a third FA Cup final loss in three years (also losing the League Cup final to Liverpool), as their season quickly unravelled amid off-field troubles caused by sanctions being placed against owner Roman Abramovich in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, forcing Abramovich to put the club up for sale. North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur ended up battling it out to secure fourth place; in the end, Tottenham emerged victorious in spite of a dreadful start to the season under former Wolves manager Nuno Espírito Santo, with the appointment of former Chelsea manager Antonio Conte ultimately proving to be an inspired choice – as a result, despite recovering from their worst ever start to a Premier League season to achieve a return to European football, Arsenal could only manage fifth place as a result of several big losses in the spring.
Despite making an overall good start, Manchester United endured arguably their worst season since the retirement of Alex Ferguson, enduring early exits in both domestic cups and several big losses in the league, including losing 5–0 at home to bitter rivals Liverpool (and then 4–0 at Anfield in the return game) and 4–1 at promoted Watford, the latter game ultimately resulting in the sacking of manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær – and despite the appointment of Ralf Rangnick on an interim basis and the goals of returning striker Cristiano Ronaldo keeping them in the Champions League race, an equally poor end to the season saw the Red Devils finish sixth and with their lowest Premier League points total, only barely ensuring a Europa League spot and finished closer to Crystal Palace in 12th than Arsenal in 5th. Newcastle United had what proved to be an eventful season both on and off the pitch, a very poor start to the season being offset by the takeover of the club by the Public Investment Fund after years of protest and anger against controversial owner Mike Ashley – and whilst the threat of relegation still lingered over the Magpies in the New Year, the appointment of new head coach Eddie Howe and a number of shrewd January signings helped the club rocket up the table and comfortably into mid-table.[citation needed]
Despite picking up fewer wins than the previous year and seeing a number of first-team players depart in the summer, Crystal Palace had an impressive first season under the management of Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira, the Eagles hitting the ground running with a more attacking style of football and with the end results being quite successful, the club never once looking like being in a relegation battle on top of reaching the FA Cup semi-finals, finishing with a positive goal difference and taking four points off Manchester City in the league. Brentford enjoyed what proved to be a rollercoaster campaign in their first top flight season in 74 years, first making a superb start before both results and points dried up – but the January signing of midfielder Christian Eriksen, itself a remarkable comeback for the Dane following his cardiac arrest the previous summer, proved to be a big turning point for their season, the Bees picking up a number of wins (including their first away win against Chelsea in 83 years) in the closing months to ensure a second successive season in the Premier League, a fantastic achievement for the London club.[citation needed]
Having won automatic promotion the previous season, both Norwich City and Watford endured an immediate return to the Championship – the tone for the Canaries' season being set by an opening run of six straight losses, with even the surprise decision to replace promotion-winning manager Daniel Farke with Dean Smith after eleven games failing to give the Norfolk club much in terms of inspiration; likewise for Watford, despite a reasonable start that included a 4–1 home victory over Manchester United in November, the Hornets simply never got to grips with the fast pace of the top-flight, making it through three different managers across the season and breaking a number of unwanted records for their form at Vicarage Road, including consecutive home losses and number of home losses as well as failing to keep a clean sheet until May. Taking the final relegation place, after weeks of twists and turns, were Burnley, the Clarets falling into the relegation zone in the closing minutes of the season; despite a late upturn in form following the controversial sacking of long-serving manager Sean Dyche, a late collapse that saw them gain just one point from their last four games proved fatal. Leeds United finished just above them, the equally controversial decision to sack promotion-winning manager Marcelo Bielsa in favour of Jesse Marsch proving to give the Yorkshire club just enough to avoid the drop, in spite of an atrocious defensive record - whilst Everton overcame one of their worst league seasons, including securing their joint-worst points tally for a league campaign in their history and recording just three wins in 23 between the start of October and early April, to finish in 16th.[citation needed]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Manchester City (C) | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 99 | 26 | +73 | 93 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 94 | 26 | +68 | 92 | |
| 3 | Chelsea | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 76 | 33 | +43 | 74 | |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 71 | |
| 5 | Arsenal | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 69 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
| 6 | Manchester United | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 58 | |
| 7 | West Ham United | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[a] |
| 8 | Leicester City | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 62 | 59 | +3 | 52 | |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 51 | |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 51 | |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 49 | |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 48 | |
| 13 | Brentford | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 46 | |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 45 | |
| 15 | Southampton | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 67 | −24 | 40 | |
| 16 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 39 | |
| 17 | Leeds United | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 79 | −37 | 38 | |
| 18 | Burnley (R) | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 35 | Relegation to EFL Championship |
| 19 | Watford (R) | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 34 | 77 | −43 | 23 | |
| 20 | Norwich City (R) | 38 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 84 | −61 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[8]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Since the winners of the 2021–22 FA Cup and the 2021–22 EFL Cup, Liverpool, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa Conference League play-off round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.[7]
Championship
Despite a few shaky spells of form across the season, Fulham secured promotion back to the Premier League as champions – their third in five years and their second consecutive immediate return – the London club never looking like falling out of the top six all season, becoming the first second-tier team in twenty years to score over 100 goals in a season and with star striker Aleksandar Mitrovic scoring an unprecedented 43 of those, a new record for the second tier. Taking the second automatic promotion spot were Bournemouth, who put both their play-off disappointment the previous year and an inconsistent run of form over the winter months behind them to return to the top-flight after two years and earning manager Scott Parker his second promotion in three seasons (having ironically moved to the club from Fulham). In one of the biggest turnarounds of the season, Nottingham Forest took the final spot through the play-offs – having looked like facing relegation early in the season with one point from their first seven games, the appointment of former Swansea and England youth manager Steve Cooper saw the East Midlands club rocket up the table and solidify themselves in the top six after the March international break, before squeezing through the play-offs and ending a 23-year exile from the top-flight with victory over Huddersfield Town.
At the bottom of the table, owing to a points deduction being imposed on Reading for breaching financial rules, the Royals ended up enduring yet another relegation battle, albeit one that they managed to win at the expense of Barnsley, Derby County and Peterborough United – Barnsley enduring a horrendous opening half of the season and falling back into League One after three years, with even their usual late rally proving to be not enough to stave off the drop as the Tykes never quite recovered from the loss of manager Valérien Ismaël to West Bromwich Albion before the season started. Just one year after pulling off a narrow escape from relegation and in spite of some big results across the campaign, the points deductions imposed on Derby early in the season (12 for entering administration and 9 for financial irregularities) proved to be too much for the Rams to overcome, consigning the club to the third tier for the first time since 1986 – with even attempts to find new owners during the season almost ending in disaster, with a planned takeover falling through in June, before an ultimately successful takeover on the eve of the following season. Despite a late rally, Peterborough United endured immediate relegation back to League One, never really looking like escaping the drop in spite of both a decent run of wins in the early months of the season as well as the late return of former manager Grant McCann. Ultimately, Derby suffering the two points deductions spared the Royals from the drop, though in the event of neither side receiving any points deductions, they would still have been relegated due to their inferior goal difference compared to Birmingham City.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulham (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 106 | 43 | +63 | 90 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Bournemouth (P) | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 74 | 39 | +35 | 88 | |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 82 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 73 | 40 | +33 | 80 | |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 75 | |
| 6 | Luton Town | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 75 | |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 70 | |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 69 | |
| 9 | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 69 | |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 67 | |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 66 | |
| 12 | Coventry City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 64 | |
| 13 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 64 | |
| 14 | Stoke City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 62 | |
| 15 | Swansea City | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 68 | −10 | 61 | |
| 16 | Blackpool | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 60 | |
| 17 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 62 | 77 | −15 | 55 | |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 53 | |
| 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 |
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[12]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
League One
The battle to finish in the top six ended up going to the last day of the season, owing to a big drop in form for frontrunners Rotherham United and the teams in and around the play-off places picking up points – but Wigan Athletic ultimately emerged as champions, putting the uncertainties of the previous year behind them and securing their third promotion to the Championship since 2016. Rotherham ultimately finished in second, a late good run of form propelling the Millers back into the second tier and ensuring their third immediate promotion from League One in five years, as well as the sixth consecutive season in which they moved between the Championship and League One. Taking the final promotion spot with a convincing play-off final win against Wycombe Wanderers were Sunderland, the Black Cats overcoming the surprise sacking of manager Lee Johnson at the end of January and some poor away form in the campaign to secure their first promotion in 15 years - with the equally surprising decision to appoint former Norwich City manager Alex Neil as head coach proving to be a successful one.
Just two seasons after having been promoted, Crewe Alexandra were relegated, becoming the first team in the Football League to be relegated that season, having not left the relegation zone after their second game and conceding several heavy defeats. The remaining three relegation places were decided on the final day. AFC Wimbledon were relegated for the first time, returning to League Two after six seasons, having not won a league match after 25 December. Despite being among the pre-season promotion favourites, Doncaster Rovers finished just above the relegation zone, having also dropped into it after their second game; a series of wins in the closing weeks of the campaign allowed the club to avoid relegation. Gillingham took the final relegation place following a run of poor form by the club in the closing weeks of the season, marking their first relegation in nine years. Fleetwood and Morecambe avoided relegation, with Morecambe finishing their first League One season outside the relegation places despite recording the division's worst defensive record.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan Athletic (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 82 | 44 | +38 | 92 | Promotion to EFL Championship |
| 2 | Rotherham United (P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 70 | 33 | +37 | 90 | |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 44 | +34 | 89 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 85 | |
| 5 | Sunderland (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 53 | +26 | 84 | |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 75 | 51 | +24 | 83 | |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 68 | 48 | +20 | 80 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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[13]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
League Two
After consecutive campaigns of near-misses and heartbreak, Forest Green Rovers marked both five years in the Football League and Rob Edwards' first season as head coach with their first ever promotion to League One, going up as champions on goal difference and not falling out of the top three once in the campaign, even with poor form in the New Year nearly making them lose out on top spot. Exeter City finished not far behind them, finally achieving promotion back to the third tier following years of play-off final losses, heartbreak and near-misses in manager Matt Taylor's fourth season as manager. Taking the third automatic promotion spot in extraordinary circumstances were Bristol Rovers, who managed an immediate return to the third tier by virtue of goals scored after a 7–0 victory in their final game, narrowly edging out Northampton Town despite having never been in the top three prior to the final day. Ending a five-year absence from the third tier by winning the play-offs were Port Vale - who overcame both a run of inconsistent form in the New Year and the absence of manager Darrell Clarke for nearly three months following the death of his daughter to secure fifth place and run out comfortable winners in the final.
Despite missing out on a play-off spot on the last day, Sutton United enjoyed a very successful maiden campaign in the Football League that included a narrow loss in the EFL Trophy final; having started slowly, the London club rocketed up the table, staying in and around the top seven from October onwards and with only a heavy home loss in their penultimate game going against the club. Having made a decent start on their return to the Football League, the departure of manager Dave Challinor to Stockport County saw Hartlepool United suffer a steep decline in form that saw them fall from the play-off places to mid-table; whilst the worse form of the teams below them ensured that the Pools never fell into the relegation battle, a disappointing 17th place was all the club could manage, a far cry from their promotion chasing run early in the season.
After 72 years of Football League membership and just eleven years after having been in the Championship, Scunthorpe United's resilience finally gave out and they endured relegation to the National League, the Iron only escaping the drop zone once after their seventh game and securing just four wins across all competitions, as well as going down with statistically the worst playing record of any club relegated to the National League since Doncaster Rovers' infamously poor 1997–98 campaign. The battle to avoid the second spot proved to be tighter, with Barrow, Oldham Athletic and Stevenage fighting it out – but despite the return of manager John Sheridan for a fourth spell as Oldham manager, both Barrow and Stevenage achieved good runs of form in the closing months, enabling them to escape the drop and ending the Latics' 115-year run in the Football League (also resulting in them becoming the first former Premier League club to be relegated out of the Football League), the club not being helped by escalating fan anger towards owner Abdallah Lemsagam, including an on-field protest in the game that saw them relegated.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest Green Rovers (C, P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 75 | 44 | +31 | 84 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 2 | Exeter City (P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 84 | |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers (P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 80 | |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 80 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Port Vale (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 78 | |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 77 | |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 77 | |
| 8 | Sutton United | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 76 | |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 75 | |
| 10 | Salford City | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 70 | |
| 11 | Newport County | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 69 | |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 61 | |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 58 | |
| 14 | Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 58 | |
| 15 | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 55 | |
| 16 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 54 | |
| 17 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 64 | −20 | 54 | |
| 18 | Rochdale | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 53 | |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 64 | 75 | −11 | 53 | |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 53 | |
| 21 | Stevenage | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 68 | −23 | 47 | |
| 22 | Barrow | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 44 | |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic (R) | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 75 | −29 | 38 | Relegation to National League |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United (R) | 46 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 29 | 90 | −61 | 26 |
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[14]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
National League
After a late season title race which extended to the final day, Stockport county secured promotion back to the Football League for the first time since 2011. A strong run of form in early 2022 saw the Hatters rise from the play-off positions to win the National League Title. They were joined by Grimsby Town, who secured an immediate return to the EFL via the play-offs. Grimsby's Campaign was notable for requiring extra time in all three fixtures, with The Mariners scoring late winning goals in each match to progress.
At the bottom of the table, Dover Athletic endured perhaps the worst season in the history of the top five flights of English football, enduring a points deduction before the campaign started for their failure to fulfil all their fixtures the previous year, finishing with just one point as a result and conceding 101 goals (Hyde United's 2013–14 campaign was statistically worse, but they did not have any points deducted and thus finished with ten points). Weymouth finished second from bottom, the Dorset club never quite looking like overcoming the loss of their promotion-winning manager two seasons prior, but at least prolonging their stay in the fifth tier until the closing weeks of the campaign – with King's Lynn Town finishing just above them in turn, the club enduring the relegation they had only avoided the previous year owing to there being no promotions or relegations between the National League tiers.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockport County (C, P) | 44 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 87 | 38 | +49 | 94 | Promotion to EFL League Two |
| 2 | Wrexham | 44 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 91 | 46 | +45 | 88 | Qualification for the National League play-off semi-finals |
| 3 | Solihull Moors | 44 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 83 | 45 | +38 | 87 | |
| 4 | FC Halifax Town | 44 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 62 | 35 | +27 | 84 | Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals |
| 5 | Notts County | 44 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 81 | 52 | +29 | 82 | |
| 6 | Grimsby Town (O, P) | 44 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 68 | 46 | +22 | 77 | |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 44 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 69 | 51 | +18 | 74 | |
| 8 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 44 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 80 | 53 | +27 | 73 | |
| 9 | Boreham Wood | 44 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 67 | |
| 10 | Bromley | 44 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 67 | |
| 11 | Torquay United | 44 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 66 | |
| 12 | Yeovil Town | 44 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 59 | |
| 13 | Southend United | 44 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 58 | |
| 14 | Altrincham | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 62 | 69 | −7 | 55 | |
| 15 | Woking | 44 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 59 | 61 | −2 | 53 | |
| 16 | Wealdstone | 44 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 53 | |
| 17 | Maidenhead United | 44 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 48 | 67 | −19 | 51 | |
| 18 | Barnet | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 59 | 89 | −30 | 50 | |
| 19 | Eastleigh | 44 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 52 | 74 | −22 | 46 | |
| 20 | Aldershot Town | 44 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 46 | 73 | −27 | 43 | |
| 21 | King's Lynn Town (R) | 44 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 47 | 79 | −32 | 34 | Relegation to National League North |
| 22 | Weymouth (R) | 44 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 88 | −48 | 28 | Relegation to National League South |
| 23 | Dover Athletic (R) | 44 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 37 | 101 | −64 | 1[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[16]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gateshead (C, P) | 42 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 99 | 47 | +52 | 94 | Promotion to National League |
| 2 | Brackley Town | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 53 | 23 | +30 | 87 | Qualification for the National League North play-off semi-finals |
| 3 | AFC Fylde | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 37 | +31 | 80 | |
| 4 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 72 | 35 | +37 | 74 | Qualification for the National League North play-off quarter-finals |
| 5 | York City (O, P) | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 66 | |
| 6 | Chorley | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 65 | |
| 7 | Boston United | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 63 | 57 | +6 | 63 | |
| 8 | Kettering Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 61 | |
| 9 | Alfreton Town | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 61 | |
| 10 | Spennymoor Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 60 | |
| 11 | Southport | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 57 | |
| 12 | Hereford | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 55 | |
| 13 | Darlington | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 53 | |
| 14 | Curzon Ashton | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 52 | |
| 15 | Leamington | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 48 | |
| 16 | Chester | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 70 | 71 | −1 | 47 | |
| 17 | Gloucester City | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 46 | |
| 18 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 46 | 70 | −24 | 44 | |
| 19 | Blyth Spartans | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 41 | 76 | −35 | 43 | |
| 20 | AFC Telford United | 42 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 48 | 65 | −17 | 37 | |
| 21 | Farsley Celtic | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 37 | 78 | −41 | 37 | |
| 22 | Guiseley (R) | 42 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 69 | −38 | 35 | Relegation to the Northern Premier League Premier Division |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[17]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maidstone United (C, P) | 40 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 87 | Promotion to National League |
| 2 | Dorking Wanderers (O, P) | 40 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 101 | 53 | +48 | 81 | Qualification for the National League South play-off semi-finals |
| 3 | Ebbsfleet United | 40 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 78 | 53 | +25 | 76 | |
| 4 | Dartford | 40 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 75 | 42 | +33 | 74 | Qualification for the National League South play-off quarter-finals |
| 5 | Oxford City | 40 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 69 | |
| 6 | Eastbourne Borough | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 73 | 67 | +6 | 60 | |
| 7 | Chippenham Town | 40 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 59 | |
| 8 | Havant & Waterlooville | 40 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 57 | |
| 9 | St Albans City | 40 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 52 | |
| 10 | Dulwich Hamlet | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 51 | |
| 11 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 51 | |
| 12 | Hungerford Town | 40 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 59 | 68 | −9 | 49 | |
| 13 | Slough Town | 40 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 51 | 69 | −18 | 49 | |
| 14 | Concord Rangers | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 53 | 72 | −19 | 49 | |
| 15 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 49 | 72 | −23 | 48 | |
| 16 | Tonbridge Angels | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 45 | |
| 17 | Braintree Town | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 45 | |
| 18 | Bath City | 40 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 45 | 68 | −23 | 45 | |
| 19 | Chelmsford City | 40 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 41 | |
| 20 | Welling United | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 46 | 87 | −41 | 38 | |
| 21 | Billericay Town (R) | 40 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 41 | 68 | −27 | 36 | Relegation to the Isthmian League Premier Division |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[16]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
League play-offs
Football League play-offs
EFL Championship
Final
EFL League One
Final
EFL League Two
Final
National League play-offs
National League
Final
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Cup Competitions
FA Cup
Final
EFL Cup
Final
Community Shield
EFL Trophy
Final
FA Trophy
Final
Women's football
FA Women's Super League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea (C) | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 11 | +51 | 56 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Arsenal | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 10 | +55 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League second round |
| 3 | Manchester City | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 60 | 22 | +38 | 47 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 4 | Manchester United | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 42 | |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 32 | |
| 6 | West Ham United | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 27 | |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 26 | |
| 8 | Reading | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 25 | |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 40 | −27 | 21 | |
| 10 | Everton | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 41 | −23 | 20 | |
| 11 | Leicester City | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 53 | −39 | 13 | |
| 12 | Birmingham City (R) | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 51 | −36 | 11 | Relegation to the Championship |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
FA Women's Championship
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool (C, P) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 11 | +38 | 52 | Promotion to the WSL[a] |
| 2 | London City Lionesses | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 41 | |
| 3 | Bristol City | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 37 | |
| 4 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 37 | |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 34 | |
| 6 | Durham | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 34 | |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 33 | |
| 8 | Lewes | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 29 | |
| 9 | Sunderland | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 24 | |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 41 | −24 | 17 | |
| 11 | Coventry United | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 12[b] | |
| 12 | Watford (R) | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 46 | −28 | 11 | Relegation to the Southern Premier Division |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Women's National League
Northern Premier Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (C) | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 61 | 16 | +45 | 59 | Qualification for the Championship play-off |
| 2 | Derby County | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 19 | +29 | 51 | |
| 3 | AFC Fylde | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 47 | |
| 4 | Burnley | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 70 | 27 | +43 | 46 | |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 44 | |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 43 | |
| 7 | Brighouse Town | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 40 | |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 28 | |
| 9 | Stoke City | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 25 | |
| 10 | Loughborough Lightning | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 23 | |
| 11 | Middlesbrough (R) | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 67 | −40 | 18 | Relegation to the Division One North |
| 12 | Hull City (R) | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 72 | −54 | 9 | |
| 13 | Sheffield (R) | 24 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 63 | −50 | 8 | Relegation to the Division One Midlands |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Southern Premier Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southampton (C, O, P) | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 99 | 13 | +86 | 69 | Qualification for the Championship play-off |
| 2 | Oxford United | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 71 | 15 | +56 | 60 | |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 69 | 14 | +55 | 58 | |
| 4 | Bridgwater United | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 16 | +32 | 50 | |
| 5 | Crawley Wasps | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 45 | |
| 6 | Gillingham | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 45 | |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 43 | |
| 8 | London Bees | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 30 | |
| 9 | Milton Keynes Dons | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 29 | |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 46 | 61 | −15 | 29 | |
| 11 | Cardiff City Ladies (R) | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 24[a] | Relegation to the Division One South West |
| 12 | Chichester & Selsey (R) | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 24 | |
| 13 | Keynsham Town (R) | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 31 | 110 | −79 | 18 | |
| 14 | Hounslow (R) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 122 | −117 | 0 | Relegation to the Division One South East |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Cardiff City were deducted one point for failing to fulfil a fixture against Southampton on 9 October 2021. Deducted further one point for failing to fulfil another fixture
Division One North
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool Feds (C, P) | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 11 | +49 | 59 | Promotion to the Northern Premier Division |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 85 | 16 | +69 | 56 | |
| 3 | Durham Cestria | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 41 | |
| 4 | Leeds United | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 40 | |
| 5 | Chorley | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 34 | |
| 6 | Stockport County | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 27 | |
| 7 | Bradford City | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 26 | |
| 8 | Norton & Stockton Ancients | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 26 | |
| 9 | Barnsley | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 23[a] | |
| 10 | F.C. United of Manchester (R) | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 72 | −38 | 21 | Relegation from the National League |
| 11 | Chester-le-Street (R) | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 14 | |
| 12 | Alnwick Town (R) | 22 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 24 | 95 | −71 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Barnsley were deducted three points
Division One Midlands
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boldmere St. Michaels (C, P) | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 20 | +39 | 51 | Promotion to the Northern Premier Division |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 21 | +34 | 49 | |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 68 | 30 | +38 | 48 | |
| 4 | Long Eaton United | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 38 | |
| 5 | Leek Town | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 33 | |
| 6 | Sporting Khalsa | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 32 | |
| 7 | Solihull Moors | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 30 | |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 29 | |
| 9 | Leafield Athletic | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 26 | |
| 10 | Wem Town (N) | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 15 | Relegation to the National League |
| 11 | Burton Albion (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 63 | −37 | 15 | |
| 12 | Bedworth United (R) | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 23 | 83 | −60 | 7 | |
| 13 | Holwell Sports (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club withdrew |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (N) Not relegated; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (W) Withdrew from the league
Division One South East
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billericay Town (C, P) | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 15 | +62 | 63 | Promotion to the Southern Premier Division |
| 2 | Hashtag United | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 83 | 14 | +69 | 62 | |
| 3 | AFC Wimbledon | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 62 | 15 | +47 | 53 | |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 41 | |
| 5 | Actonians | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 40 | |
| 6 | London Seaward | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 29 | |
| 7 | Cambridge City | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 26 | |
| 8 | Norwich City | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 26 | |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 26 | |
| 10 | Enfield Town (R) | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 24 | Relegation from the National League |
| 11 | Stevenage (R) | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 61 | −42 | 22 | |
| 12 | Harlow Town (R) | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 27 | 73 | −46 | 17 | |
| 13 | Kent Football United (R) | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 62 | −43 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Division One South West
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheltenham Town (C, P) | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 12 | +32 | 45 | Promotion to the Southern Premier Division |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 14 | +38 | 40 | |
| 3 | Exeter City | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 19 | +33 | 38 | |
| 4 | Southampton Women | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 14 | +33 | 37 | |
| 5 | Chesham United | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 26 | |
| 6 | Maidenhead United | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 22 | |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 19 | |
| 8 | Portishead Town | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 15[a] | |
| 9 | Larkhall Athletic | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 52 | −32 | 10 | |
| 10 | Poole Town (R) | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 78 | −75 | 1 | Relegation from the National League |
| 11 | Buckland Athletic (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club withdrew |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (W) Withdrew from the league
Notes:
- Portishead Town were deducted one point
Women's FA Cup
Final
FA Women's League Cup
Final
FA Women's National League Cup
FA Women's National League Plate
Managerial changes
This is a list of changes of managers within English league football:
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of departure | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leyton Orient |  Jobi McAnuff[21] |
End of interim spell | 8 May 2021 | Pre-season |  Kenny Jackett[22] |
21 May 2021 |
| Swindon Town |  Tommy Wright |
John McGreal[23] |
26 May 2021 | |||
| Bradford City | Mark Trueman Conor Sellars[24] |
Sacked | 10 May 2021 | Derek Adams[25] |
4 June 2021 | |
| Walsall | Brian Dutton[26] |
Matthew Taylor[27] |
19 May 2021 | |||
| Barrow | Rob Kelly[28] |
End of caretaker spell | 14 May 2021 | Mark Cooper[29] |
28 May 2021 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | Andy Butler[30] |
End of interim spell | 17 May 2021 | Richie Wellens[30] |
17 May 2021 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | Resigned | 23 May 2021 | Valérien Ismaël[32] |
24 June 2021 | ||
| Sheffield United | Paul Heckingbottom |
End of caretaker spell |  Slaviša Jokanović |
27 May 2021 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers | Ian Dawes |
Micky Mellon[33] |
1 June 2021 | |||
| Forest Green Rovers | Jimmy Ball |
Rob Edwards[34] |
27 May 2021 | |||
| Crystal Palace | Roy Hodgson[35] |
End of contract | 24 May 2021 | Patrick Vieira[36] |
4 July 2021 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Ryan Mason |
End of caretaker spell | Nuno Espírito Santo[37] |
30 June 2021 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Nuno Espírito Santo[38] |
Mutual consent | Bruno Lage[39] |
9 June 2021 | ||
| Everton | Carlo Ancelotti[40] |
Signed by Real Madrid | 1 June 2021 | Rafael Benítez[41] |
30 June 2021 | |
| Morecambe | Derek Adams[42] |
Resigned | 3 June 2021 | Stephen Robinson[43] |
7 June 2021 | |
| Barnsley | Valérien Ismaël[44] |
Signed by West Bromwich Albion | 24 June 2021 | Markus Schopp[45] |
29 June 2021 | |
| Swindon Town | John McGreal[46] |
Mutual consent | 25 June 2021 | Ben Garner[47] |
21 July 2021 | |
| Fulham | Scott Parker[48] |
28 June 2021 | Marco Silva[49] |
1 July 2021 | ||
| Bournemouth | Jonathan Woodgate[50] |
End of contract | Scott Parker[50] |
28 June 2021 | ||
| Rochdale |  Brian Barry-Murphy[51] |
Resigned | 30 June 2021 | Robbie Stockdale[52] |
10 July 2021 | |
| Swansea City | Steve Cooper[53] |
Mutual Consent | 21 July 2021 | Russell Martin |
1 August 2021 | |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Russell Martin[54] |
Signed by Swansea City | 1 August 2021 | Liam Manning[55] |
13 August 2021 | |
| Nottingham Forest | Chris Hughton[56] |
Sacked | 16 September 2021 | 24th | Steve Cooper[57] |
21 September 2021 |
| Newport County | Michael Flynn[58] |
Resigned | 1 October 2021 | 15th | James Rowberry[59] |
19 October 2021 |
| Watford | Xisco Muñoz[60] |
Sacked | 3 October 2021 | 14th | Claudio Ranieri[61] |
4 October 2021 |
| Carlisle United | Chris Beech[62] |
10 October 2021 | 22nd | Keith Millen[63] |
26 October 2021 | |
| Newcastle United | Steve Bruce[64] |
Mutual consent | 20 October 2021 | 19th | Eddie Howe[65] |
8 November 2021 |
| Charlton Athletic | Nigel Adkins[66] |
Sacked | 21 October 2021 | 22nd | Johnnie Jackson[a][67] |
21 October 2021 |
| Cardiff City | Mick McCarthy[68] |
Mutual consent | 23 October 2021 | 21st | Steve Morison[b][69] |
24 October 2021 |
| Barnsley | Markus Schopp[70] |
Sacked | 1 November 2021 | 23rd | Poya Asbaghi[71] |
17 November 2021 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Nuno Espírito Santo[72] |
8th | Antonio Conte[73] |
2 November 2021 | ||
| Scunthorpe United | Neil Cox[74] |
24th | Keith Hill[75] |
5 November 2021 | ||
| Hartlepool United | Dave Challinor[76] |
Signed by Stockport County | 10th | Graeme Lee[77] |
1 December 2021 | |
| Norwich City | Daniel Farke[78] |
Sacked | 6 November 2021 | 20th | Dean Smith[79] |
15 November 2021 |
| Middlesbrough | Neil Warnock[80] |
Mutual consent | 14th | Chris Wilder[81] |
7 November 2021 | |
| Aston Villa | Dean Smith[82] |
Sacked | 7 November 2021 | 15th | Steven Gerrard[83] |
11 November 2021 |
| Stevenage | Alex Revell[84] |
15 November 2021 | 21st | Paul Tisdale[85] |
28 November 2021 | |
| Manchester United |  Ole Gunnar Solskjær[86] |
21 November 2021 | 7th | Ralf Rangnick (interim)[87] |
29 November 2021 | |
| Fleetwood Town | Simon Grayson[88] |
24 November 2021 | 22nd | Stephen Crainey[c][89] |
24 November 2021 | |
| Oldham Athletic | Keith Curle[90] |
22nd |  Selim Benachour (caretaker) |
24 November 2021 | ||
| Sheffield United | Slaviša Jokanović[91] |
25 November 2021 | 16th | Paul Heckingbottom[91] |
25 November 2021 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | Richie Wellens[92] |
2 December 2021 | 23rd | Gary McSheffrey[d][93] |
2 December 2021 | |
| Ipswich Town | Paul Cook[94] |
4 December 2021 | 11th | Kieran McKenna[95] |
16 December 2021 | |
| Preston North End | Frankie McAvoy[96] |
6 December 2021 | 18th | Ryan Lowe[97] |
7 December 2021 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | Ryan Lowe[98] |
Signed by Preston North End | 7 December 2021 | 4th | Steven Schumacher[98] | |
| Gillingham | Steve Evans[99] |
Mutual consent | 9 January 2022 | 22nd | Neil Harris[100] |
31 January 2022 |
| Everton | Rafael Benítez[101] |
Sacked | 16 January 2022 | 15th | Frank Lampard[102] |
30 January 2022 |
| Colchester United | Hayden Mullins[103] |
19 January 2021 | 22nd | Wayne Brown (Interim)[103] |
22 January 2022 | |
| Oldham Athletic | Selim Benachour |
End of Interim Spell | 22 January 2022 | 24th | John Sheridan[104] |
22 January 2022 |
| Watford | Claudio Ranieri[105] |
Sacked | 24 January 2022 | 19th | Roy Hodgson[106] |
25 January 2022 |
| Hull City | Grant McCann[107] |
25 January 2022 | 19th |  Shota Arveladze[108] |
27 January 2022 | |
| Sunderland | Lee Johnson[109] |
30 January 2022 | 3rd | Alex Neil[110] |
11 February 2022 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | Valérien Ismaël[111] |
2 February 2022 | 5th | Steve Bruce[112] |
3 February 2022 | |
| Walsall | Matthew Taylor |
9 February 2022 | 21st | Michael Flynn[113] |
15 February 2022 | |
| Bradford City | Derek Adams[114] |
15 February 2022 | 11th | Mark Hughes[115] |
24 February 2022 | |
| Reading | Veljko Paunović[116] |
Mutual consent | 19 February 2022 | 21st | Paul Ince (Interim)  Michael Gilkes (Interim)[116] |
19 February 2022 |
| Peterborough United | Darren Ferguson[117] |
Resigned | 20 February 2022 | 23rd | Grant McCann[118] |
24 February 2022 |
| Morecambe | Stephen Robinson[119] |
Signed by St Mirren | 22 February 2022 | 21st | Derek Adams[120] |
24 February 2022 |
| Leyton Orient | Kenny Jackett[121] |
Sacked | 22 February 2022 | 18th | Richie Wellens[122] |
9 March 2022 |
| Carlisle United | Keith Millen[123] |
Mutual Consent | 23 February 2022 | 23rd | Paul Simpson[124] |
23 February 2022 |
| Leeds United |  Marcelo Bielsa[125] |
Sacked | 27 February 2022 | 16th |  Jesse Marsch[126] |
28 February 2022 |
| Stevenage | Paul Tisdale[127] |
16 March 2022 | 22nd | Steve Evans[127] |
16 March 2022 | |
| Barrow | Mark Cooper[128] |
Mutual consent | 20 March 2022 | 21st | Phil Brown[129] |
21 March 2022 |
| AFC Wimbledon | Mark Robinson[130] |
Sacked | 28 March 2022 | 21st | Mark Bowen[131] |
30 March 2022 |
| Crewe Alexandra |  David Artell[132] |
11 April 2022 | 24th | Alex Morris[132] |
11 April 2022 | |
| Burnley | Sean Dyche[133] |
15 April 2022 | 18th | Mike Jackson Connor King Ben Mee (joint-caretakers)[133] |
15 April 2022 | |
| Barnsley | Poya Asbaghi[134] |
Mutual consent | 24 April 2022 | 24th | Martin Devaney (Interim)[134] |
24 April 2022 |
| Crawley Town | John Yems[135] |
Suspended | 5 May 2022 | 16th | Lewis Young (caretaker)[135] |
5 May 2022 |
| Hartlepool United | Graeme Lee[136] |
Sacked | 16th | Michael Nelson (caretaker) |
Deaths
- 3 June 2021: Alan Miller, 51, Arsenal, Middlesbrough, West Bromwich Albion and Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper[137]
- 6 June 2021: Paul Cahill, 65, Portsmouth, Tranmere Rovers and Stockport County defender[138]
- 8 June 2021: John Angus, 82, England and Burnley defender[139]
- 19 June 2021: Spencer Whelan, 49, Chester City and Shrewsbury Town defender[140]
- 25 June 2021: Mike Burgess, 89, Leyton Orient, Newport County, A.F.C. Bournemouth, Halifax Town and Gillingham defender[141]
- 29 June 2021: Jock Aird, 94, Scotland, New Zealand and Burnley defender[142]
- 9 July 2021: Paul Mariner, 68, England, Plymouth Argyle, Ipswich Town, Arsenal and Portsmouth forward, who also managed Plymouth Argyle[143]
- 10 July 2021: Jimmy Gabriel, 80, Scotland, Everton, Southampton, A.F.C. Bournemouth and Brentford midfielder[144]
- 11 July 2021: Ernie Moss, 71, Chesterfield, Peterborough United, Mansfield Town, Port Vale, Lincoln City, Doncaster Rovers, Stockport County and Scarborough forward[145]
- 12 July 2021: Mick Bates, 73, Leeds United, Walsall, Bradford City and Doncaster Rovers midfielder[146]
- 14 July 2021: Bobby Barr, 51, Halifax Town defender.[147]
- 16 July 2021: Keith Bambridge, 85, Rotherham United, Darlington and Halifax Town outside left[148]
- 17 July 2021: George Curtis, 82, Coventry City and Aston Villa defender, who also managed Coventry City[149]
- 18 July 2021: Jeff Barmby, 78, York City striker[150]
- 21 July 2021: Tommy Leishman, 83, Liverpool wing half[151]
- 21 July 2021: Ken Ronaldson, 75, Bristol Rovers and Gillingham winger.[152]
- 21 July 2021: Mike Smith, 83, Hull City manager[153]
- 23 July 2021: Andy Higgins, 61, Chesterfield, Port Vale, Hartlepool United, Rochdale and Chester City defender[154]
- 26 July 2021: Ally Dawson, 63, Scotland and Blackburn Rovers defender[155]
- 28 July 2021: Derek Tomkinson, 90, Port Vale and Macclesfield Town forward[156]
- 31 July 2021: Terry Cooper, 77, England, Leeds United, Middlesbrough, Bristol City, Bristol Rovers and Doncaster Rovers left back, who also managed Bristol Rovers, Bristol City, Exeter City and Birmingham City[157]
- 1 August 2021: Eddie Presland, 78, West Ham United and Crystal Palace defender[158]
- 7 August 2021: Robbie Cooke, 64, Mansfield Town, Peterborough United, Cambridge United, Brentford and Millwall forward[159]
- 18 August 2021: Gerry Jones, 75, Stoke City outside left[160]
- 21 August 2021: Arthur Smith BEM, 106, Bury and Leicester City winger[161]
- 25 August 2021: Ray Aspden, 83, Rochdale defender[162]
- 25 August 2021: Bobby Waddell, 81, Blackpool and Bradford Park Avenue forward.[163]
- 27 August 2021: Peter McNamee, 86, Peterborough United and Notts County outside left.[164]
- 27 August 2021: Johnny Williamson, 92, Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers forward.[165]
- 28 August 2021: Sam Oji, 35, Birmingham City, Leyton Orient and Hereford United defender.[166]
- 1 September 2021: Sid Watson, 93, Mansfield Town wing half.[167]
- c. 11 September 2021: Tom Anthony, 78, Brentford left back.[168]
- 17 September 2021: Tony Scott, 80, West Ham United, Aston Villa, Torquay United, A.F.C. Bournemouth and Exeter City winger.[169]
- 19 September 2021: Jimmy Greaves MBE, 81, England World Cup winner, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United striker.[170]
- 19 September 2021: Terry Long, 86, Crystal Palace defender.[171]
- 20 September 2021: Tony Toms, 76, Hartlepool United, Gillingham and Sheffield Wednesday trainer/coach.[172]
- 25 September 2021: Len Ashurst, 82, Sunderland and Hartlepool United defender, who also managed Hartlepool United, Gillingham, Sheffield Wednesday, Newport County, Cardiff City and Sunderland.[173]
- 27 September 2021: Martin Burleigh, 70, Newcastle United, Darlington, Carlisle United and Hartlepool United goalkeeper.[174]
- 27 September 2021: Roger Hunt MBE, 83, England World Cup winner, Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers striker.[175]
- 28 September 2021: Alan Woods, 84, Tottenham Hotspur, Swansea City and York City wing half.[176]
- 29 September 2021: Ray Ruffett, 97, Luton Town wing half.[177]
- 1 October 2021: Freddie Hill, 81, England, Bolton Wanderers, Halifax Town, Manchester City and Peterborough United inside forward.[178]
- 1 October 2021: Paul Linger, 46, Charlton Athletic, Leyton Orient and Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder.[179]
- 1 October 2021: Brian Sherratt, 77, Stoke City, Oxford United, Barnsley and Colchester United goalkeeper.[180]
- 4 October 2021: Terry Eades, 77, Cambridge United defender.[181]
- 7 October 2021: Andy Porter, 84, Watford midfielder.[182]
- 16 October 2021: George Kinnell, 83, Stoke City, Oldham Athletic, Sunderland and Middlesbrough midfielder.[183]
- 26 October 2021: Walter Smith OBE, 73, Everton manager and Manchester United assistant manager.[184]
- 30 October 2021: Billy Webb, 89, Leicester City and Stockport County left back.[185]
- 2 November 2021: Alf Patrick, 100, York City forward.[186]
- 5 November 2021: Bobby Bainbridge, 90, York City striker.[187]
- 6 November 2021: Jim Kerray, 85, Huddersfield Town and Newcastle United striker.[188]
- 7 November 2021: Barry Jackson, 83, York City defender and record appearance-maker.[189]
- 9 November 2021: Laurie Sheffield, 82, Newport County, Doncaster Rovers, Norwich City, Rotherham United, Oldham Athletic, Luton Town and Peterborough United forward.[190]
- 10 November 2021: Bill Calder, 87, Leicester City, Bury, Oxford United and Rochdale forward.[191]
- 12 November 2021: Ron Flowers MBE, 87, England World Cup winner, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Northampton Town midfielder, who also managed Northampton Town.[192]
- 12 November 2021: Bertie Auld, 83, Scotland and Birmingham City outside left.[193]
- 13 November 2021: Louis Bimpson, 92, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Rochdale striker.[194][195]
- 18 November 2021: Joe Laidlaw, 71, Middlesbrough, Carlisle United, Doncaster Rovers, Portsmouth, Hereford United and Mansfield Town midfielder.[196]
- 21 November 2021: John Sewell, 85, Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace and Leyton Orient defender.[197]
- 24 November 2021: Frank Burrows, 77, Scunthorpe United and Swindon Town defender, who also managed Portsmouth, Cardiff City and Swansea City.[198]
- 24 November 2021: Cliff Marshall, 66, Everton and Southport forward.[199]
- c. 25 November 2021: Keith Morton, 87, Crystal Palace and Darlington forward.[200]
- 28 November 2021: Johnny Hills, 87, Tottenham Hotspur and Bristol Rovers full back.[201]
- 30 November 2021: Phil Dwyer, 68, Wales and Cardiff City defender.[202]
- 30 November 2021: Ray Kennedy, 70, England, Arsenal, Liverpool, Swansea City and Hartlepool United midfielder/forward.[203]
- 30 November 2021: John Sillett, 85, Chelsea, Coventry City and Plymouth Argyle full back, who also managed Hereford United and Coventry City.[204]
- 6 December 2021: Marvin Morgan, 38, Aldershot Town, Dagenham & Redbridge, Shrewsbury Town, Plymouth Argyle and Hartlepool United forward.[205]
- 14 December 2021: Jimmy Robson. 83, Burnley, Blackpool, Barnsley and Bury inside forward.[206]
- c. 16 December 2021: John 'Dan' Archer, 80, Port Vale, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Crewe Alexandra and Chesterfield midfielder/inside forward.[207]
- c. 17 December 2021: Trevor Thompson, 66, West Bromwich Albion, Newport County and Lincoln City full back.[208]
- 21 December 2021: Roy Sawyer, 81, Barnsley defender.[209]
- 29 December 2021: Steve Peplow, 72, Liverpool, Swindon Town, Nottingham Forest and Tranmere Rovers winger.[210]
- 7 January 2022: Jimmy Smith, 91, Chelsea and Leyton Orient winger.[211]
- 8 January 2022: Keith Todd, 80, Swansea Town forward.[212]
- c. 10 January 2022: Glyn Jones, 85, Sheffield United, Rotherham United and Mansfield Town inside forward.[213]
- c. 14 January 2022: Lol Morgan, 90, Huddersfield Town, Rotherham United and Darlington defender, who also managed Darlington and Norwich City.[214]
- c. 15 January 2022: Paul Hinshelwood, 65, Crystal Palace, Oxford United, Millwall and Colchester United right back.[215]
- 17 January 2022: Jackie Fisher, 96, Millwall and AFC Bournemouth defender.[216]
- 18 January 2022: Jamie Vincent, 46, Crystal Palace, AFC Bournemouth, Huddersfield Town, Portsmouth, Derby County, Millwall, Swindon Town, Walsall and Aldershot Town defender.[217]
- 21 January 2022: Howard Radford, 91, Bristol Rovers goalkeeper.[218]
- 3 February 2022: Alex Ingram, 77, Nottingham Forest forward.[219]
- 4 February 2022: Steve Finney, 48, Preston North End, Swindon Town, Carlisle United, Leyton Orient and Chester City striker.[220]
- c. 10 February 2022: Mick Newman, 89, West Ham United inside forward.[221]
- 13 February 2022: Andy Spring, 56, Coventry City and Bristol Rovers right back.[222]
- 14 February 2022: Geoff Barker, 73, Hull City, Darlington, Reading and Grimsby Town defender.[223]
- 17 February 2022: Steve Burtenshaw, 86, Brighton & Hove Albion wing half, who also managed Sheffield Wednesday and Queens Park Rangers.[224]
- 18 February 2022: Billy McEwan, 70, Blackpool, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chesterfield, Mansfield Town, Peterborough United and Rotherham United midfielder, who also managed Sheffield United, Rotherham United and Darlington[225]
- 18 February 2022: Trevor Swift, 73, Rotherham United defender.[226]
- 19 February 2022: Doug Baillie, 85, Swindon Town defender.[227]
- 19 February 2022: Joey Beauchamp, 50, Oxford United and Swindon Town midfielder.[228]
- 27 February 2022: Alan Anderson, 82, Scotland, Millwall and Scunthorpe United defender.[229]
- 6 March 2022: Frank O'Farrell, 94, Republic of Ireland, West Ham United and Preston North End wing half, who also managed Torquay United, Leicester City, Manchester United and Cardiff City.[230]
- 8 March 2022: Gordon Lee, 87, Aston Villa and Shrewsbury Town defender, who managed Port Vale, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United, Everton, Preston North End and Leicester City.[231]
- 15 March 2022: Tom Barnett, 85, Crystal Palace winger.[232]
- 16 March 2022: Tony Marchi, 89, Tottenham Hotspur wing half, who also managed Northampton Town.[233]
- 18 March 2022: Andy Lochhead, 81, Burnley, Leicester City, Aston Villa and Oldham Athletic striker.[234]
- c. 22 March 2022: Bill Shipwright, 89, Watford and Aldershot defender.[235]
- 23 March 2022: Terry Darracott, 71, Everton and Wrexham full back.[236]
- c. 24 March 2022: Ivan Hollett, 81, Mansfield Town, Chesterfield, Crewe Alexandra, Cambridge United and Hereford United striker.[237]
- March 2022: Alan Wooler, 68, West Ham United and Aldershot defender.[238]
- 29 March 2022: Ansah Owusu, 42, Wimbledon and Bristol Rovers midfielder.[239]
- 31 March 2022: Bob Todd, 72, Rotherham United, Mansfield Town and Workington winger.[240]
- 5 April 2022: Edward Rayner, 89, Stoke City midfielder.[241]
- c. 14 April 2022: Con Sullivan, 93, Bristol City and Arsenal goalkeeper.[242]
- 17 April 2022: Jimmy Harris, 88, Everton, Birmingham City and Oldham Athletic forward.[243]
- 20 April 2022: Harold Wilcockson, 78, Rotherham United, Doncaster Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday defender.[244]
- c. 21 April 2022: Bernard Fisher, 88, Hull City and Bradford City goalkeeper.[245]
- 24 April 2022: Freddy Hall, 37, Bermuda and Northampton Town goalkeeper.[246]
- 30 April 2022: Neil Campbell, 45, York City, Scarborough and Southend United striker.[247]
- 8 May 2022: Syd Farrimond, 81, Bolton Wanderers and Tranmere Rovers defender.[248]
- 15 May 2022: Mark Davies, 49, Swansea City defender.[249]
- 18 May 2022: Brian Bedford, 88, Reading, Southampton, AFC Bournemouth, Queens Park Rangers, Scunthorpe United and Brentford forward.[250]
- 26 May 2022: Neil O'Donnell, 72, Norwich City, Gillingham and Sheffield Wednesday midfielder.[251]
- 26 May 2022: Jimmy Whitehouse, 87, Reading, Coventry City and Millwall forward.[252]
- 30 May 2022: Craig Farrell, 39, Carlisle United forward.[253]
Retirements
- 1 June 2021: Rene Gilmartin, 34, former Walsall, Watford, Plymouth Argyle and Colchester United goalkeeper.[254]
- 2 June 2021: Mark Milligan, 35, former Australia and Southend United midfielder[255]
- 3 June 2021: Nicklas Bendtner, 33, former Denmark, Arsenal and Nottingham Forest forward[256]
- 3 June 2021: Steven Whittaker, 36, former Scotland and Norwich City defender[257]
- 12 June 2021: Carl Tremarco, 35, former Tranmere Rovers, Wrexham and Macclesfield Town defender[258]
- 28 June 2021: David Gray, 33, former Manchester United, Crewe Alexandra, Plymouth Argyle, Preston North End, Stevenage and Burton Albion defender[259]
- 28 June 2021: Tony McMahon, 35, former Middlesbrough, Sheffield United, Blackpool, Bradford City and Oxford United right back.[260]
- 2 July 2021: Sam Hird, 33, former Doncaster Rovers, Chesterfield and Barrow defender[261]
- 15 July 2021: Arjen Robben, 37, former Netherlands and Chelsea winger.
- 20 July 2021: Joe Riley, 29, former Bolton Wanderers, Oxford United, Bury, Shrewsbury Town, Plymouth Argyle, and Mansfield Town defender[262]
- 30 July 2021: Scott Brown, 36, former Bristol City, Cheltenham Town, Port Vale, Morecambe and Accrington Stanley midfielder[263]
- 30 July 2021: Nathan Dyer, 33, former Southampton and Swansea City winger[264]
- 2 August 2021: Stewart Downing, 37, former England, Middlesbrough, Aston Villa, Liverpool, West Ham United and Blackburn Rovers midfielder[265]
- 8 August 2021: Jose Baxter, 29, former Everton, Tranmere Rovers, Oldham Athletic, Sheffield United, and Plymouth Argyle midfielder[266]
- 16 August 2021: Tommie Hoban, 27, former Watford defender[267]
- 30 August 2021: Billy Clarke, 33, former Ipswich Town, Blackpool, Crawley Town, Bradford City, Charlton Athletic, Plymouth Argyle and Grimsby Town striker.[268]
- 1 September 2021: Shaun MacDonald, 33, former Wales, Swansea City, A.F.C. Bournemouth, Wigan Athletic, Rotherham United and Crewe Alexandra midfielder.[269]
- 1 September 2021: Kingsley James, 29, former Sheffield United, Port Vale, Chasetown, Hereford United, Chester, FC Halifax Town, Macclesfield Town, Barrow, Guiseley, Gainsborough Trinity, Hyde United, Farsley Celtic, and England C midfielder[270]
- 13 September 2021: Demba Ba, 36, former Senegal, West Ham United, Newcastle United and Chelsea striker.[271]
- 14 September 2021: Grant Leadbitter, 35, former Sunderland, Ipswich Town and Middlesbrough midfielder.[272]
- 17 September 2021: Jack Hobbs, 33, former Lincoln City, Liverpool, Scunthorpe United, Leicester City, Hull City, Nottingham Forest, and Bolton Wanderers defender[273]
- 18 September 2021: Kári Árnason, 38, Iceland, Plymouth Argyle and Rotherham United defender.[274]
- 26 September 2021: Samir Nasri, 34, former France, Arsenal, Manchester City and West Ham United midfielder.[275]
- 28 September 2021: Steven Taylor, 35, former Newcastle United, Wycombe Wanderers, Ipswich Town and Peterborough United defender.[276]
- 11 October 2021: Wayne Routledge, 36, former Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa, Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle United and Swansea City midfielder.[277]
- 15 October 2021: Simon Cox, 34, former Republic of Ireland, Reading, Swindon Town, West Bromwich Albion, Nottingham Forest and Southend United striker.[278]
- 23 October 2021: Adam Federici, 36, former Australia, Reading, Southend United, Bournemouth and Stoke City goalkeeper.[279]
- 28 October 2021: George Boyd, 36, former Scotland, Peterborough United, Hull City, Burnley, Sheffield Wednesday and Salford City midfielder.[280]
- 2 November 2021: Luke Varney, 39, former Crewe Alexandra, Charlton Athletic, Derby County, Portsmouth, Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers, Ipswich Town, Burton Albion and Cheltenham Town forward.[281]
- 12 November 2021: Yuki Abe, 40, former Japan and Leicester City midfielder.[282]
- 12 November 2021: Joe Ledley, 34, former Wales, Cardiff City, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Charlton Athletic and Newport County midfielder.[283]
- 16 November 2021: Jonás Gutiérrez, 38, former Argentina and Newcastle United midfielder.[284]
- 24 November 2021: David Templeton, 32, former Burton Albion winger.[285]
- 27 November 2021: Maxi Rodríguez, 40, former Argentina and Liverpool midfielder.[286]
- 4 December 2021: Filipe Morais, 36, former Chelsea, Milton Keynes Dons, Millwall, Oldham Athletic, Stevenage, Bradford City, Bolton Wanderers, Crawley Town, Oldham Athletic, and Grimsby Town midfielder[287]
- 14 December 2021: Collin Quaner, 30, former Huddersfield Town forward.[288]
- 15 December 2021: Sergio Agüero, 33, former Argentina and Manchester City striker.
- 19 December 2021: Adam Collin, 37, former Carlisle United, Rotherham United and Notts County goalkeeper.[289]
- 22 December 2021: David Raven, 36, former Liverpool, Carlisle United, Shrewsbury Town and Tranmere Rovers defender.[290]
- 29 December 2021: Fabricio Coloccini, 39, former Argentina and Newcastle United defender.[291]
- 1 January 2022: Sam McQueen, 26, former Southampton left back.[292]
- 4 January 2022: Davy Pröpper, 30, former Netherlands and Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder.[293]
- 4 January 2022: Alan Sheehan, 35, former Leicester City, Mansfield Town, Leeds United, Crewe Alexandra, Oldham Athletic, Swindon Town, Notts County, Bradford City, Peterborough United, Luton Town, Northampton Town and Lincoln City defender[294]
- 5 January 2022: Scott Davies, 34, former Morecambe, Fleetwood Town and Tranmere Rovers goalkeeper.[295]
- 6 January 2022: Mark Hughes, 35, former Everton, Stockport County, Northampton Town, Walsall, Bury, Accrington Stanley, Stevenage and Bristol Rovers defender[296]
- 10 January 2022: Matt Gilks, 39, former Scotland, Blackpool, Burnley, Norwich City, Rochdale, Wigan Athletic, Shrewsbury Town, Scunthorpe United, Lincoln City, Fleetwood Town and Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper.[297]
- 11 January 2022: Ryan Shawcross, 34, former England, Manchester United and Stoke City defender[298]
- 25 January 2022: Gary Dicker, 35, former Stockport County, Brighton & Hove Albion, Rochdale, Crawley Town and Carlisle United midfielder.[299]
- 2 February 2022: Matt Bloomfield, 37, former Ipswich Town and Wycombe Wanderers midfielder.[300]
- 19 February 2022: Alejandro Faurlín, 35, former Queens Park Rangers midfielder[301]
- 8 March 2022: Bradley Wright-Phillips, 36, former Manchester City, Southampton, Plymouth Argyle and Charlton Athletic striker.[302]
- 20 March 2022: Tristan Nydam, 22, former Ipswich Town midfielder/defender.[303]
- 24 March 2022: Jermain Defoe OBE, 39, former England, West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, Sunderland and AFC Bournemouth striker.[304]
- 26 March 2022: Laurent Koscielny, 36, former France and Arsenal defender.[305]
- 31 March 2022: Declan Rudd, 31, former Norwich City, Charlton Athletic and Preston North End goalkeeper.[306]
- 14 April 2022: Conor McLaughlin, 30, former Northern Ireland, Preston North End, Fleetwood Town, Millwall and Sunderland right back.[307]
- 22 April 2022: Stephen Ward, 36, former Republic of Ireland, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Burnley, Stoke City, Ipswich Town and Walsall left back.[308]
- 30 April 2022: Andy Keogh, 35, former Republic of Ireland, Leeds United, Bury, Scunthorpe United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cardiff City, Bristol City, Millwall and Blackpool striker.[309]
- 3 May 2022: George Elokobi, 37, former Colchester United, Chester City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Nottingham Forest, Bristol City and Oldham Athletic defender.[310]
- 3 May 2022: Luke McCormick, 38, former Plymouth Argyle, Oxford United and Swindon Town goalkeeper.[311]
- 7 May 2022: Danny Livesey, 37, former Bolton Wanderers, Notts County, Rochdale, Blackpool and Carlisle United defender.[312]
- 8 May 2022: Marko Marin, 33, former Germany and Chelsea midfielder.
- 11 May 2022: Mat Sadler, 37, former Birmingham City, Watford, Walsall, Crawley Town, Rotherham United and Shrewsbury Town defender.[313]
- 16 May 2022: Scott Vernon, 38, former Oldham Athletic, Blackpool, Colchester United, Shrewsbury Town and Grimsby Town striker.[314]
- 17 May 2022: Martin Škrtel, 37, former Slovakia and Liverpool defender.
- 17 May 2022: Mark Carrington, 35, former Crewe Alexandra, Milton Keynes Dons and Bury midfielder.[315]
- 20 May 2022: Joseph Mills, 32, former Southampton, Reading, Burnley, Oldham Athletic, Forest Green Rovers and Northampton Town defender.[316]
- 21 May 2022: Adebayo Akinfenwa, 38, former Boston United, Leyton Orient, Doncaster Rovers, Torquay United, Swansea City, Millwall, Northampton Town, Gillingham, A.F.C. Wimbledon and Wycombe Wanderers striker.[317]
- 22 May 2022: Mark Noble, 34, former West Ham United midfielder.[318]
- 25 May 2022: Stephen Dobbie, 39, former Swansea City, Blackpool, Brighton & Hove Albion, Crystal Palace and Bolton Wanderers forward.[319]
- 26 May 2022: Lee Grant, 39, former Derby County, Sheffield Wednesday, Burnley, Stoke City and Manchester United goalkeeper.[320]
- 27 May 2022: Paul McShane, 36, former Republic of Ireland, West Bromwich Albion, Sunderland, Hull City, Reading and Rochdale defender.[321]
New clubs
Clubs removed
Notes
- The final, originally scheduled for 21:00, was delayed 36 minutes due to security issues with fans entering the stadium.
- Jackson was initially appointed as caretaker manager, but the move was made permanent on 17 December 2021.
- Morison was initially appointed as interim manager, but the move was made permanent on 12 November 2021.
- Crainey was initially appointed as caretaker manager, but the move was made permanent on 21 December 2021.
- McSheffrey was initially appointed as caretaker manager, but the move was made permanent on 29 December 2021.