The 2022–23 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season was the club's 32nd season in existence and their fifth 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 31 October, Hope Powell stepped down as manager after five years in charge. Assistant manager Amy Merricks was promoted to interim manager. Jens Scheuer, who had been out of work since leaving Bayern Munich at the conclusion of the 2021–22 Frauen-Bundesliga season in May, was appointed to the role permanently on 28 December. He remained in the role for 65 days until leaving by mutual consent on 6 March 2023. Merricks was reappointed interim manager on the same day. With the team sat bottom of the WSL in 12th, Brighton appointed Melissa Phillips as head coach on a two-year contract on 7 April. Phillips left her role as assistant coach of Angel City FC, a role she had only held since January 2023 after stepping down as head coach of London City Lionesses, to take the job.
Squad
Preseason
Competitions Women's Super League
Results summary
Results by matchday
Results
League table
Women's FA Cup
As a member of the first tier, Brighton will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper. In the Fifth round a home tie against Coventry United was confirmed.
FA Women's League Cup
Group stage
Squad statistics Appearances
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards
Goalscorers As of 27 May 2023 NameWSLFA CupLeague CupTotal118FWDanielle Carter5319211FWElisabeth Terland701839FWLee Geum-min3216422MFKatie Robinson4105510FWJulia Zigiotti Olme220467MFVeatriki Sarri30034MFBrianna Visalli030382DFJorja Fox1102915MFKayleigh Green10013DFPoppy Pattinson010113DFRebekah Stott010120DFVictoria Williams0011Own goals0202Total2516445
Transfers Transfers in DatePositionNationalityNameFromRef.13 July 2022DFPoppy Pattinson Everton15 July 2022MFVeatriki Sarri Birmingham City20 July 2022DFRebekah Stott Melbourne City1 August 2022MFPark Ye-eun Gyeongju KHNPFWElisabeth Terland SK Brann5 January 2023DFGuro Bergsvand SK Brann 6 January 2023MFDejana Stefanović Vålerenga7 January 2023MFBrianna Visalli Houston Dash 8 January 2023DFZoe Morse Chicago Red Stars19 January 2023GKLydia Williams Paris Saint-Germain
Loans in DatePositionNationalityNameFromUntilRef.23 August 2022DFJorja Fox ChelseaEnd of season
Transfers out DatePositionNationalityNameToRef.10 May 2022MFInessa Kaagman PSV Eindhoven12 May 2022DFDanique Kerkdijk FC TwenteFWAileen Whelan Leicester CityDFFelicity Gibbons Crystal PalaceMFDanielle BowmanRetiredMFEmily Simpkins Charlton Athletic1 July 2022DFEmma Koivisto LiverpoolFWEllie Brazil Tottenham Hotspur20 July 2022DFMaya Le Tissier Manchester United5 August 2022FWFaith Nokuthula Blackburn Rovers9 August 2022DFLéa Cordier Standard Liège
Loans out DatePositionNationalityNameToUntilRef.20 August 2022GKFrancis AngelDual registration LewesEnd of season
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