List of English women's football transfers winter 2022–23

The 2022–23 English women's football winter transfer window runs from 1 January 2023 to 2 February 2023. Players without a club may be signed at any time, clubs may sign players on loan dependent on their league's regulations, and clubs may sign a goalkeeper on an emergency loan if they have no registered senior goalkeeper available. This list includes transfers featuring at least one club from either the Women's Super League or the Women's Championship that were completed after the end of the summer 2022 transfer window on 31 August and before the end of the 2022—23 winter window.

Transfers

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Date Name Moving from Moving to Ref.
24 December 2022 Gemma Bonner   Racing Louisville Liverpool [1]
30 December 2022 Charley Clifford Crystal Palace Ebbsfleet United [2]
3 January 2023 Charlotte Wardlaw Liverpool Chelsea (end of loan) [3]
3 January 2023   Thea Kyvåg West Ham United   LSK Kvinner [4]
4 January 2023 Bethany England Chelsea Tottenham Hotspur [5]
4 January 2023   Esther Morgan Coventry United Tottenham Hotspur (end of loan) [6]
5 January 2023   Guro Bergsvand   Brann Brighton & Hove Albion [7]
5 January 2023 Jordan Nobbs Arsenal Aston Villa [8]
5 January 2023 Gracie Pearse Tottenham Hotspur Bristol City (loan) [9]
6 January 2023   Victoria Pelova   Ajax Arsenal [10]
6 January 2023   Dejana Stefanović   Vålerenga Brighton & Hove Albion [11]
6 January 2023 Hope Smith Crystal Palace Millwall Lionesses (loan) [12]
6 January 2023   Eleanor Ryan-Doyle Birmingham City Coventry United (loan) [13]
7 January 2023 Claudia Walker West Ham United Birmingham City [14]
7 January 2023   Brianna Visalli   Houston Dash Brighton & Hove Albion [15]
7 January 2023   Kathrine Møller Kühl   Nordsjælland Arsenal [16]
7 January 2023   Elizabeta Ejupi Durham Sunderland [17]
8 January 2023   Zoe Morse   Chicago Red Stars Brighton & Hove Albion [18]
8 January 2023   Josie Smith Everton Wolverhampton Wanderers (dual registration) [19]
9 January 2023 Lucy Staniforth Manchester United Aston Villa [20]
9 January 2023 Grace Garrad West Ham United   Stabæk [21]
9 January 2023   Giovana Everton Arsenal (end of loan) [22]
9 January 2023   Rachel Newborough Charlton Athletic Coventry United [23]
10 January 2023   Sofie Lundgaard   Fortuna Hjørring Liverpool [24]
10 January 2023 Beth Howard Bridgwater United Southampton [25]
11 January 2023 Lucy Whipp Unattached Coventry United [26]
11 January 2023 Anna Wilcox Coventry United Boldmere St. Michaels [27][28]
11 January 2023[A] Alex Hennessy West Ham United Charlton Athletic [29][30]
11 January 2023 Valentine Pursey Gillingham Lewes [31]
12 January 2023   Remy Siemsen   Sydney FC Leicester City [32]
12 January 2023 Gilly Flaherty Liverpool Retired [33]
12 January 2023   Demi Vance Leicester City Unattached [34]
12 January 2023 Holly Manders Sunderland Unattached [35]
13 January 2023   Sabrina D'Angelo   Vittsjö Arsenal [36]
13 January 2023 Ellen Jones Leicester City Coventry United (loan) [37]
13 January 2023 Khiara Keating Manchester City Coventry United (loan) [38]
13 January 2023   Janina Leitzig   Bayern Munich Leicester City (loan) [39]
13 January 2023   Amber Tysiak   Oud-Heverlee Leuven West Ham United [40]
13 January 2023   Sara Holmgaard   Fortuna Hjørring Everton (end of loan) [41]
13 January 2023   Maika Hamano   INAC Kobe Leonessa Chelsea [42]
13 January 2023   Maika Hamano Chelsea   Hammarby (loan) [42]
13 January 2023   Evie Gane Coventry United Portsmouth [43]
14 January 2023   Fuka Nagano   North Carolina Courage Liverpool [44]
14 January 2023 Grace Clinton Manchester United Bristol City (loan) [45]
17 January 2023   Cara Milne-Redhead Coventry United Unattached [46]
18 January 2023   Mana Iwabuchi Arsenal Tottenham Hotspur (loan) [47]
18 January 2023 Connie Scofield Leicester City Coventry United (loan) [48]
19 January 2023 Miri Taylor   Angel City Liverpool [49]
19 January 2023   Lydia Williams   Paris Saint-Germain Brighton & Hove Albion [50]
20 January 2023 Georgia Brougham Leicester City Unattached [51]
21 January 2023 Isobel Goodwin Aston Villa Coventry United [52]
21 January 2023 Anouk Denton   Louisville Cardinals West Ham United [53]
21 January 2023   Aniek Nouwen Chelsea   Milan (loan) [54]
21 January 2023   Estelle Cascarino   Paris Saint-Germain Manchester United (loan) [55]
21 January 2023   Jayde Riviere Unattached Manchester United [55]
21 January 2023 Charlotte Wardlaw Chelsea Lewes (loan) [56]
24 January 2023   Lisa Naalsund   Brann Manchester United [57]
24 January 2023   Courtney Nevin   Hammarby Leicester City (loan) [58]
25 January 2023 Kirsty Barton Crystal Palace Unattached [59]
26 January 2023 Georgia Eaton-Collins   UCF Knights Leicester City [60]
26 January 2023 Aqsa Mushtaq   Ergotelis Lewes [61]
27 January 2023 Fran Stenson Birmingham City Arsenal (end of loan) [62]
27 January 2023   Esther Morgan Tottenham Hotspur Sunderland (loan) [63]
27 January 2023 Mollie Green Birmingham City Coventry United (loan) [64]
27 January 2023 Scarlett Williams Tottenham Hotspur Billericay Town (loan) [65]
28 January 2023 Jade Moore Manchester United Reading (loan) [66]
28 January 2023 Ruby Mace Manchester City Leicester City (loan) [67]
30 January 2023   Rianna Jarrett London City Lionesses Unattached [68]
30 January 2023 Megan Borthwick Durham Sunderland [69]
30 January 2023 Delphi Cole Birmingham City West Bromwich Albion (dual registration) [70]
31 January 2023 Natasha Flint Leicester City   Celtic (loan) [71]
31 January 2023   Amalie Thestrup   PSV West Ham United (loan) [72]
31 January 2023 Olivia McLoughlin Aston Villa Birmingham City (loan) [73]
31 January 2023 Natasha Dowie Reading Liverpool (loan) [74]
31 January 2023   Easther Mayi Kith   Kristianstad Reading [75]
31 January 2023 Shannon Cooke   LSU Tigers West Ham United [76]
31 January 2023   Charlyann Pizzarello Lewes Newcastle United [77]
1 February 2023   Vicky Losada Manchester City   Roma [78]
1 February 2023 Kenzie Weir Everton Lewes (loan) [79]
1 February 2023   Kyra Carusa   HB Køge London City Lionesses [80]
1 February 2023 Annie Hutchings Manchester City Blackburn Rovers (dual registration) [81]
2 February 2023 Brooke Cairns West Ham United Ipswich Town (dual registration) [82]
2 February 2023 Chloe Peplow Crystal Palace Reading (end of loan) [83]
2 February 2023 Chloe Peplow Reading Southampton (loan) [84]
3 February 2023 Fran Stenson Arsenal Sheffield United (loan) [85]
3 February 2023   Rachel Furness Liverpool Bristol City [86][87]
3 February 2023 Lara Miller Sheffield United Unattached [88]
3 February 2023 Anna Pedersen London City Lionesses Billericay Town (loan) [89]
3 February 2023 Nina Wilson Sheffield United Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) [90]
3 February 2023 Brenna McPartlan   LSU Tigers Sunderland [91]
3 February 2023 Arabella Suttie Coventry United Huddersfield Town (loan) [92]
3 February 2023 Keira Flannery West Ham United Gillingham (dual registration) [93]
3 February 2023 Halle Houssein West Ham United Gillingham (dual registration) [93]
4 February 2023 Tinaya Alexander   Montpellier Reading [94]
26 February 2023 Evie Smith Blackburn Rovers Liverpool Feds (loan) [95]
10 March 2023 Leanne Cowan Unattached Crystal Palace [96]
10 March 2023 Emily Wilson-White Bridgwater United Crystal Palace [96]
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    Player was released to free agency before joining new club
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