2016 Durham W.F.C. season
2016 season | ||
Manager | Lee Sanders | |
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Stadium | New Ferens Park | |
FA WSL 2 | 4th | |
FA Women's Cup | Fifth round (Eliminated by Notts County) | |
WSL Cup | Preliminary round (Eliminated by Sheffield) | |
Top goalscorer |
League: Beth Hepple (11) All: Beth Hepple (16) | |
Highest home attendance | 537 (vs. Millwall Lionesses, 6 November 2016) | |
Lowest home attendance | 197 (vs. Charlton Athletic, 28 February 2016) | |
Average home league attendance | 391 | |
Biggest win | 9–0 vs. London Bees | |
Biggest defeat | 4–0 vs. Yeovil Town | |
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The 2016 Durham Women's F.C. season was the third season of football played by Durham Women's F.C.. They competed in FA WSL 2, the second tier of women's football in England, and also took part in the FA Women's Cup and the FA WSL Cup.
Background
Durham Women's F.C. were formed in 2013 through a merger between South Durham & Cestria Girls Football Club and the sport department of Durham University. The two organisations had joined forces specifically to apply for a place in the new FA WSL 2, and they became founder members of the division when it began play in 2014.[1]
Their first two seasons had seen them finish in sixth place in 2014,[2] and seventh place in 2015,[3] but they hoped the 2016 season would mark an improvement in form that would lift them into the top four teams of the division.[4]
Season review
Pre-season
There was a small amount of activity in the transfer market involving the club over the off-season, with three players leaving and three joining. Northern Ireland international Julie Nelson announced on Twitter the day after the final game of the 2015 season that she would be leaving the club.[5] Caroline Dixon, who had missed the entire 2015 campaign due to a serious knee injury,[6] was released in early December,[7] and goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse left to join WSL 1 side Doncaster Rovers Belles just before Christmas.[8][9]
The three players brought in were goalkeeper Megan Borthwick from Newcastle United, who was signed to replace the outgoing Moorhouse,[10] and defenders Becky Salicki and Sarah McFadden (a former Northern Irish international), who both joined from Sunderland.[11][12]
Beth Hepple received international recognition over the winter with call-ups to England Under-20 training camps in October, November and January,[13][14][15] while Chloe Macek was placed on stand-by for the England Under-19 training camp in October.[13]
February
The first team returned to competitive football on 7 February when they faced fellow FA WSL 2 side London Bees at The Hive in the third round of the 2015–16 FA Women's Cup. Durham recorded an emphatic 9–0 victory over the Bees, with Beth Hepple scoring a hat-trick and Jordan Atkinson and Natalie Gutteridge both netting twice. Chloe Macek and Jessica White scored the remaining two goals.[16] The fourth round saw the Wildcats record a home win over FA Women's Premier League side Charlton Athletic. Gutteridge (x2) and Hepple were the scorers in a 3–1 victory that secured a place in the fifth round.[17]
March
The FA Women's Cup had now reached the fifth round, at which point the WSL 1 teams joined the competition. Durham had been given a difficult draw, away to top flight Notts County. The game went to form and the Lady Pies ran out 3–1 winners. Rachel Williams (x2) and Ellen White gave County a three-goal lead, before Beth Hepple scored a late consolation for the Wildcats.[18]
Three days after their elimination from the FA Cup, Durham travelled to Sheffield for the opening game of the 2016 FA WSL season.
April
Sarah McFadden was recalled to the Northern Ireland national team,[19] her first call-up for over two years.[20] Durham's only match in April saw them record a comfortable 5–1 victory over Oxford United towards the end of the month, which maintained their position at the top of the WSL 2 table.[21]
May
Durham added to their squad when they signed midfielder Tyler Dodds from Sunderland on the 18th.
June
A mid-season break for the WSL meant that there was little activity in June. The only match came at the end of the month when Durham hosted Yeovil Town at New Ferens Park. Yeovil, who were top of the league going into the game, recorded a 2–0 win with Atlanta Primus and Sarah Wiltshire scoring the goals.[22]
July
The month began with the signing of former Notts County winger Emily Roberts, who had been on loan to Doncaster Belles in 2015 and spent the early part of the 2016 season playing for Sheffield.[23] She made her debut for the Wildcats three days later in a 3–0 victory over Aston Villa, which saw Durham move up to third place in the WSL table.[24]
Shortly afterwards Lauren Jordinson left the club to join Watford for the remainder of the 2016 season, due to her taking up an internship in High Wycombe.[25] The next match ended in a scoreless draw with second-placed Bristol City,[26] which allowed Everton to climb above them in the league table, dropping Durham to 4th.
Durham made the long journey to Yeovil Town on the 24th, where they suffered their heaviest defeat of the season to date. Sarah Wiltshire and Helen Bleazard both scored, and Ann-Marie Heatherson netted twice in the Somerset team's 4–0 victory. The day after the game it emerged that Wiltshire was three months pregnant, and this would be her final match until after the birth of her baby.[27]
September
Defender Sarah McFadden won her fiftieth international cap for Northern Ireland in a UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifier at home to Italy.[28]
Squad
- As of 30 October 2016
No | Name | FA WSL 2 | FA Cup | WSL Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | Alderson, HelenHelen Alderson | 16 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 20 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Macek, ChloeChloe Macek | 11 (2) | 0 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 13 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Jordinson, LaurenLauren Jordinson | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Wilson, SarahSarah Wilson | 17 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 21 (0) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
6 | McFadden, SarahSarah McFadden | 16 (0) | 2 | 3 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 20 (0) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
7 | Hepple, BethBeth Hepple | 17 (0) | 10 | 3 (0) | 5 | 1 (0) | 0 | 21 (0) | 15 | 2 | 0 |
8 | Corrie, CourtneyCourtney Corrie | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Gears, NickiNicki Gears | 4 (0) | 1 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 7 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Gutteridge, NatalieNatalie Gutteridge | 15 (1) | 3 | 3 (0) | 4 | 1 (0) | 0 | 19 (1) | 7 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Atkinson, JordanJordan Atkinson | 17 (0) | 3 | 3 (0) | 2 | 1 (0) | 0 | 21 (0) | 5 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Gibson, NicolaNicola Gibson | 2 (7) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (8) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Borthwick, MeganMegan Borthwick | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Salicki, BeckyBecky Salicki | 17 (0) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 19 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
15 | Eadon, SarahSarah Eadon | 4 (10) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 6 (11) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Christon, EllieEllie Christon | 17 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 21 (0) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
17 | White, JessJess White | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (2) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Roberts, EmilyEmily Roberts | 10 (0) | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 10 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Banks, GabyGaby Banks | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Darkoah, MercyMercy Darkoah | 0 (7) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (7) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Dodds, TylerTyler Dodds | 5 (7) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 5 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Pereira, AmeliaAmelia Pereira | 2 (0) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Jennings, JenniferJennifer Jennings | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
96 | Lee, RachelRachel Lee | 12 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 16 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Adamson, SashaSasha Adamson | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Elliott, MeganMegan Elliott | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Johnson, AnnabelAnnabel Johnson | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Stonehouse, SophySophy Stonehouse | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
In
Date | Player | Position | Joined from |
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30 December 2015 | Megan Borthwick | Goalkeeper | Newcastle United |
3 January 2016 | Becky Salicki | Defender | Sunderland |
13 January 2016 | Sarah McFadden | Defender | Sunderland |
30 April 2016 | Mercy Darkoah | Midfielder | Sheffield Wednesday |
18 May 2016 | Tyler Dodds | Midfielder | Sunderland |
7 July 2016 | Emily Roberts | Midfielder | Sheffield |
Out
Date | Player | Position | Joined |
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19 October 2015 | Julie Nelson | Defender | Crusaders Strikers (NIR) |
1 December 2015 | Caroline Dixon | Forward | Durham University WFC |
21 December 2015 | Anna Moorhouse | Goalkeeper | Doncaster Rovers Belles |
15 July 2016 | Lauren Jordinson | Defender | Watford |
Results
WSL 2
23 March 2016 | Sheffield | 0–1 | Durham | Dronfield |
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19:00 GMT | Report | Jordan Atkinson 44' | Stadium: Coach & Horses Ground Attendance: 474 Referee: Alan Hull |
28 March 2016 | Durham | 2–0 | London Bees | Durham |
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12:00 BST | Jordan Atkinson 36' Beth Hepple 72' |
Report | Stadium: New Ferens Park Attendance: 307 Referee: Helen Byrne |
24 April 2016 | Oxford United | 1–5 | Durham | Abingdon |
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12:00 BST | Ini Umotong 10' | Report | Sarah McFadden 2' Nicki Gears 7' Natalie Gutteridge 45+1' Beth Hepple 67' 84' |
Stadium: The Northcourt Stadium Attendance: 485 Referee: Daniel Lamport |
1 May 2016 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Durham | Sutton Coldfield |
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14:00 BST | Katie Wilkinson 67' Mollie Rouse 82' |
Report | Stadium: Central Ground Attendance: 371 Referee: Neil Pratt |
19 May 2016 | Durham | 1–0 | Sheffield | Durham |
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19:00 BST | Natalie Gutteridge 83' | Report | Stadium: New Ferens Park Attendance: 369 Referee: Helen Conley |
22 May 2016 | London Bees | 2–2 | Durham | Northwood, London |
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12:00 BST | Sarah Wilson 43' (o.g.) Jo Wilson 83' |
Report | Beth Hepple 55' (pen.) Mercy Darkoah 79' |
Stadium: Northwood Park Attendance: 161 Referee: Andrew Williams |
26 June 2016 | Durham | 0–2 | Yeovil Town | Durham |
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12:00 BST | Report | Atlanta Primus 57' Sarah Wiltshire 73' |
Stadium: New Ferens Park Attendance: 403 Referee: Lindsay Robinson |
10 July 2016 | Durham | 3–0 | Aston Villa | Durham |
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14:00 BST | Sarah McFadden 39' Becky Salicki 67' Sarah Eadon 72' |
Report | Stadium: New Ferens Park Attendance: 502 Referee: Rebecca Welch |
17 July 2016 | Durham | 0–0 | Bristol City | Durham |
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12:00 BST | Report | Stadium: New Ferens Park Attendance: 351 Referee: Helen Byrne |
24 July 2016 | Yeovil Town | 4–0 | Durham | Yeovil |
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12:00 BST | Sarah Wiltshire 5' Helen Bleazard 16' Ann-Marie Heatherson 87' 88' |
Report | Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 756 Referee: Scott Jackson |
31 July 2016 | Durham | 3–0 | Watford | Durham |
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12:00 BST | Beth Hepple 17' 68' Emily Roberts 65' |
Report | Stadium: New Ferens Park Attendance: 357 Referee: Shane Slugden |
14 August 2016 | Everton | 1–1 | Durham | Widnes |
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14:00 BST | Michelle Hinnigan 74' | Report | Emily Roberts 15' | Stadium: Halton Stadium Attendance: 280 Referee: Natalie Aspinall |
28 August 2016 | Durham | 2–1 | Oxford United | Durham |
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12:00 BST | Beth Hepple 20' (pen.) Jordan Atkinson 34' |
Report | Ella Franklin-Fraiture 66' | Stadium: New Ferens Park Attendance: 297 Referee: Tony Peart |
11 September 2016 | Millwall Lionesses | 0–1 | Durham | Bermondsey, London |
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12:00 BST | Report | Beth Hepple 29' | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 536 Referee: Robert Claussen |
24 September 2016 | Bristol City | 1–0 | Durham | Filton |
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16:30 BST | Olivia Fergusson 17' | Report | Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 870 Referee: Alan Berrow |
9 October 2016 | Durham | 1–3 | Everton | Durham |
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14:00 BST | Beth Hepple 35' | Report | Gabrielle George 11' Claudia Walker 26' Lauren Davies 90+2' |
Stadium: New Ferens Park Attendance: 399 |
30 October 2016 | Watford | 1–6 | Durham | Berkhamsted |
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14:00 GMT | Ellie Mason 10' (pen.) | Report | Natalie Gutteridge 42' Beth Hepple 43' Emily Roberts 45' Nicola Gibson 69' 71' Mercy Darkoah 72' |
Stadium: Broadwater Attendance: 331 Referee: Michael Heavey |
6 November 2016 | Durham | 2–1 | Millwall Lionesses | Durham |
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14:00 GMT | Natalie Gutteridge 32' Beth Hepple 43' |
Report | Amber Gaylor 90+2' | Stadium: New Ferens Park Attendance: 537 Referee: Helen Conley |
FA Women's Cup
7 February 2016 Third round | London Bees | 0–9 | Durham | Edgware |
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12:00 GMT | Report | Jordan Atkinson 8' 45' Beth Hepple 10' 33' 53' Natalie Gutteridge 28' 89' Chloe Macek 80' Jessica White 90' |
Stadium: The Hive Attendance: 197 Referee: Kevin Howick |
28 February 2016 Fourth round | Durham | 3–1 | Charlton Athletic | Durham |
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14:00 GMT | Beth Hepple 20' Natalie Gutteridge 43' 87' |
Report | Gemma Shepherd 26' | Stadium: New Ferens Park Attendance: 197 |
20 March 2016 Fifth round | Notts County | 3–1 | Durham | Nottingham |
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14:00 GMT | Rachel Williams 15' 55' Ellen White 29' |
Report | Beth Hepple 76' | Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 497 |
FA WSL Cup
8 May 2016 Preliminary round | Sheffield | 3–1 | Durham | Dronfield |
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14:00 BST | Emma Johnson 29' Chelsea Flanagan 85' Hannah Dale 88' |
Report | Rachel Lee 78' | Stadium: Coach & Horses Ground Attendance: 156 Referee: Adam Burgess |
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- ↑ "Durham are aiming high for new FA Women's Super League season". Sunderland Echo. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
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- ↑ Steph Clark (17 February 2015). "Durham skipper suffers injury blow". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
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- ↑ Ameé Ruszkai (23 December 2015). "Anna Moorhouse makes Doncaster switch". Vavel. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
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