Western Sydney Wanderers
2023–24 season
OwnerPaul Lederer, Jefferson Cheng, Glenn Duncan
ChairmanPaul Lederer
ManagerRobbie Hooker
StadiumCommBank Stadium
Wanderers Football Park
A-League Women6th
Top goalscorerSophie Harding (8)
Highest home attendance2,461
vs. Wellington Phoenix
(22 October 2023)
A-League Women
Lowest home attendance548
vs. Adelaide United
(23 December 2023)
A-League Women
Average home league attendance1,168
Biggest win3–0
vs. Central Coast Mariners (H)
(8 December 2023)
A-League Women
Biggest defeat0–3
vs. Wellington Phoenix (H)
(22 October 2023)
A-League Women
All statistics correct as of 7 January 2024.

The 2023–24 season is the 12th in the history of Western Sydney Wanderers (A-League Women).

Players

First-team squad

As of 15 October 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 United States USA Kaylie Collins (on loan from Orlando Pride)
2 DF United States USA Vicky Bruce
3 DF Australia AUS Gemma Ferris
4 DF Australia AUS Madison McComasky
5 DF Australia AUS Lauren Keir
6 MF Australia AUS Amy Chessari (scholarship)
7 MF Australia AUS Amy Harrison (captain)
8 MF Australia AUS Olivia Price
9 FW Australia AUS Sophie Harding
10 MF Australia AUS Melissa Caceres
11 MF Australia AUS Danika Matos
14 FW New Zealand NZL Milly Clegg
15 DF Australia AUS Cushla Rue
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Australia AUS Ischia Brooking (scholarship)
17 FW Australia AUS India Breier
18 FW United States USA Maliah Morris
20 GK Australia AUS Sham Khamis
21 MF Australia AUS Alexia Apostolakis
22 MF Australia AUS Talia Younis (scholarship)
23 DF Australia AUS Ella Abdul Massih
25 MF Australia AUS Holly Caspers
30 GK Australia AUS Teresa Morrissey
31 GK Australia AUS Keely Segavcic
32 MF Australia AUS Bethany Gordon
— MF Australia AUS Angelique Hristodoulou

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
22MF Talia Younis Unattached Free transfer 1 year (scholarship) 6 July 2023 [1]
14FW New Zealand Milly Clegg Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 1 year 11 July 2023 [2]
4DF Madison McComasky Canberra United Free transfer 2 years 24 July 2023 [3]
17FW India Breier Australia Macarthur Rams Free transfer 2 years 31 August 2023 [4]
2DF United States Vicky Bruce England Bristol City Free transfer 1 year 4 September 2023 [5]
1GK United States Kaylie Collins United States Orlando Pride Loan 1 year 13 September 2023 [6]
16MF Ischia Brooking Australia Football West NTC Free transfer 2 years (scholarship) 25 September 2023 [7]
18FW United States Maliah Morris United States Orlando Pride Free transfer 1 year 3 October 2023 [8]
31GK Keely Segavcic Canberra United Free transfer 11 October 2023 [9]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
17FW Sheridan Gallagher Unattached Mutual contract termination 4 April 2023 [10]
10MF Sienna Saveska Sydney FC Free transfer 25 August 2023 [11]
16MF New Zealand Malia Steinmetz Denmark Nordsjælland End of contract 29 August 2023 [12]
14DF Clare Hunt France Paris Saint-Germain End of contract 15 September 2023 [13]
13MF Czech Republic Jitka Chlastáková Unattached End of contract 11 October 2023 [9]
19FW Philippines Sarina Bolden Unattached End of contract 11 October 2023 [9]

Contract extensions

No. Position Player Duration Date Ref.
32Bethany GordonMidfielder1 year4 April 2023[14]
6Amy ChessariMidfielder2 years18 May 2023[15]
23Ella Abdul MassihDefender1 year22 May 2023[16]
10Melissa CaceresMidfielder1 year23 May 2023[17]
3Gemma FerrisDefender1 year5 July 2023[18]
20Sham KhamisGoalkeeper1 year12 October 2023[19]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

23 September 2023 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 0–0
(5–6 p)		 Australia Canberra United Forbes, Australia
Report Stadium: Botanical Gardens Sporting Grounds

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Women 14 October 2023 30 March 2024 Matchday 1 10 4 2 4 14 12 +2 040.00
Total 10 4 2 4 14 12 +2 040.00

Last updated: 7 January 2024
Source: Soccerway

A-League Women

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Perth Glory 12 6 3 3 17 13 +4 21 Qualification to Finals series
3 Sydney FC 11 5 4 2 12 7 +5 19
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 11 5 2 4 15 12 +3 17
5 Western United 12 5 2 5 17 18 −1 17
6 Newcastle Jets 12 5 2 5 20 22 −2 17
Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2024. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away head-to-head results; 8) home head-to-head results; 9) toss of a coin[20]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 4 2 4 14 12  +2 14 2 0 2 5 4  +1 2 2 2 9 8  +1

Last updated: 7 January 2024.
Source: KEEPUP

Results by round

Round12346789101112131415161718195202122
GroundAHAAAHAHHANAHAHAHAHHHA
ResultLLDLWWDLWW
Position1112121210991086
Points001147881114
Updated to match(es) played on 7 January 2024. Source: KEEPUP
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The final league fixtures were announced on 24 August 2023.[21]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled or postponed   Fixtures

14 October 2023 1 Sydney FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 11,471
Referee: Casey Reibelt
22 October 2023 2 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–3 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
17:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 2,461
Referee: Isabella Libri
4 November 2023 3 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
17:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 2,422
Referee: Caitlin Williams
12 November 2023 4 Melbourne City 4–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
17:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,010
Referee: Isabella Libri
25 November 2023 6 Western United 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
16:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve
Attendance: 925
Referee: Azusa Sugino
8 December 2023 7 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 968
Referee: Casey Reibelt
17 December 2023 8 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
17:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,575
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
23 December 2023 9 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Adelaide United Sydney
18:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 548
Referee: Bec Mackie
30 December 2023 10 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney
18:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 696
Referee: Isabella Libri
7 January 2024 11 Perth Glory 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
19:00 AWST Report
Stadium: Macedonia Park
Attendance: 1,469
Referee: Isabella Mossin
14 January 2024 12 Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
20 January 2024 13 Central Coast Mariners v Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
18:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
27 January 2024 14 Western Sydney Wanderers v Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
3 February 2024 15 Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
16:30 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
9 February 2024 16 Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
16 February 2024 17 Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:00 AEDT Report Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
2 March 2024 18 Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
9 March 2024 19 Canberra United v Western Sydney Wanderers Canberra
16:00 AEDT Report Stadium: McKellar Park
13 March 2024 5 Western Sydney Wanderers v Canberra United Sydney
19:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Note: Match originally scheduled for 18 November, but postponed to 13 March due to venue unavailability at the time.[22][23]
16 March 2024 20 Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory Sydney
16:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
23 March 2024 21 Western Sydney Wanderers v Western United Sydney
18:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
30 March 2024 22 Wellington Phoenix v Western Sydney Wanderers Porirua
14:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Jerry Collins Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 7 January 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Women Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK United States Kaylie Collins 50 50
2 DF United States Vicky Bruce 102 102
3 DF Australia Gemma Ferris 1+70 80
4 DF Australia Madison McComasky 100 100
5 DF Australia Lauren Keir 0+10 10
6 MF Australia Amy Chessari 40 40
7 MF Australia Amy Harrison 9+11 101
8 MF Australia Olivia Price 7+10 80
9 FW Australia Sophie Harding 9+18 108
10 MF Australia Melissa Caceres 1+30 40
11 DF Australia Danika Matos 100 100
14 FW New Zealand Emily Clegg 10 10
15 FW Australia Cushla Rue 92 92
17 MF Australia India Breier 1+20 30
18 FW United States Maliah Morris 5+30 80
19 MF Australia Talia Younis 3+30 60
20 GK Australia Sham Khamis 50 50
21 MF Australia Alexia Apostolakis 8+11 91
22 MF Australia Ischia Brooking 0+30 30
23 MF Australia Ella Abdul-Massih 0+50 50
25 MF Australia Holly Caspers 5+40 90
32 MF Australia Bethany Gordon 70 70

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

As of 7 January 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Women Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 9 FW Australia Sophie Harding 200 200
2 4 DF Australia Madison McComasky 100 100
7 MF Australia Amy Harrison 100 100
10 MF Australia Melissa Caceres 100 100
15 FW Australia Cushla Rue 100 100
23 MF Australia Ella Abdul-Massih 100 100
25 MF Australia Holly Caspers 100 100
Total 800 800

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 7 January 2024
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Women Total
1 1 United States Kaylie Collins 2 2
20 Australia Sham Khamis 2 2
Total44

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Wanderers secure rising star Talia Younis". Western Sydney Wanderers. 6 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Wanderers sign Football Fern Clegg". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "McComasky signs for two seasons". Western Sydney Wanderers. 24 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Breier signs two-year deal". Western Sydney Wanderers. 31 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Wanderers sign Women's Championship winner Bruce". Western Sydney Wanderers. 4 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Wanderers secure Collins on loan from Orlando Pride". Western Sydney Wanderers. 13 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Wanderers sign bright talent Brooking". Western Sydney Wanderers. 25 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Wanderers sign striker Morris". Western Sydney Wanderers. 3 October 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 Goman, Kris (11 October 2023). "The Impetus A-League Women season preview 2023/24". Impetus Football.
  10. ↑ "Gallagher departs Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 4 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Sydney FC Sign Two Young Matildas". Sydney FC. 25 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "FC Nordsjælland henter newzealandsk midtbanespiller" [FC Nordsjælland signs New Zealand midfielder]. Nordsjælland (in Danish). 29 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Clare Hunt bound for Paris Saint-Germain". Western Sydney Wanderers. 15 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "Gordon re-signs". Western Sydney Wanderers. 4 April 2023.
  15. ↑ "Wanderers lock in Chessari for two more". Western Sydney Wanderers. 18 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "Abdul Massih signs one-year extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 22 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "Caceres signs on for 2023/24 season". Western Sydney Wanderers. 23 May 2023.
  18. ↑ "Ferris re-signs on professional deal". Western Sydney Wanderers. 5 July 2023.
  19. ↑ "Wanderers re-sign NPL Championship winning goalkeeper Khamis". Western Sydney Wanderers. 12 October 2023.
  20. ↑ "Competitions Rules". A-Leagues. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  21. ↑ "Full A-Leagues fixtures released: What you need to know & key talking points". keepup.com.au. 24 August 2023.
  22. ↑ "Wanderers confirm Bathurst match to be moved". Western Sydney Wanderers. 3 November 2023.
  23. ↑ "Match postponement: Wanderers v Canberra". Western Sydney Wanderers. 15 November 2023.
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