2024–25 West Ham United F.C. Women season

West Ham United
2024–25 season
Head CoachRehanne Skinner
StadiumVictoria Road, Dagenham
WSL9th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Shekiera Martinez (10)
All: Viviane Asseyi (13)
Highest home attendance3,300
(vs. Arsenal, 20 October)
Lowest home attendance1,219
(vs. Everton, 26 January)
Average home league attendance1,859
Biggest win7–1 v Crystal Palace (A)
(WSL, 27 April 2025)
Biggest defeat0–5 v Chelsea (H)
(WSL, 19 January 2025)
0–5 v Liverpool (H)
(FA Cup, 29 January 2025)

The 2024–25 West Ham United F.C. Women season was the club's 34th season in existence and their seventh 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

As of 22 February 2025[1]

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
1 GK  POL Kinga Szemik
2 DF  SCO Kirsty Smith
4 MF  FIN Oona Siren
5 DF  BEL Amber Tysiak
7 MF  SWE Marika Bergman-Lundin
9 FW  JPN Riko Ueki
10 MF  ISL Dagný Brynjarsdóttir
11 FW  COL Manuela Paví
12 FW  ENG Emma Harries
13 DF  FIN Eva Nyström
14 DF  CAN Shelina Zadorsky (vice-captain)
15 MF  USA Kristie Mewis
16 MF  IRL Jessica Ziu
17 DF  CHI Camila Sáez
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  ENG Anouk Denton
19 FW  GER Shekiera Martinez
20 FW  FRA Viviane Asseyi
22 MF  AUS Katrina Gorry (captain)
25 GK  IRL Megan Walsh
26 DF  CHN Li Mengwen (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
29 DF  AUT Verena Hanshaw
34 MF  ENG Macey Nicholls
35 FW  ENG Princess Ademiluyi
36 MF  ENG Soraya Walsh
42 DF  ENG Marnie Morrison
43 DF  ENG Daniella Way
44 FW  ENG Ruby Doe
77 MF  SUI Seraina Piubel

Preseason

Westh Ham United participated in the inaugural Perth International Football Cup invitational friendly as part of preseason.

29 August 2024 Perth Cup West Ham United 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain Perth, Australia
Report
  • Leuchter 23'
Stadium: Perth Rectangular
1 September 2024 Perth Cup Leicester City 5–2 West Ham United Perth, Australia
Report
Stadium: Perth Stadium

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 6 5 11 36 41  −5 23 5 3 3 17 15  +2 1 2 8 19 26  −7

Last updated: 10 May 2025.
Source: WSL

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultLDLDLLWLWLLWLWLDWDDWLL
Position1010111112119118101089899877779
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

21 September 2024 1 Manchester United 3–0 West Ham United Trafford
12:00
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 8,761
Referee: Cheryl Foster
29 September 2024 2 West Ham United 1–1 Liverpool Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,799
Referee: Abigail Byrne
6 October 2024 3 Manchester City 2–0 West Ham United Manchester
13:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,316
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
13 October 2024 4 Everton 1–1 West Ham United Walton
14:00
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 1,087
Referee: Richie Watkins
20 October 2024 5 West Ham United 0–2 Arsenal Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Thomas Parsons
3 November 2024 6 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 West Ham United Leyton
14:00
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,614
Referee: Melissa Burgin
10 November 2024 7 West Ham United 1–0 Leicester City Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,617
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
16 November 2024 8 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–2 West Ham United Crawley
12:30
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,638
Referee: Lisa Benn
8 December 2024 9 West Ham United 5–2 Crystal Palace Dagenham
14:30
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,292
Referee: Lisa Benn
15 December 2024 10 Aston Villa 3–1 West Ham United Aston
14:00
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 2,494
Referee: Grace Lowe
19 January 2025 11 West Ham United 0–5 Chelsea Dagenham
15:00
Report Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,461
Referee: Amy Fearn
26 January 2025 12 West Ham United 2–0 Everton Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,219
Referee: Adewunmi Soneye
2 February 2025 13 Liverpool 1–0 West Ham United St Helens
14:00
Report
Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium
Attendance: 3,166
Referee: Amy Fearn
16 February 2025 14 West Ham United 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,460
Referee: Stacey Pearson
2 March 2025 15 Arsenal 4–3 West Ham United Borehamwood
17:30
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 3,621
Referee: Ade Soneye
5 March 2025 16 West Ham United 1–1 Manchester City Dagenham
19:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,267
Referee: Grace Lowe
Note: This match, originally scheduled for 16 March, was rescheduled due to Manchester City's participation in the 2025 Women's League Cup final.[2]
23 March 2025 17 West Ham United 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Dagenham
12:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,859
Referee: Stacey Pearson
30 March 2025 18 Chelsea 2–2 West Ham United Kingston upon Thames
16:30 Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,608
Referee: Abigail Byrne
19 April 2025 19 West Ham United 0–0 Manchester United Dagenham
12:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,315
Referee: Harrison Blair
27 April 2025 20 Crystal Palace 1–7 West Ham United Sutton
12:30
Report
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
4 May 2025 21 West Ham United 2–3 Aston Villa Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Referee: Stacey Pearson
10 May 2025 22 Leicester City 4–2 West Ham United Leicester
12:30
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
10 Leicester City 22 5 5 12 21 37 −16 20
11 Tottenham Hotspur 22 5 5 12 26 44 −18 20
Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Women's FA Cup

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

29 January 2025 Fourth round West Ham United 0–5 Liverpool Dagenham
19:45 Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 859
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Note: Rescheduled from 12 January due to frozen pitch.[3]

Women's League Cup

Group stage

2 October 2024 Group stage West Ham United 6–1 Portsmouth Dagenham
19:00
Report
  • Hornby 25' (pen.)
  • Coan  30'
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 256
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
24 November 2024 Group stage London City Lionesses 1–4 West Ham United Bromley
14:00
Report
Stadium: Hayes Lane
Attendance: 931
Referee: Jade Wardle
11 December 2024 Group stage West Ham United 3–0 Southampton Dagenham
19:00
Report Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 468
Referee: Amy Fearns

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 West Ham United 3 3 0 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Advanced to knock-out stage
2 London City Lionesses 3 2 0 0 1 7 6 +1 6
3 Southampton 3 1 0 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 Portsmouth 3 0 0 0 3 3 15 −12 0
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

Knockout stage

22 January 2025 Quarter-final Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 West Ham United Leyton
19:30
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 992
Referee: Ryan Atkin
5 February 2025 Semi-final Chelsea 2–0 West Ham United Kingston upon Thames
19:00
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: Stacey Pearson

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played 10 May 2025

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  POL Kinga Szemik 23 0 22 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF  SCO Kirsty Smith 19 1 5+9 0 0+1 0 4 1
4 MF  FIN Oona Siren 26 0 18+2 0 1 0 3+2 0
5 DF  BEL Amber Tysiak 22 2 19+1 2 1 0 0+1 0
7 MF  SWE Marika Bergman-Lundin 6 0 0+2 0 0 0 4 0
9 FW  JPN Riko Ueki 28 6 21+1 4 1 0 1+4 2
10 MF  ISL Dagný Brynjarsdóttir 22 1 4+14 0 0+1 0 2+1 1
11 FW  COL Manuela Paví 26 3 8+12 2 1 0 3+2 1
12 FW  ENG Emma Harries 17 4 4+8 2 0+1 0 3+1 2
13 DF  FIN Eva Nyström 8 0 6+1 0 0 0 1 0
14 DF  CAN Shelina Zadorsky 26 1 19+2 0 0+1 0 3+1 1
15 MF  USA Kristie Mewis 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF  IRL Jessica Ziu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF  CHI Camila Sáez 14 0 6+2 0 1 0 3+2 0
18 DF  ENG Anouk Denton 23 2 19+1 2 1 0 0+2 0
19 FW  GER Shekiera Martinez 15 10 11+1 10 1 0 2 0
20 FW  FRA Viviane Asseyi 26 13 21 9 1 0 2+2 4
22 MF  AUS Katrina Gorry 25 3 21+1 3 1 0 1+1 0
25 GK  IRL Megan Walsh 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
26 DF  CHN Li Mengwen 16 0 10 0 1 0 4+1 0
29 DF  AUT Verena Hanshaw 12 0 11 0 0 0 1 0
34 MF  ENG Macey Nicholls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW  ENG Princess Ademiluyi 6 0 0+6 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF  ENG Soraya Walsh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
42 DF  ENG Marnie Morrison 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
43 DF  ENG Daniella Way 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
44 FW  ENG Ruby Doe 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
77 MF  SUI Seraina Piubel 28 3 14+8 1 0+1 0 4+1 2
Players away from the club on loan:
21 DF  ENG Shannon Cooke 12 0 3+5 0 0 0 4 0
33 MF  TUR Halle Houssein 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
1 July 2024 FW Shekiera Martinez Eintracht Frankfurt [4]
GK Kinga Szemik Reims [5]
12 July 2024 DF Camila Sáez Madrid CFF [6]
25 July 2024 DF Inès Belloumou Bayern Munich [7]
19 August 2024 DF Shelina Zadorsky Tottenham Hotspur [8]
26 August 2024 FW Manuela Paví Deportivo Cali [9]
9 September 2024 MF Seraina Piubel Zürich [10]
12 September 2024 MF Oona Siren LSK Kvinner [11]
21 January 2025 DF Verena Hanshaw Roma [12]
25 January 2025 DF Eva Nyström Hammarby [13]

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
13 September 2024 DF Li Mengwen Brighton & Hove Albion End of season [14]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
30 June 2024 GK Mackenzie Arnold Portland Thorns [15][16]
DF Hawa Cissoko Roma [15][17]
DF Keira Ferns McKendree Bearcats [18]
MF Mel Filis Charlton Athletic [19][20]
MF Honoka Hayashi Everton [15][21]
DF Risa Shimizu Manchester City [15][22]
MF Emma Snerle Fiorentina [15][23]
MF Abbey-Leigh Stringer DC Power [15][24]
8 August 2024 GK Katie O'Hanlon Billericay Town [25]

Loans out

Date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
1 July 2024 FW Shekiera Martinez SC Freiburg 3 January 2025 [4][26]
20 July 2024 FW Princess Ademiluyi Charlton Athletic 2 January 2025 [27][28]
25 July 2024 DF Inès Belloumou Lazio 27 January 2025 [7]
26 July 2024 MF Keira Flannery Sunderland End of season [29]
1 August 2024 DF Jessie Stapleton Sunderland End of season [30]
7 September 2024 GK Katelin Talbert Tottenham Hotspur 31 December 2024 [31]
18 January 2025 MF Ellie Moore[a] Hashtag United End of season [32]
24 January 2025 GK Katelin Talbert Aston Villa End of season [33]
27 January 2025 DF Inès Belloumou Malmö End of season [34]
30 January 2025 DF Shannon Cooke Birmingham City End of season [35]
22 February 2025 MF Halle Houssein Beylerbeyi End of season [36]
  1. ^ Dual registration

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