2021–22 in English football

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England 2021–22
Season information
Premier League	Manchester City
Championship	Fulham
League One	Wigan Athletic
League Two	Forest Green Rovers
National League	Grimsby Town
EFL Trophy	Rotherham United
FA Cup	Liverpool
EFL Cup	Liverpool
Community Shield	Leicester City
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The 2021–22 season was the 142nd season of competitive association football in England.

National teams

England national football team

Main article:England national football team

Results and fixtures

FIFA World Cup qualification

UEFA Group I

Main article:2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
England	10	8	2	0	39	3	+36	26	Qualification to 2022 FIFA World Cup
Poland	10	6	2	2	30	11	+19	20	Advance to second round
Albania	10	6	0	4	12	12	0	18
Hungary	10	5	2	3	19	13	+6	17
Andorra	10	2	0	8	8	24	−16	6
San Marino	10	0	0	10	1	46	−45	0

2 September	Hungary	0–4	England	Budapest, Hungary
20:45 CEST		Report	Sterling  55' Kane  63' Maguire  69' Rice  87'	Stadium: Puskás Aréna Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

5 September	England	4–0	Andorra	London, England
19:45 BST	Lingard  18', 78' Kane  72' (pen.) Saka  85'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)

8 September	Poland	1–1	England	Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CEST	Szymański  90+2'	Report	Kane  72'	Stadium: PGE Narodowy Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

9 October	Andorra	0–5	England	Andorra la Vella, Andorra
20:45 CEST		Report	Chilwell  17' Saka  40' Abraham  59' Ward-Prowse  79' Grealish  86'	Stadium: Estadi Nacional Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

12 October	England	1–1	Hungary	London, England
19:45 BST	Stones  37'	Report	Sallai  24' (pen.)	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Spain)

12 November	England	5–0	Albania	England
19:45 GMT	Maguire  9' Kane  18', 33', 45+2' Henderson  28'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 80,366 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

15 November	San Marino	0–10	England	Serravalle, San Marino
20:45 CET	Rossi	Report	Maguire  6' Fabbri  15' (o.g.) Kane  27' (pen.), 32', 39' (pen.), 42' Smith Rowe  58' Mings  69' Abraham  78' Saka  80'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico de Serravalle Attendance: 2,775 Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)

UEFA Euro 2020

Main article:UEFA Euro 2020

Knockout phase

Main article:UEFA Euro 2020 knockout phase

QF 3 July 2021	Ukraine	0–4	England	Rome, Italy
21:00 CEST		Report	Kane  4', 50' Maguire  46' J. Henderson  63'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 11,880 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

SF 7 July 2021	England	2–1	Denmark	London, England
20:00 BST	Kjær  39' (o.g.) Kane  104'	https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/match/2024490/	Damsgaard  30'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 64,950 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Final

Main article:UEFA Euro 2020 Final

11 July 2021 (2021-07-11) 21:00 (20:00 BST UTC+1)	Italy	1–1 (a.e.t.)	England	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 67,173 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
	Bonucci  67'	Report	Shaw  2'
		Penalties
	Berardi Belotti Bonucci Bernardeschi Jorginho	3–2	Kane Maguire Rashford Sancho Saka

UEFA Nations League

Main article:2022–23 UEFA Nations League

Group 3

Main article:2022–23 UEFA Nations League A#Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
Italy	6	3	2	1	8	7	+1	11	Qualification to Nations League Finals
Hungary	6	3	1	2	8	5	+3	10
Germany	6	1	4	1	11	9	+2	7
England (R)	6	0	3	3	4	10	−6	3	Relegation to League B

4 June 2022 (2022-06-04)	Hungary	v	England	Hungary
18:00		Report

7 June 2022 (2022-06-07)	Germany	v	England	Germany
20:45		Report

11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)	England	v	Italy	England
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)		Report

14 June 2022 (2022-06-14)	England	v	Hungary	England
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)		Report

UEFA competitions

UEFA Super Cup

Main article:2021 UEFA Super Cup

11 August 2021 (2021-08-11) 21:00 BST	Chelsea	1–1	Villarreal	Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 10,435 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
	Ziyech  27'	UEFA Report BBC Report	Gerard  73'
		Penalties
	Havertz Azpilicueta Alonso Mount Jorginho Pulisic Rüdiger	6–5	Gerard Mandi Estupiñán Gómez Raba Foyth Albiol

UEFA Champions League

Main article:2021–22 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article:2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage#Groups

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
Manchester City (Q)	6	4	0	2	18	10	+8	12	Advance to knockout phase
Paris Saint-Germain (Q)	6	3	2	1	13	8	+5	11
RB Leipzig	6	2	1	3	15	14	+1	7	Transfer to Europa League
Club Brugge	6	1	1	4	6	20	−14	4

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
Liverpool (Q)	6	6	0	0	17	6	+11	18	Advance to knockout phase
Atlético Madrid (Q)	6	2	1	3	7	8	−1	7
Porto	6	1	2	3	4	11	−7	5	Transfer to Europa League
Milan	6	1	1	4	6	9	−3	4

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
Manchester United (Q)	6	3	2	1	11	8	+3	11	Advance to knockout phase
Villarreal (Q)	6	3	1	2	12	9	+3	10
Atalanta	6	1	3	2	12	13	−1	6	Transfer to Europa League
Young Boys	6	1	2	3	7	12	−5	5

Group H

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
Juventus (Q)	6	5	0	1	10	6	+4	15	Advance to knockout phase
Chelsea (Q)	6	4	1	1	13	4	+9	13
Zenit Saint Petersburg	6	1	2	3	10	10	0	5	Transfer to Europa League
Malmö FF	6	0	1	5	1	14	−13	1

Knockout phase

Main article:2021–22 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

Round of 16

Main article:2021–22 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Round of 16

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Sporting CP	0–5	Manchester City	0–5	0–0
Chelsea	4–1	Lille	2–0	2–1
Atlético Madrid	2–1	Manchester United	1–1	1–0
Inter Milan	1–2	Liverpool	0–2	1–0

Quarter-finals

Main article:2021–22 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Quarter-finals

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Chelsea	5–4	Real Madrid	1–3	2–3
Manchester City	1–0	Atlético Madrid	1–0	0–0
Benfica	4–6	Liverpool	1–3	3–3

Semi-finals

Main article:2021–22 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Semi-finals

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Manchester City	5–6	Real Madrid	4–3	1–3
Liverpool	5–2	Villarreal	2–0	3–2

Final

Main article:2022 UEFA Champions League Final

28 May 2022 (2022-05-28) 21:00	Liverpool	v	Real Madrid	Stade de France, Saint-Denis
		Report

UEFA Europa League

Main article:2021–22 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article:2021–22 UEFA Europa League group stage#Group stage

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
Spartak Moscow (Q)	6	3	1	2	10	9	+1	10	Advance to knockout phase
Leicester City (Q)	6	3	1	2	15	10	+5	10
Napoli	6	2	2	2	12	11	+1	8
Legia Warsaw	6	2	0	4	4	11	−7	6

Group H

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
West Ham United (Q)	6	4	1	1	11	3	+8	13	Advance to knockout phase
Dinamo Zagreb (Q)	6	3	1	2	9	6	+3	10
Rapid Wien	6	2	0	4	4	9	−5	6
Genk	6	1	2	3	4	10	−6	5

Knockout stage

Main article:2021–22 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Round of 16

Main article:2021–22 UEFA Europa League knockout phase#Round of 16

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Sevilla	1–2	West Ham United	1–0	0–2 (a.e.t.)

Quarter-finals

Main article:2021–22 UEFA Europa League knockout phase#Quarter-finals

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
West Ham United	4–1	Lyon	1–1	3–0

Semi-finals

Main article:2021–22 UEFA Europa League knockout phase#Semi-finals

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
West Ham United	1–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–2	0–1

UEFA Europa Conference League

Main article:2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Main article:2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round

Play-off round

Main article:2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round#Play-off round

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Paços de Ferreira	1–3	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	0–3

Group stage

Main article:2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage#Group stage

Group G

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
Rennes	6	4	2	0	13	7	+6	14	Advance to round of 16
Vitesse	6	3	1	2	12	9	+3	10	Advance to preliminary knockout round
Tottenham Hotspur	6	2	1	3	11	11	0	7
Mura	6	1	0	5	5	14	−9	3

Knockout stage

Main article:2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase

Knockout round play-offs

Main article:2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase#Knockout round play-offs

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Leicester City	7–2	Randers	4–1	3–1

Round of 16

Main article:2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase#Round of 16

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Leicester City	3–2	Rennes	2–0	1–2

Quarter-finals

Main article:2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase#Quarter-finals

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Leicester City	2–1	PSV Eindhoven	0–0	2–1

Semi-finals

Main article:2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase#Semi-finals

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Leicester City	1–2	Roma	1–1	0–1

Men's football

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league	Expelled or Dissolved	Re-elected
Premier League	Norwich City Watford Brentford	Fulham West Bromwich Albion Sheffield United	None	None
Championship	Hull City Peterborough United Blackpool	Wycombe Wanderers Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday	None	None
League One	Cheltenham Town Cambridge United Bolton Wanderers Morecambe	Rochdale Northampton Town Swindon Town Bristol Rovers	None	None
League Two	Sutton United Hartlepool United	Southend United Grimsby Town	None	None
National League	None	None	Macclesfield Town	Barnet King's Lynn Town

Premier League

Main article:2021–22 Premier League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Manchester City  (C)	38	29	6	3	99	26	+73	93	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Liverpool	38	28	8	2	94	26	+68	92
3	Chelsea	38	21	11	6	76	33	+43	74
4	Tottenham Hotspur	38	22	5	11	69	40	+29	71
5	Arsenal	38	22	3	13	61	48	+13	69	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6	Manchester United	38	16	10	12	57	57	0	58
7	West Ham United	38	16	8	14	60	51	+9	56	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	15	6	17	38	43	−5	51
9	Leicester City	38	14	10	14	62	59	+3	52
10	Brighton & Hove Albion	38	12	15	11	52	44	+8	51
11	Brentford	38	13	7	18	48	56	−8	46
12	Newcastle United	38	13	10	15	44	62	−18	49
13	Crystal Palace	38	11	15	12	50	46	+4	48
14	Aston Villa	38	13	6	19	52	54	−2	45
15	Southampton	38	9	13	16	43	67	−24	40
16	Everton	38	11	6	21	43	66	−23	39
17	Leeds United	38	9	11	18	42	79	−37	38
18	Burnley  (R)	38	7	14	17	33	54	−21	35	Relegation to EFL Championship
19	Watford  (R)	38	6	5	27	34	77	−43	23
20	Norwich City  (R)	38	5	7	26	23	86	−63	22

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament
a: Since the finalists of the 2021–22 EFL Cup, Chelsea and Liverpool, currently qualify for European competition based on league position, the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the EFL Cup winners will be transferred to the highest-placed Premier League team not already qualified for European competition, the sixth-placed team.

Championship

Main article:2021–22 EFL Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Fulham  (C) (P)	46	27	9	10	106	43	+63	90	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Bournemouth  (P)	46	25	13	8	73	40	+33	88
3	Huddersfield Town	47	24	13	10	64	47	+17	85	Qualification to the Championship Play-offs
4	Nottingham Forest  (P) (O)	46	23	11	12	63	40	+23	80
5	Sheffield United	46	21	12	13	63	45	+18	75
6	Luton Town	46	21	12	13	63	55	+8	75
7	Middlesbrough	46	20	10	16	59	50	+9	70
8	Blackburn Rovers	46	19	12	15	59	50	+9	69
9	Millwall	46	18	15	13	53	45	+8	69
10	West Bromwich Albion	46	18	13	15	52	45	+7	67
11	Queens Park Rangers	46	19	9	18	60	59	+1	66
12	Coventry City	46	17	13	16	60	59	+1	64
13	Preston North End	46	16	16	14	52	56	−4	64
14	Stoke City	46	17	11	18	57	52	+5	62
15	Swansea City	46	16	13	17	58	68	−10	61
16	Blackpool	46	16	12	18	54	58	−4	60
17	Bristol City	46	15	10	21	62	77	−15	55
18	Cardiff City	46	15	8	23	50	68	−18	53
19	Hull City	46	14	9	23	41	54	−13	51
20	Birmingham City	46	11	14	21	50	75	−25	47
21	Reading	46	13	8	25	54	87	−33	41
22	Peterborough United  (R)	46	9	10	27	43	87	−44	37	Relegation to League One
23	Derby County  (R)	46	14	13	19	43	55	−12	34
24	Barnsley  (R)	46	6	12	28	33	73	−40	30

Source: EFL.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

a. Reading were deducted 6 points for breach of profit and sustainability regulations.
b. Derby County were deducted 12 points for entering administration, and a further 9 points for financial irregularities.

League One

Main article:2021–22 EFL League One

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Wigan Athletic  (C) (P)	46	27	11	8	82	44	+38	92	Promotion to the Championship
2	Rotherham United  (P)	46	27	9	10	70	33	+37	90
3	Milton Keynes Dons	46	26	11	9	78	44	+34	89	Qualification to the League One play-offs
4	Sheffield Wednesday	46	24	13	9	78	50	+28	85
5	Sunderland  (P) (O)	46	24	12	10	79	53	+26	84
6	Wycombe Wanderers	46	23	14	9	75	51	+24	83
7	Plymouth Argyle	46	23	11	12	68	48	+20	80
8	Oxford United	46	22	10	14	82	59	+23	76
9	Bolton Wanderers	46	21	10	15	74	57	+17	73
10	Portsmouth	46	20	13	13	68	51	+17	73
11	Ipswich Town	46	18	16	12	67	46	+21	70
12	Accrington Stanley	46	17	10	19	61	80	−19	61
13	Charlton Athletic	46	17	8	21	55	59	−4	59
14	Cambridge United	46	15	13	18	56	74	−18	58
15	Cheltenham Town	46	13	17	16	66	80	−14	56
16	Burton Albion	46	14	11	21	51	67	−16	53
17	Lincoln City	46	14	10	22	55	63	−8	52
18	Shrewsbury Town	46	12	14	20	47	51	−4	50
19	Morecambe	46	10	12	24	57	88	−31	42
20	Fleetwood Town	46	8	16	22	62	82	−20	40
21	Gillingham  (R)	46	8	16	22	35	69	−34	40	Relegation to League Two
22	Doncaster Rovers  (R)	46	10	8	28	37	82	−45	38
23	AFC Wimbledon  (R)	46	6	19	21	49	75	−26	37
24	Crewe Alexandra  (R)	46	7	8	31	37	83	−46	29

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

League Two

Main article:2021–22 EFL League Two

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Forest Green Rovers  (C) (P)	46	23	15	8	75	44	+31	84	Promotion to 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 to the League Two play-offs
5	Port Vale  (P) (O)	46	22	12	12	67	46	+21	78
6	Swindon Town	46	22	11	13	77	54	+23	77
7	Mansfield Town	46	22	11	13	67	52	+15	77
8	Sutton United	46	22	10	14	69	53	+16	76
9	Tranmere Rovers	46	21	12	13	53	40	+13	75
10	Salford City	46	19	13	14	60	46	+14	70
11	Newport County	46	19	12	15	67	58	+9	69
12	Crawley Town	46	17	10	19	56	66	−10	61
13	Leyton Orient	46	14	16	16	62	47	+15	58
14	Bradford City	46	14	16	16	53	55	−2	58
15	Colchester United	46	14	13	19	48	60	−12	55
16	Walsall	46	14	12	20	47	60	−13	54
17	Hartlepool United	46	14	12	20	44	64	−20	54
18	Rochdale	46	12	17	17	51	59	−8	53
19	Harrogate Town	46	14	11	21	64	75	−11	53
20	Carlisle United	46	14	11	21	39	62	−23	53
21	Barrow	46	10	14	22	44	57	−13	44
22	Stevenage	46	11	14	21	45	68	−23	47
23	Oldham Athletic  (R)	46	9	11	26	46	75	−29	38	Relegation to the National League
24	Scunthorpe United  (R)	46	4	14	28	29	90	−61	26

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

National League

Main article:2021–22 National League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Stockport County  (C) (P)	44	30	4	10	87	38	+49	94	Promotion to League Two
2	Wrexham	44	26	10	8	91	46	+45	88	Qualification to the National League play-off semi-finals
3	Solihull Moors	44	25	12	7	83	45	+38	87
4	Halifax Town	44	25	9	10	62	35	+27	84	Qualified for the National League play-off qualifying round
5	Notts County	44	24	10	10	81	52	+29	82
6	Grimsby Town  (P) (O)	44	23	8	13	68	46	+22	77
7	Chesterfield	44	20	14	10	69	51	+18	74
8	Dagenham & Redbridge	44	22	7	15	80	53	+27	73
9	Boreham Wood	44	18	13	13	49	40	+9	67
10	Bromley	44	18	13	13	61	53	+8	67
11	Torquay United	44	18	12	14	66	54	+12	66
12	Yeovil Town	44	15	14	15	43	46	−3	59
13	Southend United	44	16	10	18	45	61	−16	58
14	Altrincham	44	15	10	19	62	69	−7	55
15	Woking	44	16	5	23	59	61	−2	53
16	Wealdstone	44	14	11	19	51	65	−14	53
17	Maidenhead United	44	13	12	19	48	67	−19	51
18	Barnet	44	13	11	20	59	89	−30	50
19	Eastleigh	44	12	10	22	52	74	−22	46
20	Aldershot Town	44	11	10	23	46	73	−27	43
21	King's Lynn Town  (R)	44	8	10	26	47	79	−32	34	Relegation to National League North
22	Weymouth  (R)	44	6	10	28	40	88	−48	28	Relegation to National League South
23	Dover Athletic  (R)	44	2	7	35	37	101	−64	1

Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

a. Dover Athletic deducted twelve points for failing to complete fixtures during 2020–21 season.

National League South

Main article:2021–22 National League South

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Maidstone United  (C) (P)	40	27	6	7	80	38	+42	87	Promotion to the National League
2	Dorking Wanderers  (P) (O)	40	25	6	9	101	53	+48	81	Qualification to the National League South play-offs
3	Ebbsfleet United	40	24	4	12	78	53	+25	76
4	Dartford	40	21	11	8	75	42	+33	74	Qualified for the National League South play-off quarter-finals
5	Oxford City	40	19	12	9	71	46	+25	69
6	Eastbourne Borough	40	17	9	14	73	67	+6	60
7	Chippenham Town	40	16	11	13	61	50	+11	59
8	Havant & Waterlooville	40	15	12	13	58	55	+3	57
9	St Albans City	40	15	7	18	55	58	−3	52
10	Dulwich Hamlet	40	13	12	15	63	60	+3	51
11	Hampton & Richmond Borough	40	14	9	17	56	56	0	51
12	Hungerford Town	40	15	4	21	59	68	−9	49
13	Slough Town	40	12	13	15	51	69	−18	49
14	Concord Rangers	40	13	10	17	53	72	−19	49
15	Hemel Hempstead Town	40	13	9	18	49	72	−23	48
16	Tonbridge Angels	40	11	12	17	43	53	−10	45
17	Braintree Town	40	11	12	17	38	54	−16	45
18	Bath City	40	13	6	21	45	68	−23	45
19	Chelmsford City	40	9	14	17	46	53	−7	41
20	Welling United	40	10	8	22	46	87	−41	38
21	Billericay Town  (R)	40	9	9	22	41	68	−27	36	Relegation to Isthmian League

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

National League North

Main article:2021–22 National League North

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Gateshead  (C) (P)	42	29	7	6	99	47	+52	94	Promotion to the National League
2	Brackley Town	42	25	12	5	53	23	+30	87	Qualification to the National League North play-offs
3	AFC Fylde	42	24	8	10	68	37	+31	80
4	Kidderminster Harriers	42	21	11	10	72	35	+37	74	Qualified for the National League North play-off quarter-finals
5	York City  (P) (O)	42	19	9	14	58	50	+8	66
6	Chorley	42	17	14	11	62	49	+13	65
7	Boston United	42	18	9	15	63	57	+6	63
8	Kettering Town	42	16	13	13	54	48	+6	61
9	Alfreton Town	42	17	10	15	58	59	−1	61
10	Spennymoor Town	42	17	9	16	55	51	+4	60
11	Southport	42	14	15	13	60	55	+5	57
12	Hereford	42	15	10	17	51	52	−1	55
13	Darlington 1883	42	14	11	17	57	58	−1	53
14	Curzon Ashton	42	13	13	16	51	63	−12	52
15	Leamington	42	12	12	18	39	47	−8	48
16	Chester	42	12	11	19	70	71	−1	47
17	Gloucester City	42	10	16	16	47	60	−13	46
18	Bradford Park Avenue	42	11	11	20	46	70	−24	44
19	Blyth Spartans	42	12	7	23	41	76	−35	43
20	A.F.C. Telford United	42	7	16	19	48	65	−17	37
21	Farsley Celtic	42	9	10	23	37	78	−41	37
22	Guiseley  (R)	42	9	8	25	31	69	−38	35	Relegated to the Northern Premier League

Source: National League site
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

Cup competitions

FA Cup

Main article:2021–22 FA Cup

Final

Main article:2022 FA Cup Final

14 May 2022 16:45 BST	Chelsea	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Liverpool	Wembley Stadium Attendance: 84,897 Referee: Craig Pawson (Sheffield & Hallamshire)
		Report
		Penalties
	Alonso Azpilicueta James Barkley Jorginho Ziyech Mount	5–6	Milner Thiago Firmino Alexander-Arnold Mané Jota Tsimikas

EFL Cup

Main article:2021–22 EFL Cup

Final

Main article:2022 EFL Cup Final

27 February 2022 (2022-02-27) 16:30 GMT	Chelsea	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Liverpool	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 88,512 Referee: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire)
		Report
		Penalties
	Alonso Lukaku Havertz James Jorginho Rüdiger Kanté Werner Thiago Silva Chalobah Arrizabalaga	10–11	Milner Fabinho Van Dijk Alexander-Arnold Salah Jota Origi Robertson Elliott Konaté Kelleher

Community Shield

Main article:2021 FA Community Shield

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07) 17:00 BST	Leicester City	1–0	Manchester City	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 45,602 Referee: Paul Tierney (Lancashire)
	Iheanacho  89' (pen.)	Report

EFL Trophy

Main article:2021–22 EFL Trophy

Final

Main article:2022 EFL Trophy Final

3 April 2022 15:00	Rotherham United	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Sutton United	Wembley Stadium Attendance: 30,688 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
	Wiles  42' Osei-Tutu  90+6' Ogbene  96' Ihiekwe  112'	Report	Wilson  30' Eastmond  48'

FA Trophy

Main article:2021–22 FA Trophy

Final

Main article:2022 FA Trophy Final

22 May 2022 (2022-05-22) 16:15 BST	Wrexham	v	Bromley	Wembley Stadium, London

Managerial changes

This is a list of changes of managers within English league football:

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of departure	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Leyton Orient	Jobi McAnuff	End of interim spell	8 May 2021	Pre-season	Kenny Jackett	21 May 2021
Swindon Town	Tommy Wright				John McGreal	26 May 2021
Bradford City	Mark Trueman Conor Sellars	Sacked	10 May 2021		Derek Adams	4 June 2021
Walsall	Brian Dutton				Matthew Taylor	19 May 2021
Barrow	Rob Kelly	End of caretaker spell	14 May 2021		Mark Cooper	28 May 2021
Doncaster Rovers	Andy Butler	End of interim spell	17 May 2021		Richie Wellens	17 May 2021
West Bromwich Albion	Template:Plain list	Resigned	23 May 2021		Valérien Ismaël	24 June 2021
Sheffield United	Paul Heckingbottom	End of caretaker spell			Slaviša Jokanović	27 May 2021
Tranmere Rovers	Ian Dawes				Micky Mellon	1 June 2021
Forest Green Rovers	Jimmy Ball				Rob Edwards	27 May 2021
Crystal Palace	Hodgson, RoyRoy Hodgson	End of contract	24 May 2021		Patrick Vieira	4 July 2021
Tottenham Hotspur	Ryan Mason	End of caretaker spell			Espírito Santo, NunoNuno Espírito Santo	30 June 2021
Wolverhampton Wanderers	Espírito Santo, NunoNuno Espírito Santo	Mutual consent			Lage, BrunoBruno Lage	9 June 2021
Everton	Carlo Ancelotti	Signed by Real Madrid	1 June 2021		Benítez, RafaelRafael Benítez	30 June 2021
Morecambe	Derek Adams	Resigned	3 June 2021		Stephen Robinson	7 June 2021
Barnsley	Valérien Ismaël	Signed by West Bromwich Albion	24 June 2021		Markus Schopp	29 June 2021
Swindon Town	John McGreal	Mutual consent	25 June 2021		Ben Garner	21 July 2021
Fulham	Scott Parker		28 June 2021		Marco Silva	1 July 2021
Bournemouth	Jonathan Woodgate	End of contract			Scott Parker	28 June 2021
Rochdale	Brian Barry-Murphy	Resigned	30 June 2021		Robbie Stockdale	10 July 2021
Swansea City	Steve Cooper	Mutual Consent	21 July 2021

Deaths

• 3 June 2021: Alan Miller, 51, Arsenal, Middlesbrough, West Bromwich Albion and Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper.
• 6 June 2021: Paul Cahill, 65, Portsmouth, Tranmere Rovers and Stockport County defender.
• 8 June 2021: John Angus, 82, England and Burnley defender.
• 19 June 2021: Spencer Whelan, 49, Chester City and Shrewsbury Town defender.
• 25 June 2021: Mike Burgess, 89, Leyton Orient, Newport County, A.F.C. Bournemouth, Halifax Town and Gillingham defender.
• 29 June 2021: Jock Aird, 94, Scotland, New Zealand and Burnley defender.
• 9 July 2021: Paul Mariner, 68, England, Plymouth Argyle, Ipswich Town, Arsenal and Portsmouth forward, who also managed Plymouth Argyle.
• 10 July 2021: Jimmy Gabriel, 80, Scotland, Everton, Southampton, A.F.C. Bournemouth and Brentford midfielder.
• 11 July 2021: Ernie Moss, 71, Chesterfield, Peterborough United, Mansfield Town, Port Vale, Lincoln City, Doncaster Rovers, Stockport County and Scarborough forward.
• 12 July 2021: Mick Bates, 73, Leeds United, Walsall, Bradford City and Doncaster Rovers midfielder.
• 16 July 2021: Keith Bambridge, 85, Rotherham United, Darlington and Halifax Town outside left.
• 17 July 2021: George Curtis, 82, Coventry City and Aston Villa defender, who also managed Coventry City.
• 18 July 2021: Jeff Barmby, 78, York City striker.
• 21 July 2021: Tommy Leishman, 83, Liverpool wing half.
• 21 July 2021: Mike Smith, 83, Hull City manager.
• 23 July 2021: Andy Higgins, 61, Chesterfield, Port Vale, Hartlepool United, Rochdale and Chester City defender.
• 26 July 2021: Ally Dawson, 63, Scotland and Blackburn Rovers defender.
• 28 July 2021: Derek Tomkinson, 90, Port Vale and Macclesfield Town forward.
• 31 July 2021: Terry Cooper, 77, England, Leeds United, Middlesbrough, Bristol City, Bristol Rovers and Doncaster Rovers left back, who also managed Bristol Rovers, Bristol City, Exeter City and Birmingham City.
• 1 August 2021: Eddie Presland, 78, West Ham United and Crystal Palace defender.
• 7 August 2021: Robbie Cooke, 64, Mansfield Town, Peterborough United, Cambridge United, Brentford and Millwall forward.

Retirements

• 2 June 2021: Mark Milligan, 35, former Australia and Southend United midfielder.
• 3 June 2021: Nicklas Bendtner, 33, former Denmark, Arsenal and Nottingham Forest forward.
• 3 June 2021: Steven Whittaker, 36, former Scotland and Norwich City defender.
• 12 June 2021: Carl Tremarco, 35, former Tranmere Rovers, Wrexham and Macclesfield Town defender.
• 28 June 2021: David Gray, 33, former Manchester United, Crewe Alexandra, Plymouth Argyle, Preston North End, Stevenage and Burton Albion defender.
• 2 July 2021: Sam Hird, 33, former Doncaster Rovers, Chesterfield and Barrow defender.
• 15 July 2021: Arjen Robben, 37, former Netherlands and Chelsea winger.
• 20 July 2021: Joe Riley, 29, former Bolton Wanderers, Oxford United, Bury, Shrewsbury Town, Plymouth Argyle, and Mansfield Town defender.
• 30 July 2021: Scott Brown, 36, former Bristol City, Cheltenham Town, Port Vale, Morecambe and Accrington Stanley midfielder.
• 30 July 2021: Nathan Dyer, 33, former Southampton and Swansea City winger.
• 2 August 2021: Stewart Downing, 37, former England, Middlesbrough, Aston Villa, Liverpool, West Ham United and Blackburn Rovers midfielder.
• 8 August 2021: Jose Baxter, 29, former Everton, Tranmere Rovers, Oldham Athletic, Sheffield United, and Plymouth Argyle midfielder.

New clubs

• Macclesfield F.C.

See also

• 2021–22 in English women's football