| Club: | Reading FC Women |
| Season: | 2017 |
| Manager: | Kelly Chambers |
| Stadium: | Adams Park, High Wycombe |
| League: | FA WSL 1 |
| League Result: | 6th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| League Topscorer: | Melissa Fletcher (3) |
| Season Topscorer: | Melissa Fletcher (3) |
| Highest Attendance: | 797 vs Chelsea |
| Lowest Attendance: | 536 vs Birmingham City |
| Prevseason: | 2016 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
The 2017 season was Reading FC Women's second season in the FA WSL 1, after winning promotion from the FA WSL 2 in 2015.[1]
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 to be competed for.
On 14 November 2016, Reading signed Mandy van den Berg from Liverpool.[3]
On 9 January, Mary Earps signed an 18-month contract extension with Reading, keeping her at the club until June 2018.[4]
On 12 January 2017, Reading signed Rachel Furness from Sunderland,[5] with Brooke Chaplen making the same move at the end of January.[6]
Lauren Bruton extended her contract with Reading on 19 January, until the summer of 2018.[7]
On 23 January, Melissa Fletcher signed her first professional contract with the club, until June 2018,[8] with Charlie Estcourt signing a similar deal on 25 January,[9] and Becky Jane signed a new contract with Reading until June 2019 on 26 January.[10]
On 24 January, New Zealand international defender Anna Green from Swedish club Mallbackens IF.[11]
On 6 February, Reading signed a new contract with Kirsty McGee, until June 2018,[12] with Harriet Scott also signing a new 18-month contract with Reading on 9 February.[13]
On 8 February, Emma Follis was sold to Birmingham City for an undisclosed fee.[14]
On 8 April, Anissa Lahmari joined Reading on a two-month loan deal from Paris Saint-Germain.[15]
On 1 May, Reading signed Jo Potter, Jade Moore and Kirsty Linnett from recently folded Notts County.[16]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age[17]) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | Mary Earps | GK | 2017 6, df=yes | Bristol Academy | 2016 | 2018 | |||||
| 21 | Grace Moloney |  | GK | 2017 6, df=yes | Academy | 2009 | 110 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | Becky Jane | DF | 2017 6, df=yes | Chelsea | 2011 | 2019 | |||||
| 3 | Harriet Scott | | DF | 2017 6, df=yes | Academy | 2009 | 2018 | ||||
| 5 | Molly Bartrip | DF | 2017 6, df=yes | Academy | 2014 | ||||||
| 6 | Kirsty McGee | DF | 2017 6, df=yes | Portsmouth | 2014 | 2018 | |||||
| 14 | Mandy van den Berg |  | DF | 2017 6, df=yes | Liverpool | 2017 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 15 | Anna Green |  | DF | 2017 6, df=yes | Mallbackens | 2017 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 22 | Jo Potter | DF | 2017 6, df=yes | Notts County Ladies | 2017 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 4 | Kayleigh Hines | MF | 2017 6, df=yes | Oxford United | 2016 | ||||||
| 7 | Rachel Furness | MF | 2017 6, df=yes | Sunderland | 2017 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | Remi Allen | MF | 2017 6, df=yes | Birmingham City | 2016 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | Anissa Lahmari |  | MF | 2017 6, df=yes | loan from Paris Saint-Germain | 2017 | 2017 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Charlie Estcourt | MF | 2017 6, df=yes | Chelsea | 2015 | ||||||
| 18 | Jade Moore | MF | 2017 6, df=yes | Notts County Ladies | 2017 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 23 | Rachel Rowe | MF | 2017 6, df=yes | Swansea City | 2015 | 46 | 2 | ||||
| 25 | Tamsin de Bunsen | MF | 2017 6, df=yes | Academy | 2017 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 34 | Sophie O'Rourke | MF | 2017 6, df=yes | Academy | 2017 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 9 | Lauren Bruton | FW | 2017 6, df=yes | Arsenal | 2013 | 2018 | |||||
| 16 | Kirsty Linnett | FW | 2017 6, df=yes | Notts County | 2017 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | Brooke Chaplen | FW | 2017 6, df=yes | Sunderland | 2017 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 20 | Melissa Fletcher | FW | 2017 6, df=yes | Academy | 2008 | 2018 | |||||
| Out on loan | |||||||||||
| Left during the season | |||||||||||
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 November 2016 | DF | | Mandy van den Berg | Liverpool | Undisclosed | ||
| 12 January 2017 | MF | Rachel Furness | Sunderland | Undisclosed | |||
| 24 January 2017 | DF | | Anna Green | Mallbackens | Undisclosed | ||
| 31 January 2017 | FW | Brooke Chaplen | Sunderland | Undisclosed | |||
| 1 May 2017 | DF | Jo Potter | Notts County | Undisclosed | |||
| 1 May 2017 | MF | Jade Moore | Notts County | Undisclosed | |||
| 1 May 2017 | FW | Kirsty Linnett | Notts County | Undisclosed |
See main article: 2016–17 FA Women's Cup.
|-|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan:|-|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:|}
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=150 | Name | width=80 | WSL | width=80 | FA Cup | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 20 | Melissa Fletcher | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | FW | 9 | Lauren Bruton | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | MF | 7 | Rachel Furness | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| MF | 23 | Rachel Rowe | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| FW | 19 | Brooke Chaplen | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| MF | 18 | Jade Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| DF | | 14 | Mandy van den Berg | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=150 | Name | width=80 | WSL | width=80 | FA Cup | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 1 | Mary Earps | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | WSL | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | | DF | Harriet Scott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 6 | DF | Kirsty McGee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | MF | Rachel Furness | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | MF | Remi Allen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | | MF | Anissa Lahmari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 14 | | DF | Mandy van den Berg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 16 | FW | Kirsty Linnett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | MF | Jade Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | DF | Jo Potter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Players away on loan: | ||||||||||||
| Players who left Reading during the season: | ||||||||||||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||||||