2018–19 Chelsea F.C. Women season

Chelsea
2018–19 season
ChairmanAdrian Jacob
ManagerEmma Hayes
StadiumKingsmeadow
FA WSL3rd
FA CupSemi-finals
League CupSemi-finals
Champions LeagueSemi-finals

The 2018–19 season was Chelsea Women's 27th competitive season and 9th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. It was the first season after the naming switch from Chelsea Ladies and also the first season in the rebranded FA Women's Super League.[1] The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Squad information

First team squad

As of 4 January 2019.[2]
No. Name Nat Since Date of birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Hedvig Lindahl 2014 (1983-04-29) 29 April 1983 Kristianstads DFF
12 Lizzie Durack 2018 (1994-05-20) 20 May 1994 Everton
28 Carly Telford 2017 (1987-07-07) 7 July 1987 Notts County
30 Ann-Katrin Berger 2019 (1990-10-09) 9 October 1990 Birmingham City
Defenders
2 Maria Thorisdottir 2017 (1993-06-05) 5 June 1993 Klepp
3 Hannah Blundell 2013 (1994-05-25) 25 May 1994 Homegrown
4 Millie Bright (vice-captain) 2014 (1993-08-21) 21 August 1993 Doncaster Rovers Belles
6 Anita Asante 2018 (1985-04-27) 27 April 1985 FC Rosengård
11 Ali Riley 2018 (1987-10-30) 30 October 1987 FC Rosengård
16 Magdalena Eriksson 2017 (1993-09-06) 6 September 1993 Linköpings
20 Jonna Andersson 2017 (1993-01-02) 2 January 1993 Linköpings
21 Deanna Cooper 2017 (1993-06-19) 19 June 1993 London Bees
25 Jade Bailey 2016 (1995-11-11) 11 November 1995 Arsenal
Midfielders
5 Sophie Ingle 2018 (1991-09-02) 2 September 1991 Liverpool
7 Jessica Carter 2018 (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 Birmingham City
8 Karen Carney (captain) 2016 (1987-08-01) 1 August 1987 Birmingham City
10 Ji So-yun 2014 (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 INAC Kobe Leonessa
18 Maren Mjelde 2017 (1989-11-06) 6 November 1989 Avaldsnes IL
24 Drew Spence 2008 (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 Homegrown
Forwards
14 Fran Kirby 2015 (1993-06-29) 29 June 1993 Reading
15 Beth England 2016 (1994-06-03) 3 June 1994 Doncaster Rovers Belles
17 Adelina Engman 2018 (1994-10-11) 11 October 1994 Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
22 Erin Cuthbert 2016 (1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 Glasgow City
23 Ramona Bachmann 2017 (1990-10-25) 25 October 1990 Wolfsburg

New contracts

No. Pos Player Contract end Date Source
10 MF Ji So-yun 2020 21 May 2018 [3]
18 MF Maren Mjelde 2021 29 May 2018 [4]
14 FW Fran Kirby 2021 1 June 2018 [5]
16 DF Magdalena Eriksson 2021 21 August 2018 [6]
4 DF Millie Bright 2021 22 August 2018 [7]

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
GK Lizzie Durack Everton Undisclosed 8 June 2018 [8]
MF Sophie Ingle Liverpool Undisclosed 14 June 2018 [9]
MF Jessica Carter Birmingham City Undisclosed 19 June 2018 [10]
DF Ali Riley FC Rosengård Undisclosed 26 June 2018 [11]
FW Adelina Engman Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC Undisclosed 29 June 2018 [12]
GK Ann-Katrin Berger Birmingham City Undisclosed 4 January 2019 [13]

Out

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
MF Katie Chapman Retired 10 May 2018 [14]
FW Eniola Aluko Juventus Free 16 May 2018 [15]
DF Claire Rafferty West Ham United Free 17 May 2018 [16]
GK Becky Spencer West Ham United Free 21 May 2018 [17]
GK Fran Kitching Sheffield United Free 22 May 2018 [18]
FW Gemma Davison Reading Free 13 June 2018 [19]
DF Gilly Flaherty West Ham United Undisclosed 25 June 2018 [20]

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Emma Hayes
Assistant manager Paul Green
Coach TJ O'Leary
Head of Player Development Robert Udberg

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Non-competitive

Pre-season

2 August 2018 Friendly Montpellier 3–2 Chelsea Montpellier
18:00 EST Cayman 11'
Le Bihan 45', 63'		 Report Cuthbert 37'
Ji 70'		 Stadium: Domaine de Grammont
5 August 2018 Friendly FC Barcelona 1–1 Chelsea Barcelona
19:00 EST Bárbara 78' Report Carney 90+1' Stadium: Mini Estadi
8 August 2018 Friendly Chelsea 3–0 Juventus Kingston upon Thames
19:00 BST Bachmann 42'
Mjelde 86'
Kirby 90'		 Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow

Competitions

Women's Super League

Main article: 2018–19 FA WSL

Matches

Sun 9 Sept 2018 1 Chelsea 0–0 Manchester City Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST Eriksson  53' Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 2,501
Referee: Rebecca Welch
Wed 19 Sept 2018 2 Bristol City 0–0 Chelsea Bristol
19:00 BST Report Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 459
Referee: Stacey Pearson
Sun 23 Sept 2018 3 Everton 0–0 Chelsea Southport
14:00 BST Report
Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium
Attendance: 213
Referee: Helen Conley
Sun 30 Sept 2018 4 Chelsea 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 1,175
Referee: Abby Marriott
Sun 14 Oct 2018 5 Chelsea 0–5 Arsenal Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST Spence  63' Report K. Little 21' (pen.)
Miedema 38', 57'
Nobbs 52', 67'		 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 2,020
Referee: Sam Purkiss
Sun 21 Oct 2018 6 Birmingham City 0–0 Chelsea Solihull
12:30 BST
Report Bright  48' Stadium: Automated Technology Group Stadium
Attendance: 1,177
Referee: Amy Fearn
Sun 28 Oct 2018 7 Chelsea 1–0 Liverpool Kingston upon Thames
14:00 GMT
Report Babajide  65' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 1,528
Referee: Stacey Pearson
Sun 4 Nov 2018 8 West Ham United 0–2 Chelsea Rush Green
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 962
Referee: Paul Howard
Sun 18 Nov 2018 9 Chelsea 5–0 Yeovil Town Kingston upon Thames
14:00 GMT Bright 20'
Ji 27'
Cuthbert 42'
Bachmann 45'
Carney  76'
England 79'		 Report Cousins  40' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 1,484
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Sun 2 Dec 2018 10 Chelsea 1–0 Reading Kingston upon Thames
14:00 GMT Ji 49' Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 1,741
Referee: Lucy Oliver
Sun 9 Dec 2018 11 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–4 Chelsea Crawley
14:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 733
Referee: David Rick
Sun 6 Jan 2019 12 Chelsea 3–0 Everton Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,221
Referee: Lee Brennan
Sun 13 Jan 2019 13 Arsenal 1–2 Chelsea Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
12:30 BST Miedema 80' Report Cuthbert 26', 63'
Carney  38'
Ingle  80'		 Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 3,019
Referee: Rebecca Welch
Sun 27 Jan 2019 14 Chelsea 2–3 Birmingham City Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 2,053
Referee: Helen Conley
Sun 10 Feb 2019 15 Manchester City 2–2 Chelsea Manchester
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,078
Referee: Matthew Dicicco
Wed 20 Feb 2019 16 Chelsea 6–0 Bristol City Kingston upon Thames
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 1,821
Referee: Tom Bishop
Thur 14 Mar 2019 17 Liverpool 0–4 Chelsea Birkenhead
20:00 BST L. Little  39' Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 237
Referee: Joe Hull
Sun 31 Mar 2019 18 Chelsea 1–1 West Ham United Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 2,854
Referee: Stacey Pearson
Wed 7 May 2019 19 Yeovil Town 0–8 Chelsea Dorchester
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: The Avenue Stadium
Attendance: 843
Referee: Gary Parsons
Sun 12 May 2019 20 Reading 2–3 Chelsea Buckinghamshire
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 612
Referee: Abigail Bryne

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Arsenal (C) 20 18 0 2 70 13 +57 54 Qualification for the Champions League knockout phase
2 Manchester City 20 14 5 1 53 17 +36 47
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
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

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
20 12 6 2 46 14  +32 42 6 2 2 21 9  +12 6 4 0 25 5  +20

Last updated: 2 December 2018.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920
ResultDDDWLDWWWWWWWLDWWDWW
Position55655544333333333333
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2019. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Women's FA Cup
Sun 3 Feb 2019 Fourth round proper Everton 0–2 Chelsea Cheshire
15:00 BST Report Spence 66'
Blundell 90+2'		 Stadium: The Select Security Stadium
Referee: Dean Watson
Sun 17 Feb 2019 Fifth round proper Chelsea 3–0 Arsenal Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST
Report Mitchell  69' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 2,232
Referee: Paul Howard
Sun 17 Mar 2019 Quarter-finals Durham 0–1 Chelsea Durham
12:00 BST Report Ji 28' Stadium: New Ferens Park
Attendance: 1,629
Referee: David Richardson
Sun 14 Apr 2019 Semi-finals Manchester City 1–0 Chelsea Manchester
15:30 BST Wullaert  60'
Stanway  75'
Eriksson 90+2' (o.g)		 Report Ingle  17' Stadium: Academy Stadium
Referee: Rebecca Welch

WSL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 FA Women's League Cup

Group 1 South

Sun 19 Aug 2018 1 Chelsea 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST Spence 45'
Kirby 68'
England 87'		 Report Whelan  59' 77' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 1,095
Referee: Jack Packman
Sun 26 Aug 2018 2 London Bees 1–6 Chelsea Canons Park
14:00 BST Pickett 44' Report Bachmann 7', 45'
Spence 9', 36'
Kirby 79'
England 81'		 Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 374
Referee: Neil Morrison
Sun 16 Sept 2018 3 Crystal Palace 0–4 Chelsea London
14:00 BST Nuttall  31'
Nash  68'		 Report
Stadium: The H2T Group Stadium
Attendance: 476
Referee: David Spain
Wed 5 Dec 2018 4 Chelsea 7–0 Yeovil Town Kingston upon Thames
19:30 GMT
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 916
Referee: Lisa Benn
Wed 12 Dec 2018 5 Tottenham Hotspur 0–5 Chelsea Cheshunt
19:30 GMT Naz  69' Report
Stadium: Cheshunt Stadium
Attendance: 358
Referee: Abigail Marriott

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chelsea 5 5 0 0 0 25 2 +23 15 Advance to knock-out stage
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 5 3 0 1 1 15 8 +7 10
3 Crystal Palace 5 2 1 0 2 10 12 −2 8
4 Tottenham Hotspur 5 1 1 1 2 9 12 −3 6
5 London Bees 5 1 1 0 3 9 19 −10 5
6 Yeovil Town 5 0 0 1 4 2 17 −15 1
Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Knockout rounds

Wed 9 Jan 2019 Quarter-finals Chelsea 4–0 Reading Kingston upon Thames
19:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 973
Referee: Abigail Marriott
Wed 6 Feb 2019 Semi-finals Chelsea 0–2 Manchester City Kingston upon Thames
19:30 GMT
Report Parris 49', 81' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 1,358
Referee: David Rock

Champions League

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League

Round of 32

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase
SFK 2000 0–5 Chelsea
 Report
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark)
Chelsea 6–0 SFK 2000
Spence 4'
Kirby 31', 77'
Mjelde 50'
Blundell 86'
Cuthbert 90'		 Report
Attendance: 667
Referee: Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland)

Chelsea won 11–0 on aggregate.

Round of 16

Chelsea1–0 Fiorentina
 Report
Attendance: 804
Fiorentina0–6 Chelsea
Report
Attendance: 3,015
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

Chelsea won 7–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Chelsea 2–0 Paris Saint-Germain
 Report
Attendance: 2,616
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Chelsea
 Report
Attendance: 13,220
Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)

Chelsea won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Lyon 2–1 Chelsea
 Report
Attendance: 22,911
Chelsea 1–1 Lyon
 Report
Attendance: 4,670
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)

Lyon won 3–2 on aggregate.

References

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  2. ^ "Women | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club".
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