2019–20 Birmingham City W.F.C. season

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Birmingham City
2019–20 season
ChairmanEdward Cheng
Head CoachMarta Tejedor
(until 3 March)[1]
Charlie Baxter
(interim, from 3 March)
StadiumDamson Park, Solihull
FA WSL11th
FA CupSemi-final
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Abbi Grant (2)
All: Lucy Staniforth (5)
Highest home attendance1,197
(vs. Manchester City, 19 January)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 304
(vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 4 December)
Average home league attendance875 as of 23 February 2020

The 2019–20 Birmingham City W.F.C. season was the club's 52nd season in existence and their ninth in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid, having been founding members of the league in 2011. Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

On 13 March 2020, in line with the FA's response to the coronavirus pandemic, it was announced the season was temporarily suspended until at least 3 April 2020.[2][3] After further postponements, the season was ultimately ended prematurely on 25 May 2020 with immediate effect.[4] Birmingham sat in 11th at the time and retained their position on sporting merit after The FA Board's decision to award places on a points-per-game basis.[5][6]

Squad[edit]

As of 10 January 2020.[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Hannah Hampton
2 MF England ENG Sarah Mayling
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Harriet Scott
6 DF England ENG Kerys Harrop (captain)
7 MF Scotland SCO Chloe Arthur
8 FW England ENG Rachel Williams
10 MF United States USA Brianna Visalli
11 FW Scotland SCO Abbi Grant
13 GK England ENG Alexandra Brooks
14 FW England ENG Emma Kelly
15 DF United States USA Adrienne Jordan
16 DF England ENG Georgia Brougham (on loan from Everton)
17 MF England ENG Heidi Logan
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF England ENG Connie Scofield
19 FW England ENG Lucy Whipp
20 FW England ENG Claudia Walker
21 GK England ENG Imogen Maguire
22 MF England ENG Missy Goodwin
23 MF England ENG Freya Gregory
24 MF England ENG Olivia Rabjohn
25 MF Northern Ireland NIR Rebecca Holloway
26 DF England ENG Lily Simkin
27 MF England ENG Abbey Jones
28 MF England ENG Laura Brown
37 MF England ENG Lucy Staniforth

FA Women's Super League[edit]

Main article: 2019–20 FA WSL

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
13 2 1 10 5 23  −18 7 1 1 4 3 11  −8 1 0 6 2 12  −10

Last updated: 23 February 2020.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAAHAHHAAAHAHAHAHAHHAH
ResultLLLWLLDWLLLLLCCCCCCCCC
Position91012910111091010101011
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[edit]

8 September 2019 1 Birmingham City 0–1 Everton Solihull
14:00
Report
Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 873
Referee: Elliott Swallow
15 September 2019 2 West Ham United 1–0 Birmingham City Romford
15:00
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 1,297
Referee: Paul Howard
29 September 2019 Birmingham City P–P Reading Solihull
14:00 Stadium: Damson Park
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch
12 October 2019 3 Manchester City 3–0 Birmingham City Manchester
14:00
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,834
Referee: Helen Conley
27 October 2019 4 Birmingham City 2–0 Liverpool Solihull
14:00
Report Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 1,056
Referee: Lisa Benn
17 November 2019 5 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Birmingham City Falmer
14:00
Report Stadium: Amex Stadium
Attendance: 4,130
Referee: Helen Conley
24 November 2019 6 Birmingham City 0–6 Chelsea Solihull
14:45 Report
Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 1,159
Referee: Stacey Pearson
4 December 2019 7 Birmingham City 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Solihull
19:45
Report
Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 304
Referee: Jane Simms
8 December 2019 8 Bristol City 0–2 Birmingham City Filton
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 404
Referee: Sam Allison
15 December 2019 Birmingham City P–P Manchester United Solihull
14:00 Stadium: Damson Park
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch
5 January 2020 9 Arsenal 2–0 Birmingham City Borehamwood
14:00
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 2,106
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
12 January 2020 10 Reading 1–0 Birmingham City High Wycombe
14:00
Report Williams Yellow card 72' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 733
Referee: Thomas Bisham
19 January 2020 11 Birmingham City 0–2 Manchester City Solihull
14:00 Report
Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 1,197
Referee: Helen Conley
2 February 2020 Liverpool P–P Birmingham City Birkenhead
12:00 Stadium: Prenton Park
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch
9 February 2020 Birmingham City P–P Brighton & Hove Albion Solihull
14:00 Stadium: Damson Park
Note: All WSL games postponed due to adverse weather conditions[8]
12 February 2020 12 Chelsea 2–0 Birmingham City Kingston upon Thames
19:00
Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 1,928
Referee: Robert Whitton
23 February 2020 13 Birmingham City 0–1 Bristol City Solihull
14:00 Report
Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 659
Referee: Stacey Pearson
22 March 2020 14 Tottenham Hotspur Cancelled Birmingham City Canons Park
14:00 Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
25 March 2020 15 Birmingham City Cancelled Manchester United Solihull
19:30 Stadium: Damson Park
Note: Rescheduled from 15 December 2019.[9] Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
29 March 2020 16 Everton Cancelled Birmingham City Liverpool
12:30 Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
5 April 2020 17 Birmingham City Cancelled West Ham United Solihull
14:00 Stadium: Damson Park
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
22 April 2020 21 Liverpool Cancelled Birmingham City
Note: Rescheduled from 2 February 2020. Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
26 April 2020 18 Birmingham City Cancelled Arsenal Solihull
14:00 Stadium: Damson Park
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
6 May 2020 19 Birmingham City Cancelled Reading Solihull
19:30 Stadium: Damson Park
Note: Rescheduled from 29 September 2019. Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
16 May 2020 20 Manchester United Cancelled Birmingham City Leigh
15:00 Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
22 Birmingham City Cancelled Brighton & Hove Albion Solihull
Stadium: Damson Park
Note: Rescheduled from 9 February 2020. Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
8 West Ham United 14 5 1 8 19 34 −15 16 1.14
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 16 3 4 9 11 30 −19 13 0.81
10 Bristol City 14 2 3 9 9 38 −29 9 0.64
11 Birmingham City 13 2 1 10 5 23 −18 7 0.54
12 Liverpool (R) 14 1 3 10 8 20 −12 6 0.43 Relegation to the Championship
Source: FA WSL, BBC
Rules for classification: Initially: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored. After abandonment of season: 1) Points per game
(R) Relegated

Women's FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2019–20 Women's FA Cup

As a member of the top two tiers, Birmingham entered the FA Cup in the fourth round. The round was played on 26 January 2020 with Birmingham beating Championship side Sheffield United.[10] Former Sunderland player Lucy Staniforth scored the only goal against the third-tier team before being sent off against her old club in a fifth round victory, setting up an all-WSL tie against Brighton & Hove Albion in the quarter-finals.[11] However, the match was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic before the season was ultimately curtailed. On 24 July 2020 it was announced the 2019–20 FA Cup would resume play during the 2020–21 season starting with the quarter-final ties rescheduled for the weekend of 26/27 September 2020.[12]

26 January 2020 Fourth round Sheffield United 0–3 Birmingham City Chesterfield
Report
Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 335
Referee: Adam Williamson
16 February 2020 Fifth round Sunderland 0–1 Birmingham City Hetton-le-Hole
 Report
Stadium: Eppleton CW
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
15 March 2020 Quarter-final Brighton & Hove Albion P–P Birmingham City Crawley
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Note: Postponed due to coronavirus pandemic
27 September 2020 Quarter-final Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Birmingham City Crawley
14:00
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Rebecca Welch
Penalties
Note: Rescheduled from 15 March 2020
30 September 2020 Semi-final Birmingham City 0–3 Everton Solihull
19:15
Report
Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Amy Fearns

FA Women's League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2019–20 FA Women's League Cup

Group stage[edit]

22 September 2019 Group stage Birmingham City 1–0 Everton Solihull
14:00
Report
Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 511
Referee: Lucy Oliver
20 October 2019 Group stage Leicester City 1–5 Birmingham City Quorn
14:00
Report
Stadium: Farley Way Stadium
Attendance: 368
Referee: Scott Simpson
3 November 2019 Group stage Manchester City 2–1 Birmingham City Manchester
14:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,178
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
11 December 2019 Group stage Birmingham City 1–3 Manchester United Solihull
19:30
Report
Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 442
Referee: Helen Conley

Pos Team
 Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MNU MCI BIR EVE LEI
1 Manchester United 4 4 0 0 0 19 2 +17 12 Advance to knock-out stage — 2–0 — — 11–1
2 Manchester City 4 3 0 0 1 11 4 +7 9 — — 2–1 — 5–0
3 Birmingham City 4 2 0 0 2 8 6 +2 6 1–3 — — 1–0 —
4 Everton 4 1 0 0 3 5 8 −3 3 0–3 1–4 — — —
5 Leicester City 4 0 0 0 4 2 25 −23 0 — — 1–5 0–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2019. Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances[edit]

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No. Pos Nat Player Total FA WSL FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Hannah Hampton 18 0 13 0 3 0 2 0
2 MF England ENG Sarah Mayling 16 1 8+1 0 3+1 1 3 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Harriet Scott 19 2 9+2 0 4 2 4 0
6 DF England ENG Kerys Harrop 11 1 6+1 1 2 0 2 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Chloe Arthur 17 0 12 0 1 0 3+1 0
8 FW England ENG Rachel Williams 16 4 9+1 0 1+1 0 3+1 4
10 MF United States USA Brianna Visalli 13 0 8+1 0 2 0 1+1 0
11 FW Scotland SCO Abbi Grant 21 3 13 2 2+2 0 4 1
13 GK England ENG Alexandra Brooks 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
14 FW England ENG Emma Kelly 6 0 1+2 0 3 0 0 0
15 DF United States USA Adrienne Jordan 18 1 13 0 1 0 4 1
16 DF England ENG Georgia Brougham 5 0 2 0 2+1 0 0 0
17 MF England ENG Heidi Logan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF England ENG Connie Scofield 14 0 3+6 0 1+1 0 1+2 0
19 MF England ENG Lucy Whipp 21 1 11+2 1 3+1 0 3+1 0
20 FW England ENG Claudia Walker 21 0 10+3 0 3+1 0 2+2 0
21 GK England ENG Imogen Maguire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF England ENG Missy Goodwin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF England ENG Freya Gregory 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
24 MF England ENG Olivia Rabjohn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Northern Ireland NIR Rebecca Holloway 18 0 11 0 3 0 4 0
26 DF England ENG Lily Simkin 6 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF England ENG Abbey Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF England ENG Laura Brown 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
29 MF England ENG Ella Powell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
37 MF England ENG Lucy Staniforth 15 5 10 1 2 2 3 2
Joined during 2020–21 season but competed in the postponed 2019–20 FA Cup:
4 DF Scotland SCO Rachel Corsie 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
8 MF England ENG Mollie Green 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0
10 MF Scotland SCO Christie Murray 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
20 DF Scotland SCO Jamie-Lee Napier 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 DF England ENG Gemma Lawley 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Goalscorers[edit]

Rank No. Pos. Name FA WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
1 37 MF England Lucy Staniforth 1 2 2 5
2 8 FW England Rachel Williams 0 0 4 4
3 11 FW Scotland Abbi Grant 2 0 1 3
4 3 DF Republic of Ireland Harriet Scott 0 2 0 2
5 2 MF England Sarah Mayling 0 1 0 1
6 DF England Kerys Harrop 1 0 0
8 MF England Mollie Green[a] 0 1 0
15 DF United States Adrienne Jordan 0 0 1
19 FW England Lucy Whipp 1 0 0
Total 5 6 8 19
  1. ^ Joined during 2020–21 season but scored in the postponed 2019–20 FA Cup

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
3 June 2019 FW England Claudia Walker England Everton [13]
2 July 2019 FW Scotland Abbi Grant Belgium Anderlecht [14]
18 July 2019 MF United States Brianna Visalli England West Ham United [15]
24 July 2019 MF Northern Ireland Rebecca Holloway United States Cumberland Phoenix [16]
2 August 2019 FW England Lucy Whipp United States St. John's Red Storm [17]
7 August 2019 DF United States Adrienne Jordan Italy Atalanta [18]
3 January 2020 FW England Emma Kelly Iceland ÍBV [19]

Loans in[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
10 January 2020 DF England Georgia Brougham England Everton End of season [20]

Transfers out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
16 May 2019 FW England Ellen White England Manchester City [21]
28 May 2019 DF England Meaghan Sargeant England Bristol City [22]
FW England Charlie Wellings England Bristol City [23]
5 June 2019 DF Wales Hayley Ladd England Manchester United [24]
4 July 2019 DF Germany Marisa Ewers England Aston Villa [25]
5 July 2019 FW England Lucy Quinn England Tottenham Hotspur [26]
8 July 2019 MF England Sophie Bramford England Wolverhampton Wanderers [27]
9 July 2019 DF England Aoife Mannion England Manchester City [28]
19 July 2019 FW England Shania Hayles England Aston Villa [29]
DF England Paige Williams Retired [29][30]
1 August 2019 MF England Emma Follis England Aston Villa [31]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ Association, The Football. "Decision made to postpone professional football until Friday 3 April at the earliest". www.thefa.com.
  3. ^ Flood, George (13 March 2020). "Women's Super League and Championship suspended due to coronavirus". Evening Standard.
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  5. ^ "Chelsea named Women's Super League champions, Liverpool relegated". BBC Sport. 5 June 2020.
  6. ^ Association, The Football. "Chelsea Women awarded Barclays FA WSL title and Aston Villa win Women's Championship". www.thefa.com.
  7. ^ "Women's Team". Birmingham City Football Club. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Storm Ciara forces postponements". BBC.
  9. ^ "Manchester United match rescheduled". Birmingham City Football Club. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  10. ^ Association, The Football. "Women's FA Cup dates". www.thefa.com.
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  12. ^ "Women's FA Cup: Wembley final on 31 October as resumption gets go-ahead". BBC Sport. 24 July 2020.
  13. ^ "CLAUDIA WALKER SIGNS PERMANENT CONTRACT". Birmingham City. 3 June 2019. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Abbi Grant signs for Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
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  29. ^ a b "Paige Williams and Shania Hayles". Birmingham City Football Club. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  30. ^ "Paige Williams: Serie A winner swaps WSL for career as firefighter". BBC Sport. 4 May 2020.
  31. ^ "Emma Follis moves on". Birmingham City Football Club. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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