2017–18 Everton L.F.C. season

The 2017–18 season is Everton Ladies Football Club's first season returning to the FA Women's Super League since the 2014 season, having been promoted after winning the WSL2 Spring Series, and being one of the league's foundation clubs.[1]

Everton Ladies FC
2017-18 season
ManagerAndy Spence
StadiumSelect Security Stadium, Widnes
FA WSL 19th place
WSL CupQuarter-finals
FA Women's CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: 2 players tied (5)
All: Chloe Kelly (10)
Highest home attendance1,439
(Sep. 22 vs. Liverpool)
Lowest home attendance122
(Dec. 10 vs. Sunderland)
Average home league attendance376
← 2017

Following a reorganisation of top-level women's football in England, the 2017 season will only cover half of a traditional season's length, while the FA WSL shifts its calendar to match the traditional autumn-to-spring axis of football in Europe.[2] For the same reason, there is no Champions League qualification nor relegation for which to be competed.

First team

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As of 12 February 2018.[3][4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Kirstie Levell
3 DF   ENG Danielle Turner
4 DF   ENG Georgia Brougham
5 DF   NED Siri Worm
6 DF   ENG Gabrielle George
7 FW   ENG Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah
8 MF   ENG Jodie Brett
9 FW   ENG Claudia Walker
10 FW   NIR Simone Magill
11 FW   ENG Chloe Kelly
12 MF   WAL Angharad James
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK   ENG Lizzie Durack
14 MF   NED Marthe Munsterman
15 MF   ENG Emma Doyle
15 DF   ENG Taylor Hinds
17 MF   NZL Olivia Chance
18 FW   ENG Courtney Sweetman-Kirk
20 MF   ENG Megan Finnigan
21 FW   ENG Mollie Green
26 DF   ENG Faye Bryson
28 MF   WAL Elise Hughes

New contracts

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Date Pos No. Player Contract end Ref
29 June 2017 FW 9   Claudia Walker 2019 [5]
30 June 2017 FW 10   Simone Magill 2019 [5]

Transfers

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Entry date Pos No. Player From club Contract end Fee Ref.
28 March 2017 FW 21   Mollie Green   Liverpool N/A [6]
27 June 2017 DF 23   Gabrielle George First professional club 2019 N/A [7][8]
30 June 2017 DF 5   Siri Worm   Twente N/A [9][10]
30 June 2017 MF 14   Marthe Munsterman   Twente N/A [9][10]
30 June 2017 MF 12   Angharad James   Yeovil Free [9][11]
10 July 2017 GK 13   Lizzie Durack   Notts County N/A [9][12]
27 July 2017 MF 8   Jodie Brett   Chelsea N/A [9][13]
31 July 2017 FW 11   Chloe Kelly   Arsenal 2018 Loan [9][14]
31 July 2017 FW 7   Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah First professional club 2018 N/A [15]
13 September 2017 FW 18   Courtney Sweetman-Kirk   Doncaster Rovers Belles 2019 Undisclosed [16][17]
25 January 2018 FW 11   Chloe Kelly   Arsenal 2020 Permanent transfer [18]
25 January 2018 DF 15   Taylor Hinds   Arsenal 2019 Permanent transfer [19]
Exit date Pos No. Player To club Fee Ref.
15 June 2017 MF   Lauren Davies   Fylde N/A [20]
15 June 2017 MF   Emily Hollinshead   Sheffield N/A [20][21]
30 June 2017 FW   Rosella Ayane   Chelsea End loan [9]
15 June 2017 FW   Amber Stobbs   West Ham United N/A [22]
12 September 2017 DF 5   Fern Whelan   Brighton N/A [23]
12 September 2017 FW 22   Aileen Whelan   Brighton N/A [23]
21 September 2017 MF 8   Michelle Hinnigan Retired N/A [24]
22 September 2017 DF   Ellie Stewart   Sunderland N/A [9][25]
MF 11   Kelly Jones N/A
DF   Vicky Jones N/A

Competitions

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Women's Super League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Liverpool 18 9 1 8 30 27 +3 28
7 Sunderland (R) 18 5 1 12 15 40 −25 16 Did not apply for a licence, Relegated to the FA Women's National League
8 Bristol City 18 5 1 12 13 47 −34 16
9 Everton 18 4 2 12 19 30 −11 14
10 Yeovil Town 18 0 2 16 2 54 −52 2
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

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
18 4 2 12 19 30  −11 14 3 0 6 13 16  −3 1 2 6 6 14  −8

Last updated: 26 May 2018.
Source: ELFC

Results by matchday

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Matchday123456789101112131415161718
GroundHAHAAHAAHAHAHHHHHA
ResultLLLLWWLLWLDLLLLWLL
Position889996898888888889
Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2018. Source: ELFC
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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22 September 2017 1 Everton 0–2 Liverpool Widnes
14:45 BST (UTC+01:00) Finnigan   28' Report
Box Score
Harding   70'
Weir   89'
Charles   90+3'
Stadium: Select Security Stadium
Attendance: 1,439
Referee: Sarah Garratt
1 October 2017 2 Birmingham City 2–1 Everton Solihull
07:30 BST (UTC+01:00) White   14'
Wellings   31'
Report
Box Score
Sweetman-Kirk   35'
Munsterman   45+2'
Kelly   46'
Brougham   88'
Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 821
Referee: Daniel Middleton
7 October 2017 3 Everton 2–3 Manchester City Widnes
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Walker   5'
Chance   60'
Magill   66'
Report
Box Score
Houghton   13'
Parris   13'
Bremer   19'
Stadium: Select Security Stadium
Attendance: 735
Referee: Daniel Middleton
29 October 2017 4 Everton 0–2 Arsenal Widnes
10:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
Box Score
Miedema   23'
Mead   78'
Stadium: Select Security Stadium
Attendance: 435
Referee: Lindsey Robinson
11 November 2017 5 Yeovil 0–2 Everton Yeovil
10:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Curson   52' Report
Box Score
Sweetman-Kirk   17'
Kelly   60' (pen.)
Stadium: Huish Park Stadium
Attendance: 683
Referee: Marc Whaley
10 December 2017 6 Everton 5–1 Sunderland Widnes
09:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Boye-Hlorkah   36', 40'
Sweetman-Kirk   51'
Turner   56', 89'
Report
Box Score
Galloway   90+2' Stadium: Select Security Stadium
Attendance: 122
Referee: Dean Watson
6 January 2018 7 Bristol City 2–1 Everton South Gloucestershire and Stroud College
17:30 BST (UTC+01:00) Hemp   10', 66' (pen.) Report
Box Score
Brougham   75'
Kelly   84'
Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 710
Referee: James Durkin
28 January 2018 8 Chelsea 1–0 Everton Kingston upon Thames
12:30 BST (UTC+01:00) Asante   23'
Andersson   84'
Report
Box Score
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 1,731
Referee: Rob Whitton
11 February 2018 9 Everton 2–1 Reading Widnes
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Sweetman-Kirk   5'
Kelly   22'
Green   90+1'
Report
Box Score
Furness   37'   76'
Pearce   45+2'
Williams   66'
Stadium: Select Security Stadium
Attendance: 274
Referee: Lindsey Robinson
23 February 2018 10 Arsenal 1–0 Everton Borehamwood
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00) Mead   38'
van de Donk   88'
van Veenendaal   90'
Report
Box Score
Kelly   74'
Bryson   90+5'
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Alan Dale
28 March 2018 11 Sunderland 1–1 Everton South Shields
19:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Staniforth  62' Report Turner   47' Stadium: Mariners Park
Attendance: 224
Referee: Rebecca Welch
18 April 2018 12 Everton 0–1 Chelsea Widnes
19:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report Eriksson   12' Stadium: Select Security Stadium
Referee: Sam Mulhall
22 April 2018 13 Reading 3–0 Everton High Wycombe
12:30 BST (UTC+01:00) Moore   27'
Allen   47'
Bruton   73'
Kirsty Pearce   85'
Report Turner   31'
James   45+2'
Munsterman   80'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 263
Referee: Rebecca Welch
27 April 2018 14 Liverpool 1–1 Everton Birkenhead
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Coombs   46'
Bonner   67'
Report
Box Score
Brett   65'
Munsterman   75'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,416
Referee: Martin Woods
6 May 2018 15 Everton 1–2 Bristol City Widnes
12:30 BST (UTC+01:00) Turner   7' Report
Box Score
Hemp   18'
Biesmans   90+2'
Stadium: Select Security Stadium
Attendance: 143
Referee: Willie Kirk
25 March 2018 16 Everton 3–1 Yeovil Town Widnes
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Turner   35'
Green   62', 73' (pen.)
Box Score Piggott   48' Stadium: Select Security Stadium
Attendance: 130
Referee: Thomas Parsons
13 May 2018 17 Everton 0–3 Birmingham City Widnes
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
Box Score
Wellings   20', 58'
White   86'
Stadium: Select Security Stadium
Attendance: 337
Referee: Amy Fearn
20 May 2018 18 Manchester City 3–0 Everton Manchester
12:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Scott   21', 60'
Parris   57'
Report
Box Score
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,605
Referee: Leigh Doughty

FA Cup

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4 February 2018 Fourth round Everton 3–1 Bristol City Crosby
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Chance   52', 83'
Brougham   56'
Report Arthur   7' Stadium: Marine Travel Arena
Attendance: 712
18 February 2018 Fifth round Lewes 0–6 Everton Lewes
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Report Boye-Hlorkah   8', 19', 40'
Kelly   12'
Turner   69'
Finnigan   89'
Stadium: The Dripping Pan
Attendance: 975
25 March 2018 Quarter-final Durham 1–6 Everton Durham
12:30 GMT (UTC+00:00) Johnson   18'
Robson   65'
Report Sweetman-Kirk   15', 55', 63'
Chance   42'
Turner   58'
Brett   90'
Stadium: New Ferens Park
15 April 2018 Semi-final Everton 1-2 Arsenal Crosby
12:30 GMT (UTC+00:00) Kelly   67' (pen.) Report Carter   25'
Quinn   90'
Stadium: Rossett Park

WSL Cup

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI EVE BIR DON OXF
1 Manchester City 4 4 0 0 0 13 3 +10 12 Advance to knock-out stage 2–1 2–0
2 Everton 4 3 0 0 1 9 2 +7 9 1–0 4–0
3 Birmingham City 4 2 0 0 2 7 5 +2 6 3–2 4–0
4 Doncaster Rovers Belles 4 1 0 0 3 9 10 −1 3 2–3 0–3
5 Oxford United 4 0 0 0 4 1 19 −18 0 0–6 1–5
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
12 October 2017 1 Doncaster Rovers Belles 0–3 Everton Doncaster
14:30 GMT (UTC+00:00) Report
Box Score
Kelly   6'
Little   23' (o.g.)
Munsterman   86'
Stadium: The Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 482
Referee: Luke Watson
2 November 2017 2 Everton 1–0 Birmingham City Widnes
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Sweetman-Kirk   12'
Turner   43'
Report
Box Score
Mannion   69' Stadium: Select Security Stadium
Attendance: 181
Referee: Andy Spence
5 November 2017 3 Manchester City 2–1 Everton Manchester
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Christiansen   25'
Parris   80'
Report
Box Score
Magill   77' Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 873
Referee: Samuel Barrott
16 November 2017 4 Everton 4–0 Oxford United Widnes
14:45 GMT (UTC+00:00) Kelly   10', 81', 83'
Walker   69'
Report
Box Score
Stadium: Select Security Stadium
Attendance: 188
Referee: Aaron Jackson

Knock-out Rounds

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16 December 2017 Quarter-final Everton 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Reading Widnes
18:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Kelly   97'   112' Report
Box Score
Burton   26'
Williams   56'
Linnett   94'
Stadium: Select Security Stadium
Attendance: 155
Referee: Benjamin Speedie

Statistics

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As of 26 May 2018
Players without any appearance are not included.
No. Pos Nat Player Total FA WSL WSL Cup FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers:
1 GK   ENG Kirstie Levell 16 0 7 0 5 0 4 0
13 GK   ENG Lizzie Durack 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders:
3 DF   ENG Danielle Turner 26 7 17 5 5 0 4 2
4 DF   ENG Georgia Brougham 21 2 12 1 5 0 4 1
5 DF   NED Siri Worm 23 0 11+3 0 3+2 0 4 0
15 DF   ENG Taylor Hinds 7 0 4+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
23 DF   ENG Gabrielle George 25 0 18 0 5 0 2 0
26 DF   ENG Faye Bryson 18 0 10+1 0 1+2 0 3+1 0
Midfielders:
8 MF   ENG Jodie Brett 21 2 11+4 1 1+2 0 3 1
12 MF   WAL Angharad James 23 0 13+3 0 4 0 3 0
14 MF   NED Marthe Munsterman 15 1 6+6 0 1 1 1+1 0
17 MF   NZL Olivia Chance 19 3 6+5 0 1+3 0 4 3
20 MF   ENG Megan Finnigan 24 1 16 0 4 0 3+1 1
28 MF   WAL Elise Hughes 6 0 0+6 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards:
7 FW   ENG Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah 17 5 9+1 2 4 0 1+2 3
9 FW   ENG Claudia Walker 9 2 4+1 1 3+1 1 0 0
10 FW   NIR Simone Magill 11 2 4+2 1 5 1 0 0
11 FW   ENG Chloe Kelly 24 10 13+2 3 4+1 5 4 2
18 FW   ENG Courtney Sweetman-Kirk 27 9 17+1 5 5 1 3+1 3
21 FW   ENG Mollie Green 17 2 9+4 2 0+1 0 1+2 0

Honours

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References

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