2017 Reading F.C. Women season

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Reading FC Women
2017 season
ManagerKelly Chambers
Stadium Adams Park, High Wycombe
FA WSL 1 6th
FA Cup Fifth 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]

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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

On 14 November 2016, Reading signed Mandy van den Berg from Liverpool. [3]

On 9 January, Mary Earps signed an 18-month contract extension with Reading, keeping her at the club until June 2018. [4]

On 12 January 2017, Reading signed Rachel Furness from Sunderland, [5] with Brooke Chaplen making the same move at the end of January. [6]

Lauren Bruton extended her contract with Reading on 19 January, until the summer of 2018. [7]

On 23 January, Melissa Fletcher signed her first professional contract with the club, until June 2018, [8] with Charlie Estcourt signing a similar deal on 25 January, [9] and Becky Jane signed a new contract with Reading until June 2019 on 26 January. [10]

On 24 January, New Zealand international defender Anna Green from Swedish club Mallbackens IF. [11]

On 6 February, Reading signed a new contract with Kirsty McGee, until June 2018, [12] with Harriet Scott also signing a new 18-month contract with Reading on 9 February. [13]

On 8 February, Emma Follis was sold to Birmingham City for an undisclosed fee. [14]

On 8 April, Anissa Lahmari joined Reading on a two-month loan deal from Paris Saint-Germain. [15]

On 1 May, Reading signed Jo Potter, Jade Moore and Kirsty Linnett from recently folded Notts County. [16]

Squad

As of match played 3 June 2017
No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (Age [lower-alpha 1] )Signed fromSigned inContract endsApps.Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Mary Earps Flag of England.svg GK7 March 1993 (aged 24) Bristol Academy 20162018 [4]
21 Grace Moloney Flag of Ireland.svg GK1 March 1993 (aged 24)Academy20091100
Defenders
2 Becky Jane Flag of England.svg DF6 August 1996 (aged 20) Chelsea 20112019 [10]
3 Harriet Scott Flag of Ireland.svg DF10 February 1993 (aged 24)Academy20092018 [13]
5 Molly Bartrip Flag of England.svg DF1 June 1996 (aged 21)Academy2014
6 Kirsty McGee Flag of England.svg DF19 April 1987 (aged 30) Portsmouth 20142018 [12]
14 Mandy van den Berg Flag of the Netherlands.svg DF26 August 1990 (aged 26) Liverpool 2017 [3] 51
15 Anna Green Flag of New Zealand.svg DF20 August 1990 (aged 26) Mallbackens 2017 [11] 70
22 Jo Potter Flag of England.svg DF13 November 1984 (aged 32) Notts County Ladies 2017 [16] 40
Midfielders
4 Kayleigh Hines Flag of England.svg MF27 February 1991 (aged 26) Oxford United 2016
7 Rachel Furness Ulster Banner.svg MF19 June 1988 (aged 28) Sunderland 2017 [5] 81
8 Remi Allen Flag of England.svg MF15 October 1990 (aged 26) Birmingham City 2016180
10 Anissa Lahmari Flag of France.svg MF17 February 1997 (aged 20)loan from Paris Saint-Germain 2017 [15] 2017 [15] 60
17 Charlie Estcourt Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg MF27 May 1998 (aged 19) Chelsea 2015 [9]
18 Jade Moore Flag of England.svg MF22 October 1990 (aged 26) Notts County Ladies 2017 [16] 61
23 Rachel Rowe Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg MF13 September 1992 (aged 24) Swansea City 2015462
25Tamsin de Bunsen Flag of England.svg MF30 July 1999 (aged 17)Academy201700
34Sophie O'Rourke Flag of England.svg MF3 June 1999 (aged 18)Academy201700
Forwards
9 Lauren Bruton Flag of England.svg FW22 November 1992 (aged 24) Arsenal 20132018 [7]
16 Kirsty Linnett Flag of England.svg FW24 September 1993 (aged 23) Notts County 2017 [16] 60
19 Brooke Chaplen Flag of England.svg FW16 April 1989 (aged 28) Sunderland 2017 [6] 41
20 Melissa Fletcher Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg FW28 January 1992 (aged 25)Academy20082018 [8]
Out on loan
Left during the season
  1. ↑ Age as of the end of the season

    Transfers

    In

    DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
    14 November 2016DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mandy van den Berg Liverpool Undisclosed [3]
    12 January 2017MF Ulster Banner.svg Rachel Furness Sunderland Undisclosed [5]
    24 January 2017DF Flag of New Zealand.svg Anna Green Mallbackens Undisclosed [11]
    31 January 2017FW Flag of England.svg Brooke Chaplen Sunderland Undisclosed [6]
    1 May 2017DF Flag of England.svg Jo Potter Notts County Undisclosed [16]
    1 May 2017MF Flag of England.svg Jade Moore Notts County Undisclosed [16]
    1 May 2017FW Flag of England.svg Kirsty Linnett Notts County Undisclosed [16]

    Loans in

    Start datePositionNationalityNameFromEnd dateRef.
    8 April 2017MF Flag of France.svg Anissa Lahmari Paris Saint-Germain End of season [15]

    Out

    DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
    8 February 2017MF Flag of England.svg Emma Follis Birmingham City Undisclosed [14]

    Released

    DatePositionNationalityNameJoinedDateRef.
    30 June 2017MF Flag of England.svg Kayleigh Hines Oxford United 1 August 2017 [17]

    Pre-season

    29 March 2017 Real Betis Flag of Spain.svg 2–2 Flag of England.svg Reading Seville, Spain
    GMT (UTC)Soccerball shade.svg
    Soccerball shade.svg    		 Report Bruton Soccerball shade.svg
    Furness Soccerball shade.svg    		Stadium: Felipe del Valle Municipal Stadium

    Competitions

    Women's Super League

    Results summary

    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    82241015 −5801238 −521277 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 20171 Bristol City 1–3 Reading Bristol
    18:00 BST (UTC+1) Hemp Soccerball shade.svg73' Report Furness Soccerball shade.svg49'
    Rowe Soccerball shade.svg59'
    Fletcher Soccerball shade.svg61'    		Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 1,127
    Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis
    28 April 20172 Liverpool 4–2 Reading Widnes
    19:00 BST (UTC+1) Harding Soccerball shade.svg2', 25'
    Weir Soccerball shade.svg34'
    Coombs Soccerball shade.svg50'    		 Report Chaplen Soccerball shade.svg4'
    Fletcher Soccerball shade.svg8'
    Furness Yellow card.svg 38'    		Stadium: Halton Stadium
    Attendance: 466
    Referee: Matt Donohue
    3 May 20173 Reading 0–4 Chelsea High Wycombe
    19:35 BST (UTC+1) Allen Yellow card.svg 19'
    Scott Yellow card.svg 24'
    Moore Yellow card.svg 90+2'
    Furness Yellow card.svg 90+3'    		 Report Carney Soccerball shade.svg33'
    Spence Soccerball shade.svg65'
    Ji Soccerball shade.svg69'
    Blundell Soccerball shade.svg81'
    Chapman Yellow card.svg 90+1'    		Stadium: Adams Park
    Attendance: 797
    Referee: Christopher O’Donnell
    7 May 20174 Reading 2–3 Manchester City High Wycombe
    14:00 BST (UTC+1) Moore Soccerball shade.svg59'Yellow card.svg 90+2'
    Allen Yellow card.svg 68'
    Bruton Soccerball shade.svg74' (pen.)
    Pearce Yellow card.svg 82'    		 Report Parris Soccerball shade.svg6', 76'
    Scott Soccerball shade.svg78'
    Walsh Yellow card.svg 80'    		Stadium: Adams Park
    Attendance: 579
    Referee: Paul Forrester
    17 May 20175 Yeovil United 0–1 Reading Taunton
    19:00 BST (UTC+1) Jones Yellow card.svg 9'
    Heatherson Yellow card.svg 33'
    Curson Yellow card.svg 37'
    James Yellow card.svg 86'    		 Report van den Berg Soccerball shade.svg8'
    Linnett Yellow card.svg 53'
    Furness Yellow card.svg 54'
    Allen Yellow card.svg 62'
    Lahmari Yellow card.svg 84'    		Stadium: Cygnet Health Care
    Attendance: 356
    Referee: Martin Underhay
    28 May 20176 Reading 1–1 Birmingham City High Wycombe
    14:00 BST (UTC+1) van den Berg Yellow card.svg 48'
    Potter Red card.svg 49'
    Bruton Soccerball shade.svg64' (pen.)
    Scott Yellow card.svg 87'    		 Report Wellings Soccerball shade.svg1'
    Carter Yellow card.svg 48'
    Mannion Yellow card.svg 50'
    P.Williams Yellow card.svg 88'    		Stadium: Adams Park
    Attendance: 536
    Referee: Stephen Bates
    31 May 20177 Arsenal 1–0 Reading Canons Park
    19:30 BST (UTC+1) Carter Soccerball shade.svg40' Report Pearce Yellow card.svg 37'
    Scott Yellow card.svg 60'    		Stadium: The Hive Stadium
    Attendance: 870
    Referee: Alan Dale
    3 June 20178 Sunderland 1–1 Reading Hetton-le-Hole
    15:30 BST (UTC+1) Staniforth Yellow card.svg 45'
    B.Leon Soccerball shade.svg56'
    A.Holmes Yellow card.svg 64'    		 Report Fletcher Soccerball shade.svg29'
    Allen Yellow card.svg 45'    		Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
    Attendance: 464
    Referee: Paul Brown

    League table

    PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
    1 Chelsea 8611323+2919
    2 Manchester City 8611176+1119
    3 Arsenal 8530229+1318
    4 Liverpool 84222018+214
    5 Sunderland 8233414−109
    6 Reading 82241015−58
    7 Birmingham City 8143610−47
    8 Bristol City 8116521−164
    9 Yeovil Town 8017626−201
    Source: FA WSL
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

    FA Cup

    18 March 2017Fifth round Manchester City 1–0 Reading Manchester
    14:00 GMT (UTC) Bronze Soccerball shade.svg83' Report Stadium: Academy Stadium

    Squad statistics

    As of match played 3 June 2017

    Appearances

    No.PosNatPlayerTotalWSLFA Cup
    AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    1 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Mary Earps 908010
    2 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Becky Jane 807010
    3 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Harriet Scott 906+2010
    4 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kayleigh Hines 300+3000
    5 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Molly Bartrip 30200+10
    6 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kirsty McGee 908010
    7 MF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Rachel Furness 817110
    8 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Remi Allen 907+100+10
    9 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Lauren Bruton 82720+10
    10 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Anissa Lahmari 601+5000
    14 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Mandy van den Berg 513+1110
    15 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Anna Green 706010
    16 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Kirsty Linnett 604+2000
    17 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Charlie Estcourt 503+1010
    18 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jade Moore 614+2100
    19 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Brooke Chaplen 413110
    20 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Melissa Fletcher 835+2310
    22 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jo Potter 403+1000
    23 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Rachel Rowe 514110
    Players away from the club on loan:
    Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:

    Goal scorers

    PlacePositionNationNumberNameWSLFA CupTotal
    1FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 20 Melissa Fletcher 303
    2FW Flag of England.svg 9 Lauren Bruton 202
    3MF Ulster Banner.svg 7 Rachel Furness 101
    MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 23 Rachel Rowe 101
    FW Flag of England.svg 19 Brooke Chaplen 101
    MF Flag of England.svg 18 Jade Moore 101
    DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg 14 Mandy van den Berg 101
    Total10010

    Clean sheets

    PlacePositionNationNumberNameWSLFA CupTotal
    1GK Flag of England.svg 1 Mary Earps 101
    Total101

    Disciplinary record

    NumberNationPositionNameWSLFA CupTotal
    Yellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svg
    3 Flag of Ireland.svg DF Harriet Scott 300030
    6 Flag of England.svg DF Kirsty McGee 200020
    7 Ulster Banner.svg MF Rachel Furness 300030
    8 Flag of England.svg MF Remi Allen 300030
    10 Flag of France.svg MF Anissa Lahmari 100010
    14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg DF Mandy van den Berg 100010
    16 Flag of England.svg FW Kirsty Linnett 100010
    18 Flag of England.svg MF Jade Moore 100010
    22 Flag of England.svg DF Jo Potter 010001
    Players away on loan:
    Players who left Reading during the season:
    Total15100151

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