2015 Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. season

Doncaster Rovers Belles
2015 season
Chairman Teresa Aitken
Manager Glen Harris
Stadium Keepmoat Stadium
WSL 2 TBC
FA Cup TBC
WSL Cup TBC
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2015 season was Doncaster Rovers Belles' fifth season in the FA WSL, and their second season in the second tier of English women's football.

After the Belles narrowly missed out on promotion in the previous season, Gordon Staniforth resigned on 30 October 2014.[1] Former Lincoln Ladies manager Glen Harris was appointed on December 8 2014, beating competition from all over Europe; including Belgium, Croatia, Italy and the UK.[2]

This season also saw the introduction of a new club crest, combining the old-style Doncaster Belles badge, with the more recently used Doncaster Rovers badge.[3]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK Nicola Hobbs
2 England DF Lyndsey Cunningham
3 England DF Samantha Tierney
4 England DF Leandra Little (Captain)
5 England DF Rhiannon Roberts
6 England MF Kasia Lipka
7 England DF Molly Johnson
8 England MF Sue Smith
9 England FW Courtney Sweetman-Kirk
10 England MF Emily Roberts (on loan from Notts County)
11 England MF Bethany England
No. Position Player
12 England MF Reanne Thomas
13 England MF Sophie Stamp
16 England MF Ashleigh Mills
17 England FW Nicole Dale
18 England MF Sophie Barker
22 England GK Danielle Hill
23 England DF Lauren Cresswell
24 England MF Hope Knight
— England GK Megan Govier
— England FW Jody Handley

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Name Country Transfer From Date Source
18MFSophie Barker ENGSheffield13 January 2015
10MFEmily Roberts ENGNotts County (loan)26 January 2015
—FWJody Handley ENGEverton28 January 2015
22GKDanielle Hill ENGDurham29 January 2015

Out

No. Pos. Name Country Transfer To Date Source
10MFMillie Bright ENGChelsea27 November 2014
5FWJessica Sigsworth ENGNotts County6 January 2015
15DFVictoria Williams ENGSunderlandFebruary 2015
14FWLucy Sowerby ENGBradford CityMarch 2015
—FWJody Handley ENGRetired6 May 2015

Statistics

As of 12 June 2015
No. Pos Nat Player TotalWSL 2 FA Cup WSL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Nicola Hobbs 11 0 9 0 2 0 0 0
2 DF England Lyndsey Cunningham 9 0 7 0 2 0 0 0
3 DF England Samantha Tierney 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF England Leandra Little 11 1 9 1 2 0 0 0
5 DF England Rhiannon Roberts 11 1 9 1 2 0 0 0
6 MF England Kasia Lipka 11 0 9 0 2 0 0 0
7 DF England Molly Johnson 4 0 1+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
8 MF England Sue Smith 11 7 9 5 2 2 0 0
9 FW England Courtney Sweetman-Kirk 11 9 9 7 2 2 0 0
10 MF England Emily Roberts (on loan from Notts County) 9 4 8 4 1 0 0 0
11 MF England Bethany England 10 5 8 4 2 1 0 0
12 MF England Reanne Thomas 7 0 1+5 0 0+1 0 0 0
13 MF England Sophie Stamp 5 0 0+5 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW England Lucy Sowerby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF England Ashleigh Mills 2 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
17 FW England Nicole Dale 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF England Sophie Barker 11 1 9 1 2 0 0 0
22 GK England Danielle Hill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF England Lauren Cresswell 9 0 4+3 0 2 0 0 0
24 MF England Hope Knight 8 0 5+2 0 1 0 0 0
– GK England Megan Govier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
– FW England Jody Handley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club during the season:

Goals record

As of 12 June 2015
Rank No. Po. Name WSL 2 FA Cup WSL Cup Total
1 9FWCourtney Sweetman-Kirk7209
2 8MFSue Smith5207
3 11MFBethany England4105
4 10MFEmily Roberts4004
5 18MFSophie Barker1001
4DFLeandra Little1001
5DFRhiannon Roberts1001
Own Goals0000
Total235028

Matches

Pre-Season Friendlies

On 15 January 2015 Arsenal Ladies announced that they would play a friendly against the Belles, in a clash of two former heavyweights.[4] On 28 January, Liverpool Ladies became the second club to announce a friendly against Doncaster.[5]

FA Cup

On 12 January 2015 the draw for the Third Round Proper of the FA Women's Cup was made. The Belles were drawn at home to London Bees, with the match to be played on 1 February 2015.[6] This fixture was then rearranged to be played a day earlier on 31 January.[7] In the Fourth Round, Doncaster were drawn away to either Bradford City Women or FC Reedswood, depending on who won the postponed tie.[8] The postponed match was won by Bradford, with the Fourth Round tie to be played on 8 March.[9]

FA WSL Cup

Rovers were drawn in Group 2. They play 5 matches in the group.

FA WSL 2

On 26 January 2015, the fixtures for the coming season's WSL were released, with the Belles starting their fixtures at home to Durham Women.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "CLUB STATEMENT: Staniforth Resigns". Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "STATEMENT: Harris Appointed". Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "CLUB: New Badge Unveiled". Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Pre-season schedule announced". Arsenal Ladies F.C. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Reigning champions to play Belles". Liverpool Ladies F.C. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "The draw for The FA Women's Cup was made at Wembley". The FA. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "FIXTURES: London Bees Date Change". Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Villa will meet Yeovil in FA Women's Cup Fourth Round". The FA. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "FA CUP: Bradford Trip Up Next". 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Belles begin promotion push at home". Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
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