2023–24 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women season

The 2023–24 season was Tottenham Hotspur's fifth season in the top flight of the English football league system and 39th season in existence. Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Tottenham Hotspur

2023–24 season
Head coach	Robert Vilahamn
Stadium	Brisbane Road, Leyton
WSL	6th
FA Cup	Runners-up
League Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Martha Thomas (7) All: Martha Thomas (10)
Highest home attendance	19,480 (vs. Arsenal, 16 December)
Lowest home attendance	1,290 (vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 28 April)
Average home league attendance	4,318
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Ahead of the new season, Robert Vilahamn was named head coach on 7 July 2023, departing BK Häcken FF who were top of the 2023 Damallsvenskan after 17 games.^[1] Tottenham had ended the previous season under interim manager Vicky Jepson following the sacking of Rehanne Skinner in March 2023.^[2]

On 15 September, Bethany England was named captain. Olga Ahtinen and Molly Bartrip were named vice-captains.^[3]

Squad

As of 31 January 2024^[4]

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  CZE Barbora Votíková 2 DF  AUS Charlotte Grant 4 DF  ENG Amy James-Turner 5 DF  ENG Molly Bartrip (vice-captain) 6 DF  SWE Amanda Nildén (on loan from Juventus) 7 FW  ENG Jessica Naz 8 MF  ENG Grace Clinton (on loan from Manchester United) 9 FW  ENG Bethany England (captain) 10 FW  ENG Ellie Brazil 11 MF  GER Ramona Petzelberger 13 MF  SWE Matilda Vinberg 14 FW  NOR Celin Bizet Ildhusøy

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 FW  ENG Kit Graham 17 FW  SCO Martha Thomas 20 MF  FIN Olga Ahtinen (vice-captain) 21 DF  SUI Luana Bühler 22 GK  JAM Rebecca Spencer 23 FW  MAR Rosella Ayane 24 MF  JAM Drew Spence 25 MF  FIN Eveliina Summanen 27 GK  ENG Eleanor Heeps 29 DF  ENG Ashleigh Neville 77 MF  CHN Wang Shuang

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Ref.
8 July 2023	DF		Luana Bühler	1899 Hoffenheim	[5]
16 August 2023	MF		Olga Ahtinen	Linköpings FC	[6]
17 August 2023	GK		Barbora Votíková	Paris Saint-Germain	[7]
14 September 2023	FW		Martha Thomas	Manchester United	[8]
1 January 2024	MF		Wang Shuang	Racing Louisville	[9]
2 January 2024	MF		Matilda Vinberg	Hammarby IF	[10]
3 January 2024	DF		Charlotte Grant	Vittsjö GIK	[11]
2 February 2024	FW		Araya Dennis	Arsenal	[12]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Until	Ref.
14 August 2023	MF		Grace Clinton	Manchester United	End of season	[13]
14 September 2023	FW		Zhang Linyan	Wuhan Jianghan University	23 January 2024	[14][15]
18 January 2024	DF		Amanda Nildén	Juventus	End of season	[16]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Ref.
2 June 2023	DF		Kerys Harrop	Retired	[17][18]
	FW		Kyah Simon	Central Coast Mariners	[17][19]
	FW		Chioma Ubogagu		[17]
	MF		Cho So-hyun	Birmingham City	[17][20]
	DF		Esther Morgan	Heart of Midlothian	[17][21]
9 June 2023	GK		Tinja-Riikka Korpela	AS Roma	[22][23]
31 January 2024	MF		Angharad James	Seattle Reign	[24]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
1 September 2023	FW		Lenna Gunning-Williams	Ipswich Town	End of season	[25]
5 September 2023	FW		Nikola Karczewska	Bayer Leverkusen	End of season	[26]
21 October 2023	GK		Eleanor Heeps	Sheffield United	31 December 2023	[27]
3 January 2024	DF		Shelina Zadorsky	West Ham United	End of season	[28]
12 January 2024	DF		Gracie Pearse	Charlton Athletic	End of season	[29]
	MF		Ria Percival	Crystal Palace	End of season	[30]
	MF		Elkie Bowyer[a]	Ipswich Town	End of season	[31]
	MF		Milly Boughton[a]	Ipswich Town	End of season	[31]
24 January 2024	DF		Asmita Ale	Leicester City	End of season	[32]
2 February 2024	FW		Araya Dennis	Crystal Palace	End of season	[12]

1. Dual registration

Preseason

Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa

26 August 2023 Friendly	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Aston Villa	Tottenham
		Report		Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

London Bees v Tottenham Hotspur

30 August 2023 Friendly	London Bees	0–9	Tottenham Hotspur	Enfield
		Report	Bizet Graham James Naz Clinton Neville	Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

Brighton & Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur

10 September 2023 Friendly	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Lancing
		Report		Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United

17 September 2023 Friendly	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Manchester United	Burton upon Trent
14:00 BST		Report	García 26'	Stadium: St George's Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

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	8	7	7	31	36	−5	31	4	3	4	12	14	−2	4	4	3	19	22	−3

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	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H
Result	L	W	W	W	D	D	D	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	D	D	D	L	W
Position	9	6	4	3	3	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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

Results

Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

1 October 2023 1	Chelsea	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Fulham
17:30 BST	Fishel 28' James 51'	Report	Spence  30' Thomas 76'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 14,776 Referee: Cheryl Foster

Tottenham Hotspur v Bristol City

8 October 2023 2	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Bristol City	Leyton
14:00 BST	Neville  23' Ahtinen 31' Thomas 35' Summanen 45+4'	Report	Napier  12' Aspin  59' Thestrup 64' (pen.)	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 1,605 Referee: Lauren Impey

Brighton & Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur

15 October 2023 3	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Brighton and Hove
16:00 BST	Terland 8' Pinto  81'	Report	Thomas 45+3' Clinton 65' Percival 90+4'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 6,951 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur

21 October 2023 4	Aston Villa	2–4	Tottenham Hotspur	Walsall
12:30 BST	Daly 5' (pen.) Corsie  76' Parker 90+6'	Report	Thomas 33', 64', 72',  67' Neville 45+5'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2,810 Referee: Lauren Impey

Tottenham Hotspur v Everton

5 November 2023 5	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Everton	Leyton
14:00 GMT	Clinton  42', 43' Thomas  90+6'	Report	Galli  37', 85' (pen.) Payne  90+5'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 1,920 Referee: Emily Heaslip

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool

12 November 2023 6	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Liverpool	Leyton
12:30 GMT	Bizet 27'	Report	Haug 66' Kearns  89'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 2,155 Referee: Abigail Byrne

Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur

19 November 2023 7	Leicester City	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Cayman 18'	Report	Bizet 56' James  74'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 1,953 Referee: Andy Madley

Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur

26 November 2023 8	Manchester City	7–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Manchester
18:45 GMT	Angeldahl  15' Shaw 23', 32', 38' Roord  27', 53' Hemp 48' Coombs 59', 90+6'	Report	Bartrip  74'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 2,134 Referee: Richie Watkins

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United

10 December 2023 9	Tottenham Hotspur	0–4	Manchester United	Leyton
18:45 GMT	Naz  49'	Report	Blundell 29' Toone 51' Malard 59' Ladd 84'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 2,152 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal

16 December 2023 10	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Arsenal	Tottenham
12:00 GMT	Thomas 58' Votíková  70'	Report	Wubben-Moy  63'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 19,480 Referee: Cheryl Foster

West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur

21 January 2024 11	West Ham United	3–4	Tottenham Hotspur	Dagenham
19:00 GMT	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

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City

28 January 2024 12	Tottenham Hotspur	0–2	Manchester City	Leyton
14:00 GMT	Summanen  45+1' Ahtinen  70'	Report	James-Turner 9' (o.g.) Shaw 51'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 2,889 Referee: Melissa Burgin

Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

4 February 2024 13	Liverpool	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Birkenhead
14:00 GMT	Höbinger 90+1'	Report	Thomas  29' Bizet 71' Wang  88' Grant  89' Graham  90+5' Naz  90+6'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,979 Referee: Lauren Impey

Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa

18 February 2024 14	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Aston Villa	Leyton
14:00 GMT	James-Turner 38' Bartrip  90+5'	Report	Leon 23',  56' Nobbs 60',  81' Hanson  62' Maritz  90+2'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 1,971 Referee: Adewunmi Soneye

Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur

3 March 2024 15	Arsenal	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Holloway
12:30 GMT	Russo 49' Wubben-Moy  65' McCabe  80'	Report	Ahtinen  79' Summanen  82' Spence  83' Clinton  85'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,050 Referee: Abigail Byrne

Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City

17 March 2024 16	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Leicester City	Leyton
14:00 GMT	Vinberg 2' Bizet  45+4' Neville  63' Petzelberger  83'	Report	Cayman  73' Pelgander  88'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 1,507 Referee: Adewunmi Soneye

Bristol City v Tottenham Hotspur

24 March 2024 17	Bristol City	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Bristol
14:00 GMT	Ward  89'	Report	England 2'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 5,262 Referee: Phoebe Cross

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea

31 March 2024	Tottenham Hotspur	P–P	Chelsea	Leyton
12:15 BST				Stadium: Brisbane Road
Note: Postponed due to Chelsea's participation in the 2024 FA Women's League Cup final.

Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur

21 April 2024 18	Manchester United	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Leigh
12:00 BST	Malard 13' Turner  58' Le Tissier 90+2'	Report	England 29' Naz 31' Vinberg  60' Nildén  63' Graham  86'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 4,697 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton & Hove Albion

28 April 2024 19	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Leyton
14:00 BST	England 81' Clinton  90+7'	Report	Terland 17' Lee  48' Haley  65' Pinto  69'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 1,290 Referee: Melissa Burgin

Everton v Tottenham Hotspur

4 May 2024 20	Everton	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
12:00 BST	S. Holmgaard 10',  55' Vanhaevermaet 15' Stenevik  39'	Report	Spence  42', 45' England 48' Bartrip  89'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 1,262 Referee: Lauren Impey

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea

15 May 2024 21	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Chelsea	Leyton
19:15 BST		Report	Hamano 38' Carter  90+4'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 2,532 Referee: Emily Heaslip
Note: Rescheduled from 31 March due to Chelsea's participation in the 2024 FA Women's League Cup final.

Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United

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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Liverpool	22	12	5	5	36	28	+8	41
5	Manchester United	22	10	5	7	42	32	+10	35
6	Tottenham Hotspur	22	8	7	7	31	36	−5	31
7	Aston Villa	22	7	3	12	27	43	−16	24
8	Everton	22	6	5	11	24	37	−13	23

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

Women's FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Women's FA Cup

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

Tottenham Hotspur v Sheffield United

14 January 2024 Fourth round	Tottenham Hotspur	3–2	Sheffield United	Leyton
14:00 GMT	England 69', 80' (pen.) Ayane 90+6'	Report	Haywood 13' Sigsworth 51' Newsham  76'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 894 Referee: Laura Van Lier

Tottenham Hotspur v Charlton Athletic

10 February 2024 Fifth round	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Leyton
17:15 GMT	Summanen  30' Graham 76' Naz  90+9'	Report	O'Rourke  72' Johnson  89' Green  90+7'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 974 Referee: Lisa Benn

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City

10 March 2024 Quarter-final	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Manchester City	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Bizet  20' Graham  66' England 90+6'	Report	Fowler 6' Ouahabi  55' Greenwood  78' Hemp  98'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 1,314 Referee: Kirsty Dowle
	Penalties
	England Ayane Nildén Wang James-Turner		Greenwood Kelly Hasegawa Angeldal Fowler

Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City

14 April 2024 Semi-final	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Leicester City	Tottenham
12:00 BST	James-Turner  19' Summanen  64' Naz 83' Thomas 118'	Report	Rantala 12' Momiki  32' Green  43' Bott  90+6'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 18,078 Referee: Emily Heaslip

Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur

12 May 2024 Final	Manchester United	4–0	Tottenham Hotspur	London
14:30 BST	Toone 45+3' Williams 54' García 57', 74' Blundell  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 76,082 Referee: Abigail Byrne

FA Women's League Cup

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

Group stage

Tottenham Hotspur v Reading

11 October 2023 Group stage	Tottenham Hotspur	6–0	Reading	Leyton
19:30 BST	Zhang 10' Graham 19' Ale 47' Percival 56' Naz 62' Thomas 72' Ayane  85'	Report		Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 531 Referee: Amy Fearn

Tottenham Hotspur v Bristol City

22 November 2023 Group stage	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Bristol City	Leyton
19:30 GMT	Graham 19' (pen.) Ayane 29', 72' Percival  31'	Report	Aspin  35'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 506 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur

13 December 2023 Group stage	Arsenal	3–3 (4–3 p)	Tottenham Hotspur	Borehamwood
19:00 GMT	Blackstenius 19' Maanum 37' Beattie  59' James-Turner 68' (o.g.)	Report	Thomas 17' Naz 30', 48' Petzelberger  61' Clinton  67' James  70'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 3,618 Referee: Emily Heaslip
	Penalties
	Russo Mead Catley Foord Beattie		Naz Ayane Graham Zadorsky Petzelberger

Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur

25 January 2024 Group stage	Southampton	0–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Eastleigh
19:45 GMT	Lloyd-Smith  85'	Report	Petzelberger 29' Vinberg  34' Grant 67',  70' Clinton 78'	Stadium: Ten Acres Attendance: 1,735 Referee: Lisa Benn

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Arsenal (Q)	4	3	1	0	0	14	5	+9	11	Advanced to knock-out stage
2	Tottenham Hotspur (Q)	4	3	0	1	0	15	3	+12	10	Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3	Southampton	4	1	1	0	2	3	6	−3	5
4	Bristol City	4	0	0	2	2	3	8	−5	2
5	Reading	4	0	1	0	3	1	14	−13	2

Updated to match(es) played on 24th January 2024. 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

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	WPEN	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	D	Tottenham Hotspur (Q)	4	3	0	1	0	15	3	+12	10	2.50	Advanced to knock-out stage
2	A	Aston Villa (Q)	4	3	0	0	1	17	1	+16	9	2.25
3	B	Manchester United	4	3	0	0	1	12	3	+9	9	2.25
4	C	Crystal Palace	3	1	0	1	1	5	3	+2	4	1.33
5	E	Charlton Athletic	3	1	0	0	2	3	4	−1	3	1.00

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Knockout stage

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City

7 February 2024 Quarter-final	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Manchester City	Leyton
19:30 GMT		Report	Hasegawa 34'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 731 Referee: Amy Fearns

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	CZE	Barbora Votíková	11	0	6	0	1	0	4	0
2	DF	AUS	Charlotte Grant	14	1	5+3	0	2+2	0	2	1
4	DF	ENG	Amy James-Turner	23	1	12+2	1	3+1	0	4+1	0
5	DF	ENG	Molly Bartrip	24	0	16+2	0	2	0	3+1	0
6	DF	SWE	Amanda Nildén	16	0	10	0	4	0	2	0
7	FW	ENG	Jessica Naz	32	7	10+12	3	4+1	1	4+1	3
8	MF	ENG	Grace Clinton	27	5	20	4	3	0	2+2	1
9	FW	ENG	Bethany England	21	8	12+2	5	4+1	3	0+2	0
10	FW	ENG	Ellie Brazil	5	0	0+3	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
11	MF	GER	Ramona Petzelberger	15	1	2+8	0	1	0	3+1	1
13	MF	SWE	Matilda Vinberg	18	1	4+7	1	1+4	0	1+1	0
14	FW	NOR	Celin Bizet Ildhusøy	29	4	19+1	4	4+1	0	2+2	0
16	FW	ENG	Kit Graham	28	3	4+14	0	1+4	1	5	2
17	FW	SCO	Martha Thomas	27	10	17+2	7	2+2	1	3+1	2
20	MF	FIN	Olga Ahtinen	20	1	10+6	1	2+2	0	0	0
21	DF	SUI	Luana Bühler	21	0	16	0	4	0	1	0
22	GK	JAM	Rebecca Spencer	21	0	16	0	4	0	1	0
23	FW	MAR	Rosella Ayane	18	3	0+10	0	0+3	1	3+2	2
24	MF	JAM	Drew Spence	15	2	9+3	2	2	0	0+1	0
25	MF	FIN	Eveliina Summanen	26	1	20	1	5	0	1	0
27	GK	ENG	Eleanor Heeps	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	ENG	Ashleigh Neville	25	1	18+1	1	4	0	1+1	0
77	MF	CHN	Wang Shuang	10	0	0+6	0	1+2	0	1	0
Players away from the club on loan:
3	DF	CAN	Shelina Zadorsky	5	0	1+1	0	0	0	2+1	0
12	MF	NZL	Ria Percival	9	2	2+4	1	0	0	2+1	1
19	DF	ENG	Asmita Ale	8	1	1+4	0	0	0	2+1	1
26	DF	ENG	Gracie Pearse	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
47	MF	AUS	Milly Boughton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players who left the club during the season:
15	MF	WAL	Angharad James	16	0	11	0	0+1	0	2+2	0
18	FW	CHN	Zhang Linyan	6	1	1+2	0	1	0	2	1