2018–19 Yeovil Town L.F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Yeovil Town Ladies Football Club's second consecutive season in the top-flight of English women's football, the Women's Super League, in which they finished bottom. They also competed in the Women's FA Cup and Women's League Cup, in which they were eliminated in the fourth round and group stage respectively.

Yeovil Town

2018–19 season
Manager	Lee Burch
Stadium	The Avenue Stadium
Women's Super League	11th (relegated)
Women's FA Cup	Fourth round
Women's League Cup	Group stage

Season summary

In June 2018, Lee Burch was appointed as head coach, after Jamie Sherwood stood down at the end of the previous season.[1][2]

In March 2019, the club was reported to have entered administration.[3] They were deducted 10 points during the 2018–19 season, finishing 15 points adrift and getting relegated. However, in May 2019, they were denied an operating licence for the Championship and would have to contest the following season as a third tier club instead.[4] In June 2019, owner Steve Allinson announced his intention to relinquish ownership of the team free of charge in order to find investors capable of sustaining the team.[5] Burch left the club in June 2019.[6]

Yeovil were announced as Her Football Hub’s club of the year in the 2019 awards.[7]

Competitions

Women's Super League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
7	West Ham United	20	7	2	11	25	37	−12	23
8	Liverpool	20	7	1	12	21	38	−17	22
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	20	4	4	12	16	38	−22	16
10	Everton	20	3	3	14	15	38	−23	12
11	Yeovil Town (R)	20	2	1	17	11	60	−49	−3[lower-alpha 1]	Relegation to the Championship

Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Yeovil Town deducted 10 points for entering administration.[8]

Matches

Women's Super League match details

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
9 September 2018	Reading	Away	L	0–4		464	[9]
19 September 2018	Arsenal	Home	L	0–7		1,101	[10]
30 September 2018	West Ham United	Away	L	1–2	Mason 78'	376	[11]
14 October 2018	Liverpool	Away	L	1–2	Heatherson 28'	423	[12]
21 October 2018	Bristol City	Home	L	1–2	Gaylor 33'	583	[13]
28 October 2018	Brighton & Hove Albion	Away	L	1–2	Mason 69'	562	[14]
4 November 2018	Everton	Home	W	1–0	Short 21'	732	[15]
18 November 2018	Chelsea	Away	L	0–5		1,484	[16]
25 November 2018	Manchester City	Home	L	0–4		1,153	[17]
2 December 2018	Birmingham City	Away	L	1–2	Syme 90+3'	1,153	[18]
9 December 2018	West Ham United	Home	L	0–5		516	[19]
13 January 2019	Liverpool	Home	L	1–2	Donovan 52'	984	[20]
27 January 2019	Bristol City	Away	L	1–2	Heatherson 46'	616	[21]
20 February 2019	Arsenal	Away	L	0–3		1,107	[22]
13 March 2019	Brighton & Hove Albion	Home	D	1–1	Mason 64'	408	[23]
31 March 2019	Everton	Away	W	1–0	Alexander 78'	230	[24]
17 April 2019	Reading	Home	L	0–5		407	[25]
28 April 2019	Manchester City	Away	L	1–2	Fergusson 1'	1,369	[26]
7 May 2019	Chelsea	Home	L	0–8		843	[27]
11 May 2019	Birmingham City	Home	L	0–2		463	[28]

Women's FA Cup

Women's FA Cup match details

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
Fourth round	10 February 2019	Birmingham City	Home	L	1–3	Bloomfield 78'	523	[29]

Women's League Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WPEN	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CHE	BHA	CRY	TOT	LON	YEO
1	Chelsea	5	5	0	0	0	25	2	+23	15	Advance to Knock-out stage		—	3–1	—	—	—	7–0
2	Brighton & Hove Albion	5	3	0	1	1	15	8	+7	10			—	—	5–1	—	3–1	—
3	Crystal Palace	5	2	1	0	2	10	12	−2	8			0–4	—	—	1–1	7–2	—
4	Tottenham Hotspur	5	1	1	1	2	9	12	−3	6			0–5	2–2	—	—	—	—
5	London Bees	5	1	1	0	3	9	19	−10	5			1–6	—	—	4–2	—	1–1
6	Yeovil Town	5	0	0	1	4	2	17	−15	1			—	1–4	0–1	0–4	—	—

Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Women's League Cup match details

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
19 August 2018	London Bees	Away	D	1–1 3–5 p	Fergusson 40'	246	[30]
26 August 2018	Crystal Palace	Home	L	0–1		301	[31]
16 September 2018	Tottenham Hotspur	Home	L	0–4		415	[32]
5 December 2018	Chelsea	Away	L	0–7		916	[33]
12 December 2018	Brighton & Hove Albion	Home	L	1–4	Syme 37'	224	[34]

Player statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Women's Super League		Women's FA Cup		Women's League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Megan Walsh	24	0	20	0	1	0	3	0
2	DF		Amy Goddard	18	0	14	0	0	0	4	0
3	DF		Megan Alexander	26	1	20	1	1	0	5	0
4	MF		Emily Syme	19	2	15	1	1	0	3	1
5	DF		Nicola Cousins	24	0	18	0	1	0	5	0
6	DF		Hannah Short	24	1	18	1	1	0	5	0
7	FW		Olivia Fergusson	25	2	20	1	1	0	4	1
8	MF		Bonnie Horwood	22	0	17	0	1	0	4	0
9	FW		Ann-Marie Heatherson	24	2	20	2	1	0	3	0
10	MF		Amber Gaylor	15	1	12	1	0	0	3	0
12	MF		Ellie Mason	25	3	20	3	1	0	4	0
14	MF		Emily Donovan	24	1	18	1	1	0	5	0
15	DF		Charlotte Buxton	14	0	10	0	1	0	3	0
16	MF		Georgia Evans	23	0	19	0	1	0	3	0
18	MF		Leah Burridge	6	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
19	FW		Liberty Piggott	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
23	GK		Bethany-May Howard	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
25	DF		Rachel McLauchlan	8	0	7	0	1	0	0	0
26	FW		Erin Bloomfield	12	1	9	0	1	1	2	0
28	MF		Charlie Taylor	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
29	FW		Shannon Albuery	10	0	7	0	0	0	3	0
30	MF		Monique Fischer	7	0	4	0	0	0	3	0

• Source: [35][29]

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