2023–24 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season

Brighton & Hove Albion
2023–24 season
ChairmanTony Bloom
ManagerMelissa Phillips
(until 1 February)
Mikey Harris
(interim, from 1 February)
StadiumBroadfield Stadium, Crawley
Women's Super League9th
FA CupQuarter-finals
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Elisabeth Terland (13)
All:
Elisabeth Terland (15)
Highest home attendance6,951 (Falmer Stadium)
4,921 (Broadfield Stadium)
Lowest home attendance1,126
Average home league attendance3,551
Biggest win6–0 vs Luton Town
(FA Cup – 14 January 2024)
Biggest defeat0–5 vs Arsenal
(WSL – 18 May 2024)
All statistics correct as of 18 May 2024.

The 2023–24 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season was the club's 33rd season in existence and their sixth 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.

Squad

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As of 27 January 2024[1]

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 Norway NOR Maria Thorisdottir
3 DF England ENG Poppy Pattinson
5 DF Norway NOR Guro Bergsvand
6 MF Spain ESP Vicky Losada (captain)
7 MF Greece GRE Veatriki Sarri
8 FW Germany GER Pauline Bremer
9 FW South Korea KOR Lee Geum-min
10 FW Sweden SWE Julia Zigiotti Olme
11 FW Norway NOR Elisabeth Terland
13 FW United States USA Taylor Smith
14 DF Colombia COL Jorelyn Carabalí
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Sweden SWE Emma Kullberg
17 MF Portugal POR Tatiana Pinto
18 MF England ENG Maisie Symonds
20 MF Serbia SRB Dejana Stefanović
21 MF United States USA Madison Haley
22 MF England ENG Katie Robinson
26 DF China CHN Li Mengwen
28 GK Germany GER Melina Loeck
32 GK England ENG Sophie Baggaley
33 MF Australia AUS Charlize Rule

Brighton players at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

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Five Brighton players received international call-ups to play at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2]

Preseason

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30 August 2023 Friendly Sporting de Huelva Spain 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Huelva
 Report
Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva del Recreativo de Huelva
2 September 2023 Friendly Sevilla Spain 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Seville
Report
Stadium: Estadio Jesús Navas
10 September 2023 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Lancing
Report Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre

Competitions

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Women's Super League

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Main article: 2023–24 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 5 4 13 26 48  −22 19 1 2 8 10 25  −15 4 2 5 16 23  −7

Last updated: 18 May 2024.
Source: Women's Super League

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultWLLLDWLLDLWLLLWLWDLDLL
Position381099889998101111910888899
Points3333477788111111111414171818191919
Source: Women's Super League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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1 October 2023 1 Everton 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Liverpool
13:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 1,295
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
8 October 2023 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 West Ham United Crawley
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,126
Referee: Amy Fearn
15 October 2023 3 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Falmer
16:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 6,951
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
22 October 2023 4 Chelsea 4–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Kingston upon Thames
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,647
Referee: Stacey Fullicks
5 November 2023 5 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Manchester United Crawley
18:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,444
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
12 November 2023 6 Manchester City 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester
13:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 2,885
Referee: Stacey Pearson
19 November 2023 7 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–3 Arsenal Crawley
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,921
Referee: Tim Robinson
26 November 2023 8 Liverpool 4–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Birkenhead
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,344
Referee: Adewunmi Soneye
10 December 2023 9 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Leicester City Crawley
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,954
Referee: Melissa Burgin
17 December 2023 10 Aston Villa 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Walsall
18:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 1,784
Referee: Emily Heaslip
21 January 2024 11 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–2 Bristol City Crawley
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,049
Referee: Lisa Benn
27 January 2024 12 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–3 Chelsea Crawley
17:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,549
Referee: Amy Fearn
4 February 2024 13 Manchester United 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Leigh
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 4,060
Referee: Megan Wilson
18 February 2024 14 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Liverpool Crawley
12:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,959
Referee: Amy Fearn/Emily Heaslip
3 March 2024 15 Bristol City 3–7 Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 3,648
Referee: Adewunmi Soneye
17 March 2024 16 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–4 Manchester City Crawley
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,490
Referee: Megan Wilson
24 March 2024 17 Leicester City 2–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 2,714
Referee: Cheryl Foster
31 March 2024 18 West Ham United 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Dagenham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,769
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
19 April 2024 19 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Everton Falmer
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 4,967
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
28 April 2024 20 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Leyton
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,290
Referee: Melissa Burgin
4 May 2024 21 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Aston Villa Crawley
13:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,651
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
18 May 2024 22 Arsenal 5–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Borehamwood
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 3,553
Referee: Lauren Impey

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Aston Villa 22 7 3 12 27 43 −16 24
8 Everton 22 6 5 11 24 37 −13 23
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 22 5 4 13 26 48 −22 19
10 Leicester City 22 4 6 12 26 45 −19 18
11 West Ham United 22 3 6 13 20 45 −25 15
Source: Women's Super League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

FA Cup

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Main article: 2023–24 Women's FA Cup

As a member of the Women's Super League Brighton & Hove Albion enter the FA Cup in the fourth round.

14 January 2024 Fourth round Luton Town 0–6 Brighton & Hove Albion Barton-le-Clay
13:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Sharpenhoe Road
Attendance: 1,235
Referee: Ruby Sykes
11 February 2024 Fifth round Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–4 Brighton & Hove Albion Telford
13:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: New Bucks Head
Attendance: 1,812
Referee: Phoebe Cross
9 March 2024 Quarter-finals Brighton & Hove Albion 0–4 Manchester United Crawley
17:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,701
Referee: Lisa Benn

League Cup

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

Group stage

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11 October 2023 Group stage Birmingham City 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Birmingham
19:00 BST Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 588
Referee: Phoebe Cross
22 November 2023 Group stage Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 West Ham United Crawley
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 845
Referee: Amy Fearn
24 January 2024 Group stage Charlton Athletic 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Crayford
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Oakwood
Attendance: 365
Referee: Grace Lowe

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brighton & Hove Albion (Q) 3 3 0 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advanced to knock-out stage
2 Charlton Athletic 3 1 0 0 2 3 4 −1 3 Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3 West Ham United 3 1 0 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4 Birmingham City 3 1 0 0 2 2 5 −3 3
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

Knock-out Stage

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7 February 2024 Quarter-final Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(0–2 p)		 Aston Villa Crawley
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Lauren Impey
Penalties

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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As of 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
Goalkeepers
28 GK Germany GER Melina Loeck 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK England ENG Sophie Baggaley 23 0 19 0 3 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF Norway NOR Maria Thorisdottir 26 0 19+1 0 2 0 3+1 0
3 DF England ENG Poppy Pattinson 20 0 14+1 0 2 0 3 0
5 DF Norway NOR Guro Bergsvand 29 2 22 1 3 0 3+1 1
13 DF United States USA Taylor Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Colombia COL Jorelyn Carabalí 18 1 12+1 0 1+1 0 2+1 1
16 DF Sweden SWE Emma Kullberg 28 3 14+7 0 2+1 3 2+2 0
26 DF China CHN Li Mengwen 15 0 6+5 0 1+1 0 2 0
44 DF England ENG Grace McEwen 4 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
52 DF England ENG Jessica Pegram 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Spain ESP Vicky Losada 28 3 20+1 1 2+1 1 3+1 1
7 MF Greece GRE Veatriki Sarri 26 3 11+8 0 2+1 1 4 2
17 MF Portugal POR Tatiana Pinto 27 5 9+11 2 2+1 2 4 1
18 MF England ENG Maisie Symonds 26 0 10+10 0 1+1 0 3+1 0
20 MF Serbia SRB Dejana Stefanović 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF United States USA Madison Haley 16 2 6+7 2 0+1 0 1+1 0
22 MF England ENG Katie Robinson 30 5 19+4 3 3 1 2+2 1
33 MF Australia AUS Charlize Rule 11 1 4+5 0 0 0 2 1
39 MF England ENG Olivia Johnson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
8 FW Germany GER Pauline Bremer 20 3 14+2 2 2 1 1+1 0
9 FW South Korea KOR Lee Geum-min 26 2 8+12 2 2+1 0 2+1 0
10 FW Sweden SWE Julia Zigiotti Olme 26 0 19+1 0 3 0 1+2 0
11 FW Norway NOR Elisabeth Terland 28 15 21+1 13 2+1 1 1+2 1
34 FW England ENG Clarabella Hall 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
45 FW England ENG Lily Dent 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0 0
Squad players who left the club permanently or on loan during the season
1 GK Belgium BEL Nicky Evrard 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
15 MF Australia AUS Mackenzie Hawkesby[3] 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
40 GK England ENG Katie Startup[4] 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Note

• Mackenzie Hawkesby rejoined Australian A-League Women club Sydney FC on 29 December 2023.[3]

• Katie Startup joined Manchester City on 14 April on loan until the end of the season.[4]

Goalscorers

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As of 18 May 2024

Rnk No Pos Nat Name WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
1 11 FW Norway Elisabeth Terland 13 1 1 15
2 17 MF Portugal Tatiana Pinto 2 2 1 5
22 MF England Katie Robinson 3 1 1 5
3 8 FW Germany Pauline Bremer 2 1 0 3
16 DF Sweden Emma Kullberg 0 3 0 3
6 MF Spain Vicky Losada 1 1 1 3
7 MF Greece Veatriki Sarri 0 1 2 3
4 5 DF Norway Guro Bergsvand 1 0 1 2
21 MF United States Madison Haley 2 0 0 2
9 FW South Korea Lee Geum-min 2 0 0 2
5 14 DF Colombia Jorelyn Carabalí 0 0 1 1
33 MF Australia Charlize Rule 0 0 1 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0
Total 26 10 9 45

Transfers

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In

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Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
19 June 2023 FW Germany Pauline Bremer Germany VfL Wolfsburg [5]
16 July 2023 MF Spain Vicky Losada Italy AS Roma [6]
17 July 2023 MF United States Madison Haley Australia Sydney FC [7]
21 July 2023 MF Australia Mackenzie Hawkesby Australia Sydney FC [8]
26 July 2023 DF Australia Charlize Rule Australia Sydney FC [9]
30 August 2023 DF Norway Maria Thorisdottir England Manchester United [10][11]
1 September 2023 DF China Li Mengwen China Jiangsu [12]
6 September 2023 MF Portugal Tatiana Pinto Spain Levante [13]
13 September 2023 MF Colombia Jorelyn Carabalí Brazil Atlético Mineiro [14]
14 September 2023 GK England Sophie Baggaley England Manchester United [15]
22 January 2024 GK Germany Melina Loeck Sweden Kristianstads DFF [16]

Loans in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
14 September 2023 GK Belgium Nicky Evrard England Chelsea 9 January 2024[a] [17][18]
31 January 2024 FW United States Taylor Smith United States Gotham FC 8 March 2024[b] [19][20]
  1. ^ Evrard returned to Chelsea on 9 January to continue her recovery from a long-term hamstring injury.
  2. ^ Smith was recalled by Gotham FC on 8 March.

Out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
30 June 2023 FW England Danielle Carter England London City Lionesses [21][22]
MF Republic of Ireland Megan Connolly England Bristol City [21][23]
MF Wales Kayleigh Green England Charlton Athletic [21][24]
GK Republic of Ireland Megan Walsh England West Ham United [21][25]
DF Jamaica Victoria Williams Unattached [21]
10 August 2023 DF New Zealand Rebekah Stott Australia Melbourne City [26]
31 August 2023 MF United States Brianna Visalli Denmark Aarhus GF [27]
14 September 2023 DF United States Zoe Morse Retired [28]
MF South Korea Park Ye-eun Scotland Heart of Midlothian [29]
16 September 2023 GK Australia Lydia Williams Australia Melbourne Victory [30]
29 December 2023 MF Australia Mackenzie Hawkesby Australia Sydney FC [3]

Loans out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
8 September 2023 FW England Chelsea Ferguson England Blackburn Rovers 8 January 2024[a] [31][32]
14 September 2023 MF England Lulu Jarvis England Reading End of Season [33]
MF England Libby Bance Scotland Rangers End of Season [34]
31 January 2024 FW England Chelsea Ferguson England Lewes End of Season [35]
1 February 2024 GK England Comfort Erhabor Scotland Hibernian End of Season [36]
14 April 2024 GK England Katie Startup England Manchester City End of Season [4]
  1. ^ On 8 January, Ferguson was recalled from her loan at Blackburn Rovers.

References

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  1. ^ https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/teams/womens-team
  2. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup information pack". Brighton & Hove Albion. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Mackenzie Hawkesby rejoins Sydney". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Katie Startup joins City on short-term loan". Brighton & Hove Albion. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Pauline Bremer signs for Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Vicky Losada signs for Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  7. ^ Pentland, Daniel (17 July 2023). "Attacking midfielder Haley joins Brighton & Hove Albion". FAWSL Full-Time. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Mackenzie Hawkesby joins Albion from Sydney FC". 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Albion sign Charlize Rule from Sydney FC". 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Thorisdóttir signs for Albion from Manchester United". 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Maria Thorisdottir departs United Women". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Li Mengwen joins Albion". 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Pinto signs for Albion". 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Jorelyn Carabali signs for Albion". 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Baggaley signs for Albion". 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Melina Loeck signs for Albion". 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Nicky Evrard joins Albion on loan from Chelsea". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. 14 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Evrard returns to Chelsea". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. 9 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Smith joins Albion on loan". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. 1 February 2024.
  20. ^ "Smith recalled by Gotham FC". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  21. ^ a b c d e "Five players to leave Albion at the end of the season". Brighton & Hove Albion. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  22. ^ Frith, Wilf (22 August 2023). "London City Lionesses sign experienced forward Danielle Carter".
  23. ^ "Connolly is a Robin". Bristol City FC. 24 August 2023.
  24. ^ "Wales forward Green joins Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport.
  25. ^ "Former Brighton & Hove Albion keeper Walsh joins West Ham United". FAWSL Full-Time. 18 August 2023.
  26. ^ "Stott to join Melbourne City" (Press release). Brighton & Hove Albion. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  27. ^ "Brianna Visalli joins AGF Aarhus" (Press release). Brighton & Hove Albion. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  28. ^ "Zoe Morse retires from football". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  29. ^ "Yeeun Park joins Hearts". www.heartsfc.co.uk.
  30. ^ "Lydia Williams joins Melbourne Victory". www.matildas.com.au. 16 September 2023.
  31. ^ "Chelsea Ferguson joins Blackburn Rovers on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  32. ^ "Ferguson recalled from Blackburn Rovers". Brighton & Hove Albion. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  33. ^ "Lulu Jarvis joins Reading on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  34. ^ "Rangers Announce Signing of Libby Bance". www.rangers.co.uk.
  35. ^ "Ferguson joins Lewes on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  36. ^ "Erhabor joins Hibernian on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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