2022–23 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season
| 2022–23 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wednesday players lift the trophy and celebrate after being promoted to the Championship in the play-off final. | ||||
| Owner | Dejphon Chansiri | |||
| Manager | Darren Moore | |||
| Stadium | Hillsborough Stadium | |||
| League One | 3rd | |||
| Play-offs | Winners (promoted) | |||
| FA Cup | Fourth round (vs. Fleetwood Town) | |||
| EFL Cup | Third round (vs. Southampton) | |||
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Michael Smith (17) All: Michael Smith (21) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 33,442 (vs Plymouth Argyle; League One) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,173 (vs Leicester City U21; EFL Trophy) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 25,378 | |||
| Biggest win | 5–0 (vs Forest Green Rovers & Cambridge United; League One) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 4–0 (vs Peterborough United; League One Playoffs) | |||
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The 2022–23 season was the 155th season in the existence of Sheffield Wednesday and the club's second consecutive season in League One. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.
Season overview
June
On 20 June, the players reported back to pre-season training.[1]
July
On 2 July, the club announced that manager Darren Moore would miss the first pre-season friendly against Alfreton Town due to recent knee surgery.[2]
On 12 July, the club unveiled their new kits for the 2022–23 season.[3]
On 12 July, the club announced their new shirt sponsor Host & Stay Limited.[4]
On 19 July, the club announced their first-team squad numbers for the 2022–23 season.[5]
September
On 9 September, the fixture against Plymouth Argyle was postponed following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.[6]
On 16 September, Mark McGuinness was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad.[7]
On 30 September, James Shan joined the clubs coaching staff.[8]
January
On 20 January, manager Darren Moore confirmed that ex-loan star, Michael Hector was currently on trial at the club.[9]
February
On 14 February, following their 3–0 victory against Morecambe, the club broke their record for most clean sheets during a single league campaign breaking the previous record of 17.[10]
On 24 February, Marvin Johnson was given a three-match suspension for violent conduct for an incident during the game against Ipswich Town.[11]
On 25 February, following their 1–0 victory against Charlton Athletic, the club broke their unbeaten league record, breaking the previous record of 19 games unbeaten.[12]
March
On 16 March, Pierce Charles was called up to the Northern Ireland U19 squad for their upcoming fixtures.[13]
April
On 19 April, Liam Palmer was awarded the Wise Old Owls Player of the Season award.[14]
On 23 April, Barry Bannan and Josh Windass were both included into the EFL League One Team of the Season.[15]
On 30 April, Liam Palmer was named Player of the Season, Players player of the Season, and a Lifetime Achievement award, whilst Will Vaulks won Community Player of the Season and Goal of the Season at the club's end of season awards.[16]
May
On 3 May, the clubs academy retained list was published.[17]
On 7 May, the club finished the season breaking another club record of 96 points. This was the fourth club record to be broken after a new clean sheet record (24), unbeaten run (23) and most away wins (12) during a league season.[18]
On 12 May, the club faced Peterborough United at London Road Stadium in the first leg of the League One play-offs, where they would lose 4–0.[19] On 18 May, they faced off again in the second leg at Hillsborough Stadium. In one of the most dramatic play-off matches in history, Sheffield Wednesday overturned their 4–0 deficit and scored four goals, taking the match into extra time. The game would finish 5–1 (5–5 on aggregate), meaning penalties would decide who would go through to the final. Wednesday would win the shoot-out 5–3.[20]
On 29 May, Sheffield Wednesday faced Barnsley in the League One play-off final. The match nearly went to penalties until where Josh Windass scored a last-minute winner in extra time to promote Wednesday back to the EFL Championship.[21]
Pre-season
On 8 June, Wednesday announced their first pre-season friendly against Harrogate Town before heading off to Portugal for a warm weather training camp.[22][23] On 13 June, the club announced that a Wednesday XI made up of U23 and U18 players will face Wakefield.[24] On 16 June, a friendly against Alfreton Town was announced.[25] Additional friendlies against Wigan Athletic and Rayo Vallecano were announced on 1 July.[26][27] A behind-closed-doors friendly against Bournemouth during their pre-season trip to Portugal was announced on 2 July.[28]
| 2 July 2022 Friendly | Alfreton Town | 0–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Alfreton |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Impact Arena Attendance: 1,946 |
| 8 July 2022 Friendly | Harrogate Town | 0–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Harrogate |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Windass 9' Smith 32' (pen.) |
Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 1,901 |
| 14 July 2022 Friendly | Wakefield | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday XI | Featherstone |
| 19:30 BST | Woodward 20' Morrison 34' |
Report | Dunn 30' | Stadium: Millennium Stadium Attendance: 504 |
| 15 July 2022 Friendly | Bournemouth | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Portugal |
| 17:30 BST | Cook 45' Solanke 56' |
Report | Dele-Bashiru 79' | Attendance: 0 (Played behind closed doors) |
| 20 July 2022 Friendly | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–2 | Rayo Vallecano | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:00 BST | Report | J. Hunt 29' (o.g.) Nteka 59' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 4,697 Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 23 July 2022 Friendly | Wigan Athletic | 4–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Wigan |
| 15:00 BST | McClean 23' Naylor 51' Magennis 80' Aasgaard 89' |
Report | Heneghan 6' | Stadium: DW Stadium |
| 26 July 2022 Friendly | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 2–2 | Sheffield Wednesday XI | Stocksbridge |
| 19:30 BST | Goodwin 8' McKenzie-Grey 65' |
Report | Ashman 12' Trialist 32' |
Stadium: Bracken Moor |
Competitions
League One
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle (C, P) | 46 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 82 | 47 | +35 | 101 | Promotion to EFL Championship |
| 2 | Ipswich Town (P) | 46 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 101 | 35 | +66 | 98 | |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday (O, P) | 46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 81 | 37 | +44 | 96 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Barnsley | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 80 | 47 | +33 | 86 | |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 81 | |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 46 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 75 | 54 | +21 | 77 |
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[29]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
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[29]
(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 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 81 | 37 | +44 | 96 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 16 | +33 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 21 | +11 |
Last updated: 7 May 2023.
Source: [Soccerway]
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2023. Source: [Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
On Thursday, 23 June 2022, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.[30]
| 30 July 2022 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–3 | Portsmouth | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Johnson 8' Windass 13' Byers 49' Dele-Bashiru 52', 81' Gregory 82' 90+3' Ihiekwe 90+1' Stockdale 90+3' |
Report | Ogilvie 50' Jacobs 57' Bishop 64' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 26,901 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 6 August 2022 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Denbigh |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Windass 22' (pen.) Ihiekwe 45+2' Bannan 67' Paterson 76' Dele-Bashiru 80' |
Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 13,241 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 13 August 2022 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Bakinson 81' Sow 83' |
Report | Clare 69' | Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,363 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 16 August 2022 4 | Peterborough United | 2–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Peterborough |
| 19:45 BST | Kent 38' Clarke-Harris 65' Taylor 75' |
Report | James 34' Vaulks 51' Ihiekwe 61' |
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 11,169 Referee: James Oldham |
| 20 August 2022 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Horwich |
| 15:00 BST | Bradley 71' Sadlier 90+4' |
Report | Byers 36' Palmer 38' Adeniran 90+2' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 22,023 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 27 August 2022 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Windass 12' Bannan 19' Palmer 31' Johnson 37' Gregory 45+1' Bernard 56' (o.g.) |
Report | O'Keeffe 37' Cargill 73' Davis 85' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,300 Referee: Simon Mather |
| 3 September 2022 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–2 | Barnsley | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Ihiekwe 79' Smith 81' |
Report | Connell 18' Cole 34' Thomas 69' Norwood 74', 82' Wolfe 80' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 27,939 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 13 September 2022 8 | Morecambe | 0–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | Morecambe |
| 19:45 BST | Report | McGuinness 38' Windass 70' Byers 78' Smith 83' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 5,148 Referee: Andrew Kitchen |
| 17 September 2022 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–2 | Ipswich Town | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Bannan 24' Byers 75' James 79' Smith 89' |
Report | Jackson 4' Woolfenden 43' Davis 52' Leigh 62' Iorfa 71' (o.g.) Burns 74' Morsy 76' Harness 82' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 26,281 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 24 September 2022 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Jacobson 1' (o.g.) Bannan 32' Paterson 90+6' |
Report | Vokes 10' Mawson 67' Grimmer 85' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,123 Referee: Matt Donohue |
| 1 October 2022 11 | Port Vale | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 15:00 BST | Conlon 22' Jones 31' Harrison 61' |
Report | Vaulks 63' Paterson 79' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 11,336 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 4 October 2022 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Plymouth |
| 19:45 BST | Hardie 3' Edwards 41' Lonwijk 50' Cosgrove 90+1' |
Report | Palmer 7' Windass 73' |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 16,381 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 8 October 2022 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–0 | Cheltenham Town | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Windass 3' Bannan 83' Dele-Bashiru 85' |
Report | Freestone 58' Nlundulu 67' Perry 74' Long 88' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,375 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 15 October 2022 14 | Cambridge United | 0–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Cambridge |
| 15:00 BST | Taylor 42' | Report | Gregory 6', 77' 64' Smith 25' Vaulks 66' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,418 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 22 October 2022 15 | Lincoln City | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Lincoln |
| 15:00 BST | Virtue 21' Mandroiu 46' 59' |
Report | Gregory 7' McGuinness 79' Byers 88' |
Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 10,152 Referee: Alan Young |
| 26 October 2022 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 20:00 BST | Ihiekwe 36' Smith 45+3' |
Report | Rossiter 39' Coburn 60' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,006 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 29 October 2022 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4–2 | Burton Albion | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Bannan 22' Smith 26' (pen.) Wilks 53' Dele-Bashiru 75' Gregory 80' |
Report | Winnall 76' Hamer 82' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,692 Referee: David Rock |
| 12 November 2022 18 | Accrington Stanley | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Mighten 24' Ihiekwe 33' James 66' Vaulks 89' |
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 4,938 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 19 November 2022 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | McGuinness 39' Wilks 90+4' |
Report | Pyke 82' | Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 24,271 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 3 December 2022 20 | Derby County | 0–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Derby |
| 12:30 GMT | Dobbin 52' Bird 64' |
Report | Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 28,192 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 10 December 2022 21 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Exeter |
| 15:00 GMT | Key 43' Caprice 56' Brown 69' Stansfield 71' Dieng 76' |
Report | McGuinness 73' Paterson 90+4' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,591 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 17 December 2022 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–0 | Oxford United | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Paterson 27' Bakinson 30' Gregory 65' |
Report | Bate 29' Murphy 90+6' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,285 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 26 December 2022 23 | Fleetwood Town | 1–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Fleetwood |
| 15:00 GMT | Rooney 8' 35' 83' Vela 12' |
Report | Byers 16' McGuinness 45+1' Johnson 73' Paterson 90+3' |
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 4,389 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 29 December 2022 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | Port Vale | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | Smith 30' (pen.), 70' Johnson 67' |
Report | Garrity 39' Jones 57' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 26,021 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 2 January 2023 25 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5–0 | Cambridge United | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Windass 7', 70', 80' Smith 21' (pen.), 51' |
Report | Bennett 20' | Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 24,221 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 14 January 2023 26 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | High Wycombe |
| 15:00 GMT | McCarthy 90+1' | Report | Vaulks 13' Windass 72' |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 8,302 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 21 January 2023 27 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Fleetwood Town | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Johnson 17' Palmer 86' Gregory 90+5' |
Report | Vela 57' Lynch 90+4' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,230 Referee: Simon Mather |
| 4 February 2023 28 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Paterson 7' 54' Byers 45+2' Bannan 60' |
Report | Edwards 30' | Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 33,442 Referee: John Busby |
| 11 February 2023 29 | Ipswich Town | 2–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Ipswich |
| 15:00 GMT | Chaplin 19' Broadhead 43' Davis 50' |
Report | Smith 27' Vaulks 33' Byers 34' 50' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 29,072 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 14 February 2023 30 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–0 | Morecambe | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | Bannan 1' 36' Windass 22', 87' |
Report | Simeu 10' Gibson 64' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 21,330 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 18 February 2023 31 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5–2 | Milton Keynes Dons | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Windass 9' Smith 54' (pen.), 74' Gregory 64' Byers 89' |
Report | Leko 2' McEachran 18' Eisa 24' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 24,318 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 25 February 2023 32 | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Charlton, London |
| 15:00 GMT | Blackett-Taylor 31' | Report | Palmer 9' 19' Smith 38' Iorfa 40' Dawson 56' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 16,729 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 4 March 2023 33 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Peterborough United | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Flint 34' Bannan 40' Thompson 60' (o.g.) Gregory 90' |
Report | Edwards 89' | Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 26,984 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 11 March 2023 34 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Morrell 41' Raggett 87' |
Report | Windass 11' 41' Brown 43' Iorfa 54' 78' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,910 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 17 March 2023 35 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | Gregory 11' Bannan 77' |
Report | Adeboyejo 36' Santos 69' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 29,230 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 21 March 2023 36 | Barnsley | 4–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Barnsley |
| 20:00 GMT | Cole 10' Norwood 12' 62' Phillips 48' Williams 57' Andersen 81' Watters 83' Kitching 90+6' |
Report | Gregory 33', 74' 89' Smith 35' |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 18,377 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 26 March 2023 37 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Nailsworth |
| 13:00 GMT | Garrick 35' Bunker 67' |
Report | James 48' | Stadium: The Bolt New Lawn Attendance: 3,837 Referee: David Rock |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 29 March 2023 38 | Cheltenham Town | 2–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Cheltenham |
| 19:45 GMT | Taylor 45' Broom 52' Keena 62' May 69' |
Report | Palmer 39' Flint 76' Gregory 87' |
Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 5,433 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 1 April 2023 39 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Lincoln City | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Smith 12' | Report | Mandroiu 28' | Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 27,903 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 7 April 2023 40 | Oxford United | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Littlemore |
| 15:00 GMT | McGuane 64' Brannagan 70' (pen.) O'Donkor 89' |
Report | Vaulks 27' Bannan 35' Famewo 37' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,238 Referee: Rebecca Welch |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 10 April 2023 41 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–0 | Accrington Stanley | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Adeniran 11', 46' Palmer 72' |
Report | Rodgers 16' Hamilton 65' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 25,025 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 15 April 2023 42 | Burton Albion | 3–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Burton upon Trent |
| 15:00 GMT | Brayford 21' Hughes 24' Helm 34', 37' |
Report | Paterson 28' Smith 85' (pen.) |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,682 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 18 April 2023 43 | Bristol Rovers | 1–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Bristol |
| 19:45 GMT | Collins 46' | Report | Smith 15' Bannan 28' Famewo 41' Vaulks 52' Palmer 88' |
Stadium: Memorial Ground Attendance: 8,724 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 22 April 2023 44 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | Exeter City | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Gregory 59' Paterson 74' 80' Palmer 78' Vaulks 90+2' |
Report | Key 47' Caprice 64' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 26,046 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 29 April 2023 45 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 GMT | Bennett 57' Flannagan 81' Dunkley 86' |
Report | Smith 8', 48', 81' Palmer 73' Johnson 74' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 8,457 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 7 May 2023 46 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Derby County | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 12:00 GMT | Smith 43' (pen.) Brown 61' Palmer 74' Johnson 90+1' |
Report | Davies 41' Roberts 43' Smith 77' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 33,413 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
Play-offs
Sheffield Wednesday finished 3rd in the regular 2022–23 EFL League One season, so were drawn against 6th placed Peterborough United in the Play-off Semi Final. The first leg took place at the Weston Homes Stadium and the second leg took place at Hillsborough.
Semi-finals
| 12 May 2023 First leg | Peterborough United | 4–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Peterborough |
| 20:00 BST | Kent 15' Taylor 20' Ward 36' Poku 50' 64' Clarke-Harris 82' |
Report | Flint 54' Ihiekwe 55' |
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 12,965 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 18 May 2023 Second leg | Sheffield Wednesday | 5–1 (5–5 agg.) (5–3 p) | Peterborough United | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 20:00 BST | Palmer 6' Smith 9' (pen.) Gregory 25' Bannan 47' James 71' Palmer 90+8' Ihiekwe 99' Paterson 112' Hunt 120' |
Report | Kyprianou 16' Butler 71' Taylor 87' Gregory 105' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 31,835 Referee: David Webb |
| Penalties | ||||
| Smith Vaulks Bannan Windass Hunt |
Clarke-Harris Butler Norburn Tshimanga |
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| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
Final
| 29 May 2023 Final | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Barnsley | Wembley |
| 15:00 BST | Windass 120+3' | Report | Phillips 49' Thomas 95' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 72,492 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
FA Cup
Sheffield Wednesday were drawn at home to Morecambe in the first round[31] and to Mansfield Town in the second round.[32] On 28 November 2022, Sheffield Wednesday were drawn against Newcastle United in the third round.[33] On 8 January 2023, Sheffield Wednesday were drawn at home to Fleetwood Town in the fourth round.[34]
| 4 November 2022 First round | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | Morecambe | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | Windass 29' Mighten 65' Johnson 90' |
Report | Weir 32' | Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 8,558 Referee: Sunny Gill |
| 26 November 2022 Second round | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | Mansfield Town | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Smith 78', 83' | Report | Lapslie 34' Gordon 64' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 13,932 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 7 January 2023 Third round | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 18:00 GMT | Dele-Bashiru 45+1' Windass 52', 65' |
Report | Guimarães 69' | Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 25,884 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| Note: Live on BBC | ||||
| 28 January 2023 Fourth round | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Fleetwood Town | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Vaulks 34' Earl 71' (o.g.) |
Report | Rooney 27' Omochere 52' 53' Lane 86' Robertson 89' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 15,743 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 7 February 2023 Fourth round replay | Fleetwood Town | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Fleetwood |
| 19:45 GMT | Mendes Gomes 45', 60' Omochere 81' Hayes 84' |
Report | Adeniran 29' Gregory 42' Brown 53' Hunt 67' |
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,936 Referee: Darren Bond |
EFL Cup
Wednesday were drawn against Sunderland in the first round on 23 June 2022.[35] The second round draw took place on 10 August 2022 by Clinton Morrison and Michael Gray in which Wednesday were drawn against Rochdale.[36] The third round draw took place on 24 August 2022 and Sheffield Wednesday were drawn against Southampton.[37]
| 10 August 2022 First round | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | Sunderland | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:45 BST | Adeniran 16' Sow 56' Bakinson 68' |
Report | Winchester 11' | Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 8,412 Referee: Tom Reeves |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 23 August 2022 Second round | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–0 | Rochdale | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:30 BST | Brown 23' Dele-Bashiru 36' Adeniran 44' Glover 57' Vaulks 80' |
Report | Seriki 66' Rodney 80' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 9,045 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 9 November 2022 Third round | Southampton | 1–1 (6–5 p) | Sheffield Wednesday | Southampton |
| 19:45 GMT | Ward-Prowse 45+2' (pen.) Perraud 83' |
Report | Windass 24' Paterson 27' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 20,457 Referee: John Brooks |
| Penalties | ||||
| Ward-Prowse Elyounoussi Diallo Maitland-Niles Armstrong Walcott |
Smith Bannan Johnson Vaulks Gregory Iorfa |
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EFL Trophy
The Owls were drawn into Group H of the Northern section alongside Bradford City, Burton Albion and Leicester City U21.[38]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Burton Albion | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | L1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Leicester City U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 |
Source: EFL.com
| 30 August 2022 Group Game 1 | Bradford City | 3–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Bradford |
| 19:30 BST | Young 36', 75' Harratt 83' |
Report | Smith 38' (pen.) | Stadium: University of Bradford Stadium Attendance: 6,092 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 20 September 2022 Group Game 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–3 | Burton Albion | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:00 BST | Bakinson 24' Wilks 32' Paterson 34' |
Report | Winnall 8' Smith 17' Hamer 30' Keillor-Dunn 51' (pen.) Butcher 64' Adeboyejo 90+3' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 4,577 Referee: Thomas Parsons |
| 18 October 2022 Group Game 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | Leicester City U21 | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:00 BST | Paterson 8' Trueman 52' |
Report | Maswanhise 66' | Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 3,173 Referee: Marc Edwards |
Transfers and contracts
In
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2022[a] | CM | Bobby Dunn | Ramsgate | Free transfer | [39] |
| 1 July 2022[b] | RW | Sam Durrant | Blackburn Rovers | Free transfer | [39] |
| 1 July 2022[c] | CB | Ben Heneghan | AFC Wimbledon | Free transfer | [40] |
| 1 July 2022[d] | CB | Michael Ihiekwe | Rotherham United | Free transfer | [41] |
| 1 July 2022[e] | CF | Michael Smith | Rotherham United | Free transfer | [42] |
| 1 July 2022[f] | GK | David Stockdale | Wycombe Wanderers | Free transfer | [43] |
| 1 July 2022[g] | CM | Will Vaulks | Cardiff City | Free transfer | [44] |
| 6 July 2022 | CB | Akin Famewo | Norwich City | Undisclosed | [45] |
| 21 July 2022 | CM | Tyreeq Bakinson | Bristol City | Undisclosed | [46] |
| 4 August 2022 | CB | Adam Alimi-Adetoro | Athlone Town | Free transfer | [47] |
| 4 August 2022 | CF | Luke Cook | Enfield Town | Free transfer | [47] |
| 22 August 2022 | CF | Mallik Wilks | Hull City | Undisclosed | [48] |
| 30 January 2023 | LW | Favour Onukwuli | Volenti Academy | Undisclosed | [49] |
- ^ The transfer was announced on 24 June, and would become official on 1 July, once his Ramsgate contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 24 June, and would become official on 1 July, once his Blackburn Rovers contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on 1 July, once his AFC Wimbledon contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 22 June, and would become official on 1 July, once his Rotherham United contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 22 June, and would become official on 1 July, once his Rotherham United contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 15 June, and would become official on 1 July, once his Wycombe Wanderers contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on 1 July, once his Cardiff City contract expired
Out
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Saido Berahino | AEL Limassol | Released | [50][51] |
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Kwame Boateng | Guiseley | Released | [52][53] |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Alex Bonnington | Duke Blue Devils | Released | [52][54] |
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Josh Dawodu | Hendon | Released | [52][55] |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Chey Dunkley | Shrewsbury Town | Released | [50][56] |
| 30 June 2022 | AM | Lewis Farmer | Workington | Released | [52][57] |
| 30 June 2022 | RW | Charles Hagan | Wycombe Wanderers | Released | [52][58] |
| 30 June 2022 | DM | Sam Hutchinson | Reading | Released | [50][59] |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Caelan Kilheeney | Glossop North End | Released | [60] |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Massimo Luongo | Middlesbrough | Rejected contract | [61][62] |
| 30 June 2022 | RW | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | Derby County | Rejected contract | [61][63] |
| 30 June 2022 | AM | Jayden Onen | Forward Madison | Released | [52][64] |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Joshua Render | Olympic FC | Released | [52] |
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Declan Thompson | Ilkeston Town | Released | [52] |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Liam Waldock | Gainsborough Trinity | Released | [52][65] |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Joe Wildsmith | Derby County | Rejected contract | [61][66] |
| 30 June 2022 | FW | Basile Zottos | Ossett United | Released | [67] |
| 10 August 2022 | MF | Isaac Holland | Brentford | Undisclosed | [68] |
| 10 August 2022 | MF | Tony Yogane | Brentford | Undisclosed | [69] |
| 27 August 2022 | FW | Sylla Sow | De Graafschap | Undisclosed | [70] |
| 1 September 2022 | CM | Alex Hunt | Grimsby Town | Undisclosed | [71] |
| 2 February 2023 | CB | David Agbontohoma | Boreham Wood | Undisclosed | [72] |
| 23 March 2023 | CM | Bobby Dunn | Dartford | Undisclosed | [73] |
Loans in
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | Until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2022 | LB | Reece James | Blackpool | End of Season | [74] |
| 18 August 2022 | CB | Mark McGuinness | Cardiff City | 19 January 2023[a] | [76] |
| 29 August 2022 | LW | Alex Mighten | Nottingham Forest | 10 January 2023[b] | [78] |
| 27 January 2023 | CB | Aden Flint | Stoke City | End of Season | [79] |
Loans out
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2022 | CB | Ciaran Brennan | Swindon Town | End of season | [80] |
| 13 September 2022 | LB | Ryan Galvin | Maidstone United | End of season[a] | [84] |
| 26 November 2022 | GK | Luke Jackson | Matlock Town | 26 December 2022 | [85] |
| 2 December 2022 | CM | Jay Glover | Belper Town | 2 January 2023 | [86] |
| 2 December 2022 | WB | Paulo Aguas | Belper Town | 2 January 2023 | [86] |
| 9 December 2022 | CM | Will Trueman | Mickleover | End of season[b] | [88] |
| 5 January 2023 | CM | Jay Glover | Gainsborough Trinity | 5 April 2023 | [89] |
| 6 January 2023 | CB | David Agbontohoma | Boreham Wood | 2 February 2023[c] | [90] |
| 3 February 2023 | GK | Luke Jackson | Hednesford Town | 18 March 2023[d] | [92] |
- ^ Ryan Gavin’s loan was extended by further months on 11 November 2022,[81] the 16 December 2022,[82] before extending until the end of season on 13 January 2023[83]
- ^ Will Trueman’s loan was extended[87]
- ^ David Agbontohoma's loan was turned permanent on 2 February 2023.[72]
- ^ Luke Jackson was recalled from his loan on 18 March.[91]
Contracts
| Date | Pos | Player | Length | Expiry | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 June 2022 | CF | Bailey Cadamarteri | — | — | [93] |
| 17 June 2022 | RB | Jack Hunt | — | — | [94] |
| 24 June 2022 | CB | Josh Ashman | — | — | [39] |
| 24 June 2022 | LB | Fuad Sesay | — | — | [39] |
| 20 July 2022 | CB | David Agbontohoma | — | — | [95] |
| 14 October 2022 | GK | Pierce Charles | — | — | [96] |
| 9 December 2022 | CM | Sean Fusire | — | — | [97] |
| 14 December 2022 | CM | Rio Shipston | — | — | [98] |
| 24 March 2023 | CM | Barry Bannan | — | — | [99] |
Squad statistics
Appearances
- As of 29 May 2023
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | Play-offs | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2 | DF | SCO | Liam Palmer | 52 | 6 | 43+1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Jaden Brown | 16 | 1 | 6+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | WAL | Will Vaulks | 54 | 2 | 34+9 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Ben Heneghan | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Dominic Iorfa | 45 | 0 | 27+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Mallik Wilks | 24 | 2 | 5+11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Dennis Adeniran | 28 | 4 | 9+13 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Lee Gregory | 47 | 11 | 25+13 | 10 | 2+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Barry Bannan | 48 | 7 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Josh Windass | 42 | 16 | 30+4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3+1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Leojo Davidson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | SCO | Callum Paterson | 38 | 8 | 13+12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | George Byers | 29 | 6 | 19+5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Akin Famewo | 19 | 1 | 15+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Fisayo Dele-Bashiru | 41 | 5 | 12+21 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Marvin Johnson | 51 | 3 | 38+3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Tyreeq Bakinson | 32 | 1 | 13+13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Michael Ihiekwe | 28 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Rio Shipston | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Jay Glover | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Michael Smith | 49 | 21 | 34+5 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Cameron Dawson | 33 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Ryan Galvin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Bailey Cadamarteri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Sean Fusire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | David Stockdale | 27 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Jack Hunt | 26 | 0 | 7+9 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Reece James | 34 | 1 | 22+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | ENG | Sam Durrant | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ENG | Luke Cook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | IRL | Adam Alimi-Adetoro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ENG | Will Trueman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | DF | BRA | Paulo Aguas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | ENG | Aden Flint | 21 | 1 | 16+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players that left the club mid-season: | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | DF | ENG | David Agbontohoma | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Alex Hunt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | IRL | Mark McGuinness | 24 | 1 | 15+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | NED | Sylla Sow | 4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | ENG | Alex Mighten | 14 | 2 | 7+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Goalscorers
- As of 29 May 2023
Includes all competitive matches.
| Rank | Pos. | Nat. | No. | Player | League One | Playoffs | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 24 | Michael Smith | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | |
| 2 | FW | 11 | Josh Windass | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Lee Gregory | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 4 | FW | 13 | Callum Paterson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 5 | MF | 10 | Barry Bannan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 6 | DF | 2 | Liam Palmer | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| MF | 14 | George Byers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 7 | MF | 17 | Fisayo Dele-Bashiru | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 8 | MF | 8 | Dennis Adeniran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 9 | MF | 18 | Marvin Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | MF | 4 | Will Vaulks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | 7 | Mallik Wilks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| FW | 45 | Alex Mighten | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11 | DF | 3 | Jaden Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 15 | Akin Famewo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 19 | Tyreeq Bakinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | 33 | Reece James | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | 34 | Mark McGuinness | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 38 | Will Trueman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| FW | 40 | Sylla Sow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | 44 | Aden Flint | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own goals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 80 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 104 | ||||
Disciplinary record
- As of 29 May 2023
| No. | Pos. | Name | League One | Playoffs | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Lee Gregory | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 33 | DF | Reece James | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Dominic Iorfa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Liam Palmer | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Will Vaulks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Michael Ihiekwe | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Barry Bannan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Callum Paterson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Marvin Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Michael Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Josh Windass | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | George Byers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Mark McGuinness | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Jaden Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Tyreeq Bakinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Dennis Adeniran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Fisayo Dele-Bashiru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Jack Hunt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Aden Flint | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Mallik Wilks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Akin Famewo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Jay Glover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Cameron Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | David Stockdale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | Sylla Sow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Clean sheets
- As of 29 May 2023
| No. | Nat. | Player | Matches played | Clean sheet % | League One | Playoffs | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Cameron Dawson | 33 | 51.52% | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | |
| 31 | David Stockdale | 27 | 44.44% | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Awards
Club Player of the Month
Player of the Month awards for the 2022–23 season.
| Month | Player | % | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| August | Liam Palmer | 80% | [100] |
| September | Michael Smith | 38% | [101] |
| October | Barry Bannan | 55% | [102] |
| November | Mark McGuinness | 53% | [103] |
| December | Mark McGuinness | 58% | [104] |
| January | Josh Windass | 33% | [105] |
| February | Liam Palmer | 50% | [106] |
| March | Lee Gregory | – | [107] |
Club Player of the Year
Player of the Year award for the 2022–23 season.
| Player | Ref. |
|---|---|
| Liam Palmer | [16] |
Sky Bet League One Player of the Month
| Month | Player | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| August | Liam Palmer | Winner | [108][109] |
| October | Barry Bannan | Nomination | [110] |
| December | Cameron Dawson | Nomination | [111] |
| January | Josh Windass | Nomination | [112] |
Sky Bet League One Player of the Season
| Player | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|
| Barry Bannan | Nomination | [113] |
EFL Goal of the Month
| Month | Player | Goal | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | Barry Bannan | 83' vs Cheltenham Town, 8 October | Winner | [114][115] |
EFL Goal of the Season
| Player | Goal | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Bannan | 83' vs Cheltenham Town, 8 October | Nomination | [116] |
Sky Bet League One Manager of the Month
| Month | Manager | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| August | Darren Moore | Nomination | [117] |
| October | Darren Moore | Nomination | [118] |
| November | Darren Moore | Nomination | [119] |
| January | Darren Moore | Nomination | [112] |
| February | Darren Moore | Nomination | [120] |
Sky Bet League One Manager of the Season
| Player | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|
| Darren Moore | Nomination | [113] |
EFL League Cup Player of the Round
| Round | Player | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Fisayo Dele-Bashiru | Winner | [121][122] |
EFL League Cup Goal of the Round
| Round | Player | Goal | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis Adeniran | 16' vs Sunderland, 10 August | Winner | [123] |
| 2 | 44' vs Rochdale, 23 August |
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