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2023–24 Bristol City W.F.C. season

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Bristol City
2023–24 season
Head coachLauren Smith
StadiumAston Gate, Bristol
WSL12th (relegated)
FA CupFourth round
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Amalie Thestrup (9)
All: Amalie Thestrup (9)
Highest home attendance14,138
(vs. Manchester United, 26 November)
Lowest home attendance4,112
(vs. Everton, 18 May)
Average home league attendance6,974
← 2022–23

The 2023–24 Bristol City W.F.C. season was the club's eighth season under the Bristol City affiliation and the organisation's 25th overall season in existence. It was their first season back in the Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid, following promotion as Championship winners, ending a two-year absence. Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Ahead of the season, the club confirmed the women's team's primary home ground would be the club's main stadium, Aston Gate, moving from the Robins High Performance Centre in Failand after one season. Megan Connolly was announced as the new captain on 19 September.[1]

On 28 April 2024, Bristol City were relegated to the Championship after a 4–0 home defeat to Manchester City left the team eight points adrift from safety with two games left to play.

Squad

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As of 25 January 2024[2]

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 England ENG Fran Bentley
2 DF Wales WAL Ella Powell
3 DF Denmark DEN Sille Struck
4 DF England ENG Naomi Layzell
5 DF England ENG Brooke Aspin (on loan from Chelsea)
6 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Megan Connolly (captain)
7 FW Scotland SCO Abi Harrison
8 MF England ENG Amy Rodgers
9 FW Jamaica JAM Shania Hayles
10 MF Northern Ireland NIR Rachel Furness
11 DF Scotland SCO Jamie-Lee Napier
12 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Chloe Mustaki
13 GK Wales WAL Olivia Clark
15 MF England ENG Jasmine Bull
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF England ENG Emily Syme
17 FW Denmark DEN Amalie Thestrup
18 MF Canada CAN Sarah Stratigakis
22 MF Scotland SCO Lisa Evans
23 FW Wales WAL Carrie Jones
24 FW Wales WAL Ffion Morgan
25 GK England ENG Erin Foley
29 DF England ENG Mari Ward
30 GK United States USA Shae Yáñez
36 MF England ENG Fearne Slocombe
38 MF Wales WAL Manon Pearce
39 FW England ENG Maya Kendall
44 DF Jamaica JAM Satara Murray

Preseason

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2 September 2023 Friendly Manchester City 3–2 Bristol City Manchester
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
10 September 2023 Friendly West Ham United 3–0 Bristol City Dagenham
Stadium: Victoria Road

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 1 3 18 20 70  −50 6 0 0 11 7 32  −25 1 3 7 13 38  −25

Last updated: 18 May 2024.
Source: WSL

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAH
ResultLLLLWLDLDLLLDLLLLLLLLL
Position11121212111212121112121212121212121212121212
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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1 October 2023 1 Bristol City 2–4 Leicester City Bristol
14:00
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 4,132
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
8 October 2023 2 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Bristol City Leyton
14:00
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,605
Referee: Lauren Impey
15 October 2023 3 Manchester City 5–0 Bristol City Manchester
13:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,789
Referee: Stacey Fullicks
22 October 2023 4 Bristol City 1–2 Arsenal Bristol
18:45
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 12,008
Referee: Adewunmi Soneye
5 November 2023 5 West Ham United 2–3 Bristol City Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 791
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
12 November 2023 6 Bristol City 0–2 Aston Villa Bristol
14:00
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 4,407
Referee: Melissa Burgin
19 November 2023 7 Everton 2–2 Bristol City Liverpool
13:00
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 886
Referee: Adewunmi Soneye
26 November 2023 8 Bristol City 0–2 Manchester United Bristol
12:30
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 14,138
Referee: Stacey Fullicks
10 December 2023 9 Liverpool 1–1 Bristol City Birkenhead
14:00
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,341
Referee: Stacey Fullicks
17 December 2023 10 Bristol City 0–3 Chelsea Bristol
14:00 Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 9,442
Referee: Amy Fearn
21 January 2024 11 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–2 Bristol City Crawley
14:00
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,049
Referee: Lisa Benn
28 January 2024 12 Bristol City 1–2 West Ham United Bristol
14:00
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 6,214
Referee: Lauren Impey
3 February 2024 13 Aston Villa 2–2 Bristol City Walsall
12:30
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 2,190
Referee: Stacey Pearson
18 February 2024 14 Leicester City 5–2 Bristol City Leicester
15:00
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 2,219
Referee: Stacey Pearson
3 March 2024 15 Bristol City 3–7 Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol
14:00
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 3,468
Referee: Adewunmi Soneye
17 March 2024 16 Manchester United 2–0 Bristol City Leigh
12:00
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 4,254
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
24 March 2024 17 Bristol City 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Bristol
14:00
Report Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 5,262
Referee: Phoebe Cross
14 April 2024 18 Arsenal 5–0 Bristol City Borehamwood
18:45
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 3,565
Referee: Lisa Benn
Note: Rescheduled from 31 March 2024 due to Arsenal's participation in the 2024 FA Women's League Cup final.
20 April 2024 19 Bristol City 0–1 Liverpool Bristol
12:30
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 4,780
Referee: Phoebe Cross
28 April 2024 20 Bristol City 0–4 Manchester City Bristol
18:45 Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 8,749
Referee: Cheryl Foster
5 May 2024 21 Chelsea 8–0 Bristol City Kingston upon Thames
18:45
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,289
Referee: Stacey Fullicks
18 May 2024 22 Bristol City 0–4 Everton Bristol
15:00 Report Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 4,112
Referee: Grace Lowe

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Everton 22 6 5 11 24 37 −13 23
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 22 5 4 13 26 48 −22 19
10 Leicester City 22 4 6 12 26 45 −19 18
11 West Ham United 22 3 6 13 20 45 −25 15
12 Bristol City (R) 22 1 3 18 20 70 −50 6 Relegation to the Championship
Source: Women's Super League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Women's FA Cup

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As a member of the first tier, Bristol City entered the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

14 January 2024 Fourth round Bristol City 0–1 Liverpool Bristol
13:00
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 2,563
Referee: Lisa Benn

FA Women's League Cup

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11 October 2023 Group stage Bristol City 1–1
(3–4 p)
Southampton Failand
19:30
Report
Stadium: Robins HPC
Attendance: 597
Referee: Will Finnie
Penalties
9 November 2023 Group stage Arsenal 3–1 Bristol City Borehamwood
19:00 Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,974
Referee: Lisa Benn
22 November 2023 Group stage Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Bristol City Leyton
19:30
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 506
Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
13 December 2023 Group stage Bristol City 1–1
(4–5 p)
Reading Failand
19:30
Report
Stadium: Robins HPC
Attendance: 648
Referee: Lisa Benn
Penalties

Pos Team 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

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Fran Bentley 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Wales WAL Ella Powell 22 1 18+2 1 1 0 1 0
3 DF Denmark DEN Sille Struck 13 1 8+1 0 0 0 4 1
4 DF England ENG Naomi Layzell 19 0 15+1 0 1 0 0+2 0
5 DF England ENG Brooke Aspin 20 2 16+1 2 0 0 2+1 0
6 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Megan Connolly 25 1 22 1 1 0 2 0
7 FW Scotland SCO Abi Harrison 16 1 8+7 1 1 0 0 0
8 MF England ENG Amy Rodgers 26 1 22 1 1 0 1+2 0
9 FW Jamaica JAM Shania Hayles 19 1 3+12 0 0 0 4 1
10 MF Northern Ireland NIR Rachel Furness 12 2 7+3 1 0 0 1+1 1
11 DF Scotland SCO Jamie-Lee Napier 22 0 18+1 0 1 0 1+1 0
12 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Chloe Mustaki 11 0 5+1 0 1 0 3+1 0
13 GK Wales WAL Olivia Clark 8 0 6+1 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF England ENG Jasmine Bull 13 0 3+6 0 0 0 4 0
16 DF England ENG Emily Syme 27 0 11+11 0 1 0 4 0
17 FW Denmark DEN Amalie Thestrup 26 9 22 9 1 0 0+3 0
18 MF Canada CAN Sarah Stratigakis 6 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Lisa Evans 9 0 3+6 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Wales WAL Carrie Jones 23 3 16+2 3 1 0 1+3 0
24 FW Wales WAL Ffion Morgan 24 1 19+3 1 0+1 0 1 0
25 GK England ENG Erin Foley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF England ENG Mari Ward 26 0 1+20 0 0+1 0 4 0
30 GK United States USA Shae Yáñez 8 0 7 0 1 0 0 0
36 MF England ENG Fearne Slocombe 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF Wales WAL Manon Pearce 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
39 FW England ENG Maya Kendall 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
44 DF Jamaica JAM Satara Murray 5 0 2+2 0 0 0 1 0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
19 DF England ENG Jess Simpson 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
21 GK United States USA Kaylan Marckese 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
41 GK Norway NOR Benedicte Håland 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
Players away from the club on loan:
27 FW England ENG Jesse Woolley 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 2+1 0
28 FW Wales WAL Tianna Teisar 5 0 0+1 0 0 0 2+2 0

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
3 July 2023 MF England Amy Rodgers England London City Lionesses [3]
26 July 2023 DF Jamaica Satara Murray United States Racing Louisville [4]
14 August 2023 DF Scotland Jamie-Lee Napier England London City Lionesses [5]
FW Denmark Amalie Thestrup Netherlands PSV [6]
24 August 2023 MF Republic of Ireland Megan Connolly England Brighton & Hove Albion [7]
6 September 2023 FW Wales Carrie Jones England Manchester United [8]
13 September 2023 DF Denmark Sille Struck Spain Levante Las Planas [9]
19 November 2023 GK Norway Benedicte Håland Scotland Hibernian [10]
5 January 2024 GK United States Shae Yáñez United States San Diego Wave [11]
20 January 2024 MF Canada Sarah Stratigakis Sweden Vittsjö GIK [12]
25 January 2024 MF Scotland Lisa Evans England West Ham United [13]

Loans in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
7 July 2023 DF England Brooke Aspin England Chelsea End of season [14]
2 August 2023 GK United States Kaylan Marckese England Arsenal 4 January 2024 [15][16]
14 September 2023 DF England Jess Simpson England Manchester United 21 October 2023 [17][18]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
1 May 2023 DF England Lia Cataldo England Crystal Palace [19][20]
FW England Lily Greenslade England Rugby Borough [19][21]
DF England Jodie Hutton England Sheffield United [19][22]
MF England Aimee Palmer England Leicester City [19][23]
MF Wales Chloe Bull Wales Swansea City [19][24]
12 May 2023 MF England Elysia Boddy England Newcastle United [25][26]
7 July 2023 DF England Brooke Aspin England Chelsea [14]
4 September 2023 DF United States Vicky Bruce Australia Western Sydney Wanderers [27]
19 January 2024 GK Norway Benedicte Håland England Southampton [28][29]

Loans out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
30 July 2023 DF England Maddi Wilde England London City Lionesses End of season [30]
1 August 2023 GK Wales Olivia Clark England Watford 8 October 2023 [31][32]
12 January 2024 FW England Jesse Woolley England Reading End of season [33]
22 January 2024 FW Wales Tianna Teisar Wales Cardiff City Ladies End of season [34]

References

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  2. ^ "Women's first team". Bristol City.
  3. ^ "Rogers signs for City". Bristol City.
  4. ^ "Murray returns to City". Bristol City FC. 26 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Napier signs for City". Bristol City FC. 14 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Thestrup is a Robin". Bristol City FC. 14 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Connolly is a Robin". Bristol City FC. 24 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Jones signs for City". Bristol City FC. 6 September 2023.
  9. ^ "City strike to sign Sille". Bristol City FC. 13 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Goalkeeper Haaland signs". Bristol City FC. 19 November 2023.
  11. ^ "City sign goalkeeper Yanez". Bristol City FC. 5 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Stratigakis signs". Bristol City FC. 20 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Evans signs for City". Bristol City FC. 25 January 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Brooke Aspin signs for Chelsea". www.chelseafc.com.
  15. ^ Dougherty, Noah (2 August 2023). "Marckese signs on loan". Bristol City FC.
  16. ^ "Marckese returns to Arsenal for recovery". Bristol City FC. 4 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Jess Simpson joins Bristol City on loan". www.manutd.com.
  18. ^ Dougherty, Noah (21 October 2023). "Simpson returns to Manchester United". Bristol City FC.
  19. ^ a b c d e "City Women confirm released list". Bristol City. 1 May 2023.
  20. ^ "Crystal Palace Women sign Lia Cataldo - News". Crystal Palace F.C. 14 July 2023.
  21. ^ "Lily Grreensalde Rugby Borough WFC". www.rugbyboroughfc.co.uk.
  22. ^ "Hutton joins United". Sheffield United FC. 26 July 2023.
  23. ^ Frith, Wilf (1 August 2023). "Leicester City Women sign midfielder Aimee Palmer". She Kicks.
  24. ^ "Swansea City Women sign Chloe Bull". www.swanseacity.com. 18 August 2023.
  25. ^ "Boddy departs City Women". Bristol City. 12 May 2023.
  26. ^ "Boddy signs for Newcastle United Women". Newcastle United FC. 12 July 2023.
  27. ^ "Wanderers sign Women's Championship winner Bruce". Western Sydney Wanderers. 4 September 2023.
  28. ^ "Haaland departs City". Bristol City FC. 19 January 2024.
  29. ^ "Southampton FC Women sign goalkeeper Benedicte Haaland". www.southamptonfc.com.
  30. ^ "London City Lionesses land defender Maddi Wilde on loan from Bristol City". London City Lionesses. 30 July 2023.
  31. ^ Frith, Wilf (1 August 2023). "Watford Women sign Welsh international keeper on loan - SheKicks". She Kicks.
  32. ^ Dougherty, Noah (8 October 2023). "Clark recalled from Watford loan". Bristol City FC.
  33. ^ "Reading FC Women welcome Jesse Woolley on loan till the end of the season". Reading FC. 12 January 2024.
  34. ^ "Teisar leaves on loan". Bristol City FC. 22 January 2024.