2022–23 West Ham United F.C. Women season

The 2022–23 West Ham United F.C. Women season was the club's 32nd season in existence and their fifth 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.

West Ham United
2022–23 season
Head CoachPaul Konchesky
StadiumVictoria Road, Dagenham
Women's Super League8th
FA CupFifth round
League CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Viviane Asseyi and Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (6)
All: Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (11)
Highest home attendance2,832
(vs. Arsenal, 5 February)
Lowest home attendance1,038
(vs. Leicester City, 20 November)
Average home league attendance1,544

On 8 May 2022, following the final game of the 2021–22 season, it was announced head coach Olli Harder had informed the club of his resignation to pursue new opportunities. Assistant manager Paul Konchesky was immediately announced as his successor on a two-year contract.[1] On 28 May 2023, one day after the team's final game of the season, Konchesky was sacked.[2]

Squad

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As of 31 January 2023[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   AUS Mackenzie Arnold
2 DF   SCO Kirsty Smith
3 DF   JPN Risa Shimizu
4 MF   ENG Abbey-Leigh Stringer
5 DF   BEL Amber Tysiak
7 MF   SCO Lisa Evans
8 MF   DEN Emma Snerle
10 MF   ISL Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (captain)
11 MF   IRL Izzy Atkinson
12 MF   ENG Kate Longhurst
14 FW   DEN Amalie Thestrup (on loan from PSV)
15 DF   ENG Lucy Parker
16 MF   IRL Jessica Ziu
17 MF   ENG Melisa Filis
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF   ENG Anouk Denton
19 MF   JPN Honoka Hayashi
21 DF   ENG Shannon Cooke
22 DF   ENG Grace Fisk
23 DF   FRA Hawa Cissoko
24 MF   ENG Brooke Cairns
26 FW   FRA Viviane Asseyi
27 DF   ENG Maisy Barker
28 GK   ENG Sophie Hillyerd
33 MF   ENG Halle Houssein
41 MF   ENG Keira Flannery
49 MF   AUS Milly Boughton
60 FW   ENG Princess Ademiluyi

Preseason

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23 July 2022 Friendly Billericay Town 1–5 West Ham United Billericay
  • Jones   (pen.)
Report
Stadium: New Lodge
27 July 2022 Friendly Enfield Town 2–11 West Ham United Enfield
  • Huggs  
  • Cann  
Report
Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Stadium
3 August 2022 Friendly Hashtag United 3–1 West Ham United Aveley
  • Samways  
  • Adamson   
Report Stadium: Parkside
Attendance: 346
7 August 2022 Friendly Lewes 2–1 West Ham United Hassocks
Report
Stadium: The Beacon
14 August 2022 Friendly Charlton Athletic 1–2 West Ham United Crayford
Report
Stadium: Oakwood
21 August 2022 Friendly Liverpool 5–0 West Ham United Loughborough
Report Stadium: Loughborough University

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 6 3 13 23 44  −21 21 3 3 5 12 18  −6 3 0 8 11 26  −15

Last updated: 27 May 2023.
Source: WSL

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWLLWWLLWLWLLDLLLDLLLWD
Position6696578665677777788888
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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11 September 2022 Chelsea P–P West Ham United Fulham
12:30 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Note: The FA postponed all of the weekend's football fixtures following the death of Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022.[4]
18 September 2022 1 West Ham United 1–0 Everton Dagenham
15:00
Report Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,118
Referee: Lauren Impey
25 September 2022 2 West Ham United 0–2 Manchester United Dagenham
15:00 Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,104
Referee: Emily Heaslip
28 September 2022 3 Chelsea 3–1 West Ham United Kingston upon Thames
19:05
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 2,842
Referee: Tom Reeves
Note: Rescheduled from 11 September and moved from Stamford Bridge to Kingsmeadow.[5]
15 October 2022 4 Aston Villa 1–2 West Ham United Walsall
12:30
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 1,753
Referee: Cheryl Foster
23 October 2022 5 West Ham United 3–2 Reading Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,041
Referee: Lauren Impey
30 October 2022 6 Arsenal 3–1 West Ham United Borehamwood
18:45
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 3,988
Referee: Abigail Byrne
6 November 2022 7 West Ham United 4–5 Brighton & Hove Albion Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,129
Referee: Emily Heaslip
20 November 2022 8 West Ham United 1–0 Leicester City Dagenham
15:00
Report Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,038
Referee: Louise Saunders
4 December 2022 9 Liverpool 2–0 West Ham United Birkenhead
14:00
Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,075
Referee: Neil Hair
11 December 2022 10 Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 West Ham United Leyton
14:00 Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,391
Referee: Richie Watkins
15 January 2023 11 West Ham United 0–1 Manchester City Dagenham
18:45 Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,586
Referee: Amy Fearn
22 January 2023 12 Everton 3–0 West Ham United Liverpool
14:00
Report Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 584
Referee: Tom Nield
5 February 2023 13 West Ham United 0–0 Arsenal Dagenham
18:45
Report Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,832
Referee: Richie Watkins
5 March 2023 14 Reading 2–1 West Ham United Reading
14:00
Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 1,125
Referee: Lisa Benn
12 March 2023 15 West Ham United 1–2 Aston Villa Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,204
Referee: James Bell
25 March 2023 16 Manchester United 4–0 West Ham United Leigh
17:30
Report Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 27,919
Referee: Emily Heaslip
2 April 2023 17 West Ham United 0–0 Liverpool Dagenham
17:00 Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,014
Referee: Jane Simms
23 April 2023 18 Manchester City 6–2 West Ham United Manchester
18:45
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 2,649
Referee: Jane Simms
30 April 2023 West Ham United P–P Chelsea Dagenham
Stadium: Victoria Road
Note: Postponed due to Chelsea's participation in the UEFA Women's Champions League
7 May 2023 19 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 West Ham United Crawley
14:00
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,952
Referee: Amy Fearn
17 May 2023 20 West Ham United 0–4 Chelsea Dagenham
20:15
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,373
Referee: Louise Saunders
Note: Rescheduled from 30 April
21 May 2023 21 Leicester City 1–2 West Ham United Leicester
15:00
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 4,023
Referee: Lisa Benn
27 May 2023 22 West Ham United 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Dagenham
14:30
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Referee: Stacey Pearson

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

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.

29 January 2023 Fourth round Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 West Ham United Telford
14:00
  • Holmes   62'
Report
Stadium: New Bucks Head
Attendance: 1,692
Referee: Nicoleta Bria
26 February 2023 Fifth round West Ham United 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)
Aston Villa Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 832
Referee: Lisa Benn
Penalties

FA Women's League Cup

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Group stage

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2 October 2022 Group stage London City Lionesses 2–2
(9–10 p)
West Ham United Dartford
14:00
Report
Stadium: Princes Park
Penalties
27 November 2022 Group stage West Ham United 2–0 Birmingham City Dagenham
15:00
Report Stadium: Victoria Road
17 December 2022 Group stage Brighton & Hove Albion P–P West Ham United Crawley
12:00 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch.[6]
18 January 2023 Group stage Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0
(3–0 p)
West Ham United Crawley
19:30
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,005
Penalties
Note: Rescheduled from 17 December 2022.

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 West Ham United 3 1 1 1 0 4 2 +2 6 Advanced to knock-out stage
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 1 1 0 1 4 4 0 5 Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3 London City Lionesses 3 1 0 1 1 5 5 0 4
4 Birmingham City 3 1 0 0 2 4 6 −2 3
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

Knockout stage

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25 January 2023 Quarter-final Liverpool 0–1 West Ham United Birkenhead
19:30
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 510
Referee: Martin Woods
9 February 2023 Semi-final West Ham United 0–7 Chelsea Dagenham
19:15 Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,092
Referee: Louise Saunders

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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As of 27 May 2023

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   AUS Mackenzie Arnold 27 0 20 0 2 0 5 0
2 DF   SCO Kirsty Smith 29 0 19+3 0 1+1 0 4+1 0
3 DF   JPN Risa Shimizu 28 0 21+1 0 1 0 5 0
4 MF   ENG Abbey-Leigh Stringer 14 0 9+2 0 0 0 3 0
5 DF   BEL Amber Tysiak 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   SCO Lisa Evans 28 3 16+6 3 1+1 0 2+2 0
8 MF   DEN Emma Snerle 16 2 8+4 2 2 0 2 0
10 MF   ISL Dagný Brynjarsdóttir 28 11 20+1 6 1+1 2 4+1 3
11 MF   IRL Izzy Atkinson 21 1 2+14 1 1+1 0 3 0
12 MF   ENG Kate Longhurst 28 1 15+6 0 2 0 3+2 1
14 FW   DEN Amalie Thestrup 12 0 6+4 0 1 0 0+1 0
15 DF   ENG Lucy Parker 18 0 12+2 0 1 0 1+2 0
16 MF   IRL Jessica Ziu 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 1 0
17 MF   ENG Melisa Filis 16 0 3+6 0 1+1 0 3+2 0
18 DF   ENG Anouk Denton 6 0 3+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
19 MF   JPN Honoka Hayashi 27 1 19+2 1 1 0 4+1 0
21 DF   ENG Shannon Cooke 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
22 DF   ENG Grace Fisk 28 0 20+1 0 2 0 5 0
23 DF   FRA Hawa Cissoko 21 1 14+2 1 2 0 3 0
24 MF   ENG Brooke Cairns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW   FRA Viviane Asseyi 29 7 22 6 1+1 0 5 1
27 DF   ENG Maisy Barker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK   ENG Sophie Hillyerd 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF   ENG Halle Houssein 8 0 0+5 0 1 0 0+2 0
41 MF   ENG Keira Flannery 6 0 0+3 0 1+1 0 1 0
49 MF   AUS Milly Boughton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
60 FW   ENG Princess Ademiluyi 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
9 FW   ENG Claudia Walker 10 0 2+6 0 0 0 1+1 0
20 FW   NOR Thea Kyvåg 12 0 4+6 0 0 0 0+2 0

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
17 June 2022 MF   Halle Houssein   Arsenal [7]
MF   Lisa Evans   Arsenal [8]
1 July 2022 MF   Jessica Ziu   Shelbourne [9]
15 July 2022 DF   Kirsty Smith   Manchester United [10]
16 July 2022 MF   Izzy Atkinson   Celtic [11]
18 July 2022 GK   Sophie Hillyerd   Charlton Athletic [12]
20 July 2022 FW   Alex Hennessy   Arsenal [13]
22 July 2022 MF   Keira Flannery   Arsenal [14]
2 August 2022 FW   Viviane Asseyi   Bayern Munich [15]
3 August 2022 FW   Thea Kyvåg   LSK Kvinner [16]
28 August 2022 DF   Risa Shimizu   Tokyo Verdy Beleza [17]
8 September 2022 MF   Honoka Hayashi   AIK [18]
13 January 2023 DF   Amber Tysiak   OH Leuven [19]
21 January 2023 DF   Anouk Denton   Louisville Cardinals [20]
31 January 2023 DF   Shannon Cooke   LSU Tigers [21]

Loans in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
31 January 2023 FW   Amalie Thestrup   PSV End of season [22]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
8 May 2022 DF   Gilly Flaherty   Liverpool [23][24]
11 May 2022 DF   Lois Joel   London City Lionesses [25][26]
GK   Anna Leat   Aston Villa [25][27]
MF   Kateřina Svitková   Chelsea [25][28]
MF   Zaneta Wyne   Racing Louisville [25][29]
1 June 2022 GK   Emily Moore   Lewes [30][31]
29 June 2022 FW   Adriana Leon   Manchester United [32][33]
3 August 2022 MF   Tameka Yallop   SK Brann [34][35]
8 September 2022 MF   Yui Hasegawa   Manchester City [36]
3 January 2023 FW   Thea Kyvåg   LSK Kvinner [37]
7 January 2023 FW   Claudia Walker   Birmingham City [38]
FW   Alex Hennessy   Charlton Athletic [39][40]
9 January 2023 MF   Grace Garrad   Stabæk [41]

Loans out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
MF   Brooke Cairns[a]   Hashtag United 10 January 2023 [42]
19 August 2022 MF   Grace Garrad[a]   Watford 9 January 2023 [43][44]
  1. ^ a b Dual registration

References

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