2018–19 Yeovil Town L.F.C. season

Yeovil Town
2018–19 season
ManagerLee Burch
StadiumThe Avenue Stadium
Women's Super League11th (relegated)
Women's FA CupFourth round
Women's League CupGroup stage
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The 2018–19 season was Yeovil Town Ladies Football Club's second consecutive season in the top-flight of English women's football, the Women's Super League, in which they finished bottom. They also competed in the Women's FA Cup and Women's League Cup, in which they were eliminated in the fourth round and group stage respectively.

Season summary

In June 2018, Lee Burch was appointed as head coach, after Jamie Sherwood stood down at the end of the previous season.[1][2]

In March 2019, the club was reported to have entered administration.[3] They were deducted 10 points during the 2018–19 season, finishing 15 points adrift and getting relegated. However, in May 2019, they were denied an operating licence for the Championship and would have to contest the following season as a third tier club instead.[4] In June 2019, owner Steve Allinson announced his intention to relinquish ownership of the team free of charge in order to find investors capable of sustaining the team.[5] Burch left the club in June 2019.[6]

Competitions

Women's Super League

Main article: 2018–19 FA WSL

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 West Ham United 20 7 2 11 25 37 −12 23
8 Liverpool 20 7 1 12 21 38 −17 22
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 20 4 4 12 16 38 −22 16
10 Everton 20 3 3 14 15 38 −23 12
11 Yeovil Town (R) 20 2 1 17 11 60 −49 −3[a] Relegation to the Championship
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Yeovil Town deducted 10 points for entering administration.[7]

Matches

Women's Super League match details
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
9 September 2018 Reading Away L 0–4 464 [8]
19 September 2018 Arsenal Home L 0–7 1,101 [9]
30 September 2018 West Ham United Away L 1–2 Mason 78' 376 [10]
14 October 2018 Liverpool Away L 1–2 Heatherson 28' 423 [11]
21 October 2018 Bristol City Home L 1–2 Gaylor 33' 583 [12]
28 October 2018 Brighton & Hove Albion Away L 1–2 Mason 69' 562 [13]
4 November 2018 Everton Home W 1–0 Short 21' 732 [14]
18 November 2018 Chelsea Away L 0–5 1,484 [15]
25 November 2018 Manchester City Home L 0–4 1,153 [16]
2 December 2018 Birmingham City Away L 1–2 Syme 90+3' 1,153 [17]
9 December 2018 West Ham United Home L 0–5 516 [18]
13 January 2019 Liverpool Home L 1–2 Donovan 52' 984 [19]
27 January 2019 Bristol City Away L 1–2 Heatherson 46' 616 [20]
20 February 2019 Arsenal Away L 0–3 1,107 [21]
13 March 2019 Brighton & Hove Albion Home D 1–1 Mason 64' 408 [22]
31 March 2019 Everton Away W 1–0 Alexander 78' 230 [23]
17 April 2019 Reading Home L 0–5 407 [24]
28 April 2019 Manchester City Away L 1–2 Fergusson 1' 1,369 [25]
7 May 2019 Chelsea Home L 0–8 843 [26]
11 May 2019 Birmingham City Home L 0–2 463 [27]

Women's FA Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Women's FA Cup
Women's FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
Fourth round 10 February 2019 Birmingham City Home L 1–3 Bloomfield 78' 523 [28]

Women's League Cup

Main article: 2018–19 FA Women's League Cup

Group stage

Pos Team
 Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE BHA CRY TOT LON YEO
1 Chelsea 5 5 0 0 0 25 2 +23 15 Advance to knock-out stage — 3–1 — — — 7–0
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 5 3 0 1 1 15 8 +7 10 — — 5–1 — 3–1 —
3 Crystal Palace 5 2 1 0 2 10 12 −2 8 0–4 — — 1–1 7–2 —
4 Tottenham Hotspur 5 1 1 1 2 9 12 −3 6 0–5 2–2 — — — —
5 London Bees 5 1 1 0 3 9 19 −10 5 1–6 — — 4–2 — 1–1
6 Yeovil Town 5 0 0 1 4 2 17 −15 1 — 1–4 0–1 0–4 — —
Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Women's League Cup match details
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
19 August 2018 London Bees Away D 1–1
3–5 p		 Fergusson 40' 246 [29]
26 August 2018 Crystal Palace Home L 0–1 301 [30]
16 September 2018 Tottenham Hotspur Home L 0–4 415 [31]
5 December 2018 Chelsea Away L 0–7 916 [32]
12 December 2018 Brighton & Hove Albion Home L 1–4 Syme 37' 224 [33]

Player statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Women's Super League Women's FA Cup Women's League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Megan Walsh 24 0 20 0 1 0 3 0
2 DF England ENG Amy Goddard 18 0 14 0 0 0 4 0
3 DF England ENG Megan Alexander 26 1 20 1 1 0 5 0
4 MF England ENG Emily Syme 19 2 15 1 1 0 3 1
5 DF Wales WAL Nicola Cousins 24 0 18 0 1 0 5 0
6 DF England ENG Hannah Short 24 1 18 1 1 0 5 0
7 FW England ENG Olivia Fergusson 25 2 20 1 1 0 4 1
8 MF England ENG Bonnie Horwood 22 0 17 0 1 0 4 0
9 FW England ENG Ann-Marie Heatherson 24 2 20 2 1 0 3 0
10 MF England ENG Amber Gaylor 15 1 12 1 0 0 3 0
12 MF England ENG Ellie Mason 25 3 20 3 1 0 4 0
14 MF England ENG Emily Donovan 24 1 18 1 1 0 5 0
15 DF England ENG Charlotte Buxton 14 0 10 0 1 0 3 0
16 MF Wales WAL Georgia Evans 23 0 19 0 1 0 3 0
18 MF England ENG Leah Burridge 6 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
19 FW Wales WAL Liberty Piggott 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
23 GK England ENG Bethany-May Howard 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
25 DF Scotland SCO Rachel McLauchlan 8 0 7 0 1 0 0 0
26 FW England ENG Erin Bloomfield 12 1 9 0 1 1 2 0
28 MF England ENG Charlie Taylor 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
29 FW England ENG Shannon Albuery 10 0 7 0 0 0 3 0
30 MF Samoa SAM Monique Fischer 7 0 4 0 0 0 3 0

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