# 2017 Reading F.C. Women season

The 2017 season was Reading FC Women's second season in the FA WSL 1, after winning promotion from the FA WSL 2 in 2015.
Following a reorganisation of top-level women's football in England, the 2017 season will only cover half of a traditional season's length, while the FA WSL shifts its calendar to match the traditional autumn-to-spring axis of football in Europe. For the same reason, there is no Champions League qualification nor relegation to be competed for.

## Season events

On 14 November 2016, Reading signed Mandy van den Berg from Liverpool.
On 9 January, Mary Earps signed an 18-month contract extension with Reading, keeping her at the club until June 2018.
On 12 January 2017, Reading signed Rachel Furness from Sunderland, with Brooke Chaplen making the same move at the end of January.
Lauren Bruton extended her contract with Reading on 19 January, until the summer of 2018.
On 23 January, Melissa Fletcher signed her first professional contract with the club, until June 2018, with Charlie Estcourt signing a similar deal on 25 January, and Becky Jane signed a new contract with Reading until June 2019 on 26 January.
On 24 January, New Zealand international defender Anna Green from Swedish club Mallbackens IF.
On 6 February, Reading signed a new contract with Kirsty McGee, until June 2018, with Harriet Scott also signing a new 18-month contract with Reading on 9 February.
On 8 February, Emma Follis was sold to Birmingham City for an undisclosed fee.
On 8 April, Anissa Lahmari joined Reading on a two-month loan deal from Paris Saint-Germain.
On 1 May, Reading signed Jo Potter, Jade Moore and Kirsty Linnett from recently folded Notts County.

## Squad

    As of match played 3 June 2017
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Mary Earps | GK | (1993-03-07)7 March 1993 (aged 24) | Bristol Academy | 2016 | 2018 | | |
| 21 | Grace Moloney | GK | (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 24) | Academy | 2009 | | 110 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Becky Jane | DF | (1996-08-06)6 August 1996 (aged 20) | Chelsea | 2011 | 2019 | | |
| 3 | Harriet Scott | DF | (1993-02-10)10 February 1993 (aged 24) | Academy | 2009 | 2018 | | |
| 5 | Molly Bartrip | DF | (1996-06-01)1 June 1996 (aged 21) | Academy | 2014 | | | |
| 6 | Kirsty McGee | DF | (1987-04-19)19 April 1987 (aged 30) | Portsmouth | 2014 | 2018 | | |
| 14 | Mandy van den Berg | DF | (1990-08-26)26 August 1990 (aged 26) | Liverpool | 2017 | | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Anna Green | DF | (1990-08-20)20 August 1990 (aged 26) | Mallbackens | 2017 | | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | Jo Potter | DF | (1984-11-13)13 November 1984 (aged 32) | Notts County Ladies | 2017 | | 4 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Kayleigh Hines | MF | (1991-02-27)27 February 1991 (aged 26) | Oxford United | 2016 | | | |
| 7 | Rachel Furness | MF | (1988-06-19)19 June 1988 (aged 28) | Sunderland | 2017 | | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | Remi Allen | MF | (1990-10-15)15 October 1990 (aged 26) | Birmingham City | 2016 | | 18 | 0 |
| 10 | Anissa Lahmari | MF | (1997-02-17)17 February 1997 (aged 20) | loan from Paris Saint-Germain | 2017 | 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | Charlie Estcourt | MF | (1998-05-27)27 May 1998 (aged 19) | Chelsea | 2015 | | | |
| 18 | Jade Moore | MF | (1990-10-22)22 October 1990 (aged 26) | Notts County Ladies | 2017 | | 6 | 1 |
| 23 | Rachel Rowe | MF | (1992-09-13)13 September 1992 (aged 24) | Swansea City | 2015 | | 46 | 2 |
| 25 | Tamsin de Bunsen | MF | (1999-07-30)30 July 1999 (aged 17) | Academy | 2017 | | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Sophie O'Rourke | MF | (1999-06-03)3 June 1999 (aged 18) | Academy | 2017 | | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Lauren Bruton | FW | (1992-11-22)22 November 1992 (aged 24) | Arsenal | 2013 | 2018 | | |
| 16 | Kirsty Linnett | FW | (1993-09-24)24 September 1993 (aged 23) | Notts County | 2017 | | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | Brooke Chaplen | FW | (1989-04-16)16 April 1989 (aged 28) | Sunderland | 2017 | | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | Melissa Fletcher | FW | (1992-01-28)28 January 1992 (aged 25) | Academy | 2008 | 2018 | | |
| Out on loan ||||||||||
| Left during the season ||||||||||
* ↑ Age as of the end of the season

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 14 November 2016 | DF | Mandy van den Berg | Liverpool | Undisclosed |
| 12 January 2017 | MF | Rachel Furness | Sunderland | Undisclosed |
| 24 January 2017 | DF | Anna Green | Mallbackens | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2017 | FW | Brooke Chaplen | Sunderland | Undisclosed |
| 1 May 2017 | DF | Jo Potter | Notts County | Undisclosed |
| 1 May 2017 | MF | Jade Moore | Notts County | Undisclosed |
| 1 May 2017 | FW | Kirsty Linnett | Notts County | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
| 8 April 2017 | MF | | Anissa Lahmari | Paris Saint-Germain | End of season | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 8 February 2017 | MF | | Emma Follis | Birmingham City | Undisclosed | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
| 30 June 2017 | MF | | Kayleigh Hines | Oxford United | 1 August 2017 | |

## Competitions
### Women's Super League
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 3 June 2017. Source: See Results

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Ground | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | D |

#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Chelsea | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 3 | +29 | 19 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 19 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 18 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 14 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 9 |
| 6 | Reading | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 8 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 4 |
| 9 | Yeovil Town | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 1 |

### FA Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 3 June 2017

### Appearances

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | WSL | WSL | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Mary Earps | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Becky Jane | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Harriet Scott | 9 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Kayleigh Hines | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Molly Bartrip | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Kirsty McGee | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | NIR | Rachel Furness | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Remi Allen | 9 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Lauren Bruton | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | FRA | Anissa Lahmari | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | NED | Mandy van den Berg | 5 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | NZL | Anna Green | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Kirsty Linnett | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | WAL | Charlie Estcourt | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Jade Moore | 6 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Brooke Chaplen | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | WAL | Melissa Fletcher | 8 | 3 | 5+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Jo Potter | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | WAL | Rachel Rowe | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season: ||||||||||

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | WSL | FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 20 | Melissa Fletcher | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | FW | | 9 | Lauren Bruton | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | | 7 | Rachel Furness | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | | 23 | Rachel Rowe | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | FW | | 19 | Brooke Chaplen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | | 18 | Jade Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | 14 | Mandy van den Berg | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 10 | 0 | 10 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | WSL | FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 1 | Mary Earps | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Nation | Position | Name | WSL | WSL | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total |
| 3 | | DF | Harriet Scott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | | DF | Kirsty McGee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Rachel Furness | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Remi Allen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | | MF | Anissa Lahmari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | | DF | Mandy van den Berg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | | FW | Kirsty Linnett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | | MF | Jade Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | | DF | Jo Potter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Reading during the season: ||||||||||
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |

## Honours

* 2016–17 PFA Team of the Year: Mary Earps