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2017 Reading F.C. Women season

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]

Reading FC Women
2017 season
ManagerKelly Chambers
StadiumAdams Park, High Wycombe
FA WSL 16th
FA CupFifth 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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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 edit

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 edit

As of match played 3 June 2017
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age[a]) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Mary Earps   GK (1993-03-07)7 March 1993 (aged 24) Bristol Academy 2016 2018[4]
21 Grace Moloney   GK (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 24) Academy 2009 110 0
Defenders
2 Becky Jane   DF (1996-08-06)6 August 1996 (aged 20) Chelsea 2011 2019[10]
3 Harriet Scott   DF (1993-02-10)10 February 1993 (aged 24) Academy 2009 2018[13]
5 Molly Bartrip   DF (1996-06-01)1 June 1996 (aged 21) Academy 2014
6 Kirsty McGee   DF (1987-04-19)19 April 1987 (aged 30) Portsmouth 2014 2018[12]
14 Mandy van den Berg   DF (1990-08-26)26 August 1990 (aged 26) Liverpool 2017[3] 5 1
15 Anna Green   DF (1990-08-20)20 August 1990 (aged 26) Mallbackens 2017[11] 7 0
22 Jo Potter   DF (1984-11-13)13 November 1984 (aged 32) Notts County Ladies 2017[16] 4 0
Midfielders
4 Kayleigh Hines   MF (1991-02-27)27 February 1991 (aged 26) Oxford United 2016
7 Rachel Furness   MF (1988-06-19)19 June 1988 (aged 28) Sunderland 2017[5] 8 1
8 Remi Allen   MF (1990-10-15)15 October 1990 (aged 26) Birmingham City 2016 18 0
10 Anissa Lahmari   MF (1997-02-17)17 February 1997 (aged 20) loan from Paris Saint-Germain 2017[15] 2017[15] 6 0
17 Charlie Estcourt   MF (1998-05-27)27 May 1998 (aged 19) Chelsea 2015 [9]
18 Jade Moore   MF (1990-10-22)22 October 1990 (aged 26) Notts County Ladies 2017[16] 6 1
23 Rachel Rowe   MF (1992-09-13)13 September 1992 (aged 24) Swansea City 2015 46 2
25 Tamsin de Bunsen   MF (1999-07-30)30 July 1999 (aged 17) Academy 2017 0 0
34 Sophie O'Rourke   MF (1999-06-03)3 June 1999 (aged 18) Academy 2017 0 0
Forwards
9 Lauren Bruton   FW (1992-11-22)22 November 1992 (aged 24) Arsenal 2013 2018[7]
16 Kirsty Linnett   FW (1993-09-24)24 September 1993 (aged 23) Notts County 2017[16] 6 0
19 Brooke Chaplen   FW (1989-04-16)16 April 1989 (aged 28) Sunderland 2017[6] 4 1
20 Melissa Fletcher   FW (1992-01-28)28 January 1992 (aged 25) Academy 2008 2018[8]
Out on loan
Left during the season
  1. ^ Age as of the end of the season

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
14 November 2016 DF   Mandy van den Berg Liverpool Undisclosed [3]
12 January 2017 MF   Rachel Furness Sunderland Undisclosed [5]
24 January 2017 DF   Anna Green Mallbackens Undisclosed [11]
31 January 2017 FW   Brooke Chaplen Sunderland Undisclosed [6]
1 May 2017 DF   Jo Potter Notts County Undisclosed [16]
1 May 2017 MF   Jade Moore Notts County Undisclosed [16]
1 May 2017 FW   Kirsty Linnett Notts County Undisclosed [16]

Loans in edit

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
8 April 2017 MF   Anissa Lahmari Paris Saint-Germain End of season [15]

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
8 February 2017 MF   Emma Follis Birmingham City Undisclosed [14]

Released edit

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
30 June 2017 MF   Kayleigh Hines Oxford United 1 August 2017 [17]

Pre-season edit

29 March 2017 Real Betis   2–2   Reading Seville, Spain
GMT (UTC)  
 		 Report Bruton  
Furness  		 Stadium: Felipe del Valle Municipal Stadium

Competitions edit

Women's Super League edit

Main article: FA WSL Spring Series § WSL 1

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
8 2 2 4 10 15  −5 8 0 1 2 3 8  −5 2 1 2 7 7  0

Last updated: 3 June 2017.
Source: See Results

Results by matchday edit

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 edit

22 April 2017 1 Bristol City 1–3 Reading Bristol
18:00 BST (UTC+1) Hemp   73' Report Furness   49'
Rowe   59'
Fletcher   61'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 1,127
Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis
28 April 2017 2 Liverpool 4–2 Reading Widnes
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Harding   2', 25'
Weir   34'
Coombs   50'		 Report Chaplen   4'
Fletcher   8'
Furness   38'		 Stadium: Halton Stadium
Attendance: 466
Referee: Matt Donohue
3 May 2017 3 Reading 0–4 Chelsea High Wycombe
19:35 BST (UTC+1) Allen   19'
Scott   24'
Moore   90+2'
Furness   90+3'		 Report Carney   33'
Spence   65'
Ji   69'
Blundell   81'
Chapman   90+1'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 797
Referee: Christopher O’Donnell
7 May 2017 4 Reading 2–3 Manchester City High Wycombe
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Moore   59'   90+2'
Allen   68'
Bruton   74' (pen.)
Pearce   82'		 Report Parris   6', 76'
Scott   78'
Walsh   80'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 579
Referee: Paul Forrester
17 May 2017 5 Yeovil United 0–1 Reading Taunton
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Jones   9'
Heatherson   33'
Curson   37'
James   86'		 Report van den Berg   8'
Linnett   53'
Furness   54'
Allen   62'
Lahmari   84'		 Stadium: Cygnet Health Care
Attendance: 356
Referee: Martin Underhay
28 May 2017 6 Reading 1–1 Birmingham City High Wycombe
14:00 BST (UTC+1) van den Berg   48'
Potter   49'
Bruton   64' (pen.)
Scott   87'		 Report Wellings   1'
Carter   48'
Mannion   50'
P.Williams   88'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 536
Referee: Stephen Bates
31 May 2017 7 Arsenal 1–0 Reading Canons Park
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Carter   40' Report Pearce   37'
Scott   60'		 Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 870
Referee: Alan Dale
3 June 2017 8 Sunderland 1–1 Reading Hetton-le-Hole
15:30 BST (UTC+1) Staniforth   45'
B.Leon   56'
A.Holmes   64'		 Report Fletcher   29'
Allen   45'		 Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
Attendance: 464
Referee: Paul Brown

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Chelsea 8 6 1 1 32 3 +29 19
2 Manchester City 8 6 1 1 17 6 +11 19
3 Arsenal 8 5 3 0 22 9 +13 18
4 Liverpool 8 4 2 2 20 18 +2 14
5 Sunderland 8 2 3 3 4 14 −10 9
6 Reading 8 2 2 4 10 15 −5 8
7 Birmingham City 8 1 4 3 6 10 −4 7
8 Bristol City 8 1 1 6 5 21 −16 4
9 Yeovil Town 8 0 1 7 6 26 −20 1
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2016–17 FA Women's Cup
18 March 2017 Fifth round Manchester City 1–0 Reading Manchester
14:00 GMT (UTC) Bronze   83' Report Stadium: Academy Stadium

Squad statistics edit

As of match played 3 June 2017

Appearances edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total WSL FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Mary Earps 9 0 8 0 1 0
2 DF   ENG Becky Jane 8 0 7 0 1 0
3 DF   IRL Harriet Scott 9 0 6+2 0 1 0
4 MF   ENG Kayleigh Hines 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
5 DF   ENG Molly Bartrip 3 0 2 0 0+1 0
6 DF   ENG Kirsty McGee 9 0 8 0 1 0
7 MF   NIR Rachel Furness 8 1 7 1 1 0
8 MF   ENG Remi Allen 9 0 7+1 0 0+1 0
9 FW   ENG Lauren Bruton 8 2 7 2 0+1 0
10 MF   FRA Anissa Lahmari 6 0 1+5 0 0 0
14 DF   NED Mandy van den Berg 5 1 3+1 1 1 0
15 DF   NZL Anna Green 7 0 6 0 1 0
16 FW   ENG Kirsty Linnett 6 0 4+2 0 0 0
17 MF   WAL Charlie Estcourt 5 0 3+1 0 1 0
18 MF   ENG Jade Moore 6 1 4+2 1 0 0
19 FW   ENG Brooke Chaplen 4 1 3 1 1 0
20 FW   WAL Melissa Fletcher 8 3 5+2 3 1 0
22 DF   ENG Jo Potter 4 0 3+1 0 0 0
23 MF   WAL Rachel Rowe 5 1 4 1 1 0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:

Goal scorers edit

Place Position Nation Number Name WSL FA Cup Total
1 FW   20 Melissa Fletcher 3 0 3
2 FW   9 Lauren Bruton 2 0 2
3 MF   7 Rachel Furness 1 0 1
MF   23 Rachel Rowe 1 0 1
FW   19 Brooke Chaplen 1 0 1
MF   18 Jade Moore 1 0 1
DF   14 Mandy van den Berg 1 0 1
Total 10 0 10

Clean sheets edit

Place Position Nation Number Name WSL FA Cup Total
1 GK   1 Mary Earps 1 0 1
Total 1 0 1

Disciplinary record edit

Number Nation Position Name WSL FA Cup Total
           
3   DF Harriet Scott 3 0 0 0 3 0
6   DF Kirsty McGee 2 0 0 0 2 0
7   MF Rachel Furness 3 0 0 0 3 0
8   MF Remi Allen 3 0 0 0 3 0
10   MF Anissa Lahmari 1 0 0 0 1 0
14   DF Mandy van den Berg 1 0 0 0 1 0
16   FW Kirsty Linnett 1 0 0 0 1 0
18   MF Jade Moore 1 0 0 0 1 0
22   DF Jo Potter 0 1 0 0 0 1
Players away on loan:
Players who left Reading during the season:
Total 15 1 0 0 15 1

Honours edit

References edit

  1. ^ "READING FC WOMEN CLUB HISTORY". Reading FC Women. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Women's Super League to switch to winter season in 2017". BBC Sport. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Oranje-captain Mandy van den Berg van Liverpool naar Reading". nu.nl (in Dutch). Nu. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Mary Earps: Reading Women goalkeeper signs 18-month contract extension". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Rachel Furness: Reading sign Northern Ireland midfielder from Sunderland". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "BROOKE CHAPLEN MAKES READING WOMEN MOVE". footballinbracknell.co.uk. Football in Bracknell. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Reading Women: Lauren Bruton agrees extended contract". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Reading Women: Melissa Fletcher signs professional deal until June 2018". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Charlie Estcourt: Reading and Wales midfielder signs professional contract". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Becky Jane: Reading Women defender signs new deal until June 2019". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  11. ^ a b c "Football Fern Anna Green signed by Reading in Women's Super League". stuff.co.nz/. Stuff. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  12. ^ a b "READING WOMEN FC CAPTAIN KIRSTY MCGEE EXTENDS CONTRACT". footballinbracknell.co.uk/. Football in Bracknell. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Harriet Scott: Reading Women defender signs new full-time contract". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Birmingham City bring in midfielder Emma Follis from Reading". solihullobserver.co.uk. Solihull Observer. 8 February 2017. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  15. ^ a b c d "Anissa Lahmari quitte le PSG pour Reading". lequipe.fr (in French). L'Équipe. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g "Reading Women: Jade Moore, Jo Potter and Kirsty Linnett join for Spring Series". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  17. ^ "WOMEN'S FOOTBALL: Kayleigh Hines rejoins Oxford United". oxfordmail.co.uk/. Oxford Mail. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  18. ^ "The PFA FA WSL Team of the Year". ThePFA.com. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
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