The 2023–24 season was Arbroath's fifth consecutive season in the Scottish Championship, following their promotion from Scottish League One in the 2018–19 season. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Competitions Pre-season and friendlies +DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceBrechin CityAway1–1Gold 51'809MontroseHome1–3Little 50'Stirling AlbionAway2–1Dow 45', Trialist 78'DundeeHome0–1Robinson 36'2,160FalkirkAway2–1Bird 20', Baldé 60'
Scottish Championship
WinDrawLoss +DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceDundee UnitedHome0–45,558Queen's ParkAway1–2McIntosh 71'916Queen's ParkHome0–11,477Greenock MortonAway3–0McKenna 20', Wilson 73' o.g., Baldé 90+4'1,746Ayr UnitedHome2–1Bird 21', Hylton 82'1,643AirdrieoniansHome4–0McKenna 2', Hylton 35', Bird 88', McIntosh 90+1'1,708Partick ThistleAway3–0Hylton 12', 80', O'Brien 39'3,159Inverness Caledonian ThistleHome2–3Stewart 69', McKenna 79'1,723Dundee UnitedAway0–68,489Partick ThistleHome1–3Hylton 87'1,753AirdrieoniansAway0–21,418Dunfermline AthleticAway0–33,226Greenock MortonHome1–2Gold 61'1,219Raith RoversHome1–2Hylton 30' pen.1,445Inverness Caledonian ThistleAway1–2Bird 29', Gold 42'1,842Dunfermline AthleticHome1–1Bird 45+3'1,910Raith RoversAway2–2Adams 76', McIntosh 81 pen.'3,806Dundee UnitedHome0–35,276Partick ThistleAway0–43,481Ayr UnitedHome0–01,598Ayr UnitedAway0–21,115Greenock MortonAway0–31,802Dunfermline AthleticAway1–1O'Brien 52'4,743Inverness Caledonian ThistleHome1–1Mackinnon 82'1,539Queen's ParkAway0–61,073Raith RoversHome3–2Bird 61', 71', Stowe 77'1,780Dundee UnitedAway0–47,676AirdrieoniansAway2–5Dow 16', Gold 54'1,403Partick ThistleHome0–11,048Dunfermline AthleticHome2–3Stewart 54', 64'2,139AirdrieoniansHome1–2Bird 90+1'1,043Inverness Caledonian ThistleAway1–2McIntosh 61'2,223Ayr UnitedAway0–51,849Greenock MortonHome1–2McKenna 68'1,299Queen's ParkHome0–51,322Raith RoversAway0–53,357
Scottish League Cup
Group stage WinDrawLoss +DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceCowdenbeathHome1–1 (4–3 pen.)McKenna 51' pen.1,010St MirrenAway0–42,059Forfar AthleticAway1–3Bird 41'1,129MontroseHome3–0McIntosh 12', Dünnwald-Turan 70', Bird 79'1,408
Scottish Challenge Cup
WinDrawLoss +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceThird roundInverness Caledonian ThistleHome4–2Gold 34', O'Brien 41', Stewart 70', Steele 84'780Fourth roundQueen of the SouthAway2–1Bird 54', McKenna 90'786Quarter-final The New SaintsAway1–4Bird 9'587
Scottish Cup
WinDrawLoss +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceThird roundThe SpartansAway1–2Gold 49'647
Player statistics Appearances and goals
|colspan="5"|Players who left the club during the 2023–24 season
Team statistics League table
League Cup table
Transfers Transfers in Date PositionNameFromFeeRef.18 May 2023MFCraig SlaterForfar AthleticFree transfer22 May 2023FWLeighton McIntoshCove Rangers24 May 2023DFAaron SteeleEast Fife7 June 2023GKAli AdamsMusselburgh Athletic16 June 2023FWMark StoweLinlithgow Rose7 July 2023MF Kenan Dünnwald-TuranFree agent12 July 2023 Jess Norey Barking15 July 2023FW Jay Bird Dagenham & Redbridge28 July 2023 Jermaine HyltonFree agent12 September 2023MFDarren LyonKelty Hearts21 December 2023Innes MurrayEdinburgh City5 January 2024DF Gordon Walker Cork City12 January 2024 Zak DelaneyInverness Caledonian ThistleFW Kyle Robinson Drogheda United
Transfers out Date PositionNameToFeeRef.17 May 2023MFBobby LinnLochee UnitedFree transfer23 May 2023FWKieran ShanksPeterheadUndisclosed25 May 2023FW Sean Adarkwa WealdstoneFree transferDF Lewis Banks AltrinchamMF Yasin Ben El-MhanniGKCammy GillMontroseFWDale HilsonStirling AlbionFW Paul KomolafeMFDylan PatersonLinlithgow Rose1 February 2024MF Joaõ BaldéEast KilbrideUndisclosed14 February 2024FW Jermaine Hylton Kauno ŽalgirisFree transfer
Loans in DatePositionNameFromEnd dateRef.12 January 2024MFAdam MackinnonRoss County31 May 202413 January 2024GKTom WelshDundee20 January 202423 January 2024 Max BorucHibernian31 May 20241 February 2024DF Connor Teale Fleetwood Town23 February 2024FWCharlie ReillyDundee
Loans out DatePositionNameToEnd dateRef.23 August 2023MFScott Allan Larne31 May 20243 November 2023 Joaõ BaldéEast Kilbride1 January 2024
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