Club: | Aston Villa |
Season: | 2023–24 |
Manager: | Carla Ward |
Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
Stadium: | Bescot Stadium, Walsall |
League: | WSL |
League Result: | 7th |
Cup1: | FA Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Fourth round |
Cup2: | League Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Semi-finals |
League Topscorer: | Rachel Daly (8) |
Season Topscorer: | Rachel Daly (16) |
Highest Attendance: | 12,533 (vs. Manchester United, 1 October) |
Lowest Attendance: | 1,784 (vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 17 December) |
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Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 Aston Villa W.F.C. season was the club's 28th season under their Aston Villa affiliation. It was the organisation's 50th overall season in existence, and their fourth season in the 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.
In November 2022, a new club crest was unveiled to be used from the start of the 2023–24 season,[1] and it was later clarified that the new badge would be used exclusively on kits and training wear. The existing badge would continue to be used as the primary on all other channels, with consultations around a new permanent crest ongoing.[2]
On 3 May 2024, it was announced that Carla Ward had taken the decision to step down as manager at the end of the season, despite having a year left on her contract.[3]
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Ref. | |
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16 June 2023 | GK | Daphne van Domselaar | FC Twente | [4] | ||
6 July 2023 | DF | Lucy Parker | West Ham United | [5] | ||
11 July 2023 | DF | Anna Patten | Arsenal | [6] | ||
11 August 2023 | FW | Kirsty Hanson | Manchester United | [7] | ||
24 August 2023 | GK | Sophia Poor | Leicester City | [8] | ||
8 September 2023 | FW | Ebony Salmon | Houston Dash | [9] | ||
11 September 2023 | FW | Adriana Leon | Manchester United | [10] | ||
6 January 2024 | DF | Noelle Maritz | Arsenal | [11] |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Ref. | |
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28 May 2023 | MF | Remi Allen | Birmingham City | [13] [14] | ||
FW | Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah | London City Lionesses | [15] [16] | |||
FW | Emily Gielnik | Melbourne Victory | [17] | |||
FW | Natasha Harding | Retired | [18] | |||
FW | Ruesha Littlejohn | London City Lionesses | [19] | |||
DF | Evie Rabjohn | Manchester United | [20] | |||
1 June 2023 | DF | Elisha N'Dow | Charlton Athletic | [21] [22] | ||
GK | Sian Rogers | Charlton Athletic | [23] | |||
15 June 2023 | GK | Hannah Hampton | Chelsea | [24] [25] | ||
20 June 2023 | DF | Meaghan Sargeant | Retired | [26] | ||
4 July 2023 | MF | Mary McAteer | Sunderland | [27] | ||
5 July 2023 | MF | Olivia Rabjohn | West Bromwich Albion | [28] | ||
31 January 2024 | MF | Laura Blindkilde | Manchester City | [29] |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Until | Ref. | |
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14 September 2023 | FW | Freya Gregory | Reading | 4 January 2024 | [30] [31] | ||
17 January 2024 | MF | Olivia McLoughlin | Rangers | End of season | [32] |
See main article: 2023–24 Women's Super League.
See main article: 2023–24 Women's FA Cup.
As a member of the first tier, Aston Villa entered the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.
See main article: 2023–24 FA Women's League Cup.
Group A
Ranking of second-placed teams
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.|-|colspan="12"|Players away from the club on loan:|-|colspan="12"|Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:|}