2015 Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. season

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Doncaster Rovers Belles
2015 season
ChairmanTeresa Aitken
ManagerGlen Harris
Stadium Keepmoat Stadium
WSL 2 2nd (promoted)
FA Cup Fifth Round
WSL Cup Group stage
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The 2015 season was Doncaster Rovers Belles' fifth season in the FA WSL, and their second season in the second tier of English women's football.

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After the Belles narrowly missed out on promotion in the previous season, Gordon Staniforth resigned on 30 October 2014. [1] Former Lincoln Ladies manager Glen Harris was appointed on December 8, 2014, beating competition from all over Europe; including Belgium, Croatia, Italy and the UK. [2]

This season also saw the introduction of a new club crest, combining the old-style Doncaster Belles badge, with the more recently used Doncaster Rovers badge. [3]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Nicola Hobbs
2 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lyndsey Cunningham
3 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Samantha Tierney
4 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Leandra Little (Captain)
5 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Rhiannon Roberts
6 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kasia Lipka
7 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Molly Johnson
8 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sue Smith
9 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Courtney Sweetman-Kirk
10 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Emily Roberts(on loan from Notts County)
11 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Bethany England
No.Pos.NationPlayer
12 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Reanne Thomas
13 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sophie Stamp
16 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ashleigh Mills
17 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Nicole Dale
18 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sophie Barker
22 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Danielle Hill
23 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lauren Cresswell
24 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Hope Knight
— GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Megan Govier
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Jody Handley

Transfers

In

No.Pos.NameCountryTransfer FromDateSource
18 MF Sophie BarkerFlag of England.svg  ENG Sheffield 13 January 2015
10 MF Emily RobertsFlag of England.svg  ENG Notts County (loan)26 January 2015
— FW Jody Handley Flag of England.svg  ENG Everton 28 January 2015 Archived 2015-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
22 GK Danielle Hill Flag of England.svg  ENG Durham 29 January 2015

Out

No.Pos.NameCountryTransfer ToDateSource
10 MF Millie BrightFlag of England.svg  ENG Chelsea 27 November 2014
5 FW Jessica SigsworthFlag of England.svg  ENG Notts County 6 January 2015
15 DF Victoria WilliamsFlag of England.svg  ENG Sunderland February 2015 [ permanent dead link ]
14 FW Lucy SowerbyFlag of England.svg  ENG Bradford City March 2015 Archived 14 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
— FW Jody Handley Flag of England.svg  ENG Retired6 May 2015

Statistics

As of 12 June 2015
No.PosNatPlayerTotal WSL 2 FA Cup WSL Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Nicola Hobbs110902000
2 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lyndsey Cunningham 90702000
3 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Samantha Tierney400+400000
4 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Leandra Little111912000
5 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Rhiannon Roberts 111912000
6 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kasia Lipka110902000
7 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Molly Johnson401+200+1000
8 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sue Smith 117952200
9 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Courtney Sweetman-Kirk119972200
10 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Emily Roberts (on loan from Notts County)94841000
11 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Bethany England 105842100
12 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Reanne Thomas701+500+1000
13 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sophie Stamp500+500000
14 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Lucy Sowerby00000000
16 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ashleigh Mills20100+1000
17 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Nicole Dale200+200000
18 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sophie Barker111912000
22 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Danielle Hill 00000000
23 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lauren Cresswell904+302000
24 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Hope Knight805+201000
– GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Megan Govier00000000
– FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Jody Handley 00000000
Players who left the club during the season:

Goals record

As of 12 June 2015
RankNo.Po.Name WSL 2 FA Cup WSL Cup Total
19FWCourtney Sweetman-Kirk7209
28MF Sue Smith 5207
311MF Bethany England 4105
410MFEmily Roberts4004
518MFSophie Barker1001
4DFLeandra Little1001
5DF Rhiannon Roberts 1001
Own Goals0000
Total235028

Matches

Pre-Season Friendlies

On 15 January 2015 Arsenal Ladies announced that they would play a friendly against the Belles, in a clash of two former heavyweights. [4] On 28 January, Liverpool Ladies became the second club to announce a friendly against Doncaster. [5]

15 February 2015Friendly Arsenal Ladies 4–1 Doncaster Rovers Belles Hatfield
14:00 GMT Nobbs Soccerball shade.svg53', 80'
Sanderson Soccerball shade.svg64'
Sampson Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Report Barker Soccerball shade.svg60'Stadium: Hertfordshire Sports Village

FA Cup

On 12 January 2015 the draw for the Third Round Proper of the FA Women's Cup was made. The Belles were drawn at home to London Bees, with the match to be played on 1 February 2015. [6] This fixture was then rearranged to be played a day earlier on 31 January. [7] In the Fourth Round, Doncaster were drawn away to either Bradford City Women or FC Reedswood, depending on who won the postponed tie. [8] The postponed match was won by Bradford, with the Fourth Round tie to be played on 8 March. [9]

31 January 2015Third Round Doncaster Rovers Belles 3–0 London Bees Doncaster
18:30 GMT England Soccerball shade.svg53'
Sweetman-Kirk Soccerball shade.svg62'
Smith Soccerball shade.svg79'		 Report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
22 March 2015Fifth Round Manchester City 3–1 Doncaster Rovers Belles

FA WSL Cup

Rovers were drawn in Group 2. They play 5 matches in the group.

Group Stage Doncaster Rovers Belles 0–3 Manchester City
30 July 2015Group Stage Doncaster Rovers Belles v Liverpool
16 August 2015Group Stage Everton v Doncaster Rovers Belles
27 August 2015Group Stage Doncaster Rovers Belles v Durham
30 August 2015Group Stage Sunderland v Doncaster Rovers Belles

FA WSL 2

On 26 January 2015, the fixtures for the coming season's WSL were released, with the Belles starting their fixtures at home to Durham Women. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "CLUB STATEMENT: Staniforth Resigns". Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. 30 October 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "STATEMENT: Harris Appointed". Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "CLUB: New Badge Unveiled". Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Pre-season schedule announced". Arsenal Ladies F.C. 15 January 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Reigning champions to play Belles". Liverpool Ladies F.C. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "The draw for The FA Women's Cup was made at Wembley". The FA. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "FIXTURES: London Bees Date Change". Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. 21 January 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Villa will meet Yeovil in FA Women's Cup Fourth Round". The FA. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "FA CUP: Bradford Trip Up Next". 8 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Belles begin promotion push at home". Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. 26 January 2014. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
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