2011 Chelsea L.F.C. season

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Chelsea
2011 season
Manager Flag of England.svg Matt Beard
Stadium Wheatsheaf Park
FA WSL 6th
FA Women's Cup 5th round
FA WSL Continental Cup Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer Flag of England.svg Danielle Buet (3)
Highest home attendance2,510
(13 Apr v ARS)
Lowest home attendance95
(18 Aug v BRI)
Biggest win DON 1–4 CHE
(24 Apr)
Biggest defeat ARS 3–0 CHE
(28 July)
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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.

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Review and events

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

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

FA Women's Super League

13 April 2011 (2011-04-13)1 Chelsea 0–1 Arsenal Morden
17:30 CHE Report
WSL report
FA Report
BBC report
Guardian report
  • Flaherty Soccerball shade.svg37' v
Stadium: Imperial Fields
Attendance: 2,510
Referee: Saša Ihringová
21 April 2011 (2011-04-21)2 Chelsea 1–1 Lincoln Ladies Morden
19:45
 CHE report
WSL report
FA Report
Stadium: Imperial Fields
Attendance: 273
Referee: T.J. Robinson
24 April 2011 (2011-04-24)3 Doncaster Rovers Belles 1–4 Chelsea Doncaster
14:00 Exley Soccerball shade.svg24' CHE report
WSL report
FA report
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 578
Referee: Shaun Hudson
1 May 2011 (2011-05-01)4 Liverpool 1–2 Chelsea Skelmersdale
14:00
 CHE report
WSL Report
FA report
Stadium: West Lancashire College Stadium
Attendance: 406
Referee: Natalie Walker
4 May 2011 (2011-05-04)5 Chelsea 0–0 Bristol Academy Bristol
19:45 CHE report
WSL report
FA report 		Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 371
Referee: Rob Ellis
8 May 2011 (2011-05-08)6 Chelsea 1–1 Birmingham City Morden
 CHE report
WSL report
Stadium: Imperial Fields
Attendance: 441
Referee: Ade Mead
12 May 2011 (2011-05-12)7 Lincoln Ladies 0–1 Chelsea Lincoln
19:45 CHE report
WSL report
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 493
Referee: Neil Pratt
24 July 2011 (2011-07-24)8 Everton 2–0 Chelsea Merseyside
 CHE report
WSL report 		Stadium: The Arriva Stadium
Attendance: 503
Referee: Saša Ihringová
28 July 2011 (2011-07-28)9 Arsenal 3–0 Chelsea Borehamwood
19:45
 CHE report
WSL report
FA report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 608
Referee: Ade Mead
31 July 2011 (2011-07-31)10 Chelsea 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Belles Morden
14:00
 CHE report
WSL report
Stadium: Imperial Fields
Attendance: 300
Referee: Shaun Hudson
7 August 2011 (2011-08-07)11 Chelsea 0–1 Liverpool Morden
CHE report
WSL report 		Soccerball shade.svg24' C. Jones Stadium: Imperial Fields
Attendance: 297
Referee: John Burridge
14 August 2011 (2011-08-14)12 Birmingham City 3–2 Chelsea Stratford upon Avon
14:00
 CHE report
WSL report
Box
Stadium: The DCS Stadium
Attendance: 413
18 August 2011 (2011-08-18)13 Chelsea 0–1 Bristol Academy Morden
 CHE report
WSL report
Stadium: Imperial Fields
Attendance: 95
28 August 2011 (2011-08-28)14 Chelsea 1–3 Everton Morden
14:00
 CHE report
WSL report
Stadium: Imperial Fields
Attendance: 369

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
4 Lincoln Ladies 146351816+221
5 Bristol Academy 144461420−616
6 Chelsea 144371419−515
7 Doncaster Rovers Belles 14239926−179
8 Liverpool 141491026−167
Source: FA WSL results
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
144371419 −51512459 −4313910 −1

Last updated: 28 August 2011.
Source: FA WSL results

FA Women's Cup

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]

13 March 2011 (2011-03-13) 5th round Chelsea 0–1 Doncaster Rovers Belles Morden
Report
Stadium: Imperial Fields

FA WSL Continental Cup

Chelsea were drawn with Everton in the quarter-finals and lost the match 4–0. [10]

4 September 2011 (2011-09-04) 1/4 Finals Chelsea 0–4 Everton Morden
14:00 CHE report
EVE report
BBC report
WSU report
Stadium: Imperial Fields

Squad statistics

As of match played 4 September 2011 [11]
No.PosNatPlayerTotalWSLFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Carly Telford 1201200000
2 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lara Fay 70601000
3 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Sophie Perry 1521321010
4 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Drew Spence 111911010
5 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Gemma Bonner 1601401010
6 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Naomi Cole 50500000
7 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Leanne Champ 1501301010
8 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Danielle Buet 1531331010
9 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Danielle Bird 61610000
10 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Helen Lander 1621421010
11 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Claire Rafferty 101911000
12 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Hayley Moorwood 1511311010
13 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Shelby Hills 50401000
14 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Kylie Davies 1501301010
15 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Emma Plewa 91811000
16 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Sarah Quantrill 50301010
17 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Laura Coombs 70600010
18 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Kate Longhurst 60500010
19 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Rebecca Jane 110901010
20 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Ashlee Hincks 1521321010
30 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Francesca Gibbs 00000000

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