2021–22 Everton F.C. (women) season

Everton
2021–22 season
Head coachWillie Kirk
(until 16 October)
Jean-Luc Vasseur
(29 October – 2 February)
Chris Roberts
(interim, from 2 February)
StadiumWalton Hall Park, Liverpool
FA WSL10th
FA CupQuarter-final
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Anna Anvegård
(4 goals)

All:
Anna Anvegård
(7 goals)
Highest home attendance5,998
(vs. Manchester City, 4 September)
Lowest home attendance242
(vs. Reading, 6 February)
Average home league attendance1,021

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] Chris Roberts and Claire Ditchburn were named as interim managers.[4]

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

Preseason

31 July 2021 Friendly Everton 2–1 Scotland Rangers Halewood
15:00
Report Ross Stadium: Finch Farm
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
8 August 2021 Friendly Everton Blackburn Rovers Halewood
15:00 Stadium: Finch Farm
Note: No official scoreline released
15 August 2021 Friendly Everton 6–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Halewood
15:00 Report Stadium: Finch Farm
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
18 August 2021 Friendly Sheffield United Cancelled Everton Burngreave
19:00 Stadium: SUFC Academy
21 August 2021 Friendly Aston Villa 1–3 Everton Walsall
12:00 Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
28 August 2021 Friendly Hibernian Scotland 0–2 Everton Riccarton
13:00 Stadium: Oriam

FA 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
22 5 5 12 18 41  −23 20 2 3 6 11 22  −11 3 2 6 7 19  −12

Last updated: 8 May 2022.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHHAAAHHA
ResultLLWWLLDWDLLLLWWLLLDLDD
Position1212988101099910101110999910101010
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

4 September 2021 1 Everton 0–4 Manchester City Liverpool
13:30
Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 5,998
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
12 September 2021 2 Chelsea 4–0 Everton Kingston upon Thames
12:30
Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 2,379
Referee: Amy Fearn
25 September 2021 3 Everton 3–1 Birmingham City Liverpool
11:30
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 605
Referee: Helen Conley
3 October 2021 4 Reading 0–3 Everton Reading
14:00
Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 740
Referee: Lucy May
10 October 2021 5 Arsenal 3–0 Everton Borehamwood
15:00
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 2,165
Referee: Helen Conley
6 November 2021 6 Everton 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Liverpool
17:30
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 502
Referee: Lucy May
14 November 2021 7 Everton 1–1 Manchester United Liverpool
12:30
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 840
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
21 November 2021 8 Leicester City 0–1 Everton Burton upon Trent
14:00
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 685
Referee: Lucy May
12 December 2021 9 Everton 1–1 West Ham United Liverpool
13:00
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 432
Referee: Lucy May
19 December 2021 10 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Everton Canons Park
14:00
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 576
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
8 January 2022 Aston Villa P–P Everton Walsall
12:30 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Note: Postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Everton[5]
16 January 2022 Everton P–P Chelsea Liverpool
13:00 Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Note: Postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Everton[6]
23 January 2022 11 West Ham United 3–0 Everton Dagenham
15:00 Report Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,372
Referee: Lauren Impey
6 February 2022 12 Everton 1–2 Reading Liverpool
13:00
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 242
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
13 February 2022 13 Everton 0–2 Aston Villa Liverpool
13:00 Report Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 419
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
2 March 2022 14 Aston Villa 0–1 Everton Walsall
19:00
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 324
Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis
Note: Rescheduled from 8 January 2022
6 March 2022 Manchester City P–P Everton Manchester
14:00 Stadium: Academy Stadium
Note: Postponed due to Manchester City's involvement in the 2022 FA Women's League Cup Final.
12 March 2022 15 Everton 3–2 Leicester City Liverpool
17:30
Report Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 574
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
16 March 2022 16 Everton 0–3 Chelsea Liverpool
19:00 Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 574
Referee: James Bell
Note: Rescheduled from 16 January 2022
23 March 2022 17 Manchester City 4–0 Everton Manchester
19:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,119
Referee: Scott Jackson
Note: Rescheduled from 6 March 2022
27 March 2022 18 Manchester United 3–1 Everton Stretford
12:30
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 20,241
Referee: Helen Conley
1 April 2022 19 Birmingham City 0–0 Everton Birmingham
19:00
Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 537
Referee: Amy Fearn
24 April 2022 20 Everton 0–3 Arsenal Liverpool
18:45 Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 583
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
1 May 2022 21 Everton 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
19:30
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 462
Referee: Lauren Impey
8 May 2022 22 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Everton Crawley
12:00
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,371
Referee: Louise Saunders

League table

Pos Team 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
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Women's FA Cup

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

30 January 2022 Fourth round Huddersfield Town 0–4 Everton Huddersfield
13:00 Report
Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
27 February 2022 Fifth round Charlton Athletic 0–2 Everton Bexley
13:00
Report
Stadium: The Oakwood
Attendance: 457
20 March 2022 Quarter-final Manchester City 4–0 Everton Manchester
12:30
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Referee: Lauren Impey

FA Women's League Cup

Group stage

13 October 2021 Group stage Manchester City 5–1 Everton Manchester
19:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
3 November 2021 Group stage Leicester City 1–3 Everton Burton upon Trent
19:00 Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
5 December 2021 Group stage Everton 1–0 Durham Liverpool
13:00
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
15 December 2021 Group stage Everton 0–2 Manchester United Liverpool
19:00
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park

Pos Team 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
Source: thefa.com
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 8 May 2022

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

No. Pos Nat Player Total FA WSL FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Sandy MacIver 21 0 18 0 2 0 1 0
3 DF England ENG Danielle Turner 27 2 19+2 2 3 0 2+1 0
4 DF Denmark DEN Rikke Sevecke 14 1 9+2 1 0 0 2+1 0
5 DF Sweden SWE Nathalie Björn 21 1 14+2 1 2 0 2+1 0
6 DF England ENG Gabrielle George 28 0 21 0 3 0 3+1 0
7 MF France FRA Kenza Dali 27 1 15+5 0 3 1 2+2 0
8 MF England ENG Izzy Christiansen 27 1 19+1 0 3 0 4 1
9 FW England ENG Toni Duggan 28 3 18+4 2 2+1 0 3 1
10 FW Northern Ireland NIR Simone Magill 18 2 5+9 2 0+1 0 1+2 0
11 FW Scotland SCO Claire Emslie 22 3 12+6 2 0+3 1 0+1 0
14 FW Denmark DEN Nicoline Sørensen 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Lucy Graham 22 0 10+6 0 2 0 1+3 0
18 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Courtney Brosnan 8 0 4 0 1 0 3 0
19 FW Sweden SWE Anna Anvegård 19 7 12+2 4 1+1 2 1+2 1
20 MF England ENG Megan Finnigan 22 1 12+4 1 2+1 0 2+1 0
21 DF Germany GER Leonie Maier 22 1 13+2 1 1+2 0 3+1 0
22 MF Italy ITA Aurora Galli 25 1 18 1 3 0 4 0
26 MF England ENG Grace Clinton 12 1 2+6 0 0+1 0 3 1
28 MF Sweden SWE Hanna Bennison 29 1 10+12 1 2+1 0 3+1 0
30 DF England ENG Poppy Pattinson 23 0 7+10 0 2+1 0 3 0
31 DF Scotland 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 France FRA Valérie Gauvin 17 3 3+9 0 1+2 2 1+1 1

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
1 July 2021 MF France Kenza Dali England West Ham United [7]
9 July 2021 FW England Toni Duggan Spain Atlético Madrid [8]
10 July 2021 FW Sweden Anna Anvegård Sweden FC Rosengård [9]
DF Sweden Nathalie Björn Sweden FC Rosengård [10]
16 July 2021 DF Germany Leonie Maier England Arsenal [11]
26 July 2021 GK Republic of Ireland Courtney Brosnan England West Ham United [12]
28 July 2021 MF Italy Aurora Galli Italy Juventus [13]
20 August 2021 GK Iceland Cecilía Rúnarsdóttir Sweden KIF Örebro [14]
24 August 2021 MF Sweden Hanna Bennison Sweden FC Rosengård [15]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
18 May 2021 DF Norway Ingrid Moe Wold Retired [16]
15 June 2021 FW England Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah England Aston Villa [17][18]
29 June 2021 DF England Georgia Brougham England Leicester City [19][20]
MF France Maéva Clemaron England Tottenham Hotspur [19][21]
GK Finland Tinja-Riikka Korpela England Tottenham Hotspur [19][22]
MF England Molly Pike England Leicester City [19][23]
DF England Hannah Coan England Blackburn Rovers [19][24]
23 July 2021 GK England Anna Pedersen England London City Lionesses [25]
27 July 2021 MF England Abbey-Leigh Stringer England West Ham United [26]
30 July 2021 FW Wales Elise Hughes England Charlton Athletic [27]
17 August 2021 FW Australia Hayley Raso England Manchester City [28]
31 March 2022 FW France Valérie Gauvin United States North Carolina Courage [29]

Loans out

Date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
20 August 2021 GK Iceland Cecilía Rúnarsdóttir Sweden KIF Örebro 31 December 2021 [14]
20 January 2022 Germany Bayern Munich End of season [30]

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