2023–24 Arbroath F.C. season

The 2023–24 season was Arbroath's fifth consecutive season in the Scottish Championship, following their promotion from Scottish League One in the 2018–19 season. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Arbroath

2023–24 season
Chairman	Mike Caird
Manager	Dick Campbell (until 25 November) Jim McIntyre (from 4 December)
Stadium	Gayfield Park
Scottish Championship	Tenth place
Scottish League Cup	Group stage
Scottish Challenge Cup	Quarter-final
Scottish Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Jay Bird (7) All: Jay Bird (11)
Highest home attendance	5,558 vs. Dundee United, Championship, 4 August 2023
Lowest home attendance	780 vs. Inverness CT, Challenge Cup, 9 September 2023
Average home league attendance	1,972
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Competitions

Pre-season and friendlies

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result[a]	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
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

Main article: 2023–24 Scottish Championship

Win

Draw

Loss

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result[a]	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
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]
27 October 2023	Dundee United	Away	0–6		8,489	[14]
4 November 2023	Partick Thistle	Home	1–3	Hylton 87'	1,753	[15]
11 November 2023	Airdrieonians	Away	0–2		1,418	[16]
28 November 2023	Dunfermline Athletic	Away	0–3		3,226	[17]
9 December 2023	Greenock Morton	Home	1–2	Gold 61'	1,219	[18]
13 December 2023	Raith Rovers	Home	1–2	Hylton 30' pen.	1,445	[19]
16 December 2023	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Away	1–2	Bird 29', Gold 42'	1,842	[20]
23 December 2023	Dunfermline Athletic	Home	1–1	Bird 45+3'	1,910	[21]
30 December 2023	Raith Rovers	Away	2–2	Adams 76', McIntosh 81 pen.'	3,806	[22]
2 January 2024	Dundee United	Home	0–3		5,276	[23]
6 January 2024	Partick Thistle	Away	0–4		3,481	[24]
13 January 2024	Ayr United	Home	0–0		1,598	[25]
23 January 2024	Ayr United	Away	0–2		1,115	[26]
27 January 2024	Greenock Morton	Away	0–3		1,802	[27]
17 February 2024	Dunfermline Athletic	Away	1–1	O'Brien 52'	4,743	[28]
24 February 2024	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Home	1–1	Mackinnon 82'	1,539	[29]
27 February 2024	Queen's Park	Away	0–6		1,073	[30]
1 March 2024	Raith Rovers	Home	3–2	Bird 61', 71', Stowe 77'	1,780	[31]
9 March 2024	Dundee United	Away	0–4		7,676	[32]
16 March 2024	Airdrieonians	Away	2–5	Dow 16', Gold 54'	1,403	[33]
23 March 2024	Partick Thistle	Home	0–1		1,048	[34]
30 March 2024	Dunfermline Athletic	Home	2–3	Stewart 54', 64'	2,139	[35]
2 April 2024	Airdrieonians	Home	1–2	Bird 90+1'	1,043	[36]
6 April 2024	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Away	1–2	McIntosh 61'	2,223	[37]
13 April 2024	Ayr United	Away	0–5		1,849	[38]
20 April 2024	Greenock Morton	Home	1–2	McKenna 68'	1,299	[39]
27 April 2024	Queen's Park	Home	0–5		1,322	[40]
3 May 2024	Raith Rovers	Away	0–5		3,357	[41]

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Win

Draw

Loss

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result[a]	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
19 July 2023	Cowdenbeath	Home	1–1 (4–3 pen.)	McKenna 51' pen.	1,010	[42]
22 July 2023	St Mirren	Away	0–4		2,059	[43]
25 July 2023	Forfar Athletic	Away	1–3	Bird 41'	1,129	[44]
29 July 2023	Montrose	Home	3–0	McIntosh 12', Dünnwald-Turan 70', Bird 79'	1,408	[45]

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Scottish Challenge Cup

Win

Draw

Loss

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result[a]	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
Third round	9 September 2023	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Home	4–2	Gold 34', O'Brien 41', Stewart 70', Steele 84'	780	[46]
Fourth round	14 October 2023	Queen of the South	Away	2–1	Bird 54', McKenna 90'	786	[47]
Quarter-final	18 November 2023	The New Saints	Away	1–4	Bird 9'	587	[48]

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Scottish Cup

Win

Draw

Loss

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result[a]	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
Third round	25 November 2023	The Spartans	Away	1–2	Gold 49'	647	[49]

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 3 May 2024

No.	Pos	Player	Championship		League Cup		Challenge Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Derek Gaston	23	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	29	0
2	DF	Aaron Steele	20+1	0	3	0	3	1	1	0	28	1
3	DF	Colin Hamilton	14+1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	17	0
4	DF	Ricky Little	21+2	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	29	0
5	DF	Thomas O'Brien	19	2	2	0	2+1	1	1	0	25	3
6	MF	Craig Slater	25+5	0	3+1	0	1+1	0	1	0	37	0
7	MF	David Gold	32+1	3	3+1	0	3	1	1	1	41	5
8	MF	Michael McKenna	19+6	4	3	1	3	1	1	0	32	6
9	FW	Leighton McIntosh	23+10	4	1+3	1	0+2	0	0	0	39	5
10	MF	Keaghan Jacobs	4+9	0	1+2	0	1+1	0	0	0	18	0
11	MF	Ryan Dow	19+5	1	4	0	1+1	0	1	0	31	1
12	MF	Scott Stewart	36	3	4	3	1	0	1	0	42	6
14	FW	Mark Stowe	8+18	1	2+2	0	1+2	1	0+1	0	34	2
15	DF	Zak Delaney	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
16	MF	Jess Norey	8+5	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	0	0	16	0
17	DF	Connor Teale	9+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
18	MF	Adam Mackinnon	14+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	1
19	FW	Kyle Robinson	4+6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
20	DF	Gordon Walker	7+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
21	GK	Ali Adams	1+1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	1
22	MF	Innes Murray	8+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
25	FW	Charlie Reilly	4+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
26	MF	Darren Lyon	7+8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	16	0
27	FW	Jay Bird	23+10	7	4	2	2	2	1	0	40	11
41	GK	Max Boruc	12+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
62	FW	Kenan Dünnwald-Turan	5+14	0	1+3	1	2+1	0	1	0	27	1
Players who left the club during the 2023–24 season
23	MF	Scott Allan	0	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
24	FW	Jermaine Hylton	15+2	6	1	0	2	0	1	0	21	6
25	MF	Joaõ Baldé	3+7	1	3+1	0	2	0	0	0	16	1

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
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: ^[50]
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).^[51]
(R) Relegated

League Cup table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		STM	FOR	ARB	MON	COW
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: ^[52]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[53]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
18 May 2023	MF	Craig Slater	Forfar Athletic	Free transfer	[54]
22 May 2023	FW	Leighton McIntosh	Cove Rangers		[55]
24 May 2023	DF	Aaron Steele	East Fife		[56]
7 June 2023	GK	Ali Adams	Musselburgh Athletic		[57]
16 June 2023	FW	Mark Stowe	Linlithgow Rose		[58]
7 July 2023	MF	Kenan Dünnwald-Turan	Free agent		[59]
12 July 2023		Jess Norey	Barking		[60]
15 July 2023	FW	Jay Bird	Dagenham & Redbridge		[61]
28 July 2023		Jermaine Hylton	Free agent		[62]
12 September 2023	MF	Darren Lyon	Kelty Hearts		[63]
21 December 2023		Innes Murray	Edinburgh City		[64]
5 January 2024	DF	Gordon Walker	Cork City		[65]
12 January 2024		Zak Delaney	Inverness Caledonian Thistle		[66]
	FW	Kyle Robinson	Drogheda United		[67]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
17 May 2023	MF	Bobby Linn	Lochee United	Free transfer	[68][69]
23 May 2023	FW	Kieran Shanks	Peterhead	Undisclosed	[70]
25 May 2023	FW	Sean Adarkwa	Wealdstone	Free transfer	[71][72]
	DF	Lewis Banks	Altrincham		[71][73]
	MF	Yasin Ben El-Mhanni			[71]
	GK	Cammy Gill	Montrose		[71][74]
	FW	Dale Hilson	Stirling Albion		[71][75]
	FW	Paul Komolafe			[71]
	MF	Dylan Paterson	Linlithgow Rose		[71]
1 February 2024	MF	Joaõ Baldé	East Kilbride	Undisclosed	[76]
14 February 2024	FW	Jermaine Hylton	Kauno Žalgiris	Free transfer	[77]

Loans in

Date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
12 January 2024	MF	Adam Mackinnon	Ross County	31 May 2024	[78]
13 January 2024	GK	Tom Welsh	Dundee	20 January 2024	[79]
23 January 2024		Max Boruc	Hibernian	31 May 2024	[80]
1 February 2024	DF	Connor Teale	Fleetwood Town		[81]
23 February 2024	FW	Charlie Reilly	Dundee		[82]

Loans out

Date	Position	Name	To	End date	Ref.
23 August 2023	MF	Scott Allan	Larne	31 May 2024	[83]
3 November 2023		Joaõ Baldé	East Kilbride	1 January 2024	[84]

Notes

1. Arbroath's score written first

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