2022–23 Everton F.C. (women) season

Everton
2022–23 season
Head coach	Brian Sørensen
Stadium	Walton Hall Park, Liverpool
Women's Super League	6th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Katja Snoeijs (7); All: Katja Snoeijs (8)
Highest home attendance	22,161; (vs. Liverpool, 24 March)
Lowest home attendance	584; (vs. West Ham United, 22 January)
Average home league attendance	2,985

The 2022–23 Everton F.C. (women) season was the club's sixth consecutive campaign 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 8 April 2022, it was announced Brian Sørensen would become the Everton manager ahead of the 2022–23 season. He had been manager of Fortuna Hjørring since July 2021. Everton had seen out the previous season with an interim managerial team of Chris Roberts and Claire Ditchburn following the sacking of Jean-Luc Vasseur in February 2022.^[1]

Squad

As of 1 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
2	DF	DEN	Katrine Veje
4	DF	DEN	Rikke Sevecke
5	DF	SWE	Nathalie Björn
6	DF	ENG	Gabby George
7	MF	AUS	Clare Wheeler
8	MF	ENG	Izzy Christiansen
9	FW	ENG	Toni Duggan
10	MF	SWE	Hanna Bennison
11	FW	ENG	Jess Park (on loan from Manchester City)
12	GK	ENG	Emily Ramsey (on loan from Manchester United)
14	FW	DEN	Nicoline Sørensen
15	FW	ENG	Aggie Beever-Jones (on loan from Chelsea)
17	MF	SCO	Lucy Graham


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	GK	IRL	Courtney Brosnan
20	MF	ENG	Megan Finnigan
21	DF	GER	Leonie Maier
22	MF	ITA	Aurora Galli
23	DF	DEN	Sara Holmgaard
25	FW	NED	Katja Snoeijs
27	DF	NOR	Elise Stenevik
28	MF	DEN	Karen Holmgaard
32	GK	ENG	Peyton Henderson
39	MF	ENG	Abbey Clarke
44	MF	ENG	Taylor Howarth
55	DF	ENG	Annie Wilding

Preseason

13 August 2022 Friendly	Everton	2–1	BK Häcken	Liverpool
	Finnigan Bennison	Report	Gejl	Stadium: Finch Farm Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

21 August 2022 Friendly	Aston Villa	1–1	Everton	Bodymoor Heath
14:00	Turner	Report	Graham	Stadium: Bodymoor Heath Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

28 August 2022 Friendly	Manchester United	1–0	Everton	Carrington
12:00	García 80'	Report		Stadium: Trafford Training Centre Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

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	9	3	10	29	36	−7	30	5	1	5	15	19	−4	4	2	5	14	17	−3

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	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A
Result	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	W	D	L	D	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	L
Position	10	4	5	5	4	6	8	8	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

11 September 2022	Everton	P–P	Leicester City	Liverpool
13:00				Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Note: The FA postponed all of the weekend's football fixtures following the death of Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022.^[2]

18 September 2022 1	West Ham United	1–0	Everton	Dagenham
15:00	Cissoko 43' Evans 45' Brynjarsdóttir 57'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,118 Referee: Lauren Impey

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

29 September 2022 3	Everton	1–0	Leicester City	Liverpool
18:30	Graham 38' Björn 52' Levell 90+4' (o.g.)	Report	O'Brien 70' Plumptre 81' Pike 88'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 724 Referee: Cheryl Foster
Note: Rescheduled from 11 September 2022.

16 October 2022 4	Everton	1–3	Chelsea	Liverpool
13:00	Buchanan 53' (o.g.)	Report	Harder 37', 59' (pen.) Charles 90+5'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 1,668 Referee: Lauren Impey

22 October 2022 5	Aston Villa	0–1	Everton	Walsall
12:30	Corsie 40'	Report	Björn 56' Graham 57'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,636 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

30 October 2022 6	Everton	0–3	Manchester United	Liverpool
14:00	George 47'	Report	Parris 13' Galton 55' Ladd 68' Blundell 79'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 1,752 Referee: Adam Herczeg

6 November 2022	Tottenham Hotspur	P–P	Everton	Leyton
14:00				Stadium: Brisbane Road
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch.^[3]

19 November 2022 7	Everton	1–2	Manchester City	Liverpool
15:00	Björn 35' Sevecke 40'	Report	Blakstad 32' Castellanos 38' Shaw 49' Kelly 87'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 960 Referee: Emily Heaslip

3 December 2022 8	Arsenal	1–0	Everton	Borehamwood
14:00	Miedema 24'	Report	Björn 71' George 80'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 3,935 Referee: Sunny Gill

11 December 2022	Brighton & Hove Albion	P–P	Everton	Crawley
14:00				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch.^[4]

14 December 2022 9	Tottenham Hotspur	0–3	Everton	Leyton
19:00	Naz 69' Summanen 87' Neville 90'	Report	Snoeijs 8' Park 36' Beever-Jones 89' Giovana 90+5'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 303 Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Note: Rescheduled from 6 November 2022.

15 January 2023 10	Everton	3–2	Reading	Liverpool
13:00	Snoeijs 9' Park 32' George 61'	Report	Vanhaevermaet 60' Cooper 68' Eikeland 85'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 616 Referee: Tom Reeves

22 January 2023 11	Everton	3–0	West Ham United	Liverpool
14:00	K. Holmgaard 3' Finnigan 12' Beever-Jones 70'	Report		Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 584 Referee: Tom Nield

5 February 2023 12	Manchester United	0–0	Everton	Leigh
12:00		Report	Jones 90+6'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 5,040 Referee: Emily Heaslip

5 March 2023 13	Everton	0–2	Aston Villa	Liverpool
13:00	Graham 90+1'	Report	Dali 5' Finnigan 67' (o.g.) Lehmann 77' Hanson 79'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 805 Referee: Amy Fearn

12 March 2023 14	Leicester City	0–0	Everton	Leicester
15:00	Green 15' Mace 90+3'	Report		Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 1,237 Referee: Stacey Fullicks

24 March 2023 15	Everton	1–1	Liverpool	Liverpool
19:30	George 27', 54'	Report	Stengel 40' Bo Kearns 47' Hinds 90+4'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 22,161 Referee: Lauren Impey

2 April 2023 16	Everton	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
13:00	Sørensen 4' Beever-Jones 90+4', 90+7'	Report	Summanen 22'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 1,542 Referee: Lisa Benn

19 April 2023 17	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–2	Everton	Crawley
19:00	Terland 12', 80' Kullberg 41' Robinson 43' Carter 83' Pattinson 90+5'	Report	Snoeijs 63', 83'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,456 Referee: Lauren Impey
Note: Rescheduled from 11 December 2022.

23 April 2023 18	Reading	2–3	Everton	Reading
14:00	Vanhaevermaet 2' (pen.), 17' Rowe 45'	Report	Bennison 41' Snoeijs 62' (pen.) Sørensen 83'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 1,235 Referee: Louise Saunders

30 April 2023	Everton	P–P	Arsenal	Liverpool
				Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Note: Postponed due to Arsenal's participation in the UEFA Women's Champions League

7 May 2023 19	Chelsea	7–0	Everton	Kingston upon Thames
18:15	Reiten 12' Kerr 25' Harder 33', 81' Ingle 44' Fleming 45+2' Cuthbert 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,074 Referee: Lisa Benn

17 May 2023 20	Everton	1–4	Arsenal	Liverpool
18:15	Holmgaard 10' Beever-Jones 49' Snoeijs 86'	Report	Foord 29', 39' McCabe 33' Wubben-Moy 42'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Cheryl Foster
Note: Rescheduled from 30 April 2023.

21 May 2023 21	Everton	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Liverpool
13:00	Snoeijs 32' Bennison 90+1'	Report	Sarri 44' Robinson 45+1' Connolly 89'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 670 Referee: Lauren Impey

27 May 2023 22	Manchester City	3–2	Everton	Manchester
14:30	Shaw 51', 69' Hemp 60'	Report	Graham 79' Sevecke 89' Clarke 90' Maier 90+4'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 3,828 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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
8	West Ham United	22	6	3	13	23	44	−21	21

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

Women's FA Cup

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

29 January 2023 Fourth round	Everton	0–1	Birmingham City	Liverpool
13:00	Park 60'	Report	Bourne 34' Pennock 61' Scott 78' Lu. Quinn 82'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park

FA Women's League Cup

26 October 2022 Group stage	Everton	1–1 (4–2 p)	Aston Villa	Liverpool
18:30	Beever-Jones 62' Bennison 79'	Report	Mayling 45+1' Harding 49' McLoughlin 54' Corsie 74'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park
	Penalties
	Graham Stenevik Bennison Galli Björn		Mayling Patten Harding Blindkilde

26 November 2022 Group stage	Sheffield United	0–3	Everton	Scunthorpe
17:00	Hartley 90+6'	Report	Snoeijs 32', 54' Bennison 79' Park 87'	Stadium: Glanford Park

7 December 2022 Group stage	Manchester United	4–2	Everton	Leigh
19:00	Bøe Risa 1', 20' Williams 12' Moore 27'	Report	Park 25' Bennison 58' K. Holmgaard 90+2'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village

17 December 2022 Group stage	Everton	0–1	Durham	Crosby
12:30		Report	Crosthwaite 15' Bradley 84'	Stadium: Rossett 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:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	DEN	Katrine Veje	14	0	13+1	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	DEN	Rikke Sevecke	22	1	17+4	1	0	0	1	0
5	DF	SWE	Nathalie Björn	23	0	20	0	0	0	2+1	0
6	DF	ENG	Gabby George	20	2	16	2	1	0	3	0
7	MF	AUS	Clare Wheeler	21	0	12+5	0	0+1	0	3	0
8	MF	ENG	Izzy Christiansen	24	0	5+15	0	0+1	0	2+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Toni Duggan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	SWE	Hanna Bennison	25	4	14+7	3	1	0	1+2	1
11	FW	ENG	Jess Park	22	5	16+1	3	1	0	2+2	2
12	GK	ENG	Emily Ramsey	9	0	8	0	0	0	1	0
14	FW	DEN	Nicoline Sørensen	17	2	13+2	2	1	0	0+1	0
15	FW	ENG	Aggie Beever-Jones	21	1	7+9	0	1	0	4	1
17	MF	SCO	Lucy Graham	25	2	17+3	2	1	0	2+2	0
18	GK	IRL	Courtney Brosnan	18	0	14	0	1	0	3	0
20	MF	ENG	Megan Finnigan	19	2	13+3	2	1	0	2	0
21	DF	GER	Leonie Maier	13	1	0+9	1	0	0	3+1	0
22	MF	ITA	Aurora Galli	25	0	13+7	0	1	0	2+2	0
23	DF	DEN	Sara Holmgaard	7	0	2+4	0	1	0	0	0
25	FW	NED	Katja Snoeijs	24	8	20+1	7	0+1	0	1+1	1
27	DF	NOR	Elise Stenevik	23	0	7+13	0	0+1	0	2	0
28	MF	DEN	Karen Holmgaard	24	2	15+4	1	1	0	4	1
32	GK	ENG	Peyton Henderson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF	ENG	Abbey Clarke	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
44	MF	ENG	Taylor Howarth	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
55	DF	ENG	Annie Wilding	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players away from the club on loan:
24	DF	SCO	Kenzie Weir	4	0	0+1	0	0	0	2+1	0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
19	FW	BRA	Gio Queiroz	11	1	0+7	1	0	0	2+2	0
30	GK	SCO	Eartha Cumings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Ref.
18 July 2022	FW	Katja Snoeijs	Bordeaux	^[5]
5 August 2022	MF	Karen Holmgaard	Turbine Potsdam	^[6]
5 August 2022	DF	Sara Holmgaard	Turbine Potsdam	^[6]
9 August 2022	DF	Katrine Veje	FC Rosengård	^[7]
7 September 2022	DF	Elise Stenevik	Eskilstuna United	^[8]
10 January 2023	MF	Clare Wheeler	Fortuna Hjørring	^[9]

Loans in

Date	Position	Name	From	Until	Ref.
15 July 2022	FW	Jess Park	Manchester City	End of season	^[10]
5 August 2022	GK	Emily Ramsey	Manchester United	End of season	^[11]
19 August 2022	MF	Clare Wheeler	Fortuna Hjørring	10 January 2023	^[12]
25 August 2022	FW	Aggie Beever-Jones	Chelsea	End of season	^[13]
13 September 2022	FW	Gio Queiroz	Arsenal	9 January 2023	^[14]^[15]
4 March 2023	GK	Eartha Cumings^[a]	Liverpool	13 March 2023	^[16]

^ Emergency goalkeeper loan

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
8 May 2022	FW	Claire Emslie	Angel City	^[17]^[18]
12 May 2022	FW	Simone Magill	Aston Villa	^[19]^[20]
24 June 2022	DF	Danielle Turner	Aston Villa	^[21]^[22]
29 June 2022	DF	Poppy Pattinson	Brighton & Hove Albion	^[23]^[24]
2 July 2022	GK	Sandy MacIver	Manchester City	^[25]
4 July 2022	GK	Cecilía Rúnarsdóttir	Bayern Munich	^[26]
15 July 2022	MF	Grace Clinton	Manchester United	^[27]
20 July 2022	FW	Anna Anvegård	BK Häcken	^[28]
5 August 2022	MF	Kenza Dali	Aston Villa	^[29]^[30]
15 September 2022	GK	Faye Kirby	Liverpool	^[31]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
5 August 2022	DF		Sara Holmgaard	Fortuna Hjørring	13 January 2023	^[6]^[32]
1 February 2023	DF		Kenzie Weir	Lewes	End of season	^[33]

References

^ "Everton Women confirm Brian Sørensen will take over next season". The Guardian. 8 April 2022.
^ "Premier League, EFL, Scottish, WSL and non-League: This weekend's matches postponed". Sky Sports.
^ "Spurs v Everton – match postponed". Tottenham Hotspur.
^ "Brighton Women v Everton Women Postponed". www.evertonfc.com.
^ "Snoeijs Signs For Everton". www.evertonfc.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Everton Sign Holmgaard Twins". www.evertonfc.com.
^ "Veje Signs For Everton". www.evertonfc.com.
^ "Stenevik Signs For Everton". www.evertonfc.com.
^ "Wheeler Completes Everton Transfer". www.evertonfc.com.
^ "Everton sign Man City's Park on season-long loan". BBC Sport.
^ "Emily Ramsey Joins Everton Women On Loan". Manchester United.
^ "Everton Sign Wheeler". Everton.
^ "Beever-Jones Signs For Everton". Everton.
^ "Gio Signs For Everton". Everton.
^ "Gio Queiroz returns to Arsenal". www.arsenal.com.
^ "Cumings Signs On Loan". www.evertonfc.com.
^ "Emslie To Leave Everton". www.evertonfc.com.
^ "Angel City Officially Signs 2022 Expansion Draft Pick Claire Emslie". Angel City FC.
^ "Everton striker Magill set to leave WSL club". BBC Sport.
^ "Villa sign NI striker Magill on two-year deal". BBC Sport.
^ "Emotional Captain On Blues Exit". www.evertonfc.com.
^ "Former Everton captain Turner joins Aston Villa". BBC Sport.
^ "Pattinson To Leave Everton". www.evertonfc.com.
^ "Poppy Pattinson signs for Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
^ "Sandy MacIver signs for City". www.mancity.com.
^ "Cecilía Rán Rúnarsdóttir unterschreibt bis 2026". FC Bayern Munich.
^ "Man Utd Women sign Grace Clinton". www.manutd.com.
^ "Anvegård Leaves Everton". www.evertonfc.com.
^ "Dali Leaves Everton". www.evertonfc.com.
^ "Kenza Dali joins Aston Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
^ "LFC Women complete signing of Faye Kirby". www.liverpoolfc.com.
^ "Sara Holmgaard Returns To Everton". www.evertonfc.com.
^ "Kenzie Weir signs on-loan". lewesfc.com.

[gk-16] Emergency goalkeeper loan

[1] "Everton Women confirm Brian Sørensen will take over next season". The Guardian. 8 April 2022.

[2] "Premier League, EFL, Scottish, WSL and non-League: This weekend's matches postponed". Sky Sports.

[3] "Spurs v Everton – match postponed". Tottenham Hotspur.

[4] "Brighton Women v Everton Women Postponed". www.evertonfc.com.

[5] "Snoeijs Signs For Everton". www.evertonfc.com.

[Holmgaards-6] "Everton Sign Holmgaard Twins". www.evertonfc.com.

[7] "Veje Signs For Everton". www.evertonfc.com.

[8] "Stenevik Signs For Everton". www.evertonfc.com.

[9] "Wheeler Completes Everton Transfer". www.evertonfc.com.

[10] "Everton sign Man City's Park on season-long loan". BBC Sport.

[11] "Emily Ramsey Joins Everton Women On Loan". Manchester United.

[12] "Everton Sign Wheeler". Everton.

[13] "Beever-Jones Signs For Everton". Everton.

[14] "Gio Signs For Everton". Everton.

[15] "Gio Queiroz returns to Arsenal". www.arsenal.com.

[17] "Cumings Signs On Loan". www.evertonfc.com.

[18] "Emslie To Leave Everton". www.evertonfc.com.

[19] "Angel City Officially Signs 2022 Expansion Draft Pick Claire Emslie". Angel City FC.

[20] "Everton striker Magill set to leave WSL club". BBC Sport.

[21] "Villa sign NI striker Magill on two-year deal". BBC Sport.

[22] "Emotional Captain On Blues Exit". www.evertonfc.com.

[23] "Former Everton captain Turner joins Aston Villa". BBC Sport.

[24] "Pattinson To Leave Everton". www.evertonfc.com.

[25] "Poppy Pattinson signs for Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.

[26] "Sandy MacIver signs for City". www.mancity.com.

[27] "Cecilía Rán Rúnarsdóttir unterschreibt bis 2026". FC Bayern Munich.

[28] "Man Utd Women sign Grace Clinton". www.manutd.com.

[29] "Anvegård Leaves Everton". www.evertonfc.com.

[30] "Dali Leaves Everton". www.evertonfc.com.

[31] "Kenza Dali joins Aston Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.

[32] "LFC Women complete signing of Faye Kirby". www.liverpoolfc.com.

[33] "Sara Holmgaard Returns To Everton". www.evertonfc.com.

[34] "Kenzie Weir signs on-loan". lewesfc.com.

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