# 2022–23 Aston Villa W.F.C. season

The 2022–23 Aston Villa W.F.C. season was the club's 27th season under their Aston Villa affiliation, the organisation's 49th overall season in 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.

## 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 | ENG | Hannah Hampton |
| 2 | MF | ENG | Sarah Mayling |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Meaghan Sargeant |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Remi Allen |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Rachel Corsie (captain) |
| 7 | FW | SUI | Alisha Lehmann |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Rachel Daly |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Emily Gielnik |
| 10 | MF | FRA | Kenza Dali |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Lucy Staniforth |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Anna Draper |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Danielle Turner |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Anna Patten (on loan from Arsenal) |
| 17 | FW | WAL | Natasha Harding |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Freya Gregory |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Laura Blindkilde |
| 20 | FW | SCO | Kirsty Hanson (on loan from Manchester United) |
| 21 | GK | NZL | Anna Leat |
| 22 | FW | NIR | Simone Magill |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Alice Keitley |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Evie Rabjohn |
| 31 | FW | IRL | Ruesha Littlejohn |
| 32 | MF | WAL | Mary McAteer |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Maz Pacheco |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Martha MacPhail |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Georgia Mullett |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Megan Shaw |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Ruby-Rae Tucker |
| 88 | MF | ENG | Jordan Nobbs |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From |
| 7 July 2022 | FW | Simone Magill | Everton |
| 11 July 2022 | DF | Danielle Turner | Everton |
| 12 July 2022 | FW | Natasha Harding | Reading |
| 13 July 2022 | GK | Anna Leat | West Ham United |
| 5 August 2022 | MF | Kenza Dali | Everton |
| 9 August 2022 | FW | Rachel Daly | Houston Dash |
| 5 January 2023 | MF | Jordan Nobbs | Arsenal |
| 9 January 2023 | MF | Lucy Staniforth | Manchester United |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Until | Ref. |
| 7 July 2022 | DF | | Anna Patten | Arsenal | End of season | |
| 8 September 2022 | FW | | Kirsty Hanson | Manchester United | End of season | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To |
| 8 May 2022 | DF | Anita Asante | Retired |
| 19 May 2022 | FW | Jodie Hutton | Bristol City |
| 19 May 2022 | DF | Natalie Haigh | Retired |
| 19 May 2022 | FW | Shania Hayles | Bristol City |
| 19 May 2022 | FW | Sophie Haywood | Sheffield United |
| 20 June 2022 | MF | Chloe Arthur | Crystal Palace |
| 1 July 2022 | MF | Ramona Petzelberger | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 20 January 2023 | MF | Isobel Goodwin | Coventry United |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Until |
| 13 July 2022 | GK | Sian Rogers | Charlton Athletic | End of season |
| 12 August 2022 | DF | Elisha N'Dow | Charlton Athletic | End of season |
| 26 August 2022 | MF | Olivia Rabjohn | Coventry United | End of season |
| 23 September 2022 | MF | Mary McAteer | Coventry United | End of season |
| 31 January 2023 | DF | Olivia McLoughlin | Birmingham City | 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: 27 May 2023. Source: FA 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 | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | D | W |
| Position | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Arsenal | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 16 | +33 | 47 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 4 | Manchester City | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 47 | |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 37 | |
| 6 | Everton | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 30 | |
| 7 | Liverpool | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 23 | |

## Women's FA Cup

As a member of the first tier, Aston Villa 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 | Aston Villa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Manchester United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 8 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
| 3 | Durham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | Everton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 | |

### 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 | ENG | Hannah Hampton | 21 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | ENG | Sarah Mayling | 29 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Meaghan Sargeant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Remi Allen | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Rachel Corsie | 22 | 1 | 12+3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SUI | Alisha Lehmann | 31 | 6 | 18+4 | 5 | 3+1 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Rachel Daly | 30 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Emily Gielnik | 14 | 2 | 0+9 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | FRA | Kenza Dali | 30 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Lucy Staniforth | 17 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Anna Draper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Danielle Turner | 30 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Anna Patten | 25 | 1 | 18+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | WAL | Natasha Harding | 6 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Freya Gregory | 12 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Laura Blindkilde | 29 | 1 | 16+5 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | SCO | Kirsty Hanson | 28 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 3+1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | GK | NZL | Anna Leat | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | NIR | Simone Magill | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Alice Keitley | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Evie Rabjohn | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | IRL | Ruesha Littlejohn | 10 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | WAL | Mary McAteer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Maz Pacheco | 31 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Martha MacPhail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Georgia Mullett | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Megan Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Ruby-Rae Tucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | ENG | Jordan Nobbs | 15 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||
| 16 | DF | ENG | Olivia McLoughlin | 13 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for the club but left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 26 | FW | ENG | Isobel Goodwin | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

## Club awards
### Player of the Month award

Voted for by fans on Aston Villa's official website.
| Month | Player |
| August | Not awarded |
| September | Not awarded |
| October | Not awarded |
| November | Rachel Daly |
| December | Not awarded |
| January | Rachel Daly |
| February | Jordan Nobbs |
| March | Rachel Daly |
| April | |