2021–22 Middlesbrough F.C. season

Middlesbrough
2021–22 season
Owner	Steve Gibson
Chairman	Steve Gibson
Manager	Neil Warnock; (until 6 November 2021); Chris Wilder; (from 7 November 2021)
Stadium	Riverside Stadium
Championship	7th
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
EFL Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Matt Crooks (10); All: ; Matt Crooks (11)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season is Middlesbrough's 146th year in their history and fifth consecutive season in the Championship. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Statistics

As of 19 September 2021

Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Middlesbrough.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Joe Lumley	9	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF	NED	Anfernee Dijksteel	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Grant Hall	7	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Dael Fry	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Marcus Tavernier	6	1	5+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	CUB	Onel Hernández*	4	1	4+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	UGA	Uche Ikpeazu	8	2	5+2	2	0+0	0	0+1	0
10	MF	ARG	Martín Payero	4	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
11	FW	SVN	Andraž Šporar*	4	1	3+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	FW	ENG	Toyosi Olusanya	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	DF	ENG	Lee Peltier	4	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
16	MF	ENG	Jonny Howson	7	1	6+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	DF	NIR	Paddy McNair	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	FW	ENG	Duncan Watmore	4	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	DF	CIV	Sol Bamba	3	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
23	MF	CMR	James Léa Siliki*	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF	ENG	Connor Malley	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
25	MF	ENG	Matt Crooks	8	2	8+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	DF	ENG	Marc Bola	5	1	4+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	MF	ENG	Jeremy Sivi	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
35	MF	ENG	Isaiah Jones	9	0	5+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
37	FW	ENG	Josh Coburn	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
Players out on loan:
15	DF	ENG	Nathan Wood	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
19	FW	ENG	Chuba Akpom	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	DF	ENG	Djed Spence	4	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
33	DF	ENG	Jack Robinson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
38	MF	ENG	Hayden Hackney	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
Players who have left the club:
5	MF	EGY	Sam Morsy	4	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0

Goals record

As of 19 September 2021

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	Total
1	9	CF	Uche Ikpeazu	2	2
1	25	CM	Matt Crooks	2	2
3	7	RW	Marcus Tavernier	1	1
	8	RW	Onel Hernández	1	1
	11	CF	Andraž Šporar	1	1
	16	CM	Jonny Howson	1	1
	27	RB	Marc Bola	1	1
Total				9	9

Disciplinary record

As of 19 September 2021

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	25		CM	Matt Crooks	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
2	5		DM	Sam Morsy	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1
	10		CM	Martín Payero	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	14		RB	Lee Peltier	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	16		CM	Jonny Howson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	27		RB	Marc Bola	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	35		RW	Isaiah Jones	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
8	4		CB	Grant Hall	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	6		CB	Dael Fry	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	7		RW	Marcus Tavernier	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	8		RW	Onel Hernández	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	9		CF	Uche Ikpeazu	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	11		CF	Andraž Šporar	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	13		RW	Toyosi Olusanya	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	17		CB	Paddy McNair	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	22		CB	Sol Bamba	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					21	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	23	0	1

Background and pre-season

Middlesbrough finished the 2020–21 season in 10th position in the EFL Championship.^[3]

Pre-season

Middlesbrough announced they will play friendly matches against Bishop Auckland,^[4] Saltash United,^[4] Tavistock,^[4] Plymouth Argyle,^[4] York City^[5] and Rotherham United^[6] as part of their pre-season preparations.

14 July 2021 Friendly	Bishop Auckland	0–3	Middlesbrough	Bishop Auckland
19:00 BST		Report	Ikpeazu 12' Spence 73' Sivi 89'	Stadium: Heritage Park

19 July 2021 Friendly	Saltash United	1–2	Middlesbrough	Saltash
19:00 BST	Barker ?' (pen.)	Report	McNair ?' Wing ?'	Stadium: Kimberly Stadium

21 July 2021 Friendly	Tavistock	0–7	Middlesbrough	Tavistock
19:00 BST		Report	Watmore 12', 34' Coulson 29', 39' Ikpeazu 31' Wing 72' Akpom 86'	Stadium: Langsford Park

23 July 2021 Friendly	Plymouth Argyle	1–2	Middlesbrough	Plymouth
19:00 BST	Gillesphey 55'	Report	Crooks 15' Tavernier 70'	Stadium: Home Park

27 July 2021 Friendly	York City	2–1	Middlesbrough	Huntington
19:00 BST	Heaney 25' Beck 39'	Report	Fry 6'	Stadium: York Community Stadium

30 July 2021 Friendly	Rotherham United	0–1	Middlesbrough	Rotherham
19:00 BST		Report	McNair 14'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
4	Nottingham Forest (O, P)	46	23	11	12	73	40	+33	80	Qualification for Championship play-offs
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

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^[7]
(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	20	10	16	59	50	+9	70	14	2	7	34	21	+13	6	8	9	25	29	−4

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

Results by matchday

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

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

Matches

Middlesbrough's fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.^[8]

8 August 2021 1	Fulham	1–1	Middlesbrough	Fulham
13:30 BST	Mitrović 1' Wilson 29', 71'	Report	McNair 16' Ikpeazu 36' Bola 53', 77'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 16,058 Referee: Keith Stroud
Note: Live on Sky Sports

14 August 2021 2	Middlesbrough	2–1	Bristol City	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Ikpeazu 38' Crooks 70'	Report	Atkinson 23' King 60'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 22,004 Referee: Oliver Langford

18 August 2021 3	Middlesbrough	2–3	Queens Park Rangers	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Ikpeazu 7' (pen.) Jones 54' Crooks 72' Payero 90+8'	Report	Odubajo 38' 50' Howson 48' (o.g.) Dykes 56' Willock 76' Johansen 90+3'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Referee: Steve Martin

21 August 2021 4	Derby County	0–0	Middlesbrough	Derby
15:00 BST	Jagielka 65' Byrne 90+2'	Report	Peltier 30' Tavernier 43' Bola 54' Jones 85'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 16,123 Referee: Andy Davies

28 August 2021 5	Middlesbrough	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Howson 36' Morsy 81' Olusanya 87'	Report	Gallagher 17' Carter 19' 79' Travis 87' Dolan 90+4'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Referee: Michael Salisbury

11 September 2021 6	Coventry City	2–0	Middlesbrough	Coventry
15:00 BST	Hamer 26' Gyökeres 71' Waghorn 90+1'	Report	Howson 32' Bamba 63' Hall 75'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 18,515 Referee: Leigh Doughty

15 September 2021 7	Nottingham Forest	0–2	Middlesbrough	West Bridgford
19:45 BST	Yates 68'	Report	Šporar 24', 26' Howson 45+1' Peltier 50' Crooks 62' Hernández 72', 73'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,830 Referee: James Linington

18 September 2021 8	Middlesbrough	1–2	Blackpool	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Tavernier 8' Fry 12' Crooks 35'	Report	Ekpiteta 62' Hall 78' (o.g.) Gabriel 90+4'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Referee: David Webb

25 September 2021 9	Reading	1–0	Middlesbrough	Reading
15:00 BST	Tetek 50' Halilović 55' Southwood 79' Rahman 81'	Report	Jones 43' Peltier 61' Crooks 87' McNair 90+2'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Referee: Peter Bankes

28 September 2021 10	Middlesbrough	2–0	Sheffield United	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Watmore 9' Peltier 13' McNair 37' Crooks 65' Šporar 70' Bamba 73'	Report	Stevens 10' Fleck 66'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Referee: James Linington

2 October 2021 11	Hull City	2–0	Middlesbrough	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Lumley 81' (o.g.) Wilks 90+2', 90+3'	Report	Tavernier 7' Peltier 58' McNair 78'	Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 13,696 Referee: Andy Davies

16 October 2021 12	Middlesbrough	2–0	Peterborough United	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Payero 45' Ikpeazu 67' McNair 85' (pen.) Coburn 90+4'	Report	Taylor 22' Edwards 35' Szmodics 49' Cornell 84'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 19,556 Referee: John Busby

20 October 2021 13	Middlesbrough	2–0	Barnsley	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Šporar 20' Peltier 73' Crooks 87'	Report	Moon 86'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 17,931 Referee: Andrew Madley

23 October 2021 14	Cardiff City	0–2	Middlesbrough	Leckwith
12:30 BST	Pack 28' McGuinness 34' Flint 70'	Report	Šporar 35' (pen.) Ikpeazu 38' Payero 74'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 17,513 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

30 October 2021 15	Middlesbrough	0–2	Birmingham City	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST		Report	Sanderson 19' Gardner 45+2' Roberts 53' Hogan 56' McGree 90+4'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Referee: Josh Smith

2 November 2021 (2021-11-02) 16	Luton Town	3–1	Middlesbrough	Luton
19:45 GMT	Potts 30' Bree 31' Bradley 57' Adebayo 60' Cornick 62' Onyedinma 70' Lansbury 79'	Report	Coburn 15', 59' Crooks 39' Watmore 74'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,790 Referee: Tim Robinson

6 November 2021 17	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Middlesbrough	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Kipré 46' Diangana 49', 65' Snodgrass 90+2'	Report	McNair 24' Peltier 30' Coburn 38' Jones 65' Howson 89'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Referee: Matt Donohue

20 November 2021 18	Middlesbrough	1–1	Millwall	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Crooks 15' Howson 58'	Report	Bamba 27' (o.g.) Bennett 34' Cooper 45+3'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 20,845 Referee: Oliver Langford

23 November 2021 19	Middlesbrough	1–2	Preston North End	Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT	McNair 33'	Report	Browne 63' Evans 75', 77' Riis Jakobsen 81' Earl 85' Johnson 90+2'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 18,013 Referee: Andy Woolmer

27 November 2021 20	Huddersfield Town	1–2	Middlesbrough	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Daniels 90+3' (o.g.)	Report	Watmore 16', 23' Bola 80' Crooks 85' McNair 88'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 19,192 Referee: Keith Stroud

4 December 2021 21	Middlesbrough	1–0	Swansea City	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Jones 26' McNair 70'	Report	Paterson 45'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 18,707 Referee: Andy Davies

11 December 2021 22	Stoke City	0–0	Middlesbrough	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Batth 35' Smith 72'	Report	Dijksteel 10'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 21,140 Referee: Michael Salisbury

18 December 2021 23	Middlesbrough	1–0	Bournemouth	Middlesbrough
12:30 GMT	Šporar 53' (pen.) McNair 66' Taylor 77' Jones 82' Hernández 86'	Report	Cahill 43' Billing 57'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Referee: Chris Kavanagh

26 December 2021 24	Middlesbrough	2–0	Nottingham Forest	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Yates 17' (o.g.) Howson 26' Šporar 69'	Report	Samba 32' Carvalho 71' Yates 90+3'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 29,832 Referee: David Webb

29 December 2021 25	Blackpool	1–2	Middlesbrough	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Connolly 32' Husband 44' Lavery 90+1'	Report	Fry 40' Šporar 60', 61' Crooks 71' Peltier 89' Watmore 90+3'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 13,428 Referee: Steve Martin

15 January 2022 26	Middlesbrough	2–1	Reading	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Tavernier 74' Crooks 84', 90+5'	Report	Bristow 12' Hoilett 36' Drinkwater 65' Carroll 68'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 21,634 Referee: James Linington

24 January 2022 27	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Middlesbrough	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Nyambe 37' Travis 50' Gallagher 67' Wharton 81' Edun 90+11'	Report	Taylor 4' Crooks 15' Connolly 26' Tavernier 29' McNair 90+3' Jones 90+9'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,670 Referee: Darren England

29 January 2022 28	Middlesbrough	1–0	Coventry City	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Šporar 58' Taylor 90+1' Lumley 90+3'	Report	Shipley 64'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 22,940 Referee: Matt Donohue

9 February 2022 29	Queens Park Rangers	2–2	Middlesbrough	Shepherd's Bush, London
19:45 GMT	Chair 29' Willock 46'	Report	Fry 45+2' Adomah 60' (o.g.) Howson 84'	Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 14,140 Referee: Dean Whitestone

12 February 2022 30	Middlesbrough	4–1	Derby County	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Buchanan 15' (o.g.) Tavernier 27' Crooks 31', 45+2' Connolly 44' Howson 50' Watmore 89'	Report	Lawrence 27' Bird 39' Ebiowei 87'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,266 Referee: Mike Dean

19 February 2022 31	Bristol City	2–1	Middlesbrough	Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT	Weimann 7' Williams 9' Scott 40' Semenyo 68'	Report	Crooks 17', 90'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 20,148 Referee: Leigh Doughty

22 February 2022 32	Middlesbrough	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT	McNair 60' Tavernier 69' Jones 86' Howson 90+2'	Report	Molumby 28', 31' Reach 37' Furlong 86'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 21,646 Referee: Michael Salisbury

26 February 2022 33	Barnsley	3–2	Middlesbrough	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Andersen 7' Bassi 16', 54' Vita 62' Kitching 72' Collins 79'	Report	Šporar 61' (pen.) Kitching 90+5' (o.g.)	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 16,107 Referee: James Linington

5 March 2022 34	Middlesbrough	2–1	Luton Town	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	McNair 17' (pen.) Watmore 87' Lumley 90+1' Coburn 90+3'	Report	Jerome 20' Hylton 49' Lansbury 61' Cornick 90+6'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 23,817 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

8 March 2022 35	Sheffield United	4–1	Middlesbrough	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Berge 23' Sharp 25', 49' Gibbs-White 49', 79' Hourihane 57' Robinson 59'	Report	Howson 41' Peltier 49' Balogun 62' Crooks 84'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,994 Referee: Tim Robinson

12 March 2022 36	Millwall	0–0	Middlesbrough	Bermondsey
15:00 GMT	Cooper 4' Ballard 16' Malone 19' Wallace 34'	Report	Jones 19'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 16,734 Referee: Robert Jones

15 March 2022 37	Birmingham City	0–2	Middlesbrough	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	Pedersen 40' 86' Hernández 80'	Report	Connolly 23' Balogun 62' Lumley 80' Crooks 90'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 15,852 Referee: Darren Bond

2 April 2022 38	Peterborough United	0–4	Middlesbrough	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Kent 28' Knight 35' Grant 90'	Report	Tavernier 26', 74' Balogun 49' Coburn 82' Watmore 90'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 11,755 Referee: Leigh Doughty

6 April 2022 39	Middlesbrough	0–1	Fulham	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Crooks 72' McGree 83' McNair 90+3'	Report	Carvalho 53' Reed 65' Mitrović 73'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 21,995 Referee: James Linington

9 April 2022 40	Middlesbrough	0–1	Hull City	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Crooks 16' Tavernier 70' Connolly 81'	Report	McLoughlin 26' Slater 42' Lewis-Potter 74' Smallwood 81' Honeyman 85' Docherty 89'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,603 Referee: Andy Woolmer

15 April 2022 41	Bournemouth	0–0	Middlesbrough	Kings Park
15:00 BST	Billing 61'	Report	Crooks 88' Jones 90+1'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Referee: Tim Robinson

18 April 2022 42	Middlesbrough	0–2	Huddersfield Town	Middlesbrough
12:30 BST	Bamba 44' McGree 68' Bola 70'	Report	Toffolo 36' Sarr 41' Rhodes 60' O'Brien 76' Russell 79'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,230 Referee: Darren England

23 April 2022 43	Swansea City	1–1	Middlesbrough	Landore
15:00 BST	Obafemi 48' Wolf 84' Christie 87'	Report	McGree 46' Bamba 82'	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 18,246 Referee: David Webb

27 April 2022 44	Middlesbrough	2–0	Cardiff City	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Tavernier 28' McGree 53' Jones 88' Howson 90'	Report	Nelson 27' Wintle 33' Denham 62' Vaulks 90'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 19,727 Referee: Matt Donohue

30 April 2022 45	Middlesbrough	3–1	Stoke City	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Crooks 21', 72' Baker 25' (o.g.)	Report	Powell 90+4'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,942 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

7 May 2022 46	Preston North End	4–1	Middlesbrough	Preston
12:30 BST	Browne 24' Fry 35' (o.g.), 66' Johnson 45' van den Berg 45' Riis Jakobsen 53', 74' (pen.) McCann 56'	Report	McNair 45' 73' Daniels 45' Tavernier 48' Dijksteel 58' Jones 72' Crooks 84'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,691 Referee: Tim Robinson

FA Cup

Middlesbrough were drawn away to Mansfield Town in the third round.^[9] In the quarter-final, Boro were handed a home tie against Premier League side Chelsea.^[10]

8 January 2022 Third round	Mansfield Town	2–3	Middlesbrough	Mansfield
12:15 GMT	Hewitt 38' O'Toole 64' Hawkins 67', 71' Oates 85'	Report	Ikpeazu 4', 37' Boyd-Munce 14' Bamba 33' O'Toole 90+5' (o.g.)	Stadium: One Call Stadium Referee: Keith Stroud

4 February 2022 Fourth round	Manchester United	1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p)	Middlesbrough	Manchester
20:00 GMT	Ronaldo 20' Sancho 25' Pogba 42' Fred 114'	Report	Crooks 64' Tavernier 71'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 71,871 Referee: Anthony Taylor
	Penalties
	Mata Maguire Fred Ronaldo Fernandes McTominay Dalot Elanga		McNair Payero Howson Tavernier Bamba Watmore Fry Peltier

1 March 2022 Fifth round	Middlesbrough	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Tottenham Hotspur	Middlesbrough
19:55 GMT	McNair 57' Coburn 107'	Report	Romero 58'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,135 Referee: Darren England

19 March 2022 Quarter-finals	Middlesbrough	0–2	Chelsea	Middlesbrough
17:15 GMT	Howson 87' Peltier 89'	Report	Lukaku 15' Ziyech 31'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,422 Referee: Paul Tierney

EFL Cup

Middlesbrough were drawn away to Blackpool in the first round.^[11]^[12]

11 August 2021 First round	Blackpool	3–0	Middlesbrough	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Ekpiteta 19' Connolly 31' Casey 33' Lavery 77' Anderson 78'	Report	Morsy 31' Payero 36'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,836 Referee: Bobby Madley

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Source
11 May 2021	DF	ENG	Josh Wells	Lowestoft Town	Undisclosed	^[13]
25 May 2021	DF	ENG	Jeremy Sivi	Onside Football Academy	Free	^[14]
1 July 2021	FW	ENG	Sammy Ameobi	Nottingham Forest	Free	^[15]
1 July 2021	GK	ENG	Joe Lumley	Queens Park Rangers	Free	^[16]
2 July 2021	FW	UGA	Uche Ikpeazu	Wycombe Wanderers	Undisclosed	^[17]
2 July 2021	DF	ENG	Lee Peltier	West Bromwich Albion	Free	^[18]
23 July 2021	MF	ENG	Matt Crooks	Rotherham United	Undisclosed	^[19]
5 August 2021	MF	ARG	Martín Payero	Banfield	Undisclosed	^[20]
9 August 2021	GK	ENG	Luke Daniels	Brentford	Free	^[21]
10 August 2021	DF	CIV	Sol Bamba	Cardiff City	Free	^[22]
20 August 2021	FW	ENG	Toyosi Olusanya	Billericay Town	Free	^[23]
18 November 2021	DF	WAL	Neil Taylor	Aston Villa	Free	^[24]
7 January 2022	MF	NIR	Caolan Boyd-Munce	Birmingham City	Undisclosed	^[25]
14 January 2022	MF	AUS	Riley McGree	Charlotte	Undisclosed	^[26]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Source
29 August 2021	RW	CUB	Onel Hernández	Norwich City	14 January 2022^[a]	^[28]
31 August 2021	CM	CMR	James Léa Siliki	Stade Rennais	End of season	^[29]
31 August 2021	CF	SVN	Andraž Šporar	Sporting CP	End of season	^[30]
2 January 2022	CF	IRL	Aaron Connolly	Brighton & Hove Albion	End of season	^[31]
12 January 2022	CF	ENG	Folarin Balogun	Arsenal	End of season	^[32]

^ On 14 January, Hernández was recalled by his parent club Norwich.^[27]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Source
1 July 2021	GK	ENG	Zach Hemming	Kilmarnock	End of season	^[33]
27 July 2021	CM	ENG	Lewis Wing	Sheffield Wednesday	End of season	^[34]
30 July 2021	CF	ENG	Rumarn Burrell	Kilmarnock	End of season	^[35]
9 August 2021	LB	ENG	Hayden Coulson	Ipswich Town	31 January 2022^[a]	^[37]
18 August 2021	GK	ENG	Sol Brynn	Queen of the South	2 January 2022	^[38]^[b]
26 August 2021	CF	ENG	Chuba Akpom	PAOK	End of season	^[40]
28 August 2021	LB	ENG	Jack Robinson	Yeovil Town	End of season	^[41]
31 August 2021	CM	ENG	Hayden Hackney	Scunthorpe United	End of season	^[42]^[c]
31 August 2021	SS	ENG	Stephen Walker	Tranmere Rovers	End of season	^[44]
31 August 2021	CB	ENG	Nathan Wood	Hibernian	End of season	^[45]
1 September 2021	RB	ENG	Djed Spence	Nottingham Forest	End of season	^[46]
31 December 2021	GK	AUT	Dejan Stojanović	FC Ingolstadt	End of season	^[47]
26 January 2022	CM	ENG	Isaac Fletcher	Hartlepool United	End of season	^[48]
26 January 2022	RW	ENG	Sam Folarin	Queen of the South	End of season	^[49]
28 January 2022	CF	IRL	Calum Kavanagh	Harrogate Town	End of season	^[50]
31 January 2022	LB	ENG	Hayden Coulson	Peterborough United	End of season	^[36]
31 January 2022	CF	UGA	Uche Ikpeazu	Cardiff City	End of season	^[51]
1 February 2022	CM	ENG	Lewis Wing	Wycombe Wanderers	End of season	^[52]
5 March 2022	CM	ENG	Connor Malley	Gateshead	End of season	^[53]

^ On 31 January, Coulson was recalled to facilitate a loan move to Peterborough.^[36]
^ On 30 December, it was announced Brynn will return from his loan spell at Queen of the South.^[39]
^ On 4 January 2022, Hayden's loan at Scunthorpe was extended until the end of the season.^[43]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Source
30 June 2021	GK	SCO	Jordan Archer	Queens Park Rangers	Released	^[54]^[55]
30 June 2021	FW	COD	Britt Assombalonga	Adana Demirspor	Released	^[54]^[56]
30 June 2021	FW	ENG	Ashley Fletcher	Watford	Released	^[54]^[57]
30 June 2021	FW	ENG	Marvin Johnson	Sheffield Wednesday	Released	^[54]^[58]
30 June 2021	FW	IRL	Cole Kiernan		Released	^[54]
30 June 2021	FW	ENG	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	Sheffield Wednesday	Released	^[54]^[59]
30 June 2021	FW	ENG	Tyrone O'Neill	Scunthorpe United	Released	^[54]^[60]
30 June 2021	MF	ENG	George Waites		Released	^[54]
30 June 2021	DF	ENG	Tyler Williams		Released	^[54]
30 June 2021	DF	ENG	Andrew Wilson		Released	^[54]
2 July 2021	MF	ENG	George Saville	Millwall	Undisclosed	^[61]
31 August 2021	MF	EGY	Sam Morsy	Ipswich Town	Undisclosed	^[62]
11 January 2022	LB	FRA	Williams Kokolo	Burton Albion	Undisclosed	^[63]
31 January 2022	AM	ENG	Marcus Browne	Oxford United	Undisclosed	^[64]

Notes

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^ "Boro Set For York City Trip In Pre-Season". Middlesbrough FC - Official Site. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
^ "Rotherham Trip Confirmed For Final Pre-Season Game". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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^ "Boro's 2021/22 Fixture List". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^ "Third round Draw". The Football Association. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
^ "Emirates FA Cup Draw: Chelsea At Home". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
^ "Boro Handed Blackpool Trip In Carabao Cup". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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^ "Boro Sign Sammy Ameobi". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
^ "Goalkeeper Joe Lumley To Join The Boro". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
^ "Uche Ikpeazu Joins The Boro". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "Lee Peltier Is Summer Signing Number Four". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "Boro Sign Matt Crooks". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ "Argentine International Martin Payero Joins Boro". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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^ "Billericay manager confirms Boro have signed Toyosi Olusanya". TeessideLive. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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^ "James Léa Siliki Arrives On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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^ "Folarin Balogun Joins Boro On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Zach Hemming Joins Kilmarnock On Loan". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
^ "Lewis Wing Joins Sheffield Wednesday On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
^ "Rumarn Burrell Joins Kilmarnock On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Hayden Coulson Joins Peterborough United On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^ "Hayden Coulson Joins Ipswich On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ "Sol Brynn Joins Queen Of The South On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
^ "Sol,Byrnn Returns From Loan Spell". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
^ "Chuba Akpom Returns To Greece In Loan Move". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
^ "Jack Robinson Links Up With Yeovil In Loan Move". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "Hayden Hackney in Scunthorpe Loan Move". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^ "Hayden Hackney's loan stay extended until end of the season". Scunthorpe United. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
^ "Stephen Walker Joins Tranmere On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^ "Nathan Wood Loaned To Hibs". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^ "Djed Spence Joins Nottingham Forest On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^ "Dejan Stojanovic Joins FC Ingolstadt On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
^ "Pools sign Fletcher". Hartlepool United FC. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ "Sam Folarin Loaned To Queen Of The South". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ "Calum Kavanagh Joins Harrogate Town On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^ "Cardiff City Sign Uche Ikpeazu On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^ "Wycombe sign Boro's Wing on loan". BBC. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ "Connor Malley Joins Gateshead On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "MFC Retained List: Summer 2021". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "Jordan Archer joins QPR". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
^ "Former Boro man Britt Assombalonga moves to Adana Demirspor". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
^ "Ashley Fletcher Signs". Watford F.C. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^ "Marvin Johnson checks in at Hillsborough". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "Owls sign Mendez-Laing". Sheffield Wednesday - Official Site. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^ "United sign Tyrone O'Neill". Scunthorpe United FC. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ "Saville Thanks Boro Fans After Making Millwall Switch". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "Sam Morsy Joins Ipswich Town". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^ "William Kokolo Departs For Burton Albion". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ "Marcus Browne Joins Oxford United". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

[28] On 14 January, Hernández was recalled by his parent club Norwich.^[27]

[38] On 31 January, Coulson was recalled to facilitate a loan move to Peterborough.^[36]

[42] On 30 December, it was announced Brynn will return from his loan spell at Queen of the South.^[39]

[47] On 4 January 2022, Hayden's loan at Scunthorpe was extended until the end of the season.^[43]

[1] "Neil Warnock: Middlesbrough part company with veteran manager". BBC Sport. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.

[2] "Chris Wilder: Middlesbrough appoint ex-Sheff Utd boss to succeed Neil Warnock". BBC Sport. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

[3] "Championship table – 2020/2021 season". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

[Four_friendlies_announced-4] "Bishop Auckland Provide Summer Opener For Neil Warnock's Boro". Middlesbrough FC - Official Site. Retrieved 13 May 2021.

[5] "Boro Set For York City Trip In Pre-Season". Middlesbrough FC - Official Site. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

[6] "Rotherham Trip Confirmed For Final Pre-Season Game". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

[EFL_Regulations1-7] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

[8] "Boro's 2021/22 Fixture List". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[9] "Third round Draw". The Football Association. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

[10] "Emirates FA Cup Draw: Chelsea At Home". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

[11] "Boro Handed Blackpool Trip In Carabao Cup". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[12] "Blackpool Date Set". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

[13] Wilson, Scott (11 May 2021). "Middlesbrough complete signing of youngster". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

[14] "Youngster Jeremy Sivi Joins Boro". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

[15] "Boro Sign Sammy Ameobi". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

[16] "Goalkeeper Joe Lumley To Join The Boro". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

[17] "Uche Ikpeazu Joins The Boro". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[18] "Lee Peltier Is Summer Signing Number Four". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[19] "Boro Sign Matt Crooks". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[20] "Argentine International Martin Payero Joins Boro". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[21] "Goalkeeper Luke Daniels Signs For Boro". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[22] "Sol Bamba Signs Up For The Boro". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

[23] "Billericay manager confirms Boro have signed Toyosi Olusanya". TeessideLive. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

[24] "Neil Taylor Signs Short-Term Contract". Middlesbrough FC. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[25] "Caolan Boyd-Munce joins Middlesbrough". Birmingham City. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

[26] "Riley McGree Joins From MLS Newcomers Charlotte FC". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[27] "Onel Hernandez Loan Spell Brought To An End". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[29] "Onel Hernandez Joins Boro On Loan For The Season". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[30] "James Léa Siliki Arrives On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[31] "Boro Complete Deal For Andraž Šporar". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[32] "Aaron Connolly Completes Boro Loan Switch". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

[33] "Folarin Balogun Joins Boro On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[34] "Zach Hemming Joins Kilmarnock On Loan". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[35] "Lewis Wing Joins Sheffield Wednesday On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

[36] "Rumarn Burrell Joins Kilmarnock On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

[HCoulson-37] "Hayden Coulson Joins Peterborough United On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

[39] "Hayden Coulson Joins Ipswich On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[40] "Sol Brynn Joins Queen Of The South On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

[41] "Sol,Byrnn Returns From Loan Spell". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[43] "Chuba Akpom Returns To Greece In Loan Move". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

[44] "Jack Robinson Links Up With Yeovil In Loan Move". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[45] "Hayden Hackney in Scunthorpe Loan Move". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[46] "Hayden Hackney's loan stay extended until end of the season". Scunthorpe United. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

[48] "Stephen Walker Joins Tranmere On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[49] "Nathan Wood Loaned To Hibs". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[50] "Djed Spence Joins Nottingham Forest On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[51] "Dejan Stojanovic Joins FC Ingolstadt On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

[52] "Pools sign Fletcher". Hartlepool United FC. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[53] "Sam Folarin Loaned To Queen Of The South". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[54] "Calum Kavanagh Joins Harrogate Town On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

[55] "Cardiff City Sign Uche Ikpeazu On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

[56] "Wycombe sign Boro's Wing on loan". BBC. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[57] "Connor Malley Joins Gateshead On Loan". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

[Retained_List-58] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "MFC Retained List: Summer 2021". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[59] "Jordan Archer joins QPR". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

[60] "Former Boro man Britt Assombalonga moves to Adana Demirspor". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

[61] "Ashley Fletcher Signs". Watford F.C. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

[62] "Marvin Johnson checks in at Hillsborough". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[63] "Owls sign Mendez-Laing". Sheffield Wednesday - Official Site. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

[64] "United sign Tyrone O'Neill". Scunthorpe United FC. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[65] "Saville Thanks Boro Fans After Making Millwall Switch". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[66] "Sam Morsy Joins Ipswich Town". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[67] "William Kokolo Departs For Burton Albion". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[68] "Marcus Browne Joins Oxford United". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

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