The 2022–23 Barrow A.F.C. season was the 122nd edition of the football club and the club's third consecutive season in League Two. Outside the league, they contested the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.
Squad statistics
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 23 June 2022 CF Richie Bennett Sutton United Undisclosed 27 June 2022 CB George Ray Exeter City Free Transfer 1 July 2022 CM Sam Foley Tranmere Rovers Free Transfer 1 July 2022 CM Solomon Nwabuokei Woking Free Transfer 1 July 2022 RB Tyrell Warren FC Halifax Town Free Transfer 1 July 2022 SS Billy Waters FC Halifax Town Free Transfer 21 July 2022 LM Ben Whitfield Stockport County Free Transfer 2 August 2022 CF Benni Smales-Braithwaite Southampton Free Transfer 4 August 2022 LB Myles Kenlock Ipswich Town Free Transfer 8 August 2022 CF David Moyo Hamilton Academical Free Transfer 22 August 2022 RB Paweł Żuk Ruch Chorzów Free Transfer 1 January 2023 RM Elliot Newby Stockport County Undisclosed 5 January 2023 RB Rory Feely Bohemian Free Transfer 31 January 2023 CF Gerard Garner Fleetwood Town Undisclosed
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 11 June 2022 CF Offrande Zanzala Newport County Mutual Consent 30 June 2022 CM Ollie Banks Chesterfield Free Transfer 30 June 2022 DM Tom Beadling Western Sydney Wanderers Released 30 June 2022 CM Mike Jones Chesterfield Released 30 June 2022 LB Kgosi Ntlhe Scunthorpe United Released 30 June 2022 CB Matthew Platt Bradford City Rejected Contract 30 June 2022 CF Dimitri Sea Unattached Released 30 June 2022 LW George Williams Boreham Wood Released 4 July 2022 CF Luke James York City Free Transfer 15 July 2022 RM Remeao Hutton Swindon Town Undisclosed 28 July 2022 CB James Jones Altrincham Free Transfer 27 September 2022 AM John Rooney Oldham Athletic Mutual Consent 31 January 2023 RB Connor Brown Buxton' Mutual Consent 3 March 2023 AM Jordan Stevens Yeovil Town Mutual Consent 10 March 2023 LB Myles Kenlock Aldershot Town Free Transfer 22 March 2023 SS Billy Waters Wrexham Undisclosed
Loans in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromOn loan untilRef 23 June 2022 CB Sam McClelland Chelsea End of Season 12 July 2022 MF Harrison Neal Sheffield United End of Season 14 January 2023 ST Jake Young Bradford City End of Season
Loans out DatePosPlayerLoaned toOn loan untilRef 8 July 2022 GK Scott Moloney Guiseley 30 August 2022 9 August 2022 CB Joe Grayson Dundee 18 January 2023 20 August 2022 CF Benni Smales-Braithwaite Warrington Rylands 20 September 2022 29 October 2022 CB Mark Ellis Torquay United 3 January 2023 29 December 2022 CF David Moyo Barnet End of Season 6 January 2023 AM Solomon Nwabuokei Woking End of Season 20 January 2023 CF Benni Smales-Braithwaite Curzon Ashton 17 February 2023 1 February 2023 CB Joe Grayson Stockport County End of Season 6 February 2023 CB Mark Ellis York City End of Season 10 February 2023 RB Pawel Zuk Lancaster City 10 March 2023 24 February 2023 CF Benni Smales-Braithwaite Guiseley 24 March 2023 2 March 2023 CF Richie Bennett Scunthorpe United End of Season
Pre-season and friendlies On May 26, Barrow announced their first pre-season fixture, against South Shields. Four days later, a trip to Witton Albion was added to the schedule. A third away friendly fixture, against Holker Old Boys was also confirmed. Shortly followed by a fourth, against Ashton United. On June 9, a home pre-season fixture against Fleetwood Town was confirmed. A second home pre-season match against fellow League Two side Salford City was later added to the calendar. The finalised schedule was announced with the addition of Penrith.
Competitions Overall record
League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.
FA Cup
Barrow were drawn at home to Mansfield Town in the first round.
EFL Cup
EFL Trophy
On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Barrow with Carlisle United and Fleetwood Town. In the second round, Barrow were drawn away to Bolton Wanderers.
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