# 2023–24 Leicester City W.F.C. season

The 2023–24 Leicester City W.F.C. season was the club's 20th season of existence and their third season 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 March 2024, manager Willie Kirk was suspended pending an internal investigation over allegations of a relationship with one of the club's players. Assistant manager Jennifer Foster was placed in interim charge. Kirk's permanent dismissal was confirmed on 28 March.

## Squad

    As of 1 February 2024
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 | GER | Janina Leitzig |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Courtney Nevin |
| 3 | MF | ENG | Sam Tierney |
| 4 | DF | NZL | C. J. Bott |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Sophie Howard |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Aimee Palmer |
| 7 | FW | CAN | Deanne Rose |
| 8 | FW | FIN | Jutta Rantala |
| 9 | FW | GER | Lena Petermann |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Aileen Whelan (captain) |
| 11 | MF | BEL | Janice Cayman |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Asmita Ale (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) |
| 14 | MF | WAL | Josie Green |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | JPN | Saori Takarada |
| 17 | DF | FRA | Julie Thibaud |
| 18 | MF | SWE | Emilia Pelgander |
| 19 | FW | AUS | Remy Siemsen |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Missy Goodwin |
| 21 | FW | WAL | Hannah Cain |
| 23 | GK | NED | Lize Kop |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Shannon O'Brien |
| 29 | FW | JPN | Yuka Momiki |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Ava Baker |
| 47 | DF | ENG | Simone Sherwood |
| 49 | FW | ENG | Denny Draper |

### Out on loan

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 |
| 13 | MF | ENG | Monique Robinson (at Burnley until end of season) |
| 38 | GK | ENG | Holly Mears (dual registration with Nottingham Forest until end of season) |
| 41 | DF | ENG | Jess Reavill (dual registration with West Bromwich Albion until end of season) |
| — | GK | ENG | Demi Lambourne (at Crystal Palace until end of season) |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From |
| 4 July 2023 | DF | Courtney Nevin | Hammarby |
| 7 July 2023 | GK | Janina Leitzig | Bayern Munich |
| 10 July 2023 | FW | Lena Petermann | Montpellier |
| 11 July 2023 | MF | Janice Cayman | Lyon |
| 1 August 2023 | MF | Aimee Palmer | Bristol City |
| 16 August 2023 | GK | Lize Kop | Ajax |
| 25 August 2023 | FW | Jutta Rantala | Vittsjö GIK |
| 31 August 2023 | DF | Julie Thibaud | Bordeaux |
| 8 September 2023 | FW | Deanne Rose | Reading |
| 1 January 2024 | MF | Saori Takarada | Linköping FC |
| 5 January 2024 | FW | Yuka Momiki | Linköping FC |
| 27 January 2024 | MF | Emilia Pelgander | KIF Örebro DFF |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Until | Ref. |
| 24 January 2024 | DF | | Asmita Ale | Tottenham Hotspur | End of season | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To |
| 2 June 2023 | GK | Sophia Poor | Aston Villa |
| 6 June 2023 | DF | Sophie Barker | Sheffield United |
| 6 June 2023 | FW | Natasha Flint | Liverpool |
| 6 June 2023 | GK | Kirstie Levell | Burnley |
| 6 June 2023 | MF | Charlie Devlin | Birmingham City |
| 6 June 2023 | FW | Lachante Paul | Burnley |
| 6 June 2023 | MF | Molly Pike | Southampton |
| 6 June 2023 | FW | Jessica Sigsworth | Sheffield United |
| 6 June 2023 | DF | Abbie McManus | Retired |
| 6 June 2023 | MF | Connie Scofield | London City Lionesses |
| 6 June 2023 | DF | Jemma Purfield | Southampton |
| 6 June 2023 | FW | Ellen Jones | Sunderland |
| 6 June 2023 | DF | Georgia Eaton-Collins | HB Køge |
| 6 June 2023 | FW | Mackenzie Smith | NC State Wolfpack |
| 7 July 2023 | DF | Erin Simon | Retired |
| 13 July 2023 | DF | Ashleigh Plumptre | Al-Ittihad |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Until |
| 28 September 2023 | GK | Demi Lambourne | Crystal Palace | End of season |
| 3 January 2024 | DF | Jess Reavill | West Bromwich Albion | End of season |
| 15 January 2024 | GK | Holly Mears | Nottingham Forest | End of season |
| 1 February 2024 | MF | Monique Robinson | Burnley | End of season |
* 1 2 Dual registration

## 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: 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 | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | L |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 | |
| 12 | Bristol City (R) | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 70 | −50 | 6 | Relegation to the Championship |

## Women's FA Cup

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

## FA Women's League Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Manchester City (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Manchester United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
| 3 | Leicester City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | |
| 5 | Everton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 | |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances

    As of match played 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 |
| 1 | GK | GER | Janina Leitzig | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Courtney Nevin | 22 | 1 | 13+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Sam Tierney | 30 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | NZL | CJ Bott | 26 | 0 | 14+6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Sophie Howard | 29 | 2 | 19+3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Aimee Palmer | 11 | 2 | 4+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | CAN | Deanne Rose | 20 | 3 | 4+11 | 0 | 1+2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | FIN | Jutta Rantala | 30 | 10 | 20+2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0+4 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | GER | Lena Petermann | 26 | 5 | 18+2 | 4 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Aileen Whelan | 26 | 3 | 11+8 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | BEL | Janice Cayman | 29 | 7 | 20+1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Asmita Ale | 8 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | WAL | Josie Green | 24 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | JPN | Saori Takarada | 17 | 2 | 11+1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | FRA | Julie Thibaud | 26 | 0 | 17+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SWE | Emilia Pelgander | 10 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | AUS | Remy Siemsen | 10 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Missy Goodwin | 23 | 2 | 8+9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | WAL | Hannah Cain | 10 | 1 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 23 | GK | NED | Lize Kop | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Shannon O'Brien | 14 | 3 | 8+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | JPN | Yuka Momiki | 17 | 2 | 11+1 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Ava Baker | 11 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | ENG | Simone Sherwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 49 | FW | ENG | Denny Draper | 4 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |