Club: | Millwall |
Season: | 2022–23 |
Owner: | Millwall Holdings |
Chairman: | John Berylson |
Manager: | Gary Rowett |
Stadium: | The Den |
League: | Championship |
League Result: | 8th |
Cup1: | FA Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Third round |
Cup2: | EFL Cup |
Cup2 Result: | First round |
League Topscorer: | Tom Bradshaw (17) |
Season Topscorer: | Tom Bradshaw (17) |
Highest Attendance: | 18,785 vs Norwich City, 4 March 2023, Championship |
Lowest Attendance: | 11,463 vs Blackpool, 17 September 2022, Championship |
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Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
The 2022–23 season was the 138th season in the existence of Millwall Football Club, 96th consecutive season in the Football League, and 46th in the second tier. This was the club's sixth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the league where they finished eighth, they competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The attendance of 18,524 against Sunderland at The Den was the highest since an FA Cup game against Chelsea in 1995.[1] That record was topped a month later against Norwich City, with 18,785 supporters at the Den.
No. | Name | Nat. | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Apps. | Goals | Year signed | Signed from | Transfer fee |
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||
1 | George Long | GK | 1993 11, df=yes | 25 | 0 | 2021 | Hull City | Free | |
27 | Connal Trueman | GK | 1996 3, df=yes | 0 | 0 | 2022 | Birmingham City | Free | |
33 | Bartosz Białkowski | GK | 2023 6, df=yes | 147 | 0 | 2020 | Ipswich Town | £350,000 | |
Defenders | |||||||||
2 | Danny McNamara | RB/RM | 2021 6, df=yes | 78 | 2 | 2018 | Academy | Trainee | |
3 | Murray Wallace | CB/LB | 2021 6, df=yes | 167 | 11 | 2018 | Scunthorpe United | Undisclosed | |
4 | Shaun Hutchinson | CB/DM | 2021 6, df=yes | 230 | 13 | 2016 | Fulham | Free | |
5 | Jake Cooper | CB | 2021 6, df=yes | 278 | 21 | 2017 | Reading | Undisclosed | |
11 | Scott Malone | LB/LM | 1991 3, df=yes | 171 | 14 | 2021 | Derby County | Free | |
15 | Charlie Cresswell | CB | 2002 8, df=yes | 23 | 4 | 2022 | Leeds United | Loan | |
34 | Alex Mitchell | CB | 2001 10, df=yes | 0 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Trainee | |
Midfielders | |||||||||
6 | George Evans | CM/CB | 2021 6, df=yes | 50 | 2 | 2021 | Derby County | Undisclosed | |
8 | Billy Mitchell | CM/RB | 2021 6, df=yes | 91 | 1 | 2019 | Academy | Trainee | |
14 | Tyler Burey | ST/LM/RM | 2021 6, df=yes | 50 | 3 | 2019 | AFC Wimbledon | Free | |
16 | Jamie Shackleton | CM/RB | 1999 10, df=yes | 28 | 0 | 2022 | Leeds United | Loan | |
17 | Callum Styles | CM/LB/LM | 2000 3, df=yes | 16 | 1 | 2022 | Barnsley | Loan | |
18 | Ryan Leonard | CM/RM/RB | 2021 6, df=yes | 122 | 5 | 2019 | Sheffield United | £1,500,000 | |
23 | George Saville | CM/DM | 1993 6, df=yes | 116 | 14 | 2021 | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed | |
39 | George Honeyman | CM | 1994 9, df=yes | 32 | 1 | 2022 | Hull City | Undisclosed | |
Forwards | |||||||||
7 | Oliver Burke | CF/RW/LW | 1997 4, df=yes | 18 | 3 | 2023 | Werder Bremen | Loan | |
9 | Tom Bradshaw | ST | 2021 6, df=yes | 144 | 82 | 2019 | Barnsley | £1,250,000 | |
10 | Zian Flemming | AM/ST | 1999 8, df=yes | 30 | 13 | 2022 | Fortuna Sittard | £1,700,000 | |
19 | Duncan Watmore | CF | 2023 6, df=yes | 6 | 1 | 2023 | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed | |
20 | Mason Bennett | LW/RW/ST | 2023 6, df=yes | 90 | 11 | 2020 | Derby County | Undisclosed | |
21 | Andreas Voglsammer | ST/LW/RW | 1992 1, df=yes | 28 | 1 | 2022 | Union Berlin | £1,080,000 | |
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Millwall.|-!colspan=14|Players who left the club:|}
width=50px | Rank ! | width=50px | No. ! | width=50px | Nat. ! | width=50px | Po. ! | width=150px | Name ! | width=150px | Championship ! | width=150px | FA Cup ! | width=150px | League Cup ! | width=150px | Total |
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1 | 9 | ST | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||||
10 | AM | Zian Flemming | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||||
3 | 15 | CB | Charlie Cresswell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
4 | 5 | CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
5 | 7 | ST | Benik Afobe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
6 | 7 | CF | Oliver Burke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
14 | LW | Tyler Burey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
17 | CM | Callum Styles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
19 | CF | Duncan Watmore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
21 | ST | Andreas Voglsammer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
23 | CM | George Saville | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
39 | AM | George Honeyman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | Total | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | RB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||
2 | 3 | CB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
3 | 5 | CB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
4 | 23 | CM | George Saville | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | 39 | CM | George Honeyman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
6 | 14 | LW | Tyler Burey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
15 | CB | Charlie Cresswell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
8 | 1 | GK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
9 | ST | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
10 | 4 | CB | Shaun Hutchinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
8 | CM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
10 | AM | Zian Flemming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
17 | CM | Callum Styles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
20 | RW | Mason Bennett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
15 | 7 | ST | Benik Afobe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
11 | LB | Scott Malone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
16 | CM | Jamie Shackleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
18 | CM | Ryan Leonard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
21 | ST | Andreas Voglsammer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 59 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 |
Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 June 2022 | £1,700,000 | [2] | ||||
28 June 2022 | ST | Undisclosed | [3] | |||
28 June 2022 | Undisclosed | [4] | ||||
15 July 2022 | CM | Sha'mar Lawson | Free Transfer | [5] | ||
4 August 2022 | Free Transfer | [6] | ||||
12 August 2022 | ST | Undisclosed | [7] | |||
1 January 2023 | ST | Undisclosed | [8] | |||
31 January 2023 | Undisclosed | [9] | ||||
3 February 2023 | Frankie Hvid | Undisclosed | [10] |
Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 June 2022 | Undisclosed | [11] | ||||
30 June 2022 | Jayden Davis | Released | [12] | |||
30 June 2022 | Bobby Dailly | Released | [13] | |||
30 June 2022 | Kai Garande | Unattached | Released | |||
30 June 2022 | Ryan Hammond | Released | [14] | |||
30 June 2022 | Ramez Hefzalla | Released | [15] | |||
30 June 2022 | Free Transfer | [16] | ||||
30 June 2022 | Released | [17] | ||||
30 June 2022 | Released | [18] | ||||
30 June 2022 | ST | Sean O'Brien | Released | [19] | ||
30 June 2022 | Released | [20] [21] | ||||
30 June 2022 | Junior Tiensia | Released | [22] | |||
30 June 2022 | Free Transfer | [23] | ||||
4 July 2022 | ST | Compensation | [24] | |||
1 January 2023 | ST | Undisclosed | [25] | |||
5 January 2023 | ST | Hatta Club | Mutual Consent | [26] | ||
13 January 2023 | RB | Undisclosed | [27] |
Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until | Ref | |
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4 July 2022 | End of Season | [28] | ||||
19 July 2022 | End of Season | [29] | ||||
2 September 2022 | End of Season | [30] | ||||
30 January 2023 | End of Season | [31] |
Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 July 2022 | Joe Wright | End of Season | [32] | |||
27 July 2022 | End of Season | [33] | ||||
4 August 2022 | Ryan Sandford | 4 September 2022 | [34] | |||
13 September 2022 | Kamarl Grant | 13 October 2022 | [35] | |||
13 September 2022 | Ryan Sandford | 13 October 2022 | [36] | |||
24 September 2022 | Besart Topalloj | 22 October 2022 | [37] | |||
8 October 2022 | CB | Chin Okoli | 5 November 2022 | [38] | ||
1 November 2022 | Ryan Sandford | 16 December 2022 | [39] | |||
16 December 2022 | Sha'mar Lawson | End of Season | [40] [41] [42] [43] | |||
23 December 2022 | Besart Topalloj | 20 January 2023 | [44] | |||
3 February 2023 | Jordan Gillmore | End of Season | [45] [46] |
On June 8, Millwall announced their first two pre-season friendlies, against Dartford and Ipswich Town along with a training camp in Republic of Ireland.[47] Two days later, a trip to Colchester United was confirmed.[48] A behind-closed-doors meeting with Crystal Palace was also planned.[49] A fifth friendly match was confirmed in July, against Watford.[50] On 13 July, the club announced they would host Hammarby at The Den in a pre-season meeting.[51]
A mid-season friendly during the 2022 FIFA World Cup winter break against Brøndby was announced.[52]
See main article: 2022–23 EFL Championship.
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[53]
See main article: 2022–23 FA Cup.
Millwall were drawn at home to Sheffield United in the third round.[54]
See main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup.
Millwall were drawn away to Cambridge United in the first round.[55]