2022–23 Middlesbrough F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was the 147th season in the existence of Middlesbrough Football Club and the club's sixth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the league, they also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Middlesbrough

2022–23 season
Owner	Steve Gibson
Chairman	Steve Gibson
Head coach	Chris Wilder (until 3 October)[1] Leo Percovich (interim) Michael Carrick (from 24 October)[2]
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
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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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	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]

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

Bishop Auckland v Middlesbrough

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

York City v Middlesbrough

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

Braga v Middlesbrough

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

Morecambe v Middlesbrough

19 July 2022 Friendly	Morecambe	0–3	Middlesbrough	Morecambe
19:00 BST		Report	Tavernier 14' Crooks 28' McGree 42'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium

Whitby Town v Middlesbrough

20 July 2022 Friendly	Whitby Town	v	Middlesbrough	Whitby
19:30 BST				Stadium: Tower Express Stadium

Middlesbrough v Olympique de Marseille

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

Hibernian v Middlesbrough

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

Main article: 2022–23 EFL 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
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]

Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion

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

Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Sheffield United

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

Stoke City v Middlesbrough

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

Reading v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Swansea City

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

Watford v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Sunderland

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

Middlesbrough v Cardiff City

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

Middlesbrough v Rotherham United

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

Coventry City v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Birmingham City

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

Millwall v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers

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

Wigan Athletic v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Huddersfield Town

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

Preston North End v Middlesbrough

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

Hull City v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Bristol City

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

Blackpool v Middlesbrough

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

Norwich City v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Luton Town

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

Burnley v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Wigan Athletic

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

Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough

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

Birmingham City v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Millwall

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

Sunderland v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Watford

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

Middlesbrough v Blackpool

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

Cardiff City v Middlesbrough

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

Sheffield United v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Queens Park Rangers

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

West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Reading

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

Swansea City v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Stoke City

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

Middlesbrough v Preston North End

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

Huddersfield Town v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Burnley

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

Bristol City v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Norwich City

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

Middlesbrough v Hull City

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

Luton Town v Middlesbrough

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

Rotherham United v Middlesbrough

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

Middlesbrough v Coventry City

8 May 2023 (2023-05-08) 46	Middlesbrough	1–1	Coventry City	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Archer 45+4' Jones  83'		Hamer 22' Kelly  26' McFadzean  69' Doyle  82'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 32,187 Referee: John Busby

Play-offs

Main article: 2023 English Football League play-offs

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

Coventry City v Middlesbrough

14 May 2023 (2023-05-14) Semi final - Leg 1	Coventry City	0–0	Middlesbrough	Coventry
12:00 GMT		Report	Akpom  79'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 28,874 Referee: Bobby Madley

Middlesbrough v Coventry City

17 May 2023 (2023-05-17) Semi final - Leg 2	Middlesbrough	0–1 (0–1 agg.)	Coventry City	Middlesbrough
20:00 GMT	Smith  16' McNair  41' Lenihan  69' Jones  83'	Report	Doyle  3' Hamer  45+3', 57' McFadzean  61' Gyökeres  77' Wilson  86'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 32,154 Referee: David Coote

FA Cup

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

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

Middlesbrough v Brighton & Hove Albion

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

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup

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

Middlesbrough v Barnsley

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