# 2021–22 Reading F.C. Women season

The 2021–22 Reading F.C. Women season was the club's 15th season and their seventh in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid.

## Season events

On 30 June, Reading announced the signing of Natasha Dowie.
On 5 July, Reading announced the signing of Gemma Evans to a two-year contract.
On 6 July, Reading announced the signing of Faye Bryson to a two-year contract, and that Bethan Roberts had signed her first professional contract with the club, until the summer of 2023.
On 8 July, Reading announced the signing of Chloe Peplow.
On 28 July, Reading announced the signing of Deanne Rose to a two-year contract.
On 5 August, Reading announced that they had extended their contracts with Jeon Ga-eul and Amalie Eikeland for the 2021–22 season.
On 17 August, Reading announced the signing of Justine Vanhaevermaet to a two-year contract.
On 10 December, Kelly Chambers was awarded the manager of the month award for November.
On 17 December, Reading's match against Manchester City scheduled for 19 December, was postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases within the Manchester City squad.
On 21 December, Reading announced the signing of Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen on a contract until June 2023.
On 27 December, Reading announced that Jeon Ga-eul had left the club.
On 15 January, Reading's match against Arsenal scheduled for 16 January, was postponed on 15 January due to positive COVID-19 cases within the Reading squad.
On 24 January, Reading's match against Manchester City scheduled for 19 December, was rearranged for 16 March.
On 25 January, University of Colorado's women's soccer program, Colorado Buffaloes, announced that Leila Lister would be joining them as a student-athlete.
On 2 February, Reading's match against Arsenal scheduled for 16 January, was rearranged for 2 March.
On 8 February, Reading confirmed that Brooke Chaplen had been ruled out for an indefinite amount of time after a bone tumour had been found in her right leg. On 28 April, Chaplen announced her retirement from football as a result of the successful operation on her right leg.
On 3 May, Reading announced that captain Natasha Harding would be leaving the club at the end of the season.

## Squad

    As of match played 8 May 2022
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Grace Moloney | GK | (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 29) | Academy | 2009 | 2023 | 207 | 0 |
| 21 | Rhiannon Stewart | GK | | Academy | 2019 | | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | Hannah Poulter | GK | (2005-04-26)26 April 2005 (aged 17) | Academy | 2021 | | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Faye Bryson | DF | (1997-07-04)4 July 1997 (aged 24) | Bristol City | 2021 | 2023 | 24 | 1 |
| 3 | Emma Mitchell | DF | (1992-09-19)19 September 1992 (aged 29) | Arsenal | 2020 | | 17 | 0 |
| 5 | Gemma Evans | DF | (1996-08-01)1 August 1996 (aged 25) | Bristol City | 2021 | 2023 | 27 | 1 |
| 14 | Deanna Cooper | DF | (1993-06-20)20 June 1993 (aged 28) | Chelsea | 2020 | | 43 | 0 |
| 28 | Lily Woodham | DF | (2000-09-03)3 September 2000 (aged 21) | Bristol City | 2018 | | 47 | 0 |
| 31 | Bethan Roberts | DF | (2003-05-14)14 May 2003 (aged 18) | Academy | 2019 | 2023 | 14 | 0 |
| 32 | Jemma Woodcock | DF | | Academy | 2021 | | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Sophie Baigent | DF | | Academy | 2021 | | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Chloe Peplow | MF | (1998-12-03)3 December 1998 (aged 23) | Tottenham Hotspur | 2021 | | 16 | 0 |
| 6 | Deanne Rose | MF | (1999-03-03)3 March 1999 (aged 23) | Florida Gators | 2021 | 2023 | 26 | 5 |
| 11 | Natasha Harding (captain) | MF | (1989-03-02)2 March 1989 (aged 33) | Liverpool | 2017 | | 104 | 7 |
| 23 | Rachel Rowe | MF | (1992-09-13)13 September 1992 (aged 29) | Swansea City | 2015 | 2024 | 132 | 15 |
| 27 | Justine Vanhaevermaet | MF | (1992-04-29)29 April 1992 (aged 30) | LSK Kvinner | 2021 | 2023 | 24 | 3 |
| 33 | Leila Lister | MF | (2004-01-18)18 January 2004 (aged 18) | Academy | 2021 | | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Ella Wild | MF | | Academy | 2021 | | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Taylor MacDonald | MF | | Academy | 2021 | | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Tia Primmer | MF | (2004-05-02)2 May 2004 (aged 18) | Academy | 2021 | | 14 | 2 |
| 38 | Freya Meadows-Tuson | MF | | Academy | 2021 | | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Anne Thomann | MF | | Academy | 2021 | | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Lois Joslyn | MF | | Academy | 2021 | | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Sanne Troelsgaard | MF | (1988-08-15)15 August 1988 (aged 33) | Rosengård | 2021 | 2023 | 15 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Amalie Eikeland | FW | (1995-08-26)26 August 1995 (aged 26) | Sandviken | 2019 | 2022 | 72 | 7 |
| 10 | Natasha Dowie | FW | (1988-06-30)30 June 1988 (aged 33) | A.C. Milan | 2021 | | 22 | 7 |
| 12 | Emma Harries | FW | (2002-03-29)29 March 2002 (aged 20) | Academy | 2020 | | 44 | 4 |
| Out on loan ||||||||||
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 7 | Jeon Ga-eul | FW | (1988-09-14)14 September 1988 (aged 33) | Bristol City | 2020 | 2022 | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | Brooke Chaplen | MF | (1989-04-16)16 April 1989 (aged 33) | Sunderland | 2017 | 2022 | 95 | 33 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 28 June 2021 | FW | Natasha Dowie | AC Milan | Undisclosed |
| 28 July 2021 | DF | Gemma Evans | Bristol City | Free |
| 28 July 2021 | DF | Faye Bryson | Bristol City | Free |
| 28 July 2021 | MF | Chloe Peplow | Tottenham Hotspur | Free |
| 28 July 2021 | MF | Deanne Rose | Florida Gators | Free |
| 17 August 2021 | MF | Justine Vanhaevermaet | LSK Kvinner | Undisclosed |
| 21 December 2021 | MF | Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen | Rosengård | Free |

### Out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 30 July 2021 | DF | | Kiera Skeels | Charlton Athletic | Undisclosed | |
| 30 July 2021 | MF | | Sophie Quirk | Charlton Athletic | Undisclosed | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 27 December 2021 | FW | Jeon Ga-eul | Sejong Sportstoto | |
| 28 April 2022 | MF | Brooke Chaplen | Retired | Retired |
| 31 May 2022 | GK | Rhiannon Stewart | Harvard Crimson | |
| 31 May 2022 | DF | Jemma Woodcock | | |
| 31 May 2022 | MF | Lois Joslyn | Oxford United | 16 August 2022 |
| 31 May 2022 | MF | Taylor MacDonald | Portsmouth | 5 August 2022 |
| 31 May 2022 | MF | Ella Wild | Portsmouth | 10 August 2022 |
| 31 May 2022 | MF | Leila Lister | Colorado Buffaloes | |
| 31 May 2022 | MF | Natasha Harding | Aston Villa | 12 July 2022 |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| WSL | 5 September 2021 | 8 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 031.82 |
| FA Cup | 30 January 2022 | 27 February 2022 | Fourth round | Fifth Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 |
| EFL Cup | 13 October 2021 | 15 December 2021 | Group Stage | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 033.33 |
Last updated: 8 May 2022 Source: Competitions

### WSL
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 May 2022. Source: FA WSL

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | D | L |
| Position | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
* ↑ matchday 11
* ↑ matchday 13
* ↑ matchday 14
* ↑ matchday 15
* ↑ matchday 12
* ↑ matchday 16
* ↑ matchday 17
* ↑ matchday 10

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | West Ham United | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 27 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 26 |
| 8 | Reading | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 25 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 40 | −27 | 21 |
| 10 | Everton | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 41 | −23 | 20 |

### League Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bristol City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 8 | Advances to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Reading | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Lewes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | B | Manchester United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | 2.25 | Advances to knock-out stage |
| 2 | C | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | 2.00 | |
| 3 | A | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 7 | 1.75 | |
| 4 | E | London City Lionesses | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1.67 | |
| 5 | D | Reading | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 1.33 | |

## Squad statistics

    As of match played 8 May 2022

### Appearances

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | WSL | WSL | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | IRL | Grace Moloney | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Faye Bryson | 24 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Chloe Peplow | 16 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | WAL | Gemma Evans | 27 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | CAN | Deanne Rose | 26 | 5 | 19+2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Amalie Eikeland | 25 | 2 | 19+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Natasha Dowie | 22 | 7 | 16+1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | WAL | Natasha Harding | 26 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Emma Harries | 24 | 3 | 12+7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Deanna Cooper | 19 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Rhiannon Stewart | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | WAL | Rachel Rowe | 16 | 1 | 9+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | BEL | Justine Vanhaevermaet | 24 | 3 | 17+2 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | WAL | Lily Woodham | 26 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | WAL | Bethan Roberts | 7 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | SCO | Leila Lister | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Tia Primmer | 14 | 2 | 3+7 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | MF | DEN | Sanne Troelsgaard | 15 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | KOR | Jeon Ga-eul | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Brooke Chaplen | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 10 | Natasha Dowie | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | MF | | 6 | Deanne Rose | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | | 12 | Emma Harries | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | | 27 | Justine Vanhaevermaet | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | | 9 | Amalie Eikeland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | | 37 | Tia Primmer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | | 19 | Brooke Chaplen | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | | 23 | Rachel Rowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | | 2 | Faye Bryson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | | 5 | Gemma Evans | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 21 | 3 | 4 | 28 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 1 | Grace Moloney | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Nation | Position | Name | WSL | WSL | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | | GK | Grace Moloney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | | DF | Faye Bryson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | | MF | Deanne Rose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Amalie Eikeland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | | MF | Natasha Harding | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | | MF | Rachel Rowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | | MF | Justine Vanhaevermaet | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | | DF | Lily Woodham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | | MF | Tia Primmer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | | MF | Sanne Troelsgaard | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who left Reading during the season: ||||||||||||
| 19 | | MF | Brooke Chaplen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |