The 2017 season is Liverpool Ladies Football Club's 28th season of competitive football and its 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.
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.
On 19 April 2017, Liverpool Ladies FC announced a landmark shirt sponsorship deal with beauty and cosmetics company Avon Products. This three-year agreement will see Avon become the first independent shirt sponsor for the club, replacing Standard Chartered from the men's side. As part of the agreement, Avon will also become Liverpool Ladies FC's principal partner and ladies beauty partner.
First team
Last updated on 18 May 2017
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Goalkeepers1 Siobhan Chamberlain 12Danielle Gibbons 23Rebecca Flaherty Defenders2Amy Turner3Martha Harris4Casey Stoney5Gemma Bonner (captain)22Alex Greenwood26Ellie Fletcher44Satara Murray Midfielders6Sophie Ingle7Kate Longhurst8Laura Coombs10Caroline Weir18Ali Johnson19Amy Rodgers20Katie Zelem40Natasha Harding Forwards9Jess Clarke11Shanice van de Sanden17Niamh Charles36Ashley Hodson
New contracts Player Date Source12GK Danielle Gibbons15 February 201744DF Satara Murray16 February 20173DF Martha Harris17 February 2017
Transfers and loans
Transfers in Entry datePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubFeeRef.13 December 2016 DF 4 Casey Stoney ArsenalFree11 April 2017 FW 9 Jess Clarke Notts CountyUndisclosed11 April 2017 MF 8 Laura Coombs ChelseaUndisclosed 16 May 2017 DF 2 Amy Turner Notts County Free
Transfers out Exit datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubFeeRef. 9 November 2016 FW 23 Rosie White Boston BreakersUndisclosed14 November 2016 DF 4 Mandy van den Berg ReadingFree14 November 2016 FW 9 Emma Lundh Vittsjö GIKFree1 January 2017 DF 33 Maz Pacheco Doncaster BellesUndisclosed28 March 2017 FW 21 Mollie Green EvertonUndisclosed
Loans out Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubFeeRef. 9 January 2017 31 May 2018 MF 30 Hannah Dale Sheffield Undisclosed
Pre-season
Competitions
Women's Super League
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
FA Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Players without any appearance are not included.
|colspan="14"|Goalkeepers:
|colspan="14"|Defenders:
|colspan="14"|Midfielders:
|colspan="14"|Forwards:
|colspan="14"|Players who left the club during the season:
Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.
PlayerFA WSLFA CupTotal1MF 10 Caroline Weir 5 1 6MF 40 Natasha Harding 4 2 63DF 5 Gemma Bonner 3 0 3MF 20 Katie Zelem 3 0 35DF 22 Alex Greenwood 2 0 26DF 4 Casey Stoney 1 0 1MF 8 Laura Coombs 1 0 1FW 9 Jess Clarke 1 0 1FW 11 Shanice van de Sanden 0 1 1 Total20424
Clean sheets Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.
PlayerFA WSLFA CupTotal1GK 1 Siobhan Chamberlain 2 1 3 Total213
Honours
2016–17 PFA Players' Player of the Year: Caroline Weir (finalist) 2016–17 PFA Young Player of the Year: Caroline Weir (finalist) 2016–17 PFA Team of the Year: Caroline Weir
References