2017–18 Everton L.F.C. season

The 2017-18 season is Everton Ladies Football Club's first season returning to the FA Women's Super League since the 2014 season, having been promoted after winning the WSL2 Spring Series, and being one of the league's foundation clubs.[1]

Everton Ladies FC

2017-18 season
Manager	Andy Spence
Stadium	Select Security Stadium, Widnes
FA WSL 1	9th place
WSL Cup	Quarter-finals
FA Women's Cup	Semi-final
Top goalscorer	League: 2 players tied (5) All: Chloe Kelly (10)
Highest home attendance	1,439 (Sep. 22 vs. Liverpool)
Lowest home attendance	122 (Dec. 10 vs. Sunderland)
Average home league attendance	376
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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 for which to be competed.

First team

As of 12 February 2018.[3][4]

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 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  ENG Jodie Brett 9 FW  ENG Claudia Walker 10 FW  NIR Simone Magill 11 FW  ENG Chloe Kelly 12 MF  WAL Angharad James

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 GK  ENG Lizzie Durack 14 MF  NED Marthe Munsterman 15 MF  ENG Emma Doyle 15 DF  ENG Taylor Hinds 17 MF  NZL Olivia Chance 18 FW  ENG Courtney Sweetman-Kirk 20 MF  ENG Megan Finnigan 21 FW  ENG Mollie Green 26 DF  ENG Faye Bryson 28 MF  WAL Elise Hughes

New contracts

Date	Pos	No.	Player	Contract end	Ref
29 June 2017	FW	9	Claudia Walker	2019	[5]
30 June 2017	FW	10	Simone Magill	2019	[5]

Transfers

In

Entry date	Pos	No.	Player	From club	Contract end	Fee	Ref.
28 March 2017	FW	21	Mollie Green	Liverpool		N/A	[6]
27 June 2017	DF	23	Gabrielle George	First professional club	2019	N/A	[7][8]
30 June 2017	DF	5	Siri Worm	Twente		N/A	[9][10]
30 June 2017	MF	14	Marthe Munsterman	Twente		N/A	[9][10]
30 June 2017	MF	12	Angharad James	Yeovil		Free	[9][11]
10 July 2017	GK	13	Lizzie Durack	Notts County		N/A	[9][12]
27 July 2017	MF	8	Jodie Brett	Chelsea		N/A	[9][13]
31 July 2017	FW	11	Chloe Kelly	Arsenal	2018	Loan	[9][14]
31 July 2017	FW	7	Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah	First professional club	2018	N/A	[15]
13 September 2017	FW	18	Courtney Sweetman-Kirk	Doncaster Rovers Belles	2019	Undisclosed	[16][17]
25 January 2018	FW	11	Chloe Kelly	Arsenal	2020	Permanent transfer	[18]
25 January 2018	DF	15	Taylor Hinds	Arsenal	2019	Permanent transfer	[19]

Out

Exit date	Pos	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
15 June 2017	MF		Lauren Davies	Fylde	N/A	[20]
15 June 2017	MF		Emily Hollinshead	Sheffield	N/A	[20][21]
30 June 2017	FW		Rosella Ayane	Chelsea	End loan	[9]
15 June 2017	FW		Amber Stobbs	West Ham United	N/A	[22]
12 September 2017	DF	5	Fern Whelan	Brighton	N/A	[23]
12 September 2017	FW	22	Aileen Whelan	Brighton	N/A	[23]
21 September 2017	MF	8	Michelle Hinnigan	Retired	N/A	[24]
22 September 2017	DF		Ellie Stewart	Sunderland	N/A	[9][25]
	MF	11	Kelly Jones		N/A
	DF		Vicky Jones		N/A

Competitions

Women's Super League

Main article: 2017–18 FA WSL § WSL 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
6	Liverpool	18	9	1	8	30	27	+3	28
7	Sunderland (R)	18	5	1	12	15	40	−25	16	Did not apply for a licence, Relegated to the FA Women's National League
8	Bristol City	18	5	1	12	13	47	−34	16
9	Everton	18	4	2	12	19	30	−11	14
10	Yeovil Town	18	0	2	16	2	54	−52	2

Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.

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
18	4	2	12	19	30	−11	14	3	0	6	13	16	−3	1	2	6	6	14	−8

Last updated: 26 May 2018.
Source: ELFC

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	H	A
Result	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	L	L
Position	8	8	9	9	9	6	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9

Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2018. Source: ELFC
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Everton v Liverpool

22 September 2017 1	Everton	0–2	Liverpool	Widnes
14:45 BST (UTC+01:00)	Finnigan  28'	Report Box Score	Harding  70' Weir  89' Charles  90+3'	Stadium: Select Security Stadium Attendance: 1,439 Referee: Sarah Garratt

Birmingham City v Everton

1 October 2017 2	Birmingham City	2–1	Everton	Solihull
07:30 BST (UTC+01:00)	White  14' Wellings  31'	Report Box Score	Sweetman-Kirk  35' Munsterman  45+2' Kelly  46' Brougham  88'	Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: 821 Referee: Daniel Middleton

Everton v Manchester City

7 October 2017 3	Everton	2–3	Manchester City	Widnes
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Walker  5' Chance  60' Magill  66'	Report Box Score	Houghton  13' Parris  13' Bremer  19'	Stadium: Select Security Stadium Attendance: 735 Referee: Daniel Middleton

Everton v Arsenal

29 October 2017 4	Everton	0–2	Arsenal	Widnes
10:00 BST (UTC+01:00)		Report Box Score	Miedema  23' Mead  78'	Stadium: Select Security Stadium Attendance: 435 Referee: Lindsey Robinson

Yeovil v Everton

11 November 2017 5	Yeovil	0–2	Everton	Yeovil
10:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Curson  52'	Report Box Score	Sweetman-Kirk  17' Kelly  60' (pen.)	Stadium: Huish Park Stadium Attendance: 683 Referee: Marc Whaley

Everton v Sunderland

10 December 2017 6	Everton	5–1	Sunderland	Widnes
09:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Boye-Hlorkah  36', 40' Sweetman-Kirk  51' Turner  56', 89'	Report Box Score	Galloway  90+2'	Stadium: Select Security Stadium Attendance: 122 Referee: Dean Watson

Bristol City v Everton

6 January 2018 7	Bristol City	2–1	Everton	South Gloucestershire and Stroud College
17:30 BST (UTC+01:00)	Hemp  10', 66' (pen.)	Report Box Score	Brougham  75' Kelly  84'	Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 710 Referee: James Durkin

Chelsea v Everton

28 January 2018 8	Chelsea	1–0	Everton	Kingston upon Thames
12:30 BST (UTC+01:00)	Asante  23' Andersson  84'	Report Box Score		Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 1,731 Referee: Rob Whitton

Everton v Reading

11 February 2018 9	Everton	2–1	Reading	Widnes
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Sweetman-Kirk  5' Kelly  22' Green  90+1'	Report Box Score	Furness  37'  76' Pearce  45+2' Williams  66'	Stadium: Select Security Stadium Attendance: 274 Referee: Lindsey Robinson

Arsenal v Everton

23 February 2018 10	Arsenal	1–0	Everton	Borehamwood
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)	Mead  38' van de Donk  88' van Veenendaal  90'	Report Box Score	Kelly  74' Bryson  90+5'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Alan Dale

Sunderland v Everton

28 March 2018 11	Sunderland	1–1	Everton	South Shields
19:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Staniforth 62'	Report	Turner  47'	Stadium: Mariners Park Attendance: 224 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Everton v Chelsea

18 April 2018 12	Everton	0–1	Chelsea	Widnes
19:00 BST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Eriksson  12'	Stadium: Select Security Stadium Referee: Sam Mulhall

Reading v Everton

22 April 2018 13	Reading	3–0	Everton	High Wycombe
12:30 BST (UTC+01:00)	Moore  27' Allen  47' Bruton  73' Kirsty Pearce  85'	Report	Turner  31' James  45+2' Munsterman  80'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 263 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Liverpool v Everton

27 April 2018 14	Liverpool	1–1	Everton	Birkenhead
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Coombs  46' Bonner  67'	Report Box Score	Brett  65' Munsterman  75'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,416 Referee: Martin Woods

Everton v Bristol City

6 May 2018 15	Everton	1–2	Bristol City	Widnes
12:30 BST (UTC+01:00)	Turner  7'	Report Box Score	Hemp  18' Biesmans  90+2'	Stadium: Select Security Stadium Attendance: 143 Referee: Willie Kirk

Everton v Yeovil Town

25 March 2018 16	Everton	3–1	Yeovil Town	Widnes
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Turner  35' Green  62', 73' (pen.)	Box Score	Piggott  48'	Stadium: Select Security Stadium Attendance: 130 Referee: Thomas Parsons

Everton v Birmingham City

13 May 2018 17	Everton	0–3	Birmingham City	Widnes
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)		Report Box Score	Wellings  20', 58' White  86'	Stadium: Select Security Stadium Attendance: 337 Referee: Amy Fearn

Manchester City v Everton

20 May 2018 18	Manchester City	3–0	Everton	Manchester
12:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Scott  21', 60' Parris  57'	Report Box Score		Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,605 Referee: Leigh Doughty

FA Cup

Main article: 2017–18 FA Women's Cup

Everton v Bristol City

4 February 2018 Fourth round	Everton	3–1	Bristol City	Crosby
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Chance  52', 83' Brougham  56'	Report	Arthur  7'	Stadium: Marine Travel Arena Attendance: 712

Lewes v Everton

18 February 2018 Fifth round	Lewes	0–6	Everton	Lewes
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)		Report	Boye-Hlorkah  8', 19', 40' Kelly  12' Turner  69' Finnigan  89'	Stadium: The Dripping Pan Attendance: 975

Durham v Everton

25 March 2018 Quarter-final	Durham	1–6	Everton	Durham
12:30 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Johnson  18' Robson  65'	Report	Sweetman-Kirk  15', 55', 63' Chance  42' Turner  58' Brett  90'	Stadium: New Ferens Park

Everton v Arsenal

15 April 2018 Semi-final	Everton	1-2	Arsenal	Crosby
12:30 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Kelly  67' (pen.)	Report	Carter  25' Quinn  90'	Stadium: Rossett Park

WSL Cup

Main article: 2017–18 FA WSL Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WPEN	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MCI	EVE	BIR	DON	OXF
1	Manchester City	4	4	0	0	0	13	3	+10	12	Advance to Knock-out stage		—	2–1	2–0	—	—
2	Everton	4	3	0	0	1	9	2	+7	9			—	—	1–0	—	4–0
3	Birmingham City	4	2	0	0	2	7	5	+2	6			—	—	—	3–2	4–0
4	Doncaster Rovers Belles	4	1	0	0	3	9	10	−1	3			2–3	0–3	—	—	—
5	Oxford United	4	0	0	0	4	1	19	−18	0			0–6	—	—	1–5	—

Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Doncaster Rovers Belles v Everton

12 October 2017 1	Doncaster Rovers Belles	0–3	Everton	Doncaster
14:30 GMT (UTC+00:00)		Report Box Score	Kelly  6' Little  23' (o.g.) Munsterman  86'	Stadium: The Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 482 Referee: Luke Watson

Everton v Birmingham City

2 November 2017 2	Everton	1–0	Birmingham City	Widnes
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Sweetman-Kirk  12' Turner  43'	Report Box Score	Mannion  69'	Stadium: Select Security Stadium Attendance: 181 Referee: Andy Spence

Manchester City v Everton

5 November 2017 3	Manchester City	2–1	Everton	Manchester
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Christiansen  25' Parris  80'	Report Box Score	Magill  77'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 873 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Everton v Oxford United

16 November 2017 4	Everton	4–0	Oxford United	Widnes
14:45 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Kelly  10', 81', 83' Walker  69'	Report Box Score		Stadium: Select Security Stadium Attendance: 188 Referee: Aaron Jackson

Knock-out Rounds

Everton v Reading

16 December 2017 Quarter-final	Everton	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Reading	Widnes
18:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Kelly  97'  112'	Report Box Score	Burton  26' Williams  56' Linnett  94'	Stadium: Select Security Stadium Attendance: 155 Referee: Benjamin Speedie

Statistics

As of 26 May 2018

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		Kirstie Levell	16	0	7	0	5	0	4	0
13	GK		Lizzie Durack	11	0	11	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders:
3	DF		Danielle Turner	26	7	17	5	5	0	4	2
4	DF		Georgia Brougham	21	2	12	1	5	0	4	1
5	DF		Siri Worm	23	0	11+3	0	3+2	0	4	0
15	DF		Taylor Hinds	7	0	4+2	0	0	0	0+1	0
23	DF		Gabrielle George	25	0	18	0	5	0	2	0
26	DF		Faye Bryson	18	0	10+1	0	1+2	0	3+1	0
Midfielders:
8	MF		Jodie Brett	21	2	11+4	1	1+2	0	3	1
12	MF		Angharad James	23	0	13+3	0	4	0	3	0
14	MF		Marthe Munsterman	15	1	6+6	0	1	1	1+1	0
17	MF		Olivia Chance	19	3	6+5	0	1+3	0	4	3
20	MF		Megan Finnigan	24	1	16	0	4	0	3+1	1
28	MF		Elise Hughes	6	0	0+6	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards:
7	FW		Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah	17	5	9+1	2	4	0	1+2	3
9	FW		Claudia Walker	9	2	4+1	1	3+1	1	0	0
10	FW		Simone Magill	11	2	4+2	1	5	1	0	0
11	FW		Chloe Kelly	24	10	13+2	3	4+1	5	4	2
18	FW		Courtney Sweetman-Kirk	27	9	17+1	5	5	1	3+1	3
21	FW		Mollie Green	17	2	9+4	2	0+1	0	1+2	0

• Source:

Honours

• FA WSL Player of the Month - November: FW Courtney Sweetman-Kirk[26]

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