2020–21 Chelsea F.C. Women season explained

Club:Chelsea
Season:2020–21
Manager:Emma Hayes
Chairman:Adrian Jacob
Stadium:Kingsmeadow
League:FA WSL
League Result:1st
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Winners
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Winners
Cup3:FA Community Shield
Cup3 Result:Winners
Cup4:Champions League
Cup4 Result:Runners-up
League Topscorer:Sam Kerr (21)
Season Topscorer:Sam Kerr (31)
Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2021–22
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The 2020–21 season was Chelsea Women's 29th competitive season and 11th consecutive season in the FA Women's Super League, the top flight of English women's football.

Squad information

First team squad

[1]

NameNatSinceDate of birth (Age)Signed from
Goalkeepers
1Zećira Mušović202126 May 1996 Rosengård
28Carly Telford20177 July 1987 Notts County
30Ann-Katrin Berger20199 October 1990 Birmingham City
32Emily Orman20195 November 2002Homegrown
Defenders
3Hannah Blundell201325 May 1994Homegrown
4Millie Bright201421 August 1993 Doncaster Rovers Belles
7Jessica Carter201827 October 1997 Birmingham City
16Magdalena Eriksson (captain)20176 September 1993 Linköpings
25Jonna Andersson20172 January 1993
29Jorja Fox202128 August 2003Homegrown
Midfielders
5Sophie Ingle20182 September 1991 Liverpool
8Melanie Leupolz202014 April 1994 Bayern Munich
10Ji So-yun201421 February 1991 INAC Kobe Leonessa
11Guro Reiten201926 July 1994 LSK Kvinner
17Jessie Fleming202011 March 1998 UCLA Bruins
18Maren Mjelde20166 November 1989 Avaldsnes IL
24Drew Spence200823 October 1992Homegrown
34Charlotte Wardlaw201920 February 2003Homegrown
Forwards
9Beth England20163 June 1994 Doncaster Rovers Belles
14Fran Kirby201529 June 1993 Reading
20Sam Kerr201910 September 1993 Chicago Red Stars
21Niamh Charles202021 June 1999 Liverpool
22Erin Cuthbert201619 July 1998 Glasgow City
23Pernille Harder202015 November 1992 Wolfsburg
33Agnes Beever-Jones202127 July 2003Homegrown
On loan
27Jamie-Lee Napier20196 April 2000 Hibernian
35Emily Murphy20192 March 2003Homegrown

New contracts

PlayerContract endDateSource
9FW Beth England202429 July 2020[2]
22FW Erin Cuthbert202331 July 2020[3]
11MF Guro Reiten20235 August 2020[4]
4DF Millie Bright20237 August 2020[5]
16DF Magdalena Eriksson202312 November 2020[6]
18MF Maren Mjelde202225 January 2021[7]
5MF Sophie Ingle202311 February 2021[8]
28GK Carly Telford202217 February 2021[9]

Transfers and loans

In

PlayerTransferred FromFeeDateSource
MF Melanie Leupolz Bayern MunichUndisclosed23 March 2020[10]
FW Niamh Charles LiverpoolOut of contract23 June 2020[11]
MF Jessie Fleming UCLA BruinsUndisclosed22 July 2020[12]
FW Pernille Harder Wolfsburg£300,0001 September 2020[13] [14]
GK Zećira Mušović RosengårdUndisclosed18 December 2020[15]

Out

PlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource
FW Adelina Engman MontpellierEnd of contract16 June 2020[16]
DF Deanna Cooper ReadingEnd of contract17 June 2020[17] [18]
DF Anita Asante Aston VillaEnd of contract19 June 2020[19] [20]
FW Ramona Bachmann Paris Saint-GermainUndisclosed 3 July 2020[21]
MF Charlotte Fleming Leicester CityUndisclosed21 January 2021[22]
DF Maria Thorisdottir Manchester UnitedUndisclosed22 January 2021[23] [24]

Loan out

PlayerToDateUntilFeeSource
27MF Jamie-Lee Napier Birmingham City6 September 202030 June 2021Free[25]
35FW Emily Murphy Birmingham City16 January 202130 June 2021Free[26]

Management team

PositionStaff
Manager Emma Hayes
Assistant manager Paul Green
Assistant coach Denise Reddy
Head of technical/Goalkeeping coach Stuart Searle
Head of performance Bart Caubergh
Opposition analyst & coach Leanne Champ
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Appearances and goals

Goalkeepers:
Defenders:
Midfielders:
Forwards:
Players have left the club:

Notes and References

  1. News: Chelsea Women First team squad. 28 June 2019. Chelsea F.C..
  2. News: Bethany England extends. 29 July 2020 . Chelsea F.C. . 29 July 2020.
  3. News: Cuthbert commits by signing a new deal. 31 July 2020 . Chelsea F.C. . 31 July 2020.
  4. News: Reiten signs a new deal . 5 August 2020 . Chelsea F.C. . 5 August 2020.
  5. News: Bright to stay with the Blues. 9 August 2020 . Chelsea F.C. . 7 August 2020.
  6. News: Captain Eriksson pens new deal. 18 November 2020 . Chelsea F.C. . 12 November 2020.
  7. News: Mjelde signs new deal. 11 February 2021 . Chelsea F.C. . 25 January 2021.
  8. News: Ingle signs new Blues deal. 12 February 2021 . Chelsea F.C. . 11 February 2021.
  9. News: Telford signs new Chelsea contract. 20 February 2021 . Chelsea F.C. . 17 February 2021.
  10. News: Melanie Leupolz transfer agreed . 23 March 2020 . Chelsea F.C. . 23 March 2020.
  11. Web site: Chelsea FC Women recruit Niamh Charles. 23 June 2020. Chelsea F.C.. 23 June 2020.
  12. Web site: Chelsea FC Women sign Canadian Jessie Fleming. 22 July 2020. Chelsea F.C.. 22 July 2020.
  13. Web site: Pernille Harder joins Chelsea FC Women. 1 September 2020. Chelsea F.C.. 1 September 2020.
  14. Web site: Chelsea Women sign Pernille Harder from Wolfsburg for world record fee. 1 September 2020. The Guardian. 1 September 2020.
  15. Web site: Chelsea FC Women sign Sweden’s Zecira Musovic. 18 December 2020. Chelsea F.C.. 11 February 2021.
  16. News: Adelina Engman exits Chelsea FC Women. 16 June 2020 . Chelsea F.C.. 16 June 2020.
  17. News: Deanna Cooper departs. 17 June 2020. Chelsea F.C.. 17 June 2020.
  18. Web site: Deanna Cooper leaves WSL champions to sign for Reading FC Women . www.readingfc.co.uk . en.
  19. News: Asante departure confirmed. 19 June 2020. Chelsea F.C.. 19 June 2020.
  20. Web site: Anita Asante signs for Villa Women . www.avfc.co.uk . en.
  21. News: Bachmann departs Chelsea. 3 July 2020. Chelsea F.C.. 3 July 2020.
  22. News: Charlotte Fleming departs. 24 January 2021 . Chelsea F.C.. 21 January 2021.
  23. News: Maria Thorisdottir moves on. 22 January 2021. Chelsea F.C.. 22 January 2021.
  24. News: Man Utd Women complete transfer of Maria Thorisdottir . 22 January 2021. Manchester United F.C.. 22 January 2021.
  25. News: Napier loaned to Birmingham. 6 September 2020 . Chelsea F.C.. 6 September 2020.
  26. News: Birmingham City sign Chelsea's Emily Murphy & Leicester City's Ruesha Littlejohn. 14 February 2021 . BBC Sport . 16 January 2021.

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