2017 Birmingham City L.F.C. season
# 2017 Birmingham City L.F.C. season

The 2017 season is Birmingham City Ladies Football Club's seventh season in the FA Women's Super League and at the top level of English women's football, being one of the league's foundation clubs. It is the club's first season as a fully integrated set-up of men's side Birmingham City FC. It is also the club's first season under manager Marc Skinner, following David Parker's departure in December 2016.

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. For the same reason, there is no Champions League qualification nor relegation to be competed for.

## First team

    As of 2 May 2017.

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 | Sophie Baggaley |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Paige Williams |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Meaghan Sargeant |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Jess Carter |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Kerys Harrop (c) |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Freda Ayisi |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Sarah Mayling |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Ellen White |
| 10 | MF | GER | Bella Linden |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Andrine Hegerberg |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Abbey-Leigh Stringer |
| 13 | DF | GER | Marisa Ewers |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Emma Follis |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Charlie Wellings |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Chloe Peplow |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Connie Schofield |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Emily Westwood (vc) |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Coral Haines |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Sian Johnson |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Aoife Mannion |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Keeley Davies |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Ellie Brazil |
| 30 | GK | GER | Ann-Katrin Berger |

## New contracts

| No. | Pos | Player | Contract end | Date | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | DF | Jess Carter | 2018 | 12 January 2017 | |
| 6 | DF | Kerys Harrop | 2018 | 31 January 2017 | |

* ↑ plus a further one-year option

## Transfers

### In

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Contract end | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 January 2017 | MF | 8 | Sarah Mayling | Aston Villa | 2017 | Undisclosed |
| 13 January 2017 | FW | 9 | Ellen White | Notts County | 2018 | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2017 | DF | 2 | Paige Williams | AGSM Verona | 2018 | Undisclosed |
| 8 February 2017 | MF | 14 | Emma Follis | Reading | 2018 | Undisclosed |

* ↑ plus a further one-year option

### Out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 December 2016 | MF | — | Melissa Lawley | Manchester City | Undisclosed |
| 28 December 2016 | DF | — | Corina Schröder | — | Free |
| 28 December 2016 | MF | — | Alex Windell | — | Free |
| 30 January 2016 | FW | — | Kirsty Linnett | Notts County | Free |

## Competitions

### Women's Super League

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Last updated: 4 May 2017. Source: BCLFC

**Results by matchday**

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H |
| Result | D | D | | | | | | |
| Position | 2 | 5 | | | | | | |

## Statistics

### Appearances and goals

    As of 4 May 2017
    Players without any appearance are not included.

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | FA WSL | FA WSL | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers: ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Sophie Baggaley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | GER | Ann-Katrin Berger | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders: ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Paige Williams | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Meaghan Sargeant | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Jess Carter | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Kerys Harrop (captain) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | GER | Marisa Ewers | 4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Emily Westwood (vice-captain) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Aoife Mannion | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Midfielders: ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | ENG | Sarah Mayling | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | NOR | Andrine Hegerberg | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Abbey-Leigh Stringer | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Chloe Peplow | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Coral Haines | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards: ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ENG | Freda Ayisi | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Ellen White | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Charlie Wellings | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Ellie Brazil | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |

* Source: BCLFC

## Honours

* 2016–17 PFA Players' Player of the Year: Ellen White (finalist)
* 2016–17 PFA Young Player of the Year: Jess Carter (winner)
* 2016–17 PFA Team of the Year: Jess Carter
