2012 Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. season
| 2012 season | |
|---|---|
| Vice Chair |  Alan Smart |
| Manager |  John Buckley |
| Stadium | Keepmoat Stadium |
| FA WSL | 7th |
| FA Women's Cup | Quarter final |
| FA WSL Continental Cup | Group stage |
| Top goalscorer | League: Five players (2) All: Leandra Little (3) |
The 2012 season was Doncaster Rovers Belles's second season in the FA WSL, and their 21st consecutive season in the top-flight of English women's football.
Pre-season and friendlies[edit]
The squad re–assembled in January 2012 for fitness testing and training.[1] Bad weather disrupted preparations prior to a 5–0 friendly win over FA Women's Premier League Northern Division club Manchester City on 19 February.[2]
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 February 2012 | Manchester City | H | 5–0 | Julie-Ann Russell, Aine O'Gorman, Sue Smith, Millie Bright, Lillie Fenlon-Billson | |
| 22 April 2012 | Nottingham Forest | A | 4–0 | Jessica Sigsworth (2), Leandra Little, Katie Holtham | |
| 8 May 2012 | Sheffield FC | A | 4–3 | Jessica Sigsworth (2), Leandra Little, Beth England | |
| 29 July 2012 | Sunderland | A | 3–1 | Millie Bright (2), Aine O'Gorman | |
| 2 August 2012 | ECNL | H | 2–2 | Millie Bright, Aine O'Gorman (pen.) | |
| 5 August 2012 | Rotherham United | H | 9–0 | Aine O'Gorman (2), Millie Bright (4), Jessica Sigsworth (3) | |
| 9 August 2012 | Sheffield FC | A | 1–2 | Jessica Sigsworth |
FA WSL[edit]
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2012 | Chelsea | A | 1–3 | Alyssa Lagonia 24' | |
| 6 May 2012 | Birmingham City | A | 0–4 | 489 | |
| 19 May 2012 | Bristol Academy | A | 2–3 | Kasia Lipka 61', Bethany England 90' | 282 |
| 30 May 2012 | Lincoln Ladies | A | 2–1 | Millie Bright 31', Katie Holtham 32' | 274 |
| 23 June 2012 | Liverpool | H | 0–2 | 599 | |
| 15 August 2012 | Everton | H | 1–2 | Victoria Williams 82' | 289 |
| 18 August 2012 | Chelsea | H | 0–1 | ||
| 25 August 2012 | Arsenal | H | 0–4 | 376 | |
| 30 August 2012 | Lincoln Ladies | H | 2–1 | Alyssa Lagonia 20', Millie Bright 66' | 204 |
| 2 September 2012 | Everton | A | 1–1 | Leandra Little 13' | |
| 8 September 2012 | Bristol Academy | H | 1–1 | Jessica Sigsworth 68' | 523 |
| 23 September 2012 | Birmingham City | H | 0–2 | 464 | |
| 30 September 2012 | Arsenal | A | 2–3 | Aine O'Gorman 20', Leandra Little 88' | 712 |
| 7 October 2012 | Liverpool | A | 2–0 | Bethany England 27', Aine O'Gorman 90' |
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chelsea | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 17 |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 11 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 35 | −20 | 5 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Results summary[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
FA Women's Cup[edit]
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 March 2012 | Barnet | A | 2–1 | Sue Smith 9', Leandra Little 119' | |
| 25 March 2012 | Chelsea | H | 0–2 | 538 |
FA WSL Continental Cup[edit]
In the new format of the competition, Doncaster were named in group A alongside Birmingham City, Bristol Academy and Everton. On matchday two the Belles were eliminated following a 1–0 defeat at Everton. Michelle Hinnigan scored the winning goal on 72 minutes after an error by Mary Earps, but John Buckley defended his goalkeeper who had made several saves to keep the team in the match. Buckley also praised 16-year-old Lucy Sowerby who started her first game for the Belles at left-back.[3]
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 March 2012 | Bristol Academy | H | 0 – 1 | ||
| 13 May 2012 | Everton | A | 0 – 1 | 277 | |
| 10 June 2012 | Birmingham City | A | 0 – 2 | 464 |
Squad statistics[edit]
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | 
|
| |||
| 1 | GK | Mary Earps
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Lyndsey Cunningham
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Lucy Sowerby
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Leandra Little
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | FW | Jessica Sigsworth
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Katie Holtham
|
5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Becky Hall
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Sue Smith
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  Aine O'Gorman
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW |  Alyssa Lagonia
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Julie-Ann Russell
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Kasia Lipka
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF |  Tanya Oxtoby
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Shelby Hills
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Lillie Fenlon-Billson
|
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Naomi Chadwick
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Bethany England
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Nicola Emery
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Millie Bright
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Tania Pedron
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Jasmine Elliott
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 23 June 2012.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ O'Gorman, Aine (11 February 2012). "Back across the water…. #1 _ Aine O'Gorman's Column". Interview LOI. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ↑ "Belles Too Strong For City". Doncaster Rovers Belles. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Hossack, Steve (15 May 2012). "Doncaster Belles pipped in Continental Cup". South Yorkshire Times. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ↑ "The Team". DoncasterRoversBelles.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2012. Unknown parameter
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