2021–22 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season

Brighton & Hove Albion
2021–22 season
Chairman	Tony Bloom
Manager	Hope Powell
Stadium	Broadfield Stadium, Crawley; Falmer Stadium, Falmer
WSL	1st
FA Cup
FA Women's League Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Inessa Kaagman (2); All: Inessa Kaagman (2)
Highest home attendance	2,264 vs West Ham United (WSL – 5 September 2021)
Average home league attendance	2,264
Biggest win	0–5 vs Birmingham City (WSL – 12 September 2021)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2020–21

The 2021–22 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season is the club's 31st season in existence and their fourth in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL, the club will also contest two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Summary[]

Brighton only played two pre-season matches where they came away without a win after a 6–1 away loss at Everton, but a respectable 1–1 draw against Manchester United being played in Loughborough.^[1]^[2]

The Seagulls opening match of the 2021–22 season was played at Falmer Stadium where they came out on top winning 2–0 over West Ham with a penalty from Inessa Kaagman and Lee Geum-min adding the second, pouncing on The Hammers poor defence, in front of a crowd of 2,264.^[3] A week later, Brighton thrashed Birmingham City in a 5–0 away victory to take them top of the WSL table after the second round of matches.^[4]

Squad[]

As of 2 September 2021^[5]

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	ENG	Megan Walsh
2	DF	FIN	Emma Koivisto
3	DF	ENG	Felicity Gibbons
4	MF	ENG	Danielle Bowman (captain)
5	DF	NED	Danique Kerkdijk
6	DF	ENG	Maya Le Tissier
7	FW	ENG	Aileen Whelan
8	MF	IRL	Megan Connolly
9	FW	KOR	Lee Geum-min
10	MF	NED	Inessa Kaagman
11	FW	ENG	Rinsola Babajide (on loan from Liverpool)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	GK	ENG	Fran Stenson (on loan from Arsenal)
15	FW	WAL	Kayleigh Green
16	FW	ENG	Ellie Brazil
18	FW	ENG	Danielle Carter
19	MF	ENG	Emily Simpkins
20	DF	ENG	Victoria Williams
22	MF	ENG	Katie Robinson
24	MF	ENG
29	FW	ENG
32	MF	ENG	Libby Bance

Preseason[]

15 August 2021 Friendly	Everton	6–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	showHalewood
15:00	Finnigan Duggan Sørensen Christiansen Emslie	Report	Geum-min	Stadium: Finch Farm Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

28 August 2021 Friendly	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Manchester United	showLoughborough
12:00	Unconfirmed	Report	Zelem	Stadium: Loughborough University Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

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
2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	6	1	0	0	2	0	+2	1	0	0	5	0	+5

Last updated: 12 September 2021.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W
Position	2	1

Source:^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[]

5 September 2021 1	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	West Ham United	showFalmer
14:00	Kaagman 33' (pen.) Geum-min 41' 57'	Report	Cissoko 32' Longhurst 58' Stringer 61'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 2,264 Referee: Emily Heaslip

12 September 2021 2	Birmingham City	0–5	Brighton & Hove Albion	showBirmingham
14:00		Report	Williams 2' Kaagman 45+1' (pen.) Carter 50' Koivisto 58' Green 70' 80' Simpkins 90+5'	Stadium: St Andrew's Referee: Lucy May

26 September 2021 3	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Aston Villa	showCrawley
14:00				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

2 October 2021 4	Chelsea	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	showKingston upon Thames
11:30				Stadium: Kingsmeadow

10 October 2021 5	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Tottenham Hotspur	showCrawley
14:00				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

7 November 2021 6	Everton	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	showLiverpool
				Stadium: Walton Hall Park

14 November 2021 7	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Leicester City	showCrawley
				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

21 November 2021 8	Reading	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	showReading
				Stadium: Madejski Stadium

12 December 2021 9	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Manchester United	showCrawley
				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

19 December 2021 10	Arsenal	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	showBorehamwood
				Stadium: Meadow Park

9 January 2022 11	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Manchester City	showCrawley
				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

16 January 2022 12	Leicester City	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	showLeicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

23 January 2022 13	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Chelsea	showCrawley
				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

6 February 2022 14	Tottenham Hotspur	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	showCanons Park
				Stadium: The Hive

13 February 2022 15	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Reading	showCrawley
				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

6 March 2022 16	Aston Villa	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	showWalsall
				Stadium: Bescot Stadium

13 March 2022 17	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Arsenal	showCrawley
				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

27 March 2022 18	West Ham United	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	showDagenham
				Stadium: Victoria Road

3 April 2022 19	Manchester United	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	showLeigh
				Stadium: Leigh Sports Village

24 April 2022 20	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Birmingham City	showCrawley
				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

1 May 2022 21	Manchester City	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	showManchester
				Stadium: Academy Stadium

8 May 2022 22	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Everton	showCrawley
				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Brighton & Hove Albion	2	2	0	7	0	+7	6	Qualification for the Champions League second round
2	Arsenal	2	2	0	7	2	+5	6	Qualification for the Champions League second round
3	Manchester United	2	2	0	5	1	+4	6	Qualification for the Champions League first round
4	Tottenham Hotspur	2	2	0	3	1	+2	6
5	Aston Villa	2	1	1	3	2	+1	4

Updated to match(es) played on 12 September 2021. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Women's FA Cup[]

As a member of the top two tiers, Brighton will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

FA Women's League Cup[]

Group stage[]

13 October 2021 Group stage	Birmingham City	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	showBirmingham
19:30				Stadium: St Andrew's

17 November 2021 Group stage	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	London City Lionesses	showCrawley
19:00				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

15 December 2021 Group stage	West Ham United	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	showDagenham
19:30				Stadium: Victoria Road

Pos	Team v	Qualification	BIR	BHA	LCL	WHU
1	Birmingham City	Advances to knock-out stage	—
2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Possible knock-out stage based on ranking		—
3	London City Lionesses				—
4	West Ham United					—

First match(es) will be played on 13 October 2021. 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

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Ref.
15 July 2021	FW		Danielle Carter	Reading	^[6]
13 August 2021	FW		Lee Geum-min	Manchester City	^[7]

Loans in[]

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Until	Ref.
26 July 2021	FW		Rinsola Babajide	Liverpool	End of season	^[8]
2 September 2021	GK		Fran Stenson	Arsenal	End of season	^[9]

Transfers out[]

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
20 May 2021	MF	Kirsty Barton	Crystal Palace	^[10]^[11]
	MF	Jodie Brett	Retired	^[10]
	GK	Cecilie Fiskerstrand	LSK Kvinner	^[10]^[12]
	FW	Rianna Jarrett	London City Lionesses	^[10]^[13]
	MF	Nora Heroum	Lazio	^[10]^[14]
	MF		Charlton Athletic	^[10]^[15]
	DF	Laura Rafferty	Southampton	^[10]^[16]
	DF	Bethan Roe	Charlton Athletic	^[10]^[15]
	DF	Rebekah Stott	Melbourne City	^[10]^[17]
10 June 2021	DF	Ellie Hack	Lewes	^[18]

Loans out[]

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
19 August 2021	GK		Katie Startup	Liverpool	End of season	^[19]

Squad statistics[]

Appearances[]

As of 12 September 2021

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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Megan Walsh	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK		Fran Stenson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF		Emma Koivisto	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Felicity Gibbons	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Danielle Bowman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Danique Kerkdijk	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF		Maya Le Tissier	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF		Victoria Williams	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
8	MF		Megan Connolly	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Inessa Kaagman	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0
19	MF		Emily Simpkins	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF		Katie Robinson	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF			2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF		Libby Bance	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW		Aileen Whelan	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Lee Geum-min	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Rinsola Babajide	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
15	FW		Kayleigh Green	2	1	1+1	1	0	0	0	0
16	FW		Ellie Brazil	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW		Danielle Carter	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
29	FW			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References[]

^ "SIX OF THE BEST AS EVERTON BEAT BRIGHTON - Everton". Everton. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ "BRIGHTON WOMEN 1 UNITED WOMEN 1 - Manchester United". Manchester United. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ "Brighton & Hove Albion Women 2-0 West Ham United Women: Inessa Kaagman and Lee Geum-min score in Brighton win - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ "Women's Super League: Birmingham City 0-5 Brighton & Hove Albion - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ "Brighton & Hove Albion - Women's Team". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^ "Albion sign striker Carter". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
^ "Striker Lee joins Albion on permanent basis". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
^ "Albion sign Liverpool winger on loan". The Argus.
^ "Albion sign goalkeeper Fran Stenson on loan". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Powell's thanks as Albion release nine players". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
^ "Palace Women confirm retained list as Barton becomes permanent". Crystal Palace.
^ "Velkommen tilbake, Cecilie Fiskerstrand!". LSK Kvinner (in Norwegian). 18 June 2021.
^ "London City Lionesses sign Irish international Rianna Jarrett". London City Lionesses. 14 July 2021.
^ "Lazio scatenata sul mercato: sei nuovi acquisti per la squadra biancoceleste". L Football (in Italian). 1 July 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Pizzey, Chloe (30 July 2021). "Full Charlton Athletic 2021/22 squad announced". Charlton Athletic.
^ "Northern Ireland international Rafferty returns to Saints Women". Daily Echo.
^ "Stott returns to football, re-joins Melbourne City". ESPN. 19 August 2021.
^ "Hack departs to join Lewes". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
^ "Katie Startup joins Liverpool FC Women on season-long loan". Liverpool FC.

[1] "SIX OF THE BEST AS EVERTON BEAT BRIGHTON - Everton". Everton. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

[2] "BRIGHTON WOMEN 1 UNITED WOMEN 1 - Manchester United". Manchester United. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

[3] "Brighton & Hove Albion Women 2-0 West Ham United Women: Inessa Kaagman and Lee Geum-min score in Brighton win - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

[4] "Women's Super League: Birmingham City 0-5 Brighton & Hove Albion - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

[5] "Brighton & Hove Albion - Women's Team". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

[6] "Albion sign striker Carter". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.

[7] "Striker Lee joins Albion on permanent basis". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.

[8] "Albion sign Liverpool winger on loan". The Argus.

[9] "Albion sign goalkeeper Fran Stenson on loan". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.

[departures-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Powell's thanks as Albion release nine players". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.

[11] "Palace Women confirm retained list as Barton becomes permanent". Crystal Palace.

[12] "Velkommen tilbake, Cecilie Fiskerstrand!". LSK Kvinner (in Norwegian). 18 June 2021.

[13] "London City Lionesses sign Irish international Rianna Jarrett". London City Lionesses. 14 July 2021.

[14] "Lazio scatenata sul mercato: sei nuovi acquisti per la squadra biancoceleste". L Football (in Italian). 1 July 2021.

[CAWFC-15] Jump up to: ^a ^b Pizzey, Chloe (30 July 2021). "Full Charlton Athletic 2021/22 squad announced". Charlton Athletic.

[16] "Northern Ireland international Rafferty returns to Saints Women". Daily Echo.

[17] "Stott returns to football, re-joins Melbourne City". ESPN. 19 August 2021.

[18] "Hack departs to join Lewes". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.

[19] "Katie Startup joins Liverpool FC Women on season-long loan". Liverpool FC.

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