2019–20 Bristol City W.F.C. season

The 2019–20 Bristol City W.F.C. season was the club's fourth season under the Bristol City affiliation and the organisation's 21st overall season in existence. It was their third consecutive full season in the FA Women's Super League following promotion to the 2017 Spring Season. Along with competing in the WSL, the club also competed in two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Bristol City
2019–20 season
ChairmanSimon Arnold
Head CoachTanya Oxtoby
StadiumStoke Gifford Stadium, Filton
FA WSL10th
FA CupFifth round
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Ebony Salmon (5)
All: Ebony Salmon (8)
Highest home attendance3,041
(vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 7 September)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 404
(vs. Birmingham City, 8 December)
All: 317
(vs. London City Lionesses, 3 November, League Cup)
Average home league attendance1,215 as of 19 January 2020

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.[1][2] After further postponements, the season was ultimately ended prematurely on 25 May 2020 with immediate effect.[3] Bristol City sat in 10th 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.[4][5]

Squad
As of 30 January 2020.[6]

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 Sophie Baggaley
2 DF Wales WAL Loren Dykes (captain)
3 DF Wales WAL Gemma Evans
4 DF England ENG Jasmine Matthews
5 DF Scotland SCO Frankie Brown
6 MF Australia AUS Chloe Logarzo
7 DF England ENG Poppy Pattinson
8 MF England ENG Carla Humphrey
9 FW England ENG Ebony Salmon
10 FW Belgium BEL Yana Daniëls
11 FW England ENG Charlie Wellings
12 DF England ENG Florence Allen
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK Scotland SCO Eartha Cumings
14 FW South Korea KOR Jeon Ga-eul
15 MF Wales WAL Megan Wynne (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
16 DF England ENG Meaghan Sargeant
18 DF England ENG Maisy Collis
19 MF England ENG Katie Robinson
20 MF England ENG Georgia Wilson
21 FW Scotland SCO Abi Harrison
25 MF New Zealand NZL Olivia Chance
26 DF England ENG Faye Bryson
27 FW England ENG Jessica Wooley

FA Women's Super League
Main article: 2019–20 FA WSL

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 2 3 9 9 38  −29 9 0 1 5 1 14  −13 2 2 4 8 24  −16

Last updated: 23 February 2020.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHHHHAA
ResultDLLDLDLLLWLLLWCCCCCCCC
Position79101010111011111111121210
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results
7 September 2019 1 Bristol City 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol
15:00 Daniëls Yellow card 40' Report Skovsen Yellow card 86' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 3,041
Referee: Abigail Bryne
15 September 2019 2 Everton 2–0 Bristol City Southport
12:30
  • George Yellow card 14'
  • Kelly 44', 45+1'
  • Clémaron Yellow card 72'
 Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 441
Referee: Amy Fearn
29 September 2019 3 Bristol City 0–4 Chelsea Filton
14:30
Report
Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 986
Referee: Lisa Benn
13 October 2019 4 Liverpool 1–1 Bristol City Birkenhead
12:00
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 924
Referee: Martin Woods
27 October 2019 5 Bristol City 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Filton
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 639
Referee: Daniel Lamport
17 November 2019 6 Reading 3–3 Bristol City Reading
14:00
Report
Stadium: Madjeski Stadium
Attendance: 1,420
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
24 November 2019 7 Bristol City 0–5 Manchester City Filton
12:30 Report
Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 1,212
Referee: Lucy Oliver
1 December 2019 8 Arsenal 11–1 Bristol City Borehamwood
12:30
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Helen Conley
Note: New FA WSL record scoreline
8 December 2019 9 Bristol City 0–2 Birmingham City Filton
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 404
Referee: Sam Allison
15 December 2019 Bristol City P–P West Ham United Filton
15:00 Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch
5 January 2020 10 Manchester United 0–1 Bristol City Leigh
12:00
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 2,021
Referee: Lucy Oliver
12 January 2020 11 Chelsea 6–1 Bristol City Kingston upon Thames
14:00
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 2,866
Referee: Emily Heaslip
19 January 2020 12 Bristol City 0–1 Liverpool Filton
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 1,007
Referee: Savvas Yianni
2 February 2020 Tottenham Hotspur P–P Bristol City Canons Park
14:00 Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch
9 February 2020 Bristol City P–P Reading Filton
15:00 Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Note: All WSL games postponed due to adverse weather conditions[7]
12 February 2020 13 Manchester City 1–0 Bristol City Manchester
19:00
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 858
Referee: Lucy Oliver
23 February 2020 14 Birmingham City 0–1 Bristol City Solihull
14:00 Report
Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 659
Referee: Stacey Pearson
22 March 2020 15 Bristol City Cancelled Arsenal Filton
15:00 Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
29 March 2020 16 Brighton & Hove Albion Cancelled Bristol City Crawley
14:00 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
5 April 2020 17 Bristol City Cancelled Everton Filton
15:00 Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
25 April 2020 18 Bristol City Cancelled Manchester United Bristol
13:00 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
3 May 2020 19 Bristol City Cancelled West Ham United Filton
15:00 Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Note: Rescheduled from 15 December 2019. Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
10 May 2020 20 Bristol City Cancelled Reading Filton
15:00 Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Note: Rescheduled from 9 February 2020. Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
16 May 2020 21 West Ham United Cancelled Bristol City Romford
15:00 Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
22 Tottenham Hotspur Cancelled Bristol City Canons Park
Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Note: Rescheduled from 2 February 2020. Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

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

As a member of the top two tiers, Bristol City entered the FA Cup in the fourth round, beating Championship side Durham in extra-time to progress to the next round.[8] They were drawn against fellow WSL side Everton in the fifth round with the game moved to Ashton Gate, the second match of the season to be moved to the men's stadium after the season opener.[9]

26 January 2020 Fourth round Bristol City 1–0 (a.e.t.) Durham Filton
Robinson 103' Report Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
17 February 2020 Fifth round Bristol City 0–5 Everton Bristol
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 1,889

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

Group stage
22 September 2019 Group stage Bristol City 3–0 London Bees Filton
15:00
Report Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 337
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
20 October 2019 Group stage Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Bristol City Crawley
14:00
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
3 November 2019 Group stage Bristol City 1–1
(3–4 p)		 London City Lionesses Filton
15:00
Report
  • Cowan 17'
  • Bennett Yellow card 78'
 Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 317
Referee: Rick Hulme
Penalties
21 November 2019 Group stage Arsenal 7–0 Bristol City Borehamwood
19:30
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 805
Referee: Louise Saunders
11 December 2019 Group stage Charlton Athletic 2–5 Bristol City Bexley
19:45
Report
Stadium: The Oakwood
Attendance: 114

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS BHA BRI LON CHA LCL
1 Arsenal 5 4 0 1 0 25 0 +25 13 Advance to Knock-out stage — — 7–0 9–0 4–0 —
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 5 3 1 0 1 13 4 +9 11 0–0 — 1–2 — — —
3 Bristol City 5 3 0 1 1 11 11 0 10 — — — 3–0 — 1–1
4 London Bees 5 1 1 0 3 3 17 −14 5 — 0–5 — — 0–0 —
5 Charlton Athletic 5 1 0 1 3 3 12 −9 4 — 0–3 2–5 — — 1–0
6 London City Lionesses 5 0 1 0 4 3 14 −11 2 0–5 2–4 — 0–3 — —
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

Appearances

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

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFA WSLFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK England ENG Sophie Baggaley 2001402040
2 DF Wales WAL Loren Dykes 12010+100010
3 DF Wales WAL Gemma Evans 19011+102050
4 DF England ENG Jasmine Matthews 1701301030
5 DF Scotland SCO Frankie Brown 190130203+10
6 MF Australia AUS Chloe Logarzo 10100000
7 DF England ENG Poppy Pattinson 80602000
8 MF England ENG Carla Humphrey 111800031
9 FW England ENG Ebony Salmon 2187+751+1053
10 FW Belgium BEL Yana Daniëls 19213+12202+10
11 FW England ENG Charlie Wellings 203131203+22
12 DF England ENG Flo Allen 1203+300+104+10
13 GK Scotland SCO Eartha Cumings 10000010
14 FW South Korea KOR Jeon Ga-eul 40202000
15 MF Wales WAL Megan Wynne 500+301+1000
16 DF England ENG Meaghan Sargeant 1601200040
18 MF England ENG Maisy Collis 200+10000+10
19 MF England ENG Katie Robinson 1623+601+113+21
20 MF England ENG Georgia Wilson 1315+30003+21
21 FW Scotland SCO Abi Harrison 935+11001+22
23 FW Wales WAL Elise Hughes 302+100000
25 MF New Zealand NZL Olivia Chance 20010+402040
26 DF England ENG Faye Bryson 502+102000
27 FW England ENG Jessica Wooley 00000000
Players away from the club on loan:
10 FW England ENG Ella Rutherford 00000000
Players who appeared for Bristol City but left during the season:
6 MF Netherlands NED Vita van der Linden 41100031
14 MF Scotland SCO Kirsten Reilly 400+100030
17 MF England ENG Ellie Strippel 00000000

Goalscorers
Rank No. Pos. Name FA WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
1 9 FW England Ebony Salmon 5038
2 11 FW England Charlie Wellings 1023
21 FW Scotland Abi Harrison 102
4 10 FW Belgium Yana Daniëls 2002
19 MF England Katie Robinson 011
6 6 MF Netherlands Vita van der Linden 0011
8 MF England Carla Humphrey 001
20 MF England Georgia Wilson 001
Total 911121

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
28 May 2019 DF England Meaghan Sargeant England Birmingham City [10]
FW England Charlie Wellings England Birmingham City [11]
12 July 2019 FW Belgium Yana Daniëls England Liverpool [12]
DF England Jasmine Matthews England Liverpool [13]
15 July 2019 FW England Ebony Salmon England Manchester United [14]
23 July 2019 MF Netherlands Vita van der Linden Netherlands Ajax [15]
3 September 2019 MF New Zealand Olivia Chance England Everton [16]
13 September 2019 MF Scotland Kirsten Reilly Scotland Hibernian [17]
18 January 2020 DF England Faye Bryson England Everton [18]
FW South Korea Jeon Ga-eul South Korea Hwacheon KSPO
23 January 2020 MF Australia Chloe Logarzo Australia Sydney FC [19]

Loans in
Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
4 January 2020 FW Wales Elise Hughes England Everton 30 January 2020 [20]
18 January 2020 MF Wales Megan Wynne England Tottenham Hotspur End of season [18]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
17 May 2019 MF Belgium Julie Biesmans Netherlands PSV Eindhoven [21][22]
MF Scotland Lucy Graham England Everton [21][23]
DF Netherlands Danique Kerkdijk England Brighton & Hove Albion [21][24]
FW Finland Juliette Kemppi England London City Lionesses [21]
MF England Ali Johnson England Sheffield United [21][25]
5 July 2019 FW England Rosella Ayane England Tottenham Hotspur [26]
FW Republic of Ireland Heather Payne United States Florida State Seminoles [26][27]
6 August 2019 GK Wales Aimee Watson England Oxford United [28]
15 August 2019 MF England Poppy Wilson England London City Lionesses [29]
21 December 2019 MF Scotland Kirsten Reilly Scotland Rangers [30]
12 January 2020 MF England Ellie Strippel England Yeovil Town [31]
24 January 2020 MF Netherlands Vita van der Linden France Stade de Reims [32]

Loans out
Date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
6 September 2019 FW England Ella Rutherford England Crystal Palace 6 January 2020 [33]
6 January 2020 England Leicester City End of season [34]

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