2022–23 Cliftonville F.C. season

Cliftonville
2022–23 season
Chairman	Paul McKeown
Manager	Paddy McLaughlin
Stadium	Solitude, Belfast
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ryan Curran (11); All: ; Ryan Curran (13) ;

The 2022–23 season is Cliftonville's 122nd season in the top flight of the Northern Ireland Football League having never been relegated since the league's formation in 1890. In addition to the domestic league, they will also compete in the Irish Cup, the League Cup and the County Antrim Shield.

Pre-season and friendlies

Cliftonville F.C. played a total of eight pre-season friendlies including one against Shamrock Rovers F.C.. Their main results are shown in the table below.

Date	Opponents	H/A	Result F-A	Scorers
11 June 2022	Derry City	A	1-2	Ronan Hale
18 June 2022	Shamrock Rovers	H	0-1
25 June 2022	Bala Town	A	1-2	Jonny Addis
26 June 2022	The New Saints	A	1-2	Ronan Hale
6 August 2022	Ballymena	A	0-2

Competitions

Overall Record


Competition	First Match	Last Match	Starting Round	Final Position	Record
Competition	First Match	Last Match	Starting Round	Final Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
NIFL Premiership	14 August 2022	29 April 2023	Matchday 1		23	15	4	4	41	29	12	65%
Irish Cup	6 January 2023	5th Round Won 5-0 (v. Dundela F.C.)	5th Round		1	1	0	0	5	0	5	100%
NIFL League Cup	13 September 2022	Semi-Final	1st Round	Lost 3-2 (v. Coleraine F.C.)	4	3	0	1	14	5	9	75%
County Antrim Shield	6 September 2022	Semi-Final	1st Round		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66%
Total					28	19	4	5	60	34	26	68%

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
1 July 2022	GK	Nathan Gartside	Derry City F.C.	Free
1 July 2022	DF	Danny Purkis	Coleraine F.C.	Undisclosed
1 July 2022	DF	Luke Turner	Aberdeen F.C.	Free
1 July 2022	MF	Stephen Mallon	Bohemians F.C.	Free
1 July 2022	FW	Ronan Hale	Larne F.C.	Undisclosed
1 July 2022	FW	Gerard Storey	Derry City F.C.	Undisclosed
1 January 2023	GK	Gerard Doherty	Finn Harps F.C.	Undisclosed

On Loan

Pos.	Name	On Loan From	From	Until
GK	David Parkhouse	Finn Harps F.C.	10 January 2023	1 July 2023
GK	Fynn Talley	Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.	1 July 2022	1 July 2023

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
1 July 2022	DF	Ryan O'Reilly	Released	N/A
1 July 2022	DF	Jamie Harney	Released	N/A
1 July 2022	DF	Seanna Foster	Bangor F.C.	Free
1 July 2022	DF	Conor McDermott	Coleraine F.C.	Undisclosed
1 July 2022	DF	Aaron Donnelly	Larne F.C.	Undisclosed
1 July 2022	MF	Liam Bagnall	Released	N/A
1 July 2022	MF	Daniel Kearns	Larne F.C.	Undisclosed
1 July 2022	FW	Paul O'Neill	Larne F.C.	Undisclosed
1 July 2022	FW	Michael McCrudden	Coleraine F.C.	Undisclosed

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References

^ "Confirmed: Paddy McLaughlin named new Cliftonville manager bringing two of Institute's backroom staff". Belfast Telegraph Irish League. Belfast Telegraph. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
^ FC, Cliftonville. "Fixtures And Results". The Official Website of Clitonville F.C. Retrieved 2023-01-14.

[1] "Confirmed: Paddy McLaughlin named new Cliftonville manager bringing two of Institute's backroom staff". Belfast Telegraph Irish League. Belfast Telegraph. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

[2] FC, Cliftonville. "Fixtures And Results". The Official Website of Clitonville F.C. Retrieved 2023-01-14.

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