2021–22 Reading F.C. Women season

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Reading
2021–22 season
ManagerKelly Chambers
StadiumMadejski Stadium
WSL6th
FA CupFifth Round
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Natasha Dowie (4)
All: Natasha Dowie (5)
Highest home attendance1,127 vs Arsenal
(12 September 2021)
Lowest home attendance501 vs Leicester City
(9 January 2022)
Average home league attendance995 (23 January 2022)
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The 2021–22 Reading F.C. Women season is the club's 15th season and their seventh in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid.

Season events[]

On 30 June, Reading announced the signing of Natasha Dowie.[1]

On 5 July, Reading announced the signing of Gemma Evans to a two-year contract.[2]

On 6 July, Reading announced the signing of Faye Bryson to a two-year contract,[3] and that Bethan Roberts had signed her first professional contract with the club, until the summer of 2023.[4]

On 8 July, Reading announced the signing of Chloe Peplow.[5]

On 28 July, Reading announced the signing of Deanne Rose to a two-year contract.[6]

On 5 August, Reading announced that they had extended their contracts with Jeon Ga-eul and Amalie Eikeland for the 2021–22 season.[7]

On 17 August, Reading announced the signing of Justine Vanhaevermaet to a two-year contract.[8]

On 10 December, Kelly Chambers was awarded the manager of the month award for November.[9]

On 17 December, Reading's match against Manchester City scheduled for 19 December, was postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases within the Manchester City squad.[10]

On 21 December, Reading announced the signing of Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen on a contract until June 2023.[11]

On 27 December, Reading announced that Jeon Ga-eul had left the club.[12]

On 15 January, Reading's match against Arsenal scheduled for 16 January, was postponed on 15 January due to positive COVID-19 cases within the Reading squad.[13]

On 24 January, Reading's match against Manchester City scheduled for 19 December, was rearranged for 16 March.[14]

On 2 February, Reading's match against Arsenal scheduled for 16 January, was rearranged for 2 March.[15]

On 8 February, Reading confirmed that Brooke Chaplen had been ruled out for an indefinite amount of time after a bone tumour had been found in her right leg.[16]

Squad[]

As of match played 13 February 2022[17]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Grace Moloney Republic of Ireland GK (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 28) Academy 2009 2023[18]
21 Rhiannon Stewart England GK Academy 2019 3 0
41 Hannah Poulter England GK (2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 (age 16) Academy 2021 0 0
Defenders
2 Faye Bryson England DF (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 24) Bristol City 2021[3] 2023[3] 15 0
3 Emma Mitchell Scotland DF (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 29) Arsenal 2020 17 0
5 Gemma Evans Wales DF (1996-08-01) 1 August 1996 (age 25) Bristol City 2021[2] 2023[2] 17 1
14 Deanna Cooper England DF (1993-06-20) 20 June 1993 (age 28) Chelsea 2020 33 0
28 Lily Woodham Wales DF (2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 (age 21) Bristol City 2018 37 0
31 Bethan Roberts Wales DF (2003-05-14) 14 May 2003 (age 18) Academy 2019[4] 2023[4] 14 0
32 Jemma Woodcock England DF Academy 2021 0 0
35 Sophie Baigent England DF Academy 2021 0 0
Midfielders
4 Chloe Peplow England MF (1998-12-03) 3 December 1998 (age 23) Tottenham Hotspur 2021[5] 11 0
6 Deanne Rose Canada MF (1999-03-03) 3 March 1999 (age 22) Florida Gators 2021[6] 2023[6] 16 4
11 Natasha Harding (captain) Wales MF (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 32) Liverpool 2017 89 7
23 Rachel Rowe Wales MF (1992-09-13) 13 September 1992 (age 29) Swansea City 2015 2024[19] 122 15
27 Justine Vanhaevermaet Belgium MF (1992-04-29) 29 April 1992 (age 29) LSK Kvinner 2021[8] 2023[8] 15 2
33 Leila Lister Scotland MF (2004-01-18) 18 January 2004 (age 18) Academy 2021 1 0
34 Ella Wild England MF Academy 2021 0 0
36 Taylor MacDonald England MF Academy 2021 0 0
37 Tia Primmer England MF Academy 2021 8 2
38 Freya Meadows-Tuson England MF Academy 2021 0 0
39 Anne Thomann England MF Academy 2021 0 0
40 Lois Joslyn England MF Academy 2021 0 0
51 Sanne Troelsgaard Denmark MF (1988-08-15) 15 August 1988 (age 33) Rosengård 2021[11] 2023[11] 5 0
Forwards
9 Amalie Eikeland Norway FW (1995-08-26) 26 August 1995 (age 26) Sandviken 2019 2022[7] 64 7
10 Natasha Dowie England FW (1988-06-30) 30 June 1988 (age 33) A.C. Milan 2021[1] 15 7
12 Emma Harries England FW (2002-03-29) 29 March 2002 (age 19) Academy 2020 37 4
19 Brooke Chaplen England FW (1989-04-16) 16 April 1989 (age 32) Sunderland 2017 2022[20] 95 33
Out on loan
Left during the season
7 Jeon Ga-eul South Korea FW (1988-09-14) 14 September 1988 (age 33) Bristol City 2020[21] 2022[7] 8 0

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
28 June 2021 FW England Natasha Dowie AC Milan Undisclosed [1]
28 July 2021 DF Wales Gemma Evans Bristol City Free [2]
28 July 2021 DF England Faye Bryson Bristol City Free [3]
28 July 2021 MF England Chloe Peplow Tottenham Hotspur Free [5]
28 July 2021 MF Canada Deanne Rose Florida Gators Free [6]
17 August 2021 MF Belgium Justine Vanhaevermaet LSK Kvinner Undisclosed [8]
21 December 2021 MF Denmark Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen Rosengård Free [11]

Out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 July 2021 DF England Kiera Skeels Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [22]
30 July 2021 MF England Sophie Quirk Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [22]

Released[]

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
27 December 2021 FW South Korea Jeon Ga-eul [12]

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
WSL 5 September 2021 Matchday 1 13 7 1 5 18 19 −1 053.85
FA Cup 30 January 2022 Fourth round 3 1 0 2 3 2 +1 033.33
EFL Cup 13 October 2021 15 December 2021 Group Stage Group Stage 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 033.33
Total 19 9 2 8 25 24 +1 047.37

Last updated: 13 February 2022
Source: Competitions

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
13 7 1 5 18 19  −1 22 5 0 2 10 9  +1 2 1 3 8 10  −2

Last updated: 13 February 2022.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday[]

Matchday12345678910111213
GroundAHAHHAAHHH[a]H[b]A[c]A[d]
ResultLLLLWWDWWWWWL
Position111111121098886656
Updated to match(es) played on 13 February 2022. Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
  1. ^ matchday 11
  2. ^ matchday 13
  3. ^ matchday 14
  4. ^ matchday 15

Results[]

5 September 2021 1 Manchester United 2–0 Reading Leigh
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Staniforth Yellow card 35'
Hanson 39'
Batlle 54'
Report Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 2,111
Referee: Abigail Byrne
12 September 2021 2 Reading 0–4 Arsenal Reading
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Rowe Yellow card 23' Report Beattie 17'
Mead 30'
Miedema 32', 50'
McCabe Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 1,127
Referee: Emily Heaslip
26 September 2021 3 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Reading Edgware
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Ubogagu Yellow card 38'
Ale Yellow card 73'
Naz 85'
Report Moloney Yellow card 80' Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 2,111
Referee: Amy Fearns
3 October 2021 4 Reading 0–3 Everton Reading
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Woodham Yellow card 90+1' Report Anvegård 2'
Emslie 38'
Turner 45+9'
Christiansen soccer ball with red X 76'
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 740
Referee: Lucy May
10 October 2021 5 Reading 3–0 Aston Villa Reading
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Eikeland 16'
Rowe 19'
Dowie 45+3'
Vanhaevermaet Yellow card 73'
Report Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 578
Referee: Louise Saunders
7 November 2021 6 Birmingham City 0–3 Reading Birmingham
14:00 GMT (UTC) Robertson Yellow card 76' Report Harding Yellow card 43'
Dowie 47'
Rose 54', 71' Yellow card 64'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 298
Referee: Louise Saunders
14 November 2021 7 West Ham United 2–2 Reading Dagenham
14:00 GMT (UTC) Evans 19'
Fisk 35'
Walker Yellow card 59'
Report Harding Yellow card 32'
Chaplen Yellow card 58'
Bryson Yellow card 68'
Stringer 70' (o.g.)
Harries 90+2'
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,496
Referee: Emily Heaslip
21 November 2021 8 Reading 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Reading
14:00 GMT (UTC) Dowie 3'
Harries 86'
Report Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 733
Referee: Helen Conley
11 December 2021 9 Reading 1–0 Chelsea Reading
11:30 GMT (UTC) Rose 4'
Eikeland Yellow card 28'
Report Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 742
Referee: Louise Saunders
9 January 2022 11 Reading 1–0 Leicester City Reading
14:00 GMT (UTC) Dowie 11' soccer ball with red X 30' Report Purfield Yellow card 36'
Tierney Yellow card 72'
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 501
Referee: Louise Saunders
23 January 2022 13 Reading 3–2 Birmingham City Reading
14:00 GMT (UTC) Vanhaevermaet 45+4'
Dowie 48' (pen.)
Harries 55'
Report 3'
Pennock 36'
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 552
Referee: Lisa Benn
6 February 2022 14 Everton 1–2 Reading Liverpool
13:00 GMT (UTC) Anvegård 5'
Turner Yellow card 8'
Christiansen soccer ball with red X 53'
Report Dowie 74'
Primmer Yellow card 84' 87'
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 242
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
13 February 2022 15 Brighton & Hove Albion 4–1 Reading Crawley
14:00 GMT (UTC) Green 20', 52', 61' Yellow card 22'
Koivisto 68'
Le Tissier Yellow card 72'
Report Woodham Yellow card 33'
Eikeland 88'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,159
Referee: Carl Brook
2 March 2022 12 Arsenal v Reading Borehamwood
19:15 GMT (UTC) Stadium: Meadow Park
Note: Match originally scheduled for 16 January, but postponed postponed on 15 January due to Covid-19,[13] and rearranged on 2 February.[15]
6 March 2022 16 Reading v Tottenham Hotspur Reading
14:00 GMT (UTC) Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
16 March 2022 10 Manchester City v Reading Manchester
19:00 GMT (UTC) Stadium: Academy Stadium
Note: Match originally scheduled for 19 December, postponed on 17 December due to Covid-19,[10] and rearranged on 24 January.[14]

Table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Manchester United 14 7 4 3 28 15 +13 25
5 Manchester City 14 7 2 5 30 20 +10 23
6 Reading 13 7 1 5 18 19 −1 22
7 West Ham United 14 5 5 4 18 18 0 20
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 15 6 1 8 17 23 −6 19
Updated to match(es) played on 13 February 2022. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

FA Cup[]

30 January 2022 Fourth Round Brighton & Hove Albion 2–3 Reading Crawley
13:00 GMT (UTC) Koivisto 64'
Green 76'
Le Tissier Yellow card 81'
Report Vanhaevermaet 34'
Rose 51'
Troelsgaard Yellow card 62'
Bryson Yellow card 78'
Primmer 83'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 631
Referee: Lucy May
27 February 2022 Fifth Round Reading v West Ham United Reading
GMT (UTC) Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium

League Cup[]

Group stage[]

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bristol City (Q) 3 2 1 0 0 4 1 +3 8 Advances to knock-out stage
2 Reading (E) 3 1 0 1 1 4 3 +1 4 Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3 Crystal Palace 3 0 1 1 1 2 4 −2 3
4 Lewes 3 0 1 1 1 3 5 −2 3
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2021. Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
13 October 2021 1 Reading 0–1 Bristol City Reading
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Report L.Cataldo Yellow card 62'
Harrison 90+2'
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Referee: Stacey Pearson
17 November 2021 2 Crystal Palace 1–3 Reading Bromley
19:30 GMT (UTC) M.Sharpe 51' Report Evans 34'
Chaplen 73', 76'
Stadium: Hayes Lane
Referee: Louise Saunders
15 December 2021 3 Lewes 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6 – 5 p)
Reading Lewes
19:30 GMT (UTC) Cleverly 10'
Hack Yellow card 54'
Report Moloney Yellow card 10'
Dowie 17'
Eikeland Yellow card 83'
Stadium: The Dripping Pan
Referee: Abigail Byrne
Penalties
Dalton soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
Cousins soccer ball with red X
Hack soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with red X Peplow
soccer ball with check mark Dowie
soccer ball with check mark Harries
soccer ball with check mark Vanhaevermaet
soccer ball with check mark Woodham
soccer ball with check mark Eikeland
soccer ball with red X Primmer
soccer ball with red X

Squad statistics[]

As of match played 13 February 2022

Appearances[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total WSL FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Grace Moloney 15 0 12 0 0 0 3 0
2 DF England ENG Faye Bryson 15 0 12 0 1 0 2 0
4 MF England ENG Chloe Peplow 11 0 5+3 0 0 0 1+2 0
5 DF Wales WAL Gemma Evans 17 1 13 0 1 0 3 1
6 MF Canada CAN Deanne Rose 16 4 11+1 3 1 1 1+2 0
9 FW Norway NOR Amalie Eikeland 17 2 12+1 2 1 0 3 0
10 FW England ENG Natasha Dowie 15 7 11 6 1 0 3 1
11 MF Wales WAL Natasha Harding 16 0 13 0 1 0 2 0
12 FW England ENG Emma Harries 17 3 8+5 3 1 0 2+1 0
14 DF England ENG Deanna Cooper 9 0 7+1 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW England ENG Brooke Chaplen 10 2 8 0 0 0 1+1 2
21 GK England ENG 3 0 1+1 0 1 0 0 0
23 MF Wales WAL Rachel Rowe 6 1 3+2 1 0 0 1 0
27 MF Belgium BEL Justine Vanhaevermaet 15 2 10+1 1 1 1 3 0
28 DF Wales WAL Lily Woodham 16 0 11+1 0 0+1 0 3 0
31 DF Wales WAL Bethan Roberts 7 0 0+4 0 1 0 2 0
33 MF Scotland SCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
37 MF England ENG Tia Primmer 8 2 2+3 1 0+1 1 2 0
51 MF Denmark DEN Sanne Troelsgaard 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:
7 FW South Korea KOR Jeon Ga-eul 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0

Goal scorers[]

Place Position Nation Number Name WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW England 10 Natasha Dowie 6 0 1 7
2 MF Canada 6 Deanne Rose 3 1 0 4
3 FW England 12 Emma Harries 3 0 0 3
4 FW Norway 9 Amalie Eikeland 2 0 0 2
MF Belgium 27 Justine Vanhaevermaet 1 1 0 2
MF England 37 Tia Primmer 1 1 0 2
FW England 19 Brooke Chaplen 0 0 2 2
8 MF Wales 23 Rachel Rowe 1 0 0 1
DF Wales 5 Gemma Evans 0 0 1 1
Own goal 1 0 0 1
Total 18 3 4 25

Clean sheets[]

Place Position Nation Number Name WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
1 GK Republic of Ireland 1 Grace Moloney 5 0 1 6
Total 5 0 1 6

Disciplinary record[]

Number Nation Position Name WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 Republic of Ireland GK Grace Moloney 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2 England DF Faye Bryson 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
6 Canada MF Deanne Rose 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 Norway FW Amalie Eikeland 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
11 Wales MF Natasha Harding 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
19 England FW Brooke Chaplen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 Wales MF Rachel Rowe 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 Belgium MF Justine Vanhaevermaet 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 Wales DF Lily Woodham 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
37 England MF Tia Primmer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
51 Denmark MF Sanne Troelsgaard 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Reading during the season:
Total 12 0 2 0 2 0 16 0

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