The 2017 season was Chelsea Ladies Football Club's 25th 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 only covered half of a traditional season's length, while the FA WSL shifted its calendar to match the traditional autumn-to-spring axis of football in Europe. For the same reason, there was no Champions League qualification nor relegation to be competed for.
First team
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Goalkeepers1 Hedvig Lindahl 12Becky Spencer 28Carly Telford 40Fran Kitching Defenders3Hannah Blundell5Gilly Flaherty (vice-captain)6Niamh Fahey11Claire Rafferty21Deanna Cooper Midfielders4Millie Bright7Gemma Davison8Karen Carney10Ji So-yun15Beth England17Katie Chapman (captain)18Maren Mjelde22Erin Cuthbert24Drew Spence25Jade Bailey Forwards9Eniola Aluko14Fran Kirby19Crystal Dunn23Ramona Bachmann
New contracts
Player Contract end Date Source16MF Ana Borges201819 December 20163DF Hannah Blundell201911 January 20174MF Millie Bright202011 January 201712GK Becky Spencer201811 January 201720MF Jodie Brett201711 January 201729FW Millie Farrow201711 January 201740GK Fran Kitching201711 January 20178MF Karen Carney202023 March 20171GK Hedvig Lindahl201930 March 201715MF Beth England201920 April 2017
Transfers and loans
Transfers in Entry datePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubContract endFeeRef. 22 November 2016 MF 18 Maren Mjelde Avaldsnes IL 2018 Undisclosed 6 December 2016 FW 23 Ramona Bachmann VfL Wolfsburg 2019 Undisclosed 8 December 2016 MF 22 Erin Cuthbert Glasgow City 2019 Undisclosed 3 January 2017 FW 19 Crystal Dunn Washington Spirit 2018 Free 13 February 2017 DF 21 Deanna Cooper London Bees Undisclosed Undisclosed 2 May 2017 GK 28 Carly Telford Notts County 2017 Free 15 July 2017 DF 16 Magdalena Eriksson Linköpings FC women 2019 UndisclosedChelsea Ladies sign Sweden InternationalChelsea Football Club 15 July 2017
Transfers out Exit datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubFeeRef. 11 April 2017 MF — Laura Coombs Liverpool Undisclosed
Loans out Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubFeeRef. 19 December 2016 30 June 2017 MF 16 Ana Borges Sporting CP Undisclosed 24 January 2017 31 May 2017 MF 20 Jodie Brett Bristol City Undisclosed 24 January 2017 31 May 2017 FW 29 Millie Farrow Bristol City Undisclosed
Pre-season
Competitions
Women's Super League
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
Chelsea FC Women 2017 Match Logs – FBref
FA Cup
Honours
2017 BBC Women's Footballer of the Year: Hedvig Lindahl (finalist) 2016–17 PFA Players' Player of the Year: Karen Carney (finalist) 2016–17 PFA Young Player of the Year: Millie Bright (finalist) 2016–17 PFA Team of the Year: Eniola Aluko, Karen Carney 2016–17 FA Cup Player of the Round: Ramona Bachmann (sixth round) Football Black List: Eniola Aluko
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