| 2022–23 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Mike Caird | |||
| Manager | Dick Campbell | |||
| Stadium | Gayfield Park | |||
| Scottish Championship | Eighth Place | |||
| Scottish League Cup | Second round | |||
| Scottish Challenge Cup | Fourth round | |||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:Michael McKenna (5) All:Bobby Linn (7) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 5,563 vs.Dundee, Championship, 8 April 2023 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 900 vs.Cowdenbeath, League Cup, 13 July 2022 | |||
| Average home league attendance | 2,152 | |||
The2022–23 season wasArbroath's fourth consecutive season in theScottish Championship, following their promotion fromScottish League One in the2018–19 season. Arbroath also competed in theScottish League Cup,Scottish Challenge Cup and theScottish Cup.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[a] | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 June 2022 | Brechin City | Away | 2–1 | Shanks 70',Gold 87' | [1] | |
| 2 July 2022 | Montrose | Away | 1–1 | Trialist 90+3 | [2] | |
| 20 July 2022 | Home | 1–2 | Linn 70' | [3] |
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[a] | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2022 | Ayr United | Away | 0–0 | 1,872 | [4] | |
| 6 August 2022 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Home | 0–0 | 1,861 | [5] | |
| 12 August 2022 | Dundee | Away | 2–4 | Low 51' pen. ,Hamilton 81' | 5,114 | [6] |
| 20 August 2022 | Queen's Park | Home | 1–2 | Shanks 78' | 1,905 | [7] |
| 27 August 2022 | Hamilton Academical | Away | 0–1 | 1,317 | [8] | |
| 3 September 2022 | Partick Thistle | Home | 0–2 | 2,065 | [9] | |
| 17 September 2022 | Greenock Morton | Away | 2–1 | Hilson 12',McKenna 40' pen. | 1,473 | [10] |
| 1 October 2022 | Cove Rangers | Away | 0–2 | 881 | [11] | |
| 8 October 2022 | Dundee | Home | 1–1 | Linn 37' | 3,372 | [12] |
| 14 October 2022 | Queen's Park | Away | 1–1 | Linn 60' | 657 | [13] |
| 19 October 2022 | Raith Rovers | Home | 0–1 | 1,663 | [14] | |
| 22 October 2022 | Hamilton Academical | Home | 1–0 | Linn 45' | 1,588 | [15] |
| 29 October 2022 | Ayr United | Home | 0–1 | 1,660 | [16] | |
| 5 November 2022 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Away | 1–1 | Shanks 60' | 1,847 | [17] |
| 12 November 2022 | Cove Rangers | Home | 1–1 | McKenna 5' | 1,706 | [18] |
| 19 November 2022 | Partick Thistle | Away | 0–3 | 2,839 | [19] | |
| 3 December 2022 | Greenock Morton | Home | 1–1 | Gold 47' | 1,664 | [20] |
| 17 December 2022 | Raith Rovers | Away | 1–1 | Hamilton 45' | 1,264 | [21] |
| 23 December 2022 | Queen's Park | Home | 1–4 | Fosu 90+2' | 1,267 | [22] |
| 2 January 2023 | Dundee | Away | 4–2 | McKenna 9', Hamilton 13',O'Brien 58',Hilson 77', | 5,930 | [23] |
| 7 January 2023 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Home | 1–4 | Ben El-Mhanni 26' | 1,803 | [24] |
| 14 January 2023 | Ayr United | Away | 2–2 | Adarkwa 57', Ben El-Mhanni 63' | 2,064 | [25] |
| 28 January 2023 | Greenock Morton | Away | 2–1 | Hamilton 63', McKenna 77' | 1,798 | [26] |
| 4 February 2023 | Raith Rovers | Home | 1–2 | McKenna 20' | 2,042 | [27] |
| 18 February 2023 | Cove Rangers | Away | 1–1 | Olusanya 89' | 1,529 | [28] |
| 25 February 2023 | Partick Thistle | Home | 0–0 | 2,057 | [29] | |
| 3 March 2023 | Hamilton Academical | Away | 0–0 | 1,832 | [30] | |
| 17 March 2023 | Greenock Morton | Home | 1–1 | Adarkwa 78' | 1,578 | [31] |
| 24 March 2023 | Queen's Park | Away | 1–0 | Hilson 76' | 747 | [32] |
| 31 March 2023 | Ayr United | Home | 2–0 | Hilson 27', Gold 60' | 1,759 | [33] |
| 8 April 2023 | Dundee | Home | 0–0 | 5,563 | [34] | |
| 11 April 2023 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Away | 0–2 | 2,038 | [35] | |
| 15 April 2023 | Raith Rovers | Away | 1–1 | O'Brien 48' | 2,150 | [36] |
| 22 April 2023 | Cove Rangers | Home | 0–1 | 2,451 | [37] | |
| 29 April 2023 | Partick Thistle | Away | 0–2 | 3,701 | [38] | |
| 5 May 2023 | Hamilton Academical | Home | 0–0 | 2,736 | [39] |
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[a] | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2022 | St Mirren | Away | 1–0 | Paterson 90+3 | 1,923 | [40] |
| 13 July 2022 | Cowdenbeath | Home | 3–0 | Paterson 18',Hamilton 41', Donnelly 60' | 900 | [41] |
| 16 July 2022 | Edinburgh | Away | 3–1 | Low 39',Linn 75', 81' | 499 | [42] |
| 23 July 2022 | Airdrieonians | Home | 3–0 | McKenna 12', Shanks 48',Thomson 60' | 1,170 | [43] |
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[a] | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second round | 30 August 2022 | Partick Thistle | Away | 0–1 | 1,960 | [44] |
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[a] | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third round | 24 September 2022 | East Fife | Home | 2–1 | McKenna 10' pen.,Hilson 12' | 1,123 | [45] |
| Fourth round | 10 December 2022 | Dunfermline Athletic | Home | 1–5 | O'Brien 74' | 874 | [46] |
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[a] | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third round | 26 November 2022 | Fraserburgh | Away | 2–0 | Linn 17', 89' | 1,060 | [47] |
| Fourth round | 21 January 2023 | Motherwell | Home | 0–2 | 4,145 | [48] |
| No. | Pos | Player | Championship | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 5 | |
| 4 | DF | 34+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| 7 | MF | 25+3 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| 8 | MF | 31+2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 7 | |
| 9 | FW | 16+14 | 4 | 2+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 38 | 5 | |
| 10 | MF | 11+2 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | 16+17 | 3 | 4+1 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 | 42 | 7 | |
| 12 | DF | 21+5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 14 | FW | 0+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | 13+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | 5+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 18 | MF | 8+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| 19 | MF | 12+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | 14+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 21 | GK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | 9+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 24 | FW | 7+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| 25 | MF | 14+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | 10+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Players who left the club during the 2022–23 season | ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | 3+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2 | DF | 15+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | 4 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| 14 | MF | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 15 | FW | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 16 | FW | 4+10 | 2 | 2+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| 17 | DF | 0+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | 6+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | 6+12 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 28 | MF | 0+4 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 55 | |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 43 | |
| 8 | Arbroath | 36 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 34 | |
| 9 | Hamilton Academical(R) | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 63 | −32 | 31 | Qualification for theChampionship play-offs |
| 10 | Cove Rangers(R) | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 75 | −37 | 31 | Relegation toLeague One |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARB | AIR | STM | EDI | COW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arbroath | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 12 | Qualification for thesecond round | — | 3–0 | — | — | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Airdrieonians | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | — | — | 2–0 | 1–1p | — | ||
| 3 | St Mirren | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | 0–1 | — | — | 3–1 | — | ||
| 4 | Edinburgh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | 1–3 | — | — | — | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Cowdenbeath | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 | — | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | — |
| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2022 | GK | Cammy Gill | Cowdenbeath | Free transfer | [53] |
| 25 May 2022 | MF | Livingston | [54] | ||
| 5 June 2022 | FW | Kieran Shanks | Inverurie Loco Works | Undisclosed | [55] |
| 7 July 2022 | MF | Free transfer | [56] | ||
| 5 August 2022 | MF | [57] | |||
| 17 August 2022 | MF | Scott Allan | Hibernian | [58] | |
| 1 September 2022 | FW | Free Agent | [59] | ||
| 11 November 2022 | MF | Dundee United | [60] | ||
| 1 January 2023 | FW | [61] | |||
| MF | Hibernian | [62] | |||
| MF | Free agent | [63] | |||
| 6 January 2023 | MF | Ryan Dow | Peterhead | [64] | |
| 31 January 2023 | DF | [65] | |||
| 4 February 2023 | FW | [66] |
| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2022 | GK | Berwick Rangers | Free transfer | [67] | |
| 25 May 2022 | DF | Liam Henderson | Falkirk | [68] | |
| MF | Gavin Swankie | Retired | [69] | ||
| 24 July 2022 | FW | [70] | |||
| 31 August 2022 | FW | Luke Donnelly | Alloa Athletic | [71] | |
| 2 September 2022 | MF | James Craigen | Edinburgh City | [72] | |
| DF | Jason Thomson | Kelty Hearts | [73] | ||
| 1 January 2023 | MF | Peterhead | [74] | ||
| 6 January 2023 | MF | [75][76] | |||
| FW | [77] | ||||
| 25 January 2023 | MF | [78][79] | |||
| 17 February 2023 | MF | Nicky Low | Clydebank | [80] |
| Date | Position | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2022 | DF | Aberdeen | 31 May 2023 | [81] | |
| 1 September 2022 | DF | 1 January 2023 | [82] | ||
| MF | Dylan Tait | Hibernian | 31 May 2023 | [83] | |
| 29 September 2022 | MF | Lvingston | [84] | ||
| 6 January 2023 | MF | Falkirk | [85] | ||
| 25 January 2023 | FW | St Mirren | [86] |
| Date | Position | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2022 | MF | Nicky Low | Kelty Hearts | 17 February 2023 | [87] |
| 7 October 2022 | MF | Dylan Paterson | Bo'ness Athletic | 31 May 2023 | [88] |
| 6 January 2023 | FW | Kieran Shanks | Peterhead | [89] |