2023–24 Arbroath F.C. season
Appearance
2023–24 season | ||||
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Chairman | Mike Caird | |||
Manager | Dick Campbell | |||
Stadium | Gayfield Park | |||
Scottish League Cup | Group stage | |||
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The 2023–24 season is Arbroath's fifth consecutive season in the Scottish Championship, following their promotion from Scottish League One in the 2018–19 season. They will also compete in the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Competitions
Pre-season and friendlies
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[a] | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
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24 June 2023 | Brechin City | Away | 1–1 | Gold 51' | 809 | [1] |
1 July 2023 | Montrose | Home | 1–3 | Little 50' | [2] | |
8 July 2023 | Stirling Albion | Away | 2–1 | Dow 45', Trialist 78' | [3] | |
12 July 2023 | Dundee | Home | 0–1 | Robinson 36' | 2,160 | [4] |
15 July 2023 | Falkirk | Away | 2–1 | Bird 20', Baldé 60' | [5] |
Scottish Championship
Win | Draw | Loss |
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[a] | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
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4 August 2023 | Dundee United | Home | 0–4 | 5,558 | [6] | |
12 August 2023 | Queen's Park | Away | 1–2 | McIntosh 71' | 916 | [7] |
19 August 2023 | Queen's Park | Home | 0–1 | 1,477 | [8] | |
26 August 2023 | Greenock Morton | Away | 3–0 | McKenna 20', Wilson 73' o.g., Baldé 90+4' | 1,746 | [9] |
2 September 2023 | Ayr United | Home | 2–1 | Bird 21', Hylton 82' | 1,643 | [10] |
16 September 2023 | Airdrieonians | Home | 4–0 | McKenna 2', Hylton 35', Bird 88', McIntosh 90+1' | 1,708 | [11] |
23 September 2023 | Partick Thistle | Away | 3–0 | Hylton 12', 80', O'Brien 39' | 3,159 | [12] |
30 September 2023 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Home | 2–3 | Stewart 69', McKenna 79' | 1,723 | [13] |
Scottish League Cup
Group stage
Win | Draw | Loss |
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[a] | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
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19 July 2023 | Cowdenbeath | Home | 1–1 (4–3 pen.) | McKenna 51' pen. | 1,010 | [14] |
22 July 2023 | St Mirren | Away | 0–4 | 2,059 | [15] | |
25 July 2023 | Forfar Athletic | Away | 1–3 | Bird 41' | 1,129 | [16] |
29 July 2023 | Montrose | Home | 3–0 | McIntosh 12', Dünnwald-Turan 70', Bird 79' | 1,408 | [17] |
Scottish Challenge Cup
Win | Draw | Loss |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[a] | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
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Third round | 9 September 2023 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Home | 4–2 | Gold 34', O'Brien 41', Stewart 70', Steele 84' | 780 | [18] |
Fourth round | 14 October 2023 | Queen of the South | Away | 2–1 | Bird 54', McKenna 90' | 786 | [19] |
Quarter-final | 18 November 2023 | The New Saints | Away |
Scottish Cup
Win | Draw | Loss |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[a] | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
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League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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6 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 45 | |
7 | Ayr United | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 44 | |
8 | Queen's Park | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 43 | |
9 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (R) | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 42 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
10 | Arbroath (R) | 36 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 35 | 89 | −54 | 23 | Relegation to League One |
Source: [20]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[21]
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[21]
(R) Relegated
League Cup table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STM | FOR | ARB | MON | COW | |
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1 | St Mirren | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Qualification for the second round | — | 4–0 | 4–0 | — | — | |
2 | Forfar Athletic | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | — | — | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
3 | Arbroath | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | — | — | — | 3–0 | p1–1 | ||
4 | Montrose | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 5 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | — | — | ||
5 | Cowdenbeath | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | 0–1 | — | — | 1–1p | — |
Source: [22]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[23]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[23]
Transfers
Transfers in
Date | Position | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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18 May 2023 | MF | Craig Slater | Forfar Athletic | Free transfer | [24] |
22 May 2023 | FW | Leighton McIntosh | Cove Rangers | [25] | |
24 May 2023 | DF | Aaron Steele | East Fife | [26] | |
7 June 2023 | GK | Ali Adams | Musselburgh Athletic | [27] | |
16 June 2023 | FW | Mark Stowe | Linlithgow Rose | [28] | |
7 July 2023 | MF | Kenan Dünnwald-Turan | Free agent | [29] | |
12 July 2023 | MF | Jess Norey | Barking | [30] | |
15 July 2023 | FW | Jay Bird | Dagenham & Redbridge | [31] | |
28 July 2023 | FW | Jermaine Hylton | Free agent | [32] | |
12 September 2023 | MF | Darren Lyon | Kelty Hearts | [33] |
Transfers out
Date | Position | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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17 May 2023 | MF | Bobby Linn | Lochee United | Free transfer | [34][35] |
23 May 2023 | FW | Kieran Shanks | Peterhead | Undisclosed | [36] |
25 May 2023 | FW | Sean Adarkwa | Wealdstone | Free transfer | [37][38] |
DF | Lewis Banks | Altrincham | [37][39] | ||
MF | Yasin Ben El-Mhanni | [37] | |||
GK | Cammy Gill | Montrose | [37][40] | ||
FW | Dale Hilson | Stirling Albion | [37][41] | ||
FW | Paul Komolafe | [37] | |||
MF | Dylan Paterson | Linlithgow Rose | [37] |
Loans in
Date | Position | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
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Loans out
Date | Position | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
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23 August 2023 | MF | Scott Allan | Larne | 31 May 2024 | [42] |
Notes
References
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- ^ "St Mirren v Arbroath". BBC Sport. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
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- ^ Temple, Alan (2023-07-28). "Arbroath sign Jermaine Hylton after former Ross County and Motherwell forward impressed against Dundee". The Courier. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "Welcome Darren Lyon". Arbroath FC. 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ^ "Thank You Bobby Linn". thecourier.co.uk. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Smith, Ewan (2023-06-25). "Bobby Linn 'coming home' with Lochee United move as Arbroath legend couldn't 'cross Angus divide'". The Courier. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ "'He can score the goals to bring success to the club' – Peterhead co-boss Jordon Brown delighted to sign striker Kieran Shanks permanently". pressandjournal.co.uk. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Squad Update May 2023". berwickrangers.com. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "New Signing - Exciting Adarkwa signs for Stones". wealdstone-fc.com. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "I'll win tackles and I'll win headers, vows Lewis, in his first Alty TV interview". altrinchamfc.com. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Cammy Gill praises both Arbroath and Montrose as he crosses the 'great Angus divide'". thecourier.co.uk. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Dale Hilson – NEW SIGNING". stirlingalbionfc.co.uk. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Scott Allan joins Larne on loan". arbroathfc.co.uk. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.