2021–22 Walsall F.C. season

Walsall
2021–22 season
Chairman	Leigh Pomlett
Head Coach	Matthew Taylor; (until 9 February); Michael Flynn; (from 15 February)
Stadium	Bescot Stadium
League Two	16th
FA Cup	Second round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; George Miller (12); All: ; George Miller (12)
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season was Walsall's 134th year in their history and third consecutive season in League Two. Along with the league, the club competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Pre-season friendlies[edit]

Walsall announced they would play friendlies against Leamington,^[3] Crystal Palace,^[4] Aston Villa,^[5] Kidderminster Harriers,^[6] West Bromwich Albion^[5] and Cheltenham Town^[3] as part of the pre-season preparations.

17 July 2021 Friendly	Walsall	0–1	Crystal Palace	Bescot
13:00 BST		Report	Zaha 41'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium

21 July 2021 Friendly	Walsall	0–4	Aston Villa	Bescot
19:30 BST		Report	Watkins 26', 38' Philogene-Bidace 51' Ramsey 58'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium

24 July 2021 Friendly	Kidderminster Harriers	0–5	Walsall	Kidderminster
15:00 BST		Report	Osadebe 38', 45' Wilkinson 47' Phillips 57' Kiernan 78'	Stadium: Aggborough Stadium

27 July 2021 Friendly	Walsall	Postponed	West Bromwich Albion	Bescot
19:30 BST				Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to a waterlogged pitch that was deemed unsafe to play.^[7]

31 July 2021 Friendly	Cheltenham Town	2–0	Walsall	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Blair 50' Raglan 67'	Report		Stadium: Whaddon Road

Competitions[edit]

League Two[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

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^[8]

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	14	12	20	47	60	−13	54	10	5	8	30	29	+1	4	7	12	17	31	−14

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

Results by matchday[edit]

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	D	W	D	W	D	W	L	D	W	L	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	L
Position	23	24	23	23	21	21	16	19	22	21	19	18	16	14	14	15	15	11	14	12	12	13	15	15	17	17	19	21	21	18	16	17	17	16	16	16	14	14	16	17	18	15	16	14	15	16

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

Matches[edit]

The Saddlers league fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.^[9]

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

14 August 2021 2	Walsall	1–3	Forest Green Rovers	Bescot
15:00 BST	Wilkinson 77' Kiernan 90+2'	Report	Stevens 20', 45+3' (pen.) Bernard 31' Cadden 31' Matt 43' Hendry 45'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,310 Referee: Simon Mather

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: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,009 Referee: Craig Hicks

21 August 2021 4	Hartlepool United	2–0	Walsall	Hartlepool
15:00 BST	Burey 23' Featherstone 57' (pen.) Francis-Angol 68' Goodwin 85' Liddle 90'	Report	Menayese 32'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,677 Referee: Declan Bourne

28 August 2021 5	Walsall	1–0	Stevenage	Bescot
15:00 BST	Wilkinson 5' Labadie 63'	Report	Vancooten 84'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,257 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

4 September 2021 6	Bradford City	1–1	Walsall	Bradford
15:00 BST	Watt 14'	Report	Earing 42' Labadie 43' White 81'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 15,822 Referee: Ben Toner

11 September 2021 7	Walsall	3–1	Mansfield Town	Bescot
15:00 BST	Miller 6', 48' Taylor 22' Monthé 83'	Report	Hewitt 44' Hawkins 83' Johnson 84'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,203 Referee: David Rock

18 September 2021 8	Newport County	2–1	Walsall	Newport
15:00 BST	Demetriou 9' Upson 18' Dolan 45+1' Clarke 87'	Report	Shade 45+2'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,825 Referee: Lee Swabey

25 September 2021 9	Walsall	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Bescot
15:00 BST	Earing 26' Phillips 32' White 85'	Report	Taylor 57', 79' Harries 66' Spence 90+1'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,434 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

2 October 2021 10	Exeter City	2–2	Walsall	Exeter
15:00 BST	Dieng 5', 59' Jay 49' Nombe 61'	Report	Miller 37' (pen.), 70' Ward 90'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,839 Referee: Peter Wright

9 October 2021 11	Walsall	2–1	Salford City	Bescot
15:00 BST	Phillips 1' Labadie 31' Wilkinson 90+5' Menayese 90+6'	Report	Lund 73' Eastham 78' Hunter 79'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,005 Referee: Trevor Kettle

16 October 2021 12	Leyton Orient	0–0	Walsall	Leyton
15:00 BST	Smith 67' Smyth 84'	Report		Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 5,826 Referee: Ollie Yates

19 October 2021 13	Oldham Athletic	1–3	Walsall	Oldham
19:45 GMT	Bowden 27' Hope 67' Whelan 76'	Report	Labadie 9' Earing 33' Miller 43' Osadebe 85'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,762 Referee: Ross Joyce

23 October 2021 14	Walsall	2–2	Barrow	Bescot
15:00 BST	Miller 4', 62', 90+3' White 90+2'	Report	Banks 24' Grayson 29' Brough 32' Williams 36' Stevens 53' Kay 63' Gordon 90+6'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,508 Referee: Andy Haines

30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15	Sutton United	0–1	Walsall	Sutton
15:00 BST		Report	Labadie 43' Shade 66' Perry 90+2'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 3,319 Referee: Carl Boyeson

13 November 2021 16	Walsall	1–3	Harrogate Town	Bescot
15:00 GMT	White 73' Phillips 88'	Report	Falkingham 17' Power 20' Diamond 61' Armstrong 82'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,651 Referee: Marc Edwards

20 November 2021 17	Walsall	0–0	Rochdale	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Monthé 54'	Report	Dorsett 51'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 6,144 Referee: Sam Purkiss

23 November 2021 18	Port Vale	0–1	Walsall	Burslem
19:45 GMT	Gibbons 52' Conlon 53' 72' Smith 90+1'	Report	Menayese 11' Kiernan 29' White 52' Earing 68' Shade 90+2'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,248 Referee: Simon Mather

27 November 2021 19	Carlisle United	1–0	Walsall	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Guy 70' Armer 75' Abrahams 88'	Report	Menayese 88'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,795 Referee: Scott Oldham

7 December 2021 20	Walsall	1–1	Crawley Town	Bescot
19:45 GMT	Labadie 39' Kiernan 41' Menayese 51' Kinsella 81'	Report	Craig 11' Nichols 45+1'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,609 Referee: James Bell

11 December 2021 21	Walsall	3–0	Colchester United	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Khan 22', 32' Earing 66' Ward 78'	Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,065 Referee: Martin Coy

1 January 2022 22	Walsall	3–3	Newport County	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Wilkinson 53', 90+5' Labadie 64' Dolan 65' (o.g.)	Report	Telford 4', 66' Wilkinson 56' (o.g.) Baker-Richardson 59'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,946 Referee: Rebecca Welch

8 January 2022 23	Stevenage	3–1	Walsall	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Menayese 1' (o.g.) Lines 8' Cuthbert 35' Prosser 74' Taylor 90+4'	Report	Menayese 27' Kiernan 70' Wilkinson 76'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,167 Referee: James Oldham

15 January 2022 24	Mansfield Town	2–0	Walsall	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	Hawkins 45+1' Charsley 58', 89'	Report		Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 5,728 Referee: Ross Joyce

22 January 2022 25	Walsall	0–2	Exeter City	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Menayese 45+3' 50' White 76'	Report	Dieng 44' Stubbs 46' Diabate 84', 85'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,750 Referee: Darren Handley

25 January 2022 26	Walsall	1–2	Bradford City	Bescot
19:45 GMT	Kinsella 30' Miller 57' White 86' Mills 87' Wilkinson 87'	Report	Daly 37' Walker 56' Songo'o 62' Cook 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,097 Referee: Ben Speedie

29 January 2022 27	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Walsall	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Hoole 34' 38' Coutts 57' Collins 90'	Report	White 5' Wilkinson 34' Labadie 60' Kiernan 63' Osadebe 90+8'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,003 Referee: Keith Stroud

5 February 2022 28	Walsall	0–1	Northampton Town	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Kinsella 66' Labadie 88'	Report	Appéré 10', 65' McWilliams 88'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,315 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

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

12 February 2022 30	Walsall	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Kinsella 24' Miller 28' Wilkinson 85' (pen.)	Report	Warrington 47'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,440 Referee: Sam Allison

19 February 2022 31	Forest Green Rovers	0–1	Walsall	Nailsworth
15:00 GMT	Adams 17' Cargill 81' Cadden 90'	Report	Miller 12' Kinsella 21' Menayese 45+1'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,122 Referee: Alan Young

22 February 2022 32	Swindon Town	5–0	Walsall	Swindon
19:45 GMT	Barry 36', 63' Aguiar 45+2', 56' Williams 71'	Report	Menayese 55' Monthé 87'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 9,840 Referee: Brett Huxtable

26 February 2022 33	Walsall	3–1	Hartlepool United	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Miller 13', 67' Wilkinson 26'	Report	Bogle 63'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,760 Referee: Lee Swabey

1 March 2022 (2022-03-01) 34	Northampton Town	1–1	Walsall	Northampton
19:45 GMT	Pinnock 4' Magloire 48' Mills 62' Lewis 70'	Report	Labadie 29' Wilkinson 50'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,861 Referee: Paul Howard

5 March 2022 35	Barrow	1–1	Walsall	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Rooney 35' Platt 82'	Report	Monthé 19' Tomlin 20' Daniels 67'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,439 Referee: Leigh Doughty

12 March 2022 36	Walsall	1–0	Sutton United	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Wilkinson 33' (pen.) Daniels 75'	Report	Milsom 62' Wyatt 82' Eastmond 88'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,801 Referee: Scott Oldham

15 March 2022 37	Walsall	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Bescot
19:45 GMT	Osadebe 32' Labadie 61' Wilkinson 73', 89' Rushworth 90+3'	Report	Sutton 21', 82' Piergianni 75'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,339 Referee: Ollie Yates

19 March 2022 38	Harrogate Town	1–1	Walsall	Harrogate
15:00 GMT	Sheron 9' Richards 69' Diamond 80' Thomson 90+2' Kavanagh 90+4'	Report	Kinsella 23' Wilkinson 60' (pen.), 87' White 77' Rodney 88'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,570 Referee: Declan Bourne

26 March 2022 39	Salford City	2–1	Walsall	Salford
15:00 GMT	Turnbull 33' Smith 45' Watson 66' (pen.)	Report	Menayese 34' Rodney 55' Kinsella 72' Monthé 83'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,584 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

2 April 2022 40	Walsall	0–2	Leyton Orient	Bescot
15:00 BST		Report	Smith 10', 40' Khan 16' Beckles 63' Sotiriou 73'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,849 Referee: Andy Haines

9 April 2022 41	Rochdale	1–0	Walsall	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Grant 55'	Report	Perry 45+1' Labadie 73' Wilkinson 86'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,437 Referee: Adam Herczeg

15 April 2022 42	Walsall	1–0	Carlisle United	Bescot
15:00 BST	White 11' Earing 45+2' Kiernan 61' Rushworth 90+6'	Report	Simeu 7'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,114 Referee: Martin Woods

18 April 2022 43	Crawley Town	1–0	Walsall	Crawley
15:00 BST	Hutchinson 69'	Report		Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,258 Referee: Peter Wright

23 April 2022 44	Walsall	2–0	Port Vale	Bescot
15:00 BST	White 45+3' Perry 67' Menayese 83' Osadebe 90+3'	Report	Smith 52'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 6,840 Referee: Tom Nield

30 April 2022 45	Colchester United	2–2	Walsall	Colchester
15:00 BST	Sears 24', 56' (pen.)	Report	Kiernan 39' Miller 48' Monthé 83'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,520 Referee: Dean Whitestone

7 May 2022 46	Walsall	0–3	Swindon Town	Bescot
15:00 BST	Daniels 45+2' Monthé 73'	Report	McKirdy 3' Payne 25', 45+3' (pen.) Williams 53' Reed 70'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 9,089 Referee: Samuel Barrott

FA Cup[edit]

Walsall were drawn away to King's Lynn Town in the first round^[10] and at home to Swindon Town in the second round.^[11]

6 November 2021 First round	King's Lynn Town	0–1	Walsall	King's Lynn
15:00 GMT	Barrows 18' Fernandez 39'	Report	Kiernan 15', 38'	Stadium: The Walks Attendance: 1,934 Referee: Robert Lewis

4 December 2021 Second round	Walsall	1–2	Swindon Town	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Osadebe 37' White 42' Monthé 56' Khan 89'	Report	Simpson 16' McKirdy 48' Reed 50' Kesler Hayden 67'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,331 Referee: Peter Wright

EFL Cup[edit]

10 August 2021 First round	Walsall	0–0 (3–4 p)	Doncaster Rovers	Bescot
19:45 BST	Osadebe 60'	Report	Close 36' Greaves 88'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2,384 Referee: John Busby
	Penalties
	Wilkinson Phillips Osadebe Earing Kiernan Ward Kinsella		Gardner Close Cukur Williams Barlow Anderson Knoyle

EFL Trophy[edit]

Saddlers were drawn into Southern Group D alongside Forest Green Rovers and Northampton Town.^[12] Group stage ties were confirmed on 1 July.^[13]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Forest Green Rovers	3	1	1	1	0	5	3	+2	6	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Walsall	3	1	1	0	1	2	3	−1	5	Advance to Round 2
3	ACA	Brighton & Hove Albion U21	3	1	0	1	1	4	4	0	4
4	L2	Northampton Town	3	0	1	1	1	3	4	−1	3

Source: EFL.com

14 September 2021 Group game 1	Walsall	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion U21	Bescot
19:00 BST	Phillips 44'	Report	Dicker 60'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,229 Referee: Antony Coggins

5 October 2021 (2021-10-05) Group game 2	Northampton Town	1–1 (2–4 p)	Walsall	Northampton
19:00 BST	Horsfall 63' Connolly 72' (pen.) Flores 73' Ashley-Seal 82' McWilliams 88'	Report	Osadebe 4' Monthé 10' Mills 19' Bates 35' Menayese 81'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,285 Referee: Charles Breakspear
	Penalties
	Pinnock Connolly Etete Flores		Earing Shade Labadie Phillips

9 November 2021 Group game 3	Walsall	0–2	Forest Green Rovers	Bescot
19:00 GMT	Khan 60' Labadie 82' Menayese 86'	Report	Stevens 15' Bunker 36' Evans 77' Hendry 81' Young 88'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,778 Referee: Tom Reeves

30 November 2021 Second round	Cambridge United	2–0	Walsall	Cambridge
19:00 GMT	Smith 18' (pen.) Iredale 55' Simper 69' Tracey 80'	Report	Monthé 17' White 21' Phillips 34'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 780 Referee: Will Finnie

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
18 June 2021	CM	Jack Earing	FC Halifax Town	Compensation	^[14]
1 July 2021	RB	Danny Coogan	Rushall Olympic	Free transfer	^[15]
1 July 2021	RM	Brendan Kiernan	Harrogate Town	Free transfer	^[16]
1 July 2021	CM	Joss Labadie	Newport County	Free transfer	^[17]
1 July 2021	CB	Manny Monthé	Tranmere Rovers	Free transfer	^[18]
1 July 2021	CF	Conor Wilkinson	Leyton Orient	Free transfer	^[19]
7 July 2021	CB	Ash Taylor	Aberdeen	Free transfer	^[20]
8 July 2021	RB	Zak Mills	Port Vale	Free transfer	^[21]
9 July 2021	LB	Stephen Ward	Ipswich Town	Free transfer	^[22]
18 October 2021	LW	Otis Khan	Tranmere Rovers	Free transfer	^[23]
4 January 2022	CB	Rollin Menayese	Mansfield Town	Undisclosed	^[24]
24 January 2022	CB	Donervon Daniels	Crewe Alexandra	Free transfer	^[25]
28 January 2022	RW	Devante Rodney	Port Vale	Undisclosed	^[26]
25 February 2022	SS	Lee Tomlin	Cardiff City	Free transfer	^[27]

Loans in[edit]

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
12 July 2021	CF	Kieran Phillips	Huddersfield Town	28 January 2021	^[28]^[a]
14 July 2021	GK	Carl Rushworth	Brighton & Hove Albion	End of season	^[30]
16 July 2021	CB	Rollin Menayese	Mansfield Town	4 January 2022	^[31]^[b]
3 August 2021	CF	Tyrese Shade	Leicester City	End of season	^[32]
31 August 2021	CF	George Miller	Barnsley	End of season	^[33]
28 January 2022	LB	Reece Devine	Manchester United	End of season	^[34]

^ On 28 January 2022, despite initially signing on a season long loan, Kieran Phillips was recalled early by his parent club Huddersfield Town.^[29]
^ On 4 January 2022, Rollin Menayese joined from Mansfield Town on a permanent basis.^[24]

Loans out[edit]

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
30 July 2021	RB	Joe Foulkes	Kidderminster Harriers	End of season	^[35]^[a]
7 October 2021	CM	Joe Willis	Leamington	November 2021	^[37]
19 November 2021	CM	Joe Willis	Bromsgrove Sporting	9 January 2022	^[38]

^ On 5 January 2022, Foulkes' loan stay at Kidderminster was extended until the season ends.^[36]

Transfers out[edit]

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
22 June 2021	GK	Liam Roberts	Northampton Town	Compensation	^[39]
30 June 2021	CB	James Clarke	Newport County	Released	^[40]^[41]
30 June 2021	LB	Callum Cockerill-Mollett	Tamworth	Released	^[40]^[42]
30 June 2021	CF	Josh Gordon	Barrow	Released	^[40]^[43]
30 June 2021	CF	Caolan Lavery	Bradford City	Released	^[40]^[44]
30 June 2021	RW	Wes McDonald	Morecambe	Released	^[40]^[45]
30 June 2021	LW	Jack Nolan	Accrington Stanley	Released	^[40]^[46]
30 June 2021	RB	Cameron Norman	Newport County	Released	^[40]^[47]
30 June 2021	CB	Dan Scarr	Plymouth Argyle	Free transfer	^[48]
30 June 2021	CM	Stuart Sinclair		Released	^[40]
13 August 2021	LB	Jack Lynch	Coleshill Town	Free transfer	^[49]
19 August 2021	CF	Ade Francis	Europa Point	Free transfer	^[50]
3 October 2021	DM	Ben Dallaywaters	Europa Point	Free transfer	^[51]
23 October 2021	RB	Danny Coogan	Halesowen Town	Free transfer	^[52]
14 January 2022	CB	Ash Taylor	Kilmarnock	Mutual consent	^[53]^[54]
19 January 2022	LW	Otis Khan	Leyton Orient	Contract expiry	^[55]
29 January 2022	DF	Alex Worley	Haverfordwest County	Free transfer	^[56]
22 February 2022	CM	Alfie Bates	SJK Seinäjoki	Undisclosed	^[57]

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[30] On 28 January 2022, despite initially signing on a season long loan, Kieran Phillips was recalled early by his parent club Huddersfield Town.^[29]

[33] On 4 January 2022, Rollin Menayese joined from Mansfield Town on a permanent basis.^[24]

[39] On 5 January 2022, Foulkes' loan stay at Kidderminster was extended until the season ends.^[36]

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