# 2022–23 Barrow A.F.C. season

The 2022–23 Barrow A.F.C. season was the 122nd edition 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.

## Squad statistics

    As of 8 May 2023
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Paul Farman | 46 | 0 | 43+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Connor Brown (left) | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Patrick Brough | 45 | 0 | 38+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Jason Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NIR | Sam McClelland | 30 | 1 | 26+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | IRL | Niall Canavan | 50 | 2 | 46+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Elliot Newby | 17 | 0 | 10+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | John Rooney (left) | 11 | 1 | 0+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Solomon Nwabuokei (out on loan) | 8 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Billy Waters (left) | 39 | 9 | 22+12 | 9 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Josh Gordon | 41 | 15 | 29+8 | 15 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Josh Kay | 37 | 5 | 23+11 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Josh Lillis | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | ENG | Tom White | 49 | 0 | 28+15 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Harrison Neal | 51 | 0 | 41+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Robbie Gotts | 40 | 1 | 28+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | IRL | Sam Foley | 43 | 1 | 24+15 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Benni Smales-Braithwaite | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | POL | Paweł Żuk | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Gerard Garner | 16 | 2 | 10+6 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Myles Kenlock (left) | 13 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Tyrell Warren | 50 | 2 | 33+12 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Scott Moloney | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ZIM | David Moyo (out on loan) | 19 | 1 | 4+10 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | IRL | Rory Feely | 10 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | WAL | George Ray | 40 | 0 | 32+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Richie Bennett (out on loan) | 14 | 0 | 3+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Jake Young | 17 | 0 | 5+12 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Ben Whitfield | 50 | 6 | 39+6 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Jordan Stevens (left) | 18 | 2 | 4+9 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
* Source:

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 23 June 2022 | CF | Richie Bennett | Sutton United | Undisclosed |
| 27 June 2022 | CB | George Ray | Exeter City | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CM | Sam Foley | Tranmere Rovers | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CM | Solomon Nwabuokei | Woking | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | RB | Tyrell Warren | FC Halifax Town | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | SS | Billy Waters | FC Halifax Town | Free Transfer |
| 21 July 2022 | LM | Ben Whitfield | Stockport County | Free Transfer |
| 2 August 2022 | CF | Benni Smales-Braithwaite | Southampton | Free Transfer |
| 4 August 2022 | LB | Myles Kenlock | Ipswich Town | Free Transfer |
| 8 August 2022 | CF | David Moyo | Hamilton Academical | Free Transfer |
| 22 August 2022 | RB | Paweł Żuk | Ruch Chorzów | Free Transfer |
| 1 January 2023 | RM | Elliot Newby | Stockport County | Undisclosed |
| 5 January 2023 | RB | Rory Feely | Bohemian | Free Transfer |
| 31 January 2023 | CF | Gerard Garner | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Tranmere Rovers contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Woking contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official on July 1, once his FC Halifax Town contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 9 June, and would become official on July 1, once his FC Halifax Town contract expired

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref |
| 11 June 2022 | CF | Offrande Zanzala | Newport County | Mutual Consent | |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Ollie Banks | Chesterfield | Free Transfer | |
| 30 June 2022 | DM | Tom Beadling | Western Sydney Wanderers | Released | |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Mike Jones | Chesterfield | Released | |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Kgosi Ntlhe | Scunthorpe United | Released | |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Matthew Platt | Bradford City | Rejected Contract | |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Dimitri Sea | Unattached | Released | |
| 30 June 2022 | LW | George Williams | Boreham Wood | Released | |
| 4 July 2022 | CF | Luke James | York City | Free Transfer | |
| 15 July 2022 | RM | Remeao Hutton | Swindon Town | Undisclosed | |
| 28 July 2022 | CB | James Jones | Altrincham | Free Transfer | |
| 27 September 2022 | AM | John Rooney | Oldham Athletic | Mutual Consent | |
| 31 January 2023 | RB | Connor Brown | Buxton' | Mutual Consent | [29] [30] |
| 3 March 2023 | AM | Jordan Stevens | Yeovil Town | Mutual Consent | |
| 10 March 2023 | LB | Myles Kenlock | Aldershot Town | Free Transfer | |
| 22 March 2023 | SS | Billy Waters | Wrexham | Undisclosed | |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
| 23 June 2022 | CB | Sam McClelland | Chelsea | End of Season |
| 12 July 2022 | MF | Harrison Neal | Sheffield United | End of Season |
| 14 January 2023 | ST | Jake Young | Bradford City | End of Season |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 8 July 2022 | GK | Scott Moloney | Guiseley | 30 August 2022 |
| 9 August 2022 | CB | Joe Grayson | Dundee | 18 January 2023 |
| 20 August 2022 | CF | Benni Smales-Braithwaite | Warrington Rylands | 20 September 2022 |
| 29 October 2022 | CB | Mark Ellis | Torquay United | 3 January 2023 |
| 29 December 2022 | CF | David Moyo | Barnet | End of Season |
| 6 January 2023 | AM | Solomon Nwabuokei | Woking | End of Season |
| 20 January 2023 | CF | Benni Smales-Braithwaite | Curzon Ashton | 17 February 2023 |
| 1 February 2023 | CB | Joe Grayson | Stockport County | End of Season |
| 6 February 2023 | CB | Mark Ellis | York City | End of Season |
| 10 February 2023 | RB | Pawel Zuk | Lancaster City | 10 March 2023 |
| 24 February 2023 | CF | Benni Smales-Braithwaite | Guiseley | 24 March 2023 |
| 2 March 2023 | CF | Richie Bennett | Scunthorpe United | End of Season |

## Pre-season and friendlies

On May 26, Barrow announced their first pre-season fixture, against South Shields. Four days later, a trip to Witton Albion was added to the schedule. A third away friendly fixture, against Holker Old Boys was also confirmed. Shortly followed by a fourth, against Ashton United. On June 9, a home pre-season fixture against Fleetwood Town was confirmed. A second home pre-season match against fellow League Two side Salford City was later added to the calendar. The finalised schedule was announced with the addition of Penrith.
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 | 30 July 2022 | May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 056.25 |
| FA Cup | TBC | TBC | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| EFL Cup | 9 August 2022 | 23 August 2022 | First round | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| EFL Trophy | 30 August 2022 | TBC | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 047.62 |
Last updated: 1 November 2022 Source: [ Soccerway]

### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Bradford City | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 76 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 7 | Salford City | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 72 | 54 | +18 | 75 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 72 | 55 | +17 | 75 | |
| 9 | Barrow | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 62 | |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 61 | |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 61 | |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 58 | |

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | D | L | L | L |
| Position | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

#### Matches

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

### FA Cup

Barrow were drawn at home to Mansfield Town in the first round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Barrow with Carlisle United and Fleetwood Town. In the second round, Barrow were drawn away to Bolton Wanderers.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ACA | Manchester United U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Barrow | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Fleetwood Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | L2 | Carlisle United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures