# 2022–23 Liverpool F.C. Women season

The 2022–23 Liverpool F.C. Women season was the club's 34th season of competitive football and first season back in the Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid, since their relegation at the end of the 2019–20 season. Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

## Squad

    As of 3 February 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 | Rachael Laws |
| 2 | DF | FIN | Emma Koivisto |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Leighanne Robe |
| 4 | MF | WAL | Rhiannon Roberts |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Niamh Fahey (captain) |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Jasmine Matthews |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Missy Bo Kearns |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Fuka Nagano |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Leanne Kiernan |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Melissa Lawley |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Taylor Hinds |
| 13 | GK | CAN | Rylee Foster |
| 15 | MF | DEN | Sofie Lundgaard |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Carla Humphrey |
| 18 | MF | WAL | Ceri Holland |
| 19 | FW | NED | Shanice van de Sanden |
| 20 | FW | BEL | Yana Daniëls |
| 21 | GK | SCO | Eartha Cumings |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Faye Kirby |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Gemma Bonner |
| 24 | FW | USA | Katie Stengel |
| 28 | DF | IRL | Megan Campbell |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Natasha Dowie (on loan from Reading) |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Hannah Silcock |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Miri Taylor |

## Women's Super League
### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | D | W | L | L | W | D | L |
| Position | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 18 |

## Women's FA Cup

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

## FA Women's League Cup
### Group stage

Group B
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Manchester City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 12 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Liverpool | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
| 3 | Leicester City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Sunderland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 | |
Ranking of second-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | B | Liverpool | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | 2.25 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | A | Manchester United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 8 | 2.00 | |
| 3 | E | Reading | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | 2.00 | |
| 4 | C | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | 2.00 | |
| 5 | D | Lewes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | 2.00 | |

### Knockout stage
## 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 | Total | WSL | WSL | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Rachael Laws | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | FIN | Emma Koivisto | 27 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Leighanne Robe | 17 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | WAL | Rhiannon Roberts | 22 | 2 | 3+16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Niamh Fahey | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Jasmine Matthews | 25 | 1 | 18+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Missy Bo Kearns | 28 | 5 | 17+5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Fuka Nagano | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Leanne Kiernan | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Melissa Lawley | 18 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Taylor Hinds | 28 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | CAN | Rylee Foster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | DEN | Sofie Lundgaard | 14 | 0 | 0+12 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Carla Humphrey | 12 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | WAL | Ceri Holland | 25 | 5 | 17+2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1+4 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | NED | Shanice van de Sanden | 15 | 1 | 7+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | BEL | Yana Daniëls | 22 | 0 | 8+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | SCO | Eartha Cumings | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Faye Kirby | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Gemma Bonner | 14 | 1 | 10+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | USA | Katie Stengel | 27 | 10 | 20+1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2+3 | 1 |
| 28 | DF | IRL | Megan Campbell | 22 | 1 | 12+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Natasha Dowie | 7 | 2 | 5+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Hannah Silcock | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Miri Taylor | 9 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for the club but left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 8 | DF | ENG | Charlotte Wardlaw | 8 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | NIR | Rachel Furness | 13 | 2 | 4+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Gilly Flaherty | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From |
| 6 July 2022 | DF | Emma Koivisto | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 11 July 2022 | DF | Gilly Flaherty | West Ham United |
| 14 July 2022 | GK | Eartha Cumings | Charlton Athletic |
| 16 July 2022 | FW | Shanice van de Sanden | Wolfsburg |
| 15 September 2022 | GK | Faye Kirby | Everton |
| 24 December 2022 | DF | Gemma Bonner | Racing Louisville |
| 10 January 2023 | MF | Sofie Lundgaard | Fortuna Hjørring |
| 14 January 2023 | MF | Fuka Nagano | North Carolina Courage |
| 19 January 2023 | MF | Miri Taylor | Angel City FC |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Until | Ref. |
| 8 September 2022 | DF | | Charlotte Wardlaw | Chelsea | 3 January 2023 | |
| 31 January 2023 | FW | | Natasha Dowie | Reading | End of season | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To |
| 10 May 2022 | MF | Jade Bailey | London City Lionesses |
| 10 May 2022 | DF | Meikayla Moore | Glasgow City |
| 10 May 2022 | FW | Rianna Dean | Crystal Palace |
| 12 January 2023 | DF | Gilly Flaherty | Retired |
| 3 February 2023 | MF | Rachel Furness | Bristol City |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Until |
| 25 July 2022 | GK | Charlotte Clarke | West Bromwich Albion | End of season |
| 28 July 2022 | FW | Ashley Hodson | Birmingham City | End of season |
| 1 August 2022 | DF | Lucy Parry | Hibernian | End of season |