Overview
- West Ham confirmed the head coach’s exit on Thursday after an 11-game league start that produced five points and just one WSL win.
- The club said results had not met expectations and stated that recruitment for a new women’s team head coach is under way with no further comment.
- The Hammers sit 11th in the WSL and will face Manchester City in a League Cup quarter-final on Sunday without a permanent manager named.
- Appointed in summer 2023 as the club’s first female head coach of the WSL era, Skinner oversaw 11th- and 9th-place finishes and a League Cup semi-final last season.
- Skinner’s tenure yielded 18 wins from 69 matches, reported as an 18% win rate, with a 2-2 draw against bottom side Liverpool last weekend extending a three-match winless run.