Chelsea
2023–24 season
ChairmanAdrian Jacob
ManagerEmma Hayes
StadiumKingsmeadow
FA WSL1st
FA CupFourth round
League CupQuarter-final
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lauren James (7)

All:
Sam Kerr (9)
Highest home attendance14,776
(vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 1 October 2023, WSL)
Lowest home attendance3,313
(vs. West Ham United, 15 October 2023, WSL)
Average home league attendance7,245
Biggest win6–0
(vs. Aston Villa, 4 November 2023, WSL)
Biggest defeat1-4
(vs. Arsenal, 10 December 2023, WSL)
All statistics correct as of 23 November 2023.

The 2023–24 season was Chelsea Women's 32nd competitive season and 14th consecutive season in the FA Women's Super League, the top flight of English women's football. It will be the last season Chelsea had under manager Emma Hayes as she is set to leave Chelsea at the end of the season to become the new manager of the United States women's national team.[1][2]

Squad information

First team squad

As of 10 January 2024[3]
No. Name Nat Since Date of birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Zećira Mušović Sweden 2021 26 May 1996 Sweden Rosengård
16 Nicky Evrard Belgium 2023 26 May 1995 Belgium OH Leuven
24 Hannah Hampton England 2023 16 November 2000 England Aston Villa
30 Ann-Katrin Berger Germany 2019 9 October 1990 England Birmingham City
32 Emily Orman England 2019 5 November 2002 Homegrown
Defenders
3 Aniek Nouwen Netherlands 2021 9 March 1999 Netherlands PSV
4 Millie Bright England 2014 21 August 1993 England Doncaster Rovers Belles
7 Jess Carter England 2018 27 October 1997 England Birmingham City
12 Ashley Lawrence Canada 2023 11 June 1995 France Paris Saint-Germain
15 Ève Périsset France 2022 24 December 1994 France Bordeaux
18 Maren Mjelde Norway 2016 6 November 1989 Norway Avaldsnes IL
21 Niamh Charles England 2020 21 June 1999 England Liverpool
26 Kadeisha Buchanan Canada 2022 5 November 1995 France Lyon
27 Alsu Abdullina Russia 2021 11 April 2001 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
29 Jorja Fox England 2021 28 August 2003 Homegrown
Nathalie Björn Sweden 2023 4 May 1997 England Everton
Midfielders
5 Sophie Ingle Wales 2018 2 September 1991 England Liverpool
6 Sjoeke Nüsken Germany 2023 22 January 2001 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
8 Melanie Leupolz Germany 2020 14 April 1994 Germany Bayern Munich
11 Guro Reiten Norway 2019 26 July 1994 Norway LSK Kvinner
13 Kateřina Svitková Czech Republic 2022 20 March 1996 England West Ham United
17 Jessie Fleming Canada 2020 11 March 1998 United States UCLA Bruins
19 Johanna Rytting Kaneryd Sweden 2022 12 February 1997 Sweden BK Häcken
22 Erin Cuthbert Scotland 2016 19 July 1998 Scotland Glasgow City
28 Jelena Čanković Serbia 2022 13 August 1995 Sweden FC Rosengård
34 Charlotte Wardlaw England 2019 20 February 2003 Homegrown
Forwards
2 Mia Fishel United States 2023 30 April 2001 Mexico Tigres
9 Catarina Macario United States 2023 4 October 1999 France Olympique Lyonnais
10 Lauren James England 2021 29 September 2001 England Manchester United
14 Fran Kirby England 2015 29 June 1993 England Reading
20 Sam Kerr Australia 2019 10 September 1993 United States Chicago Red Stars
25 Lucy Watson England 2022 14 November 2003 England Sheffield United
33 Aggie Beever-Jones England 2021 27 July 2003 Homegrown

New contracts

No. Pos Player/Manager Date Contract end Source
10 FW England Lauren James 1 June 2023 2027 [4]
18 DF Norway Maren Mjelde 4 June 2023 2024 [5]
32 GK England Emily Orman 3 August 2023 2025 [6]
MF England Lexi Potter 3 September 2023 2026 [7]
11 MF Norway Guro Reiten 2 December 2023 2026 [8]

Transfers and loans

In

Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
DF Spain Alejandra Bernabé Spain Real Sociedad Undisclosed 23 June 2023 [9]
GK Belgium Nicky Evrard Belgium OH Leuven Undisclosed 1 July 2023 [10]
MF Germany Sjoeke Nüsken Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Undisclosed 1 July 2023 [11]
MF United States Catarina Macario France Olympique Lyonnais Undisclosed 1 July 2023 [12]
DF Canada Ashley Lawrence France Paris Saint-Germain Undisclosed 1 July 2023 [13]
GK England Hannah Hampton England Aston Villa Free 4 July 2023 [14]
DF England Brooke Aspin England Bristol City Undisclosed 7 July 2023 [15]
FW United States Mia Fishel Mexico Tigres Undisclosed 3 August 2023 [16]
MF Netherlands Wieke Kaptein Netherlands Twente Undisclosed 4 September 2023 [17]
DF Sweden Nathalie Björn England Everton Undisclosed 10 January 2024 [18]

Out

Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
DF Sweden Magdalena Eriksson Germany Bayern Munich Free 1 July 2023 [19][20]
FW Denmark Pernille Harder Germany Bayern Munich Free 1 July 2023 [19][20]
FW England Emma Thompson England Southampton Undisclosed 18 August 2023 [21]

Loan out

Pos Player To Date Until Source
FW Japan Maika Hamano Sweden Hammarby IF 13 January 2023 December 2023 [22]
DF Spain Alejandra Bernabé Spain Real Sociedad 1 July 2023 End of season [9]
DF England Brooke Aspin England Bristol City 7 July 2023 End of season [15]
FW England Reanna Blades England Lewes 19 July 2023 End of season [23]
GK England Emily Orman England Reading 3 August 2023 End of season [6]
MF England Charlotte Wardlaw Scotland Glasgow City 15 August 2023 End of season [24]
DF Russia Alsu Abdullina France Paris FC 23 August 2023 End of season [25]
MF England Lexi Potter England Crystal Palace 3 September 2023 End of season [7]
MF Netherlands Wieke Kaptein Netherlands Twente 4 September 2023 End of season [17]
GK Belgium Nicky Evrard England Brighton & Hove Albion 14 September 2023 9 January 2024 [26][27]

Management team

Position Staff
ManagerEngland Emma Hayes
Assistant managerEngland Paul Green
Assistant coach United States Denise Reddy
Australia Tanya Oxtoby
Head of technical/Goalkeeping coachEngland Stuart Searle
Movement coachEngland Harry McCulloch
Scouting co-ordinator and academy coachEngland TJ O'Leary
Performance analystRepublic of Ireland Ferdia O'Hanrahan

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Kit

Home
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Away
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Pre-season

3 September 2023 Friendly Chelsea England 3–2 Italy Roma Kingston upon Thames
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow

Competitions

Women's Super League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea 10 8 1 1 32 11 +21 25 Qualification for the Champions League second round
2 Manchester City 10 7 1 2 26 7 +19 22
3 Arsenal 10 7 1 2 24 10 +14 22 Qualification for the Champions League first round
4 Manchester United 10 5 3 2 25 11 +14 18
5 Liverpool 10 5 3 2 15 11 +4 18
Updated to match(es) played on 17 December 2023. Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 8 1 1 32 11  +21 25 5 0 0 18 6  +12 3 1 1 14 5  +9

Last updated: 17 December 2023.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
ResultWDWWWWWWLW
Position4532111111
Updated to match(es) played on 17 December 2023. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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 Manchester City 1–1 Chelsea Manchester
13:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 5,249
Referee: Emily Heaslip
15 October 2023 3 Chelsea 2–0 West Ham United Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,313
Referee: Stacey Pearson
22 October 2023 4 Chelsea 4–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,647
Referee: Stacey Fullicks
4 November 2023 5 Aston Villa 0–6 Chelsea Walsall
12:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,086
Referee: Abigail Byrne
12 November 2023 6 Everton 0–3 Chelsea Walton
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Referee: Lauren Impey
19 November 2023 7 Chelsea 5–1 Liverpool Fulham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 12,802
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
26 November 2023 8 Chelsea 5–2 Leicester City Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Referee: Megan Wilson
10 December 2023 9 Arsenal 4–1 Chelsea Holloway
15:00 GMT
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,042
Referee: Rebecca Welch
17 December 2023 10 Bristol City 0–3 Chelsea Bristol
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 9,442
Referee: Amy Fearn
21 January 2024 11 Chelsea v Manchester United Fulham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
28 January 2024 12 Brighton & Hove Albion v Chelsea Crawley
15:00 GMT Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
4 February 2024 13 Chelsea v Everton Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kingsmeadow
18 February 2024 14 Chelsea v Manchester City Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kingsmeadow
3 March 2024 15 Leicester City v Chelsea Leicester
15:00 GMT Stadium: King Power Stadium
17 March 2024 16 Chelsea v Arsenal Fulham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
24 March 2024 17 West Ham United v Chelsea Dagenham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Victoria Road
31 March 2024 18 Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea Leyton
14:00 BST Stadium: Brisbane Road
21 April 2024 19 Chelsea v Aston Villa Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST Stadium: Kingsmeadow
28 April 2024 20 Liverpool v Chelsea Birkenhead
14:00 BST Stadium: Prenton Park
5 May 2024 21 Chelsea v Bristol City Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST Stadium: Kingsmeadow
18 May 2024 22 Manchester United v Chelsea Leigh
14:00 BST Stadium: Leigh Sports Village

FA Cup

League Cup

Knockout phase

UEFA Women's Champions League

Group stage

Chelsea were drawn into Group D alongside Real Madrid, BK Häcken and Paris FC.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE HAC PFC RMA
1 England Chelsea 4 2 2 0 9 4 +5 8 Advance to quarter-finals 0–0 4–1 24 Jan
2 Sweden BK Häcken 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 7 1–3 24 Jan 2–1
3 France Paris FC 4 2 0 2 5 7 2 6 30 Jan 1–2 2–1
4 Spain Real Madrid (E) 4 0 1 3 4 7 3 1 2–2 30 Jan 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
15 November 2023 1 Real Madrid Spain 2–2 England Chelsea Madrid
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium
Attendance: 2,913
Referee: Frida Klarlund (Denmark)
23 November 2023 2 Chelsea England 4–1 France Paris FC Fulham
20:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 3,450
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
14 December 2023 3 Chelsea England 0–0 Sweden BK Häcken Fulham
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
20 December 2023 4 BK Häcken Sweden 1–3 England Chelsea Gothenburg
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Bravida Arena
Attendance: 5,566
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
24 January 2024 5 Chelsea England v Spain Real Madrid Fulham
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
30 January 2024 6 Paris FC France v England Chelsea Paris
18:45 CET Report Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 20 December 2023
No. Pos Nat Player TotalWSLFA CupLeague CupChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers:
1 GK Sweden SWE Zećira Mušović 6040000020
16 GK Belgium BEL Nicky Evrard 0000000000
24 GK England ENG Hannah Hampton 1010000000
30 GK Germany GER Ann-Katrin Berger 7050000020
Defenders:
3 DF Netherlands NED Aniek Nouwen 100+10000000
4 DF England ENG Millie Bright 7161000010
7 DF England ENG Jess Carter 140100000040
12 DF Canada CAN Ashley Lawrence 1113+51000030
15 DF France FRA Ève Périsset 1006+2000001+10
18 DF Norway NOR Maren Mjelde 705+1000000+10
21 DF England ENG Niamh Charles 142101000041
26 DF Canada CAN Kadeisha Buchanan 601+20000030
29 DF England ENG Jorja Fox 0000000000
DF Sweden SWE Nathalie Björn 0000000000
Midfielders:
5 MF Wales WAL Sophie Ingle 1117+1000002+11
6 MF Germany GER Sjoeke Nüsken 1347+2400002+20
8 MF Germany GER Melanie Leupolz 301+20000000
11 MF Norway NOR Guro Reiten 613+11000020
13 MF Czech Republic CZE Kateřina Svitková 0000000000
17 MF Canada CAN Jessie Fleming 1314+6100002+10
19 MF Sweden SWE Johanna Rytting Kaneryd 1125+22000040
22 MF Scotland SCO Erin Cuthbert 1247+12000042
28 MF Serbia SRB Jelena Čanković 501+40000000
Forwards:
2 FW United States USA Mia Fishel 1113+5100000+30
9 FW United States USA Catarina Macario 0000000000
10 FW England ENG Lauren James 1378+1700002+20
14 FW England ENG Fran Kirby 1315+5100002+10
20 FW Australia AUS Sam Kerr 1297+14000045
23 FW Japan JPN Maika Hamano 100+10000000
25 FW England ENG Lucy Watson 0000000000
33 FW England ENG Aggie Beever-Jones 951+6500000+20
Players loaned out or have left the club:
27 DF Russia RUS Alsu Abdullina 0000000000
32 GK England ENG Emily Orman 0000000000
34 MF England ENG Charlotte Wardlaw 0000000000

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.

As of 20 December 2023
Rank Pos. No. Player FA WSL FA Cup League Cup Champions League Total
1 FW20Australia Sam Kerr40059
2 FW10England Lauren James70007
3 FW33England Aggie Beever-Jones50005
4 MF6Germany Sjoeke Nüsken40004
MF22Scotland Erin Cuthbert20024
6 MF19Sweden Johanna Rytting Kaneryd20002
DF21England Niamh Charles10012
8 FW2United States Mia Fishel10001
DF4England Millie Bright10001
MF5Wales Sophie Ingle00011
MF11Norway Guro Reiten10001
DF12Canada Ashley Lawrence10001
FW14England Fran Kirby10001
MF17Canada Jessie Fleming10001
Own goal(s)10001

Assists

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total assists are equal.

As of 20 December 2023
Rank Pos. No. Player FA WSL FA Cup League Cup Champions League Total
1 MF19Sweden Johanna Rytting Kaneryd30025
DF21England Niamh Charles40015
3 FW20Australia Sam Kerr30014
4 MF5Wales Sophie Ingle20013
MF17Canada Jessie Fleming30003
6 FW10England Lauren James10012
FW14England Fran Kirby20002
DF15France Ève Périsset10012
9 MF6Germany Sjoeke Nüsken10001
DF7England Jess Carter10001
MF8Germany Melanie Leupolz10001
MF11Norway Guro Reiten10001
DF12Canada Ashley Lawrence00011
MF28Serbia Jelena Čanković10001

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.

As of 17 December 2023
Rank Pos. No. Player FA WSL FA Cup League Cup Champions League Total
1 GK1Sweden Zećira Mušović10012
GK30Germany Ann-Katrin Berger20002
3 GK24England Hannah Hampton10001

Disciplinary records

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.

As of 17 December 2023
Pos. No. Name FA WSL FA Cup League Cup Champions League Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
MF6Germany Sjoeke Nüsken 100000000000 100
MF8Germany Melanie Leupolz 100000000000 100
FW10England Lauren James 300000000000 300
MF17Canada Jessie Fleming 100000000000 100
DF21England Niamh Charles 110000000000 110
DF26Canada Kadeisha Buchanan 100000000100 100
MF28Serbia Jelena Čanković 100000000000 100

Awards

References

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