2021–22 Chelsea F.C. Women season
# 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.

## Squad information

### First team squad

    As of 29 January 2022

| No. | Name | Since | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Zećira Mušović | 2021 | (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 27) | Rosengård |
| 30 | Ann-Katrin Berger | 2019 | (1990-10-09) 9 October 1990 (age 32) | Birmingham City |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | Aniek Nouwen | 2021 | (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 24) | PSV |
| 4 | Millie Bright | 2014 | (1993-08-21) 21 August 1993 (age 29) | Doncaster Rovers Belles |
| 7 | Jessica Carter | 2018 | (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 25) | Birmingham City |
| 16 | Magdalena Eriksson (captain) | 2017 | (1993-09-08) 8 September 1993 (age 29) | Linköpings |
| 18 | Maren Mjelde | 2016 | (1989-11-06) 6 November 1989 (age 33) | Avaldsnes IL |
| 21 | Niamh Charles | 2020 | (1999-06-21) 21 June 1999 (age 24) | Liverpool |
| 25 | Jonna Andersson | 2017 | (1993-01-02) 2 January 1993 (age 30) | Linköpings |
| 27 | Alsu Abdullina | 2021 | (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 22) | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 5 | Sophie Ingle | 2018 | (1991-09-02) 2 September 1991 (age 31) | Liverpool |
| 8 | Melanie Leupolz | 2020 | (1994-04-14) 14 April 1994 (age 29) | Bayern Munich |
| 10 | Ji So-yun | 2014 | (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 32) | INAC Kobe Leonessa |
| 14 | Fran Kirby | 2015 | (1993-06-29) 29 June 1993 (age 30) | Reading |
| 17 | Jessie Fleming | 2020 | (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 25) | UCLA Bruins |
| 24 | Drew Spence | 2008 | (1992-10-23) 23 October 1992 (age 30) | Homegrown |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Beth England | 2016 | (1994-06-03) 3 June 1994 (age 29) | Doncaster Rovers Belles |
| 11 | Guro Reiten | 2019 | (1994-07-26) 26 July 1994 (age 29) | LSK Kvinner |
| 19 | Lauren James | 2021 | (2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 (age 21) | Manchester United |
| 20 | Sam Kerr | 2019 | (1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 (age 29) | Chicago Red Stars |
| 22 | Erin Cuthbert | 2016 | (1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 (age 25) | Glasgow City |
| 23 | Pernille Harder | 2020 | (1992-11-15) 15 November 1992 (age 30) | Wolfsburg |
| Out on loan ||||||
| 32 | Emily Orman | 2019 | (2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 (age 20) | Homegrown |
| 33 | Agnes Beever-Jones | 2021 | (2003-07-27) 27 July 2003 (age 20) | Homegrown |
| 34 | Charlotte Wardlaw | 2019 | (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 (age 20) | Homegrown |
| 29 | Jorja Fox | 2021 | (2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 (age 19) | Homegrown |

### Academy players with first-team appearances

| No. | Name | Nat | Since | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | Aimee Claypole | | 2022 | (2005-11-08) 8 November 2005 (age 17) | Academy |
| 35 | Emma Thompson | | 2022 | (2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 19) | Academy |

## New contracts

| No. | Pos | Player/Manager | Date | Contract end |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| – | – | Emma Hayes | 2 July 2021 | N/A |
| 7 | DF | Jessica Carter | 9 June 2021 | 2022 |
| 30 | GK | Ann-Katrin Berger | 28 July 2021 | 2024 |
| 20 | FW | Sam Kerr | 16 November 2021 | 2024 |

## Transfers and loans

### In

| Pos | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| DF | Aniek Nouwen | PSV | Undisclosed | 12 May 2021 |
| GK | Emily Orman | Chelsea Academy | Free | 28 June 2021 |
| MF | Charlotte Wardlaw | Chelsea Academy | Free | 30 June 2021 |
| FW | Lauren James | Manchester United | £200,000 | 23 July 2021 |
| DF | Alsu Abdullina | Lokomotiv Moscow | Undisclosed | 22 December 2021 |

### Out

| Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| MF | Jamie-Lee Napier | London City Lionesses | Undisclosed | 9 June 2021 |
| FW | Emily Murphy | North Carolina Tar Heels | Undisclosed | 20 July 2021 |
| DF | Hannah Blundell | Manchester United | Free | 23 July 2021 |
| GK | Carly Telford | San Diego Wave FC | Undisclosed | 24 January 2022 |

### Loan out

| No. | Pos | Player | To | Date | Until | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 33 | FW | Agnes Beever-Jones | Bristol City | 19 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Free |
| 32 | GK | Emily Orman | Crystal Palace | 20 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Free |
| 34 | MF | Charlotte Wardlaw | Liverpool | 20 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Free |
| 29 | MF | Jorja Fox | Charlton Athletic | 6 January 2022 | 30 June 2022 | Free |

## Management team

| Position | Staff |
| - | - |
| 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

| Home | Home alt. | Away | Away alt. | Third | Goalkeeper 1 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |

## Competitions

### Women's Super League

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | |

**Results summary**

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

Last updated: 8 May 2022. Source: FA WSL

**Results by matchday**

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### UEFA Women's Champions League

**Group stage**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WOL | JUV | CHE | SER |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 11 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | 0–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Juventus | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 11 | Advance to Quarter-finals | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 11 | | 3–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Servette Chênois | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | −23 | 0 | | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–7 | — |

* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Wolfsburg 5, Juventus 5, Chelsea 5. Head-to-head goal differences: Wolfsburg +2, Juventus +1, Chelsea −3.

## Statistics

### Appearances and goals

    As of 15 May 2022

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | FA WSL | FA WSL | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Champions League |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | 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

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 |
| 5 | MF | 17 | Jessie Fleming | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | MF | 22 | Erin Cuthbert | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | MF | 10 | Ji So-yun | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 3 | Aniek Nouwen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 16 | Magdalena Eriksson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 21 | Niamh Charles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 24 | Drew Spence | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | 7 | Jess Carter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 8 | Melanie Leupolz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | 19 | Lauren James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 62 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 103 |

### Assists

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total assists are equal.

    As of 15 May 2022

| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | FA WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FW | 14 | Fran Kirby | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | FW | 20 | Sam Kerr | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Beth England | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | MF | 11 | Guro Reiten | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | FW | 23 | Pernille Harder | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | MF | 10 | Ji So-yun | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | MF | 17 | Jessie Fleming | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | DF | 25 | Jonna Andersson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | MF | 22 | Erin Cuthbert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | MF | 8 | Melanie Leupolz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | DF | 4 | Millie Bright | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | 5 | Sophie Ingle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | 7 | Jess Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | 21 | Niamh Charles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | 24 | Drew Spence | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | GK | 1 | Zećira Mušović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | 27 | Alsu Abdullina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 73 |

### Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.

    As of 15 May 2022

| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | FA WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | 30 | Ann-Katrin Berger | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | GK | 1 | Zećira Mušović | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |

### Disciplinary records

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total disciplinary records are equal.

    As of 15 May 2022

| Pos. | No. | Name | FA WSL | FA WSL | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| GK | 30 | Ann-Katrin Berger | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| DF | 4 | Millie Bright | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FW | 23 | Pernille Harder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | 5 | Sophie Ingle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | 7 | Jess Carter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | 11 | Guro Reiten | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | 20 | Sam Kerr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | 8 | Melanie Leupolz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | 16 | Magdalena Eriksson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 17 | Jessie Fleming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | 21 | Niamh Charles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 22 | Erin Cuthbert | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | 24 | Drew Spence | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | 25 | Jonna Andersson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

## Awards

| Player | Position | Award |
| - | - | - |
| Pernille Harder | Forward | FA Women's Super League Goal of the Month (September 2021) |
| Fran Kirby | Forward | PFA WSL Player of the Month (September 2021) |
| Jessie Fleming | Midfielder | FA Women's Super League Player of the Month (November 2021) |
| Chelsea Football Club | Club | Ballon D'or Club of the Year (2021) |
| Emma Hayes | Manager | WICC Women's Best XI (2021) |
| Emma Hayes | Manager | The Best FIFA Women's Coach (2021) |
| Emma Hayes | Manager | London Football Awards Outstanding Contribution to London Football (2022) |
| Emma Hayes | Manager | FA Women's Super League Manager of the Month (March 2022) |
| Emma Hayes | Manager | FA Women's Super League Manager of the Season |
| Millie Bright | Defender | FIFA FIFPro Women's World 11 (2021) |
| Millie Bright | Defender | PFA Team of the Year |
| Magdalena Eriksson | Defender | FIFA FIFPro Women's World 11 (2021) |
| Sam Kerr | Forward | London Football Awards WSL Player of the Year (2022) |
| Sam Kerr | Forward | Football Writer's Association Women's Footballer of the Year |
| Sam Kerr | Forward | FA Women's Super League Player of the Month (April 2022) |
| Sam Kerr | Forward | FA Women's Super League Golden Boot |
| Sam Kerr | Forward | PFA WSL Player of the Month (April 2022) |
| Sam Kerr | Forward | FA Women's Super League Goal of the Season |
| Sam Kerr | Forward | FA Women's Super League Player of the Season |
| Sam Kerr | Forward | PFA Team of the Year |
| Sam Kerr | Forward | PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year |
| Ann-Katrin Berger | Goalkeeper | PFA Team of the Year |
| Guro Reiten | Midfielder | PFA Team of the Year |
