# 2022–23 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

The 2022–23 season is the 134th season in the existence of Bolton Wanderers Football Club, the club's second consecutive season in EFL League One and the first time in five seasons that they have started consecutive seasons in the same division. It will cover the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

## Squad
### First team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | WAL | Gethin Jones (vice-captain) |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Declan John |
| 4 | MF | WAL | MJ Williams |
| 5 | DF | POR | Ricardo Santos (captain) |
| 6 | DF | SCO | George Johnston |
| 8 | MF | WAL | Josh Sheehan |
| 9 | FW | ISL | Jón Daði Böðvarsson |
| 10 | FW | NIR | Dion Charles |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Dan Nlundulu (on loan from Southampton) |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Joel Dixon |
| 14 | DF | AUS | Jack Iredale |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Aaron Morley |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Shola Shoretire (on loan from Manchester United) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | NIR | Eoin Toal |
| 19 | GK | ENG | James Trafford (on loan from Manchester City) |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Kieran Lee |
| 21 | DF | NIR | Conor Bradley (on loan from Liverpool) |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Kyle Dempsey |
| 23 | MF | WAL | Lloyd Isgrove |
| 24 | FW | COD | Elias Kachunga |
| 25 | MF | ENG | George Thomason |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Randell Williams |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Luke Mbete (on loan from Manchester City) |
| 29 | FW | NGA | Victor Adeboyejo |
| 35 | FW | ENG | Cameron Jerome |

### Bolton B

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Gerald Sithole |
| 38 | MF | MWI | Nelson Khumbeni |
| 43 | DF | ENG | Lamine Toure |
| — | GK | ENG | Ellis Litherland |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ENG | Lynford Sackey |
| — | DF | IRL | Eric Yoro |
| — | MF | ENG | Andrew Tutte (Player-coach) |
| — | FW | ENG | Finlay Lockett |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | IRL | Kieran Sadlier (on loan at Leyton Orient until 30 June 2023) |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Connor Stanley (on loan at Bamber Bridge until 30 June 2023) |
| 39 | FW | IRL | Conor Carty (on loan at St Patrick's Athletic until 30 November 2023) |
| 40 | GK | ENG | Luke Hutchinson (on loan at Radcliffe until 30 June 2023) |
| 42 | MF | ENG | Matthew Tweedley (on loan at Lancaster City until 30 June 2023) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ENG | Mackenzie Chapman (on loan at Atherton Collieries until 30 June 2023) |
| — | DF | ENG | Max Conway (on loan at Buxton until 30 June 2023) |
| — | DF | ENG | Adam Senior (on loan at FC Halifax Town until 30 June 2023) |
| — | MF | ENG | Arran Pettifer (on loan at Atherton Collieries until 30 June 2023) |
| — | FW | ENG | Matty Grivosti (on loan at Radcliffe until 30 June 2023) |

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 11 May 2022, the club announced that they would be travelling to Portugal for a training camp once the squad reported for pre season training on 17 June. Five days later, Bolton announced their opening batch of pre-season fixtures with trips to Longridge Town, Chorley, Oldham Athletic and Southport. A further fixture away to Carlisle United was confirmed on 20 May. On 23 May, the game at Oldham Athletic was cancelled after the reaction of some supporters to the fixture. The same day, two more fixtures against Atherton Collieries and Bamber Bridge were announced. On 8 June, Bolton announced their first home fixture of pre-season, against Championship side Huddersfield Town to be played on 23 July, a week before the start of the season. Another friendly against Stockport County was confirmed the same day, to be played on 5 July behind closed doors due to both teams pitches being re-laid. On 24 June, the final fixture of pre-season was announced against Championship side Watford to be played on 12 July behind closed doors at Watford Training Ground. It also served as a replacement fixture for the cancelled Oldham Athletic friendly. On 9 July, Bolton played an unannounced friendly against their near neighbours Wigan Athletic.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## 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 % |
| League One | 30 July 2022 | 7 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 050.00 |
| FA Cup | 5 November 2022 | 5 November 2022 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| EFL Cup | 9 August 2022 | 23 August 2022 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 050.00 |
| EFL Trophy | 30 August 2022 | 2 April 2023 | Group Stage | Winners | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 087.50 |
| Play-offs | 13 May 2023 | 19 May 2023 | Semi final | Semi final | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 59 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 93 | 50 | +43 | 052.54 |
Last updated: 19 May 2023 Source: [Soccerway]

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Ipswich Town (P) | 46 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 101 | 35 | +66 | 98 | Promotion to EFL Championship |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday (O, P) | 46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 81 | 37 | +44 | 96 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Barnsley | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 80 | 47 | +33 | 86 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 81 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 46 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 75 | 54 | +21 | 77 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 7 | Derby County | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 76 | |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 70 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 May 2023. Source: [Soccerway]

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 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 | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A |
| Result | D | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | D | W | D | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | W |
| Position | 12 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

#### Matches

The fixtures for the 2022–23 EFL League One season were released on 23 June and sees Bolton opening their campaign away at Ipswich Town on 30 July. The regular season will conclude on 7 May away at Bristol Rovers.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

#### Play-offs

Bolton Wanderers finished 5th in the regular 2022–23 EFL League One season, so were drawn against 4th placed Barnsley in the Play-off Semi Final. The first leg took place at the University of Bolton Stadium and the second leg took place at Oakwell.

### FA Cup

Bolton were drawn at home to Barnsley in the first round. For the match, Bolton wore a remade version of the shirt they wore 100 years prior to celebrate the centenary anniversary of them winning the 1923 FA Cup Final.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Bolton entered the EFL Cup at the first round stage, along with all other League One and League Two club and the majority of Championship clubs. The draw was made on 23 June and saw Bolton drawn at home to Salford City. In the next round, Bolton were handed another home tie against Aston Villa.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Bolton Wanderers with Crewe Alexandra and Tranmere Rovers. On 23 June, Leeds United U21 joined them. Bolton were then drawn at home to Barrow in the second round, Manchester United U21 in the third round and to Portsmouth in the quarter-finals. The Whites were drawn away to Accrington Stanley in the semi-finals.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Leeds United U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | L2 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Statistics

    As of match played 19 May 2023
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | Play-Offs | Play-Offs |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | GK | ENG | Joel Dixon | 7 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | ENG | James Trafford | 52 | 0 | 45+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | WAL | Gethin Jones | 46 | 3 | 37+2 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Declan John | 27 | 1 | 14+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | POR | Ricardo Santos | 39 | 3 | 29+1 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO | George Johnston | 45 | 1 | 35+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | AUS | Jack Iredale | 25 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | NIR | Eoin Toal | 31 | 3 | 22+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | NIR | Conor Bradley | 53 | 7 | 41+0 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Randell Williams | 19 | 1 | 8+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Luke Mbete | 9 | 1 | 8+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | ENG | Lamine Toure | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | WAL | MJ Williams | 35 | 0 | 20+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | WAL | Josh Sheehan | 34 | 2 | 13+11 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Aaron Morley | 50 | 6 | 33+8 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Shola Shoretire | 16 | 1 | 12+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Kieran Lee | 41 | 3 | 21+11 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Kyle Dempsey | 47 | 6 | 32+7 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | WAL | Lloyd Isgrove | 6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | George Thomason | 25 | 0 | 13+7 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | MWI | Nelson Khumbeni | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ISL | Jón Daði Böðvarsson | 27 | 8 | 8+13 | 3 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | NIR | Dion Charles | 52 | 21 | 38+4 | 16 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 5+1 | 3 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Dan Nlundulu | 16 | 1 | 3+11 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | COD | Elias Kachunga | 50 | 4 | 14+24 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 4+3 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | NGA | Victor Adeboyejo | 18 | 3 | 10+6 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ENG | Cameron Jerome | 12 | 0 | 1+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Player(s) who left the club ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | SLE | Amadou Bakayoko | 27 | 4 | 5+15 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+4 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Will Aimson | 17 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Dapo Afolayan | 29 | 6 | 13+9 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | WAL | Owen Beck | 9 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Player(s) out on loan ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | IRL | Kieran Sadlier | 28 | 5 | 1+18 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 5+1 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | IRL | Conor Carty | 1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Goals record

    As of match played 13 May 2023
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Play-Offs | Total |
| 1 | 10 | | CF | Dion Charles | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| 2 | 9 | | CF | Jón Daði Böðvarsson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | 21 | | RB | Conor Bradley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 16 | | CM | Aaron Morley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 22 | | CM | Kyle Dempsey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | - | | LW | Dapo Afolayan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 | | RW | Kieran Sadlier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | 24 | | CF | Elias Kachunga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | - | | CF | Amadou Bakayoko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | 2 | | RB | Gethin Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 | | CB | Ricardo Santos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 18 | | CB | Eoin Toal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 20 | | CM | Kieran Lee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 29 | | CF | Victor Adeboyejo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | 8 | | CM | Josh Sheehan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | 3 | | LB | Declan John | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 6 | | CB | George Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 11 | | CF | Dan Nlundulu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 17 | | AM | Shola Shoretire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 27 | | LB | Randell Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 28 | | CB | Luke Mbete | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 39 | | CF | Conor Carty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 62 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 93 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of match played 19 May 2023
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | Play-Offs | Play-Offs | Play-Offs | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 21 | | RB | Conor Bradley | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 5 | | CB | Ricardo Santos | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 25 | | CM | George Thomason | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | | CM | MJ Williams | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | | CB | George Johnston | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 16 | | CM | Aaron Morley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 22 | | CM | Kyle Dempsey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | | RB | Gethin Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | | CM | Josh Sheehan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | | CF | Dion Charles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 19 | | GK | James Trafford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | | LB | Jack Iredale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | | CM | Kieran Lee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | | CF | Elias Kachunga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | | RW | Kieran Sadlier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 9 | | CF | Jón Daði Böðvarsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 11 | | CF | Dan Nlundulu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | | AM | Shola Shoretire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | | CB | Eoin Toal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | | CB | Luke Mbete | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | | LW | Dapo Afolayan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | | CB | Will Aimson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 3 | | LB | Declan John | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 12 | | GK | Joel Dixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 27 | | LB | Randell Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 75 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 2 | 2 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 1 July 2022 | CF | Conor Carty | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | LW | Matty Grivosti | Warrington Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | LB | Jack Iredale | Cambridge United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | DM | Nelson Khumbeni | Norwich City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | RB | Lynford Sackey | Reading | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CF | Gerald Sithole | Gillingham | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | AM | Connor Stanley | Manchester United | Free transfer |
| 15 July 2022 | CB | Eric Yoro | UCD | Undisclosed |
| 20 July 2022 | CB | Eoin Toal | Derry City | Undisclosed |
| 12 October 2022 | GK | Mackenzie Chapman | Oxford United | Free transfer |
| 5 January 2023 | LB | Randell Williams | Hull City | Undisclosed |
| 27 January 2023 | CF | Cameron Jerome | Luton Town | Free transfer |
| 27 January 2023 | CF | Victor Adeboyejo | Burton Albion | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Wolverhampton Wanderers contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Warrington Town contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 9 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Cambridge United contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 16 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Norwich City contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 16 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Reading contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 24 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Gillingham contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Manchester United contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was reported to be around £500,000 by The Bolton News.

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Matthew Alexander | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Alex Baptiste | Waterford | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Nathan Delfouneso | Accrington Stanley | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Liam Edwards | Chester | Free |
| 30 June 2022 | FW | Jay Fitzmartin | Atherton Collieries | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Liam Gordon | Walsall | Free |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Reiss Greenidge | Maidstone United | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | FW | Mitchell Henry | Irlam | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Andrew Tutte | Promoted to B Team Player-coach | — |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Max Wilcox | Brentford | Released |
| 13 July 2022 | AM | Ronan Darcy | Swindon Town | Undisclosed |
| 12 January 2023 | CF | Amadou Bakayoko | Forest Green Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 19 January 2023 | LW | Dapo Afolayan | St. Pauli | Undisclosed |
| 27 January 2023 | CB | Will Aimson | Exeter City | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was reported to be around £500,000 by The Bolton News.

### Loans in

| Date | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
| 15 June 2022 | GK | James Trafford | Manchester City | End of season |
| 21 June 2022 | RB | Conor Bradley | Liverpool | End of season |
| 31 August 2022 | LB | Owen Beck | Liverpool | 26 January 2023 |
| 9 January 2023 | CF | Dan Nlundulu | Southampton | End of season |
| 19 January 2023 | AM | Shola Shoretire | Manchester United | End of season |
| 31 January 2023 | CB | Luke Mbete | Manchester City | End of season |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 5 August 2022 | LW | Matty Grivosti | Yeovil Town | 2 September 2022 |
| 26 August 2022 | FW | Finlay Lockett | Atherton Collieries | 14 October 2022 |
| 26 August 2022 | CM | Arran Pettifer | Atherton Collieries | End of Season |
| 18 October 2022 | AM | Connor Stanley | Bamber Bridge | 18 November 2022 |
| 21 October 2022 | CF | Conor Carty | Oldham Athletic | 18 November 2022 |
| 8 November 2022 | RB | Adam Senior | AFC Telford United | 2 January 2022 |
| 18 November 2022 | AM | Connor Stanley | United of Manchester | 18 December 2022 |
| 18 November 2022 | CF | Conor Carty | Gateshead | 3 January 2023 |
| 25 November 2022 | LB | Max Conway | Buxton | End of season |
| 25 November 2022 | CB | Lamine Toure | Lancaster City | 3 January 2023 |
| 30 November 2022 | LW | Matty Grivosti | Radcliffe | End of season |
| 26 December 2022 | CM | Matthew Tweedley | Bamber Bridge | 26 January 2023 |
| 6 January 2023 | GK | Luke Hutchinson | Bamber Bridge | 6 March 2023 |
| 18 January 2023 | RB | Adam Senior | FC Halifax Town | End of season |
| 27 January 2023 | RW | Kieran Sadlier | Leyton Orient | End of season |
| 4 February 2023 | AM | Connor Stanley | Bamber Bridge | End of season |
| 4 February 2023 | CF | Conor Carty | St Patrick's Athletic | 30 November 2023 |
| 7 February 2023 | CM | Matthew Tweedley | Lancaster City | End of season |
| 18 February 2023 | GK | Mackenzie Chapman | Atherton Collieries | End of season |
| 22 March 2023 | GK | Luke Hutchinson | Radcliffe | End of season |