The 2022–23 season was Nottingham Forest Women's fifth consecutive season in the FA Women's National League Northern Premier Division, which stands at level three of the women's football league pyramid.
The club won the FA Women's National League Northern Premier Division, but failed to gain promotion to the Women's Championship having lost in the Championship Play Off final to Watford.
Forest also won the FA Women's National League Cup, beating Watford 3-2 in the final.
Squad information
First team squad
Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Since Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Emily Batty 18 July 2021 Sheffield United 18 Aja Aguirre 1 July 2019 Aston Villa Defenders 2 Lyndsey Harkin 1 February 2016 Doncaster Rovers Belles 3 Georgia Hewitt 1 August 2018 Derby County 4 Lauren Purchase 9 August 2022 Aston Villa 5 Olivia Cook 1 July 2019 Doncaster Rovers Belles 14 Arryana Daniels 1 September 2021 Temple Owls 15 Laura-Jayne O'Neill 1 July 2017 Notts County 21 Hayley James 1 August 2020 Leicester City 32 Emily Jacobs - Academy Midfielders 6 Charlotte Steggles 1 August 2020 Leicester City 11 Amy West 8 July 2021 Aston Villa 12 Niamh Reynolds 1 August 2020 Reading 17 Rosetta Taylor 7 October 2022 Valencia 19 Becky Anderson - 2 July 2021 Coventry United 23 MacKenzie Smith 27 July 2022 Leicester City 27 Naomi Powell 28 July 2021 NC State Wolfpack Forwards 7 Sophie Domingo 1 July 2022 Derby County 8 Mai Moncaster 1 September 2019 Leicester City 9 Yasmin Mosby 8 August 2022 Concord Mountain Lions 10 Iris Achterhof 30 July 2022 Sunderland 16 Gianna Mitchell - 1 February 2022 Florida State Seminoles 22 Charlotte Greengrass - 1 September 2020 Aston Villa
Squad Changes Transfers In DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef. 30 July 2022 FW Iris Achterhof Sunderland Free agent 8 August 2022 FW Yasmin Mosby Concord Mountain Lions Free agent 12 August 2022 FW Sophie Domingo Derby County Free agent 7 October 2022 MF Rosetta Taylor Valencia Free agent
Transfers Out DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef.
Loans In Date fromPos.PlayerFromDurationRef. 27 July 2022 MF MacKenzie Smith Leicester City Season-long loan 9 August 2022 DF Lauren Purchase Aston Villa Season-long loan
Loans Out Date fromPos.PlayerToDurationRef.
Released DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubDate signedRef. 30 June 2022 FW Rosie Axten Stoke City 30 June 2022 DF Sophia Bonser Loughborough Lightning 30 June 2022 MF Sophie Bramford Stoke City 8 July 2022 30 June 2022 DF Rachel Brown Sheffield United 5 July 2022 30 June 2022 MF Alice Higginbottom Chelsea 30 June 2022 FW Lagan Makin Retired 30 June 2022 FW Katie Middleton Loughborough Lightning 30 June 2022 DF Grace Walters Loughborough Lightning
New contracts Date Pos. Player Contract length Ref.
Competitions
Overall record
FA Women's National League Northern Premier Division
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Women's FA Cup
Matches
FA Women's National League Cup
Matches
Statistics
Overall
No.Pos.PlayerLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal1 GK 2200030002000270002 DF 2201030005100301103 DF 12 (5)10031002 (2)00017 (7)2004 DF 0 (2)000100020003 (2)0005 DF 19 (3)2103000600028 (3)2106 MF 21 (1)10000 (2)000411025 (3)11107 FW 19 (1)10202 (1)1003 (2)00024 (4)11208 FW 15 (4)61010003 (3)20019 (7)8108 FW 9 (8)9003200530017 (8)140010 FW 0 (1)000000011001 (1)10011 MF 17 (3)4203300500025 (3)72012 MF 9 (8)2001 (1)0000 (6)10010 (15)30014 DF 8 (10)30022003 (2)10013 (12)60015 DF 7 (2)10000001 (2)0008 (4)10016 FW 2 (15)2001 (1)0001 (2)3104 (18)51017 MF 0 (12)2001 (2)2000 (4)1001 (18)50018 GK 0 (1)000000040004 (1)00019 MF 225301 (1)0105 (1)32028 (2)86021 DF 14 (2)11020003 (2)02019 (4)13022 FW 2217101 (2)0005 (1)51028 (3)222023 MF 0 (4)010000030003 (4)01027 MF 2 (18)0002 (1)0003 (3)0007 (22)00032 DF 0 (1)000000000000 (1)000
Goalscorers
RankNo.Pos.PlayerLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal1 22 FW 17 0 5 222 9 FW 9 2 3 143 6 MF 10 0 1 11 7 FW 10 1 0 115 8 FW 6 0 2 8 19 MF 5 0 3 87 11 MF 4 3 0 78 14 DF 3 2 1 69 16 FW 2 0 3 5 17 MF 2 2 1 511 12 MF 2 0 1 312 5 DF 2 0 0 2 3 DF 1 1 0 214 15 DF 1 0 0 1 21 DF 1 0 0 1 2 DF 0 0 1 1 10 FW 0 0 1 1Own Goals 6 0 0 6Totals 81 11 22 114
Assists
RankNo.Pos.PlayerLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal1 2 DF 5 0 0 5 21 DF 3 0 2 53 16 FW 4 0 0 4 7 FW 2 0 2 45 22 FW 3 0 0 3 6 MF 3 0 0 3 9 FW 2 0 1 3 19 MF 1 0 2 3 8 FW 1 1 1 310 12 MF 2 0 0 2 23 MF 1 0 1 212 14 DF 1 0 0 1 5 DF 1 0 0 1 3 DF 1 0 0 1 15 DF 1 0 0 1 17 MF 0 0 1 1Totals 31 1 10 42
Clean sheets
RankNo.Pos.PlayerLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal1 1 GK 11 1 1 132 18 GK 0 0 1 1Totals 11 1 2 14
Hat-tricks
PlayerAgainstResultDateCompetitionRef.Wem Town (A)5 – 127 November 2022 Women's FA CupAFC Fylde (A)12 – 115 January 2023 WNL Northern Premier DivisionBoldmere St. Michaels (H)4 – 019 February 2023 WNL Northern Premier Division
References
External links Official site