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2022–23 Ipswich Town F.C. Women season

Ipswich Town F.C. Women
2022-2023 season
Manager	Joe Sheehan
Stadium	AGL Arena, Felixstowe
FA Women's National League South	5th
FA Women's National League Cup	First Round
Women's FA Cup	First Round
Top goalscorer	League: Thomas/Grey (2); All: Thomas (4)
Home colours	Away colours

The 2022-23 season is the second consecutive season for Ipswich Town F.C. Women at third tier level - the FA Women's National League Southern Premier Division. They will also compete for the FA Women's National League Cup and the Women's FA Cup.

First-team Squad

Number	Position	Name
1	GK	Sarah Quantrill
2	CB / RB / RWB	Maria Boswell
3	RB / RWB	Summer Hughes
4	CM	Blue Wilson
5	CB / CM	Bonnie Horwood
6	CB	Lucy Egan
7	FW	Natasha Thomas
8	CB / LB / CM / LM	Abbie Lafayette
9	FW	Maddie Biggs
10	CM / AM	Eloise King
11	LW	Anna Grey

Number	Position	Name
12	CB	Olivia Smith
13	GK	Nina Meollo
14	FW	Zoe Barratt
15	AM	Lucy O'Brien
16	CM	Nia Evans
17	RW	Sophie Peskett
18	CM	Kyra Robertson
19	CM / AM	Freya Godfrey [dual registration with Arsenal U21s]
20	CB	Megan Wearing
21	CM	Sarah Bresero-Carreira
22	CB	Sara Smith-Walter

First-team coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Joe Sheehan
Assistant Manager	Charlie Baxter
Head of Performance	Nicola Stolworthy
Performance Psychologist	Dr Jack Mitchell
Sports Therapist	Lois Wright
Goalkeeper Coach	Paul Walker

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Position	Nation	Transferred From	Transfer Details	Ref
20/09/2022	Freya Godfrey	CM / AM		Arsenal W.F.C. U21s	Dual registration arrangement	^[1]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Transferred To	Transfer Details	Ref
11/05/2022	Issy Bryant	AM / FW	University of North Carolina	Mutual Consent	^[2]
09/06/2022	Lindsey Cooper	CB	Needham Market Women's FC	Free Transfer	^[3]
05/07/2022	Eva Hubbard	RB	Needham Market Women's FC	Free Transfer	^[4]
06/07/2022	Paige Peake	CB	Southampton FC Women	Undisclosed	^[5]
16/09/2022	Leonie Jackson	GK	Needham Market Women's FC	Dual registration arrangement	^[6]
17/09/2022	Abbie Jackson	CB	Cambridge United FC Women	Free Transfer	^[7]

Preseason friendlies

16 July 2022	AFC Wimbledon Women	0-2	Ipswich Town F.C. Women	Wimbledon
16:45 BST	Barratt 11' Biggs 90+'	Report		Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium

24 July 2022	Ipswich Town F.C. Women	2-0	Cambridge United FC Women	Felixstowe
14:00 BST	Thomas 32' Bresero-Carreira 79'	Report		Stadium: AGL Arena

31 July 2022	Ipswich Town F.C. Women	2-0	Charlton Athletic W.F.C.	Felixstowe
14:00 BST		Report	Addison 56' Follis 61'	Stadium: AGL Arena

14 August 2022	Wolverhampton Wanderers W.F.C.	2-4	Ipswich Town F.C. Women	Telford
14:00 BST	A.Hughes 28' Dicken 90+'	Report	S.Hughes 8' Thomas 15, 47' Barratt 62'	Stadium: New Bucks Head

Competitions

FA Women's National League Southern Premier Division

Main article: 2022–23 FA Women's National League

The fixtures for the 2022-23 FA Women's National League Southern Premier Division season were announced on 18 July 2022, with matches commencing from Sunday 21 August.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Oxford United	6	4	2	0	14	2	+12	14
2	Portsmouth	6	4	1	1	16	4	+12	13
3	Watford FC	5	3	1	1	12	5	+7	10
4	London Bees	6	3	1	2	8	10	−2	10
5	Ipswich Town	5	3	0	2	6	5	+1	9
6	Cheltenham Town	6	3	0	3	10	17	−7	9
7	MK Dons	5	2	1	2	11	9	+2	7
8	Plymouth Argyle	6	2	0	4	6	11	−5	6
9	Bridgwater United	6	1	2	3	5	7	−2	5
10	Gillingham	4	1	1	2	7	8	−1	4
11	Billericay Town Ladies	6	1	1	4	5	12	−7	4
12	Crawley Town	5	0	2	3	3	13	−10	2

Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2022. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/womens-premier-league-south/table

Results

21 August 2022	Ipswich Town F.C. Women	0-3	Portsmouth F.C. Women	Felixstowe
14:00 BST		Report	Lane 42' Quirk 62, 72'	Stadium: AGL Arena Attendance: 520

28 August 2022	Ipswich Town F.C. Women	1-2	Gillingham W.F.C.	Felixstowe
14:00 BST	Grey 17'	Report	Grant 57' Chamney-Farrand 65 (pen)'	Stadium: AGL Arena Attendance: 335

31 August 2022	Billericay Town F.C. Ladies	1-2	Ipswich Town F.C. Women	Billericay
19:45 BST		Report	Thomas 62'	Stadium: New Lodge

18 September 2022	Ipswich Town F.C. Women	1-0	Bridgwater United W.F.C.	Felixstowe
14:00 BST	Grey 6'	Report		Stadium: AGL Arena Attendance: 303

2 October 2022	Ipswich Town F.C. Women	3-0	Crawley Wasps F.C.	Felixstowe
14:00 BST	Horwood 19 (pen)' Godfrey 28' Thomas 90+'	Report		Stadium: AGL Arena Attendance: 302

FA Women's National League Cup

Main article: FA Women's National League Cup

The draw for the 2022-23 FA Women's National League Cup Determining Round was announced on 13 August 2022, with ties scheduled for Sunday 11th September. These were later postponed out of respect to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, and instead played on Sunday 25 September.

Results

25 September 2022 Determining Round	Queens Park Rangers FC Women	0-7	Ipswich Town F.C. Women	Hanwell
14:00 BST		Report	Lafayette 24, 45' Evans 38' Biggs 66' Thomas 71, 79' Grey 90+'	Stadium: Powerday Stadium

Women's FA Cup

Main article: Women's FA Cup

Ipswich Town F.C. Women will join the 2022-23 Women's FA Cup at the first round proper stage with ties played on the weekend of Sunday 13 November 2022. The draw date is to be confirmed.

References

^ "GODFREY JOINS TRACTOR GIRLS". Ipswich Town FC Women. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
^ "BRYANT TO LEAVE BLUES". Ipswich Town FC Women. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
^ "LONG-SERVING COOPER TO LEAVE TOWN". Ipswich Town FC Women. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
^ "HUBBARD TO LEAVE TRACTOR GIRLS". Ipswich Town FC Women. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
^ "PEAKE DEPARTS TOWN". Ipswich Town FC Women. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
^ "JACKSON JOINS NEEDHAM MARKET". Ipswich Town FC Women. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
^ "JACKSON DEPARTS TOWN FOR U'S". Ipswich Town FC Women. Retrieved 2022-10-04.

[1] "GODFREY JOINS TRACTOR GIRLS". Ipswich Town FC Women. Retrieved 2022-10-04.

[2] "BRYANT TO LEAVE BLUES". Ipswich Town FC Women. Retrieved 2022-10-04.

[3] "LONG-SERVING COOPER TO LEAVE TOWN". Ipswich Town FC Women. Retrieved 2022-10-04.

[4] "HUBBARD TO LEAVE TRACTOR GIRLS". Ipswich Town FC Women. Retrieved 2022-10-04.

[5] "PEAKE DEPARTS TOWN". Ipswich Town FC Women. Retrieved 2022-10-04.

[6] "JACKSON JOINS NEEDHAM MARKET". Ipswich Town FC Women. Retrieved 2022-10-04.

[7] "JACKSON DEPARTS TOWN FOR U'S". Ipswich Town FC Women. Retrieved 2022-10-04.

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