2021–22 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women season

The 2021–22 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women season was the club's 37th season in existence and their third in the FA 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.

Tottenham Hotspur
2021–22 season
ChairmanJune Clarke
Head coachRehanne Skinner
StadiumThe Hive
FA WSL5th
FA CupFourth round
FA League CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rachel Williams (4)

All:
Angela Addison and
Rachel Williams
(6)
Highest home attendance4,681 v Birmingham City
4 September 2021
Lowest home attendance508 v Aston Villa
3 April 2022
Average home league attendance1,866
Biggest win11–0 v Watford
(17 November 2021)
Biggest defeat0–3 v Manchester United
(23 January 2022)
0–3 v Manchester City
(3 February 2022)

Squad edit

As of 18 March 2022.

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   FIN Tinja-Riikka Korpela
3 DF   CAN Shelina Zadorsky
4 MF   WAL Josie Green (captain)
5 DF   ENG Molly Bartrip
6 DF   ENG Kerys Harrop
7 FW   ENG Jessica Naz
8 MF   KOR Cho So-hyun
9 FW   CHN Tang Jiali (on loan from Shanghai Shengli)
10 FW   ENG Rachel Williams
11 DF   AUT Viktoria Schnaderbeck (on loan from Arsenal)
12 DF   NZL Ria Percival
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF   ENG Asmita Ale
14 FW   ENG Angela Addison
16 FW   ENG Kit Graham
17 FW   AUS Kyah Simon
18 FW   ENG Chioma Ubogagu
21 MF   FRA Maéva Clemaron
22 GK   JAM Rebecca Spencer (vice-captain)
23 FW   MAR Rosella Ayane
24 MF   FIN Eveliina Summanen
29 DF   ENG Ashleigh Neville
31 DF   WAL Scarlett Williams
44 FW   ENG Isabella Lane

Preseason edit

8 August 2021 Friendly Tottenham Hotspur 0–4 Arsenal Tottenham
16:45 Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Referee: Lisa Benn
29 August 2021 Friendly Leicester City Tottenham Hotspur Seagrave
Report Stadium: Belvoir Drive
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Note: No official scoreline released

FA Women's Super League edit

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 9 5 8 24 23  +1 32 5 3 3 12 8  +4 4 2 5 12 15  −3

Last updated: 8 May 2022.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAAHHAAHHAHAAHHHAAAH
ResultWWWWLDDLWWDLWWDLLLLDLW
Position6422334433444344555555
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results edit

4 September 2021 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Birmingham City Tottenham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 4,681
Referee: Lisa Benn
12 September 2021 2 Manchester City 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
18:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,126
Referee: Abigail Byrne
26 September 2021 3 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Reading Edgware
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Referee: Amy Fearn
3 October 2021 4 Leicester City 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 2,157
Referee: Abigail Byrne
10 October 2021 5 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Crawley
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,213
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
7 November 2021 6 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Manchester United Edgware
12:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 1,308
Referee: Emily Heaslip
13 November 2021 7 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Arsenal Edgware
13:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 2,896
Referee: Amy Fearn
21 November 2021 8 West Ham United 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Dagenham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,242
Referee: Lisa Benn
12 December 2021 9 Aston Villa 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Walsall
18:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 385
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
19 December 2021 10 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Everton Edgware
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 576
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
7 January 2022 Chelsea P–P Tottenham Hotspur Kingston upon Thames
19:00 GMT Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Note: Postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Chelsea[1]
16 January 2022 11 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 West Ham United Edgware
18:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 678
Referee: Amy Fearn
23 January 2022 12 Manchester United 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Leigh
12:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 1,519
Referee: Lucy May
6 February 2022 13 Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Edgware
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 557
Referee: Lauren Impey
13 February 2022 14 Birmingham City 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 487
Referee: Emily Heaslip
6 March 2022 15 Reading 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Reading
14:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 960
Referee: Lauren Impey
13 March 2022 16 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Manchester City Edgware
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 1,303
Referee: Emily Heaslip
23 March 2022 Chelsea P–P Tottenham Hotspur Kingston upon Thames
19:45 GMT Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Note: Rescheduled from 7 January 2022. Postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Tottenham.[2]
26 March 2022 Arsenal P–P Tottenham Hotspur Holloway
14:15 GMT Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Note: Postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Tottenham.[3]
3 April 2022 17 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Aston Villa Edgware
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 508
Referee: Farai Hallam
24 April 2022 18 Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 Chelsea Edgware
14:30 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 2,161
Referee: Lisa Benn
28 April 2022 19 Chelsea 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Kingston upon Thames
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,660
Referee: Jack Packman
Note: Rescheduled twice from 7 January 2022 and then 23 March 2022.
1 May 2022 20 Everton 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 462
Referee: Lauren Impey
4 May 2022 21 Arsenal 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Holloway
19:15 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 12,800
Referee: Louise Saunders
Note: Rescheduled from 26 March 2022.
8 May 2022 22 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Leicester City Tottenham
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 3,994
Referee: Kirsty Dowle

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Manchester City 22 15 2 5 60 22 +38 47 Qualification for the Champions League first round
4 Manchester United 22 12 6 4 45 22 +23 42
5 Tottenham Hotspur 22 9 5 8 24 23 +1 32
6 West Ham United 22 7 6 9 23 33 −10 27
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 22 8 2 12 24 38 −14 26
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Women's FA Cup edit

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

30 January 2022 Fourth round Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 (a.e.t.) Leicester City Edgware
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 596
Referee: Robert Whitton

FA Women's League Cup edit

Group stage edit

13 October 2021 Group stage Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Charlton Athletic Edgware
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Referee: Amy Fearn
17 November 2021 Group stage Watford 0–11 Tottenham Hotspur Kings Langley
19:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Gaywood Park
Referee: Jade Wardle
15 December 2021 Group stage Coventry United 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur Coventry
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Butts Park Arena

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tottenham Hotspur 3 3 0 0 0 15 2 +13 9 Advances to knock-out stage
2 Charlton Athletic 3 2 0 0 1 8 2 +6 6 Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3 Coventry United 3 1 0 0 2 6 6 0 3
4 Watford 3 0 0 0 3 0 19 −19 0
Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

Knockout stage edit

19 January 2022 Quarter-final Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Liverpool Edgware
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis
3 February 2022 Semi-final Manchester City 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,410
Referee: Simon Mather

Squad statistics edit

Appearances edit

As of 8 May 2022

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable. Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.

No. Pos Nat Player Total FA WSL FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   FIN Tinja-Riikka Korpela 14 0 11 0 0 0 3 0
3 DF   CAN Shelina Zadorsky 26 1 21 1 1 0 4 0
4 MF   WAL Josie Green 15 1 6+5 1 0 0 4 0
5 DF   ENG Molly Bartrip 27 0 22 0 1 0 4 0
6 DF   ENG Kerys Harrop 25 1 17+2 1 0+1 0 4+1 0
7 FW   ENG Jessica Naz 21 2 14+2 2 1 0 3+1 0
8 MF   KOR Cho So-hyun 14 1 7+5 0 0 0 2 1
9 FW   CHN Tang Jiali 12 1 2+8 0 0 0 2 1
10 MF   ENG Rachel Williams 26 6 21+1 4 1 0 2+1 2
11 DF   AUT Viktoria Schnaderbeck 5 0 3+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
12 DF   NZL Ria Percival 20 2 17 2 1 0 1+1 0
13 DF   ENG Asmita Ale 19 2 10+3 1 1 0 4+1 1
14 FW   ENG Angela Addison 25 6 1+18 1 1 1 4+1 4
16 FW   ENG Kit Graham 10 2 7+1 2 0 0 2 0
17 FW   AUS Kyah Simon 15 3 13+1 3 0 0 1 0
18 FW   ENG Chioma Ubogagu 12 1 4+6 0 0 0 1+1 1
21 MF   FRA Maéva Clemaron 25 0 21 0 1 0 2+1 0
22 GK   JAM Rebecca Spencer 14 0 11 0 1 0 2 0
23 FW   MAR Rosella Ayane 22 4 7+10 1 1 0 4 3
24 MF   FIN Eveliina Summanen 12 0 7+3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
29 DF   ENG Ashleigh Neville 25 3 20+1 3 1 0 1+2 0
31 DF   WAL Scarlett Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
44 FW   ENG Isabella Lane 5 1 0+2 0 0 0 1+2 1
Players away from the club on loan:
2 DF   WAL Esther Morgan 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 2

Goalscorers edit

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player FA WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
1 MF 10   Rachel Williams 4 0 2 6
FW 14   Angela Addison 1 1 4 6
3 FW 23   Rosella Ayane 1 0 3 4
4 FW 17   Kyah Simon 3 0 0 3
DF 29   Ashleigh Neville 3 0 0 3
6 DF 2   Esther Morgan 0 0 2 2
FW 7   Jessica Naz 2 0 0 2
DF 12   Ria Percival 2 0 0 2
DF 13   Asmita Ale 1 0 1 2
FW 16   Kit Graham 2 0 0 2
11 DF 3   Shelina Zadorsky 1 0 0 1
MF 4   Josie Green 1 0 0 1
DF 6   Kerys Harrop 1 0 0 1
MF 8   Cho So-hyun 0 0 1 1
FW 9   Tang Jiali 0 0 1 1
FW 18   Chioma Ubogagu 0 0 1 1
FW 44   Isabella Lane 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 22 1 16 39

Last updated: 8 May 2022.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Clean sheets edit

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk No. Player FA WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
1 1   Tinja-Riikka Korpela 3 0 3 6
22   Rebecca Spencer 5 0 1 6
TOTALS 8 0 4 12

Last updated: 8 May 2022.
Source: FBRef.com

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
2 July 2021 MF   Cho So-hyun   West Ham United [4]
6 July 2021 MF   Maéva Clemaron   Everton [5]
GK   Tinja-Riikka Korpela   Everton [6]
10 July 2021 MF   Silvana Flores   Reading
16 July 2021 DF   Molly Bartrip   Reading [7]
22 July 2021 DF   Gracie Pearse   Crystal Palace [8]
30 July 2021 FW   Chioma Ubogagu   Real Madrid [9]
6 August 2021 DF   Asmita Ale   Aston Villa [10]
7 August 2021 FW   Kyah Simon   PSV Eindhoven [11]
13 August 2021 GK   Eleanor Heeps   Liverpool [12]
10 January 2022 MF   Eveliina Summanen   Kristianstad [13]

Loans in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
21 July 2021 FW   Tang Jiali   Shanghai Shengli End of season [14]
27 January 2022 DF   Viktoria Schnaderbeck   Arsenal End of season [15]

Transfers out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
25 May 2021 FW   Rianna Dean   Liverpool [16][17]
DF   Alanna Kennedy   Manchester City [16][18]
FW   Gemma Davison   Aston Villa [16][19]
MF   Anna Filbey   Charlton Athletic [16][20]
DF   Hannah Godfrey   Charlton Athletic [16][21]
DF   Lucía León   Real Betis [16][22]
GK   Aurora Mikalsen   Sandviken [16][23]
MF   Chloe Peplow   Reading [16][24]
FW   Lucy Quinn   Birmingham City [16][25]
DF   Siri Worm   Eintracht Frankfurt [16][26]
MF   Elisha Sulola   Charlton Athletic [16][27]
7 August 2021 GK   Amy Martin   MK Dons [28]

Loans Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
22 July 2021 DF   Gracie Pearse   Crystal Palace End of season [8]
13 August 2021 GK   Eleanor Heeps   Blackburn Rovers End of season [29]
1 February 2022 DF   Esther Morgan   Leicester City End of season [30]
18 March 2022 FW   Silvana Flores[a]   Ipswich Town End of season [31]
  1. ^ Dual registration

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