# 2023–24 Middlesbrough F.C. Women season

The 2023–24 season was the 48th season of competitive football in the history of Middlesbrough Football Club Women, their first since affiliation with the men's team, and their second consecutive season in the FA National League Division One North, the fourth level of English women's football. The club also participated in the FA Cup, the WNL Cup, and the WNL Plate.
Coinciding with affiliation, Michael Mulhern was announced as manager on 26 May 2023. The season also marked the debut of the woman's team at the Riverside Stadium, a 0–0 draw against Stockport County on 17 September. The club recorded their first win at the stadium on 10 March 2024, a 5–0 win against Doncaster Rovers.

## Squad

    As of 10 October 2023.
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 | ENG | Laura Wareham |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jane Harland |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Emma Wallis |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Bethany Guy |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Ellen Packham |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Abby Towers |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Ellen Turnbull |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Jessica Mett |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Armani Maxwell |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Lauren Robson |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Ella Baker |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Eve Marshall |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Ruby Cook |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Emma Foster |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Francesca Ward |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Millie Bell |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Sarah Burn (captain) |
| 19 | FW | USA | Jolie Donzo |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Rose McCarthy |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Faye Dale |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Daisy Burt (on loan from Newcastle United) |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Nicole Havery |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Michelle Brogden |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Katie Ormerod |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From |
| 7 July 2023 | DF | Abby Towers | Sunderland |
| 9 July 2023 | MF | Sarah Burn | Durham Cestria |
| 9 July 2023 | MF | Beth Guy | Newcastle United |
| 10 July 2023 | DF | Ellen Packham | Newcastle United |
| 10 July 2023 | DF | Emma Wallis | Newcastle United |
| 10 July 2023 | DF | Rachel Hindle | Leeds United |
| 11 July 2023 | DF | Millie Bell | Newcastle United |
| 11 July 2023 | DF | Jane Harland | Newcastle United |
| 12 July 2023 | DF | Rose McCarthy | Teesside RTC |
| 12 July 2023 | FW | Ella Baker | Teesside RTC |
| 27 July 2023 | FW | Ellen Turnbull | Durham Cestria |
| 1 August 2023 | MF | Lauren Robson | Newcastle United |
| 30 August 2023 | FW | Jolie Donzo | Durham Cestria |
| 21 September 2023 | FW | Nicole Havery | Chester-le-Street Town |
| 10 October 2023 | FW | Katie Ormerod | Norton & Stockton Ancients |
| 14 January 2024 | MF | Michelle Brogden | Concord Mountain Lions |
| 29 January 2024 | FW | Faye Dale | Durham Cestria |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Until | Ref. |
| 19 February 2024 | DF | | Daisy Burt | Newcastle United | End of season | |

## Competitions
### Division One North
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hull City (C, P) | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 24 | +39 | 53 | Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 46 | |
| 3 | Durham Cestria | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 43 | |
| 4 | Barnsley | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 43 | |
| 5 | Stockport County | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 35 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 5 May 2024. Source: FA WNL Division 1 North

#### Results by round

| Matchday | 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | L |
| Position | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches

The FA Women's National League fixtures were released on 17 July.

### WNL Plate
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 5 May 2024
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | D1N | D1N | FA Cup | FA Cup | WNL Cup | WNL Cup | WNL Plate | WNL Plate |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Laura Wareham | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Ruby Cook | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jane Harland | 14 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Emma Wallis | 11 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Ellen Packham | 25 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Abby Towers | 23 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Emma Foster | 13 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Millie Bell | 18 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Rose McCarthy | 9 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Daisy Burt | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | ENG | Bethany Guy | 18 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Lauren Robson | 24 | 9 | 20+1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Eve Marshall | 18 | 3 | 6+9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Francesca Ward | 6 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Sarah Burn | 25 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Michelle Brogden | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ENG | Ellen Turnbull | 25 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Jessica Mett | 18 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Armani Maxwell | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Ella Baker | 8 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Faye Dale | 6 | 2 | 2+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Nicole Havery | 17 | 7 | 13+2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Katie Ormerod | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared but left during the season ||||||||||||||
| 19 | FW | USA | Jolie Donzo | 10 | 1 | 1+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Rachel Hindle | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | D1N | FA Cup | WNL Cup | WNL Plate | Total |
| 1 | 8 | | FW | Jessica Mett | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | 10 | | MF | Lauren Robson | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | 7 | | FW | Ellen Turnbull | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | 23 | | FW | Nichole Havery | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 18 | | MF | Sarah Burn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 12 | | MF | Eve Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 5 | | DF | Ellen Packham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | | DF | Abby Towers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 21 | | FW | Faye Dale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | | MF | Bethany Guy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 16 | | MF | Francesca Ward | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 19 | | FW | Jolie Donzo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 45 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 49 |

## Awards
### FA WNL Division One Manager of the Month
#### Key

* Pos – Position in the table at the end of the month
| Month | Manager | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos | Result | Ref. |
| January | Michael Mulhern | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | 2nd | Won | |