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
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Middlesbrough.
!colspan=15|Players out on loan:
!colspan=15|Players who have left the club:
Goals record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total19 CFUche Ikpeazu 200225CMMatt Crooks 200237 RWMarcus Tavernier 10018 RWOnel Hernández 100111CFAndraž Šporar 100116CMJonny Howson 100127RBMarc Bola 1001Total 9009
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total 125CMMatt Crooks 30000000030025DMSam Morsy 00100010010110CMMartín Payero 10000010020014RBLee Peltier 20000000020016CMJonny Howson 20000000020027RBMarc Bola 20000000020035RWIsaiah Jones 20000000020084 CBGrant Hall 1000000001006 CBDael Fry 1000000001007 RWMarcus Tavernier 1000000001008 RWOnel Hernández 1000000001009 CFUche Ikpeazu 10000000010011CFAndraž Šporar 10000000010013RWToyosi Olusanya 10000000010017CBPaddy McNair 10000000010022CBSol Bamba 100000000100Total 21010002002301
Background and pre-season Middlesbrough finished the 2020–21 season in 10th position in the EFL Championship.
Pre-season Middlesbrough announced they will play friendly matches against Bishop Auckland, Saltash United, Tavistock, Plymouth Argyle, York City and Rotherham United as part of their pre-season preparations.
Competitions Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches Middlesbrough's fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.
FA Cup
Middlesbrough were drawn away to Mansfield Town in the third round. In the quarter-final, Boro were handed a home tie against Premier League side Chelsea.
EFL Cup
Middlesbrough were drawn away to Blackpool in the first round.
Transfers Transfers in DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeSource 11 May 2021 DF Josh Wells Lowestoft Town Undisclosed 25 May 2021 DF Jeremy Sivi Onside Football Academy Free 1 July 2021 FW Sammy Ameobi Nottingham Forest Free 1 July 2021 GK Joe Lumley Queens Park Rangers Free 2 July 2021 FW Uche Ikpeazu Wycombe Wanderers Undisclosed 2 July 2021 DF Lee Peltier West Bromwich Albion Free 23 July 2021 MF Matt Crooks Rotherham United Undisclosed 5 August 2021 MF Martín Payero Banfield Undisclosed 9 August 2021 GK Luke Daniels Brentford Free 10 August 2021 DF Sol Bamba Cardiff City Free 20 August 2021 FW Toyosi Olusanya Billericay Town Free 18 November 2021 DF Neil Taylor Aston Villa Free 7 January 2022 MF Caolan Boyd-Munce Birmingham City Undisclosed 14 January 2022 MF Riley McGree Charlotte Undisclosed
Loans in Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromDate untilSource 29 August 2021 RW Onel Hernández Norwich City 14 January 2022 31 August 2021 CM James Léa Siliki Stade Rennais End of season 31 August 2021 CF Andraž Šporar Sporting CP End of season 2 January 2022 CF Aaron Connolly Brighton & Hove Albion End of season 12 January 2022 CF Folarin Balogun Arsenal End of season
Loans out Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate untilSource 1 July 2021 GK Zach Hemming Kilmarnock End of season 27 July 2021 CM Lewis Wing Sheffield Wednesday End of season 30 July 2021 CF Rumarn Burrell Kilmarnock End of season 9 August 2021 LB Hayden Coulson Ipswich Town 31 January 2022 18 August 2021 GK Sol Brynn Queen of the South 2 January 2022 26 August 2021 CF Chuba Akpom PAOK End of season 28 August 2021 LB Jack Robinson Yeovil Town End of season 31 August 2021 CM Hayden Hackney Scunthorpe United End of season 31 August 2021 SS Stephen Walker Tranmere Rovers End of season 31 August 2021 CB Nathan Wood Hibernian End of season 1 September 2021 RB Djed Spence Nottingham Forest End of season 31 December 2021 GK Dejan Stojanović FC Ingolstadt End of season 26 January 2022 CM Isaac Fletcher Hartlepool United End of season 26 January 2022 RW Sam Folarin Queen of the South End of season 28 January 2022 CF Calum Kavanagh Harrogate Town End of season 31 January 2022 LB Hayden Coulson Peterborough United End of season 31 January 2022 CF Uche Ikpeazu Cardiff City End of season 1 February 2022 CM Lewis Wing Wycombe Wanderers End of season 5 March 2022 CM Connor Malley Gateshead End of season
Transfers out DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeSource 30 June 2021 GK Jordan Archer Queens Park Rangers Released 30 June 2021 FW Britt Assombalonga Adana Demirspor Released 30 June 2021 FW Ashley Fletcher Watford Released 30 June 2021 FW Marvin Johnson Sheffield Wednesday Released 30 June 2021 FW Cole Kiernan Released 30 June 2021 FW Nathaniel Mendez-Laing Sheffield Wednesday Released 30 June 2021 FW Tyrone O'Neill Scunthorpe United Released 30 June 2021 MF George Waites Released 30 June 2021 DF Tyler Williams Released 30 June 2021 DF Andrew Wilson Released 2 July 2021 MF George Saville Millwall Undisclosed 31 August 2021 MF Sam Morsy Ipswich Town Undisclosed 11 January 2022 LB Williams Kokolo Burton Albion Undisclosed 31 January 2022 AM Marcus Browne Oxford United Undisclosed
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