2018–19 Liverpool F.C. Women season
# 2018–19 Liverpool F.C. Women season

The 2018–19 season is Liverpool Football Club Women's 30th season of competitive football and its ninth 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 also its first season following a re-brand from its former name Liverpool Ladies Football Club. Neil Redfearn replaced Scott Rogers as manager before the preseason. Redfearn joins the club after guiding Doncaster Rovers Belles to the crown of FA WSL 2 in the previous season. Redfearn resigned after three months and only two matches in charge, ending his tenure with a 5–0 loss to Arsenal in the league's opening weekend.

## First team

    Last updated on 18 August 2018.

| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) |
| - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers ||||
| 1 | Anke Preuß | (1992-09-22) 22 September 1992 (age 30) |
| 18 | Fran Kitching | (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 25) |
| Defenders ||||
| 2 | Jasmine Matthews | (1993-03-24) 24 March 1993 (age 30) |
| 3 | Leighanne Robe | (1993-12-26) 26 December 1993 (age 29) |
| 4 | Rhiannon Roberts | (1990-08-30) 30 August 1990 (age 32) |
| 6 | Sophie Bradley-Auckland (vice-captain) | (1989-10-20) 20 October 1989 (age 33) |
| 12 | Leandra Little (captain) | (1984-11-08) 8 November 1984 (age 38) |
| 44 | Satara Murray | (1993-07-01) 1 July 1993 (age 30) |
| Midfielders ||||
| 5 | Niamh Fahey | (1987-10-13) 13 October 1987 (age 35) |
| 8 | Laura Coombs | (1991-01-29) 29 January 1991 (age 32) |
| 10 | Christie Murray | (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 33) |
| 19 | Amy Rodgers | (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 23) |
| Forwards ||||
| 7 | Jess Clarke | (1989-05-05) 5 May 1989 (age 34) |
| 9 | Courtney Sweetman-Kirk | (1990-11-16) 16 November 1990 (age 32) |
| 11 | Yana Daniëls | (1992-05-08) 8 May 1992 (age 31) |
| 17 | Niamh Charles | (1999-06-21) 21 June 1999 (age 24) |
| 20 | Rinsola Babajide | (1998-06-17) 17 June 1998 (age 25) |
| 24 | Kirsty Linnett | (1993-09-24) 24 September 1993 (age 29) |
| 36 | Ashley Hodson | (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 28) |

## Transfers and loans

### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 June 2018 | DF | 3 | Leighanne Robe | Millwall Lionesses | Undisclosed |
| 3 July 2018 | DF | 2 | Jasmine Matthews | Bristol City | Undisclosed |
| 4 July 2018 | FW | 11 | Yana Daniëls | Bristol City | Undisclosed |
| 10 July 2018 | GK | 1 | Anke Preuß | Sunderland | Undisclosed |
| 11 July 2018 | DF | 12 | Leandra Little | Doncaster Rovers Belles | Undisclosed |
| 12 July 2018 | DF | 4 | Rhiannon Roberts | Doncaster Rovers Belles | Undisclosed |
| 14 July 2018 | MF | 5 | Niamh Fahey | Bordeaux (fr) | Undisclosed |
| 14 July 2018 | MF | 10 | Christie Murray | Glasgow City | Undisclosed |
| 14 July 2018 | DF | 6 | Sophie Bradley-Auckland | Doncaster Rovers Belles | Undisclosed |
| 14 July 2018 | FW | 9 | Courtney Sweetman-Kirk | Everton | Undisclosed |
| 10 August 2018 | GK | 18 | Fran Kitching | Sheffield United | Undisclosed |
| 11 August 2018 | FW | 24 | Kirsty Linnett | Reading | Undisclosed |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 May 2018 | GK | 1 | Siobhan Chamberlain | Manchester United | Free |
| 22 May 2018 | MF | 7 | Kate Longhurst | West Ham United | Free |
| 1 June 2018 | MF | 10 | Caroline Weir | Manchester City | Undisclosed |
| 11 June 2018 | DF | 22 | Alex Greenwood | Manchester United | Free |
| 11 June 2018 | DF | 3 | Martha Harris | Manchester United | Free |
| 11 June 2018 | DF | 2 | Amy Turner | Manchester United | Free |
| 14 June 2018 | MF | 6 | Sophie Ingle | Chelsea | Undisclosed |
| 15 June 2018 | DF | 5 | Gemma Bonner | Manchester City | Undisclosed |
| 20 July 2018 | MF | 18 | Ali Johnson | Bristol City | Free |
| 9 September 2018 | GK | 23 | Becky Flaherty | Everton | Undisclosed |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 August 2018 | 30 June 2019 | DF | 26 | Ellie Fletcher | Sheffield United | Undisclosed | |

## Competitions

### FA WSL Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MNU | REA | EVE | DUR | LIV |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Manchester United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knock-out stage | — | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | — |
| 2 | Reading | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knock-out stage | — | — | — | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | | 0–3 | 3–2 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Durham | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | | — | — | 1–0 | — | 3–3 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | | 0–1 | — | 1–3 | — | — |

## Squad statistics

### Appearances

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | FA WSL | FA WSL | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | GER | Anke Preuß | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jasmine Matthews | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Leighanne Robe | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | WAL | Rhiannon Roberts | 12 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Niamh Fahey | 23 | 1 | 14+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Sophie Bradley-Auckland | 28 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Jessica Clarke | 16 | 2 | 11+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Laura Coombs | 27 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Courtney Sweetman-Kirk | 26 | 13 | 15+4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2+2 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Christie Murray | 26 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | BEL | Yana Daniëls | 20 | 1 | 9+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Leandra Little | 15 | 1 | 5+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Niamh Charles | 10 | 1 | 7+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | ENG | Fran Kitching | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Amy Rodgers | 18 | 1 | 9+3 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Rinsola Babajide | 21 | 6 | 10+7 | 4 | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Missy Bo Kearns | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Simran Jhamat | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Jemma Purfield | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Kirsty Linnett | 19 | 3 | 9+6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | NIR | Annabel Blanchard | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Lauren Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | ENG | Ashley Hodson | 9 | 2 | 0+6 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | ENG | Satara Murray | 18 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | FA WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 | FW | Courtney Sweetman-Kirk | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | 20 | FW | Rinsola Babajide | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 24 | FW | Kirsty Linnett | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 7 | FW | Jessica Clarke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 23 | DF | Jemma Purfield | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 36 | FW | Ashley Hodson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | DF | Niamh Fahey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 6 | DF | Sophie Bradley-Auckland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 11 | FW | Yana Daniëls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 12 | FW | Leandra Little | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 17 | FW | Niamh Charles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 19 | MF | Amy Rodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 22 | 7 | 5 | 34 |
