2022–23 Nottingham Forest W.F.C. season explained

Club:Nottingham Forest
Season:2022–23
Chairman:David Shelton
Chrtitle:Chairperson
Manager:Andrew Cook
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Stadium:Halbrooke Stadium, Eastwood
City Ground, West Bridgford
League:FA WNL Northern Premier Division
League Result:1st
Cup1:Women's FA Cup
Cup1 Result:3rd Round
Cup2:FA WNL Cup
Cup2 Result:Winners
Highest Attendance:5082 v Derby County
16 October 2022
(FA WNL Northern Premier Division)
Lowest Attendance:164 v Loughborough Lightning
13 October 2022
(FA WNL Northern Premier Division)
Average Attendance:931
Largest Win:12 – 1 v AFC Fylde
(Away)
15 January 2023
(FA WNL Northern Premier Division)
Largest Loss:0 – 3 v Sheffield United
(Away)
8 January 2023
(Women's FA Cup)
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Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023–24

The 2022–23 season season was Nottingham Forest Women's fifth consecutive season in the FA Women's National League Northern Premier Division, which stands at level three of the women's football league pyramid.

The club won the FA Womens National League Northern Premier Division,[1] but failed to gain promotion to the Women's Championship having lost in the Championship Play Off final to Watford.[2] [3]

Forest also won the FA Women's National League Cup, beating Watford 3-2 in the final.[4] [5]

Squad information

First team squad

[6]

NameNat.Date of birth (Age)SinceSigned from
Goalkeepers
1Emily Batty2 November 19981 July 2021 Sheffield United
18Aja Aguirre18 November 19911 July 2019 Aston Villa
Defenders
2Lyndsey Harkin30 August 19911 February 2016 Doncaster Rovers Belles
3Georgia Hewitt12 June 19941 August 2018 Derby County
4Lauren Purchase29 June 20049 August 2022 Aston Villa
5Olivia Cook10 January 20011 July 2019 Doncaster Rovers Belles
14Arryana Daniels1 September 20011 September 2021 Temple Owls
15Laura-Jayne O’Neill1 December 19941 July 2017 Notts County
21Hayley James17 July 19951 August 2020 Leicester City
Midfielders
6Charlotte Steggles18 March 19961 August 2020 Leicester City
11Amy West10 April 199721 July 2021 Aston Villa
12Niamh Reynolds31 October 20011 August 2020 Reading
17Rosetta Taylor8 November 20007 October 2022 Valencia
19Becky Anderson-1 July 2021 Coventry United
23MacKenzie Smith27 May 200527 July 2022 Leicester City
27Naomi Powell10 January 19991 July 2021 NC State Wolfpack
Forwards
7Sophie Domingo7 January 20001 July 2022 Derby County
8Mai Moncaster14 August 20011 September 2019 Leicester City
9Yasmin Mosby15 November 19988 August 2022 Concord Mountain Lions
10Iris Achterhof9 May 199730 July 2022 Sunderland
16Gianna Mitchell-1 February 2022 Florida State Seminoles
22Charlotte Greengrass-1 September 2020 Aston Villa

Squad Changes

Transfers In

DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef.
30 July 2022 [7]
8 August 2022 [8]
12 August 2022 [9]
7 October 2022 [10]

Loans In

Date fromPos.PlayerFromDurationRef.
27 July 2022 Season-long loan [11]
9 August 2022 Season-long loan [12]

New contracts

Competitions

FA Women's National League Northern Premier Division

See main article: 2022–23 FA Women's National League.

Matches

Women's FA Cup

See main article: 2022–23 Women's FA Cup.

Matches

FA Women's National League Cup

See main article: 2022–23 FA Women's National League Cup.

Matches

Statistics

[13]

Clean sheets

RankNo.Pos.PlayerLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
1111 1 1 13
2180 0 1 1
Totals11 1 2 14

Hat-tricks

PlayerAgainstResultDateCompetitionRef.
Wem Town (A)5 – 127 November 2022Women's FA Cup[14]
AFC Fylde (A)12 – 115 January 2023WNL Northern Premier Division[15]
Boldmere St. Michaels (H)4 – 019 February 2023WNL Northern Premier Division[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nottingham Forest seal Northern Premier Division title . The Football Association . 29 October 2023.
  2. Web site: Nottingham Forest Watford. Watford F.C. . 28 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Watford return to the Championship with 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest . The Football Association . 28 October 2023.
  4. Web site: Nottingham Forest: Reds focused on title hopes after Women's National League Cup win. 1 May 2023 . BBC Sport . 27 April 2023.
  5. Web site: Nottingham Forest seal FA WNL Cup victory . The Football Association . 28 October 2023.
  6. Web site: Nottingham Forest Women First Team Squad. 26 July 2023. Nottingham Forest F.C..
  7. News: Iris Achterhof joins Forest Women . 16 August 2024 . . 30 July 2022.
  8. News: Forest Women add Mosby to squad . 16 August 2024 . . 8 August 2022.
  9. News: Forest Women sign Sophie Domingo . 16 August 2024 . . 12 August 2022.
  10. News: Forest Women sign Rosetta Taylor . 16 August 2024 . . 7 October 2022.
  11. News: Forest Women signs McKenzie Smith . 16 August 2024 . . 27 July 2022.
  12. News: Purchase signs for Forest Women . 16 August 2024 . . 9 August 2022.
  13. Web site: The FA Women's National League player stats. The Football Association Full-Time. 21 August 2024.
  14. News: Forest Women progress in FA Cup. 21 August 2024 . . 28 November 2022.
  15. News: Forest Women defeat Fylde in record win . 21 August 2024 . . 16 January 2023.
  16. News: Forest Women in on return to Halbrooke Stadium . 21 August 2024 . . 20 February 2023.