2017–18 Reading F.C. Women season

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Reading FC Women
2017–18 season
ManagerKelly Chambers
StadiumAdams Park, High Wycombe
FA WSL 14th
FA CupFourth round vs Birmingham City
FA WSL CupSemifinal vs Arsenal
Top goalscorerLeague: Remi Allen (9)
All: Brooke Chaplen (12)
Highest home attendance1,379 vs Liverpool
(12 May 2018)
Lowest home attendance172 vs Bristol City
(21 February 2018)
Average home league attendance647 (12 May 2018)
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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[a]) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Mary Earps England GK (1993-03-07)7 March 1993 (aged 25) Bristol Academy 2016 2018[3]
21 Grace Moloney Republic of Ireland GK (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 25) Academy 2009
England GK (2001-01-29)29 January 2001 (aged 17) Academy 2017
Defenders
2 Becky Jane England DF (1996-08-06)6 August 1996 (aged 21) Chelsea 2011 2019[4]
3 Harriet Scott Republic of Ireland DF (1993-02-10)10 February 1993 (aged 25) Academy 2009 2018[5]
5 Molly Bartrip England DF (1996-06-01)1 June 1996 (aged 21) Academy 2014
6 Kirsty Pearce (captain) England DF (1987-04-19)19 April 1987 (aged 31) Portsmouth 2014 2018[6]
15 Anna Green New Zealand DF (1990-08-20)20 August 1990 (aged 27) Mallbackens 2017[7]
22 Jo Potter England DF (1984-11-13)13 November 1984 (aged 33) Notts County Ladies 2017[8]
37 Wales DF (1999-12-10)10 December 1999 (aged 18) Academy 2017
Midfielders
4 Fara Williams England MF (1984-01-25)25 January 1984 (aged 35) Arsenal 2017[1] 2019[1]
7 Rachel Furness Northern Ireland MF (1988-06-19)19 June 1988 (aged 29) Sunderland 2017[9]
8 Remi Allen England MF (1990-10-15)15 October 1990 (aged 27) Birmingham City 2016
18 Jade Moore England MF (1990-10-22)22 October 1990 (aged 27) Notts County Ladies 2017[8]
20 Natasha Harding Wales MF (1989-03-02)2 March 1989 (aged 30) Liverpool 2018[2]
23 Rachel Rowe Wales MF (1992-09-13)13 September 1992 (aged 25) Swansea City 2015
25 Tamsin de Bunsen England MF (1999-07-30)30 July 1999 (aged 18) Academy 2017
34 Sophie O'Rourke England MF (1999-06-03)3 June 1999 (aged 18) Academy 2017
36 Emma Harries England MF (2002-03-29)29 March 2002 (aged 16) Academy 2017
Niamh Reynolds Republic of Ireland MF (2001-10-31)31 October 2001 (aged 16) Academy 2017
Forwards
9 Kirsty Linnett England FW (1993-09-24)24 September 1993 (aged 24) Notts County 2017[8]
10 Lauren Bruton England FW (1992-11-22)22 November 1992 (aged 25) Arsenal 2013 2018[10]
19 Brooke Chaplen England FW (1989-04-16)16 April 1989 (aged 29) Sunderland 2017[11]
20 Melissa Fletcher Wales FW (1992-01-28)28 January 1992 (aged 26) Academy 2008 2018[12]
Out on loan
17 Charlie Estcourt Wales MF (1998-05-27)27 May 1998 (aged 19) Chelsea 2015 [13]
Left during the season
14 Mandy van den Berg Netherlands DF (1990-08-26)26 August 1990 (aged 27) Liverpool 2017[14]
  1. ^ Age as of the end of the season

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
16 August 2017 MF England Fara Williams Arsenal Undisclosed [1]
3 January 2018 MF Wales Natasha Harding Liverpool Undisclosed [2]

Out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
8 January 2018 DF Netherlands Mandy van den Berg Valencia Undisclosed [15]

Released[]

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
30 June 2018 DF Republic of Ireland Harriet Scott Birmingham City 15 August 2018 [16]
30 June 2018 DF New Zealand Anna Green Capital Football
30 June 2018 MF England Sophie O'Rourke Grindavík
30 June 2018 FW England Kirsty Linnett Liverpool 11 August 2018 [17]

Pre-season[]

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Competitions[]

Women's Super League[]

Main article: 2017–18 FA WSL

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
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[]

Matchday123456789101112131415161718
GroundHAHAHHHAHAHAAAHAHA
ResultLWDWDLDLWDWWWLWWWD
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: See Results
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 Yellow card 44'
Pearce Yellow card 90'		 Report Koren Goal 6'
Williams Yellow card 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 Goal 19'
Allen Goal 33'
Chaplen Goal 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 Goal 21'
Moore Goal 30'
Bartrip Yellow card 42'
Allen Yellow card 51'		 Report Mannion Yellow card 36' Goal 45+2' (pen.)
Carter Yellow card 90+1'
Pearce Goal 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 Yellow card 36'
Brown Yellow card 43'		 Report Williams Goal 3'
Rowe Goal 17', 70', 80'
Allen Goal 20'
Chaplen Penalty missed 32'
Moore Yellow card 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 Goal 35'
Chaplen Yellow card 44'
Pearce Yellow card 80'
Eriksson Goal 90+2' (o.g.)		 Report Thorisdottir Yellow card 33'
Carney Goal 56'
Aluko Goal 75'
Eriksson Yellow card 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 Goal 34'
Chaplen Goal 41'
Pearce Yellow card 81'		 Report Nadim Goal 6'
Emslie Goal 32'
Christiansen Goal 43'
Scott Goal 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 Yellow card 25'
Furness Yellow card 84'		 Report Miedema Yellow card 62'
Evans Yellow card 73'
Nobbs Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 690
Referee: Helen Byrne
11 February 2018 8 Everton 2–1 Reading Widnes
14:00 GMT (UTC) Sweetman-Kirk Goal 6'
Kelly Goal 23'
Green Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Furness Goal 38' Yellow card 76'
Pearce Yellow card 45+2'
Williams Yellow card 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 Goal 30'
Williams Goal 52', 70'
Chaplen Goal 55'		 Report Arthur Yellow card 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 Yellow card 17'
Eriksson Yellow card 17'
Andersson Goal 51'
Kirby Goal 77'		 Report Chaplen Goal 25' (pen.)
Harding Yellow card 45'
Williams Goal 47'
Moore Yellow card 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 Penalty missed 35'
Allen Goal 41'
Bruton Goal 53'
Linnett Goal 78'		 Report Cousins Yellow card 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 Goal 35'
Pearce Goal 61'
Moore Yellow card 74'
Potter Red card 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 Yellow card 64'
T-j.Gauvain Yellow card 83'
Evans Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Allen Goal 10', 13'
Furness Yellow card 53' Goal 58'
Harding Yellow card 71'
Rowe Goal 85'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 223
Referee: Phillip Eddie
18 April 2018 14 Arsenal 3–1 Reading Borehamwood
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Little Goal 9'
Janssen Goal 27'
van de Donk Goal 64'
Williamson Yellow card 83'		 Report Williams Goal 50'
Harding Yellow card 53'
Furness Yellow card 74'
Pearce Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Chris O'Donnell
22 April 2018 15 Reading 3–0 Everton High Wycombe
12:30 BST (UTC+1) Moore Yellow card 27'
Allen Goal 47'
Bruton Goal 73'
Pearce Goal 85'		 Report Turner Yellow card 31'
James Yellow card 45+2'
Munsterman Yellow card 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 Goal 39' Yellow card 90+6'
Furness Goal 41'
Rowe Yellow card 60'
Earps Red card 75'
Bruton Yellow card 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 Goal 5', 73' Yellow card 83'
Furness Yellow card 67'
Bruton Goal 81'		 Report Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 1,379
Referee: Lindsey Robinson
20 May 2018 18 Birmingham City 1–1 Reading Solihull
12:30 BST (UTC+1) White Goal 29'
Ladd Yellow card 45+1'
Carter Yellow card 81'		 Report Chaplen Goal 4'
Allen Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 1,120
Referee: Declan Bourne

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

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2017–18 FA Women's Cup
4 February 2018 Fourth Round Reading 0–1 Birmingham City High Wycombe
14:00 GMT (UTC) Report Ewers Goal 34' Stadium: Adams Park

FA WSL Cup[]

Main article: 2017–18 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
1 November 2017 1 Reading 4–0 Watford High Wycombe
19:45 GMT (UTC) Williams Goal 5'
Bartrip Goal 45'
Linnett Goal 69'
Green Goal 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Adams Park
5 November 2017 2 Arsenal 1–2 Reading Borehamwood
14:00 GMT (UTC) Quinn Yellow card 49'
Mead Goal 62'		 Report Bruton Yellow card 29'
Allen Yellow card 33'
Williams Goal 56', 63'		 Stadium: Meadow Park
15 November 2017 3 Reading 4–0 London Bees Reading
19:30 GMT (UTC) Furness Yellow card 50' Goal 90'
Pearce Goal 57'
Chaplen Goal 60'
Rowe Goal 75'		 Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
3 December 2017 4 Millwall Lionesses 0–5 Reading Rotherhithe
14:00 GMT (UTC) Report Chaplen Goal 38', 85'
Furness Goal 52', 65'
Bruton Goal 60'		 Stadium: St Paul's Sports Ground

Knockout stage[]

16 December 2017 Quarterfinal Everton 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Reading Widnes
18:00 GMT (UTC) Kelly Yellow card 97' Goal 112' Report Bruton Yellow card 26'
Williams Yellow card 56'
Linnett Goal 94'		 Stadium: Select Security Stadium
Attendance: 155
Referee: Benjamin Speedie
14 January 2018 Semifinal Reading 2–3 Arsenal High Wycombe
14:00 GMT (UTC) Chaplen Goal 7'
Bruton Goal 70'
Moloney Yellow card 79'		 Report Mead Goal 5'
Rose Yellow card 55'
Miedema Goal 80'
Nobbs Goal 83'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 749
Referee: Ryan Atkin

Squad statistics[]

As of match played 20 May 2018

Appearances[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total WSL FA Cup FA WSL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Mary Earps 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF England ENG Becky Jane 11 0 2+4 0 0 0 4+1 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Harriet Scott 12 0 5+4 0 0 0 3 0
4 MF England ENG Fara Williams 24 10 18 7 0 0 6 3
5 DF England ENG Molly Bartrip 10 1 6 0 0 0 4 1
6 DF England ENG Kirsty Pearce 23 4 18 3 0 0 5 1
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Rachel Furness 23 6 13+4 3 0 0 6 3
8 MF England ENG Remi Allen 24 9 18 9 0 0 6 0
9 FW England ENG Kirsty Linnett 19 3 3+10 1 0 0 2+4 2
10 FW England ENG Lauren Bruton 24 5 16+2 3 0 0 5+1 2
11 FW Wales WAL Melissa Fletcher 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
15 DF New Zealand NZL Anna Green 10 1 3+2 0 0 0 2+3 1
18 MF England ENG Jade Moore 14 1 13+1 1 0 0 0 0
19 FW England ENG Brooke Chaplen 24 12 18 8 0 0 5+1 4
20 MF Wales WAL Natasha Harding 12 0 11+1 0 0 0 0 0
21 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Grace Moloney 11 0 3+2 0 0 0 6 0
22 DF England ENG Jo Potter 23 0 17 0 0 0 6 0
23 MF Wales WAL Rachel Rowe 24 5 18 4 0 0 4+2 1
25 MF England ENG 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
37 DF Wales WAL 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 Netherlands NED 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 England 19 Brooke Chaplen 8 0 4 12
2 MF England 4 Fara Williams 7 0 3 10
3 MF England 8 Remi Allen 9 0 0 9
4 MF Northern Ireland 7 Rachel Furness 3 0 3 6
5 MF Wales 23 Rachel Rowe 4 0 1 5
FW England 10 Lauren Bruton 3 0 2 5
7 DF England 6 Kirsty Pearce 3 0 1 4
8 FW England 9 Kirsty Linnett 1 0 2 3
9 MF England 18 Jade Moore 1 0 0 1
DF England 5 Molly Bartrip 0 0 1 1
DF New Zealand 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
1 GK England 1 Mary Earps 8 0 0 8
2 GK Republic of Ireland 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
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 England GK Mary Earps 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 England MF Fara Williams 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
5 England DF Molly Bartrip 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
6 England DF Kirsty Pearce 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
7 Northern Ireland MF Rachel Furness 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
8 England MF Remi Allen 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
10 England FW Lauren Bruton 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
18 England MF Jade Moore 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
19 England FW Brooke Chaplen 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 Wales MF Natasha Harding 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
21 Republic of Ireland GK Grace Moloney 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
22 England DF Jo Potter 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
23 Wales 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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