# 2018–19 Reading F.C. Women season

The 2018–19 Reading F.C. Women season was the club's 12th season and their third in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid.

## Season events

On 2 July, Reading announced that Jade Moore, Jo Potter and Remi Allen had all extended their contracts with Reading for the 2018–19 season.
On 5 July, Reading announced the signing of Rachael Laws from Sunderland.
On 9 July, Reading announced the double signing of Gemma Davison and Sophie Howard.
On 22 July, Reading signed Millie Farrow from Bristol City.
On 23 July, Reading signed Maz Pacheco from Doncaster Rovers Belles.
On 28 January, Reading announced the signing of Rakel Hönnudóttir from Limhamn Bunkeflo.
On 4 April, Lauren Bruton extended her contract with Reading until the summer of 2021.
On 9 May, Fara Williams signed a new contract with Reading for the 2019–20 season.

## Squad

    As of match played 11 May 2019
| 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 26) | Academy | 2009 | | 147 | 0 |
| 27 | Rachael Laws | GK | (1990-11-05)5 November 1990 (aged 28) | Sunderland | 2018 | | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Becky Jane | DF | (1996-08-06)6 August 1996 (aged 22) | Chelsea | 2011 | 2019 | | |
| 3 | Maz Pacheco | DF | (1998-08-25)25 August 1998 (aged 20) | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 2018 | | 22 | 0 |
| 5 | Molly Bartrip | DF | (1996-06-01)1 June 1996 (aged 22) | Academy | 2014 | | | |
| 6 | Kirsty Pearce | DF | (1987-04-19)19 April 1987 (aged 32) | Portsmouth | 2014 | | | |
| 22 | Jo Potter | DF | (1984-11-13)13 November 1984 (aged 34) | Notts County Ladies | 2017 | 2019 | | |
| 26 | Sophie Howard | DF | (1993-09-17)17 September 1993 (aged 25) | 1899 Hoffenheim | 2018 | | 10 | 0 |
| 28 | Lily Woodham | DF | (2000-09-03)3 September 2000 (aged 18) | Bristol City | 2018 | | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | Kiera Skeels | DF | (2001-01-20)20 January 2001 (aged 18) | Academy | 2019 | | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Fara Williams | MF | (1984-01-25)25 January 1984 (aged 35) | Arsenal | 2017 | 2020 | | |
| 7 | Rachel Furness | MF | (1988-06-19)19 June 1988 (aged 30) | Sunderland | 2017 | | | |
| 8 | Remi Allen | MF | (1990-10-15)15 October 1990 (aged 28) | Birmingham City | 2016 | 2019 | | |
| 9 | Gemma Davison | MF | (1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 32) | Chelsea | 2018 | | 20 | 4 |
| 11 | Natasha Harding (captain) | MF | (1989-03-02)2 March 1989 (aged 30) | Liverpool | 2018 | | 40 | 1 |
| 16 | Jade Bailey | MF | (1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 32) | loan from Chelsea | 2019 | | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | Charlie Estcourt | MF | (1998-05-27)27 May 1998 (aged 20) | Chelsea | 2015 | | | |
| 18 | Jade Moore | MF | (1990-10-22)22 October 1990 (aged 28) | Notts County Ladies | 2017 | 2019 | | |
| 23 | Rachel Rowe | MF | (1992-09-13)13 September 1992 (aged 26) | Swansea City | 2015 | | 74 | 8 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 10 | Lauren Bruton | FW | (1992-11-22)22 November 1992 (aged 26) | Arsenal | 2013 | 2021 | | |
| 14 | Millie Farrow | FW | (1996-06-03)3 June 1996 (aged 22) | Bristol City | 2018 | | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | Rakel Hönnudóttir | FW | (1988-12-30)30 December 1988 (aged 30) | Limhamn Bunkeflo | 2019 | | 8 | 3 |
| 19 | Brooke Chaplen | FW | (1989-04-16)16 April 1989 (aged 30) | Sunderland | 2017 | | | |
| Out on loan ||||||||||
| Left during the season ||||||||||
* ↑ Age as of the end of the season

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 5 July 2018 | GK | Rachael Laws | Sunderland | Undisclosed |
| 5 July 2018 | DF | Sophie Howard | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Undisclosed |
| 5 July 2018 | MF | Gemma Davison | Chelsea | Undisclosed |
| 22 July 2018 | FW | Millie Farrow | Bristol City | Undisclosed |
| 23 July 2018 | DF | Maz Pacheco | Doncaster Rovers Belles | Free |
| 28 January 2019 | FW | Rakel Hönnudóttir | Limhamn Bunkeflo | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
| 3 January 2019 | MF | | Jade Bailey | Chelsea | End of season | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 10 June 2019 | DF | | Becky Jane | Liverpool | Undisclosed | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
| 7 July 2018 | FW | | Melissa Fletcher | Retired | Retired | |
| 30 June 2019 | DF | | Kirsty Pearce | Retired | Retired | |

## 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: 11 May 2019. Source: FA WSL

#### Results by matchday

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

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Chelsea | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 14 | +32 | 42 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 40 |
| 5 | Reading | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 27 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 25 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 23 |

### League Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Manchester United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Reading | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knock-out stage |
| 3 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Durham | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 | Liverpool | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |

#### Knockout stage
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 11 May 2019

### 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 | 27 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Becky Jane | 14 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Maz Pacheco | 22 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Fara Williams | 29 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Molly Bartrip | 22 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Kirsty Pearce | 24 | 3 | 17+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | NIR | Rachel Furness | 25 | 3 | 16+3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Remi Allen | 26 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | ENG | Gemma Davison | 20 | 4 | 8+6 | 2 | 0+2 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Lauren Bruton | 25 | 5 | 15+2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | WAL | Natasha Harding | 27 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Millie Farrow | 6 | 2 | 2+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ISL | Rakel Hönnudóttir | 8 | 3 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Jade Bailey | 8 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | WAL | Charlie Estcourt | 10 | 1 | 4+3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Jade Moore | 18 | 1 | 12+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Brooke Chaplen | 24 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Jo Potter | 25 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | WAL | Rachel Rowe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | SCO | Sophie Howard | 10 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | ENG | Rachael Laws | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | WAL | Lily Woodham | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | | 4 | Fara Williams | 11 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| 2 | MF | | 19 | Brooke Chaplen | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | FW | | 10 | Lauren Bruton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | | 9 | Gemma Davison | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | | 15 | Rakel Hönnudóttir | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | | 7 | Rachel Furness | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | | 8 | Remi Allen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | | 6 | Kirsty Pearce | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | | | | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | | 14 | Millie Farrow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | | 11 | Natasha Harding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 18 | | 18 | Jade Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | | 17 | Charlie Estcourt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 33 | 19 | 9 | 61 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 1 | Grace Moloney | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |

### 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | | DF | Becky Jane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Maz Pacheco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | | MF | Fara Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Molly Bartrip | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | | DF | Kirsty Pearce | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Rachel Furness | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Remi Allen | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | | MF | Gemma Davison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | | FW | Lauren Bruton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | | MF | Natasha Harding | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | | FW | Rakel Hönnudóttir | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | | MF | Jade Moore | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | | DF | Jo Potter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | | DF | Sophie Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who left Reading during the season: ||||||||||||
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 |