Western Sydney Wanderers FC (A-League Women)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women
Full name	Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club
Nickname(s)	Wander Women
Founded	2012; 12 years ago
Ground	Marconi Stadium;
Capacity	9,000
Head coach	Robbie Hooker
League	A-League Women
2023–24	7th of 12
Website	Club website
	Current season

Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club is an Australian women's soccer club based in the western region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 2012, it is the affiliated women's team of the A-League team Western Sydney Wanderers. The team currently competes in the A-League Women, the top tier of women's soccer in Australia.

History

The announcement of the creation of Western Sydney Wanderers FC on 4 April 2012 by the then FFA CEO Ben Buckley was soon followed by the announcement of an associated women's team which would compete in the W-League.^[1] On 5 July 2012, Stephen Roche was announced the inaugural head coach for the team.^[2] On 17 July 2014, Norm Boardman was appointed head coach for the team.^[3] On 20 May 2016, Richard Byrne was appointed head coach, with Leah Blayney appointed assistant coach and Davide Del Giovine goalkeeping coach.^[4] In October 2017, former Western Sydney Wanderers player Catherine Cannuli and Ryan Doidge joined Byrne as his assistant coaches.^[5]

The Wanderers made finals for the first time in 2019/20. They finished fourth after the Home & Away season.

Led by youngster Courtney Nevin, a local product, Matilda midfielder Ella Mastrantonio and foreign stars Denise O'Sullivan, Lynn Williams and Dolan Medallist Kristen Hamilton, the Wander Women had an impressive season.

Players

Current squad

As of 6 August 2024^[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	AUS	Gemma Ferris
4	DF	AUS	Madison McComasky
5	DF	AUS	Lauren Keir
6	MF	AUS	Amy Chessari (scholarship)
7	MF	AUS	Amy Harrison
8	MF	AUS	Olivia Price
9	FW	AUS	Sophie Harding
10	MF	AUS	Melissa Caceres
11	MF	AUS	Danika Matos


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	DF	AUS	Ella Buchanan
15	DF	AUS	Cushla Rue
17	FW	AUS	India Breier
19	MF	AUS	Talia Younis (scholarship)
20	GK	AUS	Sham Khamis
25	FW	AUS	Holly Caspers
31	GK	AUS	Keely Segavcic
32	MF	AUS	Bethany Gordon
—	MF	AUS	Angelique Hristodoulou

Head coaches

Dates	Name	Ref.
2012–2014	Stephen Roche	^[7]
2014–2016	Norm Boardman	^[8]
2016–2018	Richard Byrne	^[9]
2018–2019	Dan Barrett	^[10]
2019–2021	Dean Heffernan	^[11]
2021–2022	Catherine Cannuli	^[12]
2022–2023	Kat Smith	^[13]
2023–	Robbie Hooker	^[14]

Season by season record

Season	A-League Women										Top scorer
Season	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Pos	Finals	Name	Goals
2012–13	12	4	1	7	19	23	–4	13	6 / 8	—	Louise Fors	5
2013–14	12	2	3	7	17	23	–6	9	7 / 8	—	Catherine Cannuli	6
2014	12	2	2	8	14	42	–28	8	8 / 8	—	Keelin Winters	5
2015–16	12	3	3	6	15	25	–10	12	7 / 9	—	Five players	2
2016–17	12	4	1	7	14	29	–15	13	8 / 9	—	Katie Stengel	6
2017–18	12	3	2	7	13	21	–8	11	8 / 9	—	Erica Halloway	3
2018–19	12	1	1	10	11	30	–19	4	9 / 9	—	Kylie Ledbrook	3
2019–20	12	7	1	4	24	20	+4	22	4 / 9	Semi-finals	Kristen Hamilton	7^[15]
2020–21	12	4	1	7	13	21	–8	13	6 / 9	—	Rosie Galea	4
2021–22	14	1	4	9	7	27	–20	7	9 / 10	—	Ashlie Crofts	3

Champions	Runners-up	Third Place

- Bold denotes a current club player
- Italics denotes an active statistic

Broadcasting

Select games are broadcast via local radio station Hawkesbury Radio 89.9FM and streamed live on the station's website.^[16]

Records and statistics

Record Win: 5–0 vs. Sydney FC, 20 December 2019^[17]
Record Defeat: 10–1 vs. Perth Glory, 5 October 2014
Most Goals by a Player in a Game: 3 – Kristen Hamilton vs. Brisbane Roar, 28 November 2019^[18]
Most Wins in a Row: 3 – 14 November 2019 to 28 November 2019
Longest Undefeated Streak: 6 matches – 14 November 2019 to 26 December 2019
Most Goals In a Regular season: 7 goals: Kristen Hamilton (in the 2019–20 season)^[19]
Longest Period Without Conceding a Goal: 312 minutes – 7 December 2019 to 12 January 2020. Goalkeeper: Abby Smith

Most appearances

Caitlin Cooper holds the record for most league appearances with 69 as of 30 June 2021.

Last updated 24 November 2018

	Name	Years	Regular Season	Total
1	Linda O'Neill	2012–2016	41	41
2	Helen Caceres	2013–2017	40	40
3	Erica Halloway	2015–present	38	38
4	Michelle Carney	2013–2016	34	34
5	Jada Mathyssen-Whyman	2015–2020	33	33
6=	Alix Roberts	2015–2018	25	25
6=	Chloe O'Brien	2014–2018	25	25
8	Jessica Seaman	2012–2014	24	24
9=	Hannah Beard	2014–2016	23	23
9=	Ellie Carpenter	2015–2017	23	23
9=	Keelin Winters	2014–2016	23	23

Leading scorers

Catherine Cannuli holds the record for most league goals with 8 (including finals) as of the start of the 2019/20 season.

Servet Uzunlar scored the first two goals in Wanderer’s history, be it men or women, when she netted a double in the Wanderers 3–2 loss against Adelaide United on 20 October 2012.

Last updated 16 March 2020

Competitive, professional matches only

	Name	Years	W-League	Total
1	Catherine Cannuli	2012–13 to 2013–14	8	8
=2	Keelin Winters	2014 to 2015–16	7	7
=2	Kristen Hamilton	2019–20	7	7^[19]
=4	Michelle Carney	2013–14 to 2015–16	6	6
=4	Erica Halloway	2015–16 -present	6	6