# 2016 Reading F.C. Women season

The 2016 season was Reading's first season in the FA WSL 1, after winning promotion from the FA WSL 2 in 2015.

## Season events

On 23 December 2015, Reading announced the signing of Amber-Keegan Stobbs from Washington Spirit.
On 28 December 2015, Reading announced their second signing prior to the 2016 FA WSL, with Kayleigh Hines signing from of Oxford United for an undisclosed fee.
On 8 January, Reading announced the signing of Jade Boho from Bristol Academy.
On 19 February, Reading announced the signing of Mary Earps from Bristol Academy.
On 30 June, Reading announced the signing of Remi Allen to a long-term contract from Birmingham City for an undisclosed fee.
On 6 July, Reading completed the signing of Sophie Perry on a free transfer after her Brighton & Hove Albion contract had expired.
At the end of the 2016 season, Shelly Cox, Amber-Keegan Stobbs, Lois Roche, Jade Boho, Laura May Walkley. Helen Ward and Nia Jones were all released by the club.

## Squad

    As of match played 6 November 2016
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 19 | Mary Earps | GK | (1993-03-07)7 March 1993 (aged 23) | Bristol Academy | 2016 | | |
| 39 | Chloe Sansom | GK | (1996-10-17)17 October 1996 (aged 20) | Academy | 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Becky Jane | DF | (1996-08-06)6 August 1996 (aged 20) | Chelsea | 2011 | | |
| 3 | Harriet Scott | DF | (1993-02-10)10 February 1993 (aged 23) | Academy | 2009 | | |
| 5 | Molly Bartrip | DF | (1996-06-01)1 June 1996 (aged 20) | Academy | 2014 | | |
| 6 | Kirsty McGee | DF | (1987-04-19)19 April 1987 (aged 29) | Portsmouth | 2014 | | |
| 12 | Kylie Davies | DF | (1987-09-25)25 September 1987 (aged 29) | Millwall Lionesses | 2015 | | |
| 13 | Sophie Perry | DF | (1986-11-11)11 November 1986 (aged 29) | Unattached | 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | Shelly Cox | DF | (1984-05-16)16 May 1984 (aged 32) | Doncaster Belles | 2014 | | |
| 22 | Nia Jones | DF | (1992-04-06)6 April 1992 (aged 24) | Cardiff City | 2015 | | |
| | Georgia Hayes | DF | | | | | |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Kayleigh Hines | MF | (1991-02-27)27 February 1991 (aged 25) | Oxford United | 2016 | | |
| 7 | Emma Follis | MF | (1992-01-06)6 January 1992 (aged 24) | Aston Villa | 2015 | | |
| 8 | Remi Allen | MF | (1990-10-15)15 October 1990 (aged 26) | Birmingham City | 2016 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Lois Roche | MF | (1993-06-18)18 June 1993 (aged 23) | Academy | 2012 | | |
| 14 | Laura May Walkley | MF | (1991-05-19)19 May 1991 (aged 25) | Cardiff Met. | 2014 | | |
| 21 | Rebekah Haines | MF | (1991-02-27)27 February 1991 (aged 25) | Academy | | | |
| 23 | Rachel Rowe | MF | (1992-09-13)13 September 1992 (aged 24) | Swansea City | 2015 | 41 | 1 |
| 35 | Hannah Knapton | MF | | Academy | | | |
| | Zoe Cunningham | MF | | Arsenal | | | |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Lauren Bruton | FW | (1992-11-22)22 November 1992 (aged 23) | Arsenal | 2013 | | |
| 11 | Jade Boho | FW | (1986-08-30)30 August 1986 (aged 30) | Bristol Academy | 2016 | | |
| 15 | Amber-Keegan Stobbs | FW | (1992-10-21)21 October 1992 (aged 24) | Washington Spirit | 2016 | | |
| 18 | Helen Ward | FW | (1986-04-26)26 April 1986 (aged 30) | Chelsea | 2013 | | |
| 20 | Melissa Fletcher | FW | (1992-01-28)28 January 1992 (aged 24) | Academy | 2008 | | |
| Out on loan ||||||||||
| 1 | Grace Moloney | GK | (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 23) | Academy | 2009 | 110 | 0 |
| 17 | Charlie Estcourt | MF | (1998-05-27)27 May 1998 (aged 18) | Chelsea | 2015 | | |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 8 | Bonnie Horwood | MF | (1987-04-16)16 April 1987 (aged 29) | Notts County | 2014 | | |
* ↑ Age as of the end of the season

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 January 2016 | MF | Kayleigh Hines | Oxford United | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2016 | FW | Amber-Keegan Stobbs | Washington Spirit | Undisclosed |
| 8 January 2016 | FW | Jade Boho | Bristol Academy | Undisclosed |
| 19 February 2016 | GK | Mary Earps | Bristol Academy | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2016 | MF | Remi Allen | Birmingham City | Undisclosed |
| 6 July 2016 | DF | Sophie Perry | Unattached | Free |

### Out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 20 January 2016 | DF | | Ellie Wilson | Bristol City | Undisclosed | |
| 30 June 2016 | MF | | Bonnie Horwood | Millwall Lionesses | Undisclosed | |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
| 30 June 2016 | GK | | Grace Moloney | Aston Villa | End of season | |
| 30 June 2016 | MF | | Charlie Estcourt | Bristol City | End of season | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined |
| 15 December 2016 | DF | Shelly Cox | Notts County |
| 15 December 2016 | MF | Amber-Keegan Stobbs | Everton |
| 15 December 2016 | MF | Lois Roche | Åland United |
| 15 December 2016 | FW | Jade Boho | Madrid CFF |
| 15 December 2016 | FW | Laura May Walkley | London Bees |
| 15 December 2016 | FW | Helen Ward | Yeovil United |
| 19 December 2016 | DF | Nia Jones | Yeovil United |
| 31 December 2016 | DF | Sophie Perry | Brighton & Hove Albion |

## 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 | 23 March 2016 | 6 November 2016 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 006.25 |
| FA Cup | 20 March 2016 | 3 April 2016 | Fifth Round | Quarterfinal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 050.00 |
| WSL Cup | 2 July 2016 | 2 July 2016 | First Round | First Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 010.53 |
Last updated: 6 November 2016 Source: 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: 6 November 2016. Source: See Results

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Ground | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | D | D | L | D | D | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | L |

#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Manchester City (C, Q) | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 4 | +32 | 42 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | Chelsea (Q) | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 37 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 3 | Arsenal | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 32 | |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 27 | |
| 5 | Liverpool | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 25 | |
| 6 | Notts County | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 16 | Club folded after end of season |
| 7 | Sunderland | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 41 | −24 | 10 | |
| 8 | Reading | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 9 | |
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers (R) | 16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 48 | −40 | 3 | Relegation to FA WSL 2 |

### WSL Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 6 November 2016

### Appearances

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | WSL | WSL | FA Cup | FA Cup | WSL Cup | WSL Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Becky Jane | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Harriet Scott | 8 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Kayleigh Hines | 16 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Molly Bartrip | 13 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Kirsty McGee | 17 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Emma Follis | 17 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Remi Allen | 9 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Lauren Bruton | 17 | 2 | 14+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | IRL | Lois Roche | 5 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | EQG | Jade Boho | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | WAL | Kylie McCarthy | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | IRL | Sophie Perry | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | WAL | Laura May Walkley | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Amber-Keegan Stobbs | 9 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Shelly Cox | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | WAL | Helen Ward | 10 | 2 | 6+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | ENG | Mary Earps | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | WAL | Melissa Fletcher | 12 | 2 | 7+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | WAL | Nia Jones | 8 | 1 | 3+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | WAL | Rachel Rowe | 17 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Zoe Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Hannah Knapton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | IRL | Grace Moloney | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | WAL | Charlie Estcourt | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season: ||||||||||||

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | WSL | FA Cup | WSL Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | | 7 | Emma Follis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | MF | | 9 | Lauren Bruton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | FW | | 18 | Helen Ward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | FW | | 20 | Melissa Fletcher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | FW | | 11 | Jade Boho | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | | 6 | Kirsty McGee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | 10 | Lois Roche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | | 22 | Nia Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | 23 | Rachel Rowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 15 | 2 | 1 | 18 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | WSL | FA Cup | WSL Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 19 | Mary Earps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | GK | | 1 | Grace Moloney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Nation | Position | Name | WSL | WSL | FA Cup | FA Cup | WSL Cup | WSL Cup | Total | Total |
| 3 | | DF | Harriet Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | | MF | Kayleigh Hines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | | DF | Kirsty McGee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Remi Allen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Lauren Bruton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | | DF | Kylie Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | | MF | Laura May Walkley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | | FW | Amber-Keegan Stobbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who left Reading during the season: ||||||||||||
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |