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

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West Ham United
2021–22 season
Head CoachOlli Harder
StadiumVictoria Road, Dagenham
FA WSL6th
FA CupSemi-final
League CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dagný Brynjarsdóttir
(4 goals)

All:
Dagný Brynjarsdóttir and
Claudia Walker
(6 goals)
Highest home attendance2,585
(vs. Arsenal, 8 May)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 1,106
(vs. Aston Villa, 11 September)
All: 615
(vs. Chelsea, 19 January, League Cup)
Average home league attendance1,465

The 2021–22 West Ham United F.C. Women season was 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 also contested 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]

Following the final game of the season, it was announced Olli Harder had informed the club of his resignation to pursue new opportunities. Assistant manager Paul Konchesky was immediately announced as his successor on a two-year contract.[2]

Squad

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As of 16 January 2022[3]

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 Australia AUS Mackenzie Arnold
2 MF United States USA Zaneta Wyne
4 MF England ENG Abbey-Leigh Stringer
5 DF England ENG Gilly Flaherty (captain)
7 MF Scotland SCO Lisa Evans (on loan from Arsenal)
8 MF Denmark DEN Emma Snerle
9 FW England ENG Claudia Walker
10 MF Czech Republic CZE Kateřina Svitková
12 MF England ENG Kate Longhurst
13 MF Australia AUS Tameka Yallop
14 MF Japan JPN Yui Hasegawa
15 DF England ENG Lucy Parker
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF England ENG Melisa Filis
18 GK New Zealand NZL Anna Leat
19 FW Canada CAN Adriana Leon
20 DF England ENG Lois Joel
22 DF England ENG Grace Fisk
23 DF France FRA Hawa Cissoko
24 MF England ENG Brooke Cairns
25 MF England ENG Grace Garrad
26 GK Canada CAN Emily Moore
27 DF England ENG Maisy Barker
32 MF Iceland ISL Dagný Brynjarsdóttir
33 MF England ENG Halle Houssein (dual registration with Arsenal)

Preseason

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15 August 2021 Friendly London City Lionesses 0–1 West Ham United Dartford
14:00 Report Filis 30' Stadium: Princes Park
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
22 August 2021 Friendly Lewes 2–2 West Ham United Lewes
14:00 Balfour 8', 32' Report Walker 51', 86' Stadium: The Dripping Pan

FA 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 7 6 9 23 33  −10 27 3 4 4 14 15  −1 4 2 5 9 18  −9

Last updated: 8 May 2022.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHHAHAHHAAHAAAHAHHHAAH
ResultLDWWDLDWDDWLWLLWDLLWLL
Position10875667578777786677666
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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5 September 2021 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 West Ham United Falmer
14:00
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 2,264
Referee: Emily Heaslip
11 September 2021 2 West Ham United 1–1 Aston Villa Dagenham
11:30
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,106
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
26 September 2021 3 West Ham United 4–0 Leicester City Dagenham
15:00
Report Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,128
Referee: Emily Heaslip
3 October 2021 4 Manchester City 0–2 West Ham United Manchester
14:00 Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,298
Referee: Helen Conley
10 October 2021 5 West Ham United 1–1 Birmingham City Dagenham
15:00
Report Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,142
Referee: Amy Fearn
7 November 2021 6 Arsenal 4–0 West Ham United Borehamwood
18:45
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,736
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
14 November 2021 7 West Ham United 2–2 Reading Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,496
Referee: Emily Heaslip
21 November 2021 8 West Ham United 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Dagenham
15:00 Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,242
Referee: Lisa Benn
12 December 2021 9 Everton 1–1 West Ham United Liverpool
13:00
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 432
Referee: Lucy May
19 December 2021 Chelsea P–P West Ham United Kingston upon Thames
12:15 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Note: Postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Chelsea[4]
9 January 2022 West Ham United P–P Manchester United Dagenham
18:45 Stadium: Victoria Road
Note: Postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at West Ham[5]
16 January 2022 10 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 West Ham United Canons Park
18:45
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 678
Referee: Amy Fearn
23 January 2022 11 West Ham United 3–0 Everton Dagenham
15:00 Report Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,372
Referee: Lauren Impey
26 January 2022 12 Chelsea 2–0 West Ham United Kingston upon Thames
19:00
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 2,554
Referee: Ryan Atkin
Note: Rescheduled from 19 December 2021
6 February 2022 13 Aston Villa 1–2 West Ham United Walsall
18:00
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 334
Referee: Lucy May
13 February 2022 14 Leicester City 3–0 West Ham United Burton upon Trent
14:00
Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 551
Referee: Abigail Byrne
10 March 2022 15 West Ham United 1–4 Chelsea Dagenham
19:45 Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,735
Referee: Carl Brook
Note: Rescheduled from 6 March due to Chelsea's involvement in the 2022 FA Women's League Cup Final.
13 March 2022 16 Birmingham City 0–1 West Ham United Birmingham
14:00 Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 587
Referee: Louise Saunders
16 March 2022 17 West Ham United 1–1 Manchester United Dagenham
19:30
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,425
Referee: Neil Hair
Note: Rescheduled from 9 January 2022
27 March 2022 18 West Ham United 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Dagenham
15:00 Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,411
Referee: Paul Howard
2 April 2022 19 West Ham United 0–2 Manchester City Dagenham
11:30 Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,475
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
24 April 2022 20 Reading 1–2 West Ham United Reading
14:00
Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Tom Reeves
1 May 2022 21 Manchester United 3–0 West Ham United Leigh
12:00
Report Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 2,546
Referee: Lucy May
8 May 2022 22 West Ham United 0–2 Arsenal Dagenham
12:00 Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,585
Referee: Emily Heaslip

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Manchester United 22 12 6 4 45 22 +23 42
5 Tottenham Hotspur 22 9 5 8 24 23 +1 32
6 West Ham United 22 7 6 9 23 33 −10 27
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 22 8 2 12 24 38 −14 26
8 Reading 22 7 4 11 21 40 −19 25
Source: FA WSL
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, West Ham entered the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

30 January 2022 Fourth round Sheffield United 1–4 West Ham United Sheffield
13:00
Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane
27 February 2022 Fifth round Reading 0–1 (a.e.t.) West Ham United Reading
14:00
Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
20 March 2022 Quarter-final Ipswich Town 0–1 West Ham United Felixstowe
12:30 Report
Stadium: Goldstar Ground
Referee: Amy Fearn
16 April 2022 Semi-final West Ham United 1–4 Manchester City Dagenham
12:15
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,565
Referee: Abigail Byrne

FA Women's League Cup

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Group stage

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13 October 2021 Group stage London City Lionesses 0–1 West Ham United Dartford
19:00
Report
Stadium: Princes Park
17 November 2021 Group stage Birmingham City 0–4 West Ham United Birmingham
19:30
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
15 December 2021 Group stage West Ham United 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Dagenham
19:30
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 West Ham United 3 3 0 0 0 8 0 +8 9 Advances to knock-out stage
2 London City Lionesses 3 1 1 0 1 3 3 0 5 Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 −3 3
4 Birmingham City 3 0 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
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

Knockout stage

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19 January 2022 Quarter-final West Ham United 2–4 Chelsea Dagenham
19:30 Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 615
Referee: Paul Howard

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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As of 8 May 2022

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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia AUS Mackenzie Arnold 21 0 18 0 3 0 0 0
2 MF United States USA Zaneta Wyne 25 1 13+5 1 1+2 0 3+1 0
4 MF England ENG Abbey-Leigh Stringer 25 1 13+5 1 3 0 3+1 0
5 DF England ENG Gilly Flaherty 26 0 19 0 3+1 0 3 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Lisa Evans 22 3 12+4 1 3+1 2 0+2 0
8 MF Denmark DEN Emma Snerle 12 1 5+3 1 2+1 0 0+1 0
9 FW England ENG Claudia Walker 27 6 16+4 3 2+2 2 3 1
10 MF Czech Republic CZE Kateřina Svitková 26 5 17+2 2 3 0 2+2 3
12 MF England ENG Kate Longhurst 29 2 20+2 1 2+2 0 2+1 1
13 MF Australia AUS Tameka Yallop 22 1 13+3 1 2+1 0 3 0
14 MF Japan JPN Yui Hasegawa 23 2 16+1 2 2+1 0 3 0
15 DF England ENG Lucy Parker 22 2 8+6 0 4 0 4 2
17 MF England ENG Melisa Filis 25 2 4+15 0 2 1 4 1
18 GK New Zealand NZL Anna Leat 9 0 4 0 1 0 4 0
19 FW Canada CAN Adriana Leon 16 2 11+2 2 1+1 0 0+1 0
20 DF England ENG Lois Joel 17 0 0+10 0 2+1 0 3+1 0
22 DF England ENG Grace Fisk 23 2 15+1 2 4 0 3 0
23 DF France FRA Hawa Cissoko 23 0 19 0 1 0 2+1 0
24 MF England ENG Brooke Cairns 3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
25 MF England ENG Grace Garrad 4 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+2 0
26 GK Canada CAN Emily Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF England ENG Maisy Barker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF Iceland ISL Dagný Brynjarsdóttir 27 6 19+1 4 1+3 2 2+1 0
33 MF England ENG Halle Houssein 8 1 0+5 0 2 0 0+1 1

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
10 May 2021 MF Australia Tameka Yallop Australia Brisbane Roar [6]
28 June 2021 MF United States Zaneta Wyne Scotland Glasgow City [7]
1 July 2021 FW England Claudia Walker England Birmingham City [8]
2 July 2021 MF England Melisa Filis England London Bees [9]
27 July 2021 MF England Abbey-Leigh Stringer England Everton [10]
3 August 2021 DF England Lucy Parker United States UCLA Bruins [11]
6 August 2021 GK New Zealand Anna Leat United States Georgetown Hoyas [12]
18 August 2021 MF Japan Yui Hasegawa Italy Milan [13]
19 August 2021 MF England Brooke Cairns England Everton [14]
MF England Grace Garrad England Arsenal [14]
6 January 2022 MF Denmark Emma Snerle Denmark Fortuna Hjørring [15]
11 January 2022 MF England Halle Houssein[a] England Arsenal [16]
16 January 2022 GK Canada Emily Moore Canada UBC Thunderbirds [17]
  1. ^ Dual registration

Loans in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
13 August 2021 MF Scotland Lisa Evans England Arsenal End of season [18]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
21 May 2021 GK Republic of Ireland Courtney Brosnan England Everton [19][20]
MF France Kenza Dali England Everton [19][21]
MF Australia Emily van Egmond United States Orlando Pride [19][22]
FW Republic of Ireland Leanne Kiernan England Liverpool [19][23]
DF Norway Cecilie Redisch Norway Sandviken [19][24]
FW Scotland Martha Thomas England Manchester United [19][25]
DF Germany Laura Vetterlein Switzerland FC Zürich [19][26]
30 June 2021 FW Switzerland Alisha Lehmann England Aston Villa [27]
2 July 2021 MF South Korea Cho So-Hyun England Tottenham Hotspur [28]
16 August 2021 DF England Maz Pacheco England Aston Villa [29]
3 September 2021 FW Sweden Nor Mustafa France Le Havre [30]

References

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  1. ^ "Britain's 'youngest football boss' quits". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ "Konchesky appointed women's manager, as Harder departs". www.whufc.com.
  3. ^ "Teams - Women - West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
  4. ^ "Chelsea's WSL clash with West Ham called off due to COVID-19". Reuters. 17 December 2021.
  5. ^ "West Ham Women vs Man Utd Women in the Women's Super League called off due to Covid-19". Sky Sports.
  6. ^ "Yallop makes West Ham move". BBC Sport.
  7. ^ "Zaneta Wyne joins West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
  8. ^ "West Ham United sign forward Claudia Walker". West Ham United.
  9. ^ "Mel Filis signs for West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
  10. ^ "West Ham United bring in Abbey-Leigh Stringer". West Ham United.
  11. ^ "Lucy Parker joins West Ham United". West Ham United.
  12. ^ "West Ham United bring in New Zealand goalkeeper Anna Leat". West Ham United.
  13. ^ "West Ham United sign Japanese international Yui Hasegawa". West Ham United.
  14. ^ a b "West Ham United bring in young talents Brooke Cairns & Grace Garrad". West Ham United.
  15. ^ "West Ham sign Denmark midfielder Snerle". BBC Sport.
  16. ^ "Midfielder Halle Houssein joins West Ham United Women". West Ham United.
  17. ^ "Emily Moore links up with West Ham United Women". West Ham United.
  18. ^ "Lisa Evans joins West Ham on loan". www.arsenal.com.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g "West Ham United Women announce retained list". www.whufc.com.
  20. ^ "Brosnan Signs For Everton". Everton FC.
  21. ^ "Kenza Dali Signs For Everton". Everton FC.
  22. ^ "Orlando Pride Re-Signs Emily van Egmond, Kaylie Collins Through 2021 Season". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  23. ^ "Leanne Kiernan: Liverpool Women sign Republic of Ireland striker from West Ham". Sky Sports.
  24. ^ "Cecilie tilbake i Sandviken". Sandviken Toppfotball (in Norwegian).
  25. ^ "Manchester United sign Scotland's Martha Thomas on two-year deal". The Guardian. 28 July 2021.
  26. ^ "Die FCZ Frauen verpflichten Laura Vetterlein". FC Zürich (in German).
  27. ^ "Alisha Lehmann joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
  28. ^ "Cho transfer confirmed". Tottenham Hotspur.
  29. ^ "Maz Pacheco departs for Aston Villa". West Ham United.
  30. ^ "Nor Mustafa departs for Le Havre". West Ham United.