2018–19 Chelsea F.C. Women season

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

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 Sweden 2014 (1983-04-29) 29 April 1983 (age 38) Sweden Kristianstads DFF
12 Lizzie Durack England 2018 (1994-05-20) 20 May 1994 (age 27) England Everton
28 Carly Telford England 2017 (1987-07-07) 7 July 1987 (age 34) England Notts County
30 Ann-Katrin Berger Germany 2019 (1990-10-09) 9 October 1990 (age 31) England Birmingham City
Defenders
2 Maria Thorisdottir Norway 2017 (1993-06-05) 5 June 1993 (age 28) Norway Klepp
3 Hannah Blundell England 2013 (1994-05-25) 25 May 1994 (age 27) Homegrown
4 Millie Bright (vice-captain) England 2014 (1993-08-21) 21 August 1993 (age 28) England Doncaster Rovers Belles
6 Anita Asante England 2018 (1985-04-27) 27 April 1985 (age 36) Sweden FC Rosengård
11 Ali Riley New Zealand 2018 (1987-10-30) 30 October 1987 (age 34) Sweden FC Rosengård
16 Magdalena Eriksson Sweden 2017 (1993-09-06) 6 September 1993 (age 28) Sweden Linköpings
20 Jonna Andersson Sweden 2017 (1993-01-02) 2 January 1993 (age 29) Sweden Linköpings
21 Deanna Cooper England 2017 (1993-06-19) 19 June 1993 (age 28) England London Bees
25 Jade Bailey England 2016 (1995-11-11) 11 November 1995 (age 26) England Arsenal
Midfielders
5 Sophie Ingle Wales 2018 (1991-09-02) 2 September 1991 (age 30) England Liverpool
7 Jessica Carter England 2018 (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 24) England Birmingham City
8 Karen Carney (captain) England 2016 (1987-08-01) 1 August 1987 (age 34) England Birmingham City
10 Ji So-yun South Korea 2014 (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 31) Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa
18 Maren Mjelde Norway 2017 (1989-11-06) 6 November 1989 (age 32) Norway Avaldsnes IL
24 Drew Spence England 2008 (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 29) Homegrown
Forwards
14 Fran Kirby England 2015 (1993-06-29) 29 June 1993 (age 28) England Reading
15 Beth England England 2016 (1994-06-03) 3 June 1994 (age 27) England Doncaster Rovers Belles
17 Adelina Engman Finland 2018 (1994-10-11) 11 October 1994 (age 27) Sweden Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
22 Erin Cuthbert Scotland 2016 (1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 (age 23) Scotland Glasgow City
23 Ramona Bachmann Switzerland 2017 (1990-10-25) 25 October 1990 (age 31) Germany Wolfsburg

New contracts[]

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

Transfers[]

In[]

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

Out[]

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

Coaching staff[]

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

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Non-competitive[]

Pre-season[]

2 August 2018 Friendly Montpellier France 3–2 England Chelsea Montpellier
18:00 EST Cayman 11'
Le Bihan 45', 63'		 Report Cuthbert 37'
Ji 70'		 Stadium:
5 August 2018 Friendly FC Barcelona Spain 1–1 England Chelsea Barcelona
19:00 EST Bárbara 78' Report Carney 90+1' Stadium: Mini Estadi
8 August 2018 Friendly England Chelsea 3–0 Italy 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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:
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 Yellow card 76'
England 79'		 Report Cousins Red card 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 Yellow card 38'
Ingle Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 60'
Stanway Yellow card 75'
Eriksson 90+2' (o.g)		 Report Ingle Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 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 Yellow card 31'
Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina0–5England Chelsea
 Report
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark)
Chelsea England6–0Bosnia and Herzegovina 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[]

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

Chelsea won 7–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals[]

Chelsea England2–0France Paris Saint-Germain
 Report
Attendance: 2,616
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
Paris Saint-Germain France2–1England Chelsea
 Report
Attendance: 13,220
Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)

Chelsea won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals[]

Lyon France2–1England Chelsea
 Report
Attendance: 22,911
Chelsea England1–1France Lyon
 Report
Attendance: 4,670
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)

Lyon won 3–2 on aggregate.

References[]

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  17. ^ ".@BeckySpencer2 will leave the Blues this summer... Thank you and good luck, Becky!