2022–23 Leicester City W.F.C. season
{{Use dmy dates|date = May 2022}}
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|club=Leicester City
|season=2022–23
|manager=Lydia Bedford
(until 3 November)
Willie Kirk
(from 3 November)
|mgrtitle=Head coach
|chairman=
|stadium=King Power Stadium, Leicester
Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent
|league=Women's Super League
|league result=10th
|cup1=FA Cup
|cup1 result=Fourth round
|cup2=League Cup
|cup2 result=Group stage
|league topscorer=Hannah Cain, Carrie Jones and Sam Tierney (2)
|season topscorer=Sam Tierney (4)
|highest attendance=4,162
(vs. Liverpool, 29 April)
|lowest attendance=1,237
(vs. Everton, 12 March)
|average attendance={{formatnum:{{#expr: (((2868+2713+4007+3590+3023+2329+2815+1237+2527+4162+4023)/11) round 0)}}}}
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The 2022–23 Leicester City W.F.C. season was the club's 19th season of existence and their second season in the 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.
On 3 November 2022, Leicester sacked manager Lydia Bedford after 332 days in charge and promoted Willie Kirk to the role. He had joined the club as Director of Women's and Girls' Football in July 2022.{{cite web |title=Kirk replaces Bedford as Leicester manager |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63504071 |website=BBC Sport}}
Squad
{{updated|28 January 2023}}
{{fs start}}
{{fs player|no=1|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Demi Lambourne}}
{{fs player|no=2|nat=AUS|pos=DF|name=Courtney Nevin|other=on loan from Hammarby}}
{{fs player|no=3|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Sam Tierney}}
{{fs player|no=4|nat=NZL|pos=DF|name=CJ Bott}}
{{fs player|no=5|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Abbie McManus}}
{{fs player|no=6|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Georgia Eaton-Collins}}
{{fs player|no=8|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Molly Pike}}
{{fs player|no=9|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Jessica Sigsworth}}
{{fs player|no=10|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Aileen Whelan|other=captain}}
{{fs player|no=11|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Lachante Paul}}
{{fs player|no=13|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Erin Simon}}
{{fs player|no=14|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Josie Green}}
{{fs player|no=15|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Sophie Howard}}
{{fs player|no=16|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Carrie Jones|other=on loan from Manchester United}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=19|nat=AUS|pos=FW|name=Remy Siemsen}}
{{fs player|no=20|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Missy Goodwin}}
{{fs player|no=21|nat=WAL|pos=FW|name=Hannah Cain}}
{{fs player|no=22|nat=NGA|pos=DF|name=Ashleigh Plumptre}}
{{fs player|no=23|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Jemma Purfield}}
{{fs player|no=27|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Shannon O'Brien}}
{{fs player|no=28|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Kirstie Levell}}
{{fs player|no=30|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Ruby Mace|other=on loan from Manchester City}}
{{fs player|no=32|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Ava Baker}}
{{fs player|no=33|nat=GER|pos=GK|name=Janina Leitzig|other=on loan from Bayern Munich}}
{{fs player|no=34|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Mackenzie Smith}}
{{fs player|no=35|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Sophia Poor}}
{{fs player|no=40|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Monique Robinson}}
{{fs player|no=41|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Jess Reavill}}
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Preseason
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|format = 1
|date = 27 July 2022
|time =
|round = Friendly
|team1 = Leicester City
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/2691985/
|team2 = {{flagicon|BEL}} OH Leuven
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Eurlings {{goal|11}}
|stadium = Belvoir Drive
|location = Leicester
|attendance = Behind-closed-doors
|referee =
|result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 30 July 2022
|time = 14:00
|round = Friendly
|team1 = Leicester City
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/2700389/
|team2 = Bristol City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Morgan {{goal|64}}
|stadium = Belvoir Drive
|location = Leicester
|attendance = Behind-closed-doors
|referee =
|result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 14 August 2022
|time = 12:00
|round = Friendly
|team1 = Leicester City
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/2743292
|team2 = Southampton
|goals1 =
- Tierney {{goal|49}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Belvoir Drive
|location = Leicester
|attendance = Behind-closed-doors
|referee =
|result = W
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 20 August 2022
|time =
|round = Friendly
|team1 = Leicester City
|score = 3–1
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/2752752/backtoback-preseason-wins-for-lcfc-women
|team2 = Reading
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Rowe {{goal}}
|stadium = Belvoir Drive
|location = Leicester
|attendance = Behind-closed-doors
|referee =
|result = W
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 27 August 2022
|time =
|round = Friendly
|team1 = Leicester City
|score = 1–2
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/2764530/
|team2 = Brighton & Hove Albion
|goals1 =
- Howard {{goal}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Belvoir Drive
|location = Leicester
|attendance = Behind-closed-doors
|referee =
|result = L
}}
Women's Super League
{{main|2022–23 Women's Super League}}
= Results summary =
{{Fb_rs |hw=3 |hd=1 |hl=7 |hgf=11 |hga=18 |aw=2 |ad=0 |al=9 |agf=4 |aga=30}}
{{Fb_rs footer|u=27 May 2023|s=[https://womenscompetitions.thefa.com/en/League-Tables/League-tables Barclays WSL] |date=July 2022}}
= Results by matchday =
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b|header=Round
|label1=Ground|res1=H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A
|label2=Result|res2=L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/W/L/W/L/D/L/L/W/W/L/L/L/W
|label3=Position|pos3=9/11/11/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/11/10/11/11/11/10
|color_W=green2|text_W=Win|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss|text_H=Home|text_A=Away|color_1=1st|color_2=2nd|color_3=3rd|source=}}
= Results =
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|format = 1
|date = 11 September 2022
|time = 13:00
|round =
|team1 = Everton
|score = P–P
|report =
|team2 = Leicester City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Walton Hall Park
|location = Liverpool
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = P
|note = The FA postponed all of the weekend's football fixtures following the death of Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022.{{cite web |title=Premier League, EFL, Scottish, WSL and non-League: This weekend's matches postponed |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12693420/premier-league-efl-wsl-and-non-league-this-weekends-matches-postponed |website=Sky Sports}}
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 18 September 2022
|time = 15:00
|round = 1
|team1 = Leicester City
|score = 1–2
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/2795437/spurs-claim-the-points-in-wsl-opener-on-filbert-way
|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = King Power Stadium
|location = Leicester
|attendance = 2,868
|referee = Kirsty Dowle
|result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 25 September 2022
|time = 15:00
|round = 2
|team1 = Leicester City
|score = 0–2
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/2801745/villa-beat-the-foxes-in-wsl
|team2 = Aston Villa
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = King Power Stadium
|location = Leicester
|attendance = 2,713
|referee = Thomas Parsons
|result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 29 September 2022
|time = 18:30
|round = 3
|team1 = Everton
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/2815515/lastgasp-defeat-for-the-foxes-at-everton
|team2 = Leicester City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Walton Hall Park
|location = Liverpool
|attendance = 724
|referee = Cheryl Foster
|result = L
|note = Rescheduled from 11 September 2022.
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 16 October 2022
|time = 14:00
|round = 4
|team1 = Manchester City
|score = 4–0
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/2854577/citizens-claim-wsl-points-in-manchester
|team2 = Leicester City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- O'Brien {{yel|39}}
|stadium = Academy Stadium
|location = Manchester
|attendance = 2,553
|referee = Farai Hallam
|result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 23 October 2022
|time = 15:00
|round = 5
|team1 = Leicester City
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/2870512/man-utd-beat-lcfc-women-on-filbert-way
|team2 = Manchester United
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = King Power Stadium
|location = Leicester
|attendance = 4,007
|referee = Neil Hair
|result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 30 October 2022
|time = 14:00
|round = 6
|team1 = Reading
|score = 2–1
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/2883257/late-goals-see-reading-beat-lcfc-women
|team2 = Leicester City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Madejski Stadium
|location = Reading
|attendance = 1,559
|referee = Emily Heaslip
|result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 6 November 2022
|time = 14:00
|round = 7
|team1 = Leicester City
|score = 0–4
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/2894528/city-beaten-by-the-gunners-in-wsl
|team2 = Arsenal
|goals1 =
- Bott {{yel|43}}
|goals2 =
- Maanum {{goal|13}}
- Foord {{goal|22}}
- Catley {{goal|37}}
- Blackstenius {{goal|48}}
|stadium = King Power Stadium
|location = Leicester
|attendance = 3,590
|referee = Amy Fearn
|result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 20 November 2022
|time = 15:00
|round = 8
|team1 = West Ham United
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/2913494/late-wsl-heartbreak-for-lcfc-at-west-ham
|team2 = Leicester City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Victoria Road
|location = Dagenham
|attendance = 1,038
|referee = Louise Saunders
|result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 3 December 2022
|time = 15:00
|round = 9
|team1 = Leicester City
|score = 0–8
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/2976131/city-on-wrong-end-of-comfortable-chelsea-win
|team2 = Chelsea
|goals1 =
- Tierney {{yel|}}
|goals2 =
- Reiten {{goal|4}}
- Fleming {{goal|13||50}}
- Kirby {{goal|39||82}}
- Charles {{goal|41}}
- Kerr {{goal|45}}
- England {{goal|75}}
|stadium = King Power Stadium
|location = Leicester
|attendance = 3,023
|referee = Amy Fearn
|result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 11 December 2022
|time = 14:00
|round =
|team1 = Liverpool
|score = P–P
|report =
|team2 = Leicester City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Prenton Park
|location = Birkenhead
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = P
|note = Postponed due to frozen pitch.{{cite web |title=LCFC Women: Liverpool Visit Postponed |url=https://www.lcfc.com/news/2981231/lcfc-women-liverpool-visit-postponed |website=LCFC |access-date=11 December 2022}}
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 15 January 2023
|time = 15:00
|round = 10
|team1 = Leicester City
|score = 3–0
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/3022080/foxes-record-huge-win-against-brighton
|team2 = Brighton & Hove Albion
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = King Power Stadium
|location = Leicester
|attendance = 2,329
|referee = Cheryl Foster
|result = W
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 22 January 2023
|time = 14:00
|round =
|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur
|score = P–P
|report =
|team2 = Leicester City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Brisbane Road
|location = Leyton
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = P
|note = Postponed due to frozen pitch.{{cite web |title=Spurs Women v Leicester – match postponed |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2023/january/spurs-women-v-leicester-match-postponed/ |website=Tottenham Hotspur}}
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 4 February 2023
|time = 11:30
|round = 11
|team1 = Leicester City
|score = 0–2
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/3046703/foxes-beaten-by-the-citizens-on-filbert-way
|team2 = Manchester City
|goals1 =
- Plumptre {{yel|52}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = King Power Stadium
|location = Leicester
|attendance = 2,815
|referee = Amy Fearn
|result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 12 February 2023
|time = 14:00
|round = 12
|team1 = Liverpool
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/3061522/leicester-triumphant-on-merseyside
|team2 = Leicester City
|goals1 =
- Lawley {{yel|83}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Prenton Park
|location = Birkenhead
|attendance = 1,818
|referee = Richie Watkins
|result = W
|note = Rescheduled from 11 December 2022.
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 5 March 2023
|time = 12:30
|round = 13
|team1 = Manchester United
|score = 5–1
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/3096271/citys-women-beaten-in-manchester
|team2 = Leicester City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Leigh Sports Village
|location = Leigh
|attendance = 3,623
|referee = Melissa Burgin
|result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 12 March 2023
|time = 15:00
|round = 14
|team1 = Leicester City
|score = 0–0
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/3107416/a-point-for-the-foxes-on-filbert-way
|team2 = Everton
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = King Power Stadium
|location = Leicester
|attendance = 1,237
|referee = Stacey Fullicks
|result = D
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 15 March 2023
|time = 19:00
|round = 15
|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/3111172/spurs-defeat-for-citys-women
|team2 = Leicester City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Brisbane Road
|location = Leyton
|attendance = 305
|referee = Yoshimi Yamashita
|result = L
|note = Rescheduled from 22 January 2023.
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 26 March 2023
|time = 14:00
|round = 16
|team1 = Aston Villa
|score = 5–0
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/3121828/defeat-for-citys-women-against-villa
|team2 = Leicester City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Villa Park
|location = Aston
|attendance = 6,489
|referee = Jane Simms
|result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 2 April 2023
|time = 15:00
|round = 17
|team1 = Leicester City
|score = 2–1
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/3133004/lastgasp-reading-win-moves-foxes-off-bottom-spot-in-the-wsl
|team2 = Reading
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = King Power Stadium
|location = Leicester
|attendance = 2,527
|referee = Richie Watkins
|result = W
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 23 April 2023
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Chelsea
|score = P–P
|report =
|team2 = Leicester City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Kingsmeadow
|location = Kingston upon Thames
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = P
|note = Postponed due to Chelsea's participation in the UEFA Women's Champions League
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 29 April 2023
|time = 12:30
|round = 18
|team1 = Leicester City
|score = 4–0
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/3245279/record-victory-as-rampant-foxes-beat-liverpool
|team2 = Liverpool
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = King Power Stadium
|location = Leicester
|attendance = 4,162
|referee = Emily Heaslip
|result = W
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 5 May 2023
|time = 19:30
|round = 19
|team1 = Arsenal
|score = 1–0
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/3322269/narrow-arsenal-reverse-for-citys-women
|team2 = Leicester City
|goals1 =
- Maanum {{goal|64}}, {{yel|90+7}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Meadow Park
|location = Borehamwood
|attendance = 3,982
|referee = Emily Heaslip
|result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 10 May 2023
|time = 19:00
|round = 20
|team1 = Chelsea
|score = 6–0
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/3335361/defeat-in-london-for-citys-women
|team2 = Leicester City
|goals1 =
- Reiten {{goal|8}}
- Cuthbert {{goal|18}}
- Harder {{goal|32||42}}
- James {{goal|56}}
- Fleming {{yel|72}}
- Čanković {{goal|90+3}}
|goals2 =
- Cain {{yel|73}}
|stadium = Kingsmeadow
|location = Kingston upon Thames
|attendance = 1,308
|referee = Rebecca Welch
|result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 21 May 2023
|time = 15:00
|round = 21
|team1 = Leicester City
|score = 1–2
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/3448179/west-ham-women-reverse-for-foxes-on-filbert-way
|team2 = West Ham United
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Howard {{goal|18|o.g.}}
- Parker {{yel|45+7}}
- Brynjarsdóttir {{goal|60|pen.}}
- Fisk {{yel|71}}
- Longhurst {{yel|86}}
|stadium = King Power Stadium
|location = Leicester
|attendance = 4,023
|referee = Lisa Benn
|result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 27 May 2023
|time = 14:30
|round = 22
|team1 = Brighton & Hove Albion
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/3489435/wsl-safety-for-citys-women-confirmed-on-final-day
|team2 = Leicester City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Broadfield Stadium
|location = Crawley
|attendance = 3,073
|referee = Abigail Byrne
|result = W
}}
= League table =
{{:2022–23 Women's Super League|showteam=LEI}}
Women's FA Cup
{{main|2022–23 Women's FA Cup}}
As a member of the first tier, Leicester City entered the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.
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|format = 1
|date = 29 January 2023
|time = 16:00
|round = Fourth round
|team1 = Leicester City
|score = 2–2
|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64444881
|team2 = Reading
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Troelsgaard {{goal|5}}, {{yel|29}}
- Moore {{yel|74}}
- Primmer {{yel|91}}
- Mukandi {{goal|102}}
|penaltyscore = 2–3
|penalties1 =
- Whelan {{pengoal}}
- Cain {{penmiss}}
- Plumptre {{penmiss}}
- Eaton-Collins {{pengoal}}
- Jones {{penmiss}}
|penalties2 =
- {{pengoal}} Vanhaevermaet
- {{pengoal}} Dowie
- {{pengoal}} Mukandi
- {{penmiss}} Cooper
|stadium = Pirelli Stadium
|location = Burton upon Trent
|attendance =
|referee = Pearson
|result = D
}}
FA Women's League Cup
{{main|2022–23 FA Women's League Cup}}
= Group stage =
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|format = 1
|date = 2 October 2022
|time = 14:00
|round = Group stage
|team1 = Blackburn Rovers
|score = 0–3
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/2835847/lcfc-women-start-with-a-win-in-the-league-cup
|team2 = Leicester City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Sir Tom Finney Stadium
|location = Bamber Bridge
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 26 October 2022
|time = 19:00
|round = Group stage
|team1 = Leicester City
|score = 0–4
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/2876148/
|team2 = Liverpool
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Pirelli Stadium
|location = Burton upon Trent
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|date = 8 December 2022
|time = 19:30
|round = Group stage
|team1 = Sunderland
|score = P–P
|report =
|team2 = Leicester City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Eppleton CW
|location = Hetton-le-Hole
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = P
|note = Postponed due to frozen pitch.{{cite web |title=SAFC Women vs Leicester City Women postponed |url=https://www.safc.com/news/women-news/2022/december/leicester-match-postponed |website=Sunderland AFC |date=8 December 2022}}
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|format = 1
|date = 18 December 2022
|time = 15:00
|round = Group stage
|team1 = Leicester City
|score = P–P
|report =
|team2 = Manchester City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Pirelli Stadium
|location = Burton upon Trent
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = P
|note = Postponed due to frozen pitch.{{cite web |title=LCFC Women: Manchester City Fixture Postponed |url=https://www.lcfc.com/news/2986115/lcfc-women-manchester-city-fixture-postponed |website=www.lcfc.com}}
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|format = 1
|date = 11 January 2023
|time = 19:30
|round = Group stage
|team1 = Sunderland
|score = 0–5
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/3016238/leicester-hit-five-past-sunderland
|team2 = Leicester City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Goodwin {{goal|45+9}}
- Robinson {{yel|49}}
- Tierney {{goal|70}}
- Baker {{goal|77}}
- Pike {{goal|82||90+1}}
|stadium = Eppleton CW
|location = Hetton-le-Hole
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
|note = Rescheduled from 8 December 2022.
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|format = 1
|date = 18 January 2023
|time = 19:00
|round = Group stage
|team1 = Leicester City
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.lcfc.com/news/3027024/foxes-bow-out-of-league-cup
|team2 = Manchester City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Angeldahl {{goal|90}}
|stadium = Pirelli Stadium
|location = Burton upon Trent
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = L
|note = Rescheduled from 18 December 2022.
}}
{{:2022–23 FA Women's League Cup|transcludesection=Group B|showteam=LEI}}
Squad statistics
= Appearances =
{{updated|27 May 2023}}
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
{{Efs start|WSL|FA Cup|League Cup}}
{{Efs player|no=1 |name=Demi Lambourne|pos=GK|nat=ENG |2|0|0|0|1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=2 |name=Courtney Nevin|pos=DF|nat=AUS |12|0|0+1|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=3 |name=Sam Tierney|pos=DF|nat=ENG |21|2|1|1|2+2|1}}
{{Efs player|no=4 |name=CJ Bott|pos=DF|nat=NZL |13+6|0|1|0|3|0}}
{{Efs player|no=5 |name=Abbie McManus|pos=DF|nat=ENG |2|0|0|0|2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=6 |name=Georgia Eaton-Collins|pos=DF|nat=ENG |3+2|0|0+1|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=8 |name=Molly Pike|pos=MF|nat=ENG |8+10|0|1|0|2+1|2}}
{{Efs player|no=9 |name=Jessica Sigsworth|pos=FW|nat=ENG |0+1|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=10|name=Aileen Whelan|pos=FW|nat=ENG |22|1|1|0|2+2|1}}
{{Efs player|no=11|name=Lachante Paul|pos=FW|nat=ENG |0|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=13|name=Erin Simon|pos=DF|nat=USA |9+2|0|0+1|0|1+2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=14|name=Josie Green|pos=MF|nat=WAL |12+3|1|0|0|0+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=15|name=Sophie Howard|pos=DF|nat=SCO |21|0|1|0|3+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=16|name=Carrie Jones|pos=FW|nat=WAL |15+4|2|0+1|0|0+2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=19|name=Remy Siemsen|pos=FW|nat=AUS |7+3|1|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=20|name=Missy Goodwin|pos=FW|nat=ENG |8+14|1|1|0|2|1}}
{{Efs player|no=21|name=Hannah Cain|pos=FW|nat=WAL |13+1|2|0+1|1|2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=22|name=Ashleigh Plumptre|pos=DF|nat=NGA |20|1|1|0|3|0}}
{{Efs player|no=23|name=Jemma Purfield|pos=DF|nat=ENG |11+4|0|1|0|2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=27|name=Shannon O'Brien|pos=MF|nat=ENG |4+6|0|0|0|0+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=28|name=Kirstie Levell|pos=GK|nat=ENG |7|0|0|0|3|0}}
{{Efs player|no=30|name=Ruby Mace|pos=MF|nat=ENG |10|0|1|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=32|name=Ava Baker|pos=MF|nat=ENG |1+8|1|1|0|4|1}}
{{Efs player|no=33|name=Janina Leitzig|pos=GK|nat=GER |13|0|1|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=34|name=Mackenzie Smith|pos=FW|nat=ENG |0+4|0|0|0|2+2|1}}
{{Efs player|no=35|name=Sophia Poor|pos=GK|nat=ENG |0|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=40|name=Monique Robinson|pos=MF|nat=ENG |0+6|1|0|0|3+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=41|name=Jess Reavill|pos=MF|nat=ENG |1|0|0|0|0+1|0}}
|-
|colspan="12"|Players away from the club on loan:
{{Efs player|no=7 |name=Natasha Flint|pos=FW|nat=ENG |5+4|1|0|0|2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=12|name=Ellen Jones|pos=FW|nat=ENG |0|0|0|0|1+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=44|name=Connie Scofield|pos=MF|nat=ENG |0+2|0|0|0|2|1}}
|-
|colspan="12"|Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
{{Efs player|no=2 |name=Demi Vance|pos=DF|nat=NIR |1+2|0|0|0|2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=6 |name=Georgia Brougham|pos=DF|nat=ENG |1|0|0|0|0|0}}
|}
Transfers
= Transfers in =
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; "
! style="background:royalblue;;color:white;border:2px solid #DAA520; width:120px;" |Date ! style="background:royalblue;color:white;border:2px solid #DAA520; width:50px;" |Position ! style="background:royalblue;color:white;border:2px solid #DAA520; width:50px;" |Nationality ! style="background:royalblue;color:white;border:2px solid #DAA520; width:150px;" |Name ! style="background:royalblue;color:white;border:2px solid #DAA520; width:200px;" |From ! style="background:royalblue;color:white;border:2px solid #DAA520; width:25px;" |Ref. |
7 July 2022
|MF |{{flagicon|WAL}} |{{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur |
8 July 2022
|FW |{{flagicon|ENG}} |{{flagicon|ENG}} Brighton & Hove Albion |
11 July 2022
|DF |{{flagicon|USA}} |{{flagicon|USA}} Racing Louisville |
8 September 2022
|FW |{{flagicon|ENG}} |{{flagicon|USA}} Colorado Buffaloes |
16 September 2022
|DF |{{flagicon|NIR}} |{{flagicon|SCO}} Rangers |
12 January 2023
|FW |{{flagicon|AUS}} |{{flagicon|AUS}} Sydney FC |
26 January 2023
|DF |{{flagicon|ENG}} |{{flagicon|USA}} UCF Knights |
= Loans in =
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; "
! style="background:royalblue;;color:white;border:2px solid #DAA520; width:120px;" |Date ! style="background:royalblue;color:white;border:2px solid #DAA520; width:50px;" |Position ! style="background:royalblue;color:white;border:2px solid #DAA520; width:50px;" |Nationality ! style="background:royalblue;color:white;border:2px solid #DAA520; width:150px;" |Name ! style="background:royalblue;color:white;border:2px solid #DAA520; width:200px;" |From ! style="background:royalblue;color:white;border:2px solid #DAA520; width:200px;" |Until ! style="background:royalblue;color:white;border:2px solid #DAA520; width:25px;" |Ref. |
21 July 2022
|MF |{{flagicon|WAL}} |{{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester United |End of season |
13 January 2023
|GK |{{flagicon|GER}} |{{flagicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |End of season |
24 January 2023
|DF |{{flagicon|AUS}} |{{flagicon|SWE}} Hammarby |End of season |
28 January 2023
|MF |{{flagicon|ENG}} |{{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City |End of season |
= Transfers out =
= Loans out =
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; "
! style="background:royalblue;;color:white;border:2px solid #DAA520; width:120px;" |Date ! style="background:royalblue;color:white;border:2px solid #DAA520; width:50px;" |Position ! style="background:royalblue;color:white;border:2px solid #DAA520; width:50px;" |Nationality ! style="background:royalblue;color:white;border:2px solid #DAA520; width:150px;" |Name ! style="background:royalblue;color:white;border:2px solid #DAA520; width:200px;" |To ! style="background:royalblue;color:white;border:2px solid #DAA520; width:200px;" |Until ! style="background:royalblue;color:white;border:2px solid #DAA520; width:25px;" |Ref. |
8 July 2022
|MF |{{flagicon|ENG}} |{{flagicon|ENG}} Sheffield United |End of season |
27 July 2022
|FW |{{flagicon|ENG}} |Mackenzie Smith{{efn|name=dual|Dual registration}} |{{flagicon|ENG}} Nottingham Forest |End of season |
29 July 2022
|MF |{{flagicon|ENG}} |{{flagicon|ENG}} Birmingham City |End of season |
13 January 2023
|FW |{{flagicon|ENG}} |{{flagicon|ENG}} Coventry United |End of season |
18 January 2023
|MF |{{flagicon|ENG}} |{{flagicon|ENG}} Coventry United |End of season |
31 January 2023
|FW |{{flagicon|ENG}} |{{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic |End of season |
25 February 2023
|GK |{{flagicon|ENG}} |Demi Lambourne{{efn|name=gk|Emergency goalkeeper loan}} |{{flagicon|ENG}} Coventry United |3 March 2023 |
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References
{{reflist|30em}}
{{2022–23 in English women's football|state=collapsed}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2022-23 Leicester City W.F.C. season}}