# 2022–23 Fleetwood Town F.C. season

The 2022–23 season is the 115th season in the existence of Fleetwood Town Football Club and the club's ninth consecutive season in League One. 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 |
| 21 June 2022 | CM | Brendan Wiredu | Colchester United | Undisclosed |
| 22 June 2022 | CF | Callum Morton | West Bromwich Albion | Undisclosed |
| 27 June 2022 | LB | Josh Earl | Preston North End | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | GK | Jay Lynch | Rochdale | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | RB | Shaun Rooney | St Johnstone | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CF | Will Russ | Leicester City | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CM | Josh Vela | Shrewsbury Town | Free Transfer |
| 21 July 2022 | RW | Promise Omochere | Bohemians | Undisclosed |
| 4 August 2022 | CF | Sam Glenfield | Portadown | Undisclosed |
| 4 August 2022 | GK | Stephen McMullan | Warrenpoint Town | Undisclosed |
| 26 August 2022 | CB | Michael Devlin | Aberdeen | Free Transfer |
| 1 January 2023 | LW | Phoenix Patterson | Waterford | Undisclosed |
| 5 January 2023 | GK | David Harrington | Cork City | Undisclosed |
| 6 January 2023 | AM | Callum Dolan | Warrington Rylands | Undisclosed |
| 20 January 2023 | CM | Scott Robertson | Celtic | Undisclosed |
| 30 January 2023 | CF | Jack Marriott | Peterborough United | Undiscloed |
| 30 January 2023 | CF | Jayden Stockley | Charlton Athletic | Undiscloed |
| 31 January 2023 | CF | Junior Quitirna | Waterford | Undiscloed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 13 June, and would become official on 1 July, once his Rochdale contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 25 May, and would become official on 1 July, once his St Johnstone contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 27 June, and would become official on 1 July, once his Leicester City contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 8 June, and would become official on 1 July, once his Shrewsbury Town contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 19 December, and would become official on 1 January, once the transfer window re-opens

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 21 June 2022 | DM | Jordan Rossiter | Bristol Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | Billy Batch | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Harrison Biggins | Doncaster Rovers | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Callum Camps | Stockport County | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Connor Eastham | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Matthew Fenton | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Kieran O'Hara | Colchester United | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LW | Anthony Pilkington | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | Covy Smith | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Donte Thompson-Prempeh | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Harry Wright | Unattached | Mutual Consent |
| 10 July 2022 | RB | Brad Halliday | Bradford City | Mutual Consent |
| 4 August 2022 | RW | Shayden Morris | Aberdeen | Undisclosed |
| 11 August 2022 | CF | Ellis Harrison | Port Vale | Undisclosed |
| 13 January 2023 | CF | Callum Morton | Salford City | Undisclosed |
| 19 January 2023 | CF | Joe Garner | Carlisle United | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2023 | CB | Michael Devlin | Unattached | Released |
| 31 January 2023 | CF | Gerard Garner | Barrow | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2023 | AM | Paddy Lane | Portsmouth | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
| 15 August 2022 | GK | Jakub Stolarczyk | Leicester City | 13 January 2023 |
| 16 August 2022 | RW | Carlos Mendes Gomes | Luton Town | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | CF | Admiral Muskwe | Luton Town | 31 January 2023 |
| 1 September 2022 | CM | Lewis Warrington | Everton | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | CB | Corrie Ndaba | Ipswich Town | End of Season |
* ↑ On 13 January, Stolarczyk was recalled back to Leicester
* ↑ On 31 January, Muskwe returned to his parent club, Luton

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 21 July 2022 | RM | Chris Conn-Clarke | Altrincham | 1 January 2023 |
| 12 August 2022 | CB | Thomas Hoyle | Bamber Bridge | Youth Loan |
| 13 September 2022 | CF | Will Russ | FC United of Manchester | 13 October 2022 |
| 29 September 2022 | GK | Tom Donaghy | Lancaster City | 27 October 2022 |
| 17 October 2022 | CF | Will Russ | South Shields | 1 January 2023 |
| 21 October 2022 | DM | Dylan Boyle | Spennymoor Town | Youth Loan |
| 24 October 2022 | CB | Thomas Hoyle | Colne | Youth Loan |
| 24 October 2022 | RB | Jake Wallace | Colne | Youth Loan |
| 12 November 2022 | GK | Luc Rees | Widnes | 10 December 2022 |
| 26 November 2022 | GK | Alex Cairns | Hartlepool United | 3 December 2022 |
| 3 December 2022 | CB | Connor Teale | Farsley Celtic | 1 February 2023 |
| 30 December 2022 | GK | Tom Donaghy | Colne | 30 January 2023 |
| 4 January 2023 | GK | Alex Cairns | Salford City | End of Season |
| 13 January 2023 | CF | Will Russ | Hyde United | End of Season |
| 18 January 2023 | CM | Barry Baggley | Waterford | 30 November 2023 |
| 31 January 2023 | CM | Chris Conn-Clarke | Waterford | 30 November 2023 |
| 31 January 2023 | CF | Junior Quitirna | Altrincham | 28 February 2023 |
| 11 February 2023 | CB | Connor Teale | Alfreton Town | End of Season |
| 16 February 2023 | CB | Drew Baker | Bohemian | End of Season |
| 16 February 2023 | GK | Tom Donaghy | Waterford | End of Season |
| 21 February 2023 | DM | Dylan Boyle | Curzon Ashton | End of Season |
| 4 March 2023 | CB | Will Johnson | Marine | 1 April 2023 |
* ↑ On 6 January, Teale's loan at Farsley was extended by a further month
* ↑ On 26 February, Russ' loan at Hyde was extended until end of season
* ↑ On 13 March, Teale's loan at Alfreton was extended until the end of the season

## Pre-season and friendlies

The Cod Army announced they would travel to Pula in Croatia for a pre-season tour and play one friendly match against local opposition. The first of the clubs friendlies was confirmed on 8 June against Dundee United. A second followed a day later with a trip to Barrow. A behind-closed-doors friendly against Tranmere Rovers was next to be added to the pre-season calendar. As well as Stoke City and Rotherham United. During the club's trip to Croatia, a pre-season meeting with HNK Orijent 1919 was announced. On 25 July it was confirmed a XI side will face FC Halifax Town at Poolfoot Farm.
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 | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 030.43 |
| FA Cup | November 2022 | March 2023 | First round | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 066.67 |
| EFL Cup | August 2022 | August 2022 | First round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 050.00 |
| EFL Trophy | August 2022 | October 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 57 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 66 | 60 | +6 | 033.33 |
Last updated: pre-season Source: [ Soccerway]

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 70 | 66 | +4 | 62 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 46 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 62 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 59 |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 58 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 64 | 68 | −4 | 56 |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 57 | 79 | −22 | 56 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 54 |

#### 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 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 | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | D | D | D | D | D | W | D | L | W | D | L | L | D | W | D | D | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | L | L | W | D | W | L | D |
| Position | 20 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |

#### Matches

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

### FA Cup

Fleetwood were drawn at home to Oxford City in the first round, away to Ebbsfleet United in the second round, at home to Queens Park Rangers in the third round and away to Sheffield Wednesday in the fourth round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
Town were drawn at home to Wigan Athletic in the first round and to Everton in the second round.

### EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Fleetwood Town with Barrow and Carlisle United. Three days later, Manchester United U21s joined Northern Group G.
| 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