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2021–22 Chelsea F.C. Women season
The 2021–22 season was Chelsea Women's 30th competitive season and 12th consecutive season in the FA Women's Super League, the top flight of English women's football.
2021–22 season | |
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Chairman | Adrian Jacob |
Manager | Emma Hayes |
Stadium | Kingsmeadow |
FA WSL | 1st |
FA Cup | Winners |
League Cup | Runners-up |
Champions League | Group stage |
Top goalscorer | League: Sam Kerr (20) All: Sam Kerr (29) |
Highest home attendance | 4,378 (vs. Manchester United, 8 May 2022, FA WSL) |
Lowest home attendance | 1,270 (vs. Servette Chênois, 18 November 2021, UEFA Women's Champions League) |
Average home league attendance | 3,067 |
Biggest win | 0–9 (vs. Leicester City (A), 27 March 2022, FA WSL) |
Biggest defeat | 0–4 (vs. VfL Wolfsburg (A), 16 December 2021, UEFA Women's Champions League) |
Squad information edit
First team squad edit
- As of 29 January 2022[1]
No. | Name | Nat | Since | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||
1 | Zećira Mušović | 2021 | 26 May 1996 | Rosengård | |||
30 | Ann-Katrin Berger | 2019 | 9 October 1990 | Birmingham City | |||
Defenders | |||||||
3 | Aniek Nouwen | 2021 | 9 March 1999 | PSV | |||
4 | Millie Bright | 2014 | 21 August 1993 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | |||
7 | Jessica Carter | 2018 | 27 October 1997 | Birmingham City | |||
16 | Magdalena Eriksson (captain) | 2017 | 8 September 1993 | Linköpings | |||
18 | Maren Mjelde | 2016 | 6 November 1989 | Avaldsnes IL | |||
21 | Niamh Charles | 2020 | 21 June 1999 | Liverpool | |||
25 | Jonna Andersson | 2017 | 2 January 1993 | Linköpings | |||
27 | Alsu Abdullina | 2021 | 11 April 2001 | Lokomotiv Moscow | |||
Midfielders | |||||||
5 | Sophie Ingle | 2018 | 2 September 1991 | Liverpool | |||
8 | Melanie Leupolz | 2020 | 14 April 1994 | Bayern Munich | |||
10 | Ji So-yun | 2014 | 21 February 1991 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | |||
14 | Fran Kirby | 2015 | 29 June 1993 | Reading | |||
17 | Jessie Fleming | 2020 | 11 March 1998 | UCLA Bruins | |||
24 | Drew Spence | 2008 | 23 October 1992 | Homegrown | |||
Forwards | |||||||
9 | Beth England | 2016 | 3 June 1994 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | |||
11 | Guro Reiten | 2019 | 26 July 1994 | LSK Kvinner | |||
19 | Lauren James | 2021 | 29 September 2001 | Manchester United | |||
20 | Sam Kerr | 2019 | 10 September 1993 | Chicago Red Stars | |||
22 | Erin Cuthbert | 2016 | 19 July 1998 | Glasgow City | |||
23 | Pernille Harder | 2020 | 15 November 1992 | Wolfsburg | |||
Out on loan | |||||||
32 | Emily Orman | 2019 | 5 November 2002 | Homegrown | |||
33 | Agnes Beever-Jones | 2021 | 27 July 2003 | Homegrown | |||
34 | Charlotte Wardlaw | 2019 | 20 February 2003 | Homegrown | |||
29 | Jorja Fox | 2021 | 28 August 2003 | Homegrown |
Academy players with first-team appearances edit
New contracts edit
No. | Pos | Player/Manager | Date | Contract end | Source |
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– | – | Emma Hayes | 2 July 2021 | N/A | [2] |
7 | DF | Jessica Carter | 9 June 2021 | 2022 | [3] |
30 | GK | Ann-Katrin Berger | 28 July 2021 | 2024 | [4] |
20 | FW | Sam Kerr | 16 November 2021 | 2024 | [5] |
Transfers and loans edit
In edit
Pos | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date | Source |
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DF | Aniek Nouwen | PSV | Undisclosed | 12 May 2021 | [6][7] |
GK | Emily Orman | Chelsea Academy | Free | 28 June 2021 | [8] |
MF | Charlotte Wardlaw | Chelsea Academy | Free | 30 June 2021 | [9] |
FW | Lauren James | Manchester United | £200,000 | 23 July 2021 | [10][11] |
DF | Alsu Abdullina | Lokomotiv Moscow | Undisclosed | 22 December 2021 | [12] |
Out edit
Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date | Source |
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MF | Jamie-Lee Napier | London City Lionesses | Undisclosed | 9 June 2021 | [3][13] |
FW | Emily Murphy | North Carolina Tar Heels | Undisclosed | 20 July 2021 | [14][15] |
DF | Hannah Blundell | Manchester United | Free | 23 July 2021 | [16][17] |
GK | Carly Telford | San Diego Wave FC | Undisclosed | 24 January 2022 | [18] |
Loan out edit
No. | Pos | Player | To | Date | Until | Fee | Source |
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33 | FW | Agnes Beever-Jones | Bristol City | 19 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Free | [19][20] |
32 | GK | Emily Orman | Crystal Palace | 20 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Free | [21] |
34 | MF | Charlotte Wardlaw | Liverpool | 20 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Free | [22][23] |
29 | MF | Jorja Fox | Charlton Athletic | 6 January 2022 | 30 June 2022 | Free | [24] |
Management team edit
Position | Staff |
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Manager | Emma Hayes |
Assistant manager | Paul Green |
Assistant coach | Denise Reddy |
Head of technical/Goalkeeping coach | Stuart Searle |
Head of performance | Bart Caubergh |
Opposition analyst & coach | Leanne Champ |
Source: Chelsea F.C.
Kit edit
Home | Home alt. | Away | Away alt. | Third | Goalkeeper 1 |
Pre-season edit
27 August 2021 Friendly | Chelsea | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Kingston upon Thames, England |
18:00 BST | England 23' | Report | Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: N/A Referee: unk. |
Competitions edit
Women's Super League edit
League table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Chelsea (C) | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 11 | +51 | 56 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Arsenal | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 10 | +55 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League second round |
3 | Manchester City | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 60 | 22 | +38 | 47 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
4 | Manchester United | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 42 | |
5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 32 |
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results summary edit
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 11 | +51 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | +25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 7 | +26 |
Last updated: 8 May 2022.
Source: FA WSL
Results by matchday edit
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2022. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
12 September 2021 2 | Chelsea | 4–0 | Everton | Kingston upon Thames |
12:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,379 Referee: Amy Fearn |
26 September 2021 3 | Manchester United | 1–6 | Chelsea | Leigh |
12:30 BST |
| report | Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 2,197 Referee: Kirsty Dowle |
2 October 2021 4 | Chelsea | 3–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Kingston upon Thames |
11:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,480 Referee: Amy Fearn |
10 October 2021 5 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Leicester City | Kingston upon Thames |
12:30 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,716 Referee: Lisa Benn |
7 November 2021 6 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Chelsea | Walsall |
12:30 GMT (UTC+00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 715 Referee: Abigail Byrne |
14 November 2021 7 | Manchester City | 0–4 | Chelsea | Manchester |
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 3,174 Referee: Rebecca Welch |
21 November 2021 8 | Chelsea | 5–0 | Birmingham City | Kingston upon Thames |
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,704 Referee: Elizabeth Simms |
23 January 2022 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–0 | Chelsea | Crawley |
12:30 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,743 Referee: Kirsty Dowle |
26 January 2022 11 | Chelsea | 2–0 | West Ham United | Kingston upon Thames |
19:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Report | Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,554 Referee: Ryan Atkin |
6 February 2022 12 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Manchester City | Kingston upon Thames |
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,321 Referee: Amy Fearn |
13 February 2022 13 | Chelsea | 0–0 | Arsenal | Kingston upon Thames |
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,330 Referee: Rebecca Welch |
6 March 2022 14 | West Ham United | 1–4 | Chelsea | Dagenham |
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,735 Referee: Carl Brook |
13 March 2022 15 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Kingston upon Thames |
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,655 Referee: Abigail Byrne |
27 March 2022 17 | Leicester City | 0–9 | Chelsea | Leicester |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,278 Referee: Abigail Byrne |
3 April 2022 18 | Chelsea | 5–0 | Reading | Kingston upon Thames |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,485 Referee: Emily Heaslip |
24 April 2022 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–3 | Chelsea | Canons Park |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 2,161 Referee: Lisa Benn |
28 April 2022 20 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Kingston upon Thames |
13:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,660 Referee: Jack Packman |
1 May 2022 21 | Birmingham City | 0–1 | Chelsea | Birmingham |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 1,429 Referee: Emily Heaslip |
8 May 2022 22 | Chelsea | 4-2 | Manchester United | Kingston upon Thames |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,378 Referee: Abigail Byrne |
FA Cup edit
29 January 2022 Fourth round proper | Aston Villa | 1–3 | Chelsea | Walsall |
13:00 GMT |
| Report | Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,093 Referee: Abigail Bryne |
26 February 2022 Fifth round proper | Chelsea | 7–0 | Leicester City | Kingston upon Thames |
13:00 GMT | Report |
| Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,723 Referee: Emily Heaslip |
20 March 2022 Quarter-final | Chelsea | 5–0 | Birmingham City | Kingston upon Thames |
12:00 GMT | Report |
| Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 1,869 Referee: Lauren Impey |
17 April 2022 Semi-final | Arsenal | 0–2 | Chelsea | Borehamwood |
12:30 BST |
| Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 3,458 Referee: Rebecca Welch |
League Cup edit
Knockout phase edit
19 January 2022 Quarter-final | West Ham United | 2–4 | Chelsea | Dagenham |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 615 Referee: Paul Howard |
2 February 2022 Semi-final | Chelsea | 3–1 | Manchester United | Kingston upon Thames |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 1,548 Referee: Paul Howard |
5 March 2022 Final | Chelsea | 1–3 | Manchester City | Wimbledon |
17:15 |
| Report | Stadium: The Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 8,004 Referee: Lisa Benn |
UEFA Women's Champions League edit
Group stage edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WOL | JUV | CHE | SER | |
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1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 11[a] | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | 0–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
2 | Juventus | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 11[a] | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | ||
3 | Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 11[a] | 3–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | Servette Chênois | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | −23 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–7 | — |
6 October 2021 1 | Chelsea | 3–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | London, England |
20:00 BT | Report | Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 1,371 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland) |
9 November 2021 3 | Servette Chênois | 0–7 | Chelsea | Geneva, Switzerland |
18:45 CET | Report | Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 12,782 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania) |
18 November 2021 4 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Servette Chênois | London, England |
20:00 BT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 1,270 Referee: Hristiyana Guteva (Bulgaria) |
8 December 2021 5 | Chelsea | 0–0 | Juventus | London, England |
20:00 GMT | Report |
| Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 1,808 Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden) |
Statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
- As of 15 May 2022
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | FA WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers: | |||||||||||||||
1 | GK | SWE | Zećira Mušović | 15 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
30 | GK | GER | Ann-Katrin Berger | 22 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Defenders: | |||||||||||||||
3 | DF | NED | Aniek Nouwen | 22 | 2 | 12+2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | ENG | Millie Bright | 35 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
7 | DF | ENG | Jessica Carter | 33 | 1 | 19+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
16 | DF | SWE | Magdalena Eriksson | 24 | 1 | 13+3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
18 | DF | NOR | Maren Mjelde | 8 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
21 | DF | ENG | Niamh Charles | 31 | 2 | 12+8 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | ||
25 | DF | SWE | Jonna Andersson | 30 | 0 | 11+9 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||
27 | DF | RUS | Alsu Abdullina | 11 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Midfielders: | |||||||||||||||
5 | MF | WAL | Sophie Ingle | 30 | 0 | 15+3 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | GER | Melanie Leupolz | 13 | 1 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | ||
10 | MF | KOR | Ji So-yun | 22 | 2 | 8+4 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | ||
14 | FW | ENG | Fran Kirby | 22 | 8 | 9+4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5+1 | 2 | ||
17 | MF | CAN | Jessie Fleming | 32 | 8 | 11+10 | 6 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1+4 | 1 | ||
24 | MF | ENG | Drew Spence | 23 | 2 | 5+11 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Forwards: | |||||||||||||||
9 | FW | ENG | Beth England | 30 | 12 | 11+9 | 8 | 2+1 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+3 | 1 | ||
11 | MF | NOR | Guro Reiten | 35 | 10 | 18+4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | ||
19 | FW | ENG | Lauren James | 12 | 1 | 0+6 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
20 | FW | AUS | Sam Kerr | 32 | 29 | 18+3 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1+1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||
22 | MF | SCO | Erin Cuthbert | 31 | 5 | 17+4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | ||
23 | FW | DEN | Pernille Harder | 27 | 14 | 13+3 | 5 | 3+1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
31 | FW | ENG | Aimee Claypole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
35 | FW | ENG | Emma Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Players have left the club: | |||||||||||||||
28 | GK | ENG | Carly Telford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
29 | DF | ENG | Jorja Fox | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
32 | GK | ENG | Emily Orman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
33 | FW | ENG | Agnes Beever-Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
34 | MF | ENG | Charlotte Wardlaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: Chelsea F.C.
Goalscorers edit
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.
- As of 15 May 2022
Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | FA WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | 20 | Sam Kerr | 20 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 29 |
2 | FW | 23 | Pernille Harder | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
3 | FW | 9 | Bethany England | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
4 | MF | 11 | Guro Reiten | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
5 | FW | 14 | Fran Kirby | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
MF | 17 | Jessie Fleming | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
7 | MF | 22 | Erin Cuthbert | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
8 | MF | 10 | Ji So-yun | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DF | 3 | Aniek Nouwen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | 16 | Magdalena Eriksson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | 21 | Niamh Charles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | 24 | Drew Spence | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
12 | DF | 7 | Jess Carter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
MF | 8 | Melanie Leupolz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
FW | 19 | Lauren James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 62 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 103 |
Assists edit
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total assists are equal.
- As of 15 May 2022