2019–20 Birmingham City W.F.C. season explained

Club:Birmingham City
Season:2019–20
Manager:Marta Tejedor
(until 3 March)[1]
Charlie Baxter
(interim, from 3 March)
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Chairman:Edward Cheng
Stadium:Damson Park, Solihull
League:FA WSL
League Result:11th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Semi-final
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Group stage
League Topscorer:Abbi Grant (2)
Season Topscorer:Lucy Staniforth (5)
Highest Attendance:1,197
(vs. Manchester City, 19 January)
Lowest Attendance:League: 304
(vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 4 December)
Average Attendance: as of 23 February 2020
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Prevseason:2018–19
Nextseason:2020–21

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

[7]

FA Women's Super League

See main article: 2019–20 FA WSL.

League table

Women's FA Cup

See 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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10]

FA Women's League Cup

See main article: 2019–20 FA Women's League Cup.

Group stage

Squad statistics

Appearances

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.|-|colspan="14"|Joined during 2020–21 season but competed in the postponed 2019–20 FA Cup:|}

Goalscorers

NameFA WSLFA CupLeague CupTotal
137MF Lucy Staniforth1225
28FW Rachel Williams0044
311FW Abbi Grant2013
43DF Harriet Scott0202
52MF Sarah Mayling0101
6DF Kerys Harrop100
8MF Mollie Green[11] 010
15DF Adrienne Jordan001
19FW Lucy Whipp100
Total56819

Transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionNationalityNameFromRef.
3 June 2019FWClaudia Walker Everton[12]
2 July 2019FWAbbi Grant Anderlecht[13]
18 July 2019MFBrianna Visalli West Ham United[14]
24 July 2019MFRebecca Holloway Cumberland Phoenix[15]
2 August 2019FWLucy Whipp St. John's Red Storm[16]
7 August 2019DFAdrienne Jordan Atalanta[17]
3 January 2020FWEmma Kelly ÍBV[18]

Transfers out

DatePositionNationalityNameToRef.
16 May 2019FWEllen White Manchester City[20]
28 May 2019DFMeaghan Sargeant Bristol City[21]
FWCharlie Wellings Bristol City[22]
5 June 2019DFHayley Ladd Manchester United[23]
4 July 2019DFMarisa Ewers Aston Villa[24]
5 July 2019FWLucy Quinn Tottenham Hotspur[25]
8 July 2019MFSophie Bramford Wolverhampton Wanderers[26]
9 July 2019DFAoife Mannion Manchester City[27]
19 July 2019FWShania Hayles Aston Villa[28]
DFPaige WilliamsRetired[29]
1 August 2019MFEmma Follis Aston Villa[30]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Club Statement - Marta Tejedor . Birmingham City Football Club . 3 March 2020 . 3 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200303204155/https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2020/club-statement-marta-tejedor/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Association . The Football . Decision made to postpone professional football until Friday 3 April at the earliest . www.thefa.com.
  3. Web site: Flood . George . Women's Super League and Championship suspended due to coronavirus . Evening Standard. 13 March 2020.
  4. Web site: Statement: FA Barclays WSL and Women's Championship season ended . womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
  5. Web site: Chelsea named Women's Super League champions, Liverpool relegated . BBC Sport . en-gb . 5 June 2020.
  6. Web site: Association . The Football . Chelsea Women awarded Barclays FA WSL title and Aston Villa win Women's Championship . www.thefa.com . en.
  7. Web site: Women's Team . Birmingham City Football Club . 15 August 2018 . 15 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180815164427/https://www.bcfc.com/birmingham-city-women/ . dead .
  8. Web site: Women's FA Cup dates. Association. The Football. www.thefa.com. en.
  9. Web site: England and ex-Sunderland ace Lucy Staniforth sent off following altercation with fan after scoring Birmingham winner in FA Cup clash . www.sunderlandecho.com . en.
  10. Web site: Women's FA Cup: Wembley final on 31 October as resumption gets go-ahead . BBC Sport . en-gb . 24 July 2020.
  11. Joined during 2020–21 season but scored in the postponed 2019–20 FA Cup
  12. Web site: CLAUDIA WALKER SIGNS PERMANENT CONTRACT. 3 June 2019. Birmingham City. en. 4 June 2019. 3 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201003032238/https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2019/claudia-walker-signs-permanent-contract/. dead.
  13. Web site: Abbi Grant signs for Blues Women. Birmingham City Football Club. en. 2019-07-19. 8 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201108001228/https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2019/abbi-grant-signs-for-blues-women/. dead.
  14. Web site: Brianna Visalli joins Blues. Birmingham City Football Club. en. 2019-07-19. 24 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210524150836/https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2019/brianna-visalli-joins-blues. dead.
  15. Web site: Rebecca Holloway joins Blues Women . Birmingham City Football Club . en . 24 July 2019 . 1 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210501051846/https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2019/rebecca-holloway-joins-blues-women/ . dead .
  16. Web site: Blues Women sign Lucy Whipp . Birmingham City Football Club . en . 2 August 2019 . 3 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201003030740/https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2019/blues-women-sign-lucy-whipp/ . dead .
  17. Web site: Adrienne Jordan on board at Blues Women . Birmingham City Football Club . en . 7 August 2019 . 12 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210912141055/https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2019/adrienne-jordan-on-board-at-blues-women/ . dead .
  18. Web site: Blues Women have made their first signing of the transfer window, snapping up Emma Kelly . Birmingham City Football Club . en . 3 January 2020 . 3 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201003021022/https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2020/blues-women-sign-emma-kelly/ . dead .
  19. Web site: Blues Women have bolstered their ranks with the signing of Georgia Brougham from Everton . www.bcfc.com . 10 January 2020 . 3 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201003010244/https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2020/blues-women-sign-georgia-brougham/ . dead .
  20. Web site:
    1. WelcomeEllen City sign Ellen White
    . MCFC. en. 2019-07-19.
  21. Web site: SARGEANT BECOMES FIRST SUMMER SIGNING. 28 May 2019. bcfc.co.uk. Bristol City FC. 28 May 2019.
  22. Web site: Meaghan Sargeant & Charlie Wellings: Bristol City Women sign Birmingham City pair. 28 May 2019. BBC.
  23. Web site: United Women reach agreement with Ladd. 5 June 2019. www.manutd.com.
  24. Web site: Aston Villa Women: Three major signings announced. www.avfc.co.uk. en. 2019-07-19.
  25. Web site: Introducing our Tottenham Hotspur Women players. Tottenham Hotspur. en. 2019-07-19.
  26. Web site: McNamara delighted with Bramford capture . www.wolves.co.uk . en.
  27. Web site: City sign Aoife Mannion. MCFC. en. 2019-07-19.
  28. Web site: Paige Williams and Shania Hayles. Birmingham City Football Club. en. 2019-07-19.
  29. Web site: Paige Williams: Serie A winner swaps WSL for career as firefighter . BBC Sport . en-gb . 4 May 2020.
  30. Web site: Emma Follis moves on . Birmingham City Football Club . en . 1 August 2019 . 3 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201003041323/https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2019/emma-follis-moves-on . dead .

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