Signings Report — Championship 2021/22

Quantitative analysis of clubs' accuracy in the market · Published on January 3, 2022
261
Real signings
255
Evaluated
36%
Average hit rate
62
Successful
▼ 5 p.p.
vs 2020/21 season

We identified 261 real signings for the first-team squad — academy promotions, loan returns and transfers that never went through are excluded. 6 youth investments (under-23) are classified separately. This edition introduces the adjusted hit rate, which statistically weights clubs with few signings to avoid small-sample distortions.

Club Ranking

ClubLeague pos.SigningsEvaluated SuccessfulFairUnsuccessfulRaw %Adjusted %
1Swansea15º131380562%52%
2Bristol City18º5531170%49%
3Huddersfield8841356%46%
4Blackpool16º212176848%44%
5Barnsley24º6622250%42%
6Birmingham21º121251646%42%
7Reading22º101025345%41%
8Nottingham Forest131242642%39%
9Cardiff19º7714243%39%
10Peterborough23º2120721140%39%
11Millwall6621342%38%
12Stoke City14º151326538%38%
13West Brom10º9822438%37%
14Blackburn7620433%35%
15Derby17º6612333%35%
16Fulham6620433%35%
17Coventry12º8813431%34%
18QPR11º101005525%30%
19Luton121213821%27%
20Hull City20º1919241321%26%
21Middlesbrough1717231221%26%
22Sheffield Utd8810712%24%
23Preston13º660060%20%
24Bournemouth1616121312%20%

The Adjusted % applies Bayesian weighting toward the league average (36%), proportional to the volume of signings — the ranking's official order.

Hit rate by transfer window

WindowSigningsHit rate %
Start-of-season window (Dec-Apr)11636%
Mid-year window (May-Aug)14535%

Season Highlights

PlayerClubPosMinG+ANotaRating
Harry WilsonFulhamM348610+197.42Excellent
Joël PiroeSwanseaF349222+66.98Excellent
Morgan Gibbs-WhiteSheffield UtdM296111+107.17Excellent
Jamie PatersonSwanseaM29569+97.06Excellent
Matt CrooksMiddlesbroughM349310+27.01Excellent
Lewis BakerStoke CityM17988+27.19Excellent

Methodology

Each evaluated signing is classified into five tiers from a score that combines match ratings, attacking output adjusted for game time, collective contribution and consistency, in comparison with the other players in the competition. Successful signings count as a full point; Fair ones, half a point. Signings without relevant game time are unsuccessful, except for youth investments (under-23) and serious, documented injuries.

Appendix — Signings by club

* Youth investment (under-23, no game time) — outside the calculation.

Barnsley (6 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Domingos Quina16138320Good
Josh Benson28137101Fair
Aaron Leya Iseka30128530Fair
Amine Bassi15120325Excellent
Devante Cole3188611Below expectations
Obbi Oulare52700Did not deliver

Birmingham (12 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Ryan Woods43231702Below expectations
Matija Šarkić23206900Fair
Onel Hernández22187133Good
Tahith Chong20156112Good
Juninho Bacuna18131223Good
Troy Deeney24130943Good
Dion Sanderson18126000Did not deliver
Lyle Taylor14123251Good
Teden Mengi1072600Did not deliver
Chuks Aneke2439020Below expectations
Taylor Richards822100Did not deliver
Juan Castillo128200Did not deliver

Blackburn (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Harry Pickering34275122Good
Jan Paul van Hecke31264611Good
Ryan Giles1370001Below expectations
Ryan Hedges1640401Did not deliver
Ian Carlo Poveda1437912Below expectations
Deyovaisio Zeefuik830600Did not deliver
James Brown *89000Investment

Blackpool (21 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Marvin Ekpiteta43353651Good
Kenneth Dougall43335015Good
Josh Bowler43282373Good
Keshi Anderson32261644Excellent
James Husband35252911Fair
Gary Madine36245690Good
Daniel Grimshaw38227001Did not deliver
Callumm Connolly44222421Below expectations
Richard Keogh32221801Fair
Jerry Yates46208583Good
Dujon Sterling29201300Below expectations
Chris Maxwell22184200Fair
Shayne Lavery39183580Good
Ryan Wintle19160800Fair
CJ Hamilton29147424Fair
Luke Garbutt21137100Did not deliver
Reece James26125800Did not deliver
Kevin Stewart1987702Did not deliver
Tyreece John-Jules1461200Did not deliver
Oliver Casey2034910Did not deliver
Grant Ward433500Fair

Bournemouth (16 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Ryan Christie39301538Excellent
Gary Cahill32193901Did not deliver
Nathaniel Phillips17153000Fair
Jamal Lowe38113572Fair
Emiliano Marcondes3580221Did not deliver
Todd Cantwell1464000Did not deliver
Leif Davis1758001Did not deliver
Siriki Dembélé1852421Below expectations
Ethan Laird837400Did not deliver
Zeno Ibsen Rossi728001Did not deliver
Robbie Brady1419100Did not deliver
Ørjan Nyland239000Did not deliver
Kieffer Moore58940Did not deliver
Christian Saydee4200Did not deliver
Freddie Woodman17000Did not deliver
Kyle Edwards0000Did not deliver

Bristol City (5 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Matty James33279013Excellent
Robert Atkinson36267221Good
Timm Klose18156210Good
George Tanner1496310Fair
Andy King1874112Below expectations

Cardiff (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Ryan Wintle23181901Fair
Ryan Giles21176909Excellent
Jordan Hugill20141841Fair
James Collins29128830Fair
Alfie Doughty1247710Did not deliver
Uche Ikpeazu1523630Fair
Marley Watkins1000Did not deliver

Coventry (8 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Simon Moore45369001Fair
Ian Maatsen41315331Good
Jake Clarke-Salter33229300Fair
Todd Kane37212914Fair
Martyn Waghorn36117812Below expectations
Jake Bidwell19114200Did not deliver
Jodi Jones2912201Did not deliver
Josh Reid5000Did not deliver

Derby (6 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Ryan Allsop44263100Did not deliver
Ravel Morrison39235444Good
Phil Jagielka20180700Fair
Richard Stearman4381001Did not deliver
Sam Baldock1580720Fair
Sone Aluko0000Did not deliver

Fulham (6 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Harry Wilson4134861019Excellent
Neco Williams14119822Excellent
Paulo Gazzaniga46117000Did not deliver
Nathaniel Chalobah2993701Did not deliver
Rodrigo Muniz3850040Below expectations
Domingos Quina59200Did not deliver

Huddersfield (8 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Lee Nicholls47414000Good
Tom Lees45369430Good
Matthew Pearson40313530Good
Danel Sinani45268473Good
Oliver Turton48258701Below expectations
Jordan Rhodes3183643Fair
Jamal Blackman199000Did not deliver
Oumar Niasse0000Did not deliver

Hull City (19 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Richard Smallwood46342822Good
Greg Docherty45284201Fair
Alfie Jones25182010Fair
Lewie Coyle24176711Good
Nathan Baxter34144000Did not deliver
Regan Slater18105801Below expectations
Tyler Smith2683811Fair
George Moncur2568801Did not deliver
Allahyar Sayyadmanesh1355410Fair
Matthew Smith1654900Did not deliver
Marcus Forss1548811Below expectations
Randell Williams1647000Did not deliver
Andy Cannon2344710Did not deliver
Tom Huddlestone2739400Did not deliver
Josh Emmanuel1738300Did not deliver
Liam Walsh712200Did not deliver
Jordan Flores0000Did not deliver
Gavin Whyte0000Did not deliver
Max Clark0000Did not deliver

Luton (12 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Amari'i Bell45376212Good
Allan Campbell42277142Fair
Reece Burke35228810Below expectations
Henri Lansbury41202000Below expectations
Fred Onyedinma35153234Fair
Cameron Jerome40148035Fair
Admiral Muskwe2883901Did not deliver
Robert Snodgrass1450701Did not deliver
Matt Ingram436000Below expectations
Jed Steer627000Did not deliver
Carlos Mendes Gomes3425200Did not deliver
Alex Palmer218001Did not deliver

Middlesbrough (17 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Matt Crooks403493102Excellent
Joe Lumley44306000Below expectations
Andraž Šporar38237982Good
Sol Bamba44166301Did not deliver
Lee Peltier41148200Did not deliver
Aaron Connolly21118720Fair
Neil Taylor23110900Did not deliver
Luke Daniels45108000Did not deliver
Folarin Balogun2188833Fair
Onel Hernández1779110Fair
Riley McGree1372220Below expectations
Uche Ikpeazu2266821Below expectations
Martín Payero2458011Did not deliver
James Léa Siliki2533500Did not deliver
Toyosi Olusanya156400Did not deliver
Caolan Boyd-Munce32100Did not deliver
Sammy Ameobi0000Did not deliver

Millwall (6 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Benik Afobe393056123Excellent
Daniel Ballard32263810Good
Sheyi Ojo2694202Did not deliver
Oliver Burke1481321Fair
Luke Freeman11300Did not deliver
George Long46000Did not deliver

Nottingham Forest (13 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Djed Spence41359124Excellent
Philip Zinckernagel46302167Excellent
Max Lowe22163914Good
Steve Cook17133900Fair
Keinan Davis17114952Excellent
Sam Surridge1971371Fair
Ethan Horvath4854100Did not deliver
Braian Ojeda1123700Did not deliver
Jordi Osei-Tutu423600Below expectations
Xande Silva1623501Did not deliver
Richie Laryea1213000Did not deliver
Jonathan Panzo *16500Investment
Mohamed Dräger1000Did not deliver

Peterborough (21 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Oliver Norburn36301801Good
Jonson Clarke-Harris422996123Excellent
Frankie Kent44288310Below expectations
Joe Ward40275203Good
David Cornell43270000Did not deliver
Jack Taylor34258421Good
Nathan Thompson27242910Good
Siriki Dembélé24191051Good
Jorge Grant43175022Below expectations
Dan Butler22167401Fair
Jeando Fuchs20137401Fair
Jack Marriott28137390Good
Mark Beevers24115700Did not deliver
Steven Benda1081000Below expectations
Bali Mumba2068600Did not deliver
Christy Pym763000Below expectations
Conor Coventry1743500Did not deliver
Hayden Coulson736600Did not deliver
Joseph Tomlinson2229600Did not deliver
Joel Randall1423900Did not deliver
Ethan Hamilton *25700Investment

Preston (6 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Alistair McCann38157710Below expectations
Bambo Diaby1244900Did not deliver
Josh Murphy1420200Did not deliver
Matthew Olosunde213600Did not deliver
Connor Wickham12500Did not deliver
Isaiah Brown0000Did not deliver

QPR (10 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Jimmy Dunne45319831Fair
Moses Odubajo32213103Fair
Andre Dozzell40154401Did not deliver
Sam McCallum20127220Fair
Andre Gray341240101Fair
David Marshall1394400Below expectations
Dion Sanderson1682900Did not deliver
Jeff Hendrick1465500Did not deliver
Kieren Westwood654000Fair
Jordan Archer21000Did not deliver

Reading (10 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Danny Drinkwater33281811Good
Abdul Baba Rahman32258701Fair
Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru45246242Fair
Junior Hoilett29173832Fair
Thomas Ince15133721Good
Scott Dann22123121Below expectations
Ørjan Nyland1190000Did not deliver
Alen Halilović1370412Fair
Andy Carroll859721Fair
Brandon Barker133500Did not deliver

Sheffield Utd (8 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Wes Foderingham45297000Below expectations
Morgan Gibbs-White3629611110Excellent
Ben Davies32189210Did not deliver
Conor Hourihane42144114Below expectations
Robin Olsen1199000Below expectations
Filip Uremović719800Did not deliver
Charlie Goode68700Did not deliver
Adam Davies22000Did not deliver

Stoke City (15 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Ben Wilmot40284713Fair
Mario Vrančić38204135Fair
Taylor Harwood-Bellis22196001Good
Lewis Baker21179882Excellent
Phil Jagielka20177600Fair
Romaine Sawyers31174723Fair
Jack Bonham29135000Did not deliver
Leo Østigård17110310Below expectations
Josh Maja1591013Fair
Sam Surridge2271321Fair
Liam Moore730600Did not deliver
Demeaco Duhaney1020800Did not deliver
Alfie Doughty *1817200Investment
Abdallah Sima *67300Investment
Frank Fielding3000Did not deliver

Swansea (13 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Joël Piroe453492226Excellent
Jamie Paterson38295699Excellent
Flynn Downes37287512Good
Michael Obafemi332016123Good
Cyrus Christie23200734Good
Ben Hamer43189000Did not deliver
Olivier Ntcham38188643Good
Andrew Fisher24180000Below expectations
Ethan Laird20161303Good
Hannes Wolf19155123Good
Rhys Williams1030100Did not deliver
Liam Walsh1713400Did not deliver
Kieron Freeman0000Did not deliver

West Brom (9 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Alex Mowatt34289442Excellent
Matthew Clarke38275210Fair
Adam Reach45202522Below expectations
Jayson Molumby40173110Below expectations
Andy Carroll15103130Good
Jordan Hugill21100310Fair
Daryl Dike *28400Investment
Kean Bryan85600Did not deliver
Alex Palmer11000Did not deliver
Signings Report · Championship 2021/22 · January 3, 2022