2021–22 West Ham United F.C. Women season

West Ham United
2021–22 season
Head Coach
Stadium	Victoria Road, Dagenham
Highest home attendance	1,106; (vs. Aston Villa, 11 September)
Average home league attendance	1,106
	← 2020–21

The 2021–22 West Ham United F.C. Women 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.

On 20 May 2021, Jack Sullivan stepped down as managing director after four years in the job.^[1]

Squad[]

As of 19 August 2021^[2]

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	AUS	Mackenzie Arnold
2	MF	USA	Zaneta Wyne
4	MF	ENG	Abbey-Leigh Stringer
5	DF	ENG	Gilly Flaherty (captain)
7	MF	SCO	Lisa Evans (on loan from Arsenal)
9	FW	ENG	Claudia Walker
10	MF	CZE	Kateřina Svitková
11	FW	SWE	Nor Mustafa
12	MF	ENG	Kate Longhurst
13	MF	AUS	Tameka Yallop
14	MF	JPN	Yui Hasegawa


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	ENG	Lucy Parker
17	MF	ENG	Melisa Filis
18	GK	NZL	Anna Leat
19	FW	CAN	Adriana Leon
20	DF	ENG	Lois Joel
22	DF	ENG	Grace Fisk
23	DF	FRA	Hawa Cissoko
24	MF	ENG
25	MF	ENG
27	DF	ENG	Maisy Barker
32	MF	ISL	Dagný Brynjarsdóttir

Preseason[]

15 August 2021 Friendly	London City Lionesses	0–1	West Ham United	showDartford
14:00		Report	Filis 30'	Stadium: Princes Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

22 August 2021 Friendly	Lewes	2–2	West Ham United	showLewes
14:00	8', 32'	Report	Walker 51', 86'	Stadium: The Dripping Pan

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	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	−2

Last updated: 11 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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	L	D
Position	10	8

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

11 September 2021 2	West Ham United	1–1	Aston Villa	showDagenham
11:30	Leon 8' Stringer 65'	Report	Littlejohn 66' Allen 90+2'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,106 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

26 September 2021 3	West Ham United	v	Leicester City	showDagenham
14:00				Stadium: Victoria Road

3 October 2021 4	Manchester City	v	West Ham United	showManchester
14:00				Stadium: Academy Stadium

10 October 2021 5	West Ham United	v	Birmingham City	showDagenham
14:00				Stadium: Victoria Road

7 November 2021 6	Arsenal	v	West Ham United	showBorehamwood
				Stadium: Meadow Park

14 November 2021 7	West Ham United	v	Reading	showDagenham
				Stadium: Victoria Road

21 November 2021 8	West Ham United	v	Tottenham Hotspur	showDagenham
				Stadium: Victoria Road

12 December 2021 9	Everton	v	West Ham United	showLiverpool
				Stadium: Walton Hall Park

19 December 2021 10	Chelsea	v	West Ham United	showKingston upon Thames
				Stadium: Kingsmeadow

9 January 2022 11	West Ham United	v	Manchester United	showDagenham
				Stadium: Victoria Road

16 January 2022 12	Tottenham Hotspur	v	West Ham United	showCanons Park
				Stadium: The Hive

23 January 2022 13	West Ham United	v	Everton	showDagenham
				Stadium: Victoria Road

6 February 2022 14	Aston Villa	v	West Ham United	showWalsall
				Stadium: Bescot Stadium

13 February 2022 15	Leicester City	v	West Ham United	showLeicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

6 March 2022 16	West Ham United	v	Chelsea	showDagenham
				Stadium: Victoria Road

13 March 2022 17	Manchester City	v	West Ham United	showManchester
				Stadium: Academy Stadium

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

3 April 2022 19	West Ham United	v	Manchester City	showDagenham
				Stadium: Victoria Road

24 April 2022 20	Reading	v	West Ham United	showReading
				Stadium: Madejski Stadium

1 May 2022 21	Manchester United	v	West Ham United	showLeigh
				Stadium: Leigh Sports Village

8 May 2022 22	West Ham United	v	Arsenal	showDagenham
				Stadium: Victoria Road

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Chelsea	2	1	0	1	6	3	+3	3
7	Manchester City	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3	3
8	West Ham United	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
9	Leicester City	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	0
10	Birmingham City	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0

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[]

FA Women's League Cup[]

Group stage[]

13 October 2021 Group stage	London City Lionesses	v	West Ham United	showDartford
19:00				Stadium: Princes Park

17 November 2021 Group stage	Birmingham City	v	West Ham United	showBirmingham
19:30				Stadium: St Andrew's

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

Squad statistics[]

Appearances[]

As of 11 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
1	GK		Mackenzie Arnold	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	MF		Zaneta Wyne	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF		Abbey-Leigh Stringer	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Gilly Flaherty	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Lisa Evans	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Claudia Walker	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Kateřina Svitková	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Nor Mustafa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF		Kate Longhurst	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
13	MF		Tameka Yallop	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Yui Hasegawa	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Lucy Parker	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Melisa Filis	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
18	GK		Anna Leat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Adriana Leon	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
20	DF		Lois Joel	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF		Grace Fisk	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF		Hawa Cissoko	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF		Maisy Barker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF		Dagný Brynjarsdóttir	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date	Position	Name	From	Ref.
10 May 2021	MF	Tameka Yallop	Brisbane Roar	^[3]
28 June 2021	MF	Zaneta Wyne	Glasgow City	^[4]
1 July 2021	FW	Claudia Walker	Birmingham City	^[5]
2 July 2021	MF	Melisa Filis	London Bees	^[6]
27 July 2021	MF	Abbey-Leigh Stringer	Everton	^[7]
3 August 2021	DF	Lucy Parker	UCLA Bruins	^[8]
6 August 2021	GK	Anna Leat	Georgetown Hoyas	^[9]
18 August 2021	MF	Yui Hasegawa	Milan	^[10]
19 August 2021	MF		Everton	^[11]
19 August 2021	MF		Arsenal	^[11]

Loans in[]

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Until	Ref.
13 August 2021	MF		Lisa Evans	Arsenal	End of season	^[12]

Transfers out[]

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
21 May 2021	GK	Courtney Brosnan	Everton	^[13]^[14]
	MF	Kenza Dali	Everton	^[13]^[15]
	MF	Emily van Egmond		^[13]
	FW	Leanne Kiernan	Liverpool	^[13]^[16]
	DF	Cecilie Redisch	Sandviken	^[13]^[17]
	FW	Martha Thomas	Manchester United	^[13]^[18]
	DF	Laura Vetterlein	FC Zürich	^[13]^[19]
30 June 2021	FW	Alisha Lehmann	Aston Villa	^[20]
2 July 2021	MF	Cho So-Hyun	Tottenham Hotspur	^[21]
16 August 2021	DF	Maz Pacheco	West Ham United	^[22]

References[]

^ "Britain's 'youngest football boss' quits". BBC Sport.
^ "Teams - Women - West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
^ "Yallop makes West Ham move". BBC Sport.
^ "Zaneta Wyne joins West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
^ "West Ham United sign forward Claudia Walker". West Ham United.
^ "Mel Filis signs for West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
^ "West Ham United bring in Abbey-Leigh Stringer". West Ham United.
^ "Lucy Parker joins West Ham United". West Ham United.
^ "West Ham United bring in New Zealand goalkeeper Anna Leat". West Ham United.
^ "West Ham United sign Japanese international Yui Hasegawa". West Ham United.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "West Ham United bring in young talents Brooke Cairns & Grace Garrad". West Ham United.
^ "Lisa Evans joins West Ham on loan". www.arsenal.com.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "West Ham United Women announce retained list". www.whufc.com.
^ "Brosnan Signs For Everton". Everton FC.
^ "Kenza Dali Signs For Everton". Everton FC.
^ "Leanne Kiernan: Liverpool Women sign Republic of Ireland striker from West Ham". Sky Sports.
^ "Cecilie tilbake i Sandviken". Sandviken Toppfotball (in Norwegian).
^ "Manchester United sign Scotland's Martha Thomas on two-year deal". The Guardian. 28 July 2021.
^ "Die FCZ Frauen verpflichten Laura Vetterlein". FC Zürich (in German).
^ "Alisha Lehmann joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
^ "Cho transfer confirmed". Tottenham Hotspur.
^ "Maz Pacheco departs for Aston Villa". West Ham United.

[1] "Britain's 'youngest football boss' quits". BBC Sport.

[2] "Teams - Women - West Ham United". www.whufc.com.

[3] "Yallop makes West Ham move". BBC Sport.

[4] "Zaneta Wyne joins West Ham United". www.whufc.com.

[5] "West Ham United sign forward Claudia Walker". West Ham United.

[6] "Mel Filis signs for West Ham United". www.whufc.com.

[7] "West Ham United bring in Abbey-Leigh Stringer". West Ham United.

[8] "Lucy Parker joins West Ham United". West Ham United.

[9] "West Ham United bring in New Zealand goalkeeper Anna Leat". West Ham United.

[10] "West Ham United sign Japanese international Yui Hasegawa". West Ham United.

[19Aug-11] Jump up to: ^a ^b "West Ham United bring in young talents Brooke Cairns & Grace Garrad". West Ham United.

[12] "Lisa Evans joins West Ham on loan". www.arsenal.com.

[contract_expiry-13] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "West Ham United Women announce retained list". www.whufc.com.

[14] "Brosnan Signs For Everton". Everton FC.

[15] "Kenza Dali Signs For Everton". Everton FC.

[16] "Leanne Kiernan: Liverpool Women sign Republic of Ireland striker from West Ham". Sky Sports.

[17] "Cecilie tilbake i Sandviken". Sandviken Toppfotball (in Norwegian).

[18] "Manchester United sign Scotland's Martha Thomas on two-year deal". The Guardian. 28 July 2021.

[19] "Die FCZ Frauen verpflichten Laura Vetterlein". FC Zürich (in German).

[20] "Alisha Lehmann joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.

[21] "Cho transfer confirmed". Tottenham Hotspur.

[22] "Maz Pacheco departs for Aston Villa". West Ham United.

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