2021–22 Reading F.C. Women season

Reading
2021–22 season
Manager	Kelly Chambers
Stadium	Madejski Stadium
WSL	9th
FA Cup	Preseason
League Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Two Players (2); All: Two Players (2)
Home colours	Away colours

The 2021–22 Reading F.C. Women season is the club's 15th season and their seventh in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid.

Season events

On 30 June, Reading announced the signing of Natasha Dowie.[1]

On 5 July, Reading announced the signing of Gemma Evans to a two-year contract.[2]

On 6 July, Reading announced the signing of Faye Bryson to a two-year contract,[3] and that Bethan Roberts had signed her first professional contract with the club, until the summer of 2023.[4]

On 8 July, Reading announced the signing of Chloe Peplow.[5]

On 28 July, Reading announced the signing of Deanne Rose to a two-year contract.[6]

On 5 August, Reading announced that they had extended their contracts with Jeon Ga-eul and Amalie Eikeland for the 2021–22 season.[7]

On 17 August, Reading announced the signing of Justine Vanhaevermaet to a two-year contract.[8]

On 10 December, Kelly Chambers was awarded the manager of the month award for November.[9]

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
28 June 2021	FW	Natasha Dowie	AC Milan	Undisclosed	[1]
28 July 2021	DF	Gemma Evans	Bristol City	Free	[2]
28 July 2021	DF	Faye Bryson	Bristol City	Free	[3]
28 July 2021	MF	Chloe Peplow	Tottenham Hotspur	Free	[5]
28 July 2021	MF	Deanne Rose	Florida Gators	Free	[6]
17 August 2021	MF	Justine Vanhaevermaet	LSK Kvinner	Undisclosed	[8]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
30 July 2021	DF		Kiera Skeels	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	[10]
30 July 2021	MF		Sophie Quirk	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	[10]

Squad

As of match played 15 December 2021[11]

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Grace Moloney	GK	(1993-03-01) 1 March 1993	Academy	2009	2023[12]
21	Rhiannon Stewart	GK		Academy	2019		1	0
41	Hannah Poulter	GK		Academy	2021		0	0
Defenders
2	Faye Bryson	DF	(1997-07-04) 4 July 1997	Bristol City	2021[3]	2023[3]	11	0
3	Emma Mitchell	DF	(1992-09-19) 19 September 1992	Arsenal	2020		17	0
5	Gemma Evans	DF	(1996-08-01) 1 August 1996	Bristol City	2021[2]	2023[2]	12	1
14	Deanna Cooper	DF	(1993-06-20) 20 June 1993	Chelsea	2020		31	0
28	Lily Woodham	DF	(2000-09-03) 3 September 2000	Bristol City	2018		32	0
31	Bethan Roberts	DF	(2003-05-14) 14 May 2003	Academy	2019[4]	2023[4]	11	0
32	Jemma Woodcock	DF		Academy	2021		0	0
35	Sophie Baigent	DF		Academy	2021		0	0
Midfielders
4	Chloe Peplow	MF	(1998-12-03) 3 December 1998	Tottenham Hotspur	2021[5]		11	0
6	Deanne Rose	MF	(1999-03-03) 3 March 1999	Florida Gators	2021[6]	2023[6]	11	3
11	Natasha Harding (captain)	MF	(1989-03-02) 2 March 1989	Liverpool	2017		84	7
23	Rachel Rowe	MF	(1992-09-13) 13 September 1992	Swansea City	2015	2024[13]	119
27	Justine Vanhaevermaet	MF	(1992-04-29) 29 April 1992	LSK Kvinner	2021[8]	2023[8]	11	0
33	Leila Lister	MF	(2004-01-18) 18 January 2004	Academy	2021		1	0
34	Ella Wild	MF		Academy	2021		0	0
36	Taylor MacDonald	MF		Academy	2021		0	0
37	Tia Primmer	MF		Academy	2021		4	0
38	Freya Meadows-Tuson	MF		Academy	2021		0	0
Forwards
7	Jeon Ga-eul	FW	(1988-09-14) 14 September 1988	Bristol City	2020[14]	2022[7]	8	0
9	Amalie Eikeland	FW	(1995-08-26) 26 August 1995	Sandviken	2019	2022[7]	59	6
10	Natasha Dowie	FW	(1988-06-30) 30 June 1988	A.C. Milan	2021[1]		10	4
12	Emma Harries	FW	(2002-03-29) 29 March 2002	Academy	2020		32	3
19	Brooke Chaplen	FW	(1989-04-16) 16 April 1989	Sunderland	2017	2022[15]	89	31
Out on loan
Left during the season

Competitions

WSL

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
9	4	1	4	11	12	−1	13	3	0	2	6	7	−1	1	1	2	5	5	0

Last updated: 11 December 2021.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H
Result	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	W
Position	11	11	11	12	10	9	8	8	8

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

5 September 2021 1	Manchester United	2–0	Reading	Leigh
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Staniforth 35' Hanson 39' Batlle 54'	Report		Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 2,111 Referee: Abigail Byrne

12 September 2021 2	Reading	0–4	Arsenal	Reading
14:00 BST (UTC+1)	Rowe 23'	Report	Beattie 17' Mead 30' Miedema 32', 50' McCabe 84'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 1,127 Referee: Emily Heaslip

26 September 2021 3	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Reading	Edgware
14:00 BST (UTC+1)	Ubogagu 38' Ale 73' Naz 85'	Report	Moloney 80'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 2,111 Referee: Amy Fearns

3 October 2021 4	Reading	0–3	Everton	Reading
14:00 BST (UTC+1)	Woodham 90+1'	Report	Anvegård 2' Emslie 38' Turner 45+9' Christiansen 76'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 740 Referee: Lucy May

10 October 2021 5	Reading	3–0	Aston Villa	Reading
14:00 BST (UTC+1)	Eikeland 16' Rowe 19' Dowie 45+3' Vanhaevermaet 73'	Report		Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 578 Referee: Louise Saunders

7 November 2021 6	Birmingham City	0–3	Reading	Birmingham
14:00 GMT (UTC)	Robertson 76'	Report	Harding 43' Dowie 47' Rose 54', 71' 64'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 298 Referee: Louise Saunders

14 November 2021 7	West Ham United	2–2	Reading	Dagenham
14:00 GMT (UTC)	Evans 19' Fisk 35' Walker 59'	Report	Harding 32' Chaplen 58' Bryson 68' Stringer 70' (o.g.) Harries 90+2'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,496 Referee: Emily Heaslip

21 November 2021 8	Reading	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Reading
14:00 GMT (UTC)	Dowie 3' Harries 86'	Report		Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 733 Referee: Helen Conley

11 December 2021 9	Reading	1–0	Chelsea	Reading
11:30 GMT (UTC)	Rose 4' Eikeland 28'	Report		Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Referee: Louise Saunders

19 December 2021 10	Manchester City	v	Reading	Manchester
14:00 GMT (UTC)				Stadium: Academy Stadium

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Manchester City	9	4	1	4	19	18	+1	13
7	West Ham United	9	3	4	2	12	11	+1	13
8	Reading	9	4	1	4	11	12	−1	13
9	Everton	9	3	2	4	9	15	−6	11
10	Aston Villa	9	3	1	5	6	17	−11	10

Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

FA Cup

League Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WPEN	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bristol City (Q)	3	2	1	0	0	4	1	+3	8	Advances to knock-out stage
2	Reading (E)	3	1	0	1	1	4	3	+1	4	Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3	Crystal Palace	3	0	1	1	1	2	4	−2	3
4	Lewes	3	0	1	1	1	3	5	−2	3

Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2021. Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

13 October 2021 1	Reading	0–1	Bristol City	Reading
19:30 BST (UTC+1)		Report	L.Cataldo 62' Harrison 90+2'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Referee: Stacey Pearson

17 November 2021 2	Crystal Palace	1–3	Reading	Bromley
19:30 GMT (UTC)	M.Sharpe 51'	Report	Evans 34' Chaplen 73', 76'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Referee: Louise Saunders

15 December 2021 3	Lewes	1–1 (a.e.t.) (6 – 5 p)	Reading	Lewes
19:30 GMT (UTC)	Cleverly 10' Hack 54'	Report	Moloney 10' Dowie 17' Eikeland 83'	Stadium: The Dripping Pan Referee: Abigail Byrne
	Penalties
	Dalton Logan Timms Miller Noble Ashworth-Clifford Cousins Hack		Peplow Dowie Harries Vanhaevermaet Woodham Eikeland Primmer Lister

Squad statistics

As of match played 15 December 2021

Appearances

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		WSL		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	IRL	Grace Moloney	11	0	8	0	0	0	3	0
2	DF	ENG	Faye Bryson	11	0	9	0	0	0	2	0
4	MF	ENG	Chloe Peplow	11	0	5+3	0	0	0	1+2	0
5	DF	WAL	Gemma Evans	12	1	9	0	0	0	3	1
6	MF	CAN	Deanne Rose	11	3	7+1	3	0	0	1+2	0
7	FW	KOR	Jeon Ga-eul	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	NOR	Amalie Eikeland	12	1	8+1	1	0	0	3	0
10	FW	ENG	Natasha Dowie	10	4	7	3	0	0	3	1
11	MF	WAL	Natasha Harding	11	0	9	0	0	0	2	0
12	FW	ENG	Emma Harries	12	2	4+5	2	0	0	2+1	0
14	DF	ENG	Deanna Cooper	7	0	6	0	0	0	1	0
19	FW	ENG	Brooke Chaplen	10	2	8	0	0	0	1+1	2
21	GK	ENG	Rhiannon Stewart	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	WAL	Rachel Rowe	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0
27	MF	BEL	Justine Vanhaevermaet	11	0	7+1	0	0	0	3	0
28	DF	WAL	Lily Woodham	11	0	7+1	0	0	0	3	0
31	DF	WAL	Bethan Roberts	4	0	0+2	0	0	0	2	0
33	MF	SCO	Leila Lister	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
37	MF	ENG	Tia Primmer	4	0	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	WSL	League Cup	Total
1	FW	10	Natasha Dowie	3	1	4
2	MF	6	Deanne Rose	3	0	3
3	FW	12	Emma Harries	2	0	2
3	FW	19	Brooke Chaplen	0	2	2
5	FW	9	Amalie Eikeland	1	0	1
	MF	23	Rachel Rowe	1	0	1
	DF	5	Gemma Evans	0	1	1
			Own goal	1	0	1
Total				11	4	15

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	WSL	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	GK		1	Grace Moloney	4	0	1	5
Total					4	0	1	5

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	WSL		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
Number	Nation	Position	Name
1		GK	Grace Moloney	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
2		DF	Faye Bryson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6		MF	Deanne Rose	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Amalie Eikeland	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
11		MF	Natasha Harding	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
19		FW	Brooke Chaplen	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23		MF	Rachel Rowe	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27		MF	Justine Vanhaevermaet	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28		DF	Lily Woodham	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Reading during the season:
Total				10	0	0	0	2	0	12	0

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