2021–22 Reading F.C. Women season explained

Club:	Reading
Season:	2021–22
Manager:	Kelly Chambers
Stadium:	Select Car Leasing Stadium
League Topscorer:	Natasha Dowie (6)
Season Topscorer:	Natasha Dowie (7)
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Prevseason:	2020–21
Nextseason:	2022–23

The 2021–22 Reading F.C. Women season was 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]

On 17 December, Reading's match against Manchester City scheduled for 19 December, was postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases within the Manchester City squad.^[10]

On 21 December, Reading announced the signing of Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen on a contract until June 2023.^[11]

On 27 December, Reading announced that Jeon Ga-eul had left the club.^[12]

On 15 January, Reading's match against Arsenal scheduled for 16 January, was postponed on 15 January due to positive COVID-19 cases within the Reading squad.^[13]

On 24 January, Reading's match against Manchester City scheduled for 19 December, was rearranged for 16 March.^[14]

On 25 January, University of Colorado's women's soccer program, Colorado Buffaloes, announced that Leila Lister would be joining them as a student-athlete.^[15]

On 2 February, Reading's match against Arsenal scheduled for 16 January, was rearranged for 2 March.^[16]

On 8 February, Reading confirmed that Brooke Chaplen had been ruled out for an indefinite amount of time after a bone tumour had been found in her right leg.^[17] On 28 April, Chaplen announced her retirement from football as a result of the successful operation on her right leg.^[18]

On 3 May, Reading announced that captain Natasha Harding would be leaving the club at the end of the season.^[19]

Squad

^[20]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Grace Moloney		GK	2022 5, df=yes	Academy	2009	2023^[21]	207	0
21	Rhiannon Stewart		GK		Academy	2019		5	0
41	Hannah Poulter		GK	2022 5, df=yes	Academy	2021		0	0
Defenders
2	Faye Bryson		DF	2022 5, df=yes	Bristol City	2021	2023	24	1
3	Emma Mitchell		DF	2022 5, df=yes	Arsenal	2020		17	0
5	Gemma Evans		DF	2022 5, df=yes	Bristol City	2021	2023	27	1
14	Deanna Cooper		DF	2022 5, df=yes	Chelsea	2020		43	0
28	Lily Woodham		DF	2022 5, df=yes	Bristol City	2018		47	0
31	Bethan Roberts		DF	2022 5, df=yes	Academy	2019	2023	14	0
32	Jemma Woodcock		DF		Academy	2021		0	0
35	Sophie Baigent		DF		Academy	2021		0	0
Midfielders
4	Chloe Peplow		MF	2022 5, df=yes	Tottenham Hotspur	2021		16	0
6	Deanne Rose		MF	2022 5, df=yes	Florida Gators	2021	2023	26	5
11			MF	2022 5, df=yes	Liverpool	2017		104	7
23	Rachel Rowe		MF	2022 5, df=yes	Swansea City	2015	2024^[22]	132	15
27	Justine Vanhaevermaet		MF	2022 5, df=yes	LSK Kvinner	2021	2023	24	3
33	Leila Lister		MF	2022 5, df=yes	Academy	2021		1	0
34	Ella Wild		MF		Academy	2021		0	0
36	Taylor MacDonald		MF		Academy	2021		0	0
37	Tia Primmer		MF	2022 5, df=yes	Academy	2021		14	2
38	Freya Meadows-Tuson		MF		Academy	2021		0	0
39	Anne Thomann		MF		Academy	2021		0	0
40	Lois Joslyn		MF		Academy	2021		0	0
51	Sanne Troelsgaard		MF	2022 5, df=yes	Rosengård	2021	2023	15	0
Forwards
9	Amalie Eikeland		FW	2022 5, df=yes	Sandviken	2019	2022	72	7
10	Natasha Dowie		FW	2022 5, df=yes	A.C. Milan	2021		22	7
12	Emma Harries		FW	2022 5, df=yes	Academy	2020		44	4
Out on loan
Left during the season
7	Jeon Ga-eul		FW	2022 5, df=yes	Bristol City	2020^[23]	2022	8	0
19	Brooke Chaplen		MF	2022 5, df=yes	Sunderland	2017	2022^[24]	95	33

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
28 June 2021	FW		Natasha Dowie	AC Milan	Undisclosed
28 July 2021	DF		Gemma Evans	Bristol City	Free
28 July 2021	DF		Faye Bryson	Bristol City	Free
28 July 2021	MF		Chloe Peplow	Tottenham Hotspur	Free
28 July 2021	MF		Deanne Rose	Florida Gators	Free
17 August 2021	MF		Justine Vanhaevermaet	LSK Kvinner	Undisclosed
21 December 2021	MF		Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen	Rosengård	Free

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
30 July 2021	DF		Kiera Skeels	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	^[25]
30 July 2021	MF		Sophie Quirk	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	^[26]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
27 December 2021	FW		Jeon Ga-eul	Sejong Sportstoto
28 April 2022	MF		Brooke Chaplen	Retired
31 May 2022	GK		Rhiannon Stewart	Harvard Crimson		^[27]
31 May 2022	DF		Jemma Woodcock
31 May 2022	MF		Lois Joslyn	Oxford United	16 August 2022	^[28]
31 May 2022	MF		Taylor MacDonald	Portsmouth	5 August 2022	^[29]
31 May 2022	MF		Ella Wild	Portsmouth	10 August 2022	^[30]
31 May 2022	MF		Leila Lister	Colorado Buffaloes
31 May 2022	MF		Natasha Harding	Aston Villa	12 July 2022	^[31]

Competitions

WSL

See main article: article and 2021–22 FA WSL.

Table

FA Cup

See main article: 2021–22 Women's FA Cup.

League Cup

See main article: 2021–22 FA Women's League Cup.

Group stage

Squad statistics

Appearances

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Goal scorers

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1	FW		10	Natasha Dowie	6	0	1	7
2	MF		6	Deanne Rose	4	1	0	5
3	FW		12	Emma Harries	3	0	0	3
	MF		27	Justine Vanhaevermaet	2	1	0	3
5	FW		9	Amalie Eikeland	2	0	0	2
	MF		37	Tia Primmer	1	1	0	2
	FW		19	Brooke Chaplen	0	0	2	2
8	MF		23	Rachel Rowe	1	0	0	1
	DF		2	Faye Bryson	1	0	0	1
	DF		5	Gemma Evans	0	0	1	1
				Own goal	1	0	0	1
Total					21	3	4	28

Clean sheets

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1	GK		1	Grace Moloney	7	0	1	8
Total					7	0	1	8

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	WSL		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
1		GK	Grace Moloney	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
2		DF	Faye Bryson	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	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	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
23		MF	Rachel Rowe	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27		MF	Justine Vanhaevermaet	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
28		DF	Lily Woodham	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
37		MF	Tia Primmer	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
51		MF	Sanne Troelsgaard	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Reading during the season:
19		MF	Brooke Chaplen	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total				19	0	3	0	2	0	24	0

Notes and References

1. Web site: NATASHA DOWIE SWAPS MILAN FOR THE MADEJSKI . readingfc.co.uk/ . Reading F.C. . 28 July 2021 . 30 June 2021.
2. Web site: GEMMA EVANS JOINS THE ROYALS . readingfc.co.uk/ . Reading F.C. . 28 July 2021 . 5 July 2021.
3. Web site: FAYE BRYSON ADDED TO ROYALS RANKS . readingfc.co.uk/ . Reading F.C. . 28 July 2021 . 6 July 2021.
4. Web site: BETHAN ROBERTS PENS FIRST PRO DEAL . readingfc.co.uk/ . Reading F.C. . 28 July 2021 . 6 July 2021.
5. Web site: MIDFIELDER CHLOE PEPLOW SIGNS FOR ROYALS . readingfc.co.uk/ . Reading F.C. . 28 July 2021 . 8 July 2021.
6. Web site: DEANNE ROSE IS A ROYAL . readingfc.co.uk/ . Reading F.C. . 28 July 2021 . 28 July 2021.
7. Web site: EIKELAND AND JEON AGREE ONE-YEAR EXTENSIONS . readingfc.co.uk/ . Reading F.C. . 5 August 2021 . 5 August 2021.
8. Web site: Vanhaevermaet signs with Royals . readingfc.co.uk/ . Reading F.C. . 20 August 2021 . 17 August 2021.
9. Web site: Chelsea's Jessie Fleming named WSL Player of the Month for November as Reading boss Kelly Chambers wins manager award . Sky Sports.
10. Web site: FIXTURE POSTPONEMENT: MANCHESTER CITY VS READING . readingfc.co.uk . Reading F.C. . 17 December 2021 . 17 December 2021.
11. Web site: SANNE SIGNS FOR THE ROYALS . readingfc.co.uk/ . Reading F.C. . 21 December 2021 . 21 December 2021.
12. Web site: We can today announce @Gaeul88 has left Reading Women FC . readingfc.co.uk/ . Reading F.C. Women Twitter . 27 December 2021 . 27 December 2021.
13. Web site: FIXTURE POSTPONEMENT: ARSENAL VS READING . readingfc.co.uk . Reading F.C. . 15 January 2022 . 15 January 2022.
14. Web site: MANCHESTER CITY CLASH RESCHEDULED . readingfc.co.uk . Reading F.C. . 24 January 2022 . 24 January 2022.
15. Web site: Buffs Add Lister for the Fall . cubuffs.com . Colorado Buffaloes . 7 July 2022 . 25 January 2022.
16. Web site: NEW DATE SET FOR ARSENAL ENCOUNTER . readingfc.co.uk . Reading F.C. . 2 February 2022 . 2 February 2022.
17. Web site: CLUB STATEMENT: BROOKE CHAPLEN . readingfc.co.uk/ . Reading F.C. . 8 February 2022 . 8 February 2022.
18. Web site: BROOKE CHAPLEN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM FOOTBALL . readingfc.co.uk/ . Reading F.C. . 28 April 2022.
19. Web site: NATASHA HARDING SET TO LEAVE READING WOMEN FC . readingfc.co.uk . Reading F.C. . 3 May 2022 . 3 May 2022 . 3 May 2022.
20. Web site: Reading FC Women's First Team . www.readingfc.co.uk.
21. Web site: Moloney signs contract extension . readingfc.co.uk . Reading F.C. . 16 February 2021 . 16 February 2021.
22. Web site: Rowe signs until 2024 . readingfc.co.uk/ . Reading F.C. . 26 March 2021 . 26 March 2021.
23. Web site: Royals women sign South Korean international Jeon Ga-eul . readingfc.co.uk/ . Reading F.C. . 4 September 2020 . 4 September 2020.
24. Web site: Chaplen signs new contract . readingfc.co.uk . Reading F.C. . 23 February 2021 . 22 February 2021.
25. Web site: FULL 2021/22 SQUAD ANNOUNCED . cafcwomen.co.uk/ . Charlton Athletic W.F.C. . 20 August 2021 . 30 July 2021.
26. Web site: FULL 2021/22 SQUAD ANNOUNCED . cafcwomen.co.uk/ . Charlton Athletic W.F.C. . 20 August 2021 . 30 July 2021.
27. Web site: Rhiannon Stewart . gocrimson.com . Harvard Crimson . 30 May 2023.
28. Web site: Lois Joslyn Joins Oxford United Women . oufc.co.uk . Oxford United W.F.C. . 7 September 2022 . 16 August 2022.
29. Web site: Pompey Women Sign Taylor Macdonald . portsmouthfc.co.uk . Portsmouth F.C. . 7 September 2022 . 5 August 2022.
30. Web site: Pompey Women Sign Ella Wild . portsmouthfc.co.uk . Portsmouth F.C. . 7 September 2022 . 10 August 2022.
31. Web site: Natasha Harding joins Villa Women! . avfc.co.uk . Aston Villa W.F.C. . 12 July 2022 . 12 July 2022.