# 2022–23 Harrogate Town A.F.C. season

The 2022–23 Harrogate Town A.F.C. season was the 109th season of the football club and the club's third consecutive season in League Two. Outside the league, they contested the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 1 July 2022 | LM | Stephen Dooley | Rochdale | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CB | Kyle Ferguson | Altrincham | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | GK | Pete Jameson | York City | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | LB | Joe Mattock | Rotherham United | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | RB | Miles Welch-Hayes | Colchester United | Free Transfer |
| 20 July 2022 | RW | Max Wright | Grimsby Town | Free Transfer |
| 28 July 2022 | RM | Tyler Frost | Crawley Town | Free Transfer |
| 13 August 2022 | RB | Kayne Ramsay | Southampton | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2022 | RW | Sam Folarin | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed |
| 5 January 2023 | RM | Toby Sims | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Free Transfer |
| 11 January 2023 | CB | Anthony O'Connor | Morecambe | Free Transfer |
| 31 January 2023 | DM | Levi Sutton | Bradford City | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Rochdale contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 13 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Altrincham contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 30 May, and would become official on July 1, once his York City contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Rotherham United contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 29 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Colchester United contract expired

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 29 June 2022 | DM | Nathan Sheron | Oldham Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Mark Beck | Darlington | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Joe Cracknell | Scarborough Athletic | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Ryan Fallowfield | York City | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RM | Lloyd Kerry | Retired | Retired |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Connor Kirby | Buxton | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Joe Leesley | Boston United | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Lewis Page | Mansfield Town | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RM | Simon Power | Shamrock Rovers | Released |
| 1 July 2022 | CF | Danilo Orsi | Grimsby Town | Free transfer |
| 9 July 2022 | CF | Aaron Martin | Gateshead | Free transfer |
| 25 January 2023 | RM | Tyler Frost | Aldershot Town | Released |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1, once the transfer window re-opened

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
| 21 June 2022 | AM | Josh Austerfield | Huddersfield Town | 31 January 2023 |
| 21 June 2022 | LB | Jaheim Headley | Huddersfield Town | 9 January 2023 |
| 27 June 2022 | AM | Matty Daly | Huddersfield Town | End of Season |
| 8 July 2022 | CB | Lewis Richards | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 January 2023 |
| 1 September 2022 | AM | Josh Coley | Exeter City | 10 January 2023 |
| 1 September 2022 | RW | Danny Grant | Huddersfield Town | End of Season |
| 17 January 2023 | LB | Matty Foulds | Bradford City | End of Season |
| 26 January 2023 | CB | Tom Eastman | Colchester United | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | LW | Kazeem Olaigbe | Southampton | End of Season |
* ↑ On 31 January, Austerfield was recalled back to Huddersfield
* ↑ On 9 January, Headley was recalled back to Huddersfield
* ↑ On 3 January, Richards returned early from his loan at Forest Green due to a season-ending injury
* ↑ On 10 January, Coley was recalled back to Exeter

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 16 January 2023 | FW | Emmanuel Ilesanmi | Scarborough Athletic | 13 February 2023 |
| 23 January 2023 | RB | Miles Welch-Hayes | Altrincham | End of Season |
| 17 February 2023 | CB | Will Smith | Scunthorpe United | End of Season |
| 3 March 2023 | CB | Kyle Ferguson | Altrincham | End of Season |
| 23 March 2023 | RW | Max Wright | FC Halifax Town | End of Season |
* ↑ On 20 March, Smith's loan at Scunthorpe was extended until the end of the season

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 8 June, Harrogate Town announced their first set of pre-season fixtures.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| League Two | August 2022 | May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| FA Cup | TBC | TBC | Third round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| EFL Cup | TBC | TBC | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| EFL Trophy | TBC | TBC | Group stage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
Last updated: pre-season Source: [ Soccerway]

### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 16 | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 55 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 55 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 55 |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 59 | 68 | −9 | 52 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 49 |
| 21 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 48 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 46 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 29 April 2023. 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A |
| Result | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | D | D | L | D | D | W | L | W | D | D | D | D | W | L | W | W |
| Position | 2 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

Town were drawn away to Bradford City in the first round and to the winners off Solihull Moors versus Hartlepool United in the second round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
Harrogate were drawn at home to Stockport County in the first round.

### EFL Trophy

On 23 June, the group stage draw was finalised.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ACA | Everton U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Morecambe | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Harrogate Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | L2 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 4 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures