# 2022–23 Accrington Stanley F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was the 54th season in the existence of Accrington Stanley Football Club and the club's fifth consecutive season in League One. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 15 June 2022 | CM | Matt Lowe | Brackley Town | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CM | Mohammed Sangare | Newcastle United | Free Transfer |
| 4 July 2022 | RW | Shaun Whalley | Shrewsbury Town | Free Transfer |
| 25 July 2022 | CF | Alhagi Touray Sisay | Haverfordwest County | Free Transfer |
| 25 July 2022 | CF | Enock Lusiama | Daisy Hill | Free Transfer |
| 8 August 2022 | CB | Baba Fernandes | Nottingham Forest | Free Transfer |
| 1 September 2022 | LB | Bailey Sloane | Clitheroe | Undisclosed |
| 20 September 2022 | CF | Nathan Delfouneso | Bolton Wanderers | Free Transfer |
| 19 January 2023 | RM | Sebastian Quirk | Everton | Undisclosed |
| 20 February 2023 | CM | Anthony Mancini | Free agent | — |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 31 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Newcastle United contract expired.

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 10 June 2022 | RM | John O'Sullivan | Bohemians | Undisclosed |
| 23 June 2022 | CB | Ross Sykes | Union SG | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2022 | DM | Matt Butcher | Plymouth Argyle | Free Transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Lewis Mansell | Ramsbottom United | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Ben Pleavin | Duquesne Dukes | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Stephen Sama | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Kevin Spinelli | Ashton United | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | Luke Stowe | Colne | Released |
| 21 July 2022 | CF | Colby Bishop | Portsmouth | Undisclosed |
| 24 August 2022 | CM | Harry Pell | AFC Wimbledon | Undisclosed |
| 4 November 2022 | CB | Archie Procter | Dorking Wanderers | Free Transfer |
| 12 November 2022 | DM | Tom Scully | Nantwich Town | Free Transfer |
| 20 January 2023 | CF | Nathan Delfouneso | AFC Fylde | Released |
| 31 January 2023 | CB | Matty Carson | Reading | Released |
| 3 February 2023 | GK | Louis Hood | Darwen | Free Transfer |
| 3 March 2023 | CB | Harry Perritt | Altrincham | Free Transfer |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official once his contract expired

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
| 28 June 2022 | GK | Lukas Jensen | Burnley | End of Season |
| 13 July 2022 | CB | Ryan Astley | Everton | End of Season |
| 15 August 2022 | CB | Doug Tharme | Blackpool | End of Season |
| 4 January 2023 | CF | Aaron Pressley | Brentford | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | CF | Nathan Butler-Oyedeji | Arsenal | End of Season |
≠===Loans out===
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 4 August 2022 | CF | Enock Lusiama | Southport | 4 September 2022 |
| 6 August 2022 | LB | Matty Carson | AFC Telford United | 6 September 2022 |
| 17 August 2022 | MF | Rhys-James Fenlon | Chorley | 17 September 2022 |
| 6 September 2022 | CF | Leslie Adekoya | Witton Albion | 6 October 2022 |
| 13 September 2022 | DM | Tom Scully | Nantwich Town | 13 October 2022 |
| 1 October 2022 | CM | Oliver Patrick | Bamber Bridge | 1 November 2022 |
| 14 October 2022 | GK | Max Clayton | Darwen | Work Experience |
| 14 October 2022 | CB | Aaron Pickles | Glossop North End | Work Experience |
| 15 October 2022 | LB | Matty Carson | Stalybridge Celtic | 15 November 2022 |
| 15 October 2022 | CM | Dylan Moonan | Stalybridge Celtic | 15 November 2022 |
| 21 October 2022 | CF | Enock Lusiama | Colne | 21 November 2022 |
| 11 November 2022 | LB | Bailey Sloane | AFC Telford United | 11 December 2022 |
| 3 December 2022 | LB | Connor O'Brien | Radcliffe | 3 January 2023 |
| 23 December 2022 | CM | Dylan Moonan | FC United of Manchester | 23 January 2023 |
| 31 December 2022 | CM | Oliver Patrick | Nantwich Town | 31 January 2023 |
| 13 January 2023 | MF | Alex Henderson | Colne | Work Experience |
| 3 February 2023 | MF | Owen Devonport | Clitheroe | 3 March 2023 |
| 3 February 2023 | GK | Liam Isherwood | Marine | 3 March 2023 |
| 16 February 2023 | GK | Toby Savin | Stevenage | 10 March 2023 |
| 23 February 2023 | LB | Bailey Sloane | Radcliffe | 23 March 2023 |
| 18 March 2023 | CF | Joe Hardy | Marine | End of Season |
* ↑ On 24 February, Savin's emergency loan at Stevenage was extended by a further seven days. On 3 March, another seven-days was added on to the loan deal

## Pre-season and friendlies

Stanley announced their first pre-season friendly on 17 May, with Blackburn Rovers visiting on 9 July. A further match with Stoke City was confirmed on 18 May. On 30 May, a third friendly, a home fixture against Preston North End was added. Sunderland was also confirmed as visitors to the Wham Stadium. A fifth home pre-season friendly was confirmed, against Wigan Athletic. A behind-closed-doors meeting against Crystal Palace was also added.
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 One | August 2022 | May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 |
| FA Cup | TBC | TBC | First round proper | 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 |
Last updated: pre-season Source: [ Soccerway]

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 19 | Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 47 | |
| 20 | Cambridge United | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 41 | 68 | −27 | 46 | |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons (R) | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 45 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 22 | Morecambe (R) | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 47 | 78 | −31 | 44 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 23 | Accrington Stanley (R) | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 77 | −37 | 44 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers (R) | 46 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 89 | −58 | 27 | Relegation to EFL League Two |

#### 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 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | D | D | D | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | D | L | W | D | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 11 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 |

#### Matches

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

##### May
### FA Cup

Accrington were drawn away to Crawley Town in the first round, at home to Barnet in the second round and away to Boreham Wood in the third round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
Stanley were drawn at home to Tranmere Rovers in the first round.

### EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Accrington with Rochdale and Salford City. Three days later, Liverpool U21s joined Northern Group D. Stanley were drawn away to Grimsby Town in the second round to Burton Albion in the third round and to Lincoln City in the quarter-final. In the semi-finals, Accrington Stanley were drawn at home to Bolton Wanderers.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Salford City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Accrington Stanley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Rochdale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 | ACA | Liverpool U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures