2023–24 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women season

Tottenham Hotspur
2023–24 season
Head coach	Robert Vilahamn
Stadium	Brisbane Road, Leyton
WSL	6th
FA Cup	Runners-up
League Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Martha Thomas (7); All: Martha Thomas (10)
Highest home attendance	19,480; (vs. Arsenal, 16 December)
Lowest home attendance	1,290; (vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 28 April)
Average home league attendance	4,318
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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

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	CZE	Barbora Votíková
2	DF	AUS	Charlotte Grant
4	DF	ENG	Amy James-Turner
5	DF	ENG	Molly Bartrip (vice-captain)
6	DF	SWE	Amanda Nildén (on loan from Juventus)
7	FW	ENG	Jessica Naz
8	MF	ENG	Grace Clinton (on loan from Manchester United)
9	FW	ENG	Bethany England (captain)
10	FW	ENG	Ellie Brazil
11	MF	GER	Ramona Petzelberger
13	MF	SWE	Matilda Vinberg
14	FW	NOR	Celin Bizet Ildhusøy


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	FW	ENG	Kit Graham
17	FW	SCO	Martha Thomas
20	MF	FIN	Olga Ahtinen (vice-captain)
21	DF	SUI	Luana Bühler
22	GK	JAM	Rebecca Spencer
23	FW	MAR	Rosella Ayane
24	MF	JAM	Drew Spence
25	MF	FIN	Eveliina Summanen
27	GK	ENG	Eleanor Heeps
29	DF	ENG	Ashleigh Neville
77	MF	CHN	Wang Shuang

Transfers

Transfers in

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

Loans in

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

Transfers out

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

Loans out

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

^ ^a ^b Dual registration

Preseason

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	Bizet Graham James Naz Clinton Neville	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	García 26'	Stadium: St George's Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

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
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

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	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H
Result	L	W	W	W	D	D	D	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	D	D	D	L	W
Position	9	6	4	3	3	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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

Results

1 October 2023 1	Chelsea	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Fulham
17:30 BST	Fishel 28' James 51'	Report	Spence 30' Thomas 76'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 14,776 Referee: Cheryl Foster

8 October 2023 2	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Bristol City	Leyton
14:00 BST	Neville 23' Ahtinen 31' Thomas 35' Summanen 45+4'	Report	Napier 12' Aspin 59' Thestrup 64' (pen.)	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	Terland 8' Pinto 81'	Report	Thomas 45+3' Clinton 65' Percival 90+4'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 6,951 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

21 October 2023 4	Aston Villa	2–4	Tottenham Hotspur	Walsall
12:30 BST	Daly 5' (pen.) Corsie 76' Parker 90+6'	Report	Thomas 33', 64', 72', 67' Neville 45+5'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2,810 Referee: Lauren Impey

5 November 2023 5	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Everton	Leyton
14:00 GMT	Clinton 42', 43' Thomas 90+6'	Report	Galli 37', 85' (pen.) Payne 90+5'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 1,920 Referee: Emily Heaslip

12 November 2023 6	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Liverpool	Leyton
12:30 GMT	Bizet 27'	Report	Haug 66' Kearns 89'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 2,155 Referee: Abigail Byrne

19 November 2023 7	Leicester City	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Cayman 18'	Report	Bizet 56' James 74'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 1,953 Referee: Andy Madley

26 November 2023 8	Manchester City	7–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Manchester
18:45 GMT	Angeldahl 15' Shaw 23', 32', 38' Roord 27', 53' Hemp 48' Coombs 59', 90+6'	Report	Bartrip 74'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 2,134 Referee: Richie Watkins

10 December 2023 9	Tottenham Hotspur	0–4	Manchester United	Leyton
18:45 GMT	Naz 49'	Report	Blundell 29' Toone 51' Malard 59' Ladd 84'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 2,152 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

16 December 2023 10	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Arsenal	Tottenham
12:00 GMT	Thomas 58' Votíková 70'	Report	Wubben-Moy 63'	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	Ueki 21' Cissoko 29' Shimizu 35' Gorry 42' Asseyi 62', 87' Tysiak 70'	Report	Clinton 6', 48' Bizet 43' Naz 75' Bartip 84'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,293 Referee: Stacey Pearson

28 January 2024 12	Tottenham Hotspur	0–2	Manchester City	Leyton
14:00 GMT	Summanen 45+1' Ahtinen 70'	Report	James-Turner 9' (o.g.) Shaw 51'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 2,889 Referee: Melissa Burgin

4 February 2024 13	Liverpool	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Birkenhead
14:00 GMT	Höbinger 90+1'	Report	Thomas 29' Bizet 71' Wang 88' Grant 89' Graham 90+5' Naz 90+6'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,979 Referee: Lauren Impey

18 February 2024 14	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Aston Villa	Leyton
14:00 GMT	James-Turner 38' Bartrip 90+5'	Report	Leon 23', 56' Nobbs 60', 81' Hanson 62' Maritz 90+2'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 1,971 Referee: Adewunmi Soneye

3 March 2024 15	Arsenal	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Holloway
12:30 GMT	Russo 49' Wubben-Moy 65' McCabe 80'	Report	Ahtinen 79' Summanen 82' Spence 83' Clinton 85'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,050 Referee: Abigail Byrne

17 March 2024 16	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Leicester City	Leyton
14:00 GMT	Vinberg 2' Bizet 45+4' Neville 63' Petzelberger 83'	Report	Cayman 73' Pelgander 88'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 1,507 Referee: Adewunmi Soneye

24 March 2024 17	Bristol City	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Bristol
14:00 GMT	Ward 89'	Report	England 2'	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	Malard 13' Turner 58' Le Tissier 90+2'	Report	England 29' Naz 31' Vinberg 60' Nildén 63' Graham 86'	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	England 81' Clinton 90+7'	Report	Terland 17' Lee 48' Haley 65' Pinto 69'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 1,290 Referee: Melissa Burgin

4 May 2024 20	Everton	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
12:00 BST	S. Holmgaard 10', 55' Vanhaevermaet 15' Stenevik 39'	Report	Spence 42', 45' England 48' Bartrip 89'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 1,262 Referee: Lauren Impey

15 May 2024 21	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Chelsea	Leyton
19:15 BST		Report	Hamano 38' Carter 90+4'	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	England 4' Ahtinen 60' Naz 86' Grant 90+8' Spence 90+9'	Report	Ueki 50' Smith 54'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 9,999 Referee: Phoebe Cross

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

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	England 69', 80' (pen.) Ayane 90+6'	Report	Haywood 13' Sigsworth 51' Newsham 76'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 894 Referee: Laura Van Lier

10 February 2024 Fifth round	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Leyton
17:15 GMT	Summanen 30' Graham 76' Naz 90+9'	Report	O'Rourke 72' Johnson 89' Green 90+7'	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	Bizet 20' Graham 66' England 90+6'	Report	Fowler 6' Ouahabi 55' Greenwood 78' Hemp 98'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 1,314 Referee: Kirsty Dowle
	Penalties
	England Ayane Nildén Wang James-Turner		Greenwood Kelly Hasegawa Angeldal Fowler

14 April 2024 Semi-final	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Leicester City	Tottenham
12:00 BST	James-Turner 19' Summanen 64' Naz 83' Thomas 118'	Report	Rantala 12' Momiki 32' Green 43' Bott 90+6'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 18,078 Referee: Emily Heaslip

12 May 2024 Final	Manchester United	4–0	Tottenham Hotspur	London
14:30 BST	Toone 45+3' Williams 54' García 57', 74' Blundell 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 76,082 Referee: Abigail Byrne

FA Women's League Cup

Group stage

11 October 2023 Group stage	Tottenham Hotspur	6–0	Reading	Leyton
19:30 BST	Zhang 10' Graham 19' Ale 47' Percival 56' Naz 62' Thomas 72' Ayane 85'	Report		Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 531 Referee: Amy Fearn

22 November 2023 Group stage	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Bristol City	Leyton
19:30 GMT	Graham 19' (pen.) Ayane 29', 72' Percival 31'	Report	Aspin 35'	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	Blackstenius 19' Maanum 37' Beattie 59' James-Turner 68' (o.g.)	Report	Thomas 17' Naz 30', 48' Petzelberger 61' Clinton 67' James 70'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 3,618 Referee: Emily Heaslip
	Penalties
	Russo Mead Catley Foord Beattie		Naz Ayane Graham Zadorsky Petzelberger

25 January 2024 Group stage	Southampton	0–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Eastleigh
19:45 GMT	Lloyd-Smith 85'	Report	Petzelberger 29' Vinberg 34' Grant 67', 70' Clinton 78'	Stadium: Ten Acres Attendance: 1,735 Referee: Lisa Benn

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	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 v t e	Pld	W	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	D	Tottenham Hotspur (Q)	4	3	1	0	15	3	+12	10	2.50	Advanced to knock-out stage
2	A	Aston Villa (Q)	4	3	0	1	17	1	+16	9	2.25	Advanced to knock-out stage
3	B	Manchester United	4	3	0	1	12	3	+9	9	2.25
4	C	Crystal Palace	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	4	1.33
5	E	Charlton Athletic	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3	1.00

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Knockout stage

7 February 2024 Quarter-final	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Manchester City	Leyton
19:30 GMT		Report	Hasegawa 34'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 731 Referee: Amy Fearns

Squad statistics

Appearances

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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	CZE	Barbora Votíková	11	0	6	0	1	0	4	0
2	DF	AUS	Charlotte Grant	14	1	5+3	0	2+2	0	2	1
4	DF	ENG	Amy James-Turner	23	1	12+2	1	3+1	0	4+1	0
5	DF	ENG	Molly Bartrip	24	0	16+2	0	2	0	3+1	0
6	DF	SWE	Amanda Nildén	16	0	10	0	4	0	2	0
7	FW	ENG	Jessica Naz	32	7	10+12	3	4+1	1	4+1	3
8	MF	ENG	Grace Clinton	27	5	20	4	3	0	2+2	1
9	FW	ENG	Bethany England	21	8	12+2	5	4+1	3	0+2	0
10	FW	ENG	Ellie Brazil	5	0	0+3	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
11	MF	GER	Ramona Petzelberger	15	1	2+8	0	1	0	3+1	1
13	MF	SWE	Matilda Vinberg	18	1	4+7	1	1+4	0	1+1	0
14	FW	NOR	Celin Bizet Ildhusøy	29	4	19+1	4	4+1	0	2+2	0
16	FW	ENG	Kit Graham	28	3	4+14	0	1+4	1	5	2
17	FW	SCO	Martha Thomas	27	10	17+2	7	2+2	1	3+1	2
20	MF	FIN	Olga Ahtinen	20	1	10+6	1	2+2	0	0	0
21	DF	SUI	Luana Bühler	21	0	16	0	4	0	1	0
22	GK	JAM	Rebecca Spencer	21	0	16	0	4	0	1	0
23	FW	MAR	Rosella Ayane	18	3	0+10	0	0+3	1	3+2	2
24	MF	JAM	Drew Spence	15	2	9+3	2	2	0	0+1	0
25	MF	FIN	Eveliina Summanen	26	1	20	1	5	0	1	0
27	GK	ENG	Eleanor Heeps	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	ENG	Ashleigh Neville	25	1	18+1	1	4	0	1+1	0
77	MF	CHN	Wang Shuang	10	0	0+6	0	1+2	0	1	0
Players away from the club on loan:
3	DF	CAN	Shelina Zadorsky	5	0	1+1	0	0	0	2+1	0
12	MF	NZL	Ria Percival	9	2	2+4	1	0	0	2+1	1
19	DF	ENG	Asmita Ale	8	1	1+4	0	0	0	2+1	1
26	DF	ENG	Gracie Pearse	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
47	MF	AUS	Milly Boughton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players who left the club during the season:
15	MF	WAL	Angharad James	16	0	11	0	0+1	0	2+2	0
18	FW	CHN	Zhang Linyan	6	1	1+2	0	1	0	2	1

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