The 2022–23 season was the 145th season of West Bromwich Albion Football Club and the club's second consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Cup.
On 10 October 2022, manager Steve Bruce was sacked after winning only one of their first thirteen league games, leaving the club in the relegation places. Spanish coach and former Marcelo Bielsa understudy Carlos Corberán was appointed as his successor on 25 October.
The season also saw increased scrutiny of the club's ownership, and the practices of majority shareholder Guochuan Lai. The club's financial situation began to receive national media attention, having already been commented on frequently in local press. Supporter action groups and in-stadium protests by fans to raise awareness of the club's off-field issues took shape during the season.
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 1 July 2022 CF Ramello Mitchell Southampton Free Transfer 1 July 2022 CM Jayson Molumby Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed 1 July 2022 CM John Swift Reading Free Transfer 1 July 2022 RW Jed Wallace Millwall Free Transfer 18 July 2022 DM Okay Yokuşlu Celta Vigo Free Transfer 31 August 2022 CF Brandon Thomas-Asante Salford City Undisclosed 1 September 2022 RB Martin Kelly Crystal Palace Free Transfer 12 September 2022 AM Tom Rogic Celtic Free Transfer 13 September 2022 LB Erik Pieters Burnley Free Transfer 31 January 2023 DM Nathaniel Chalobah Fulham Undisclosed
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 22 June 2022 CF Callum Morton Fleetwood Town Undisclosed 30 June 2022 CF Andy Carroll Reading Released 30 June 2022 CB Mark Chidi Unattached Released 30 June 2022 LB Zak Delaney Inverness Caledonian Thistle Released 30 June 2022 GK Sam Johnstone Crystal Palace Released 30 June 2022 CB Kevin Joshua Peterhead Released 30 June 2022 CM MacKenzie Lamb Peterborough United Released 30 June 2022 CB Leon Machisa Unattached Released 30 June 2022 DF Daniel Ngoma Unattached Released 30 June 2022 AM Romaine Sawyers Cardiff City Released 30 June 2022 CB Saul Shotton Hanley Town Free Transfer 30 June 2022 CF Jamie Soule Alvechurch Released 30 June 2022 CM Áurio Teixeira Alvechurch Released 30 June 2022 CF Owen Windsor Chippenham Town Released 1 September 2022 LW Callum Robinson Cardiff City Undisclosed 31 January 2023 CF Kenneth Zohore Unattached Mutual Consent
Loans in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromOn loan untilRef 31 January 2023 RM Marc Albrighton Leicester City End of Season
Loans out DatePosPlayerLoaned toOn loan untilRef 14 July 2022 CM Quévin Castro Burton Albion 1 September 2022 14 July 2022 GK Josh Griffiths Portsmouth 11 January 2023 15 July 2022 CB Cédric Kipré Cardiff City End of Season 22 July 2022 CB Caleb Taylor Cheltenham Town End of Season 8 August 2022 SS Rayhaan Tulloch Rochdale 6 January 2023 13 August 2022 CM Alex Mowatt Middlesbrough End of Season 1 September 2022 RM Tom Fellows Crawley Town End of Season 12 September 2022 CM Quévin Castro Notts County 1 January 2023 28 October 2022 CF Modou Faal AFC Telford United 28 November 2022 31 October 2022 CM Jamie Andrews Yeovil Town 2 January 2023 2 December 2022 CF Modou Faal AFC Fylde 6 March 2023 6 January 2023 GK Ronnie Hollingshead Hednesford Town 3 February 2023 13 January 2023 CM Quévin Castro Gateshead End of Season 17 January 2023 LB Zac Ashworth Burton Albion End of Season 30 January 2023 RB Martin Kelly Wigan Athletic End of Season 7 February 2023 GK Ted Cann Leamington End of Season 22 February 2023 SS Rayhaan Tulloch Dundalk End of Season
Statistics
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Goals record Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total121CFBrandon Thomas-Asante 7209212CFDaryl Dike 700719CMJohn Swift 6107417RWJed Wallace 6006518CFKarlan Grant 3115611LWGrady Diangana 400414DMJayson Molumby 400435DMOkay Yokuşlu 400493 LBConor Townsend 3003102 RBDarnell Furlong 20024 CBDara O'Shea 20025 CBKyle Bartley 20026 CBSemi Ajayi 20027 AMTom Rogić 11028 CMJake Livermore 110210RWMatt Phillips 200229RBTaylor Gardner-Hickman 20021832FWJovan Malcolm 0101Own Goals 1001Total 597167
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total 15 CBKyle Bartley 21000000021014CMJayson Molumby 40000000040034 CBDara O'Shea 30000000030042 RBDarnell Furlong 2000000002003 LBConor Townsend 2000000002008 CMJake Livermore 20000000020010RWMatt Phillips 20000000020011RWGrady Diangana 20000000020017RWJed Wallace 20000000020019AMJohn Swift 20000000020035DMOkay Yokuşlu 200000000200121 GKDavid Button 1000000001006 CBSemi Ajayi 10000000010015LBErik Pieters 10000000010016RBMartin Kelly 10000000010029RBTaylor Gardner-Hickman 10000000010031RMTom Fellows 000000100100Total 30100001003110
Pre-season and friendlies A pre-season trip to Crewe Alexandra was revealed by the hosts on 18 May 2022. On 31 May, Albion confirmed that trip along with a second friendly against Oxford United. A third away pre-season fixture was added to the schedule, against Northampton Town. A trip to Stevenage was next to be announced by the club. On June 17, the Baggies announced a 10-day training camp in Portimão, which included a behind-closed-doors meeting with Leyton Orient. A home friendly against Hertha BSC was next to be added to the calendar.
During the mid-season break, WBA announced they would face Elche in a behind-closed-doors friendly.
Competitions Overall record
Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.
FA Cup
The club entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Chesterfield. In the fourth round a trip to Bristol City was confirmed.
EFL Cup
WBA were drawn at home to Sheffield United in the first round.
End of season awards The winners of the 2022/23 end of season West Bromwich Albion awards were announced on 5 May 2023.
Supporters' Player of the Season - Jayson Molumby Players’ Player of the Season – Okay Yokuşlu Top Goalscorer – Brandon Thomas-Asante Goal of the Season –Brandon Thomas-Asante v Stoke City (H) Young Player of the Season – Josh Griffiths
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