2018–19 Chelsea F.C. Women season

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}

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| manager = Emma Hayes

| chairman = Adrian Jacob

| stadium = Kingsmeadow

| league = FA WSL

| league result = 3rd

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| cup1 result = Semi-finals

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| cup2 result = Semi-finals

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| cup3 result = Semi-finals

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The 2018–19 season was Chelsea Women's 27th competitive season and 9th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. It was the first season after the naming switch from Chelsea Ladies and also the first season in the rebranded FA Women's Super League.{{cite news |title=Introducing Chelsea Football Club Women |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/5/23/introducing-chelsea-football-club-women |access-date=29 June 2018 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=23 May 2018}} The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Squad information

=First team squad=

{{Updated|4 January 2019.}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/women?pageTab=players | title=Women | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club }}

  1. class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
    style="background:#034694; color:white; text-align:center;" | {{Abbr| No. |Squad number}}

    ! style="background:#034694; color:white; text-align:center;" | Name

    ! style="background:#034694; color:white; text-align:center;" | Nat

    ! style="background:#034694; color:white; text-align:center;" | Since

    ! style="background:#034694; color:white; text-align:center;" | Date of birth (Age)

    ! style="background:#034694; color:white; text-align:center;" | Signed from

    colspan="6" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | Goalkeepers
    1

    | Hedvig Lindahl

    | {{flagicon|SWE}}

    | 2014

    | {{Birth date and age|1983|4|29|df=yes}}

    | {{flagicon|SWE}} Kristianstads DFF

    12

    | Lizzie Durack

    | {{flagicon|ENG}}

    | 2018

    | {{Birth date and age|1994|5|20|df=yes}}

    | {{flagicon|ENG}} Everton

    28

    | Carly Telford

    | {{flagicon|ENG}}

    | 2017

    | {{Birth date and age|1987|7|7|df=yes}}

    | {{flagicon|ENG}} Notts County

    30

    | Ann-Katrin Berger

    | {{flagicon|GER}}

    | 2019

    | {{Birth date and age|1990|10|9|df=yes}}

    | {{flagicon|ENG}} Birmingham City

    colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | Defenders
    2

    | Maria Thorisdottir

    | {{flagicon|NOR}}

    | 2017

    | {{Birth date and age|1993|6|5|df=yes}}

    | {{flagicon|NOR}} Klepp

    3

    | Hannah Blundell

    | {{flagicon|ENG}}

    | 2013

    | {{Birth date and age|1994|5|25|df=yes}}

    | Homegrown

    4

    | Millie Bright (vice-captain)

    | {{flagicon|ENG}}

    | 2014

    | {{Birth date and age|1993|8|21|df=yes}}

    | {{flagicon|ENG}} Doncaster Rovers Belles

    6

    | Anita Asante

    | {{flagicon|ENG}}

    | 2018

    | {{Birth date and age|1985|4|27|df=yes}}

    | {{flagicon|SWE}} FC Rosengård

    11

    | Ali Riley

    | {{flagicon|NZL}}

    | 2018

    | {{Birth date and age|1987|10|30|df=yes}}

    | {{flagicon|SWE}} FC Rosengård

    16

    | Magdalena Eriksson

    | {{flagicon|SWE}}

    | 2017

    | {{Birth date and age|1993|9|6|df=yes}}

    | {{flagicon|SWE}} Linköpings

    20

    | Jonna Andersson

    | {{flagicon|SWE}}

    | 2017

    | {{Birth date and age|1993|1|2|df=yes}}

    | {{flagicon|SWE}} Linköpings

    21

    | Deanna Cooper

    | {{flagicon|ENG}}

    | 2017

    | {{Birth date and age|1993|6|19|df=yes}}

    | {{flagicon|ENG}} London Bees

    25

    | Jade Bailey

    | {{flagicon|ENG}}

    | 2016

    | {{Birth date and age|1995|11|11|df=yes}}

    | {{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal

    colspan="6" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | Midfielders
    5

    | Sophie Ingle

    | {{flagicon|WAL}}

    | 2018

    | {{Birth date and age|1991|9|2|df=yes}}

    | {{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool

    7

    | Jessica Carter

    | {{flagicon|ENG}}

    | 2018

    | {{Birth date and age|1997|10|27|df=yes}}

    | {{flagicon|ENG}} Birmingham City

    8

    | Karen Carney (captain)

    | {{flagicon|ENG}}

    | 2016

    | {{Birth date and age|1987|8|1|df=yes}}

    | {{flagicon|ENG}} Birmingham City

    10

    | Ji So-yun

    | {{flagicon|KOR}}

    | 2014

    | {{Birth date and age|1991|2|21|df=yes}}

    | {{flagicon|JPN}} INAC Kobe Leonessa

    18

    | Maren Mjelde

    | {{flagicon|NOR}}

    | 2017

    | {{Birth date and age|1989|11|6|df=yes}}

    | {{flagicon|NOR}} Avaldsnes IL

    24

    | Drew Spence

    | {{flagicon|ENG}}

    | 2008

    | {{Birth date and age|1992|10|23|df=yes}}

    | Homegrown

    colspan="6" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | Forwards
    14

    | Fran Kirby

    | {{flagicon|ENG}}

    | 2015

    | {{Birth date and age|1993|6|29|df=yes}}

    | {{flagicon|ENG}} Reading

    15

    | Beth England

    | {{flagicon|ENG}}

    | 2016

    | {{Birth date and age|1994|6|3|df=yes}}

    | {{flagicon|ENG}} Doncaster Rovers Belles

    17

    | Adelina Engman

    | {{flagicon|FIN}}

    | 2018

    | {{Birth date and age|1994|10|11|df=yes}}

    | {{flagicon|SWE}} Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC

    22

    | Erin Cuthbert

    | {{flagicon|SCO}}

    | 2016

    | {{Birth date and age|1998|7|19|df=yes}}

    | {{flagicon|SCO}} Glasgow City

    23

    | Ramona Bachmann

    | {{flagicon|SUI}}

    | 2017

    | {{Birth date and age|1990|10|25|df=yes}}

    | {{flagicon|GER}} Wolfsburg

New contracts

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:95%"
{{Abbr| No. | Squad Number }}

! {{Abbr| Pos | Position }}

! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|Player

!Contract end

! scope="col" style="width:70px;"|Date

!Source

10

| MF

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Ji So-yun

| 2020

| 21 May 2018

| {{cite news |title=Ji So-Yun: Chelsea Ladies midfielder signs new deal with WSL 1 champions |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44200171 |access-date=29 June 2018 |publisher=BBC |date=21 May 2018}}

18

| MF

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Maren Mjelde

| 2021

| 29 May 2018

| {{cite news |title=Mjelde commits |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/5/29/mjelde-commits |access-date=29 June 2018 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=29 May 2018}}

14

| FW

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Fran Kirby

| 2021

| 1 June 2018

| {{cite news |title=Kirby signs new contract |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/6/1/kirby-signs-new-contract |access-date=29 June 2018 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=1 June 2018}}

16

| DF

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Magdalena Eriksson

| 2021

| 21 August 2018

| {{cite news |title=Magdalena Eriksson signs new contract extension until 2021 |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/videos/v/2018/08/20/magdalena-eriksson-signs-new-contract-extension-until-2021-c4czUxZzE6D9FG0CSzvywhhjrJzPaYw4 |access-date=25 August 2018 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=21 August 2018}}

4

| DF

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Millie Bright

| 2021

| 22 August 2018

| {{cite news |title=Bright future assured with new deal signed |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/8/22/bright-future-assured-with-new-deal-signed |access-date=25 August 2018 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=22 August 2018}}

Transfers

=In=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:95%"

! {{Abbr| No. | Squad Number }}

! {{Abbr| Pos | Position }}

! scope="col" style="width:210px;"|Player

! scope="col" style="width:250px;"|Transferred From

! scope="col" style="width:150px;"|Fee

! scope="col" style="width:78px;"|Date

!Source

| GK

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Lizzie Durack

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Everton

| Undisclosed

| 8 June 2018

| {{cite news |title=Chelsea Women sign Durack |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/5/31/chelsea-women-sign-durack |access-date=29 June 2018 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=8 June 2018}}

| MF

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Sophie Ingle

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool

| Undisclosed

| 14 June 2018

| {{cite news |title=Ingle added to Women's squad |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/6/14/ingle-added-to-women-s-squad |access-date=29 June 2018 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=14 June 2018}}

| MF

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jessica Carter

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Birmingham City

| Undisclosed

| 19 June 2018

| {{cite news |title=Carter joins Chelsea Women |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/6/15/carter-joins-chelsea-women |access-date=29 June 2018 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=19 June 2018}}

| DF

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Ali Riley

| {{flagicon|SWE}} FC Rosengård

| Undisclosed

| 26 June 2018

| {{cite news |title=Women to recruit Riley |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/6/26/women-to-recruit-riley |access-date=29 June 2018 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=26 June 2018}}

| FW

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Adelina Engman

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC

| Undisclosed

| 29 June 2018

| {{cite news |title=Women agree Engman transfer |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/6/29/women-agree-engman-transfer |access-date=29 June 2018 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=29 June 2018}}

| GK

| {{flagicon|GER}} Ann-Katrin Berger

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Birmingham City

| Undisclosed

| 4 January 2019

| {{cite news |title=Ann-Katrin Berger signs for Chelsea FC Women|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/1/4-/ann-katrin-berger-signs-for-chelsea-fc-women?cardIndex=0-1|access-date=28 June 2019 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=4 January 2019}}

=Out=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:95%"
{{Abbr| No. | Squad Number }}

! {{Abbr| Pos | Position }}

! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|Player

! scope="col" style="width:250px;"|Transferred To

! scope="col" style="width:150px;"|Fee

! scope="col" style="width:78px;"|Date

!Source

| MF

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Katie Chapman

| Retired

|

| 10 May 2018

| {{cite news |title=Katie Chapman: Chelsea Ladies captain & England midfielder to retire this summer |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44074631 |access-date=29 June 2018 |publisher=BBC |date=10 May 2018}}

| FW

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Eniola Aluko

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus

| Free

| 16 May 2018

| {{cite news |title=Aluko to move on |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/5/16/aluko-to-move-on |access-date=29 June 2018 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=16 May 2018}}

| DF

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Claire Rafferty

| {{flagicon|ENG}} West Ham United

| Free

| 17 May 2018

| {{cite news |title=Rafferty departure confirmed |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/5/17/rafferty-departure-confirmed |access-date=29 June 2018 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=17 May 2018}}

| GK

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Becky Spencer

| {{flagicon|ENG}} West Ham United

| Free

| 21 May 2018

| {{cite web |title=.@BeckySpencer2 will leave the Blues this summer... Thank you and good luck, Becky! 💙 |url=https://twitter.com/ChelseaFCW/status/998490051930677249 |website=Twitter |publisher=Chelsea F.C. Women |access-date=29 June 2018}}

| GK

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Fran Kitching

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Sheffield United

| Free

| 22 May 2018

| {{cite web |title=Thank you, and good luck @FranKitching! |url=https://twitter.com/ChelseaFCW/status/998891885841264641 |website=Twitter |publisher=Chelsea F.C. Women |access-date=29 June 2018}}

| FW

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Gemma Davison

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Reading

| Free

| 13 June 2018

| {{cite news |title=Davison departs |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/6/13/davison-departs |access-date=29 June 2018 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=13 June 2018}}

| DF

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Gilly Flaherty

| {{flagicon|ENG}} West Ham United

| Undisclosed

| 25 June 2018

| {{cite news |title=Flaherty moves east |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/6/25/flaherty-moves-east |access-date=29 June 2018 |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=25 June 2018}}

Coaching staff

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|-

!Position

!Staff

|-

|Manager||{{flagicon|ENG}} Emma Hayes

|-

|Assistant manager||{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Green

|-

|Coach||{{flagicon|ENG}} TJ O'Leary

|-

|Head of Player Development||{{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Udberg

{{Fb oi footer|s=[https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/women?pageTab=management Chelsea F.C.]|date=June 2018}}

Non-competitive

=Pre-season=

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|result = L

|round = Friendly

|date = 2 August 2018

|time = 18:00 EST

|team1 = Montpellier {{flagicon|FRA}}

|score = 3–2

|report = https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/8/3/women-beaten-in-pre-season-opener

|team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea

|goals1 = Cayman {{goal|11}}
Le Bihan {{goal|45||63}}

|goals2 = Cuthbert {{goal|37}}
Ji {{goal|70}}

|stadium = Domaine de Grammont

|location = Montpellier

|attendance =

|referee =

|id = }}

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|result = D

|round = Friendly

|date = 5 August 2018

|time = 19:00 EST

|team1 = FC Barcelona {{flagicon|ESP}}

|score = 1–1

|report = https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/8/6/women-leave-it-late-in-barcelona-friendly

|team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea

|goals1 = Bárbara {{goal|78}}

|goals2 = Carney {{goal|90+1}}

|stadium = Mini Estadi

|location = Barcelona

|attendance =

|referee =

|id = }}

{{football box collapsible

|result = W

|round = Friendly

|date = 8 August 2018

|time = 19:00 BST

|team1 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea

|score = 3–0

|report = [https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/8/8/women-win-pre-season-closer Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus

|goals1 = Bachmann {{goal|42}}
Mjelde {{goal|86}}
Kirby {{goal|90}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kingsmeadow

|location = Kingston upon Thames

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

Competitions

= Women's Super League =

{{main|2018–19 FA WSL}}

==Matches==

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|result = D

|round = 1

|date = Sun 9 Sept 2018

|time = 14:00 BST

|team1 = Chelsea

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://us.women.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/09/england/wsl/chelsea-lfc/manchester-city-lfc/2872929/ Report]

|team2 = Manchester City

|goals1 = Eriksson {{yel|53}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kingsmeadow

|location = Kingston upon Thames

|attendance = 2,501

|referee = Rebecca Welch

}}

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|result = D

|round = 2

|date = Wed 19 Sept 2018

|time = 19:00 BST

|team1 = Bristol City

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://us.women.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/19/england/wsl/bristol-academy-wfc/chelsea-lfc/2872932/ Report]

|team2 = Chelsea

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stoke Gifford Stadium

|location = Bristol

|attendance = 459

|referee = Stacey Pearson

}}

{{football box collapsible

|result = D

|round = 3

|date = Sun 23 Sept 2018

|time = 14:00 BST

|team1 = Everton

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://us.women.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/23/england/wsl/everton-lfc/chelsea-lfc/2872938/ Report]

|team2 = Chelsea

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Merseyrail Community Stadium

|location = Southport

|attendance = 213

|referee = Helen Conley

}}

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|result = W

|round = 4

|date = Sun 30 Sept 2018

|time = 14:00 BST

|team1 = Chelsea

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://us.women.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/30/england/wsl/chelsea-lfc/brighton--hove-albion/2872943/ Report]

|team2 = Brighton & Hove Albion

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kingsmeadow

|location = Kingston upon Thames

|attendance = 1,175

|referee = Abby Marriott

}}

{{football box collapsible

|result = L

|round = 5

|date = Sun 14 Oct 2018

|time = 14:00 BST

|team1 = Chelsea

|score = 0–5

|report = [https://us.women.soccerway.com/matches/2018/10/14/england/wsl/chelsea-lfc/arsenal-lfc/2872947/ Report]

|team2 = Arsenal

|goals1 = Spence {{yel|63}}

|goals2 = K. Little {{goal|21|pen.}}
Miedema {{goal|38||57}}
Nobbs {{goal|52||67}}

|stadium = Kingsmeadow

|location = Kingston upon Thames

|attendance = 2,020

|referee = Sam Purkiss

}}

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|result = D

|round = 6

|date = Sun 21 Oct 2018

|time = 12:30 BST

|team1 = Birmingham City

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://us.women.soccerway.com/matches/2018/10/21/england/wsl/birmingham-city-lfc/chelsea-lfc/2872952/ Report]

|team2 = Chelsea

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Bright {{yel|48}}

|stadium = Automated Technology Group Stadium

|location = Solihull

|attendance = 1,177

|referee = Amy Fearn

}}

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|result = W

|round = 7

|date = Sun 28 Oct 2018

|time = 14:00 GMT

|team1 = Chelsea

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://us.women.soccerway.com/matches/2018/10/28/england/wsl/chelsea-lfc/liverpool-lfc/2872958/ Report]

|team2 = Liverpool

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Babajide {{yel|65}}

|stadium = Kingsmeadow

|location = Kingston upon Thames

|attendance = 1,528

|referee = Stacey Pearson

}}

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|result = W

|round = 8

|date = Sun 4 Nov 2018

|time = 15:00 GMT

|team1 = West Ham United

|score = 0–2

|report = [https://uk.women.soccerway.com/matches/2018/11/04/england/wsl/west-ham-united-lfc/chelsea-lfc/2872964/ Report]

|team2 = Chelsea

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Rush Green Stadium

|location = Rush Green

|attendance = 962

|referee = Paul Howard

}}

{{football box collapsible

|result = W

|round = 9

|date = Sun 18 Nov 2018

|time = 14:00 GMT

|team1 = Chelsea

|score = 5–0

|report = [https://us.women.soccerway.com/matches/2018/11/18/england/wsl/chelsea-lfc/yeovil-town-lfc/2872969/ Report]

|team2 = Yeovil Town

|goals1 = Bright {{goal|20}}
Ji {{goal|27}}
Cuthbert {{goal|42}}
Bachmann {{goal|45}}
Carney {{yel|76}}
England {{goal|79}}

|goals2 = Cousins {{sent off|0|40}}

|stadium = Kingsmeadow

|location = Kingston upon Thames

|attendance = 1,484

|referee = Kirsty Dowle

}}

{{football box collapsible

|result = W

|round = 10

|date = Sun 2 Dec 2018

|time = 14:00 GMT

|team1 = Chelsea

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://us.women.soccerway.com/matches/2018/12/02/england/wsl/chelsea-lfc/reading-wfc/2872978/ Report]

|team2 = Reading

|goals1 = Ji {{goal|49}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kingsmeadow

|location = Kingston upon Thames

|attendance = 1,741

|referee = Lucy Oliver

}}

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|result = W

|round = 11

|date = Sun 9 Dec 2018

|time = 14:30 GMT

|team1 = Brighton & Hove Albion

|score = 0–4

|report = [https://us.women.soccerway.com/matches/2018/12/09/england/wsl/brighton--hove-albion/chelsea-lfc/2872981/ Report]

|team2 = Chelsea

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Broadfield Stadium

|location = Crawley

|attendance = 733

|referee = David Rick

}}

{{football box collapsible

|result = W

|round = 12

|date = Sun 6 Jan 2019

|time = 14:00 BST

|team1 = Chelsea

|score = 3–0

|report = [https://us.women.soccerway.com/matches/2019/01/06/england/wsl/chelsea-lfc/everton-lfc/2872988/ Report]

|team2 = Everton

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kingsmeadow

|location = Kingston upon Thames

|attendance = 3,221

|referee = Lee Brennan

}}

{{football box collapsible

|result = W

|round = 13

|date = Sun 13 Jan 2019

|time = 12:30 BST

|team1 = Arsenal

|score = 1–2

|report = [https://us.women.soccerway.com/matches/2019/01/13/england/wsl/arsenal-lfc/chelsea-lfc/2872991/ Report]

|team2 = Chelsea

|goals1 = Miedema {{goal|80}}

|goals2 = Cuthbert {{goal|26||63}}
Carney {{yel|38}}
Ingle {{yel|80}}

|stadium = Meadow Park

|location = Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

|attendance = 3,019

|referee = Rebecca Welch

}}

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|result = L

|round = 14

|date = Sun 27 Jan 2019

|time = 14:00 BST

|team1 = Chelsea

|score = 2–3

|report = [https://us.women.soccerway.com/matches/2019/01/27/england/wsl/chelsea-lfc/birmingham-city-lfc/2872997/ Report]

|team2 = Birmingham City

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kingsmeadow

|location = Kingston upon Thames

|attendance = 2,053

|referee = Helen Conley

}}

{{football box collapsible

|result = D

|round = 15

|date = Sun 10 Feb 2019

|time = 14:00 BST

|team1 = Manchester City

|score = 2–2

|report = [https://us.women.soccerway.com/matches/2019/02/10/england/wsl/manchester-city-lfc/chelsea-lfc/2873004/ Report]

|team2 = Chelsea

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Academy Stadium

|location = Manchester

|attendance = 3,078

|referee = Matthew Dicicco

}}

{{football box collapsible

|result = W

|round = 16

|date = Wed 20 Feb 2019

|time = 19:30 BST

|team1 = Chelsea

|score = 6–0

|report = [https://us.women.soccerway.com/matches/2019/02/20/england/wsl/chelsea-lfc/bristol-academy-wfc/2873008/ Report]

|team2 = Bristol City

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kingsmeadow

|location = Kingston upon Thames

|attendance = 1,821

|referee = Tom Bishop

}}

{{football box collapsible

|result = W

|round = 17

|date = Thur 14 Mar 2019

|time = 20:00 BST

|team1 = Liverpool

|score = 0–4

|report = [https://us.women.soccerway.com/matches/2019/03/13/england/wsl/liverpool-lfc/chelsea-lfc/2873012/ Report]

|team2 = Chelsea

|goals1 = L. Little {{yel|39}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Prenton Park

|location = Birkenhead

|attendance = 237

|referee = Joe Hull

}}

{{football box collapsible

|result = D

|round = 18

|date = Sun 31 Mar 2019

|time = 14:00 BST

|team1 = Chelsea

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://us.women.soccerway.com/matches/2019/03/31/england/wsl/chelsea-lfc/west-ham-united-lfc/2873018/ Report]

|team2 = West Ham United

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kingsmeadow

|location = Kingston upon Thames

|attendance = 2,854

|referee = Stacey Pearson

}}

{{football box collapsible

|result = W

|round = 19

|date = Wed 7 May 2019

|time = 15:00 BST

|team1 = Yeovil Town

|score = 0–8

|report = [https://us.women.soccerway.com/matches/2019/05/07/england/wsl/yeovil-town-lfc/chelsea-lfc/2873025/ Report]

|team2 = Chelsea

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = The Avenue Stadium

|location = Dorchester

|attendance = 843

|referee = Gary Parsons

}}

{{football box collapsible

|result = W

|round = 20

|date = Sun 12 May 2019

|time = 14:00 BST

|team1 = Reading

|score = 2–3

|report = [https://us.women.soccerway.com/matches/2019/05/11/england/wsl/reading-wfc/chelsea-lfc/2873033/ Report]

|team2 = Chelsea

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Adams Park

|location = Buckinghamshire

|attendance = 612

|referee = Abigail Bryne

}}

== League table ==

{{:2018–19 FA WSL|showteam=CHE}}

==Results summary==

{{Fb_rs |hw=6 |hd=2 |hl=2 |hgf=21 |hga=9 |aw=6 |ad=4 |al=0 |agf=25 |aga=5 }}

{{Fb rs footer|u=2 December 2018 |s=[http://www.fawsl.com/index.html FA WSL] |date=July 2018}}

==Results by matchday==

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b|header=Matchday

|label1= Result

|res1=D /D/D/W/L/D/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/L/D/W/W/D/W/W

|label2= Position

|res2=5 /5/6/5/5/5/4/4/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3

|color_W=green2|text_W=Win

|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw

|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss

|color_1=1st|color_2=2nd|color_3=3rd|color_18-=red1

|updated=12 May 2019

|source=[http://www.fawsl.com/matches.html FA WSL]

|date=July 2018

}}

= FA Cup =

{{main|2018–19 Women's FA Cup}}

{{football box collapsible

|result = W

|round = Fourth round proper

|date = Sun 3 Feb 2019

|time = 15:00 BST

|team1 = Everton

|score = 0–2

|report = [https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/2/3/women-s-report--everton-0-chelsea-2 Report]

|team2 = Chelsea

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Spence {{goal|66}}
Blundell {{goal|90+2}}

|stadium = The Select Security Stadium

|location = Cheshire

|attendance =

|referee = Dean Watson

}}

{{football box collapsible

|result = W

|round = Fifth round proper

|date = Sun 17 Feb 2019

|time = 14:00 BST

|team1 = Chelsea

|score = 3–0

|report = [https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/2/17/women-s-report--chelsea-v-arsenal- Report]

|team2 = Arsenal

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Mitchell {{yel|69}}

|stadium = Kingsmeadow

|location = Kingston upon Thames

|attendance = 2,232

|referee = Paul Howard

}}

{{football box collapsible

|result = W

|round = Quarter-finals

|date = Sun 17 Mar 2019

|time = 12:00 BST

|team1 = Durham

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/03/17/women-s-report--durham-0-chelsea-1 Report]

|team2 = Chelsea

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Ji {{goal|28}}

|stadium = New Ferens Park

|location = Durham

|attendance = 1,629

|referee = David Richardson

}}

{{football box collapsible

|result = L

|round = Semi-finals

|date = Sun 14 Apr 2019

|time = 15:30 BST

|team1 = Manchester City

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/04/14/women-s-report--manchester-city-1-chelsea-0 Report]

|team2 = Chelsea

|goals1 = Wullaert {{yel|60}}
Stanway {{yel|75}}
Eriksson {{goal|90+2|o.g}}

|goals2 = Ingle {{yel|17}}

|stadium = Academy Stadium

|location = Manchester

|attendance =

|referee = Rebecca Welch

}}

= WSL Cup =

{{main|2018–19 FA Women's League Cup}}

Group 1 South

{{football box collapsible

|result = W

|round = 1

|id = |date = Sun 19 Aug 2018

|time = 14:00 BST

|team1 = Chelsea

|score = 3–1

|report = [https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/8/19/women-s-report--chelsea-v-brighton Report]

|team2 = Brighton & Hove Albion

|goals1 = Spence {{goal|45}}
Kirby {{goal|68}}
England {{goal|87}}

|goals2 = Whelan {{yel|59}} {{goal|77}}

|stadium = Kingsmeadow

|location = Kingston upon Thames

|attendance = 1,095

|referee = Jack Packman

}}

{{football box collapsible

|result = W

|round = 2

|id = |date = Sun 26 Aug 2018

|time = 14:00 BST

|team1 = London Bees

|score = 1–6

|report = [https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/8/19/women-s-report--chelsea-v-brighton Report]

|team2 = Chelsea

|goals1 = Pickett {{goal|44}}

|goals2 = Bachmann {{goal|7||45}}
Spence {{goal|9||36}}
Kirby {{goal|79}}
England {{goal|81}}

|stadium = The Hive Stadium

|location = Canons Park

|attendance = 374

|referee = Neil Morrison

}}

{{football box collapsible

|result = W

|round = 3

|id = |date = Sun 16 Sept 2018

|time = 14:00 BST

|team1 = Crystal Palace

|score = 0–4

|report = [https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/9/16/women-s-report--crystal-palace-v-chelsea Report]

|team2 = Chelsea

|goals1 = Nuttall {{yel|31}}
Nash {{yel|68}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = The H2T Group Stadium

|location = London

|attendance = 476

|referee = David Spain

}}

{{football box collapsible

|result = W

|round = 4

|id = |date = Wed 5 Dec 2018

|time = 19:30 GMT

|team1 = Chelsea

|score = 7–0

|team2 = Yeovil Town

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kingsmeadow

|location = Kingston upon Thames

|attendance = 916

|referee = Lisa Benn

}}

{{football box collapsible

|result = W

|round = 5

|id = |date = Wed 12 Dec 2018

|time = 19:30 GMT

|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|score = 0–5

|report = [https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/12/12/women-s-report--tottenham-0-chelsea-5 Report]

|team2 = Chelsea

|goals1 = Naz {{yel|69}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Cheshunt Stadium

|location = Cheshunt

|attendance = 358

|referee = Abigail Marriott

}}

{{:2018–19 FA Women's League Cup|transcludesection=Group One South|show_matches=no|showteam=CHE}}

== Knockout rounds ==

{{football box collapsible

|result = W

|round = Quarter-finals

|date = Wed 9 Jan 2019

|time = 19:30 GMT

|team1 = Chelsea

|score = 4–0

|report = [https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/1/9/women-s-report--chelsea-4-reading-0 Report]

|team2 = Reading

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kingsmeadow

|location = Kingston upon Thames

|attendance = 973

|referee = Abigail Marriott

}}

{{football box collapsible

|result = L

|round = Semi-finals

|date = Wed 6 Feb 2019

|time = 19:30 GMT

|team1 = Chelsea

|score = 0–2

|report = [https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/2/6/women-s-report--chelsea-0-manchester-city-2 Report]

|team2 = Manchester City

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Parris {{goal|49||81}}

|stadium = Kingsmeadow

|location = Kingston upon Thames

|attendance = 1,358

|referee = David Rock

}}

= Champions League =

{{main|2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League}}

==Round of 32==

{{main|2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase}}

{{Football box

|id = R32 7.1

|date = {{Start date|2018|9|12|df=y}}

|time = 15:00 BST

|team1 = SFK 2000 {{flagicon|BIH}}

|score = 0–5

|team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo

|attendance = 2,200

|referee = Frida Nielsen (Denmark)

|report = [https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2025459--sfk-2000-vs-chelsea/ Report]

}}

{{Football box

|id = R32 7.2

|date = {{Start date|2018|9|26|df=y}}

|time = 19:30 BST

|team1 = Chelsea {{flagicon|ENG}}

|score = 6–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|BIH}} SFK 2000

|goals1 = Spence {{goal|4}}
Kirby {{goal|31||77}}
Mjelde {{goal|50}}
Blundell {{goal|86}}
Cuthbert {{goal|90}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames

|attendance = 667

|referee = Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland)

|report = [https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2025475--chelsea-vs-sfk-2000/ Report]

}}

Chelsea won 11–0 on aggregate.

==Round of 16==

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|id = R16 6.1

|date = {{Start date|2018|10|17|df=y}}

|time = 19:35 BST

|team1 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Fiorentina

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames

|attendance = 804

|referee = Stéphanie Frappart (France)

|report = [https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2025644--chelsea-vs-fiorentina/ Report]

}}

{{Football box

|id = R16 6.2

|date = {{Start date|2018|10|31|df=y}}

|time = 18:30 BST

|team1 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Fiorentina

|score = 0–6

|team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence

|attendance = 3,015

|referee = Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

|report = [https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2025652--fiorentina-vs-chelsea/ Report]

}}

Chelsea won 7–0 on aggregate.

==Quarter-finals==

{{Football box

|id = QF 4.1

|date = {{Start date|2019|3|21|df=y}}

|time = 19:05 BST

|team1 = Chelsea {{flagicon|ENG}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames

|attendance = 2,616

|referee = Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

|report = [https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2025742--chelsea-vs-paris/ Report]

}}

{{Football box

|id = QF 4.2

|date = {{Start date|2019|3|27|df=y}}

|time = 18:00 BST

|team1 = Paris Saint-Germain {{flagicon|FRA}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

|attendance = 13,220

|referee = Sandra Bastos (Portugal)

|report = [https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2025746--paris-vs-chelsea/ Report]

}}

Chelsea won 3–2 on aggregate.

==Semi-finals==

{{Football box

|id = SF 1.1

|date = {{Start date|2019|4|21|df=y}}

|time = 16:00 BST

|team1 = Lyon {{flagicon|FRA}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

|attendance = 22,911

|referee = Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

|report = [https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2025747--lyon-vs-chelsea/ Report]

}}

{{Football box

|id = SF 1.2

|date = {{Start date|2019|4|28|df=y}}

|time = 14:00 BST

|team1 = Chelsea {{flagicon|ENG}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Lyon

|goals1 =

  • Ji {{goal|34}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames

|attendance = 4,670

|referee = Sara Persson (Sweden)

|report = [https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2025749--chelsea-vs-lyon/ Report]

}}

Lyon won 3–2 on aggregate.

References

{{Reflist}}

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