The 2021–22 season was Millwall's 137th year in existence, 95th consecutive season in the Football League, and 45th in the second tier. The club competed in the Championship for the fifth consecutive season and finished ninth. Millwall had a chance of making the play-offs right down the last game day, but ultimately missed out by six points. The team also played in the FA Cup and League Cup, and were knocked out in the early rounds.
First-team squad
No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee Goalkeepers1George LongGK202021 Hull CityFree33Bartosz BiałkowskiGK13602020 Ipswich Town£350,000 Defenders2Danny McNamaraRB/RM4822018AcademyTrainee3Murray WallaceCB/LB137112018 Scunthorpe UnitedUndisclosed4Shaun HutchinsonCB/DM210132016 FulhamFree5Jake CooperCB244182017 ReadingUndisclosed11Scott MaloneLB/LM149142021 Derby CountyFree15Alex PearceCB7912019 Derby CountyFree26Daniel BallardCB/DM2612021 ArsenalLoan Midfielders6Maikel KieftenbeldDM/CM3602021 Birmingham CityUndisclosed7Jed WallaceRW/AM253432017 Wolverhampton WanderersUndisclosed16Luke FreemanAM/LW/RW102022 Sheffield UnitedLoan17George SavilleCM/DM86132021 MiddlesbroughUndisclosed18Ryan LeonardCM/RM/RB10952019 Sheffield United£1,500,00021Connor MahoneyLM/RM/AM6552019 BournemouthUndisclosed24Billy MitchellCM6512019AcademyTrainee28George EvansCM/CB3922021 Derby CountyUndisclosed32Tyler Burey AM/CF/LM/RM2722019 AFC WimbledonFree Forwards9Tom BradshawCF115232019 Barnsley£1,250,00010Oliver BurkeCF/RW/LW1322022 Sheffield UnitedLoan14Sheyi OjoRW/LW/SS1702021 LiverpoolLoan20Mason BennettLW/RW/CF74112020 Derby CountyUndisclosed23Benik AfobeCF/SS/RW41132021 Stoke CityLoan Out on Loan12Mahlon RomeoRB22032015 GillinghamFree25Isaac OlaofeCF/RW/LW002019AcademyTraineeHayden MullerCB402019AcademyTrainee
Statistics
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Millwall.
!colspan=15|Players out on loan:
!colspan=15|Players who left the club:
Goals record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total123CFBenik Afobe 12101329 CFTom Bradshaw 900933 CBMurray Wallace 40267 RMJed Wallace 6006517CMGeorge Saville 201320LWMason Bennett 300372 RBDanny McNamara 20025 CBJake Cooper 200210CFOliver Burke 200210CFMatt Smith 101211LBScott Malone 101232AMTyler Burey 20021026CBDaniel Ballard 100128CMGeorge Evans 1001Own Goals 2002Total 501556
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total 117CMGeorge Saville 90000000090025 CBJake Cooper 70000010080036 DMMaikel Kieftenbeld 700000000700424CMBilly Mitchell 50010000060052 RBDanny McNamara 5000000005003 CBMurray Wallace 50000000050020RWMason Bennett 500000000500823CFBenik Afobe 40000000040011LBScott Malone 400000000400104 CBShaun Hutchinson 30000000030028CMGeorge Evans 30000000030026CBDaniel Ballard 300000000300137 RMJed Wallace 2000000001009 CFTom Bradshaw 20000000020010CFMatt Smith 20000000020018CMRyan Leonard 20000000020032AMTyler Burey 2000000002001812RBMahlon Romeo 10000000010033GK 100000000100Total 71001001007300
Transfers Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2021 GK George Long Hull City Free transfer 1 July 2021 LB Scott Malone Derby County Free transfer 2 July 2021 CM George Saville Middlesbrough Undisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 1 July 2021 CB Daniel Ballard Arsenal End of season 2 July 2021 CF Benik Afobe Stoke City End of season 31 August 2021 RW Sheyi Ojo Liverpool End of season 21 January 2022 CF Oliver Burke Sheffield United End of season 1 February 2022 AM Luke Freeman Sheffield United End of season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 1 July 2021 CB Hayden Muller St Johnstone End of season 5 August 2021 MF Tyler Burey Hartlepool United 1 January 2022 27 August 2021 RB Dan Moss Yeovil Town 12 January 2022 27 August 2021 FW Sean O'Brien Bromley 22 September 2021 31 August 2021 CB Alex Mitchell Leyton Orient End of season 31 August 2021 CF Isaac Olaofe Sutton United End of season 31 August 2021 RB Mahlon Romeo Portsmouth End of season 18 September 2021 LB Junior Tiensia Dover Athletic 2 January 2022 26 October 2021 MF Jayden Davis King's Lynn Town 21 November 2021 29 October 2021 CB Arthur Penney Welling United 18 March 2022 13 January 2022 RB Dan Moss Leyton Orient End of season 14 February 2022 LB Junior Tiensia Dartford 14 March 2022 18 February 2022 GK Joe Wright Cray Wanderers End of season
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 30 June 2021 CF George Alexander Bromley Released 30 June 2021 FW Oli Bate Unattached Released 30 June 2021 RB James Brown St Johnstone Released 30 June 2021 MF Reuben Duncan Unattached Released 30 June 2021 LM Shane Ferguson Rotherham United Released 30 June 2021 GK Frank Fielding Stoke City Released 30 June 2021 DF Ezekiel Miller Unattached Released 30 June 2021 CB Harry Ransom Crawley Town Released 30 June 2021 CM Sam Skeffington Bromley Released 30 June 2021 DF Rob Strachan Unattached Released 30 June 2021 DM Shaun Williams Portsmouth Released 19 January 2022 CF Matt Smith Salford City Free transfer 20 January 2022 CF Jón Daði Böðvarsson Bolton Wanderers Free transfer 31 January 2022 CM Ben Thompson Gillingham Mutual consent
Pre-season and friendlies As part of their pre-season preparations, Millwall announced friendly matches against Gillingham and Ipswich Town.
Competitions Overview
EFL Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches Millwall's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.
FA Cup
Millwall were drawn at home to Crystal Palace in the third round.
EFL Cup
Millwall were drawn at home to Portsmouth in the first round Cambridge United in the second round and Leicester City in the third round.
Notes
References
10. https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/2021/june2/millwall-youngsters-extend-stay-at-the-den/
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