# 2023–24 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season

The 2023–24 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season was the club's 33rd season in existence and their sixth 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 27 January 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Maria Thorisdottir |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Poppy Pattinson |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Guro Bergsvand |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Vicky Losada (captain) |
| 7 | MF | GRE | Veatriki Sarri |
| 8 | FW | GER | Pauline Bremer |
| 9 | FW | KOR | Lee Geum-min |
| 10 | FW | SWE | Julia Zigiotti Olme |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Elisabeth Terland |
| 13 | FW | USA | Taylor Smith |
| 14 | DF | COL | Jorelyn Carabalí |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | SWE | Emma Kullberg |
| 17 | MF | POR | Tatiana Pinto |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Maisie Symonds |
| 20 | MF | SRB | Dejana Stefanović |
| 21 | MF | USA | Madison Haley |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Katie Robinson |
| 26 | DF | CHN | Li Mengwen |
| 28 | GK | GER | Melina Loeck |
| 32 | GK | ENG | Sophie Baggaley |
| 33 | MF | AUS | Charlize Rule |

## Brighton players at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Five Brighton players received international call-ups to play at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
* Guro Bergsvand – Norway
* Lee Geum-min – South Korea
* Katie Robinson – England
* Rebekah Stott – New Zealand
* Lydia Williams – Australia

## Competitions
### 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: 18 May 2024. Source: Women's Super League

#### 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 | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | D | L | L |
| Position | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Points | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 24 |
| 8 | Everton | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 23 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 19 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 18 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 15 |

### FA Cup

As a member of the Women's Super League Brighton & Hove Albion enter the FA Cup in the fourth round.

### League Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
| 3 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |

#### Knock-out Stage
## Squad statistics
### Appearances

    As of 18 May 2024
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 |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 28 | GK | GER | Melina Loeck | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | ENG | Sophie Baggaley | 23 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | NOR | Maria Thorisdottir | 26 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Poppy Pattinson | 20 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Guro Bergsvand | 29 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | USA | Taylor Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | COL | Jorelyn Carabalí | 18 | 1 | 12+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | SWE | Emma Kullberg | 28 | 3 | 14+7 | 0 | 2+1 | 3 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | CHN | Li Mengwen | 15 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | ENG | Grace McEwen | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 52 | DF | ENG | Jessica Pegram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ESP | Vicky Losada | 28 | 3 | 20+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | GRE | Veatriki Sarri | 26 | 3 | 11+8 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | MF | POR | Tatiana Pinto | 27 | 5 | 9+11 | 2 | 2+1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Maisie Symonds | 26 | 0 | 10+10 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SRB | Dejana Stefanović | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | USA | Madison Haley | 16 | 2 | 6+7 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Katie Robinson | 30 | 5 | 19+4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 33 | MF | AUS | Charlize Rule | 11 | 1 | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | MF | ENG | Olivia Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 8 | FW | GER | Pauline Bremer | 20 | 3 | 14+2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | KOR | Lee Geum-min | 26 | 2 | 8+12 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | SWE | Julia Zigiotti Olme | 26 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Elisabeth Terland | 28 | 15 | 21+1 | 13 | 2+1 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 34 | FW | ENG | Clarabella Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | ENG | Lily Dent | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Squad players who left the club permanently or on loan during the season ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | BEL | Nicky Evrard | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Mackenzie Hawkesby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | ENG | Katie Startup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Note
* Mackenzie Hawkesby rejoined Australian A-League Women club Sydney FC on 29 December 2023.
* Katie Startup joined Manchester City on 14 April on loan until the end of the season.

### Goalscorers

As of 18 May 2024
| Rnk | No | Pos | Nat | Name | WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | 11 | FW | | Elisabeth Terland | 13 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 17 | MF | | Tatiana Pinto | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 22 | MF | | Katie Robinson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 8 | FW | | Pauline Bremer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 16 | DF | | Emma Kullberg | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 6 | MF | | Vicky Losada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 7 | MF | | Veatriki Sarri | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | DF | | Guro Bergsvand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 21 | MF | | Madison Haley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 9 | FW | | Lee Geum-min | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 14 | DF | | Jorelyn Carabalí | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 33 | MF | | Charlize Rule | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 26 | 10 | 9 | 45 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From |
| 19 June 2023 | FW | Pauline Bremer | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 16 July 2023 | MF | Vicky Losada | AS Roma |
| 17 July 2023 | MF | Madison Haley | Sydney FC |
| 21 July 2023 | MF | Mackenzie Hawkesby | Sydney FC |
| 26 July 2023 | DF | Charlize Rule | Sydney FC |
| 30 August 2023 | DF | Maria Thorisdottir | Manchester United |
| 1 September 2023 | DF | Li Mengwen | Jiangsu |
| 6 September 2023 | MF | Tatiana Pinto | Levante |
| 13 September 2023 | MF | Jorelyn Carabalí | Atlético Mineiro |
| 14 September 2023 | GK | Sophie Baggaley | Manchester United |
| 22 January 2024 | GK | Melina Loeck | Kristianstads DFF |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Until | Ref. |
| 14 September 2023 | GK | | Nicky Evrard | Chelsea | 9 January 2024 | |
| 31 January 2024 | FW | | Taylor Smith | Gotham FC | 8 March 2024 | |
* ↑ Evrard returned to Chelsea on 9 January to continue her recovery from a long-term hamstring injury.
* ↑ Smith was recalled by Gotham FC on 8 March.

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To |
| 30 June 2023 | FW | Danielle Carter | London City Lionesses |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | Megan Connolly | Bristol City |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | Kayleigh Green | Charlton Athletic |
| 30 June 2023 | GK | Megan Walsh | West Ham United |
| 30 June 2023 | DF | Victoria Williams | Unattached |
| 10 August 2023 | DF | Rebekah Stott | Melbourne City |
| 31 August 2023 | MF | Brianna Visalli | Aarhus GF |
| 14 September 2023 | DF | Zoe Morse | Retired |
| 14 September 2023 | MF | Park Ye-eun | Heart of Midlothian |
| 16 September 2023 | GK | Lydia Williams | Melbourne Victory |
| 29 December 2023 | MF | Mackenzie Hawkesby | Sydney FC |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Until |
| 8 September 2023 | FW | Chelsea Ferguson | Blackburn Rovers | 8 January 2024 |
| 14 September 2023 | MF | Lulu Jarvis | Reading | End of Season |
| 14 September 2023 | MF | Libby Bance | Rangers | End of Season |
| 31 January 2024 | FW | Chelsea Ferguson | Lewes | End of Season |
| 1 February 2024 | GK | Comfort Erhabor | Hibernian | End of Season |
| 14 April 2024 | GK | Katie Startup | Manchester City | End of Season |
* ↑ On 8 January, Ferguson was recalled from her loan at Blackburn Rovers.