The 2022–23 season was the 147th season in the existence of Middlesbrough Football Club and the club's sixth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the league, they also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
Statistics
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Middlesbrough
|colspan="12" style="text-align:center;" |Out on loan
|colspan="12" style="text-align:center;" |No longer at the club
Goals record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total129CFChuba Akpom 281029210CFCameron Archer 110011321CFMarcus Forss 100010425AMMatt Crooks 700758 AMRiley McGree 6006618CFDuncan Watmore 500511 LWAaron Ramsey 500582 RMIsaiah Jones 300330CMHayden Hackney 3003109 CFRodrigo Muniz 20021117CBPaddy McNair 1001Own Goals 3003Total 841085
Assists
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total13LBRyan Giles 111012210 CFCameron Archer 600625AMMatt Crooks 6006421CFMarcus Forss 50052RBIsaiah Jones 5005630 CMHayden Hackney 4004726CBDarragh Lenihan 30034CMJonny Howson 30038 AMRiley McGree 3003104 CMAlex Mowatt 200229 CFChuba Akpom 2002121 GKZack Steffen 10017 CMDaniel Barlaser 100111 LWAaron Ramsey 100114CBTommy Smith 100115 RBAnfernee Dijksteel 1001Total 551056
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total 114CBTommy Smith 10000000001000216CMJonny Howson 90000000090030CMHayden Hackney 900000000900425CMMatt Crooks 8000000008002 RBIsaiah Jones 800000000800626CBDarragh Lenihan 501000000501717CBPaddy McNair 50000000050021CFMarcus Forss 50000000050029CFChuba Akpom 500000000500108 CMRiley McGree 4000000004001127LBMarc Bola 3000000003003LBRyan Giles 200100000300136 CBDael Fry 20100000020115RBAnfernee Dijksteel 201000000201151 GKZack Steffen 2000000002009CFRodrigo Muniz 200000000200174 CMAlex Mowatt 1000000001005 CBMatt Clarke 10000000010010 CFCameron Archer 10000000010011 LWAaron Ramsey 10000000010023GKLiam Roberts 100000000100Total 86031000008703
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 1 July 2022 CM Kamil Conteh Watford Free 1 July 2022 CB Darragh Lenihan Blackburn Rovers Free 1 July 2022 GK Liam Roberts Northampton Town Free 27 July 2022 RB Tommy Smith Stoke City Free 28 July 2022 CF Marcus Forss Brentford Undisclosed 10 August 2022 CF Matthew Hoppe Mallorca Undisclosed 25 August 2022 CB Matthew Clarke Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed 8 September 2022 CM Massimo Luongo Sheffield Wednesday Free 29 January 2023 CM Daniel Barlaser Rotherham Undisclosed
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 10 June 2022 GK Dejan Stojanović Jahn Regensburg Undisclosed 10 June 2022 CB Nathan Wood Swansea City Undisclosed 17 June 2022 LW Toyosi Olusanya St Mirren Free 30 June 2022 CF Alberto Baldé Portadown Released 30 June 2022 CB Sol Bamba Unattached Released 30 June 2022 GK Jacob Bulmer York City Released 30 June 2022 CF Rumarn Burrell Falkirk Released 30 June 2022 AM Malik Dijksteel Whitby Town Released 30 June 2022 LW Harry Green Unattached Released 30 June 2022 LB Lucas Howe Unattached Released 30 June 2022 CF Alex Hutchinson Thornaby Released 30 June 2022 CM Connor Malley Rochdale Released 30 June 2022 LB Josh Marshall Unattached Released 30 June 2022 RB Lee Peltier Rotherham United Released 30 June 2022 LB Neil Taylor 19 July 2022 RB Djed Spence Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed 1 August 2022 LM Marcus Tavernier Bournemouth Undisclosed 13 August 2022 CF Uche Ikpeazu Konyaspor Undisclosed 1 September 2022 RW Sam Folarin Harrogate Town Undisclosed 5 January 2023 CM Massimo Luongo Ipswich Town Mutual Consent 11 January 2023 RB Daniel Dodds Hartlepool United Undisclosed 31 January 2023 RW Duncan Watmore Millwall Undisclosed 1 February 2023 CM Caolan Boyd-Munce St Mirren Mutual Consent
Loans in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromOn loan untilRef 23 June 2022 LM Ryan Giles Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season 19 July 2022 GK Zack Steffen Manchester City End of season 13 August 2022 CM Alex Mowatt West Bromwich Albion End of season 21 August 2022 CF Rodrigo Muniz Fulham End of season 6 January 2023 CF Cameron Archer Aston Villa End of season 31 January 2023 AM Aaron Ramsey Aston Villa End of season
Loans out DatePosPlayerLoaned toOn loan untilRef 19 June 2022 GK Joe Lumley Reading End of season 20 June 2022 GK Zach Hemming Kilmarnock End of season 23 June 2022 GK Sol Brynn Swindon Town End of season 1 July 2022 GK Max Metcalfe Spennymoor Town End of season 14 July 2022 CM Martín Payero Boca Juniors End of season 23 July 2022 CB Grant Hall Rotherham United End of season 26 July 2022 LB Hayden Coulson Aberdeen End of season 26 August 2022 CM Isaac Fletcher Scunthorpe United 23 September 2022 1 September 2022 CF Josh Coburn Bristol Rovers End of season 30 September 2022 RB Daniel Dodds Darlington 1 January 2023 1 October 2022 CM Kamil Conteh Gateshead End of season 29 October 2022 LB Bryant Bilongo Woking 24 November 2022 3 January 2023 LB Jack Robinson Carlisle United End of season 31 January 2023 CF Matthew Hoppe Hibernian End of season 31 January 2023 CF Calum Kavanagh Newport County End of season 16 February 2023 GK Oliver Swan Marske United End of season
New contracts First-team Date signed Number Position Nationality Name Contract length Expiry Ref. 9 December 2022 30 CM Hayden Hackney 3 years 2026 22 February 2023 14 RB Tommy Smith 2 years 2025 28 March 2023 16 CM Jonny Howson 1 year 2024
Pre-season and friendlies On 25 May, Middlesbrough announced their pre-season plans with fixtures against Bishop Auckland (originally 25 June, later moved to 2 July), Morecambe and a training camp in Portugal. A day later, a trip to York City was added to the calendar. A fourth friendly, against Whitby Town was confirmed on May 31. In June, a friendly against Braga in Portugal was next to be added to the schedule. A sixth pre-season friendly was confirmed against Olympique de Marseille at home on July 22.
A mid-season friendly during the 2022 FIFA World Cup winter break against Hibernian was announced.
Competitions Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.
Play-offs
Middlesbrough finished 4th, in the regular season and were drawn against 5th place Coventry City
FA Cup
Boro entered the FA Cup in the third round and were drawn at home to Brighton & Hove Albion.
EFL Cup
Middlesbrough were drawn at home to Barnsley in the first round.
Awards and nominations Championship Manager of the Month
Month Manager Result November Michael Carrick 5 4 1 0 9 3 +6 13 14th Nominated January 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 9 3rd Nominated February 5 4 0 1 12 5 +7 12 3rd Nominated March 4 3 1 0 13 2 +11 10 3rd Won
Championship Player of the Month Month Player Result November FW Chuba Akpom 5 3 2 – – Nominated December 4 4 0 – – Won February550Nominated March 4 5 1 – – Nominated
Championship Goal of the Month
Month Player Final score Opponent Date Result November MF Riley McGree 1–1 (A) 2–1 (A) Norwich City 12 November 2022 Nominated February FW Chuba Akpom 1–0 (A) 3–0 (A) Blackpool 4 February 2023 Nominated
Yearly awards English Football League Awards Award Manager or Player Result EFL Championship Manager of the Season Michael Carrick Nominated EFL Championship Player of the Season Chuba Akpom Won EFL Championship Young Player of the Season Hayden Hackney Nominated
Middlesbrough 2022/2023 Player of the Year Awards Award Player Result Player of the Year Chuba Akpom Won Players' Player of the Year Won Young Player of the Year Hayden Hackney Won Goal of the Season Riley McGree (v Norwich City, 12 November 2022) Won
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