Chelsea 2012 football season
Chelsea L.F.C. 's 2012 season was the club's second season in the FA WSL and seventh in the top flight of English women's football, in its 20th year.
Review and events
Management changes
Emma Hayes in 2015.
Chelsea manager Matt Beard resigned in July 2012[ 1] to become manager of Liverpool F.C. Women .[ 4] Beard had been with Chelsea since the 2009–10 season .[ 5]
Chelsea Ladies chair Peter Steward , who had been the club's assistant manager before Beard,[ 6] filled in as caretaker manager on 5 July to oversee a 2–4 loss to Arsenal Ladies .[ 2]
During the mid-season 2012 Summer Olympics break on 14 August, Chelsea announced the hiring of Emma Hayes , a former Arsenal Ladies assistant who had managed clubs and collegiate teams in the United States until 2010[ 7] but had since returned to England to work for her family's currency exchange company.[ 8] Hayes managed her first match with Chelsea on 18 August 2012 in a 1–0 win at Doncaster Rovers Belles .[ 3]
Signings
On 10 August 2012, Chelsea signed Spanish striker Adriana Martín to a short-term contract.[ 9] [ 10]
Match results
FA Women's Super League
League table
Source:
FA WSL results Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
14
5
2
7
20
23
−3
17
2
2
3
12
12
0
3
0
4
8
11
−3
FA Women's Cup
Chelsea entered the competition in the fifth round as a FA WSL team. They beat The Seagulls [ 11] and The Belles [ 12] before they demolished Arsenal in the semi-finals.[ 13] Chelsea were through to the FA Women's Cup Final for the first time in the cup history, alongside Birmingham City . They were unable to hold their lead in the full-time and even in the extra time and were defeated in the penalty shoot-out .[ 14]
FA Women's League Cup
In the competition's new format, Chelsea were drawn into group B alongside Arsenal , Liverpool and Lincoln Ladies .[ 15] Chelsea could manage only three points in the group stage and were eliminated in the last group match.[ 16]
Group B table
Source:
FA WSL results Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Squad statistics
As of match played 7 October 2012 [ 17]
References
^ a b "Ladies Manager Steps Down" (Press release). Chelsea F.C. 6 July 2012. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012.
^ a b "Chelsea 2 Arsenal 4" (Press release). Chelsea F.C. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2023 .
^ a b Clarke, Daniel (18 August 2012). "Doncaster Rovers Belles 0 Chelsea 1" (Press release). Chelsea F.C. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2023 .
^ Garrity, Paul (6 August 2012). "Liverpool Ladies appoint Matt Beard as new manager" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 26 April 2023 .
^ Leighton, Tony (18 October 2009). "John Terry digs deep to rescue Chelsea Ladies after funding cuts" . The Guardian . Retrieved 26 April 2023 .
^ Hare, Ian (8 October 2009). "Blues finish strongly to see off dogged Millwall" . Waltham Forest Guardian . Retrieved 26 April 2023 .
^ Kessel, Anna (3 October 2014). "Emma Hayes: Chelsea's other Special One on brink of league title glory" . The Guardian . Retrieved 26 April 2023 .
^ Wrack, Suzanne (14 May 2021). " 'She has a skill you can't buy': the making of Chelsea's Emma Hayes" . The Guardian . Retrieved 26 April 2023 .
^ Grassby, Rebekah (13 October 2022). "Where are they now? Emma Hayes' first Chelsea XI" . Kingsmeadow Chronicle . Chelsea Heritage Partnership. Retrieved 26 April 2023 .
^ "La futbolista turolense Adriana Martín, ficha por el Chelsea CF. El lunes entrevista con la jugadora" [Turolense footballer Adriana Martín signed by Chelsea FC. On Monday, an interview with the player] (in Spanish). Eco de Teruel. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2012 .
^ Clarke, Daniel (11 March 2012). "Chelsea 3 Brighton 0" (Press release). Chelsea L.F.C. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2012 .
^ Clarke, Daniel (25 March 2012). "Doncaster Rovers 0 Chelsea 2" (Press release). Chelsea L.F.C. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012 .
^ Clarke, Daniel (3 May 2012). "FA Cup semi: Chelsea 2 Arsenal 0" (Press release). Chelsea L.F.C. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012 .
^ Lavery, Glenn (26 May 2012). "Blues land maiden Women's Cup" . The Football Association . Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012 .
^ "FA WSL Conti Cup draw announced" (Press release). FA WSL . 21 February 2012. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012 .
^ "Arsenal 3-0 Chelsea" . FA WSL . 10 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2012 .{{cite web }}
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^ "The Team" . Chelsea L.F.C. Archived from the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2023 .
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