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Brighton & Hove Albion
2021–22 season
ChairmanTony Bloom
ManagerHope Powell
StadiumBroadfield Stadium, Crawley
Falmer Stadium, Falmer
WSL7th
FA CupFourth round
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Inessa Kaagman and
Aileen Whelan
(4 goals)
All:
4 players
(4 goals)
Highest home attendance3,566 vs Leicester City (WSL – 14 November 2021)
Lowest home attendance631 vs Reading (FA Cup – 30 January 2022)
Average home league attendance1,766
Biggest win0–5 vs Birmingham City (WSL – 12 September 2021)
Biggest defeat0–6 vs Manchester City
(WSL – 9 January 2022)
All statistics correct as of 8 May 2022.

The 2021–22 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season was the club's 31st season in existence and their fourth in the FA 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.

Summary

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Brighton only played two pre-season matches where they came away without a win after a 6–1 away loss at Everton, but a respectable 1–1 draw against Manchester United being played in Loughborough.[1][2]

The Seagulls opening match of the 2021–22 season was played at Falmer Stadium where they came out on top winning 2–0 over West Ham with a penalty from Inessa Kaagman and Lee Geum-min adding the second, pouncing on The Hammers poor defence, in front of a crowd of 2,264.[3] A week later, Brighton thrashed Birmingham City in a 5–0 away victory to take them top of the WSL table after the second round of matches.[4] Brighton's first loss of the season came in their third match in a 1–0 home loss to Aston Villa on 26 September.[5] The Seagulls ended Tottenham Hotspur's 100% winning start of the season on 10 October, after winning 2–1 at home with goals from Lee Geum-min and Victoria Williams to take Brighton up to fifth.[6]

On 31 October, Brighton were beaten 3–0 away at Arsenal in the semi-final of the 2020–21 FA Cup, which was delayed from the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

The Seagulls returned to Falmer Stadium on 14 November, where Maisie Symonds scored a 90+3rd-minute winner, the only goal of the game in the 1–0 win over Leicester City, their third league victory on the bounce.[8]

Brighton were knocked out of the League Cup in the group stage after losing 3–0 away at West Ham on 15 December.[9] Their fixture against Arsenal four days later was postponed due to growing fears of Covid–19 cases.[10]

After not playing since 12 December, the Seagulls were thrashed via Manchester City's second half blitz in the 6–0 home thumping loss on 9 January 2022.[11] After four consecutive defeats, Brighton were able to keep a clean sheet and take a point in the 0–0 home draw against defending league champions Chelsea on 23 January, but still go five games without a goal.[12] Four days later The Seagulls finally scored their first goal since 14 November, with Emma Koivisto scoring the opener away at Arsenal, however they went on to lose 2–1.[13]

Three days later, Brighton were knocked out by Reading in the FA Cup fourth round in the thrilling 3–2 home loss where Emma Koivisto scored her second goal in as many games.[14][15] Brighton won their first match since 14 November, to end a nine match winless run in all competitions, by beating Reading 4–1 at home on 13 February, with Kayleigh Green netting a hat-trick and Koivisto netting her fourth of the season.[16]

Squad

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As of 13 February 2022[17]

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 Republic of Ireland IRL Megan Walsh
2 DF Finland FIN Emma Koivisto
3 DF England ENG Felicity Gibbons
4 MF England ENG Danielle Bowman (captain)
5 DF Netherlands NED Danique Kerkdijk
6 DF England ENG Maya Le Tissier
7 FW England ENG Aileen Whelan
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Megan Connolly
9 FW South Korea KOR Lee Geum-min
10 MF Netherlands NED Inessa Kaagman
12 MF England ENG Libby Bance
15 FW Wales WAL Kayleigh Green
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW England ENG Ellie Brazil
17 DF Sweden SWE Emma Kullberg (on loan from BK Häcken)
18 FW England ENG Danielle Carter
19 MF England ENG Emily Simpkins
20 DF England ENG Victoria Williams
21 MF Sweden SWE Julia Zigiotti Olme (on loan from BK Häcken)
24 MF England ENG Maisie Symonds
25 GK England ENG Francis Angel
29 FW England ENG Faith Nokuthula
34 DF Belgium BEL Léa Cordier
40 GK England ENG Katie Startup

Preseason

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15 August 2021 Friendly Everton 6–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Halewood
15:00
Report
Stadium: Finch Farm
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
28 August 2021 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Manchester United Loughborough
12:00
  • Unconfirmed
Report
Stadium: Loughborough University
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
WSL 5 September 2022 8 May 2022 Matchday 1 7th 22 8 2 12 24 38 −14 036.36
FA Cup 30 January 2022 30 January 2022 Fourth Round Fourth round 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
League Cup 13 October 2021 15 December 2021 Group stage Group stage 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 033.33
Total 26 9 2 15 27 45 −18 034.62

Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions

FA Women's Super League

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Main article: 2021–22 FA WSL

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 8 2 12 24 38  −14 26 4 2 5 11 18  −7 4 0 7 13 20  −7

Last updated: 8 May 2022.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHAH
ResultWWLLWWWLLLLDLLWWLWLLLD
Position2157543347788887866777
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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5 September 2021 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 West Ham United Falmer
14:00
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 2,264
Referee: Emily Heaslip
12 September 2021 2 Birmingham City 0–5 Brighton & Hove Albion Birmingham
14:00 Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 525
Referee: Lucy May
26 September 2021 3 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Aston Villa Crawley
14:00 Report Gielnik 48' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,140
Referee: Lisa Benn
2 October 2021 4 Chelsea 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Kingston upon Thames
11:30
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 2,480
Referee: Amy Fearn
10 October 2021 5 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Crawley
14:00
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,213
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
6 November 2021 6 Everton 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Liverpool
17:30
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 502
Referee: Lucy May
14 November 2021 7 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Leicester City Falmer
14:00
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 3,566
Referee: Lisa Benn
21 November 2021 8 Reading 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Reading
14:00
Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 733
Referee: Helen Conley
12 December 2021 9 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Manchester United Crawley
12:30
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,776
Referee: Abigail Byrne
19 December 2021 Arsenal P–P Brighton & Hove Albion Borehamwood
18:45 Stadium: Meadow Park
Note: Postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Arsenal[18]
9 January 2022 10 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–6 Manchester City Crawley
12:00
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,445
Referee: Emily Heaslip
16 January 2022 11 Leicester City 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
14:00
Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 1,667
Referee: Abigail Byrne
23 January 2022 12 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Chelsea Crawley
12:30 Report Harder Yellow card 33' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,746
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
27 January 2022 13 Arsenal 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Borehamwood
19:30
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,617
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Note: Rescheduled from 19 December 2021
6 February 2022 14 Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Canons Park
14:00
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 557
Referee: Lauren Impey
13 February 2022 15 Brighton & Hove Albion 4–1 Reading Crawley
14:00
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,159
Referee: Carl Brook
5 March 2022 16 Aston Villa 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Walsall
11:30 Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 496
Referee: Louise Saunders
13 March 2022 17 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–3 Arsenal Crawley
18:45
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,535
Referee: Tom Reeves
27 March 2022 18 West Ham United 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Dagenham
15:00 Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,411
Referee: Paul Howard
3 April 2022 19 Manchester United 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Leigh
12:00
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 1,524
Referee: Abigail Byrne
23 April 2022 20 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–3 Birmingham City Crawley
14:00
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,209
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
30 April 2022 21 Manchester City 7–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester
11:30
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,377
Referee: Amy Fearn
8 May 2022 22 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Everton Crawley
12:00
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,371
Referee: Louise Saunders

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Tottenham Hotspur 22 9 5 8 24 23 +1 32
6 West Ham United 22 7 6 9 23 33 −10 27
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 22 8 2 12 24 38 −14 26
8 Reading 22 7 4 11 21 40 −19 25
9 Aston Villa 22 6 3 13 13 40 −27 21
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Women's FA Cup

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Main article: 2021–22 Women's FA Cup

As a member of the first tier, Brighton will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

30 January 2022 Fourth round Brighton & Hove Albion 2–3 Reading Crawley
14:00
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 631
Referee: Lucy May

FA Women's League Cup

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Main article: 2021–22 FA Women's League Cup

Group stage

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13 October 2021 Group stage Birmingham City 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Birmingham
19:30
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Referee: Lisa Benn
17 November 2021 Group stage Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 London City Lionesses Crawley
19:00 Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
15 December 2021 Group stage West Ham United 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Dagenham
19:30
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road

Pos Team
 Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 West Ham United 3 3 0 0 0 8 0 +8 9 Advances to knock-out stage
2 London City Lionesses 3 1 1 0 1 3 3 0 5 Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 −3 3
4 Birmingham City 3 0 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
15 July 2021 FW England Danielle Carter England Reading [19]
13 August 2021 FW South Korea Lee Geum-min England Manchester City [20]

Loans in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
26 July 2021 FW England Rinsola Babajide England Liverpool 8 January 2022 [21]
2 September 2021 GK England Fran Stenson England Arsenal 7 November 2021 [22]
1 January 2022 DF Sweden Emma Kullberg Sweden BK Häcken End of 2022–23 season [23]
MF Sweden Julia Zigiotti Olme Sweden BK Häcken End of 2022–23 season [23]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
20 May 2021 MF England Kirsty Barton England Crystal Palace [24][25]
MF England Jodie Brett Retired [24]
GK Norway Cecilie Fiskerstrand Norway LSK Kvinner [24][26]
FW Republic of Ireland Rianna Jarrett England London City Lionesses [24][27]
MF Finland Nora Heroum Italy Lazio [24][28]
MF England Hollie Olding England Charlton Athletic [24][29]
DF Northern Ireland Laura Rafferty England Southampton [24][30]
DF England Bethan Roe England Charlton Athletic [24][29]
DF New Zealand Rebekah Stott Australia Melbourne City [24][31]
10 June 2021 DF England Ellie Hack England Lewes [32]
13 February 2022 MF Nigeria Juliet Adebowale England Watford [33]

Loans out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
19 August 2021 GK England Katie Startup England Liverpool 5 December 2021 [34]
27 January 2022 MF England Katie Robinson England Charlton Athletic End of season [35]

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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As of 8 May 2022

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No. Pos Nat Player Total FA WSL FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Megan Walsh 24 0 20 0 1 0 3 0
25 GK England ENG Francis Angel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
40 GK England ENG Katie Startup 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Finland FIN Emma Koivisto 26 4 21+1 3 1 1 2+1 0
3 DF England ENG Felicity Gibbons 18 0 10+5 0 1 0 2 0
4 DF England ENG Danielle Bowman 4 0 0+2 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF Netherlands NED Danique Kerkdijk 21 0 17+3 0 0 0 0+1 0
6 DF England ENG Maya Le Tissier 25 1 21 1 0+1 0 3 0
17 DF Sweden SWE Emma Kullberg 14 0 11+2 0 1 0 0 0
20 DF England ENG Victoria Williams 24 2 21 2 0 0 2+1 0
34 DF Belgium BEL Léa Cordier 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Midfielders
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Megan Connolly 24 1 16+4 0 0+1 0 1+2 1
10 MF Netherlands NED Inessa Kaagman 22 4 17+3 4 0 0 1+1 0
12 MF England ENG Libby Bance 7 0 1+2 0 1 0 2+1 0
19 MF England ENG Emily Simpkins 14 0 6+6 0 1 0 1 0
21 MF Sweden SWE Julia Zigiotti Olme 12 2 6+5 2 0+1 0 0 0
24 MF England ENG Maisie Symonds 20 1 1+15 1 1 0 2+1 0
Forwards
7 FW England ENG Aileen Whelan 26 4 18+4 4 1 0 2+1 0
9 FW South Korea KOR Lee Geum-min 19 2 13+3 2 0 0 1+2 0
15 FW Wales WAL Kayleigh Green 20 4 9+9 3 1 1 1 0
16 FW England ENG Ellie Brazil 22 0 12+7 0 1 0 2 0
18 FW England ENG Danielle Carter 21 2 17+4 2 0 0 0 0
29 FW England ENG Faith Nokuthula 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Players away from the club on loan:
22 MF England ENG Katie Robinson[35] 9 0 1+5 0 0 0 3 0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
11 FW England ENG Rinsola Babajide[21] 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 1 0

Note

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