# 2022–23 Burnley F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was the 141st season in the existence of Burnley and the club's first season back in the Championship since 2015–16, following its relegation from the Premier League the previous season. In addition to the league, the team also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.
On 7 April 2023, Burnley secured promotion back to the Premier League with seven matches remaining—a Championship record—following a 2–1 win at Middlesbrough. During the season, the team won 10 league matches in a row, equalling the Championship record. On 25 April, Burnley won the Championship title following a 1–0 victory at main rivals Blackburn Rovers.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 26 June 2022 | AM | Scott Twine | Milton Keynes Dons | £4,000,000 |
| 28 June 2022 | CB | Luke McNally | Oxford United | £2,000,000 |
| 1 July 2022 | CB | CJ Egan-Riley | Manchester City | £350,000 |
| 5 July 2022 | CM | Samuel Bastien | Standard Liège | £685,000 |
| 12 July 2022 | CM | Josh Cullen | Anderlecht | £3,000,000 |
| 22 July 2022 | GK | Arijanet Muric | Manchester City | £3,000,000 |
| 26 July 2022 | RW | Seb Thompson | Free agent | Free Transfer |
| 28 July 2022 | RB | Vitinho | Cercle Brugge | Undisclosed |
| 4 August 2022 | RW | Manuel Benson | Antwerp | £3,000,000 |
| 15 August 2022 | CM | Frankie Deane | Celtic | Undisclosed |
| 19 August 2022 | LW | Darko Churlinov | VfB Stuttgart | £4,250,000 |
| 26 August 2022 | GK | Denis Franchi | Paris Saint-Germain | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2022 | LW | Anass Zaroury | Charleroi | £3,500,000 |
| 1 September 2022 | RB | Alex Healy-Byrne | Cork City | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2022 | AM | Marcel Lewis | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | Undisclosed |
| 29 September 2022 | CB | Jack Turner | Barking | Undisclosed |
| 31 October 2022 | LW | Renaldo Torraj | Tottenham Hotspur | Free Transfer |
| 23 December 2022 | CM | Jez Davies | Tottenham Hotspur | Free Transfer |
| 13 January 2023 | CB | Ameen Al-Dakhil | Sint-Truiden | Undisclosed |
| 21 January 2023 | CB | Hjalmar Ekdal | Djurgårdens IF | £2,400,000 |
| 25 January 2023 | CF | Lyle Foster | Westerlo | Undisclosed |
| 30 January 2023 | LW | Deji Sotona | Nice | Free Transfer |
| 30 January 2023 | LW | Tom Tweedy | Penybont | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2023 | RW | Enock Agyei | Anderlecht | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 23 June 2022 | GK | Nick Pope | Newcastle United | £10,000,000 |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Harry Allen | Flint Town United | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Phil Bardsley | Stockport County | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | AM | Ruairi Behan | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Joel Connolly | Prescot Cables | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Will Couch | Barnoldswick Town | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RW | Sean Etaluku | Mossley | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Anthony Glennon | Grimsby Town | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Anthony Gomez Mancini | Accrington Stanley | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RW | Aaron Lennon | Retired | — |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Calen Gallagher-Allison | Lancaster City | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Jack Leckie | Hull City | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Ben Mee | Brentford | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Joel Mumbongo | Tranmere Rovers | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Richard Nartey | Salford City | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Erik Pieters | West Bromwich Albion | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Joe Smyth-Ferguson | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Dale Stephens | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | James Tarkowski | Everton | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LW | Sam Unwin | Cheadle Heath Nomads | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Ethen Vaughan | Guiseley | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LW | George Walters | Unattached | Released |
| 12 July 2022 | CB | Nathan Collins | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £20,500,000 |
| 15 July 2022 | GK | Wayne Hennessey | Nottingham Forest | Free Transfer |
| 22 July 2022 | RW | Max Thompson | Sunderland | Undisclosed |
| 28 July 2022 | LW | Dwight McNeil | Everton | £20,000,000 |
| 5 August 2022 | LW | Maxwel Cornet | West Ham United | £17,500,000 |
| 8 August 2022 | CB | Jake Rooney | Derby County | Free Transfer |
| 9 August 2022 | CB | Jacob Bedeau | Morecambe | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2022 | CM | Adam Phillips | Barnsley | Undisclosed |
| 5 January 2023 | CB | Kevin Long | Birmingham City | Undisclosed |
| 7 January 2023 | CM | Ashley Westwood | Charlotte FC | Free Transfer |
| 12 January 2023 | CM | Mark Helm | Burton Albion | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
| 1 July 2022 | CB | Taylor Harwood-Bellis | Manchester City | End of Season |
| 15 July 2022 | LB | Ian Maatsen | Chelsea | End of Season |
| 11 August 2022 | RW | Nathan Tella | Southampton | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | CB | Jordan Beyer | Borussia Mönchengladbach | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | CF | Halil Dervişoğlu | Brentford | End of Season |
| 29 January 2023 | CF | Michael Obafemi | Swansea City | End of Season |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 28 June 2022 | GK | Lukas Jensen | Accrington Stanley | End of Season |
| 5 July 2022 | CF | Wout Weghorst | Beşiktaş | 13 January 2023 |
| 1 September 2022 | AM | Lewis Richardson | Grimsby Town | 26 January 2023 |
| 1 September 2022 | CB | Bobby Thomas | Bristol Rovers | 14 January 2023 |
| 8 September 2022 | CF | Joe McGlynn | Oldham Athletic | 9 October 2022 |
| 13 September 2022 | RB | Jacson Coppack | Ramsbottom United | End of Season |
| 17 September 2022 | CM | Kade Ratchford | Bamber Bridge | 16 October 2022 |
| 24 September 2022 | LB | Finlay Armstrong | FC United of Manchester | 31 January 2023 |
| 6 October 2022 | GK | Sam Waller | Lancaster City | End of Season |
| 7 October 2022 | CM | Will Hugill | Leek Town | 8 January 2023 |
| 25 October 2022 | RB | Jacson Coppack | Padiham | 21 November 2022 |
| 25 October 2022 | CF | Joe McGlynn | Hyde United | 23 November 2022 |
| 4 January 2023 | RB | Matthew Lowton | Huddersfield Town | End of Season |
| 6 January 2023 | GK | Harry Moss | Barnoldswick Town | 31 January 2023 |
| 6 January 2023 | GK | Will Norris | Peterborough United | End of Season |
| 12 January 2023 | CF | Joe McGlynn | Kidderminster Harriers | End of Season |
| 13 January 2023 | LM | Dara Costelloe | Bradford City | End of Season |
| 13 January 2023 | CF | Wout Weghorst | Manchester United | End of Season |
| 14 January 2023 | CB | Bobby Thomas | Barnsley | End of Season |
| 19 January 2023 | CF | Michael Mellon | Morecambe | End of Season |
| 26 January 2023 | CB | Luke McNally | Coventry City | End of Season |
| 27 January 2023 | LB | Finlay Armstrong | Curzon Ashton | 26 February 2023 |
| 27 January 2023 | LB | Owen Dodgson | Rochdale | End of Season |
| 27 January 2023 | GK | Jon Ander Vilar Robinson | Padiham | 5 March 2023 |
| 30 January 2023 | CB | CJ Egan-Riley | Hibernian | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | RW | Enock Agyei | Mechelen | End of Season |
| 10 February 2023 | GK | Harry Moss | Padiham | End of Season |
| 26 February 2023 | LB | Dane McCullough | Hyde United | End of Season |
* ↑ On 13 January, Weghorst was recalled from Beşiktaş to join Man United on loan
* ↑ On 26 January, Richardson was recalled back from his loan at Grimsby
* ↑ On 14 January, Thomas' loan at Bristol Rovers was terminated and he was loaned to Barnsley
* ↑ On 25 October, Armstrong's loan at FC United of Manchester was extended, On 1 January, Armstrong's loan at FC United of Manchester was extended further and On 27 January, the loan was terminated allowing him to join Curzon Ashton on loan
* ↑ On 7 November, Waller's loan at Lancaster was extended, On 6 January, Waller's loan at Lancaster was extended further, On 3 February, Waller's loan at Lancaster was extended again until March and then on 7 March, it was extended until the season end
* ↑ On 7 November, Hugill's loan at Leek was extended.
* ↑ On 5 December, Hugill's loan at Leek was extended further.
* ↑ On 3 February, Robinson's loan at Padiham was extended by a further month
* ↑ On 7 March, Moss' loan at Padiham was extended until the season end

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Championship | 29 July 2022 | 8 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 46 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 87 | 35 | +52 | 063.04 |
| FA Cup | 7 January 2023 | 18 March 2023 | Third round | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 060.00 |
| EFL Cup | 23 August 2022 | 21 December 2022 | Second round | Fourth round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 54 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 98 | 47 | +51 | 062.96 |
Source: Soccerway

### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Coventry City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 70 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 6 | Sunderland | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 69 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | D | L | D | D | W | W | D | D | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### FA Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

## Appearances and goals

    Source:
    Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
    Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Burnley.
    Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
Players contracted for the 2022–23 season :
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Matthew Lowton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Charlie Taylor | 17 (16) | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 23 (18) | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Jack Cork | 26 (13) | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 (15) | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Taylor Harwood-Bellis * | 31 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 33 (2) | 1 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | CJ Egan-Riley | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 (4) | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ISL | Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | 23 (14) | 4 | 2 (2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 (16) | 4 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Josh Brownhill | 41 | 7 | 2 (2) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 44 (4) | 7 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Jay Rodriguez | 20 (8) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 (8) | 10 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Ashley Barnes | 22 (17) | 6 | 1 (2) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26 (19) | 7 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Scott Twine | 5 (9) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 8 (10) | 3 |
| 12 | FW | RSA | Lyle Foster | 4 (7) | 1 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (8) | 1 |
| 14 | DF | WAL | Connor Roberts | 39 (4) | 4 | 3 (2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44 (6) | 5 |
| 15 | GK | NIR | Bailey Peacock-Farrell | 5 (3) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 (3) | 0 |
| 17 | MF | BEL | Manuel Benson | 14 (19) | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 18 (19) | 13 |
| 18 | DF | SWE | Hjalmar Ekdal | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | MAR | Anass Zaroury | 27 (7) | 7 | 3 (1) | 2 | 0 (1) | 2 | 30 (9) | 11 |
| 21 | DF | IRL | Luke McNally | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 |
| 22 | DF | BRA | Vitinho | 23 (12) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 28 (13) | 3 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Nathan Tella * | 31 (8) | 17 | 3 (2) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 34 (11) | 19 |
| 24 | MF | IRL | Josh Cullen | 43 | 1 | 3 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 (2) | 1 |
| 26 | MF | DRC | Samuel Bastien | 7 (11) | 1 | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 | 11 (13) | 2 |
| 27 | MF | MKD | Darko Churlinov | 1 (6) | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 3 (10) | 0 |
| 28 | DF | BEL | Ameen Al-Dakhil | 7 (1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (1) | 0 |
| 29 | DF | NED | Ian Maatsen * | 38 (1) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 (1) | 4 |
| 30 | FW | TUR | Halil Dervişoğlu * | 0 (8) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (9) | 1 |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Marcel Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 36 | DF | GER | Jordan Beyer * | 29 (1) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 (1) | 1 |
| 43 | MF | ENG | Joe Bauress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 44 | MF | IRL | Dara Costelloe | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 |
| 45 | FW | IRL | Michael Obafemi * | 0 (12) | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (13) | 2 |
| 49 | GK | KVX | Arijanet Muric | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 |