2022–23 Liverpool F.C. Women season

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.

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
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

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

Liverpool v Nottingham Forest

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

Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers

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

Manchester United v Liverpool

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

Aston Villa v Liverpool

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

West Ham United v Liverpool

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

Manchester City v Liverpool

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

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	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

Reading v Liverpool

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]

Liverpool v Chelsea

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

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool

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

Liverpool v Arsenal

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

Manchester City v Liverpool

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

Liverpool v Aston Villa

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

Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool

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

Reading v Liverpool

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.

Liverpool v West Ham United

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

Liverpool v Leicester City

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

Manchester United v Liverpool

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

Chelsea v Liverpool

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]

Liverpool v Reading

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

Liverpool v Leicester City

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.

Arsenal v Liverpool

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.

Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

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

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: Goodison Park Attendance: 22,161 Referee: Lauren Impey

West Ham United v Liverpool

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

Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion

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

Leicester City v Liverpool

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

Chelsea v Liverpool

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.

Liverpool v Manchester City

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

Aston Villa v Liverpool

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

Liverpool v Manchester United

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

Main article: 2022–23 Women's FA Cup

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

Chelsea v Liverpool

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

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

Group stage

Sunderland v Liverpool

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

Leicester City v Liverpool

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

Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers

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

Liverpool v Manchester City

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	WPEN	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MCI	LIV	LEI	SUN	BLB
1	Manchester City	4	4	0	0	0	12	0	+12	12	Advanced to knock-out stage		—	–	–	3–0	6–0
2	Liverpool	4	3	0	0	1	6	2	+4	9	Possible knock-out stage based on ranking		0–2	—	–	–	1–0
3	Leicester City	4	2	0	0	2	8	5	+3	6			–	0–4	—	–	–
4	Sunderland	3	0	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0			—	0–1	0–5	—	–
5	Blackburn Rovers	3	0	0	0	3	0	10	−10	0			–	–	0–3	C–C	—

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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Knockout stage

Liverpool v West Ham United

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
				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	Nationality	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	Nationality	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	Nationality	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]