2018–19 Chelsea F.C. Women season

Chelsea
2018–19 season
Chairman Bruce Buck
Manager Emma Hayes
Stadium Kingsmeadow
FA WSL TBD
FA Cup TBD
FA WSL Cup TBD
Champions League TBD
Home colours
Away colours

The 2018–19 season is Chelsea Women's 27th competitive season and 9th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. It is the first season after the naming switch from Chelsea Ladies FC and also the first season in the rebranded FA WSL.[1] The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Coaching staff

Position Staff
ManagerEngland Emma Hayes
Assistant ManagerEngland Paul Green
CoachEngland TJ O'Leary
Head of Player DevelopmentEngland Robert Udberg

Source:Chelsea F.C.

Non-competitive

Pre-season

Competitions

Women's Super League

Matches

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Arsenal 4 4 0 0 21 3 +18 12 Qualification for the Champions League
2 Birmingham City 5 4 0 1 6 3 +3 12
3 Manchester City 5 3 2 0 16 5 +11 11
4 Reading 4 2 1 1 5 1 +4 7
5 Chelsea 5 1 3 1 2 5 −3 6
6 Liverpool 4 2 0 2 3 7 −4 6
7 Bristol City 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 5
8 West Ham United 4 1 1 2 6 12 −6 4
9 Everton 4 0 2 2 3 8 −5 2
10 Brighton & Hove Albion 5 0 1 4 3 8 −5 1
11 Yeovil Town 4 0 0 4 2 15 −13 0 Relegation to the Women's Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 14 October 2018. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3 0 3 0 0 0  0 3 0 1 0 0 0  0 0 2 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 24 September 2018.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920
ResultDDD
Position556

Updated to match(es) played on 24 September 2018. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

WSL Cup

Group 1 South

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chelsea 3 3 0 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Advance to Knock-out stage
2 Tottenham Hotspur 3 1 1 1 0 7 3 +4 6
3 Crystal Palace 3 1 1 0 1 2 5 −3 5
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 1 0 1 1 6 6 0 4
5 London Bees 3 0 1 0 2 3 10 −7 2
6 Yeovil Town 3 0 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 2018. Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Champions League

Round of 32

SFK 2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-5 England Chelsea
Report
Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark)
Chelsea England 6-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000
Spence 5' Kirby 31',77' Mjelde 50' Blundell 87' Cuthbert 90' Report
Attendance: 667

Round of 16

1st Leg- 18/19th October Chelsea v Fiorentina Kingsmeadow


2nd Leg-29th October/1st November Fiorentina v Chelsea Florence

Squad information

First team squad

As of 25 August 2018.[2]
No. Name Nat Since Date of birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Hedvig Lindahl Sweden 2014 29 April 1983 Sweden Kristianstads DFF
12 Lizzie Durack England 2018 20 May 1994 England Everton
28 Carly Telford England 2017 7 July 1987 England Notts County
Defenders
2 Maria Thorisdottir Norway 2017 5 June 1993 Norway Klepp
3 Hannah Blundell England 2013 25 May 1994 Homegrown
4 Millie Bright England 2014 21 August 1993 England Doncaster Rovers Belles
6 Anita Asante England 2018 27 April 1985 Sweden FC Rosengård
11 Ali Riley New Zealand 2018 30 October 1987 Sweden FC Rosengård
16 Magdalena Eriksson Sweden 2017 6 September 1993 Sweden Linköpings
20 Jonna Andersson Sweden 2017 2 January 1993 Sweden Linköpings
21 Deanna Cooper England 2017 19 June 1993 England London Bees
25 Jade Bailey England 2016 11 November 1995 England Arsenal
Midfielders
5 Sophie Ingle Wales 2018 2 September 1991 England Liverpool
7 Jessica Carter England 2018 27 October 1997 England Birmingham City
8 Karen Carney England 2016 1 August 1987 England Birmingham City
10 Ji So-yun South Korea 2014 21 February 1991 Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa
18 Maren Mjelde Norway 2017 6 November 1989 Norway Avaldsnes IL
24 Drew Spence England 2008 23 October 1992 Homegrown
Forwards
14 Fran Kirby England 2015 29 June 1993 England Reading
15 Beth England England 2016 3 June 1994 England Doncaster Rovers Belles
17 Adelina Engman Finland 2018 11 October 1994 Sweden Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
22 Erin Cuthbert Scotland 2016 19 July 1998 Scotland Glasgow City
23 Ramona Bachmann Switzerland 2017 25 October 1990 Germany Wolfsburg

New contracts

No. Pos Player Contract end Date Source
10 MF South Korea Ji So-yun 2020 21 May 2018 [3]
18 MF Norway Maren Mjelde 2021 29 May 2018 [4]
14 FW England Fran Kirby 2021 1 June 2018 [5]
16 DF Sweden Magdalena Eriksson 2021 21 August 2018 [6]
4 DF England Millie Bright 2021 22 August 2018 [7]

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
GK England Lizzie Durack England Everton Undisclosed 8 June 2018 [8]
MF Wales Sophie Ingle England Liverpool Undisclosed 14 June 2018 [9]
MF England Jessica Carter England Birmingham City Undisclosed 19 June 2018 [10]
DF New Zealand Ali Riley Sweden FC Rosengård Undisclosed 26 June 2018 [11]
FW Finland Adelina Engman Sweden Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC Undisclosed 29 June 2018 [12]

Out

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
MF England Katie Chapman Retired 10 May 2018 [13]
FW England Eniola Aluko Italy Juventus Free 16 May 2018 [14]
DF England Claire Rafferty England West Ham United Free 17 May 2018 [15]
GK England Becky Spencer England West Ham United Free 21 May 2018 [16]
GK England Fran Kitching England Sheffield United Free 22 May 2018 [17]
FW England Gemma Davison Free 13 June 2018 [18]
DF England Gilly Flaherty England West Ham United Undisclosed 25 June 2018 [19]

References

  1. ↑ "INTRODUCING CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB WOMEN". Chelsea FC. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. ↑ https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/women?pageTab=players
  3. ↑ "Ji So-Yun: Chelsea Ladies midfielder signs new deal with WSL 1 champions". BBC. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "MJELDE COMMITS". Chelsea FC. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "KIRBY SIGNS NEW CONTRACT". Chelsea FC. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "MAGDALENA ERIKSSON SIGNS NEW CONTRACT EXTENSION UNTIL 2021". Chelsea FC. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "England international Millie Bright has extended her Chelsea Women contract, committing her to the club until 2021". Chelsea FC. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "CHELSEA WOMEN SIGN DURACK". Chelsea FC. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "INGLE ADDED TO WOMEN'S SQUAD". Chelsea FC. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "CARTER JOINS CHELSEA WOMEN". Chelsea FC. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "WOMEN TO RECRUIT RILEY". Chelsea FC. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "WOMEN AGREE ENGMAN TRANSFER". Chelsea FC. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "Katie Chapman: Chelsea Ladies captain & England midfielder to retire this summer". BBC. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "ALUKO TO MOVE ON". Chelsea FC. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "RAFFERTY DEPARTURE CONFIRMED". Chelsea FC. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  16. ↑ ".@BeckySpencer2 will leave the Blues this summer... Thank you and good luck, Becky! 💙". Twitter. Chelsea FC Women. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "Thank you, and good luck @FranKitching!". Twitter. Chelsea FC Women. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  18. ↑ "DAVISON DEPARTS". Chelsea FC. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  19. ↑ "FLAHERTY MOVES EAST". Chelsea FC. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
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