2017 Reading F.C. Women season

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Reading FC Women
2017 season
ManagerKelly Chambers
StadiumAdams Park, High Wycombe
FA WSL 16th
FA CupFifth round vs Manchester City
Top goalscorerLeague: Melissa Fletcher (3)
All: Melissa Fletcher (3)
Highest home attendance797 vs Chelsea
(3 May 2017)
Lowest home attendance536 vs Birmingham City
(28 May 2017)
Average home league attendance637 (28 May 2017)
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The 2017 season was Reading FC Women's second season in the FA WSL 1, after winning promotion from the FA WSL 2 in 2015.[1]

Following a reorganisation of top-level women's football in England, the 2017 season will only cover half of a traditional season's length, while the FA WSL shifts its calendar to match the traditional autumn-to-spring axis of football in Europe.[2] For the same reason, there is no Champions League qualification nor relegation to be competed for.

Season events[]

At the end of the 2016 season, Shelly Cox, Amber Stobbs, Lois Roche, Jade Boho, Laura May Walkley. Helen Ward and Nia Jones were all released by the club.[3][4]

On 14 November 2016, Reading signed Mandy van den Berg from Liverpool.[5]

On 9 January, Mary Earps signed an 18-month contract extension with Reading, keeping her at the club until June 2018.[6]

On 12 January 2017, Reading signed Rachel Furness from Sunderland,[7] with Brooke Chaplen making the same move at the end of January.[8]

Lauren Bruton extended her contract with Reading on 19 January, until the summer of 2018.[9]

On 23 January, Melissa Fletcher signed her first professional contract with the club, until June 2018,[10] with Charlie Estcourt signing a similar deal on 25 January,[11] and Becky Jane signed a new contract with Reading until June 2019 on 26 January.[12]

On 24 January, New Zealand international defender Anna Green from Swedish club Mallbackens IF.[13]

On 6 February, Reading signed a new contract with Kirsty McGee, until June 2018,[14] with Harriet Scott also signing a new 18-month contract with Reading on 9 February.[15]

On 8 February, Emma Follis was sold to Birmingham City for an undisclosed fee.[16]

On 8 April, Anissa Lahmari joined Reading on a two-month loan deal from Paris Saint-Germain.[17]

On 1 May, Reading signed Jo Potter, Jade Moore and Kirsty Linnett from recently folded Notts County.[18]

Squad[]

As of match played 3 June 2017
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 24) Bristol Academy 2016 2018[6]
21 Grace Moloney Republic of Ireland GK (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 24) Academy 2009
Defenders
2 Becky Jane England DF (1996-08-06)6 August 1996 (aged 20) Chelsea 2011 2019[12]
3 Harriet Scott Republic of Ireland DF (1993-02-10)10 February 1993 (aged 24) Academy 2009 2018[15]
5 Molly Bartrip England DF (1996-06-01)1 June 1996 (aged 21) Academy 2014
6 Kirsty McGee England DF (1987-04-19)19 April 1987 (aged 30) Portsmouth 2014 2018[14]
14 Mandy van den Berg Netherlands DF (1990-08-26)26 August 1990 (aged 26) Liverpool 2017[5] 5 1
15 Anna Green New Zealand DF (1990-08-20)20 August 1990 (aged 26) Mallbackens 2017[13] 7 0
22 Jo Potter England DF (1984-11-13)13 November 1984 (aged 32) Notts County Ladies 2017[18] 4 0
Midfielders
4 Kayleigh Hines England MF (1991-02-27)27 February 1991 (aged 26) Oxford United 2016
7 Rachel Furness Northern Ireland MF (1988-06-19)19 June 1988 (aged 28) Sunderland 2017[7] 8 1
8 Remi Allen England MF (1990-10-15)15 October 1990 (aged 26) Birmingham City 2016
10 Anissa Lahmari France MF (1997-02-17)17 February 1997 (aged 20) loan from Paris Saint-Germain 2017[17] 2017[17] 6 0
17 Charlie Estcourt Wales MF (1998-05-27)27 May 1998 (aged 19) Chelsea 2015 [11]
18 Jade Moore England MF (1990-10-22)22 October 1990 (aged 26) Notts County Ladies 2017[18] 6 1
23 Rachel Rowe Wales MF (1992-09-13)13 September 1992 (aged 24) Swansea City 2015
25 Tamsin de Bunsen England MF (1999-07-30)30 July 1999 (aged 17) Academy 2017 0 0
34 Sophie O'Rourke England MF (1999-06-03)3 June 1999 (aged 18) Academy 2017 0 0
Forwards
9 Lauren Bruton England FW (1992-11-22)22 November 1992 (aged 24) Arsenal 2013 2018[9]
16 Kirsty Linnett England FW (1993-09-24)24 September 1993 (aged 23) Notts County 2017[18] 6 0
19 Brooke Chaplen England FW (1989-04-16)16 April 1989 (aged 28) Sunderland 2017[8] 4 1
20 Melissa Fletcher Wales FW (1992-01-28)28 January 1992 (aged 25) Academy 2008 2018[10]
Out on loan
Left during the season
  1. ^ Age as of the end of the season

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
14 November 2016 DF Netherlands Mandy van den Berg Liverpool Undisclosed [5]
12 January 2017 MF Northern Ireland Rachel Furness Sunderland Undisclosed [7]
24 January 2017 DF New Zealand Anna Green Mallbackens Undisclosed [13]
31 January 2017 FW England Brooke Chaplen Sunderland Undisclosed [8]
1 May 2017 DF England Jo Potter Notts County Undisclosed [18]
1 May 2017 MF England Jade Moore Notts County Undisclosed [18]
1 May 2017 FW England Kirsty Linnett Notts County Undisclosed [18]

Loans in[]

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
8 April 2017 MF France Anissa Lahmari Paris Saint-Germain End of season [17]

Out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
8 February 2017 MF England Emma Follis Birmingham City Undisclosed [16]

Released[]

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
15 December 2016 DF England Shelly Cox Notts County [3]
15 December 2016 MF England Amber Stobbs Everton [3]
15 December 2016 MF Republic of Ireland Lois Roche Åland United [3]
15 December 2016 FW Equatorial Guinea Jade Boho Madrid CFF [3]
15 December 2016 FW Wales Laura May Walkley London Bees [3]
15 December 2016 FW Wales Helen Ward Yeovil United [3]
19 December 2016 DF Wales Nia Jones Yeovil United [4]
30 June 2017 MF England Kayleigh Hines Oxford United 1 August 2017 [19]

Pre-season[]

29 March 2017 Real Betis Spain 2–2 England Reading Seville, Spain
GMT (UTC) Goal
Goal		 Report Bruton Goal
Furness Goal		 Stadium: Felipe del Valle Municipal Stadium

Competitions[]

Women's Super League[]

Main article: FA WSL Spring Series § WSL 1

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
8 2 2 4 10 15  −5 8 0 1 2 3 8  −5 2 1 2 7 7  0

Last updated: 3 June 2017.
Source: See Results

Results by matchday[]

Matchday12345678
GroundAAHHAHAA
ResultWLLLWDLD
Updated to match(es) played on 3 June 2017. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[]

22 April 2017 1 Bristol City 1–3 Reading Bristol
18:00 BST (UTC+1) Hemp Goal 73' Report Furness Goal 49'
Rowe Goal 59'
Fletcher Goal 61'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 1,127
Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis
28 April 2017 2 Liverpool 4–2 Reading Widnes
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Harding Goal 2', 25'
Weir Goal 34'
Coombs Goal 50'		 Report Chaplen Goal 4'
Fletcher Goal 8'
Furness Yellow card 38'		 Stadium: Halton Stadium
Attendance: 466
Referee: Matt Donohue
3 May 2017 3 Reading 0–4 Chelsea High Wycombe
19:35 BST (UTC+1) Allen Yellow card 19'
Scott Yellow card 24'
Moore Yellow card 90+2'
Furness Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Carney Goal 33'
Spence Goal 65'
Ji Goal 69'
Blundell Goal 81'
Chapman Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 797
Referee: Christopher O’Donnell
7 May 2017 4 Reading 2–3 Manchester City High Wycombe
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Moore Goal 59' Yellow card 90+2'
Allen Yellow card 68'
Bruton Goal 74' (pen.)
Pearce Yellow card 82'		 Report Parris Goal 6', 76'
Scott Goal 78'
Walsh Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 579
Referee: Paul Forrester
17 May 2017 5 Yeovil United 0–1 Reading Taunton
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Jones Yellow card 9'
Heatherson Yellow card 33'
Curson Yellow card 37'
James Yellow card 86'		 Report van den Berg Goal 8'
Linnett Yellow card 53'
Furness Yellow card 54'
Allen Yellow card 62'
Lahmari Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Cygnet Health Care
Attendance: 356
Referee: Martin Underhay
28 May 2017 6 Reading 1–1 Birmingham City High Wycombe
14:00 BST (UTC+1) van den Berg Yellow card 48'
Potter Red card 49'
Bruton Goal 64' (pen.)
Scott Yellow card 87'		 Report Wellings Goal 1'
Carter Yellow card 48'
Mannion Yellow card 50'
P.Williams Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 536
Referee: Stephen Bates
31 May 2017 7 Arsenal 1–0 Reading Canons Park
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Carter Goal 40' Report Pearce Yellow card 37'
Scott Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 870
Referee: Alan Dale
3 June 2017 8 Sunderland 1–1 Reading Hetton-le-Hole
15:30 BST (UTC+1) Staniforth Yellow card 45'
B.Leon Goal 56'
A.Holmes Yellow card 64'		 Report Fletcher Goal 29'
Allen Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
Attendance: 464
Referee: Paul Brown

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Chelsea 8 6 1 1 32 3 +29 19
2 Manchester City 8 6 1 1 17 6 +11 19
3 Arsenal 8 5 3 0 22 9 +13 18
4 Liverpool 8 4 2 2 20 18 +2 14
5 Sunderland 8 2 3 3 4 14 −10 9
6 Reading 8 2 2 4 10 15 −5 8
7 Birmingham City 8 1 4 3 6 10 −4 7
8 Bristol City 8 1 1 6 5 21 −16 4
9 Yeovil Town 8 0 1 7 6 26 −20 1
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2016–17 FA Women's Cup
18 March 2017 Fifth round Manchester City 1–0 Reading Manchester
14:00 GMT (UTC) Bronze Goal 83' Report Stadium: Academy Stadium

Squad statistics[]

As of match played 3 June 2017

Appearances[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total WSL FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Mary Earps 9 0 8 0 1 0
2 DF England Becky Jane 8 0 7 0 1 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland Harriet Scott 9 0 6+2 0 1 0
4 MF England Kayleigh Hines 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
5 DF England Molly Bartrip 3 0 2 0 0+1 0
6 DF England Kirsty McGee 9 0 8 0 1 0
7 MF Northern Ireland Rachel Furness 8 1 7 1 1 0
8 MF England Remi Allen 9 0 7+1 0 0+1 0
9 FW England Lauren Bruton 8 2 7 2 0+1 0
10 MF France Anissa Lahmari 6 0 1+5 0 0 0
14 DF Netherlands Mandy van den Berg 5 1 3+1 1 1 0
15 DF New Zealand Anna Green 7 0 6 0 1 0
16 FW England Kirsty Linnett 6 0 4+2 0 0 0
17 MF Wales Charlie Estcourt 5 0 3+1 0 1 0
18 MF England Jade Moore 6 1 4+2 1 0 0
19 FW England Brooke Chaplen 4 1 3 1 1 0
20 FW Wales Melissa Fletcher 8 3 5+2 3 1 0
22 DF England Jo Potter 4 0 3+1 0 0 0
23 MF Wales Rachel Rowe 5 1 4 1 1 0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:

Goal scorers[]

Place Position Nation Number Name WSL FA Cup Total
1 FW Wales 20 Melissa Fletcher 3 0 3
2 FW England 9 Lauren Bruton 2 0 2
3 MF Northern Ireland 7 Rachel Furness 1 0 1
MF Wales 23 Rachel Rowe 1 0 1
FW England 19 Brooke Chaplen 1 0 1
MF England 18 Jade Moore 1 0 1
DF Netherlands 14 Mandy van den Berg 1 0 1
Total 10 0 10

Clean sheets[]

Place Position Nation Number Name WSL FA Cup Total
1 GK England 1 Mary Earps 1 0 1
Total 1 0 1

Disciplinary record[]

Number Nation Position Name WSL FA Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
3 Republic of Ireland DF Harriet Scott 3 0 0 0 3 0
6 England DF Kirsty McGee 2 0 0 0 2 0
7 Northern Ireland MF Rachel Furness 3 0 0 0 3 0
8 England MF Remi Allen 3 0 0 0 3 0
10 France MF Anissa Lahmari 1 0 0 0 1 0
14 Netherlands DF Mandy van den Berg 1 0 0 0 1 0
16 England FW Kirsty Linnett 1 0 0 0 1 0
18 England MF Jade Moore 1 0 0 0 1 0
22 England DF Jo Potter 0 1 0 0 0 1
Players away on loan:
Players who left Reading during the season:
Total 15 1 0 0 15 1

Honours[]

References[]

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