2023–24 Liverpool F.C. Women season

Liverpool
2023–24 season
Owner	Fenway Sports Group
Chairman	Tom Werner
Head coach	Matt Beard
Stadium	Prenton Park
WSL	2nd
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Group stage
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Liverpool F.C. Women season is the club's 35th season of competitive football and second consecutive season back in the Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL, the club will also contest two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

First Team Squad

As of 13 September 2023^[1]

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	ENG	Rachael Laws
2	DF	FIN	Emma Koivisto
4	DF	ENG	Grace Fisk
5	DF	IRL	Niamh Fahey (captain)
6	DF	ENG	Jasmine Matthews
7	MF	ENG	Missy Bo Kearns
8	MF	JPN	Fūka Nagano
9	FW	IRL	Leanne Kiernan
10	FW	NOR	Sophie Román Haug
11	FW	ENG	Melissa Lawley
12	DF	ENG	Taylor Hinds
13	FW	ENG	Mia Enderby
14	MF	AUT	Marie Höbinger


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	DEN	Sofie Lundgaard
16	GK	AUS	Teagan Micah
17	DF	SCO	Jenna Clark
18	MF	WAL	Ceri Holland
19	FW	NED	Shanice van de Sanden
20	FW	BEL	Yana Daniëls
22	GK	ENG	Faye Kirby
23	DF	ENG	Gemma Bonner
26	FW	ENG	Natasha Flint
32	DF	ENG	Lucy Parry
34	MF	ENG	Hannah Silcock
35	MF	ENG	Miri Taylor

Pre-season and friendlies

On 20 August, Liverpool's pre-season began with a 1–0 defeat against Championship side Birmingham City at St Andrew's.^[2]^[3] The team participated in the sixth edition of the invitational friendly Women's French Cup, losing on penalties following a 1–1 draw with Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals^[4] before a 1–0 defeat in third place play-off against Atlético Madrid.^[5]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

20 August 2023 Friendly	Birmingham City	1–0	Liverpool	Birmingham
15:00	Agg 89'	Report		Stadium: St Andrew's

28 August 2023 French Cup semi-final	Liverpool	1–1 (1–2 p)	Paris Saint-Germain	Colomiers, France
20:00	Flint 57'	Report	Le Guilly 21'	Stadium: Stade Michel Bendichou

31 August 2023 French Cup third-place play-off	Atlético Madrid	2–1	Liverpool	Colomiers, France
17:00	Moraza 32' Cardona 51'	Report	Kearns 42' (pen)	Stadium: Stade Michel Bendichou

9 September 2023 Friendly	Manchester City	1–0	Liverpool	Manchester
	Coombs 75'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium

13 September 2023 Friendly	Manchester United	3–1	Liverpool	Carrington
	Toone 10', 14' Geyse 68'	Report	Flint 42'	Stadium: Trafford Training Centre Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

17 September 2023 Friendly	Leicester City	1–3	Liverpool	Leicester
13:00	Whelan (pen.)	Report	Holland 12' Flint 54' Kearns 84'	Stadium: Belvoir Drive Training Complex Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

Women's Super League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Manchester City	22	18	1	3	61	15	+46	55	Qualification for the Champions League second round
3	Arsenal	22	16	2	4	53	20	+33	50	Qualification for the Champions League first round
4	Liverpool	22	12	5	5	36	28	+8	41
5	Manchester United	22	10	5	7	42	32	+10	35
6	Tottenham Hotspur	22	8	7	7	31	36	−5	31

Source: Women's Super League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	6	1	0	0	2	0	+2	1	0	0	1	0	+1

Last updated: 8 October 2023.
Source: Women’s Super League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	L	D
Position	6	2	5	6
Points	3	6	6	7

Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2023. Source: Women’s Super League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

1 October 2023 1	Arsenal	0–1	Liverpool	Holloway
14:00 BST	McCabe 45'	Report	Taylor 48' Hinds 79' Holland 83' Enderby 87'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 54,115 Referee: Emily Heaslip

8 October 2023 2	Liverpool	2–0	Aston Villa	Birkenhead
18:45 BST	Höbinger 21' Daniëls 45+1' Hinds 66' Flint 77' Lawley 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 2,963 Referee: Melissa Burgin

15 October 2023 3	Liverpool	0–1	Everton	Liverpool
16:30 BST	Hinds 77'	Report	Finnigan 31' Payne 78' Vanhaevermaet 88' Brosnan 90+1'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 23,088 Referee: Abigail Byrne

22 October 2023 4	West Ham United	1–1	Liverpool	Dagenham
15:00 BST	Ueki 38', 90+5'	Report	Höbinger 52' Bonner 73'	Stadium: Chigwell Construction Stadium Attendance: 1,163 Referee: Steven Hughes

5 November 2023 5	Liverpool	v	Leicester City	Birkenhead
14:00 GMT				Stadium: Prenton Park

12 November 2023 6	Tottenham Hotspur	v	Liverpool	Leyton
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Brisbane Road

18 November 2023 7	Chelsea	v	Liverpool	Fulham
13:30 GMT				Stadium: Stamford Bridge

25/26 November 2023 8	Liverpool	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Birkenhead
GMT				Stadium: Prenton Park

9/10 December 2023 9	Liverpool	v	Bristol City	Birkenhead
GMT				Stadium: Prenton Park

16/17 December 2023 10	Manchester United	v	Liverpool	Leigh
GMT				Stadium: Leigh Sports Village

20/21 January 2024 11	Manchester City	v	Liverpool	Manchester
GMT				Stadium: Academy Stadium

28/29 January 2024 12	Liverpool	v	Arsenal	Birkenhead
GMT				Stadium: Prenton Park

4/5 February 2024 13	Liverpool	v	Tottenham Hotspur	Birkenhead
GMT				Stadium: Prenton Park

17/18 February 2024 14	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Liverpool	Crawley
GMT				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

2/3 March 2024 15	Aston Villa	v	Liverpool	Walsall
GMT				Stadium: Bescot Stadium

16/17 March 2024 16	Liverpool	v	West Ham United	Birkenhead
GMT				Stadium: Prenton Park

23/24 March 2024 17	Everton	v	Liverpool	Liverpool
GMT				Stadium: Walton Hall Park

30/31 March 2024 18	Liverpool	v	Manchester City	Birkenhead
GMT / BST				Stadium: Prenton Park

20/21 April 2024 19	Bristol City	v	Liverpool	Bristol
BST				Stadium: Ashton Gate

27/28 April 2024 20	Liverpool	v	Chelsea	Birkenhead
BST				Stadium: Prenton Park

4/5 May 2024 21	Liverpool	v	Manchester United	Birkenhead
BST				Stadium: Prenton Park

18/19 May 2024 22	Leicester City	v	Liverpool	Leicester
BST				Stadium: King Power Stadium

Women's FA Cup

As a member of the first tier, Liverpool will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

January 2024 Fourth round	TBD	v	TBD	TBD
				Stadium: TBD

FA Women's League Cup

As a team not qualified for the UEFA Women's Champions League, Liverpool will enter the League Cup at the group stage. They were drawn into a regional group alongside three fellow WSL teams: Everton, Manchester City and Leicester City.^[6]

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Manchester City (Q)	4	3	0	1	0	10	7	+3	10	Advanced to knock-out stage
2	Manchester United	4	3	0	0	1	12	3	+9	9	Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3	Leicester City	4	2	1	0	1	10	7	+3	8
4	Liverpool	4	1	0	0	3	6	8	−2	3
5	Everton	4	0	0	0	4	3	16	−13	0

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

11 October 2023 1	Leicester City	2–1	Liverpool	Burton upon Trent
19:00 BST	Palmer 34', 42' Cain 50' Tierney 69' O'Brien 90+5'	Report	Lundgaard 34' Flint 45+3' Taylor 90+6'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 485 Referee: Lisa Benn

22 November 2023 2	Liverpool	v	Everton	Birkenhead
19:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Prenton Park

24 January 2024 3	Manchester City	v	Liverpool	Manchester
19:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Joie Stadium

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played 8 October 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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Rachael Laws	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	FIN	Emma Koivisto	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	ENG	Grace Fisk	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	IRL	Niamh Fahey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Jasmine Matthews	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Missy Bo Kearns	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	JPN	Fūka Nagano	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	IRL	Leanne Kiernan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	NOR	Sophie Román Haug	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	ENG	Melissa Lawley	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	ENG	Taylor Hinds	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
13	DF	ENG	Mia Enderby	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	AUT	Marie Höbinger	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
15	MF	DEN	Sofie Lundgaard	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
16	GK	AUS	Teagan Micah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	SCO	Jenna Clark	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	WAL	Ceri Holland	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	NED	Shanice van de Sanden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	BEL	Yana Daniëls	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
22	GK	ENG	Faye Kirby	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	ENG	Gemma Bonner	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW	ENG	Natasha Flint	2	1	0+2	1	0	0	0	0
32	DF	ENG	Lucy Parry	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF	ENG	Hannah Silcock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	MF	ENG	Miri Taylor	2	1	1+1	1	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	WSL	League Cup	Total
1	FW	26	Natasha Flint	1	1	2
2	MF	14	Marie Höbinger	1	0	1
2	MF	35	Miri Taylor	1	0	1
Own goals				0	0	0
Total				3	1	4

Assists

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	WSL	League Cup	Total
1	MF	7	Missy Bo Kearns	1	0	1
	FW	11	Melissa Lawley	1	0	1
	FW	13	Mia Enderby	0	1	1

Clean sheets

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	WSL	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	GK	1	Rachael Laws	2	0	0	2
Total				2	0	0	2

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Player	WSL			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
No.	Pos.	Player
11	FW	Melissa Lawley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
12	DF	Taylor Hinds	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
13	FW	Mia Enderby	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
15	MF	Sofie Lundgaard	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1'	0	0'
18	MF	Ceri Holland	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	FW	Yana Daniëls	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
35	MF	Miri Taylor	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1'	0	'0
Total			6	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	8	0	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Ref.
5 July 2023	FW	Natasha Flint	Leicester City	^[7]
10 July 2023	DF	Jenna Clark	Glasgow City	^[8]
13 July 2023	FW	Mia Enderby	Sheffield United	^[9]
17 July 2023	GK	Teagan Micah	Rosengård	^[10]
20 July 2023	DF	Grace Fisk	West Ham United	^[11]
31 July 2023	MF	Marie Höbinger	FC Zürich	^[12]
6 September 2023	FW	Sophie Román Haug	Roma	^[13]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
28 May 2023	GK	Charlotte Clarke	Birmingham City	^[14]^[15]
	GK	Rylee Foster	Wellington Phoenix	^[16]^[17]
	FW	Ashley Hodson	Sheffield United	^[14]^[18]
	MF	Carla Humphrey	Charlton Athletic	^[14]^[19]
	DF	Megan Campbell	Everton	^[14]^[20]
	DF	Leighanne Robe	Al-Ittihad	^[14]^[21]
	MF	Rhiannon Roberts	Real Betis	^[14]^[22]
7 August 2023	GK	Eartha Cumings	Rosengård	^[23]
9 August 2023	FW	Kate Oakley	Lewes	^[24]
13 September 2023	FW	Katie Stengel	NJ/NY Gotham	^[25]

Loans out

Date	Position	Name	To	Until	Ref.
5 July 2023	FW	Katie Stengel	NJ/NY Gotham	3 September 2023	^[26]
29 July 2023	GK	Faye Kirby	Aberdeen	17 September 2023^[a]	^[28]
25 August 2023	DF	Hannah Silcock	Blackburn Rovers	End of Season	^[29]

^ The loan, initially planned to run until 1 January 2024, was prematurely ended after Kirby suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury.^[27]

Contract extensions

Date	Position	Name	Contract until	Ref.
13 June 2023	DF	Niamh Fahey	1 July 2024	^[30]
8 August 2023	FW	Yana Daniëls	Undisclosed	^[31]
9 August 2023	DF	Jasmine Matthews	Undisclosed	^[32]
10 August 2023	MF	Missy Bo Kearns	Undisclosed	^[33]
11 August 2023	MF	Ceri Holland	Undisclosed	^[34]

References

^ "Liverpool Football Club - Teams- Women". Liverpool Football Club Official. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
^ Kelly, Andy. "Liverpool FC Women to play Birmingham City in pre-season friendly". Liverpool Football Club Official. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ Kelly, Andy. "LFC Women edged out by Birmingham in first pre-season friendly". Liverpool Football Club Official. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ Price, Glenn. "LFC Women beaten by PSG on penalties in AMOS Women's French Cup semi-final". Liverpool Football Club Official. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
^ Price, Glenn. "LFC Women narrowly beaten by Atletico Madrid Femenino in AMOS Women's French Cup". Liverpool Football Club Official. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ "Continental League Cup: LFC Women's group-stage opponents confirmed". Liverpool Football Club Official. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
^ "Liverpool sign striker Flint from Leicester City". BBC Sport.
^ "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of defender Jenna Clark". www.liverpoolfc.com.
^ "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of Mia Enderby". www.liverpoolfc.com.
^ "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of goalkeeper Teagan Micah". www.liverpoolfc.com.
^ Kelly, Andy. "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of Grace Fisk". Liverpool Football Club Official. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
^ Kelly, Andy. "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of Marie Höbinger". Retrieved 31 July 2023.
^ Kelly, Andy. "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of Sophie Roman Haug". Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Liverpool FC Women confirm player departures". www.liverpoolfc.com. 25 May 2023.
^ "Blues Women bring in Charlotte Clarke". Birmingham City FC. 19 July 2023.
^ Feringa, Megan (23 May 2023). "Liverpool Women goalkeeper to depart club 18 months after horror car accident". Liverpool Echo.
^ "Foster rises again with the Phoenix". Wellington Phoenix. 18 September 2023.
^ Frith, Wilf (23 July 2023). "Experienced midfielder Ashley Hodson joins Sheffield United Women".
^ "Carla Humphrey is an Addick". www.charltonafc.com.
^ "Campbell Signs For Everton". www.evertonfc.com. 29 September 2023.
^ "Former Liverpool full-back Robe joins Al-Ittihad". WSL Full-Time. 6 October 2023.
^ "Wales defender Roberts signs for Real Betis Women". BBC Sport.
^ "Eartha Cumings joins FC Rosengard". www.liverpoolfc.com.
^ "Kate Oakley signs". lewesfc.com.
^ "Liverpool striker Stengel joins US club Gotham FC". BBC Sport.
^ "Katie Stengel joins NJ/NY Gotham FC on loan". www.liverpoolfc.com.
^ "Faye Kirby injury update". www.liverpoolfc.com.
^ "Faye Kirby joins Aberdeen Women on loan". www.liverpoolfc.com.
^ "Hannah Silcock completes loan move to Blackburn Rovers". www.liverpoolfc.com.
^ "Niamh Fahey: Liverpool Women captain signs one-year contract extension with WSL side". Sky Sports.
^ "Liverpool FC Women winger Yana Daniels has signed an extended contract with the club". Liverpool Football Club Official.
^ "Jasmine Matthews signs contract extension with Liverpool FC Women". Liverpool Football Club Official.
^ "Missy Bo Kearns signs contract extension with Liverpool FC Women". Liverpool Football Club Official.
^ "Ceri Holland pens contract extension with Liverpool FC Women". Liverpool Football Club Official.

[28] The loan, initially planned to run until 1 January 2024, was prematurely ended after Kirby suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury.^[27]

[1] "Liverpool Football Club - Teams- Women". Liverpool Football Club Official. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

[2] Kelly, Andy. "Liverpool FC Women to play Birmingham City in pre-season friendly". Liverpool Football Club Official. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[3] Kelly, Andy. "LFC Women edged out by Birmingham in first pre-season friendly". Liverpool Football Club Official. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[4] Price, Glenn. "LFC Women beaten by PSG on penalties in AMOS Women's French Cup semi-final". Liverpool Football Club Official. Retrieved 28 August 2023.

[5] Price, Glenn. "LFC Women narrowly beaten by Atletico Madrid Femenino in AMOS Women's French Cup". Liverpool Football Club Official. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[6] "Continental League Cup: LFC Women's group-stage opponents confirmed". Liverpool Football Club Official. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

[7] "Liverpool sign striker Flint from Leicester City". BBC Sport.

[8] "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of defender Jenna Clark". www.liverpoolfc.com.

[9] "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of Mia Enderby". www.liverpoolfc.com.

[10] "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of goalkeeper Teagan Micah". www.liverpoolfc.com.

[11] Kelly, Andy. "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of Grace Fisk". Liverpool Football Club Official. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

[12] Kelly, Andy. "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of Marie Höbinger". Retrieved 31 July 2023.

[13] Kelly, Andy. "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of Sophie Roman Haug". Retrieved 6 September 2023.

[departures-14] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Liverpool FC Women confirm player departures". www.liverpoolfc.com. 25 May 2023.

[15] "Blues Women bring in Charlotte Clarke". Birmingham City FC. 19 July 2023.

[16] Feringa, Megan (23 May 2023). "Liverpool Women goalkeeper to depart club 18 months after horror car accident". Liverpool Echo.

[17] "Foster rises again with the Phoenix". Wellington Phoenix. 18 September 2023.

[18] Frith, Wilf (23 July 2023). "Experienced midfielder Ashley Hodson joins Sheffield United Women".

[19] "Carla Humphrey is an Addick". www.charltonafc.com.

[20] "Campbell Signs For Everton". www.evertonfc.com. 29 September 2023.

[21] "Former Liverpool full-back Robe joins Al-Ittihad". WSL Full-Time. 6 October 2023.

[22] "Wales defender Roberts signs for Real Betis Women". BBC Sport.

[23] "Eartha Cumings joins FC Rosengard". www.liverpoolfc.com.

[24] "Kate Oakley signs". lewesfc.com.

[25] "Liverpool striker Stengel joins US club Gotham FC". BBC Sport.

[26] "Katie Stengel joins NJ/NY Gotham FC on loan". www.liverpoolfc.com.

[27] "Faye Kirby injury update". www.liverpoolfc.com.

[29] "Faye Kirby joins Aberdeen Women on loan". www.liverpoolfc.com.

[30] "Hannah Silcock completes loan move to Blackburn Rovers". www.liverpoolfc.com.

[31] "Niamh Fahey: Liverpool Women captain signs one-year contract extension with WSL side". Sky Sports.

[32] "Liverpool FC Women winger Yana Daniels has signed an extended contract with the club". Liverpool Football Club Official.

[33] "Jasmine Matthews signs contract extension with Liverpool FC Women". Liverpool Football Club Official.

[34] "Missy Bo Kearns signs contract extension with Liverpool FC Women". Liverpool Football Club Official.

[35] "Ceri Holland pens contract extension with Liverpool FC Women". Liverpool Football Club Official.

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