2021–22 Everton F.C. (women) season

Everton
2021–22 season
Head coach	Willie Kirk; (until 16 October); Jean-Luc Vasseur; (29 October – 2 February); Chris Roberts; (interim, from 2 February)
Stadium	Walton Hall Park, Liverpool
FA WSL	10th
FA Cup	Quarter-final
League Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Anna Anvegård; (4 goals); All: ; Anna Anvegård; (7 goals)
Highest home attendance	5,998; (vs. Manchester City, 4 September)
Lowest home attendance	242; (vs. Reading, 6 February)
Average home league attendance	1,021
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Everton F.C. (women) season was the club's fifth consecutive campaign 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.

After a poor start to the season, Everton sacked manager Willie Kirk on 16 October 2021. Kirk had been in charge since December 2018.^[1] Jean-Luc Vasseur, who had last been in charge of Olympique Lyon until his sacking in April 2021, was announced as his replacement on 29 October.^[2] Having taken over the team in 8th, Vasseur was sacked on 2 February after 10 games in charge with the team in 10th and eliminated from the League Cup at the group stage.^[3] Chris Roberts and Claire Ditchburn were named as interim managers.^[4]

Squad

As of 31 March 2022

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	ENG	Sandy MacIver
3	DF	ENG	Danielle Turner (captain)
4	DF	DEN	Rikke Sevecke
5	DF	SWE	Nathalie Björn
6	DF	ENG	Gabrielle George
7	MF	FRA	Kenza Dali
8	MF	ENG	Izzy Christiansen
9	FW	ENG	Toni Duggan
10	FW	NIR	Simone Magill
11	FW	SCO	Claire Emslie
14	FW	DEN	Nicoline Sørensen


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	SCO	Lucy Graham
18	GK	IRL	Courtney Brosnan
19	FW	SWE	Anna Anvegård
20	MF	ENG	Megan Finnigan
21	DF	GER	Leonie Maier
22	MF	ITA	Aurora Galli
26	MF	ENG	Grace Clinton
28	MF	SWE	Hanna Bennison
30	DF	ENG	Poppy Pattinson
31	DF	SCO	Kenzie Weir

Preseason

31 July 2021 Friendly	Everton	2–1	Rangers	Halewood
15:00	Sevecke Sørensen	Report	Ross	Stadium: Finch Farm Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

8 August 2021 Friendly	Everton	–	Blackburn Rovers	Halewood
15:00				Stadium: Finch Farm
Note: No official scoreline released

15 August 2021 Friendly	Everton	6–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Halewood
15:00	Finnigan Duggan Sørensen Christiansen Emslie	Report	Geum-min	Stadium: Finch Farm Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

18 August 2021 Friendly	Sheffield United	Cancelled	Everton	Burngreave
19:00				Stadium: SUFC Academy

21 August 2021 Friendly	Aston Villa	1–3	Everton	Walsall
12:00	Petzelberger 48'	Report	Emslie 28' Christiansen 53' (pen.) Clinton 65'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium

28 August 2021 Friendly	Hibernian	0–2	Everton	Riccarton
13:00			Anvegård Dali	Stadium: Oriam

FA Women's Super League

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	5	5	12	18	41	−23	20	2	3	6	11	22	−11	3	2	6	7	19	−12

Last updated: 8 May 2022.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A
Result	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	D	L	D	D
Position	12	12	9	8	8	10	10	9	9	9	10	10	11	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

4 September 2021 1	Everton	0–4	Manchester City	Liverpool
13:30	Björn 90+2'	Report	Losada 26' Beckie 36' Shaw 38' Houghton 67'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 5,998 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

12 September 2021 2	Chelsea	4–0	Everton	Kingston upon Thames
12:30	Kirby 25' Kerr 47', 74' Ingle 75' England 79'	Report		Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,379 Referee: Amy Fearn

25 September 2021 3	Everton	3–1	Birmingham City	Liverpool
11:30	Maier 13' Bennison 73' Sevecke 90+7'	Report	Pennock 32'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 605 Referee: Helen Conley

3 October 2021 4	Reading	0–3	Everton	Reading
14:00	Woodham 90+1'	Report	Anvegård 2' Emslie 38' Turner 45+9'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 740 Referee: Lucy May

10 October 2021 5	Arsenal	3–0	Everton	Borehamwood
15:00	McCabe 32' Wubben-Moy 41' Maanum 86'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 2,165 Referee: Helen Conley

6 November 2021 6	Everton	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Liverpool
17:30	George 28'	Report	Whelan 61', 82' Walsh 90+1'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 502 Referee: Lucy May

14 November 2021 7	Everton	1–1	Manchester United	Liverpool
12:30	Sevecke 59' Magill 76'	Report	Toone 10' Zelem 60'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 840 Referee: Elizabeth Simms

21 November 2021 8	Leicester City	0–1	Everton	Burton upon Trent
14:00	Sigsworth 80'	Report	Magill 81'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 685 Referee: Lucy May

12 December 2021 9	Everton	1–1	West Ham United	Liverpool
13:00	Duggan 76' George 78' Sevecke 90'	Report	Svitková 31' Wyne 40'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 432 Referee: Lucy May

19 December 2021 10	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Everton	Canons Park
14:00	Naz 14', 51' Neville 56'	Report	Galli 39' Graham 43'	Stadium: The Hive Attendance: 576 Referee: Elizabeth Simms

8 January 2022	Aston Villa	P–P	Everton	Walsall
12:30				Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Note: Postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Everton^[5]

16 January 2022	Everton	P–P	Chelsea	Liverpool
13:00				Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Note: Postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Everton^[6]

23 January 2022 11	West Ham United	3–0	Everton	Dagenham
15:00	Svitková 41' Brynjarsdóttir 57' Walker 86'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,372 Referee: Lauren Impey

6 February 2022 12	Everton	1–2	Reading	Liverpool
13:00	Anvegård 5' Turner 8'	Report	Dowie 75' Primmer 84', 88'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 242 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

13 February 2022 13	Everton	0–2	Aston Villa	Liverpool
13:00		Report	Gielnik 17' Petzelberger 23' Littlejohn 81'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 419 Referee: Elizabeth Simms

2 March 2022 14	Aston Villa	0–1	Everton	Walsall
19:00	Mayling 90+4'	Report	Graham 11' Galli 80' Dali 90+4'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 324 Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis
Note: Rescheduled from 8 January 2022

6 March 2022	Manchester City	P–P	Everton	Manchester
14:00				Stadium: Academy Stadium
Note: Postponed due to Manchester City's involvement in the 2022 FA Women's League Cup Final.

12 March 2022 15	Everton	3–2	Leicester City	Liverpool
17:30	Duggan 32' Anvegård 40', 52' George 76'	Report	Purfield 5' Tierney 44'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 574 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

16 March 2022 16	Everton	0–3	Chelsea	Liverpool
19:00		Report	Kerr 7' Reiten 15' Cuthbert 29'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 574 Referee: James Bell
Note: Rescheduled from 16 January 2022

23 March 2022 17	Manchester City	4–0	Everton	Manchester
19:00	Magill 25' (o.g.) White 32' Greenwood 84' Coombs 85'	Report	George 51' Turner 88'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,119 Referee: Scott Jackson
Note: Rescheduled from 6 March 2022

27 March 2022 18	Manchester United	3–1	Everton	Stretford
12:30	Thorisdottir 14' Russo 35', 84' Zelem 54' (pen.)	Report	Emslie 4' George 49'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 20,241 Referee: Helen Conley

1 April 2022 19	Birmingham City	0–0	Everton	Birmingham
19:00	Smith 42'	Report	Christiansen 41'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 537 Referee: Amy Fearn

24 April 2022 20	Everton	0–3	Arsenal	Liverpool
18:45		Report	Foord 43' Mead 67' Nobbs 75'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 583 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

1 May 2022 21	Everton	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
19:30	Turner 85' Finnigan 90+1'	Report	Ale 5' Clemaron 45+3' Green 85'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 462 Referee: Lauren Impey

8 May 2022 22	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Everton	Crawley
12:00	Whelan 52'	Report	Finnigan 17' Björn 45+1' Turner 69'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,371 Referee: Louise Saunders

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Reading	22	7	4	11	21	40	−19	25
9	Aston Villa	22	6	3	13	13	40	−27	21
10	Everton	22	5	5	12	18	41	−23	20
11	Leicester City	22	4	1	17	14	53	−39	13
12	Birmingham City (R)	22	3	2	17	15	51	−36	11	Relegation to the Championship

Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Women's FA Cup

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

30 January 2022 Fourth round	Huddersfield Town	0–4	Everton	Huddersfield
13:00		Report	Anvegård 4' Gauvin 38', 50' Emslie 89'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium

27 February 2022 Fifth round	Charlton Athletic	0–2	Everton	Bexley
13:00	Wynne 36' Sulola 39'	Report	Dali 34' Anvegård 74'	Stadium: The Oakwood Attendance: 457

20 March 2022 Quarter-final	Manchester City	4–0	Everton	Manchester
12:30	Hemp 35', 48' Weir 61' White 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium Referee: Lauren Impey

FA Women's League Cup

Group stage

13 October 2021 Group stage	Manchester City	5–1	Everton	Manchester
19:00	Weir 8' Shaw 32' Hemp 74' Park 79' White 89'	Report	Clinton 10'	Stadium: Academy Stadium

3 November 2021 Group stage	Leicester City	1–3	Everton	Burton upon Trent
19:00	Plumptre 82'	Report	Anvegård 2' Christiansen 39' Gauvin 87'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

5 December 2021 Group stage	Everton	1–0	Durham	Liverpool
13:00	Maier 30' Duggan 61'	Report	Hill 49'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park

15 December 2021 Group stage	Everton	0–2	Manchester United	Liverpool
19:00	Graham 19' Björn 82'	Report	D. Turner 20' (o.g.) Thomas 23'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	WPEN	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Manchester City	4	3	0	0	1	14	3	+11	9	Advances to knock-out stage
2	Manchester United	4	2	1	1	0	8	5	+3	9	Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3	Everton	4	2	0	0	2	5	8	−3	6
4	Leicester City	4	1	1	0	2	5	11	−6	5
5	Durham	4	0	0	1	3	3	8	−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

Squad statistics

Appearances

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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Sandy MacIver	21	0	18	0	2	0	1	0
3	DF	ENG	Danielle Turner	27	2	19+2	2	3	0	2+1	0
4	DF	DEN	Rikke Sevecke	14	1	9+2	1	0	0	2+1	0
5	DF	SWE	Nathalie Björn	21	1	14+2	1	2	0	2+1	0
6	DF	ENG	Gabrielle George	28	0	21	0	3	0	3+1	0
7	MF	FRA	Kenza Dali	27	1	15+5	0	3	1	2+2	0
8	MF	ENG	Izzy Christiansen	27	1	19+1	0	3	0	4	1
9	FW	ENG	Toni Duggan	28	3	18+4	2	2+1	0	3	1
10	FW	NIR	Simone Magill	18	2	5+9	2	0+1	0	1+2	0
11	FW	SCO	Claire Emslie	22	3	12+6	2	0+3	1	0+1	0
14	FW	DEN	Nicoline Sørensen	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	SCO	Lucy Graham	22	0	10+6	0	2	0	1+3	0
18	GK	IRL	Courtney Brosnan	8	0	4	0	1	0	3	0
19	FW	SWE	Anna Anvegård	19	7	12+2	4	1+1	2	1+2	1
20	MF	ENG	Megan Finnigan	22	1	12+4	1	2+1	0	2+1	0
21	DF	GER	Leonie Maier	22	1	13+2	1	1+2	0	3+1	0
22	MF	ITA	Aurora Galli	25	1	18	1	3	0	4	0
26	MF	ENG	Grace Clinton	12	1	2+6	0	0+1	0	3	1
28	MF	SWE	Hanna Bennison	29	1	10+12	1	2+1	0	3+1	0
30	DF	ENG	Poppy Pattinson	23	0	7+10	0	2+1	0	3	0
31	DF	SCO	Kenzie Weir	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
13	MF	FRA	Valérie Gauvin	17	3	3+9	0	1+2	2	1+1	1

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Ref.
1 July 2021	MF	Kenza Dali	West Ham United	^[7]
9 July 2021	FW	Toni Duggan	Atlético Madrid	^[8]
10 July 2021	FW	Anna Anvegård	FC Rosengård	^[9]
10 July 2021	DF	Nathalie Björn	FC Rosengård	^[10]
16 July 2021	DF	Leonie Maier	Arsenal	^[11]
26 July 2021	GK	Courtney Brosnan	West Ham United	^[12]
28 July 2021	MF	Aurora Galli	Juventus	^[13]
20 August 2021	GK	Cecilía Rúnarsdóttir	KIF Örebro	^[14]
24 August 2021	MF	Hanna Bennison	FC Rosengård	^[15]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
18 May 2021	DF	Ingrid Moe Wold	Retired	^[16]
15 June 2021	FW	Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah	Aston Villa	^[17]^[18]
29 June 2021	DF	Georgia Brougham	Leicester City	^[19]^[20]
	MF	Maéva Clemaron	Tottenham Hotspur	^[19]^[21]
	GK	Tinja-Riikka Korpela	Tottenham Hotspur	^[19]^[22]
	MF	Molly Pike	Leicester City	^[19]^[23]
	DF	Hannah Coan	Blackburn Rovers	^[19]^[24]
23 July 2021	GK	Anna Pedersen	London City Lionesses	^[25]
27 July 2021	MF	Abbey-Leigh Stringer	West Ham United	^[26]
30 July 2021	FW	Elise Hughes	Charlton Athletic	^[27]
17 August 2021	FW	Hayley Raso	Manchester City	^[28]
31 March 2022	FW	Valérie Gauvin	North Carolina Courage	^[29]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
20 August 2021	GK		Cecilía Rúnarsdóttir	KIF Örebro	31 December 2021	^[14]
20 January 2022	GK		Cecilía Rúnarsdóttir	Bayern Munich	End of season	^[30]

References

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^ "Everton appoint ex-Lyon manager Vasseur". BBC Sport.
^ Garry, Tom (2 February 2022). "Everton sack manager Jean-Luc Vasseur after just 10 games in charge of women's side". The Telegraph.
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[2] "Everton appoint ex-Lyon manager Vasseur". BBC Sport.

[3] Garry, Tom (2 February 2022). "Everton sack manager Jean-Luc Vasseur after just 10 games in charge of women's side". The Telegraph.

[4] "Club Statement: Vasseur sacked". www.evertonfc.com.

[5] "Villa v Everton in WSL postponed". BBC Sport.

[6] "Everton v Chelsea in WSL postponed". BBC Sport.

[7] "Kenza Dali Signs For Everton". Everton FC.

[8] "Toni Duggan: England forward returns to Everton after eight years away following Atletico Madrid exit". Sky Sports.

[9] "Anvegård Signs For Everton". Everton FC.

[10] "Björn Joins Everton". Everton FC.

[11] "Maier Joins Everton". Everton FC.

[12] "Brosnan Signs For Everton". Everton FC.

[13] "Galli Signs For Everton". Everton FC.

[Rúnarsdóttir-14] "Everton sign Ran Runarsdottir for 2022". BBC Sport.

[15] "Everton Sign Sweden Star Bennison". Everton FC.

[16] "Everton defender Wold announces retirement". FAWSL Full-Time. 18 May 2021.

[17] "Boye-Hlorkah To Leave Everton After 16 Years". Everton FC.

[18] "Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.

[release-19] "Five Everton Women's Players To Leave Club". Everton FC.

[20] "Leicester sign centre-back Brougham". BBC Sport.

[21] "Maéva Clemaron signs for Spurs Women". Tottenham Hotspur.

[22] "Tinja-Riikka Korpela joins Spurs Women". Tottenham Hotspur.

[23] "LCFC Women Swoop For Midfielder Molly Pike". Leicester City. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

[24] "Coan secures Rovers return". Blackburn Rovers.

[25] "London City Lionesses sign goalkeeper Anna Pedersen". London City Lionesses. 23 July 2021.

[26] "West Ham United bring in Abbey-Leigh Stringer". West Ham United.

[27] Pizzey, Chloe (30 July 2021). "Full Charlton Athletic 2021/22 squad announced". Charlton Athletic.

[28] "Hayley Raso: Australia international forward agrees two-year deal with Manchester City". Sky Sports.

[29] "NC Courage Sign French Striker Valérie Gauvin". North Carolina Courage.

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