2018–19 Chelsea F.C. Women season

The 2018–19 season was Chelsea Women's 27th competitive season and 9th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. It was the first season after the naming switch from Chelsea Ladies FC and also the first season in the rebranded FA WSL.[1] The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Chelsea
2018–19 season
ChairmanBruce Buck
ManagerEmma Hayes
StadiumKingsmeadow
FA WSL3rd
FA CupSemi-finals
League CupSemi-finals
Champions LeagueSemi-finals

Squad information

First team squad
As of 4 January 2019.[2]
    No. Name Nat Since Date of birth (Age) Signed from
    Goalkeepers
    1 Hedvig Lindahl 2014 (1983-04-29) 29 April 1983 Kristianstads DFF
    12 Lizzie Durack 2018 (1994-05-20) 20 May 1994 Everton
    28 Carly Telford 2017 (1987-07-07) 7 July 1987 Notts County
    30 Ann-Katrin Berger 2019 (1990-10-09) 9 October 1990 Birmingham City
    Defenders
    2 Maria Thorisdottir 2017 (1993-06-05) 5 June 1993 Klepp
    3 Hannah Blundell 2013 (1994-05-25) 25 May 1994 Homegrown
    4 Millie Bright (vice-captain) 2014 (1993-08-21) 21 August 1993 Doncaster Rovers Belles
    6 Anita Asante 2018 (1985-04-27) 27 April 1985 FC Rosengård
    11 Ali Riley 2018 (1987-10-30) 30 October 1987 FC Rosengård
    16 Magdalena Eriksson 2017 (1993-09-06) 6 September 1993 Linköpings
    20 Jonna Andersson 2017 (1993-01-02) 2 January 1993 Linköpings
    21 Deanna Cooper 2017 (1993-06-19) 19 June 1993 London Bees
    25 Jade Bailey 2016 (1995-11-11) 11 November 1995 Arsenal
    Midfielders
    5 Sophie Ingle 2018 (1991-09-02) 2 September 1991 Liverpool
    7 Jessica Carter 2018 (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 Birmingham City
    8 Karen Carney (captain) 2016 (1987-08-01) 1 August 1987 Birmingham City
    10 Ji So-yun 2014 (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 INAC Kobe Leonessa
    18 Maren Mjelde 2017 (1989-11-06) 6 November 1989 Avaldsnes IL
    24 Drew Spence 2008 (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 Homegrown
    Forwards
    14 Fran Kirby 2015 (1993-06-29) 29 June 1993 Reading
    15 Beth England 2016 (1994-06-03) 3 June 1994 Doncaster Rovers Belles
    17 Adelina Engman 2018 (1994-10-11) 11 October 1994 Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
    22 Erin Cuthbert 2016 (1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 Glasgow City
    23 Ramona Bachmann 2017 (1990-10-25) 25 October 1990 Wolfsburg

    New contracts
    No. Pos Player Contract end Date Source
    10 MF Ji So-yun 2020 21 May 2018 [3]
    18 MF Maren Mjelde 2021 29 May 2018 [4]
    14 FW Fran Kirby 2021 1 June 2018 [5]
    16 DF Magdalena Eriksson 2021 21 August 2018 [6]
    4 DF Millie Bright 2021 22 August 2018 [7]

    Transfers

    In
    No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
    GK Lizzie Durack Everton Undisclosed 8 June 2018 [8]
    MF Sophie Ingle Liverpool Undisclosed 14 June 2018 [9]
    MF Jessica Carter Birmingham City Undisclosed 19 June 2018 [10]
    DF Ali Riley FC Rosengård Undisclosed 26 June 2018 [11]
    FW Adelina Engman Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC Undisclosed 29 June 2018 [12]
    GK Ann-Katrin Berger Birmingham City Undisclosed 4 January 2019 [13]

    Out
    No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
    MF Katie Chapman Retired 10 May 2018 [14]
    FW Eniola Aluko Juventus Free 16 May 2018 [15]
    DF Claire Rafferty West Ham United Free 17 May 2018 [16]
    GK Becky Spencer West Ham United Free 21 May 2018 [17]
    GK Fran Kitching Sheffield United Free 22 May 2018 [18]
    FW Gemma Davison Reading Free 13 June 2018 [19]
    DF Gilly Flaherty West Ham United Undisclosed 25 June 2018 [20]

    Coaching staff
    Position Staff
    Manager Emma Hayes
    Assistant Manager Paul Green
    Coach TJ O'Leary
    Head of Player Development Robert Udberg

    Source: Chelsea F.C.

    Non-competitive

    Pre-season
    2 August 2018 Friendly Montpellier 3–2 Chelsea Montpellier
    18:00 EST Cayman  11'
    Le Bihan  45', 63'    		 Report Cuthbert  37'
    Ji  70'    		 Stadium: Domaine de Grammont
    5 August 2018 Friendly FC Barcelona 1–1 Chelsea Barcelona
    19:00 EST Bárbara  78' Report Carney  90+1' Stadium: Mini Estadi
    8 August 2018 Friendly Chelsea 3–0 Juventus Kingston upon Thames
    19:00 BST Bachmann  42'
    Mjelde  86'
    Kirby  90'    		 Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow

    Competitions

    Women's Super League
    Main article: 2018–19 FA WSL

    Matches
    Sun 9 Sept 2018 1 Chelsea 0–0 Manchester City Kingston upon Thames
    14:00 BST Eriksson  53' Report
    		Stadium: Kingsmeadow
    Attendance: 2,501
    Referee: Rebecca Welch
    Wed 19 Sept 2018 2 Bristol City 0–0 Chelsea Bristol
    19:00 BST Report Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
    Attendance: 459
    Referee: Stacey Pearson
    Sun 23 Sept 2018 3 Everton 0–0 Chelsea Southport
    14:00 BST Report
    		Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium
    Attendance: 213
    Referee: Helen Conley
    Sun 30 Sept 2018 4 Chelsea 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Kingston upon Thames
    14:00 BST
    		Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
    Attendance: 1,175
    Referee: Abby Marriott
    Sun 14 Oct 2018 5 Chelsea 0–5 Arsenal Kingston upon Thames
    14:00 BST Spence  63' Report K. Little  21' (pen.)
    Miedema  38', 57'
    Nobbs  52', 67'    		 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
    Attendance: 2,020
    Referee: Sam Purkiss
    Sun 21 Oct 2018 6 Birmingham City 0–0 Chelsea Solihull
    12:30 BST
    		Report Bright  48' Stadium: Automated Technology Group Stadium
    Attendance: 1,177
    Referee: Amy Fearn
    Sun 28 Oct 2018 7 Chelsea 1–0 Liverpool Kingston upon Thames
    14:00 GMT
    		Report Babajide  65' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
    Attendance: 1,528
    Referee: Stacey Pearson
    Sun 4 Nov 2018 8 West Ham United 0–2 Chelsea Rush Green
    15:00 GMT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
    Attendance: 962
    Referee: Paul Howard
    Sun 18 Nov 2018 9 Chelsea 5–0 Yeovil Town Kingston upon Thames
    14:00 GMT Bright  20'
    Ji  27'
    Cuthbert  42'
    Bachmann  45'
    Carney  76'
    England  79'    		 Report Cousins  40' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
    Attendance: 1,484
    Referee: Kirsty Dowle
    Sun 2 Dec 2018 10 Chelsea 1–0 Reading Kingston upon Thames
    14:00 GMT Ji  49' Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
    Attendance: 1,741
    Referee: Lucy Oliver
    Sun 9 Dec 2018 11 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–4 Chelsea Crawley
    14:30 GMT Report
    		Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
    Attendance: 733
    Referee: David Rick
    Sun 6 Jan 2019 12 Chelsea 3–0 Everton Kingston upon Thames
    14:00 BST
    		Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
    Attendance: 3,221
    Referee: Lee Brennan
    Sun 13 Jan 2019 13 Arsenal 1–2 Chelsea Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
    12:30 BST Miedema  80' Report Cuthbert  26', 63'
    Carney  38'
    Ingle  80'    		 Stadium: Meadow Park
    Attendance: 3,019
    Referee: Rebecca Welch
    Sun 27 Jan 2019 14 Chelsea 2–3 Birmingham City Kingston upon Thames
    14:00 BST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Kingsmeadow
    Attendance: 2,053
    Referee: Helen Conley
    Sun 10 Feb 2019 15 Manchester City 2–2 Chelsea Manchester
    14:00 BST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Academy Stadium
    Attendance: 3,078
    Referee: Matthew Dicicco
    Wed 20 Feb 2019 16 Chelsea 6–0 Bristol City Kingston upon Thames
    19:30 BST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Kingsmeadow
    Attendance: 1,821
    Referee: Tom Bishop
    Thur 14 Mar 2019 17 Liverpool 0–4 Chelsea Birkenhead
    20:00 BST L. Little  39' Report
    		Stadium: Prenton Park
    Attendance: 237
    Referee: Joe Hull
    Sun 31 Mar 2019 18 Chelsea 1–1 West Ham United Kingston upon Thames
    14:00 BST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Kingsmeadow
    Attendance: 2,854
    Referee: Stacey Pearson
    Sun 21 Apr 2019 19 Yeovil Town 0–8 Chelsea Dorchester
    15:00 BST Report
    		Stadium: The Avenue Stadium
    Attendance: 843
    Referee: Gary Parsons
    Sun 12 May 2019 20 Reading 2–3 Chelsea Buckinghamshire
    14:00 BST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Adams Park
    Attendance: 612
    Referee: Abigail Bryne

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Arsenal (C) 20 18 0 2 70 13 +57 54 Qualification for the Champions League
    2 Manchester City 20 14 5 1 53 17 +36 47
    3 Chelsea 20 12 6 2 46 14 +32 42
    4 Birmingham City 20 13 1 6 29 17 +12 40
    5 Reading 20 8 3 9 33 30 +3 27
    Source: FA WSL
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
    (C) Champion.

    Results summary
    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    20 12 6 2 46 14  +32 42 6 2 2 21 9  +12 6 4 0 25 5  +20

    Last updated: 2 December 2018.
    Source: FA WSL

    Results by matchday
    Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920
    ResultDDDWLDWWWWWWWLDWWDWW
    Position55655544333333333333
    Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2019. Source: FA WSL
    W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    FA Cup
    Main article: 2018–19 Women's FA Cup
    Sun 3 Feb 2019 Fourth Round Proper Everton 0–2 Chelsea Cheshire
    15:00 BST Report Spence  66'
    Blundell  90+2'    		 Stadium: The Select Security Stadium
    Referee: Dean Watson
    Sun 17 Feb 2019 Fifth Round Proper Chelsea 3–0 Arsenal Kingston upon Thames
    14:00 BST
    		Report Mitchell  69' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
    Attendance: 2,232
    Referee: Paul Howard
    Sun 17 Mar 2019 Quarter-finals Durham 0–1 Chelsea Durham
    12:00 BST Report Ji  28' Stadium: New Ferens Park
    Attendance: 1,629
    Referee: David Richardson
    Sun 14 Apr 2019 Semi-finals Manchester City 1–0 Chelsea Manchester
    15:30 BST Wullaert  60'
    Stanway  75'
    Eriksson  90+2' (o.g)    		 Report Ingle  17' Stadium: Academy Stadium
    Referee: Rebecca Welch

    WSL Cup
    Main article: 2018–19 FA Women's League Cup

    Group 1 South

    Sun 19 Aug 2018 1 Chelsea 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Kingston upon Thames
    14:00 BST Spence  45'
    Kirby  68'
    England  87'    		 Report Whelan  59'  77' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
    Attendance: 1,095
    Referee: Jack Packman
    Sun 26 Aug 2018 2 London Bees 1–6 Chelsea Canons Park
    14:00 BST Pickett  44' Report Bachmann  7', 45'
    Spence  9', 36'
    Kirby  79'
    England  81'    		 Stadium: The Hive Stadium
    Attendance: 374
    Referee: Neil Morrison
    Sun 16 Sept 2018 3 Crystal Palace 0–4 Chelsea London
    14:00 BST Nuttall  31'
    Nash  68'    		 Report
    		Stadium: The H2T Group Stadium
    Attendance: 476
    Referee: David Spain
    Wed 5 Dec 2018 4 Chelsea 7–0 Yeovil Town Kingston upon Thames
    19:30 GMT
    		Stadium: Kingsmeadow
    Attendance: 916
    Referee: Lisa Benn
    Wed 12 Dec 2018 5 Tottenham Hotspur 0–5 Chelsea Cheshunt
    19:30 GMT Naz  69' Report
    		Stadium: Cheshunt Stadium
    Attendance: 358
    Referee: Abigail Marriott
    Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Chelsea 5 5 0 0 0 25 2 +23 15 Advance to Knock-out stage
    2 Brighton & Hove Albion 5 3 0 1 1 15 8 +7 10
    3 Crystal Palace 5 2 1 0 2 10 12 −2 8
    4 Tottenham Hotspur 5 1 1 1 2 9 12 −3 6
    5 London Bees 5 1 1 0 3 9 19 −10 5
    6 Yeovil Town 5 0 0 1 4 2 17 −15 1
    Source: thefa.com
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

    Knockout rounds
    Wed 9 Jan 2019 Quarter-finals Chelsea 4–0 Reading Kingston upon Thames
    19:30 GMT
    		Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
    Attendance: 973
    Referee: Abigail Marriott
    Wed 6 Feb 2019 Semi-finals Chelsea 0–2 Manchester City Kingston upon Thames
    19:30 GMT
    		Report Parris  49', 81' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
    Attendance: 1,358
    Referee: David Rock

    Champions League
    Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League

    Round of 32
    Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase
    SFK 2000 0–5 Chelsea
    		 Report
    Attendance: 2,200
    Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark)
    Chelsea 6–0 SFK 2000
    Spence  4'
    Kirby  31', 77'
    Mjelde  50'
    Blundell  86'
    Cuthbert  90'    		 Report
    Attendance: 667
    Referee: Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland)

    Chelsea won 11–0 on aggregate.

    Round of 16
    Chelsea1–0 Fiorentina
    		 Report
    Attendance: 804
    Fiorentina0–6 Chelsea
    Report
    Attendance: 3,015
    Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

    Chelsea won 7–0 on aggregate.

    Quarter-finals
    Chelsea 2–0 Paris Saint-Germain
    		 Report
    Attendance: 2,616
    Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
    Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Chelsea
    		 Report
    Attendance: 13,220
    Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)

    Chelsea won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Semi-finals
    Lyon 2–1 Chelsea
    		 Report
    Attendance: 22,911
    Chelsea 1–1 Lyon
    		 Report
    Attendance: 4,670
    Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)

    Lyon won 3–2 on aggregate.

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