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2019–20 West Ham United F.C. Women season

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West Ham United
2019–20 season
ChairmanJack Sullivan
Head CoachMatt Beard
StadiumRush Green Stadium, Romford
FA WSL8th
FA CupFourth round
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Adriana Leon (5)
All: Kenza Dali (7)
Highest home attendance24,790
(vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 29 September)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 1,297
(vs. Birmingham City, 15 September)
All: 336
(vs. Crystal Palace, 11 December, League Cup)
Average home league attendance5,002 as of 23 February 2020

The 2019–20 West Ham United F.C. Women season was the club's 29th season in existence and their second in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. 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.[1][2] After further postponements, the season was ultimately ended prematurely on 25 May 2020 with immediate effect.[3] West Ham sat in 8th 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

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As of 24 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 Anna Moorhouse
2 DF Norway NOR Cecilie Kvamme
5 DF England ENG Gilly Flaherty (captain)
7 FW Switzerland SUI Alisha Lehmann
8 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Leanne Kiernan
9 FW Scotland SCO Martha Thomas
10 MF Germany GER Julia Simic
11 DF Germany GER Katharina Baunach
12 MF England ENG Kate Longhurst
13 DF Sweden SWE Filippa Wallén
15 FW Australia AUS Jacynta Galabadaarachchi
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Ruesha Littlejohn
17 FW Netherlands NED Esmee de Graaf
18 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Courtney Brosnan
19 FW Canada CAN Adriana Leon
20 MF South Korea KOR Cho So-hyun
21 MF France FRA Kenza Dali
22 DF England ENG Grace Fisk
23 MF Netherlands NED Tessel Middag
24 MF Poland POL Wiktoria Kiszkis
25 DF England ENG Olivia Smith[a]
26 DF Germany GER Laura Vetterlein
  1. ^ Signed on non-contract terms

Pre-season

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West Ham arranged five friendly matches in preparation for the 2019–20 season, including two open to the public against Bristol City and Tottenham Hotspur.[7]

4 August 2019 Friendly West Ham United Aston Villa Behind closed doors
15:00
Note: No official scoreline released
11 August 2019 Friendly West Ham United Nottingham Forest Behind closed doors
15:00
Note: No official scoreline released
18 August 2019 Friendly Arsenal West Ham United Behind closed doors
14:00
Note: No official scoreline released
25 August 2019 Friendly West Ham United Cancelled Bristol City Romford
15:00 Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
1 September 2019 Friendly West Ham United 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Romford
15:00
  • Thomas 23'
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium

FA Women's Super League

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
14 5 1 8 19 34  −15 16 4 0 3 13 13  0 1 1 5 6 21  −15

Last updated: 23 February 2020.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHHAHAHHAAHAAHAHHAHAAH
ResultLWLWLLLWDLWLLWCCCCCCCC
Position85867888888888
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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8 September 2019 1 Arsenal 2–1 West Ham United Borehamwood
15:00
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Stacey Pearson
15 September 2019 2 West Ham United 1–0 Birmingham City Romford
15:00
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 1,297
Referee: Paul Howard
29 September 2019 3 West Ham United 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Stratford
14:30
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 24,790
Referee: Abigail Byrne
13 October 2019 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–3 West Ham United Crawley
14:00
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 849
Referee: Lisa Benn
27 October 2019 5 West Ham United 1–3 Chelsea Romford
15:00
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 2,122
Referee: Robert Whitton
17 November 2019 6 Manchester City 5–0 West Ham United Manchester
14:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 2,145
Referee: Stacey Pearson
24 November 2019 7 West Ham United 2–3 Reading Romford
15:00
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 1,392
Referee: Lloyd Wood
1 December 2019 8 West Ham United 3–2 Manchester United Romford
15:00
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 1,736
Referee: Amy Fearn
8 December 2019 9 Liverpool 1–1 West Ham United Birkenhead
14:00
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 566
Referee: Peter Gibbons
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 West Ham United P–P Everton Romford
15:00 Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Note: Postponed due to flu outbreak[8]
12 January 2020 10 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 West Ham United Canons Park
14:00
Report
Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 855
19 January 2020 11 West Ham United 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Romford
15:00
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 1,799
Referee: Ryan Atkin
2 February 2020 12 Chelsea 8–0 West Ham United Kingston upon Thames
14:00
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,304
Referee: Amy Fearn
9 February 2020 West Ham United P–P Manchester City Romford
15:00 Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Note: All WSL games postponed due to adverse weather conditions[9]
12 February 2020 13 Reading 2–0 West Ham United High Wycombe
19:30
Report Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 573
Referee: Abigail Byrne
23 February 2020 14 West Ham United 4–2 Liverpool Romford
15:00
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 1,877
Referee: Matthew Russell
22 March 2020 15 Manchester United Cancelled West Ham United Leigh
12:00 Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
29 March 2020 16 West Ham United Cancelled Arsenal Romford
12:00 Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
1 April 2020 17 West Ham United Cancelled Everton Romford
19:30 Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Note: Rescheduled from 5 January 2020. Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
5 April 2020 18 Birmingham City Cancelled West Ham United Solihull
14:00 Stadium: Damson Park
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
22 April 2020 19 West Ham United Cancelled Manchester City Romford
19:30 Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Note: Rescheduled from 9 February 2020. Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
26 April 2020 20 Everton Cancelled West Ham United Liverpool
12:30 Stadium: Walton Hall Park
3 May 2020 21 Bristol City Cancelled West Ham United Filton
15:00 Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Note: Rescheduled from 15 December 2019. Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
16 May 2020 22 West Ham United Cancelled Bristol City Romford
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG
6 Everton 14 6 1 7 21 21 0 19 1.36
7 Tottenham Hotspur 15 6 2 7 15 24 −9 20 1.33
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
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

Women's FA Cup

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As a member of the top two tiers, West Ham entered the FA Cup in the fourth round, losing 2–0 to Arsenal in one of only two all-WSL ties.[10]

26 January 2020 Fourth round West Ham United 0–2 Arsenal Romford
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 959

FA Women's League Cup

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Group stage

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22 September 2019 Group stage Chelsea 2–0 West Ham United Kingston upon Thames
14:00
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,041
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
20 October 2019 Group stage West Ham United 2–2
(2–4 p)
Tottenham Hotspur Romford
15:00
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 749
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
Penalties
3 November 2019 Group stage Reading 0–1 West Ham United Reading
14:00
Report
Stadium: Madjeski Stadium
Attendance: 877
Referee: Ryan Atkins
20 November 2019 Group stage West Ham United 3–1 Lewes Romford
19:30
Report Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 652
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
11 December 2019 Group stage West Ham United 7–0 Crystal Palace Romford
19:30
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 336
Referee: Aji Ajibola

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE REA WHU TOT CRY LEW
1 Chelsea 5 4 0 1 0 13 3 +10 13 Advance to Knock-out stage 1–1 2–0 5–1
2 Reading 5 3 1 0 1 14 4 +10 11 0–1 6–0 3–2
3 West Ham United 5 3 0 1 1 13 5 +8 10 2–2 7–0 3–1
4 Tottenham Hotspur 5 2 1 0 2 12 11 +1 8 0–4 6–0
5 Crystal Palace 5 1 0 0 4 3 21 −18 3 0–3 0–3
6 Lewes 5 0 0 0 5 6 17 −11 0 1–2 2–3
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

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Appearances

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

No. Pos Nat Player Total FA WSL FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Anna Moorhouse 8 0 4 0 0 0 4 0
2 DF Norway NOR Cecilie Kvamme 18 0 10+3 0 1 0 4 0
5 DF England ENG Gilly Flaherty 19 0 14 0 1 0 4 0
7 FW Switzerland SUI Alisha Lehmann 18 4 11+2 3 1 0 4 1
8 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Leanne Kiernan 14 3 7+2 1 1 0 2+2 2
9 FW Scotland SCO Martha Thomas 13 5 10 4 0 0 1+2 1
10 MF Germany GER Julia Simic 7 0 2+3 0 1 0 0+1 0
11 DF Germany GER Katharina Baunach 17 3 12 3 1 0 4 0
12 MF England ENG Kate Longhurst 19 2 11+2 0 1 0 4+1 2
13 DF Sweden SWE Filippa Wallén 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
15 FW Australia AUS Jacynta Galabadaarachchi 17 0 5+6 0 1 0 4+1 0
16 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Ruesha Littlejohn 4 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
17 FW Netherlands NED Esmee de Graaf 4 0 0+2 0 1 0 1 0
18 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Courtney Brosnan 12 0 10 0 1 0 1 0
19 FW Canada CAN Adriana Leon 16 6 7+4 5 0 0 4+1 1
20 MF South Korea KOR Cho So-hyun 11 0 6+2 0 0 0 2+1 0
21 MF France FRA Kenza Dali 19 7 12+2 2 1 0 4 5
22 DF England ENG Grace Fisk 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
23 MF Netherlands NED Tessel Middag 19 0 9+4 0 0+1 0 3+2 0
24 MF Poland POL Wiktoria Kiszkis 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 0
25 DF England ENG Olivia Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF Germany GER Laura Vetterlein 17 2 13 1 0 0 4 1
Players away from the club on loan:
14 DF England ENG Vyan Sampson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for West Ham United but left during the season:
3 DF United States USA Erin Simon 3 0 2 0 0 0 0+1 0
4 DF United States USA Brooke Hendrix 12 0 4+3 0 0 0 5 0

Goalscorers

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Rank No. Pos. Name FA WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
1 21 MF France Kenza Dali 2 0 5 7
2 19 FW Canada Adriana Leon 5 0 1 6
3 9 FW Scotland Martha Thomas 4 0 1 5
4 7 FW Switzerland Alisha Lehmann 3 0 1 4
5 8 FW Republic of Ireland Leanne Kiernan 1 0 2 3
11 DF Germany Katharina Baunach 3 0 0
7 12 MF England Kate Longhurst 0 0 2 2
26 DF Germany Laura Vetterlein 1 0 1
Total 19 0 13 32

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
12 July 2019 DF Germany Laura Vetterlein Germany SC Sand [11]
16 July 2019 FW Scotland Martha Thomas France Le Havre [12]
19 July 2019 FW Australia Jacynta Galabadaarachchi Australia Perth Glory [13]
25 July 2019 MF France Kenza Dali France Dijon [14]
1 August 2019 DF Germany Katharina Baunach Germany VfL Wolfsburg [15]
9 August 2019 GK United States Courtney Brosnan France Le Havre [16]
16 August 2019 DF Norway Cecilie Kvamme Norway IL Sandviken [17]
3 November 2019 FW Republic of Ireland Ruesha Littlejohn England London Bees [18]
30 December 2019 DF England Grace Fisk United States South Carolina Gamecocks [19]
4 January 2020 DF Sweden Filippa Wallén Sweden IF Brommapojkarna [20]
25 January 2020 DF England Olivia Smith[a] United States UCF Knights [21]
  1. ^ Signed on non-contract terms

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
1 July 2019 MF Netherlands Lucienne Reichardt Retired [22]
DF England Claire Rafferty [23]
FW England Rosie Kmita England London Bees [24][25]
4 July 2019 FW Scotland Jane Ross England Manchester United [26]
5 July 2019 GK England Becky Spencer England Tottenham Hotspur [27]
DF New Zealand Ria Percival England Tottenham Hotspur [28]
18 July 2019 MF United States Brianna Visalli England Birmingham City [29]
4 January 2020 DF United States Brooke Hendrix United States Washington Spirit [30]
24 January 2020 DF United States Erin Simon United States Houston Dash [31]

Loans out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
18 August 2019 DF England Vyan Sampson England London City Lionesses End of season [32]

References

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  1. ^ Association, The Football. "Decision made to postpone professional football until Friday 3 April at the earliest". www.thefa.com.
  2. ^ Flood, George (13 March 2020). "Women's Super League and Championship suspended due to coronavirus". Evening Standard.
  3. ^ "Statement: FA Barclays WSL and Women's Championship season ended". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
  4. ^ "Chelsea named Women's Super League champions, Liverpool relegated". BBC Sport. 5 June 2020.
  5. ^ Association, The Football. "Chelsea Women awarded Barclays FA WSL title and Aston Villa win Women's Championship". www.thefa.com.
  6. ^ "Teams - Women | West Ham United | West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
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  8. ^ "Women's match against Everton postponed | West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
  9. ^ "Storm Ciara forces postponements". BBC.
  10. ^ Association, The Football. "Women's FA Cup dates". www.thefa.com.
  11. ^ "German defender Laura Vetterlein joins West Ham United | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  12. ^ "West Ham United secure Martha Thomas signing | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  13. ^ "West Ham sign Australian forward Jacynta Galabadaarachchi | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  14. ^ "West Ham United capture France international Kenza Dali | West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
  15. ^ "West Ham United sign Bundesliga winner Katharina Baunach | West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
  16. ^ "West Ham United catch goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan | West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
  17. ^ "West Ham sign Norwegian international Cecilie Kvamme | West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
  18. ^ "Ruesha Littlejohn signing". West Ham Twitter. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  19. ^ "West Ham sign highly-rated England defender Grace Fisk | West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
  20. ^ "West Ham United women's team sign defender Filippa Wallén". www.whufc.com.
  21. ^ "Hammers add Ruesha Littlejohn and Olivia Smith to women's squad". www.whufc.com.
  22. ^ "Lucienne Reichardt to retire at the end of the season | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  23. ^ "Claire Rafferty to retire at the end of the season | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  24. ^ "Rosie Kmita to depart West Ham United | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  25. ^ Rowe, Adam (9 August 2019). "Rosie Kmita is back as a bee!". London Bees Official Website.
  26. ^ "Jane Ross completes Manchester United switch | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  27. ^ "Introducing our Tottenham Hotspur Women players". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  28. ^ "Ria Percival departs for Tottenham Hotspur | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  29. ^ "Brianna Visalli joins Blues". Birmingham City Football Club. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  30. ^ "Washington Spirit Sign Defender Brooke Hendrix". Washington Spirit. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  31. ^ "Erin Simon completes Houston Dash transfer". West Ham United. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  32. ^ "Vyan Sampson joins London City Lionesses on loan | West Ham United". www.whufc.com.