2021–22 Sutton United F.C. season

Sutton United F.C.

2021–22 season
Chairman	Bruce Elliott
Manager	Matt Gray
Ground	Gander Green Lane
League Two	8th
FA Cup	Second round (eliminated by Bristol Rovers)
EFL Cup	First round (eliminated by Cardiff City)
EFL Trophy	Runners-up (eliminated by Rotherham United)
Top goalscorer	League: David Ajiboye Isaac Olaofe Alistair Smith (8) All: Isaac Olaofe Alistair Smith (9)
Highest home attendance	4,010 v Bradford City, 30 April 2022
Lowest home attendance	770 v Stevenage, 30 November 2021
Average home league attendance	3,089
Biggest win	4–0 v Carlisle United, 25 September 2021
Biggest defeat	1–4 v Leyton Orient, 20 November 2021 1–4 v Bradford City, 30 April 2022
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2021–22 Sutton United F.C. season was the 95th edition of competitive association football and first season in the English Football League played by Sutton United Football Club, a professional football club based in Sutton in the London Borough of Sutton, England. They won, and were therefore promoted from, the National League in 2020–21 to earn entry into the EFL League Two.[1][2] The club contested in this season's edition of the FA Cup; and for the first time, in the EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season ran from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Background

See also: List of Sutton United F.C. seasons

The 2020–21 season was Matt Gray's second full season as Sutton United manager, having taken over the role in May 2019. Sutton finished the season as champions of the 2020–21 National League to gain promotion out of non-League football for the first time in the club's 123-year history, and into League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system.[2]

As EFL rules require that all matches have to be played on grass surfaces, Sutton began work on tearing up their artificial pitch at Gander Green Lane in order to meet the requirements on 31 May 2020.[3]

Pre-season

Sutton United announced they would have friendlies against Brentford XI,[4] Chesham United,[5] Maidstone United,[6] Haringey Borough,[7] Aldershot Town,[4] Dartford[6] and Barnet[8] as part of the club's pre-season preparations.

On 12 July, it was announced the scheduled friendly against Brentford XI was off due to players coming into contact with an individual testing positive for COVID-19, the club confirmed they would travel to face Chesham United instead.[5] On 15 July, the upcoming game against Maidstone United was called off due to a positive COVID-19 test result in the Sutton squad.[9]

Sutton United v Brentford XI

13 July 2021 Friendly	Sutton United	P–P	Brentford XI	Farnborough
19:45 BST				Stadium: Cherrywood Road
Note: Match postponed due to COVID-19 positive result guideline

Chesham United v Sutton United

13 July 2021 Friendly	Chesham United	0–2	Sutton United	Chesham
19:30 BST		Report	Ajiboye 55' Dundas 85'	Stadium: The Meadow Attendance: 140

Maidstone United v Sutton United

17 July 2021 Friendly	Maidstone United	P–P	Sutton United	Maidstone
15:00 BST				Stadium: Gallagher Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to COVID-19 positive result guideline

Haringey Borough v Sutton United

20 July 2021 Friendly	Haringey Borough	0–4	Sutton United	Tottenham
19:45 BST		Report	Trialist 10' Boldewijn 19' Kouassi 73' Randall 80'	Stadium: Coles Park

Sutton United v Brighton & Hove Albion U23

22 July 2021 Friendly	Sutton United	6–0	Brighton & Hove Albion U23	Lancing
10:00 BST	Ajiboye 8', 30' Randall 38' Smith 62' Wilson 68' Goodliffe 77'	Report		Stadium: Culver Road Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Sutton United v Aldershot Town

24 July 2021 Friendly	Sutton United	1–2	Aldershot Town	Farnborough
17:00 BST	Bugiel 4'	Report	Andrews 59' Whittingham 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Cherrywood Road Attendance: 269

Dartford v Sutton United

27 July 2021 Friendly	Dartford	3–1	Sutton United	Dartford
19:45 BST	Robinson 15' (pen.) Allen 55' Roberts 73'	Report	Kouassi 67'	Stadium: Princes Park Referee: Tim Robinson

Sutton United v Barnet

31 July 2021 Friendly	Sutton United	2–1	Barnet	Farnborough
12:00 BST	Bugiel 45' Milsom 67' (pen.)	Report	Marriott 44'	Stadium: Cherrywood Road

Competitions

Overall Record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League Two	7 August 2021	7 May 2022	Matchday 1	8th	46	22	10	14	69	53	+16	047.83
FA Cup	6 November 2021	4 December 2021	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	050.00
EFL Cup	10 August 2021	10 August 2021	First round	First round	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
EFL Trophy	31 August 2021	3 April 2022	Group stage	Runners-up	8	5	2	1	12	7	+5	062.50
Total					57	28	12	17	85	65	+20	049.12

Last updated: 7 May 2022
Source: Competitions

League Two

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
5	Port Vale (O, P)	46	22	12	12	67	46	+21	78	Qualification for League Two play-offs
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

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]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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	22	10	14	69	53	+16	76	14	5	4	38	20	+18	8	5	10	31	33	−2

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	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	D	D	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	D	L	D	W	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	W
Position	18	16	21	24	23	15	18	14	11	7	5	8	10	6	9	8	9	7	6	6	6	3	3	5	3	3	4	3	4	5	5	5	5	3	7	8	9	8	10	10	7	6	7	7	8	8

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2022. Source: ^[citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Sutton's full league fixture were released on 24 June 2021.[11]

Forest Green Rovers v Sutton United

7 August 2021 1	Forest Green Rovers	2–1	Sutton United	Nailsworth
15:00 BST	Bernard  20' Moore-Taylor  26' Stevens 30' Adams 90+1' Matt  90+4'	Report	Bugiel 69'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,883 Referee: James Bell

Salford City v Sutton United

14 August 2021 2	Salford City	0–0	Sutton United	Salford
15:00 BST	McAleny  42' Lowe  61' Elliott  90+3'	Report	Davis  62'	Stadium: Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 1,406 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Scunthorpe United v Sutton United

21 August 2021 3	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Sutton United	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Thompson  32' Scrimshaw 51',  77' Perry  71'	Report	Wilson 84' Bugiel  90'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,429 Referee: Ross Joyce

Sutton United v Oldham Athletic

28 August 2021 4	Sutton United	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Sutton
15:00 BST	Ajiboye  51', 62' Eastmond  80'	Report	Diarra  39' Piergianni  73', 88' Luamba  90+5', 90+6'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 3,262 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Sutton United v Stevenage

11 September 2021 5	Sutton United	2–1	Stevenage	Sutton
15:00 BST	John  38' Bennett 58', 63' (pen.) Kizzi  89'	Report	Taylor  47' List 55' Vancooten  61' Coker  90+4'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 2,427 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Sutton United v Hartlepool United

14 September 2021 6	Sutton United	1–0	Hartlepool United	Sutton
19:45 BST	Goodliffe 25' Bugiel  74' Milsom  90+1'	Report	Featherstone  70' Byrne  74' Cullen  86'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 2,484 Referee: Simon Hooper

Exeter City v Sutton United

18 September 2021 7	Exeter City	2–0	Sutton United	Exeter
15:00 BST	Goodliffe 68' (o.g.) Nombe 84'	Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,511 Referee: Scott Oldham

Sutton United v Carlisle United

25 September 2021 8	Sutton United	4–0	Carlisle United	Sutton
15:00 BST	Wilson 3' Smith 37', 70' Goodliffe  57' Ajiboye 81'	Report	Mampala  56'  71' Dickenson  56'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 2,873 Referee: Simon Mather

Northampton Town v Sutton United

2 October 2021 9	Northampton Town	0–2	Sutton United	Northampton
15:00 BST	McWilliams  37' Rose  38' Koiki  71' Flores  85'	Report	Kizzi 41' Wilson 46' Bouzanis  89'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,789 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Sutton United v Port Vale

9 October 2021 10	Sutton United	4–3	Port Vale	Sutton
15:00 BST	Milsom 36' Garrity 69' (o.g.) Randall 87' Rowe 90+1' Bouzanis  90+7'	Report	Smith 21',  42' Proctor 28' Gibbons  47' Worrall  67' Conlon 78' Jones  81' Lloyd  90'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 3,905 Referee: Declan Bourne

Crawley Town v Sutton United

16 October 2021 11	Crawley Town	0–1	Sutton United	Crawley
15:00 BST	Dallison  19' Nichols 75' Francillette  83'	Report	John  75' Milsom  75' Bouzanis  76' Olaofe 84' Boldewijn  90+1'	Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium Attendance: 3,572 Referee: Tom Nield

Sutton United v Swindon Town

19 October 2021 12	Sutton United	1–2	Swindon Town	Sutton
19:45 BST	John  24' Beautyman 39' (pen.) Bugiel  60' Barden  90+6'	Report	Reed 17' Williams 31' McKirdy  87' Crichlow  90+1'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 3,443 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Rochdale v Sutton United

23 October 2021 13	Rochdale	3–2	Sutton United	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Newby 23' Kelly 66' Morley 90+5'	Report	Bennett  45+2' Olaofe 82' Smith 90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,248 Referee: Paul Howard

Colchester United v Sutton United

26 October 2021 (2021-10-26) 14	Colchester United	1–3	Sutton United	Colchester
19:45 BST	Sears 2' Hannant  5' Tovide  27' Smith  57' Chilvers  82'	Report	Ajiboye 12' Milsom 28' (pen.) Goodliffe  55', 61'	Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 3,013 Referee: Bobby Madley

Sutton United v Walsall

30 October 2021 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

Tranmere Rovers v Sutton United

13 November 2021 16	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Sutton United	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Spearing  2' Knight-Percival  89'	Report	Goodliffe  66' Olaofe 71' Bennett  82'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,452 Referee: Will Finnie

Leyton Orient v Sutton United

20 November 2021 17	Leyton Orient	4–1	Sutton United	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Archibald 30' Smith 46', 82' Ogie  68' James 90+4'	Report	Olaofe 18' Ajiboye  77' Eastmond  88'	Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 5,840 Referee: Scott Oldham

Sutton United v Mansfield Town

23 November 2021 18	Sutton United	2–0	Mansfield Town	Sutton
19:45 GMT	John 4' Bugiel 69'	Report	Hawkins  5' Stirk  32' Clarke  72'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 2,497 Referee: David Rock

Sutton United v Barrow

27 November 2021 19	Sutton United	1–0	Barrow	Sutton
15:00 GMT	Goodliffe  13' Ajiboye 16' Bugiel  51' Davis  82' Bouzanis  89'	Report	Kay  45' Banks  74'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 2,678 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Newport County v Sutton United

7 December 2021 20	Newport County	3–2	Sutton United	Newport
19:45 GMT	Collins 53' Baker-Richardson 64' Dolan 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Ajiboye 24', 42' Eastmond  34' Barden  72'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,368 Referee: Oliver Langford

Bradford City v Sutton United

11 December 2021 21	Bradford City	2–2	Sutton United	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Oscar Threlkeld  24' Canavan  31' Robinson 34' Sutton  62' Angol 81' Cooke  88'	Report	Milsom 32' (pen.) John  41' Smith 76'	Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 14,658 Referee: Peter Wright

Sutton United v Harrogate Town

18 December 2021 22	Sutton United	1–0	Harrogate Town	Sutton
15:00 GMT	Wilson 30' Barden  32' Bugiel  63'	Report		Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 2,720 Referee: Josh Smith

Sutton United v Exeter City

1 January 2022 23	Sutton United	2–1	Exeter City	Sutton
15:00 GMT	Bugiel 8' Barden  64' Milsom 89' (pen.)	Report	Dieng 9'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 3,278 Referee: Alan Young

Stevenage v Sutton United

15 January 2022 24	Stevenage	3–3	Sutton United	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Norris 34' Reid 39', 64' Prosser  55'	Report	Smith 58' Milsom 66' (pen.) Bennett 90+8'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,961 Referee: Paul Howard

Sutton United v Colchester United

18 January 2022 25	Sutton United	3–2	Colchester United	Sutton
19:45 GMT	Olaofe 9', 64' Smith  45+2' Eastmond  57' Randall 90+2'	Report	Edwards 3' Dallison  21' Sears 44' (pen.),  58' Huws  75' Smith  77'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 2,542 Referee: Robert Lewis

Sutton United v Northampton Town

22 January 2022 26	Sutton United	0–0	Northampton Town	Sutton
15:00 GMT	Eastmond  74'	Report	Lewis  56' Horsfall  79' Rose  80'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 3,588 Referee: John Busby

Carlisle United v Sutton United

29 January 2022 27	Carlisle United	0–2	Sutton United	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Omotoye  52'	Report	Olaofe 23',  67' Ajiboye 31' Milsom  55'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,399 Referee: Darren Handley

Sutton United v Bristol Rovers

5 February 2022 28	Sutton United	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Sutton
15:00 GMT	Kizzi  7' Bennett 19' Bouzanis  31' Davis  51' Milsom  90+3'	Report	Connolly  18' Evans 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 3,394 Referee: Bobby Madley

Sutton United v Salford City

8 February 2022 29	Sutton United	0–0	Salford City	Sutton
19:45 GMT	John  52' Milsom  84'	Report	Ndaba  86'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 2,491 Referee: Lee Swabey

Sutton United v Forest Green Rovers

12 February 2022 30	Sutton United	1–1	Forest Green Rovers	Sutton
15:00 GMT	Davis 37' Ajiboye  74'	Report	Wilson 60'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 3,314 Referee: James Bell

Bristol Rovers v Sutton United

15 February 2022 31	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Sutton United	Horfield
19:45 GMT	Anderson 4',  57' Coutts 45+2' Collins 46'	Report	Davis  12' Kizzi  56' Rowe  65'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,700 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Hartlepool United v Sutton United

19 February 2022 32	Hartlepool United	1–1	Sutton United	Hartlepool
15:00 GMT	Crawford 51'	Report	Kizzi 3'	Stadium: Suit Direct Stadium Attendance: 5,487 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Sutton United v Scunthorpe United

26 February 2022 33	Sutton United	4–1	Scunthorpe United	Sutton
15:00 GMT	Milsom 29' (pen.) Randall 30', 62' Kizzi 39'	Report	Nuttall  8' Beautyman 79' (o.g.)	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 2,870 Referee: Simon Mather

Sutton United v Rochdale

5 March 2022 34	Sutton United	3–0	Rochdale	Sutton
15:00 GMT	Boldewijn 12', 45+2' Kizzi 57' Milsom  78'	Report	O'Connell  22' Dorsett  41'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 2,874 Referee: Ben Speedie

Walsall v Sutton United

12 March 2022 35	Walsall	1–0	Sutton United	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Wilkinson 33' (pen.) Daniels  75'	Report	Milsom  62' Wyatt  82' Eastmond  88'	Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 5,801 Referee: Scott Oldham

Swindon Town v Sutton United

15 March 2022 36	Swindon Town	2–1	Sutton United	Swindon
19:45 GMT	Davison 14',  70' Reed  35'  90+3' McKirdy 49' Iandolo  63'	Report	Kizzi 28' Boldewijn  49' Rowe  85'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 8,243 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Sutton United v Tranmere Rovers

19 March 2022 37	Sutton United	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Sutton
15:00 GMT	Goodliffe 15'	Report	Nevitt  47' Hawkes 68'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 3,366 Referee: Will Finnie

Oldham Athletic v Sutton United

22 March 2022 38	Oldham Athletic	1–3	Sutton United	Oldham
19:45 GMT	Sutton 81'	Report	Korboa 20', 49' Beautyman 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,624 Referee: Marc Edwards

Port Vale v Sutton United

26 March 2022 39	Port Vale	2–0	Sutton United	Burslem
15:00 GMT	Wilson 7' Proctor 23',  70' Walker  53'	Report	John  66'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,362 Referee: Martin Coy

Sutton United v Leyton Orient

9 April 2022 40	Sutton United	1–0	Leyton Orient	Sutton
15:00 BST	Kizzi 21' Bugiel  59'	Report	Kyprianou  41' Archibald  85' Khan  90+5'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 3,152 Referee: Robert Lewis

Mansfield Town v Sutton United

15 April 2022 41	Mansfield Town	2–3	Sutton United	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Quinn  57' Goodliffe 78' (o.g.) Longstaff 90+7'	Report	Bugiel 9' Ajiboye 49' Bennett 80'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 6,134 Referee: Neil Hair

Sutton United v Newport County

18 April 2022 42	Sutton United	1–0	Newport County	Sutton
15:00 BST	Milsom 45' (pen.),  80' Bennett  47' Bouzanis  73' John  85' Boldewijn  90+1'	Report	Norman  80' Dolan  90+4'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 3,447 Referee: Ollie Yates

Barrow v Sutton United

23 April 2022 43	Barrow	1–0	Sutton United	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Kay  32' Rooney 68' Brown  75'	Report	Ajiboye  67' Milsom 76'	Stadium: The Dune Hotel Stadium Attendance: 3,019 Referee: Ben Toner

Sutton United v Crawley Town

26 April 2022 44	Sutton United	3–0	Crawley Town	Sutton
19:45 BST	Smith 4', 85' Bennett 7' Barden  35'	Report	Davies  34' Oteh  52' Nadesan  90+2'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 3,109 Referee: Sam Allison

Sutton United v Bradford City

30 April 2022 45	Sutton United	1–4	Bradford City	Sutton
15:00 BST	Smith 55' Bugiel  45+3' Goodliffe  71'	Report	Vernam 16', 77' Angol  52' Songo'o  54', 85' Hendrie  64' Cook 90+7'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 4,010 Referee: Declan Bourne

Harrogate Town v Sutton United

7 May 2022 46	Harrogate Town	0–2	Sutton United	Harrogate
15:00 BST		Report	Eastmond 8' Kizzi  63' Olaofe 78'	Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 2,484 Referee: Oliver Langford

FA Cup

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Sutton United were drawn away to Hayes & Yeading United in the first round.[12]

Hayes & Yeading United v Sutton United

6 November 2021 First round	Hayes & Yeading United	0–1	Sutton United	Hayes
15:00 GMT	Odelusi  43' Emmanuel  60'	Report	Milsom  37' Goodliffe  46' Randall 71'	Stadium: Skyex Stadium Attendance: 1,201 Referee: Sam Allison

Bristol Rovers v Sutton United

4 December 2021 Second round	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Sutton United	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Evans  28' Taylor  45+1' Collins 57' (pen.) Anderton 60'	Report	Davis  22' Randall 52' Eastmond  72'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,456 Referee: Darren Drysdale

EFL Cup

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

U's were drawn away to Cardiff City in the first round.[13][14]

Cardiff City v Sutton United

10 August 2021 First round	Cardiff City	3–2	Sutton United	Cardiff
19:00 BST	Watkins 44', 50' Murphy 84'	Report	Wilson 4' Milsom  21' Eastmond  55' Rowe 90'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 3500 Referee: Josh Smith

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

See also: 2022 EFL Trophy Final

United were drawn into the group stages alongside AFC Wimbledon, Crystal Palace U21s and Portsmouth.[15] The group stage fixtures were announced on July 15.[16]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Sutton United	3	3	0	0	0	6	0	+6	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Portsmouth	3	1	0	0	2	6	7	−1	3
3	L1	AFC Wimbledon	3	1	0	0	2	5	6	−1	3
4	ACA	Crystal Palace U21	3	1	0	0	2	2	6	−4	3

Source: EFL.com

Sutton United v Crystal Palace U21

31 August 2021 Group stage	Sutton United	3–0	Crystal Palace U21	Sutton
19:30 BST	Sho-Silva 31' Smith 52' Boldewijn  54' Korboa  76', 81'	Report	D. Boateng  82' Hannam  85'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 1,504 Referee: David Rock

Portsmouth v Sutton United

12 October 2021 Group stage	Portsmouth	0–2	Sutton United	Portsmouth
19:45 BST	Jacobs  86'	Report	Olaofe 55' John 71' Eastmond  83'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 2,490 Referee: Lee Swabey

Sutton United v AFC Wimbledon

9 November 2021 Group stage	Sutton United	1–0	AFC Wimbledon	Sutton
19:45 GMT	Wilson 47'	Report	Guinness-Walker  71'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 2,458 Referee: Neil Hair

Sutton United v Stevenage

30 November 2021 Second round	Sutton United	0–0 (4–3 p)	Stevenage	Sutton
19:45 GMT	Eastmond  90+8'	Report	Lines  33' Vancooten  38' Marshall  81'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 770 Referee: Sam Purkiss
	Penalties
	Eastmond Davis Milsom Korboa Olaofe Goodliffe		Norris Reeves Reid List Wildin Osborne

Sutton United v Colchester United

4 January 2022 Third round	Sutton United	2–1	Colchester United	Sutton
19:45 GMT	Turner 7' (o.g.) Wilson 52' Kizzi  57'	Report	Dobra  34' Sears 45' Coxe  57' Sarpong-Wiredu  57'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 977 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Sutton United v Harrogate Town

25 January 2022 Quarter-final	Sutton United	1–0	Harrogate Town	Sutton
19:45 GMT	Davis  4' Smith  74' Eastmond 80'	Report	Armstrong  4' Page  29' McArdle  71'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 1,499 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Wigan Athletic v Sutton United

8 March 2022 Semi-final	Wigan Athletic	1–1 (6–7 p)	Sutton United	Wigan
19:45 GMT	McClean 39' Magennis  46' Shinnie  65'	Report	Randall 29' Ajiboye  69'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 6,541 Referee: James Bell
	Penalties
	Power Shinnie Keane McClean Magennis Edwards McGrath Darikwa		Eastmond Beautyman Milsom Goodliffe Bennett Boldewijn Bouzanis John
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Rotherham United v Sutton United

3 April 2022 Final	Rotherham United	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Sutton United	London
15:00 BST	Wiles  15', 42' Osei-Tutu 90+6' Ogbene 96' Ihiekwe 112'	Report	Wilson 30' Eastmond 48' John  86' Kizzi  92'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 30,688 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2021	RB		Joe Kizzi	Bromley	Free transfer	[17]
1 July 2021	LW		Ricky Korboa	Northampton Town	Free transfer	[17]
1 July 2021	CM		Alistair Smith	Altrincham	Undisclosed	[17]
1 July 2021	CF		Donovan Wilson	Bath City	Undisclosed	[18]
6 July 2021	RW		Enzio Boldewijn	Notts County	Free transfer	[19]
9 July 2021	CF		Richie Bennett	Stockport County	Free transfer	[20]
1 October 2021	GK		Harry Palmer	Unattached	Free transfer	[21]
14 January 2022	GK		Stuart Nelson	Dorking Wanderers	Free transfer	[22]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
31 August 2021	CF		Isaac Olaofe	Millwall	End of season	[23]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2021	AM		Wayne Brown	Retired	Released	[24][25]
30 June 2021	RW		Rhys Browne	Wealdstone	Released	[24][26]
30 June 2021	CF		Callum Kealy	Dorking Wanderers	Released	[24][27]
30 June 2021	RB		Jude Mason	Merstham	Released	[24][28]
30 June 2021	LM		Joash Nembhard	Hemel Hempstead Town	Released	[24][29]
30 June 2021	CB		Bradley Pearce	Welling United	Released	[24][30]
30 June 2021	RB		Aaron Simpson	Hemel Hempstead Town	Released	[24][31]
31 October 2021	GK		Harry Palmer	Maidenhead United	Released	[32]
31 January 2022	CF		Tobi Sho-Silva	Carlisle United	Undisclosed	[33]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
28 August 2021	CM		Adam Lovatt	Tonbridge Angels	26 September 2021	[34]
24 September 2021	CF		Kylian Kouassi	Hampton & Richmond Borough	24 October 2021	[35]
21 October 2021	CM		Adam Lovatt	Tonbridge Angels	14 March 2022	[36]
26 October 2021	CF		Kylian Kouassi	Chesham United	4 March 2022	[37][38][39]
2 November 2021	GK		Filip Chalupniczak	Tooting & Mitcham United	1 December 2021	[40]
15 January 2022	GK		Brad House	Carshalton Athletic	31 January 2022	[41]
3 March 2022	DF		Roman Charles-Cook	South Park	31 March 2022	[42]

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played 7 May 2022

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	EFL League Two		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy		FA Cup		Total
				Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts
1	GK		Dean Bouzanis	44	44	1	1	6	5	2	2	53	52
2	DF		Jonathan Barden	21	18	1	1	3	3	1	1	26	23
3	DF		Ben Wyatt	16	13	0	0	7	6	1	1	24	20
4	DF		Coby Rowe	15	12	1	1	4	3	1	1	21	17
5	DF		Ben Goodliffe	43	43	1	1	7	7	2	2	53	53
6	DF		Louis John	36	36	0	0	6	6	1	1	43	43
7	FW		David Ajiboye	43	42	1	1	4	2	2	2	50	47
8	MF		Kenny Davis	20	12	1	1	4	3	1	1	26	17
9	FW		Omar Bugiel	39	27	1	1	4	2	2	2	46	32
10	MF		Harry Beautyman	19	12	1	1	3	3	0	0	23	16
11	MF		Will Randall	28	18	0	0	5	5	2	2	35	25
12	GK		Stuart Nelson	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
13	GK		Brad House	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	3	3
14	MF		Craig Dundas	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
15	MF		Craig Eastmond	31	31	1	1	6	4	1	1	39	37
16	FW		Isaac Olaofe	27	18	0	0	5	2	2	2	34	22
17	FW		Tobi Sho-Silva	7	4	0	0	4	2	1	0	12	6
18	MF		Adam Lovatt	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
19	FW		Ricky Korboa	14	3	0	0	5	4	1	0	20	7
20	MF		Enzio Boldewijn	39	27	1	0	7	4	2	0	49	31
22	DF		Joe Kizzi	32	31	0	0	7	7	1	1	40	39
23	GK		Harry Palmer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF		Robert Milsom	38	37	1	1	5	2	2	2	46	42
25	FW		Donovan Wilson	38	23	1	1	7	6	2	0	48	30
26	FW		Richie Bennett	38	22	1	0	8	5	1	0	48	27
27	FW		Kylian Kouassi	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
29	MF		Alistair Smith	33	28	1	0	5	4	1	1	40	33
32	GK		Filip Chalupniczak	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total				46		1		8		2		57

Goals

As of match played 7 May 2022

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	EFL League Two	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	FA Cup	Total
1	FW	16	Isaac Olaofe	8	0	1	0	9
	MF	29	Alistair Smith	8	0	1	0	9
3	FW	7	David Ajiboye	8	0	0	0	8
	FW	25	Donovan Wilson	4	1	3	0	8
5	MF	11	Will Randall	4	0	1	2	7
	DF	24	Robert Milsom	7	0	0	0	7
7	DF	22	Joe Kizzi	6	0	0	0	6
	FW	26	Richie Bennett	6	0	0	0	6
9	FW	9	Omar Bugiel	4	0	0	0	4
10	DF	5	Ben Goodliffe	3	0	0	0	3
	MF	15	Craig Eastmond	1	0	2	0	3
	FW	19	Ricky Korboa	2	0	1	0	3
13	DF	4	Coby Rowe	1	1	0	0	2
	DF	6	Louis John	1	0	1	0	2
	MF	10	Harry Beautyman	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	20	Enzio Boldewijn	2	0	0	0	2
17	MF	8	Kenny Davis	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	17	Tobi Sho-Silva	0	0	1	0	1
	Own goals			1	0	1	0	2
	Total			69	2	12	2	85

Assists

As of match played 7 May 2022

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	EFL League Two	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	FA Cup	Total
1	DF	24	Robert Milsom	7	0	0	0	7
	FW	25	Donovan Wilson	4	0	1	2	7
3	FW	7	David Ajiboye	5	1	0	0	6
	MF	20	Enzio Boldewijn	5	0	1	0	6
	FW	26	Richie Bennett	5	0	1	0	6
6	FW	9	Omar Bugiel	4	0	0	0	4
7	DF	22	Joe Kizzi	3	0	0	0	3
8	MF	8	Kenny Davis	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	29	Alistair Smith	1	0	1	0	2
10	GK	1	Dean Bouzanis	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	5	Ben Goodliffe	0	0	1	0	1
	DF	6	Louis John	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	10	Harry Beautyman	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	11	Will Randall	0	0	1	0	1
	MF	15	Craig Eastmond	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	19	Ricky Korboa	0	0	1	0	1
	Total			40	1	7	2	50

Clean sheets

As of match played 7 May 2022

No.	Player	EFL League Two	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	FA Cup	Total
1	Dean Bouzanis	17	0	3	1	21
13	Brad House	0	0	3	0	3
	Total	17	0	5[A]	1	23

Disciplinary record

As of match played 7 May 2022

No.	Pos.	Name	EFL League Two		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy		FA Cup		Total
1	GK	Dean Bouzanis	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
2	DF	Jonathan Barden	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
3	DF	Ben Wyatt	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF	Coby Rowe	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF	Ben Goodliffe	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
6	DF	Louis John	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
7	FW	David Ajiboye	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
8	MF	Kenny Davis	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
9	MF	Omar Bugiel	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
15	MF	Craig Eastmond	4	2	1	0	2	0	1	0	8	2
16	FW	Isaac Olaofe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	FW	Ricky Korboa	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
20	MF	Enzio Boldewijn	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
22	DF	Joe Kizzi	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
24	DF	Robert Milsom	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
26	FW	Richie Bennett	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
29	MF	Alistair Smith	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Total			63	3	2	0	10	0	4	0	79	3

Notes

1. Both Bouzanis and House featured in the game vs Stevenage so are both credited with a clean sheet.

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