2021–22 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

Bristol Rovers
2021–22 season
OwnerWael al-Qadi
ManagerJoey Barton
StadiumMemorial Stadium
League Two3rd (promoted)
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Aaron Collins (16)
All: Aaron Collins (18)
Highest home attendance9,790 vs. Scunthorpe United
(7 May 2022)
Lowest home attendance889 vs. Cheltenham Town
(31 August 2021, EFL Trophy Group Stage)
Average home league attendance7,512

The 2021–22 season is Bristol Rovers' 139th year in their history and first season back in League Two since the 2015–16 season, following relegation the previous season. Along with the league, the club also competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 LB Nick Anderton Carlisle United Free transfer [1]
1 July 2021 CF Aaron Collins Forest Green Rovers Free transfer [2]
1 July 2021 CM Paul Coutts Fleetwood Town Free transfer [1]
1 July 2021 CM Sam Finley Fleetwood Town Free transfer [1]
1 July 2021 CB Mark Hughes Accrington Stanley Free transfer [1]
1 July 2021 CF Harvey Saunders Fleetwood Town Free transfer [3]
9 July 2021 LB Trevor Clarke Rotherham United Undisclosed fee [4]
13 July 2021 RW Harry Anderson Lincoln City Free transfer [5]
23 July 2021 GK James Belshaw Harrogate Town Undisclosed fee [6]
30 July 2021 CF Brett Pitman Swindon Town Free transfer [7]
31 August 2021 LB Junior Brown Scunthorpe United Free transfer [8]
31 August 2021 CF Leon Clarke Shrewsbury Town Free transfer [8]
31 August 2021 AM Antony Evans SC Paderborn Free transfer [8]
4 September 2021 CM Glenn Whelan Fleetwood Town Free transfer [9]
4 January 2022 CF Ryan Loft Scunthorpe United Undisclosed [10]
1 February 2022 CM Jon Nolan Ipswich Town Free transfer [11]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
17 June 2021 CB Connor Taylor Stoke City End of season [12]
9 July 2021 AM Sion Spence Crystal Palace End of season [13]
10 July 2021 AM Luke Thomas Barnsley End of season [14]
8 January 2022 CB James Connolly Cardiff City End of season [15]
31 January 2022 AM Elliot Anderson Newcastle United End of season [16]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
27 August 2021 CM Ben Liddle Queen of the South End of Season [17]
8 September 2021 RW Zain Walker King's Lynn Town October 2021 [18]
9 September 2021 AM Owen Brain Yate Town November 2021 [19]
9 September 2021 CB Jamie Egan Yate Town November 2021 [19]
9 September 2021 RB Tyron Mbuenimo Yate Town November 2021 [19]
10 September 2021 CF Kieran Phillips Dorchester Town October 2021 [20]
11 September 2021 CF Ollie Hulbert Hereford October 2021 [21]
30 September 2021 CM Joe Budd Hendon November 2021 [22]
1 October 2021 CM Lucas Tomlinson Gloucester City End of Season [23][24]
8 October 2021 RW Kinsly Murray Cirencester Town November 2021 [25]
21 October 2021 CF Ollie Hulbert Gloucester City End of Season [26][24]
26 October 2021 CM Tom Mehew Bath City November 2021 [27]
28 October 2021 CF Kieran Phillips Swindon Supermarine End of Season [28][29]
3 November 2021 CB Niall Lovelock Cirencester Town December 2021 [30]
9 November 2021 CM Joe Budd Taunton Town December 2021 [31]
12 November 2021 CM Cameron Hargreaves Chippenham Town December 2021 [32]
12 November 2021 RW Zain Walker Chippenham Town December 2021 [32]
19 November 2021 CF Harvey Greenslade Cinderford Town December 2021 [33]
23 November 2021 RB Zak Ford Swindon Supermarine December 2021 [34]
10 December 2021 CM Tom Mehew Gloucester City January 2022 [35]
11 January 2022 CM Tom Mehew Swindon Supermarine March 2022 [36][37][38]
15 January 2022 CB Jamie Egan Hereford March 2022 [39][40]
17 January 2022 CM Zain Westbrooke Stevenage End of season [41]
21 January 2022 GK Jed Ward Swindon Supermarine February 2022 [42]
3 February 2022 CF Brett Pitman Eastleigh End of season [43]
5 February 2022 CM Cameron Hargreaves King's Lynn Town March 2022 [44]
14 February 2022 CF Harvey Greenslade Tiverton Town March 2022 [45]
17 February 2022 GK Jed Ward Prescot Cables March 2022 [46]
18 February 2022 LW Ryan Jones Bath City End of season [47][48]
4 March 2022 CB Pablo Martinez Gloucester City April 2022 [49]
4 March 2022 LB Sam Heal Salisbury End of season [50][51]
25 March 2022 CM Tom Mehew Chippenham Town End of season [52]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
2 June 2021 CF James Daly Stevenage Free transfer [53]
15 June 2021 CB Max Ehmer Gillingham Contract terminated [54][55]
18 June 2021 LB David Tutonda Gillingham Contract terminated [56][57]
25 June 2021 RB George Williams Cambridge United Free transfer [58]
30 June 2021 GK Alexis André Jr. Folkestone Invicta Released [59][60]
30 June 2021 GK Liam Armstrong Gloucester City Released [59][61]
30 June 2021 LW Kyle Bennett AFC Telford United Released [59][62]
30 June 2021 CB Tom Davies Tranmere Rovers Released [59][63]
30 June 2021 RB Josh Hare Eastleigh Released [59][64]
30 June 2021 LB Michael Kelly Eastleigh Released [59][65]
30 June 2021 LB Ali Koiki Northampton Town Released [59][66]
30 June 2021 LB Luke Leahy Shrewsbury Town Released [59][67]
30 June 2021 RB Mark Little Yeovil Town Released [59][68]
30 June 2021 CM Abu Ogogo Southend United Released [59][69]
30 June 2021 CM Ed Upson Newport County Released [59][70]
30 June 2021 GK Jordi van Stappershoef Jong AZ Released [59]
30 June 2021 CF Harry Warwick Chippenham Town Released [59][71]
26 July 2021 CF Jonah Ayunga Morecambe Undisclosed fee [72]
25 August 2021 CB Jack Baldwin Ross County Contract terminated [73][74]
26 August 2021 CF Brandon Hanlan Wycombe Wanderers Undisclosed fee [75]
1 September 2021 AM Josh Barrett King's Lynn Town Contract terminated [76][77]
6 January 2022 CB Mark Hughes Retired [78]
19 January 2022 RW Zain Walker King's Lynn Town Undisclosed fee [79]

Pre-season friendlies

Bristol Rovers announced they would play friendlies against Melksham Town[80] and Havant & Waterlooville[80] as part of their pre-season preparations. On 28 June 2021, the club announced three home friendlies.[81]

2 July 2021 Friendly Melksham Town 1–1 Bristol Rovers Melksham
19:45 BST Anderton 18' (o.g.) Report Collins 19' Stadium: Oakfield Stadium
10 July 2021 (2021-07-10) Friendly Barnet 3–0 Bristol Rovers Canons Park
Bloomfield 11'
Turley 35'
Trialist
Report Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 0
17 July 2021 (2021-07-17) Friendly Bristol Rovers 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Horfield
13:00 BST Collins 47' (pen.) Report Jephcott 34' (pen.) Stadium: Memorial Stadium
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) Friendly Bristol Rovers Cancelled Swansea City Horfield
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Note: Cancelled on day of the match following positive COVID-19 cases in the Swansea City squad.[82]
27 July 2021 Friendly Bristol Rovers 0–0 Havant & Waterlooville Horfield
19:00 BST Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) Friendly Bristol Rovers 3–2 Oxford United Horfield
13:00 BST Thomas 45+1' (pen.)
Pitman 78', 88'
Report Seddon 14'
Henry 47'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium

Competitions

League Two

League table

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
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[83]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted


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 23 11 12 71 49  +22 80 14 4 5 38 20  +18 9 7 7 33 29  +4

Last updated: 7 May 2022.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHHAAHAAHHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAH
ResultLLWLDWLLWLWDDLWWDDLLWWDWWDLDWWWDWLWWWWLWDWWDWW
Position17231520221621221820161617181614141416161516151312131414111191099987465655543
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Fixtures for the 2021–22 season were announced on 24 June 2021.[84]

7 August 2021 1 Mansfield Town 2–1 Bristol Rovers Mansfield
15:00 BST Maris  23'
Hawkins 42'
Johnson  79', 90+6' (pen.)
Report Harries 62',  78'
Coutts  77'
Westbrooke  86'
Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 6,342
Referee: Josh Smith
14 August 2021 (2021-08-14) 2 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Stevenage Horfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,071
Referee: Neil Hair
17 August 2021 (2021-08-17) 3 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Oldham Athletic Horfield
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,005
Referee: Sam Purkiss
21 August 2021 (2021-08-21) 4 Exeter City 4–1 Bristol Rovers Exeter
15:00 BST Jay 3', 15'
Dieng 22'
Kite 24'
Edwards  87'
Report Baldwin  24'
Finley  59', 70'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,284
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
28 August 2021 (2021-08-28) 5 Barrow 1–1 Bristol Rovers Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 2,116
Referee: Ross Joyce
4 September 2021 (2021-09-04) 6 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Crawley Town Horfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,513
Referee: Ben Speedie
11 September 2021 (2021-09-11) 7 Hartlepool United 1–0 Bristol Rovers Hartlepool
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,193
Referee: Rebecca Welch
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) 8 Bristol Rovers 1–3 Leyton Orient Horfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,172
Referee: David Rock
25 September 2021 9 Walsall 1–2 Bristol Rovers Bescot
15:00 BST Earing  26'
Phillips 32'
White  85'
Report Taylor  57', 79'
Harries  66'
Spence 90+1'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 5,434
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
2 October 2021 (2021-10-02) 10 Bristol Rovers 1–3 Swindon Town Horfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,625
Referee: Robert Lewis
9 October 2021 (2021-10-09) 11 Bristol Rovers 3–0 Carlisle United Horfield
15:00 BST Harries  23'
Evans 35'
Saunders  76', 90+4'
Nicholson 86'
Thomas  88'
Whelan  90'
Report Feeney  16'
Devine  26'
Alessandra  38'
Armer  60'
Guy  61'
Mellish  74'
Stadium: The Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,302
Referee: Charles Breakspear
16 October 2021 (2021-10-16) 12 Bradford City 2–2 Bristol Rovers Bradford
15:00 BST Vernam 42'
Cook 50'
Report Saunders  4'
Coutts  25'
Kilgour 48',  54'
Pitman  63', 90+1'
Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,664
Referee: Andy Haines
19 October 2021 (2021-10-19) 13 Colchester United 1–1 Bristol Rovers Colchester
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,069
Referee: Graham Scott
23 October 2021 (2021-10-23) 14 Bristol Rovers 1–3 Newport County Horfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,515
Referee: Scott Oldham
30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15 Harrogate Town 0–1 Bristol Rovers Harrogate
15:00 BST Smith  13'
Martin  90+6'
Report Whelan  22'
Brown  35'
Evans  57'
Anderton 64'
Coutts  89'
Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 2,614
Referee: Peter Wright
13 November 2021 (2021-11-13) 16 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Northampton Town Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,884
Referee: Sam Allison
20 November 2021 (2021-11-20) 17 Bristol Rovers 2–2 Tranmere Rovers Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,165
Referee: Tom Reeves
23 November 2021 (2021-11-23) 18 Salford City 1–1 Bristol Rovers Salford
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 1,740
Referee: Ben Toner
27 November 2021 (2021-11-27) 19 Forest Green Rovers 2–0 Bristol Rovers Nailsworth
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 4,128
Referee: Simon Mather
7 December 2021 (2021-12-07) 20 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Port Vale Horfield
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,071
Referee: Craig Hicks
11 December 2021 (2021-12-11) 21 Bristol Rovers 4–2 Rochdale Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,215
Referee: James Linington
15 January 2022 (2022-01-15) 22 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Hartlepool United Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,004
Referee: Carl Brook
22 January 2022 (2022-01-22) 23 Swindon Town 1–1 Bristol Rovers Swindon
13:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 12,695
Referee: Tom Nield
25 January 2022 (2022-01-25) 24 Scunthorpe United 2–3 Bristol Rovers Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: Anthony Backhouse
Referee: 2,403
29 January 2022 (2022-01-29) 25 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Walsall Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,003
Referee: Keith Stroud
5 February 2022 (2022-02-05) 26 Sutton United 1–1 Bristol Rovers Sutton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 3,394
Referee: Bobby Madley
8 February 2022 (2022-02-08) 27 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Bristol Rovers Oldham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,147
Referee: Scott Oldham
12 February 2022 (2022-02-12) 28 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Mansfield Town Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,707
Referee: John Busby
15 February 2022 (2022-02-15) 29 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Sutton United Horfield
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: Christopher Pollard
19 February 2022 (2022-02-19) 30 Stevenage 0–4 Bristol Rovers Stevenage
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 3,538
Referee: Andy Woolmer
22 February 2022 (2022-02-22) 31 Leyton Orient 0–2 Bristol Rovers Leyton
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2,840
Referee: Charles Breakspear
26 February 2022 (2022-02-26) 32 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Exeter City Horfield
15:00 GMT Hoole 10' Report Brown 24'
Grounds  90'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,689
Referee: Peter Wright
1 March 2022 (2022-03-01) 33 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Barrow Horfield
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,685
Referee: David Rock
5 March 2022 (2022-03-05) 34 Newport County 1–0 Bristol Rovers Newport
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 6,237
Referee: Darren Handley
8 March 2022 (2022-03-08) 35 Crawley Town 1–2 Bristol Rovers Crawley
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,223
Referee: Lee Swabey
12 March 2022 (2022-03-12) 36 Bristol Rovers 3–0 Harrogate Town Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,884
Referee: Darren Drysdale
15 March 2022 (2022-03-15) 37 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Colchester United Horfield
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,314
Referee: Sam Allison
19 March 2022 (2022-03-19) 38 Northampton Town 0–1 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,405
Referee: Oliver Langford
26 March 2022 (2022-03-26) 39 Carlisle United 1–0 Bristol Rovers Carlisle
15:00 GMT Armer  65'
Dennis 72',  90+6'
Dickenson  90+6'
Patrick  90+7'
Report Taylor  90+6'
Saunders  90+8'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5,884
Referee: Andy Haines
2 April 2022 (2022-04-02) 40 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Bradford City Horfield
15:00 BST Clarke  52'
Finley 57'
Taylor 75'
Report Hendrie  30'
Pereira 46'
Watt  72'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,186
Referee: Neil Hair
9 April 2022 (2022-04-09) 41 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Bristol Rovers Birkenhead
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,637
Referee: Marc Edwards
15 April 2022 (2022-04-15) 42 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Salford City Horfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,590
Referee: Dean Whitestone
18 April 2022 (2022-04-18) 43 Port Vale 1–3 Bristol Rovers Burslem
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 10,840
Referee: Craig Hicks
23 April 2022 (2022-04-23) 44 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Forest Green Rovers Horfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,690
Referee: Gavin Ward
30 April 2022 (2022-04-30) 45 Rochdale 3–4 Bristol Rovers Spotland
15:00 BST Charman 11', 17',  85'
Keohane  58'
O'Keeffe 60',  83'
Taylor  69'
Report
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 4,628
Referee: Ross Joyce
7 May 2022 (2022-05-07) 46 Bristol Rovers 7–0 Scunthorpe United Horfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Referee: Charles Breakspear

FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The draw for the first round was made on 17 October 2021 by Kelly Smith and Wes Morgan.[85] The second round draw was made on 8 November 2021 by Shaun Wright-Phillips and Rachel Yankey.[86] The third round draw was made on 6 December 2021 by David Seaman and Faye White.[87]

7 November 2021 (2021-11-07) First round Oxford United 2–2 Bristol Rovers Littlemore
13:00 GMT Taylor 11',  32'
McGuane 51'
Report Finley  33', 45+2'
Coutts  45'
Evans 87' (pen.)
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 5,083
Referee: Paul Howard
16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) First round replay Bristol Rovers 4–3 (a.e.t.) Oxford United Horfield
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,918
Referee: Neil Hair
4 December 2021 (2021-12-04) Second round Bristol Rovers 2–1 Sutton United Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,456
Referee: Darren Drysdale
8 January 2022 (2022-01-08) Third round Peterborough United 2–1 Bristol Rovers Peterborough
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 4,937
Referee: Andy Davies

EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The draw for the first round was made on 24 June 2021 by Andy Cole and Danny Mills.[88][89]

10 August 2021 First round Bristol Rovers 0–2 Cheltenham Town Horfield
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Referee: Lee Swabey

EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The Gas were drawn against Chelsea U21s, Cheltenham Town and Exeter City.[90]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Exeter City 3 1 1 1 0 8 6 +2 6 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Chelsea U21 3 1 1 1 0 3 2 +1 6
3 L2 Bristol Rovers 3 1 0 0 2 6 7 −1 3
4 L1 Cheltenham Town 3 0 1 1 1 2 4 −2 3
Source: EFL.com
31 August 2021 (2021-08-31) Group Stage Bristol Rovers 2–0 Cheltenham Town Horfield
19:00 BST Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 889
Referee: Will Finnie
13 October 2021 (2021-10-13) Group Stage Bristol Rovers 1–2 Chelsea U21 Horfield
19:00 BST Thomas 17'
Harries  56'
Mehew  84'
Report Lovelock 39' (o.g.)
Baker 48'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,149
Referee: Christopher Pollard
10 November 2021 (2021-11-10) Group Stage Exeter City 5–3 Bristol Rovers Exeter
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 1,479
Referee: Darren Drysdale

Statistics

Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Bristol Rovers.
As of match played 7 May 2022
No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ENG James Belshaw 47 0 42+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF  ENG James Connolly* 25 1 24+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF  ENG Mark Hughes 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF  ENG Josh Grant 26 3 20+2 3 1+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF  ENG Alfie Kilgour 14 1 10+1 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
6 MF  ENG Sam Finley 40 7 33+3 5 3+0 2 0+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF  ENG Luke Thomas* 32 1 11+17 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 1
9 FW  ENG Leon Clarke 11 2 2+9 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW  ENG Brandon Hanlan 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW  WAL Aaron Collins 50 18 36+9 16 1+2 2 0+0 0 2+0 0
11 MF  SCO Sam Nicholson 39 6 26+8 5 3+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
12 MF  ENG Elliot Anderson* 21 7 20+1 7 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF  SCO Paul Coutts 43 1 35+4 0 4+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF  ENG Nick Anderton 39 3 26+8 1 3+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 1
17 DF  ENG Connor Taylor* 47 3 41+1 3 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
19 MF  ENG Harry Anderson 48 6 38+5 6 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
20 DF  IRL Trevor Clarke 9 0 5+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
21 MF  ENG Antony Evans 39 11 34+1 10 4+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 FW  ENG Harvey Saunders 23 3 10+11 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 1
24 MF  WAL Sion Spence* 12 3 1+5 1 1+2 2 0+1 0 2+0 0
25 DF  WAL Cian Harries 21 1 15+1 1 3+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
26 DF  ENG Jack Baldwin 4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF  IRL Glenn Whelan 33 0 19+12 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF  ENG Jon Nolan 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF  ENG Zain Walker 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
30 DF  WAL Luca Hoole 32 1 27+2 1 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
32 GK  FIN Anssi Jaakkola 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF  ENG Alex Rodman 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 GK  ENG Jed Ward 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
38 FW  ENG Ryan Loft 13 1 2+11 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
39 DF  ENG Junior Brown 6 0 4+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
41 FW  ENG Jarmani Langlais 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
42 DF  ENG Niall Lovelock 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
48 DF  ENG Tyron Mbuenimo 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
52 MF  WAL Max Edwards-Stryjewski 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players out on loan:
8 MF  ENG Zain Westbrooke 9 1 0+3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 1
14 MF  ENG Cameron Hargreaves 4 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
18 DF  WAL Pablo Martinez 4 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
23 MF  ENG Tom Mehew 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
27 MF  ENG Ben Liddle 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW  ENG Kieran Phillips 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
40 FW  Jersey Brett Pitman 18 4 8+8 4 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
44 MF  ENG Ryan Jones 5 1 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 1+1 1

Goals Record

As of match played 7 May 2022
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 10 CF Aaron Collins 16 2 0 0 18
2 21 AM Antony Evans 10 1 0 0 11
3 6 CM Sam Finley 5 2 0 0 7
12 AM Elliot Anderson 7 0 0 0 7
5 11 LW Sam Nicholson 5 0 0 1 6
19 RM Harry Anderson 6 0 0 0 6
7 40 CF Brett Pitman 4 0 0 0 4
8 4 DM Josh Grant 3 0 0 0 3
16 LB Nick Anderton 1 1 0 1 3
17 CB Connor Taylor 3 0 0 0 3
22 CF Harvey Saunders 2 0 0 1 3
24 AM Sion Spence 1 2 0 0 3
13 9 CF Leon Clarke 2 0 0 0 2
14 2 CB James Connolly 1 0 0 0 1
5 CB Alfie Kilgour 1 0 0 0 1
7 AM Luke Thomas 0 0 0 1 1
8 CM Zain Westbrooke 0 0 0 1 1
15 CM Paul Coutts 0 1 0 0 1
25 CB Cian Harries 1 0 0 0 1
30 RB Luca Hoole 1 0 0 0 1
38 CF Ryan Loft 1 0 0 0 1
44 LW Ryan Jones 0 0 0 1 1
Total 70 9 0 6 85

Disciplinary record

As of match played 7 May 2022
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
         
1 6 CM Sam Finley 13 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 1
2 15 CM Paul Coutts 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 2
21 AM Antony Evans 9 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
4 25 CB Cian Harries 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 1 1
5 17 CB Connor Taylor 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
6 19 RW Harry Anderson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
26 CM Glenn Whelan 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
8 5 CB Alfie Kilgour 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
10 CF Aaron Collins 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
16 LB Nick Anderton 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
22 CF Harvey Saunders 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
30 RB Luca Hoole 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
38 CF Ryan Loft 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
14 2 CB James Connolly 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
4 DM Josh Grant 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
40 CF Brett Pitman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
17 12 AM Elliot Anderson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
20 LB Trevor Clarke 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
26 CB Jack Baldwin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 1 GK James Belshaw 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 RW Luke Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 CM Zain Westbrooke 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 LW Sam Nicholson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 CB Pablo Martinez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
23 CM Tom Mehew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
24 AM Sion Spence 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
39 LB Junior Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
44 LW Ryan Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
48 RB Tyron Mbuenimo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 95 4 5 6 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 107 4 5

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