2021–22 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Tranmere Rovers's 138th year in their history and second consecutive season in League Two. Along with the league, the club are also competing in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the 2021–22 EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Tranmere Rovers

2021–22 season
Chairman	Mark Palios
Manager	Micky Mellon
Stadium	Prenton Park
League Two	9th
FA Cup	Second round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Elliott Nevitt (6) All: Elliott Nevitt (7)
Home colours Away colours
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During pre-season, Micky Mellon returned to the club as he was announced as the new manager.^[1]

Pre-season friendlies

Tranmere Rovers announced they would have a friendly against Rangers,^[2] Stalybridge Celtic,^[3] Warrington Town^[3] and Sunderland^[4] as part of their pre-season preparations.

Tranmere Rovers v Rangers

10 July 2021 Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Rangers	Birkenhead
12:00 BST	Morris 34'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park

Stalybridge Celtic v Tranmere Rovers

20 July 2021 Friendly	Stalybridge Celtic	1–3	Tranmere Rovers	Stalybridge
19:15 BST	Bakkor 80' (pen.)	Report	McManaman 2' Dieseruvwe 40' Morris 83'	Stadium: Bower Fold

Warrington Town v Tranmere Rovers

24 July 2021 Friendly	Warrington Town	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Warrington
15:00 BST		Report	Dieseruvwe 37' (pen.)	Stadium: Cantilever Park

Tranmere Rovers v Sunderland

27 July 2021 Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	0–0	Sunderland	Birkenhead
19:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Prenton Park

Tranmere Rovers v Burnley

31 July 2021 Friendly	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Burnley	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Knight-Percival 57'	Report	Barnes 70' McNeil 87'	Stadium: Prenton Park

Competitions

League Two

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
6	Swindon Town	46	22	11	13	77	54	+23	77	Qualification for League Two play-offs
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

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^[5]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	21	12	13	53	40	+13	75	16	3	4	36	15	+21	5	9	9	17	25	−8

Last updated: 7 May 2022
Source:^[6].
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	L	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	L	D	L	L	W	W	D	L	D	D	D	W	L	W	W
Position	9	8	7	14	19	11	15	11	13	9	5	4	5	8	11	12	11	10	10	8	5	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	6	4	4	5	7	7	9	9	7	9	9	9

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Tranmere Rovers' league fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.^[7]

Tranmere Rovers v Walsall

7 August 2021 1	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Walsall	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	McManaman  42' 73' Davies  67' Merrie  86' Murphy  87'	Report	Taylor  15' Labadie  90+2'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,728 Referee: Carl Brook

Port Vale v Tranmere Rovers

14 August 2021 2	Port Vale	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Burslem
15:00 BST		Report	Dieseruvwe  29' Spearing  42'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,986 Referee: Andy Haines

Swindon Town v Tranmere Rovers

17 August 2021 3	Swindon Town	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Swindon
19:45 BST	McKirdy  53'	Report	Davies  50' Knight-Percival  87' Murphy  90+5'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,274 Referee: John Busby

Tranmere Rovers v Newport County

21 August 2021 4	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Newport County	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Dieseruvwe  74' Clarke  89'	Report	Upson  26' Fisher 60'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,160 Referee: Robert Lewis

Scunthorpe United v Tranmere Rovers

28 August 2021 5	Scunthorpe United	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Hippolyte 4' (pen.),  5' Pugh  17'	Report	Merrie  58' Knight-Percival  78'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Referee: Trevor Kettle

Tranmere Rovers v Hartlepool United

4 September 2021 6	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Hartlepool United	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Clarke  55' Knight-Percival  74' Davies 89'	Report	Sterry  37' Byrne  55'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,707 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers

11 September 2021 7	Rochdale	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Cashman 84'	Report		Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Referee: Charles Breakspear

Tranmere Rovers v Salford City

18 September 2021 8	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Salford City	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Morris 13' (pen.) Hawkes  41' Spearing  45+1' Clarke  45+5' Nevitt 48'	Report	Touray  20' Lowe  50' Hunter  75'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,854 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Forest Green Rovers v Tranmere Rovers

25 September 2021 9	Forest Green Rovers	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Nailsworth
15:00 BST	Aitchison  27' Bernard  76' Hendry  90'	Report	Hawkes  8' Foley  25' MacDonald  80'  87'	Stadium: The innocent New Lawn Referee: David Rock

Tranmere Rovers v Crawley Town

2 October 2021 10	Tranmere Rovers	2–1	Crawley Town	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Dacres-Cogley  16' Merrie  20' Clarke 28', 79'	Report	Davies  33' Powell  43' Appiah 64'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,046 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Tranmere Rovers v Colchester United

8 October 2021 11	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Colchester United	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Hawkes 54' Clarke 71'	Report	Clampin  14' Jasper  90+2'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,324 Referee: James Oldham

Carlisle United v Tranmere Rovers

16 October 2021 12	Carlisle United	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Clough  37'	Report	McDonald 48' (o.g.) Morris 55' Hawkes  65' Spearing  90+3'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,831 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Harrogate Town v Tranmere Rovers

20 October 2021 13	Harrogate Town	2–2	Tranmere Rovers	Harrogate
19:45 BST	Muldoon 39' (pen.) Armstrong 51'	Report	Spearing 32' (pen.) Morris 55' Dacres-Cogley  90+1'	Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 2,573 Referee: Declan Bourne

Tranmere Rovers v Northampton Town

23 October 2021 (2021-10-23) 14	Tranmere Rovers	0–2	Northampton Town	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Spearing  72'	Report	Lewis  43' Etete 52' Koiki  58' Hoskins 68' (pen.),  86'	Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Tom Nield

Mansfield Town v Tranmere Rovers

30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15	Mansfield Town	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Johnson 2', 67' Oates 18' McLaughlin  55'	Report	Spearing  35'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 3,831 Referee: James Bell

Tranmere Rovers v Sutton United

13 November 2021 16	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Sutton United	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Spearing  2' Knight-Percival  89'	Report	Goodliffe  66' Olaofe 71'	Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Will Finnie

Bristol Rovers v Tranmere Rovers

20 November 2021 17	Bristol Rovers	2–2	Tranmere Rovers	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Grant 5' Nicholson 22' Kilgour  32' Evans  63'	Report	Macdonald 25',  32' Knight-Percival  36' Davies  45+3' Glatzel 75'	Stadium: The Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,165 Referee: Tom Reeves

Tranmere Rovers v Bradford City

23 November 2021 18	Tranmere Rovers	2–1	Bradford City	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	Morris 50' Glatzel 56'	Report	Sutton 26',  45'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,962 Referee: Martin Coy

Oldham Athletic v Tranmere Rovers

7 December 2021 19	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Oldham
19:45 GMT		Report	Jolley 90'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,303 Referee: Andy Haines

Exeter City v Tranmere Rovers

11 December 2021 20	Exeter City	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Ray  72'	Report	Nevitt 17' Jolley  65' McManaman	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Bobby Madley

Tranmere Rovers v Leyton Orient

18 December 2021 21	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Leyton Orient	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Davies  34' Spearing 58'	Report	Happe  48' Thompson  67' Sweeney  70'	Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Paul Howard

Tranmere Rovers v Barrow

26 December 2021 22	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Barrow	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Maynard 7' Spearing  55' Clarke  78' Morris 87' Nevitt  90+2'	Report	Brown  34' Jones  43' Gotts  47' Taylor  63'	Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Scott Oldham

Tranmere Rovers v Scunthorpe United

8 January 2022 23	Tranmere Rovers	4–0	Scunthorpe United	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Jolley 23' Nevitt 31' O'Connor  65' Foley 75' Watson 89'	Report	Taft  29'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,056 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Salford City v Tranmere Rovers

11 January 2022 24	Salford City	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Salford
19:45 GMT	Oteh 29' Wright  66' Vassell  69' Eastham  71' Morris  77'	Report	Glatzel 70' Davies  90+2'	Stadium: Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 2,273 Referee: Ross Joyce

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

15 January 2022 25	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Rochdale	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Jolley 3' 16'  48' Doohan  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,046 Referee: Ben Toner

Crawley Town v Tranmere Rovers

22 January 2022 26	Crawley Town	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Crawley
15:00 GMT	Craig  72'	Report	Spearing 65',  86' Hemmings  87'	Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium Referee: Simon Mather

Tranmere Rovers v Forest Green Rovers

29 January 2022 27	Tranmere Rovers	0–4	Forest Green Rovers	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Clarke  90+7'	Report	Stevens 6' Matt 42' Moore-Taylor 53' Hendry 70' March 90+6'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 10,924 Referee: Lee Swabey

Tranmere Rovers v Stevenage

1 February 2022 28	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Stevenage	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	Morris 48'	Report	Vancooten  15'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: Anthony Backhouse Referee: Lee Swabey

Barrow v Tranmere Rovers

5 February 2022 29	Barrow	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Banks  12', 58' (pen.) Brown  55' Glennon  67'	Report	Hawkes 16' Dacres-Cogley  57'	Stadium: The Dune Hotel Stadium Attendance: 3,699 Referee: Oliver Langford

Tranmere Rovers v Swindon Town

8 February 2022 30	Tranmere Rovers	3–0	Swindon Town	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	Davies  2' Hemmings 6', 72' (pen.) Glatzel 58'	Report	Mitchell-Lawson  60' Iandolo  85'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,767 Referee: Simon Mather

Walsall v Tranmere Rovers

12 February 2022 31	Walsall	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Kinsella  24' Miller  28' Wilkinson 85' (pen.)	Report	Warrington  47'	Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 5,440 Referee: Sam Allison

Hartlepool United v Tranmere Rovers

15 February 2022 32	Hartlepool United	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Hartlepool
19:45 GMT	Clarke 45+1' (o.g.) White  81' Odusina  90+1'	Report	Foley  89' Macdonald  90+3'	Stadium: Suit Direct Stadium Attendance: 5,214 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Tranmere Rovers v Port Vale

19 February 2022 33	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Port Vale	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Hawkes 50' Morris  62' Hemmings  83'	Report	Wilson  90+1' Proctor  90+1', 90+4'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,456 Referee: David Rock

Newport County v Tranmere Rovers

26 February 2022 34	Newport County	4–2	Tranmere Rovers	Newport
15:00 GMT	Lewis 49' Telford 57' (pen.), 90+1' Azaz 87'	Report	Warrington  48' MacDonald  53' Dacres-Cogley 65' Demetriou 84' (o.g.)	Stadium: Rodney Parade Referee: Darren Drysdale

Northampton Town v Tranmere Rovers

5 March 2022 35	Northampton Town	3–2	Tranmere Rovers	Sixfields
15:00 GMT	Horsfall 29', 37',  72' Pinnock 66' Lubala  90+3'	Report	McManaman  12' McPake  68', 75' Hemmings 88' (pen.) O'Connor  90+2'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,379 Referee: Steve Martin

Tranmere Rovers v Mansfield Town

11 March 2022 36	Tranmere Rovers	3–2	Mansfield Town	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	Clarke 5' Nevitt 76', 90+5'	Report	Longstaff 45+6' Hawkins 90+1'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,857 Referee: Andy Haines

Tranmere Rovers v Harrogate Town

15 March 2022 37	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Harrogate Town	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	McPake  18' Warrington 49' Clarke  60' Hemmings 65' (pen.) Murphy  86'	Report	Armstrong  25'  27' Fallowfield  65'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,437 Referee: Darren Handley

Sutton United v Tranmere Rovers

19 March 2022 38	Sutton United	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Sutton
15:00 GMT	Goodliffe 15'	Report	Nevitt  47' Hawkes 68'	Stadium: VBS Community Stadium Attendance: 3,366 Referee: Will Finnie

Colchester United v Tranmere Rovers

26 March 2022 39	Colchester United	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Skuse  73' Hannant  82' Tchamadeu 90+5'	Report	Foley  82' Jolley  84' Clarke  90+6' Davies  90+7'	Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 2,459 Referee: Carl Brook

Tranmere Rovers v Carlisle United

2 April 2022 40	Tranmere Rovers	2–2	Carlisle United	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Hemmings 15',  43' Macdonald  40' Davies  44' Nevitt 76' Dacres-Cogley  88' Morris  90+1' Murphy  90+1' Clarke  90+2'	Report	Simeu  43' Feeney  43' Patrick 55' Mellor  64' Mellish  90+2' Sho-Silva 90+7'	Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Charles Breakspear

Tranmere Rovers v Bristol Rovers

9 April 2022 41	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Hemmings 56',  60' Merrie  65' Spearing  83'	Report	Anderson 63'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,637 Referee: Marc Edwards

Bradford City v Tranmere Rovers

15 April 2022 42	Bradford City	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Bradford
15:00 BST	Walker 19',  66' Watt  26'  28' Bass  56'	Report	Maynard  67' Foley  73' Clarke  84' McManaman 89'	Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,257 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Tranmere Rovers v Exeter City

18 April 2022 43	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Exeter City	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Davies  30' Hawkes 39' Nevitt  75', 81'	Report	Diabate  57' Zanzala  70'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,666 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Stevenage v Tranmere Rovers

23 April 2022 44	Stevenage	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Norris 23' (pen.), 67' Reid  55' Coker  65'	Report	Spearing  73'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,969 Referee: Keith Stroud

Tranmere Rovers v Oldham Athletic

30 April 2022 45	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Hawkes 27' Warrington  57' Hemmings 62' O'Connor  68'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Neil Hair

Leyton Orient v Tranmere Rovers

7 May 2022 46	Leyton Orient	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Leyton
15:00 BST	Archibald  78'	Report	O'Connor  29' Hemmings 37',  55' Davies  45' Warrington  69'	Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 6,623 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

FA Cup

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Tranmere were drawn away to Crawley Town in the first round^[8] and to Leyton Orient in the second round.^[9]

Crawley Town v Tranmere Rovers

6 November 2021 First round	Crawley Town	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Crawley
15:00 GMT	Davies  25' Appiah  69' Francillette  89'	Report	Nevitt  3' McManaman 38' Clarke  89' Dieseruvwe  90+1'	Stadium: People's Pension Stadium Attendance: 1,765 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Leyton Orient v Tranmere Rovers

4 December 2021 Second round	Leyton Orient	4–0	Tranmere Rovers	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Smith 22', 83' Beckles 36' Drinan 60' (pen.)	Report	Spearing  43' Dacres-Cogley  45+3' Knight-Percival  59'	Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 3,248 Referee: James Oldham

EFL Cup

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Rovers were drawn away to Oldham Athletic in the first round.^[10]

Oldham Athletic v Tranmere Rovers

10 August 2021 First round	Oldham Athletic	2–2 (4–3 p)	Tranmere Rovers	Oldham
19:45 BST	Keillor-Dunn  55' Bahamboula 59' Davies 68' (o.g.)	Report	Foley 40',  62' Nevitt 51'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,684 Referee: Scott Oldham
	Penalties
	Hart Keillor-Dunn Jameson Stobbs Adams		Spearing Glatzel Morris Clarke Dieseruvwe

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Tranmere Rovers	3	3	0	0	0	9	3	+6	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Oldham Athletic	3	1	0	0	2	5	6	−1	3
3	L2	Salford City	3	1	0	0	2	5	6	−1	3
4	ACA	Leeds United U21	3	1	0	0	2	7	11	−4	3

Source: EFL.com

Tranmere Rovers v Leeds United U21

14 September 2021 Group game 1	Tranmere Rovers	4–1	Leeds United U21	Birkenhead
19:00 BST	Maynard 7', 41' Foley 34',  53', 87' Merrie  64'	Report	Snowdon  58' Miller 63' Dean  81'	Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Simon Mather

Salford City v Tranmere Rovers

5 October 2021 Group game 2	Salford City	0–2	Tranmere Rovers	Salford
19:00 BST	Love  56'	Report	Watson 16' Dieseruvwe  68' Macdonald  70' Knight-Percival  76' Merrie  82' Walker 86'	Stadium: Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 720 Referee: Ollie Yates

Tranmere Rovers v Oldham Athletic

9 November 2021 Group game 3	Tranmere Rovers	3–2	Oldham Athletic	Birkenhead
19:00 GMT	Glatzel 45+2', 75' Maynard 55'	Report	Dearnley 15', 43' Clarke  41'	Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Marc Edwards

Tranmere Rovers v Harrogate Town

21 December 2021 Second round	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Harrogate Town	Birkenhead
19:00 GMT	Maynard 11'	Report	Muldoon 53' Diamond  64' Pattison 71' Thomson  77'	Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Samuel Barrott

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
10 June 2021	CM		Chris Merrie	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	[11]
1 July 2021	RB		Josh Dacres-Cogley	Birmingham City	Free transfer	[12]
1 July 2021	CB		Tom Davies	Bristol Rovers	Free transfer	[13]
1 July 2021	RW		Liam Feeney	Blackpool	Free transfer	[14]
1 July 2021	CB		Nathaniel Knight-Percival	Morecambe	Free transfer	[15]
1 July 2021	DM		Ryan Watson	Northampton Town	Free transfer	[16]
1 July 2021	FW		Emmanuel Dieseruvwe	Salford City	Free transfer	[17]
6 July 2021	LB		Joe Maguire	Accrington Stanley	Free transfer	[18]
9 July 2021	RW		Callum McManaman	Melbourne Victory	Free transfer	[19]
9 July 2021	CF		Elliott Nevitt	Warrington Rylands	Free transfer	[19]
22 July 2021	CM		Sam Foley	Motherwell	Free transfer	[20]
31 August 2021	RM		Mark Duffy	Fleetwood Town	Free transfer	[21]
31 August 2021	CF		Nicky Maynard	Mansfield Town	Free transfer	[22]
13 January 2022	CF		Kane Hemmings	Burton Albion	Undisclosed	[23]
25 January 2022	LM		Josh Hawkes	Sunderland	Undisclosed	[24]
25 January 2022	CB		Lee O'Connor	Celtic	Undisclosed	[25]
28 January 2022	GK		Mateusz Hewelt	Bamber Bridge	Undisclosed	[26]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
2 July 2021	CF		Paul Glatzel	Liverpool	End of season	[27]
4 August 2021	GK		Ross Doohan	Celtic	End of season	[28]
31 August 2021	CB		Lee O'Connor	Celtic	25 January 2022[a]	[29]
31 August 2021	SS		Stephen Walker	Middlesbrough	End of season	[22]
2 September 2021	LM		Josh Hawkes	Sunderland	25 January 2022[b]	[30]
5 January 2022	RW		Josh McPake	Rangers	End of season	[31]
31 January 2022	CM		Lewis Warrington	Everton	End of season	[32]

1. On 25 January, O'Connor signed permanently.^[25]
2. On 25 January, Hawkes signed permanently.^[24]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
26 September 2021	CF		Jake Burton	Stalybridge Celtic	24 October 2021	[33]
29 October 2021	CF		Charlie Jolley	Chester	6 December 2021	[34][a]
20 November 2021	MF		Ryan Stratulis	Marine	December 2021	[36]
28 January 2022	GK		Mateusz Hewelt	Bamber Bridge	End of season	[26]
18 February 2022	CF		Emmanuel Dieseruvwe	Grimsby Town	End of season	[37]

1. On 1 December, Jolley's loan at Chester was extended before being terminated on the 6th December.^[35]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
27 May 2021	CF		James Vaughan	Retired		[38]
30 June 2021	CB		Mark Ellis	Barrow	Free transfer	[39]
30 June 2021	CF		Cameron Ferguson	Newcastle United	Undisclosed	[40]
30 June 2021	CM		Paul Lewis	Northampton Town	Free transfer	[41]
30 June 2021	CB		Manny Monthé	Walsall	Free transfer	[42]
30 June 2021	CB		George Ray	Exeter City	Free transfer	[43]
30 June 2021	LB		Liam Ridehalgh	Bradford City	Free transfer	[44]
30 June 2021	RW		Danny Walker-Rice	Bala Town	Free transfer	[45]
30 June 2021	LW		Kaiyne Woolery	Motherwell	Free transfer	[46]
6 July 2021	LW		Danny Lloyd	Gillingham	Free transfer	[47]
9 July 2021	CB		Sid Nelson	Northampton Town	Free transfer	[48]
30 July 2021	CM		George Nugent	Witton Albion	Free transfer	[49]
14 August 2021	CM		Ethan Gouldbourne	Marine	Free transfer	[50]
20 August 2021	LW		Corey Blackett-Taylor	Charlton Athletic	Free transfer	[51]
18 October 2021	LW		Otis Khan	Walsall	Free transfer	[52]
5 January 2022	GK		Scott Davies	Retired		[53]
14 January 2022	DM		Ryan Watson	Salford City	Undisclosed	[54]
26 January 2022	RW		Liam Feeney	Scunthorpe United	Mutual consent	[55][56]

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