| Club: | London City Lionesses |
| Season: | 2019–20 |
| Chrtitle: | Chairperson |
| Chairman: | Diane Culligan |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Chris Phillips (until 15 October) John Bayer (interim, from 15 October) |
| Stadium: | Princes Park, Dartford |
| League: | Championship |
| League Result: | 4th |
| Cup1: | League Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Group stage |
| Cup2: | FA Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Fourth round |
| League Topscorer: | Elizabeta Ejupi (4) |
| Season Topscorer: | Elizabeta Ejupi (4) |
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| Nextseason: | 2020–21 |
The 2019–20 London City Lionesses F.C. season was the club's first season in existence following a breakaway from Millwall Lionesses in May 2019.[1] [2] The team competed in the FA Women's Championship, the second level of the women's football pyramid, as well as 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.[3] [4] After further postponements, the season was ultimately ended prematurely on 25 May 2020 with immediate effect.[5] London City Lionesses sat in 4th 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.[6] [7]
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See main article: 2019–20 FA Women's Championship.
See main article: 2019–20 Women's FA Cup. As a member of the top two tiers, London City Lionesses entered the FA Cup in the fourth round, losing to FA WSL team Reading in their opening fixture.[9]
See main article: 2019–20 FA Women's League Cup.
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.|-|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for London City Lionesses but left during the season:|}
| Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | MF | Elizabeta Ejupi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2 | 11 | FW | Evie Clarke | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 18 | MF | Ellie Mason | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 25 | FW | Vanessa Susanna | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | 3 | DF | Leanne Cowan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | DF | Ylenia Priest | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | FW | Kallie Balfour | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | MF | Annie Rossiter | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | MF | Flo Fyfe | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | 5 | DF | Hannah Short | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | FW | Freda Ayisi | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | DF | Grace Nevillie | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | DF | Vyan Sampson | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | MF | Lucy Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 3 | 28 | ||||
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2019 | GK | Lucy Thomas | Oxford United | [10] | |
| DF | Chantelle Mackie | Millwall Lionesses | |||
| DF | Leanne Cowan | Millwall Lionesses | |||
| MF | Poppy Wilson | Bristol City | |||
| DF | Hannah Short | Yeovil Town | |||
| DF | Ylenia Priest | Millwall Lionesses | |||
| MF | Elizabeta Ejupi | Charlton Athletic | |||
| FW | Freda Ayisi | Leicester City | |||
| FW | Gabby Ravenscroft | Millwall Lionesses | |||
| FW |  | Juliette Kemppi | Bristol City | ||
| FW | Evie Clarke | Millwall Lionesses | |||
| DF | Grace Neville | Millwall Lionesses | |||
| FW | Kallie Balfour | Crystal Palace | |||
| MF | Harley Bennett | Charlton Athletic | |||
| MF | Lucy Fitzgerald | Millwall Lionesses | |||
| MF | Ellie Mason | Yeovil Town | |||
| FW | Lily Agg | Charlton Athletic | |||
| MF | Annie Rossiter | Millwall Lionesses | |||
| MF | Flo Fyfe | Oxford United | |||
| FW | Eden Bailey | Millwall Lionesses | |||
| MF | Amber Gaylor | Yeovil Town | |||
| MF | Ellie Arnold | Chelsea | |||
| FW | Vanessa Susanna |  Anderlecht | |||
| MF | Charlotte Gurr | Charlton Athletic |