2021 �22 SCUNTHORPE UNITED F.C. SEASON

Scunthorpe United
2021–22 season
Chairman	Peter Swann
Manager	Neil Cox; (until 1 November); Keith Hill; (from 5 November)
Stadium	The Sands Venue Stadium; (from 5 November)
League Two	24th (relegated)
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Lincolnshire Senior Cup	Winners
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season was Scunthorpe United's 123rd year in their history and third consecutive season in League Two. Along with the league, the club was also competing in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, the EFL Trophy and the Lincolnshire Senior Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Pre-season friendlies

The Iron announced they would have friendlies against Barton Town,^[3] Farsley Celtic,^[4] Burton Albion,^[5] Hull City,^[6] Lincoln City^[7] and AFC Wimbledon^[8] as part of the club's pre-season preparations.

10 July 2021 Friendly	Barton Town	1–4	Scunthorpe United	Barton-upon-Humber
15:00 BST	Matthews 88'	Report	Loft 22' ( pen.) Beestin 52' ( pen.), 75' Green 82'	Stadium: Easy Buy Stadium

17 July 2021 Friendly	Farsley Celtic	Cancelled	Scunthorpe United	Farsley
15:00 BST				Stadium: The Citadel
Note: Match cancelled as precautionary measure due to suspected COVID-19 case.^[9]

20 July 2021 Friendly	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Burton Albion	Scunthorpe
19:30 BST	Taft 16' Trialist 60'	Report	Smith 20'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium

24 July 2021 Friendly	Scunthorpe United	0–1	Hull City	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST		Report	Cannon 85'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium

27 July 2021 Friendly	Scunthorpe United	0–2	Lincoln City	Scunthorpe
19:30 BST		Report	McGrandles 3' Bramall 40'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium

31 July 2021 Friendly	AFC Wimbledon	1–2	Scunthorpe United	Wimbledon
15:00 BST	Palmer 4' ( pen.)	Report	Bunn 31' Loft 39'	Stadium: Plough Lane

Competitions

League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
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	Relegation to National League

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^[10]
(R) Relegated

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	4	14	28	29	90	−61	26	3	7	13	15	36	−21	1	7	15	14	54	−40

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
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	D	D	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	W	L	D	L	D	D	D	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	L
Position	24	19	19	18	14	19	22	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	22	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

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

Matches

Scunthorpe's league fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.^[11]

7 August 2021 1	Scunthorpe United	1–3	Swindon Town	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Loft 48' ( pen.)	Report	Payne 57' ( pen.) Conroy 59' Gladwin 68' Grant 78' Parsons 88' Simpson 90+1'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 3,602 Referee: Sam Purkiss

14 August 2021 2	Rochdale	0–0	Scunthorpe United	Spotland
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 2,679 Referee: Martin Coy

17 August 2021 3	Walsall	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Bescot
19:45 BST	White 33' Phillips 47'	Report	Pugh 79' Beestin 90', 90+1'	Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 4,009 Referee: Craig Hicks

21 August 2021 4	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Sutton United	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Thompson 32' Scrimshaw 51', 77' Perry 71'	Report	Wilson 84' Bugiel 90'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 2,429 Referee: Ross Joyce

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

4 September 2021 6	Northampton Town	2–0	Scunthorpe United	Sixfields
15:00 BST	Horsfall 44' Rose 64' Hoskins 90+3'	Report	Thompson 9' Onariase 20' Davis 90+5'	Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 4,870 Referee: Tom Reeves

11 September 2021 7	Scunthorpe United	0–4	Exeter City	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Wood 45+2'	Report	Jay 41', 46' Kite 49' Key 57' Dieng 75'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 2,443 Referee: Carl Brook

18 September 2021 8	Carlisle United	2–2	Scunthorpe United	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Gibson 81' Dickenson 90+5'	Report	Jarvis 3' Onariase 44' Perry 66' Hippolyte 78' Rowe 86'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,499 Referee: Rebecca Welch

25 September 2021 9	Scunthorpe United	0–1	Port Vale	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Onariase 34'	Report	Garrity 44' Jones 57'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 2,513 Referee: Samuel Barrott

2 October 2021 10	Newport County	3–0	Scunthorpe United	Newport
15:00 BST	Cooper 6' Baker-Richardson 69' Telford 84'	Report	Hackney 48'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,213 Referee: Steve Martin

9 October 2021 11	Harrogate Town	6–1	Scunthorpe United	Harrogate
15:00 BST	Muldoon 8', 45+2' Pattison 14', 30' Diamond 16' Orsi-Dadomo 83' ( pen.)	Report	Beestin 19' Thompson 69' 81' Davis 79'	Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 3,180 Referee: Thomas Bramall

16 October 2021 12	Scunthorpe United	0–2	Forest Green Rovers	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Davis 31' Scrimshaw 58' Rowe 59' Jarvis 90+1' Pugh 90+9'	Report	Young 47' Adams 54', 65' Matt 60' ( pen.), 82' Moore-Taylor 90+1' Cargill 90+10'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 2,140 Referee: Declan Bourne

19 October 2021 13	Barrow	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 GMT	Banks 74' Brough 78' Gotts 80'	Report	Loft 3', 90+4' Hackney 21' Taft 42' Millen 50'	Stadium: The Dune Hotel Stadium Attendance: 2,739 Referee: Ben Toner

24 October 2021 (2021-10-24) 14	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Crawley Town	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Francomb 32' ( o.g.) Scrimshaw 55' Watson 77'	Report	Lynch 65' Appiah 73'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 2,112 Referee: Peter Wright

30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15	Colchester United	2–1	Scunthorpe United	Colchester
15:00 BST	Sears 5' Dobra 14' Chambers 33' Sarpong-Wiredu 41'	Report	Hippolyte 42' Thompson 77' Davis 82' Hackney 90+3'	Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 2,433 Referee: Gavin Ward

13 November 2021 16	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Salford City	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Loft 32', 37' Kenyon 45+2' Perry 47'	Report	Lowe 45+2' N'Mai 56' McAleny 59' Thomas-Asante 62'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 2,614 Referee: Josh Smith

20 November 2021 17	Mansfield Town	3–1	Scunthorpe United	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	Clarke 28', 60' Bowery 45+1'	Report	Hippolyte 15' ( pen.) Pugh 90+2'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 4,904 Referee: Ben Speedie

23 November 2021 18	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Leyton Orient	Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT	Millen 42' Scrimshaw 64' Thompson 78' Pugh 83' Perry 85'	Report	Drinan 21' Mitchell 90+1'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 2,067 Referee: Samuel Barrott

27 November 2021 19	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Bradford City	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Jarvis 39' Onariase 59' Hackney 65' Rowe 90+3'	Report	Songo'o 67'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 3,823 Referee: Chris Sarginson

7 December 2021 20	Stevenage	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Stevenage
19:45 GMT	Norris 6' Prosser 44'	Report	Hippolyte 14' Rowe 39' Pugh 83'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 1,808 Referee: Brett Huxtable

11 December 2021 21	Hartlepool United	0–0	Scunthorpe United	Hartlepool
15:00 GMT		Report	Loft 28'	Stadium: The Suit Direct Stadium Attendance: 4,809 Referee: Robert Lewis

27 December 2021 22	Oldham Athletic	1–3	Scunthorpe United	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Couto 12'	Report	Hackney 8' Loft 51', 77' Pugh 57' Hippolyte 74'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,693 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

1 January 2022 23	Scunthorpe United	0–1	Carlisle United	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Rowe 35' Hackney 52'	Report	McDonald 40' Dickenson 59'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 3,020 Referee: Ben Toner

8 January 2022 24	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

15 January 2022 25	Exeter City	2–0	Scunthorpe United	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Brown 63' Zanzala 76'	Report	Rowe 31' Hackney 58'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,676 Referee: Craig Hicks

22 January 2022 26	Scunthorpe United	0–1	Newport County	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Taft 6' Hippolyte 45+1', 71' O'Malley 81'	Report	Telford 19' Demetriou 36' Baker-Richardson 56'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 2,604 Referee: Sam Purkiss

25 January 2022 27	Scunthorpe United	2–3	Bristol Rovers	Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT	Wood 1' Burns 89', 90+3'	Report	Grant 32', 36' Evans 62' ( pen.) Clarke 78'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 2,403 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

29 January 2022 28	Port Vale	1–0	Scunthorpe United	Burslem
15:00 GMT	Harratt 29' Smith 72' Edmondson 86'	Report		Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,467 Referee: Marc Edwards

5 February 2022 29	Scunthorpe United	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Lewis 45+4' Beestin 49' Grant 73' Pugh 79'	Report	Hart 32' Luamba 83', 90' Adams 90'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 5,014 Referee: Neil Hair

8 February 2022 30	Scunthorpe United	1–0	Walsall	Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT	Pugh 29' 53' Rowe 34'	Report	Labadie 81'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 2,123 Referee: Tom Nield

12 February 2022 31	Swindon Town	3–0	Scunthorpe United	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Gladwin 32' McKirdy 58' Davison 70', 85' ( pen.)	Report	Millen 56' Rowe 90+4'	Stadium: The Energy Check County Ground Attendance: 9,012 Referee: Will Finnie

19 February 2022 32	Scunthorpe United	1–2	Rochdale	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Onariase 13' Rowe 17' Hackney 28' Grant 90'	Report	O'Connell 38' Kelly 51' Taylor 83' Broadbent 90+5'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Referee: Bobby Madley

22 February 2022 33	Scunthorpe United	0–0	Northampton Town	Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT	Grant 59' Nuttall 78'	Report	Magloire 45' Guthrie 46' Koiki 62' Hoskins 82' Eppiah 90'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 2,355 Referee: Darren Handley

26 February 2022 34	Sutton United	4–1	Scunthorpe United	Sutton
15:00 GMT	Milson 29' ( pen.) Randall 30', 62' Kizzi 39'	Report	Nuttall 8' Beautyman 79' ( o.g.)	Stadium: VBS Community Stadium Attendance: 2,870 Referee: Simon Mather

5 March 2022 35	Crawley Town	0–0	Scunthorpe United	Crawley
15:00 GMT	Francomb 69'	Report	Hackney 90+3'	Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium Attendance: 2,144 Referee: James Bell

12 March 2022 36	Scunthorpe United	1–3	Colchester United	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Nuttall 11', 54' Matheson 27' 35'	Report	Chilvers 60', 72', 76' Edwards 67'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 2,427 Referee: Alan Young

15 March 2022 37	Scunthorpe United	0–1	Barrow	Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT	Grant 22' Watson 89'	Report	Rooney 44' Beadling 75' 90' Brough 84'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 2,009 Referee: Tom Reeves

19 March 2022 38	Salford City	5–1	Scunthorpe United	Salford
15:00 GMT	Smith 17' Thomas-Asante 45+1', 67', 68', 81' Kelly 77'	Report	Nuttall 61' Feeney 80'	Stadium: Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 1,972 Referee: Peter Wright

26 March 2022 39	Scunthorpe United	0–3	Harrogate Town	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Hackney 65'	Report	Smith 22', 81' Pattison 36' Diamond 62'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 2,317 Referee: Tony Harrington

2 April 2022 40	Forest Green Rovers	1–0	Scunthorpe United	Nailsworth
15:00 BST	Stevenson 67' Sweeney 75'	Report	Hackney 24' Rowe 53'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,484 Referee: Sam Allison

9 April 2022 41	Scunthorpe United	0–4	Mansfield Town	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Feeney 10' Delaney 45'	Report	Grant 16' ( o.g.) McLaughlin 32' Stirk 38' Quinn 46' Akins 65'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 4,015 Referee: John Busby

15 April 2022 42	Leyton Orient	3–0	Scunthorpe United	Leyton
15:00 BST	Smyth 15' Archibald 24' Thompson 27' Sotiriou 30' Beckles 53'	Report	Hackney 42'	Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 5,342 Referee: Declan Bourne

18 April 2022 43	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Stevenage	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Rowe 12' Delaney 47' Bunn 75'	Report	Reid 53'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 2,439 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

23 April 2022 44	Bradford City	2–1	Scunthorpe United	Bradford
15:00 BST	Walker 1' Vernam 5'	Report	Rowe 9' Bass 33' ( o.g.)	Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,248 Referee: Ross Joyce

30 April 2022 45	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Hartlepool United	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Nuttall 22' O'Malley 31' Wilson 49'	Report	Hull 30' Featherstone 72' ( pen.) Morris 90+1'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 4,210 Referee: Will Finnie

7 May 2022 46	Bristol Rovers	7–0	Scunthorpe United	Horfield
15:00 BST	Lobley 18' ( o.g.) Taylor 22' Collins 53', 79' Evans 61', 76' Anderson 85'	Report	Delaney 45+1' Shrimpton 51' Beestin 69' Nuttall 71'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Referee: Charles Breakspear

FA Cup

Scunthorpe were drawn at home to Doncaster Rovers in the first round.^[12]

6 November 2021 First round	Scunthorpe United	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Scunthorpe
13:00 GMT		Report	Loft 38' ( o.g.) Dahlberg 66'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 3,301 Referee: Carl Boyeson

EFL Cup

United were drawn away to Barrow in the first round.^[13]^[14]

10 August 2021 First round	Barrow	1–0	Scunthorpe United	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST	Sea 50'	Report		Stadium: Progression Solicitors Stadium Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Oliver Langford

EFL Trophy

Iron were drawn into Northern Group E alongside Doncaster Rovers, Manchester City U21s and Rotherham United.^[15]^[16] On July 9, the matches for the group stages was finalised.^[17]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Rotherham United	3	3	0	15	1	+14	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Doncaster Rovers	3	2	1	5	9	−4	6	Advance to Round 2
3	ACA	Manchester City U21	3	1	2	4	7	−3	3
4	L2	Scunthorpe United	3	0	3	3	10	−7	0

Source: EFL.com

24 August 2021 Group game 1	Scunthorpe United	0–3	Manchester City U21	Scunthorpe
19:00 BST		Report	Palmer 6' Bolton 24' Robinson 61' Mcatee 84'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 860 Referee: Andy Haines

5 October 2021 Group game 2	Rotherham United	4–1	Scunthorpe United	Rotherham
19:00 BST	Grigg 8' Ladapo 20' Odoffin 54', 82' Smith 90+1'	Report	Wood 30' Millen 45+4' Loft 65'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 1,439 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

9 November 2021 Group game 3	Scunthorpe United	2–3	Doncaster Rovers	Scunthorpe
19:00 GMT	Loft 88' Scrimshaw 90'	Report	Vilca 5' Dodoo 16', 58'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 1,011 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2021	CB	Harry Davis	Morecambe	Free transfer	^[18]
1 July 2021	DM	Alex Kenyon	Morecambe	Free transfer	^[19]
6 July 2021	RB	Ross Millen	Kilmarnock	Free transfer	^[20]
16 July 2021	LB	Lewis Thompson	Blackburn Rovers	Free transfer	^[21]
23 July 2021	LW	Harry Bunn	York City	Free transfer	^[22]
23 July 2021	CF	Tyrone O'Neill	Middlesbrough	Free transfer	^[23]
27 July 2021	DM	Alex Perry	Wigan Athletic	Free transfer	^[24]
26 January 2022	RW	Liam Feeney	Tranmere Rovers	Free transfer	^[25]
29 January 2022	CM	Anthony Grant	Swindon Town	Free transfer	^[26]
31 January 2022	CF	Joe Nuttall	Blackpool	Undisclosed	^[27]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
26 July 2021	GK	Tom Billson	Coventry City	11 January 2022^[a]	^[29]
20 August 2021	CF	Jake Scrimshaw	Bournemouth	End of season	^[30]
31 August 2021	CM	Hayden Hackney	Middlesbrough	End of season	^[31]^[b]
31 August 2021	MF	Harry Wood	Hull City	End of season	^[33]
20 November 2021	GK	Kieran O'Hara	Burton Albion	27 November 2021	^[34]
4 January 2022	CF	Sam Burns	Blackburn Rovers	End of season	^[35]
15 January 2022	RB	Luke Matheson	Wolverhampton Wanderers	End of season	^[36]
24 January 2022	LM	Tyrese Sinclair	Mansfield Town	End of season	^[37]
31 January 2022	CB	Ryan Delaney	Morecambe	End of season	^[38]
31 January 2022	CF	Rekeil Pyke	Shrewsbury Town	End of season	^[39]

^ On 11 January, Billson was recalled by his parent club, Coventry.^[28]
^ On 4 January 2022, Hayden's loan from Middlesbrough was extended until the end of the season.^[32]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
7 September 2021	CM	Finley Shrimpton	Grantham Town	January 2022	^[40]
10 September 2021	CF	Harry Jessop	Gainsborough Trinity	November 2021^[a]	^[42]
11 September 2021	CF	Kenan Dünnwald-Turan	Stockport County	11 October 2021	^[43]
29 December 2021	RB	Harry Baker	Pickering Town	February 2022	^[44]
1 January 2022	CF	Tyrone O'Neill	Darlington	End of season	^[45]
6 January 2022	AM	Cameron Wilson	Scarborough Athletic	13 April 2022	^[46]^[47]^[48]
8 March 2022	CF	Harry Jessop	Farsley Celtic	End of season	^[49]
10 March 2022	CM	Finley Shrimpton	Cleethorpes Town	8 April 2022	^[50]^[51]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
18 June 2021	FW	Joey Dawson	Celtic	Compensation	^[52]
30 June 2021	CB	Charlie Barks	Frickley Athletic	Released	^[53]^[54]
30 June 2021	CB	Jacob Bedeau	Burnley	Released	^[53]^[55]
30 June 2021	LB	Junior Brown	Bristol Rovers	Released	^[53]^[56]
30 June 2021	LB	Lewis Butroid	Gainsborough Trinity	Released	^[53]^[57]
30 June 2021	RB	Jordan Clarke	Oldham Athletic	Released	^[53]^[58]
30 June 2021	LW	Andy Dales	Mickleover Sports	Released	^[53]^[59]
30 June 2021	LW	Abo Eisa	Bradford City	Released	^[53]^[60]
30 June 2021	RW	Alex Gilliead	Bradford City	Released	^[53]^[61]
30 June 2021	RB	George Hornshaw	Gainsborough Trinity	Released	^[53]^[62]
30 June 2021	GK	Mark Howard	Carlisle United	Released	^[53]^[63]
30 June 2021	CM	Jem Karacan		Released	^[53]
30 June 2021	GK	Adam Kelsey	Pickering Town	Released	^[53]^[64]
30 June 2021	SS	John McAtee	Grimsby Town	Compensation	^[65]
30 June 2021	CB	Harrison McGahey	Oldham Athletic	Released	^[53]^[66]
30 June 2021	CF	Kelsey Mooney	Leamington	Released	^[53]^[67]
30 June 2021	CF	Olufela Olomola	Hartlepool United	Released	^[53]^[68]
30 June 2021	CM	Raynner Silva		Released	^[53]
30 June 2021	CF	Kevin van Veen	Motherwell	Released	^[53]^[69]
13 July 2021	CM	Lewis Spence	Hamilton Academical	Undisclosed	^[70]
18 September 2021	CF	Patrick Virgo	Canvey Island	Free transfer	^[71]
4 January 2022	CF	Ryan Loft	Bristol Rovers	Undisclosed	^[72]
28 January 2022	CB	Harry Davis	AFC Fylde	Free transfer	^[73]
28 January 2022	DM	Alex Kenyon	Free agent	Mutual consent	^[74]
31 January 2022	RW	Devarn Green	Free agent	Mutual consent	^[75]
31 January 2022	LW	Myles Hippolyte	Stockport County	Undisclosed	^[76]

Notes

^ Harry Jessop's loan at Gainsborough Trinity was extended by a further month on 12 October.^[41]

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^ "Harry Bunn joins the Iron". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ "United sign Tyrone O'Neill". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ "Iron complete Alex Perry signing". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
^ "Liam Feeney signs from Tranmere". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ "Anthony Grant joins the Iron". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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^ "Hayden Hackney signs on loan from Middlesbrough". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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^ "Harry Wood signs on loan from Hull City". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^ "Kieran O'Hara Joins Scunthorpe United On Loan". Burton Albion FC. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
^ "Sam Burns signs on loan from Blackburn Rovers". Scunthorpe United. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
^ "Luke Matheson joins the Iron on loan". Scunthorpe United. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ "Tyrese Sinclair joins on loan for rest of season". Scunthorpe United. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Ryan Delaney signs on loan from Morecambe". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ "Rekeil Pyke signs on loan from Shrewsbury Town". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^ "Shrimpton makes Grantham loan move". Scunthorpe United. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
^ "Jessop's loan stay at Gainsborough extended". Scunthorpe United Football Club. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^ "Jessop makes Gainsborough loan move". Scunthorpe United Football Club. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ "Dünnwald-Turan joins Stockport on loan". Scunthorpe United Football Club. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ "Harry Baker joins Pickering Town on loan". Scunthorpe United. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
^ "Tyrone O'Neill makes Darlington loan move". Scunthorpe United. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ "Cameron Wilson joins Scarborough Athletic on loan". Scunthorpe United. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
^ "Cameron Wilson extends Scarborough loan spell". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
^ "Cameron Wilson recalled from Scarborough loan spell". Scunthorpe United FC. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
^ "Jessop signs on loan for Farsley Celtic". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "Shrimpton joins Cleethorpes Town on loan". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
^ "Finley Shrimpton recalled from Cleethorpes loan". Scunthorpe United. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^ "Joey Dawson signs for Celtic". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
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^ "Summer 2021 Transfer List #3". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ "Second New Arrival As Jacob Joins". Burnley FC. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^ "Rovers Sign Brown, Clarke and Evans!". Bristol Rovers FC. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^ "Lewis Butroid Boosts Buoyant Blues". Gainsborough Trinity FC. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
^ "Versatile Defender Adds Experience". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
^ "Summer 2021 Transfer List #9". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^ "City Beat Off Competition For Eisa Signature". Bradford City AFC. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
^ "Gilliead Returns As Sixth Summer Signing". Bradford City AFC. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
^ "Ex Iron George Hornshaw commits". Gainsborough Trinity. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
^ "Keeper signs short-term deal". Carlisle United Football Club. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^ "Summer 2021 Transfer List #8". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
^ "Club statement: John McAtee". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "McGahey Makes Latics Switch". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
^ "Young striker signs for Brakes". Leamington FC. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^ "Pools sign Olomola". Hartlepool United FC. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ "Kevin Van Veen Signs For Motherwell". Motherwell FC. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
^ "Lewis Spence signs for Hamilton". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
^ "Patrick Virgo - Canvey Island". Canvey Island. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
^ "Ryan Loft Signs For Rovers". Bristol Rovers. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
^ "Harry Davis moves to AFC Fylde". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^ "Alex Kenyon leaves the Iron". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^ "Devarn Green leaves the Iron". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ "Myles Hippolyte signs for Stockport County". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

[29] On 11 January, Billson was recalled by his parent club, Coventry.^[28]

[34] On 4 January 2022, Hayden's loan from Middlesbrough was extended until the end of the season.^[32]

[44] Harry Jessop's loan at Gainsborough Trinity was extended by a further month on 12 October.^[41]

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[2] "Keith Hill appointed as the Iron's new first team manager". Scunthorpe United. 1 November 2021. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.

[3] "United to face Barton Town in opening pre-season encounter". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[4] "Scunthorpe to take on Farsley Celtic in pre-season". Scunthorpe United. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[5] "Iron to host Burton Albion in pre-season". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[6] "United to welcome Hull City in pre-season". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[7] "Lincoln City to travel to Iron in pre-season". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[8] "Iron to make first visit to the new Plough Lane in pre-season". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[9] "Farsley Celtic pre-season friendly cancelled". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

[EFL_Regulations-10] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Retrieved 4 May 2021.

[11] "Iron start 2021-22 league season with Swindon home clash". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[12] "EFL Clubs Enter The Emirates FA Cup, Following Sunday's First Round Proper Draw". The Football Association. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[13] "Iron to face Barrow away in Carabao Cup R1". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[14] "Date and kick-off time confirmed for Barrow away cup game". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

[15] "Iron placed in Group E of Papa John's Trophy with Rotherham and Doncaster". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 23 June 2021.

[16] "Manchester City U21s drawn in Iron's Papa John's Trophy group". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[17] "Papa John's Trophy dates finalised". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[18] "Harry Davis signs for the Iron". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

[19] "Iron sign Alex Kenyon". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

[20] "Ross Millen joins the Iron". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[21] "Lewis Thompson becomes latest summer signing". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

[22] "Harry Bunn joins the Iron". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

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

[24] "Iron complete Alex Perry signing". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

[25] "Liam Feeney signs from Tranmere". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[26] "Anthony Grant joins the Iron". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 29 January 2022.

[27] "Nuttall Completes Permanent Move To Scunthorpe". Blackpool FC. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

[28] "Coventry City confirm January transfer window decision". Coventry Live. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[30] "Iron sign Tom Billson on season-long loan". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

[31] "Iron complete loan signing of Jake Scrimshaw". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

[32] "Hayden Hackney signs on loan from Middlesbrough". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

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

[35] "Harry Wood signs on loan from Hull City". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[36] "Kieran O'Hara Joins Scunthorpe United On Loan". Burton Albion FC. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

[37] "Sam Burns signs on loan from Blackburn Rovers". Scunthorpe United. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

[38] "Luke Matheson joins the Iron on loan". Scunthorpe United. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[39] "Tyrese Sinclair joins on loan for rest of season". Scunthorpe United. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[40] "Ryan Delaney signs on loan from Morecambe". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[41] "Rekeil Pyke signs on loan from Shrewsbury Town". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

[42] "Shrimpton makes Grantham loan move". Scunthorpe United. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

[43] "Jessop's loan stay at Gainsborough extended". Scunthorpe United Football Club. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.

[45] "Jessop makes Gainsborough loan move". Scunthorpe United Football Club. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

[46] "Dünnwald-Turan joins Stockport on loan". Scunthorpe United Football Club. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

[47] "Harry Baker joins Pickering Town on loan". Scunthorpe United. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[48] "Tyrone O'Neill makes Darlington loan move". Scunthorpe United. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[49] "Cameron Wilson joins Scarborough Athletic on loan". Scunthorpe United. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

[50] "Cameron Wilson extends Scarborough loan spell". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

[51] "Cameron Wilson recalled from Scarborough loan spell". Scunthorpe United FC. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.

[52] "Jessop signs on loan for Farsley Celtic". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 9 March 2022.

[53] "Shrimpton joins Cleethorpes Town on loan". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

[54] "Finley Shrimpton recalled from Cleethorpes loan". Scunthorpe United. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.

[55] "Joey Dawson signs for Celtic". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

[Retained_List-56] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Club statement". Scunthorpe United - Official Site. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

[57] "Summer 2021 Transfer List #3". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[58] "Second New Arrival As Jacob Joins". Burnley FC. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

[59] "Rovers Sign Brown, Clarke and Evans!". Bristol Rovers FC. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[60] "Lewis Butroid Boosts Buoyant Blues". Gainsborough Trinity FC. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[61] "Versatile Defender Adds Experience". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[62] "Summer 2021 Transfer List #9". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[63] "City Beat Off Competition For Eisa Signature". Bradford City AFC. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

[64] "Gilliead Returns As Sixth Summer Signing". Bradford City AFC. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

[65] "Ex Iron George Hornshaw commits". Gainsborough Trinity. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

[66] "Keeper signs short-term deal". Carlisle United Football Club. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.

[67] "Summer 2021 Transfer List #8". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

[68] "Club statement: John McAtee". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[69] "McGahey Makes Latics Switch". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[70] "Young striker signs for Brakes". Leamington FC. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

[71] "Pools sign Olomola". Hartlepool United FC. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

[72] "Kevin Van Veen Signs For Motherwell". Motherwell FC. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

[73] "Lewis Spence signs for Hamilton". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

[74] "Patrick Virgo - Canvey Island". Canvey Island. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[75] "Ryan Loft Signs For Rovers". Bristol Rovers. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

[76] "Harry Davis moves to AFC Fylde". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

[77] "Alex Kenyon leaves the Iron". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

[78] "Devarn Green leaves the Iron". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[79] "Myles Hippolyte signs for Stockport County". Scunthorpe United FC. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

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