# 2022–23 Stockport County F.C. season

The 2022–23 season is the 141st season in the existence of Stockport County Football Club and the club's first season back in League Two. 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.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 17 June 2022 | CB | Joe Lewis | Torquay United | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2022 | CB | Fraser Horsfall | Northampton Town | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | AM | Connor Lemonheigh-Evans | Torquay United | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CM | Akil Wright | York City | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CF | Kyle Wootton | Notts County | Free Transfer |
| 4 July 2022 | CM | Callum Camps | Fleetwood Town | Free Transfer |
| 2 September 2022 | LB | Chris Hussey | Port Vale | Free Transfer |
| 2 September 2022 | CF | Daniel Okwute | Kerry | Undisclosed |
| 8 October 2022 | LB | Calum Macdonald | Tranmere Rovers | Free Transfer |
| 13 December 2022 | RB | Phil Bardsley | Burnley | Free Transfer |
| 1 January 2023 | CF | Isaac Olaofe | Millwall | Undisclosed |
| 6 January 2023 | CB | Neill Byrne | Tranmere Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 7 January 2023 | CF | Jack Stretton | Derby County | Undisclosed |
| 13 January 2023 | RB | Kyle Knoyle | Doncaster Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 20 February 2023 | DM | Jacob Davenport | Lincoln City | Free Transfer |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 27 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Northampton Town contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Torquay United contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1, once his York City contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 9 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Notts County contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 30 December, and would become official on January 1, once the transfer window re-opens.

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 10 June 2022 | DF | Scott Holding | Watford | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2022 | LW | Millenic Alli | FC Halifax Town | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Liam Hogan | Oldham Athletic | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | DM | Lois Maynard | Oldham Athletic | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Joshua Schofield | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Jamie Stott | FC Halifax Town | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LM | Tom Walker | AFC Fylde | Released |
| 12 July 2022 | CB | Jordan Keane | FC Halifax Town | Free Transfer |
| 21 July 2022 | LM | Ben Whitfield | Barrow | Free Transfer |
| 28 July 2022 | RB | Sam Minihan | FC Halifax Town | Free Transfer |
| 20 October 2022 | LB | Mark Kitching | Oldham Athletic | Mutual Consent |
| 22 November 2022 | CF | Alex Reid | Oldham Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2023 | RM | Elliot Newby | Barrow | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2023 | CF | Connor Jennings | Hartlepool United | Free Transfer |
| 31 January 2023 | LB | Calum Macdonald | Bristol Rovers | Free Transfer |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 19 May, and would become official on June 10 once the transfer window opened

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
| 4 July 2022 | GK | Vítězslav Jaroš | Liverpool | End of Season |
| 29 July 2022 | RB | James Brown | Blackburn Rovers | 9 January 2023 |
| 31 January 2023 | RB | Aaron Rowe | Huddersfield Town | End of Season |
| 1 February 2023 | CB | Joe Grayson | Barrow | End of Season |
* ↑ On 9 January, Brown was recalled back to Blackburn

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 1 July 2022 | CF | Alex Reid | Solihull Moors | 22 November 2022 |
| 1 July 2022 | GK | Ethan Ross | York City | End of Season |
| 4 July 2022 | CB | Ben Barclay | Carlisle United | End of Season |
| 23 July 2022 | CB | Ethan Pye | Gateshead | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | CF | Scott Quigley | Rochdale | End of Season |
| 3 November 2022 | RM | Elliot Newby | Altrincham | 1 January 2023 |
| 7 November 2022 | CF | Connor Jennings | Altrincham | 7 December 2022 |
| 12 January 2023 | RW | Ollie Crankshaw | Motherwell | End of Season |
| 27 January 2023 | FW | Keane Barugh | Banbury United | 1 March 2023 |
| 27 January 2023 | MF | Cody Johnson | Banbury United | 1 March 2023 |
| 10 February 2023 | CB | Ellis Farrar | Finn Harps | 30 November 2023 |
| 10 February 2023 | CF | Daniel Okwute | Finn Harps | 30 November 2023 |
| 23 February 2023 | AM | Connor Lemonheigh-Evans | Notts County | 24 March 2023 |
* ↑ On 22 November, Alex Reid joined Oldham Athletic on a permanent basis.

## Pre-season and friendlies

On May 23, County announced their first three pre-season friendlies, against Nuneaton Borough, Chorley and Curzon Ashton. A week later a fourth fixture, against Altrincham was confirmed. Also included was a behind-closed-doors friendly against Bolton Wanderers.
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 Two | 30 July 2022 | May 2023 | Matchday 1 | | 49 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 68 | 39 | +29 | 046.94 |
| FA Cup | 5 November 2022 | 8 January 2023 | First round | Third round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 050.00 |
| EFL Cup | 9 August 2022 | 23 August 2022 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 050.00 |
| EFL Trophy | 30 August 2022 | 18 October 2022 | Group stage | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 58 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 81 | 47 | +34 | 046.55 |
Last updated: 21 February 2023 Source: [ Soccerway]

### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Leyton Orient (C, P) | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 91 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 2 | Stevenage (P) | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 85 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 3 | Northampton Town (P) | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 83 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 4 | Stockport County | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 79 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Carlisle United (O, P) | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 76 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 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 |

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | D | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | W |
| Position | 16 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

#### Matches

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

### FA Cup

County were drawn at home to Swindon Town in the first round, away to Charlton Athletic in the second round and at home again to Walsall in the third round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
Stockport County were drawn away to Harrogate Town in the first round and at home to Leicester City in the second round.

### EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Stockport County with Shrewsbury Town and Port Vale. Three days later, Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s joined Northern Group C.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Port Vale | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Stockport County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | L1 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures