2022–23 Leicester City W.F.C. season

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Leicester City
2022–23 season
Head coachLydia Bedford
(until 3 November)
Willie Kirk
(from 3 November)
StadiumKing Power Stadium, Leicester
Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent
Women's Super League10th
FA CupFourth round
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Hannah Cain, Carrie Jones and Sam Tierney (2)
All: Sam Tierney (4)
Highest home attendance4,162
(vs. Liverpool, 29 April)
Lowest home attendance1,237
(vs. Everton, 12 March)
Average home league attendance3,027

The 2022–23 Leicester City W.F.C. season was the club's 19th season of existence and their second 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.

On 3 November 2022, Leicester sacked manager Lydia Bedford after 332 days in charge and promoted Willie Kirk to the role. He had joined the club as Director of Women's and Girls' Football in July 2022.[1]

Squad[edit]

As of 28 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 England ENG Demi Lambourne
2 DF Australia AUS Courtney Nevin (on loan from Hammarby)
3 DF England ENG Sam Tierney
4 DF New Zealand NZL CJ Bott
5 DF England ENG Abbie McManus
6 DF England ENG Georgia Eaton-Collins
8 MF England ENG Molly Pike
9 FW England ENG Jessica Sigsworth
10 FW England ENG Aileen Whelan (captain)
11 FW England ENG Lachante Paul
13 DF United States USA Erin Simon
14 MF Wales WAL Josie Green
15 DF Scotland SCO Sophie Howard
16 MF Wales WAL Carrie Jones (on loan from Manchester United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Australia AUS Remy Siemsen
20 FW England ENG Missy Goodwin
21 FW Wales WAL Hannah Cain
22 DF Nigeria NGA Ashleigh Plumptre
23 DF England ENG Jemma Purfield
27 MF England ENG Shannon O'Brien
28 GK England ENG Kirstie Levell
30 MF England ENG Ruby Mace (on loan from Manchester City)
32 MF England ENG Ava Baker
33 GK Germany GER Janina Leitzig (on loan from Bayern Munich)
34 FW England ENG Mackenzie Smith
35 GK England ENG Sophia Poor
40 MF England ENG Monique Robinson
41 MF England ENG Jess Reavill

Preseason[edit]

27 July 2022 Friendly Leicester City 0–1 Belgium OH Leuven Leicester
Report
  • Eurlings 11'
 Stadium: Belvoir Drive
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
30 July 2022 Friendly Leicester City 0–1 Bristol City Leicester
14:00 Report
Stadium: Belvoir Drive
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
14 August 2022 Friendly Leicester City 1–0 Southampton Leicester
12:00
Report Stadium: Belvoir Drive
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
20 August 2022 Friendly Leicester City 3–1 Reading Leicester
 Report
Stadium: Belvoir Drive
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
27 August 2022 Friendly Leicester City 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
 Report
Stadium: Belvoir Drive
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

Women's Super League[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 Women's Super League

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 5 1 16 15 48  −33 16 3 1 7 11 18  −7 2 0 9 4 30  −26

Last updated: 27 May 2023.
Source: Barclays WSL

Results by matchday[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHHAAHAHAHHHAAHAAHHAAHA
ResultLLLLLLLLLWLWLDLLWWLLLW
Position9111112121212121212121212121212111011111110
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[edit]

11 September 2022 Everton P–P Leicester City Liverpool
13:00 Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Note: The FA postponed all of the weekend's football fixtures following the death of Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022.[2]
18 September 2022 1 Leicester City 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
15:00
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 2,868
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
25 September 2022 2 Leicester City 0–2 Aston Villa Leicester
15:00 Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 2,713
Referee: Thomas Parsons
29 September 2022 3 Everton 1–0 Leicester City Liverpool
18:30
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 724
Referee: Cheryl Foster
Note: Rescheduled from 11 September 2022.
16 October 2022 4 Manchester City 4–0 Leicester City Manchester
14:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 2,553
Referee: Farai Hallam
23 October 2022 5 Leicester City 0–1 Manchester United Leicester
15:00
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 4,007
Referee: Neil Hair
30 October 2022 6 Reading 2–1 Leicester City Reading
14:00
Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 1,559
Referee: Emily Heaslip
6 November 2022 7 Leicester City 0–4 Arsenal Leicester
14:00
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 3,590
Referee: Amy Fearn
20 November 2022 8 West Ham United 1–0 Leicester City Dagenham
15:00
Report Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,038
Referee: Louise Saunders
3 December 2022 9 Leicester City 0–8 Chelsea Leicester
15:00
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 3,023
Referee: Amy Fearn
11 December 2022 Liverpool P–P Leicester City Birkenhead
14:00 Stadium: Prenton Park
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch.[3]
15 January 2023 10 Leicester City 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
15:00
Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 2,329
Referee: Cheryl Foster
22 January 2023 Tottenham Hotspur P–P Leicester City Leyton
14:00 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch.[4]
4 February 2023 11 Leicester City 0–2 Manchester City Leicester
11:30
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 2,815
Referee: Amy Fearn
12 February 2023 12 Liverpool 0–1 Leicester City Birkenhead
14:00
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,818
Referee: Richie Watkins
Note: Rescheduled from 11 December 2022.
5 March 2023 13 Manchester United 5–1 Leicester City Leigh
12:30
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 3,623
Referee: Melissa Burgin
12 March 2023 14 Leicester City 0–0 Everton Leicester
15:00
Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 1,237
Referee: Stacey Fullicks
15 March 2023 15 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Leicester City Leyton
19:00
Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 305
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita
Note: Rescheduled from 22 January 2023.
26 March 2023 16 Aston Villa 5–0 Leicester City Aston
14:00
Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 6,489
Referee: Jane Simms
2 April 2023 17 Leicester City 2–1 Reading Leicester
15:00
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 2,527
Referee: Richie Watkins
23 April 2023 Chelsea P–P Leicester City Kingston upon Thames
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Note: Postponed due to Chelsea's participation in the UEFA Women's Champions League
29 April 2023 18 Leicester City 4–0 Liverpool Leicester
12:30
Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 4,162
Referee: Emily Heaslip
5 May 2023 19 Arsenal 1–0 Leicester City Borehamwood
19:30
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 3,982
Referee: Emily Heaslip
10 May 2023 20 Chelsea 6–0 Leicester City Kingston upon Thames
19:00
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 1,308
Referee: Rebecca Welch
21 May 2023 21 Leicester City 1–2 West Ham United Leicester
15:00
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 4,023
Referee: Lisa Benn
27 May 2023 22 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Leicester City Crawley
14:30
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,073
Referee: Abigail Byrne

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
11 Brighton & Hove Albion 22 4 4 14 26 63 −37 16
12 Reading (R) 22 3 2 17 23 57 −34 11 Relegation to the Championship
Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Women's FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 Women's FA Cup

As a member of the first tier, Leicester City entered the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

29 January 2023 Fourth round Leicester City 2–2
(2–3 p)		 Reading Burton upon Trent
16:00
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Referee: Pearson
Penalties

FA Women's League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 FA Women's League Cup

Group stage[edit]

2 October 2022 Group stage Blackburn Rovers 0–3 Leicester City Bamber Bridge
14:00 Report
Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium
26 October 2022 Group stage Leicester City 0–4 Liverpool Burton upon Trent
19:00 Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
8 December 2022 Group stage Sunderland P–P Leicester City Hetton-le-Hole
19:30 Stadium: Eppleton CW
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch.[5]
18 December 2022 Group stage Leicester City P–P Manchester City Burton upon Trent
15:00 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch.[6]
11 January 2023 Group stage Sunderland 0–5 Leicester City Hetton-le-Hole
19:30 Report
Stadium: Eppleton CW
Note: Rescheduled from 8 December 2022.
18 January 2023 Group stage Leicester City 0–1 Manchester City Burton upon Trent
19:00 Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: Rescheduled from 18 December 2022.

Pos Team
 Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manchester City 4 4 0 0 0 12 0 +12 12 Advanced to knock-out stage
2 Liverpool 4 3 0 0 1 6 2 +4 9 Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3 Leicester City 4 2 0 0 2 8 5 +3 6
4 Sunderland 3 0 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
5 Blackburn Rovers 3 0 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances[edit]

As of 27 May 2023

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No. Pos Nat Player Total WSL FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Demi Lambourne 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF Australia AUS Courtney Nevin 13 0 12 0 0+1 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Sam Tierney 26 4 21 2 1 1 2+2 1
4 DF New Zealand NZL CJ Bott 23 0 13+6 0 1 0 3 0
5 DF England ENG Abbie McManus 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
6 DF England ENG Georgia Eaton-Collins 6 0 3+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
8 MF England ENG Molly Pike 22 2 8+10 0 1 0 2+1 2
9 FW England ENG Jessica Sigsworth 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW England ENG Aileen Whelan 27 2 22 1 1 0 2+2 1
11 FW England ENG Lachante Paul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF United States USA Erin Simon 15 0 9+2 0 0+1 0 1+2 0
14 MF Wales WAL Josie Green 16 1 12+3 1 0 0 0+1 0
15 DF Scotland SCO Sophie Howard 26 0 21 0 1 0 3+1 0
16 FW Wales WAL Carrie Jones 22 2 15+4 2 0+1 0 0+2 0
19 FW Australia AUS Remy Siemsen 10 1 7+3 1 0 0 0 0
20 FW England ENG Missy Goodwin 25 2 8+14 1 1 0 2 1
21 FW Wales WAL Hannah Cain 17 3 13+1 2 0+1 1 2 0
22 DF Nigeria NGA Ashleigh Plumptre 24 1 20 1 1 0 3 0
23 DF England ENG Jemma Purfield 18 0 11+4 0 1 0 2 0
27 MF England ENG Shannon O'Brien 11 0 4+6 0 0 0 0+1 0
28 GK England ENG Kirstie Levell 10 0 7 0 0 0 3 0
30 MF England ENG Ruby Mace 11 0 10 0 1 0 0 0
32 MF England ENG Ava Baker 14 2 1+8 1 1 0 4 1
33 GK Germany GER Janina Leitzig 14 0 13 0 1 0 0 0
34 FW England ENG Mackenzie Smith 8 1 0+4 0 0 0 2+2 1
35 GK England ENG Sophia Poor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF England ENG Monique Robinson 10 1 0+6 1 0 0 3+1 0
41 MF England ENG Jess Reavill 2 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Players away from the club on loan:
7 FW England ENG Natasha Flint 11 1 5+4 1 0 0 2 0
12 FW England ENG Ellen Jones 2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
44 MF England ENG Connie Scofield 4 1 0+2 0 0 0 2 1
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
2 DF Northern Ireland NIR Demi Vance 5 0 1+2 0 0 0 2 0
6 DF England ENG Georgia Brougham 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
7 July 2022 MF Wales Josie Green England Tottenham Hotspur [7]
8 July 2022 FW England Aileen Whelan England Brighton & Hove Albion [8]
11 July 2022 DF United States Erin Simon United States Racing Louisville [9]
8 September 2022 FW England Ellen Jones United States Colorado Buffaloes [10]
16 September 2022 DF Northern Ireland Demi Vance Scotland Rangers [11]
12 January 2023 FW Australia Remy Siemsen Australia Sydney FC [12]
26 January 2023 DF England Georgia Eaton-Collins United States UCF Knights [13]

Loans in[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
21 July 2022 MF Wales Carrie Jones England Manchester United End of season [14]
13 January 2023 GK Germany Janina Leitzig Germany Bayern Munich End of season [15]
24 January 2023 DF Australia Courtney Nevin Sweden Hammarby End of season [16]
28 January 2023 MF England Ruby Mace England Manchester City End of season [17]

Transfers out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
23 May 2022 FW Netherlands Esmee de Graaf Netherlands Feyenoord [18][19]
FW Jamaica Paige Bailey-Gayle England Crystal Palace [18][20]
GK England Sophie Harris England Southampton [18][21]
FW Scotland Abbi Grant Scotland Glasgow City [18][22]
MF Slovenia Luana Zajmi Slovenia Pomurje [18][23]
29 July 2022 MF England Elysia Boddy England Bristol City [24]
12 January 2023 DF Northern Ireland Demi Vance Northern Ireland Glentoran [25][26]
20 January 2023 DF England Georgia Brougham England London City Lionesses [27][28]

Loans out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
8 July 2022 MF England Sophie Barker England Sheffield United End of season [29]
27 July 2022 FW England Mackenzie Smith[a] England Nottingham Forest End of season [30]
29 July 2022 MF England Charlie Devlin England Birmingham City End of season [31]
13 January 2023 FW England Ellen Jones England Coventry United End of season [32]
18 January 2023 MF England Connie Scofield England Coventry United End of season [33]
31 January 2023 FW England Natasha Flint Scotland Celtic End of season [34]
25 February 2023 GK England Demi Lambourne[b] England Coventry United 3 March 2023 [35]
  1. ^ Dual registration
  2. ^ Emergency goalkeeper loan

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kirk replaces Bedford as Leicester manager". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ "Premier League, EFL, Scottish, WSL and non-League: This weekend's matches postponed". Sky Sports.
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  5. ^ "SAFC Women vs Leicester City Women postponed". Sunderland AFC. 8 December 2022.
  6. ^ "LCFC Women: Manchester City Fixture Postponed". www.lcfc.com.
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  8. ^ "LCFC Women Sign Midfielder Aileen Whelan". Leicester City FC.
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  11. ^ "Demi Vance: Northern Ireland defender signs for Leicester City". BBC Sport.
  12. ^ "Leicester City sign striker Siemsen from Sydney FC". BBC Sport.
  13. ^ "WSL strugglers Leicester sign Eaton-Collins". BBC Sport.
  14. ^ "Carrie Jones loaned to Leicester City Women". www.manutd.com.
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  16. ^ "Courtney Nevin Makes LCFC Women Loan Switch". www.lcfc.com.
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  27. ^ Pinnock, Hannah (20 January 2023). "Leicester City Women confirm Georgia Brougham departure". Leicestershire Mercury.
  28. ^ Frith, Wilf (9 August 2023). "Georgia Brougham joins London City Lionesses - SheKicks".
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  30. ^ "Forest Women sign Mackenzie Smith". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
  31. ^ "Charlie Devlin Joins Birmingham City On Loan". Leicester City FC.
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  34. ^ "Leicester's Flint joins Celtic Women on loan". BBC Sport.
  35. ^ "Lambourne Joins Coventry United On Emergency Loan". www.lcfc.com.
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