| Club: | Aston Villa |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Chairman: | Nassef Sawiris |
| Owner: | NSWE Group |
| Manager: | Gemma Davies (until 25 January) Marcus Bignot (interim) (from 25 January) |
| Stadium: | Bescot Stadium, Walsall |
| League: | FA WSL |
| League Result: | 10th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Fourth round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Quarter-final |
| League Topscorer: | Ramona Petzelberger (3) |
| Season Topscorer: | Shania Hayles and Nadine Hanssen (4) |
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| Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
The 2020–21 Aston Villa W.F.C. season was the club's 25th season under their Aston Villa affiliation and the organisation's 47th overall season in existence. It was their debut season in the FA Women's Super League following promotion from the Championship, and as a fully professional team.[1] Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.
Ahead of the campaign the team relocated from the Trevor Brown Memorial Ground to Bescot Stadium in Walsall.[2]
On 25 January 2021, it was announced Marcus Bignot had been appointed interim manager with the current coaching team, including head coach Gemma Davies, all retaining their positions parallel with the appointment.[3] [4]
See main article: article and 2020–21 FA WSL.
See main article: 2020–21 Women's FA Cup.
As a member of the top two tiers, Aston Villa will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper. Originally scheduled to take place on 31 January 2021, it was delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions.[6] [7]
See main article: 2020–21 FA Women's League Cup.
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.|}
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2020 | MF | Chloe Arthur | Birmingham City | [8] | ||
| 4 July 2020 | DF | Freya Gregory | Birmingham City | [9] | ||
| 6 July 2020 | DF | Anita Asante | Chelsea | [10] | ||
| 15 July 2020 | FW | Diana Silva | Sporting CP | [11] | ||
| 23 July 2020 | GK | Lisa Weiß |  Olympique Lyon | [12] | ||
| 29 July 2020 | DF | Caroline Siems | Turbine Potsdam | [13] | ||
| MF | Ramona Petzelberger | SGS Essen | [14] | |||
| 30 July 2020 | FW | Stine Larsen | FC Fleury 91 | [15] | ||
| 5 October 2020 | GK | Charlotte Clarke[16] | Derby County | [17] | ||
| 21 December 2020 | FW |  | Mana Iwabuchi | INAC Kobe Leonessa | [18] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 June 2020 | DF | Jade Richards | Blackburn Rovers | [19] [20] | |
| FW | Kerri Welsh | ||||
| MF | Alice Hassall | Coventry United | [21] | ||
| MF |  | Phoebe Warner | Coventry United | [22] | |
| FW | Melissa Johnson | Sheffield United | [23] | ||
| DF | Charlotte Greengrass | Nottingham Forest | [24] | ||
| MF |  | Sophie Maierhofer | MSV Duisburg | [25] | |
| GK |  | Daniela Kosinska | Stoke City |