2022–23 Middlesbrough F.C. season

Middlesbrough
2022–23 season
Owner	Steve Gibson
Chairman	Steve Gibson
Head coach	Chris Wilder; (until 3 October); Leo Percovich; (interim); Michael Carrick; (from 24 October)
Stadium	Riverside Stadium
Championship	4th
Play-offs	Semi-finals
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Chuba Akpom (28); All: ; Chuba Akpom (29)
Highest home attendance	32,187 vs Coventry City; (8 May 2023, Championship)
Lowest home attendance	9,361 vs Barnsley; (10 August 2022, EFL Cup)
Biggest win	5–0 vs Reading, Championship, 4 March 2023
Biggest defeat	1–5 vs Brighton, FA Cup, 7 January 2023
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

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

Assists

As of 20 May 2023

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

Disciplinary record

As of 8 May 2023

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			EFL Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
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
2	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
4	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
11	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
13	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
15	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]

^ The transfer was announced on 19 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Watford contract expired
^ The transfer was announced on 24 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Blackburn Rovers contract expired
^ 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	Retired		^[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]

^ 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]

^ On 4 January, Conteh's loan at Gateshead was extended until end of the season

New contracts

First-team

Date signed	Number	Position	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 v t e	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	Promotion to Premier League
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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	D	L	D	D	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	L	L	D	W	W	L	L	D
Position/	11	20	19	20	23	18	20	17	20	22	22	18	21	22	20	21	21	19	20	16	14	12	13	11	6	5	4	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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 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

[3] The transfer was announced on 19 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Watford contract expired

[5] The transfer was announced on 24 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Blackburn Rovers contract expired

[7] The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Northampton Town contract expired

[15] The transfer was announced on 27 May, and would become official on June once the transfer window opened

[54] On 4 January, Conteh's loan at Gateshead was extended until end of the season

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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

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

2022–23 Middlesbrough F.C. season

Statistics

Goals record

Assists

Disciplinary record

Transfers

In

Out

Loans in

Loans out

New contracts

First-team

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Championship

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

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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