2023–24 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season

Brighton & Hove Albion
2023–24 season
Chairman	Tony Bloom
Manager	Melissa Phillips
Stadium	Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
Women's Super League	9th
FA Cup	Fourth Round
League Cup	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Elisabeth Terland (4); All: ; Elisabeth Terland (5)
Highest home attendance	6,951
Lowest home attendance	1,126
Average home league attendance	4,039
Biggest win	3–0 vs Birmingham City; (League Cup – 11 October 2023)
Biggest defeat	2–4 vs Chelsea; (WSL – 22 October 2023)
	All statistics correct as of 22 October 2023.

The 2023–24 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season will be the club's 33rd season in existence and their sixth in the Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL, the club will compete in two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Squad

As of 27 September 2023[1]

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	BEL	Nicky Evrard
2	DF	NOR	Maria Thorisdottir
3	DF	ENG	Poppy Pattinson
5	DF	NOR	Guro Bergsvand
6	MF	ESP	Vicky Losada (captain)
7	MF	GRE	Veatriki Sarri
8	FW	GER	Pauline Bremer
9	FW	KOR	Lee Geum-min
10	FW	SWE	Julia Zigiotti Olme
11	FW	NOR	Elisabeth Terland
14	DF	COL	Jorelyn Carabalí
15	MF	AUS	Mackenzie Hawkesby


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	SWE	Emma Kullberg
17	MF	POR	Tatiana Pinto
18	MF	ENG	Maisie Symonds
20	MF	SRB	Dejana Stefanović
21	MF	USA	Madison Haley
22	MF	ENG	Katie Robinson
26	DF	CHN	Li Mengwen
32	GK	ENG	Sophie Baggaley
33	MF	AUS	Charlize Rule
40	GK	ENG	Katie Startup
51	FW	ENG	Leah Lane
55	DF	ENG	Eilish Mitchell

Brighton players at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Five Brighton players received international call-ups to play at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2]

Preseason

30 August 2023 Friendly	Sporting de Huelva	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Huelva
	Ballesté (pen.)	Report	(o.g.) Bremer	Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva del Recreativo de Huelva

2 September 2023 Friendly	Sevilla	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Seville
		Report	Gomes (o.g.)	Stadium: Estadio Jesús Navas

10 September 2023 Friendly	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Lancing
		Report		Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre

Competitions

Women's Super League

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
4	1	0	3	5	10	−5	3	0	0	2	1	5	−4	1	0	1	4	5	−1

Last updated: 22 October 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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	L
Position	3	8	10	9
Points	3	3	3	3

Source: FA WSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

1 October 2023 1	Everton	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Liverpool
13:00	Finnigan 65'	Report	Terland 3', 14' Thorisdottir 35' Sarri 90+4'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 1,295 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

8 October 2023 2	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–2	West Ham United	Crawley
12:00	Thorisdottir 24' Bergsvand 65'	Report	Smith 12' Ueki 25', 52' Asseyi 38' Evans 75' Atkinson 89' Shimizu 90+1'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,126 Referee: Amy Fearn

15 October 2023 3	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Falmer
16:00	Terland 8' Pinto 81'	Report	Thomas 45+3' Clinton 65' Percival 90+4'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 6,951 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

22 October 2023 4	Chelsea	4–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Kingston upon Thames
12:30	Nüsken 45+4', 52' Bergsvand 74' (o.g.) Beever-Jones 82'	Report	Bremer 10' Terland 90'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,647 Referee: Stacey Fullicks

5 November 2023 5	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Manchester United	Crawley
12:00				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

12 November 2023 6	Manchester City	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Manchester
13:00				Stadium: Academy Stadium

19 November 2023 7	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Arsenal	Crawley
12:00				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

26 November 2023 8	Liverpool	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Birkenhead
14:00				Stadium: Prenton Park

10 December 2023 9	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Leicester City	Crawley
12:00				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

17 December 2023 10	Aston Villa	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Walsall
18:45				Stadium: Bescot Stadium

21 January 2024 11	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Bristol City	Crawley
12:00				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

28 January 2024 12	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Chelsea	Crawley
12:00				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

4 February 2024 13	Manchester United	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Leigh
12:00				Stadium: Leigh Sports Village

18 February 2024 14	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Liverpool	Crawley
12:00				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

3 March 2024 15	Bristol City	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Bristol
14:00				Stadium: Ashton Gate

17 March 2024 16	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Manchester City	Crawley
12:00				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

24 March 2024 17	Leicester City	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Leicester
15:00				Stadium: King Power Stadium

31 March 2024 18	West Ham United	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Dagenham
15:00				Stadium: Victoria Road

21 April 2024 19	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Everton	Crawley
12:00				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

28 April 2024 20	Tottenham Hotspur	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Leyton
14:00				Stadium: Brisbane Road

5 May 2024 21	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Aston Villa	Crawley
12:00				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

18 May 2024 22	Arsenal	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Borehamwood
TBC				Stadium: Meadow Park

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Arsenal	4	2	1	1	6	5	+1	7
8	West Ham United	4	1	1	2	3	5	−2	4
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	4	1	0	3	5	10	−5	3
10	Everton	4	1	0	3	2	8	−6	3
11	Aston Villa	4	0	0	4	4	10	−6	0

Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

FA Cup

As a member of the Women's Super League Brighton & Hove Albion enter the FA Cup in the fourth round.

League Cup

Group stage

11 October 2023 Group stage	Birmingham City	0–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Birmingham
19:00		Report	Rule 16', 80' Symonds 45' Robinson 49' Losada 61' Terland 86'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 588 Referee: Phoebe Cross

22 November 2023 Group stage	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	West Ham United	Crawley
19:00				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

24 January 2024 Group stage	Charlton Athletic	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Crayford
19:00				Stadium: The Oakwood

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brighton & Hove Albion	1	1	0	3	0	+3	3	Advanced to knock-out stage
2	West Ham United	1	1	0	2	1	+1	3	Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3	Charlton Athletic	1	0	1	1	2	−1	0
4	Birmingham City	1	0	1	0	3	−3	0

Updated to match(es) played on 11 October 2023. Source: FA Women's League Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 22 October 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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	BEL	Nicky Evrard	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
32	GK	ENG	Sophie Baggaley	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
40	GK	ENG	Katie Startup	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	NOR	Maria Thorisdottir	5	0	4	0	0	0	0+1	0
3	DF	ENG	Poppy Pattinson	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	NOR	Guro Bergsvand	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
14	DF	COL	Jorelyn Carabalí	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
16	DF	SWE	Emma Kullberg	5	0	3+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
26	DF	CHN	Li Mengwen	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
6	MF	ESP	Vicky Losada	5	0	4	0	0	0	0+1	0
7	MF	GRE	Veatriki Sarri	4	0	0+3	0	0	0	1	0
15	MF	AUS	Mackenzie Hawkesby	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17	MF	POR	Tatiana Pinto	5	0	1+3	0	0	0	1	0
18	MF	ENG	Maisie Symonds	5	0	1+3	0	0	0	1	0
21	MF	USA	Madison Haley	4	0	0+3	0	0	0	1	0
22	MF	ENG	Katie Robinson	5	1	4	0	0	0	0+1	1
33	MF	AUS	Charlize Rule	5	1	1+3	0	0	0	1	1
Forwards
8	FW	GER	Pauline Bremer	5	1	4	1	0	0	1	0
9	FW	KOR	Lee Geum-min	4	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	SWE	Julia Zigiotti Olme	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	NOR	Elisabeth Terland	5	5	3+1	4	0	0	0+1	1

Goalscorers

As of 22 October 2023

Rnk	No	Pos	Name	WSL	League Cup	Total
1	11	FW	Elisabeth Terland	4	1	5
2	8	FW	Pauline Bremer	1	0	1
	22	MF	Katie Robinson	0	1	1
	33	MF	Charlize Rule	0	1	1
Own goals				0	0	0
Total				5	3	8

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Ref.
19 June 2023	FW	Pauline Bremer	VfL Wolfsburg	[3]
16 July 2023	MF	Vicky Losada	AS Roma	[4]
17 July 2023	MF	Madison Haley	Sydney FC	[5]
21 July 2023	MF	Mackenzie Hawkesby	Sydney FC	[6]
26 July 2023	DF	Charlize Rule	Sydney FC	[7]
30 August 2023	DF	Maria Thorisdottir	Manchester United	[8][9]
1 September 2023	DF	Li Mengwen	Jiangsu	[10]
6 September 2023	MF	Tatiana Pinto	Levante	[11]
13 September 2023	MF	Jorelyn Carabalí	Atlético Mineiro	[12]
14 September 2023	GK	Sophie Baggaley	Manchester United	[13]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Until	Ref.
14 September 2023	GK		Nicky Evrard	Chelsea	End of season	[14]

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
30 June 2023	FW	Danielle Carter	London City Lionesses	[15][16]
	MF	Megan Connolly	Bristol City	[15][17]
	MF	Kayleigh Green	Charlton Athletic	[15][18]
	GK	Megan Walsh	West Ham United	[15][19]
	DF	Victoria Williams	Unattached	[15]
10 August 2023	DF	Rebekah Stott	Melbourne City	[20]
31 August 2023	MF	Brianna Visalli	Aarhus GF	[21]
14 September 2023	DF	Zoe Morse	Retired	[22]
14 September 2023	MF	Park Ye-eun	Heart of Midlothian	[23]
16 September 2023	GK	Lydia Williams	Melbourne Victory	[24]

Loans out

Date	Position	Name	To	Until	Ref.
8 September 2023	FW	Chelsea Ferguson	Blackburn Rovers	End of Season	[25]
14 September 2023	MF	Lulu Jarvis	Reading	End of Season	[26]
14 September 2023	MF	Libby Bance	Rangers	End of Season	[27]

References

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/teams/womens-team
"FIFA Women's World Cup information pack". Brighton & Hove Albion. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
"Pauline Bremer signs for Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
"Vicky Losada signs for Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
Pentland, Daniel (17 July 2023). "Attacking midfielder Haley joins Brighton & Hove Albion". FAWSL Full-Time. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
"Mackenzie Hawkesby joins Albion from Sydney FC". 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
"Albion sign Charlize Rule from Sydney FC". 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
"Thorisdóttir signs for Albion from Manchester United". 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
"Maria Thorisdottir departs United Women". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
"Li Mengwen joins Albion". 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
"Pinto signs for Albion". 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
"Jorelyn Carabali signs for Albion". 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
"Baggaley signs for Albion". 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
"Nicky Evrard joins Albion on loan from Chelsea". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
"Five players to leave Albion at the end of the season". Brighton & Hove Albion. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
Frith, Wilf (22 August 2023). "London City Lionesses sign experienced forward Danielle Carter".
"Connolly is a Robin". Bristol City FC. 24 August 2023.
"Wales forward Green joins Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport.
"Former Brighton & Hove Albion keeper Walsh joins West Ham United". FAWSL Full-Time. 18 August 2023.
"Stott to join Melbourne City" (Press release). Brighton & Hove Albion. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
"Brianna Visalli joins AGF Aarhus" (Press release). Brighton & Hove Albion. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
"Zoe Morse retires from football". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
"Yeeun Park joins Hearts". www.heartsfc.co.uk.
"Lydia Williams joins Melbourne Victory". www.matildas.com.au. 16 September 2023.
"Chelsea Ferguson joins Blackburn Rovers on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
"Lulu Jarvis joins Reading on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
"Rangers Announce Signing of Libby Bance". www.rangers.co.uk.

External links

Official website

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[1] ttps://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/teams/womens-team

[2] "FIFA Women's World Cup information pack". Brighton & Hove Albion. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[3] "Pauline Bremer signs for Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

[4] "Vicky Losada signs for Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

[5] Pentland, Daniel (17 July 2023). "Attacking midfielder Haley joins Brighton & Hove Albion". FAWSL Full-Time. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[6] "Mackenzie Hawkesby joins Albion from Sydney FC". 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

[7] "Albion sign Charlize Rule from Sydney FC". 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[8] "Thorisdóttir signs for Albion from Manchester United". 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

[9] "Maria Thorisdottir departs United Women". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

[10] "Li Mengwen joins Albion". 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

[11] "Pinto signs for Albion". 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

[12] "Jorelyn Carabali signs for Albion". 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.

[13] "Baggaley signs for Albion". 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

[14] "Nicky Evrard joins Albion on loan from Chelsea". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.

[ReleasedList-15] "Five players to leave Albion at the end of the season". Brighton & Hove Albion. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

[16] Frith, Wilf (22 August 2023). "London City Lionesses sign experienced forward Danielle Carter".

[17] "Connolly is a Robin". Bristol City FC. 24 August 2023.

[18] "Wales forward Green joins Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport.

[19] "Former Brighton & Hove Albion keeper Walsh joins West Ham United". FAWSL Full-Time. 18 August 2023.

[20] "Stott to join Melbourne City" (Press release). Brighton & Hove Albion. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

[21] "Brianna Visalli joins AGF Aarhus" (Press release). Brighton & Hove Albion. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[22] "Zoe Morse retires from football". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.

[23] "Yeeun Park joins Hearts". www.heartsfc.co.uk.

[24] "Lydia Williams joins Melbourne Victory". www.matildas.com.au. 16 September 2023.

[25] "Chelsea Ferguson joins Blackburn Rovers on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

[26] "Lulu Jarvis joins Reading on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

[27] "Rangers Announce Signing of Libby Bance". www.rangers.co.uk.

2023–24 in European women's football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Azerbaijan Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '23 '24 Faroe Islands '23 '24 Finland '23 '24 France Germany Gibraltar Hungary Greece Iceland '23 '24 Italy Lithuania '23 '24 Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland '23 '24 Norway '23 '24 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '23 '24 Romania Russia '23 '24 Scotland Slovakia Spain Sweden '23 '24 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Croatia England France Germany Iceland '23 '24 Italy Gibraltar Moldova Norway '23 '24 Portugal Scotland Spain Sweden Ukraine '23 Wales
League cups	England Portugal Scotland
Supercups	England France Spain
UEFA competitions	Women's Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knockout phase Final
International competitions	UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualification 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League 2024 Women's Finalissima 2024 Women's Euro Under-19 qualification 2024 Women's Euro Under-17 qualification