2023–24 Leicester City W.F.C. season

Leicester City
2023–24 season
Head coach	Willie Kirk
Stadium	King Power Stadium, Leicester
WSL	5th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Group stage
Highest home attendance	2,447; (vs. Manchester City, 21 October)
Lowest home attendance	2,150; (vs. Everton, 8 October)
Average home league attendance	2,299

The 2023–24 Leicester City W.F.C. season was the club's 20th season of existence and their third season in the Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL, the club will also contest two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Squad

As of 30 September 2023

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	GER	Janina Leitzig
2	DF	AUS	Courtney Nevin
3	MF	ENG	Sam Tierney
4	DF	NZL	C. J. Bott
5	DF	SCO	Sophie Howard
6	MF	ENG	Aimee Palmer
7	FW	CAN	Deanne Rose
8	FW	FIN	Jutta Rantala
9	FW	GER	Lena Petermann
10	FW	ENG	Aileen Whelan (captain)
11	MF	BEL	Janice Cayman
13	MF	ENG	Monique Robinson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	WAL	Josie Green
17	DF	FRA	Julie Thibaud
19	FW	AUS	Remy Siemsen
20	FW	ENG	Missy Goodwin
21	FW	WAL	Hannah Cain
23	GK	NED	Lize Kop
27	MF	ENG	Shannon O'Brien
32	MF	ENG	Ava Baker
38	GK	ENG	Holly Mears
41	MF	ENG	Jess Reavill
47	DF	ENG	Simone Sherwood
49	FW	ENG	Denny Draper

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Demi Lambourne (at Crystal Palace until end of season)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Ref.
4 July 2023	DF	Courtney Nevin	Hammarby	[1]
7 July 2023	GK	Janina Leitzig	Bayern Munich	[2]
10 July 2023	FW	Lena Petermann	Montpellier	[3]
11 July 2023	MF	Janice Cayman	Lyon	[4]
1 August 2023	MF	Aimee Palmer	Bristol City	[5]
16 August 2023	GK	Lize Kop	Ajax	[6]
25 August 2023	FW	Jutta Rantala	Vittsjö GIK	[7]
31 August 2023	DF	Julie Thibaud	Bordeaux	[8]
8 September 2023	FW	Deanne Rose	Reading	[9]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
2 June 2023	GK	Sophia Poor	Aston Villa	[10]
6 June 2023	DF	Sophie Barker	Sheffield United	[11][12]
	FW	Natasha Flint	Liverpool	[11][13]
	GK	Kirstie Levell	Burnley	[11][14]
	MF	Charlie Devlin	Birmingham City	[11][15]
	FW	Lachante Paul		[11]
	MF	Molly Pike	Southampton	[11][16]
	FW	Jessica Sigsworth	Sheffield United	[11][17]
	DF	Abbie McManus	Retired	[11][18]
	MF	Connie Scofield	London City Lionesses	[11][19]
	DF	Jemma Purfield	Southampton	[11][20]
	FW	Ellen Jones	Sunderland	[11][21]
	DF	Georgia Eaton-Collins	HB Køge	[11][22]
	FW	Mackenzie Smith	NC State Wolfpack	[11][23]
7 July 2023	DF	Erin Simon	Retired	[24]
13 July 2023	DF	Ashleigh Plumptre	Al-Ittihad	[25][26]

Loans Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
28 September 2023	GK		Demi Lambourne	Crystal Palace	End of season	[27]

Preseason

9 September 2023 Friendly	Leicester City	3–2	Everton	Leicester
	Petermann 5' O'Brien 33' Tierney 58'	Report	Snoeijs 60' Piemonte 83'	Stadium: Belvoir Drive Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

17 September 2023 Friendly	Leicester City	1–3	Liverpool	Leicester
	Whelan 90+1' (pen)	Report	Holland 12' Flint 53' Kearns 84'	Stadium: Belvoir Drive Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

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
4	2	1	1	6	4	+2	7	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	5	3	+2

Last updated: 21 October 2023.
Source: 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	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	L
Position	1	1	2	5

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

1 October 2023 1	Bristol City	2–4	Leicester City	Bristol
14:00	Jones 33' Thestrup 85' (pen.)	Report	Palmer 45+2' Rantala 49', 83' Petermann 52' Cain 78' Green 90'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 4,132 Referee: Elizabeth Simms

8 October 2023 2	Leicester City	1–0	Everton	Leicester
15:00	Green 45+1' Petermann 69'	Report	Hope 22' Vanhaevermaet 60'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Stacey Fullicks

15 October 2023 3	Manchester United	1–1	Leicester City	Leigh
12:00	Zelem 58' Le Tissier 67'	Report	Nevin 42' Petermann 51' Bott 52' Cain 55' Whelan 60' Tierney 72'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 4,903 Referee: Adewunmi Soneye

21 October 2023 4	Leicester City	0–1	Manchester City	Leicester
17:15	O'Brien 85'	Report	Kelly 10' Angeldal 90'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,447 Referee: Farai Hallam

5 November 2023 5	Liverpool	v	Leicester City	Birkenhead
14:00				Stadium: Prenton Park

12 November 2023 6	Leicester City	v	Arsenal	Leicester
18:45				Stadium: King Power Stadium

19 November 2023 7	Leicester City	v	Tottenham Hotspur	Leicester
15:00				Stadium: King Power Stadium

25/26 November 2023 8	Chelsea	v	Leicester City	Kingston upon Thames
				Stadium: Kingsmeadow

9/10 December 2023 9	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Leicester City	Crawley
				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

16/17 December 2023 10	Leicester City	v	West Ham United	Leicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

20/21 January 2024 11	Leicester City	v	Aston Villa	Leicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

27/28 January 2024 12	Everton	v	Leicester City	Liverpool
				Stadium: Walton Hall Park

3/4 February 2024 13	Manchester City	v	Leicester City	Manchester
				Stadium: Academy Stadium

17/18 February 2024 14	Leicester City	v	Bristol City	Leicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

2/3 March 2024 15	Leicester City	v	Chelsea	Leicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

16/17 March 2024 16	Tottenham Hotspur	v	Leicester City	Leyton
				Stadium: Brisbane Road

23/24 March 2024 17	Leicester City	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Leicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

30/31 March 2024 18	Aston Villa	v	Leicester City	Walsall
				Stadium: Bescot Stadium

20/21 April 2024 19	Arsenal	v	Leicester City	Borehamwood
				Stadium: Meadow Park

27/28 April 2024 20	Leicester City	v	Manchester United	Leicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

4/5 May 2024 21	West Ham United	v	Leicester City	Dagenham
				Stadium: Victoria Road

18/19 May 2024 22	Leicester City	v	Liverpool	Leicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Tottenham Hotspur	4	3	0	1	11	6	+5	9	Qualification for the Champions League first round
4	Manchester United	4	2	2	0	10	4	+6	8
5	Leicester City	4	2	1	1	6	4	+2	7
6	Liverpool	4	2	1	1	4	2	+2	7
7	Arsenal	4	2	1	1	6	5	+1	7

Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Women's FA Cup

As a member of the first tier, Leicester will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

January 2024 Fourth round

TBD

FA Women's League Cup

11 October 2023 Group Stage	Leicester City	2–1	Liverpool	Burton upon Trent
19:00	Palmer 34', 42' Cain 50' Tierney 69' O'Brien 90+5'	Report	Lundgaard 34' Flint 45+3' Taylor 90+6'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 485

22 November 2023 Group Stage	Manchester City	v	Leicester City	Manchester
19:00				Stadium: Academy Stadium

24 January 2024 Group Stage	Leicester City	v	Everton	Leicester
19:00				Stadium: King Power Stadium

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Leicester City	1	1	0	2	1	+1	3	Advanced to knock-out stage
2	Manchester City	1	1	0	2	1	+1	3	Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3	Manchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Everton	1	0	1	1	2	−1	0
5	Liverpool	1	0	1	1	2	−1	0

Updated to match(es) played on 11 October 2023. 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

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played 21 October 2023

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		WSL		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	GER	Janina Leitzig	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF	AUS	Courtney Nevin	5	0	4	0	0	0	0+1	0
3	DF	ENG	Sam Tierney	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF	NZL	CJ Bott	5	0	2+2	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF	SCO	Sophie Howard	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
6	MF	ENG	Aimee Palmer	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1
7	FW	CAN	Deanne Rose	5	0	0+4	0	0	0	1	0
8	FW	FIN	Jutta Rantala	5	2	2+2	2	0	0	0+1	0
9	FW	GER	Lena Petermann	5	2	4	2	0	0	0+1	0
10	FW	ENG	Aileen Whelan	5	1	4	1	0	0	1	0
11	MF	BEL	Janice Cayman	4	0	3	0	0	0	0+1	0
13	MF	ENG	Monique Robinson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	WAL	Josie Green	4	0	2+1	0	0	0	1	0
17	DF	FRA	Julie Thibaud	5	0	2+2	0	0	0	1	0
19	FW	AUS	Remy Siemsen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	ENG	Missy Goodwin	5	0	3+1	0	0	0	1	0
21	FW	WAL	Hannah Cain	5	1	1+3	0	0	0	1	1
23	GK	NED	Lize Kop	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	ENG	Shannon O'Brien	5	0	4	0	0	0	0+1	0
32	MF	ENG	Ava Baker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	GK	ENG	Holly Mears	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	FW	ENG	Denny Draper	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0

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[2] "Janina Leitzig completes LCFC Women return". Leicester City F.C. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

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