2022–23 Everton F.C. (women) season

The 2022–23 Everton F.C. (women) season was the club's sixth consecutive campaign 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.

Everton

2022–23 season
Head coach	Brian Sørensen
Stadium	Walton Hall Park, Liverpool
Women's Super League	6th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Katja Snoeijs (7) All: Katja Snoeijs (8)
Highest home attendance	22,161 (vs. Liverpool, 24 March)
Lowest home attendance	584 (vs. West Ham United, 22 January)
Average home league attendance	2,985
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

On 8 April 2022, it was announced Brian Sørensen would become the Everton manager ahead of the 2022–23 season. He had been manager of Fortuna Hjørring since July 2021. Everton had seen out the previous season with an interim managerial team of Chris Roberts and Claire Ditchburn following the sacking of Jean-Luc Vasseur in February 2022.^[1]

Squad

As of 1 February 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  DEN Katrine Veje 4 DF  DEN Rikke Sevecke 5 DF  SWE Nathalie Björn 6 DF  ENG Gabby George 7 MF  AUS Clare Wheeler 8 MF  ENG Izzy Christiansen 9 FW  ENG Toni Duggan 10 MF  SWE Hanna Bennison 11 FW  ENG Jess Park (on loan from Manchester City) 12 GK  ENG Emily Ramsey (on loan from Manchester United) 14 FW  DEN Nicoline Sørensen 15 FW  ENG Aggie Beever-Jones (on loan from Chelsea) 17 MF  SCO Lucy Graham

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 GK  IRL Courtney Brosnan 20 MF  ENG Megan Finnigan 21 DF  GER Leonie Maier 22 MF  ITA Aurora Galli 23 DF  DEN Sara Holmgaard 25 FW  NED Katja Snoeijs 27 DF  NOR Elise Stenevik 28 MF  DEN Karen Holmgaard 32 GK  ENG Peyton Henderson 39 MF  ENG Abbey Clarke 44 MF  ENG Taylor Howarth 55 DF  ENG Annie Wilding

Preseason

Everton v BK Häcken

13 August 2022 Friendly	Everton	2–1	BK Häcken	Liverpool
	Finnigan Bennison	Report	Gejl	Stadium: Finch Farm Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

Aston Villa v Everton

21 August 2022 Friendly	Aston Villa	1–1	Everton	Bodymoor Heath
14:00	Turner	Report	Graham	Stadium: Bodymoor Heath Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

Manchester United v Everton

28 August 2022 Friendly	Manchester United	1–0	Everton	Carrington
12:00	García 80'	Report		Stadium: Trafford Training Centre Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

Women's Super League

Main article: 2022–23 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	9	3	10	29	36	−7	30	5	1	5	15	19	−4	4	2	5	14	17	−3

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	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A
Result	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	W	D	L	D	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	L
Position	10	4	5	5	4	6	8	8	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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

Results

Everton v Leicester City

11 September 2022	Everton	P–P	Leicester City	Liverpool
13:00				Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Note: The FA postponed all of the weekend's football fixtures following the death of Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022.[2]

West Ham United v Everton

18 September 2022 1	West Ham United	1–0	Everton	Dagenham
15:00	Cissoko  43' Evans 45' Brynjarsdóttir  57'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,118 Referee: Lauren Impey

Liverpool v Everton

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

Everton v Leicester City

29 September 2022 3	Everton	1–0	Leicester City	Liverpool
18:30	Graham  38' Björn  52' Levell 90+4' (o.g.)	Report	O'Brien  70' Plumptre  81' Pike  88'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 724 Referee: Cheryl Foster
Note: Rescheduled from 11 September 2022.

Everton v Chelsea

16 October 2022 4	Everton	1–3	Chelsea	Liverpool
13:00	Buchanan 53' (o.g.)	Report	Harder 37', 59' (pen.) Charles 90+5'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 1,668 Referee: Lauren Impey

Aston Villa v Everton

22 October 2022 5	Aston Villa	0–1	Everton	Walsall
12:30	Corsie  40'	Report	Björn  56' Graham 57'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,636 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

Everton v Manchester United

30 October 2022 6	Everton	0–3	Manchester United	Liverpool
14:00	George  47'	Report	Parris 13' Galton 55' Ladd 68' Blundell  79'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 1,752 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Tottenham Hotspur v Everton

6 November 2022	Tottenham Hotspur	P–P	Everton	Leyton
14:00				Stadium: Brisbane Road
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch.[3]

Everton v Manchester City

19 November 2022 7	Everton	1–2	Manchester City	Liverpool
15:00	Björn  35' Sevecke 40'	Report	Blakstad 32' Castellanos  38' Shaw 49' Kelly  87'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 960 Referee: Emily Heaslip

Arsenal v Everton

3 December 2022 8	Arsenal	1–0	Everton	Borehamwood
14:00	Miedema 24'	Report	Björn  71' George  80'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 3,935 Referee: Sunny Gill

Brighton & Hove Albion v Everton

11 December 2022	Brighton & Hove Albion	P–P	Everton	Crawley
14:00				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch.[4]

Tottenham Hotspur v Everton

14 December 2022 9	Tottenham Hotspur	0–3	Everton	Leyton
19:00	Naz  69' Summanen  87' Neville  90'	Report	Snoeijs 8' Park 36' Beever-Jones  89' Giovana 90+5'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 303 Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Note: Rescheduled from 6 November 2022.

Everton v Reading

15 January 2023 10	Everton	3–2	Reading	Liverpool
13:00	Snoeijs 9' Park 32' George 61'	Report	Vanhaevermaet 60' Cooper 68' Eikeland  85'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 616 Referee: Tom Reeves

Everton v West Ham United

22 January 2023 11	Everton	3–0	West Ham United	Liverpool
14:00	K. Holmgaard 3' Finnigan 12' Beever-Jones 70'	Report		Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 584 Referee: Tom Nield

Manchester United v Everton

5 February 2023 12	Manchester United	0–0	Everton	Leigh
12:00		Report	Jones  90+6'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 5,040 Referee: Emily Heaslip

Everton v Aston Villa

5 March 2023 13	Everton	0–2	Aston Villa	Liverpool
13:00	Graham  90+1'	Report	Dali 5' Finnigan 67' (o.g.) Lehmann  77' Hanson  79'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 805 Referee: Amy Fearn

Leicester City v Everton

12 March 2023 14	Leicester City	0–0	Everton	Leicester
15:00	Green  15' Mace  90+3'	Report		Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 1,237 Referee: Stacey Fullicks

Everton v Liverpool

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

Everton v Tottenham Hotspur

2 April 2023 16	Everton	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
13:00	Sørensen 4' Beever-Jones 90+4',  90+7'	Report	Summanen 22'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 1,542 Referee: Lisa Benn

Brighton & Hove Albion v Everton

19 April 2023 17	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–2	Everton	Crawley
19:00	Terland 12', 80' Kullberg  41' Robinson 43' Carter  83' Pattinson  90+5'	Report	Snoeijs 63', 83'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,456 Referee: Lauren Impey
Note: Rescheduled from 11 December 2022.

Reading v Everton

23 April 2023 18	Reading	2–3	Everton	Reading
14:00	Vanhaevermaet 2' (pen.), 17' Rowe  45'	Report	Bennison 41' Snoeijs 62' (pen.) Sørensen 83'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 1,235 Referee: Louise Saunders

Everton v Arsenal

30 April 2023	Everton	P–P	Arsenal	Liverpool
				Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Note: Postponed due to Arsenal's participation in the UEFA Women's Champions League

Chelsea v Everton

7 May 2023 19	Chelsea	7–0	Everton	Kingston upon Thames
18:15	Reiten 12' Kerr 25' Harder 33', 81' Ingle 44' Fleming 45+2' Cuthbert 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,074 Referee: Lisa Benn

Everton v Arsenal

17 May 2023 20	Everton	1–4	Arsenal	Liverpool
18:15	Holmgaard  10' Beever-Jones  49' Snoeijs 86'	Report	Foord 29', 39' McCabe 33' Wubben-Moy 42'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Cheryl Foster
Note: Rescheduled from 30 April 2023.

Everton v Brighton & Hove Albion

21 May 2023 21	Everton	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Liverpool
13:00	Snoeijs 32' Bennison 90+1'	Report	Sarri  44' Robinson 45+1' Connolly  89'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 670 Referee: Lauren Impey

Manchester City v Everton

27 May 2023 22	Manchester City	3–2	Everton	Manchester
14:30	Shaw 51', 69' Hemp 60'	Report	Graham 79' Sevecke  89' Clarke  90' Maier 90+4'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 3,828 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Manchester City	22	15	2	5	50	25	+25	47
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

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

Women's FA Cup

Main article: 2022–23 Women's FA Cup

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

Everton v Birmingham City

29 January 2023 Fourth round	Everton	0–1	Birmingham City	Liverpool
13:00	Park  60'	Report	Bourne  34' Pennock 61' Scott  78' Lu. Quinn  82'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park

FA Women's League Cup

Main article: 2022–23 FA Women's League Cup

Everton v Aston Villa

26 October 2022 Group stage	Everton	1–1 (4–2 p)	Aston Villa	Liverpool
18:30	Beever-Jones 62' Bennison  79'	Report	Mayling  45+1' Harding 49' McLoughlin  54' Corsie  74'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park
	Penalties
	Graham Stenevik Bennison Galli Björn		Mayling Patten Harding Blindkilde

Sheffield United v Everton

26 November 2022 Group stage	Sheffield United	0–3	Everton	Scunthorpe
17:00	Hartley  90+6'	Report	Snoeijs  32', 54' Bennison 79' Park 87'	Stadium: Glanford Park

Manchester United v Everton

7 December 2022 Group stage	Manchester United	4–2	Everton	Leigh
19:00	Bøe Risa 1', 20' Williams 12' Moore 27'	Report	Park 25' Bennison  58' K. Holmgaard 90+2'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village

Everton v Durham

17 December 2022 Group stage	Everton	0–1	Durham	Crosby
12:30		Report	Crosthwaite 15' Bradley  84'	Stadium: Rossett Park

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	WPEN	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Aston Villa	4	2	1	1	0	5	3	+2	9	Advanced to knock-out stage
2	Manchester United	4	2	0	2	0	11	5	+6	8	Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3	Durham	4	1	2	0	1	6	6	0	7
4	Everton	4	1	1	0	2	6	6	0	5
5	Sheffield United	4	0	0	1	3	4	12	−8	1

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

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
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	DEN	Katrine Veje	14	0	13+1	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	DEN	Rikke Sevecke	22	1	17+4	1	0	0	1	0
5	DF	SWE	Nathalie Björn	23	0	20	0	0	0	2+1	0
6	DF	ENG	Gabby George	20	2	16	2	1	0	3	0
7	MF	AUS	Clare Wheeler	21	0	12+5	0	0+1	0	3	0
8	MF	ENG	Izzy Christiansen	24	0	5+15	0	0+1	0	2+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Toni Duggan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	SWE	Hanna Bennison	25	4	14+7	3	1	0	1+2	1
11	FW	ENG	Jess Park	22	5	16+1	3	1	0	2+2	2
12	GK	ENG	Emily Ramsey	9	0	8	0	0	0	1	0
14	FW	DEN	Nicoline Sørensen	17	2	13+2	2	1	0	0+1	0
15	FW	ENG	Aggie Beever-Jones	21	1	7+9	0	1	0	4	1
17	MF	SCO	Lucy Graham	25	2	17+3	2	1	0	2+2	0
18	GK	IRL	Courtney Brosnan	18	0	14	0	1	0	3	0
20	MF	ENG	Megan Finnigan	19	2	13+3	2	1	0	2	0
21	DF	GER	Leonie Maier	13	1	0+9	1	0	0	3+1	0
22	MF	ITA	Aurora Galli	25	0	13+7	0	1	0	2+2	0
23	DF	DEN	Sara Holmgaard	7	0	2+4	0	1	0	0	0
25	FW	NED	Katja Snoeijs	24	8	20+1	7	0+1	0	1+1	1
27	DF	NOR	Elise Stenevik	23	0	7+13	0	0+1	0	2	0
28	MF	DEN	Karen Holmgaard	24	2	15+4	1	1	0	4	1
32	GK	ENG	Peyton Henderson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF	ENG	Abbey Clarke	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
44	MF	ENG	Taylor Howarth	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
55	DF	ENG	Annie Wilding	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players away from the club on loan:
24	DF	SCO	Kenzie Weir	4	0	0+1	0	0	0	2+1	0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
19	FW	BRA	Gio Queiroz	11	1	0+7	1	0	0	2+2	0
30	GK	SCO	Eartha Cumings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Ref.
18 July 2022	FW		Katja Snoeijs	Bordeaux	[5]
5 August 2022	MF		Karen Holmgaard	Turbine Potsdam	[6]
	DF		Sara Holmgaard	Turbine Potsdam	[6]
9 August 2022	DF		Katrine Veje	FC Rosengård	[7]
7 September 2022	DF		Elise Stenevik	Eskilstuna United	[8]
10 January 2023	MF		Clare Wheeler	Fortuna Hjørring	[9]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Until	Ref.
15 July 2022	FW		Jess Park	Manchester City	End of season	[10]
5 August 2022	GK		Emily Ramsey	Manchester United	End of season	[11]
19 August 2022	MF		Clare Wheeler	Fortuna Hjørring	10 January 2023	[12]
25 August 2022	FW		Aggie Beever-Jones	Chelsea	End of season	[13]
13 September 2022	FW		Gio Queiroz	Arsenal	9 January 2023	[14][15]
4 March 2023	GK		Eartha Cumings[a]	Liverpool	13 March 2023	[16]

1. Emergency goalkeeper loan

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Ref.
8 May 2022	FW		Claire Emslie	Angel City	[17][18]
12 May 2022	FW		Simone Magill	Aston Villa	[19][20]
24 June 2022	DF		Danielle Turner	Aston Villa	[21][22]
29 June 2022	DF		Poppy Pattinson	Brighton & Hove Albion	[23][24]
2 July 2022	GK		Sandy MacIver	Manchester City	[25]
4 July 2022	GK		Cecilía Rúnarsdóttir	Bayern Munich	[26]
15 July 2022	MF		Grace Clinton	Manchester United	[27]
20 July 2022	FW		Anna Anvegård	BK Häcken	[28]
5 August 2022	MF		Kenza Dali	Aston Villa	[29][30]
15 September 2022	GK		Faye Kirby	Liverpool	[31]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
5 August 2022	DF		Sara Holmgaard	Fortuna Hjørring	13 January 2023	[6][32]
1 February 2023	DF		Kenzie Weir	Lewes	End of season	[33]

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