2022–23 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women season

Tottenham Hotspur
2022–23 season
OwnerENIC Group
ChairmanJune Clarke
Head coachRehanne Skinner (until 13 March)
Vicky Jepson (from 13 March, interim)
StadiumBrisbane Road
Super League9th
FA CupFifth round
FA League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bethany England (12)
All:
Bethany England (13)
Highest home attendance21,940 v Manchester United
12 February 2023
Lowest home attendance303 v Everton
14 December 2022
Average home league attendance4,120
Biggest win8–0 v Brighton & Hove Albion
30 October 2022
Biggest defeat0–4 v Arsenal
24 September 2022
1–5 v Arsenal
25 March 2023

The 2022–23 season is Tottenham Hotspur's fourth season in the top flight of the English football league system and 38th season in existence. In addition to the domestic league, they contested this season's FA Cup and FA League Cup.

Season squad

Squad No. Name Nationality
Goalkeepers
1 Tinja-Riikka Korpela Finland
22 Rebecca Spencer Jamaica
Defenders
3 Shelina Zadorsky (C) Canada
4 Amy Turner England
5 Molly Bartrip England
6 Kerys Harrop England
13 Asmita Ale England
29 Ashleigh Neville England
Midfielders
8 Cho So-hyun South Korea
11 Ramona Petzelberger Germany
12 Ria Percival New Zealand
15 Angharad James Wales
24 Drew Spence Jamaica
25 Eveliina Summanen Finland
Forwards
7 Jessica Naz England
9 Nikola Karczewska Poland
10 Ellie Brazil England
14 Celin Bizet Ildhusøy Norway
16 Kit Graham England
17 Kyah Simon Australia
18 Chioma Ubogagu England
19 Bethany England England
20 Mana Iwabuchi Japan
23 Rosella Ayane Morocco
Out on loan
26 Gracie Pearse (DF) England
27 Eleanor Heeps (GK) England
30 Esther Morgan (DF) Wales

Last updated: 26 January 2023.
Source: Tottenham Hotspur

Transfers

Released

Date from Position Nationality Player To Notes Ref.
28 May 2022 FW England Angela Addison England Charlton Athletic End of contract [1][2]
28 May 2022 DF Wales Josie Green England Leicester City End of contract [1][3]
28 May 2022 FW England Rachel Williams England Manchester United End of contract [1][4]
  • Note: Players will join other clubs after being released or terminated from their contract. Only the following clubs are mentioned when that club signed the player in the same transfer window.

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Player From Date until Ref.
18 January 2023 FW Japan Mana Iwabuchi England Arsenal End of season [5]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Player To Date until Ref.
12 September 2022 GK England Eleanor Heeps England Coventry United End of season [6]
12 September 2022 DF Wales Esther Morgan England Coventry United January 2023 [6]
5 January 2023 DF England Gracie Pearse England Bristol City End of season [7]
26 January 2023 DF Wales Esther Morgan England Sunderland End of season [8]

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Player From Fee Ref.
20 June 2022 MF Jamaica Drew Spence England Chelsea Free transfer [9][10]
6 July 2022 FW England Ellie Brazil England Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer [11][12]
13 July 2022 MF Germany Ramona Petzelberger England Aston Villa Undisclosed [13]
27 July 2022 DF England Amy Turner United States Orlando Pride Undisclosed [14]
29 July 2022 FW Poland Nikola Karczewska France Fleury 91 Undisclosed [15]
30 July 2022 MF Wales Angharad James United States Orlando Pride Undisclosed [16]
10 August 2022 FW Norway Celin Bizet Ildhusøy France Paris Saint-Germain Undisclosed [17]
4 January 2023 FW England Bethany England England Chelsea £250,000 [18][19]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Player To Fee Ref.
17 June 2022 MF France Maéva Clemaron Switzerland Servette Undisclosed [20]

Pre-season friendlies

To prepare for the upcoming season, Tottenham played a series of friendlies across the world. The club first met Mexican club Club América and Japanese club Tokyo Verdy Beleza in the United States for the 2022 The Women's Cup on 14 and 17 August 2022, respectively.[21][22] The team then travelled back to England to play Chelsea on 28 August 2022.[23]

14 August 2022 (2022-08-14) Women's Cup
Quarter-finals		 Tottenham Hotspur England 1–2 Mexico Club América Louisville, United States
19:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
17 August 2022 (2022-08-17) Women's Cup
Fifth-place match		 Tokyo Verdy Beleza Japan 2–1 England Tottenham Hotspur Louisville, United States
11:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
28 August 2022 (2022-08-28) Chelsea England 2–0 England Tottenham Hotspur Kingston upon Thames
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 2,400

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Super League 18 September 2022 28 May 2023 Matchday 1 22 5 3 14 31 47 −16 022.73
FA Cup 29 January 2023 26 February 2023 Fourth round Fifth round 2 1 1 0 5 0 +5 050.00
FA League Cup 2 October 2022 25 January 2023 Group stage Quarter-finals 4 3 0 1 9 5 +4 075.00
Total 28 9 4 15 45 52 −7 032.14

Last updated: 27 May 2023
Source: Soccerway

Super League

Main article: 2022–23 Women's Super League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Liverpool 22 6 5 11 24 39 −15 23
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
Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

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 3 14 31 47  −16 18 3 2 6 15 24  −9 2 1 8 16 23  −7

Last updated: 27 May 2023.
Source: ESPN

Results by round

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GroundAAHHAAAHHAHHHAAHAHHAHA
ResultWLWLWLLLLLLLLLWLLDDLWD
Position5978577788991010999991099
Source: Football Web Pages
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The Super League fixtures were announced on 12 July 2022.[24]

18 September 2022 (2022-09-18) 1 Leicester City 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 2,868
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) 2 Arsenal 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur Holloway
13:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 47,367
Referee: Rebecca Welch
16 October 2022 (2022-10-16) 3 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Liverpool Leyton
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2,105
Referee: Abigail Byrne
22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 4 Tottenham Hotspur 0–3 Manchester City Leyton
11:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,888
Referee: Emily Heaslip
30 October 2022 (2022-10-30) 5 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–8 Tottenham Hotspur Crawley
14:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,514
Referee: Louise Saunders
20 November 2022 (2022-11-20) 6 Chelsea 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Fulham
13:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,350
Referee: Rebecca Welch
4 December 2022 (2022-12-04) 7 Reading 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Reading
12:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 1,052
Referee: Carl Brook
11 December 2022 (2022-12-11) 8 Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 West Ham United Leyton
14:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,391
Referee: Richie Watkins
14 December 2022 (2022-12-14) 9 Tottenham Hotspur 0–3 Everton Leyton
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 303
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Note: The match was originally scheduled to be played on 6 November 2022, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[25]
14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 10 Aston Villa 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Walsall
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Poundland Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 2,094
Referee: Thomas Kirk
5 February 2023 (2023-02-05) 11 Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 Chelsea Leyton
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,880
Referee: Abigail Byrne
12 February 2023 (2023-02-12) 12 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Manchester United Tottenham
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 21,940
Referee: Amy Fearn
Note: The match was originally scheduled to be played on 10 September 2022, but was included in the league-wide postponement due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.[26][27]
5 March 2023 (2023-03-05) 13 Manchester City 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,684
Referee: Abigail Byrne
12 March 2023 (2023-03-12) 14 Liverpool 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Birkenhead
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,971
Referee: Jane Simms
15 March 2023 (2023-03-15) 15 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Leicester City Leyton
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 305
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita
Note: The match was originally scheduled to be played on 22 January 2023, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[28]
25 March 2023 (2023-03-25) 16 Tottenham Hotspur 1–5 Arsenal Leyton
13:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 3,754
Referee: Louise Saunders
2 April 2023 (2023-04-02) 17 Everton 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 1,542
Referee: Lisa Benn
23 April 2023 (2023-04-23) 18 Tottenham Hotspur 3–3 Aston Villa Leyton
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,159
Referee: Stacey Pearson
30 April 2023 (2023-04-30) 19 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Tottenham
17:15 BST
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 4,194
Referee: Cheryl Foster
7 May 2023 (2023-05-07) 20 Manchester United 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Leigh
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 5,796
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) 21 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Reading Tottenham
16:15 BST
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 6,403
Referee: Emily Heaslip
27 May 2023 (2023-05-27) 22 West Ham United 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Dagenham
14:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Chigwell Construction Stadium
Attendance: 2,084
Referee: Stacey Pearson

FA Cup

Main article: 2022–23 Women's FA Cup

Tottenham entered the competition in the fourth round and were drawn home to London City Lionesses.[29] They were then drawn home to Reading.[30]

29 January 2023 Fourth round Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 London City Lionesses Leyton
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 463
Referee: Melissa Burgin
26 February 2023 Fifth round Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Reading Leyton
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 572
Referee: Amy Fearn
Penalties

FA League Cup

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

Group stage

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

Pos Team
 Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tottenham Hotspur 3 3 0 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advanced to knock-out stage
2 Reading 3 2 0 0 1 8 2 +6 6 Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3 Coventry United 3 1 0 0 2 3 9 −6 3
4 Southampton 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 −6 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
2 October 2022 1 Reading 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Reading
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Amy Fearn
27 November 2022 2 Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Coventry United Leyton
14:00 GMT
Report
  • Morris Yellow card 54'
  • Orthodoxou 90+1'
 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 566
Referee: Josh Smith
18 December 2022 1 Southampton 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton
12:00 GMT
  • Parnell Yellow card 62'
 Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 2,725
Referee: Stacey Fullicks

Knockout phase

Main article: 2022–23 FA Women's League Cup § Knock-out stage
25 January 2023 Quarter-finals Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 Chelsea Leyton
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 657
Referee: Stacey Pearson

Statistics

Appearances

Updated 27 May 2023

No. Pos. Player Super League FA Cup FA League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Finland Tinja-Riikka Korpela 11 0 2 0 3 0 16 0
22 GK Jamaica Rebecca Spencer 11 0 0 0 1+1 0 12+1 0
Defenders
3 DF Canada Shelina Zadorsky 13 0 1 0 2 0 16 0
4 DF England Amy Turner 22 0 1+1 0 4 1 27+1 1
5 DF England Molly Bartrip 22 1 2 0 4 0 28 1
6 DF England Kerys Harrop 12+3 0 2 0 3 1 17+3 1
13 DF England Asmita Ale 10+3 0 1+1 0 1+1 0 12+5 0
26 DF England Gracie Pearse 0+1 0 0 0 2 0 2+1 0
29 DF England Ashleigh Neville 19+2 3 2 0 1 1 22+2 4
Midfielders
8 MF South Korea Cho So-hyun 4+5 0 0 0 1+2 0 5+7 0
11 MF Germany Ramona Petzelberger 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
12 MF New Zealand Ria Percival 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0+4 0
15 MF Wales Angharad James 17+5 0 2 0 3+1 0 22+6 0
24 MF Jamaica Drew Spence 21 3 2 1 2+2 1 25+2 5
25 MF Finland Eveliina Summanen 17+3 3 0+1 1 4 1 21+4 5
37 MF England Ella Rose Houghton 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
40 MF England Kayleigh Stead 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
Forwards
7 FW England Jessica Naz 5+9 2 0 0 1 0 6+9 2
9 FW Poland Nikola Karczewska 6+7 2 1+1 0 2+1 2 9+9 4
10 FW England Ellie Brazil 1+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 1+3 0
14 FW Norway Celin Bizet Ildhusøy 16+5 2 2 0 3 0 21+5 2
16 FW England Kit Graham 2+7 1 0+1 0 0 0 2+8 1
17 FW Australia Kyah Simon 1+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 1+2 0
18 FW England Chioma Ubogagu 2+7 0 0+2 0 2+1 0 4+10 0
19 FW England Bethany England 12 12 1 1 1 0 14 13
20 FW Japan Mana Iwabuchi 5+5 0 2 1 1 0 8+5 1
23 FW Morocco Rosella Ayane 13+6 1 1+1 0 3 1 17+7 2
39 FW England Lenna Gunning-Williams 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 1 0+3 1

Goalscorers

Updated 27 May 2023
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Super League FA Cup FA League Cup Total
1 FW 19 England Bethany England 12 1 0 13
2 MF 24 Jamaica Drew Spence 3 1 1 5
MF 25 Finland Eveliina Summanen 3 1 1 5
4 FW 9 Poland Nikola Karczewska 2 0 2 4
DF 29 England Ashleigh Neville 3 0 1 4
6 FW 7 England Jessica Naz 2 0 0 2
FW 14 Norway Celin Bizet Ildhusøy 2 0 0 2
FW 23 Morocco Rosella Ayane 1 0 1 2
9 DF 4 England Amy Turner 0 0 1 1
DF 5 England Molly Bartrip 1 0 0 1
DF 6 England Kerys Harrop 0 0 1 1
FW 16 England Kit Graham 1 0 0 1
FW 20 Japan Mana Iwabuchi 0 1 0 1
FW 39 England Lenna Gunning-Williams 0 0 1 1
Own goal 1 0 0 1
Total 31 5 9 45

Own goals

Player Against Competition Minute Score after own goal Result Date
Jamaica Drew Spence Leicester City Super League 58' 2–1 2–1 (A) 18 September 2022
England Amy Turner Reading Super League 12' 0–1 0–1 (A) 4 December 2022
England Molly Bartrip Manchester United Super League 76' 1–2 1–2 (H) 12 February 2023
England Kit Graham West Ham United Super League 44' 1–2 2–2 (A) 27 May 2023

Disciplinary

Updated 27 May 2023
The list is sorted by shirt number when total cards are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Name Super League FA Cup FA League Cup Total
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 DF 29 England Ashleigh Neville 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 1
2 MF 24 Jamaica Drew Spence 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
3 MF 25 Finland Eveliina Summanen 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
4 DF 4 England Amy Turner 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
5 DF 5 England Molly Bartrip 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
DF 6 England Kerys Harrop 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7 FW 7 England Jessica Naz 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
FW 23 Morocco Rosella Ayane 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
9 FW 9 Poland Nikola Karczewska 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
FW 14 Norway Celin Bizet Ildhusøy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
MF 15 Wales Angharad James 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
GK 22 Jamaica Rebecca Spencer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 30 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 34 0 1

Clean sheets

Updated 27 May 2023
The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk No. Player Super League FA Cup FA League Cup Total
1 1 Finland Tinja-Riikka Korpela 3 2 1 6
Total 3 2 1 6

See also

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