Club: | Middlesbrough |
Season: | 2023–24 |
Manager: | Michael Mulhern |
Chairman: | Steve Gibson |
Stadium: | Bishopton Road West Riverside Stadium |
League: | Division One North |
League Result: | 2nd |
Cup1: | FA Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Third qualifying round |
Cup2: | WNL Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Determining round |
Cup3: | WNL Plate |
Cup3 Result: | First round |
League Topscorer: | Jessica Mett (9) |
Season Topscorer: | Jessica Mett Lauren Robson (9) |
Highest Attendance: | 2,177 (vs. Stockport County, 17 September 2023) |
Lowest Attendance: | 213 (vs. Barnsley, 11 February 2024) |
Largest Win: | 6–0 (vs. United of Manchester, 5 November 2023) |
Largest Loss: | 1–4 (vs. Hull City, 3 September 2023) |
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Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 season was the 48th season of competitive football in the history of Middlesbrough Football Club Women, their first since affiliation with the men's team,[1] and their second consecutive season in the FA Women's National League Division One North, the fourth level of English women's football. The club also participated in the FA Cup, the FA WNL Cup, and the FA WNL Plate.
Coinciding with affiliation, Michael Mulhern was announced as manager on 26 May 2023.[2] The season also marked the debut of the woman's team at the Riverside Stadium, a 0–0 draw against Stockport County on 17 September.[3] The club recorded their first win at the stadium on 10 March 2024, a 5–0 win against Doncaster Rovers.[4]
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Ref. | ||
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7 July 2023 | Abby Towers | [6] | |||||
9 July 2023 | Sarah Burn | Durham Cestria | [7] | ||||
9 July 2023 | Beth Guy | ||||||
10 July 2023 | Ellen Packham | [8] | |||||
10 July 2023 | Emma Wallis | ||||||
10 July 2023 | Rachel Hindle | ||||||
11 July 2023 | Millie Bell | [9] | |||||
11 July 2023 | Jane Harland | ||||||
12 July 2023 | Rose McCarthy | Teesside RTC | [10] | ||||
12 July 2023 | Ella Baker | Teesside RTC | |||||
27 July 2023 | Ellen Turnbull | Durham Cestria | [11] | ||||
1 August 2023 | Lauren Robson | [12] | |||||
30 August 2023 | Jolie Donzo | Durham Cestria | [13] | ||||
21 September 2023 | Nicole Havery | Chester-le-Street Town | [14] | ||||
10 October 2023 | Katie Ormerod | Norton & Stockton Ancients | [15] | ||||
14 January 2024 | MF | Michelle Brogden | Concord Mountain Lions | [16] | |||
29 January 2024 | FW | Faye Dale | Durham Cestria | [17] |
The FA Women's National League fixtures were released on 17 July.[19]
See main article: 2023–24 Women's FA Cup.
See main article: 2023–24 FA Women's National League Cup.
See main article: 2023–24 FA Women's National League Plate.
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Players who appeared but left during the season|}
width=10px | Rank ! | width=10px | No. ! | width=10px | Nat. ! | width=10px | Po. ! | width=200px | Name ! | width=50px | D1N ! | width=50px | FA Cup ! | width=50px | WNL Cup ! | width=50px | WNL Plate! | width=50px | Total |
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1 | 8 | FW | Jessica Mett | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||||
10 | MF | Lauren Robson | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||
2 | 7 | FW | Ellen Turnbull | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||||
3 | 23 | FW | Nichole Havery | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||
4 | 18 | MF | Sarah Burn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
5 | 12 | MF | Eve Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
6 | 5 | DF | Ellen Packham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
6 | DF | Abby Towers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
21 | FW | Faye Dale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | 4 | MF | Bethany Guy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
16 | MF | Francesca Ward | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
19 | FW | Jolie Donzo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Total | 45 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 49 |