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2021–22 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Season
The 2021–22 season was Blackburn Rovers' 134th season as a professional football club. The club participated in the Championship for a fourth consecutive season. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022. Activity Summer activity May On 14 May 2021, Rovers announced their retained list, Ryan Nyambe, Joe Rothwell and Joe Rankin-Costello have had the one-year options in their contracts activated. Bradley Johnson has extended his stay by a further 12 months. Discussions are ongoing with club captain Elliott Bennett regarding the possibility of extending his stay, however he is free to consider other options. Harry Chapman has been offered a new contract. Corry Evans, Charlie Mulgrew, Amari'i Bell, Stewart Downing, Lewis Holtby, Joe Grayson, Stefan Mols, Lewis Thompson, Ben Paton, Brad Lyons and Tom White, along with scholars James Connolly, George Wyatt and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021–22 In English Football
The 2021–22 season was the 142nd competitive association football season in England. National teams England men's national football team Results and fixtures =Friendlies= =FIFA World Cup qualification= UEFA Group I =UEFA Euro 2020 = Knockout phase Final = UEFA Nations League = Group 3 England women's national football team Results and fixtures =Friendlies= =2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification= Group D =2022 Arnold Clark Cup= UEFA competitions UEFA Super Cup UEFA Champions League Group stage =Group A= =Group B= =Group F= =Group H= Knockout phase =Round of 16= =Quarter-finals= =Semi-finals= =Final= UEFA Europa League Group stage =Group C= =Group H= Knockout stage =Round of 16= =Quarter-finals= =Semi-finals= UEFA Europa Conference League Qualifying phase and play-off round =Play-off round= Group stage =Group G= Knockout stage =Knocko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliott Bennett
Elliott Bennett (born 18 December 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays for club Shrewsbury Town. He is the elder brother of footballer Kyle Bennett. Club career Wolverhampton Wanderers Bennett grew up in Telford, Shropshire, and joined Wolverhampton Wanderers at age nine having been spotted playing in a local five-a-side tournament. He captained the club's under-12 team that travelled to Japan in 2001 and won the U12 World Cup, where he also picked up the Player of the Tournament award. He attended Thomas Telford School, where he captained the football team to win the County Cup five years in a row. Bennett was also a talented 200m sprinter and represented Shropshire at the English School Athletics Championships. He left school to gain a scholarship at Wolves alongside Lee Collins, and signed professional forms with them in March 2007. The midfielder never made a league appearance for Wolves though, despite being picked for the first team squad several times, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Connolly (footballer)
James Alfred Connolly (born 2 November 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a central defender for club Bristol Rovers. He is a former Wales under-21 international. Club career Early career Connolly began his career with Blackburn Rovers, signing a two-year scholarship contract with the club in June 2018. Despite missing the majority of the 2019–20 season through an injury sustained in October 2019, Connolly had his scholarship extended by a further year being released by the club at the end of the following season. In June 2021, Connolly signed with Cardiff City. Connolly was retained by the club ahead of the 2022–23 season. Bristol Rovers On 8 January 2022, Connolly joined League Two side Bristol Rovers on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. He made his senior debut later that day in a 2–1 FA Cup third round defeat to Peterborough United, and his league debut came on 22 January 2022. Connolly formed a solid defensive partnership with fel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom White (footballer, Born 1997)
Thomas Alan White (born 9 May 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Barrow. Club career Gateshead After playing for a boys clubs with future Blackburn teammate Adam Armstrong and youth football for Carlisle United, he signed for Gateshead at the age of 18. His time with Gateshead was hindered by injury, and in 2016 the club initially withdrew their offer of a professional contract due to his injuries. He remained with the club to use their training facilities as he recovered, and he also spent loan spells at Spennymoor Town (signing for them in January 2017), West Auckland Town (signing for them in September 2017), Ashington (signing for them in November 2017) and Scarborough Athletic (signing for them in January 2018). During this time he relied on borrowing money from his parents for petrol so he could get to training. The 2018–19 season was a "breakthrough" for him at the club as he made 43 league appearances for them that season. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Lyons
Brad Joseph Lyons (born 26 May 1997) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Kilmarnock and the Northern Ireland national team. Club career Lyons began his career in the Irish Premiership with Coleraine. After helping Coleraine win the Irish Cup, in September 2018 he moved on loan to English club Blackburn Rovers, with the deal to become permanent in January 2019. In January 2019 he signed a permanent 18-month contract, his first ever professional contract. He stated that he wanted to break into the Blackburn first-team. Later that month he moved on loan to St Mirren. He was sent off 28 minutes into his debut, in the Scottish Cup, on 19 January 2019. He was offered a new contract by Blackburn at the end of the 2019–20 season. In December 2020 he appeared in a Blackburn Rovers' first-team match day squad for the first time since he signed for the club. He moved on loan to Morecambe in January 2021. On 14 May 2021 it was announced that h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Paton (soccer)
Benjamin Alan "Ben" Paton (born May 5, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player. Club career Early career In 2016, Paton joined the youth academy of Blackburn Rovers, after trialing the year previous. In March 2018 Blackburn signed Paton to a professional contract. In June 2021 it was announced that Paton would not be retained by the club. Ross County On July 8, 2021 Scottish Premiership club Ross County announced they had signed Paton to a deal, joining his older brother Harry. He made his professional debut for The Staggies on August 22 against Rangers. In January 2023 Paton suffered a cruciate ligament injury during a training session, ruling him out for nine months. In January 2024, Ross County announced he had left the club following the expiration of his contract. International career Paton has represented Canada at the under-17 level and was part of a squad that faced Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Thompson
Lewis Thompson (born 10 October 1999) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hyde United. Club career Thompson began his career with Manchester United, moving to Blackburn Rovers in 2016. Whilst with Blackburn he spent loan spells at F.C. United of Manchester in 2018, and AFC Fylde in 2020. He moved to Scunthorpe United in July 2021, signing a one-year contract, having failed to make a competitive appearance for Blackburn. He was released by Scunthorpe at the end of the 2021–22 season. On 25 November 2022, Thompson signed for National League North side Spennymoor Town. In March 2023, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Ashton United on loan until the end of the season. In January 2024, he joined Atherton Collieries on an initial short-term loan. Ahead of the 2024–25 season, he joined the club on a permanent basis, being named club captain. In September 2024, he joined Hyde United Hyde United Football Club is a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Mols
Stefan Edouard Mols (born 31 January 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Warrington Town. Club career In January 2017, the 18 year old signed a professional contract with the first team, penning a deal which would keep him in the club till the summer of 2019. On 4 October 2017, Mols made his professional debut for Blackburn Rovers in their EFL Trophy tie against Bury, replacing Craig Conway in the 1-0 defeat. On 6 October Mols joined Intercity on loan until end of the season. On 22 January Mols returned to Rovers. Mols was released by Rovers at the end of the 2020–21 season at the expiration of his contract with the club. On 12 October 2021, Mols joined Warrington Town Warrington Town Football Club is an association football club based in Warrington, Cheshire. They were established in 1949 under the name of Stockton Heath, adopting their current name in 1961. They currently compete in and play at Cantilever P .... Mols signed a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Grayson
Joseph Nicholas Grayson (born 26 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder who plays for Gateshead. Having come through the youth academy at Blackburn Rovers, he spent time on loan with Grimsby Town and Oxford United before signing a permanent contract with Barrow in 2021. He has since played for both Dundee and Stockport County on loan. Early and personal life His father is Simon Grayson. He attended Moorland School. Career Blackburn Rovers Grayson joined Blackburn Rovers in the 2014, turning professional in July 2017. He made his senior debut on 28 August 2018, in the EFL Cup, in a 4–1 home victory against Lincoln City. In doing so him and his father became the third father-son duo to both play for Blackburn Rovers. He moved on loan to Grimsby Town in January 2019 for the rest of the season. On 1 February 2021, Grayson joined League One side Oxford United on loan until the end of the season. On 13 May 2021, Grayson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Holtby
Lewis Harry Holtby (born 18 September 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Holstein Kiel. Holtby began his professional career with Alemannia Aachen before signing for Schalke 04 two years later. He was subsequently loaned to VfL Bochum and Mainz 05 before returning to Gelsenkirchen where he lifted the DFL-Supercup in 2011. He then spent two seasons in England with Premier League sides Tottenham and Fulham between 2013 and 2014 before returning to Germany to sign for Hamburger SV. There, he spent five seasons, including the 2017–18 Bundesliga campaign in which the club was relegated for the first time in history, and made over 100 appearances before spending two seasons with EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers between 2019 and 2021. Holtby also represented Germany at various youth levels from 2008 to 2013 and captained the nation at the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He made his senior debut against Sweden in 2010 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stewart Downing
Stewart Downing (born 22 July 1984) is an English former professional footballer. He played most of his career as a winger, where he operated predominantly on the left-hand side, though he could play on the right and go inside on to his stronger left foot. Downing had played more recently as an attacking midfielder. Downing started his career at Middlesbrough, where after a loan at Sunderland, he became a key part of the team, winning the League Cup in 2004 and helping them to the UEFA Cup final two years later. In 2009, after Boro's relegation, he joined Aston Villa for an initial £10 million, then moved on to Liverpool for twice that amount two years later, again winning the League Cup in 2012. He played for two seasons at West Ham United before returning to Middlesbrough, where he won promotion to the Premier League. In 2019, he was released by Middlesbrough after 404 total appearances, and signed for Blackburn Rovers. A full international from 2005 to 2014, Downing earn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amari'i Bell
Amari'i Kyren Bell (born 5 May 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for club Luton Town and the Jamaica national team. Bell joined Birmingham City's Academy in 2011 and turned professional the following year. He spent time on loan at Conference Premier club Nuneaton Town in the first half of the 2013–14 season before making his Football League debut for Birmingham in January 2014. Later that season he returned to the Conference Premier with Kidderminster Harriers. After a loan spell at League Two club Mansfield Town at the start of the 2014–15 season was cut short, Bell spent three months with League One club Swindon Town before joining another League One club, Gillingham, also on loan, in March 2015. He was released by Birmingham at the end of the 2014–15 season and signed for Fleetwood Town of League One. He spent two-and-a-half seasons with Fleetwood, making 137 appearances, before moving on to Blackburn Rovers in January 2018. After three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
