2018–19 West Ham United F.C. Women season

The 2018–19 West Ham United F.C. Women season was the club's 28th season in existence and their first in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid and their first as a fully professional team. Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

West Ham United
2018–19 season
ChairmanJack Sullivan
Head CoachMatt Beard
StadiumRush Green Stadium, Romford
FA WSL7th
FA CupRunner-up
League CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Jane Ross (11)
All: Jane Ross (7)
Highest home attendance1,966
(vs. Liverpool, 21 October)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 376
(vs. Yeovil Town, 30 September)
All: 255
(vs. Lewes, 26 August, League Cup)
Average home league attendance880

On 28 May 2018, it was announced that West Ham United Ladies had been granted a WSL licence, promoting the team from the third-tier FA Women's Premier League.[1] Rosie Kmita and Vyan Sampson were the only players to remain with the club and sign on professional terms following promotion.[2] Former WSL winner Matt Beard was appointed head coach on 7 June 2018.[3] They changed their name to West Ham United F.C. Women in July 2018.[4]

The season was also notable as the subject of the BBC behind-the-scenes documentary Britain's Youngest Football Boss.[5]

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Becky Spencer
2 DF   NZL Ria Percival
3 DF   USA Erin Simon
4 DF   USA Brooke Hendrix
5 DF   ENG Gilly Flaherty (captain)
6 MF   NED Tessel Middag
7 FW   SUI Alisha Lehmann
8 FW   IRL Leanne Kiernan
9 FW   SCO Jane Ross
10 MF   GER Julia Simic
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 DF   ENG Claire Rafferty
12 MF   ENG Kate Longhurst
13 GK   ENG Anna Moorhouse
14 DF   ENG Vyan Sampson
15 MF   USA Brianna Visalli
16 FW   ENG Rosie Kmita
17 FW   NED Esmee de Graaf
18 MF   NED Lucienne Reichardt
19 FW   CAN Adriana Leon
20 MF   KOR Cho So-hyun

FA Women's Super League

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
20 7 2 11 25 37  −12 23 2 1 7 8 18  −10 5 1 4 17 19  −2

Last updated: 11 May 2019.
Source: FA WSL

Results

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19 September 2018 1 West Ham United 0–0 Reading Romford
19:45
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 658
Referee: Abby Marriott
23 September 2018 2 Arsenal 4–3 West Ham United Borehamwood
14:00
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,081
Referee: Paul Howard
30 September 2018 3 West Ham United 2–1 Yeovil Town Romford
15:00
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 376
Referee: David Spain
14 October 2018 4 Manchester City 7–1 West Ham United Manchester
12:30
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,245
Referee: Rebecca Welch
21 October 2018 5 West Ham United 0–1 Liverpool Romford
15:00
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 1,966
Referee: Jack Packman
28 October 2018 6 Everton 1–2 West Ham United Southport
14:00
Report
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 143
Referee: Aaron Jackson
4 November 2018 7 West Ham United 0–2 Chelsea Romford
15:00
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 962
Referee: Paul Howard
18 November 2018 8 Birmingham City 3–0 West Ham United Solihull
14:00
Report
Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 633
Referee: Stacey Pearson
25 November 2018 9 West Ham United 2–0 Bristol City Romford
15:00
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 562
Referee: Helen Conley
2 December 2018 10 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 West Ham United Crawley
14:00
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 376
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
9 December 2018 11 Yeovil Town 0–5 West Ham United Dorchester
15:00 Report
Stadium: The Avenue Stadium
Attendance: 516
Referee: Matthew Russell
6 January 2019 12 West Ham United 2–4 Arsenal Romford
12:30
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 913
Referee: Will Finnie
13 January 2019 13 West Ham United 1–3 Manchester City Romford
15:00
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 640
Referee: Jason Richardson
28 January 2019 14 Liverpool 1–0 West Ham United Birkenhead
19:00 Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 186
Referee: Rebecca Welch
20 February 2019 15 Reading 1–2 West Ham United Reading
19:30
Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 2,148
Referee: Rebecca Welch
13 March 2019 16 West Ham United 0–1 Everton Romford
19:45 Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 607
Referee: Dean Skipper
31 March 2019 17 Chelsea 1–1 West Ham United Kingston upon Thames
14:00
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 2,854
Referee: Stacey Pearson
21 April 2019 18 West Ham United 1–2 Birmingham City Romford
15:00
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 706
Referee: Rob Whitton
28 April 2019 19 Bristol City 1–2 West Ham United Filton
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 602
Referee: Richard Hulme
11 May 2019 20 West Ham United 0–4 Brighton & Hove Albion Romford
12:30
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 1,412
Referee: Stacey Pearson

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Reading 20 8 3 9 33 30 +3 27
6 Bristol City 20 7 4 9 17 34 −17 25
7 West Ham United 20 7 2 11 25 37 −12 23
8 Liverpool 20 7 1 12 21 38 −17 22
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 20 4 4 12 16 38 −22 16
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Women's FA Cup

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3 February 2019 Fourth round West Ham United 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Romford
13:00
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
17 February 2019 Fifth round West Ham United 8–1 Huddersfield Town Romford
14:00
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 865
17 March 2019 Quarter-finals Aston Villa 0–1 West Ham United Boldmere
14:00 Report Ross   26' Stadium: Trevor Brown Memorial Ground
Attendance: 609
14 April 2019 Semi-final Reading 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
West Ham United High Wycombe
12:30
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Penalties
Davison  
Hönnudóttir  
Bruton  
Furness  
Allen  
Moore  
  Ross
  Visalli
  Leon
  Longhurst
  Flaherty
  Cho
4 May 2019 Final Manchester City 3–0 West Ham United London
17:30
Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 43,264
Referee: Abigail Byrne

FA Women's League Cup

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Group stage

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19 August 2018 Group stage Arsenal 3–1 West Ham United Borehamwood
14:00
Report Visalli   48' Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: Stephen Bates
Referee: 834
26 August 2018 Group stage West Ham United 4–1 Lewes Romford
15:00
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 255
Referee: Jamie Pope
16 September 2018 Group stage West Ham United 4–0 Millwall Lionesses Romford
15:00
Report Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 557
Referee: Tom Bishop
12 December 2018 Group stage Charlton Athletic 0–2 West Ham United Crayford
19:45 Report
Stadium: The Oakwood
Attendance: 202
Referee: Gerry Heron

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS WHU LEW CHA MIL
1 Arsenal 4 4 0 0 0 20 2 +18 12 Advance to knock-out stage 3–1 5–0
2 West Ham United 4 3 0 0 1 11 4 +7 9 4–1 4–0
3 Lewes 4 2 0 0 2 8 13 −5 6 0–9 5–0
4 Charlton Athletic 4 1 0 0 3 4 14 −10 3 0–2 4–2
5 Millwall Lionesses 4 0 0 0 4 3 13 −10 0 1–3 0–2
Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Knockout phase

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9 January 2019 Quarter-final Manchester United 2–0 West Ham United Leigh
19:00
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 1,029
Referee: Leigh Doughty

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No. Pos Nat Player Total FA WSL FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Becky Spencer 16 0 10+2 0 0 0 4 0
2 DF   NZL Ria Percival 25 0 15+1 0 4 0 5 0
3 DF   USA Erin Simon 23 0 16+1 0 5 0 0+1 0
4 DF   USA Brooke Hendrix 23 0 13+1 0 4 0 5 0
5 DF   ENG Gilly Flaherty 29 1 19 1 5 0 5 0
6 MF   NED Tessel Middag 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW   SUI Alisha Lehmann 30 9 20 6 5 2 5 1
8 FW   IRL Leanne Kiernan 22 6 10+5 2 3+2 3 2 1
9 FW   SCO Jane Ross 30 11 18+2 7 5 2 5 2
10 MF   GER Julia Simic 15 3 11 2 0 0 3+1 1
11 DF   ENG Claire Rafferty 22 1 11+2 1 3+1 0 4+1 0
12 MF   ENG Kate Longhurst 29 3 17+2 2 5 1 5 0
13 GK   ENG Anna Moorhouse 16 0 10 0 5 0 1 0
14 DF   ENG Vyan Sampson 19 0 6+6 0 0+3 0 1+3 0
15 MF   USA Brianna Visalli 30 5 16+4 1 1+4 2 5 2
16 FW   ENG Rosie Kmita 20 4 1+13 1 0+3 1 2+1 2
17 FW   NED Esmee de Graaf 14 3 7+3 1 0 0 3+1 2
18 MF   NED Lucienne Reichardt 21 0 10+2 0 2+2 0 4+1 0
19 FW   CAN Adriana Leon 10 3 4+2 1 3+1 2 0 0
20 MF   KOR Cho So-hyun 12 0 6+1 0 5 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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Rank No. Pos. Name FA WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
1 9 FW   Jane Ross 7 2 2 11
2 7 FW   Alisha Lehmann 6 2 1 9
3 8 FW   Leanne Kiernan 2 3 1 6
4 15 MF   Brianna Visalli 1 2 2 5
5 16 FW   Rosie Kmita 1 1 2 4
6 10 MF   Julia Simic 2 0 1 3
12 MF   Kate Longhurst 2 1 0
17 MF   Esmee de Graaf 1 0 2
19 FW   Adriana Leon 1 2 0
10 5 DF   Gilly Flaherty 1 0 0 1
11 DF   Claire Rafferty 1 0 0
Total 25 13 11 49

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
13 June 2018 GK   Becky Spencer   Chelsea [6]
15 June 2018 DF   Claire Rafferty   Chelsea [7]
20 June 2018 MF   Brianna Visalli   Chicago Red Stars [8]
25 June 2018 DF   Gilly Flaherty   Chelsea [9]
5 July 2018 FW   Esmee de Graaf   PEC Zwolle [10]
MF   Lucienne Reichardt   Ajax
6 July 2018 GK   Anna Moorhouse   Arsenal [11]
9 July 2018 FW   Jane Ross   Manchester City [12]
14 July 2018 MF   Tessel Middag   Manchester City [13]
18 July 2018 FW   Leanne Kiernan   Shelbourne [14]
19 July 2018 DF   Brooke Hendrix   Brescia [15]
20 July 2018 MF   Julia Simic   Freiburg [16]
3 August 2018 DF   Ria Percival   FC Basel [17]
6 August 2018 FW   Alisha Lehmann   Young Boys [18]
9 August 2018 MF   Kate Longhurst   Liverpool [19]
14 September 2018 DF   Erin Simon   Sky Blue FC [20]
12 January 2019 FW   Adriana Leon   Seattle Reign [21]
13 January 2019 MF   Cho So-hyun   Avaldsnes IL [22]

References

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  1. ^ "Manchester United get Women's Championship licence; West Ham join top flight". BBC Sport. 28 May 2018.
  2. ^ "WSL 2018-19 season preview: West Ham United". VAVEL. 15 September 2018.
  3. ^ "West Ham Ladies appoint former Chelsea & Liverpool coach Matt Beard". www.whufc.com.
  4. ^ "West Ham Ladies change name to West Ham United women's team". Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  5. ^ Mapstone, Lucy. "BBC Three documentary to follow West Ham Ladies' teenage boss". Newham Recorder. Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  6. ^ "Goalkeeper Becky Spencer signs for West Ham Ladies | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  7. ^ "England international Claire Rafferty joins West Ham Ladies | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  8. ^ "Brianna Visalli joins West Ham Ladies | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  9. ^ "Gilly Flaherty signs for West Ham United Ladies | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  10. ^ "West Ham Ladies sign Dutch duo Reichardt and De Graaf | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  11. ^ "West Ham Ladies catch goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  12. ^ "Scotland international Jane Ross joins West Ham Ladies | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  13. ^ "Netherlands international Tessel Middag joins West Ham Ladies | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  14. ^ "West Ham Ladies sign prolific striker Leanne Kiernan | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  15. ^ "Hammers sign highly-rated defender Brooke Hendrix | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  16. ^ "West Ham sign Germany star Julia Simic | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  17. ^ "West Ham sign New Zealand international Ria Percival | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  18. ^ "West Ham sign Swiss forward Alisha Lehmann | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  19. ^ "WSL-winning midfielder Kate Longhurst joins West Ham | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  20. ^ "West Ham Ladies: WSL club sign American defender Erin Simon". BBC Sport. 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  21. ^ "Canada attacker Adriana Leon joins West Ham United | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  22. ^ "West Ham sign South Korea captain Cho So-hyun | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.