In the 2021 rugby league season, York City Knights competed in the 2021 RFL Championship, the 2021 Challenge Cup and the 2021 RFL 1895 Cup. It was the first season that the club played at the York Community Stadium. At the RFL end of year awards York was named as the Championship Club of the Year.

Results Pre-season friendlies

DateVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport+Pre-season results 11 March Hull F.C. H York Community Stadium 22–28 Dean, Jones-Bishop, Salter, Dow-Nikau Dixon (2), O'Hagan Championship

League table

Championship results

Date and timeMWVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceTVReport+Championship results3 April, 16:301 Toulouse OlympiqueHYork Community Stadium 6–21Jones-BishopK. Dixonrowspan="6" 18 April2 Sheffield EaglesHYork Community Stadium 14–20Jubb, K. Dixon, SalterK. Dixon25 April3 Swinton LionsAHeywood Road 64–16K. Dixon, R. Dixon (2), Marsh (4), Wynne, Dean (2), AtkinsK. Dixon (10)2 May4 Dewsbury RamsATetley's Stadium 30–20Atkins, Stock, K Dixon, Marsh (2)K. Dixon (5)9 May5 Featherstone RoversHYork Community Stadium 16–20Marsh, SalterK. Dixon (2)16 May6 Widnes VikingsAHalton Stadium 35–14Scott, Jones-Bishop, Washbrook, Lewis (2)K. Dixon, Dean (Drop goal)23 May7 OldhamHYork Community Stadium 34–6Jubb (2), K. Dixon, Dean, March, ClarksonK. Dixon (5)1,00030 May8 Bradford BullsAOdsal Stadium 18–37K. Dixon, Atkins, ClarksonK. Dixon (3)4,00012 June9 Halifax PanthersAThe Shay 6–30MarshK. Dixon82820 June10 Batley BulldogsHYork Community Stadium 20–22Jones-Bishop, K. Dixon (2)K. Dixon (4)1,48627 June11 WhitehavenALEL Arena 12–37Baldwinson, K. DixonK. Dixon (2)6014 July12 Newcastle ThunderHYork Community Stadium 26–28Atkins, Clarkson, Scott, WhiteleyK. Dixon (5)1,49711 July13 London BroncosATrailfinders Sports Ground 22–50Whiteley, K. Dixon, Jubb, Atkins K. Dixon (3)20025 July14 Swinton LionsHYork Community Stadium 46–10Clarkson, R. Dixon, K. Dixon (2), Kirmond, Marsh (2), Dow-Nikau K. Dixon (7)1,3441 August15 Sheffield EaglesAKeepmoat Stadium – P–P colspan="4" 8 August16 Widnes VikingsHYork Community Stadium 34–20O'Hagan (2), Whiteley, Dow-Nikau (2), TeanbyMarsh (5)1,38614 August17 Featherstone RoversAMillennium Stadium 14–44Jones-Bishop (2), MarshJohnson2,18322 August18 WhitehavenHYork Community Stadium 30–12Teanby, Jones-Bishop, Stock, Whiteley, ScottMarsh (5)1,46029 August19 Bradford BullsHYork Community Stadium 18–36Atkins, Green, KirmondK. Dixon (3)4,0003 September20 Newcastle ThunderAKingston Park 29–16Clarkson, Jones-Bishop, McGowan (2), WhiteleyHarrison (4), Marsh (Drop goal)92212 September21 Toulouse OlympiqueAStade Ernest-Wallon – P–Pcolspan="4" 19 September22 London BroncosHYork Community Stadium 32–22Clarkson, Bass, Kirmond, Marsh, Dow-Nikau, WashbrookHarrison (3)2,782 Source: Challenge Cup / 1895 Cup

In the 2021 season, the Challenge Cup and RFL 1895 Cup used a format where the four sides which progressed from the second round of the Challenge Cup qualified for the 1895 Cup semi-finals.

+Challenge Cup / 1895 Cup resultsDate and timeRoundVersusH/AVenue*ResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceTVReportChallenge Cup1895 Cup19 March, 7:45pm11 Sheffield EaglesAKeepmoat Stadium 30–6 Whiteley (2), Brining, Jones-Bishop, Atkins K. Dixon (5)rowspan="3"The Sportsman28 March, 2:30pm22 London BroncosAThe Rock 14–2Porter, Salter K. Dixon (3)BBC Red Button 9 April, 7:45pm3 Wigan WarriorsH York Community Stadium 0–26The Sportsman 6 June Semi-final Swinton LionsH York Community Stadium 36–22Salter, Stock, Atkins, Brining, Kirmond, LewisK. Dixon (6) The Sportsman 17 July Final Featherstone RoversN Wembley Stadium 34–41Jones-Bishop, Stock, Brining, Bass, Lewis, WhiteleyK. Dixon (5) BBC Red Button

Players Squad

2021 transfers Gains + Player Club Contract DateRyan Atkins Wakefield Trinity 1 Year September 2020Daniel Barcoe Wakefield Trinity 1 Year September 2020Adam Cuthbertson Leeds Rhinos 1 Year September 2020Kieran Dixon London Broncos 1 Year November 2020Harry Dodd Wakefield Trinity 1 Year September 2020Danny Kirmond Wakefield Trinity 1 Year September 2020Tyme Nikau North Wales Crusaders 1 Year September 2020Brendan O'Hagan Wests Tigers 1 Year October 2020Morgan Smith London Broncos 1 Year September 2020Ben Jones-Bishop Wakefield Trinity 1 Year January 2021Riley Dean Warrington Wolves Season loan February 2021Yusuf Aydin Wakefield Trinity 2 Week loan April 2021Joe Keyes Hull Kingston Rovers 2 Week loan April 2021 Lewis Peachey Castleford Tigers 2 Week loan April 2021Connor Wynne Hull F.C. Month loan April 2021Mikey Lewis Hull Kingston Rovers Month loan May 2021 2 Week loan July 2021 James McDonnell Wigan Warriors 2 Week loan May 2021 Rolling loan August 2021Tyla Hepi Castleford Tigers 2 Week loan June 2021Jake Sweeting Castleford Tigers 2 Week loan June 2021Jamie Ellis Leigh Centurions 2 Week loan June 2021Corey Hall Leeds Rhinos Loan July 2021Corey Johnson Leeds Rhinos Loan July 2021Aidan McGowan Huddersfield Giants Rolling loan July 2021Jacob Gannon Warrington Wolves Rolling loan August 2021

Losses + Player Club Contract DateBrad Hey Hunslet RLFC 1 Year September 2020Ben Johnston Doncaster RLFC 2 Years September 2020Josh Jordan-Roberts Rochdale Hornets 2 Years August 2020Connor Robinson Halifax Panthers 2 Years September 2020Elliot Wallis Hull KR Loan Expiry / Bradford Bulls 1 Year November 2020Will Sharp Released

Internationals Members of the 2021 York squad who earned international caps this year:

Ben Jones-Bishop v. , 24 October 2021

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