2022–23 Aston Villa W.F.C. season

The 2022–23 Aston Villa W.F.C. season was the club's 27th season under their Aston Villa affiliation, the organisation's 49th overall season in existence and their third season 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.

Aston Villa
2022–23 season
Head coachCarla Ward
StadiumBescot Stadium, Walsall
WSL5th
FA CupSemi-final
League CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Rachel Daly (22)
All: Rachel Daly (30)
Highest home attendance7,517
(vs. Liverpool, 21 May)
Lowest home attendance1,365
(vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 4 February)
Average home league attendance4,204

Squad

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As of 31 January 2023

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   ENG Hannah Hampton
2 MF   ENG Sarah Mayling
3 DF   ENG Meaghan Sargeant
4 MF   ENG Remi Allen
6 DF   SCO Rachel Corsie (captain)
7 FW   SUI Alisha Lehmann
8 FW   ENG Rachel Daly
9 FW   AUS Emily Gielnik
10 MF   FRA Kenza Dali
11 FW   ENG Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah
12 MF   ENG Lucy Staniforth
13 GK   ENG Anna Draper
14 DF   ENG Danielle Turner
15 DF   ENG Anna Patten (on loan from Arsenal)
17 FW   WAL Natasha Harding
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   ENG Freya Gregory
19 MF   ENG Laura Blindkilde
20 FW   SCO Kirsty Hanson (on loan from Manchester United)
21 GK   NZL Anna Leat
22 FW   NIR Simone Magill
24 MF   ENG Alice Keitley
28 DF   ENG Evie Rabjohn
31 FW   IRL Ruesha Littlejohn
32 MF   WAL Mary McAteer
33 DF   ENG Maz Pacheco
34 DF   ENG Martha MacPhail
35 MF   ENG Georgia Mullett
36 MF   ENG Megan Shaw
37 FW   ENG Ruby-Rae Tucker
88 MF   ENG Jordan Nobbs

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
7 July 2022 FW   Simone Magill   Everton [1]
11 July 2022 DF   Danielle Turner   Everton [2]
12 July 2022 FW   Natasha Harding   Reading [3]
13 July 2022 GK   Anna Leat   West Ham United [4]
5 August 2022 MF   Kenza Dali   Everton [5]
9 August 2022 FW   Rachel Daly   Houston Dash [6]
5 January 2023 MF   Jordan Nobbs   Arsenal [7]
9 January 2023 MF   Lucy Staniforth   Manchester United [8]

Loans in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
7 July 2022 DF   Anna Patten   Arsenal End of season [9]
8 September 2022 FW   Kirsty Hanson   Manchester United End of season [10]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
8 May 2022 DF   Anita Asante Retired [11]
19 May 2022 FW   Jodie Hutton   Bristol City [12][13]
DF   Natalie Haigh Retired [12][14]
FW   Shania Hayles   Bristol City [12][15]
FW   Sophie Haywood   Sheffield United [12][16]
20 June 2022 MF   Chloe Arthur   Crystal Palace [17][18]
1 July 2022 MF   Ramona Petzelberger   Tottenham Hotspur [19][20]
20 January 2023 MF   Isobel Goodwin   Coventry United [21][22]

Loans out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
13 July 2022 GK   Sian Rogers   Charlton Athletic End of season [23]
12 August 2022 DF   Elisha N'Dow   Charlton Athletic End of season [24]
26 August 2022 MF   Olivia Rabjohn[a]   Coventry United End of season [25]
23 September 2022 MF   Mary McAteer[a]   Coventry United End of season [26]
31 January 2023 DF   Olivia McLoughlin   Birmingham City End of season [27]
  1. ^ a b Dual registration

Preseason

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23 July 2022 Friendly Aston Villa 6–0 Oxford United Bodymoor Heath
11:30
Report Stadium: Bodymoor Heath
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
30 July 2022 Friendly Aston Villa 5–0 Coventry United Bodymoor Heath
11:30
Report Stadium: Bodymoor Heath
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
12 August 2022 Friendly Sevilla   6–1 Aston Villa Marbella
11:00 Report Stadium: Marbella Football Center
17 August 2022 Friendly Aston Villa 0–1 Liverpool Bodymoor Heath
14:00 Report Stadium: Bodymoor Heath
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
21 August 2022 Friendly Aston Villa 1–1 Everton Bodymoor Heath
14:00
Report
Stadium: Bodymoor Heath
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
28 August 2022 Friendly Reading 3–2 Aston Villa Wokingham
14:00 Report
Stadium: Hogwood Park

Women's Super League

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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 11 4 7 47 37  +10 37 4 2 5 22 22  0 7 2 2 25 15  +10

Last updated: 27 May 2023.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHHAAHAHHAHAAAHHAHAHA
ResultWWLLLWWLLWDDWWWWLDLWDW
Position3347865567665555555555
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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11 September 2022 Brighton & Hove Albion v 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.[28]
18 September 2022 1 Aston Villa 4–3 Manchester City Aston
12:30
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 6,785
Referee: Louise Saunders
25 September 2022 2 Leicester City 0–2 Aston Villa Leicester
15:00 Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 2,713
Referee: Thomas Parsons
15 October 2022 3 Aston Villa 1–2 West Ham United Walsall
12:30
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 1,753
Referee: Cheryl Foster
22 October 2022 4 Aston Villa 0–1 Everton Walsall
12:30
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 1,636
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
30 October 2022 5 Chelsea 3–1 Aston Villa Kingston upon Thames
14:00
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,373
Referee: Martin Woods
6 November 2022 6 Liverpool 0–1 Aston Villa Birkenhead
14:00
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,719
Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis
20 November 2022 7 Aston Villa 3–1 Reading Aston
14:00
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 4,566
Referee: Adam Herczeg
3 December 2022 8 Manchester United 5–0 Aston Villa Trafford
12:30
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford[29]
Attendance: 30,196
Referee: Louise Saunders
11 December 2022 9 Aston Villa 1–4 Arsenal Aston
16:15
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 6,013
Referee: Paul Howard
14 January 2023 10 Aston Villa 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Walsall
12:30
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 2,049
Referee: Thomas Kirk
21 January 2023 11 Manchester City 1–1 Aston Villa Manchester
11:30
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,306
Referee: Cheryl Foster
4 February 2023 12 Aston Villa 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Walsall
12:30
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 1,365
Referee: Louise Saunders
12 February 2023 13 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–6 Aston Villa Crawley
14:00
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,593
Referee: Jane Simms
Note: Rescheduled from 11 September 2022 and moved from Falmer Stadium.
5 March 2023 14 Everton 0–2 Aston Villa Liverpool
13:00
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 805
Referee: Amy Fearn
12 March 2023 15 West Ham United 1–2 Aston Villa Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,204
Referee: James Bell
26 March 2023 16 Aston Villa 5–0 Leicester City Aston
14:00
Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 6,489
Referee: Jane Simms
2 April 2023 17 Aston Villa 0–3 Chelsea Walsall
18:45 Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,835
Referee: Louise Saunders
23 April 2023 18 Tottenham Hotspur 3–3 Aston Villa Leyton
14:00
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,159
Referee: Stacey Pearson
28 April 2023 19 Aston Villa 2–3 Manchester United Walsall
19:15
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,176
Referee: Lisa Benn
7 May 2023 20 Reading 0–5 Aston Villa Reading
14:00
Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Abigail Byrne
21 May 2023 21 Aston Villa 3–3 Liverpool Aston
14:00
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 7,517
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
27 May 2023 22 Arsenal 0–2 Aston Villa Borehamwood
14:30
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 4,018
Referee: Amy Fearn

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Arsenal 22 15 2 5 49 16 +33 47 Qualification for the Champions League first round
4 Manchester City 22 15 2 5 50 25 +25 47
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
Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Women's FA Cup

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

29 January 2023 Fourth round Aston Villa 11–0 AFC Fylde Walsall
18:00
Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 584
Referee: Callum Parke
26 February 2023 Fifth round West Ham United 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)
Aston Villa Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 832
Referee: Lisa Benn
Penalties
19 March 2023 Quarter-final Aston Villa 2–1 (a.e.t.) Manchester City Walsall
18:00
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 1,702
Referee: Rebecca Welch
16 April 2023 Semi-final Aston Villa 0–1 Chelsea Walsall
14:15 Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,292
Referee: Cheryl Foster

FA Women's League Cup

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Group stage

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1 October 2022 Group stage Aston Villa 1–1
(4–3 p)
Manchester United Walsall
12:30
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Referee: Melissa Burgin
Penalties
26 October 2022 Group stage Everton 1–1
(4–2 p)
Aston Villa Liverpool
18:30
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Penalties
27 November 2022 Group stage Aston Villa 1–0 Durham Walsall
18:00
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
7 December 2022 Group stage Sheffield United 1–2 Aston Villa Scunthorpe
19:30
Report
Stadium: Glanford Park

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aston Villa 4 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 9 Advanced to knock-out stage
2 Manchester United 4 2 0 2 0 11 5 +6 8 Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3 Durham 4 1 2 0 1 6 6 0 7
4 Everton 4 1 1 0 2 6 6 0 5
5 Sheffield United 4 0 0 1 3 4 12 −8 1
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

Knockout stage

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26 January 2023 Quarter-final Arsenal 3–0 Aston Villa Borehamwood
19:45
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 2,959
Referee: Carl Brook

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
1 GK   ENG Hannah Hampton 21 0 15 0 4 0 2 0
2 MF   ENG Sarah Mayling 29 1 20 0 3+1 1 5 0
3 DF   ENG Meaghan Sargeant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF   ENG Remi Allen 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF   SCO Rachel Corsie 22 1 12+3 0 3 1 3+1 0
7 FW   SUI Alisha Lehmann 31 6 18+4 5 3+1 1 2+3 0
8 FW   ENG Rachel Daly 30 30 22 22 4 6 4 2
9 FW   AUS Emily Gielnik 14 2 0+9 1 1+1 1 2+1 0
10 MF   FRA Kenza Dali 30 7 21 5 4 1 5 1
11 FW   ENG Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah 6 0 0+4 0 0 0 2 0
12 MF   ENG Lucy Staniforth 17 1 13 1 4 0 0 0
13 GK   ENG Anna Draper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF   ENG Danielle Turner 30 0 22 0 4 0 4 0
15 DF   ENG Anna Patten 25 1 18+1 0 3 1 3 0
17 FW   WAL Natasha Harding 6 1 0+4 0 0 0 1+1 1
18 MF   ENG Freya Gregory 12 0 1+6 0 0+2 0 2+1 0
19 MF   ENG Laura Blindkilde 29 1 16+5 0 2+1 1 2+3 0
20 FW   SCO Kirsty Hanson 28 8 20 7 3+1 0 4 1
21 GK   NZL Anna Leat 10 0 7 0 0 0 3 0
22 FW   NIR Simone Magill 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   ENG Alice Keitley 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF   ENG Evie Rabjohn 5 0 1+2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
31 FW   IRL Ruesha Littlejohn 10 0 1+7 0 0 0 1+1 0
32 MF   WAL Mary McAteer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF   ENG Maz Pacheco 31 1 22 0 2+2 1 5 0
34 DF   ENG Martha MacPhail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF   ENG Georgia Mullett 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
36 MF   ENG Megan Shaw 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
37 FW   ENG Ruby-Rae Tucker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 MF   ENG Jordan Nobbs 15 4 11 4 3 0 1 0
Players away from the club on loan:
16 DF   ENG Olivia McLoughlin 13 0 1+6 0 1 0 4+1 0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
26 FW   ENG Isobel Goodwin 4 0 0+3 0 0 0 0+1 0

Club awards

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Player of the Month award

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Voted for by fans on Aston Villa's official website.

Month Player
August Not awarded
September Not awarded
October Not awarded
November   Rachel Daly[30]
December Not awarded
January   Rachel Daly[31]
February   Jordan Nobbs[32]
March   Rachel Daly[33]
April

References

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  22. ^ "Aston Villa striker Isobel Goodwin signs for United". Coventry United Women.
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  24. ^ "Defender Elisha N'Dow joins on loan". www.charltonafc.com.
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  28. ^ "Premier League, EFL, Scottish, WSL and non-League: This weekend's matches postponed". Sky Sports.
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  31. ^ "Daly voted January Player of the Month". Aston Villa FC. 2 February 2023.
  32. ^ "Nobbs voted February Player of the Month". Aston Villa FC. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  33. ^ "Daly voted Player of the Month for March!". Aston Villa FC. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.