Fleetwood Town announced friendly matches against Radcliffe,[3] Port Vale,[4] Rochdale,[4] St Johnstone,[5] Huddersfield Town,[6] Leeds United,[7] Chester,[3] Wrexham[8] and Stockport County[9] as part of their pre-season preparations.

Source: [citation needed] Fleetwood Town's fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.

[11] Fleetwood were drawn at home to Burton Albion in the first round.

[12] Fleetwood Town were drawn at away to Stoke City in the first round.

[13][14] Fleetwood were drawn into Group G off the Northern section alongside Accrington Stanley, Barrow and Leicester City U21s.