2024–25 West Ham United F.C. Women season

West Ham United
2024–25 season
Head CoachRehanne Skinner
StadiumVictoria Road, Dagenham
Highest home attendance3,300
(vs. Arsenal, 20 October)
Lowest home attendance1,292
(vs. Crystal Palace, 8 December)
Average home league attendance2,002
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The 2024–25 West Ham United F.C. Women season is the club's 34th season in existence and their seventh 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 13 September 2024[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Poland POL Kinga Szemik
2 DF Scotland SCO Kirsty Smith
4 MF Finland FIN Oona Siren
5 DF Belgium BEL Amber Tysiak
7 MF Sweden SWE Marika Bergman-Lundin
9 FW Japan JPN Riko Ueki
10 MF Iceland ISL Dagný Brynjarsdóttir
11 FW Colombia COL Manuela Paví
12 FW England ENG Emma Harries
14 DF Canada CAN Shelina Zadorsky (vice-captain)
15 MF United States USA Kristie Mewis
16 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jessica Ziu
17 DF Chile CHI Camila Sáez
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF England ENG Anouk Denton
20 FW France FRA Viviane Asseyi
21 DF England ENG Shannon Cooke
22 MF Australia AUS Katrina Gorry (captain)
25 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Megan Walsh
26 DF China CHN Li Mengwen (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
33 MF Turkey TUR Halle Houssein
34 MF England ENG Macey Nicholls
36 MF England ENG Soraya Walsh
42 DF England ENG Marnie Morrison
43 DF England ENG Daniella Way
44 FW England ENG Ruby Doe
77 MF Switzerland SUI Seraina Piubel

Preseason

Westh Ham United participated in the inaugural Perth International Football Cup invitational friendly as part of preseason.

29 August 2024 Perth Cup West Ham United 0–1 France Paris Saint-Germain Perth, Australia
Report
  • Leuchter 23'
 Stadium: Perth Rectangular
1 September 2024 Perth Cup Leicester City 5–2 West Ham United Perth, Australia
 Report
Stadium: Perth Stadium

Women's Super League

Main article: 2024–25 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
10 2 2 6 12 19  −7 8 2 1 1 7 5  +2 0 1 5 5 14  −9

Last updated: 15 December 2024.
Source: WSL

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultLDLDLLWLWL
Position101011111211911810
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

21 September 2024 1 Manchester United 3–0 West Ham United Trafford
12:00
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 8,761
Referee: Cheryl Foster
29 September 2024 2 West Ham United 1–1 Liverpool Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,799
Referee: Abigail Byrne
6 October 2024 3 Manchester City 2–0 West Ham United Manchester
13:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,316
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
13 October 2024 4 Everton 1–1 West Ham United Walton
14:00
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 1,087
Referee: Richie Watkins
20 October 2024 5 West Ham United 0–2 Arsenal Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Thomas Parsons
3 November 2024 6 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 West Ham United Leyton
14:00
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,614
Referee: Melissa Burgin
10 November 2024 7 West Ham United 1–0 Leicester City Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,617
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
16 November 2024 8 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–2 West Ham United Crawley
12:30
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,638
Referee: Lisa Benn
8 December 2024 9 West Ham United 5–2 Crystal Palace Dagenham
14:30
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,292
Referee: Lisa Benn
15 December 2024 10 Aston Villa 3–1 West Ham United Aston
14:00
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 2,494
Referee: Grace Lowe
19 January 2025 11 West Ham United v Chelsea Dagenham
15:00 Stadium: Victoria Road
25/26 January 2025 12 West Ham United v Everton Dagenham
Stadium: Victoria Road
1/2 February 2025 13 Liverpool v West Ham United St Helens
Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium
15/16 February 2025 14 West Ham United v Brighton & Hove Albion Dagenham
Stadium: Victoria Road
1/2 March 2025 15 Arsenal v West Ham United Holloway
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
15/16 March 2025 16 West Ham United v Manchester City Dagenham
Stadium: Victoria Road
22/23 March 2025 17 West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur Dagenham
Stadium: Victoria Road
29/30 March 2025 18 Chelsea v West Ham United Kingston upon Thames
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
19/20 April 2025 19 West Ham United v Manchester United Dagenham
Stadium: Victoria Road
26/27 April 2025 20 Crystal Palace v West Ham United Sutton
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
3/4 May 2025 21 West Ham United v Aston Villa Dagenham
Stadium: Victoria Road
10/11 May 2025 22 Leicester City v West Ham United Leicester
Stadium: King Power Stadium

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Liverpool 10 2 3 5 9 17 −8 9
9 Everton 10 2 3 5 6 16 −10 9
10 West Ham United 10 2 2 6 12 19 −7 8
11 Leicester City 10 1 3 6 3 13 −10 6
12 Crystal Palace 10 1 2 7 8 26 −18 5 Relegation to the Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2024. Source: Women's Super League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Women's FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Women's FA Cup

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

12 January 2025 Fourth round West Ham United v Liverpool Dagenham
Stadium: Victoria Road

Women's League Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Women's League Cup

Group stage

2 October 2024 Group stage West Ham United 6–1 Portsmouth Dagenham
19:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 256
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
24 November 2024 Group stage London City Lionesses 1–4 West Ham United Bromley
14:00
Report
Stadium: Hayes Lane
Attendance: 931
Referee: Jade Wardle
11 December 2024 Group stage West Ham United 3–0 Southampton Dagenham
19:00
Report Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 468
Referee: Amy Fearns

Pos Team
 Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 West Ham United 3 3 0 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Advanced to knock-out stage
2 London City Lionesses 3 2 0 0 1 7 6 +1 6
3 Southampton 3 1 0 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 Portsmouth 3 0 0 0 3 3 15 −12 0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: 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

Knockout stage

22/23 January 2025 Quarter-final Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United Leyton
Stadium: Brisbane Road

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played 15 December 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 Poland POL Kinga Szemik 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Kirsty Smith 7 0 2+3 0 0 0 2 0
4 MF Finland FIN Oona Siren 11 0 7+1 0 0 0 1+2 0
5 DF Belgium BEL Amber Tysiak 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Sweden SWE Marika Bergman-Lundin 5 0 0+2 0 0 0 3 0
9 FW Japan JPN Riko Ueki 13 4 10 2 0 0 0+3 2
10 MF Iceland ISL Dagný Brynjarsdóttir 11 1 3+6 0 0 0 2 1
11 FW Colombia COL Manuela Paví 12 2 5+4 1 0 0 2+1 1
12 FW England ENG Emma Harries 11 2 4+4 0 0 0 2+1 2
14 DF Canada CAN Shelina Zadorsky 13 1 9+1 0 0 0 2+1 1
15 MF United States USA Kristie Mewis 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jessica Ziu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Chile CHI Camila Sáez 7 0 4 0 0 0 2+1 0
18 DF England ENG Anouk Denton 11 2 10 2 0 0 0+1 0
20 FW France FRA Viviane Asseyi 12 7 10 3 0 0 1+1 4
21 DF England ENG Shannon Cooke 10 0 3+4 0 0 0 3 0
22 MF Australia AUS Katrina Gorry 10 3 10 3 0 0 0 0
25 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Megan Walsh 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
26 DF China CHN Li Mengwen 10 0 7 0 0 0 2+1 0
33 MF Turkey TUR Halle Houssein 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
34 MF England ENG Macey Nicholls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF England ENG Soraya Walsh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
42 DF England ENG Marnie Morrison 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
43 DF England ENG Daniella Way 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
44 FW England ENG Ruby Doe 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
77 MF Switzerland SUI Seraina Piubel 13 2 6+4 1 0 0 3 1

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
1 July 2024 FW Germany Shekiera Martinez Germany Eintracht Frankfurt [2]
GK Poland Kinga Szemik France Reims [3]
12 July 2024 DF Chile Camila Sáez Spain Madrid CFF [4]
25 July 2024 DF France Inès Belloumou Germany Bayern Munich [5]
19 August 2024 DF Canada Shelina Zadorsky England Tottenham Hotspur [6]
26 August 2024 FW Colombia Manuela Paví Colombia Deportivo Cali [7]
9 September 2024 MF Switzerland Seraina Piubel Switzerland Zürich [8]
12 September 2024 MF Finland Oona Siren Norway LSK Kvinner [9]

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
13 September 2024 DF China Li Mengwen England Brighton & Hove Albion End of season [10]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
30 June 2024 GK Australia Mackenzie Arnold United States Portland Thorns [11][12]
DF France Hawa Cissoko Italy Roma [11][13]
DF England Keira Ferns United States McKendree Bearcats [14]
MF England Mel Filis England Charlton Athletic [15][16]
MF Japan Honoka Hayashi England Everton [11][17]
DF Japan Risa Shimizu England Manchester City [11][18]
MF Denmark Emma Snerle Italy Fiorentina [11][19]
MF England Abbey-Leigh Stringer United States DC Power [11][20]
8 August 2024 GK England Katie O'Hanlon England Billericay Town [21]

Loans out

Date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
1 July 2024 FW Germany Shekiera Martinez Germany SC Freiburg End of season [2]
20 July 2024 FW England Princess Ademiluyi England Charlton Athletic End of season [22]
25 July 2024 DF France Inès Belloumou Italy Lazio End of season [5]
26 July 2024 MF England Keira Flannery England Sunderland End of season [23]
1 August 2024 DF Republic of Ireland Jessie Stapleton England Sunderland End of season [24]
7 September 2024 GK United States Katelin Talbert England Tottenham Hotspur 31 December 2024 [25]

References

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  3. ^ "West Ham United sign Poland international goalkeeper Kinga Szemik". www.whufc.com. 1 July 2024.
  4. ^ "West Ham United sign Chile international defender Camila Sáez". www.whufc.com. 12 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b "West Ham United sign France U23 international Inès Belloumou". www.whufc.com. 25 July 2024.
  6. ^ "West Ham United sign Canada international Shelina Zadorsky on permanent deal". www.whufc.com. 19 August 2024.
  7. ^ "West Ham United bring in exciting Colombia international Manuela Paví". www.whufc.com. 26 August 2024.
  8. ^ "West Ham United sign Switzerland midfielder Seraina Piubel". www.whufc.com. 9 September 2024.
  9. ^ "West Ham United sign Finland midfielder Oona Siren". www.whufc.com. 12 September 2024.
  10. ^ "West Ham United sign China international defender Li Mengwen on a season-long loan". www.whufc.com. 13 September 2024.
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  13. ^ "Hawa Cissoko signs for Roma". www.asroma.com. 26 July 2024.
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  20. ^ "DC Power Football Club announce roster ahead of inaugural 2024/25 season". DC Power Football Club. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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  22. ^ "Princess Ademiluyi signs on loan". www.charltonafc.com. 20 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Keira Flannery joins Sunderland on loan". www.safc.com. 26 July 2024.
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