2022–23 Port Vale F.C. season
2022–23 season | ||||
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Owner | Synsol Holdings Limited | |||
Chair | Carol Shanahan | |||
Manager | Darrell Clarke (until 17 April)[1] Andy Crosby (interim from 17 April)[1] | |||
Stadium | Vale Park | |||
League One | 18th (49 points) | |||
FA Cup | First round (knocked out by Exeter City) | |||
EFL Cup | First round (knocked out by Rotherham United) | |||
EFL Trophy | Round of 16 (knocked out by Salford City) | |||
Player of the Year | Nathan Smith | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Ellis Harrison (11) All: Ellis Harrison (11) | |||
Highest home attendance | 11,336 vs. Sheffield Wednesday, 1 October 2022 | |||
Lowest home attendance | 1,090 vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers U21, 18 October 2022 | |||
Average home league attendance | 7,681 | |||
Biggest win | 4–0 vs. Shrewsbury Town, 20 September 2022 | |||
Biggest defeat | 0–4 (twice) | |||
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The 2022–23 season was Port Vale's 111th season in the English Football League, and first season back in EFL League One following promotion out of EFL League Two with victory in the 2022 EFL League Two play-off final. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.
In a compacted pre-season, the club signed seven players permanently and brought in a further six on loan, whilst six first-team players were moved on. Having won their opening game on 30 July, Vale picked up four points from five games in August, whilst they exited the EFL Cup in the first round. Summer signing Ellis Harrison soon found his form, though, scoring five goals from seven league games, whilst the Vale qualified for the knock-out stages of the EFL Trophy with one group game to spare. Despite facing a difficult run of fixtures in October, they picked up ten points to firmly establish themselves in mid-table. They added four points from four league games in November and also advanced into the Round of 16 of the EFL Trophy. Vale ended 2022 in ninth place, though were knocked out of the EFL Trophy by Salford City.
Port Vale had a quiet January transfer window, with two loan signings coming and three senior players outgoing permanently. They picked up just four points from seven league games in February but stabilised in March as attacking talent returned to fitness. However, one point from four games saw manager Darrell Clarke sacked on 17 April, with assistant manager Andy Crosby given the task of keeping the club out of the relegation zone as interim manager. The club's final total of 49 points was enough to secure an eighteenth-place finish, four points above the relegation zone, and Crosby was given the job permanently.
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Overview
EFL League One
Having achieved promotion out of EFL League Two via the play-offs, the Port Vale squad had a shorter summer break than most other EFL League One clubs as their final game was on 28 May rather than 30 April. As a result, the director of football David Flitcroft said that players would be having a phased return to training, with players who featured in more games taking longer to report back for the pre-season training camp in Spain.[2] The first summer signing was Lewis Cass, who had played for the club on loan from Newcastle United in the 2021–22 season.[3] Seeking experienced League One players, the club signed Belgian midfielder Funso Ojo following his release from Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen.[4] Meanwhile Aaron Martin and Jake Taylor were sold on, to Eastleigh and Morecambe respectively.[5][6] The club brought in number of signings in the last week of July: 20-year-old former Watford defender Derek Agyakwa (who had been at the club on trial), 21-year-old former Stoke City defender Will Forrester, 29-year-old former Wigan Athletic attacker Gavin Massey, and 17-year-old Southampton loanee defender Thierry Small.[7][8][9][10] Rory Holden, a 24-year-old midfielder who had played under Clarke at Walsall, was also signed after spending pre-season with the club.[11] Vale opened the season at Vale Park with a 2–1 win over Fleetwood Town; centre-backs Nathan Smith and Connor Hall scored within two minutes of each other complete a comeback victory after Daniel Batty opened the scoring on six minutes.[12]
Having won on the opening day, Vale then fell to a heavy 4–0 defeat at fellow newly promoted side Exeter City, with Jamie Proctor having to make do with 17-year-old attacking midfielder Tommy McDermott as a strike partner amid a shortage of specialist forwards on the books.[13] One specialist forward was signed on 11 August, Welshman Ellis Harrison arrived for an undisclosed fee from Fleetwood Town, having previously won two promotions under Clarke at Bristol Rovers.[14] Goalkeeper Jack Stevens also arrived on a season-long loan from Oxford United.[15] Both signings made their debuts in an entertaining 0–0 home draw with Bolton Wanderers, in which the away side were reduced to ten men after Ricardo Santos was sent off on 37 minutes.[16] Vale went on to lose 2–1 away at Milton Keynes Dons, where a brace from Bradley Johnson gave the hosts their first points of the campaign, and after the match Clarke defended his decision to rotate the squad to rest players.[17] Vale went on to pick up their first away win of the campaign at struggling Burton Albion, winning 2–0 after Ben Garrity and Ellis Harrison scored second-half goals.[18] However, they ended August with a 1–0 home defeat to Portsmouth.[19] As the transfer window drew to a close, the club signed 19-year-old Irish striker Mipo Odubeko on a season-long loan from West Ham United.[20] The club made three further loan signings on transfer deadline day: 22-year-old Blackburn Rovers striker Danny Butterworth, 22-year-old Cremonese winger Dennis Politic, and 21-year-old winger Stoke City winger Liam McCarron; Politic had impressed on loan at the club the previous summer, whilst McCarron became the first Stoke player to be loaned directly to Vale since March 1978 in what was heralded as a "new era" between the two Potteries derby rivals.[21][22][23] Chris Hussey also had his contract terminated and signed with Stockport County.[24]
On 3 September, Vale conceded a stoppage-time equaliser at home to Cheltenham Town after having come from behind to lead 2–1 at half-time.[25] Ten days later, Vale came from behind thanks to a late Harrison header to draw 1–1 at Barnsley; Stevens received praise for his performance after making several good saves.[26] Two goals from Harrison earned the Vale a 2–1 victory at home to Shrewsbury Town, taking his tally to five goals in seven games.[27] However, Vale then slipped to a 3–0 defeat at Peterborough United, where Jonson Clarke-Harris scored a brace.[28]
A crowd of 11,336 turned out to witness a 1–0 home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on 1 October, with Will Vaulks's "thunderbolt from distance" separating the two teams.[29] Seven days later, a crowd of 28,706 came to Pride Park Stadium to witness the Vale come from behind to beat Derby County 2–1 despite Tom Conlon missing a penalty; the referee awarded Vale another penalty in the second half, which Ellis Harrison converted, and after Derby goalscorer James Collins was sent off for an elbow on Smith, James Wilson scored his first goal of the campaign to win the game on 66 minutes.[30] The attendance for this game was the biggest league crowd to witness a Vale match since 1998 and the largest to witness a Vale victory since 1955.[31] The penalties were the first Port Vale were awarded in 73 competitive games, the longest known streak at the time.[32] Ellis Harrison convered another penalty the next game as Vale came from two goals down to draw 2–2 at home to Forest Green Rovers.[33] They went on to pick up three points away at Cambridge United courtesy of an own goal eleven minutes from full-time.[34] Vale lost 3–2 at home to Ipswich Town despite coming from two goals down to level the scorelines with goals either side of the half-time whistle.[35] Vale beat Lincoln City 1–0, with Danny Butterworth scoring his first goal for the club, and after the match assistant manager Andy Crosby praised the squad and said that: "following six games in the month, to pick up ten points against the calibre of opponents we have played has made it a really good month".[36]
Vale opened November with a 2–2 draw at Wycombe Wanderers, having twice come from a goal down to secure a point with goals from James Wilson and Tom Conlon.[37] Billy Bodin and Matty Taylor – who had both played for Darrell Clarke at Bristol Rovers – scored braces to condemn Vale to a 4–0 defeat at Oxford United.[38] Clarke said that the match showed that the club still had to go "a long way to be an established League One team".[39] Playing on the day before the 2022 FIFA World Cup started, Vale recorded a 1–0 home win over Charlton Athletic, with Danny Butterworth scoring the only goal of the game with what the club website described as "a beautiful second half solo goal".[40] However, Charlton manager Ben Garner labelled Vale as "anti football" and a team with "no ambition for them to go and really attack and take the game to you".[41]
More than 400 Vale fans travelled down to witness a 2–0 victory against league leaders Plymouth Argyle on the Friday night of 2 December, with James Wilson being credited for both goals on the club website despite Tom Conlon initially being credited by news outlets for the opening goal of the game.[42] Vale's three-match winning run came to an end with a 1–0 defeat at Bristol Rovers, where Aaron Collins won the match on 87 minutes.[43] They beat Morecambe 1–0 at home in the boxing day fixture, with Gavin Massey scoring the only goal of the game with a "fantastic long-range strike" on 41 minutes.[44] The year ended with a 2–0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday, with Michael Smith scoring a first-half penalty and a curved strike from outside the box in the second half;[45] the away support of 3,139 was the Vale's largest league away following since February 2002.[46]
The new year began with a 3–1 comeback victory at Forest Green Rovers, as late goals from Mipo Odubeko, Ellis Harrison, and Dennis Politic secured three points after Vale spent 84 minutes of the match a goal down.[47] The first piece of January transfer window business was a departure, as Connor Hall was sold to Colchester United as he required a club closer to his Cambridgeshire home.[48] Also leaving was central midfielder Brad Walker, who was sold on to Tranmere Rovers for an undisclosed fee.[49] Sky Sports moved the home with game with Peterborough United to a freezing cold Monday night on 16 January, where a second-half brace from Ephron Mason-Clark secured an away victory for newly appointed opposition manager Darren Ferguson.[50] The following day, Harry Charsley's departure to League Two side Newport County was confirmed; similarly to Walker, he had struggled for gametime in central midfield.[51] The first arrival of the window was 19-year-old left-back Aaron Donnelly, who joined on loan from Nottingham Forest on 23 January.[52] He was an unused substitute as the Vale were beaten 2–1 at home by Derby County the following day, where a goal from Ojo early in the second-half goal seemed to have won all three points for the Valiants, only for Derby to turn the game around with two goals in the space of two minutes starting with David McGoldrick's strike with just three minutes left of the ninety to play.[53] Donnelly instead made his debut in a goalless draw at Cheltenham Town.[54] On transfer deadline day, Tommy McDermott and James Plant were loaned out to Salisbury, whilst prolific 32-year-old striker Matty Taylor joined on loan from Oxford United.[55][56] Clarke later admitted the club "regressed" in the transfer window.[57]
A poor performance meant that the Vale opened February with a 3–0 home defeat to Wycombe Wanderers.[58] A frustrating 1–1 draw with Accrington Stanley followed, David Worrall's 57th-minute strike cancelling out Accrington's penalty after Ojo was penalised for a foul on Aaron Pressley, who converted the spot-kick; however, late in the game Butterworth missed a penalty which had been awarded to the Vale after Harvey Rodgers was sent off for using his hand to divert a header from Garrity off the goal line.[59] A 3–2 defeat at Shrewsbury Town followed, which Clarke shouldered the blame for after admitting to picking the wrong starting eleven which left the side vulnerable to set-pieces.[60] A 3–1 home defeat by Barnsley followed, with the visitors taking the lead within 60 seconds of the kick-off.[61] A seven-game run without a win came to an end with a 1–0 home victory over Exeter City, with Forrester scoring the only goal of the game one minute after the visitors were reduced to ten men.[62] This was followed by a 1–0 defeat at Morecambe in a game where Vale were much the better side.[63] They played well at Bolton Wanderers, scoring first through Harrison, but lost the game 2–1 after the home side scored twice within nine first-half minutes.[64]
Donnelly scored his first career goal to secure a 1–0 home victory over Milton Keynes Dons.[65] Vale then picked up a point on the road with a 1–1 draw at Fleetwood Town with Taylor opening his account for the club, before Jack Marriott equalised on 84 minutes.[66] On 18 March, Harrison opened the scoring at home to Burton in the opening two minutes, but a collapse in team performance saw the struggling away side come back to win 3–2.[67] They held a two goals lead at Portsmouth on 25 March, with Stone saving a penalty, though another penalty was given away in the second half as Vale ultimately surrendered their lead and finished with a 2–2 draw.[68]
April began with a poor defeat at home to Cambridge United after Sam Smith and Lloyd Jones scored for the visitors just after half-time.[69] Speaking after the match, Clarke said "I am angry, frustrated and disappointed". He reminded his players that many were playing for their futures at the club for the remainder of the campaign.[70] This was followed by a 3–0 defeat at another relegation-threatened club in Accrington Stanley on Good Friday, where Stevens dropped the ball into his own net and Ojo was sent off in stoppage-time for violent conduct – the first red card of Vale's season.[71] A 0–0 home draw with relegation-threatened Oxford United ended the losing streak, though Politic was sent off in the closing stages for violent conduct.[72] Two further red cards came Vale's way in a 3–2 defeat at Lincoln City, Conlon being the first one following a chaotic seven minute period around the half an hour mark where Vale came from a goal down to lead 2–1 against ten-men after Lincoln goalkeeper Carl Rushworth was sent off in the process of giving away a penalty, however, Lincoln won the match on 87 minutes after substitute Sammy Robinson was sent off for the visitors for a second bookable offence;[73] Conlon's red card was rescinded on appeal.[74] Clarke was sacked on 17 April and assistant manager Andy Crosby was installed as interim manager until the end of the season.[1] Crosby's first game in charge was a spirited 2–1 defeat at promotion-chasing Ipswich Town, with Nathan Broadhead's second half brace cancelling out Benning's opener.[75] A 2–0 home win over Bristol Rovers all but secured safety from relegation, with Ellis Harrison and Tom Pett scoring midway through the first half – Harrison's overhead kick was later voted as the club's goal of the season.[76][77] Safety was confirmed despite a 3–2 defeat at Charlton Athletic as other results went in Vale's favour; Plant scored his first goal in the EFL, whilst Taylor grabbed a consolation goal deep into injury time.[78]
In May, Funso Ojo admitted that many of the squad lost focus after losing Connor Hall in the January transfer window and sensing nothing to play for, leading to momentum turning against the club and a run of poor results.[79] Plymouth Argyle secured the League One title with a 3–1 win at Vale Park on the final day of the season.[80] Nathan Smith was named as the club's Player of the Year.[81] The club released six players at the end of the season: Agyakwa, Lucas Covolan, Holden, Pett, Proctor and Robinson.[82] Crosby was given the management job on a permanent basis.[83] Wilson was the first of the out of contract players that were offered a contract to confirm his departure from the club.[84] Worrall confirmed that he would be leaving to join Barrow on a two-year deal.[85]
Finances
Port Vale received around £500,000 more from central payments from the Premier League and English Football League (EFL) as a League One club than they received in League Two.[86] However, £1.2 million was spent on improving Vale Park and making it a Championship standard ground.[87] The club sold over 21,000 replica kits, with designer Patrick Shanahan going for a traditional look to the home kit and basing the away kit on the 1991–92 Kalamazoo kit.[88] In January, the club stated that crowds of 10,000 would be needed to support the management in building a promotion winning team as the ownership decided to show "restraint" in the transfer window.[89][90] Chief executive and club secretary, Colin Garlick, left the club in April 2023 after six-and-a-half-years at the club.[91] Club chair Carol Shanahan announced a shake-up of the club's management behind the scenes, stating that "anything that touches the ball is Dave Flitcroft. So, the first team, the academy and also the pitch, the groundstaff will work for Dave".[92] Plans were also announced for a new scoreboard and vital improvements to the Vale Park pitch drainage system.[93][94] Speaking after the club accounts were published in April, football finance commentator Kieran Maguire said that the club was losing roughly £1million a year and owed the Shanahan family more than £5.5million, and that such a situation was fairly standard in modern football.[95] When the club's accounts were published they showed a loss of £3.4 million over the season.[96]
Cup competitions
Port Vale had a home tie with Exeter City (League One) in the first round of the FA Cup and Clarke was disappointed to lose the game 3–2, saying that "the second half was nowhere near the standards we set".[97]
Vale were drawn at home to Rotherham United (Championship) in the first round of the EFL Cup and suffered a 2–1 defeat, having trailed by two goals at half-time.[98] This was the 40th time Vale had been knocked out of the competition at the first round, more than any other club.[99]
In the EFL Trophy they were drawn into a group with Shrewsbury Town (League One), Stockport County (League Two), and Wolverhampton Wanderers U21.[100] They beat Stockport 1–0 in front of 1,980 spectators at Vale Park in a game that saw a senior debut for James Plant, a first club appearance for Mipo Odubeko and first club goal for Chris Hussey.[101] Having beaten Shrewsbury Town at home in the league three days earlier, Vale picked up a 4–0 victory at the New Meadow, with Dennis Politic claiming a hat-trick and Jack Shorrock becoming the youngest player in the club's history at 15 years and 145 days old.[102] First place in the group was confirmed with a 2–0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers U21, where Derek Agyakwa and Rhys Walters made their first-team debuts.[103] They advanced into the Round of 16 with a 2–1 home win over Barnsley (League One) thanks to first-half goals from Dennis Politic and David Worrall.[104] However, a disappointing 1–0 defeat at Salford City (League Two) concluded Vale's cup campaigns.[105]
Results
Pre-season
7 July 2022 Friendly | Kidsgrove Athletic | 3–0 | Port Vale | Kidsgrove |
19:30 BST | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Report | Stadium: Hollinwood Road |
13 July 2022 Friendly | Port Vale | 1–0 | Dundee United | Spain |
14:00 BST | McDermott ![]() | Report |
23 July 2022 Friendly | Rochdale | 2–3 | Port Vale | Spotland |
15:00 BST | Keohane ![]() Henderson ![]() | Report | Proctor ![]() Ojo ![]() | Stadium: Spotland Stadium |
League One
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Burton Albion | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 57 | 79 | −22 | 56 | |
16 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 54 | |
17 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 73 | −15 | 53 | |
18 | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 49 | |
19 | Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 47 | |
20 | Cambridge United | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 41 | 68 | −27 | 46 | |
21 | Milton Keynes Dons (R) | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 45 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[106]
(R) Relegated
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 41 | −16 |
Last updated: 7 May 2023.
Source: The Fishy
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss
30 July 2022 1 | Port Vale | 2–1 | Fleetwood Town | Burslem |
15:00 BST | Smith ![]() Hall ![]() | Report | Batty ![]() | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 8,109 Referee: Peter Wright |
6 August 2022 2 | Exeter City | 4–0 | Port Vale | Exeter |
15:00 BST | Kite ![]() Brown ![]() Nombe ![]() | Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,701 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
13 August 2022 3 | Port Vale | 0–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Burslem |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 10,277 Referee: Ross Joyce |
16 August 2022 4 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2–1 | Port Vale | Milton Keynes |
19:45 BST | Johnson ![]() | Report | Harrison ![]() | Stadium: Stadium:mk Attendance: 7,041 Referee: Tom Nield |
20 August 2022 5 | Burton Albion | 0–2 | Port Vale | Burton upon Trent |
15:00 BST | Report | Garrity ![]() Harrison ![]() | Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,744 Referee: Andy Haines |
27 August 2022 6 | Port Vale | 0–1 | Portsmouth | Burslem |
15:00 BST | Report | Scarlett ![]() | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 8,878 Referee: Craig Hicks |
3 September 2022 7 | Port Vale | 2–2 | Cheltenham Town | Burslem |
15:00 BST | Odubeko ![]() Forrester ![]() | Report | Nlundulu ![]() Brown ![]() | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,949 Referee: Rebecca Welch |
10 September 2022 | Wycombe Wanderers | Postponed | Port Vale | High Wycombe |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Adams Park | |||
Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.[107] |
13 September 2022 8 | Barnsley | 1–1 | Port Vale | Barnsley |
19:45 BST | Kitching ![]() | Report | Harrison ![]() | Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 9,552 Referee: Thomas Parsons |
17 September 2022 9 | Port Vale | 2–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Burslem |
15:00 BST | Harrison ![]() | Report | Saydee ![]() | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 7,403 Referee: Ben Speedie |
24 September 2022 10 | Peterborough United | 3–0 | Port Vale | Peterborough |
15:00 BST | Clarke-Harris ![]() Ward ![]() | Report | Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 7,235 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
1 October 2022 11 | Port Vale | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Burslem |
15:00 BST | Report | Vaulks ![]() | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 11,336 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
8 October 2022 12 | Derby County | 1–2 | Port Vale | Derby |
15:00 BST | Collins ![]() | Report | Harrison ![]() Wilson ![]() | Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 28,706 Referee: Sam Allison |
15 October 2022 13 | Port Vale | 2–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Burslem |
15:00 BST | Odubeko ![]() Harrison ![]() | Report | Peart-Harris ![]() Cargill ![]() | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 7,092 Referee: Martin Woods |
22 October 2022 14 | Cambridge United | 0–1 | Port Vale | Cambridge |
15:00 BST | Report | Digby ![]() | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,218 Referee: Thomas Kirk |
25 October 2022 15 | Port Vale | 2–3 | Ipswich Town | Burslem |
19:45 BST | Massey ![]() Smith ![]() | Report | Ladapo ![]() Humphreys ![]() | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 7,928 Referee: Andrew Kitchen |
29 October 2022 16 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Lincoln City | Burslem |
15:00 BST | Butterworth ![]() | Report | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 7,294 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill |
1 November 2022 17 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2–2 | Port Vale | High Wycombe |
15:00 BST | Mehmeti ![]() Wing ![]() | Report | Wilson ![]() Conlon ![]() | Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,192 Referee: Robert Lewis |
Note: Fixture was rescheduled from 10 September 2022. |
12 November 2022 18 | Oxford United | 4–0 | Port Vale | Oxford |
15:00 GMT | Bodin ![]() Taylor ![]() | Report | Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,198 Referee: David Rock |
19 November 2022 19 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | Burslem |
15:00 GMT | Butterworth ![]() | Report | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 7,604 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
2 December 2022 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–2 | Port Vale | Plymouth |
19:45 GMT | Report | Wilson ![]() | Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 15,633 Referee: John Busby |
10 December 2022 21 | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Port Vale | Bristol |
15:00 GMT | Collins ![]() | Report | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,264 Referee: Carl Brook |
13 December 2022 | Port Vale | Postponed | Accrington Stanley | Burslem |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Vale Park | |||
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch at Vale Park.[108] |
26 December 2022 22 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Morecambe | Burslem |
15:00 GMT | Massey ![]() | Report | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 7,867 Referee: Simon Mather |
29 December 2022 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | Port Vale | Sheffield |
19:45 GMT | Smith ![]() | Report | Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 26,021 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
1 January 2023 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–3 | Port Vale | Nailsworth |
15:00 GMT | McAllister ![]() | Report | Odubeko ![]() Harrison ![]() Politic ![]() | Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,041 Referee: Lee Swabey |
16 January 2023 25 | Port Vale | 0–2 | Peterborough United | Burslem |
20:00 GMT | Report | Mason-Clark ![]() | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,109 Referee: Peter Wright |
21 January 2023 (2023-01-21) | Morecambe | Postponed | Port Vale | Morecambe |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Globe Arena | |||
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[109] |
24 January 2023 26 | Port Vale | 1–2 | Derby County | Burslem |
19:45 GMT | Ojo ![]() | Report | McGoldrick ![]() Mendez-Laing ![]() | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 10,307 Referee: Ben Toner |
28 January 2023 27 | Cheltenham Town | 0–0 | Port Vale | Cheltenham |
15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,929 Referee: Martin Coy |
4 February 2023 28 | Port Vale | 0–3 | Wycombe Wanderers | Burslem |
15:00 GMT | Report | Hanlan ![]() Jacobson ![]() McCleary ![]() | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 7,237 Referee: Marc Edwards |
7 February 2023 29 | Port Vale | 1–1 | Accrington Stanley | Burslem |
19:45 GMT | Worrall ![]() | Report | Pressley ![]() | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,729 Referee: Ben Speedie |
11 February 2023 30 | Shrewsbury Town | 3–2 | Port Vale | Shrewsbury |
15:00 GMT | Dunkley ![]() Leahy ![]() Phillips ![]() | Report | Politic ![]() Proctor ![]() | Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 8,502 Referee: Thomas Parsons |
14 February 2023 31 | Port Vale | 1–3 | Barnsley | Burslem |
19:45 GMT | Smith ![]() | Report | Connell ![]() Kitching ![]() Phillips ![]() | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,663 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
18 February 2023 32 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Exeter City | Burslem |
15:00 GMT | Forrester ![]() | Report | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,209 Referee: Andrew Kitchen |
21 February 2023 (2023-02-21) 33 | Morecambe | 1–0 | Port Vale | Morecambe |
19:45 GMT | Mayor ![]() | Report | Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 4,360 Referee: Ross Joyce |
25 February 2023 34 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Port Vale | Horwich |
15:00 GMT | Adeboyejo ![]() Sheehan ![]() | Report | Harrison ![]() | Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 19,857 Referee: Will Finnie |
4 March 2023 35 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Milton Keynes Dons | Burslem |
15:00 GMT | Donnelly ![]() | Report | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,696 Referee: Darren Handley |
11 March 2023 36 | Fleetwood Town | 1–1 | Port Vale | Fleetwood |
15:00 GMT | Marriott ![]() | Report | Taylor ![]() | Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 4,187 Referee: Paul Howard |
18 March 2023 37 | Port Vale | 2–3 | Burton Albion | Burslem |
15:00 GMT | Harrison ![]() Proctor ![]() | Report | Taylor ![]() Smith ![]() | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,897 Referee: Sam Allison |
25 March 2023 38 | Portsmouth | 2–2 | Port Vale | Portsmouth |
15:00 GMT | Bishop ![]() Jacobs ![]() | Report | Taylor ![]() Ojo ![]() | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,046 Referee: Neil Hair |
1 April 2023 39 | Port Vale | 0–2 | Cambridge United | Burslem |
15:00 BST | Report | Smith ![]() Jones ![]() | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,730 Referee: Tom Reeves |
7 April 2023 40 | Accrington Stanley | 3–0 | Port Vale | Accrington |
15:00 BST | Stevens ![]() Rodgers ![]() Pressley ![]() | Report | Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,444 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
10 April 2023 41 | Port Vale | 0–0 | Oxford United | Burslem |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,672 Referee: Martin Woods |
15 April 2023 42 | Lincoln City | 3–2 | Port Vale | Lincoln |
15:00 BST | Sørensen ![]() House ![]() Jackson ![]() | Report | Taylor ![]() Butterworth ![]() | Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,290 Referee: David Rock |
18 April 2023 43 | Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Port Vale | Ipswich |
19:45 BST | Broadhead ![]() | Report | Benning ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 27,696 Referee: Robert Lewis |
22 April 2023 44 | Port Vale | 2–0 | Bristol Rovers | Burslem |
15:00 BST | Harrison ![]() Pett ![]() | Report | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 7,669 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill |
29 April 2023 45 | Charlton Athletic | 3–2 | Port Vale | Charlton, London |
15:00 BST | Campbell ![]() Rak-Sakyi ![]() Leaburn ![]() | Report | Plant ![]() Taylor ![]() | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 15,314 Referee: Carl Brook |
6 May 2023 46 | Port Vale | 1–3 | Plymouth Argyle | Burslem |
15:00 BST | Plant ![]() | Report | Randell ![]() Edwards ![]() Azaz ![]() | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 11,998 Referee: Simon Mather |
FA Cup
5 November 2022 First round | Port Vale | 2–3 | Exeter City | Burslem |
15:00 GMT | Politic ![]() Butterworth ![]() | Report | Brown ![]() Collins ![]() | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,807 Referee: Simon Mather |
EFL Cup
10 August 2022 First round | Port Vale | 1–2 | Rotherham United | Burslem |
19:45 BST | Benning ![]() | Report | Rathbone ![]() Ogbene ![]() | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,094 Referee: Bobby Madden |
EFL Trophy
Pos | Div | Team
| Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L1 | Port Vale | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | ACA | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | L2 | Stockport County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | L1 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
30 August 2022 Group stage | Port Vale | 1–0 | Stockport County | Burslem |
19:30 BST | Hussey ![]() | Report | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 1,980 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
20 September 2022 Group stage | Shrewsbury Town | 0–4 | Port Vale | Shrewsbury |
19:00 BST | Report | Politic ![]() Walker ![]() | Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 1,635 Referee: Ben Toner |
18 October 2022 Group stage | Port Vale | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | Burslem |
19:30 BST | Benning ![]() Odubeko ![]() | Report | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 1,090 Referee: Scott Oldham |
22 November 2022 Round of 32 | Port Vale | 2–1 | Barnsley | Burslem |
19:00 GMT | Politic ![]() Worrall ![]() | Report | Edwards ![]() | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 1,306 Referee: Lewis Smith |
13 December 2022 | Salford City | Postponed | Port Vale | Salford |
19:30 GMT | Stadium: Moor Lane | |||
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a part-frozen pitch at Moor Lane.[110] |
20 December 2022 Round of 16 | Salford City | 1–0 | Port Vale | Salford |
19:30 GMT | Smith ![]() | Report | Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 743 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
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Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
Pos. | # | Name | EFL League One | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | 1 | ![]() | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
DF | 2 | ![]() | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
DF | 3 | ![]() | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
DF | 5 | ![]() | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
DF | 6 | ![]() | 45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 3 | |
MF | 7 | ![]() | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 2 | |
MF | 8 | ![]() | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
FW | 9 | ![]() | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
MF | 10 | ![]() | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 1 | |
DF | 11 | ![]() | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 3 | |
FW | 13 | ![]() | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
MF | 14 | ![]() | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
DF | 15 | ![]() | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
MF | 17 | ![]() | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
FW | 19 | ![]() | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 2 | |
FW | 20 | ![]() | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
FW | 21 | ![]() | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 4 | |
FW | 22 | ![]() | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 11 | |
MF | 23 | ![]() | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
DF | 24 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
GK | 25 | ![]() | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
FW | 26 | ![]() | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 4 | |
DF | 27 | ![]() | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
MF | 28 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | 29 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
MF | 30 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | 31 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | 32 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | 33 | ![]() | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 7 | |
MF | 34 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Players that left the club mid-season: | |||||||||||||
MF | 4 | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |
DF | 5 | ![]() | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
DF | 16 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
DF | 18 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
MF | 20 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Top scorers
Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | EFL League One | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | ![]() | 22 | Ellis Harrison | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
2 | MF | ![]() | 33 | Dennis Politic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
3 | FW | ![]() | 26 | Danny Butterworth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
– | FW | ![]() | 21 | Mipo Odubeko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
– | FW | ![]() | 20 | Matty Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
– | FW | ![]() | 9 | James Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
7 | DF | ![]() | 11 | Mal Benning | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
– | DF | ![]() | 6 | Nathan Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
9 | DF | ![]() | 15 | Will Forrester | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
– | FW | ![]() | 19 | Gavin Massey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
– | MF | ![]() | 14 | Funso Ojo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
– | MF | ![]() | 29 | James Plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
– | FW | ![]() | 13 | Jamie Proctor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
– | MF | ![]() | 7 | David Worrall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
15 | MF | ![]() | 10 | Tom Conlon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
– | DF | ![]() | 5 | Aaron Donnelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
– | MF | ![]() | 8 | Ben Garrity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
– | DF | ![]() | 5 | Connor Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
– | DF | ![]() | 16 | Chris Hussey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
– | MF | ![]() | 23 | Tom Pett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
– | MF | ![]() | 4 | Brad Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
– | – | – | – | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TOTALS | 48 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 60 |
Disciplinary record
Number | Nation | Position | Name | EFL League One | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | |||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 | ![]() | DF | Sammy Robinson | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
33 | ![]() | MF | Dennis Politic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
10 | ![]() | MF | Tom Conlon | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1[a] |
14 | ![]() | MF | Funso Ojo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
19 | ![]() | FW | Gavin Massey | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
11 | ![]() | DF | Mal Benning | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
22 | ![]() | FW | Ellis Harrison | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
8 | ![]() | MF | Ben Garrity | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
3 | ![]() | DF | Dan Jones | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
6 | ![]() | DF | Nathan Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
23 | ![]() | MF | Tom Pett | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
15 | ![]() | DF | Will Forrester | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
26 | ![]() | FW | Danny Butterworth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
28 | ![]() | MF | Tommy McDermott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
13 | ![]() | FW | Jamie Proctor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
5 | ![]() | DF | Aaron Donnelly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
20 | ![]() | FW | Matty Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
9 | ![]() | FW | James Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
7 | ![]() | MF | David Worrall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
24 | ![]() | DF | Derek Agyakwa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | ![]() | DF | Connor Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
21 | ![]() | FW | Mipo Odubeko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
29 | ![]() | MF | James Plant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
25 | ![]() | GK | Jack Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1 | ![]() | GK | Aidan Stone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TOTALS | 93 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 4 |
- ^ Tom Conlon's red card against Lincoln City on 15 April was rescinded on appeal.[74]
Sourced from Soccerway.[111]
Transfers
Transfers in
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2022[a] | CB | ![]() | Lewis Cass | Newcastle United | Free transfer | [3] |
1 July 2022[b] | CM | ![]() | Funso Ojo | ![]() | Free transfer | [4] |
25 July 2022 | RW | ![]() | Gavin Massey | Wigan Athletic | Free transfer | [10] |
26 July 2022 | CB | ![]() | Derek Agyakwa | Watford | Free transfer | [7] |
26 July 2022 | CB | ![]() | Will Forrester | Stoke City | Free transfer | [8] |
29 July 2022 | CM | ![]() | Rory Holden | Walsall | Free transfer | [11] |
11 August 2022 | CF | ![]() | Ellis Harrison | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed | [14] |
- ^ The transfer was announced on 11 June and would become official on 1 July, when his Newcastle United contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 28 June and would become official on 1 July, when his Aberdeen contract expired
Transfers out
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 July 2022 | CB | ![]() | Aaron Martin | Eastleigh | Undisclosed | [5] |
8 July 2022 | CM | ![]() | Jake Taylor | Morecambe | Undisclosed | [6] |
1 September 2022 | LB | ![]() | Chris Hussey | Stockport County | Contract terminated | [24] |
7 January 2023 | CB | ![]() | Connor Hall | Colchester United | Undisclosed | [48] |
11 January 2023 | FW | ![]() | Tyrone Cadeau | Matlock Town | Free transfer | [112] |
12 January 2023 | DM | ![]() | Brad Walker | Tranmere Rovers | Undisclosed | [49] |
17 January 2023 | CM | ![]() | Harry Charsley | Newport County | Mutual consent | [51] |
23 June 2023 | GK | ![]() | Aidan Stone | Notts County | Free Transfer | [113] |
30 June 2023 | CB | ![]() | Derek Agyakwa | Released | [82] | |
30 June 2023 | GK | ![]() | Lucas Covolan | Maidstone United | Released | [82][114] |
30 June 2023 | CM | ![]() | Rory Holden | ![]() | Released | [82][115] |
30 June 2023 | LM | ![]() | Tom Pett | Cheltenham Town | Released | [82][116] |
30 June 2023 | CF | ![]() | Jamie Proctor | Barrow | Released | [82][117] |
30 June 2023 | RB | ![]() | Sammy Robinson | Kidderminster Harriers | Released | [82][118] |
30 June 2023 | RM | ![]() | David Worrall | Barrow | Rejected contract | [85] |
Loans in
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 July 2022 | LB | ![]() | Thierry Small | Southampton | 11 November 2022[a] | [9] |
11 August 2022 | GK | ![]() | Jack Stevens | Oxford United | End of season | [15] |
26 August 2022 | CF | ![]() | Mipo Odubeko | West Ham United | End of season | [20] |
1 September 2022 | CF | ![]() | Danny Butterworth | Blackburn Rovers | End of season | [21] |
1 September 2022 | LW | ![]() | Dennis Politic | ![]() | End of season | [21] |
1 September 2022 | LW | ![]() | Liam McCarron | Stoke City | End of season | [22] |
23 January 2023 | LB | ![]() | Aaron Donnelly | Nottingham Forest | End of season | [52] |
31 January 2023 | CF | ![]() | Matty Taylor | Oxford United | End of season | [56] |
- ^ On 11 November, Small was recalled back early by his parent club Southampton.[119]
Loans out
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 July 2022 | GK | ![]() | Lucas Covolan | Chesterfield | End of season | [120] |
13 September 2022 | CB | ![]() | Derek Agyakwa | Chorley | 13 October 2022 | [121] |
24 September 2022 | LW | ![]() | James Plant | Nantwich Town | 24 October 2022 | [122] |
31 January 2023 | MF | ![]() | Tommy McDermott | Salisbury | End of season | [55][123] |
31 January 2023 | MF | ![]() | James Plant | Salisbury | End of season | [55][123] |
4 March 2023 | MF | ![]() | Rhys Walters | Leek Town | End of season | [124] |
16 March 2023 | GK | ![]() | Reuben Perry | Wallingford & Crowmarsh | End of season | [125] |
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