2022–23 Middlesbrough F.C. season

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.

Middlesbrough
2022–23 season
OwnerSteve Gibson
ChairmanSteve Gibson
Head coachChris Wilder
(until 3 October)[1]
Leo Percovich
(interim)
Michael Carrick
(from 24 October)[2]
StadiumRiverside Stadium
Championship4th
Play-offsSemi-finals
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Chuba Akpom (28)

All:
Chuba Akpom (29)
Highest home attendance32,187 vs Coventry City
(8 May 2023, Championship)
Lowest home attendance9,361 vs Barnsley
(10 August 2022, EFL Cup)
Biggest win5–0 vs Reading, Championship, 4 March 2023
Biggest defeat2–4 vs Huddersfield, Championship, 1 April 2023

Statistics edit

As of 20 May 2023
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Middlesbrough
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship Play-Offs FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   USA Zack Steffen* 45 0 42+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 MF   ENG Isaiah Jones 37 3 24+10 3 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
3 MF   ENG Ryan Giles* 48 0 43+2 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF   ENG Alex Mowatt* 31 0 11+17 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
5 DF   ENG Matt Clarke 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF   ENG Dael Fry 32 0 26+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF   ENG Daniel Barlaser 12 0 3+8 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF   AUS Riley McGree 46 6 35+8 6 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW   BRA Rodrigo Muniz* 17 2 9+8 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW   ENG Cameron Archer* 23 11 17+3 11 2+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
11 MF   ENG Aaron Ramsey* 11 5 8+3 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF   ENG Tommy Smith 40 0 31+5 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
15 DF   NED Anfernee Dijksteel 22 0 10+10 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
16 MF   ENG Jonny Howson 45 0 43+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF   NIR Paddy McNair 34 1 26+4 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
21 FW   FIN Marcus Forss 42 10 24+14 10 1+1 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
22 DF   ENG Darnell Fisher 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 GK   ENG Liam Roberts 5 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 MF   ENG Matt Crooks 40 7 18+19 7 0+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF   IRL Darragh Lenihan 43 0 40+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 DF   ENG Marc Bola 27 0 9+16 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
29 FW   ENG Chuba Akpom 42 29 35+3 28 2+0 0 1+0 1 0+1 0
30 MF   SCO Hayden Hackney 38 3 32+2 3 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
31 FW   ENG Sonny Finch 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
32 DF   ENG Bryant Bilongo 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
33 MF   ENG Joe Gibson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
35 MF   ENG Isaac Fletcher 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
44 MF   ENG Pharrell Willis 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Out on loan
13 FW   USA Matthew Hoppe 6 0 0+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW   ENG Josh Coburn 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
No longer at the club
18 FW   ENG Duncan Watmore 23 5 10+11 5 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
20 MF   NIR Caolan Boyd-Munce 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
34 DF   ENG Daniel Dodds 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

Goals record edit

As of 20 May 2023
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 29   CF Chuba Akpom 28 1 0 29
2 10   CF Cameron Archer 11 0 0 11
3 21   CF Marcus Forss 10 0 0 10
4 25   AM Matt Crooks 7 0 0 7
5 8   AM Riley McGree 6 0 0 6
6 18   CF Duncan Watmore 5 0 0 5
11   LW Aaron Ramsey 5 0 0 5
8 2   RM Isaiah Jones 3 0 0 3
30   CM Hayden Hackney 3 0 0 3
10 9   CF Rodrigo Muniz 2 0 0 2
11 17   CB Paddy McNair 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 3 0 0 3
Total 84 1 0 85

Assists edit

As of 20 May 2023
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 3   LB Ryan Giles 11 1 0 12
2 10   CF Cameron Archer 6 0 0 6
25   AM Matt Crooks 6 0 0 6
4 21   CF Marcus Forss 5 0 0 5
2   RB Isaiah Jones 5 0 0 5
6 30   CM Hayden Hackney 4 0 0 4
7 26   CB Darragh Lenihan 3 0 0 3
4   CM Jonny Howson 3 0 0 3
8   AM Riley McGree 3 0 0 3
10 4   CM Alex Mowatt 2 0 0 2
29   CF Chuba Akpom 2 0 0 2
12 1   GK Zack Steffen 1 0 0 1
7   CM Daniel Barlaser 1 0 0 1
11   LW Aaron Ramsey 1 0 0 1
14   CB Tommy Smith 1 0 0 1
15   RB Anfernee Dijksteel 1 0 0 1
Total 55 1 0 56

Disciplinary record edit

As of 8 May 2023
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
                               
1 14   CB Tommy Smith 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
2 16   CM Jonny Howson 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
30   CM Hayden Hackney 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
4 25   CM Matt Crooks 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
2   RB Isaiah Jones 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
6 26   CB Darragh Lenihan 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1
7 17   CB Paddy McNair 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
21   CF Marcus Forss 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
29   CF Chuba Akpom 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
10 8   CM Riley McGree 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
11 27   LB Marc Bola 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
3   LB Ryan Giles 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
13 6   CB Dael Fry 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
15   RB Anfernee Dijksteel 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
15 1   GK Zack Steffen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9   CF Rodrigo Muniz 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 4   CM Alex Mowatt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5   CB Matt Clarke 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10   CF Cameron Archer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11   LW Aaron Ramsey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23   GK Liam Roberts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 86 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 87 0 3

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
1 July 2022[a] CM   Kamil Conteh   Watford Free [3]
1 July 2022[b] CB   Darragh Lenihan   Blackburn Rovers Free [4]
1 July 2022[c] GK   Liam Roberts   Northampton Town Free [5]
27 July 2022 RB   Tommy Smith   Stoke City Free [6]
28 July 2022 CF   Marcus Forss   Brentford Undisclosed [7]
10 August 2022 CF   Matthew Hoppe   Mallorca Undisclosed [8]
25 August 2022 CB   Matthew Clarke   Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed [9]
8 September 2022 CM   Massimo Luongo   Sheffield Wednesday Free [10]
29 January 2023 CM   Daniel Barlaser   Rotherham Undisclosed [11]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 19 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Watford contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 24 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Blackburn Rovers contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Northampton Town contract expired

Out edit

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
10 June 2022[a] GK   Dejan Stojanović   Jahn Regensburg Undisclosed [12]
10 June 2022 CB   Nathan Wood   Swansea City Undisclosed [13]
17 June 2022 LW   Toyosi Olusanya   St Mirren Free [14]
30 June 2022 CF   Alberto Baldé   Portadown Released [15][16]
30 June 2022 CB   Sol Bamba   Unattached Released [17]
30 June 2022 GK   Jacob Bulmer   York City Released [15][18]
30 June 2022 CF   Rumarn Burrell   Falkirk Released [15][19]
30 June 2022 AM   Malik Dijksteel   Whitby Town Released [15][20]
30 June 2022 LW   Harry Green   Unattached Released [15]
30 June 2022 LB   Lucas Howe   Unattached Released [15]
30 June 2022 CF   Alex Hutchinson   Thornaby Released [15]
30 June 2022 CM   Connor Malley   Rochdale Released [15][21]
30 June 2022 LB   Josh Marshall   Unattached Released [15]
30 June 2022 RB   Lee Peltier   Rotherham United Released [17][22]
30 June 2022 LB   Neil Taylor [17][23]
19 July 2022 RB   Djed Spence   Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed [24]
1 August 2022 LM   Marcus Tavernier   Bournemouth Undisclosed [25]
13 August 2022 CF   Uche Ikpeazu   Konyaspor Undisclosed [26]
1 September 2022 RW   Sam Folarin   Harrogate Town Undisclosed [27]
5 January 2023 CM   Massimo Luongo   Ipswich Town Mutual Consent [28][29]
11 January 2023 RB   Daniel Dodds   Hartlepool United Undisclosed [30]
31 January 2023 RW   Duncan Watmore   Millwall Undisclosed [31]
1 February 2023 CM   Caolan Boyd-Munce   St Mirren Mutual Consent [32][33]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 27 May, and would become official on June once the transfer window opened

Loans in edit

Date Pos Player Loaned from On loan until Ref
23 June 2022 LM   Ryan Giles   Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season [34]
19 July 2022 GK   Zack Steffen   Manchester City End of season [35]
13 August 2022 CM   Alex Mowatt   West Bromwich Albion End of season [36]
21 August 2022 CF   Rodrigo Muniz   Fulham End of season [37]
6 January 2023 CF   Cameron Archer   Aston Villa End of season [38]
31 January 2023 AM   Aaron Ramsey   Aston Villa End of season [39]

Loans out edit

Date Pos Player Loaned to On loan until Ref
19 June 2022 GK   Joe Lumley   Reading End of season [40]
20 June 2022 GK   Zach Hemming   Kilmarnock End of season [41]
23 June 2022 GK   Sol Brynn   Swindon Town End of season [42]
1 July 2022 GK   Max Metcalfe   Spennymoor Town End of season [43]
14 July 2022 CM   Martín Payero   Boca Juniors End of season [44]
23 July 2022 CB   Grant Hall   Rotherham United End of season [45]
26 July 2022 LB   Hayden Coulson   Aberdeen End of season [46]
26 August 2022 CM   Isaac Fletcher   Scunthorpe United 23 September 2022 [47]
1 September 2022 CF   Josh Coburn   Bristol Rovers End of season [48]
30 September 2022 RB   Daniel Dodds   Darlington 1 January 2023 [49]
1 October 2022 CM   Kamil Conteh   Gateshead End of season[a] [50][51]
29 October 2022 LB   Bryant Bilongo   Woking 24 November 2022 [52]
3 January 2023 LB   Jack Robinson   Carlisle United End of season [53]
31 January 2023 CF   Matthew Hoppe   Hibernian End of season [54]
31 January 2023 CF   Calum Kavanagh   Newport County End of season [55]
16 February 2023 GK   Oliver Swan   Marske United End of season [56]
  1. ^ On 4 January, Conteh's loan at Gateshead was extended until end of the season

New contracts edit

First-team edit

Date signed Number Position Nationality Name Contract length Expiry Ref.
9 December 2022 30 CM   Hayden Hackney 3 years 2026 [57]
22 February 2023 14 RB   Tommy Smith 2 years 2025 [58]
28 March 2023 16 CM   Jonny Howson 1 year 2024 [59]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

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.[60] A day later, a trip to York City was added to the calendar.[61] A fourth friendly, against Whitby Town was confirmed on May 31.[62] In June, a friendly against Braga in Portugal was next to be added to the schedule.[63] A sixth pre-season friendly was confirmed against Olympique de Marseille at home on July 22.[64]

A mid-season friendly during the 2022 FIFA World Cup winter break against Hibernian was announced.[65]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 July 2022 Friendly Bishop Auckland 0–5 Middlesbrough Bishop Auckland
13:00 BST Report McGree   35'
Smith   41'
Dijksteel   48'
Callaghan   57' (o.g.)
Coburn   73'
Stadium: Heritage Park
8 July 2022 Friendly York City 2–3 Middlesbrough Huntington
19:00 BST Duku   69'
Dodds   89' (o.g.)
Report Finch   5'
Kavanagh   65', 83'
Stadium: LNER Community Stadium
15 July 2022 Friendly Braga 3–0 Middlesbrough Lagos, Portugal
19:00 WEST Medeiros   11'
Horta   48' (pen.), 50'
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Lagos
19 July 2022 Friendly Morecambe 0–3 Middlesbrough Morecambe
19:00 BST Report Tavernier   14'
Crooks   28'
McGree   42'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
20 July 2022 Friendly Whitby Town v Middlesbrough Whitby
19:30 BST Stadium: Tower Express Stadium
22 July 2022 Friendly Middlesbrough 2–0 Olympique de Marseille Middlesbrough
19:00 BST Jones   51'
Tavernier   70'
Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
26 November 2022 (2022-11-26) Friendly Hibernian 0–2 Middlesbrough Leith, Scotland
13:00 GMT Report Akpom   62'
Finch   66'
Stadium: Easter Road

Competitions edit

Championship edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Burnley (C, P) 46 29 14 3 87 35 +52 101 Promotion to Premier League
2 Sheffield United (P) 46 28 7 11 73 39 +34 91
3 Luton Town (O, P) 46 21 17 8 57 39 +18 80 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Middlesbrough 46 22 9 15 84 56 +28 75
5 Coventry City 46 18 16 12 58 46 +12 70
6 Sunderland 46 18 15 13 68 55 +13 69
7 Blackburn Rovers 46 20 9 17 52 54 −2 69
Source: EFL Official Website
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[66]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 22 9 15 84 56  +28 75 13 7 3 46 19  +27 9 2 12 38 37  +1

Last updated: 8 May 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHAHHHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAAH
ResultDLDDLWLWLDLWLLWDLWDWWWLWWWWLWWWWWLWWDWLLDWWLLD
Position/1120192023182017202222182122202121192016141213116546333333333334444444
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[67]

30 July 2022 1 Middlesbrough 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Middlesbrough
17:30 BST Jones   10'
Howson   40'
Bola   59'
Report Swift   51',   61' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 26,567
Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: Live on Sky Sports
6 August 2022 2 Queens Park Rangers 3–2 Middlesbrough Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST Willock   13'
Dunne   27'
Dykes   38'
Johansen   77'
Kakay   90+1'
Report Forss   17',   56'
Crooks   41'
Bola   73'
Lenihan   90+2'
Stadium: Loftus Road Stadium
Attendance: 15,796
Referee: Josh Smith
14 August 2022 3 Middlesbrough 2–2 Sheffield United Middlesbrough
14:00 BST McGree   11'
Akpom   14', 82'
Fry   45+1'
Report Berge   2'
Sharp   11'
Norrington-Davies   19'
Giles   68' (o.g.)
Fleck   90+1'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 26,056
Referee: Andre Marriner
17 August 2022 4 Stoke City 2–2 Middlesbrough Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BST Brown   19',   41'
Baker   51'
Wright-Phillips   90+1'
Report Watmore   38'
Jagielka   63' (o.g.)
Dijksteel   90+1'
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 18,345
Referee: Michael Salisbury
20 August 2022 5 Reading 1–0 Middlesbrough Reading
15:00 BST Fornah   28'
Hoilett   41'
McIntyre   75'
Bouzanis   85'
Loum   90+2'
Report Jones   22' Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 12,318
Referee: James Linington
27 August 2022 6 Middlesbrough 2–1 Swansea City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST McGree   14'
Mowatt   27'
Crooks   30',   45'
Lenihan   78'
Roberts   84'
Jones   87'
Report Cabango   74'   88'
Piroe   79' (pen.)
Wood   80'
Cooper   90+2'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 23,672
Referee: Bobby Madley
30 August 2022 (2022-08-30) 7 Watford 2–1 Middlesbrough Watford
19:45 BST Sarr   24'
Sierralta   61'
Choudhury   90+2'
Bayo   90+3'
Report Muniz   4'
Crooks   38'
Jones   82'
McNair   87'
McGree   90+2'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,022
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
5 September 2022 (2022-09-05) 8 Middlesbrough 1–0 Sunderland Middlesbrough
20:00 BST McGree   25'
McNair   38'
Clarke   40'
Crooks   72'
Jones   80'
Smith   90+2'
Report Pritchard   41' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 30,391
Referee: Darren Bond
13 September 2022 (2022-09-13) 9 Middlesbrough 2–3 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Watmore   76'
Muniz   77'
McGree   81'
Report O'Dowda   4'
Harris   20'
Ng   45'
Wintle   85'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,124
Referee: Darren Bond
17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 10 Middlesbrough 0–0 Rotherham United Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Howson   43' Report Humphreys   45+2'
Bramall   80'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,960
Referee: Tim Robinson
1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 11 Coventry City 1–0 Middlesbrough Coventry
15:00 BST Gyökeres   17'
Dabo   49'
Palmer   56'
Bidwell   90+4'
Wilson   90+5'
Report Jones   64' Stadium: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 19,788
Referee: Stephen Martin
5 October 2022 (2022-10-05) 12 Middlesbrough 1–0 Birmingham City Middlesbrough
19:45 BST McNair   15'
Akpom   23'
Dijksteel   29'
Report Bacuna   13' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,374
Referee: Michael Salisbury
8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 13 Millwall 2–0 Middlesbrough Bermondsey
15:00 BST Flemming   5'   49'
Wallace   29'
Burey   42'
Report McNair   42'
Jones   57'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 15,638
Referee: Matt Donohue
15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 14 Middlesbrough 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Muniz   27'
Watmore   45+1'
McNair   90+5'
Report Lenihan   4' (o.g.)
Gallagher   17'
Travis   27'
Morton   51'
Kaminski   77'
Dolan   90+5'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,213
Referee: Darren Bond
19 October 2022 (2022-10-19) 15 Wigan Athletic 1–4 Middlesbrough Wigan
19:45 BST Tilt   12'
Keane   34'
Report Akpom   12'   69' (pen.)
Jones   44'
Watmore   51'
Hackney   57'
Crooks   72'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,226
Referee: Leigh Doughty
22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 16 Middlesbrough 0–0 Huddersfield Town Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Lenihan   52'
Muniz   67'
Howson   90+4'
Report Camara   66' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 23,661
Referee: Andy Davies
29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 17 Preston North End 2–1 Middlesbrough Preston
15:00 BST Whiteman   29'
Riis Jakobsen   35'
Lindsay   49'
Fernández   75'
Storey   90+1'
Report Akpom   8'   90'
Hackney   24'
Howson   34'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 16,984
Referee: Gavin Ward
1 November 2022 18 Hull City 1–3 Middlesbrough Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT Christie   60'
Figueiredo   81'
Report Hackney   5'
Smith   6'
Akpom   30'
Figueiredo   63' (o.g.)
Christie   80' (o.g.)
Jones   86'
Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 16,445
Referee: Dean Whitestone
5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) 19 Middlesbrough 1–1 Bristol City Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Giles   25'
Akpom   47'
McGree   74'
Smith   82'
Report Weimann   10'
Low   89'
Vyner   90+1'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 23,899
Referee: Matt Donohue
8 November 2022 (2022-11-08) 20 Blackpool 0–3 Middlesbrough Blackpool
19:45 GMT Husband   7'
Thompson   34'
Maxwell   47'
Corbeanu   52'
Report Jones   15'
Forss   48' (pen.)
Akpom   65'
Hackney   90+4'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 12,191
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 21 Norwich City 1–2 Middlesbrough Norwich
15:00 GMT Sargent   7'
Hayden   59'
Report Lenihan   22'
Forss   41'
McGree   64'
Crooks   90+2'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,673
Referee: Leigh Doughty
10 December 2022 (2022-12-10) 22 Middlesbrough 2–1 Luton Town Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Akpom   38'
Crooks   90+1'
Report Bell   25'   72'
Clark   33'
Lockyer   57'
Bree   72'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 23,187
Referee: Gavin Ward
17 December 2022 (2022-12-17) 23 Burnley 3–1 Middlesbrough Burnley
15:00 GMT Benson   60', 67'
Howson   72' (o.g.)
Cork   75'
Roberts   89'
Report Watmore   49'
Steffen   58'
Akpom   90'
Lenihan   90+3'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 20,603
Referee: David Webb
26 December 2022 (2022-12-26) 24 Middlesbrough 4–1 Wigan Athletic Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Forss   26'
Akpom   49', 59', 90+3'
Hackney   79'
Smith   80'
Report Aasgaard   61'
Hughes   66'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 31,048
Referee: Oliver Langford
29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) 25 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Middlesbrough Blackburn
19:45 GMT Hedges   5'
Buckley   50'
Hyam   90+4'
Report Hackney   8'
Forss   46'
Crooks   49'
McGree   56'
Smith   81'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,128
Referee: Leigh Doughty
2 January 2023 (2023-01-02) 26 Birmingham City 1–3 Middlesbrough Birmingham
15:00 GMT Bielik   28'
Chong   74'
Report Howson   15'
Crooks   57'
Crooks   59'
Smith   81'
Akpom   85'
Stadium: St Andrews
Attendance: 17,823
Referee: Dean Whitestone
14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 27 Middlesbrough 1–0 Millwall Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Crooks   45+2'
Forss   54'
Howson   87'
Report Long   39'
Wallace   47'
Saville   78'
Hutchinson   90'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,614
Referee: Matt Donohue
22 January 2022 28 Sunderland 2–0 Middlesbrough Sunderland
12:00 GMT Stewart   51',   51'
Diallo   81'
Report Howson   16'
Fry   49'
Forss   50'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 42,584
Referee: James Linington
28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) 29 Middlesbrough 2–0 Watford Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Akpom   36'
Howson   44'
Forss   45+3'
Report Cathcart   38'
Adeyemo   90+2'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 25,469
Referee: Darren Bond
4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) 30 Middlesbrough 3–0 Blackpool Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Hackney   7'
Akpom   32', 59'
McNair   70'
Report Yates   26'
Madine   79'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 26,299
Referee: Tim Robinson
11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 31 Cardiff City 1–3 Middlesbrough Cardiff
15:00 GMT Kaba   25' Report Forss   17'
Archer   38'   78'
Lenihan   72'
McGree   90'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 19,182
Referee: John Busby
15 February 2023 (2023-02-15) 32 Sheffield United 1–3 Middlesbrough Sheffield
20:00 GMT McBurnie   5'   74'
Ahmedhodzic   63'
Bogle   86'
Report Smith   14'
Akpom   25'
Archer   48', 74'
Howson   57'
Crooks   90+3'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 29,084
Referee: Andre Marriner
18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) 33 Middlesbrough 3–1 Queens Park Rangers Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Akpom   64', 77'   65'
McGree   90+2'
Report Chair   89' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 27,546
Referee: David Webb
25 February 2023 (2023-02-25) 34 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Middlesbrough West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Dike   8', 10' Report Smith   44' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,204
Referee: Darren Bond
4 March 2023 (2023-03-04) 35 Middlesbrough 5–0 Reading Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Akpom   24', 48' (pen.)   32'
Ramsey   45+1', 51'
Forss   76' (pen.)
Report Ince   26'
Holmes   78'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 26,823
Referee: Keith Stroud
11 March 2023 (2023-03-11) 36 Swansea City 1–3 Middlesbrough Swansea
15:00 GMT Piroe   15'
Latibeaudiere   58'
Darling   73'
Fulton   82'
Report Ramsey   54'   73'
Archer   57'
Akpom   77' (pen.)
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 17,021
Referee: Peter Bankes
14 March 2023 (2023-03-14) 37 Middlesbrough 1–1 Stoke City Middlesbrough
20:00 GMT Akpom   23'
Forss   70'
Report Brown   29'
Hoever   45'
Tuanzebe   58'
Pearson   75'
Campbell   90+2'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,779
Referee: Craig Pawson
18 March 2023 (2023-03-18) 38 Middlesbrough 4–0 Preston North End Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Akpom   22'
Steffen   50'
Archer   52', 58'
Forss   76'
Fry   78'
Bola   90+4'
Forss   90+5'
Report Hughes   45+2'
Fernández   67'
Diaby   76'   88'
Delap   90+4'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 28,304
Referee: Matt Donohue
1 April 2023 (2023-04-01) 39 Huddersfield Town 4–2 Middlesbrough Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Ruffels   46'
Rudoni   52'
Koroma   54',   80'
Pearson   57', 66'
Report Forss   43'
Hackney   62'
Akpom   74'
Smith   80'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 20,186
Referee: John Busby
7 April 2023 (2023-04-07) 40 Middlesbrough 1–2 Burnley Middlesbrough
20:00 GMT Hackney   38'
Akpom   47' (pen.)
Report Barnes   12'
Roberts   66'
Obafemi   90+4'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 30,844
Referee: Darren Bond
10 April 2023 (2023-04-10) 41 Bristol City 2–2 Middlesbrough Bristol
17:30 GMT Vyner   22'
Bell   45+1'
Cornick   49'
Weimann   51'
Report Ramsey   58'
Crooks   64'
Smith   86'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 21,726
Referee: Tim Robinson
14 April 2023 (2023-04-14) 42 Middlesbrough 5–1 Norwich City Middlesbrough
20:00 GMT Ramsey   7'
Hackney   41'
Archer   43', 45+6'
Akpom   49'
Report Sargent   45'
Sørensen   70'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 26,429
Referee: Joshua Smith
19 April 2023 (2023-04-19) 43 Middlesbrough 3–1 Hull City Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Hackney   55'
Archer   58'
Akpom   61',   62'
Report Sayyadmanesh   41'
Vaughan   64'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,923
Referee: Andy Davies
24 April 2023 (2023-04-24) 44 Luton Town 2–1 Middlesbrough Luton
20:00 GMT Lockyer   49'
Morris   67' (pen.)
Berry   78'
Bell   90+1'
Report Archer   40' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,063
Referee: Graham Scott
1 May 2023 (2023-05-01) 45 Rotherham United 1–0 Middlesbrough Rotherham
15:00 GMT Lindsay   29'
Odoffin   48',   69'
Bramall   79'
Report Hackney   17'
Dijksteel   45+5'
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,508
Referee: Keith Stroud
8 May 2023 (2023-05-08) 46 Middlesbrough 1–1 Coventry City Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 32,187
Referee: John Busby

Play-offs edit

Middlesbrough finished 4th, in the regular season and were drawn against 5th place Coventry City

14 May 2023 (2023-05-14) Semi final - Leg 1 Coventry City 0–0 Middlesbrough Coventry
12:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 28,874
Referee: Bobby Madley
17 May 2023 (2023-05-17) Semi final - Leg 2 Middlesbrough 0–1
(0–1 agg.)
Coventry City Middlesbrough
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 32,154
Referee: David Coote

FA Cup edit

Boro entered the FA Cup in the third round and were drawn at home to Brighton & Hove Albion.[68]

7 January 2023 (2023-01-07) Third round Middlesbrough 1–5 Brighton & Hove Albion Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Akpom   13'
Giles   76'
Report Groß   8'
Lallana   29'
Caicedo   55'
Mac Allister   58', 80'
Undav   88'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 21,982
Referee: Simon Hooper

EFL Cup edit

Middlesbrough were drawn at home to Barnsley in the first round.[69]

10 August 2022 First round Middlesbrough 0–1 Barnsley Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Report McCarthy   66'
Oduor   81'
Benson   90+3'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 9,361
Referee: Ben Toner

Awards and nominations edit

Championship Manager of the Month edit

Key
  • Pos – Position in the table at the end of the month
Month Manager M W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos Result Ref.
November   Michael Carrick 5 4 1 0 9 3 +6 13 14th Nominated [70]
January 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 9 3rd Nominated [71]
February 5 4 0 1 12 5 +7 12 3rd Nominated [72]
March 4 3 1 0 13 2 +11 10 3rd Won [73][74]

Championship Player of the Month edit

Month Pos. Player Pld G A CS S Result Ref.
November FW   Chuba Akpom 5 3 2 Nominated [75]
December 4 4 0 Won [76][77]
February 5 5 0 Nominated [78]
March 4 5 1 Nominated [79]

Championship Goal of the Month edit

Key
  • Score – The score at the time of the goal. Middlesbrough's score listed first.
Month Pos. Player Score Final score Opponent Date Result Ref.
November MF   Riley McGree 1–1 (A) 2–1 (A) Norwich City 12 November 2022 Nominated [80]
February FW   Chuba Akpom 1–0 (A) 3–0 (A) Blackpool 4 February 2023 Nominated [81]

Yearly awards edit

English Football League Awards edit

Award Manager or Player Result Ref.
EFL Championship Manager of the Season   Michael Carrick Nominated [82]
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 edit

Award Player Result Ref.
Player of the Year   Chuba Akpom Won [83]
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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