2023–24 Everton F.C. (women) season

Everton
2023–24 season
Head coach	Brian Sørensen
Stadium	Walton Hall Park, Liverpool
WSL	7th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Group stage
Highest home attendance	1,990; (vs. Manchester United, 22 October)
Lowest home attendance	886; (vs. Bristol City, 19 November)
Average home league attendance	1,415
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Everton F.C. (women) season is the club's seventh consecutive campaign 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.

Squad

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed From	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Courtney Brosnan	GK	(1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 (age 29)	West Ham United	30 June 2024
12	Emily Ramsey	GK	(2000-11-16) 16 November 2000 (age 24)	Manchester United	30 June 2026
Defenders
2	Katrine Veje	DF	(1991-06-19) 19 June 1991 (age 33)	Rosengård	30 June 2024
3	Megan Campbell	DF	(1993-06-28) 28 June 1993 (age 31)	Liverpool	N/A
20	Megan Finnigan (c)	DF	(1998-04-02) 2 April 1998 (age 26)	N/A	30 June 2026
23	Sara Holmgaard	DF	(1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 (age 25)	Turbine Potsdam	30 June 2024
27	Elise Stenevik	DF	(1999-09-09) 9 September 1999 (age 25)	Eskilstuna United	30 June 2024
Midfielders
7	Clare Wheeler	MF	(1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 26)	Fortuna Hjørring	30 June 2025
8	Justine Vanhaevermaet	MF	(1992-04-29) 29 April 1992 (age 32)	Reading	30 June 2025
10	Hanna Bennison	MF	(2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 (age 22)	Rosengård	30 June 2025
11	Emma Bissell	MF	(2001-12-21) 21 December 2001 (age 22)	Florida State Seminoles	30 June 2025
17	Lucy Hope	MF	(1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 28)	Bristol City	30 June 2025
19	Heather Payne	MF	(2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 24)	Florida State Seminoles	30 June 2025
22	Aurora Galli	MF	(1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 27)	Juventus	30 June 2024
28	Karen Holmgaard	MF	(1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 (age 25)	Turbine Potsdam	30 June 2024
47	Karoline Olesen	MF	(2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 19)	Fortuna Hjørring	30 June 2025
Forwards
9	Toni Duggan	FW	(1991-07-25) 25 July 1991 (age 33)	Atlético Madrid	30 June 2024
18	Martina Piemonte	FW	(1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 27)	AC Milan	30 June 2025
25	Katja Snoeijs	FW	(1996-08-31) 31 August 1996 (age 28)	Bordeaux	30 June 2024

Preseason

2 September 2023 Friendly	Manchester United	1–0	Everton	Carrington
	Galton 37'	Report		Stadium: Trafford Training Centre Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

9 September 2023 Friendly	Leicester City	3–2	Everton	Leicester
	Petermann 5' O'Brien 33' Tierney 58'	Report	Snoeijs 60' Piemonte 83'	Stadium: Belvoir Drive Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

16 September 2023 Friendly	Everton	3–4	Manchester City	Liverpool
	Piemonte 26' Sørensen 69', 78'	Report	Fowler 39', 89' Mace 64' Morgan 86'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

Women's Super League

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
12	3	2	7	9	17	−8	11	0	1	6	4	14	−10	3	1	1	5	3	+2

Last updated: 17 December 2023.
Source: WSL

Results by matchday

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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

1 October 2023 1	Everton	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Liverpool
13:00	Finnigan 65'	Report	Terland 3', 14' Thorisdottir 35' Sarri 90+4'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 1,295 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

8 October 2023 2	Leicester City	1–0	Everton	Leicester
15:00	Green 45+1' Petermann 69'	Report	Hope 22' Vanhaevermaet 60'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Stacey Fullicks

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

22 October 2023 4	Everton	0–5	Manchester United	Liverpool
13:00	Björn 63'	Report	Malard 14' Parris 58', 90+3' Williams 77', 85' Riviere 82'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 1,990 Referee: Adam Herczeg

5 November 2023 5	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Everton	Leyton
14:00	Clinton 42', 43' Thomas 90+6'	Report	Galli 37', 85' (pen.) Payne 90+5'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 1,920 Referee: Emily Heaslip

12 November 2023 6	Everton	0–3	Chelsea	Liverpool
13:00		Report	Fleming 14', 43' Nüsken 53' Kerr 62' Beever-Jones 90'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 1,737 Referee: Lauren Impey

19 November 2023 7	Everton	2–2	Bristol City	Liverpool
13:00	Piemonte 5', 69' Finnigan 57'	Report	Rodgers 45+1' Thestrup 82'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 886 Referee: Adewunmi Soneye

26 November 2023 8	Aston Villa	1–2	Everton	Aston
16:30	Daly 55'	Report	K. Holmgaard 20' Snoeijs 45' Patten 54' (o.g.) Björn 74' (pen.) Vanhaevermaet 90+2'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 4,203 Referee: Stacey Pearson

10 December 2023 9	West Ham United	0–1	Everton	Dagenham
15:00	Asseyi 53'	Report	Finnigann 34' K. Holmgaard 63'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 614 Referee: Adewunmi Soneye

17 December 2023 10	Everton	1–4	Manchester City	Liverpool
13:00	Galli 56' S. Holmgaard 57' Payne 61'	Report	Shaw 9', 22', 65' Roord 25' Kelly 62'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 1,167 Referee: Stacey Pearson

21 January 2024 11	Arsenal	v	Everton	Borehamwood
				Stadium: Meadow Park

28 January 2024 12	Everton	v	Leicester City	Liverpool
				Stadium: Walton Hall Park

4 February 2024 13	Chelsea	v	Everton	Kingston upon Thames
				Stadium: Kingsmeadow

18 February 2024 14	Everton	v	West Ham United	Liverpool
				Stadium: Walton Hall Park

3 March 2024 15	Manchester City	v	Everton	Manchester
				Stadium: Academy Stadium

17 March 2024 16	Everton	v	Aston Villa	Liverpool
				Stadium: Walton Hall Park

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

31 March 2024 18	Manchester United	v	Everton	Leigh
				Stadium: Leigh Sports Village

21 April 2024 19	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Everton	Crawley
				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

28 April 2024 20	Everton	v	Arsenal	Liverpool
				Stadium: Walton Hall Park

5 May 2024 21	Everton	v	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
				Stadium: Walton Hall Park

18 May 2024 22	Bristol City	v	Everton	Bristol
				Stadium: Ashton Gate

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Tottenham Hotspur	22	8	7	7	31	36	−5	31
7	Aston Villa	22	7	3	12	27	43	−16	24
8	Everton	22	6	5	11	24	37	−13	23
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	22	5	4	13	26	48	−22	19
10	Leicester City	22	4	6	12	26	45	−19	18

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

Women's FA Cup

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

14 January 2024 Fourth round	Aston Villa	v	Everton	Walsall
13:00				Stadium: Bescot Stadium

FA Women's League Cup

11 October 2023 Group Stage	Everton	1–2	Manchester City	Liverpool
19:00	Duggan 90+3'	Report	Park 21' Coombs 46' Shaw 47'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 1,105

9 November 2023 Group Stage	Manchester United	7–0	Everton	Leigh
19:00	Parris 28', 69', 78' Williams 30' Ladd 57' Geyse 84' Galton 89'	Report	S. Holmgaard 74'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 1,804

13 December 2023 Group Stage	Everton	1–2	Liverpool	Liverpool
19:00	Duggan 90+9'	Report	Haug 5' Daniëls 56'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park

24 January 2024 Group Stage	Leicester City	v	Everton	Leicester
19:00				Stadium: King Power Stadium

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

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played 17 December 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	IRL	Courtney Brosnan	10	0	8	0	0	0	1+1	0
2	DF	DEN	Katrine Veje	10	0	8	0	0	0	1+1	0
3	DF	IRL	Megan Campbell	7	0	0+5	0	0	0	2	0
7	MF	AUS	Clare Wheeler	13	0	7+3	0	0	0	3	0
8	MF	BEL	Justine Vanhaevermaet	10	0	7+1	0	0	0	2	0
9	FW	ENG	Toni Duggan	11	2	1+7	0	0	0	2+1	2
10	MF	SWE	Hanna Bennison	13	0	8+2	0	0	0	1+2	0
11	MF	ENG	Emma Bissell	13	0	3+7	0	0	0	3	0
12	GK	ENG	Emily Ramsey	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
17	MF	SCO	Lucy Hope	4	0	3	0	0	0	0+1	0
18	FW	ITA	Martina Piemonte	8	1	5+2	1	0	0	0+1	0
19	MF	IRL	Heather Payne	13	0	8+2	0	0	0	0+3	0
20	MF	ENG	Megan Finnigan	12	3	10	3	0	0	2	0
22	MF	ITA	Aurora Galli	12	2	9	2	0	0	3	0
23	DF	DEN	Sara Holmgaard	7	0	5	0	0	0	0+2	0
25	FW	NED	Katja Snoeijs	8	0	6+2	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF	NOR	Elise Stenevik	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	DEN	Karen Holmgaard	8	1	3+4	1	0	0	0+1	0
30	DF	ENG	Annie Wilding	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
40	DF	ENG	Macy Settle	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
47	MF	DEN	Karoline Olesen	11	0	2+6	0	0	0	3	0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
5	DF	SWE	Nathalie Björn	10	1	6+2	1	0	0	1+1	0
14	FW	DEN	Nicoline Sørensen	11	0	8+1	0	0	0	2	0
41	FW	ENG	Alyssa Aherne	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	2	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Ref.
5 July 2023	FW	Martina Piemonte	AC Milan	^[1]
29 July 2023	GK	Emily Ramsey	Manchester United	^[2]
2 August 2023	MF	Emma Bissell	Florida State Seminoles	^[3]
3 August 2023	MF	Justine Vanhaevermaet	Reading	^[4]
15 August 2023	MF	Karoline Olesen	Fortuna Hjørring	^[5]
25 August 2023	MF	Heather Payne	Florida State Seminoles	^[6]
28 September 2023	GK	Libby Hart	Birmingham City	^[7]
29 September 2023	DF	Megan Campbell	Liverpool	^[8]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Until	Ref.
15 September 2023	FW		Alyssa Aherne	Manchester United	5 January 2024	^[9]^[10]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
28 May 2023	MF	Izzy Christiansen	Retired	^[11]
	DF	Leonie Maier	1899 Hoffenheim	^[12]
	DF	Rikke Sevecke	Portland Thorns	^[13]^[14]
14 September 2023	DF	Gabby George	Manchester United	^[15]
31 December 2023	FW	Nicoline Sørensen	Retired	^[16]
10 January 2024	DF	Nathalie Björn	Chelsea	^[17]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
4 July 2023	DF		Kenzie Weir	Glasgow City	End of season	^[18]

References

^ "Everton Sign Italy Striker Piemonte". www.evertonfc.com. 5 July 2023.
^ "Everton Sign Ramsey". www.evertonfc.com. 29 July 2023.
^ "Everton Sign Bissell". www.evertonfc.com. 2 August 2023.
^ "Vanhaevermaet Signs For Everton". www.evertonfc.com. 3 August 2023.
^ "Everton Sign Olesen". www.evertonfc.com. 15 August 2023.
^ O'Donoghue, Conor. "Heather Payne completes move to Everton". The Irish Post.
^ "Everton Sign Goalkeeper Hart". www.evertonfc.com. 29 September 2023.
^ "Campbell Signs For Everton". www.evertonfc.com. 29 September 2023.
^ "Aherne Joins Everton". www.evertonfc.com. 14 September 2023.
^ "Aherne Concludes Loan Spell". www.evertonfc.com. 5 January 2024.
^ "Everton's Christiansen To Retire". www.evertonfc.com. 25 May 2023.
^ "Maier to leave Everton for Hoffenheim in summer". BBC Sport.
^ "Sevecke To Leave Everton". www.evertonfc.com. 24 May 2023.
^ "Thorns FC sign defender Rikke Sevecke". Portland Thorns FC.
^ "George Leaves Everton". www.evertonfc.com. 14 September 2023.
^ Lindop, Beth (19 November 2023). "I have quit playing football for Everton at 26 because I no longer enjoy it". Liverpool Echo.
^ "Bjorn Leaves Everton". www.evertonfc.com. 10 January 2024.
^ "Glasgow City sign Kenzie Weir on loan". Glasgow City FC. 4 July 2023.

[1] "Everton Sign Italy Striker Piemonte". www.evertonfc.com. 5 July 2023.

[2] "Everton Sign Ramsey". www.evertonfc.com. 29 July 2023.

[3] "Everton Sign Bissell". www.evertonfc.com. 2 August 2023.

[4] "Vanhaevermaet Signs For Everton". www.evertonfc.com. 3 August 2023.

[5] "Everton Sign Olesen". www.evertonfc.com. 15 August 2023.

[6] O'Donoghue, Conor. "Heather Payne completes move to Everton". The Irish Post.

[7] "Everton Sign Goalkeeper Hart". www.evertonfc.com. 29 September 2023.

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

[9] "Aherne Joins Everton". www.evertonfc.com. 14 September 2023.

[10] "Aherne Concludes Loan Spell". www.evertonfc.com. 5 January 2024.

[11] "Everton's Christiansen To Retire". www.evertonfc.com. 25 May 2023.

[12] "Maier to leave Everton for Hoffenheim in summer". BBC Sport.

[13] "Sevecke To Leave Everton". www.evertonfc.com. 24 May 2023.

[14] "Thorns FC sign defender Rikke Sevecke". Portland Thorns FC.

[15] "George Leaves Everton". www.evertonfc.com. 14 September 2023.

[16] Lindop, Beth (19 November 2023). "I have quit playing football for Everton at 26 because I no longer enjoy it". Liverpool Echo.

[17] "Bjorn Leaves Everton". www.evertonfc.com. 10 January 2024.

[18] "Glasgow City sign Kenzie Weir on loan". Glasgow City FC. 4 July 2023.

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