2022–23 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season

Brighton & Hove Albion
2022–23 season
ChairmanTony Bloom
ManagerHope Powell
(until 31 October)
Amy Merricks
(interim, 31 October – 28 December)
Jens Scheuer
(28 December – 6 March)
Amy Merricks
(interim, 6 March – 7 April)
Melissa Phillips
(from 7 April)
StadiumBroadfield Stadium, Crawley
Women's Super League11th
FA CupSemi-final
League CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Elisabeth Terland (7)
All:
Danielle Carter (9)
Highest home attendance5,220 vs Reading (Women's Super League – 25 September 2022)
Lowest home attendance1,005 vs West Ham United (FA Women's League Cup – 18 January 2023)
Average home league attendance3,427
All statistics correct as of 27 May 2023.

The 2022–23 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season was the club's 32nd season in existence and their fifth 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.

On 31 October, Hope Powell stepped down as manager after five years in charge. Assistant manager Amy Merricks was promoted to interim manager.[1] Jens Scheuer, who had been out of work since leaving Bayern Munich at the conclusion of the 2021–22 Frauen-Bundesliga season in May, was appointed to the role permanently on 28 December.[2] He remained in the role for 65 days until leaving by mutual consent on 6 March 2023. Merricks was reappointed interim manager on the same day.[3] With the team sat bottom of the WSL in 12th, Brighton appointed Melissa Phillips as head coach on a two-year contract on 7 April. Phillips left her role as assistant coach of Angel City FC, a role she had only held since January 2023 after stepping down as head coach of London City Lionesses, to take the job.[4]

Squad

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As of 29 January 2023[5]

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 Republic of Ireland IRL Megan Walsh
2 DF England ENG Jorja Fox (on loan from Chelsea)
3 DF England ENG Poppy Pattinson
4 MF United States USA Brianna Visalli
5 DF Norway NOR Guro Bergsvand
6 MF Serbia SRB Dejana Stefanović
7 MF Greece GRE Veatriki Sarri
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Megan Connolly
9 FW South Korea KOR Lee Geum-min
10 FW Sweden SWE Julia Zigiotti Olme (on loan from BK Häcken)
11 FW Norway NOR Elisabeth Terland
12 MF England ENG Libby Bance
13 DF New Zealand NZL Rebekah Stott
14 MF South Korea KOR Park Ye-eun
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Wales WAL Kayleigh Green
16 DF Sweden SWE Emma Kullberg (on loan from BK Häcken)
17 MF England ENG Maisie Symonds
18 FW England ENG Danielle Carter
20 DF England ENG Victoria Williams (captain)
21 DF United States USA Zoe Morse
22 MF England ENG Katie Robinson
23 MF England ENG Lulu Jarvis
24 MF England ENG Chelsea Ferguson
25 GK Australia AUS Lydia Williams
40 GK England ENG Katie Startup
51 FW England ENG Leah Lane
55 DF England ENG Eilish Mitchell

Preseason

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7 August 2022 Friendly Bayern Munich Germany 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Munich, Germany
Report
  • Robinson
Stadium: FC Bayern Campus
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
11 August 2022 Friendly Manchester City 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester
 Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
27 August 2022 Friendly Leicester City 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
 Report
Stadium: Belvoir Drive
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

Competitions

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Women's Super League

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Main article: 2022–23 Women's Super League

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 4 4 14 26 63  −37 16 3 1 7 12 33  −21 1 3 7 14 30  −16

Last updated: 27 May 2023.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHAHHAHAAAHAHAHHAAHHAH
ResultLWLLLWDLLDLLLDLWLDWLLL
Position118101011991111101011111112101011991011
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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11 September 2022 Brighton & Hove Albion P–P Aston Villa Brighton and Hove
14:00 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Note: The FA postponed all of the weekend's football fixtures following the death of Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022.[6]
16 September 2022 1 Arsenal 4–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Borehamwood
19:30
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 3,238
Referee: Lisa Benn
25 September 2022 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Reading Brighton and Hove
14:00
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 5,220
Referee: Lauren Impey
16 October 2022 3 Manchester United 4–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Leigh
12:00
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 3,685
Referee: Emily Heaslip
23 October 2022 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Chelsea Crawley
18:45
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,626
Referee: Abigail Byrne
30 October 2022 5 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–8 Tottenham Hotspur Crawley
14:00 Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,514
Referee: Louise Saunders
6 November 2022 6 West Ham United 4–5 Brighton & Hove Albion Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,129
Referee: Emily Heaslip
20 November 2022 7 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–3 Liverpool Crawley
14:00
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,980
Referee: Abigail Byrne
4 December 2022 8 Manchester City 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester
14:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,696
Referee: Cheryl Foster
11 December 2022 Brighton & Hove Albion P–P Everton Crawley
14:00 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch.[7]
15 January 2023 9 Leicester City 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
15:00
Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 2,329
Referee: Cheryl Foster
22 January 2023 Brighton & Hove Albion P–P Arsenal Crawley
18:45 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch.[8]
4 February 2023 10 Aston Villa 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Walsall
12:30
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 1,365
Referee: Louise Saunders
12 February 2023 11 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–6 Aston Villa Crawley
14:00
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,593
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
Note: Rescheduled from 11 September 2022 and moved from Falmer Stadium.
8 March 2023 12 Chelsea 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Kingston upon Thames
19:30
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 916
Referee: Abigail Byrne
12 March 2023 13 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Manchester City Crawley
14:00
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita
26 March 2023 14 Reading 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Reading
14:00
Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 970
Referee: Robert Madley
1 April 2023 15 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–4 Manchester United Crawley
11:30
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,375
Referee: Stacey Fullicks
19 April 2023 16 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–2 Everton Crawley
19:00
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,456
Referee: Lauren Impey
Note: Rescheduled from 11 December 2022.
23 April 2023 17 Liverpool 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Birkenhead
14:00
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,888
Referee: Lisa Benn
29 April 2023 18 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Tottenham
17:15
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 4,194
Referee: Cheryl Foster
7 May 2023 19 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 West Ham United Crawley
14:00
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,952
Referee: Amy Fearn
10 May 2023 20 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–4 Arsenal Crawley
19:30 Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,411
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Note: Rescheduled from 22 January 2023.[9]
21 May 2023 21 Everton 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Liverpool
13:00
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 670
Referee: Lauren Impey
27 May 2023 22 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Leicester City Crawley
14:30
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,073
Referee: Abigail Byrne

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 West Ham United 22 6 3 13 23 44 −21 21
9 Tottenham Hotspur 22 5 3 14 31 47 −16 18
10 Leicester City 22 5 1 16 15 48 −33 16
11 Brighton & Hove Albion 22 4 4 14 26 63 −37 16
12 Reading (R) 22 3 2 17 23 57 −34 11 Relegation to the Championship
Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Women's FA Cup

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Main article: 2022–23 Women's FA Cup

As a member of the first tier, Brighton will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper. In the Fifth round a home tie against Coventry United was confirmed.[10]

29 January 2023 Fourth round West Bromwich Albion 0–7 Brighton & Hove Albion Hednesford
14:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Keys Park
Attendance: 219
Referee: Grace Lowe
26 February 2023 Fifth round Brighton & Hove Albion 5–0 Coventry United Crawley
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 848
Referee: Stacey Fullicks
19 March 2023 Quarter-finals Birmingham City 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Birmingham
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 541
Referee: Emily Heaslip
15 April 2023 Semi-finals Manchester United 3–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Leigh
17:15
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 4,096
Referee: Kirsty Dowle

FA Women's League Cup

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

Group stage

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2 October 2022 Group stage Birmingham City 3–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Birmingham
14:00
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Referee: Richie Watkins
27 November 2022 Group stage London City Lionesses 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Dartford
14:00
Report
Stadium: Princes Park
17 December 2022 Group stage Brighton & Hove Albion P–P West Ham United Crawley
12:00 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch.[11]
18 January 2023 Group stage Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0
(3–0 p)		 West Ham United Crawley
19:30
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,005
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Penalties
Note: Rescheduled from 17 December 2022.

Pos Team
 Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 West Ham United 3 1 1 1 0 4 2 +2 6 Advanced to knock-out stage
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 1 1 0 1 4 4 0 5 Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3 London City Lionesses 3 1 0 1 1 5 5 0 4
4 Birmingham City 3 1 0 0 2 4 6 −2 3
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

Pos Grp Team
 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]

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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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
Goalkeepers
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Megan Walsh 20 0 15 0 2 0 3 0
25 GK Australia AUS Lydia Williams 9 0 7 0 2 0 0 0
40 GK England ENG Katie Startup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF England ENG Jorja Fox 23 2 13+4 1 3 1 3 0
3 DF England ENG Poppy Pattinson 27 1 17+3 0 4 1 2+1 0
5 DF Norway NOR Guro Bergsvand 14 0 9+1 0 3 0 1 0
13 DF New Zealand NZL Rebekah Stott 6 1 4+1 0 1 1 0 0
16 DF Sweden SWE Emma Kullberg 24 0 19+1 0 2 0 1+1 0
20 DF England ENG Victoria Williams 14 1 9+1 0 1 0 3 1
21 DF United States USA Zoe Morse 19 0 14 0 3+1 0 1 0
55 DF England ENG Eilish Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF United States USA Brianna Visalli 15 3 1+9 0 2+2 3 1 0
6 MF Serbia SRB Dejana Stefanović 6 0 2+4 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Greece GRE Veatriki Sarri 26 3 16+6 3 1+1 0 2 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Megan Connolly 17 0 12+1 0 1+2 0 1 0
12 MF England ENG Libby Bance 24 0 8+9 0 3+1 0 2+1 0
14 MF South Korea KOR Park Ye-eun 7 0 0+4 0 0 0 3 0
15 MF Wales WAL Kayleigh Green 25 1 13+6 1 0+3 0 3 0
17 MF England ENG Maisie Symonds 5 0 1+3 0 0 0 0+1 0
22 MF England ENG Katie Robinson 29 5 21+1 4 4 1 2+1 0
23 MF England ENG Lulu Jarvis 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
24 MF England ENG Chelsea Ferguson 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW South Korea KOR Lee Geum-min 27 6 19+2 3 2+1 2 2+1 1
10 FW Sweden SWE Julia Zigiotti Olme 27 4 19+1 2 4 2 1+2 0
11 FW Norway NOR Elisabeth Terland 22 8 16+1 7 3 0 1+1 1
18 FW England ENG Danielle Carter 26 9 7+13 5 3+1 3 1+1 1
51 FW England ENG Leah Lane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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As of 27 May 2023

Rnk No Pos Nat Name WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
1 18 FW England Danielle Carter 5 3 1 9
2 11 FW Norway Elisabeth Terland 7 0 1 8
3 9 FW South Korea Lee Geum-min 3 2 1 6
4 22 MF England Katie Robinson 4 1 0 5
5 10 FW Sweden Julia Zigiotti Olme 2 2 0 4
6 7 MF Greece Veatriki Sarri 3 0 0 3
4 MF United States Brianna Visalli 0 3 0 3
8 2 DF England Jorja Fox 1 1 0 2
9 15 MF Wales Kayleigh Green 1 0 0 1
3 DF England Poppy Pattinson 0 1 0 1
13 DF New Zealand Rebekah Stott 0 1 0 1
20 DF England Victoria Williams 0 0 1 1
Own goals 0 2 0 2
Total 25 16 4 45

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
13 July 2022 DF England Poppy Pattinson England Everton [12]
15 July 2022 MF Greece Veatriki Sarri England Birmingham City [13]
20 July 2022 DF New Zealand Rebekah Stott Australia Melbourne City [14]
1 August 2022 MF South Korea Park Ye-eun South Korea Gyeongju KHNP [15]
FW Norway Elisabeth Terland Norway SK Brann [16]
5 January 2023 DF Norway Guro Bergsvand Norway SK Brann [17]
6 January 2023 MF Serbia Dejana Stefanović Norway Vålerenga [18]
7 January 2023 MF United States Brianna Visalli United States Houston Dash [19]
8 January 2023 DF United States Zoe Morse United States Chicago Red Stars [20]
19 January 2023 GK Australia Lydia Williams France Paris Saint-Germain [21]

Loans in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
23 August 2022 DF England Jorja Fox England Chelsea End of season [22]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
10 May 2022 MF Netherlands Inessa Kaagman Netherlands PSV Eindhoven [23]
12 May 2022 DF Netherlands Danique Kerkdijk Netherlands FC Twente [24]
FW England Aileen Whelan England Leicester City [25][26]
DF England Felicity Gibbons England Crystal Palace [25][27]
MF England Danielle Bowman Retired [25]
MF England Emily Simpkins England Charlton Athletic [25][28]
1 July 2022 DF Finland Emma Koivisto England Liverpool [29][30]
FW England Ellie Brazil England Tottenham Hotspur [29][31]
20 July 2022 DF England Maya Le Tissier England Manchester United [32]
5 August 2022 FW England Faith Nokuthula England Blackburn Rovers [33]
9 August 2022 DF Belgium Léa Cordier Belgium Standard Liège [34]

Loans out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
20 August 2022 GK England Francis Angel[a] England Lewes End of season [35]
  1. ^ Dual registration

References

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  1. ^ "Hope Powell steps down as Brighton Women manager after 8-0 WSL home defeat to Tottenham". Sky Sports.
  2. ^ "Scheuer succeeds Powell as Brighton manager". BBC Sport.
  3. ^ "Club statement: Jens Scheuer". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
  4. ^ "Albion name new head coach as they prepare for WSL run-in". The Argus.
  5. ^ "Brighton & Hove Albion - Women's Team". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Premier League, EFL, Scottish, WSL and non-League: This weekend's matches postponed". Sky Sports.
  7. ^ "Brighton Women v Everton Women Postponed". www.evertonfc.com.
  8. ^ "Arsenal game in WSL postponed". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  9. ^ "WSL fixture against Arsenal rearranged". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  10. ^ "Albion draw Coventry United in the Women's FA Cup". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Women's Conti Cup fixture against Brighton postponed". www.whufc.com.
  12. ^ "Poppy Pattinson signs for Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  13. ^ "Powell's delight as Albion make another signing for WSL season". The Argus.
  14. ^ "Rebekah Stott returns to Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  15. ^ "Yeeun Park joins Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  16. ^ "Elisabeth Terland signs for Albion on two-year deal". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  17. ^ "Guro Bergsvand signs for Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  18. ^ "Dejana Stefanovic signs for Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  19. ^ "Brianna Visalli joins Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  20. ^ "Zoe Morse signs for Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  21. ^ "Brighton sign goalkeeper Williams from PSG". BBC Sport.
  22. ^ "Jorja Fox joins on loan from Chelsea". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  23. ^ "Kaagman to return to the Netherlands". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  24. ^ "Albion defender set to make move to FC Twente". The Argus.
  25. ^ a b c d "Four Albion women's players to depart". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  26. ^ "LCFC Women Sign Midfielder Aileen Whelan". Leicester City FC.
  27. ^ "Crystal Palace Women announce 22/23 squad". Crystal Palace.
  28. ^ "Emily Simpkins becomes fifth summer signing". www.charltonafc.com.
  29. ^ a b "Ellie Brazil and Emma Koivisto depart". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  30. ^ "Liverpool sign Finland defender Koivisto". BBC Sport.
  31. ^ "Ellie Brazil completes move". Tottenham Hotspur.
  32. ^ "United Women sign Maya Le Tissier". Manchester United.
  33. ^ "Nokuthula joins". Blackburn Rovers.
  34. ^ "Léa Cordier revient au Standard Femina". Standard de Liège (in French).
  35. ^ "Rooks sign Goalkeeper Frankie Angel". www.lewesfc.com.
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