# 2018–19 Yeovil Town L.F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Yeovil Town Ladies Football Club's second consecutive season in the top-flight of English women's football, the Women's Super League, in which they finished bottom. They also competed in the Women's FA Cup and Women's League Cup, in which they were eliminated in the fourth round and group stage respectively.

## Season summary

In June 2018, Lee Burch was appointed as head coach, after Jamie Sherwood stood down at the end of the previous season.
In March 2019, the club was reported to have entered administration. They were deducted 10 points during the 2018–19 season, finishing 15 points adrift and getting relegated. However, in May 2019, they were denied an operating licence for the Championship and would have to contest the following season as a third tier club instead. In June 2019, owner Steve Allinson announced his intention to relinquish ownership of the team free of charge in order to find investors capable of sustaining the team. Burch left the club in June 2019.

## Competitions
### Women's Super League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 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 | |
| 10 | Everton | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 38 | −23 | 12 | |
| 11 | Yeovil Town (R) | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 60 | −49 | −3 | Relegation to the Championship |
* ↑ Yeovil Town deducted 10 points for entering administration.

#### Matches

Women's Super League match details :
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 9 September 2018 | Reading | Away | L | 0–4 | | 464 |
| 19 September 2018 | Arsenal | Home | L | 0–7 | | 1,101 |
| 30 September 2018 | West Ham United | Away | L | 1–2 | Mason 78' | 376 |
| 14 October 2018 | Liverpool | Away | L | 1–2 | Heatherson 28' | 423 |
| 21 October 2018 | Bristol City | Home | L | 1–2 | Gaylor 33' | 583 |
| 28 October 2018 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Away | L | 1–2 | Mason 69' | 562 |
| 4 November 2018 | Everton | Home | W | 1–0 | Short 21' | 732 |
| 18 November 2018 | Chelsea | Away | L | 0–5 | | 1,484 |
| 25 November 2018 | Manchester City | Home | L | 0–4 | | 1,153 |
| 2 December 2018 | Birmingham City | Away | L | 1–2 | Syme 90+3' | 1,153 |
| 9 December 2018 | West Ham United | Home | L | 0–5 | | 516 |
| 13 January 2019 | Liverpool | Home | L | 1–2 | Donovan 52' | 984 |
| 27 January 2019 | Bristol City | Away | L | 1–2 | Heatherson 46' | 616 |
| 20 February 2019 | Arsenal | Away | L | 0–3 | | 1,107 |
| 13 March 2019 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Home | D | 1–1 | Mason 64' | 408 |
| 31 March 2019 | Everton | Away | W | 1–0 | Alexander 78' | 230 |
| 17 April 2019 | Reading | Home | L | 0–5 | | 407 |
| 28 April 2019 | Manchester City | Away | L | 1–2 | Fergusson 1' | 1,369 |
| 7 May 2019 | Chelsea | Home | L | 0–8 | | 843 |
| 11 May 2019 | Birmingham City | Home | L | 0–2 | | 463 |

### Women's FA Cup

Women's FA Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| Fourth round | 10 February 2019 | Birmingham City | Home | L | 1–3 | Bloomfield 78' | 523 | |

### Women's League Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | BHA | CRY | TOT | LON | YEO |
| 1 | Chelsea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | +23 | 15 | Advance to knock-out stage | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | 7–0 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 10 | Advance to knock-out stage | — | — | 5–1 | — | 3–1 | — |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 8 | | 0–4 | — | — | 1–1 | 7–2 | — |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 6 | | 0–5 | 2–2 | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | London Bees | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 5 | | 1–6 | — | — | 4–2 | — | 1–1 |
| 6 | Yeovil Town | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 1 | | — | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–4 | — | — |
Women's League Cup match details :
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 19 August 2018 | London Bees | Away | D | 1–1 3–5 p | Fergusson 40' | 246 |
| 26 August 2018 | Crystal Palace | Home | L | 0–1 | | 301 |
| 16 September 2018 | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | L | 0–4 | | 415 |
| 5 December 2018 | Chelsea | Away | L | 0–7 | | 916 |
| 12 December 2018 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Home | L | 1–4 | Syme 37' | 224 |

## Player statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Women's Super League | Women's Super League | Women's FA Cup | Women's FA Cup | Women's League Cup | Women's League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Megan Walsh | 24 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Amy Goddard | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Megan Alexander | 26 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Emily Syme | 19 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | WAL | Nicola Cousins | 24 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Hannah Short | 24 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Olivia Fergusson | 25 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Bonnie Horwood | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Ann-Marie Heatherson | 24 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Amber Gaylor | 15 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Ellie Mason | 25 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Emily Donovan | 24 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Charlotte Buxton | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | WAL | Georgia Evans | 23 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Leah Burridge | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | WAL | Liberty Piggott | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | ENG | Bethany-May Howard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | SCO | Rachel McLauchlan | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Erin Bloomfield | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Charlie Taylor | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Shannon Albuery | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | SAM | Monique Fischer | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
* Source: