2022–23 Port Vale F.C. season

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Port Vale
2022–23 season
Chairperson Carol Shanahan
Owner Synsol Holdings Limited
Manager Darrell Clarke
(until 17 April)[1]
Andy Crosby
(interim from 17 April)[1]
Stadium Vale Park
League One 18th (49 points)
FA Cup First round
(knocked out by Exeter City)
EFL Cup First round
(knocked out by Rotherham United)
EFL Trophy Round of 16
(knocked out by Salford City)
Player of the Year Nathan Smith
Top goalscorer League: Ellis Harrison (11)
All: Ellis Harrison (11)
Highest home attendance 11,336 vs. Sheffield Wednesday, 1 October 2022
Lowest home attendance 1,090 vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers U21, 18 October 2022
Average home league attendance 7,681
Biggest win 4–0 vs. Shrewsbury Town, 20 September 2022
Biggest defeat 0–4 (twice)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2022–23 Port Vale F.C. season was the club's 111th season in the English Football League, and first season back in EFL League One following promotion out of EFL League Two with victory in the 2022 play-off final. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

In a compacted pre-season, the club signed seven players permanently and brought in a further six on loan, whilst six first-team players were moved on. Having won their opening game on 30 July, Vale picked up four points from five games in August, whilst they exited the EFL Cup at the first round. Summer signing Ellis Harrison soon found his form though, scoring five goals from seven league games, whilst the Vale qualified for the knock-out stages of the EFL Trophy with one group game to spare. Despite facing a difficult run of fixtures in the month of October, they picked up ten points to firmly establish themselves in mid-table. They added four points from four league games in November and also advanced into the Round of 16 of the EFL Trophy. Vale ended 2022 in ninth place, though were knocked out of the EFL Trophy by Salford City.

Port Vale had a quiet January transfer window, with two loan signings coming and three senior players outgoing on a permanent basis. They went on to pick up just four points from seven league games in February, but stabilised in March as attacking talent came back to fitness. However one point from four games saw manager Darrell Clarke sacked on 17 April, with assistant manager Andy Crosby given the task of keeping the club out of the relegation zone as interim manager. The club's final total of 49 points was enough to secure an eighteenth-place finish, four points above the relegation zone, and Crosby was given the job on a permanent basis.

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Andy Crosby stepped in as interim manager for the final four games.
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Nathan Smith played 45 of the club's 46 league games.

Overview

EFL League One

Having achieved promotion out of EFL League Two via the play-offs, the Port Vale squad had a shorter summer break than most other EFL League One clubs as their final game was on 28 May rather than 30 April. As a result, director of football David Flitcroft said that players would be having a phased return to training, with players who featured in more games taking longer to report back for the pre-season training camp in Spain.[2] The first summer signing was Lewis Cass, who had played for the club on loan from Newcastle United in the 2021–22 season.[3] Seeking experienced League One players, the club signed Belgian midfielder Funso Ojo following his release from Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen.[4] Meanwhile Aaron Martin and Jake Taylor were sold on, to Eastleigh and Morecambe respectively.[5][6] The club brought in number of signings in the last week of July: 20-year old former Watford defender Derek Agyakwa (who had been at the club on trial), 21-year old former Stoke City defender Will Forrester, 29-year old former Wigan Athletic attacker Gavin Massey, and 17-year old Southampton loanee defender Thierry Small.[7][8][9][10] Rory Holden, a 24-year old midfielder who had played under Clarke at Walsall, was also signed after spending pre-season with the club.[11] Vale opened the season at Vale Park with a 2–1 win over Fleetwood Town; centre-backs Nathan Smith and Connor Hall scored within two minutes of each other complete a comeback victory after Daniel Batty opened the scoring on six minutes.[12]

Having won on the opening day, Vale then fell to a heavy 4–0 defeat at fellow newly-promoted side Exeter City, with Jamie Proctor having to make do with 17-year old attacking midfielder Tommy McDermott as a strike partner in the midst of a shortage of specialist forwards on the books.[13] One specialist forward was signed on 11 August, Welshman Ellis Harrison arrived for an undisclosed fee from Fleetwood Town, having previously won two promotions under Clarke at Bristol Rovers.[14] Goalkeeper Jack Stevens also arrived on a season-long loan from Oxford United.[15] Both signings made their debuts in an entertaining 0–0 home draw with Bolton Wanderers, in which the away side were reduced to ten men after Ricardo Santos was sent off on 37 minutes.[16] Vale went on to lose 2–1 away at Milton Keynes Dons, where a brace from Bradley Johnson gave the hosts their first points of the campaign, and after the match Clarke defended his decision to rotate the squad to rest players.[17] Vale went on to pick up their first away win of the campaign at struggling Burton Albion, winning 2–0 after Ben Garrity and Ellis Harrison scored second half goals.[18] However they ended August with a 1–0 home defeat to Portsmouth.[19] As the transfer window drew to a close, the club signed 19-year old Irish striker Mipo Odubeko on a season-long loan from West Ham United.[20] The club made three further loan signings on transfer deadline day: 22-year old Blackburn Rovers striker Danny Butterworth, 22-year old Cremonese winger Dennis Politic, and 21-year old winger Stoke City winger Liam McCarron; Politic had impressed on loan at the club the previous summer, whilst McCarron became the first Stoke player to be loaned directly to Vale since March 1978 in what was heralded as a "new era" between the two Potteries derby rivals.[21][22][23] Chris Hussey also had his contract terminated and signed with Stockport County.[24]

On 3 September, Vale conceded a stoppage-time equaliser at home to Cheltenham Town after having come from behind to lead 2–1 at half-time.[25] Ten days later, Vale came from behind thanks to a late Harrison header to draw 1–1 at Barnsley; Stevens received praise for his performance after making a number of good saves.[26] Two goals from Harrison earned the Vale a 2–1 victory at home to Shrewsbury Town, taking his tally to five goals in seven games.[27] However, Vale then slipped to a 3–0 defeat at Peterborough United, where Jonson Clarke-Harris scored a brace.[28]

A crowd of 11,336 turned out to witness a 1–0 home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on 1 October, with Will Vaulks's "thunderbolt from distance" separating the two teams.[29] Seven days later, a crowd of 28,706 came to Pride Park Stadium to witness the Vale come from behind to beat Derby County 2–1 despite Tom Conlon missing a penalty; the referee awarded Vale another penalty in the second half, which Ellis Harrison converted, and after Derby goalscorer James Collins was sent off for an elbow on Smith, James Wilson scored his first goal of the campaign to win the game on 66 minutes.[30] The attendance for this game was the biggest league crowd to witness a Vale match since 1998 and the largest to witness a Vale victory since 1955.[31] Vale came from two goals down to draw 2–2 at home to Forest Green Rovers, with Ellis Harrison converting penalty for the second successive game.[32] They went on to pick up three points away at Cambridge United courtesy of an own goal eleven minutes from full-time.[33] Vale lost 3–2 at home to Ipswich Town despite coming from two goals down to level the scorelines with goals either side of the half-time whistle.[34] Vale beat Lincoln City 1–0, with Danny Butterworth scoring his first goal for the club, and after the match assistant manager Andy Crosby praised the squad and said that: "following six games in the month, to pick up ten points against the calibre of opponents we have played has made it a really good month".[35]

Vale opened November with a 2–2 draw at Wycombe Wanderers, having twice come from a goal down to secure a point with goals from James Wilson and Tom Conlon.[36] Billy Bodin and Matty Taylor – who had both played for Darrell Clarke at Bristol Rovers – scored braces to condemn Vale to a 4–0 defeat at Oxford United.[37] Clarke said that the match showed that the club still had to go "a long way to be an established League One team".[38] Playing on the day before the 2022 FIFA World Cup started, Vale recorded a 1–0 home win over Charlton Athletic, with Danny Butterworth scoring the only goal of the game with what the club website described as "a beautiful second half solo goal".[39] However, Charlton manager Ben Garner labelled Vale as "anti football" and a team with "no ambition for them to go and really attack and take the game to you".[40]

More than 400 Vale fans travelled down to witness a 2–0 victory against league leaders Plymouth Argyle on the Friday night of 2 December, with James Wilson being credited for both goals on the club website despite Tom Conlon initially being credited by news outlets for the opening goal of the game.[41] Vale's three-match winning run came to an end with a 1–0 defeat at Bristol Rovers, where Aaron Collins won the match on 87 minutes.[42] They beat Morecambe 1–0 at home in the boxing day fixture, with Gavin Massey scoring the only goal of the game with a "fantastic long-range strike" on 41 minutes.[43] The year ended with a 2–0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday, with Michael Smith scoring a first-half penalty and a curved strike from outside the box in the second half;[44] the away support of 3,139 was the Vale's largest league away following since February 2002.[45]

The new year began with a 3–1 comeback victory at Forest Green Rovers, as late goals from Mipo Odubeko, Ellis Harrison and Dennis Politic secured three points after Vale spent 84 minutes of the match a goal down.[46] The first piece of January transfer window business was a departure, as Connor Hall was sold to Colchester United as he required a club closer to his Cambridgeshire home.[47] Also leaving was central midfielder Brad Walker, who was sold on to Tranmere Rovers for an undisclosed fee.[48] Sky Sports moved the home with game with Peterborough United to a freezing cold Monday night on 16 January, where a second-half brace from Ephron Mason-Clark secured an away victory for newly-appointed opposition manager Darren Ferguson.[49] The following day, Harry Charsley's departure to League Two side Newport County was confirmed; similarly to Walker, he had struggled for gametime in central midfield.[50] The first arrival of the window was 19-year old left-back Aaron Donnelly, who joined on loan from Nottingham Forest on 23 January.[51] He was an unused substitute as the Vale were beaten 2–1 at home by Derby County the following day, where a goal from Ojo early in the second-half goal seemed to have won all three points for the Valiants, only for Derby to turn the game around with two goals in the space of two minutes starting with David McGoldrick's strike with just three minutes left of the ninety to play.[52] Donnelly instead made his debut in a goalless draw at Cheltenham Town.[53] On transfer deadline day, Tommy McDermott and James Plant were loaned out to Salisbury, whilst prolific 32-year old striker Matty Taylor joined on loan from Oxford United.[54][55] Clarke later admitted the club "regressed" in the transfer window.[56]

A poor performance meant that the Vale opened February with a 3–0 home defeat to Wycombe Wanderers.[57] A frustrating 1–1 draw with Accrington Stanley followed, David Worrall's 57th-minute strike cancelling out Accrington's penalty after Ojo was penalised for a foul on Aaron Pressley, who converted the spot-kick; however, late in the game Butterworth missed a penalty which had been awarded to the Vale after Harvey Rodgers was sent off for using his hand to divert a header from Garrity off the goal line.[58] A 3–2 defeat at Shrewsbury Town followed, which Clarke shouldered the blame for after admitting to picking the wrong starting eleven which left the side vulnerable to set-pieces.[59] A 3–1 home defeat by Barnsley followed, with the visitors taking the lead within 60 seconds of the kick-off.[60] A seven game run without a win came to an end with a 1–0 home victory over Exeter City, with Forrester scoring the only goal of the game one minute after the visitors were reduced to ten men.[61] This was followed by a 1–0 defeat at Morecambe in a game where Vale were much the better side.[62] They played well at Bolton Wanderers, scoring first through Harrison, but lost the game 2–1 after the home side scored twice within nine first-half minutes.[63]

Donnelly scored his first career goal to secure a 1–0 home victory over Milton Keynes Dons.[64] Vale then picked up a point on the road with a 1–1 draw at Fleetwood Town with Taylor opening his account for the club, before Jack Marriott equalised on 84 minutes.[65] On 18 March, Harrison opened the scoring at home to Burton in the opening two minutes, but a collapse in team performance saw the struggling away side come back to win 3–2.[66] They held a two goals lead at Portsmouth on 25 March, with Stone saving a penalty, though another penalty was given away in the second half as Vale ultimately surrendered their lead and finished with a 2–2 draw.[67]

April began with a poor defeat at home to Cambridge United after Sam Smith and Lloyd Jones scored for the visitors just after half-time.[68] Speaking after the match, Clarke said "I am angry, frustrated and disappointed" and reminded his players that many were playing for their futures at the club for the remainder of the campaign.[69] This was followed by a 3–0 defeat at another relegation-threatened club in Accrington Stanley on Good Friday, where Stevens dropped the ball into his own net and Ojo was sent off in stoppage-time for violent conduct – the first red card of Vale's season.[70] A 0–0 home draw with relegation-threatened Oxford United ended the losing streak, though Politic was sent off in the closing stages for violent conduct.[71] Two further red cards came Vale's way in a 3–2 defeat at Lincoln City, Conlon being the first one following a chaotic seven minute period around the half an hour mark where Vale came from a goal down to lead 2–1 against ten-men after Lincoln goalkeeper Carl Rushworth was sent off in the process of giving away a penalty, however Lincoln won the match on 87 minutes after substitute Sammy Robinson was sent off for the visitors for a second bookable offence;[72] Conlon's red card was rescinded on appeal.[73] Clarke was sacked on 17 April and assistant manager Andy Crosby was installed as interim manager until the end of the season.[1] Crosby's first game in charge was a spirited 2–1 defeat at promotion-chasing Ipswich Town, with Nathan Broadhead's second half brace cancelling out Benning's opener.[74] A 2–0 home win over Bristol Rovers all but secured safety from relegation, with Ellis Harrison and Tom Pett scoring midway through the first half – Harrison's overhead kick was later voted as the club's goal of the season.[75][76] Safety was confirmed despite a 3–2 defeat at Charlton Athletic as other results went in Vale's favour; Plant scored his first goal in the EFL, whilst Taylor grabbed a consolation goal deep into injury time.[77]

Speaking in May, Funso Ojo admitted that many of the squad lost focus after losing Connor Hall in the January transfer window and sensing there was nothing to play for, leading to momentum turning against the club and a run of poor results.[78] Plymouth Argyle secured the League One title with a 3–1 win at Vale Park on the final day of the season.[79] Nathan Smith was named as the club's Player of the Year.[80] The club released six players at the end of the season: Agyakwa, Lucas Covolan, Holden, Pett, Proctor and Robinson.[81] Crosby was given the management job on a permanent basis.[82] Wilson was the first of the out of contract players that were offered a contract to confirm his departure from the club.[83] Worrall confirmed that he would be leaving to join Barrow on a two-year deal.[84]

Finances

Port Vale received around £500,000 more from central payments from the Premier League and English Football League (EFL) as a League One club than they received in League Two.[85] However £1.2 million was spent on improving Vale Park and making it a Championship standard ground.[86] In January, the club stated that crowds of 10,000 would be needed to support the management in building a promotion winning team as the ownership decided to show "restraint" in the transfer window.[87][88] Chief executive and club secretary, Colin Garlick, left the club in April 2023 after six-and-a-half years at the club.[89] Club chair Carol Shanahan announced a shake-up of the club's management behind the scenes, stating that "anything that touches the ball is Dave Flitcroft. So, the first team, the academy and also the pitch, the groundstaff will work for Dave".[90] Plans were also announced for a new scoreboard and vital improvements to the Vale Park pitch drainage system.[91][92] Speaking after the club accounts were published in April, football finance commentator Kieran Maguire said that the club was losing roughly £1million a year and owed the Shanahan family more than £5.5million, and that such a situation was fairly standard in modern football.[93]

Cup competitions

Port Vale had a home tie with Exeter City (League One) in the first round of the FA Cup and Clarke was disappointed to lose the game 3–2, saying that "the second half was nowhere near the standards we set".[94]

Vale were drawn at home to Rotherham United (Championship) in the first round of the EFL Cup and suffered a 2–1 defeat having trailed by two goals at half-time.[95]

In the EFL Trophy they were drawn into a group with Shrewsbury Town (League One), Stockport County (League Two), and Wolverhampton Wanderers U21.[96] They beat Stockport 1–0 in front of 1,980 spectators at Vale Park in a game that saw a senior debut for James Plant, a first club appearance for Mipo Odubeko and first club goal for Chris Hussey.[97] Having beaten Shrewsbury Town at home in the league three days earlier, Vale picked up a 4–0 victory at the New Meadow, with Dennis Politic claiming a hat-trick and Jack Shorrock becoming the youngest player in the club's history at 15 years and 145 days old.[98] First place in the group was confirmed with a 2–0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers U21, where Derek Agyakwa and Rhys Walters made their first team debuts.[99] They advanced into the Round of 16 with a 2–1 home win over Barnsley (League One) thanks to first-half goals from Dennis Politic and David Worrall.[100] However, a disappointing 1–0 defeat at Salford City (League Two) concluded Vale's cup campaigns.[101]

Results

Pre-season

League One

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League table

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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 13 10 23 48 71  −23 49 8 5 10 23 30  −7 5 5 13 25 41  −16

Last updated: 7 May 2023.
Source: The Fishy

Results by matchday

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Matches

      Win       Draw       Loss

FA Cup

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EFL Cup

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EFL Trophy

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The team's form suffered greatly after Connor Hall departed in January.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Pos. # Name EFL League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK 1 England Aidan Stone 20 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 26 0
DF 2 England Lewis Cass 19 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 24 0
DF 3 England Dan Jones 25 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 30 0
DF 5 Northern Ireland Aaron Donnelly 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
DF 6 England Nathan Smith 45 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 49 3
MF 7 England David Worrall 39 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 44 2
MF 8 England Ben Garrity 34 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 37 1
FW 9 England James Wilson 25 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 27 4
MF 10 England Tom Conlon 37 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 42 1
DF 11 England Mal Benning 39 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 44 3
FW 13 England Jamie Proctor 20 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 2
MF 14 Belgium Funso Ojo 28 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 29 2
DF 15 England Will Forrester 35 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 38 2
MF 17 Northern Ireland Rory Holden 11 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 16 0
FW 19 England Gavin Massey 41 2 1 0 1 0 4 0 47 2
FW 20 England Matty Taylor 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 4
FW 21 Republic of Ireland Mipo Odubeko 22 3 1 0 0 0 4 1 27 4
FW 22 Wales Ellis Harrison 33 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 34 11
MF 23 England Tom Pett 30 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 36 1
DF 24 Netherlands Derek Agyakwa 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
GK 25 England Jack Stevens 27 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 28 0
FW 26 England Danny Butterworth 31 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 34 4
DF 27 England Sammy Robinson 22 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 27 0
MF 28 England Tommy McDermott 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 0
MF 29 England James Plant 6 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 2
MF 30 Scotland Liam McCarron 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
MF 31 England Jack Shorrock 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
MF 32 England Rhys Walters 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF 33 Romania Dennis Politic 24 2 1 1 0 0 4 4 29 7
MF 34 Portugal Joao Silva Pevide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Brazil Lucas Covolan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players that left the club mid-season:
MF 4 England Brad Walker 7 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 10 1
DF 5 England Connor Hall 20 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 25 1
DF 16 England Chris Hussey 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1
DF 18 England Thierry Small 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 8 0
MF 20 Republic of Ireland Harry Charsley 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 10 0

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name EFL League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 FW  Wales 22 Ellis Harrison 11 0 0 0 11
2 MF  Romania 33 Dennis Politic 2 1 0 4 7
3 FW  England 26 Danny Butterworth 3 1 0 0 4
FW  Ireland 21 Mipo Odubeko 3 0 0 1 4
FW  England 20 Matty Taylor 4 0 0 0 4
FW  England 9 James Wilson 4 0 0 0 4
7 DF  England 11 Mal Benning 1 0 1 1 3
DF  England 6 Nathan Smith 3 0 0 0 3
9 DF  England 15 Will Forrester 2 0 0 0 2
FW  England 19 Gavin Massey 2 0 0 0 2
MF  Belgium 14 Funso Ojo 2 0 0 0 2
MF  England 29 James Plant 2 0 0 0 2
FW  England 13 Jamie Proctor 2 0 0 0 2
MF  England 7 David Worrall 1 0 0 1 2
15 MF  England 10 Tom Conlon 1 0 0 0 1
DF  Northern Ireland 5 Aaron Donnelly 1 0 0 0 1
MF  England 8 Ben Garrity 1 0 0 0 1
DF  England 5 Connor Hall 1 0 0 0 1
DF  England 16 Chris Hussey 0 0 0 1 1
MF  England 23 Tom Pett 1 0 0 0 1
MF  England 4 Brad Walker 0 0 0 1 1
Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 48 2 1 9 60

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name EFL League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card
27  ENG DF Sammy Robinson 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 1
33  ROM MF Dennis Politic 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
10  ENG MF Tom Conlon 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1[lower-alpha 1]
14  BEL MF Funso Ojo 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
19  ENG FW Gavin Massey 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
11  ENG DF Mal Benning 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
22  WAL FW Ellis Harrison 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
8  ENG MF Ben Garrity 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
3  ENG DF Dan Jones 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
6  ENG DF Nathan Smith 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
23  ENG MF Tom Pett 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
15  ENG DF Will Forrester 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
26  ENG FW Danny Butterworth 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
28  ENG MF Tommy McDermott 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
13  ENG FW Jamie Proctor 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
5  ENG DF Aaron Donnelly 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20  ENG FW Matty Taylor 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9  ENG FW James Wilson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
7  ENG MF David Worrall 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
24  NED DF Derek Agyakwa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5  ENG DF Connor Hall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21  IRL FW Mipo Odubeko 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29  ENG MF James Plant 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25  ENG GK Jack Stevens 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1  ENG GK Aidan Stone 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 93 4 0 0 1 0 6 0 100 4

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Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2022[lower-alpha 2] CB England Lewis Cass Newcastle United Free transfer [3]
1 July 2022[lower-alpha 3] CM Belgium Funso Ojo Scotland Aberdeen Free transfer [4]
25 July 2022 RW England Gavin Massey Wigan Athletic Free transfer [10]
26 July 2022 CB Netherlands Derek Agyakwa Watford Free transfer [7]
26 July 2022 CB England Will Forrester Stoke City Free transfer [8]
29 July 2022 CM Northern Ireland Rory Holden Walsall Free transfer [11]
11 August 2022 CF Wales Ellis Harrison Fleetwood Town Undisclosed [14]

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Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
21 June 2022 LW England Alex Hurst York City Undisclosed [106]
30 June 2022 RW England David Amoo Stevenage Released [107][108]
30 June 2022[lower-alpha 4] LB England John Clarke Reading U23 Free transfer [109]
30 June 2022[lower-alpha 4] RB England James Gibbons Bristol Rovers Rejected contract [110][111]
8 July 2022 CB England Aaron Martin Eastleigh Undisclosed [5]
8 July 2022 CM England Jake Taylor Morecambe Undisclosed [6]
1 September 2022 LB England Chris Hussey Stockport County Contract terminated [24]
7 January 2023 CB England Connor Hall Colchester United Undisclosed [47]
11 January 2023 FW Wales Tyrone Cadeau Matlock Town Free transfer [112]
12 January 2023 DM England Brad Walker Tranmere Rovers Undisclosed [48]
17 January 2023 CM Republic of Ireland Harry Charsley Newport County Mutual consent [50]
30 June 2023 CB Netherlands Derek Agyakwa Released [81]
30 June 2023 GK Brazil Lucas Covolan Released [81]
30 June 2023 CM Northern Ireland Rory Holden Released [81]
30 June 2023 LM England Tom Pett Released [81]
30 June 2023 CF England Jamie Proctor Released [81]
30 June 2023 RB England Sammy Robinson Released [81]
30 June 2023 CF England James Wilson Rejected contract [83]
30 June 2023[lower-alpha 5] RM England David Worrall Barrow Rejected contract [84]

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Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
26 July 2022 LB England Thierry Small Southampton 11 November 2022[lower-alpha 6] [9]
11 August 2022 GK England Jack Stevens Oxford United End of season [15]
26 August 2022 CF Republic of Ireland Mipo Odubeko West Ham United End of season [20]
1 September 2022 CF England Danny Butterworth Blackburn Rovers End of season [21]
1 September 2022 LW Romania Dennis Politic Italy Cremonese End of season [21]
1 September 2022 LW Scotland Liam McCarron Stoke City End of season [22]
23 January 2023 LB Northern Ireland Aaron Donnelly Nottingham Forest End of season [51]
31 January 2023 CF England Matty Taylor Oxford United End of season [55]

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Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
5 July 2022 GK Brazil Lucas Covolan Chesterfield End of season [114]
13 September 2022 CB Netherlands Derek Agyakwa Chorley 13 October 2022 [115]
24 September 2022 LW England James Plant Nantwich Town 24 October 2022 [116]
31 January 2023 MF England Tommy McDermott Salisbury End of season [54][117]
31 January 2023 MF England James Plant Salisbury End of season [54][117]
4 March 2023 MF England Rhys Walters Leek Town End of season [118]
16 March 2023 GK England Reuben Perry Wallingford & Crowmarsh End of season [119]

References

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