2024–25 Liverpool F.C. Women season

Liverpool
2024–25 season
OwnerFenway Sports Group
ChairmanTom Werner
Head coachMatt Beard (until 27 February)
Amber Whiteley (interim, from 27 February)
StadiumTotally Wicked Stadium
Super League7th
FA CupSemi-finals
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Olivia Smith (7)

All:
Olivia Smith (9)
Biggest win6–1 v Newcastle United (A)
(League Cup, 24 November 2024)
5–0 v West Ham United (A)
(FA Cup, 29 January 2025)
Biggest defeat0–4 v Manchester United (A)
(WSL, 7 December 2024)
0–4 v Manchester City (A)
(WSL, 16 February 2025)
0–4 v Arsenal (A)
(WSL, 22 March 2025)

The 2024–25 season is Liverpool F.C. Women's 36th season of competitive football and third consecutive season back in the Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL, the club will contest two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

On 3 May 2024, Liverpool announced that from this season onwards, their home games will be played at the Totally Wicked Stadium.[1]

On 27 February 2025, the club announced that manager Matt Beard had left his position with immediate effect. Assistant manager Amber Whiteley assumed the role on an interim basis.[2]

Squad

No. Player Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Apps Goals Assists
Goalkeepers
1 Rachael Laws (1990-11-05)5 November 1990 (aged 34) Reading 86 0 0
16 Teagan Micah (1997-10-20)20 October 1997 (aged 27) FC Rosengård 10 0 0
22 Faye Kirby (2004-04-05)5 April 2004 (aged 21) Everton 5 0 0
Defenders
2 Lucy Parry (2004-05-07)7 May 2004 (aged 21) 19 0 0
3 Gemma Evans (1996-08-01)1 August 1996 (aged 28) Manchester United 0 0 0
4 Grace Fisk (1998-01-05)5 January 1998 (aged 27) West Ham United 29 1 2
5 Niamh Fahey (captain) (1987-10-13)13 October 1987 (aged 37) Bordeaux 117 7 2
6 Jasmine Matthews (1993-03-24)24 March 1993 (aged 32) Bristol City 53 4 3
12 Taylor Hinds (vice-captain) (1999-04-25)25 April 1999 (aged 26) Everton 103 6 5
17 Jenna Clark (2001-09-29)29 September 2001 (aged 23) Glasgow City 28 0 0
23 Gemma Bonner (1991-07-13)13 July 1991 (aged 33) Racing Louisville 148 13 3
29 Alejandra Bernabé (2001-11-12)12 November 2001 (aged 23) Chelsea (loan) 0 0 0
34 Hannah Silcock (2004-09-18)18 September 2004 (aged 20) 9 0 0
Midfielders
8 Fūka Nagano (1999-03-09)9 March 1999 (aged 26) North Carolina Courage 38 0 0
14 Marie Höbinger (2001-07-01)1 July 2001 (aged 23) FC Zürich 29 5 4
15 Sofie Lundgaard (2002-05-29)29 May 2002 (aged 23) Fortuna Hjørring 32 0 0
18 Ceri Holland (1997-12-12)12 December 1997 (aged 27) Kansas Jayhawks 83 10 4
19 Júlia Bartel (2004-05-18)18 May 2004 (aged 21) Chelsea (loan) 0 0 0
24 Sam Kerr (1999-04-17)17 April 1999 (aged 26) Bayern Munich (loan) 0 0 0
36 Zara Shaw (2007-06-06)6 June 2007 (aged 18) 1 0 0
Forwards
7 Cornelia Kapocs (2000-07-13)13 July 2000 (aged 24) Linköping 0 0 0
9 Leanne Kiernan (1999-04-27)27 April 1999 (aged 26) West Ham United 47 19 2
10 Sophie Román Haug (1999-06-04)4 June 1999 (aged 26) Roma 24 9 4
11 Olivia Smith (2004-08-05)5 August 2004 (aged 20) Sporting CP 0 0 0
13 Mia Enderby (2005-05-31)31 May 2005 (aged 20) Sheffield United 20 1 2
20 Yana Daniëls (1992-05-08)8 May 1992 (aged 33) Bristol City 85 6 5

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
2 July 2024 MF Olivia Smith Sporting CP [3]
15 August 2024 FW Cornelia Kapocs Linköping [4]
16 August 2024 DF Gemma Evans Manchester United [5]

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
8 January 2025 MF Sam Kerr Bayern Munich End of season [6]
9 January 2025 MF Júlia Bartel Chelsea End of season [7]
31 January 2025 DF Alejandra Bernabé Chelsea End of season [8]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
18 May 2024 DF Emma Koivisto AC Milan [9][10]
FW Melissa Lawley Everton [9][11]
MF Shanice van de Sanden Pachuca [9][12]
MF Miri Taylor Aston Villa [9][13]
4 June 2024 FW Natasha Flint Tampa Bay Sun [14]
1 July 2024 MF Mia Leath UAB Blazers [15]
MF Alice Mottershead Florida Tech Panthers [16]
DF Ava Pickard Hofstra Pride [17]
DF Bethan Thomas Niagara Purple Eagles [18]
1 August 2024 MF Missy Bo Kearns Aston Villa [19]
9 August 2024 FW Aleesha Collins Liverpool Feds [20]
MF Holly McEvoy Aberdeen [21]

Contract extensions

Date Position Nationality Name Contract until Ref.
7 August 2024 DF Lucy Parry Undisclosed [22]
8 August 2024 GK Rachael Laws Undisclosed [23]
9 September 2024 FW Leanne Kiernan Undisclosed [24]
10 September 2024 DF Niamh Fahey Undisclosed [25]
20 September 2024 MF Sofie Lundgaard Undisclosed [26]
16 January 2025 MF Marie Höbinger Undisclosed [27]
21 March 2025 DF Jenna Clark Undisclosed [28]
4 April 2025 DF Grace Fisk Undisclosed [29]

Transfer summary

Undisclosed fees are not included in the transfer totals.

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Women's Super League 22 September 2024 25 May 2025 Matchday 1 22 7 4 11 22 37 −15 031.82
Women's FA Cup 29 January 2025 12 April 2025 Fourth round 4 3 0 1 9 2 +7 075.00
FA Women's League Cup 2 October 2024 11 December 2024 Group stage 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 066.67
Total 29 12 4 13 41 42 −1 041.38

Last updated: 10 May 2025
Source: Soccerway

Women's Super League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 22 8 4 10 35 41 −6 28
6 Aston Villa 22 7 4 11 32 44 −12 25
7 Liverpool 22 7 4 11 22 37 −15 25
8 Everton 22 6 6 10 24 32 −8 24
9 West Ham United 22 6 5 11 36 41 −5 23
Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

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 7 4 11 22 37  −15 25 3 3 5 12 16  −4 4 1 6 10 21  −11

Last updated: 10 May 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHHA
ResultDDWLDWLLLLWLWLWWLLWDLL
Position8755666678777766665667
Points1255699999121215151821212124252525
Source: Women's Super League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 22 July 2024.[30]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

22 September 2024 1 Liverpool 1–1 Leicester City St Helens
14:00 BST
  • Haug 45'
  • Nagano  80'
Report
Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium
Attendance: 3,058
Referee: Adewunmi Soneye
29 September 2024 2 West Ham United 1–1 Liverpool Dagenham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,799
Referee: Abigail Byrne
6 October 2024 3 Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 Liverpool Leyton
14:15 BST
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2,206
Referee: Kirsty Dowie
13 October 2024 4 Liverpool 1–2 Manchester City Liverpool
15:00 BST
Report
  • Shaw 58', 90+2',  90+8'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 17,484
Referee: Stacey Fullicks
20 October 2024 5 Liverpool 1–1 Crystal Palace St Helens
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium
Attendance: 3,007
Referee: Amy Fearn
3 November 2024 6 Aston Villa 1–2 Liverpool Birmingham
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 3,213
Referee: Phoebe Cross
10 November 2024 7 Liverpool 0–3 Chelsea St Helens
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium
Attendance: 4,514
Referee: Lisa Benn
17 November 2024 8 Everton 1–0 Liverpool Liverpool
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 9,823
Referee: Abigail Byrne
8 December 2024 9 Manchester United 4–0 Liverpool Leigh
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 4,782
Referee: Stacey Fullicks
15 December 2024 10 Liverpool 0–1 Arsenal St Helens
14:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium
Attendance: 5,786
Referee: Melissa Burgin
17 January 2025 11 Liverpool 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion St Helens
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
26 January 2025 12 Leicester City 2–1 Liverpool Leicester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 2,964
Referee: Abigail Byrne
2 February 2025 13 Liverpool 1–0 West Ham United St Helens
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium
Attendance: 3,166
Referee: Amy Fearn
16 February 2025 14 Manchester City 4–0 Liverpool Manchester
18:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
2 March 2025 15 Crystal Palace 0–1 Liverpool Sutton
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 1,386
Referee: Ryan Atkin
14 March 2025 16 Liverpool 3–1 Manchester United Liverpool
19:15 GMT
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 15,596
Referee: Amy Fearn
22 March 2025 17 Arsenal 4–0 Liverpool Holloway
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 35,628
Referee: Stacey Fullicks
30 March 2025 18 Liverpool 1–2 Aston Villa St Helens
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium
Attendance: 3,082
Referee: Megan Wilson
19 April 2025 19 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Liverpool Brighton and Hove
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 4,566
Referee: Lisa Benn
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 20 April at the Broadfield Stadium, but was moved to be played at the Falmer Stadium.[31]
27 April 2025 20 Liverpool 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur St Helens
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium
Attendance: 3,213
Referee: Phoebe Cross
4 May 2025 21 Liverpool 0–2 Everton Liverpool
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 15,376
Referee: Lisa Benn
10 May 2025 22 Chelsea 1–0 Liverpool Fulham
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 21,327
Referee: Phoebe Cross

Women's FA Cup

As a Women's Super League side, Liverpool entered the FA Cup in the fourth round.

29 January 2025 Fourth round West Ham United 0–5 Liverpool Dagenham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 859
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Note: This match, initially scheduled for a 14:00 kick-off on 12 January 2025, was rescheduled due to a frozen pitch.[32]
9 February 2025 Fifth round Rugby Borough 0–2 Liverpool Rugby
12:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Kilsby Lane
Referee: Ella Broad
9 March 2025 Quarter-finals Arsenal 0–1 Liverpool Borehamwood
14:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 3,148
Referee: Stacey Pearson
12 April 2025 Semi-finals Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool Kingston upon Thames
12:15 BST
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Referee: Kirsty Dowle

FA Women's League Cup

As a team not qualified for the UEFA Women's Champions League, Liverpool entered the League Cup at the group stage.

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manchester United 3 3 0 0 0 9 3 +6 9 Advanced to knock-out stage
2 Liverpool 3 2 0 0 1 10 3 +7 6
3 Everton 3 0 1 0 2 1 7 −6 2
4 Newcastle United 3 0 0 1 2 5 12 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: 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
Round123
GroundAAH
ResultLWW
Position422
Points036
Source: FA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 October 2024 1 Manchester United 2–0 Liverpool Leigh
19:00 BST Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 2,568
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
24 November 2024 2 Newcastle United 1–6 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 GMT
  • Andrews 88'
Report
Stadium: Kingston Park
Attendance: 3,013
Referee: Hannah Gardner
11 December 2024 3 Liverpool 4–0 Everton St Helens
18:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium
Attendance: 3,219
Referee: Adewunmi Soneye

Statistics

As of match played 10 May 2025

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

No. Pos Nat Player Total Super League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ENG Rachael Laws 20 0 15+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF  ENG Lucy Parry 12 1 9+1 0 0+2 1 0+0 0
3 DF  WAL Gemma Evans 22 0 7+9 0 2+2 0 2+0 0
4 DF  ENG Grace Fisk 22 1 16+1 0 3+0 1 2+0 0
5 DF  IRL Niamh Fahey 9 0 0+6 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
6 DF  ENG Jasmine Matthews 18 1 12+2 1 1+1 0 1+1 0
7 FW  SWE Cornelia Kapocs 26 4 9+10 2 3+1 0 3+0 2
8 MF  JPN Fūka Nagano 26 1 18+3 1 2+0 0 2+1 0
9 FW  IRL Leanne Kiernan 22 4 7+9 2 2+1 1 2+1 1
10 FW  NOR Sophie Román Haug 19 3 12+3 3 2+2 0 0+0 0
11 FW  CAN Olivia Smith 25 9 20+0 7 3+0 1 1+1 1
12 DF  JAM Taylor Hinds 29 2 22+0 2 4+0 0 1+2 0
13 FW  ENG Mia Enderby 22 5 4+13 0 0+2 1 2+1 4
14 MF  AUT Marie Höbinger 26 4 17+3 3 3+1 1 1+1 0
15 MF  DEN Sofie Lundgaard 4 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
16 GK  AUS Teagan Micah 9 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
17 DF  SCO Jenna Clark 23 1 13+7 0 2+0 0 1+0 1
18 MF  WAL Ceri Holland 23 0 18+1 0 2+0 0 1+1 0
19 MF  ESP Júlia Bartel 7 0 0+5 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
20 FW  BEL Yana Daniëls 15 0 0+9 0 2+1 0 3+0 0
23 DF  ENG Gemma Bonner 24 0 17+2 0 3+0 0 0+2 0
24 MF  SCO Sam Kerr 14 1 11+0 0 3+0 1 0+0 0
29 DF  ESP Alejandra Bernabé 4 0 2+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
34 DF  ENG Hannah Silcock 8 0 2+3 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
36 MF  ENG Zara Shaw 8 1 2+1 0 1+1 0 3+0 1
47 GK  ENG Eva Spencer 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
56 MF  ENG Maddy Duffy 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
57 DF  SCO Neve McDonald 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

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