Anjishnu Roy 29/05/2025 6comments  |  Jump to last

Hannah Forshaw has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of Everton Women. 

Currently the chief operating officer of The Jockey Club, she will take charge of the women’s team for the 2025/26 WSL season. 

Everton Women will play their home games at the historic Goodison Park from next season, following the men’s team’s move to the Hill Dickinson Stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock. It is expected to be an exciting chapter for the women’s team as the move to the Grand Old Lady will bring a lot more exposure and eyeballs to Brian Sorensen’s side.

“Hannah is an outstanding leader and the perfect person to guide Everton Women into an exciting new era, as Goodison Park becomes the largest dedicated women's football stadium in the world,” said Everton CEO Angus Kinnear.

“She brings with her a wealth of experience in driving growth and delivering notable change across football and in the world of racing. Those credentials will be crucial as the custodian of Goodison’s legacy, and in delivering the bold vision for our new home. Her skillset is exactly what is needed to ensure our ambitions can be fulfilled on and off the pitch, and we all look forward to her arrival.”

Forshaw is a Women in Football Committee member during her time as Vice President of Operations at Liverpool. She joined The Jockey Club as Group Operations Director in 2023 following 12 years at Anfield, and became the COO in 2024.

She is a chartered accountant with a master's degree in Business Administration from the Liverpool Business School and brings a wealth of experience from a range of senior roles across sport.

“It’s clear the Club’s owners, The Friedkin Group, have big plans for Everton Women, and the opportunity to lead the team tasked with bringing those plans to fruition is hugely exciting,” she said following her appointment.

“Turning Goodison into the permanent home for Everton Women is a real statement of intent. The ambition is to build an Everton team in our new home that makes our fans proud and which challenges for honours. I’m looking forward to working with Brian Sørensen, the players and everybody at the Club as we strive to fulfil that vision.”

Everton Women finished eighth in the WSL table with 24 points this season.

 

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Martin Berry
1 Posted 29/05/2025 at 15:23:34
Welcome to Everton and good luck.
Phil Roberts
2 Posted 29/05/2025 at 17:04:27
Nice to see that you can turn away from the Dark Side.
You see, Anakin, not all was lost.
John Gall
3 Posted 29/05/2025 at 18:04:14
Great that the club has taken such a positive, progressive position on the women's team. Good luck with it all. I hope ToffeeWeb will be covering the women's team more next season.
Colin Glassar
4 Posted 29/05/2025 at 19:15:40
Can she play right back?
Danny O'Neill
5 Posted 29/05/2025 at 19:26:45
A good move and investment by Everton.

The club is changing and the owners are putting their stamp on it.

The women's game is evolving and it's good to see Everton getting in the game with the statement of retaining our spiritual home. If anyone needed a signal that they understand the club, that was definitely one.

Get the U21s and U18s playing there too.

Hopefully, this will also see Everton get out there on the local parks in the city, where I am sure there are plenty of talented girls and boys at grass roots level.

Paul Ferry
6 Posted 29/05/2025 at 23:03:14
Great news. The Women's game is coming on in leaps and bounds in nearly every sense: quality, investment, tv coverage, professionalisation, representation, and now union membership.

Would love to see us invest in our ladies and giving them The Old Lady is a significant statement. It would be great to see them show our fellas how to be a top 4 team.

UTFTL!

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