2012 Chelsea L.F.C. season

Chelsea

2012 season
Manager	Matt Beard (until July) [1] Peter Steward (5 July) [2] Emma Hayes (since 14 August) [3]
Stadium	Wheatsheaf Park
WSL	6th
Women's Cup	Runners-up
League Cup	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Helen Lander (7) All: Helen Lander (10), Dunia Susi (10)
Home colours Away colours
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Chelsea L.F.C.'s 2012 season was the club's second season in the FA WSL and seventh in the top flight of English women's football, in its 20th year.

Review and events

See also: 2012 FA WSL

Management changes

Emma Hayes in 2015.

Chelsea manager Matt Beard resigned in July 2012 ^[1] to become manager of Liverpool F.C. Women. ^[4] Beard had been with Chelsea since the 2009–10 season. ^[5]

Chelsea Ladies chair Peter Steward, who had been the club's assistant manager before Beard, ^[6] filled in as caretaker manager on 5 July to oversee a 2–4 loss to Arsenal Ladies. ^[2]

During the mid-season 2012 Summer Olympics break on 14 August, Chelsea announced the hiring of Emma Hayes, a former Arsenal Ladies assistant who had managed clubs and collegiate teams in the United States until 2010 ^[7] but had since returned to England to work for her family's currency exchange company. ^[8] Hayes managed her first match with Chelsea on 18 August 2012 in a 1–0 win at Doncaster Rovers Belles. ^[3]

Signings

On 10 August 2012, Chelsea signed Spanish striker Adriana Martín to a short-term contract. ^{[9] [10]}

Match results

FA Women's Super League

Chelsea v Doncaster Rovers Belles

9 April 2012 (2012-04-09)1	Chelsea	3–1	Doncaster Rovers Belles	Staines
	Lander 29' Susi 58', 90+2'	Report	24' Lagonia	Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park

Chelsea v Liverpool

22 April 2012 (2012-04-22)2	Chelsea	2–2	Liverpool	Staines
	Lander 34' Buet 51'	Report	21' Keryakoplis	Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 481

Arsenal v Chelsea

26 April 2012 (2012-04-26)3	Arsenal	3–1	Chelsea	London
	Little 47', 90' Chapman 68'	Report	77' Longhurst	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 5,052

Chelsea v Bristol Academy

6 May 2012 (2012-05-06)4	Chelsea	0–0	Bristol Academy	Staines
		Report		Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 271

Chelsea v Everton

20 May 2012 (2012-05-20)5	Chelsea	3–1	Everton	Staines
	Lander 24', 45+1', 90+3'	Report	24' Hinnigan	Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 214

Birmingham City v Chelsea

31 May 2012 (2012-05-31)6	Birmingham City	4–2	Chelsea	Stratford upon Avon
	Taylor 6' Carney 11' Unitt 53' Potter 82'	Report	24' Bonner 52' Lander	Stadium: The DCS Stadium Attendance: 756 Referee: Ms. S Massey

Lincoln Ladies v Chelsea

24 June 2012 (2012-06-24)7	Lincoln Ladies	2–0	Chelsea	Lincoln
	Cantrell 65', 86'	Report		Stadium: Ashby Avenue

Liverpool v Chelsea

1 July 2012 (2012-07-01)8	Liverpool	0–2	Chelsea	Lancashire
		Report	63' Susi 75' Bonner	Stadium: West Lancashire College Attendance: 307

Chelsea v Arsenal

5 July 2012 (2012-07-05)9	Chelsea	2–4	Arsenal	Staines
	Buet 14', 45'	Report	9' (pen.) Little 73', 81' Smith	Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 366
Note: Chelsea Ladies chair Peter Steward as caretaker manager following Matt Beard's resignation

Doncaster Rovers Belles v Chelsea

18 August 2012 (2012-08-18)10	Doncaster Rovers Belles	0–1	Chelsea	Doncaster, South Yorkshire
		Report Box	Coombs 75'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Note: First match with Emma Hayes as manager

Chelsea v Birmingham City

30 August 2012 (2012-08-30)11	Chelsea	0–1	Birmingham City	Staines
	Bowman  57' Bonner  89'	Report Box	Williams  44'78' Westwood  90'	Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park

Everton v Chelsea

9 September 2012 (2012-09-09)12	Everton	2–1	Chelsea	Crosby, Merseyside
14:00	Duggan 46' Harries 84'	Report Box	Martin 90+4'	Stadium: Rossett Park Referee: Craig Buxton

Bristol Academy v Chelsea

22 September 2012 (2012-09-22)13	Bristol Academy	0–1	Chelsea	Bristol
	Rose Fishlock	Report Box	Bonner  84' Buet 5' (pen.) 55'	Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Referee: Lisa Rashid

Chelsea v Lincoln Ladies

7 October 2012 (2012-10-07)14	Chelsea	2–3	Lincoln Ladies	Staines
	Lander 60' Longhurst  87' Lappin  90' Susi 90+2'	Report Report Box	Hamilton 44' (Allen) Allen 49' (Stoney) Staniforth 54' Walton  64'	Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Bristol Academy	14	4	6	4	17	16	+1	18
5	Lincoln Ladies	14	5	3	6	24	26	−2	18
6	Chelsea	14	5	2	7	20	23	−3	17
7	Doncaster Rovers Belles	14	3	2	9	14	28	−14	11
8	Liverpool	14	1	2	11	15	35	−20	5

Source: FA WSL results
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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
14	5	2	7	20	23	−3	17	2	2	3	12	12	0	3	0	4	8	11	−3

Last updated: October 7, 2012.
Source: FA WSL results

FA Women's Cup

Main article: 2011–12 FA Women's Cup

Chelsea entered the competition in the fifth round as a FA WSL team. They beat The Seagulls ^[11] and The Belles ^[12] before they demolished Arsenal in the semi-finals. ^[13] Chelsea were through to the FA Women's Cup Final for the first time in the cup history, alongside Birmingham City. They were unable to hold their lead in the full-time and even in the extra time and were defeated in the penalty shoot-out. ^[14]

Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion

11 March 2012 (2012-03-11) Fifth round	Chelsea	3–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Staines
14:00 GST	Susi Bleazard Lappin	Report		Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 282

Doncaster Rovers Belles v Chelsea

25 March 2012 (2012-03-25) Sixth round	Doncaster Rovers Belles	0–2	Chelsea	Doncaster
14:00 GST		Report	72' Bonner 81' Susi	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 538

Chelsea v Arsenal

3 May 2012 (2012-05-03) Semi-finals	Chelsea	2–0	Arsenal	Brentford
14:00 GST	Bleazard 22' Susi 85'	Report		Stadium: Stoke Griffin Park Attendance: 358 Referee: Paul Forrester

Birmingham City v Chelsea

26 May 2012 (2012-05-26) Final	Birmingham City	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Chelsea	Bristol
12:15 BST	Williams 90+1' Carney 112'	Report	70' Lander 101' Longhurst	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 8,723 Referee: Natalie Walker (Lancashire)
	Penalties
	Williams Unitt Taylor Carney		Sherwood Spence Rafferty Buet Bonner

FA Women's League Cup

Main article: 2012 FA WSL § League Cup

In the competition's new format, Chelsea were drawn into group B alongside Arsenal, Liverpool and Lincoln Ladies. ^[15] Chelsea could manage only three points in the group stage and were eliminated in the last group match. ^[16]

Chelsea v Lincoln Ladies

18 March 2012 (2012-03-18) Group Stage	Chelsea	1–2	Lincoln Ladies	Staines
	Bleazard 57'	Report	51' Hamilton 67' Staniforth	Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 132

Chelsea v Liverpool

13 May 2012 (2012-05-13) Group Stage	Chelsea	2–1	Liverpool	Staines
	Lander 1' Susi 49'	Report	61' Gielnik	Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 157

Arsenal v Chelsea

10 June 2012 (2012-06-10) Group Stage	Arsenal	3–0	Chelsea	Borehamwood
14:00 GST	Nobbs 14' Little 58' (pen.) Beattie 80'	Report Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 634 Referee: A. Degnarain

Group B table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lincoln Ladies	3	3	0	0	9	6	+3	9	Qualification
2	Arsenal	3	2	0	1	9	4	+5	6
3	Chelsea	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	3
4	Liverpool	3	0	0	3	3	8	−5	0

Source: FA WSL results
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Squad statistics

As of match played 7 October 2012 ^[17]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		WSL		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Carly Telford	18	0	11	0	3	0	4	0
2	MF	ENG	Lara Fay	14	0	7	0	2	0	5	0
3	DF	IRL	Sophie Perry	11	0	5	0	4	0	2	0
4	MF	ENG	Drew Spence	12	0	6	0	2	0	4	0
5	DF	ENG	Gemma Bonner	24	4	14	2	4	1	6	1
6	MF	WAL	Katie Sherwood	15	0	6	0	4	0	5	0
7	FW	ENG	Ashlee Hincks	14	0	6	0	3	0	5	0
8	MF	ENG	Danielle Buet	23	5	13	5	4	0	6	0
9	MF	SCO	Suzanne Lappin	16	1	11	0	1	1	4	0
10	FW	WAL	Helen Lander	23	10	13	7	4	1	6	2
11	MF	ENG	Claire Rafferty	14	0	11	0	1	0	2	0
12	MF	NZL	Hayley Moorwood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	WAL	Kylie Davies	8	0	6	0	1	0	1	0
15	MF	WAL	Helen Bleazard	23	4	13	0	4	2	6	2
16	DF	WAL	Sophie Ingle	23	0	13	0	4	0	6	0
17	FW	ENG	Dunia Susi	24	10	14	4	4	3	6	3
18	GK	ENG	Sarah Quantrill	8	0	4	0	1	0	3	0
19	MF	ENG	Laura Coombs	23	1	13	1	4	0	6	0
20	FW	ENG	Kate Longhurst	19	3	10	1	4	1	5	1
21	DF	ENG	Victoria Williams	10	0	5	0	2	0	3	0
21	MF	ESP	Adriana Martín	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	0
27	DF	ENG	Sophie Gwilliam	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0

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