2023–24 West Ham United F.C. Women season

The 2023–24 West Ham United F.C. Women season was the club's 33rd season in existence and their sixth in the Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

West Ham United

2023–24 season
Head Coach	Rehanne Skinner
Stadium	Victoria Road, Dagenham
WSL	11th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Viviane Asseyi and Riko Ueki (6) All: Viviane Asseyi and Riko Ueki (7)
Highest home attendance	4,172 (vs. Arsenal, 4 February)
Lowest home attendance	614 (vs. Everton, 10 December)
Average home league attendance	1,897
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

On 28 May 2023, following the final game of the 2022–23 season, it was announced head coach Paul Konchesky had been sacked with immediate effect after one season in charge.^[1] On 20 July 2023, the club announced Rehanne Skinner as head coach. Skinner had most recently been head coach of Tottenham Hotspur but was sacked in March 2023.^[2]

Squad

As of 31 January 2024^[3]

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  AUS Mackenzie Arnold (captain) 2 DF  SCO Kirsty Smith 3 DF  JPN Risa Shimizu 4 MF  ENG Abbey-Leigh Stringer 5 DF  BEL Amber Tysiak 7 MF  SWE Marika Bergman-Lundin 8 MF  DEN Emma Snerle 9 FW  JPN Riko Ueki 10 MF  ISL Dagný Brynjarsdóttir 12 FW  ENG Emma Harries 14 DF  CAN Shelina Zadorsky (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) 15 MF  USA Kristie Mewis

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  IRL Jessica Ziu 18 DF  ENG Anouk Denton 19 MF  JPN Honoka Hayashi 20 FW  FRA Viviane Asseyi 21 DF  ENG Shannon Cooke 22 MF  AUS Katrina Gorry 23 DF  FRA Hawa Cissoko (vice captain) 25 GK  IRL Megan Walsh 30 GK  ENG Katie O'Hanlon 35 FW  ENG Princess Ademiluyi 36 MF  ENG Soraya Walsh

Preseason

Lewes v West Ham United

20 August 2023 Friendly	Lewes	1–2	West Ham United	Lewes
	Grey	Report	Evans Filis (pen.)	Stadium: The Dripping Pan

West Ham United v Bristol City

10 September 2023 Friendly	West Ham United	3–0	Bristol City	Dagenham
	Asseyi 58', 63', 90'			Stadium: Victoria Road

Women's Super League

Main article: 2023–24 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	3	6	13	20	45	−25	15	1	4	6	12	19	−7	2	2	7	8	26	−18

Last updated: 18 May 2024.
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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	D	L
Position	12	7	9	8	8	9	11	11	12	11	11	11	9	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

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

Results

West Ham United v Manchester City

1 October 2023 1	West Ham United	0–2	Manchester City	Dagenham
15:00	Cissoko  90+5'	Report	Castellanos  16' Hemp 48' Roord 55' Ouahabi  71'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 2,032 Referee: Abigail Bryne

Brighton & Hove Albion v West Ham United

8 October 2023 2	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–2	West Ham United	Crawley
12:00	Thorisdottir  24' Bergsvand  65'	Report	Smith 12' Ueki  24', 51' Asseyi  38' Evans  75' Atkinson  89' Shimizu  90+1'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,126 Referee: Amy Fearn

Chelsea v West Ham United

14 October 2023 3	Chelsea	2–0	West Ham United	Kingston upon Thames
17:30	Leupolz  18' Kerr 36' Cuthbert 90'	Report	Cissoko  34'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,313 Referee: Stacey Pearson

West Ham United v Liverpool

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

West Ham United v Bristol City

5 November 2023 5	West Ham United	2–3	Bristol City	Dagenham
15:00	Asseyi 27' (pen.) Ueki 45+3'	Report	Napier  5' Furness  17' Thestrup 32' Powell 37' Aspin 55' Harrison  80' Connolly  90+2'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 791 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

Manchester United v West Ham United

12 November 2023 6	Manchester United	5–0	West Ham United	Leigh
12:00	Geyse 3' Turner 42' Parris 45+1' García 88' Malard 90'	Report	Tysiak  21' Denton  59' Cissoko  80'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 4,396 Referee: Phoebe Cross

West Ham United v Aston Villa

19 November 2023 7	West Ham United	2–3	Aston Villa	Dagenham
15:00	Asseyi 27' (pen.) Stringer  39' Filis  49' Evans 80' Cooke  85'	Report	Mayling  21' Patten 31' Leon 50' Daly  85', 90+2' Nobbs  90+6'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,406 Referee: Keith Stroud

Arsenal v West Ham United

26 November 2023 8	Arsenal	3–0	West Ham United	Borehamwood
14:00	Maanum 2' Mead 18', 41'	Report	Cissoko  37'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 3,686 Referee: Lisa Benn

West Ham United v Everton

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

Leicester City v West Ham United

17 December 2023 10	Leicester City	1–1	West Ham United	Leicester
15:00	Palmer  28' Petermann 68' Green  90+1'	Report	Ziu  35' Stringer  79' Cissoko  90+3'  90+5' Hayashi 90+8'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 1,521 Referee: Abigail Byrne

West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur

21 January 2024 11	West Ham United	3–4	Tottenham Hotspur	Dagenham
19:00	Ueki  21' Cissoko  29' Shimizu 35' Gorry  42' Asseyi 62',  87' Tysiak 70'	Report	Clinton 6', 48' Bizet 43' Naz 75' Bartip  84'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,293 Referee: Stacey Pearson

Bristol City v West Ham United

28 January 2024 12	Bristol City	1–2	West Ham United	Bristol
14:00	Connolly  46' Thestrup 48' Powell  90+8'	Report	Hayashi 13' Harries  23' Asseyi 55' Shimizu  90+5' Smith  90+14'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 6,214 Referee: Lauren Impey

West Ham United v Arsenal

4 February 2024 13	West Ham United	2–1	Arsenal	Dagenham
12:30	Asseyi 50' (pen.),  90+6' Cissoko 58' Smith  78' Cooke  86'	Report	Russo 43' Lacasse  88'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 4,172 Referee: Melissa Burgin

Everton v West Ham United

18 February 2024 14	Everton	2–0	West Ham United	Liverpool
13:00	Finnigan  58' Piemonte 83' Galli 86' Stenevik  90+3' Olesen  90+5'	Report		Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 997 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

West Ham United v Manchester United

3 March 2024 15	West Ham United	1–1	Manchester United	Dagenham
15:00	Asseyi 85' Snerle  87'	Report	Williams 4'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 3,171 Referee: Melissa Burgin

Liverpool v West Ham United

17 March 2024 16	Liverpool	3–1	West Ham United	Birkenhead
12:00	Kiernan 41' Kearns 50' Haug 73' Clark  85' Daniëls  90+4'	Report	Ueki 87'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,397 Referee: Emily Heaslip

West Ham United v Chelsea

24 March 2024 17	West Ham United	0–2	Chelsea	Dagenham
16:30	Bergman-Lundin  64'	Report	Beever-Jones 2' Leupolz  72' Cuthbert 88'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 2,555 Referee: Marc Wilson

West Ham United v Brighton & Hove Albion

31 March 2024 18	West Ham United	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Dagenham
15:00	Ueki  69'	Report	Losada  31' Olme  34' Haley  64' Symonds  89'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,769 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

Manchester City v West Ham United

21 April 2024 19	Manchester City	5–0	West Ham United	Manchester
14:15	Ouahabi 1' Shaw 3', 24' Greenwood  74' Blindkilde 81' Park 86'	Report	Shimizu  59' Cissoko  84'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 4,385 Referee: Abigail Byrne

Aston Villa v West Ham United

28 April 2024 20	Aston Villa	1–1	West Ham United	Walsall
14:00	Patten  64' Lehmann 72' Dali  90+4' Turner  90+6'	Report	Smith  27' Cooke 90+5'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,282 Referee: Emily Heaslip

West Ham United v Leicester City

5 May 2024 21	West Ham United	1–1	Leicester City	Dagenham
15:00	Ueki 13' Tysiak  90+5'	Report	Howard 36' Ale  47' Thibaud  87'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,904 Referee: Abigail Byrne

Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United

18 May 2024 22	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	West Ham United	Leyton
15:00	England 4' Ahtinen  60' Naz 86' Grant  90+8' Spence 90+9'	Report	Ueki 50' Smith  54'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 9,999 Referee: Phoebe Cross

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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
11	West Ham United	22	3	6	13	20	45	−25	15
12	Bristol City (R)	22	1	3	18	20	70	−50	6	Relegation to the Championship

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

Women's FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Women's FA Cup

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

Chelsea v West Ham United

14 January 2024 Fourth round	Chelsea	3–1 (a.e.t.)	West Ham United	Kingston upon Thames
13:00	Fishel 70' Reiten  86' Cuthbert 101' Nüsken 105+2',  108'	Report	Tysiak  12' Asseyi 18' Shimizu  44' Arnold  68' Gorry  72'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,824 Referee: Emily Heaslip

FA Women's League Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Women's League Cup

West Ham United v Charlton Athletic

11 October 2023 Group stage	West Ham United	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Dagenham
19:30	Harries 58' Atkinson 78',  90+2'	Report	Humphrey 20' Muya  77'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 413 Referee: Lauren Impey

Brighton & Hove Albion v West Ham United

22 November 2023 Group stage	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–1	West Ham United	Crawley
19:30	Thorisdottir  28' Bergsvan 45+1' Losada 52' (pen.) Sarri 61' (pen.) Pattinson  64'	Report	Stapleton  23' Asseyi  28' Stringer  44' Cooke  51' Cissoko 89'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 845 Referee: Amy Fearn

Birmingham City v West Ham United

25 January 2024 Group stage	Birmingham City	2–1	West Ham United	Birmingham
19:00	Agg 18' Harris 48',  90+7' Choe  67'	Report	Ueki 90+2'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 781 Referee: Amy Fearn

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brighton & Hove Albion (Q)	3	3	0	0	0	8	2	+6	9	Advanced to knock-out stage
2	Charlton Athletic	3	1	0	0	2	3	4	−1	3	Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3	West Ham United	3	1	0	0	2	4	6	−2	3
4	Birmingham City	3	1	0	0	2	2	5	−3	3

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 18 May 2024

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		WSL		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	AUS	Mackenzie Arnold	21	0	19	0	1	0	1	0
2	DF	SCO	Kirsty Smith	25	1	22	1	1	0	2	0
3	DF	JPN	Risa Shimizu	26	1	22	1	1	0	3	0
4	MF	ENG	Abbey-Leigh Stringer	11	0	7+1	0	0	0	2+1	0
5	DF	BEL	Amber Tysiak	20	1	16+1	1	1	0	1+1	0
7	MF	SWE	Marika Bergman-Lundin	8	0	0+8	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	DEN	Emma Snerle	13	0	5+6	0	1	0	1	0
9	FW	JPN	Riko Ueki	26	7	22	6	1	0	1+2	1
10	MF	ISL	Dagný Brynjarsdóttir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	FW	ENG	Emma Harries	20	1	7+10	0	0+1	0	1+1	1
14	DF	CAN	Shelina Zadorsky	10	0	8+1	0	1	0	0	0
15	MF	USA	Kristie Mewis	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	IRL	Jessica Ziu	19	0	11+5	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
18	DF	ENG	Anouk Denton	19	0	12+3	0	0+1	0	3	0
19	MF	JPN	Honoka Hayashi	23	2	21	2	1	0	1	0
20	FW	FRA	Viviane Asseyi	26	7	22	6	1	1	3	0
21	DF	ENG	Shannon Cooke	23	1	8+11	1	1	0	3	0
22	MF	AUS	Katrina Gorry	8	0	7	0	1	0	0	0
23	DF	FRA	Hawa Cissoko	23	2	19+1	1	0	0	2+1	1
25	GK	IRL	Megan Walsh	5	0	3	0	0	0	2	0
30	GK	ENG	Katie O'Hanlon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	FW	ENG	Princess Ademiluyi	15	0	0+11	0	0+1	0	2+1	0
36	MF	ENG	Soraya Walsh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
17	MF	ENG	Mel Filis	11	0	2+7	0	0	0	1+1	0
24	DF	IRL	Jessie Stapleton	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
41	MF	ENG	Keira Flannery	4	0	0+2	0	0	0	2	0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
7	MF	SCO	Lisa Evans	11	1	8+1	1	0	0	0+2	0
11	MF	IRL	Izzy Atkinson	9	1	1+6	0	0	0	1+1	1

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Ref.
28 July 2023	DF		Jessie Stapleton	Shelbourne	[4]
2 August 2023	FW		Emma Harries	Reading	[5]
11 August 2023	GK		Katelin Talbert	Benfica	[6]
18 August 2023	GK		Megan Walsh	Brighton & Hove Albion	[7]
12 September 2023	FW		Riko Ueki	Tokyo Verdy Beleza	[8]
1 January 2024	MF		Kristie Mewis	Gotham FC	[9]
5 January 2024	MF		Katrina Gorry	Vittsjö GIK	[10]
31 January 2024	MF		Marika Bergman-Lundin	BK Häcken	[11]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Until	Ref.
3 January 2024	DF		Shelina Zadorsky	Tottenham Hotspur	End of season	[12]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Ref.
28 May 2023	MF		Kate Longhurst	Charlton Athletic	[13][14]
29 June 2023	DF		Grace Fisk	Liverpool	[15][16]
	DF		Lucy Parker	Aston Villa	[15][17]
	MF		Brooke Cairns	Wolverhampton Wanderers	[15][18]
	GK		Sophie Hillyerd	London City Lionesses	[15][19]
7 July 2023	DF		Maisy Barker	Ipswich Town	[20]
25 January 2024	MF		Lisa Evans	Bristol City	[21][22]
27 January 2024	MF		Izzy Atkinson	Crystal Palace	[23]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
11 August 2023	GK		Katelin Talbert	Djurgårdens	End of season	[24]
16 August 2023	MF		Macey Nicholls[lower-alpha 1]	Hashtag United	End of season	[25]
7 September 2023	MF		Halle Houssein	Reading	End of season	[26]
28 September 2023	GK		Katie O'Hanlon[lower-alpha 1]	Billericay Town	End of season	[27]
	MF		Soraya Walsh[lower-alpha 1]	Billericay Town	End of season	[27]
10 January 2024	MF		Mel Filis	Charlton Athletic	End of season	[28]
26 January 2024	DF		Jessie Stapleton	Reading	End of season	[29]
31 January 2024	MF		Keira Flannery	Reading	End of season	[30]

1. Dual registration

References

1. Garry, Tom (28 May 2023). "West Ham Women part ways with Paul Konchesky after disappointing WSL campaign". The Telegraph.
2. "Rehanne Skinner appointed West Ham United women's first-team manager". www.whufc.com. 20 July 2023.
3. "Teams - Women - West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
4. "Irish teen sensation Jessie Stapleton completes move to West Ham". Independent.ie. 28 July 2023.
5. "West Ham sign England Under-23 forward Harries". BBC Sport.
6. "West Ham United sign goalkeeper Katelin Talbert". www.whufc.com.
7. "Former Brighton & Hove Albion keeper Walsh joins West Ham United". FAWSL Full-Time. 18 August 2023.
8. "West Ham United sign Japan international Riko Ueki". www.whufc.com.
9. "West Ham United sign United States international Kristie Mewis". www.whufc.com.
10. "West Ham United sign Australia international Katrina Gorry". www.whufc.com.
11. "West Ham sign Sweden's Bergman-Lundin". BBC Sport.
12. "West Ham sign Tottenham defender Zadorsky on loan". BBC Sport.
13. "Kate Longhurst to depart West Ham United". www.whufc.com. 26 May 2023.
14. "Done deal - Kate Longhurst is an Addick". Charlton Athletic Football Club. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
15. "West Ham United Women announce player departures". www.whufc.com. 29 June 2023.
16. Kelly, Andy. "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of Grace Fisk". Liverpool Football Club. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
17. "Lucy Parker joins Villa Women!". Aston Villa Football Club. 6 July 2023.
18. "Brooke Cairns signs for Wolves Women". Wolverhampton Wanderers.
19. "London City Lionesses snap up goalkeeper Sophie Hillyerd on two-year contract". London City Lionesses. 21 July 2023.
20. "The Blues add Barker". Ipswich Town FC. 7 July 2023.
21. "Lisa Evans departs". www.whufc.com. 25 January 2024.
22. "Evans signs for City". Bristol City Football Club. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
23. "Izzy Atkinson joins Crystal Palace Women". Crystal Palace F.C. 27 January 2024.
24. "Välkommen Katelin Talbert". Djurgården Fotboll. 11 August 2023.
25. "New Singnings: Macey Nicholls". Twitter.
26. "Exciting midfielder added to Reading FC Women". Reading FC. 7 September 2023.
27. "Katie O'Hanlon and Soraya Walsh join Billericay Town on dual-registration terms". www.whufc.com.
28. "Mel Filis joins Charlton Athletic on loan". www.whufc.com. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
29. "Welcoming new loanee Jessie Stapleton to the Royals". Reading FC. 26 January 2024.
30. "Reading FC Women secure loan signing of Keira Flannery". Reading FC. 31 January 2024.