2022–23 Liverpool F.C. Women season

Liverpool
2022–23 season
Head coach	Matt Beard
Stadium	Prenton Park, Anfield (Merseyside Derby)
Women's Super League	7th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Quarter-final
Top goalscorer	League: Katie Stengel (9); All: Katie Stengel (10)
Highest home attendance	27,574; (vs. Everton, 25 September)
Lowest home attendance	League: 1,075; (vs. West Ham United, 4 December); All: 510; (vs. West Ham United, 25 January, League Cup)
Average home league attendance	4,758
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Liverpool F.C. Women season was the club's 34th season of competitive football and first season back in the Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid, since their relegation at the end of the 2019–20 season.^[1] Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Squad

As of 3 February 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Rachael Laws
2	DF	FIN	Emma Koivisto
3	DF	ENG	Leighanne Robe
4	MF	WAL	Rhiannon Roberts
5	DF	IRL	Niamh Fahey (captain)
6	DF	ENG	Jasmine Matthews
7	MF	ENG	Missy Bo Kearns
8	MF	JPN	Fuka Nagano
9	FW	IRL	Leanne Kiernan
11	FW	ENG	Melissa Lawley
12	DF	ENG	Taylor Hinds
13	GK	CAN	Rylee Foster
15	MF	DEN	Sofie Lundgaard


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	ENG	Carla Humphrey
18	MF	WAL	Ceri Holland
19	FW	NED	Shanice van de Sanden
20	FW	BEL	Yana Daniëls
21	GK	SCO	Eartha Cumings
22	GK	ENG	Faye Kirby
23	DF	ENG	Gemma Bonner
24	FW	USA	Katie Stengel
28	DF	IRL	Megan Campbell
29	FW	ENG	Natasha Dowie (on loan from Reading)
34	MF	ENG	Hannah Silcock
35	MF	ENG	Miri Taylor

Preseason

31 July 2022 Friendly	Liverpool	6–0	Nottingham Forest	Leasowe
	Kiernan Stengel Roberts Daniëls Furness	Report		Stadium: Tranmere Campus Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

7 August 2022 Friendly	Liverpool	3–1	Blackburn Rovers	Birkenhead
14:00	Daniëls Stengel	Report	Jordan	Stadium: Prenton Park

13 August 2022 Friendly	Manchester United	1–0	Liverpool	Carrington
	Galton			Stadium: Trafford Training Centre Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

17 August 2022 Friendly	Aston Villa	0–1	Liverpool	Bodymoor Heath
14:00		Report	Kiernan	Stadium: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

21 August 2022 Friendly	West Ham United	0–5	Liverpool	Loughborough
		Report	Stengel van de Sanden Kiernan	Stadium: Loughborough University

27 August 2022 Friendly	Manchester City	1–1	Liverpool	Manchester
	Castellanos	Report	Koivisto	Stadium: Academy Stadium

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
22	6	5	11	24	39	−15	23	6	0	5	12	12	0	0	5	6	12	27	−15

Last updated: 27 May 2023.
Source: FA 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	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	D	D	W	L	L	W	D	L
Position	4	7	9	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

Results

11 September 2022	Reading	P–P	Liverpool	Reading
14:00				Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Note: The FA postponed all of the weekend's football fixtures following the death of Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022.^[2]

18 September 2022 1	Liverpool	2–1	Chelsea	Birkenhead
17:00	Holland 18' Stengel 67' (pen.), 87' (pen.) Campbell 90+4'	Report	Kirby 3' (pen.)	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 3,006 Referee: Emily Heaslip

25 September 2022 2	Liverpool	0–3	Everton	Liverpool
18:45	Flaherty 76'	Report	Finnigan 9' Park 33' Bennison 87' George 89'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 27,574 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

16 October 2022 3	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Liverpool	Leyton
14:00	Fahey 11' (o.g.) Karczewska 71' Turner 88' Summanen 90+5'	Report	Furness 56' Hinds 90+5'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 2,105 Referee: Abigail Byrne

23 October 2022 4	Liverpool	0–2	Arsenal	Birkenhead
12:00		Report	Wälti 15' Maanum 22'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 3,348 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

30 October 2022 5	Manchester City	2–1	Liverpool	Manchester
14:00	Shaw 21' Raso 75'	Report	Stengel 33'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 4,002 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

6 November 2022 6	Liverpool	0–1	Aston Villa	Birkenhead
14:00	Campbell 56' Koivisto 59' Fahey 88'	Report	Pacheco 38' Daly 57' (pen.), 67' Leat 77' Hanson 90+5'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,719 Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis

20 November 2022 7	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–3	Liverpool	Crawley
14:00	Terland 21' Carter 26' (pen.) Robinson 34'	Report	Bo Kearns 17' Flaherty 53' Matthews 56' van de Sanden 76' Wardlaw 87' Furness 90+2'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,980 Referee: Abigail Byrne

24 November 2022 8	Reading	3–3	Liverpool	Reading
19:00	Primmer 45+4' Dowie 63' Troelsgaard 89'	Report	Stengel 16', 68' van de Sanden 31' Roberts 73' Bo Kearns 75'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 1,479 Referee: Amy Fearn
Note: Rescheduled from 11 September 2022.

4 December 2022 9	Liverpool	2–0	West Ham United	Birkenhead
14:00	Holland 3' Stengel 20'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,075 Referee: Neil Hair

11 December 2022	Liverpool	P–P	Leicester City	Birkenhead
14:00				Stadium: Prenton Park
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch.^[3]

15 January 2023 10	Manchester United	6–0	Liverpool	Leigh
14:05	García 6' Russo 24' Ladd 41' Zelem 49' Koivisto 63' (o.g.) Thomas 72' Williams 84'	Report	van de Sanden 45' Bonner 53'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 7,662 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

22 January 2023	Chelsea	A–A	Liverpool	Kingston upon Thames
12:30				Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Note: The match kicked off but was abandoned in the 5th minute due to safety concerns over a frozen pitch.^[4]

5 February 2023 11	Liverpool	2–0	Reading	Birkenhead
14:00	Bo Kearns 62' Holland 65'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,608 Referee: Jane Simms

12 February 2023 12	Liverpool	0–1	Leicester City	Birkenhead
14:00	Lawley 83'	Report	Cain 8' Tierney 72' Mace 83' Bott 90+2'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,818 Referee: Richie Watkins
Note: Rescheduled from 11 December 2022.

8 March 2023 13	Arsenal	2–0	Liverpool	Borehamwood
19:15	Blackstenius 28' Foord 34' Giovana 81'	Report	Holland 33' Lundgaard 90'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 3,554 Referee: Emily Heaslip
Note: Rescheduled from 5 March due to Arsenal's participation in the 2023 FA Women's League Cup Final.

12 March 2023 14	Liverpool	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Birkenhead
14:00	Koivisto 21' Bo Kearns 35' Holland 54' Laws 90+9'	Report	Ayane 17' Turner 31'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,971 Referee: Jane Simms

24 March 2023 15	Everton	1–1	Liverpool	Liverpool
19:30	George 27', 54'	Report	Stengel 40' Bo Kearns 47' Hinds 90+4'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 22,161 Referee: Lauren Impey

2 April 2023 16	West Ham United	0–0	Liverpool	Dagenham
17:00		Report	Holland 35' van de Sanden 90+1'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 2,014 Referee: Jane Simms

23 April 2023 17	Liverpool	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Birkenhead
14:00	Holland 54', 70' Lawley 74'	Report	Terland 39' Green 90+3'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,888 Referee: Lisa Benn

29 April 2023 18	Leicester City	4–0	Liverpool	Leicester
12:30	Green 15' Jones 21', 40' Plumptre 48' Goodwin 90+6'	Report		Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 4,162 Referee: Emily Heaslip

3 May 2023 19	Chelsea	2–1	Liverpool	Kingston upon Thames
19:15	Charles 41' Kerr 86'	Report	Koivisto 2', 34' Kirby 85'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 1,664 Referee: Abigail Byrne
Note: Rescheduled from 22 January 2023.

7 May 2023 20	Liverpool	2–1	Manchester City	Birkenhead
14:00	Dowie 16' Holland 45+3' Bo Kearns 47'	Report	Hemp 28' Roebuck 74' Kelly 90+1'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 2,552 Referee: Jane Simms

21 May 2023 21	Aston Villa	3–3	Liverpool	Aston
14:00	Hanson 7', 70' Daly 45+1' Staniforth 85'	Report	Stengel 37', 62' Dowie 40'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 7,578 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

27 May 2023 22	Liverpool	0–1	Manchester United	Birkenhead
14:30	Holland 55'	Report	Toone 13' García 72'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,778 Referee: Stacey Fullicks

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Aston Villa	22	11	4	7	47	37	+10	37
6	Everton	22	9	3	10	29	36	−7	30
7	Liverpool	22	6	5	11	24	39	−15	23
8	West Ham United	22	6	3	13	23	44	−21	21
9	Tottenham Hotspur	22	5	3	14	31	47	−16	18

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

Women's FA Cup

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

29 January 2023 Fourth round	Chelsea	3–2	Liverpool	Kingston upon Thames
13:00	Kerr 32', 52', 79'	Report	Holland 62' Bonner 85'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow

FA Women's League Cup

Group stage

2 October 2022 Group stage	Sunderland	0–1	Liverpool	Hetton-le-Hole
11:30		Report	Campbell 23'	Stadium: Eppleton CW Attendance: 590

26 October 2022 Group stage	Leicester City	0–4	Liverpool	Burton upon Trent
19:00		Report	Kearns 14' Roberts 33' Furness 45+2' Stengel 72'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 354

27 November 2022 Group stage	Liverpool	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Birkenhead
14:00	Matthews 45'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 969

7 December 2022 Group stage	Liverpool	0–2	Manchester City	Birkenhead
19:00	Silcock 45+2'	Report	Angeldahl 57' Fowler 74'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 965

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Manchester City	4	4	0	12	0	+12	12	Advanced to knock-out stage
2	Liverpool	4	3	1	6	2	+4	9	Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3	Leicester City	4	2	2	8	5	+3	6
4	Sunderland	3	0	3	0	9	−9	0
5	Blackburn Rovers	3	0	3	0	10	−10	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	B	Liverpool	4	3	0	1	6	2	+4	9	2.25	Advanced to knock-out stage
2	A	Manchester United	4	2	2	0	11	5	+6	8	2.00
3	E	Reading	3	2	0	1	8	2	+6	6	2.00
4	C	Brighton & Hove Albion	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	6	2.00
5	D	Lewes	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	6	2.00

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Knockout stage

25 January 2023 Quarter-final	Liverpool	0–1	West Ham United	Birkenhead
19:30	Daniëls 72' Campbell 90+7'	Report	Hayashi 75' Brynjarsdóttir 87'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 510 Referee: Martin Woods

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 27 May 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	18	0	17	0	1	0	0	0
2	DF	FIN	Emma Koivisto	27	2	21	2	1	0	3+2	0
3	DF	ENG	Leighanne Robe	17	0	6+5	0	0+1	0	4+1	0
4	MF	WAL	Rhiannon Roberts	22	2	3+16	1	0	0	3	1
5	DF	IRL	Niamh Fahey	16	0	12	0	1	0	2+1	0
6	DF	ENG	Jasmine Matthews	25	1	18+2	0	1	0	3+1	1
7	MF	ENG	Missy Bo Kearns	28	5	17+5	4	1	0	4+1	1
8	MF	JPN	Fuka Nagano	13	0	11	0	1	0	1	0
9	FW	IRL	Leanne Kiernan	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	ENG	Melissa Lawley	18	0	12+1	0	1	0	3+1	0
12	DF	ENG	Taylor Hinds	28	0	22	0	0+1	0	1+4	0
13	GK	CAN	Rylee Foster	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	DEN	Sofie Lundgaard	14	0	0+12	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
17	MF	ENG	Carla Humphrey	12	0	1+7	0	0	0	4	0
18	MF	WAL	Ceri Holland	25	5	17+2	4	1	1	1+4	0
19	FW	NED	Shanice van de Sanden	15	1	7+7	1	0	0	0+1	0
20	FW	BEL	Yana Daniëls	22	0	8+9	0	1	0	4	0
21	GK	SCO	Eartha Cumings	5	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
22	GK	ENG	Faye Kirby	5	0	3	0	0	0	2	0
23	DF	ENG	Gemma Bonner	14	1	10+2	0	0+1	1	1	0
24	FW	USA	Katie Stengel	27	10	20+1	9	1	0	2+3	1
28	DF	IRL	Megan Campbell	22	1	12+4	0	1	0	4+1	1
29	FW	ENG	Natasha Dowie	7	2	5+2	2	0	0	0	0
34	MF	ENG	Hannah Silcock	5	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
35	MF	ENG	Miri Taylor	9	0	3+6	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
8	DF	ENG	Charlotte Wardlaw	8	0	1+3	0	0	0	3+1	0
10	MF	NIR	Rachel Furness	13	2	4+5	1	0	0	3+1	1
25	DF	ENG	Gilly Flaherty	10	0	8	0	0	0	0+2	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Ref.
6 July 2022	DF	Emma Koivisto	Brighton & Hove Albion	^[5]
11 July 2022	DF	Gilly Flaherty	West Ham United	^[6]
14 July 2022	GK	Eartha Cumings	Charlton Athletic	^[7]
16 July 2022	FW	Shanice van de Sanden	Wolfsburg	^[8]
15 September 2022	GK	Faye Kirby	Everton	^[9]
24 December 2022	DF	Gemma Bonner	Racing Louisville	^[10]
10 January 2023	MF	Sofie Lundgaard	Fortuna Hjørring	^[11]
14 January 2023	MF	Fuka Nagano	North Carolina Courage	^[12]
19 January 2023	MF	Miri Taylor	Angel City FC	^[13]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Until	Ref.
8 September 2022	DF		Charlotte Wardlaw	Chelsea	3 January 2023	^[14]^[15]
31 January 2023	FW		Natasha Dowie	Reading	End of season	^[16]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
10 May 2022	MF	Jade Bailey	London City Lionesses	^[17]^[18]
	DF	Meikayla Moore	Glasgow City	^[17]^[19]
	FW	Rianna Dean	Crystal Palace	^[17]^[20]
12 January 2023	DF	Gilly Flaherty	Retired	^[21]
3 February 2023	MF	Rachel Furness	Bristol City	^[22]^[23]

Loans out

Date	Position	Name	To	Until	Ref.
25 July 2022	GK	Charlotte Clarke	West Bromwich Albion	End of season	^[24]
28 July 2022	FW	Ashley Hodson	Birmingham City	End of season	^[25]
1 August 2022	DF	Lucy Parry	Hibernian	End of season	^[26]

References

^ "Liverpool promoted to WSL after clinching title". BBC Sport.
^ "Premier League, EFL, Scottish, WSL and non-League: This weekend's matches postponed". Sky Sports.
^ "LFC Women v Leicester postponed". Liverpool F.C.
^ "WSL: Chelsea v Liverpool is called off after six minutes due to frozen pitch". BBC Sport. 21 January 2023.
^ "Liverpool sign Finland defender Koivisto". BBC Sport.
^ "LFC Women complete signing of Gilly Flaherty". www.liverpoolfc.com.
^ "Liverpool Women sign Scotland international goalkeeper Eartha Cumings". SheKicks. 14 July 2022.
^ "Shanice van de Sanden returns to Liverpool FC Women". www.liverpoolfc.com.
^ "LFC Women complete signing of Faye Kirby". www.liverpoolfc.com.
^ "Liverpool re-sign former captain Bonner". BBC Sport.
^ "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of Sofie Lundgaard". www.liverpoolfc.com.
^ "Liverpool sign Japan midfielder Nagano". BBC Sport.
^ "Liverpool sign Taylor from Angel City". BBC Sport.
^ "Charlotte Wardlaw returns to Liverpool FC Women on loan". www.liverpoolfc.com.
^ "Charlotte Wardlaw returns to Chelsea Women". www.liverpoolfc.com.
^ "Liverpool FC Women complete loan signing of Natasha Dowie". www.liverpoolfc.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Liverpool FC Women confirm player departures". www.liverpoolfc.com.
^ "Former Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool ace Bailey joins London City Lionesses". WSL Full-Time. 4 February 2024.
^ "Glasgow City sign Meikayla Moore from Liverpool Women". SheKicks. 4 July 2022.
^ "Crystal Palace Women announce 22/23 squad". Crystal Palace.
^ "Liverpool's Gilly Flaherty announces retirement for family reasons". The Guardian. 12 January 2023.
^ "Furness leaves Liverpool by mutual consent". BBC Sport.
^ "Furness signs for City". Bristol City.
^ "Albion Women sign Clarke on loan from Liverpool". www.wba.co.uk.
^ "Ashley Hodson joins Blues". Birmingham City FC.
^ "Lucy Parry joins on loan from Liverpool". Hibernian FC.

[1] "Liverpool promoted to WSL after clinching title". BBC Sport.

[2] "Premier League, EFL, Scottish, WSL and non-League: This weekend's matches postponed". Sky Sports.

[3] "LFC Women v Leicester postponed". Liverpool F.C.

[4] "WSL: Chelsea v Liverpool is called off after six minutes due to frozen pitch". BBC Sport. 21 January 2023.

[5] "Liverpool sign Finland defender Koivisto". BBC Sport.

[6] "LFC Women complete signing of Gilly Flaherty". www.liverpoolfc.com.

[7] "Liverpool Women sign Scotland international goalkeeper Eartha Cumings". SheKicks. 14 July 2022.

[8] "Shanice van de Sanden returns to Liverpool FC Women". www.liverpoolfc.com.

[9] "LFC Women complete signing of Faye Kirby". www.liverpoolfc.com.

[10] "Liverpool re-sign former captain Bonner". BBC Sport.

[11] "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of Sofie Lundgaard". www.liverpoolfc.com.

[12] "Liverpool sign Japan midfielder Nagano". BBC Sport.

[13] "Liverpool sign Taylor from Angel City". BBC Sport.

[14] "Charlotte Wardlaw returns to Liverpool FC Women on loan". www.liverpoolfc.com.

[15] "Charlotte Wardlaw returns to Chelsea Women". www.liverpoolfc.com.

[16] "Liverpool FC Women complete loan signing of Natasha Dowie". www.liverpoolfc.com.

[departures-17] "Liverpool FC Women confirm player departures". www.liverpoolfc.com.

[18] "Former Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool ace Bailey joins London City Lionesses". WSL Full-Time. 4 February 2024.

[19] "Glasgow City sign Meikayla Moore from Liverpool Women". SheKicks. 4 July 2022.

[20] "Crystal Palace Women announce 22/23 squad". Crystal Palace.

[21] "Liverpool's Gilly Flaherty announces retirement for family reasons". The Guardian. 12 January 2023.

[22] "Furness leaves Liverpool by mutual consent". BBC Sport.

[23] "Furness signs for City". Bristol City.

[24] "Albion Women sign Clarke on loan from Liverpool". www.wba.co.uk.

[25] "Ashley Hodson joins Blues". Birmingham City FC.

[26] "Lucy Parry joins on loan from Liverpool". Hibernian FC.

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