2022–23 Liverpool F.C. Women season explained

The 2022–23 Liverpool F.C. Women season was the club's 34th season of competitive football and first season back in the Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid, since their relegation at the end of the 2019–20 season.^[1] Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Women's Super League

See main article: 2022–23 Women's Super League.

League table

Women's FA Cup

See main article: 2022–23 Women's FA Cup.

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

FA Women's League Cup

See main article: 2022–23 FA Women's League Cup.

Group stage

Group B

Ranking of second-placed teams

Knockout stage

Squad statistics

Appearances

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.|-|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:|}

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Ref.
6 July 2022	DF		Emma Koivisto	Brighton & Hove Albion	[2]
11 July 2022	DF		Gilly Flaherty	West Ham United	[3]
14 July 2022	GK		Eartha Cumings	Charlton Athletic	[4]
16 July 2022	FW		Shanice van de Sanden	Wolfsburg	[5]
15 September 2022	GK		Faye Kirby	Everton	[6]
24 December 2022	DF		Gemma Bonner	Racing Louisville	[7]
10 January 2023	MF		Sofie Lundgaard	Fortuna Hjørring	[8]
14 January 2023	MF		Fuka Nagano	North Carolina Courage	[9]
19 January 2023	MF		Miri Taylor	Angel City FC	[10]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Until	Ref.
8 September 2022	DF		Charlotte Wardlaw	Chelsea	3 January 2023	[11] [12]
31 January 2023	FW		Natasha Dowie	Reading	End of season	[13]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Ref.
10 May 2022	MF		Jade Bailey	London City Lionesses	[14] [15]
	DF		Meikayla Moore	Glasgow City	[16]
	FW		Rianna Dean	Crystal Palace	[17]
12 January 2023	DF		Gilly Flaherty	Retired	[18]
3 February 2023	MF		Rachel Furness	Bristol City	[19] [20]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
25 July 2022	GK		Charlotte Clarke	West Bromwich Albion	End of season	[21]
28 July 2022	FW		Ashley Hodson	Birmingham City	End of season	[22]
1 August 2022	DF		Lucy Parry	Hibernian	End of season	[23]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Liverpool promoted to WSL after clinching title . BBC Sport.
2. Web site: Liverpool sign Finland defender Koivisto . BBC Sport.
3. Web site: LFC Women complete signing of Gilly Flaherty . www.liverpoolfc.com.
4. Web site: Liverpool Women sign Scotland international goalkeeper Eartha Cumings . SheKicks . 14 July 2022.
5. Web site: Shanice van de Sanden returns to Liverpool FC Women . www.liverpoolfc.com.
6. Web site: LFC Women complete signing of Faye Kirby . www.liverpoolfc.com.
7. Web site: Liverpool re-sign former captain Bonner . BBC Sport.
8. Web site: Liverpool FC Women complete signing of Sofie Lundgaard . www.liverpoolfc.com.
9. Web site: Liverpool sign Japan midfielder Nagano . BBC Sport.
10. Web site: Liverpool sign Taylor from Angel City . BBC Sport.
11. Web site: Charlotte Wardlaw returns to Liverpool FC Women on loan . www.liverpoolfc.com.
12. Web site: Charlotte Wardlaw returns to Chelsea Women . www.liverpoolfc.com.
13. Web site: Liverpool FC Women complete loan signing of Natasha Dowie . www.liverpoolfc.com.
14. Web site: Liverpool FC Women confirm player departures . www.liverpoolfc.com.
15. Web site: Former Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool ace Bailey joins London City Lionesses . WSL Full-Time . 4 February 2024.
16. Web site: Glasgow City sign Meikayla Moore from Liverpool Women . SheKicks . 4 July 2022.
17. Web site: Crystal Palace Women announce 22/23 squad . Crystal Palace.
18. Web site: Liverpool’s Gilly Flaherty announces retirement for family reasons . The Guardian . 12 January 2023.
19. Web site: Furness leaves Liverpool by mutual consent . BBC Sport.
20. Web site: Furness signs for City . Bristol City.
21. Web site: Albion Women sign Clarke on loan from Liverpool . www.wba.co.uk.
22. Web site: Ashley Hodson joins Blues . Birmingham City FC.
23. Web site: Lucy Parry joins on loan from Liverpool . Hibernian FC.