2012 Chelsea L.F.C. season

Chelsea
2012 season
Manager	Matt Beard; (until July); Peter Steward; (5 July); Emma Hayes; (since 14 August)
Stadium	Wheatsheaf Park
WSL	6th
Women's Cup	Runners-up
League Cup	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Helen Lander (7); All: Helen Lander (10),; Dunia Susi (10)
Home colours	Away colours
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ManagerMatt Beard
(until July)^[1]
Peter Steward
(5 July)^[2]
Emma Hayes
(since 14 August)^[3]

StadiumWheatsheaf Park

WSL6th

Women's CupRunners-up

Chelsea L.F.C.'s 2012 season was the club's second season in the FA WSL and seventh in the top flight of English women's football, in its 20th year.

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9 April 2012 (2012-04-09) 1	Chelsea	3–1	Doncaster Rovers Belles	Staines
	Lander 29' Susi 58', 90+2'	Report	24' Lagonia	Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park

22 April 2012 (2012-04-22) 2	Chelsea	2–2	Liverpool	Staines
	Lander 34' Buet 51'	Report	21' Keryakoplis	Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 481

26 April 2012 (2012-04-26) 3	Arsenal	3–1	Chelsea	London
	Little 47', 90' Chapman 68'	Report	77' Longhurst	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 5,052

6 May 2012 (2012-05-06) 4	Chelsea	0–0	Bristol Academy	Staines
		Report		Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 271

20 May 2012 (2012-05-20) 5	Chelsea	3–1	Everton	Staines
	Lander 24', 45+1', 90+3'	Report	24' Hinnigan	Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 214

2012 Chelsea L.F.C. season

Management changes

Signings

Match results

FA Women's Super League

League table

Results summary

FA Women's Cup

FA Women's League Cup

Group B table

Squad statistics

References

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31 May 2012 (2012-05-31) 6	Birmingham City	4–2	Chelsea	Stratford upon Avon
	Taylor 6' Carney 11' Unitt 53' Potter 82'	Report	24' Bonner 52' Lander	Stadium: The DCS Stadium Attendance: 756 Referee: Ms. S Massey

24 June 2012 (2012-06-24) 7	Lincoln Ladies	2–0	Chelsea	Lincoln
	Cantrell 65', 86'	Report		Stadium: Ashby Avenue

1 July 2012 (2012-07-01) 8	Liverpool	0–2	Chelsea	Lancashire
		Report	63' Susi 75' Bonner	Stadium: West Lancashire College Attendance: 307

5 July 2012 (2012-07-05) 9	Chelsea	2–4	Arsenal	Staines
	Buet 14', 45'	Report	9' (pen.) Little 73', 81' Smith	Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 366
Note: Chelsea Ladies chair Peter Steward as caretaker manager following Matt Beard's resignation

18 August 2012 (2012-08-18) 10	Doncaster Rovers Belles	0–1	Chelsea	Doncaster, South Yorkshire
		Report Box	Coombs 75'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Note: First match with Emma Hayes as manager

30 August 2012 (2012-08-30) 11	Chelsea	0–1	Birmingham City	Staines
	Bowman 57' Bonner 89'	Report Box	Williams 44' 78' Westwood 90'	Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park

9 September 2012 (2012-09-09) 12	Everton	2–1	Chelsea	Crosby, Merseyside
14:00	Duggan 46' Harries 84'	Report Box	Martin 90+4'	Stadium: Rossett Park Referee: Craig Buxton

22 September 2012 (2012-09-22) 13	Bristol Academy	0–1	Chelsea	Bristol
	Rose Fishlock	Report Box	Bonner 84' Buet 5' (pen.) 55'	Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Referee: Lisa Rashid

7 October 2012 (2012-10-07) 14	Chelsea	2–3	Lincoln Ladies	Staines
	Lander 60' Longhurst 87' Lappin 90' Susi 90+2'	Report Report Box	Hamilton 44' (Allen) Allen 49' (Stoney) Staniforth 54' Walton 64'	Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Bristol Academy	14	4	6	4	17	16	+1	18
5	Lincoln Ladies	14	5	3	6	24	26	−2	18
6	Chelsea	14	5	2	7	20	23	−3	17
7	Doncaster Rovers Belles	14	3	2	9	14	28	−14	11
8	Liverpool	14	1	2	11	15	35	−20	5

11 March 2012 (2012-03-11) Fifth round	Chelsea	3–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Staines
14:00 GST	Susi Bleazard Lappin	Report		Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 282

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		WSL		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Carly Telford	18	0	11	0	3	0	4	0
2	MF	ENG	Lara Fay	14	0	7	0	2	0	5	0
3	DF	IRL	Sophie Perry	11	0	5	0	4	0	2	0
4	MF	ENG	Drew Spence	12	0	6	0	2	0	4	0
5	DF	ENG	Gemma Bonner	24	4	14	2	4	1	6	1
6	MF	WAL	Katie Sherwood	15	0	6	0	4	0	5	0
7	FW	ENG	Ashlee Hincks	14	0	6	0	3	0	5	0
8	MF	ENG	Danielle Buet	23	5	13	5	4	0	6	0
9	MF	SCO	Suzanne Lappin	16	1	11	0	1	1	4	0
10	FW	WAL	Helen Lander	23	10	13	7	4	1	6	2
11	MF	ENG	Claire Rafferty	14	0	11	0	1	0	2	0
12	MF	NZL	Hayley Moorwood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	WAL	Kylie Davies	8	0	6	0	1	0	1	0
15	MF	WAL	Helen Bleazard	23	4	13	0	4	2	6	2
16	DF	WAL	Sophie Ingle	23	0	13	0	4	0	6	0
17	FW	ENG	Dunia Susi	24	10	14	4	4	3	6	3
18	GK	ENG	Sarah Quantrill	8	0	4	0	1	0	3	0
19	MF	ENG	Laura Coombs	23	1	13	1	4	0	6	0
20	FW	ENG	Kate Longhurst	19	3	10	1	4	1	5	1
21	DF	ENG	Victoria Williams	10	0	5	0	2	0	3	0
21	MF	ESP	Adriana Martín	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	0
27	DF	ENG	Sophie Gwilliam	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0

25 March 2012 (2012-03-25) Sixth round	Doncaster Rovers Belles	0–2	Chelsea	Doncaster
14:00 GST		Report	72' Bonner 81' Susi	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 538

3 May 2012 (2012-05-03) Semi-finals	Chelsea	2–0	Arsenal	Brentford
14:00 GST	Bleazard 22' Susi 85'	Report		Stadium: Stoke Griffin Park Attendance: 358 Referee: Paul Forrester

26 May 2012 (2012-05-26) Final	Birmingham City	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Chelsea	Bristol
12:15 BST	Williams 90+1' Carney 112'	Report	70' Lander 101' Longhurst	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 8,723 Referee: Natalie Walker (Lancashire)
	Penalties
	Williams Unitt Taylor Carney		Sherwood Spence Rafferty Buet Bonner

18 March 2012 (2012-03-18) Group Stage	Chelsea	1–2	Lincoln Ladies	Staines
	Bleazard 57'	Report	51' Hamilton 67' Staniforth	Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 132

13 May 2012 (2012-05-13) Group Stage	Chelsea	2–1	Liverpool	Staines
	Lander 1' Susi 49'	Report	61' Gielnik	Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 157

10 June 2012 (2012-06-10) Group Stage	Arsenal	3–0	Chelsea	Borehamwood
14:00 GST	Nobbs 14' Little 58' (pen.) Beattie 80'	Report Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 634 Referee: A. Degnarain

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lincoln Ladies	3	3	0	9	6	+3	9	Qualification
2	Arsenal	3	2	1	9	4	+5	6	Qualification
3	Chelsea	3	1	2	3	6	−3	3
4	Liverpool	3	0	3	3	8	−5	0