2021 York City Knights season

York City Knights 2021 season
2021 RFL Championship Rank9th
Play-off resultN/A
Challenge Cup3rd round
Team information
ChairmanJon Flatman
Head CoachJames Ford
StadiumYork Community Stadium
colours
colours
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Championship
Main article: 2021 RFL Championship

Matches
Date and TimeMWVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceTVReport
3 April, 16:30 1 Toulouse Olympique H York Community Stadium L 6–21 Played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PP Pts PCT Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
1 Toulouse Olympique[lower-alpha 2] 14 14 0 0 698 124 562.9 28 100.00 Championship Leaders' Shield & advance to semi-final
2 Featherstone Rovers 21 20 0 1 943 292 322.9 38[lower-alpha 3] 90.48[lower-alpha 3] Advance to semi-final
3 Halifax Panthers 21 13 0 8 528 354 149.2 26 61.90 Advance to eliminators
4 Batley Bulldogs 21 13 0 8 561 411 136.5 26 61.90
5 Bradford Bulls 20 12 0 8 514 501 102.6 24 60.00
6 Whitehaven 22 12 1 9 502 524 95.8 25 56.82
7 London Broncos[lower-alpha 2] 20 11 1 8 552 579 95.3 21[lower-alpha 4] 52.50[lower-alpha 4]
8 Widnes Vikings 21 9 1 11 494 534 92.5 19 45.24
9 York City Knights 20 9 0 11 502 477 105.2 18 45.00
10 Dewsbury Rams 21 8 1 12 360 608 59.2 17 40.48
11 Newcastle Thunder 20 7 1 12 431 627 68.7 15 37.50
12 Sheffield Eagles 20 5 3 12 420 665 63.2 13 32.50
13 Oldham 21 2 1 18 308 748 41.2 5 11.90 Relegated to League 1
14 Swinton Lions 22 2 1 19 404 773 52.3 5 11.36
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) win percentage; 2) points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded).
Notes:
  1. Teams must have played at least 70% of scheduled fixtures (16 matches) to qualify for the play-offs. Fixtures involving Toulouse that are cancelled due to quarantine restrictions do not count against either team involved in respect of the 70% requirement.[1]
  2. Toulouse were awarded the fixture against London scheduled for 17 April after London declined to travel to France. Toulouse are awarded the two competition points and for points scored percentage the score is recorded as a 24–0 win for Toulouse. The game does not count towards the number of games played by London to determine eligibility for the play-offs
  3. Featherstone deducted 2 points for breach of the RFL Operational Rules in March 2021.[2]
  4. London deducted 2 points for breach of the RFL Operational Rules in failing for fulfil the fixture against Toulouse in April 2021.[4]

    Challenge Cup / 1895 Cup
    Main articles: 2021 Challenge Cup and 2021 RFL 1895 Cup
    Challenge Cup / 1895 Cup
    Date and TimeRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceTVReport
    19 March, 7:45pm Challenge Cup / 1895 Cup round 1 Sheffield Eagles A Keepmoat Stadium W 30–6 Behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic The Sportsman [6]
    28 March, 2:30pm Challenge Cup / 1895 Cup round 2 London Broncos A The Rock W 14–2 BBC Red Button [7]
    Challenge Cup 1895 Cup
    Date and TimeRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceTVReportDate and TimeRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceTVReport
    9 April, 7:45pm Challenge Cup round 3 Wigan Warriors H York Community Stadium L 0–26 Behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic The Sportsman [8] 7 June 1895 Cup Semi-finals Swinton Lions H York Community Stadium W 36–22 The Sportsman [9]
    17 July 1895 Cup Final Featherstone Rovers N Wembley Stadium L 34–41 BBC Red Button [10]

    2021 squad
    York City Knights 2021 Squad
    First team squad Coaching staff

    Head coach

    Assistant coach

    • Chris Spurr
    Legend:
    • (c) Captain(s)
    • (vc) Vice captain(s)

    Updated: 20 November 2020
    Source(s): 2021 Squad Numbers

    2021 transfers

    Gains

    PlayerClubContractDate
    England Ryan AtkinsWakefield Trinity1 YearAugust 2020
    England Daniel BarcoeWakefield Trinity1 YearAugust 2020
    England Adam CuthbertstonLeeds Rhinos1 YearAugust 2020
    England Kieran DixonLondon Broncos1 YearSeptember 2020
    England Harry DoddWakefield Trinity1 YearSeptember 2020
    England Danny KirmondWakefield Trinity1 YearSeptember 2020
    New Zealand Tyme NikauNorth Wales Crusaders1 YearOctober 2020
    Ireland Brendan O'HaganWests Tigers1 YearOctober 2020
    England Morgan SmithLondon Broncos1 YearOctober 2020
    England Riley DeanWarrington WolvesSeason LoanFebruary 2021

    Losses

    PlayerClubContractDate
    England Brad HeyHunslet RLFC2 YearsSeptember 2020
    England Ben JohnstonDoncaster RLFC2 YearsSeptember 2020
    England Josh Jordan-RobertsRochdale Hornets2 YearsSeptember 2020
    England Connor RobinsonHalifax Panthers2 YearsOctober 2020
    England Elliot WallisHull KR Loan Expiry / Bradford Bulls1 YearOctober 2020
    England Will SharpReleasedOctober 2020

    References
    1. "Toulouse home fixtures against Halifax and Batley cancelled". RFL. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
    2. "Operational Rules Tribunal – Featherstone Rovers". RFL. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
    3. "Operational Rules Tribunal – Featherstone Rovers". RFL. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
    4. "Operational Rules Tribunal – London Broncos". RFL. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
    5. "Operational Rules Tribunal – London Broncos". RFL. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
    6. "York City Knights progress in Challenge Cup after 30-6 win at Sheffield Eagles". York Press.
    7. "York City Knights seal tight Challenge Cup win at London Broncos". York Press.
    8. "Wigan shut out York in Challenge Cup win". BBC Sport.
    9. "York City Knights v Swinton Lions - Rugby League".
    10. "Featherstone beat York to win 1895 Cup". 17 July 2021.
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