Reading 2023–24 football season
The 2023–24 Reading F.C. Women season was the club's 17th season and their first season back in the Women's Championship , the second tier of the football pyramid , since 2013 following relegation the previous season.
Season events
On 28 July, Reading announced the return of Charlie Estcourt to the club from Birmingham City .[ 1]
On 31 July, Reading announced the signing of Ava Kuyken from Hibernian .[ 2]
On 3 August, Reading announced the singing of two goalkeepers, Emily Orman on a season-long loan deal from Chelsea , and of free-agent Rose Kite following a successful trial.[ 3]
On 18 August, Reading announced Liam Gilbert as their new First Team Manager.[ 4]
On 25 August, Reading announced the signing of Rachel Dugdale from Coventry United .[ 5] Georgia Wilson from Plymouth Argyle .[ 6]
On 1 September, Reading announced the signing of Josie Longhurst from Lewes .[ 7]
On 7 September, Reading announced the season-long loan signing of Halle Houssein from West Ham United .[ 8]
On 14 September, Reading announced the season-long loan signings of Lulu Jarvis from Brighton & Hove Albion and Freya Gregory from Aston Villa , whilst Caitlin Smith joined on a permanent transfer from Clemson Tigers .[ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
On 21 September, Reading announced that Jacqueline Burns had signed a new contract with the club.[ 12]
On 4 January, Reading announced the loan return of Freya Gregory to Aston Villa , the dual registration of Freya Meadows-Tuson with Maidenhead United and the departure of Rose Kite by mutual consent.[ 13] [ 14]
On 11 January, Reading announced the departure of Sanne Troelsgaard from the club by mutual consent.[ 15]
On 12 January, Reading announced the signing of Jesse Woolley on loan from Bristol City until the end of the season.[ 16]
On 26 January, Reading announced the signing of Jessie Stapleton on loan from West Ham United for the remainder of the season.[ 17] Keira Flannery also joined Reading on loan from West Ham for the remainder of the season,[ 18] Lily Woodham to Seattle Reign for an undisclosed fee.[ 19]
On 30 June, Reading announced their withdrawal from the Women's Championship for the upcoming season, moving instead to the Southern Region Women's Football League due to ownership and financial constraints.[ 20]
Squad
As of match played 28 April 2023 [ 21]
Transfers
In
Loans in
Out
Loans out
Start date
Position
Nationality
Name
To
End date
Ref.
September 2023
MF
Natasha Rasmussen
Maidenhead United dual-registration
4 January 2024
MF
Freya Meadows-Tuson
Maidenhead United dual-registration
[ 13]
Released
Friendlies
Competitions
Overview
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Championship
27 August 2023
28 April 2024
Matchday 1
10th
22
5
7
10
20
40
−20
0 22.73
FA Cup
10 December 2023
14 January 2024
Third round
Fourth round
2
1
0
1
5
2
+3
0 50.00
EFL Cup
11 October 2023
24 January 2024
Group Stage
Group Stage
4
0
1
3
1
14
−13
00 0.00
Total
28
6
8
14
26
56
−30
0 21.43
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
7
10
19
38
−19
22
3
3
5
7
17
−10
2
4
5
12
21
−9
Last updated: 28 April 2024.The FA
Results by matchday
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 17 163 18 132 19 20 111 21 22 Ground A H A H A H A H A H H A H H A A H A H A H A Result D D D L W W L L L D D D W L W L L L L D W L Position 6 8 8 10 7 6 6 9 10 10 10 9 9 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 9 10
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source:
Results A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss;
P = PostponedNotes:
Results
Table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
8
London City Lionesses
22
7
4
11
26
36
−10
25
9
Durham
22
6
5
11
24
44
−20
23
10
Reading
22
5
7
10
20
40
−20
22
11
Lewes (R)
22
4
4
14
22
39
−17
16
Relegation to the National League
12
Watford (R)
22
4
3
15
22
44
−22
15
Source:
[citation needed Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
FA Cup
League Cup
Group stage
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
(E) Eliminated;
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Squad statistics
As of match played 28 April 2024
Appearances
Goal scorers
Clean sheets
Place
Position
Nation
Number
Name
Championship
FA Cup
League Cup
Total
1
GK
1
Emily Orman
6
1
0
7
2
GK
25
Jacqueline Burns 2
0
0
2
Total
8
1
0
9
Disciplinary record
References
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