# 2021–22 Everton F.C. (women) season

The 2021–22 Everton F.C. (women) season was the club's fifth consecutive campaign in the FA 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.
After a poor start to the season, Everton sacked manager Willie Kirk on 16 October 2021. Kirk had been in charge since December 2018. Jean-Luc Vasseur, who had last been in charge of Olympique Lyon until his sacking in April 2021, was announced as his replacement on 29 October. Having taken over the team in 8th, Vasseur was sacked on 2 February after 10 games in charge with the team in 10th and eliminated from the League Cup at the group stage. Chris Roberts and Claire Ditchburn were named as interim managers.

## Squad

    As of 31 March 2022
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 | Sandy MacIver |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Danielle Turner (captain) |
| 4 | DF | DEN | Rikke Sevecke |
| 5 | DF | SWE | Nathalie Björn |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Gabrielle George |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Kenza Dali |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Izzy Christiansen |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Toni Duggan |
| 10 | FW | NIR | Simone Magill |
| 11 | FW | SCO | Claire Emslie |
| 14 | FW | DEN | Nicoline Sørensen |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Lucy Graham |
| 18 | GK | IRL | Courtney Brosnan |
| 19 | FW | SWE | Anna Anvegård |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Megan Finnigan |
| 21 | DF | GER | Leonie Maier |
| 22 | MF | ITA | Aurora Galli |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Grace Clinton |
| 28 | MF | SWE | Hanna Bennison |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Poppy Pattinson |
| 31 | DF | SCO | Kenzie Weir |

## FA 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: 8 May 2022. 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 | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | D |
| Position | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Reading | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 25 | |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 40 | −27 | 21 | |
| 10 | Everton | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 41 | −23 | 20 | |
| 11 | Leicester City | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 53 | −39 | 13 | |
| 12 | Birmingham City (R) | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 51 | −36 | 11 | Relegation to the Championship |

## Women's FA Cup

As a member of the first tier, Everton 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 | Manchester City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 9 | Advances to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Manchester United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
| 3 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Leicester City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 | |
| 5 | Durham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances

    As of 8 May 2022
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | FA WSL | FA WSL | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Sandy MacIver | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Danielle Turner | 27 | 2 | 19+2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | DEN | Rikke Sevecke | 14 | 1 | 9+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SWE | Nathalie Björn | 21 | 1 | 14+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Gabrielle George | 28 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Kenza Dali | 27 | 1 | 15+5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Izzy Christiansen | 27 | 1 | 19+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Toni Duggan | 28 | 3 | 18+4 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | NIR | Simone Magill | 18 | 2 | 5+9 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | SCO | Claire Emslie | 22 | 3 | 12+6 | 2 | 0+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | DEN | Nicoline Sørensen | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Lucy Graham | 22 | 0 | 10+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | IRL | Courtney Brosnan | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SWE | Anna Anvegård | 19 | 7 | 12+2 | 4 | 1+1 | 2 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Megan Finnigan | 22 | 1 | 12+4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | GER | Leonie Maier | 22 | 1 | 13+2 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ITA | Aurora Galli | 25 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Grace Clinton | 12 | 1 | 2+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | SWE | Hanna Bennison | 29 | 1 | 10+12 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Poppy Pattinson | 23 | 0 | 7+10 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | SCO | Kenzie Weir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for the club but left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 13 | MF | FRA | Valérie Gauvin | 17 | 3 | 3+9 | 0 | 1+2 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Kenza Dali | West Ham United |
| 9 July 2021 | FW | Toni Duggan | Atlético Madrid |
| 10 July 2021 | FW | Anna Anvegård | FC Rosengård |
| 10 July 2021 | DF | Nathalie Björn | FC Rosengård |
| 16 July 2021 | DF | Leonie Maier | Arsenal |
| 26 July 2021 | GK | Courtney Brosnan | West Ham United |
| 28 July 2021 | MF | Aurora Galli | Juventus |
| 20 August 2021 | GK | Cecilía Rúnarsdóttir | KIF Örebro |
| 24 August 2021 | MF | Hanna Bennison | FC Rosengård |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To |
| 18 May 2021 | DF | Ingrid Moe Wold | Retired |
| 15 June 2021 | FW | Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah | Aston Villa |
| 29 June 2021 | DF | Georgia Brougham | Leicester City |
| 29 June 2021 | MF | Maéva Clemaron | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 29 June 2021 | GK | Tinja-Riikka Korpela | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 29 June 2021 | MF | Molly Pike | Leicester City |
| 29 June 2021 | DF | Hannah Coan | Blackburn Rovers |
| 23 July 2021 | GK | Anna Pedersen | London City Lionesses |
| 27 July 2021 | MF | Abbey-Leigh Stringer | West Ham United |
| 30 July 2021 | FW | Elise Hughes | Charlton Athletic |
| 17 August 2021 | FW | Hayley Raso | Manchester City |
| 31 March 2022 | FW | Valérie Gauvin | North Carolina Courage |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Until | Ref. |
| 20 August 2021 | GK | | Cecilía Rúnarsdóttir | KIF Örebro | 31 December 2021 | |
| 20 January 2022 | GK | | Cecilía Rúnarsdóttir | Bayern Munich | End of season | |