# 2022–23 West Ham United F.C. Women season

The 2022–23 West Ham United F.C. Women season was the club's 32nd season in existence and their fifth 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 May 2022, following the final game of the 2021–22 season, it was announced head coach Olli Harder had informed the club of his resignation to pursue new opportunities. Assistant manager Paul Konchesky was immediately announced as his successor on a two-year contract. On 28 May 2023, one day after the team's final game of the season, Konchesky was sacked.

## Squad

    As of 31 January 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 | AUS | Mackenzie Arnold |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Kirsty Smith |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Risa Shimizu |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Abbey-Leigh Stringer |
| 5 | DF | BEL | Amber Tysiak |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Lisa Evans |
| 8 | MF | DEN | Emma Snerle |
| 10 | MF | ISL | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (captain) |
| 11 | MF | IRL | Izzy Atkinson |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Kate Longhurst |
| 14 | FW | DEN | Amalie Thestrup (on loan from PSV) |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Lucy Parker |
| 16 | MF | IRL | Jessica Ziu |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Melisa Filis |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Anouk Denton |
| 19 | MF | JPN | Honoka Hayashi |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Shannon Cooke |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Grace Fisk |
| 23 | DF | FRA | Hawa Cissoko |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Brooke Cairns |
| 26 | FW | FRA | Viviane Asseyi |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Maisy Barker |
| 28 | GK | ENG | Sophie Hillyerd |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Halle Houssein |
| 41 | MF | ENG | Keira Flannery |
| 49 | MF | AUS | Milly Boughton |
| 60 | FW | ENG | Princess Ademiluyi |

## 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: 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | D |
| Position | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 48 | −33 | 16 |

## 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
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
| 3 | London City Lionesses | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |

### 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 | AUS | Mackenzie Arnold | 27 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Kirsty Smith | 29 | 0 | 19+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | JPN | Risa Shimizu | 28 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Abbey-Leigh Stringer | 14 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BEL | Amber Tysiak | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Lisa Evans | 28 | 3 | 16+6 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | DEN | Emma Snerle | 16 | 2 | 8+4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ISL | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | 28 | 11 | 20+1 | 6 | 1+1 | 2 | 4+1 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | IRL | Izzy Atkinson | 21 | 1 | 2+14 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Kate Longhurst | 28 | 1 | 15+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | DEN | Amalie Thestrup | 12 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Lucy Parker | 18 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | IRL | Jessica Ziu | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Melisa Filis | 16 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Anouk Denton | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | JPN | Honoka Hayashi | 27 | 1 | 19+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Shannon Cooke | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Grace Fisk | 28 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | FRA | Hawa Cissoko | 21 | 1 | 14+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Brooke Cairns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | FRA | Viviane Asseyi | 29 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 1+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Maisy Barker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | ENG | Sophie Hillyerd | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Halle Houssein | 8 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | ENG | Keira Flannery | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | MF | AUS | Milly Boughton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | FW | ENG | Princess Ademiluyi | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for the club but left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Claudia Walker | 10 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | NOR | Thea Kyvåg | 12 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From |
| 17 June 2022 | MF | Halle Houssein | Arsenal |
| 17 June 2022 | MF | Lisa Evans | Arsenal |
| 1 July 2022 | MF | Jessica Ziu | Shelbourne |
| 15 July 2022 | DF | Kirsty Smith | Manchester United |
| 16 July 2022 | MF | Izzy Atkinson | Celtic |
| 18 July 2022 | GK | Sophie Hillyerd | Charlton Athletic |
| 20 July 2022 | FW | Alex Hennessy | Arsenal |
| 22 July 2022 | MF | Keira Flannery | Arsenal |
| 2 August 2022 | FW | Viviane Asseyi | Bayern Munich |
| 3 August 2022 | FW | Thea Kyvåg | LSK Kvinner |
| 28 August 2022 | DF | Risa Shimizu | Tokyo Verdy Beleza |
| 8 September 2022 | MF | Honoka Hayashi | AIK |
| 13 January 2023 | DF | Amber Tysiak | OH Leuven |
| 21 January 2023 | DF | Anouk Denton | Louisville Cardinals |
| 31 January 2023 | DF | Shannon Cooke | LSU Tigers |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Until | Ref. |
| 31 January 2023 | FW | | Amalie Thestrup | PSV | End of season | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To |
| 8 May 2022 | DF | Gilly Flaherty | Liverpool |
| 11 May 2022 | DF | Lois Joel | London City Lionesses |
| 11 May 2022 | GK | Anna Leat | Aston Villa |
| 11 May 2022 | MF | Kateřina Svitková | Chelsea |
| 11 May 2022 | MF | Zaneta Wyne | Racing Louisville |
| 1 June 2022 | GK | Emily Moore | Lewes |
| 29 June 2022 | FW | Adriana Leon | Manchester United |
| 3 August 2022 | MF | Tameka Yallop | SK Brann |
| 8 September 2022 | MF | Yui Hasegawa | Manchester City |
| 3 January 2023 | FW | Thea Kyvåg | LSK Kvinner |
| 7 January 2023 | FW | Claudia Walker | Birmingham City |
| 7 January 2023 | FW | Alex Hennessy | Charlton Athletic |
| 9 January 2023 | MF | Grace Garrad | Stabæk |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Until | Ref. |
| | MF | | Brooke Cairns | Hashtag United | 10 January 2023 | |
| 19 August 2022 | MF | | Grace Garrad | Watford | 9 January 2023 | |
* 1 2 Dual registration