2011 Chelsea L.F.C. season
| 2011 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | England Matt Beard |
| Stadium | Wheatsheaf Park |
| FA WSL | 6th |
| FA Women's Cup | 5th round |
| FA WSL Continental Cup | Quarter-finals |
| Top goalscorer | England Danielle Buet (3) |
| Highest home attendance | 2,510 (13 Apr v ARS) |
| Lowest home attendance | 95 (18 Aug v BRI) |
| Biggest win | DON 1–4 CHE (24 Apr) |
| Biggest defeat | ARS 3–0 CHE (28 July) |
Chelsea L.F.C.'s 2011 season was the club's first season in the FA Women's Super League (FA WSL) and sixth in the top flight of English women's football, in its 19th year.
Review and events
[edit ]The semi-professional FA WSL debuted after two years of planning with Chelsea facing Arsenal at its home ground of Imperial Fields, a seventh-tier men's club ground, on 13 April 2011. The match was broadcast live on ESPN.[1] out of the 16 that applied.[2] [3] The pre-match featured mascots, amusements, a performance by the band Parade, and a brief fight among spectators within the stands. While the new league's summer schedule was meant to avoid pitch quality concerns encountered by the incumbent winter-schedule FA Women's Premier League, the dry Imperial Fields pitch caused problems during the debut. The match was also the first domestic league action for players since the end of the 2009–10 FA Women's Premier League season 11 months prior.[4] The opening-match attendance of 2,510 was the season's and league's best,[5] and broke the club's all-time record.[6]
Signings
[edit ]On 9 January 2011, Chelsea signed New Zealand captain Hayley Moorwood.[7] The foreign signing was one of several in the league that raised concerns from other clubs' managers that the acquisitions could come at the expense of developing domestic players.[8]
Match results
[edit ]FA Women's Super League
[edit ]WSL report
FA Report
BBC report
Guardian report Stadium: Imperial Fields
Attendance: 2,510
Referee: Saša Ihringová
- Perry 46'
WSL report
FA Report
- Cantrell 35'
Attendance: 273
Referee: T.J. Robinson
WSL report
FA report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 578
Referee: Shaun Hudson
- Jones 44'
WSL Report
FA report Stadium: West Lancashire College Stadium
Attendance: 406
Referee: Natalie Walker
WSL report
FA report Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 371
Referee: Rob Ellis
- Lander 1'
WSL report
- Harries 29'
- F. Williams 47'
- Dowie 63'
Attendance: 369
League table
[edit ]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Lincoln Ladies | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 21 |
| 5 | Bristol Academy | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 16 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 15 |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 26 | −17 | 9 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Results summary
[edit ]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 |
Last updated: 28 August 2011.
Source: FA WSL results
FA Women's Cup
[edit ]Chelsea entered the competition in the fifth round as an FA WSL team. They were knocked out of the competition after being defeated 1–0 by the Belles.[9]
FA WSL Continental Cup
[edit ]Chelsea were drawn with Everton in the quarter-finals and lost the match 4–0.[10]
Squad statistics
[edit ]- As of match played 4 September 2011[11]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | England ENG | Carly Telford | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | England ENG | Lara Fay | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Republic of Ireland IRL | Sophie Perry | 15 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | England ENG | Drew Spence | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | England ENG | Gemma Bonner | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | England ENG | Naomi Cole | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | England ENG | Leanne Champ | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | England ENG | Danielle Buet | 15 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | England ENG | Danielle Bird | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Wales WAL | Helen Lander | 16 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | England ENG | Claire Rafferty | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | New Zealand NZL | Hayley Moorwood | 15 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | England ENG | Shelby Hills | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Wales WAL | Kylie Davies | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Wales WAL | Emma Plewa | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | England ENG | Sarah Quantrill | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | England ENG | Laura Coombs | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | England ENG | Kate Longhurst | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | England ENG | Rebecca Jane | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | England ENG | Ashlee Hincks | 15 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | England ENG | Francesca Gibbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
[edit ]- ^ Conn, David (7 April 2011). "Women's Super League aims to step out of men's shadow". The Guardian . Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "A Moment in Women's Football History". The Football Association. April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Whole new ball game: How Chelsea Women kicked off WSL era 10 years ago today". Chelsea F.C. 13 April 2021. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Ronay, Barney (13 April 2011). "Women's Super League opens with less than pitch perfect display". The Guardian . Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Frith, Will (13 April 2020). "#FAWSL: First season kicked off nine years ago today". She Kicks . Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Dunn, Carrie; Welford, Joanna (2015). Football and the FA Women’s Super League. Palgrave Pivot London. doi:10.1057/9781137480323. ISBN 9781137480316.
- ^ Leighton, Tony (9 January 2011). "Chelsea Ladies sign New Zealand captain Hayley Moorwood". The Guardian . Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Leighton, Tony (6 February 2011). "Women's Super League concerned about influx of foreign internationals". The Guardian . Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "CHELSEA 0 DONCASTER ROVERS BELLES 1". Chelsea L.F.C. 13 March 2011. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ "Chelsea Ladies 0 Everton 4". Chelsea L.F.C. 4 September 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ "The Team". Chelsea L.F.C. Archived from the original on 12 December 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2023.