2023–24 Everton F.C. (women) season

Everton
2023–24 season
Head coach	Brian Sørensen
Stadium	Walton Hall Park, Liverpool
WSL	9th
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	Group stage
Highest home attendance	9,457; (vs. Liverpool, 24 March)
Lowest home attendance	886; (vs. Bristol City, 19 November)
Average home league attendance	2,169
	← 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[edit]

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed From	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Courtney Brosnan	GK	(1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 (age 28)	West Ham United	30 June 2024
12	Emily Ramsey	GK	(2000-11-16) 16 November 2000 (age 23)	Manchester United	30 June 2026
Defenders
2	Katrine Veje	DF	(1991-06-19) 19 June 1991 (age 32)	Rosengård	30 June 2024
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 24)	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 31)	Reading	30 June 2025
10	Hanna Bennison	MF	(2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 (age 21)	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 27)	Bristol City	30 June 2025
19	Heather Payne	MF	(2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 24)	Florida State Seminoles	30 June 2025
21	Kathrine Møller Kühl	MF	(2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 20)	Arsenal	30 June 2024
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
39	Isabella Hobson	MF	(2007-10-31) 31 October 2007 (age 16)	N/A
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 32)	Atlético Madrid	30 June 2024
15	Eleanor Dale	FW	(2002-02-09) 9 February 2002 (age 22)	Nebraska Cornhuskers
18	Martina Piemonte	FW	(1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 26)	AC Milan	30 June 2025
25	Katja Snoeijs	FW	(1996-08-31) 31 August 1996 (age 27)	Bordeaux	30 June 2024
26	Rikke Madsen	FW	(1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 (age 26)	North Carolina Courage	30 June 2025

Preseason[edit]

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[edit]

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
20	5	4	11	18	35	−17	19	1	3	6	8	20	−12	4	1	5	10	15	−5

Last updated: 28 April 2024.
Source: WSL

Results by matchday[edit]

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	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	D
Position	7	10	8	10	10	10	10	8	7	7	9	9	10	9	10	9	10	10	9	9

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

Results[edit]

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

20 January 2024 11	Arsenal	2–1	Everton	Borehamwood
14:00	Foord 9' Mead 45+3' Wälti 90+2'	Report	Snoeijs 24' Galli 45+5' Bennison 80' Campbell 90+1'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 3,713 Referee: Melissa Burgin

28 January 2024 12	Everton	0–1	Leicester City	Liverpool
12:30		Report	Green 12' O'Brien 29' Cayman 53'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 891 Referee: Cheryl Foster

4 February 2024 13	Chelsea	3–0	Everton	Kingston upon Thames
18:45	Reiten 27' (pen.), 72' (pen.) James 65' Cuthbert 83'	Report	Wheeler 26' Brosnan 26'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,013 Referee: Emily Heaslip

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

3 March 2024 15	Manchester City	2–1	Everton	Manchester
12:00	Shaw 15' Hemp 55'	Report	Bennison 60'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 3,223 Referee: Lauren Impey

16 March 2024 16	Everton	1–2	Aston Villa	Liverpool
13:00	Stenevik 70' 90+6', 85'	Report	Dali 55' Salmon 60' Taylor 90+4'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 1,097 Referee: Phoebe Cross

24 March 2024 17	Everton	0–0	Liverpool	Liverpool
13:00		Report	Holland 14'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 9,457 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

31 March 2024 18	Manchester United	4–1	Everton	Leigh
12:00	Turner 57' Toone 60', 65' Galton 90' Williams 90+5'	Report	Snoeijs 10', 23'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 4,902 Referee: Lauren Impey

19 April 2024 19	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–2	Everton	Falmer
19:00	Pinto 59', 63'	Report	Stenevik 49' K. Holmgaard 60' Bergsvand 72' (o.g.) Finnigan 75'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 4,967 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

28 April 2024 20	Everton	1–1	Arsenal	Liverpool
12:30	Hobson 90+5' Snoeijs 90+8'	Report	Russo 80'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Referee: Phoebe Cross

4 May 2024 21	Everton	v	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
12:00				Stadium: Walton Hall Park

18 May 2024 22	Bristol City	v	Everton	Bristol
15:00				Stadium: Ashton Gate

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Aston Villa	20	6	3	11	25	41	−16	21
8	Brighton & Hove Albion	20	5	4	11	26	42	−16	19
9	Everton	20	5	4	11	18	35	−17	19
10	Leicester City	20	4	5	11	25	40	−15	17
11	West Ham United	20	3	5	12	18	41	−23	14

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Women's FA Cup[edit]

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

13 January 2024 Fourth round	Aston Villa	0–3	Everton	Walsall
12:30		Report	Olesen 58' Snoeijs 80', 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,394 Referee: Amy Fearns

11 February 2024 Fifth round	Nottingham Forest	1–7	Everton	Long Eaton
16:00	Greengrass 47' Domingo 42' Haughey 79'	Report	Kühl 23' Piemonte 33' Vanhaevermaet 52' Batty 73' (o.g.) Bissell 84' Duggan 88' (pen.) Bennison 90+4'	Stadium: Grange Park Attendance: 1,130 Referee: Phoebe Cross

10 March 2024 Quarter-final	Everton	0–1	Chelsea	Liverpool
13:00	Payne 45+2'	Report	Carter 61' Macario 66'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 1,212 Referee: Abigail Byrne

FA Women's League Cup[edit]

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 Referee: Megan Wilson

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 Referee: Megan Wilson

13 December 2023 Group Stage	Everton	1–2	Liverpool	Liverpool
19:00	Duggan 90+9'	Report	Haug 5' Daniëls 56'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 1,242 Referee: Melissa Burgin

24 January 2024 Group Stage	Leicester City	5–1	Everton	Burton upon Trent
19:00	Tierney 18' Rose 20' O'Brien 28' (pen.) Goodwin 48' Rantala 82'	Report	Galli 41' Bissell 42' Wilding 61' Bennison 90+6'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 231 Referee: Megan Wilson

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[edit]

Appearances[edit]

As of match played 28 April 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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	IRL	Courtney Brosnan	24	0	18	0	3	0	2+1	0
2	DF	DEN	Katrine Veje	13	0	8+3	0	0	0	1+1	0
7	MF	AUS	Clare Wheeler	27	0	17+3	0	3	0	3+1	0
8	MF	BEL	Justine Vanhaevermaet	22	1	15+2	0	2	1	2+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Toni Duggan	15	3	1+9	0	0+1	1	3+1	2
10	MF	SWE	Hanna Bennison	26	3	15+4	1	2+1	1	1+3	1
11	MF	ENG	Emma Bissell	27	1	7+13	0	2+1	1	4	0
12	GK	ENG	Emily Ramsey	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
15	FW	ENG	Eleanor Dale	6	0	0+4	0	0+2	0	0	0
17	MF	SCO	Lucy Hope	18	0	10+3	0	1+2	0	1+1	0
18	FW	ITA	Martina Piemonte	21	3	8+9	2	2	1	1+1	0
19	MF	IRL	Heather Payne	22	0	15+2	0	2	0	0+3	0
20	MF	ENG	Megan Finnigan	25	3	19	3	3	0	2+1	0
21	MF	DEN	Kathrine Møller Kühl	11	1	8	0	2+1	1	0	0
22	MF	ITA	Aurora Galli	25	3	18	3	3	0	4	0
23	DF	DEN	Sara Holmgaard	13	0	9+1	0	1	0	0+2	0
25	FW	NED	Katja Snoeijs	20	4	15+2	2	3	2	0	0
26	FW	DEN	Rikke Madsen	8	0	4+1	0	0+2	0	1	0
27	DF	NOR	Elise Stenevik	14	1	10	1	3	0	1	0
28	MF	DEN	Karen Holmgaard	12	2	4+7	2	0	0	0+1	0
30	DF	ENG	Annie Wilding	4	0	0	0	0+1	0	3	0
39	MF	ENG	Isabella Hobson	4	1	0+3	1	0	0	0+1	0
40	DF	ENG	Macy Settle	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	2	0
42	FW	ENG	Holly Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	MF	DEN	Karoline Olesen	18	1	3+9	0	1+1	1	4	0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
3	DF	IRL	Megan Campbell	9	0	0+6	0	0+1	0	2	0
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[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

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]
13 January 2024	FW	Rikke Madsen	North Carolina Courage	^[9]
1 February 2024	FW	Eleanor Dale	Nebraska Cornhuskers	^[10]

Loans in[edit]

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Until	Ref.
15 September 2023	FW		Alyssa Aherne	Manchester United	5 January 2024	^[11]^[12]
13 January 2024	MF		Kathrine Møller Kühl	Arsenal	End of season	^[13]

Transfers out[edit]

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
28 May 2023	MF	Izzy Christiansen	Retired	^[14]
	DF	Leonie Maier	1899 Hoffenheim	^[15]
	DF	Rikke Sevecke	Portland Thorns	^[16]^[17]
14 September 2023	DF	Gabby George	Manchester United	^[18]
31 December 2023	FW	Nicoline Sørensen	Retired	^[19]
10 January 2024	DF	Nathalie Björn	Chelsea	^[20]
31 January 2024	DF	Megan Campbell	London City Lionesses	^[21]^[22]
9 February 2024	FW	Abby Clarke	Burnley	^[23]

Loans out[edit]

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
4 July 2023	DF		Kenzie Weir	Glasgow City	End of season	^[24]

References[edit]

^ "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.
^ "Everton Sign Madsen". www.evertonfc.com. 13 January 2024.
^ "Striker Dale signs for WSL club Everton". BBC Sport.
^ "Aherne Joins Everton". www.evertonfc.com. 14 September 2023.
^ "Aherne Concludes Loan Spell". www.evertonfc.com. 5 January 2024.
^ "Kuhl Signs For Everton". www.evertonfc.com. 13 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.
^ "Campbell leaves Everton". www.evertonfc.com. 31 January 2024.
^ "Defender Megan Campbell joins London City Lionesses on transfer deadline day". London City Lionesses. 31 January 2024.
^ "Clarke Leaves Everton". www.evertonfc.com. 9 February 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] "Everton Sign Madsen". www.evertonfc.com. 13 January 2024.

[10] "Striker Dale signs for WSL club Everton". BBC Sport.

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

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

[13] "Kuhl Signs For Everton". www.evertonfc.com. 13 January 2024.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[21] "Campbell leaves Everton". www.evertonfc.com. 31 January 2024.

[22] "Defender Megan Campbell joins London City Lionesses on transfer deadline day". London City Lionesses. 31 January 2024.

[23] "Clarke Leaves Everton". www.evertonfc.com. 9 February 2024.

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

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