2022–23 Middlesbrough F.C. season

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 defeat1–5 vs Brighton, FA Cup, 7 January 2023

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

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

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

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

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

In

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

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

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

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

First-team

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

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

Championship

League table

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

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

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHAHHHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAAH
ResultDLDDLWLWLDLWLLWDLWDWWWLWWWWLWWWWWLWWDWLLDWWLLD
Position/1120192023182017202222182122202121192016141213116546333333333334444444
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

  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 2023 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

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

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

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

Championship Manager of the Month

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

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

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

English Football League Awards

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

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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