Jessica Anne Fishlock is a Welsh professional footballer and coach who plays as a midfielder for OL Reign and the Wales national team. She previously played for Bristol Academy in England's FA Women's Super League, AZ Alkmaar in the Dutch Eredivisie, Glasgow City in the Scottish Women's Premier League, Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City in Australia's W-League, as well as Bundesliga club FFC Frankfurt in Germany.
Niamh Fahey is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for English Women's Super League club Liverpool FC and the Republic of Ireland women's national team. She has previously played for Chelsea. Before joining Chelsea in December 2014, Fahey spent six seasons with Arsenal Ladies. She has also won national cups playing Gaelic football with Galway Ladies Football. Niamh is the sister of Galway's 2001 All-Ireland-winning Gaelic football captain Gary Fahey.
Ji So-yun is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League and the South Korea national team.
Stephanie Zambra is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Shamrock Rovers of Dublin and the Republic of Ireland women's national football team. Her October 2013 goal in the Women's National League (WNL) for Peamount United was the runner-up for the 2014 FIFA Puskás Award for the best goal of the year.
Brooke Amberlee Chaplen is an English former footballer and current General Manager of Reading. As a midfielder, Chaplen played for Portsmouth, Chelsea, Everton, Sunderland and Reading at club level, and represented England at U-19, U-20 and U-23 level.
Angharad Jane James is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English Women's Super league club Tottenham Hotspur and the Wales national team.
Amanda Jaqueline Paswall is an American-born Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Washington Spirit, Chicago Red Stars and Boston Breakers in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), Liverpool Ladies in England's FA WSL, the Washington Freedom and MagicJack in the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) and for the Portuguese national team. DaCosta was recently inducted in the Florida State Athletics Hall of Fame for her outstanding college career.
Ann-Katrin Berger is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the Germany national team.
Leigh Caitlyn Nicol is a Scottish retired footballer who last played for Crystal Palace in the English FA Women's Championship.
Katie Leigh Zelem is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester United, which she also captains, and the England women's national team. Zelem previously played for Liverpool where she twice won the WSL in 2013 and 2014, as well as Italian side Juventus, winning Serie A in the 2017-2018 season with the club. Zelem then joined United to win the Women's Championship in their inaugural 2018-2019 season.
Francesca Kirby is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea and the England national team. She began her career with hometown club Reading before moving to Chelsea in July 2015. In August 2014, Kirby won her first senior cap for England. She represented her country at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada, the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France and the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in the Netherlands.
The Women's Super League (WSL), known as the Barclays Women's Super League (BWSL) for sponsorship reasons, is the highest league of women's football in England. Established in 2010, it is run by the Football Association and features twelve fully professional teams.
Amber-Keegan Stobbs is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Newcastle United Women, in the FA Women's National League North.
Alessia Mia Teresa Russo is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Arsenal and the England national team. She previously played club football for Chelsea, Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester United, as well as college soccer for North Carolina Tar Heels. At United, Russo won awards from the club including Player of the Year and Goal of the Season, and was twice top scorer. She has also been awarded Player of the Month and Goal of the Month in the WSL.
Chloe Anne Peplow is an English football midfielder who plays for Southampton. She has represented England on the under-17 and under-19 national teams.
Taylor Jasmine Hinds is an English footballer who plays as a fullback or midfielder for Women's Super League club Liverpool. She has represented England on the under-17 and under-19 national teams.
Claudia Walker is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Birmingham City. She previously played for Birmingham City, Everton, Liverpool, Stoke City, and West Ham United. Walker has represented England on the under-17, under-19 and under-23 national teams.
Harriet Archer Scott is a former professional footballer who played as a defender for Reading, Birmingham City, and the Republic of Ireland national team. She was named Women's International Player of the Year by the Football Association of Ireland in 2018. A combative left-back, Scott joined Reading at youth level and remained with the Berkshire club when they were promoted into the FA Women's Super League in 2015.
Alisha Debora Lehmann is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Aston Villa and the Switzerland national team. She previously played for BSC YB Frauen of the Nationalliga A, for West Ham United of the FA WSL, and on loan with Everton of the FA WSL.
The 2016 season was Reading's first season in the FA WSL 1, after winning promotion from the FA WSL 2 in 2015.
