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2016 Reading F.C. Women season

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Reading FC Women
2016 season
ManagerKelly Chambers
StadiumAdams Park, High Wycombe
FA WSL 18th
FA CupQuarter-final vs Sunderland
WSL CupFirst round vs Arsenal
Top goalscorerLeague: Emma Follis (4)
All: Emma Follis (6)
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The 2016 season was Reading's first season in the FA WSL 1, after winning promotion from the FA WSL 2 in 2015.[1]

Season events

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On 23 December 2015, Reading announced the signing of Amber-Keegan Stobbs from Washington Spirit.[2]

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.[3]

On 8 January, Reading announced the signing of Jade Boho from Bristol Academy.[4]

On 19 February, Reading announced the signing of Mary Earps from Bristol Academy.[5]

On 30 June, Reading announced the signing of Remi Allen to a long-term contract from Birmingham City for an undisclosed fee.[6]

On 6 July, Reading completed the signing of Sophie Perry on a free transfer after her Brighton & Hove Albion contract had expired.[7]

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.[8][9]

Squad

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

Transfers

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In

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 January 2016 MF England Kayleigh Hines Oxford United Undisclosed [3]
1 January 2016 FW England Amber-Keegan Stobbs Washington Spirit Undisclosed [2]
8 January 2016 FW Equatorial Guinea Jade Boho Bristol Academy Undisclosed [4]
19 February 2016 GK England Mary Earps Bristol Academy Undisclosed [5]
30 June 2016 MF England Remi Allen Birmingham City Undisclosed [6]
6 July 2016 DF Republic of Ireland Sophie Perry Unattached Free [7]

Out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
20 January 2016 DF England Ellie Wilson Bristol City Undisclosed [10]
30 June 2016 MF England Bonnie Horwood Millwall Lionesses Undisclosed

Loans out

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

Released

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Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
15 December 2016 DF England Shelly Cox Notts County [8]
15 December 2016 MF England Amber-Keegan Stobbs Everton [8]
15 December 2016 MF Republic of Ireland Lois Roche Åland United [8]
15 December 2016 FW Equatorial Guinea Jade Boho Madrid CFF [8]
15 December 2016 FW Wales Laura May Walkley London Bees [8]
15 December 2016 FW Wales Helen Ward Yeovil United [8]
19 December 2016 DF Wales Nia Jones Yeovil United [9]
31 December 2016 DF Republic of Ireland Sophie Perry Brighton & Hove Albion

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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 19 2 6 11 18 32 −14 010.53

Last updated: 6 November 2016
Source: Competitions

Women's Super League

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
16 1 6 9 15 26  −11 9 0 3 5 5 12  −7 1 3 4 10 14  −4

Last updated: 6 November 2016.
Source: See Results

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516
GroundAAAHHAAHHHAHHAAH
ResultLDDLDDLDDLLLLWLL
Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2016. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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23 March 2016 1 Arsenal 3–1 Reading Borehamwood
19:45 GMT (UTC) Janssen 34', 46'
Carter 70'
Report Boho 58' Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Rob Whitton
26 March 2016 2 Sunderland 1–1 Reading Hetton-le-Hole
18:00 GMT (UTC) Mead 46' Report Roche 41' Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
Referee: Glen Hart
24 April 2016 3 Notts County 2–2 Reading Nottingham
17:00 BST (UTC+1) Clarke 33', 65' Report Ward 7'
McGee 39'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Referee: Anthony Tankard
27 April 2016 4 Reading 1–2 Arsenal High Wycombe
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Walkley Yellow card 74'
Follis 79'
Report Nobbs 30'
Janssen 60'
Stadium: Adams Park
Referee: Anthony Coggins
2 May 2016 5 Reading 1–1 Sunderland High Wycombe
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Ward 75' (pen.) Report Mead 9'
M.Beer Red card 74'
Stadium: Adams Park
Referee: Joshua Smith
19 May 2016 6 Birmingham City 0–0 Reading Solihull
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Hines Yellow card 88' Stadium: Damson Park
Referee: Wayne Barratt
9 July 2016 7 Liverpool 2–0 Reading Widnes
17:30 BST (UTC+1) Harding 17'
Coombs 24'
Report McCarthy Yellow card 34'
Stobbs Yellow card 67'
Stadium: DCBL Stadium
Referee: Steven Copeland
24 July 2016 8 Reading 1–1 Birmingham City High Wycombe
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Fletcher 47' Report Linden 74' Yellow card 90' Stadium: Adams Park
Referee: Ashvin Degnarain
31 July 2016 9 Reading 1–1 Notts County High Wycombe
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Follis 65' Report Buet 40' Yellow card 76' Stadium: Adams Park
Referee: Paul Johnson
3 August 2016 10 Reading 1–2 Manchester City High Wycombe
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Bruton 89' (pen.) Report Christiansen 38'
Walsh Yellow card 69'
Duggan 81'
Stadium: Adams Park
Referee: David Rock
28 August 2016 11 Manchester City 2–0 Reading Manchester
12:15 BST (UTC+1) Beattie 49'
Houghton 88'
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Referee: Simeon Lucas
1 September 2016 12 Reading 0–1 Liverpool High Wycombe
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Harding Yellow card 57'
Zelem 87'
Stadium: Adams Park
Referee: Sian Massey
11 September 2016 13 Reading 0–3 Chelsea High Wycombe
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Allen Yellow card 71'
Bruton Yellow card 75'
Scott Yellow card 90+3'
Report Chapman 54'
Flaherty Yellow card 90'
Davison 90+1'
Borges 90+5'
Stadium: Adams Park
Referee: Tim Donnellan
24 September 2016 14 Doncaster Belles 1–4 Reading Doncaster
18:30 BST (UTC+1) Barker Yellow card 44'
Simpkins 46'
Report Follis 9', 61'
Jones 37'
Rowe 84'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Referee: Gareth Mellor
30 October 2016 15 Chelsea 3–2 Reading Staines-upon-Thames
18:00 GMT (UTC) Aluko 20', 68'
Borges 56'
Report Bruton 65' (pen.)
McGee Yellow card 76'
Fletcher 90+3'
Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
Referee: Sunny Gill
6 November 2016 16 Reading 0–1 Doncaster Belles High Wycombe
18:00 BST (UTC+1) Allen Yellow card 68'
Bruton Yellow card 86'
Report Simpkins Yellow card 47'
Ómarsdóttir 69'
Stadium: Adams Park
Referee: Stephen Bates

League table

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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
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
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

FA Cup

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20 March 2016 Fifth round Reading 2–0 Millwall Lionesses High Wycombe
14:00 GMT (UTC) Boho
Follis
Report Stadium: Adams Park
3 April 2016 Quarter-final Sunderland 3–0 Reading Hetton-le-Hole
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Mead 35'
Williams 41'
Chaplen 90'
K.Johnston Yellow card
A.Holmes Yellow card
Report Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
Attendance: 407
Referee: Shaun Hudson

WSL Cup

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2 July 2016 First round Reading 1–3 Arsenal High Wycombe
17:00 GMT (UTC) Follis 66' Report Losada 47'
Williams 50', 64'
Stadium: Adams Park

Squad statistics

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As of match played 6 November 2016

Appearances

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

Goal scorers

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

Clean sheets

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Place Position Nation Number Name WSL FA Cup WSL Cup Total
1 GK England 19 Mary Earps 1 0 0 1
GK Republic of Ireland 1 Grace Moloney 0 1 0 1
Total 1 1 0 2

Disciplinary record

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

References

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  1. ^ "READING FC WOMEN CLUB HISTORY". Reading FC Women. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Women's Super League: Reading sign forward Amber Stobbs". bbc.co.uk/sport/. BBC Sport. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Kayleigh Hines: Reading FC Women sign Oxford midfielder". bbc.co.uk/sport/. BBC Sport. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Jade Boho-Sayo: Reading sign Bristol City Women forward". bbc.co.uk/sport/. BBC Sport. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Mary Earps: Goalkeeper joins Reading from Bristol Academy". bbc.co.uk/sport/. BBC Sport. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Remi Allen: Reading sign midfielder from WSL 1 rivals Birmingham City". bbc.co.uk/sport/. BBC Sport. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b c Crocker, Tom (7 July 2016). "Sophie Perry completes Reading FC Women switch". wokingham.today/. Wokingham Today. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "Lois Roche heads list of six players to depart Reading FC Women". wokinghampaper.co.uk. Wokingham Today. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Nia Jones: Wales defender leaves Reading Women as contract expires". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  10. ^ "FA WSL 2 SIDE BRISTOL CITY SIGN ELLIE WILSON FROM READING". thefa.com/. The FA. 20 January 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.