The 2023–24 West Ham United F.C. Women season is 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.
| 2023–24 season | ||||
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| Head Coach | Rehanne Skinner | |||
| Stadium | Victoria Road, Dagenham | |||
| WSL | 11th | |||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | |||
| League Cup | Group stage | |||
| Highest home attendance | 4,172 (vs. Arsenal, 4 February) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 614 (vs. Everton, 10 December) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 1,897 | |||
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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 edit
- 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.
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Preseason edit
| 20 August 2023 Friendly | Lewes | 1–2 | West Ham United | Lewes |
| Report | Stadium: The Dripping Pan |
| 10 September 2023 Friendly | West Ham United | 3–0 | Bristol City | Dagenham |
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Stadium: Victoria Road |
Women's Super League edit
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 22 | −16 |
Last updated: 21 April 2024.
Source: WSL
Results by matchday edit
Results edit
| 1 October 2023 1 | West Ham United | 0–2 | Manchester City | Dagenham |
| 15:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 2,032 Referee: Abigail Bryne |
| 8 October 2023 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–2 | West Ham United | Crawley |
| 12:00 |
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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 |
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Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,313 Referee: Stacey Pearson |
| 22 October 2023 4 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Liverpool | Dagenham |
| 15:00 |
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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 |
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Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 3,686 Referee: Lisa Benn |
| 10 December 2023 9 | West Ham United | 0–1 | Everton | Dagenham |
| 15:00 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 3,171 Referee: Melissa Burgin |
| 17 March 2024 16 | Liverpool | 3–1 | West Ham United | Birkenhead |
| 12:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,397 Referee: Emily Heaslip |
| 24 March 2024 17 | West Ham United | 0–2 | Chelsea | Dagenham |
| 16:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 2,555 Referee: Marc Wilson |
| 31 March 2024 18 | West Ham United | 0–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Dagenham |
| 15:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,769 Referee: Kirsty Dowle |
| 21 April 2024 19 | Manchester City | 5–0 | West Ham United | Manchester |
| 14:15 |
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Stadium: Academy Stadium Referee: Abigail Byrne |
| 28 April 2024 20 | Aston Villa | v | West Ham United | Walsall |
| Stadium: Bescot Stadium |
| 5 May 2024 21 | West Ham United | v | Leicester City | Dagenham |
| Stadium: Victoria Road |
| 18 May 2024 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | v | West Ham United | Leyton |
| Stadium: Brisbane Road |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 18 | |
| 9 | Everton | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 18 | |
| 10 | Leicester City | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 17 | |
| 11 | West Ham United | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 13 | |
| 12 | Bristol City | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 54 | −34 | 6 | Relegation to the Championship |
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
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, 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 edit
| 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 |
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Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 781 Referee: Amy Fearn |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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
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 edit
Appearances edit
- As of match played 21 April 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 | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK |  AUS
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Mackenzie Arnold | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF |  SCO
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Kirsty Smith | 22 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF |  JPN
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Risa Shimizu | 23 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 4 | MF |  ENG
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Abbey-Leigh Stringer | 11 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF |  BEL
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Amber Tysiak | 17 | 1 | 13+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF |  SWE
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Marika Bergman-Lundin | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF |  DEN
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Emma Snerle | 10 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | JPN
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Riko Ueki | 23 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | ||
| 10 | MF |  ISL
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Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | FW | ENG
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Emma Harries | 18 | 1 | 6+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | ||
| 14 | DF |  CAN
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Shelina Zadorsky | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | MF |  USA
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Kristie Mewis | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF |  IRL
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Jessica Ziu | 16 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF | ENG
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Anouk Denton | 16 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | JPN
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Honoka Hayashi | 20 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW |  FRA
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Viviane Asseyi | 23 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 21 | DF | ENG
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Shannon Cooke | 20 | 0 | 8+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF | AUS
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Katrina Gorry | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | DF | FRA
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Hawa Cissoko | 20 | 2 | 16+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | ||
| 25 | GK | IRL
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Megan Walsh | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 30 | GK | ENG
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Katie O'Hanlon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | FW | ENG
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Princess Ademiluyi | 12 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 36 | MF | ENG
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Soraya Walsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players away from the club on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 17 | MF | ENG
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Mel Filis | 11 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | IRL
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Jessie Stapleton | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 41 | MF | ENG
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Keira Flannery | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Players who appeared for the club but left during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | SCO
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Lisa Evans | 11 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | IRL
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Izzy Atkinson | 9 | 1 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | ||
Transfers edit
Transfers in edit
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Ref. |
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| 28 July 2023 | DF |
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Jessie Stapleton | Shelbourne
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[4] |
| 2 August 2023 | FW |
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Emma Harries | Reading
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[5] |
| 11 August 2023 | GK |
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Katelin Talbert |  Benfica
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[6] |
| 18 August 2023 | GK |
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Megan Walsh | Brighton & Hove Albion
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[7] |
| 12 September 2023 | FW |
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Riko Ueki | Tokyo Verdy Beleza
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[8] |
| 1 January 2024 | MF |
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Kristie Mewis | Gotham FC
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[9] |
| 5 January 2024 | MF |
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Katrina Gorry | Vittsjö GIK
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[10] |
| 31 January 2024 | MF |
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Marika Bergman-Lundin | BK Häcken
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[11] |
Loans in edit
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Until | Ref. |
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| 3 January 2024 | DF |
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Shelina Zadorsky | Tottenham Hotspur
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End of season | [12] |
Transfers out edit
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Ref. |
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| 28 May 2023 | MF |
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Kate Longhurst | Charlton Athletic
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[13][14] |
| 29 June 2023 | DF |
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Grace Fisk | Liverpool
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[15][16] |
| DF |
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Lucy Parker | Aston Villa
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[15][17] | |
| MF |
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Brooke Cairns | Wolverhampton Wanderers
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[15][18] | |
| GK |
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Sophie Hillyerd | London City Lionesses
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[15][19] | |
| 7 July 2023 | DF |
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Maisy Barker | Ipswich Town
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[20] |
| 25 January 2024 | MF |
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Lisa Evans | Bristol City
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[21][22] |
| 27 January 2024 | MF |
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Izzy Atkinson | Crystal Palace
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[23] |
Loans out edit
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Until | Ref. |
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| 11 August 2023 | GK |
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Katelin Talbert | Djurgårdens
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End of season | [24] |
| 16 August 2023 | MF |
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Macey Nicholls[a] | Hashtag United
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End of season | [25] |
| 7 September 2023 | MF |
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Halle Houssein | Reading
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End of season | [26] |
| 28 September 2023 | GK |
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Katie O'Hanlon[a] | Billericay Town
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End of season | [27] |
| MF |
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Soraya Walsh[a] | Billericay Town
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End of season | [27] | |
| 10 January 2024 | MF |
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Mel Filis | Charlton Athletic
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End of season | [28] |
| 26 January 2024 | DF |
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Jessie Stapleton | Reading
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End of season | [29] |
| 31 January 2024 | MF |
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Keira Flannery | Reading
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End of season | [30] |
References edit
- ^ Garry, Tom (28 May 2023). "West Ham Women part ways with Paul Konchesky after disappointing WSL campaign". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Rehanne Skinner appointed West Ham United women's first-team manager". www.whufc.com. 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Teams - Women - West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
- ^ "Irish teen sensation Jessie Stapleton completes move to West Ham". Independent.ie. 28 July 2023.
- ^ "West Ham sign England Under-23 forward Harries". BBC Sport.
- ^ "West Ham United sign goalkeeper Katelin Talbert". www.whufc.com.
- ^ "Former Brighton & Hove Albion keeper Walsh joins West Ham United". FAWSL Full-Time. 18 August 2023.
- ^ "West Ham United sign Japan international Riko Ueki". www.whufc.com.
- ^ "West Ham United sign United States international Kristie Mewis". www.whufc.com.
- ^ "West Ham United sign Australia international Katrina Gorry". www.whufc.com.
- ^ "West Ham sign Sweden's Bergman-Lundin". BBC Sport.
- ^ "West Ham sign Tottenham defender Zadorsky on loan". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Kate Longhurst to depart West Ham United". www.whufc.com. 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Done deal - Kate Longhurst is an Addick". Charlton Athletic Football Club. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d "West Ham United Women announce player departures". www.whufc.com. 29 June 2023.
- ^ Kelly, Andy. "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of Grace Fisk". Liverpool Football Club. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Lucy Parker joins Villa Women!". Aston Villa Football Club. 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Brooke Cairns signs for Wolves Women". Wolverhampton Wanderers.
- ^ "London City Lionesses snap up goalkeeper Sophie Hillyerd on two-year contract". London City Lionesses. 21 July 2023.
- ^ "The Blues add Barker". Ipswich Town FC. 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Lisa Evans departs". www.whufc.com. 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Evans signs for City". Bristol City Football Club. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Izzy Atkinson joins Crystal Palace Women". Crystal Palace F.C. 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Välkommen Katelin Talbert". Djurgården Fotboll. 11 August 2023.
- ^ "New Singnings: Macey Nicholls". Twitter.
- ^ "Exciting midfielder added to Reading FC Women". Reading FC. 7 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Katie O'Hanlon and Soraya Walsh join Billericay Town on dual-registration terms". www.whufc.com.
- ^ "Mel Filis joins Charlton Athletic on loan". www.whufc.com. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Welcoming new loanee Jessie Stapleton to the Royals". Reading FC. 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Reading FC Women secure loan signing of Keira Flannery". Reading FC. 31 January 2024.