# 2019–20 Reading F.C. Women season

The 2019–20 Reading F.C. Women season was the club's 13th season and their fourth in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.
On 13 March 2020, in line with the FA's response to the coronavirus pandemic, it was announced the season was temporarily suspended until at least 3 April 2020. After further postponements, the season was ultimately ended prematurely on 25 May 2020 with immediate effect. Reading sat in 5th at the time, overtaken by Manchester United in the final gameweek prior to the cancellation having had their fixture postponed because of Arsenal's participation in the FA Cup. They retained 5th position on sporting merit after The FA Board's decision to award places on a points-per-game basis.

## Season events

On 13 January, Fara Williams extended her contract with Reading until the end of the 2020-21 season.
On 15 February, Brooke Chaplen extended her contract with Reading until the end of the 2020-21 season.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 20 June 2019 | DF | Kristine Bjørdal Leine | Røa IL | Undisclosed |
| 17 July 2019 | MF | Angharad James | Everton | Undisclosed |
| 8 August 2019 | FW | Maxime Bennink | PEC Zwolle | Undisclosed |
| 8 August 2019 | FW | Amalie Eikeland | IL Sandviken | Undisclosed |
| 9 September 2019 | FW | Lisa-Marie Utland | FC Rosengård | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 5 July 2019 | MF | Gemma Davison | Tottenham Hotspur | Undisclosed |
| 9 December 2019 | FW | Rakel Hönnudóttir | Breiðablik | Undisclosed |
| 28 December 2019 | MF | Rachel Furness | Liverpool | Undisclosed |
| 1 April 2020 | MF | Jade Moore | Orlando Pride | Undisclosed |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 31 July 2019 | MF | Charlie Estcourt | Charlton Athletic | End of season |
| 31 July 2019 | DF | Lily Woodham | Charlton Athletic | End of season |
| 6 September 2019 | MF | Rachel Furness | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 December 2019 |
| 23 January 2020 | FW | Maxime Bennink | Brighton & Hove Albion | End of season |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 8 June 2020 | GK | Rachael Laws | Liverpool | 7 July 2020 |
| 8 June 2020 | DF | Maz Pacheco | West Ham United | 10 July 2020 |
| 8 June 2020 | DF | Jo Potter | Retired | 6 January 2021 |
| 8 June 2020 | DF | Sophie Howard | Leicester City | 22 August 2020 |
| 8 June 2020 | MF | Remi Allen | Leicester City | 22 August 2020 |
| 8 June 2020 | MF | Charlie Estcourt | London Bees | 26 August 2020 |
| 8 June 2020 | FW | Millie Farrow | Leicester City | 22 August 2020 |
| 8 June 2020 | FW | Maxime Bennick | PEC Zwolle | 15 June 2020 |

## Squad

    As of match played 20 February 2020
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Grace Moloney | GK | (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 27) | Academy | 2009 | 159 | 0 |
| 27 | Rachael Laws | GK | (1990-11-05)5 November 1990 (aged 29) | Sunderland | 2018 | 13 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Kristine Bjørdal Leine | DF | (1996-08-06)6 August 1996 (aged 23) | Røa | 2019 | 18 | 2 |
| 3 | Maz Pacheco | DF | (1998-08-25)25 August 1998 (aged 21) | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 2018 | 38 | 1 |
| 5 | Molly Bartrip | DF | (1996-06-01)1 June 1996 (aged 23) | Academy | 2014 | | |
| 22 | Jo Potter | DF | (1984-11-13)13 November 1984 (aged 35) | Notts County Ladies | 2017 | | |
| 26 | Sophie Howard | DF | (1993-09-17)17 September 1993 (aged 26) | 1899 Hoffenheim | 2018 | 28 | 0 |
| 29 | Kiera Skeels | DF | (2001-01-20)20 January 2001 (aged 19) | Academy | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Bethan Roberts | DF | (2003-05-14)14 May 2003 (aged 17) | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Fara Williams | MF | (1984-01-25)25 January 1984 (aged 36) | Arsenal | 2017 | 74 | 39 |
| 6 | Angharad James | MF | (1994-06-01)1 June 1994 (aged 25) | Everton | 2019 | 22 | 1 |
| 8 | Remi Allen | MF | (1990-10-15)15 October 1990 (aged 29) | Birmingham City | 2016 | 81 | 14 |
| 11 | Natasha Harding (captain) | MF | (1989-03-02)2 March 1989 (aged 31) | Liverpool | 2017 | 52 | 1 |
| 23 | Rachel Rowe | MF | (1992-09-13)13 September 1992 (aged 27) | Swansea City | 2015 | 93 | 8 |
| 35 | Sophie Quirk | MF | (2002-02-12)12 February 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Amalie Eikeland | FW | (1995-08-26)26 August 1995 (aged 24) | Sandviken | 2019 | 21 | 2 |
| 10 | Lauren Bruton | FW | (1992-11-22)22 November 1992 (aged 27) | Arsenal | 2013 | | |
| 14 | Millie Farrow | FW | (1996-06-03)3 June 1996 (aged 23) | Bristol City | 2018 | 22 | 3 |
| 16 | Lisa-Marie Utland | FW | (1992-09-19)19 September 1992 (aged 27) | Rosengård | 2019 | 17 | 7 |
| 19 | Brooke Chaplen | FW | (1989-04-16)16 April 1989 (aged 31) | Sunderland | 2017 | 68 | 27 |
| Out on loan ||||||||||
| 17 | Charlie Estcourt | MF | (1998-05-27)27 May 1998 (aged 21) | Chelsea | 2015 | | |
| 21 | Maxime Bennink | FW | (1997-06-21)21 June 1997 (aged 22) | PEC Zwolle | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Lily Woodham | DF | (2000-09-03)3 September 2000 (aged 19) | Bristol City | 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 7 | Rachel Furness | MF | (1988-06-19)19 June 1988 (aged 31) | Sunderland | 2017 | 52 | 9 |
| 15 | Rakel Hönnudóttir | FW | (1988-12-30)30 December 1988 (aged 31) | Limhamn Bunkeflo | 2019 | 14 | 3 |
| 18 | Jade Moore | MF | (1990-10-22)22 October 1990 (aged 29) | Notts County Ladies | 2017 | 57 | 8 |
* ↑ Age as of the end of the season

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | WAL | Charlie Estcourt (at Charlton Athletic) |
| 21 | FW | NED | Maxime Bennink (at Brighton & Hove Albion) |
| 28 | DF | WAL | Lily Woodham (at Charlton Athletic) |

## 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 | 8 September 2019 | 12 February 2020 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 042.86 |
| FA Cup | 26 January 2020 | 20 February 2020 | Fourth round | Fifth Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 050.00 |
| EFL Cup | 22 September 2019 | 15 January 2020 | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 050.00 |
Last updated: 20 February 2020 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: 12 February 2020. Source: FA WSL

#### Results by matchday

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H |
| Result | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | W |
| Position | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
| 3 | Arsenal | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 13 | +27 | 36 | 2.40 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 23 | 1.64 |
| 5 | Reading | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 21 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Everton | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 1.36 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 20 | 1.33 |

### FA Cup

As a member of the top two tiers, Reading entered the FA Cup in the fourth round.

### League Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chelsea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 13 | Advance to Knock-out stage |
| 2 | Reading | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 11 | Advance to Knock-out stage |
| 3 | West Ham United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 10 | |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 8 | |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 3 | |
| 6 | Lewes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 0 | |

#### Knockout phase
## Squad statistics
### Appearances

    As of match played 20 February 2020
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | FA WSL | FA 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 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Kristine Bjørdal Leine | 18 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Maz Pacheco | 16 | 1 | 7+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Fara Williams | 21 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5+1 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Molly Bartrip | 6 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | WAL | Angharad James | 22 | 1 | 13+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Remi Allen | 18 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Amalie Eikeland | 21 | 2 | 12+2 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Lauren Bruton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Natasha Harding | 12 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Millie Farrow | 16 | 1 | 3+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+3 | 1 |
| 16 | FW | NOR | Lisa-Marie Utland | 17 | 7 | 3+7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Brooke Chaplen | 22 | 6 | 13+1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4+2 | 2 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Jo Potter | 12 | 3 | 8+1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | WAL | Rachel Rowe | 19 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | SCO | Sophie Howard | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | ENG | Rachael Laws | 11 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Kiera Skeels | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Sophie Quirk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||
| 21 | FW | NED | Maxime Bennick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 15 | FW | ISL | Rakel Hönnudóttir | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Jade Moore | 21 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

    As of match played 20 February 2020
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | FA WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | | 4 | Fara Williams | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | FW | | 16 | Lisa-Marie Utland | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | MF | | 19 | Brooke Chaplen | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | | 18 | Jade Moore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | | 8 | Remi Allen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | | 22 | Jo Potter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | | 9 | Amalie Eikeland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | | 2 | Kristine Bjørdal Leine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | | 6 | Angharad James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | | 3 | Maz Pacheco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | 14 | Millie Farrow | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 21 | 6 | 14 | 41 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 27 | Rachael Laws | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | GK | | 1 | Grace Moloney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of match played 20 February 2020
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | FA WSL | FA WSL | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | | GK | Grace Moloney | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | | DF | Kristine Bjørdal Leine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Maz Pacheco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Molly Bartrip | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | | MF | Angharad James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Remi Allen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Amalie Eikeland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | | MF | Natasha Harding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | | FW | Millie Farrow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | | FW | Lisa-Marie Utland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | | MF | Rachel Rowe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | | DF | Sophie Howard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | | GK | Rachael Laws | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who left Reading during the season: ||||||||||||
| 18 | | MF | Jade Moore | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 2 |