2012 Chelsea L.F.C. season

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Chelsea
2012 season
ManagerEngland Matt Beard
(until July)[1]
England Peter Steward
(5 July)[2]
England Emma Hayes
(since 14 August)[3]
StadiumWheatsheaf Park
WSL6th
Women's CupRunners-up
League CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Helen Lander (7)
All: Helen Lander (10),
Dunia Susi (10)
← 2011
2013 →

Chelsea L.F.C.'s 2012 season was the club's second season in the FA WSL and seventh in the top flight of English women's football, in its 20th year.

Review and events[edit]

See also: 2012 FA WSL

Management changes[edit]

Emma Hayes in 2015.

Chelsea manager Matt Beard resigned in July 2012[1] to become manager of Liverpool F.C. Women.[4] Beard had been with Chelsea since the 2009–10 season.[5]

Chelsea Ladies chair Peter Steward, who had been the club's assistant manager before Beard,[6] filled in as caretaker manager on 5 July to oversee a 2–4 loss to Arsenal Ladies.[2]

During the mid-season 2012 Summer Olympics break on 14 August, Chelsea announced the hiring of Emma Hayes, a former Arsenal Ladies assistant who had managed clubs and collegiate teams in the United States until 2010[7] but had since returned to England to work for her family's currency exchange company.[8] Hayes managed her first match with Chelsea on 18 August 2012 in a 1–0 win at Doncaster Rovers Belles.[3]

Signings[edit]

On 10 August 2012, Chelsea signed Spanish striker Adriana Martín to a short-term contract.[9][10]

Match results[edit]

FA Women's Super League[edit]

9 April 2012 (2012-04-09) 1 Chelsea 3–1 Doncaster Rovers Belles Staines
Lander 29'
Susi 58', 90+2'		 Report 24' Lagonia Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
22 April 2012 (2012-04-22) 2 Chelsea 2–2 Liverpool Staines
Lander 34'
Buet 51'		 Report 21' Keryakoplis Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
Attendance: 481
26 April 2012 (2012-04-26) 3 Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea London
Little 47', 90'
Chapman 68'		 Report 77' Longhurst Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 5,052
6 May 2012 (2012-05-06) 4 Chelsea 0–0 Bristol Academy Staines
Report Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
Attendance: 271
20 May 2012 (2012-05-20) 5 Chelsea 3–1 Everton Staines
Lander 24', 45+1', 90+3' Report 24' Hinnigan Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
Attendance: 214
31 May 2012 (2012-05-31) 6 Birmingham City 4–2 Chelsea Stratford upon Avon
Taylor 6'
Carney 11'
Unitt 53'
Potter 82'		 Report 24' Bonner
52' Lander		 Stadium: The DCS Stadium
Attendance: 756
Referee: Ms. S Massey
24 June 2012 (2012-06-24) 7 Lincoln Ladies 2–0 Chelsea Lincoln
Cantrell 65', 86' Report Stadium: Ashby Avenue
1 July 2012 (2012-07-01) 8 Liverpool 0–2 Chelsea Lancashire
Report 63' Susi
75' Bonner		 Stadium: West Lancashire College
Attendance: 307
5 July 2012 (2012-07-05) 9 Chelsea 2–4 Arsenal Staines
Buet 14', 45' Report 9' (pen.) Little
73', 81' Smith		 Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
Attendance: 366
Note: Chelsea Ladies chair Peter Steward as caretaker manager following Matt Beard's resignation
18 August 2012 (2012-08-18) 10 Doncaster Rovers Belles 0–1 Chelsea Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Report
Box
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Note: First match with Emma Hayes as manager
30 August 2012 (2012-08-30) 11 Chelsea 0–1 Birmingham City Staines
 Report
Box
Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
9 September 2012 (2012-09-09) 12 Everton 2–1 Chelsea Crosby, Merseyside
14:00
Report
Box
Stadium: Rossett Park
Referee: Craig Buxton
22 September 2012 (2012-09-22) 13 Bristol Academy 0–1 Chelsea Bristol
 Report
Box
Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Referee: Lisa Rashid
7 October 2012 (2012-10-07) 14 Chelsea 2–3 Lincoln Ladies Staines
 Report
Report
Box
Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Bristol Academy 14 4 6 4 17 16 +1 18
5 Lincoln Ladies 14 5 3 6 24 26 −2 18
6 Chelsea 14 5 2 7 20 23 −3 17
7 Doncaster Rovers Belles 14 3 2 9 14 28 −14 11
8 Liverpool 14 1 2 11 15 35 −20 5
Source: FA WSL results
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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
14 5 2 7 20 23  −3 17 2 2 3 12 12  0 3 0 4 8 11  −3

Last updated: October 7, 2012.
Source: FA WSL results

FA Women's Cup[edit]

Main article: 2011–12 FA Women's Cup

Chelsea entered the competition in the fifth round as a FA WSL team. They beat The Seagulls[11] and The Belles[12] before they demolished Arsenal in the semi-finals.[13] Chelsea were through to the FA Women's Cup Final for the first time in the cup history, alongside Birmingham City. They were unable to hold their lead in the full-time and even in the extra time and were defeated in the penalty shoot-out.[14]

11 March 2012 (2012-03-11) Fifth round Chelsea 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Staines
14:00 GST Susi
Bleazard
Lappin 		Report Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
Attendance: 282
25 March 2012 (2012-03-25) Sixth round Doncaster Rovers Belles 0–2 Chelsea Doncaster
14:00 GST Report 72' Bonner
81' Susi		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 538
3 May 2012 (2012-05-03) Semi-finals Chelsea 2–0 Arsenal Brentford
14:00 GST Bleazard 22'
Susi 85'		 Report Stadium: Stoke Griffin Park
Attendance: 358
Referee: Paul Forrester
26 May 2012 (2012-05-26) Final Birmingham City 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		 Chelsea Bristol
12:15 BST Williams 90+1'
Carney 112'		 Report 70' Lander
101' Longhurst		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 8,723
Referee: Natalie Walker (Lancashire)
Penalties
Williams soccer ball with red X
Unitt soccer ball with check mark
Taylor soccer ball with check mark
Carney soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Sherwood
soccer ball with red X Spence
soccer ball with red X Rafferty
soccer ball with check mark Buet
soccer ball with red X Bonner

FA Women's League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2012 FA WSL § League Cup

In the competition's new format, Chelsea were drawn into group B alongside Arsenal, Liverpool and Lincoln Ladies.[15] Chelsea could manage only three points in the group stage and were eliminated in the last group match.[16]

18 March 2012 (2012-03-18) Group Stage Chelsea 1–2 Lincoln Ladies Staines
Bleazard 57' Report 51' Hamilton
67' Staniforth		 Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
Attendance: 132
13 May 2012 (2012-05-13) Group Stage Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool Staines
Lander 1'
Susi 49'		 Report 61' Gielnik Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
Attendance: 157
10 June 2012 (2012-06-10) Group Stage Arsenal 3–0 Chelsea Borehamwood
14:00 GST
Report
Report		 Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 634
Referee: A. Degnarain

Group B table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lincoln Ladies 3 3 0 0 9 6 +3 9 Qualification
2 Arsenal 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
3 Chelsea 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4 Liverpool 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source: FA WSL results
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Squad statistics[edit]

As of match played 7 October 2012[17]
No. Pos Nat Player Total WSL FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Carly Telford 18 0 11 0 3 0 4 0
2 MF England ENG Lara Fay 14 0 7 0 2 0 5 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Sophie Perry 11 0 5 0 4 0 2 0
4 MF England ENG Drew Spence 12 0 6 0 2 0 4 0
5 DF England ENG Gemma Bonner 24 4 14 2 4 1 6 1
6 MF Wales WAL Katie Sherwood 15 0 6 0 4 0 5 0
7 FW England ENG Ashlee Hincks 14 0 6 0 3 0 5 0
8 MF England ENG Danielle Buet 23 5 13 5 4 0 6 0
9 MF Scotland SCO Suzanne Lappin 16 1 11 0 1 1 4 0
10 FW Wales WAL Helen Lander 23 10 13 7 4 1 6 2
11 MF England ENG Claire Rafferty 14 0 11 0 1 0 2 0
12 MF New Zealand NZL Hayley Moorwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Wales WAL Kylie Davies 8 0 6 0 1 0 1 0
15 MF Wales WAL Helen Bleazard 23 4 13 0 4 2 6 2
16 DF Wales WAL Sophie Ingle 23 0 13 0 4 0 6 0
17 FW England ENG Dunia Susi 24 10 14 4 4 3 6 3
18 GK England ENG Sarah Quantrill 8 0 4 0 1 0 3 0
19 MF England ENG Laura Coombs 23 1 13 1 4 0 6 0
20 FW England ENG Kate Longhurst 19 3 10 1 4 1 5 1
21 DF England ENG Victoria Williams 10 0 5 0 2 0 3 0
21 MF Spain ESP Adriana Martín 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
27 DF England ENG Sophie Gwilliam 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0

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