2017–18 Liverpool L.F.C. season

Liverpool Ladies FC 2017–18 football season
Liverpool Ladies FC
2017–18 season
ManagerScott Rogers
StadiumSelect Security Stadium
FA WSL 16th
FA CupQuarter-final
FA WSL CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Bethany England and Natasha Harding (4)
All: Bethany England (5)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2017

The 2017–18 season is Liverpool Ladies Football Club's 29th season of competitive football and its eighth season in the FA Women's Super League and at the top level of English women's football, being one of the league's foundation clubs.[1]

Following a reorganisation of top-level women's football in England, the 2017–18 season was the first after the FA WSL shifted its calendar to match the traditional autumn-to-spring axis of football in Europe.[2]

First team

Last updated on 19 February 2018[3]
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Siobhan Chamberlain England (1983-08-15) 15 August 1983 (age 40)
12 Emily Ramsey England (2000-11-16) 16 November 2000 (age 23)
23 Becky Flaherty Scotland (1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 (age 26)
Defenders
2 Amy Turner England (1991-07-04) 4 July 1991 (age 32)
3 Martha Harris England (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994 (age 29)
5 Gemma Bonner (captain) England (1991-07-13) 13 July 1991 (age 32)
21 Naomi Hartley England (2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 23)
22 Alex Greenwood England (1993-09-07) 7 September 1993 (age 30)
26 Ellie Fletcher England (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 24)
40 Lucy Roberts England (2001-05-11) 11 May 2001 (age 22)
44 Satara Murray England (1993-07-01) 1 July 1993 (age 30)
Midfielders
6 Sophie Ingle Wales (1991-09-02) 2 September 1991 (age 32)
7 Kate Longhurst England (1989-05-02) 2 May 1989 (age 34)
8 Laura Coombs England (1991-01-29) 29 January 1991 (age 33)
10 Caroline Weir Scotland (1995-06-20) 20 June 1995 (age 28)
11 Bethany England England (1994-06-03) 3 June 1994 (age 29)
18 Ali Johnson England (1998-12-24) 24 December 1998 (age 25)
19 Amy Rodgers England (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 23)
36 Ashley Hodson England (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 28)
Forwards
9 Jess Clarke England (1989-05-05) 5 May 1989 (age 34)
15 Cassia Pike Wales (2000-12-27) 27 December 2000 (age 23)
17 Niamh Charles England (1999-06-21) 21 June 1999 (age 24)
20 Rinsola Babajide England (1998-06-17) 17 June 1998 (age 25)

New contracts

No. Pos Player Date Source
17 FW England Niamh Charles 29 June 2017 [4]
6 MF Wales Sophie Ingle 21 September 2017 [5]
18 MF England Ali Johnson 23 November 2017 [6]
23 GK Scotland Becky Flaherty 23 November 2017 [6]
26 DF England Ellie Fletcher 23 November 2017 [6]
36 MF England Ashley Hodson 23 November 2017 [6]

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
25 January 2018 FW 20 England Rinsola Babajide England Watford Undisclosed [7]

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
11 July 2017 GK 12 England Danielle Gibbons England Sheffield Released [8][9]
12 August 2017 MF 20 England Katie Zelem Italy Juventus Undisclosed [10]
29 August 2017 FW 11 Netherlands Shanice van de Sanden France Lyon Undisclosed [11]
30 December 2017 FW 40 Wales Natasha Harding England Reading Free [12][13]
19 February 2018 DF 4 England Casey Stoney Retired [14]

Loans in

Start date End date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
14 September 2017 30 June 2018 MF 11 England Bethany England England Chelsea Undisclosed [15]

Loans out

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
9 January 2017 31 May 2018 MF 30 England Hannah Dale England Sheffield Undisclosed [16]

Pre-season

Fylde v Liverpool
13 August 2017 Fylde 0 – 8 Liverpool Warton, Fylde
14:00 Report Hodson 12'
Clarke 18', 26'
Weir 35', 45+1'
Jhamat 67' (pen.)
Pike 77' (pen.)
Everett 82'		 Stadium: Kellamergh Park
Liverpool v Watford
20 August 2017 Liverpool 6 – 0 Watford Kirkby
15:00 Harding
Hodson
Rodgers
Blanchard 		Report Stadium: The Academy
Aston Villa v Liverpool
3 September 2017 Aston Villa Cancelled Liverpool Tamworth, Staffordshire
TBD Report Stadium: The Lamb Ground
Bristol City v Liverpool
9 September 2017 Bristol City 2 – 0 Liverpool Filton
17:00 Report Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium

Toulouse International Ladies Cup

Liverpool England v France Lyon
25 August 2017 Liverpool England 0 – 6 France Lyon Toulouse, France
17:30 Report Hegerberg 9', 23'
Le Sommer 49', 60'
Malard 73'
Marozsán 87'		 Stadium: Stade Ernest-Wallon
Liverpool England v France Montpellier
27 August 2017 Liverpool England 0 – 3 France Montpellier Toulouse, France
11:00 Report Léger 3', 73'
Haupais 35'		 Stadium: Stade Ernest-Wallon

Competitions

Women's Super League

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
15 8 1 6 27 21  +6 25 4 1 2 15 8  +7 4 0 4 12 13  −1

Last updated: 29 April 2018.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2018. Source: FA WSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Everton v Liverpool
22 September 2017 1 Everton 0 – 2 Liverpool Widnes
19:45 Finnigan Yellow card 28' Report Harding 69'
Weir Yellow card 90'
Charles 90+3'		 Stadium: Select Security Stadium
Attendance: 1,439
Referee: Sarah Garrett
Liverpool v Reading
29 September 2017 2 Liverpool 0 – 3 Reading Widnes
19:00 Report Williams 19'
Allen 33'
Chaplen 74'		 Stadium: Select Security Stadium
Attendance: 481
Referee: Joe Hull
Chelsea v Liverpool
7 October 2017 3 Chelsea 1 – 0 Liverpool Kingston upon Thames
12:30 Mjelde 14'
Davison Yellow card 44'		 Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 2,116
Referee: Amy Fearn
Sunderland v Liverpool
28 October 2017 4 Sunderland 1 – 4 Liverpool South Shields
18:00 Staniforth 11'
Williams Yellow card 81'		 Report Harding 12', 60', 85'
Greenwood 57' Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Mariners Park
Attendance: 429
Referee: John Matthews
Liverpool v Birmingham City
11 November 2017 5 Liverpool 1 – 0 Birmingham City Widnes
17:30 Charles 30'
Longhurst Yellow card 78'		 Report Ayisi Yellow card 81' Stadium: Select Security Stadium
Attendance: 843
Referee: David McNamara
Arsenal v Liverpool
10 December 2017 Arsenal Postponed Liverpool
Report
Liverpool v Yeovil Town
6 January 2018 6 Liverpool 8 – 0 Yeovil Town Widnes
17:30 Heatherson 17' (o.g.)
England 30', 39', 55', 60'
Weir 51'
Clarke 59'
Coombs 75'		 Report Stadium: Select Security Stadium
Attendance: 453
Referee: Helen Byrne
Liverpool v Bristol City
27 January 2018 7 Liverpool 2 – 0 Bristol City Widnes
17:30 England 46', 65' Report Stadium: Select Security Stadium
Attendance: 461
Referee: Amy Fearn
Liverpool v Arsenal
7 February 2018 8 Liverpool 0 – 3 Arsenal Widnes
19:00 Report Miedema 29' (pen.)
Janssen 45'
Evans 62'		 Stadium: Select Security Stadium
Attendance: 461
Referee: R. Welch
Manchester City v Liverpool
11 February 2018 9 Manchester City 4 – 0 Liverpool Manchester
12:30 Parris 2', 60'
Christiansen 56' (pen.)
McManus 73'		 Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 2,356
Referee: Scott Simpson
Liverpool v Sunderland
21 February 2018 10 Liverpool 3 – 1 Sunderland Widnes
19:00 Clarke 18', 50'
England 55'
Harris Yellow card 58'		 Report Bruinenberg 32' Stadium: Select Security Stadium
Attendance: 497
Referee: Sarah Garratt
Birmingham City v Liverpool
25 March 2018 11 Birmingham City 4 – 0 Liverpool Solihull
Report Stadium: Damson Park

FA Cup

Liverpool v Watford
4 February 2018 Fourth round Liverpool 5 – 0 Watford Walton, Liverpool
13:00 Johnson 7'
Weir 19'
England 22', 63'
Harris 29'		 Report Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Chichester City v Liverpool
18 February 2018 Fifth round Chichester City 0 – 3 Liverpool Chichester
14:00 Report Babajide 34'
Hodson 39'
England 47'		 Stadium: Oaklands Park
Liverpool v Chelsea
18 March 2018 Quarter-final Liverpool 0 – 3 Chelsea Widnes
14:00 Report Andersson 21'
Chapman 45'
Mjelde 58' (pen)		 Stadium: Select Security Stadium

FA WSL Cup

Group stage

Liverpool v Sheffield
11 October 2017 Group 1 North Liverpool 6 – 0 Sheffield Widnes
19:00 Weir 10', 29'
Gilliatt 52' (o.g.)
Ingle 65'
Johnson 83'
England 90'		 Report Stadium: Select Security Stadium
Attendance: 352
Referee: Simon Mather
Durham v Liverpool
5 November 2017 Group 1 North Durham 0 – 0
(4 – 5 p)		 Liverpool Durham
12:00 Johnson Yellow card 54'
Lee Yellow card 60'
Christon Yellow card 73'		 Report Stadium: New Ferens Park
Attendance: 351
Referee: Helen Byrne
Penalties
  • Hill soccer ball with check mark
  • Wilson soccer ball with check mark
  • Hepple soccer ball with red X
  • Worthington soccer ball with check mark
  • Johnson soccer ball with red X
  • Atkinson soccer ball with check mark
  • Christon soccer ball with red X
  • Gears soccer ball with red X
Liverpool v Aston Villa
15 November 2017 Group 1 North Liverpool 5 – 1 Aston Villa Widnes
19:00 Hodson 17'
Clarke 38'
Greenwood 49' (pen.)
Weir 85'
Johnson 87'		 Report Jones 67' Stadium: Select Security Stadium
Attendance: 282
Referee: Natalie Aspinall
Sunderland v Liverpool
5 December 2017 Group 1 North Sunderland 1 – 0 Liverpool South Shields
18:00 Galloway 13' Report Greenwood Yellow card 80' Stadium: Mariners Park
Attendance: 128
Referee: Matthew Dicicco

Knock-out rounds

Chelsea v Liverpool
17 December 2017 Quarter-final Chelsea 5 – 1 Liverpool Kingston upon Thames
14:00 Bachmann 23'
Kirby 4', 24', 62'
Cuthbert 77'		 Report Stoney 51' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 1,161
Referee: Alex Burke

Appearances and goals

As of 22 February 2018
Players without any appearance are not included.
No. Pos Nat Player Total FA WSL FA Cup FA WSL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers:
1 GK England ENG Siobhan Chamberlain 11 0 7 0 0 0 4 0
12 GK England ENG Emily Ramsey 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
23 GK Scotland SCO Becky Flaherty 5 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
Defenders:
2 DF England ENG Amy Turner 5 0 2+2 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Martha Harris 12 1 6+2 0 1 1 1+2 0
5 DF England ENG Gemma Bonner 12 0 7 0 0 0 5 0
21 DF England ENG Naomi Hartley 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
22 DF England ENG Alex Greenwood 16 2 10 1 1 0 5 1
26 DF England ENG Ellie Fletcher 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
40 DF England ENG Lucy Roberts 2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0
44 DF England ENG Satara Murray 9 0 5+1 0 1 0 2 0
Midfielders:
6 MF Wales WAL Sophie Ingle 17 1 10 0 2 0 5 1
7 MF England ENG Kate Longhurst 11 0 4+2 0 2 0 2+1 0
8 MF England ENG Laura Coombs 14 1 9 1 0 0 5 0
10 MF Scotland SCO Caroline Weir 16 5 8+1 1 2 1 5 3
11 MF England ENG Bethany England 14 9 9 5 2 3 2+1 1
18 MF England ENG Ali Johnson 11 3 3+3 0 2 1 0+3 2
19 MF England ENG Amy Rodgers 2 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
36 MF England ENG Ashley Hodson 14 2 1+6 0 2 1 5 1
Forwards:
9 FW England ENG Jess Clarke 16 4 8+1 3 0+2 0 3+2 1
15 FW Wales WAL Cassia Pike 4 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
17 FW England ENG Niamh Charles 8 2 4+1 2 0 0 3 0
20 FW England ENG Rinsola Babajide 4 1 0+3 0 1 1 0 0
Players who left the club during the season:
4 DF England ENG Casey Stoney 12 1 9 0 0 0 3 1
40 FW Wales WAL Natasha Harding 8 4 5 4 0 0 1+2 0
  • Source: [1]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "LIVERPOOL LADIES FC CLUB HISTORY". Liverpool Ladies FC. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Women's Super League to switch to winter season in 2017". BBC Sport. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Team". Liverpool Ladies FC. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Niamh Charles signs new LFC Ladies contract". Liverpool FC. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Sophie Ingle agrees new Liverpool Ladies contract". Liverpool FC. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d "Liverpool Ladies quartet sign new deals". Liverpool FC. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Ladies sign England U20 international Babajide". Liverpool FC. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Goalkeeper Gibbons to leave Liverpool Ladies". Liverpool FC. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Goalkeeper Danielle Gibbons Signs For World's First". Sheffield FC Ladies. 18 September 2017. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Katie Zelem joins Juventus Women". Liverpool FC. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Van de Sanden agrees Lyon transfer". Liverpool FC. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Natasha Harding to leave Liverpool Ladies". Liverpool FC. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Royals Sign Welsh International Natasha Harding!". Reading FC Women. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Casey Stoney to leave Liverpool Ladies for England role". Liverpool FC. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  15. ^ "Liverpool Ladies sign U23 international Bethany England on loan". Liverpool FC. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Dale completes another loan switch to Sheffield FC". Liverpool Ladies FC. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  17. ^ Hunter, Steve (12 February 2018). "Bethany England named FA WSL 1 Player of the Month". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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