2018–19 Reading F.C. Women season

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Reading
2018–19 season
ManagerKelly Chambers
StadiumAdams Park
WSL5th
FA CupSemifinal vs West Ham United
League CupQuarterfinal vs Chelsea
Top goalscorerLeague: Fara Williams (11)
All: Fara Williams (19)

The 2018–19 Reading F.C. Women season was the club's 12th season and their third in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid.

Season events[edit]

On 2 July, Reading announced that Jade Moore, Jo Potter and Remi Allen had all extended their contracts with Reading for the 2018–19 season.[1]

On 5 July, Reading announced the signing of Rachael Laws from Sunderland.[2]

On 9 July, Reading announced the double signing of Gemma Davison and Sophie Howard.[3]

On 22 July, Reading signed Millie Farrow from Bristol City.[4]

On 23 July, Reading signed Maz Pacheco from Doncaster Rovers Belles.[5]

On 28 January, Reading announced the signing of Rakel Hönnudóttir from Limhamn Bunkeflo.[6]

On 4 April, Lauren Bruton extended her contract with Reading until the summer of 2021.[7]

On 9 May, Fara Williams signed a new contract with Reading for the 2019–20 season.[8]

Squad[edit]

As of match played 11 May 2019
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age[a]) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Grace Moloney Republic of Ireland GK (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 26) Academy 2009 147 0
27 Rachael Laws England GK (1990-11-05)5 November 1990 (aged 28) Sunderland 2018[2] 2 0
Defenders
2 Becky Jane England DF (1996-08-06)6 August 1996 (aged 22) Chelsea 2011 2019[9]
3 Maz Pacheco England DF (1998-08-25)25 August 1998 (aged 20) Doncaster Rovers Belles 2018[5] 22 0
5 Molly Bartrip England DF (1996-06-01)1 June 1996 (aged 22) Academy 2014
6 Kirsty Pearce England DF (1987-04-19)19 April 1987 (aged 32) Portsmouth 2014
22 Jo Potter England DF (1984-11-13)13 November 1984 (aged 34) Notts County Ladies 2017[10] 2019[1]
26 Sophie Howard Scotland DF (1993-09-17)17 September 1993 (aged 25) 1899 Hoffenheim 2018[3] 10 0
28 Lily Woodham Wales DF (2000-09-03)3 September 2000 (aged 18) Bristol City 2018 6 0
29 Kiera Skeels England DF (2001-01-20)20 January 2001 (aged 18) Academy 2019 0 0
Midfielders
4 Fara Williams England MF (1984-01-25)25 January 1984 (aged 35) Arsenal 2017 2020[8]
7 Rachel Furness Northern Ireland MF (1988-06-19)19 June 1988 (aged 30) Sunderland 2017[11]
8 Remi Allen England MF (1990-10-15)15 October 1990 (aged 28) Birmingham City 2016 2019[1]
9 Gemma Davison England MF (1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 32) Chelsea 2018[3] 20 4
11 Natasha Harding (captain) Wales MF (1989-03-02)2 March 1989 (aged 30) Liverpool 2018[12] 40 1
16 Jade Bailey England MF (1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 32) loan from Chelsea 2019 8 0
17 Charlie Estcourt Wales MF (1998-05-27)27 May 1998 (aged 20) Chelsea 2015
18 Jade Moore England MF (1990-10-22)22 October 1990 (aged 28) Notts County Ladies 2017[10] 2019[1]
23 Rachel Rowe Wales MF (1992-09-13)13 September 1992 (aged 26) Swansea City 2015 74 8
Forwards
10 Lauren Bruton England FW (1992-11-22)22 November 1992 (aged 26) Arsenal 2013 2021[7]
14 Millie Farrow England FW (1996-06-03)3 June 1996 (aged 22) Bristol City 2018[4] 6 2
15 Rakel Hönnudóttir Iceland FW (1988-12-30)30 December 1988 (aged 30) Limhamn Bunkeflo 2019[6] 8 3
19 Brooke Chaplen England FW (1989-04-16)16 April 1989 (aged 30) Sunderland 2017[13]
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.
5 July 2018 GK England Rachael Laws Sunderland Undisclosed [2]
5 July 2018 DF Scotland Sophie Howard TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Undisclosed [3]
5 July 2018 MF England Gemma Davison Chelsea Undisclosed [3]
22 July 2018 FW England Millie Farrow Bristol City Undisclosed [4]
23 July 2018 DF England Maz Pacheco Doncaster Rovers Belles Free [5]
28 January 2019 FW Iceland Rakel Hönnudóttir Limhamn Bunkeflo Undisclosed [6]

Loans in[edit]

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
3 January 2019 MF England Jade Bailey Chelsea End of season [14]

Out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
10 June 2019 DF England Becky Jane Liverpool Undisclosed [15]

Released[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
7 July 2018 FW Wales Melissa Fletcher Retired [16]
30 June 2019 DF England Kirsty Pearce Retired [17]

Competitions[edit]

WSL[edit]

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
20 8 3 9 33 30  +3 27 4 1 5 18 16  +2 4 2 4 15 14  +1

Last updated: 11 May 2019.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAA-AHAHAHAHH-HAAHAH
ResultWDLWL-DWWWLDLLL-LWWWLL
Position2454475554555666776555
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[edit]

9 September 2018 1 Reading 4–0 Yeovil Town High Wycombe
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Davison 5'
Williams 11'
Bruton 59' (pen.)
Allen 61'
Report Evans Yellow card 79' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 464
Referee: Helen Conley
19 September 2018 2 West Ham United 0–0 Reading Romford
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Simic Yellow card 19'
Simon Yellow card 64'
Report Howard Yellow card 81' Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 658
Referee: Abby Marriott
23 September 2018 3 Reading 0–1 Birmingham City High Wycombe
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Allen Yellow card 51'
Harding Yellow card 63'
Report Sargeant 7'
P.Williams Yellow card 90+6'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 693
Referee: Jacob Miles
30 September 2018 4 Liverpool 0–1 Reading Birkenhead
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Roberts Yellow card 37' Yellow-red card 56' Report Chaplen 36'
Bruton Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 382
Referee: David McNamara
21 October 2018 5 Arsenal 6–0 Reading Borehamwood
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Miedema 3', 49', 85'
Nobbs 7'
Mead 45+2'
van de Donk 76'
Report Pearce Yellow card 8'
Furness Yellow card 45+1'
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,586
Referee: Abby Marriott
26 October 2018 7 Manchester City 1–1 Reading Manchester
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Stanway 33'
Parris Yellow card 90+1'
Report Moore 50'
Pearce Yellow card 68'
Allen Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,015
Referee: David McNamara
4 November 2018 8 Reading 3–0 Bristol City High Wycombe
14:00 GMT (UTC) Williams 32', 50'
Chaplen 65'
Report Rutherford Yellow card 63'
Kerkdijk Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 482
Referee: Abigal Marnot
18 November 2018 9 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–4 Reading Crawley
14:00 GMT (UTC) Bowman Yellow card 27'
A.Whelan 61'
Report Hourihan 20' (o.g.)
Chaplen 58'
Moloney Yellow card 62'
Williams 65'
Davison 81'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 330
Referee: Ryan Atkin
25 November 2018 10 Reading 2–1 Everton High Wycombe
14:00 GMT (UTC) Chaplen 20', 77' Report Cain 13'
Kelly Yellow card 46'
Magill Yellow card 53'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 625
Referee: Amy Fearn
2 December 2018 11 Chelsea 1–0 Reading Kingston upon Thames
14:00 GMT (UTC) Ji 49' Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 1,741
Referee: Lucy Oliver
9 December 2018 12 Reading 2–2 Liverpool High Wycombe
14:00 GMT (UTC) Williams 62', 84' Yellow card 69'
Furness Yellow card 63'
Bartrip Yellow card 79'
Report Sweetman-Kirk 10', 68' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 582
Referee: Joshua Smith
6 January 2019 13 Birmingham City 2–1 Reading Solihull
14:00 GMT (UTC) Harrop Yellow card 32' 72'
P.Williams Yellow card 56'
Sargeant 89'
Report Moore Yellow card 23'
Furness Yellow card 30'
Harding Yellow card 52'
Allen Yellow card 82'
Hampton 88' (o.g.)
Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 606
Referee: Robert Ellis
27 January 2019 15 Reading 0–3 Arsenal Reading
12:30 GMT (UTC) Harding Yellow card 60'
Allen Yellow card 76'
Moore Yellow card 80'
Report Miedema 2'
Mitchell Yellow card 23'
McCabe Yellow card 37' 90+4'
Mead Yellow card 74'
Little 80' (pen.)
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 1,269
Referee: Lucy Oliver
20 February 2019 17 Reading 1–2 West Ham United Reading
19:30 GMT (UTC) Williams 66' (pen.)
Allen Yellow card 82'
Report Lehmann 20', 53' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 2,148
Referee: Rebecca Welch
13 March 2019 18 Reading 3–4 Manchester City High Wycombe
19:30 GMT (UTC) Chaplen 3'
Williams 62' (pen.)
Pearce 87'
Report Parris 15', 36', 39' Yellow card 90+2'
Stokes 54'
McManus Yellow card 68'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 449
Referee: Tom Reeves
31 March 2019 19 Bristol City 0–1 Reading Filton
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Allen Yellow card 24'
Williams soccer ball with red X 49'
Chaplen 55'
Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 391
Referee: Samuel Allison
17 April 2019 16 Yeovil Town 0–5 Reading Dorchester
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Cousins Yellow card 57' Report Williams 33'
Davison Yellow card 44'
Bruton 54', 83'
Farrow 80', 90'
Stadium: Clayson Stadium
Attendance: 407
Referee: Scott Jackson
20 April 2019 20 Reading 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Reading
13:00 BST (UTC+1) Furness 49' Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 1,119
Referee: Amy Fearn
28 April 2019 21 Everton 3–2 Reading Southport
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Kaagman 40'
Boye-Hlorkah 52'
Magill 59'
Worm Yellow card 86'
Stringer Yellow card 89'
Report Allen 8'
Pearce Yellow card 53'
Williams 77'
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 174
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
11 May 2019 22 Reading 2–3 Chelsea High Wycombe
12:30 BST (UTC+1) Harding 50'
Williams 52'
Allen Yellow card 75'
Report Ji 8'
Carney 51'
England 64'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 612
Referee: Abigail Bryne

Table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Chelsea 20 12 6 2 46 14 +32 42
4 Birmingham City 20 13 1 6 29 17 +12 40
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
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

FA Cup[edit]

11 February 2019 Fourth Round Reading 13–0 Keynsham Town Woking
14:00 GMT (UTC) Williams 21' (pen.), 24', 28' (pen.), 55' (pen.), 59'
Bruton 37', 53'
Chaplen 48', 49'
Estcourt 68'
Hönnudóttir 78', 80'
Davison 84'
Report Stadium: Kingfield Stadium
17 February 2019 Fifth Round Reading 2–1 Birmingham City High Wycombe
14:00 GMT (UTC) Pacheco Yellow card 45'
Allen Yellow card 52'
Pearce 69'
Hönnudóttir 84' Yellow card 90+3'
Report Mannion 77' Stadium: Adams Park
Referee: Alex Blake
17 March 2019 Quarterfinal Reading 3–2 (a.e.t.) Manchester United High Wycombe
14:00 GMT (UTC) Allen 101'
Furness 108'
Hönnudóttir 120+6'
Report Greenwood 98'
Harding 106' (o.g.)
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 951

League Cup[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manchester United 4 3 0 0 1 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knock-out stage
2 Reading 4 2 0 1 1 9 5 +4 7
3 Everton 4 2 0 0 2 6 7 −1 6
4 Durham 4 1 0 1 2 5 8 −3 4
5 Liverpool 4 0 2 0 2 5 8 −3 4
Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
19 August 2018 1 Reading 4–1 Durham High Wycombe
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Pearce 6'
Williams 13', 24', 81'
Report R.Lee Yellow card 16'
B.Hepple 80' (pen.)
Stadium: Adams Park
25 August 2018 2 Manchester United 0–2 Reading Leigh
12:00 BST (UTC+1) James Yellow card 59' Report Bartrip Yellow card 41'
Chaplen 56'
Bruton Yellow card 61'
Davison 90+4'
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
16 September 2018 3 Everton 3–2 Reading Southport
12:00 BST (UTC+1) Walker 14', 27'
Kaagman 56'
Bruinenberg Yellow card 90'
Report Finnigan 24' (o.g.)
Chaplen 79'
Stadium: Haig Avenue
12 December 2018 4 Reading 1–1
(4 – 5 p)
Liverpool High Wycombe
19:30 GMT (UTC) Furness 64'
Jane Yellow card 85'
Report Kitching Yellow card 49'
Sweetman-Kirk 66'
Stadium: Adams Park

Knockout stage[edit]

9 January 2019 Quarterfinal Chelsea 4–0 Reading Kingston upon Thames
19:30 GMT (UTC) Kirby 3', 86'
Asante 37'
Riley 90+1'
Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 973

Squad statistics[edit]

As of match played 11 May 2019

Appearances[edit]

No. Pos Nat Player Total WSL FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Grace Moloney 27 0 20 0 4 0 3 0
2 DF England ENG Becky Jane 14 0 3+5 0 1 0 2+3 0
3 DF England ENG Maz Pacheco 22 0 14+2 0 4 0 2 0
4 MF England ENG Fara Williams 29 19 20 11 4 5 5 3
5 DF England ENG Molly Bartrip 22 0 7+7 0 4 0 4 0
6 DF England ENG Kirsty Pearce 24 3 17+1 1 1+1 1 4 1
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Rachel Furness 25 3 16+3 1 3 1 3 1
8 MF England ENG Remi Allen 26 2 19 2 3 0 2+2 0
9 MF England ENG Gemma Davison 20 4 8+6 2 0+2 1 3+1 1
10 FW England ENG Lauren Bruton 25 5 15+2 3 4 2 4 0
11 MF Wales WAL Natasha Harding 27 1 19 1 3 0 4+1 0
14 FW England ENG Millie Farrow 6 2 2+3 2 0 0 0+1 0
15 FW Iceland ISL Rakel Hönnudóttir 8 3 2+3 0 0+3 3 0 0
16 MF England ENG Jade Bailey 8 0 3+3 0 2 0 0 0
17 MF Wales WAL Charlie Estcourt 10 1 4+3 0 1 1 2 0
18 MF England ENG Jade Moore 18 1 12+1 1 3+1 0 1 0
19 MF England ENG Brooke Chaplen 24 11 16 7 3 2 5 2
22 DF England ENG Jo Potter 25 0 16 0 4 0 4+1 0
23 MF Wales WAL Rachel Rowe 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
26 DF Scotland SCO Sophie Howard 10 0 5+1 0 0+1 0 2+1 0
27 GK England ENG Rachael Laws 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
28 DF Wales WAL Lily Woodham 6 0 1+3 0 0 0 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 League Cup Total
1 MF England 4 Fara Williams 11 5 3 19
2 MF England 19 Brooke Chaplen 7 2 2 11
3 FW England 10 Lauren Bruton 3 2 0 5
4 MF England 9 Gemma Davison 2 1 1 4
FW Iceland 15 Rakel Hönnudóttir 0 4 0 4
MF Northern Ireland 7 Rachel Furness 1 2 1 4
7 MF England 8 Remi Allen 2 1 0 3
DF England 6 Kirsty Pearce 1 1 1 3
Own goal 2 0 1 3
10 FW England 14 Millie Farrow 2 0 0 2
11 MF Wales 11 Natasha Harding 1 0 0 1
18 England 18 Jade Moore 1 0 0 1
MF Wales 17 Charlie Estcourt 0 1 0 1
Total 33 19 9 61

Clean sheets[edit]

Place Position Nation Number Name WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
1 GK Republic of Ireland 1 Grace Moloney 7 1 1 9
Total 7 1 1 9

Disciplinary record[edit]

Number Nation Position Name WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 Republic of Ireland GK Grace Moloney 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 England DF Becky Jane 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
3 England DF Maz Pacheco 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
4 England MF Fara Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 England DF Molly Bartrip 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
6 England DF Kirsty Pearce 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
7 Northern Ireland MF Rachel Furness 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
8 England MF Remi Allen 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
9 England MF Gemma Davison 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 England FW Lauren Bruton 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
11 Wales MF Natasha Harding 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
15 Iceland FW Rakel Hönnudóttir 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
18 England MF Jade Moore 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
22 England DF Jo Potter 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
26 Scotland DF Sophie Howard 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Reading during the season:
Total 24 0 7 0 3 0 34 0

References[edit]

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