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2023–24 Middlesbrough F.C. Women season

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Middlesbrough
2023–24 season
ChairmanSteve Gibson
ManagerMichael Mulhern
StadiumBishopton Road West
Riverside Stadium
Division One North2nd
FA CupThird qualifying round
WNL CupDetermining round
WNL PlateFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jessica Mett (9)
All: Jessica Mett
Lauren Robson (9)
Highest home attendance2,177 (vs. Stockport County, 17 September 2023)
Lowest home attendance213 (vs. Barnsley, 11 February 2024)
Average home league attendance659
Biggest win6–0 (vs. United of Manchester, 5 November 2023)
Biggest defeat1–4 (vs. Hull City, 3 September 2023)
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The 2023–24 season was the 48th season of competitive football in the history of Middlesbrough Football Club Women, their first since affiliation with the men's team,[1] and their second consecutive season in the FA Women's National League Division One North, the fourth level of English women's football. The club also participated in the FA Cup, the FA WNL Cup, and the FA WNL Plate.

Coinciding with affiliation, Michael Mulhern was announced as manager on 26 May 2023.[2] The season also marked the debut of the woman's team at the Riverside Stadium, a 0–0 draw against Stockport County on 17 September.[3] The club recorded their first win at the stadium on 10 March 2024, a 5–0 win against Doncaster Rovers.[4]

Squad

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As of 10 October 2023.[5]

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 England ENG Laura Wareham
2 DF England ENG Jane Harland
3 DF England ENG Emma Wallis
4 MF England ENG Bethany Guy
5 DF England ENG Ellen Packham
6 DF England ENG Abby Towers
7 FW England ENG Ellen Turnbull
8 FW England ENG Jessica Mett
9 FW England ENG Armani Maxwell
10 MF England ENG Lauren Robson
11 FW England ENG Ella Baker
12 MF England ENG Eve Marshall
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK England ENG Ruby Cook
14 DF England ENG Emma Foster
16 MF England ENG Francesca Ward
17 DF England ENG Millie Bell
18 MF England ENG Sarah Burn (captain)
19 FW United States USA Jolie Donzo
20 DF England ENG Rose McCarthy
21 FW England ENG Faye Dale
22 DF England ENG Daisy Burt (on loan from Newcastle United)
23 FW England ENG Nicole Havery
24 MF England ENG Michelle Brogden
25 FW England ENG Katie Ormerod

Transfers

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In

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Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
7 July 2023 DF England Abby Towers England Sunderland [6]
9 July 2023 MF England Sarah Burn England Durham Cestria [7]
9 July 2023 MF England Beth Guy England Newcastle United [7]
10 July 2023 DF England Ellen Packham England Newcastle United [8]
10 July 2023 DF England Emma Wallis England Newcastle United [8]
10 July 2023 DF England Rachel Hindle England Leeds United [8]
11 July 2023 DF England Millie Bell England Newcastle United [9]
11 July 2023 DF England Jane Harland England Newcastle United [9]
12 July 2023 DF England Rose McCarthy England Teesside RTC [10]
12 July 2023 FW England Ella Baker England Teesside RTC [10]
27 July 2023 FW England Ellen Turnbull England Durham Cestria [11]
1 August 2023 MF England Lauren Robson England Newcastle United [12]
30 August 2023 FW United States Jolie Donzo England Durham Cestria [13]
21 September 2023 FW England Nicole Havery England Chester-le-Street Town [14]
10 October 2023 FW England Katie Ormerod England Norton & Stockton Ancients [15]
14 January 2024 MF England Michelle Brogden United States Concord Mountain Lions [16]
29 January 2024 FW England Faye Dale England Durham Cestria [17]

Loans in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
19 February 2024 DF England Daisy Burt England Newcastle United End of season [18]

Competitions

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Division One North

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Main article: 2023–24 FA Women's National League § Division One North

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hull City (C, P) 22 17 2 3 63 24 +39 53 Promotion to FA WNL Premier Division
2 Middlesbrough 22 13 7 2 45 21 +24 46
3 Durham Cestria 22 13 4 5 41 16 +25 43
4 Barnsley 22 13 4 5 50 27 +23 43
5 Stockport County 22 9 8 5 33 22 +11 35
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2024. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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 13 7 2 45 21  +24 46 7 3 1 24 6  +18 6 4 1 21 15  +6

Last updated: 5 May 2024.
Source: FA WNL Division 1 North

Results by round

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAHAAHHAHHAAHAHAHAAH
ResultDLWWDDWWWDWWWWDDWWWWDL
Position6954444423332111111122
Source: FA WNL Division 1 North
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The FA Women's National League fixtures were released on 17 July.[19]

20 August 2023 1 Middlesbrough 0–0 Norton & Stockton Ancients Stockton
15:00 BST Report White Yellow card 58' Stadium: Bishopton Road West
3 September 2023 2 Hull City 4–1 Middlesbrough Barton
14:00 BST Lynskey 13', 62', 90+4'
Knight 70' (pen.)		 Report Guy 18' Stadium: Easy Buy Stadium
6 September 2023 3 Middlesbrough 1–0 Durham Cestria Redcar
19:45 BST Towers 42' Report Forster Yellow card 90+1' Stadium: Green Lane Stadium
10 September 2023 4 Leeds United 0–1 Middlesbrough Garforth
14:00 BST Report Packham 18' Stadium: Bannister Prentice Stadium
17 September 2023 5 Middlesbrough 0–0 Stockport County Middlesbrough
14:00 BST Report Houghton Yellow card 56' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 2,177
24 September 2023 6 Barnsley 0–0 Middlesbrough Barnsley
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Houghton Main
8 October 2023 7 Doncaster Rovers 1–4 Middlesbrough Doncaster
14:00 BST Willoughby 74' Report Havery 32'
Mett 53', 66'
Turnbull 86'		 Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
11 October 2023 8 Middlesbrough 1–0 Chester-le-Street Stockton
19:45 BST Marshall 21' Report Stadium: Bishopton Road West
5 November 2023 9 Middlesbrough 6–0 F.C. United of Manchester Stockton
14:00 GMT Robson 8', 59', 85'
Turnbull 41', 61'
Burn 55' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Bishopton Road West
17 December 2023 10 Chorley 1–1 Middlesbrough Chorley
14:00 GMT Newhouse 44' Report Mett 50' Stadium: Blainscough Park
Note: Fixture originally scheduled for 29 October 2023.[20]
7 January 2024 11 Middlesbrough 2–0 Hull City Stockton
14:00 GMT Turnbull 14'
Towers 43'		 Report Stadium: Bishopton Road West
14 January 2024 12 Middlesbrough 3–1 Leeds United Stockton
14:00 GMT Robson 4'
Mett 54'
Burn 85' (pen.)		 Report Rousseau 21' Stadium: Bishopton Road West
21 January 2024 13 Stockport County 1–3 Middlesbrough Stockport
14:00 GMT Davies 5' Report Robson 49'
Havery 60'
Mett 81'		 Stadium: Stockport Sports Village
4 February 2024 14 York City 2–3 Middlesbrough York
14:00 GMT Hemmings 37'
Singleton 54'		 Report Turnbull 14'
Havery 29'
Mett 85'		 Stadium: York Sports Stadium
Note: Fixture originally scheduled for 3 December 2023.[21]
11 February 2024 15 Middlesbrough 3–3 Barnsley Stockton
14:00 GMT Havery 45'
Mett 52'
Marshall 81'		 Report Beck 12'
Harland 32' (o.g.)
Pierrepont 43'		 Stadium: Bishopton Road West
21 February 2024 16 Durham Cestria 0–0 Middlesbrough Bishop Auckland
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Heritage Park
10 March 2024 17 Middlesbrough 5–0 Doncaster Rovers Middlesbrough
14:00 GMT Turnbull 5', 90'
Packham 19'
Burn 24' (pen.)
Mett 40'		 Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 1,651
13 March 2024 18 Chester-le-Street 2–3 Middlesbrough Chester-le-Street
19:45 GMT Ashton 24'
Jackson 90'		 Report Havery 44'
Mett 59'
Dale 66'		 Stadium: Moor Park
24 March 2024 19 Middlesbrough 3–0 Chorley Stockton
14:00 GMT Havery 2', 32'
Turnbull 81'		 Report Stadium: Bishopton Road West
31 March 2024 20 F.C. United of Manchester 1–2 Middlesbrough Manchester
14:00 GMT Gordon 20' Report Robson 5'
Burn 32'		 Stadium: Broadhurst Park
21 April 2024 21 Norton & Stockton Ancients 3–3 Middlesbrough Stockton
14:00 BST Milne-Redhead 21'
Owens 68'
Boyle 78'		 Report Robson 63', 83'
Dale 90'		 Stadium: Norton Sports Complex
5 May 2024 22 Middlesbrough 0–2 York City Stockton
14:00 BST Report Holder 54' (pen.)
Rolandsen 83'		 Stadium: Bishopton Road West

FA Cup

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Main article: 2023–24 Women's FA Cup
22 October 2023 Third qualifying round Middlesbrough 0–0
(2–4 p)		 Hull City Stockton
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Bishopton Road West
Penalties
  • Towers soccer ball with red X
  • Wallis soccer ball with check mark
  • Donzo soccer ball with check mark
  • Mett soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark Tanser
  • soccer ball with check mark Hunt
  • soccer ball with red X Watters
  • soccer ball with check mark Thompson
  • soccer ball with check mark Knight

FA WNL Cup

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Main article: 2023–24 FA Women's National League Cup
27 August 2023 Determining round Huddersfield Town 5–3 Middlesbrough Huddersfield
14:00 BST Abdullahi 3', 80'
Nsangou 28'
O’Connor 51'
Sanderson 72'		 Report Robson 42'
Donzo 63'
Ward 88'
Stadium: Stafflex Arena

FA WNL Plate

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Main article: 2023–24 FA Women's National League Plate
1 October 2023 First round Sutton Coldfield Town 3–1 Middlesbrough Sutton Coldfield
14:00 BST Jeffries 1', 68', Yellow card 87'
Woolston 31'
Finn Yellow card 37'		 Report Marshall 38' Stadium: Central Ground

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of 5 May 2024

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

No. Pos Nat Player Total D1N FA Cup WNL Cup WNL Plate
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG Laura Wareham 23 0 21 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
13 GK England ENG Ruby Cook 6 0 1+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF England ENG Jane Harland 14 0 11+1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF England ENG Emma Wallis 11 0 7+1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF England ENG Ellen Packham 25 2 22 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
6 DF England ENG Abby Towers 23 2 20 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
14 DF England ENG Emma Foster 13 0 9+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
17 DF England ENG Millie Bell 18 0 12+4 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0
20 DF England ENG Rose McCarthy 9 0 4+4 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
22 DF England ENG Daisy Burt 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF England ENG Bethany Guy 18 1 15+1 1 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
10 MF England ENG Lauren Robson 24 9 20+1 8 1 0 1 1 1 0
12 MF England ENG Eve Marshall 18 3 6+9 2 1 0 1 0 1 1
16 MF England ENG Francesca Ward 6 1 3+1 0 0 0 0+1 1 1 0
18 MF England ENG Sarah Burn 25 4 22 4 1 0 1 0 1 0
24 MF England ENG Michelle Brogden 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW England ENG Ellen Turnbull 25 8 22 8 1 0 1 0 1 0
8 FW England ENG Jessica Mett 18 9 16 9 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
9 FW England ENG Armani Maxwell 7 0 2+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW England ENG Ella Baker 8 0 2+4 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0
21 FW England ENG Faye Dale 6 2 2+4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW England ENG Nicole Havery 17 7 13+2 7 1 0 0 0 1 0
25 FW England ENG Katie Ormerod 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared but left during the season
19 FW United States USA Jolie Donzo 10 1 1+7 0 0+1 0 0+1 1 0 0
22 DF England ENG Rachel Hindle 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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Rank No. Nat. Po. Name D1N FA Cup WNL Cup WNL Plate Total
1 8 England FW Jessica Mett 9 0 0 0 9
10 England MF Lauren Robson 8 0 1 0 9
2 7 England FW Ellen Turnbull 8 0 0 0 8
3 23 England FW Nichole Havery 7 0 0 0 7
4 18 England MF Sarah Burn 4 0 0 0 4
5 12 England MF Eve Marshall 2 0 0 1 3
6 5 England DF Ellen Packham 2 0 0 0 2
6 England DF Abby Towers 2 0 0 0 2
21 England FW Faye Dale 2 0 0 0 2
7 4 England MF Bethany Guy 1 0 0 0 1
16 England MF Francesca Ward 0 0 1 0 1
19 United States FW Jolie Donzo 0 0 1 0 1
Total 45 0 3 1 49

Awards

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FA WNL Division One Manager of the Month

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Key
  • Pos – Position in the table at the end of the month
Month Manager M W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos Result Ref.
January England Michael Mulhern 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 2nd Won [22]

References

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  1. ^ "Middlesbrough Women Football Club officially join Championship club". BBC Sport. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Club Welcomes Middlesbrough FC Women". Middlesbrough F.C. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  3. ^ "County Ladies claim a point at the Riverside…". Stockport County F.C. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Match Review: Boro Women 5 Donny Belles 0". Middlesbrough F.C. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Teams – Women's". Middlesbrough Football Club. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  6. ^ "MFC Women Sign Abby Towers". Middlesbrough F.C. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Sarah Burn and Beth Guy Next To Join MFC Women". Middlesbrough F.C. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "Three More New Signings Join Middlesbrough Women". Middlesbrough F.C. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Millie Bell And Jane Harland Are MFC Women's Newest Additions". Middlesbrough F.C. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  10. ^ a b "RTC Youngsters Join MFC Women". Middlesbrough F.C. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Ellen Turnbull Becomes MFC Women Signing Number 11". Middlesbrough F.C. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Lauren Robson Returns To Middlesbrough FC Women". Middlesbrough F.C. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Jolie Donzo Joins Boro Women". Middlesbrough F.C. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Nichole Havery Joins Boro Women". Middlesbrough F.C. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Katie Ormerod Returns to Boro Women". Middlesbrough F.C. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Get To Know: Shelly Brogden". Middlesbrough F.C. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  17. ^ "Faye Dale Joins Boro Women". Middlesbrough F.C. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Daisy Burt joins Middlesbrough Women on loan". Newcastle United F.C. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  19. ^ "MFC Women 2023/24 Fixtures Released". Middlesbrough F.C. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  20. ^ "Rearranged Chorley Match Confirmed For Boro Women". Middlesbrough F.C. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Change Of Venue And Date For Upcoming Boro Women Games". Middlesbrough F.C. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  22. ^ "Michael Mulhern Named Manager Of The Month". Middlesbrough F.C. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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