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2023–24 West Ham United F.C. Women season

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West Ham United
2023–24 season
Head CoachRehanne Skinner
StadiumVictoria Road, Dagenham
WSL11th
FA CupFourth round
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Viviane Asseyi and Riko Ueki (6)
All: Viviane Asseyi and Riko Ueki (7)
Highest home attendance4,172
(vs. Arsenal, 4 February)
Lowest home attendance614
(vs. Everton, 10 December)
Average home league attendance1,897

The 2023–24 West Ham United F.C. Women season was the club's 33rd season in existence and their sixth in the Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

On 28 May 2023, following the final game of the 2022–23 season, it was announced head coach Paul Konchesky had been sacked with immediate effect after one season in charge.[1] On 20 July 2023, the club announced Rehanne Skinner as head coach. Skinner had most recently been head coach of Tottenham Hotspur but was sacked in March 2023.[2]

Squad

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As of 31 January 2024[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Mackenzie Arnold (captain)
2 DF Scotland SCO Kirsty Smith
3 DF Japan JPN Risa Shimizu
4 MF England ENG Abbey-Leigh Stringer
5 DF Belgium BEL Amber Tysiak
7 MF Sweden SWE Marika Bergman-Lundin
8 MF Denmark DEN Emma Snerle
9 FW Japan JPN Riko Ueki
10 MF Iceland ISL Dagný Brynjarsdóttir
12 FW England ENG Emma Harries
14 DF Canada CAN Shelina Zadorsky (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
15 MF United States USA Kristie Mewis
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jessica Ziu
18 DF England ENG Anouk Denton
19 MF Japan JPN Honoka Hayashi
20 FW France FRA Viviane Asseyi
21 DF England ENG Shannon Cooke
22 MF Australia AUS Katrina Gorry
23 DF France FRA Hawa Cissoko (vice captain)
25 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Megan Walsh
30 GK England ENG Katie O'Hanlon
35 FW England ENG Princess Ademiluyi
36 MF England ENG Soraya Walsh

Preseason

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20 August 2023 Friendly Lewes 1–2 West Ham United Lewes
  • Grey
Report Stadium: The Dripping Pan
10 September 2023 Friendly West Ham United 3–0 Bristol City Dagenham
Stadium: Victoria Road

Women's Super League

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 3 6 13 20 45  −25 15 1 4 6 12 19  −7 2 2 7 8 26  −18

Last updated: 18 May 2024.
Source: WSL

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHA
ResultLWLDLLLLLDLWWLDLLDLDDL
Position12798891111121111119101111111111111111
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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1 October 2023 1 West Ham United 0–2 Manchester City Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,032
Referee: Abigail Bryne
8 October 2023 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 West Ham United Crawley
12:00
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,126
Referee: Amy Fearn
14 October 2023 3 Chelsea 2–0 West Ham United Kingston upon Thames
17:30
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,313
Referee: Stacey Pearson
22 October 2023 4 West Ham United 1–1 Liverpool Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,163
Referee: Steven Hughes
5 November 2023 5 West Ham United 2–3 Bristol City Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 791
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
12 November 2023 6 Manchester United 5–0 West Ham United Leigh
12:00
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 4,396
Referee: Phoebe Cross
19 November 2023 7 West Ham United 2–3 Aston Villa Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,406
Referee: Keith Stroud
26 November 2023 8 Arsenal 3–0 West Ham United Borehamwood
14:00
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 3,686
Referee: Lisa Benn
10 December 2023 9 West Ham United 0–1 Everton Dagenham
15:00
Report Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 614
Referee: Adewunmi Soneye
17 December 2023 10 Leicester City 1–1 West Ham United Leicester
15:00
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 1,521
Referee: Abigail Byrne
21 January 2024 11 West Ham United 3–4 Tottenham Hotspur Dagenham
19:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,293
Referee: Stacey Pearson
28 January 2024 12 Bristol City 1–2 West Ham United Bristol
14:00
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 6,214
Referee: Lauren Impey
4 February 2024 13 West Ham United 2–1 Arsenal Dagenham
12:30
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 4,172
Referee: Melissa Burgin
18 February 2024 14 Everton 2–0 West Ham United Liverpool
13:00
Report Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 997
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
3 March 2024 15 West Ham United 1–1 Manchester United Dagenham
15:00
Report Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 3,171
Referee: Melissa Burgin
17 March 2024 16 Liverpool 3–1 West Ham United Birkenhead
12:00
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,397
Referee: Emily Heaslip
24 March 2024 17 West Ham United 0–2 Chelsea Dagenham
16:30 Report Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,555
Referee: Marc Wilson
31 March 2024 18 West Ham United 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,769
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
21 April 2024 19 Manchester City 5–0 West Ham United Manchester
14:15
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 4,385
Referee: Abigail Byrne
28 April 2024 20 Aston Villa 1–1 West Ham United Walsall
14:00
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,282
Referee: Emily Heaslip
5 May 2024 21 West Ham United 1–1 Leicester City Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,904
Referee: Abigail Byrne
18 May 2024 22 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 West Ham United Leyton
15:00
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 9,999
Referee: Phoebe Cross

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Everton 22 6 5 11 24 37 −13 23
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 22 5 4 13 26 48 −22 19
10 Leicester City 22 4 6 12 26 45 −19 18
11 West Ham United 22 3 6 13 20 45 −25 15
12 Bristol City (R) 22 1 3 18 20 70 −50 6 Relegation to the Championship
Source: Women's Super League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Women's FA Cup

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As a member of the first tier, West Ham entered the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

14 January 2024 Fourth round Chelsea 3–1 (a.e.t.) West Ham United Kingston upon Thames
13:00
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 2,824
Referee: Emily Heaslip

FA Women's League Cup

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11 October 2023 Group stage West Ham United 2–1 Charlton Athletic Dagenham
19:30
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 413
Referee: Lauren Impey
22 November 2023 Group stage Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 West Ham United Crawley
19:30
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 845
Referee: Amy Fearn
25 January 2024 Group stage Birmingham City 2–1 West Ham United Birmingham
19:00
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 781
Referee: Amy Fearn

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brighton & Hove Albion (Q) 3 3 0 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advanced to knock-out stage
2 Charlton Athletic 3 1 0 0 2 3 4 −1 3 Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3 West Ham United 3 1 0 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4 Birmingham City 3 1 0 0 2 2 5 −3 3
Source: FA Women's League Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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As of match played 18 May 2024

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No. Pos Nat Player Total WSL FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia AUS Mackenzie Arnold 21 0 19 0 1 0 1 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Kirsty Smith 25 1 22 1 1 0 2 0
3 DF Japan JPN Risa Shimizu 26 1 22 1 1 0 3 0
4 MF England ENG Abbey-Leigh Stringer 11 0 7+1 0 0 0 2+1 0
5 DF Belgium BEL Amber Tysiak 20 1 16+1 1 1 0 1+1 0
7 MF Sweden SWE Marika Bergman-Lundin 8 0 0+8 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Denmark DEN Emma Snerle 13 0 5+6 0 1 0 1 0
9 FW Japan JPN Riko Ueki 26 7 22 6 1 0 1+2 1
10 MF Iceland ISL Dagný Brynjarsdóttir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 FW England ENG Emma Harries 20 1 7+10 0 0+1 0 1+1 1
14 DF Canada CAN Shelina Zadorsky 10 0 8+1 0 1 0 0 0
15 MF United States USA Kristie Mewis 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jessica Ziu 19 0 11+5 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
18 DF England ENG Anouk Denton 19 0 12+3 0 0+1 0 3 0
19 MF Japan JPN Honoka Hayashi 23 2 21 2 1 0 1 0
20 FW France FRA Viviane Asseyi 26 7 22 6 1 1 3 0
21 DF England ENG Shannon Cooke 23 1 8+11 1 1 0 3 0
22 MF Australia AUS Katrina Gorry 8 0 7 0 1 0 0 0
23 DF France FRA Hawa Cissoko 23 2 19+1 1 0 0 2+1 1
25 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Megan Walsh 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
30 GK England ENG Katie O'Hanlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW England ENG Princess Ademiluyi 15 0 0+11 0 0+1 0 2+1 0
36 MF England ENG Soraya Walsh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
17 MF England ENG Mel Filis 11 0 2+7 0 0 0 1+1 0
24 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jessie Stapleton 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
41 MF England ENG Keira Flannery 4 0 0+2 0 0 0 2 0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
7 MF Scotland SCO Lisa Evans 11 1 8+1 1 0 0 0+2 0
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Izzy Atkinson 9 1 1+6 0 0 0 1+1 1

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
28 July 2023 DF Republic of Ireland Jessie Stapleton Republic of Ireland Shelbourne [4]
2 August 2023 FW England Emma Harries England Reading [5]
11 August 2023 GK United States Katelin Talbert Portugal Benfica [6]
18 August 2023 GK Republic of Ireland Megan Walsh England Brighton & Hove Albion [7]
12 September 2023 FW Japan Riko Ueki Japan Tokyo Verdy Beleza [8]
1 January 2024 MF United States Kristie Mewis United States Gotham FC [9]
5 January 2024 MF Australia Katrina Gorry Sweden Vittsjö GIK [10]
31 January 2024 MF Sweden Marika Bergman-Lundin Sweden BK Häcken [11]

Loans in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
3 January 2024 DF Canada Shelina Zadorsky England Tottenham Hotspur End of season [12]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
28 May 2023 MF England Kate Longhurst England Charlton Athletic [13][14]
29 June 2023 DF England Grace Fisk England Liverpool [15][16]
DF England Lucy Parker England Aston Villa [15][17]
MF England Brooke Cairns England Wolverhampton Wanderers [15][18]
GK England Sophie Hillyerd England London City Lionesses [15][19]
7 July 2023 DF England Maisy Barker England Ipswich Town [20]
25 January 2024 MF Scotland Lisa Evans England Bristol City [21][22]
27 January 2024 MF Republic of Ireland Izzy Atkinson England Crystal Palace [23]

Loans out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
11 August 2023 GK United States Katelin Talbert Sweden Djurgårdens End of season [24]
16 August 2023 MF England Macey Nicholls[a] England Hashtag United End of season [25]
7 September 2023 MF England Halle Houssein England Reading End of season [26]
28 September 2023 GK England Katie O'Hanlon[a] England Billericay Town End of season [27]
MF England Soraya Walsh[a] England Billericay Town End of season [27]
10 January 2024 MF England Mel Filis England Charlton Athletic End of season [28]
26 January 2024 DF Republic of Ireland Jessie Stapleton England Reading End of season [29]
31 January 2024 MF England Keira Flannery England Reading End of season [30]
  1. ^ a b c Dual registration

References

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  1. ^ Garry, Tom (28 May 2023). "West Ham Women part ways with Paul Konchesky after disappointing WSL campaign". The Telegraph.
  2. ^ "Rehanne Skinner appointed West Ham United women's first-team manager". www.whufc.com. 20 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Teams - Women - West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
  4. ^ "Irish teen sensation Jessie Stapleton completes move to West Ham". Independent.ie. 28 July 2023.
  5. ^ "West Ham sign England Under-23 forward Harries". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ "West Ham United sign goalkeeper Katelin Talbert". www.whufc.com.
  7. ^ "Former Brighton & Hove Albion keeper Walsh joins West Ham United". FAWSL Full-Time. 18 August 2023.
  8. ^ "West Ham United sign Japan international Riko Ueki". www.whufc.com.
  9. ^ "West Ham United sign United States international Kristie Mewis". www.whufc.com.
  10. ^ "West Ham United sign Australia international Katrina Gorry". www.whufc.com.
  11. ^ "West Ham sign Sweden's Bergman-Lundin". BBC Sport.
  12. ^ "West Ham sign Tottenham defender Zadorsky on loan". BBC Sport.
  13. ^ "Kate Longhurst to depart West Ham United". www.whufc.com. 26 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Done deal - Kate Longhurst is an Addick". Charlton Athletic Football Club. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  15. ^ a b c d "West Ham United Women announce player departures". www.whufc.com. 29 June 2023.
  16. ^ Kelly, Andy. "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of Grace Fisk". Liverpool Football Club. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Lucy Parker joins Villa Women!". Aston Villa Football Club. 6 July 2023.
  18. ^ "Brooke Cairns signs for Wolves Women". Wolverhampton Wanderers.
  19. ^ "London City Lionesses snap up goalkeeper Sophie Hillyerd on two-year contract". London City Lionesses. 21 July 2023.
  20. ^ "The Blues add Barker". Ipswich Town FC. 7 July 2023.
  21. ^ "Lisa Evans departs". www.whufc.com. 25 January 2024.
  22. ^ "Evans signs for City". Bristol City Football Club. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  23. ^ "Izzy Atkinson joins Crystal Palace Women". Crystal Palace F.C. 27 January 2024.
  24. ^ "Välkommen Katelin Talbert". Djurgården Fotboll. 11 August 2023.
  25. ^ "New Singnings: Macey Nicholls". Twitter.
  26. ^ "Exciting midfielder added to Reading FC Women". Reading FC. 7 September 2023.
  27. ^ a b "Katie O'Hanlon and Soraya Walsh join Billericay Town on dual-registration terms". www.whufc.com.
  28. ^ "Mel Filis joins Charlton Athletic on loan". www.whufc.com. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  29. ^ "Welcoming new loanee Jessie Stapleton to the Royals". Reading FC. 26 January 2024.
  30. ^ "Reading FC Women secure loan signing of Keira Flannery". Reading FC. 31 January 2024.