2017–18 Reading F.C. Women season
2017–18 season | |
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Manager | Kelly Chambers |
Stadium | Adams Park, High Wycombe |
FA WSL 1 | 4th |
FA Cup | Fourth round vs Birmingham City |
FA WSL Cup | Semifinal vs Arsenal |
Top goalscorer | League: Remi Allen (9) All: Brooke Chaplen (12) |
Highest home attendance | 1,379 vs Liverpool (12 May 2018) |
Lowest home attendance | 172 vs Bristol City (21 February 2018) |
Average home league attendance | 647 (12 May 2018) |
Season events
On 16 August, Reading signed Fara Williams from Arsenal Women to a two-year contract.[1]
On 3 January, Reading signed Natasha Harding from Liverpool to a long-term contract.[2]
Squad
- As of match played 20 May 2018
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age[lower-alpha 1]) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
1 | Mary Earps | GK | 7 March 1993 (aged 25) | Bristol Academy | 2016 | 2018[3] | ||||
21 | Grace Moloney | GK | 1 March 1993 (aged 25) | Academy | 2009 | |||||
Rose Kite | GK | 29 January 2001 (aged 17) | Academy | 2017 | ||||||
Defenders | ||||||||||
2 | Becky Jane | DF | 6 August 1996 (aged 21) | Chelsea | 2011 | 2019[4] | ||||
3 | Harriet Scott | DF | 10 February 1993 (aged 25) | Academy | 2009 | 2018[5] | ||||
5 | Molly Bartrip | DF | 1 June 1996 (aged 21) | Academy | 2014 | |||||
6 | Kirsty Pearce (captain) | DF | 19 April 1987 (aged 31) | Portsmouth | 2014 | 2018[6] | ||||
15 | Anna Green | DF | 20 August 1990 (aged 27) | Mallbackens | 2017[7] | |||||
22 | Jo Potter | DF | 13 November 1984 (aged 33) | Notts County Ladies | 2017[8] | |||||
37 | Evie Gane | DF | 10 December 1999 (aged 18) | Academy | 2017 | |||||
Midfielders | ||||||||||
4 | Fara Williams | MF | 25 January 1984 (aged 35) | Arsenal | 2017[1] | 2019[1] | ||||
7 | Rachel Furness | MF | 19 June 1988 (aged 29) | Sunderland | 2017[9] | |||||
8 | Remi Allen | MF | 15 October 1990 (aged 27) | Birmingham City | 2016 | |||||
18 | Jade Moore | MF | 22 October 1990 (aged 27) | Notts County Ladies | 2017[8] | |||||
20 | Natasha Harding | MF | 2 March 1989 (aged 30) | Liverpool | 2018[2] | |||||
23 | Rachel Rowe | MF | 13 September 1992 (aged 25) | Swansea City | 2015 | |||||
25 | Tamsin de Bunsen | MF | 30 July 1999 (aged 18) | Academy | 2017 | |||||
34 | Sophie O'Rourke | MF | 3 June 1999 (aged 18) | Academy | 2017 | |||||
36 | Emma Harries | MF | 29 March 2002 (aged 16) | Academy | 2017 | |||||
Niamh Reynolds | MF | 31 October 2001 (aged 16) | Academy | 2017 | ||||||
Forwards | ||||||||||
9 | Kirsty Linnett | FW | 24 September 1993 (aged 24) | Notts County | 2017[8] | |||||
10 | Lauren Bruton | FW | 22 November 1992 (aged 25) | Arsenal | 2013 | 2018[10] | ||||
19 | Brooke Chaplen | FW | 16 April 1989 (aged 29) | Sunderland | 2017[11] | |||||
20 | Melissa Fletcher | FW | 28 January 1992 (aged 26) | Academy | 2008 | 2018[12] | ||||
Out on loan | ||||||||||
17 | Charlie Estcourt | MF | 27 May 1998 (aged 19) | Chelsea | 2015 | [13] | ||||
Left during the season | ||||||||||
14 | Mandy van den Berg | DF | 26 August 1990 (aged 27) | Liverpool | 2017[14] |
- Age as of the end of the season
Transfers
In
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 August 2017 | MF | Fara Williams | Arsenal | Undisclosed | [1] | |
3 January 2018 | MF | Natasha Harding | Liverpool | Undisclosed | [2] |
Out
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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8 January 2018 | DF | Mandy van den Berg | Valencia | Undisclosed | [15] |
Released
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 June 2018 | DF | Harriet Scott | Birmingham City | 15 August 2018 | [16] | |
30 June 2018 | DF | Anna Green | Capital Football | |||
30 June 2018 | MF | Sophie O'Rourke | Grindavík | |||
30 June 2018 | FW | Kirsty Linnett | Liverpool | 11 August 2018 | [17] |
Pre-season
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GMT (UTC) |
Competitions
Women's Super League
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | +13 |
Last updated: 20 May 2018.
Source: See Results
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
24 September 2017 1 | Reading | 0–1 | Sunderland | High Wycombe |
12:30 BST (UTC+1) | Bartrip 44' Pearce 90' |
Report | Koren 6' Williams 76' |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 502 Referee: Stacey Pearson |
29 September 2017 2 | Liverpool | 0–3 | Reading | Widnes |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Williams 19' Allen 33' Chaplen 74' |
Stadium: DCBL Stadium Attendance: 481 Referee: Joe Hull |
8 October 2017 3 | Reading | 2–2 | Birmingham City | High Wycombe |
14:00 BST (UTC+1) | Chaplen 21' Moore 30' Bartrip 42' Allen 51' |
Report | Mannion 36' 45+2' (pen.) Carter 90+1' Pearce 90+3' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 655 Referee: Joshua Smith |
28 October 2017 4 | Bristol City | 0–5 | Reading | Filton |
17:30 GMT (UTC) | Matthews 36' Brown 43' |
Report | Williams 3' Rowe 17', 70', 80' Allen 20' Chaplen 32' Moore 36' |
Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 573 Referee: Scott Jackson |
12 November 2017 5 | Reading | 2–2 | Chelsea | High Wycombe |
12:30 GMT (UTC) | Allen 35' Chaplen 44' Pearce 80' Eriksson 90+2' (o.g.) |
Report | Thorisdottir 33' Carney 56' Aluko 75' Eriksson 90+2' |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 1,012 Referee: Rebecca Welch |
7 January 2018 6 | Reading | 2–5 | Manchester City | High Wycombe |
16:00 GMT (UTC) | Allen 34' Chaplen 41' Pearce 81' |
Report | Nadim 6' Emslie 32' Christiansen 43' Scott 56', 58' |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 951 Referee: Abby Marriott |
28 January 2018 7 | Reading | 0–0 | Arsenal | High Wycombe |
14:00 GMT (UTC) | Rowe 25' Furness 84' |
Report | Miedema 62' Evans 73' Nobbs 74' |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 690 Referee: Helen Byrne |
11 February 2018 8 | Everton | 2–1 | Reading | Widnes |
14:00 GMT (UTC) | Sweetman-Kirk 6' Kelly 23' Green 90+2' |
Report | Furness 38' 76' Pearce 45+2' Williams 68' |
Stadium: DCBL Stadium Attendance: 274 Referee: Lindsey Robinson |
21 February 2018 9 | Reading | 4–0 | Bristol City | High Wycombe |
19:45 GMT (UTC) | Pearce 30' Williams 52', 70' Chaplen 55' |
Report | Arthur 45+2' | Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 172 Referee: Will Finnie |
25 March 2018 10 | Chelsea | 2–2 | Reading | Kingston upon Thames |
14:00 GMT (UTC) | Chapman 17' Eriksson 17' Andersson 51' Kirby 77' |
Report | Chaplen 25' (pen.) Harding 45' Williams 47' Moore 82' |
Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Helen Byrne |
28 March 2018 11 | Reading | 3–0 | Yeovil Town | High Wycombe |
19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Chaplen 35' Allen 41' Bruton 53' Linnett 78' |
Report | Cousins 49' | Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 197 Referee: Dean Hulme |
1 April 2018 12 | Manchester City | 0–2 | Reading | Manchester |
14:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Allen 35' Pearce 61' Moore 74' Potter 81' |
Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,274 Referee: Helen Conley |
13 April 2018 13 | Yeovil Town | 0–4 | Reading | Yeovil |
19:45 BST (UTC+1) | J.Jones 64' T-j.Gauvain 83' Evans 90+3' |
Report | Allen 10', 13' Furness 53' 58' Harding 71' Rowe 85' |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 223 Referee: Phillip Eddie |
18 April 2018 14 | Arsenal | 3–1 | Reading | Borehamwood |
19:30 BST (UTC+1) | Little 9' Janssen 27' van de Donk 64' Williamson 83' |
Report | Williams 50' Harding 53' Furness 74' Pearce 78' |
Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Chris O'Donnell |
22 April 2018 15 | Reading | 3–0 | Everton | High Wycombe |
12:30 BST (UTC+1) | Moore 27' Allen 47' Bruton 73' Pearce 85' |
Report | Turner 31' James 45+2' Munsterman 80' |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 263 Referee: Rebecca Welch |
29 April 2018 16 | Sunderland | 0–2 | Reading | Hetton-le-Hole |
12:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Williams 39' 90+6' Furness 41' Rowe 60' Earps 75' Bruton 86' |
Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground Referee: Adam Herczeg |
12 May 2018 17 | Reading | 3–0 | Liverpool | High Wycombe |
14:00 BST (UTC+1) | Chaplen 5', 73' 83' Furness 67' Bruton 81' |
Report | Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 1,379 Referee: Lindsey Robinson |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chelsea (C, Q) | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 13 | +31 | 44 | Qualification for the Champions League |
2 | Manchester City (Q) | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 17 | +34 | 38 | |
3 | Arsenal | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 37 | |
4 | Reading | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 32 | |
5 | Birmingham City | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 30 | |
6 | Liverpool | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 28 | |
7 | Sunderland (R) | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 40 | −25 | 16 | Did not apply for a licence, Relegated to the FA Women's National League |
8 | Bristol City | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 47 | −34 | 16 | |
9 | Everton | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 14 | |
10 | Yeovil Town | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 54 | −52 | 2 |
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
FA Cup
4 February 2018 Fourth Round | Reading | 0–1 | Birmingham City | High Wycombe |
14:00 GMT (UTC) | Report | Ewers 34' | Stadium: Adams Park |
FA WSL Cup
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Reading | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 12 | Advance to Knock-out stage |
2 | Arsenal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 9 | |
3 | Watford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 4 | |
4 | Millwall Lionesses | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 3 | |
5 | London Bees | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 2 |
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
1 November 2017 1 | Reading | 4–0 | Watford | High Wycombe |
19:45 GMT (UTC) | Williams 5' Bartrip 45' Linnett 69' Green 90+1' |
Report | Stadium: Adams Park |
5 November 2017 2 | Arsenal | 1–2 | Reading | Borehamwood |
14:00 GMT (UTC) | Quinn 49' Mead 62' |
Report | Bruton 29' Allen 33' Williams 56', 63' |
Stadium: Meadow Park |
15 November 2017 3 | Reading | 4–0 | London Bees | Reading |
19:30 GMT (UTC) | Furness 50' 90' Pearce 57' Chaplen 60' Rowe 75' |
Report | Stadium: Madejski Stadium |
3 December 2017 4 | Millwall Lionesses | 0–5 | Reading | Rotherhithe |
14:00 GMT (UTC) | Report | Chaplen 38', 85' Furness 52', 65' Bruton 60' |
Stadium: St Paul's Sports Ground |
Squad statistics
- As of match played 20 May 2018
Appearances
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | WSL | FA Cup | FA WSL Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
1 | GK | Mary Earps | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2 | DF | Becky Jane | 11 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | |||
3 | DF | Harriet Scott | 12 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
4 | MF | Fara Williams | 24 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
5 | DF | Molly Bartrip | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
6 | DF | Kirsty Pearce | 23 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
7 | MF | Rachel Furness | 23 | 6 | 13+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
8 | MF | Remi Allen | 24 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
9 | FW | Kirsty Linnett | 19 | 3 | 3+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+4 | 2 | |||
10 | FW | Lauren Bruton | 24 | 5 | 16+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 2 | |||
11 | FW | Melissa Fletcher | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
15 | DF | Anna Green | 10 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 1 | |||
18 | MF | Jade Moore | 14 | 1 | 13+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
19 | FW | Brooke Chaplen | 24 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 4 | |||
20 | MF | Natasha Harding | 12 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
21 | GK | Grace Moloney | 11 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
22 | DF | Jo Potter | 23 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
23 | MF | Rachel Rowe | 24 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | |||
25 | MF | Tamsin de Bunsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
37 | DF | Evie Gane | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Players away from the club on loan: | |||||||||||||
Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season: | |||||||||||||
14 | DF | Mandy van den Berg | 6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
Goal scorers
Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | WSL | FA Cup | FA WSL Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | 19 | Brooke Chaplen | 8 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |
2 | MF | 4 | Fara Williams | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
3 | MF | 8 | Remi Allen | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
4 | MF | 7 | Rachel Furness | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
5 | MF | 23 | Rachel Rowe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
FW | 10 | Lauren Bruton | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
7 | DF | 6 | Kirsty Pearce | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
8 | FW | 9 | Kirsty Linnett | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
9 | MF | 18 | Jade Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 5 | Molly Bartrip | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
DF | 15 | Anna Green | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Total | 40 | 0 | 18 | 58 |
Clean sheets
Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | WSL | FA Cup | FA WSL Cup | Total |
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1 | GK | 1 | Mary Earps | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
2 | GK | 21 | Grace Moloney | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
Total | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Earps & Moloney both played in Reading's 2-0 victory over Sunderland on 29 April 2018
Disciplinary record
Number | Nation | Position | Name | WSL | FA Cup | FA WSL Cup | Total | |||||
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1 | GK | Mary Earps | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
4 | MF | Fara Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | Molly Bartrip | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
6 | DF | Kirsty Pearce | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
7 | MF | Rachel Furness | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | Remi Allen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
10 | FW | Lauren Bruton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
18 | MF | Jade Moore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
19 | FW | Brooke Chaplen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
20 | MF | Natasha Harding | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
21 | GK | Grace Moloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
22 | DF | Jo Potter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
23 | MF | Rachel Rowe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Players away on loan: | ||||||||||||
Players who left Reading during the season: | ||||||||||||
Total | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
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