The 2023–24 season was Chelsea Women's 32nd competitive season and 14th consecutive season in the FA Women's Super League, the top flight of English women's football. It was Chelsea's last season under manager Emma Hayes as she left the club at the end of the season to become the new manager of the United States women's national team. Chelsea competed in the domestic league as four-time defending champions since the 2019–20 season, and retained the title for the fifth consecutive time.
Squad information
First team squad
Name Nat Since Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Zećira Mušović 2021 Rosengård 16 Nicky Evrard 2023 OH Leuven 24 Hannah Hampton 2023 Aston Villa Defenders 3 Aniek Nouwen 2021 PSV 4 Millie Bright (captain) 2014 Doncaster Rovers Belles 7 Jess Carter 2018 Birmingham City 12 Ashley Lawrence 2023 Paris Saint-Germain 15 Ève Périsset 2022 Bordeaux 18 Maren Mjelde 2016 Avaldsnes IL 21 Niamh Charles 2020 Liverpool 26 Kadeisha Buchanan 2022 Lyon 29 Jorja Fox 2021 Homegrown 39 Nathalie Björn 2023 Everton Midfielders 5 Sophie Ingle 2018 Liverpool 6 Sjoeke Nüsken 2023 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 Melanie Leupolz 2020 Bayern Munich 11 Guro Reiten 2019 LSK Kvinner 19 Johanna Rytting Kaneryd 2022 BK Häcken 22 Erin Cuthbert 2016 Glasgow City 28 Jelena Čanković 2022 FC Rosengård Forwards 2 Mia Fishel 2023 Tigres 9 Catarina Macario 2023 Olympique Lyonnais 10 Lauren James 2021 Manchester United 14 Fran Kirby 2015 Reading 20 Sam Kerr 2019 Chicago Red Stars 23 Maika Hamano 2023 INAC Kobe Leonessa 33 Aggie Beever-Jones 2021 Homegrown 35 Mayra Ramírez 2024 Levante
New contracts Player/ManagerDateContract endSource 10 FW Lauren James 1 June 2023 2027 18 DF Maren Mjelde 4 June 2023 2024 32 GK Emily Orman 3 August 2023 2025 — MF Lexi Potter 3 September 2023 2026 25 FW Lucy Watson 15 September 2023 2025 11 MF Guro Reiten 2 December 2023 2026 21 DF Niamh Charles 19 January 2024 2027 33 FW Aggie Beever-Jones 28 January 2024 2026
Transfers and loans
In
PlayerTransferred FromFeeDateSource DF Alejandra Bernabé Real Sociedad Undisclosed 23 June 2023 GK Nicky Evrard OH Leuven Undisclosed 1 July 2023 MF Sjoeke Nüsken Eintracht Frankfurt Undisclosed 1 July 2023 MF Catarina Macario Olympique Lyonnais Undisclosed 1 July 2023 DF Ashley Lawrence Paris Saint-Germain Undisclosed 1 July 2023 GK Hannah Hampton Aston Villa Free 4 July 2023 DF Brooke Aspin Bristol City Undisclosed 7 July 2023 FW Mia Fishel Tigres Undisclosed 3 August 2023 MF Wieke Kaptein Twente Undisclosed 4 September 2023 DF Nathalie Björn Everton Undisclosed 10 January 2024 FW Mayra Ramírez Levante Undisclosed 26 January 2024
Out
PlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource DF Magdalena Eriksson Bayern Munich Free 1 July 2023 FW Pernille Harder Bayern Munich Free 1 July 2023 FW Emma Thompson Southampton Undisclosed 18 August 2023 MF Jessie Fleming Portland Thorns Undisclosed 31 January 2024 GK Ann-Katrin Berger NJ/NY Gotham FC Undisclosed 19 April 2024
Loan out PlayerToDateUntilSource FW Maika Hamano Hammarby IF 13 January 2023 December 2023 DF Alejandra Bernabé Real Sociedad 1 July 2023 End of season DF Brooke Aspin Bristol City 7 July 2023 End of season FW Reanna Blades Lewes 19 July 2023 End of season GK Emily Orman Reading 3 August 2023 End of season MF Charlotte Wardlaw Glasgow City 15 August 2023 End of season DF Alsu Abdullina Paris FC 23 August 2023 End of season MF Lexi Potter Crystal Palace 3 September 2023 End of season MF Wieke Kaptein Twente 4 September 2023 End of season GK Nicky Evrard Brighton & Hove Albion 14 September 2023 9 January 2024 FW Lucy Watson Crystal Palace 15 September 2023 End of season DF Cerys Brown Watford 31 January 2024 End of season MF Kateřina Svitková Slavia Prague 5 February 2024 End of season
Management team
{|class="wikitable" |- !Position !Staff |- |Manager|| Emma Hayes |- |Assistant manager|| Paul Green |- |rowspan="2"|Assistant coach | Denise Reddy |- | Tanya Oxtoby |- |Head of technical/Goalkeeping coach|| Stuart Searle |- |Movement coach|| Harry McCulloch |- |Scouting co-ordinator and academy coach|| TJ O'Leary |- |Performance analyst|| Ferdia O'Hanrahan
Kit
Pre-season
Competitions
Women's Super League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
FA Cup
League Cup
Knockout phase
UEFA Women's Champions League
Group stage Chelsea were drawn into Group D alongside Real Madrid, BK Häcken and Paris FC.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="16"|Goalkeepers:
|colspan="16"|Defenders:
|colspan="16"|Midfielders:
|colspan="16"|Forwards:
|colspan="16"|Players loaned out or have left the club:
Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.
PlayerFA WSLFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueTotal1FW10 Lauren James13111162FW33 Aggie Beever-Jones11110133MF6 Sjoeke Nüsken8022124MF11 Guro Reiten70029FW20 Sam Kerr400596MF22 Erin Cuthbert410387FW14 Fran Kirby302168FW35 Mayra Ramírez310159MF19 Johanna Rytting Kaneryd4000410FW2 Mia Fishel11013DF21 Niamh Charles2001312FW9 Catarina Macario11002FW23 Maika Hamano2000214DF4 Millie Bright10001MF5 Sophie Ingle00011MF8 Melanie Leupolz10001DF12 Ashley Lawrence10001DF16 Maren Mjelde00011MF17 Jessie Fleming10001DF26 Kadeisha Buchanan10001DF39 Nathalie Björn10001Own goal(s)20013
Clean sheets Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.
PlayerFA WSLFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueTotal1GK24 Hannah Hampton6112102GK1 Zećira Mušović411283GK30 Ann-Katrin Berger20002
Disciplinary records Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.
Pos. No. Name MF5 Sophie Ingle100000000100200MF6 Sjoeke Nüsken100100000000200DF7 Jess Carter200100000000300MF8 Melanie Leupolz200000000000200FW10 Lauren James500100200000800MF11 Guro Reiten000100000000100DF12 Ashley Lawrence100000000000100DF15 Ève Périsset000000000100100MF17 Jessie Fleming100000000000100DF21 Niamh Charles110000000100210MF22 Erin Cuthbert100000100000200FW23 Maika Hamano000000100000100GK24 Hannah Hampton100000000000100DF26 Kadeisha Buchanan100000000110110MF28 Jelena Čanković100000000000100FW33 Aggie Beever-Jones000000100000100
Awards
References