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2017 Chelsea L.F.C. season

The 2017 season was Chelsea Ladies Football Club's 25th season of competitive football and its seventh season in the FA Women's Super League and at the top level of English women's football, being one of the league's foundation clubs.[1]

Chelsea Ladies FC
2017 season
ManagerEmma Hayes
StadiumWheatsheaf Park
FA WSL1st
FA CupSemi-finals
Champions LeagueSemi-finals
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Following a reorganisation of top-level women's football in England, the 2017 season only covered half of a traditional season's length, while the FA WSL shifted its calendar to match the traditional autumn-to-spring axis of football in Europe.[2] For the same reason, there was no Champions League qualification nor relegation to be competed for.

First team edit

As of 3 May 2017.[3]
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Hedvig Lindahl   (1983-04-29) 29 April 1983 (age 40)
12 Becky Spencer   (1991-02-22) 22 February 1991 (age 33)
28 Carly Telford   (1987-07-07) 7 July 1987 (age 36)
40 Fran Kitching   (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26)
Defenders
3 Hannah Blundell   (1994-05-25) 25 May 1994 (age 29)
5 Gilly Flaherty (vice-captain)   (1991-08-24) 24 August 1991 (age 32)
6 Niamh Fahey   (1987-10-13) 13 October 1987 (age 36)
11 Claire Rafferty   (1989-01-11) 11 January 1989 (age 35)
21 Deanna Cooper  
Midfielders
4 Millie Bright   (1993-08-21) 21 August 1993 (age 30)
7 Gemma Davison   (1987-04-17) 17 April 1987 (age 37)
8 Karen Carney   (1987-08-01) 1 August 1987 (age 36)
10 Ji So-yun   (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 33)
15 Beth England   (1994-06-03) 3 June 1994 (age 29)
17 Katie Chapman (captain)   (1982-06-15) 15 June 1982 (age 41)
18 Maren Mjelde   (1989-11-06) 6 November 1989 (age 34)
22 Erin Cuthbert   (1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 (age 25)
24 Drew Spence   (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 31)
25 Jade Bailey   (1995-11-11) 11 November 1995 (age 28)
Forwards
9 Eniola Aluko   (1987-02-21) 21 February 1987 (age 37)
14 Fran Kirby   (1993-06-29) 29 June 1993 (age 30)
19 Crystal Dunn   (1992-07-03) 3 July 1992 (age 31)
23 Ramona Bachmann   (1990-12-25) 25 December 1990 (age 33)

New contracts edit

No. Pos Player Contract end Date Source
16 MF   Ana Borges 2018 19 December 2016 [4]
3 DF   Hannah Blundell 2019 11 January 2017 [5]
4 MF   Millie Bright 2020 11 January 2017 [5]
12 GK   Becky Spencer 2018 11 January 2017 [5]
20 MF   Jodie Brett 2017 11 January 2017 [5]
29 FW   Millie Farrow 2017 11 January 2017 [5]
40 GK   Fran Kitching 2017 11 January 2017 [5]
8 MF   Karen Carney 2020 23 March 2017 [6]
1 GK   Hedvig Lindahl 2019 30 March 2017 [7]
15 MF   Beth England 2019 20 April 2017 [8]

Transfers and loans edit

Transfers in edit

Entry date Position No. Player From club Contract end Fee Ref.
22 November 2016 MF 18   Maren Mjelde   Avaldsnes IL 2018 Undisclosed [9]
6 December 2016 FW 23   Ramona Bachmann   VfL Wolfsburg 2019 Undisclosed [10]
8 December 2016 MF 22   Erin Cuthbert   Glasgow City 2019 Undisclosed [11]
3 January 2017 FW 19   Crystal Dunn   Washington Spirit 2018 Free [12]
13 February 2017 DF 21   Deanna Cooper   London Bees Undisclosed Undisclosed [13]
2 May 2017 GK 28   Carly Telford   Notts County 2017 Free [14]
15 July 2017 DF 16   Magdalena Eriksson   Linköpings FC women 2019 Undisclosed [15]

Transfers out edit

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
11 April 2017 MF —   Laura Coombs   Liverpool Undisclosed [16]

Loans out edit

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
19 December 2016 30 June 2017 MF 16   Ana Borges   Sporting CP Undisclosed [4]
24 January 2017 31 May 2017 MF 20   Jodie Brett   Bristol City Undisclosed [17]
24 January 2017 31 May 2017 FW 29   Millie Farrow   Bristol City Undisclosed [17]

Pre-season edit

6 February 2017 Friendly Chelsea   2–0   Hyundai Steel Red Angels Carshalton
14:00 Mjelde  
Bright  		 Report Stadium: Carshalton Athletic FC
12 February 2017 Friendly Chelsea   2–2   FC Rosengård Carshalton
11:00 Carney  
Chapman  		 Report Schelin  
Masar McLeod  		 Stadium: Carshalton Athletic FC
17 February 2017 Friendly Chelsea   2–0   Fortuna Hjørring Algarve, Portugal
16:00 Dunn  
Aluko  		 Report
20 February 2017 Friendly Chelsea   3–0   LSK Kvinner FK Staines
14:00 Bachmann    
Cuthbert  		 Report Stadium: Staines Town FC
23 February 2017 Friendly Manchester City   Cancelled   Chelsea Manchester
16:00 Stadium: Academy Stadium
12 March 2017 Friendly Chelsea   1–0   Kristianstads DFF Staines
14:00 Cuthbert   Report Stadium: Staines Town FC

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
2 2 0 0 10 0  +10 6 1 0 0 6 0  +6 1 0 0 4 0  +4

Last updated: 4 May 2017.
Source: [1]

Results by matchday edit

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ResultWW
Position21
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2017. Source: FA WSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

30 April 2017 1 Chelsea 6–0 Yeovil Town Staines
14:00 Ji   45', 45+1'
Spence   54'
Cuthbert   67'
Dunn   73'
Bachmann   75'		 Box
Report		 Stadium: Staines Town FC
Attendance: 1,077
Referee: Ian Fissenden
3 May 2017 2 Reading 0–4 Chelsea High Wycombe
19:35 Allen   18'
Moore   90'
Furness   90'		 Report Carney   32'
Spence   64'
Ji   69'
Blundell   81'
Chapman   90'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 797
Referee: Christopher O’Donnell

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2016–17 FA Women's Cup
19 March 2017 Fifth round Chelsea 7–0 Doncaster Staines
Dunn   12'
Ji   33', 37'
Little   41' (o.g.)
Bachmann   45'
Chapman   70'
Spence   72'		 Report Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
Attendance: 806
26 March 2017 Sixth round Chelsea 5–1 Sunderland Staines
Bachmann   39', 44'
Blundell   49', 58'
Spence   90'		 Report Staniforth   18' (pen.) Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
17 April 2017 Semi-final Birmingham City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Chelsea Solihull
Sargeant   64' Report Spence   88' Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 1,425

Honours edit

References edit

  1. ^ "About the Chelsea Ladies". Chelsea FC. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Women's Super League to switch to winter season in 2017". BBC Sport. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Chelsea Ladies - Player Profiles". Chelsea FC. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Borges signs to 2018". Chelsea FC. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Ladies squad members sign new deals". Chelsea FC. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Carney commits to Chelsea Ladies". Chelsea FC. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Lindahl lengthens Chelsea career". Chelsea. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  8. ^ "England extends to 2019". Chelsea FC. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Ladies sign Norway skipper". Chelsea FC. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Ladies sign Swiss star". Chelsea FC. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Ladies recruit Scotland international". Chelsea FC. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  12. ^ "USA star signs for Ladies". Chelsea FC. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Ladies sign versatile defender". Chelsea FC. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Telford re-joins Chelsea Ladies". Chelsea FC. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  15. ^ Chelsea Ladies sign Sweden InternationalChelsea Football Club 15 July 2017 Archived 21 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ "Coombs leaves for Liverpool Ladies". Chelsea FC. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  17. ^ a b "Ladies loans and preparing for long schedule". Chelsea FC. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  18. ^ "BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2017: Vote for one of five nominees". BBC. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  19. ^ "Women's PFA Players' Player of the Year 2017 in association with Sodexo". ThePFA.com. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  20. ^ "Women's PFA Young Player of the Year 2017 in association with Sodexo". ThePFA.com. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  21. ^ "The PFA FA WSL Team of the Year". ThePFA.com. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  22. ^ "Early reward for Bachmann". Chelsea FC. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  23. ^ "Duo honoured at Black List awards". Chelsea FC. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
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