The 2023–24 season was the twelfth in the history of Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club. The club participated in the A-League Men for the twelfth time and Australia Cup for the ninth time.
Players
Transfers
Transfers in No.PositionPlayerTransferred fromType/feeContract lengthDateRef17UnattachedFree transfer2 years15 June 20237UnattachedFree transfer2 years22 June 202319UnattachedFree transfer2 years26 June 20239UnattachedFree transfer2 years30 June 202338Free transfer1 year scholarship5 July 202325Melbourne VictoryFree transfer2 years9 July 20234Free transfer1 year13 July 202336Sydney FC NPLFree transfer2 year scholarship17 July 202312End of loan(1 year)9 August 202329Free transfer1 year3 September 202321UnattachedFree transfer1 year16 September 202311UnattachedFree transfer7 months1 December 202330Free transfer1.5 year scholarship11 January 20248Perth GloryEnd of loan(5 months)12 January 202428Central Coast Mariners AcademyFree transfer5 months18 January 20245Loan5 months1 February 2024
From youth squad No.PositionPlayerAgeNotesRef 34 20 1-year scholarship contract 39 18 2-year scholarship contract 40 20 1-year contract
Transfers out No.PositionPlayerTransferred toType/feeDateRef4End of loan 10 May 202329Unattached Mutual contract termination24 May 202317UnattachedEnd of contract24 May 202323UnattachedEnd of contract24 May 202330Central Coast MarinersEnd of contract24 May 202319Newcastle JetsEnd of contract26 May 202311End of loan7 June 20233UnattachedEnd of contract8 June 202336UnattachedMutual contract termination 8 June 2023—Retired14 June 20239Undisclosed2 June 202328Undisclosed22 July 20235Mutual contract termination25 July 20238Perth GloryLoan13 September 202321Perth GloryLoan13 September 20238Retired17 January 202434Mutual contract termination 18 January 2024
Contract extensions No.PlayerPositionDurationDateNotesRef 16 Tom Beadling Central midfielder 2 years 6 June 2023 37 Alexander Badolato Striker 3 years 16 July 2023 10 Miloš Ninković Attacking midfielder 1 year 8 August 2023 33 Alex Bonetig Central defender 2 years 16 November 2023 Contract extended from end of 2023–24 to end of 2025–26 31 Aidan Simmons Right-back 2 years 17 November 2023 Contract extended from end of 2023–24 to end of 2025–26 26 Brandon Borrello Right winger 3 years 22 January 2024 Contract extended from end of 2023–24 to end of 2026–27
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overall record
A-League Men
League table
Results summary Away figures include Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 win on neutral ground against Melbourne City on 12 January 2024.
Results by round
Matches
Australia Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
Player A-League Men Australia Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK 9 0 0 0 9 0 2 DF 3+10 0 2+1 0 16 0 4 DF 0+1 0 1+1 0 3 0 5 MF 6+4 1 0 0 10 1 6 DF 26 2 3 0 29 2 7 FW 10+15 3 3 0 28 3 9 FW 22+2 5 2+1 3 27 8 10 MF 3+11 0 3 1 17 1 11 FW 3+4 2 0 0 7 2 13 DF 9+7 1 0 0 16 1 14 FW 23+2 9 0+2 0 27 9 16 MF 12+5 0 3 0 20 0 17 FW 16+7 9 1+1 5 25 14 19 DF 26+1 1 3 1 30 2 20 GK 16+1 0 3 0 20 0 21 MF 20 1 0 0 20 1 25 MF 18 1 3 0 21 1 26 FW 13+2 1 3 3 18 4 28 FW 0+3 1 0 0 3 1 29 MF 3+13 0 0 0 16 0 30 GK 1 0 0 0 1 0 31 DF 16+3 1 1+1 0 21 1 32 FW 0+4 0 0 0 4 0 33 DF 13 0 2 0 15 0 35 MF 3+9 2 0+2 0 14 2 36 MF 14+11 0 0+3 0 28 0 37 FW 10+2 0 0 0 12 0 38 DF 1+1 0 0 0 2 0 39 FW 0+10 1 0+2 0 12 1 40 GK 1 0 0 0 1 0 44 DF 0+2 0 0 0 2 0 Player(s) transferred out but featured this season 21 MF 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
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.
Rank Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total 1 16 MF 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 31 DF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 21 MF 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 25 MF 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 13 DF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 36 MF 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 6 DF 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 19 DF 5 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 9 14 FW 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 10 10 MF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 11 26 FW 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 29 MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13 2 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 GK 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 37 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 39 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 44 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 43 1 4 2 0 0 45 1 4
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 and end of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
Rank Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup Total 1 20 5 0 5 2 1 2 0 2 Total 7 0 7
See also 2023–24 Western Sydney Wanderers FC (A-League Women) season
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