2018–19 Everton L.F.C. season

The 2018–19 season is Everton Ladies Football Club's second season competing in the FA Women's Super League since being promoted after winning the 2017 WSL2 Spring Series, and being one of the league's foundation clubs.[1]

Everton Ladies FC
2018–19 season
ManagerWillie Kirk
StadiumMerseyrail Community Stadium, Southport
FA Women's Super League10th place
WSL CupGroup Stage (3rd)
FA Women's CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Inessa Kaagman (4)
All: Inessa Kaagman (5)
Highest home attendance370
(Nov. 18 vs. Arsenal)
Lowest home attendance103
(Apr. 17 vs. Birmingham)
Average home league attendance192

Ahead of the 2018–19 season, Everton announced that they would play the first half of the season at Merseyrail Community Stadium.[2][3]

Review

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After going winless in the league for the first six matches reaching bottom of the table, Everton sacked longtime manager Andy Spence and appointed goalkeeper coach, Jennifer Herst, as interim manager.[4] On 1 December Willie Kirk was announced as manager for the Ladies first team.[5]

First team

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As of 7 February 2019[6][7]

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
2 DF   ENG Faye Bryson
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   NED Inessa Kaagman
9 FW   ENG Claudia Walker
10 FW   NIR Simone Magill
11 FW   ENG Chloe Kelly
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF   WAL Angharad James
13 MF   ENG Abbey-Leigh Stringer
14 DF   ENG Taylor Hinds
16 FW   ENG Hannah Cain
17 MF   NZL Olivia Chance
20 MF   ENG Megan Finnigan
22 MF   NED Dominique Bruinenberg
24 DF   SCO Emma Brownlie
25 GK   SCO Becky Flaherty
28 MF   WAL Elise Hughes

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Head Coach   Willie Kirk
Assistant Coach   Chris Roberts
Goalkeeping Coach   Jennifer Herst

Transfers

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Entry date Pos No. Player From club Contract end Fee Ref.
22 May 2018 MF 8   Inessa Kaagman   AFC jax N/A [8]
3 July 2018 MF 22   Dominique Bruinenberg   Sunderland N/A [9]
25 July 2018 FW 16   Hannah Cain   Sheffield N/A [10]
2 August 2018 MF 13   Abbey-Leigh Stringer   Birmingham City N/A [11]
2 August 2018 GK 25   Becky Flaherty   Liverpool N/A [12]
24 January 2019 DF 24   Emma Brownlie   Hibernian L.F.C. N/A [13]
Exit date Pos No. Player To club Fee Ref.
22 June 2018 MF 14   Marthe Munsterman   AFC Ajax N/A [14]
8 June 2018 GK 13   Lizzie Durack   Chelsea N/A [15]
13 July 2018 MF 21   Mollie Green   Manchester United N/A [16]
14 July 2018 FW 18   Courtney Sweetman-Kirk   Liverpool L.F.C. N/A [17]
26 July 2018 MF 8   Jodie Brett   Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed fee [18]

Loan Out

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Exit date Pos No. Player To club Fee Ref.
24 January 2019 FW 9   Claudia Walker   Birmingham City N/A [19]

Competitions

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Preseason friendlies

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14 July 2018 Preseason Everton v Aston Villa
Note: Closed door scrimmage
22 July 2018 Preseason Everton 0–0 Liverpool Crosby
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Marine Travel Arena
29 July 2018 Preseason Everton v Arsenal
Note: Closed door scrimmage
6 August 2018 Friendship Tournament Everton   6–0   LA Salsa SC Gibraltar
20:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Walker   11'
Kaagman   13', 40'
Brougham   59', 81'
Cain   89'
Stadium: Victoria Stadium
8 August 2018 Friendship Tournament Atlético Madrid   1–0   Everton Gibraltar
20:00 BST (UTC+01:00) González   77' Stadium: Victoria Stadium
10 August 2018 Friendship Tournament Semi-Final Real Betis   1–0   Everton Gibraltar
17:00 BST (UTC+01:00) García   39' Report Stadium: Victoria Stadium

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
7 West Ham United 20 7 2 11 25 37 −12 23
8 Liverpool 20 7 1 12 21 38 −17 22
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 20 4 4 12 16 38 −22 16
10 Everton 20 3 3 14 15 38 −23 12
11 Yeovil Town (R) 20 2 1 17 11 60 −49 −3[a] Relegation to the Championship
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Yeovil Town deducted 10 points for entering administration.[20]

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
20 3 3 14 15 38  −23 12 2 2 6 10 22  −12 1 1 8 5 16  −11

Last updated: 15 May 2019.
Source: ELFC

Results by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundAHHAHHAHAHHAAHAAHAHA
ResultLLDDLLLLWLLDLWLLLLWL
Position9999101111119910101010101010101010
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2019. Source: ELFC
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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9 September 2018 1 Birmingham City 1–0 Everton Solihull
12:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Wellings   1' Report
Box Score
Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 603
Referee: James Bell
20 September 2018 2 Everton 0–4 Manchester City Southport
19:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
Box Score
Stanway   14'
Parris   65', 68'
Emslie   90+2'
Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium
Attendance: 296
Referee: Lucy Oliver
23 September 2018 3 Everton 0–0 Chelsea Southport
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
Box Score
Ericsson   64'
Mjelde   74'
Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium
Attendance: 213
Referee: Helen Conley
14 October 2018 4 Everton 3–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Southport
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Kaagman   27'
George   45+1'
Kelly   70'
Report
Box Score
Buet   2'
Brazil   75', 78'
Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium
Attendance: 177
Referee: Steven Copeland
28 October 2018 5 Everton 1–2 West Ham United Southport
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Walker   5' Report
Box Score
Ross   27'
Lehmann   45'
Longhurst   86'
Kiernan   90'
Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium
Attendance: 143
Referee: Aaron Jackson
4 November 2018 6 Yeovil Town 1–0 Everton Dorchester
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Short   21' Report
Box Score
Kelly   89' Stadium: The Avenue Stadium
Attendance: 732
18 November 2018 7 Everton 0–4 Arsenal Southport
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Kelly   63' Report
Box Score
van de Donk   44'
Nobbs   49'
Miedema   50', 65'
Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium
Attendance: 370
Referee: Lucy Oliver
25 November 2019 8 Reading 2–1 Everton Buckinghamshire
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Chaplen   20', 77' Report
Box Score
Cain   13'   46'
Magill   53'
Stadium: High Wycombe
Attendance: 285
Referee: Amy Fearn
2 December 2018 9 Everton 2–1 Liverpool Southport
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Kaagman   6'
Magill   40'
Box Score Clarke   12'
Linnett   90'
Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium
9 December 2018 10 Everton 0–2 Bristol City Southport
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Finnigan   24' Report
Box Score
Rutherford   65'
Rood   90+1'
Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium
Attendance: 211
6 January 2019 11 Chelsea 3–0 Everton Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) England   6'
Spence   60'
Blundell   69'
Report
Box Score
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,221
Referee: Lee Brennan
13 January 2019 12 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Everton Crawley
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Williams   66' Report
Box Score
James   89' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 454
Referee: Sunny Gil
21 February 2019 13 Manchester City 3–1 Everton Manchester
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Walsh   47'
Beckie   55'
Parris   90'
Report
Box Score
Boye-Hlorkah   12' Stadium: Academy Stadium
14 March 2019 14 West Ham United 0–1 Everton Romford
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
Box Score
Cain   88'
Levell   90+7'
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 607
24 March 2019 15 Bristol City 1–0 Everton Filton
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Graham   33' Report
Box Score
Stringer   61'
Cain   90+4'
Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 495
Referee: Stacey Pearson
31 March 2019 16 Everton 0–1 Yeovil Town Southport
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
Box Score
Alexander   78' Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium
Attendance: 230
Referee: Jill Short
17 April 2019 17 Everton 1–3 Birmingham City Southport
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Kaagman   8' Report
Box Score
Ladd   9'
White   34', 67'
Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium
Attendance: 103
21 April 2019 18 Arsenal 2–1 Everton Borehamwood
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Quinn   4'
Miedema   28'
ven de Donk   56'
Report
Box Score
Boye-Hlorkah   61'
Stringer   56'
Finnigan   64'
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 2,003
Referee: Stacey Pearson
28 April 2019 19 Everton 3–2 Reading Southport
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Kaagman   40'
Boye-Hlorkah   52'
Magill   65'
Worm   86'
Stinger   89'
Report
Box Score
Allen   8'
Pearce   53'
Williams   77'
Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium
Attendance: 174
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
12 May 2019 20 Liverpool 3–1 Everton Birkenhead
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Sweetman-Kirk   26'
Charles   31'
Robe   67'
Rodgers   88'
Report
Box Score
Finnigan   24'
Stringer   39'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,842
Referee: Andrew Sykes

FA WSL Cup

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Everton was drawn into Group Two North for the 2018–19 FA WSL Cup. Despite opening the tournament with a win over Reading, Everton was officially eliminated from qualifying to the Quarter Finals after a home loss to Manchester United.[21]

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MNU REA EVE DUR LIV
1 Manchester United 4 3 0 0 1 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knock-out stage 0–2 1–0
2 Reading 4 2 0 1 1 9 5 +4 7 4–1 1–1
3 Everton 4 2 0 0 2 6 7 −1 6 0–3 3–2
4 Durham 4 1 0 1 2 5 8 −3 4 1–0 3–3
5 Liverpool 4 0 2 0 2 5 8 −3 4 0–1 1–3
Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

FA Cup

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3 February 2019 Fourth Round Proper Everton 0–2 Chelsea Cheshire
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
Box Score
Spence   66'
Blundell   90'
Stadium: The Select Security Stadium

Statistics

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As of 1 May 2019
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 22 0 18 0 3 0 1 0
25 GK   SCO Becky Flaherty 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders:
2 DF   ENG Faye Bryson 12 0 5+3 0 3+1 0 0 0
3 DF   ENG Danielle Turner 16 0 11+1 0 2+1 0 1 0
4 DF   ENG Georgia Brougham 21 0 15+1 0 4 0 1 0
5 DF   NED Siri Worm 13 0 9+2 0 1 0 0+1 0
6 DF   ENG Gabrielle George 21 1 16 1 4 0 1 0
14 DF   ENG Taylor Hinds 13 0 10+1 0 2 0 0 0
24 DF   SCO Emma Brownlie 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
Midfielders:
8 MF   NED Inessa Kaagman 21 5 15+2 4 3 1 1 0
12 MF   WAL Angharad James 22 0 16+1 0 4 0 1 0
13 MF   ENG Abbey-Leigh Stringer 16 0 11+2 0 1+1 0 1 0
17 MF   NZL Olivia Chance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   ENG Megan Finnigan 21 0 16+1 0 3 0 1 0
22 MF   NED Dominique Bruinenberg 18 0 7+6 0 2+2 0 0+1 0
28 MF   WAL Elise Hughes 12 1 3+7 0 1 1 1 0
Forwards:
7 FW   ENG Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah 20 3 7+8 2 1+3 1 0+1 0
9 FW   ENG Claudia Walker 13 3 4+5 1 3+1 2 0 0
10 FW   NIR Simone Magill 20 3 14+1 2 3+1 1 1 0
11 FW   ENG Chloe Kelly 14 1 10+1 1 3 0 0 0
16 FW   ENG Hannah Cain 11 2 5+6 2 0 0 0 0

Honours

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References

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  14. ^ "Lizzie Durack: Chelsea Women sign Everton goalkeeper". www.bbc.com. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
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  16. ^ "Manchester United Women's 2018/29 squad". www.manutd.com. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
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