# 2023–24 West Ham United F.C. Women season

The 2023–24 West Ham United F.C. Women 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.
On 28 May 2023, following the final game of the 2022–23 season, it was announced head coach Paul Konchesky had been sacked with immediate effect after one season in charge. On 20 July 2023, the club announced Rehanne Skinner as head coach. Skinner had most recently been head coach of Tottenham Hotspur but was sacked in March 2023.

## Squad

    As of 31 January 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 | AUS | Mackenzie Arnold (captain) |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Kirsty Smith |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Risa Shimizu |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Abbey-Leigh Stringer |
| 5 | DF | BEL | Amber Tysiak |
| 7 | MF | SWE | Marika Bergman-Lundin |
| 8 | MF | DEN | Emma Snerle |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Riko Ueki |
| 10 | MF | ISL | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Emma Harries |
| 14 | DF | CAN | Shelina Zadorsky (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) |
| 15 | MF | USA | Kristie Mewis |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | IRL | Jessica Ziu |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Anouk Denton |
| 19 | MF | JPN | Honoka Hayashi |
| 20 | FW | FRA | Viviane Asseyi |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Shannon Cooke |
| 22 | MF | AUS | Katrina Gorry |
| 23 | DF | FRA | Hawa Cissoko (vice captain) |
| 25 | GK | IRL | Megan Walsh |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Katie O'Hanlon |
| 35 | FW | ENG | Princess Ademiluyi |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Soraya Walsh |

## 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 | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | D | L | D | D | L |
| Position | 12 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |

### 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, West Ham 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 | 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 | |

## 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 | AUS | Mackenzie Arnold | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Kirsty Smith | 25 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Risa Shimizu | 26 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Abbey-Leigh Stringer | 11 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BEL | Amber Tysiak | 20 | 1 | 16+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SWE | Marika Bergman-Lundin | 8 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | DEN | Emma Snerle | 13 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | JPN | Riko Ueki | 26 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | ISL | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Emma Harries | 20 | 1 | 7+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | CAN | Shelina Zadorsky | 10 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | USA | Kristie Mewis | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | IRL | Jessica Ziu | 19 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Anouk Denton | 19 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | JPN | Honoka Hayashi | 23 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | FRA | Viviane Asseyi | 26 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Shannon Cooke | 23 | 1 | 8+11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | AUS | Katrina Gorry | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | FRA | Hawa Cissoko | 23 | 2 | 19+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 25 | GK | IRL | Megan Walsh | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Katie O'Hanlon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ENG | Princess Ademiluyi | 15 | 0 | 0+11 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Soraya Walsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||
| 17 | MF | ENG | Mel Filis | 11 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | IRL | Jessie Stapleton | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | ENG | Keira Flannery | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for the club but left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | SCO | Lisa Evans | 11 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | IRL | Izzy Atkinson | 9 | 1 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From |
| 28 July 2023 | DF | Jessie Stapleton | Shelbourne |
| 2 August 2023 | FW | Emma Harries | Reading |
| 11 August 2023 | GK | Katelin Talbert | Benfica |
| 18 August 2023 | GK | Megan Walsh | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 12 September 2023 | FW | Riko Ueki | Tokyo Verdy Beleza |
| 1 January 2024 | MF | Kristie Mewis | Gotham FC |
| 5 January 2024 | MF | Katrina Gorry | Vittsjö GIK |
| 31 January 2024 | MF | Marika Bergman-Lundin | BK Häcken |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Until | Ref. |
| 3 January 2024 | DF | | Shelina Zadorsky | Tottenham Hotspur | End of season | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To |
| 28 May 2023 | MF | Kate Longhurst | Charlton Athletic |
| 29 June 2023 | DF | Grace Fisk | Liverpool |
| 29 June 2023 | DF | Lucy Parker | Aston Villa |
| 29 June 2023 | MF | Brooke Cairns | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 29 June 2023 | GK | Sophie Hillyerd | London City Lionesses |
| 7 July 2023 | DF | Maisy Barker | Ipswich Town |
| 25 January 2024 | MF | Lisa Evans | Bristol City |
| 27 January 2024 | MF | Izzy Atkinson | Crystal Palace |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Until |
| 11 August 2023 | GK | Katelin Talbert | Djurgården | End of season |
| 16 August 2023 | MF | Macey Nicholls | Hashtag United | End of season |
| 7 September 2023 | MF | Halle Houssein | Reading | End of season |
| 28 September 2023 | GK | Katie O'Hanlon | Billericay Town | End of season |
| 28 September 2023 | MF | Soraya Walsh | Billericay Town | End of season |
| 10 January 2024 | MF | Mel Filis | Charlton Athletic | End of season |
| 26 January 2024 | DF | Jessie Stapleton | Reading | End of season |
| 31 January 2024 | MF | Keira Flannery | Reading | End of season |
* 1 2 3 Dual registration