2022–23 in English football

2022–23 in English football

Football in England
Season2022–23
Men's football
Premier LeagueManchester City
ChampionshipBurnley
League OnePlymouth Argyle
League TwoLeyton Orient
National LeagueWrexham
FA CupManchester City
EFL TrophyBolton Wanderers
EFL CupManchester United
Community ShieldLiverpool
Women's football
Women's Super LeagueChelsea
Women's ChampionshipBristol City
Women's FA CupChelsea
FA Women's League CupArsenal
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The 2022–23 season was the 143rd competitive association football season in England. The season began in July 2022 due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup taking place from 20 November to 18 December 2022, the first time that an entire football season commenced a month earlier than normal since the 1945–46 season.

National teams

England national football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
UEFA Nations League
Group 3
Pos Team
  • v
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Italy Hungary Germany England
1  Italy 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 11 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 2–1 1–1 1–0
2  Hungary 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 0–2 — 1–1 1–0
3  Germany 6 1 4 1 11 9 +2 7 5–2 0–1 — 1–1
4  England (R) 6 0 3 3 4 10 −6 3 Relegation to League B 0–0 0–4 3–3 —
Source: UEFA
(R) Relegated
Italy  v  England
23 September 2022 (2022-09-23) Italy  1–0  England Milan
19:45 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 50,640
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
England  v  Germany
26 September 2022 (2022-09-26) England  3–3  Germany London
19:45
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 78,949
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
FIFA World Cup
Group B
Pos Team
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  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Advanced to knockout stage
2  United States 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Iran 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4  Wales 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
England  v  Iran
21 November 2022 England  6–2  Iran Al Rayyan, Qatar
16:00 AST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Attendance: 45,334
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
England  v  United States
25 November 2022 England  0–0  United States Al Khor, Qatar
22:00 AST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium
Attendance: 68,463
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
Wales  v  England
29 November 2022 Wales  0–3  England Al Rayyan, Qatar
22:00 AST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Attendance: 44,297
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Knockout stage
England  v  Senegal
4 December 2022 R16 England  3–0  Senegal Al Khor, Qatar
 Report Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium
Attendance: 65,985
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
England  v  France
10 December 2022 QF England  1–2  France Al Khor, Qatar
22:00 AST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium
Attendance: 68,895
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
Group C
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification England Italy Ukraine North Macedonia Malta
1  England 8 6 2 0 22 4 +18 20 Qualify for final tournament — 3–1 2–0 7–0 2–0
2  Italy 8 4 2 2 16 9 +7 14[a] 1–2 — 2–1 5–2 4–0
3  Ukraine 8 4 2 2 11 8 +3 14[a] Advance to play-offs via Nations League 1–1 0–0 — 2–0 1–0
4  North Macedonia 8 2 2 4 10 20 −10 8 1–1 1–1 2–3 — 2–1
5  Malta 8 0 0 8 2 20 −18 0 0–4 0–2 1–3 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Italy 4, Ukraine 1.
Italy  v  England
23 March 2023 (2023-03-23) 1 Italy  1–2  England Naples
20:45
Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 44,536
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
England  v  Ukraine
26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) 2 England  2–0  Ukraine London
18:00 (17:00 UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 83,947
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
Malta  v  England
16 June 2023 (2023-06-16) 3 Malta  0–4  England Ta' Qali
20:45 Report Stadium: National Stadium
England  v  North Macedonia
19 June 2023 (2023-06-19) 4 England  7–0  North Macedonia Manchester
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Report Stadium: Old Trafford

England women's national football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
England  v  United States
7 October 2022 England  2–1  United States London, England
  • Smith 28'
 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 76,893
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
England  v  Czech Republic
11 October 2022 England  0–0  Czech Republic Brighton and Hove, England
20:00 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 21,222
Referee: Alexandra Collin (France)
England  v  Japan
11 November 2022 England  4–0  Japan Murcia, Spain
TBC
Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)
England  v  Norway
15 November 2022 England  1–1  Norway Murcia, Spain
TBC
Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)
England  v  Australia
11 April 2023 England  0–2  Australia Brentford, England
19:45
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 14,489
Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)
UEFA Women's Euro
Group A
Pos Team
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  • t
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England (H) 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Austria 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
3  Norway 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3
4  Northern Ireland 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
England  v  Austria
6 July 2022 England  1–0  Austria Manchester, England
 Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 68,871
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
England  v  Norway
11 July 2022 England  8–0  Norway Brighton and Hove, England
 Report Stadium: Brighton Community Stadium
Attendance: 28,847
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
Northern Ireland  v  England
15 July 2022 Northern Ireland  0–5  England Southampton, England
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,785
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
Knockout stage
England  v  Spain
20 July 2022 QF England  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Spain Brighton and Hove, England
 Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 28,994
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
England  v  Sweden
26 July 2022 SF England  4–0  Sweden Sheffield, England
20:00
Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,624
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
Final
England 2–1 (a.e.t.) Germany
 Report
Attendance: 87,192[1]
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
Group D
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification England Austria Northern Ireland Luxembourg North Macedonia Latvia
1  England 10 10 0 0 80 0 +80 30 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup — 1–0 4–0 10–0 8–0 20–0
2  Austria 10 7 1 2 50 7 +43 22 Play-offs 0–2 — 3–1 5–0 10–0 8–0
3  Northern Ireland 10 6 1 3 36 16 +20 19 0–5 2–2 — 4–0 9–0 4–0
4  Luxembourg 10 3 0 7 9 45 −36 9 0–10 0–8 1–2 — 2–1 3–2
5  North Macedonia 10 2 0 8 10 62 −52 6 0–10 0–6 0–11 2–3 — 3–2
6  Latvia 10 1 0 9 8 63 −55 3 0–10 1–8 1–3 1–0 1–4 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Austria  v  England
3 September 2022 Austria  0–2  England Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Report
Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
England  v  Luxembourg
6 September 2022 2023 World Cup qualifying England  10–0  Luxembourg Stoke-on-Trent, England
19:30
Report Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 24,174
Referee: Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland)
2023 Arnold Clark Cup
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  England (H, C) 3 3 0 0 12 2 +10 9
2  Belgium 3 2 0 1 5 8 −3 6
3  Italy 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  South Korea 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
England  v  South Korea
16 February 2023 England  4–0  South Korea Milton Keynes, England
 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 21,013
Referee: Andreza de Siqueira (Brazil)
England  v  Italy
19 February 2023 England  2–1  Italy Coventry, England
 Report
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 32,128
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)
England  v  Belgium
22 February 2023 England  6–1  Belgium Bristol, England
 Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 26,169
Referee: Jelena Cvetković (Serbia)
2023 Women's Finalissima
England 1–1 Brazil
 Report
Penalties
4–2

UEFA competitions

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAP LIV AJX RAN
1 Italy Napoli 6 5 0 1 20 6 +14 15[a] Advance to knockout phase — 4–1 4–2 3–0
2 England Liverpool 6 5 0 1 17 6 +11 15[a] 2–0 — 2–1 2–0
3 Netherlands Ajax 6 2 0 4 11 16 −5 6 Transfer to Europa League 1–6 0–3 — 4–0
4 Scotland Rangers 6 0 0 6 2 22 −20 0 0–3 1–7 1–3 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: Napoli +1, Liverpool −1.
Group D
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TOT FRA SPO MAR
1 England Tottenham Hotspur 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11 Advance to knockout phase — 3–2 1–1 2–0
2 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 6 3 1 2 7 8 −1 10 0–0 — 0–3 2–1
3 Portugal Sporting CP 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7 Transfer to Europa League 2–0 1–2 — 0–2
4 France Marseille 6 2 0 4 8 8 0 6 1–2 0–1 4–1 —
Source: UEFA
Group E
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE MIL SAL DZG
1 England Chelsea 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 13 Advance to knockout phase — 3–0 1–1 2–1
2 Italy Milan 6 3 1 2 12 7 +5 10 0–2 — 4–0 3–1
3 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 1 3 2 5 9 −4 6 Transfer to Europa League 1–2 1–1 — 1–0
4 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 6 1 1 4 4 11 −7 4 1–0 0–4 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Group G
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI DOR SEV CPH
1 England Manchester City 6 4 2 0 14 2 +12 14 Advance to knockout phase — 2–1 3–1 5–0
2 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 2 3 1 10 5 +5 9 0–0 — 1–1 3–0
3 Spain Sevilla 6 1 2 3 6 12 −6 5 Transfer to Europa League 0–4 1–4 — 3–0
4 Denmark Copenhagen 6 0 3 3 1 12 −11 3 0–0 1–1 0–0 —
Source: UEFA

Knockout phase

Round of 16
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
RB Leipzig Germany 1–8 England Manchester City 1–1 0–7
Liverpool England 2–6 Spain Real Madrid 2–5 0–1
Milan Italy 1–0 England Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 0–0
Borussia Dortmund Germany 1–2 England Chelsea 1–0 0–2
Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid Spain 4–0 England Chelsea 2–0 2–0
Manchester City England 4–1 Germany Bayern Munich 3–0 1–1
Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid Spain 1–5 England Manchester City 1–1 0–4
Final
Manchester City England1–0Italy Inter Milan
  • Rodri 68'
 Report

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS PSV BOD ZUR
1 England Arsenal 6 5 0 1 8 3 +5 15 Advance to round of 16 — 1–0 3–0 1–0
2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 4 1 1 15 4 +11 13 Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–0 — 1–1 5–0
3 Norway Bodø/Glimt 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4 Transfer to Europa Conference League 0–1 1–2 — 2–1
4 Switzerland Zürich 6 1 0 5 5 16 −11 3 1–2 1–5 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
Group E
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RSO MUN SHE OMO
1 Spain Real Sociedad 6 5 0 1 10 2 +8 15[a] Advance to round of 16 — 0–1 3–0 2–1
2 England Manchester United 6 5 0 1 10 3 +7 15[a] Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 — 3–0 1–0
3 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 6 2 0 4 4 10 −6 6 Transfer to Europa Conference League 0–2 0–2 — 1–0
4 Cyprus Omonia 6 0 0 6 3 12 −9 0 0–2 2–3 0–3 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference is used as the tiebreaker.

Knockout stage

Knockout-round play-offs
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barcelona Spain 3–4 England Manchester United 2–2 1–2
Round of 16
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sporting CP Portugal 3–3 (5–3 p) England Arsenal 2–2 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Manchester United England 5–1 Spain Real Betis 4–1 1–0
Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Manchester United England 2–5 Spain Sevilla 2–2 0–3

UEFA Europa Conference League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Play-off round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Ham United England 6–1 Denmark Viborg 3–1 3–0

Group stage

Group B
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WHU AND SIL FCSB
1 England West Ham United 6 6 0 0 13 4 +9 18 Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 1–0 3–1
2 Belgium Anderlecht 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 — 1–0 2–2
3 Denmark Silkeborg 6 2 0 4 12 7 +5 6 2–3 0–2 — 5–0
4 Romania FCSB 6 0 2 4 3 18 −15 2 0–3 0–0 0–5 —
Source: UEFA

Knockout stage

Knockout-round play-offs
Round of 16
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AEK Larnaca Cyprus 0–6 England West Ham United 0–2 0–4
Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Gent Belgium 2–5 England West Ham United 1–1 1–4
Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Ham United England 3–1 Netherlands AZ 2–1 1–0
Final
Fiorentina Italy1–2England West Ham United
Report

UEFA Youth League

UEFA Champions League Path

Group stage
Group A

Pos Team
  • v
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV AJX RAN NAP
1 England Liverpool 6 5 0 1 20 8 +12 15 Round of 16 — 4–0 4–1 5–0
2 Netherlands Ajax 6 4 1 1 17 10 +7 13 Play-offs 3–1 — 2–1 5–1
3 Scotland Rangers 6 2 0 4 13 20 −7 6 3–4 2–6 — 3–2
4 Italy Napoli 6 0 1 5 7 19 −12 1 1–2 1–1 2–3 —
Source: UEFA
Group D

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SPO FRA TOT MAR
1 Portugal Sporting CP 6 4 2 0 13 3 +10 14 Round of 16 — 1–0 2–0 1–1
2 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 Play-offs 1–1 — 1–0 2–0
3 England Tottenham Hotspur 6 2 0 4 9 10 −1 6 1–2 2–3 — 3–0
4 France Marseille 6 0 2 4 6 18 −12 2 0–6 2–2 2–3 —
Source: UEFA
Group E

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MIL SAL DZG CHE
1 Italy Milan 6 4 2 0 12 5 +7 14 Round of 16 — 2–1 3–0 3–1
2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 2 2 2 11 7 +4 8 Play-offs 1–1 — 2–0 5–1
3 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 6 2 0 4 7 14 −7 6 1–2 2–1 — 4–2
4 England Chelsea 6 1 2 3 10 14 −4 5 1–1 1–1 4–0 —
Source: UEFA
Group G

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI DOR CPH SEV
1 England Manchester City 6 4 2 0 16 8 +8 14 Round of 16 — 3–2 1–1 1–0
2 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 8 Play-offs 3–3 — 0–2 2–0
3 Denmark Copenhagen 6 2 1 3 9 8 +1 7 1–3 0–1 — 4–1
4 Spain Sevilla 6 1 1 4 5 14 −9 4 1–5 1–1 2–1 —
Source: UEFA

Knockout phase

Play-offs
Round of 16
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Liverpool England 1–1
(6–5 p) 		Portugal Porto
Hajduk Split Croatia 2–1 England Manchester City
Quarter-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Sporting CP Portugal 1–0 England Liverpool

UEFA Women's Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Round 1
Semi-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Manchester City England 6–0 Kazakhstan Tomiris-Turan
Final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Manchester City England 0–1 Spain Real Madrid
Round 2
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Arsenal England 3–2 Netherlands Ajax 2–2 1–0

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team
  • v
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE PAR MAD VLL
1 England Chelsea 6 5 1 0 19 1 +18 16 Advance to Quarter-finals — 3–0 2–0 8–0
2 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 3 1 2 11 5 +6 10 0–1 — 2–1 5–0
3 Spain Real Madrid 6 2 2 2 9 6 +3 8 1–1 0–0 — 5–1
4 Albania Vllaznia 6 0 0 6 1 28 −27 0 0–4 0–4 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Group C
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS LYO JUV ZÜR
1 England Arsenal 6 4 1 1 19 5 +14 13 Advance to Quarter-finals — 0–1 1–0 3–1
2 France Lyon 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 1–5 — 0–0 4–0
3 Italy Juventus 6 2 3 1 9 3 +6 9 1–1 1–1 — 5–0
4 Switzerland Zürich 6 0 0 6 2 26 −24 0 1–9 0–3 0–2 —
Source: UEFA

Knockout phase

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bayern Munich Germany 1–2 England Arsenal 1–0 0–2
Lyon France 2–2 (3–4 p) England Chelsea 0–1 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
VfL Wolfsburg Germany 5–4 England Arsenal 2–2 3–2 (a.e.t.)
Chelsea England 1–2 Spain Barcelona 0–1 1–1

Men's football

League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Premier League
Championship
League One
League Two
National League

Premier League

Having looking like falling short in the early stages of 2023, a fantastic recovery in the closing months of the season saw Manchester City secure their third league title in a row, the first trophy in what proved to be a memorable season for manager Pep Guardiola and the Blue side of Manchester as they also won the FA Cup and the Champions League, the latter of which included a run that included a stunning second-leg demolition of holders Real Madrid, to match their city rivals' Treble - with summer signing Erling Haaland breaking several goal-scoring records for the Premier League along the way. A fantastic start to their campaign saw Arsenal challenge for the title and remain in contention up until the closing months, when a succession of dropped points resulted in the Gunners falling away; however, their second place finish proved their highest for seven years and they secured a return to the Champions League after a six-year absence. Despite making a rough start to the campaign, Manchester United enjoyed a successful first season under Erik ten Hag, winning the League Cup and securing a return to the Champions League – with perhaps the only blemish being many heavy defeats on the road preventing them from potentially challenging for the title. Newcastle United took the final spot in the top four, the Magpies returning to the Champions League after twenty years as they completed a remarkable turnaround from being threatened with relegation twelve months previously; as with Manchester United, perhaps the only disappointment for the Toon side was their early form with too many draws in the season that also prevented an astonishing title challenge.

Having been in contention for an unprecedented quadruple the previous year, Liverpool's overall season proved to be a disappointment, a sluggish start to the league campaign extinguishing the Reds' hopes of challenging for the title following the departure of key player Sadio Mané and a failure to sign a midfielder in both transfer windows; whilst they still enjoyed some impressive results, including a 7–0 home win over Manchester United, a failure to build on these results - despite an equally strong end to the season - ultimately cost the Merseyside club a top-four finish for the first time since 2016. Brighton and Hove Albion enjoyed inarguably their greatest top-flight season, the Seagulls even shrugging off the loss of highly-regarded manager Graham Potter early in the campaign to finish with a record points total under Roberto De Zerbi and their highest goal record for years – successfully finishing in sixth place and qualifying for the Europa League and European football for the first time in their history. Aston Villa took seventh place, qualifying for the Europa Conference League; this achievement looked unlikely in late October, with the Midlands side looking likely to battle relegation once again following a poor start, but the decision to appoint former Sevilla and Arsenal manager Unai Emery proved an inspired choice as the Villans surged away from the drop zone and took advantage of the teams around them dropping points to ensure a return to European football for the first time in thirteen years. Having made a fairly strong start to their season, Tottenham Hotspur's campaign rapidly fell away from mid-October onwards; resulting in growing fan anger towards owner Daniel Levy boiling over, feelings not helped by the dismissal of manager Antonio Conte in March in the aftermath of a furious rant by the Italian over player performances during a post-match press conference following a 3–3 draw against Southampton and a lack of backing by Levy – with the London club then going over to appoint two different interim managers to cap a disappointing end to the season, and failing to qualify for any European competitions for the first time since 2009 and saw them concede more than Everton who almost got relegated, their only real positive being striker Harry Kane smashing the 30-goal mark.

For only the fourth time in the Premier League era, all three promoted teams avoided relegation; Fulham performed easily the best, the Whites falling outside of the top ten only twice across the season as they comfortably secured a second successive season in the top flight for the first time in a decade after five successive years of moving between the first and second tiers, even breaking their own club records for most wins and goals scored in a top-flight season, only missing out on European football in the closing weeks. Bournemouth endured a rough return to the top-flight, with manager Scott Parker getting sacked and replaced by former player Gary O'Neill just four games into the campaign with the club facing another relegation battle, days following a 9–0 loss to Liverpool – but having looked likely to endure the drop once again, the Cherries went on to scrap to safety in the closing weeks. Having looked set for an immediate return to the Championship, a successful run of form in the closing weeks helped Nottingham Forest defy the odds and haul themselves over the line in their first top-flight season since 1999; also proving to be key to the East Midlands club staying up were some big home results across the campaign - despite winning only one away game all season - and the continued support given to manager Steve Cooper by owner Evangelos Marinakis, even in the face of poor runs of form.

Chelsea endured their worst league season for 29 years; having made a reasonable start, the bizarre sacking of manager Thomas Tuchel following a defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League in favour of Graham Potter after only a few games saw the London club rapidly fall down the table, with Potter then getting the sack in early April – despite a strong run in the Champions League and some big money signings – and the appointment of former manager Frank Lampard seeing the Blues finish 12th, only mathematically securing their place early in May to cap an underwhelming first season under the ownership of Todd Boehly and missing out on European football for the first time in seven years. West Ham United endured a rough league campaign, only scraping to safety in the closing weeks after two successive seasons finishing in the top seven; however, it was in the Europa Conference League that the Hammers excelled, winning all but one of their games on their way to winning the tournament, securing their first European trophy since the Cup Winners’ Cup triumph in 1965, and in turn, ensuring a return to the Europa League for next season. Crystal Palace and Wolverhampton Wanderers also looked down and out with the Eagles being the only side without a win in 2023 and the Black Country club being bottom of the table at Christmas with both clubs going on to change managers and comfortably secure safety in the closing weeks of the campaign.

At the bottom of the table, the relegation battle proved to be especially tight, with a number of teams in the mix up until the closing weeks – but after eleven years in the top-flight and a succession of lower finishes in recent seasons, Southampton's fortunes finally ran out and they endured relegation to the Championship, the Saints making it through three managers across the campaign and winning just two home games all season. Leeds United were also undone by disastrous form from late August onwards, getting through four managers, ultimately rendering the Marcelo Bielsa era a false dawn and leaving their future prospects looking almost as bleak as they had after their previous relegation from the top-flight in 2004 as they once again faced a player exodus and uncertainty over the club's ownership. Leicester City, who coincidentally had been relegated alongside Leeds United 19 years previously, filled the final relegation spot, the Foxes completing a spectacular fall from grace only two years after winning the FA Cup and seven years after winning the Premier League, bringing an end to nine storied years in the top flight, the East Midlands side's relegation coming as a result of terrible form after the World Cup break whilst changing managers in April. Much like with their previous season, Everton were dragged into the relegation battle very early in the campaign, changed managers at the turn of the year, and only barely secured their Premier League position on the final day amid growing anger off-field from the fans over the running of the club.

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C) 38 28 5 5 94 33 +61 89 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Arsenal 38 26 6 6 88 43 +45 84
3 Manchester United 38 23 6 9 58 43 +15 75
4 Newcastle United 38 19 14 5 68 33 +35 71
5 Liverpool 38 19 10 9 75 47 +28 67 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 18 8 12 72 53 +19 62
7 Aston Villa 38 18 7 13 51 46 +5 61 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[b]
8 Tottenham Hotspur 38 18 6 14 70 63 +7 60
9 Brentford 38 15 14 9 58 46 +12 59
10 Fulham 38 15 7 16 55 53 +2 52
11 Crystal Palace 38 11 12 15 40 49 −9 45
12 Chelsea 38 11 11 16 38 47 −9 44
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 11 8 19 31 58 −27 41
14 West Ham United 38 11 7 20 42 55 −13 40 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[c]
15 Bournemouth 38 11 6 21 37 71 −34 39
16 Nottingham Forest 38 9 11 18 38 68 −30 38
17 Everton 38 8 12 18 34 57 −23 36
18 Leicester City (R) 38 9 7 22 51 68 −17 34 Relegation to the EFL Championship
19 Leeds United (R) 38 7 10 21 48 78 −30 31
20 Southampton (R) 38 6 7 25 36 73 −37 25
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[5]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2022–23 FA Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team.
  2. ^ Since the winners of the 2022–23 EFL Cup, Manchester United, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa Conference League play-off round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
  3. ^ West Ham United qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Championship

In spite of seeing a number of key players depart in pre-season and making a sluggish start back to life in the Championship, the surprise decision to appoint Manchester City legend Vincent Kompany as their new manager proved an excellent one for Burnley as the Clarets comfortably secured an immediate return to the Premier League, earning promotion on Good Friday, winning the title with victory at local rivals Blackburn Rovers and finishing with over 100 points – with perhaps the only disappointment being their form after promotion to miss out on breaking the record points total for the second tier. Sheffield United took second place, making amends for their narrow play-off semi-final miss the previous season to earn their second promotion to the top flight in four years, the Blades' resurgence under manager Paul Heckingbottom continuing following their disastrous relegation in 2021. The play-off final ended up being between Luton Town and Coventry City, a remarkable achievement for the clubs considering both had played together in League Two in 2018 – with Luton overcoming the loss of manager Nathan Jones for the second time in four seasons to end their 31-year exile from the top-flight (ironically having been relegated in the season before the Premier League was established) and complete the Hatters' rise back up the football pyramid, having been in the fifth tier in 2014, and earn head coach Rob Edwards his second managerial promotion in two years.

Sunderland's first season back in the second tier proved to be a turbulent ride; despite the Black Cats losing manager Alex Neil not even a month into the season, suffering an extensive injury crisis for practically their entire campaign and enduring a number of poor runs of form, they managed to keep themselves in the promotion mix, squeezing into sixth place on the final day and then only narrowly losing in the play-off semi-finals. Having narrowly missed out on promotion the previous season, the unexpected departure of manager Carlos Corberán in pre-season destabilised Huddersfield Town's season and left them battling relegation - with only the appointment of veteran manager Neil Warnock in February providing the Terriers with enough spark to fight their way out of the drop zone and to safety in their penultimate game. After six successive years of moving between the second and third tiers, Rotherham United finally avoided relegation from the Championship and ensured a second successive season in the division, the Millers even overcoming the departure of influential manager Paul Warne early in the campaign and gaining wins at crucial points to secure their place. Queens Park Rangers spent the first half of the season looking to make a surprise promotion challenge, only for their form to completely implode following the departure of manager Michael Beale to Rangers, ultimately only staying up by virtue of two victories in their last three matches.

Despite a battling rally in the closing weeks of the season, Wigan Athletic endured their fourth relegation to League One in eight years, yet again making it through three different managers – whilst also enduring a points deduction for failing to pay players on time. Blackpool finished just above them, the Seasiders never really recovering from the loss of influential manager Neil Critchley in pre-season as they also made it through three different managers across the campaign, dropping back into the third tier after two seasons. After years of narrow escapes from the drop, Reading's luck finally ran out and they endured relegation to the third tier for the first time since 2002 – the Royals also enduring their own points deduction that coincided with a poor run of form, pushing them from a reasonable mid-table finish into the bottom three with weeks to go; had it not been for the points deduction, then Cardiff City would have been relegated.

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Burnley (C, P) 46 29 14 3 87 35 +52 101 Promotion to Premier League
2 Sheffield United (P) 46 28 7 11 73 39 +34 91
3 Luton Town (O, P) 46 21 17 8 57 39 +18 80 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Middlesbrough 46 22 9 15 84 56 +28 75
5 Coventry City 46 18 16 12 58 46 +12 70
6 Sunderland 46 18 15 13 68 55 +13 69
7 Blackburn Rovers 46 20 9 17 52 54 −2 69
8 Millwall 46 19 11 16 57 50 +7 68
9 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 12 16 59 53 +6 66
10 Swansea City 46 18 12 16 68 64 +4 66
11 Watford 46 16 15 15 56 53 +3 63
12 Preston North End 46 17 12 17 45 59 −14 63
13 Norwich City 46 17 11 18 57 54 +3 62
14 Bristol City 46 15 14 17 55 56 −1 59
15 Hull City 46 14 16 16 51 61 −10 58
16 Stoke City 46 14 11 21 55 54 +1 53
17 Birmingham City 46 14 11 21 47 58 −11 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 14 11 21 47 62 −15 53
19 Rotherham United 46 11 17 18 49 60 −11 50
20 Queens Park Rangers 46 13 11 22 44 71 −27 50
21 Cardiff City 46 13 10 23 41 58 −17 49
22 Reading (R) 46 13 11 22 46 68 −22 44[a] Relegation to League One
23 Blackpool (R) 46 11 11 24 48 72 −24 44
24 Wigan Athletic (R) 46 10 15 21 38 65 −27 42[b]
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[8]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Reading were deducted 6 points for breaching an EFL business plan.[6]
  2. ^ In March 2023, Wigan Athletic were deducted 3 points for failing to pay players and staff on time.[7]

League One

Having looked all but decided in the early months of 2023, the battle for the League One title ended up going to the final two weeks of the season, with each of Ipswich Town, Plymouth Argyle and Sheffield Wednesday battling it out to finish in the top two – a battle that was ultimately won with Plymouth finishing as champions and Ipswich finishing second; one season after seeing influential manager Ryan Lowe depart and then narrowly missing out on a top-six finish, the Pilgrims continued their climb back up the Football League and returned to the Championship after a 13-year absence, even managing to break the 100-point mark in the process, whilst the Tractor Boys scored over 100 goals to finish with comfortably the highest goal-scoring record in the division (as well as breaking club records for wins and points in a season) to end a four-season exile from the second tier, achieve their first promotion since 2000 and earn manager Kieran McKenna, in his first full season as manager, his first promotion. Wednesday made amends in the playoffs and were promoted in the most dramatic of circumstances, overturning a 4–0 deficit in their semi final against Peterborough United to win on penalties and then winning the final in the last minute of extra time, denying Yorkshire rivals Barnsley in the process.

Forest Green Rovers' maiden campaign in League One proved an absolute disaster, finishing with the worst points total in the division for thirteen years and enduring their first relegation in 68 years in a torrid season that saw them finish with the fewest goals scored and the most conceded. Despite some spirited results across their season, five losses from their final seven games – coupled with some heavy earlier losses – ultimately consigned Accrington Stanley to their first relegation in 24 years, the Lancashire club falling back into League Two after five years. The battle to avoid the last two spots went down to the final day, with Cambridge United – in spite of a collapse in form from mid-January onwards – ultimately scraping across the line to condemn Morecambe and Milton Keynes Dons to the drop after two and four years in the division respectively; Morecambe had looked all but relegated earlier in the season, only for the Shrimpers to save some face and go down fighting with a late run of wins, whilst the Dons were made to pay for a run of six draws in their final eight games that saw them slip from apparently certain safety.

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Plymouth Argyle (C, P) 46 31 8 7 82 47 +35 101 Promotion to EFL Championship
2 Ipswich Town (P) 46 28 14 4 101 35 +66 98
3 Sheffield Wednesday (O, P) 46 28 12 6 81 37 +44 96 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Barnsley 46 26 8 12 80 47 +33 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 12 11 62 36 +26 81
6 Peterborough United 46 24 5 17 75 54 +21 77
7 Derby County 46 21 13 12 67 46 +21 76
8 Portsmouth 46 17 19 10 61 50 +11 70
9 Wycombe Wanderers 46 20 9 17 59 51 +8 69
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
17 Bristol Rovers 46 14 11 21 58 73 −15 53
18 Port Vale 46 13 10 23 48 71 −23 49
19 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 49 56 −7 47
20 Cambridge United 46 13 7 26 41 68 −27 46
21 Milton Keynes Dons (R) 46 11 12 23 44 66 −22 45 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Morecambe (R) 46 10 14 22 47 78 −31 44
23 Accrington Stanley (R) 46 11 11 24 40 77 −37 44
24 Forest Green Rovers (R) 46 6 9 31 31 89 −58 27
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[9]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

League Two

Despite a few stuttering moments in the second half of the season, Leyton Orient emerged victorious at the top of the table and secured their first promotion to League One for eight years, going up as champions in manager Richie Wellens' first full season in charge. The battle for the remaining automatic spots proved to be much tighter, with five teams in the mix at the start of April - but having spent the previous decade consistently struggling to avoid relegation to the National League (and only avoiding relegation in 2020 thanks to the demise of both Bury and Macclesfield Town), Stevenage enjoyed a major turnaround in Steve Evans' first full season in charge and were promoted as runners-up. Northampton Town made up for losing automatic promotion on the last day of the previous season by winning promotion on the last day, securing their third promotion from League Two in seven years. Taking the final spot through the play-offs were Carlisle United, who scraped past Stockport County on penalties to secure their first promotion since 2006 and cap a wonderful turnaround under manager Paul Simpson, having been battling the drop out of the Football League only the previous year.

In spite of narrowly falling short of a second successive promotion, Stockport County's first season back in the Football League proved an excellent one, the Hatters even keeping the automatic promotion race open until the very last day. A very poor first half of the season saw Gillingham's 73-year status in the Football League under serious threat, with only fourteen points secured and just seven league goals scored by the halfway point – but the signing of forward Tom Nichols in the January transfer window proved a turning point for the Gills' season, the Kent club rocketing away from the relegation battle and comfortably into mid-table, albeit still finishing with the lowest goal tally in the campaign. Despite once again being contenders for promotion and being in the promotion race early in the season, Doncaster Rovers ended up recording their lowest finish since returning to the Football League in 2003, a consequence of indifferent form across their campaign and the second-highest number of losses for the League Two season.

The battle to avoid the drop proved unpredictable up until the final weeks of the season, with several teams looking likely to drop out of the Football League then going on to find form – but in the end, Rochdale suffered their second relegation in three years and dropped into the National League, with even a late improvement in form not being enough to keep their 102-year membership of the Football League from coming to an end. Hartlepool United were relegated after two years, ultimately being made to pay the price for dismal early-season form that saw them win only twice in their first twenty games, the north-east club's struggles following the departure of promotion-winning manager Dave Challinor the previous season continuing. Crawley Town narrowly survived at Hartlepool's expense, with a 2–0 win for Crawley over Hartlepool in their third-to-last game ultimately proving to be decisive.

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Leyton Orient (C, P) 46 26 13 7 61 34 +27 91 Promotion to EFL League One
2 Stevenage (P) 46 24 13 9 61 39 +22 85
3 Northampton Town (P) 46 23 14 9 62 42 +20 83
4 Stockport County 46 22 13 11 65 37 +28 79 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Carlisle United (O, P) 46 20 16 10 66 43 +23 76
6 Bradford City 46 20 16 10 61 43 +18 76
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
13 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 16 16 48 60 −12 58
14 Sutton United 46 15 13 18 46 58 −12 58
15 Newport County 46 14 15 17 53 56 −3 57
16 Walsall 46 12 19 15 46 49 −3 55
17 Gillingham 46 14 13 19 36 49 −13 55
18 Doncaster Rovers 46 16 7 23 46 65 −19 55
19 Harrogate Town 46 12 16 18 59 68 −9 52
20 Colchester United 46 12 13 21 44 51 −7 49
21 AFC Wimbledon 46 11 15 20 48 60 −12 48
22 Crawley Town 46 11 13 22 48 71 −23 46
23 Hartlepool United (R) 46 9 16 21 52 78 −26 43 Relegation to National League
24 Rochdale (R) 46 9 11 26 46 70 −24 38
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[10]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

National League

In one of the most competitive and remarkable title races in the fifth tier's history, with new goal and record points totals being set for both first and second place, Wrexham ended their second full season of ownership under Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in style, successfully holding off Notts County to end their fifteen-year exile from the Football League and go up as champions – dropping just two points at home all season and giving manager Phil Parkinson his fourth promotion (as well as the club's first promotion in twenty years). Notts County would ultimately make amends for missing out on automatic promotion by winning the play-off final against Chesterfield on penalties, capping their own remarkable season that saw the Magpies regain their status as the oldest league football club in the world (having lost it with relegation in 2019), earn manager Luke Williams his first promotion and saw summer signing Macaulay Langstaff break the goal-scoring record for the fifth tier.

Oldham Athletic's first season outside of the Football League saw the Latics initially face a second successive relegation, before the appointment of former Everton player David Unsworth as manager saw an upturn in results, enough to secure a top-half finish – with perhaps only their indifferent form earlier in the season preventing a potential play-off finish. In their first ever season at this level, Dorking Wanderers enjoyed a roller coaster ride of a campaign; despite conceding over 90 goals and spending a lot of the early months of 2023 hovering around the drop zone, the Surrey side rallied with ten games to go and went on a successful run of form to ensure their place in the fifth tier for another season, even managing to outscore over half the teams in the table.

At the bottom of the table, Maidstone United's return to the fifth tier proved to be a complete disaster, with just five wins all season and over 100 goals conceded, the club securing just four points after the January dismissal of manager Hakan Hayrettin; making even bigger headlines were Scunthorpe United, who suffered the embarrassment of a second successive relegation and fell into the National League North, just twelve years after having played in the Championship – the Iron becoming only the second team to endure back-to-back relegations from the Football League to the sixth tier. A decade after having won promotion to the Championship, Yeovil Town's fall down the football pyramid continued as they fell into the sixth tier for the first time since 1997, the Glovers being let down by the worst goal-scoring record in the division and a failure to turn any of their many draws into wins. A late winning run from Torquay United saw the battle to avoid the last relegation spot go down to the final day, but ultimately the Gulls could not better the results of their rivals and fell back into the National League South, just two years after narrowly missing out on promotion back to the fourth tier.

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Wrexham (C, P) 46 34 9 3 116 43 +73 111 Promotion to EFL League Two
2 Notts County (O, P) 46 32 11 3 117 42 +75 107 Qualification for the National League play-off semi-finals
3 Chesterfield 46 25 9 12 81 52 +29 84
4 Woking 46 24 10 12 71 48 +23 82 Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals
5 Barnet 46 21 11 14 75 67 +8 74
6 Boreham Wood 46 19 15 12 52 40 +12 72
7 Bromley 46 18 17 11 68 53 +15 71
8 Southend United 46 20 9 17 57 45 +12 69
9 Eastleigh 46 19 10 17 56 57 −1 67
10 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 18 9 19 61 72 −11 63
11 FC Halifax Town 46 16 13 17 49 48 +1 61
12 Oldham Athletic 46 16 13 17 63 64 −1 61
13 Wealdstone 46 16 12 18 57 72 −15 60
14 Gateshead 46 15 15 16 67 62 +5 59[a]
15 Solihull Moors 46 15 13 18 62 66 −4 58
16 Dorking Wanderers 46 16 9 21 67 91 −24 57
17 Altrincham 46 14 14 18 68 82 −14 56
18 Aldershot Town 46 14 11 21 64 76 −12 53
19 York City 46 13 12 21 55 63 −8 51
20 Maidenhead United 46 13 11 22 47 66 −19 50
21 Torquay United (R) 46 12 12 22 58 80 −22 48 Relegation to National League South
22 Yeovil Town (R) 46 7 19 20 35 60 −25 40
23 Scunthorpe United (R) 46 8 10 28 49 87 −38 34 Relegation to National League North
24 Maidstone United (R) 46 5 10 31 45 104 −59 25 Relegation to National League South
Source: [12]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[13]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Gateshead were deducted one point for playing an ineligible player.[11]

North

AFC Fylde won the league and returned to the fifth tier for the first time since 2020, King's Lynn Town finished in second, two points behind. Kidderminster Harriers won 2–0 against Brackley Town in the play-off final to seal promotion to the fifth tier. Newly promoted Scarborough Athletic and Buxton impressed, finishing eighth and eleventh respectively. Southport and Farsley Celtic survived relegation on the final day despite defeat to relegated Leamington and Spennymoor Town who missed out on the play-offs due to goal difference. Blyth Spartans survived relegation with a 5–0 win over Hereford on the final day.

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 AFC Fylde (C, P) 46 29 8 9 80 44 +36 95 Promotion to National League
2 King's Lynn Town 46 27 12 7 84 43 +41 93 Qualification for the National League North play-off semi-finals
3 Chester 46 22 18 6 72 41 +31 84
4 Brackley Town 46 18 15 13 57 47 +10 69 Qualification for the National League North play-off quarter-finals
5 Alfreton Town 46 17 18 11 54 44 +10 69
6 Kidderminster Harriers (O, P) 46 19 12 15 49 42 +7 69
7 Gloucester City 46 19 11 16 75 68 +7 68
8 Scarborough Athletic 46 18 14 14 74 69 +5 68
9 Spennymoor Town 46 18 14 14 68 67 +1 68
10 Darlington 46 18 13 15 72 64 +8 67
11 Buxton 46 18 13 15 55 54 +1 67
12 Chorley 46 17 15 14 62 50 +12 66
13 Curzon Ashton 46 18 11 17 58 55 +3 65
14 Peterborough Sports 46 15 12 19 50 55 −5 57
15 Boston United 46 15 11 20 68 66 +2 56
16 Hereford 46 15 10 21 47 56 −9 55
17 Banbury United 46 13 15 18 55 62 −7 54
18 Southport 46 13 11 22 50 62 −12 50
19 Blyth Spartans 46 12 14 20 49 62 −13 50
20 Farsley Celtic 46 12 14 20 51 75 −24 50
21 Kettering Town (R) 46 11 16 19 41 63 −22 49 Relegation to the Southern Football League
22 Leamington (R) 46 10 18 18 41 60 −19 48
23 Bradford (Park Avenue) (R) 46 11 13 22 43 65 −22 46 Relegation to the Northern Premier League
24 AFC Telford United (R) 46 6 14 26 35 76 −41 32 Relegation to the Southern Football League
Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[14]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

South

Ebbsfleet United were champions, breaking the 100-point barrier. Oxford City won promotion to the fifth tier for the first time in their history after beating St Albans City 4–0 in the final. Weymouth looked like they were heading for a second successive relegation but survived on goal difference, as did Dover Athletic.

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ebbsfleet United (C, P) 46 32 7 7 110 47 +63 103 Promotion to National League
2 Dartford 46 25 8 13 82 50 +32 83 Qualification for the National League South play-off semi-finals
3 Oxford City (O, P) 46 21 15 10 83 56 +27 78
4 Worthing 46 22 12 12 92 72 +20 78 Qualification for the National League South play-off quarter-finals
5 Chelmsford City 46 23 9 14 67 49 +18 78
6 St Albans City 46 22 9 15 72 51 +21 75
7 Braintree Town 46 20 14 12 66 55 +11 74
8 Eastbourne Borough 46 22 5 19 74 66 +8 71
9 Tonbridge Angels 46 20 10 16 68 69 −1 70
10 Havant & Waterlooville 46 19 12 15 80 70 +10 69
11 Bath City 46 19 10 17 64 57 +7 67
12 Farnborough 46 19 9 18 59 52 +7 66
13 Chippenham Town 46 15 17 14 57 66 −9 62
14 Taunton Town 46 17 10 19 50 55 −5 61
15 Hemel Hempstead Town 46 15 15 16 49 57 −8 60
16 Welling United 46 15 14 17 57 63 −6 58[a]
17 Hampton & Richmond Borough 46 15 9 22 59 71 −12 54
18 Slough Town 46 13 12 21 58 78 −20 51
19 Weymouth 46 14 6 26 59 78 −19 48
20 Dover Athletic 46 12 12 22 42 68 −26 48
21 Dulwich Hamlet (R) 46 13 9 24 61 89 −28 48 Relegation to the Isthmian League
22 Concord Rangers (R) 46 12 8 26 45 85 −40 44
23 Cheshunt (R) 46 11 10 25 48 74 −26 43
24 Hungerford Town (R) 46 10 10 26 48 72 −24 40 Relegation to the Southern Football League
Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Welling United were deducted one point for playing an ineligible player.[15]

League play-offs

Football League play-offs

EFL Championship
Final
Coventry City1–1 (a.e.t.)Luton Town
 Report
  • Clark 23'
Penalties
5–6
Attendance: 85,711
Referee: Michael Oliver
EFL League One
Final
Barnsley0–1 (a.e.t.)Sheffield Wednesday
Attendance: 72,492
Referee: Tim Robinson
EFL League Two
Final
Stockport County1–1 (a.e.t.)Carlisle United
 Report
Penalties
4–5
Attendance: 34,004
Referee: Tom Nield

National League play-offs

National League
Final
Notts County2–2 (a.e.t.)Chesterfield
 Report
  • Dallas 5' (pen.)
  • Dobra 93'
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 38,138
Referee: Matthew Corlett

Cup competitions

FA Cup

Final
Manchester City2–1Manchester United
 Report
Attendance: 83,179
Referee: Paul Tierney (Lancashire)

EFL Cup

Final
Manchester United2–0Newcastle United
Report
Attendance: 87,306[16]
Referee: David Coote (Nottinghamshire)

Community Shield

Liverpool3–1Manchester City
 Report

EFL Trophy

Final
Bolton Wanderers4–0Plymouth Argyle
 Report
Attendance: 79,389
Referee: Ben Toner

FA Trophy

Final
FC Halifax Town1–0Gateshead
  • Cooke 44'
 Report
Attendance: 27,374

Women's football

Women's Super League

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea (C) 22 19 1 2 66 15 +51 58 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a]
2 Manchester United 22 18 2 2 56 12 +44 56 Qualification for the Champions League second round
3 Arsenal 22 15 2 5 49 16 +33 47 Qualification for the Champions League first round
4 Manchester City 22 15 2 5 50 25 +25 47
5 Aston Villa 22 11 4 7 47 37 +10 37
6 Everton 22 9 3 10 29 36 −7 30
7 Liverpool 22 6 5 11 24 39 −15 23
8 West Ham United 22 6 3 13 23 44 −21 21
9 Tottenham Hotspur 22 5 3 14 31 47 −16 18
10 Leicester City 22 5 1 16 15 48 −33 16
11 Brighton & Hove Albion 22 4 4 14 26 63 −37 16
12 Reading (R) 22 3 2 17 23 57 −34 11 Relegation to the Championship
Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ England's UEFA association coefficient meant, as the 4th ranked association, the WSL champions qualified for the second round. However, as 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League winners Barcelona had already qualified for the group stage as 2022–23 Liga F champions, the title holders' berth to the group stage was redistributed to Chelsea.[18]

Women's Championship

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bristol City (C, P) 22 15 3 4 39 12 +27 48 Promotion to the WSL[a]
2 Birmingham City 22 15 2 5 39 22 +17 47
3 London City Lionesses 22 14 3 5 49 20 +29 45
4 Charlton Athletic 22 11 5 6 34 27 +7 38
5 Crystal Palace 22 11 1 10 28 34 −6 34
6 Southampton 22 9 6 7 22 15 +7 33
7 Durham 22 8 4 10 30 29 +1 28
8 Sheffield United 22 8 3 11 32 25 +7 27
9 Lewes 22 7 5 10 20 29 −9 26
10 Blackburn Rovers 22 5 8 9 20 29 −9 23
11 Sunderland 22 5 3 14 26 38 −12 18
12 Coventry United (R) 22 2 1 19 16 75 −59 7 Relegation to the National League
Source: FA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Dependent on obtaining a licence.

FA Women's National League

Cup competitions

Women's FA Cup

Final
Chelsea1–0Manchester United
Kerr 68' FA report
BBC report
Attendance: 77,390
Referee: Emily Heaslip

FA Women's League Cup

Final
Chelsea1–3Arsenal
 Report
Attendance: 19,010
Referee: Kirsty Dowle

Women's FA Community Shield

2022 Women's FA Community Shield

Managerial changes

This is a list of changes of managers within English league football:

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of departure Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Lincoln City England Michael Appleton[19] Mutual consent 30 April 2022 Pre-season Republic of Ireland Mark Kennedy[20] 12 May 2022
Charlton Athletic England Johnnie Jackson[21] Sacked 3 May 2022 England Ben Garner[22] 8 June 2022
Fleetwood Town Scotland Stephen Crainey[23] End of contract 4 May 2022 Scotland Scott Brown[24] 12 May 2022
Reading England Paul Ince
Barbados Michael Gilkes 		End of interim spell 7 May 2022 England Paul Ince 16 May 2022[25]
Queens Park Rangers England Mark Warburton[26] End of contract England Michael Beale[27] 1 June 2022
Blackburn Rovers England Tony Mowbray[28] Denmark Jon Dahl Tomasson[29] 14 June 2022
AFC Wimbledon Wales Mark Bowen[30] End of interim spell England Johnnie Jackson[31] 16 May 2022
Barnsley Republic of Ireland Martin Devaney 8 May 2022 Northern Ireland Michael Duff[32] 15 June 2022
Hartlepool United England Michael Nelson End of caretaker spell Scotland Paul Hartley[33] 3 June 2022
Crawley Town England Lewis Young Seychelles Kevin Betsy[34] 6 June 2022
Forest Green Rovers Wales Rob Edwards[35] Signed by Watford 11 May 2022 England Ian Burchnall[36] 27 May 2022
Barrow England Phil Brown[37] End of interim spell 12 May 2022 England Pete Wild[38]
Salford City England Gary Bowyer[39] Sacked 17 May 2022 England Neil Wood[40] 20 May 2022
Watford England Roy Hodgson[41] End of contract 22 May 2022 Wales Rob Edwards[42] 23 May 2022
Manchester United Germany Ralf Rangnick[43] End of interim spell Netherlands Erik ten Hag[43]
Burnley England Mike Jackson
England Connor King
England Ben Mee (joint-caretakers) 		End of caretaker spell Belgium Vincent Kompany[44] 14 June 2022
Blackpool England Neil Critchley[45] Signed by Aston Villa
as assistant head coach 		2 June 2022 England Michael Appleton[46] 17 June 2022
Swindon Town England Ben Garner[47] Signed by Charlton Athletic 8 June 2022 England Scott Lindsey[48] 20 June 2022
Cheltenham Town Northern Ireland Michael Duff[49] Signed by Barnsley 13 June 2022 England Wade Elliott[50] 27 June 2022
Derby County England Wayne Rooney Resigned 24 June 2022 England Liam Rosenior (interim)[51] 26 June 2022
Birmingham City England Lee Bowyer[52] Sacked 2 July 2022 England John Eustace[53] 3 July 2022
Huddersfield Town Spain Carlos Corberán[54] Resigned 7 July 2022 England Danny Schofield[55] 7 July 2022
Rochdale Scotland Robbie Stockdale[56] Sacked 18 August 2022 24th England Jim Bentley[57] 29 August 2022
Stoke City Northern Ireland Michael O'Neill[58] 25 August 2022 21st Scotland Alex Neil[59] 28 August 2022
Sunderland Scotland Alex Neil[60] Signed by Stoke City 28 August 2022 12th England Tony Mowbray[61] 30 August 2022
Bournemouth England Scott Parker[62] Sacked 30 August 2022 17th England Gary O'Neil[a][63] 30 August 2022
Burton Albion Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink[64] Resigned 5 September 2022 24th Tunisia Dino Maamria[65] 6 September 2022
Chelsea Germany Thomas Tuchel[66] Sacked 7 September 2022 6th England Graham Potter[67] 8 September 2022
Brighton & Hove Albion England Graham Potter[68] Signed by Chelsea 8 September 2022 4th Italy Roberto De Zerbi[69] 18 September 2022
Huddersfield Town England Danny Schofield[70] Sacked 14 September 2022 23rd Scotland Mark Fotheringham[71] 28 September 2022
Cardiff City Wales Steve Morison[72] 18 September 2022 18th England Mark Hudson[b][73] 18 September 2022
Hartlepool United Scotland Paul Hartley[74] 23rd England Keith Curle[c][75]
Colchester United England Wayne Brown[76] 21st England Matt Bloomfield[77] 30 September 2022
Derby County England Liam Rosenior End of interim spell 22 September 2022 7th England Paul Warne[78] 22 September 2022
Rotherham United England Paul Warne[79] Signed by Derby County 8th England Matt Taylor[80] 4 October 2022
Watford Wales Rob Edwards[81] Sacked 26 September 2022 10th Croatia Slaven Bilić[82] 26 September 2022
Hull City Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze[83] 30 September 2022 20th England Liam Rosenior[84] 3 November 2022
Wolverhampton Wanderers Portugal Bruno Lage[85] 2 October 2022 18th Spain Julen Lopetegui[86] 14 November 2022
Middlesbrough England Chris Wilder[87] 3 October 2022 22nd England Michael Carrick[88] 24 October 2022
Exeter City England Matt Taylor[89] Signed by Rotherham United 4 October 2022 11th Scotland Gary Caldwell[90]
Crawley Town Seychelles Kevin Betsy[91] Sacked 9 October 2022 24th England Matthew Etherington[92] 27 November 2022
West Bromwich Albion England Steve Bruce[93] 10 October 2022 22nd Spain Carlos Corberán[94] 25 October 2022
Newport County Wales James Rowberry[95] 18th Republic of Ireland Graham Coughlan[96] 20 October 2022
Doncaster Rovers England Gary McSheffrey[97] 17 October 2022 12th England Danny Schofield[98]
Aston Villa England Steven Gerrard[99] 20 October 2022 17th Spain Unai Emery[100] 1 November 2022
Crewe Alexandra England Alex Morris[101] Demoted to assistant manager 4 November 2022 16th England Lee Bell[d][101] 4 November 2022
Southampton Austria Ralph Hasenhüttl[102] Sacked 7 November 2022 18th Wales Nathan Jones[103] 10 November 2022
Luton Town Wales Nathan Jones[104] Signed by Southampton 10 November 2022 9th Wales Rob Edwards[105] 17 November 2022
Wigan Athletic England Leam Richardson[106] Sacked 23rd Ivory Coast Kolo Touré[107] 29 November 2022
Queens Park Rangers England Michael Beale[108] Signed by Rangers 28 November 2022 7th England Neil Critchley[109] 11 December 2022
Charlton Athletic England Ben Garner[110] Sacked 5 December 2022 17th England Dean Holden[111] 20 December 2022
Milton Keynes Dons England Liam Manning[112] 11 December 2022 23rd England Mark Jackson[113] 23 December 2022
Norwich City England Dean Smith[114] 27 December 2022 5th United States David Wagner[115] 6 January 2023
Crawley Town England Matthew Etherington[116] Mutual Consent 29 December 2022 20th England Scott Lindsey[117] 11 January 2023
Portsmouth England Danny Cowley[118] Sacked 2 January 2023 12th England John Mousinho[119] 20 January 2023
Peterborough United Northern Ireland Grant McCann[120] 4 January 2023 8th Scotland Darren Ferguson[120] 4 January 2023
Swindon Town England Scott Lindsey[121] Signed by Crawley Town 11 January 2023 8th England Jody Morris[122] 31 January 2023
Cardiff City England Mark Hudson[123] Sacked 14 January 2023 21st France Sabri Lamouchi[124] 27 January 2023
Blackpool England Michael Appleton[125] 18 January 2023 23rd Republic of Ireland Mick McCarthy[126] 19 January 2023
Everton England Frank Lampard[127] 23 January 2023 19th England Sean Dyche[128] 30 January 2023
Forest Green Rovers England Ian Burchnall[129] 25 January 2023 24th Scotland Duncan Ferguson[130] 26 January 2023
Wigan Athletic Ivory Coast Kolo Touré[131] 26 January 2023 24th Scotland Shaun Maloney[132] 28 January 2023
Leeds United United States Jesse Marsch[133] 6 February 2023 17th Spain Javi Gracia[134] 21 February 2023
Huddersfield Town Scotland Mark Fotheringham[135] 8 February 2023 22nd England Neil Warnock[136] 13 February 2023
Southampton Wales Nathan Jones[137] 12 February 2023 20th Spain Rubén Sellés[e][138] 12 February 2023
Queens Park Rangers England Neil Critchley[139] 19 February 2023 17th England Gareth Ainsworth[140] 21 February 2023
Wycombe Wanderers England Gareth Ainsworth[140] Signed by Queens Park Rangers 21 February 2023 7th England Matt Bloomfield[141]
Colchester United England Matt Bloomfield[142] Signed by Wycombe Wanderers 18th England Ben Garner[143] 2 March 2023
Hartlepool United England Keith Curle[144] Sacked 22 February 2023 22nd England John Askey[145] 23 February 2023
Oxford United England Karl Robinson[146] 26 February 2023 17th England Liam Manning[147] 11 March 2023
Watford Croatia Slaven Bilić[148] 7 March 2023 9th England Chris Wilder[149] 7 March 2023
Crystal Palace France Patrick Vieira[150] 17 March 2023 12th England Roy Hodgson[151] 21 March 2023
Tranmere Rovers Scotland Micky Mellon[152] 19 March 2023 14th England Ian Dawes[f] 19 March 2023
Tottenham Hotspur Italy Antonio Conte[153] Mutual Consent 26 March 2023 4th Italy Cristian Stellini (interim)[154] 26 March 2023
Rochdale England Jim Bentley[155] Sacked 27 March 2023 24th Scotland Jimmy McNulty[155][g] 27 March 2023
Leicester City Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers[156] Mutual Consent 2 April 2023 19th England Dean Smith (interim)[157] 10 April 2023
Chelsea England Graham Potter[158] Sacked 11th England Frank Lampard (caretaker)[159] 6 April 2023
Blackpool Republic of Ireland Mick McCarthy[160] Mutual consent 8 April 2023 23rd Scotland Stephen Dobbie (caretaker) 8 April 2023
Reading England Paul Ince[161] Sacked 11 April 2023 22nd Republic of Ireland Noel Hunt (interim)[161] 11 April 2023
Port Vale England Darrell Clarke[162] 17 April 2023 18th England Andy Crosby[162][h] 17 April 2023
Walsall Wales Michael Flynn[163] 19 April 2023 15th England Mat Sadler[163][i] 19 April 2023
Tottenham Hotspur Italy Cristian Stellini (interim)[164] 24 April 2023 5th England Ryan Mason (interim)[165] 24 April 2023
Swindon Town England Jody Morris[166] 1 May 2023 10th England Steve Mildenhall and Republic of Ireland Gavin Gunning (Interim) 1 May 2023
Leeds United Spain Javi Gracia[167] 3 May 2023 17th England Sam Allardyce (Interim)[168] 3 May 2023

Deaths

Retirements

Diary of the season

  • 31 August 2022: The first month of the Premier League season ends with Arsenal top of the table with the only 100% record in the division, 2 points ahead of Manchester City. Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion, Liverpool, Leeds United and Fulham complete the top seven. Leicester City finish August bottom of the league, albeit with a game in hand (against Manchester United). Wolverhampton Wanderers (18th) and Aston Villa complete the relegation zone, with Everton evading the bottom three on goals scored. Sheffield United lead the Championship at the end of the month, ahead of the three sides relegated from the Premier League last season – Norwich City, Burnley, and Watford. Blackburn Rovers and Reading complete the top six. Coventry City prop up the Championship, but have three games in hand over most of the rest of the table due to three home games being postponed due to an unsafe playing pitch. One of those is against Huddersfield Town, who stand in 23rd; Birmingham City are 22nd.
  • 30 September 2022: At the end of a month disrupted by the international break and the recent passing of Queen Elizabeth II, Arsenal remain top of the Premier League, a point ahead of Manchester City and Spurs. Brighton, Manchester United, Fulham, and Chelsea round out the top seven. Leicester remain bottom of the Premier League as only one of three teams in the Football League yet to win in the league, joined in the relegation zone by West Ham United (18th) and Nottingham Forest. Sheffield United continue to lead the Championship, 3 points ahead of Norwich. Reading, Burnley, Luton Town (who have played a game more than their promotion rivals), and Sunderland (ahead of Queens Park Rangers and Blackburn on goal difference) make up the play-off places. Coventry City, the second of three winless teams (the third being fourth-tier Hartlepool United), remain bottom with their three games in hand. Huddersfield Town also remain in 23rd. Middlesbrough are 22nd, behind West Bromwich Albion on goal difference.
  • 31 October 2022: Arsenal remain top of the Premier League at the end of October, 2 points ahead of Manchester City. Spurs and Newcastle United hold the other 2 Champions League spots, with Manchester United, Chelsea and Fulham finishing the month in the top seven. Leicester have ended their winless streak but finish October in 18th, forcing Nottingham Forest down to 20th; West Ham have escaped the relegation zone at the expense of Wolves. Burnley have climbed to top of the Championship, 2 points ahead of Lancastrian rivals Blackburn. The play-off zone is completely changed from the end of September, and now consists of QPR, Sheffield United, Watford and Swansea. Coventry have escaped the relegation zone, and now West Brom are now bottom of the league, 4 points behind Huddersfield. Middlesbrough have escaped 22nd at the expense of Wigan Athletic.
  • 30 November 2022: A month with a football schedule ended early by the FIFA World Cup in Qatar finishes with Arsenal having increased their lead over Manchester City at the Premier League summit to 5 points. Newcastle have jumped ahead of Spurs, as Liverpool and Brighton have done to Chelsea and Fulham; Manchester United remain fifth. Wolves end the month bottom of the league and facing the ignomity of being bottom at Christmas. Nottingham Forest are now 18th, with the Midlands clubs sandwiching Southampton in the bottom three. Burnley remain top of the Championship, 3 points ahead of Sheffield United, who have swapped positions with Blackburn. Watford climb to fourth, Norwich return to the play-off zone to stand in fifth, and Coventry complete a spectacular 2 month streak of good form to finish November in sixth. West Brom have enjoyed a similar run to finish November out of the bottom three, though there has been no such turnaround for Huddersfield or Wigan, who are now joined in the relegation zone by Blackpool.
  • 31 December 2022: 2023 arrives with Arsenal now 7 points clear of Manchester City in first. Newcastle remain third, Manchester United have climbed above Spurs to fourth, Liverpool remain sixth, and Fulham completes the top seven. Wolves, Nottingham Forest and Southampton remain in the relegation zone, although Wolves have climbed to 18th. Burnley remain 3 points ahead of Sheffield United in the Championship title race. The Yorkshire club have opened up an 11-point gap over third-placed Blackburn, greater than the point difference between sixth and 21st in the Championship. Sunderland and Watford are tied on 37 points in fourth and fifth, and Middlesbrough claim the coveted sixth position ahead of Norwich, Luton, Millwall and Reading on goal difference. With over half the season played and the aforementioned narrow margins, the play-off chase continues to offer intrigue, with even bottom three clubs Huddersfield, Blackpool, and Wigan only a few matches away from transforming themselves into play-off contenders.
  • 31 January 2023: Arsenal's lead has been whittled down by Manchester City to 5 points at the end of January, though Arsenal have a game in hand. The top seven is unchanged from the end of December, except for Brighton replacing Liverpool in sixth place. Southampton remain bottom of the league, with Bournemouth (18th) and Everton failing into the bottom three. In the Championship, Burnley's lead over Sheffield United has increased to 5, while Sheffield United's lead over third place (now held by Middlesbrough) has increased to 12. Luton, Watford, and Blackburn complete the top six, but with only 6 points between 6th and 16th the race for the top 6 is far from settled. Although Huddersfield, Blackpool, and Wigan remain in the Championship relegation zone, all 3 have at least one game in hand over 21st-placed Cardiff City.
  • 28 February 2023: February ends with Arsenal's lead over Manchester City down to 2 points, though Arsenal still have a game in hand. Poor form has seen Newcastle allow Manchester United and Tottenham to leapfrog them out of the Champions League places and knock them down to fifth. Fulham have climbed to sixth, and Liverpool have rejoined the top seven. The relegation zone is unchanged, except for Everton and Bournemouth swapping positions. Burnley's lead in the Championship has grown to 12 points (albeit having played a game more than Sheffield United) - with 19 points between them and third-placed Middlesbrough, it appears to be only a matter of time before the Lancastrian club confirm an immediate return to the Premier League. Blackburn and Luton finish February exchanging their previous end-of-month positions, with Millwall taking fifth. The Championship relegation zone is unchanged from the end of January.
  • 23 March 2023: Harry Kane becomes the England national football team's all-time record scorer with 54 goals in 81 appearances, after scoring a penalty in a 1–2 win against Italy in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.[341][342]
  • 31 March 2023: Arsenal extend their lead over Manchester City at the Premier League summit to 8 points as March ends, though City now have a game in hand over the London side. Manchester United, Spurs and Newcastle remain third to fifth, Liverpool have climbed to sixth, and Brighton return to the top seven. Newcastle, Liverpool, and Brighton all have games in hand over Spurs, including fixtures yet to be played against the North Londoners, so the race for the top four remains up for grabs. Southampton and Bournemouth remain in the relegation zone, though Everton have managed to escape the bottom three at the expense of West Ham. Only four points separate 20th-placed Southampton and 12th-placed Crystal Palace. In the Championship, Burnley need only 8 points from their last 8 games to seal their return to the Premier League. Sheffield United's lead over Middlesbrough in third has been cut down to 3 points, though the Teesside club have played a game more. Luton, Blackburn, and Millwall remain in the top six, as do Huddersfield, Blackpool and Wigan in the bottom three.
  • 2 April 2023: Bolton Wanderers win their first knockout trophy since 1989 when defeating Plymouth Argyle 4-0 in the Papa John's Trophy final at Wembley Stadium. The final's four goal margin is the biggest in the competition's 41-year history.
  • 30 April 2023: The Premier League enters its final stretch with Manchester City now 1 point ahead of Arsenal following a poor April for the North London side, with City still having a game in hand on Arsenal. Newcastle have climbed to third, pushing Manchester United down to fourth, while Liverpool have climbed above Spurs to fifth. Villa, Brighton and Brentford also remain in the chase for European qualification. At the other end of the table, Southampton look doomed with only 4 games left to make up a 6-point deficit on 17th-placed Nottingham Forest. Leicester and Everton have dropped into the bottom three, though they have a head-to-head match at the King Power Stadium in hand over their relegation rivals. Burnley have confirmed their immediate return to the Premier League as Football League champions, while Sheffield United have also sealed promotion. Luton (3rd) and Middlesbrough have also confirmed their places in the play-offs, but the race for the final two spots is going down to the wire. Coventry and Millwall go into the final matchday holding the coveted fifth and sixth positions, but Sunderland, West Brom, and Blackburn all have the opportunity to leapfrog them if results go their way. There is no such hope for Wigan and Blackpool at the bottom end of the table, as both have confirmed their relegation to League One. Reading have dropped into the relegation zone following a points deduction by the EFL for breaching a business plan, but could yet escape if 21st-placed Huddersfield lose their game in hand to Sheffield United and then lose to the Royals on the final day.

Notes

  1. ^ O'Neil was initially appointed as caretaker manager, but the move was made permanent on 27 November 2022.
  2. ^ Hudson was initially appointed as caretaker manager, but the move was made permanent on 14 November 2022.
  3. ^ Curle was initially appointed as caretaker manager, but the move was made permanent on 3 December 2022.
  4. ^ Bell was initially appointed as caretaker manager, but the move was made permanent on 1 December 2022.
  5. ^ Sellés was initially appointed as caretaker manager, but the move was made permanent on 24 February 2022.
  6. ^ Dawes was initially appointed as caretaker manager, but the move was made permanent on 4 May 2023.
  7. ^ McNulty was initially appointed as caretaker manager, but the move was made permanent on 12 May 2023.
  8. ^ Crosby was initially appointed as caretaker manager, but the move was made permanent on 12 May 2023.
  9. ^ Sadler was initially appointed as caretaker manager, but the move was made permanent on 18 May 2023.

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