2023–24 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women season

Tottenham Hotspur
2023–24 season
Head coachRobert Vilahamn
StadiumBrisbane Road, Leyton
WSL6th
FA CupRunners-up
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Martha Thomas (7)
All: Martha Thomas (10)
Highest home attendance19,480
(vs. Arsenal, 16 December)
Lowest home attendance1,290
(vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 28 April)
Average home league attendance4,318

The 2023–24 season was Tottenham Hotspur's fifth season in the top flight of the English football league system and 39th season in existence. Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Ahead of the new season, Robert Vilahamn was named head coach on 7 July 2023, departing BK Häcken FF who were top of the 2023 Damallsvenskan after 17 games.[1] Tottenham had ended the previous season under interim manager Vicky Jepson following the sacking of Rehanne Skinner in March 2023.[2]

On 15 September, Bethany England was named captain. Olga Ahtinen and Molly Bartrip were named vice-captains.[3]

Squad

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As of 31 January 2024[4]

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 Czech Republic CZE Barbora Votíková
2 DF Australia AUS Charlotte Grant
4 DF England ENG Amy James-Turner
5 DF England ENG Molly Bartrip (vice-captain)
6 DF Sweden SWE Amanda Nildén (on loan from Juventus)
7 FW England ENG Jessica Naz
8 MF England ENG Grace Clinton (on loan from Manchester United)
9 FW England ENG Bethany England (captain)
10 FW England ENG Ellie Brazil
11 MF Germany GER Ramona Petzelberger
13 MF Sweden SWE Matilda Vinberg
14 FW Norway NOR Celin Bizet Ildhusøy
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW England ENG Kit Graham
17 FW Scotland SCO Martha Thomas
20 MF Finland FIN Olga Ahtinen (vice-captain)
21 DF Switzerland SUI Luana Bühler
22 GK Jamaica JAM Rebecca Spencer
23 FW Morocco MAR Rosella Ayane
24 MF Jamaica JAM Drew Spence
25 MF Finland FIN Eveliina Summanen
27 GK England ENG Eleanor Heeps
29 DF England ENG Ashleigh Neville
77 MF China CHN Wang Shuang

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
8 July 2023 DF Switzerland Luana Bühler Germany 1899 Hoffenheim [5]
16 August 2023 MF Finland Olga Ahtinen Sweden Linköpings FC [6]
17 August 2023 GK Czech Republic Barbora Votíková France Paris Saint-Germain [7]
14 September 2023 FW Scotland Martha Thomas England Manchester United [8]
1 January 2024 MF China Wang Shuang United States Racing Louisville [9]
2 January 2024 MF Sweden Matilda Vinberg Sweden Hammarby IF [10]
3 January 2024 DF Australia Charlotte Grant Sweden Vittsjö GIK [11]
2 February 2024 FW England Araya Dennis England Arsenal [12]

Loans in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
14 August 2023 MF England Grace Clinton England Manchester United End of season [13]
14 September 2023 FW China Zhang Linyan China Wuhan Jianghan University 23 January 2024 [14][15]
18 January 2024 DF Sweden Amanda Nildén Italy Juventus End of season [16]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
2 June 2023 DF England Kerys Harrop Retired [17][18]
FW Australia Kyah Simon Australia Central Coast Mariners [17][19]
FW England Chioma Ubogagu [17]
MF South Korea Cho So-hyun England Birmingham City [17][20]
DF Wales Esther Morgan Scotland Heart of Midlothian [17][21]
9 June 2023 GK Finland Tinja-Riikka Korpela Italy AS Roma [22][23]
31 January 2024 MF Wales Angharad James United States Seattle Reign [24]

Loans out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
1 September 2023 FW England Lenna Gunning-Williams England Ipswich Town End of season [25]
5 September 2023 FW Poland Nikola Karczewska Germany Bayer Leverkusen End of season [26]
21 October 2023 GK England Eleanor Heeps England Sheffield United 31 December 2023 [27]
3 January 2024 DF Canada Shelina Zadorsky England West Ham United End of season [28]
12 January 2024 DF England Gracie Pearse England Charlton Athletic End of season [29]
MF New Zealand Ria Percival England Crystal Palace End of season [30]
MF England Elkie Bowyer[a] England Ipswich Town End of season [31]
MF Australia Milly Boughton[a] England Ipswich Town End of season [31]
24 January 2024 DF England Asmita Ale England Leicester City End of season [32]
2 February 2024 FW England Araya Dennis England Crystal Palace End of season [12]
  1. ^ a b Dual registration

Preseason

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26 August 2023 Friendly Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Aston Villa Tottenham
Report Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
30 August 2023 Friendly London Bees 0–9 Tottenham Hotspur Enfield
Report
Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Stadium
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
10 September 2023 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Lancing
Report Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre
17 September 2023 Friendly Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Manchester United Burton upon Trent
14:00 BST Report
Stadium: St George's Park
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

Women's Super League

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 8 7 7 31 36  −5 31 4 3 4 12 14  −2 4 4 3 19 22  −3

Last updated: 18 May 2024.
Source: WSL

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHH
ResultLWWWDDDLLWWLDLLWWDDDLW
Position9643345666666666666666
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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1 October 2023 1 Chelsea 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Fulham
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 14,776
Referee: Cheryl Foster
8 October 2023 2 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Bristol City Leyton
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,605
Referee: Lauren Impey
15 October 2023 3 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Brighton and Hove
16:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 6,951
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
21 October 2023 4 Aston Villa 2–4 Tottenham Hotspur Walsall
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 2,810
Referee: Lauren Impey
5 November 2023 5 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Everton Leyton
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,920
Referee: Emily Heaslip
12 November 2023 6 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Liverpool Leyton
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2,155
Referee: Abigail Byrne
19 November 2023 7 Leicester City 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 1,953
Referee: Andy Madley
26 November 2023 8 Manchester City 7–0 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
18:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 2,134
Referee: Richie Watkins
10 December 2023 9 Tottenham Hotspur 0–4 Manchester United Leyton
18:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2,152
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
16 December 2023 10 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Arsenal Tottenham
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 19,480
Referee: Cheryl Foster
21 January 2024 11 West Ham United 3–4 Tottenham Hotspur Dagenham
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,293
Referee: Stacey Pearson
28 January 2024 12 Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Manchester City Leyton
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2,889
Referee: Melissa Burgin
4 February 2024 13 Liverpool 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Birkenhead
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,979
Referee: Lauren Impey
18 February 2024 14 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Aston Villa Leyton
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,971
Referee: Adewunmi Soneye
3 March 2024 15 Arsenal 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Holloway
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,050
Referee: Abigail Byrne
17 March 2024 16 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Leicester City Leyton
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,507
Referee: Adewunmi Soneye
24 March 2024 17 Bristol City 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Bristol
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 5,262
Referee: Phoebe Cross
31 March 2024 Tottenham Hotspur P–P Chelsea Leyton
12:15 BST Stadium: Brisbane Road
Note: Postponed due to Chelsea's participation in the 2024 FA Women's League Cup final.
21 April 2024 18 Manchester United 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Leigh
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 4,697
Referee: Rebecca Welch
28 April 2024 19 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Leyton
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,290
Referee: Melissa Burgin
4 May 2024 20 Everton 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 1,262
Referee: Lauren Impey
15 May 2024 21 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Chelsea Leyton
19:15 BST Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2,532
Referee: Emily Heaslip
Note: Rescheduled from 31 March due to Chelsea's participation in the 2024 FA Women's League Cup final.
18 May 2024 22 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 West Ham United Tottenham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 9,999
Referee: Phoebe Cross

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Liverpool 22 12 5 5 36 28 +8 41
5 Manchester United 22 10 5 7 42 32 +10 35
6 Tottenham Hotspur 22 8 7 7 31 36 −5 31
7 Aston Villa 22 7 3 12 27 43 −16 24
8 Everton 22 6 5 11 24 37 −13 23
Source: Women's Super League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Women's FA Cup

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

14 January 2024 Fourth round Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Sheffield United Leyton
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 894
Referee: Laura Van Lier
10 February 2024 Fifth round Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Charlton Athletic Leyton
17:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 974
Referee: Lisa Benn
10 March 2024 Quarter-final Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Manchester City Leyton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,314
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Penalties
14 April 2024 Semi-final Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 (a.e.t.) Leicester City Tottenham
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 18,078
Referee: Emily Heaslip
12 May 2024 Final Manchester United 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur London
14:30 BST
Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 76,082
Referee: Abigail Byrne

FA Women's League Cup

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Group stage

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11 October 2023 Group stage Tottenham Hotspur 6–0 Reading Leyton
19:30 BST
Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 531
Referee: Amy Fearn
22 November 2023 Group stage Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Bristol City Leyton
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 506
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
13 December 2023 Group stage Arsenal 3–3
(4–3 p)
Tottenham Hotspur Borehamwood
19:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 3,618
Referee: Emily Heaslip
Penalties
25 January 2024 Group stage Southampton 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur Eastleigh
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Ten Acres
Attendance: 1,735
Referee: Lisa Benn

Group D

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Arsenal (Q) 4 3 1 0 0 14 5 +9 11 Advanced to knock-out stage
2 Tottenham Hotspur (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 15 3 +12 10 Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3 Southampton 4 1 1 0 2 3 6 −3 5
4 Bristol City 4 0 0 2 2 3 8 −5 2
5 Reading 4 0 1 0 3 1 14 −13 2
Updated to match(es) played on 24th January 2024. 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
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 D Tottenham Hotspur (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 15 3 +12 10 2.50 Advanced to knock-out stage
2 A Aston Villa (Q) 4 3 0 0 1 17 1 +16 9 2.25
3 B Manchester United 4 3 0 0 1 12 3 +9 9 2.25
4 C Crystal Palace 3 1 0 1 1 5 3 +2 4 1.33
5 E Charlton Athletic 3 1 0 0 2 3 4 −1 3 1.00
Source: [citation needed]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Knockout stage

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7 February 2024 Quarter-final Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Manchester City Leyton
19:30 GMT Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 731
Referee: Amy Fearns

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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As of match played 18 May 2024

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 Czech Republic CZE Barbora Votíková 11 0 6 0 1 0 4 0
2 DF Australia AUS Charlotte Grant 14 1 5+3 0 2+2 0 2 1
4 DF England ENG Amy James-Turner 23 1 12+2 1 3+1 0 4+1 0
5 DF England ENG Molly Bartrip 24 0 16+2 0 2 0 3+1 0
6 DF Sweden SWE Amanda Nildén 16 0 10 0 4 0 2 0
7 FW England ENG Jessica Naz 32 7 10+12 3 4+1 1 4+1 3
8 MF England ENG Grace Clinton 27 5 20 4 3 0 2+2 1
9 FW England ENG Bethany England 21 8 12+2 5 4+1 3 0+2 0
10 FW England ENG Ellie Brazil 5 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
11 MF Germany GER Ramona Petzelberger 15 1 2+8 0 1 0 3+1 1
13 MF Sweden SWE Matilda Vinberg 18 1 4+7 1 1+4 0 1+1 0
14 FW Norway NOR Celin Bizet Ildhusøy 29 4 19+1 4 4+1 0 2+2 0
16 FW England ENG Kit Graham 28 3 4+14 0 1+4 1 5 2
17 FW Scotland SCO Martha Thomas 27 10 17+2 7 2+2 1 3+1 2
20 MF Finland FIN Olga Ahtinen 20 1 10+6 1 2+2 0 0 0
21 DF Switzerland SUI Luana Bühler 21 0 16 0 4 0 1 0
22 GK Jamaica JAM Rebecca Spencer 21 0 16 0 4 0 1 0
23 FW Morocco MAR Rosella Ayane 18 3 0+10 0 0+3 1 3+2 2
24 MF Jamaica JAM Drew Spence 15 2 9+3 2 2 0 0+1 0
25 MF Finland FIN Eveliina Summanen 26 1 20 1 5 0 1 0
27 GK England ENG Eleanor Heeps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF England ENG Ashleigh Neville 25 1 18+1 1 4 0 1+1 0
77 MF China CHN Wang Shuang 10 0 0+6 0 1+2 0 1 0
Players away from the club on loan:
3 DF Canada CAN Shelina Zadorsky 5 0 1+1 0 0 0 2+1 0
12 MF New Zealand NZL Ria Percival 9 2 2+4 1 0 0 2+1 1
19 DF England ENG Asmita Ale 8 1 1+4 0 0 0 2+1 1
26 DF England ENG Gracie Pearse 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
47 MF Australia AUS Milly Boughton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Players who left the club during the season:
15 MF Wales WAL Angharad James 16 0 11 0 0+1 0 2+2 0
18 FW China CHN Zhang Linyan 6 1 1+2 0 1 0 2 1

References

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