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2023–24 Western Sydney Wanderers FC (A-League Women) season

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Western Sydney Wanderers
2023–24 season
OwnerPaul Lederer, Jefferson Cheng, Glenn Duncan
ChairmanPaul Lederer
ManagerRobbie Hooker
StadiumCommBank Stadium
Wanderers Football Park
A-League Women7th
A-League Women FinalsDNQ
Top goalscorerSophie Harding (12)
Highest home attendance9,577
vs. Sydney FC
(2 March 2024)
A-League Women
Lowest home attendance376
vs. Canberra United
(13 March 2024)
A-League Women
Average home league attendance2,060
Biggest win3–0
vs. Central Coast Mariners (H)
(8 December 2023)
A-League Women
4–1
vs. Canberra United (H)
(13 March 2024)
A-League Women
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. Melbourne Victory (A)
(16 February 2024)
A-League Women
All statistics correct as of 30 March 2024.

The 2023–24 season is the 12th in the history of Western Sydney Wanderers (A-League Women).

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 22 February 2024

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 United States USA Kaylie Collins (on loan from Orlando Pride)
2 DF United States USA Vicky Bruce
3 DF Australia AUS Gemma Ferris
4 DF Australia AUS Madison McComasky
5 DF Australia AUS Lauren Keir
6 MF Australia AUS Amy Chessari (scholarship)
7 MF Australia AUS Amy Harrison (captain)
8 MF Australia AUS Olivia Price
9 FW Australia AUS Sophie Harding
10 MF Australia AUS Melissa Caceres
11 MF Australia AUS Danika Matos
14 DF Australia AUS Ella Buchanan (injury replacement)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Australia AUS Cushla Rue
16 MF Australia AUS Ischia Brooking (scholarship)
17 FW Australia AUS India Breier
18 FW United States USA Maliah Morris
19 MF Australia AUS Talia Younis (scholarship)
20 GK Australia AUS Sham Khamis
21 MF Australia AUS Alexia Apostolakis
23 DF Australia AUS Ella Abdul Massih
25 MF Australia AUS Holly Caspers
31 GK Australia AUS Keely Segavcic
32 MF Australia AUS Bethany Gordon
MF Australia AUS Angelique Hristodoulou

Transfers

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Transfers in

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No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
19 MF Talia Younis Unattached Free transfer 1 year (scholarship) 6 July 2023 [1]
14 FW New Zealand Milly Clegg Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 1 year 11 July 2023 [2]
4 DF Madison McComasky Canberra United Free transfer 2 years 24 July 2023 [3]
17 FW India Breier Australia Macarthur Rams Free transfer 2 years 31 August 2023 [4]
2 DF United States Vicky Bruce England Bristol City Free transfer 1 year 4 September 2023 [5]
1 GK United States Kaylie Collins United States Orlando Pride Loan 1 year 13 September 2023 [6]
16 MF Ischia Brooking Australia Football West NTC Free transfer 2 years (scholarship) 25 September 2023 [7]
18 FW United States Maliah Morris United States Orlando Pride Free transfer 1 year 3 October 2023 [8]
31 GK Keely Segavcic Canberra United Free transfer 11 October 2023 [9]
14 DF Ella Buchanan Australia NWS Spirit Injury replacement 4 months 22 February 2024 [10]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
17 FW Sheridan Gallagher Unattached Mutual contract termination 4 April 2023 [11]
30 GK Teresa Morrissey Australia Macarthur Rams End of contract 20 May 2023 [12][13]
10 MF Sienna Saveska Sydney FC Free transfer 25 August 2023 [14]
16 MF New Zealand Malia Steinmetz Denmark Nordsjælland End of contract 29 August 2023 [15]
14 DF Clare Hunt France Paris Saint-Germain End of contract 15 September 2023 [16]
13 MF Czech Republic Jitka Chlastáková Unattached End of contract 11 October 2023 [9]
19 FW Philippines Sarina Bolden Unattached End of contract 11 October 2023 [9]
14 FW New Zealand Milly Clegg United States Racing Louisville Undisclosed 23 January 2024 [17]

Contract extensions

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No. Position Player Duration Date Ref.
32 Bethany Gordon Midfielder 1 year 4 April 2023 [18]
6 Amy Chessari Midfielder 2 years 18 May 2023 [19]
23 Ella Abdul Massih Defender 1 year 22 May 2023 [20]
10 Melissa Caceres Midfielder 1 year 23 May 2023 [21]
3 Gemma Ferris Defender 1 year 5 July 2023 [22]
20 Sham Khamis Goalkeeper 1 year 12 October 2023 [23]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

23 September 2023 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 0–0
(5–6 p)
Australia Canberra United Forbes, Australia
Report Stadium: Botanical Gardens Sporting Grounds

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Women 14 October 2023 30 March 2024 Matchday 1 7th 22 10 3 9 30 30 +0 045.45
Total 22 10 3 9 30 30 +0 045.45

Last updated: 30 March 2024
Source: Soccerway

A-League Women

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Central Coast Mariners 22 10 5 7 31 24 +7 35 Qualification to Finals series
6 Newcastle Jets 22 10 3 9 43 36 +7 33
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 22 10 3 9 30 30 0 33
8 Wellington Phoenix[a] 22 9 1 12 36 33 +3 28
9 Brisbane Roar 22 7 5 10 28 35 −7 26
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away head-to-head results; 8) home head-to-head results; 9) toss of a coin[24]
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

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
21 9 3 9 29 30  −1 30 6 0 4 16 12  +4 3 3 5 13 18  −5

Source: KEEPUP

Results by round

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Round12346789101112131415161718195202122
GroundAHAAAHAHHANAHAHAHAHHHA
ResultLLDLWWDLWWWWLLWLLDWWWL
Position1112121210991086446648886657
Points001147881114172020202323232427303333
Source: KEEPUP
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The final league fixtures were announced on 24 August 2023.[25]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled or postponed   Fixtures

14 October 2023 1 Sydney FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 11,471
Referee: Casey Reibelt
22 October 2023 2 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–3 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
17:45 AEDT Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 2,461
Referee: Isabella Libri
4 November 2023 3 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
17:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 2,422
Referee: Caitlin Williams
12 November 2023 4 Melbourne City 4–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
17:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,010
Referee: Isabella Libri
25 November 2023 6 Western United 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
16:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve
Attendance: 925
Referee: Azusa Sugino
8 December 2023 7 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 968
Referee: Casey Reibelt
17 December 2023 8 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
17:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,575
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
23 December 2023 9 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Adelaide United Sydney
18:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 548
Referee: Bec Mackie
30 December 2023 10 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney
18:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 696
Referee: Isabella Libri
7 January 2024 11 Perth Glory 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
19:00 AWST Report
Stadium: Macedonia Park
Attendance: 1,469
Referee: Isabella Mossin
14 January 2024 12 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 Melbourne City Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 1,515
Referee: Isabella Blaess
21 January 2024 13 Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 2,733
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
27 January 2024 14 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–3 Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 852
Referee: Caitlin Williams
3 February 2024 15 Adelaide United 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
16:30 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 3,844
Referee: Casey Reibelt
9 February 2024 16 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 Newcastle Jets Bathurst
19:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Carrington Park
Attendance: 3,873
Referee: Isabella Mossin
16 February 2024 17 Melbourne Victory 4–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
Attendance: 818
Referee: Molly Godsell
2 March 2024 18 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Sydney FC Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 9,577
Referee: Casey Reibelt
9 March 2024 19 Canberra United 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Canberra
16:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,584
Referee: Bec Mackie
13 March 2024 5 Western Sydney Wanderers 4–1 Canberra United Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 376
Referee: Kelly Jones
Note: Match originally scheduled for 18 November but postponed to 13 March due to venue unavailability at the time.[26][27]
16 March 2024 20 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 Perth Glory Sydney
16:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 427
Referee: Isabella Mossin
23 March 2024 21 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–1 Western United Sydney
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 824
Referee: Casey Reibelt
30 March 2024 22 Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Porirua
14:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Jerry Collins Stadium
Attendance: 1,280
Referee: Caitlin Williams

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 30 March 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Women Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States Kaylie Collins 11 0 11 0
2 DF United States Vicky Bruce 22 3 22 3
3 DF Australia Gemma Ferris 3+10 0 13 0
4 DF Australia Madison McComasky 20 1 20 1
5 DF Australia Lauren Keir 2+4 0 6 0
6 MF Australia Amy Chessari 10+4 0 14 0
7 MF Australia Amy Harrison 21+1 2 22 2
8 MF Australia Olivia Price 18+1 0 19 0
9 FW Australia Sophie Harding 20+1 12 21 12
10 MF Australia Melissa Caceres 3+12 0 15 0
11 DF Australia Danika Matos 22 0 22 0
14 DF Australia Ella Buchanan 5+2 2 7 2
15 FW Australia Cushla Rue 19+2 2 21 2
17 MF Australia India Breier 1+5 0 6 0
18 FW United States Maliah Morris 11+8 1 19 1
19 MF Australia Talia Younis 5+10 0 15 0
20 GK Australia Sham Khamis 11 0 11 0
21 MF Australia Alexia Apostolakis 16+1 1 17 1
22 MF Australia Ischia Brooking 0+4 0 4 0
23 MF Australia Ella Abdul-Massih 0+11 0 11 0
25 MF Australia Holly Caspers 14+4 5 18 5
32 MF Australia Bethany Gordon 7 0 7 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
14 FW New Zealand Milly Clegg 1+0 0 1 0

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

As of 30 March 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Women Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 2 DF United States Vicky Bruce 2 0 1 2 0 1
2 7 MF Australia Amy Harrison 4 0 0 4 0 0
3 9 FW Australia Sophie Harding 3 0 0 3 0 0
5 4 DF Australia Madison McComasky 2 0 0 2 0 0
25 MF Australia Holly Caspers 2 0 0 2 0 0
7 8 MF Australia Olivia Price 1 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF Australia Melissa Caceres 1 0 0 1 0 0
15 FW Australia Cushla Rue 1 0 0 1 0 0
23 MF Australia Ella Abdul-Massih 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 17 0 1 17 0 1

Clean sheets

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Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 30 March 2024
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Women Total
1 1 United States Kaylie Collins 3 3
20 Australia Sham Khamis 3 3
Total 6 6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wanderers secure rising star Talia Younis". Western Sydney Wanderers. 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Wanderers sign Football Fern Clegg". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 July 2023.
  3. ^ "McComasky signs for two seasons". Western Sydney Wanderers. 24 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Breier signs two-year deal". Western Sydney Wanderers. 31 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Wanderers sign Women's Championship winner Bruce". Western Sydney Wanderers. 4 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Wanderers secure Collins on loan from Orlando Pride". Western Sydney Wanderers. 13 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Wanderers sign bright talent Brooking". Western Sydney Wanderers. 25 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Wanderers sign striker Morris". Western Sydney Wanderers. 3 October 2023.
  9. ^ a b c Goman, Kris (11 October 2023). "The Impetus A-League Women season preview 2023/24". Impetus Football.
  10. ^ "Buchanan signs injury replacement deal". Western Sydney Wanderers. 22 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Gallagher departs Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 4 April 2023.
  12. ^ Teresa Morrissey at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Here's how we take on the Stingrays!". Macarthur Rams. 28 May 2023 – via Instagram.
  14. ^ "Sydney FC Sign Two Young Matildas". Sydney FC. 25 August 2023.
  15. ^ "FC Nordsjælland henter newzealandsk midtbanespiller" [FC Nordsjælland signs New Zealand midfielder]. Nordsjælland (in Danish). 29 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Clare Hunt bound for Paris Saint-Germain". Western Sydney Wanderers. 15 September 2023.
  17. ^ "Clegg departs for Racing Louisville FC". Western Sydney Wanderers. 23 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Gordon re-signs". Western Sydney Wanderers. 4 April 2023.
  19. ^ "Wanderers lock in Chessari for two more". Western Sydney Wanderers. 18 May 2023.
  20. ^ "Abdul Massih signs one-year extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 22 May 2023.
  21. ^ "Caceres signs on for 2023/24 season". Western Sydney Wanderers. 23 May 2023.
  22. ^ "Ferris re-signs on professional deal". Western Sydney Wanderers. 5 July 2023.
  23. ^ "Wanderers re-sign NPL Championship winning goalkeeper Khamis". Western Sydney Wanderers. 12 October 2023.
  24. ^ "Competitions Rules". A-Leagues. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  25. ^ "Full A-Leagues fixtures released: What you need to know & key talking points". keepup.com.au. 24 August 2023.
  26. ^ "Wanderers confirm Bathurst match to be moved". Western Sydney Wanderers. 3 November 2023.
  27. ^ "Match postponement: Wanderers v Canberra". Western Sydney Wanderers. 15 November 2023.
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