The 2022–23 season was Arbroath's fourth consecutive season in the Scottish Championship, following their promotion from Scottish League One in the 2018–19 season. Arbroath also competed in the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Competitions Pre-season and friendlies +DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceBrechin CityAway2–1Shanks 70', Gold 87'MontroseAway1–1Trialist 90+3 AFC FyldeHome1–2Linn 70'
Scottish Championship
WinDrawLoss +DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceAyr UnitedAway0–01,872Inverness Caledonian ThistleHome0–01,861DundeeAway2–4Low 51' pen., Hamilton 81'5,114Queen's ParkHome1–2Shanks 78'1,905Hamilton AcademicalAway0–11,317Partick ThistleHome0–22,065Greenock MortonAway2–1Hilson 12', McKenna 40' pen.1,473Cove RangersAway0–2881DundeeHome1–1Linn 37'3,372Queen's ParkAway1–1Linn 60'657Raith RoversHome0–11,663Hamilton AcademicalHome1–0Linn 45'1,588Ayr UnitedHome0–11,660Inverness Caledonian ThistleAway1–1Shanks 60'1,847Cove RangersHome1–1McKenna 5'1,706Partick ThistleAway0–32,839Greenock MortonHome1–1Gold 47'1,664Raith RoversAway1–1Hamilton 45'1,264Queen's ParkHome1–4Fosu 90+2'1,267DundeeAway4–2McKenna 9', Hamilton 13', O'Brien 58', Hilson 77', 5,930Inverness Caledonian ThistleHome1–4Ben El-Mhanni 26'1,803Ayr UnitedAway2–2Adarkwa 57', Ben El-Mhanni 63'2,064Greenock MortonAway2–1Hamilton 63', McKenna 77'1,798Raith RoversHome1–2McKenna 20'2,042Cove RangersAway1–1Olusanya 89'1,529Partick ThistleHome0–02,057Hamilton AcademicalAway0–01,832Greenock MortonHome1–1Adarkwa 78'1,578Queen's ParkAway1–0Hilson 76'747Ayr UnitedHome2–0Hilson 27', Gold 60'1,759DundeeHome0–05,563Inverness Caledonian ThistleAway0–22,038Raith RoversAway1–1O'Brien 48'2,150Cove RangersHome0–12,451Partick ThistleAway0–23,701Hamilton AcademicalHome0–02,736
Scottish League Cup
Group stage WinDrawLoss +DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceSt MirrenAway1–0Paterson 90+31,923CowdenbeathHome3–0Paterson 18', Hamilton 41', Donnelly 60'900EdinburghAway3–1Low 39', Linn 75', 81'499AirdrieoniansHome3–0McKenna 12', Shanks 48', Thomson 60'1,170
Knockout phase WinDrawLoss +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceSecond roundPartick ThistleAway0–11,960
Scottish Challenge Cup
WinDrawLoss +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceThird roundEast FifeHome2–1McKenna 10' pen., Hilson 12'1,123Fourth roundDunfermline AthleticHome1–5O'Brien 74'874
Scottish Cup
WinDrawLoss +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceThird roundFraserburghAway2–0Linn 17', 89'1,060Fourth roundMotherwellHome0–24,145
Player statistics Appearances and goals
|colspan="5"|Players who left the club during the 2022–23 season
Team statistics League table
League Cup table
Transfers Transfers in Date PositionNameFromFeeRef.24 May 2022GKCammy GillCowdenbeathFree transfer25 May 2022MF Keaghan JacobsLivingston5 June 2022FWKieran ShanksInverurie Loco WorksUndisclosed7 July 2022MF Daniel Fosu Thatcham TownFree transfer5 August 2022MF Deri Corfe FC Tucson17 August 2022MFScott AllanHibernian1 September 2022FW Kareem IsiakaFree Agent11 November 2022MF Florent HotiDundee United1 January 2023FW Sean Adarkwa Queens Park RangersMF Joaõ BaldéHibernianMF Yasin Ben El-MhanniFree agent6 January 2023MFRyan DowPeterhead31 January 2023DF Lewis Banks Sligo Rovers4 February 2023FW Paul Komolafe Qizilqum
Transfers out Date PositionNameToFeeRef.15 May 2022GK Calum AntellBerwick RangersFree transfer25 May 2022DFLiam HendersonFalkirkMFGavin SwankieRetired24 July 2022FW Michael Bakare HIFK31 August 2022FWLuke DonnellyAlloa Athletic2 September 2022MFJames CraigenEdinburgh CityDFJason ThomsonKelty Hearts1 January 2023MF Daniel FosuPeterhead6 January 2023MF Deri Corfe Napier City RoversFW Kareem Isiaka Billericay Town25 January 2023MF Florent Hoti Tranmere Rovers17 February 2023MFNicky LowClydebank
Loans in DatePositionNameFromEnd dateRef.28 July 2022DF Mason HancockAberdeen31 May 20231 September 2022DF Marcel Oakley Birmingham City1 January 2023MFDylan TaitHibernian31 May 202329 September 2022MF Scott BitsindouLvingston6 January 2023MF Steven HetheringtonFalkirk25 January 2023FW Toyosi OlusanyaSt Mirren
Loans out DatePositionNameToEnd dateRef.9 September 2022MFNicky LowKelty Hearts17 February 20237 October 2022MFDylan PatersonBo'ness Athletic31 May 20236 January 2023FWKieran ShanksPeterhead
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