2022–23 Barrow A.F.C. season

Barrow

2022–23 season
Chairman	Paul Hornby
Manager	Pete Wild
Stadium	Holker Street
League Two	9th
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Josh Gordon (15) All: Josh Gordon (15)
Highest home attendance	4,622
Lowest home attendance	2,281
Average home league attendance	3,700
Biggest win	4-0 vs Crawley Town
Biggest defeat	5-0 vs Stevenage
Home colours Away colours

The 2022–23 Barrow A.F.C. season was the 122nd edition of the football club and the club's third consecutive season in League Two. Outside the league, they contested the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

Squad statistics

As of 8 May 2023

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Paul Farman	46	0	43+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Connor Brown (left)	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Patrick Brough	45	0	38+3	0	0+1	0	2+0	0	0+1	0
4	MF	ENG	Jason Taylor	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF	NIR	Sam McClelland	30	1	26+1	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	IRL	Niall Canavan	50	2	46+0	2	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Elliot Newby	17	0	10+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	ENG	John Rooney (left)	11	1	0+8	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	1+0	1
8	MF	ENG	Solomon Nwabuokei (out on loan)	8	0	0+4	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Billy Waters (left)	39	9	22+12	9	1+0	0	1+1	0	2+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Josh Gordon	41	15	29+8	15	1+0	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
11	MF	ENG	Josh Kay	37	5	23+11	4	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	1
12	GK	ENG	Josh Lillis	5	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
13	MF	ENG	Tom White	49	0	28+15	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
14	MF	ENG	Harrison Neal	51	0	41+4	0	1+0	0	0+2	0	1+2	0
15	MF	ENG	Robbie Gotts	40	1	28+8	1	0+0	0	1+1	0	1+1	0
16	MF	IRL	Sam Foley	43	1	24+15	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	1+1	1
17	FW	ENG	Benni Smales-Braithwaite	4	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
19	DF	POL	Paweł Żuk	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
20	FW	ENG	Gerard Garner	16	2	10+6	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	DF	ENG	Myles Kenlock (left)	13	0	5+3	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	3+0	0
21	DF	ENG	Tyrell Warren	50	2	33+12	2	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+1	0
22	GK	ENG	Scott Moloney	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
23	FW	ZIM	David Moyo (out on loan)	19	1	4+10	0	1+0	0	1+0	1	3+0	0
24	DF	IRL	Rory Feely	10	0	7+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	DF	WAL	George Ray	40	0	32+4	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
26	FW	ENG	Richie Bennett (out on loan)	14	0	3+10	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	FW	ENG	Jake Young	17	0	5+12	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	MF	ENG	Ben Whitfield	50	6	39+6	5	0+1	0	1+1	1	0+2	0
35	MF	ENG	Jordan Stevens (left)	18	2	4+9	2	0+0	0	1+1	0	3+0	0

• Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
23 June 2022	CF	Richie Bennett	Sutton United	Undisclosed	[1]
27 June 2022	CB	George Ray	Exeter City	Free Transfer	[2]
1 July 2022[a]	CM	Sam Foley	Tranmere Rovers	Free Transfer	[3]
1 July 2022[b]	CM	Solomon Nwabuokei	Woking	Free Transfer	[4]
1 July 2022[c]	RB	Tyrell Warren	FC Halifax Town	Free Transfer	[5]
1 July 2022[d]	SS	Billy Waters	FC Halifax Town	Free Transfer	[6]
21 July 2022	LM	Ben Whitfield	Stockport County	Free Transfer	[7]
2 August 2022	CF	Benni Smales-Braithwaite	Southampton	Free Transfer	[8]
4 August 2022	LB	Myles Kenlock	Ipswich Town	Free Transfer	[9]
8 August 2022	CF	David Moyo	Hamilton Academical	Free Transfer	[10]
22 August 2022	RB	Paweł Żuk	Ruch Chorzów	Free Transfer	[11]
1 January 2023	RM	Elliot Newby	Stockport County	Undisclosed	[12]
5 January 2023	RB	Rory Feely	Bohemian	Free Transfer	[13]
31 January 2023	CF	Gerard Garner	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	[14]

1. The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Tranmere Rovers contract expired
2. The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Woking contract expired
3. The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official on July 1, once his FC Halifax Town contract expired
4. The transfer was announced on 9 June, and would become official on July 1, once his FC Halifax Town contract expired

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
11 June 2022	CF	Offrande Zanzala	Newport County	Mutual Consent	[15][16]
30 June 2022	CM	Ollie Banks	Chesterfield	Free Transfer	[17]
30 June 2022	DM	Tom Beadling	Western Sydney Wanderers	Released	[18][19]
30 June 2022	CM	Mike Jones	Chesterfield	Released	[18][20]
30 June 2022	LB	Kgosi Ntlhe	Scunthorpe United	Released	[18][21]
30 June 2022	CB	Matthew Platt	Bradford City	Rejected Contract	[18][22]
30 June 2022	CF	Dimitri Sea	Unattached	Released	[18]
30 June 2022	LW	George Williams	Boreham Wood	Released	[18][23]
4 July 2022	CF	Luke James	York City	Free Transfer	[24]
15 July 2022	RM	Remeao Hutton	Swindon Town	Undisclosed	[25]
28 July 2022	CB	James Jones	Altrincham	Free Transfer	[26]
27 September 2022	AM	John Rooney	Oldham Athletic	Mutual Consent	[27][28]
31 January 2023	RB	Connor Brown	Buxton'	Mutual Consent	[29] [30]
3 March 2023	AM	Jordan Stevens	Yeovil Town	Mutual Consent	[31][32]
10 March 2023	LB	Myles Kenlock	Aldershot Town	Free Transfer	[33]
22 March 2023	SS	Billy Waters	Wrexham	Undisclosed	[34]

Loans in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	On loan until	Ref
23 June 2022	CB	Sam McClelland	Chelsea	End of Season	[35]
12 July 2022	MF	Harrison Neal	Sheffield United	End of Season	[36]
14 January 2023	ST	Jake Young	Bradford City	End of Season	[37]

Loans out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	On loan until	Ref
8 July 2022	GK	Scott Moloney	Guiseley	30 August 2022	[38]
9 August 2022	CB	Joe Grayson	Dundee	18 January 2023[a]	[39][40]
20 August 2022	CF	Benni Smales-Braithwaite	Warrington Rylands	20 September 2022	[41]
29 October 2022	CB	Mark Ellis	Torquay United	3 January 2023	[42]
29 December 2022	CF	David Moyo	Barnet	End of Season	[43]
6 January 2023	AM	Solomon Nwabuokei	Woking	End of Season	[44]
20 January 2023	CF	Benni Smales-Braithwaite	Curzon Ashton	17 February 2023	[45]
1 February 2023	CB	Joe Grayson	Stockport County	End of Season	[46]
6 February 2023	CB	Mark Ellis	York City	End of Season	[47]
10 February 2023	RB	Pawel Zuk	Lancaster City	10 March 2023	[48]
24 February 2023	CF	Benni Smales-Braithwaite	Guiseley	24 March 2023	[49]
2 March 2023	CF	Richie Bennett	Scunthorpe United	End of Season	[50]

Pre-season and friendlies

On May 26, Barrow announced their first pre-season fixture, against South Shields.^[51] Four days later, a trip to Witton Albion was added to the schedule.^[52] A third away friendly fixture, against Holker Old Boys was also confirmed.^[53] Shortly followed by a fourth, against Ashton United.^[54] On June 9, a home pre-season fixture against Fleetwood Town was confirmed.^[55] A second home pre-season match against fellow League Two side Salford City was later added to the calendar.^[56] The finalised schedule was announced with the addition of Penrith.^[57]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Holker Old Boys v Barrow

2 July 2022 Friendly	Holker Old Boys	1–3	Barrow	Barrow-in-Furness
13:00 BST	Paterson 39'	Report	Gordon 10' Bennett 33' Trialist 71'	Stadium: Rakesmoor

Ashton United v Barrow

5 July 2022 Friendly	Ashton United	0–1	Barrow	Ashton-under-Lyne
19:30 BST		Report	McClelland 15'	Stadium: Hurst Cross Attendance: 208

Penrith v Barrow

9 July 2022 Friendly	Penrith	0–8	Barrow	Penrith
15:00 BST		Report	Kay 45', 51', 61' Warren 49' Bennett 53' Ellis 66' Gordon 70', 88'	Stadium: Frenchfield

Witton Albion v Barrow

12 July 2022 Friendly	Witton Albion	1–4	Barrow	Northwich
19:45 BST	72'	Report	Waters 6' Trialist 38' Kay 70' Ray 78'	Stadium: Wincham Park

South Shields v Barrow

16 July 2022 Friendly	South Shields	1–2	Barrow	South Shields
15:00 BST	Hodgson 71'	Report	Kay 23' (pen.) Neal 45+2'	Stadium: Mariners Park

Barrow v Fleetwood Town

19 July 2022 Friendly	Barrow	0–1	Fleetwood Town	Barrow-in-Furness
19:00 BST		Report	Batty 83'	Stadium: So Legal Stadium Attendance: 1,100

Oldham Athletic v Barrow

25 November 2022 (2022-11-25) Friendly	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Barrow	Oldham
12:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
				Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League Two	30 July 2022	May 2023	Matchday 1	16	9	1	6	24	17	+7	056.25
FA Cup	TBC	TBC	First round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
EFL Cup	9 August 2022	23 August 2022	First round	2	0	2	0	2	2	+0	000.00
EFL Trophy	30 August 2022	TBC	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	033.33
Total				21	10	4	7	30	22	+8	047.62

Last updated: 1 November 2022
Source: [ Soccerway]

League Two

Main article: 2022–23 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
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
8	Mansfield Town	46	21	12	13	72	55	+17	75
9	Barrow	46	18	8	20	47	53	−6	62
10	Swindon Town	46	16	13	17	61	55	+6	61
11	Grimsby Town	46	16	13	17	49	56	−7	61
12	Tranmere Rovers	46	15	13	18	45	48	−3	58

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[58]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
45	18	8	19	47	52	−5	62	12	3	7	29	18	+11	6	5	12	18	34	−16

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	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	D	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	D	L	L	L
Position	6	4	6	5	3	2	3	3	2	4	6	9	11	11	8	5	4	5	4	4	5	7	9	10	6	8	9	9	10	12	14	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.^[59]

Stockport County v Barrow

30 July 2022 1	Stockport County	2–3	Barrow	Edgeley
15:00 BST	Sarcevic 49' Hippolyte  51' Madden 70',  89'	Report	Gordon 6' Neal  15' Whitfield 20' Waters 33' Foley  45+3' Warren  90+2' Rooney  90+2'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 10,011 Referee: Ollie Yates

Barrow v Bradford City

6 August 2022 2	Barrow	3–2	Bradford City	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Warren  18' Whitfield 63' Kay 85' Gordon 90+6'	Report	Crichlow  29' Angol  58' Young 65' Cook 90+5'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 4,012 Referee: Martin Woods

Sutton United v Barrow

13 August 2022 3	Sutton United	1–0	Barrow	Sutton
15:00 BST	Fadahunsi 79'	Report	Stevens  88'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 2,276 Referee: Andy Davies

Barrow v Walsall

16 August 2022 4	Barrow	2–1	Walsall	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST	Warren 9' McClelland 12' Gordon  90+4'	Report	Monthe  42' Johnson 46' Maher 62'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,435 Referee: Andy Haines

Barrow v Harrogate Town

20 August 2022 5	Barrow	1–0	Harrogate Town	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Kay  27' Gordon 45' Brough  81' Waters  86' Rooney  90+2'	Report	Mattock  17' Ramsay  43' Thomson  50' Austerfield  90+2'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,068 Referee: Thomas Parsons

AFC Wimbledon v Barrow

27 August 2022 6	AFC Wimbledon	0–1	Barrow	Wimbledon
15:00 BST	Marsh  30' Brown  54'	Report	Gordon 10'  41' Foley  31'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 7,048 Referee: John Busby

Northampton Town v Barrow

3 September 2022 7	Northampton Town	3–1	Barrow	Northampton
15:00 BST	Hoskins 5' Bowie 46' Magloire 50'  90+8' Leonard  54' Koiki  90+6' Guthrie  90+9'	Report	Gordon 13'  45' Foley  26' White  86' Brough  90+8'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,605 Referee: Tom Reeves

Barrow v Colchester United

10 September 2022 (2022-09-10)	Barrow	Postponed	Colchester United	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST				Stadium: Holker Street
Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.[60]

Barrow v Doncaster Rovers

13 September 2022 8	Barrow	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST	Kay  14' Whitfield 37' Warren 78'	Report	Clayton  34' Tomlin  54'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,295 Referee: Scott Oldham

Newport County v Barrow

17 September 2022 9	Newport County	0–2	Barrow	Newport
15:00 BST	Moriah-Welsh  42'	Report	Gordon  32' 45', 59' (pen.)	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,793 Referee: James Oldham

Barrow v Leyton Orient

24 September 2022 10	Barrow	0–2	Leyton Orient	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Kay  87'	Report	Pratley  30' Smyth 36' El Mizouni 75' Happe  82' Archibald  86' Brown  90+8'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 4,629 Referee: Martin Coy

Tranmere Rovers v Barrow

1 October 2022 11	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Barrow	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Merrie  19' Hawkes 25'	Report	Stevens  87' Foley  90+3'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,123 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Barrow v Mansfield Town

8 October 2022 12	Barrow	0–1	Mansfield Town	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	White  73'	Report	Clarke  32' Harbottle  34' Bowery 50' O'Toole  75'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,713 Referee: Tom Nield

Rochdale v Barrow

15 October 2022 13	Rochdale	2–1	Barrow	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Kelly 18' Diagouraga  28' Quigley 75' Ball  90' O'Donnell  90+6'	Report	Warren  85' Canavan 89'  90+7'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,061 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

Gillingham v Barrow

22 October 2022 14	Gillingham	1–1	Barrow	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Baggott 74'	Report	Ray  9' Kay 35' 55' Canavan  75'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,034 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Barrow v Grimsby Town

25 October 2022 15	Barrow	1–0	Grimsby Town	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST	Brough  31' Kay 39' Canavan  51' Waters 75'	Report	Waterfall  51' Hunt  90+3'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,301 Referee: Ben Toner

Barrow v Crewe Alexandra

29 October 2022 16	Barrow	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Waters 8' Gordon 43' 60'  67' Stevens  90' Kenlock  90+2'	Report	Williams  66' Sambou  72'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,167 Referee: Marc Edwards

Barrow v Colchester United

1 November 2022 17	Barrow	3–1	Colchester United	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 GMT	Waters 22' 25' 46' Farman  84' Moyo  89'	Report	Sears 90+1' Tchamadeu  90+5'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,224 Referee: Darren Bond

Crawley Town v Barrow

12 November 2022 18	Crawley Town	1–0	Barrow	Crawley
15:00 GMT	Nadesan 6' Lynch  46' Hessenthaler  90+5'	Report	Ray  59' White  90'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,588 Referee: Carl Brook

Barrow v Hartlepool United

19 November 2022 19	Barrow	3–1	Hartlepool United	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Gordon 4' Whitfield 8' Waters 21'	Report	Hastie  17' Tumilty  43' Cooke  47' Missilou 77' Sylla  90+4'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,284 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Stevenage v Barrow

2 December 2022 20	Stevenage	5–0	Barrow	Stevenage
19:45 GMT	Reeves 18' Reid 50' Gilbey  63' James-Wildin  65' Sweeney 75' Norris 78' (pen.) Warren 86' (o.g.)	Report	Ray  40'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,756 Referee: Matt Donohue

Carlisle United v Barrow

10 December 2022	Carlisle United	Postponed	Barrow	Carlisle
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Brunton Park
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[61]

Barrow v Swindon Town

17 December 2022 21	Barrow	0–1	Swindon Town	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Farman  5'	Report	Reed 7' (pen.) MacDonald  33' Shade  45' Hutton  72'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 2,617 Referee: Robert Lewis

Salford City v Barrow

26 December 2022 22	Salford City	1–1	Barrow	Salford
15:00 GMT	Smith 26' Hendry  37' Galbraith  58' Vassell  90+3'	Report	Ray  54' Neal  61' Warren  64' Stevens 79'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,881 Referee: Thomas Parsons

Barrow v Tranmere Rovers

29 December 2022 23	Barrow	1–2	Tranmere Rovers	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 GMT	Stevens 38' Gordon  90+3'	Report	Turnbull 6' Lewis  76' Hemmings 82'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,383 Referee: Tom Reeves

Barrow v Rochdale

2 January 2023 24	Barrow	0–0	Rochdale	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Whitfield  66'	Report	Quigley  35' Ball  77' Sinclair  90+5'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,055 Referee: Scott Oldham

Mansfield Town v Barrow

7 January 2023 25	Mansfield Town	2–3	Barrow	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	McLaughlin 9' Quinn 25' Maris  64'	Report	Gotts  36' Waters 45+1' Gordon 49' Ray  58' Foley  74' Hawkins 77' (o.g.)	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 6,081 Referee: Neil Hair

Leyton Orient v Barrow

14 January 2023 26	Leyton Orient	0–0	Barrow	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Turns  22' James  90+1'  90+4'	Report	Neal  30' Brough  49'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 7,755 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Barrow v Salford City

21 January 2023	Barrow	Postponed	Salford City	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Holker Street
Note: Fixture was postponed on referee's Sam Barrott decision.[62]

Barrow v Northampton Town

28 January 2023 27	Barrow	0–2	Northampton Town	Barrow
15:00 GMT	Foley  90+7'	Report	Leonard  34' Fox 54' McWilliams 85' Magloire  89'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,002 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Carlisle United v Barrow

31 January 2023 (2023-01-31) 28	Carlisle United	5–1	Barrow	Carlisle
19:45 GMT	Mellish 44', 67',  75' Garner 50' Patrick 72' Dennis 89' (pen.) Gibson  90+2'	Report	Ray  34' Gotts  56' Barclay 84' (o.g.)	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 9,351 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Colchester United v Barrow

4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) 29	Colchester United	1–1	Barrow	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Akinde 66',  90+3' Ashley  75' Hopper  76' Appiah 90+6'	Report	Feely  46' Whitfield 57' Farman  66' Garner  73' Foley  74'	Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 3,203 Referee: Ben Speedie

Barrow v Newport County

11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 30	Barrow	0–1	Newport County	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Neal  55' Feely  81'	Report	Demetriou  15', 90+5' Lewis  50' Charsley  78'	Stadium: So Legal Stadium Attendance: 2,804 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Doncaster Rovers v Barrow

14 February 2023 (2023-02-14) 31	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Barrow	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Maxwell 18',  57'	Report	Gotts  54' Neal  90+6'	Stadium: The Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 5,496 (164 away fans) Referee: Thomas Kirk

Bradford City v Barrow

18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) 32	Bradford City	0–1	Barrow	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Walker  37' Smallwood  39'	Report	Kay 25' Gotts  62' Newby  89' Foley  90+3' Farman  90+4'	Stadium: University of Bradford Stadium Attendance: 17,071 (511 away) Referee: Carl Boyeson

Barrow v Stockport County

25 February 2023 33	Barrow	1–0	Stockport County	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Garner  45+1' Kay 69'	Report	Stretton  90+5'	Stadium: So Legal Stadium Attendance: 4,164 (625 away) Referee: Ollie Yates

Barrow v Salford City

28 February 2023 34	Barrow	1–1	Salford City	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 GMT	Kay  20' Vassell 70' (o.g.)	Report	Watson 12' (pen.) Bolton  59' Touray  62' Leak  83'	Stadium: So Legal Stadium Attendance: 3,076 Referee: Scott Oldham

Walsall v Barrow

5 March 2023 35	Walsall	0–1	Barrow	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Daniels  72' Maddox  90+2'	Report	Waters 22' Young  39' Foley  56'	Stadium: Poundland Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,018 Referee: Lee Swabey

Barrow v Sutton United

11 March 2023 36	Barrow	0–0	Sutton United	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Neal  20'	Report		Stadium: So Legal Stadium Attendance: 3,696 Referee: Oliver Langford

Harrogate Town v Barrow

18 March 2023 37	Harrogate Town	1–0	Barrow	Harrogate
15:00 GMT	Daly 74' Pattison  90+1'	Report	Whitfield  90+4'	Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 2,343 (514 away) Referee: Will Finnie

Barrow v AFC Wimbledon

25 March 2023 38	Barrow	2–1	AFC Wimbledon	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT	Neal  58' Canavan 61' Whitfield  62' Gordon 74'	Report	Jenkins 5' Ogundere  24' Currie  55' Little  90+7'	Stadium: So Legal Stadium Attendance: 3,794 Referee: Sam Allison

Barrow v Gillingham

1 April 2023 39	Barrow	2–1	Gillingham	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Morris 9' (o.g.) Neal  15' Kay  66' Gotts 90+4'	Report	O'Brien  45+2' Masterson 82' Nichols  87'	Stadium: So Legal Stadium Attendance: 3,703 Referee: Darren Handley

Crewe Alexandra v Barrow

7 April 2023 40	Crewe Alexandra	3–0	Barrow	Crewe
15:00 BST	Agyei 14' (pen.), 33' (pen.),  52' O'Riordan  37' Thomas  45+4' Adebisi  79' Long  88', 89'	Report	Ray  12' Warren  43'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,831 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Barrow v Crawley Town

10 April 2023 41	Barrow	4–0	Crawley Town	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Gordon 18', 47', 55' (pen.) Garner  24', 81' Brough  58' Neal  63' Warren  73'	Report	Johnson  54' Oteh  87'	Stadium: So Legal Stadium Attendance: 3,335 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Swindon Town v Barrow

15 April 2023 42	Swindon Town	0–0	Barrow	Swindon
15:00 BST		Report	Brough  68' Gotts  76'	Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 8,080 (147 Barrow fans) Referee: Paul Howard

Grimsby Town v Barrow

18 April 2023 43	Grimsby Town	1–0	Barrow	Cleethorpes
19:45 BST	Emmanuel  72' Orsi 77'	Report	Young  1' Gotts  26'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,902 Referee: Lewis Smith

Barrow v Carlisle United

22 April 2023 44	Barrow	0–1	Carlisle United	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Gordon  36' Brough  57' Canavan  86' Farman  87' Pete Wild  off the pitch'		Barclay 16' Huntington  57' Devitt  86'	Stadium: So Legal Stadium Attendance: 4,515 Referee: James Bell

Hartlepool United v Barrow

29 April 2023 45	Hartlepool United	3–1	Barrow	Hartlepool
15:00 BST	Hamilton  25', 42' Sterry 68' Crawford  82' Jennings 90+4'	Report	Garner 21' White  59' Neal  73'  79' Brough  90+7'  90+7' Farman  90+7'	Stadium: The Suit Direct Stadium Attendance: 4,551 Referee: Simon Mather

Barrow v Stevenage

8 May 2023 46	Barrow	0–1	Stevenage	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST		Report	Reeves 25'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 4,034 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

FA Cup

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

Barrow were drawn at home to Mansfield Town in the first round.^[63]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Barrow v Mansfield Town

5 November 2022 First round	Barrow	0–1	Mansfield Town	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	White  62' Bennett  87'	Report	Hartigan  35' Hawkins 39' Perch  73' Hewitt  81'	Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium Attendance: 2,501 Referee: Andy Haines

EFL Cup

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Blackpool v Barrow

9 August 2022 First round	Blackpool	0–0 (3–4 p)	Barrow	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Lubala  83'	Report	Gordon  41' Foley  75' Neal  90+5' Farman  90+7'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,972 Referee: Ben Speedie
	Penalties
	Connolly Husband Lubala Lavery Fiorini		Rooney Kay Waters Brough Neal

Barrow v Lincoln City

23 August 2022 Second round	Barrow	2–2 (1–3 p)	Lincoln City	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST	Moyo 13' Whitfield 87' Gordon  89'	Report	Scully 8' Eyoma  15' Sørensen  18' Garrick 90+2'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,011 Referee: Simon Mather
	Penalties
	Whitfield Gordon Brough Gotts		Scully Sanders Oakley-Boothe

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Barrow with Carlisle United and Fleetwood Town.^[64] In the second round, Barrow were drawn away to Bolton Wanderers.^[65]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	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
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

Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Fleetwood Town v Barrow

30 August 2022 Group stage	Fleetwood Town	1–1 (3–4 p)	Barrow	Fleetwood
19:00 BST	Wiredu 30' Johnston  43' Omochere  49'	Report	Rooney 44'  86' Żuk  72'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 866 Referee: Thomas Kirk
	Penalties
	Johnston McMillan Omochere Garner Glenfield		Rooney Whitfield Neal Kenlock Gotts

Barrow v Manchester United U21s

4 October 2022 Group stage	Barrow	1–2	Manchester United U21s	Barrow-in-Furness
19:30 BST	Moloney  43' Fredricson 51' (o.g.)	Report	Fredricson  19' McNeill 44' (pen.) Bennett  50' Gore  50' Garnacho 90+2'  90+3'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 2,966 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Barrow v Carlisle United

18 October 2022 Group stage	Barrow	2–0	Carlisle United	Barrow-in-Furness
19:00 BST	Neal  45' Kay 70' Foley 80'	Report	Charters  90'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 2,281 Referee: Seb Stocksbridge

Bolton Wanderers v Barrow

22 November 2022 (2022-11-22) Second round	Bolton Wanderers	3–2	Barrow	Horwich
19:45 GMT	Afolayan 23' Böðvarsson 38' Kachunga 69'	Report	Neal  18' Kay 42' Canavan 56' Ray  73'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 2,381 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Notes

1. On 18 January, Grayson's loan at Dundee was terminated

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