2019–20 Bristol City W.F.C. season

Bristol City 2019–20 football season

Bristol City

2019–20 season

Chairman

Simon Arnold

Head Coach

Tanya Oxtoby

Stadium

Stoke Gifford Stadium, Filton

FA WSL

10th

FA Cup

Fifth round

League Cup

Group stage

Top goalscorer

League: Ebony Salmon (5)
All: Ebony Salmon (8)

Highest home attendance

3,041
(vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 7 September)

Lowest home attendance

League: 404
(vs. Birmingham City, 8 December)
All: 317
(vs. London City Lionesses, 3 November, League Cup)

Average home league attendance

1,215 as of 19 January 2020

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2019–20 Bristol City W.F.C. season was the club's fourth season under the Bristol City affiliation and the organisation's 21st overall season in existence. It was their third consecutive full season in the FA Women's Super League following promotion to the 2017 Spring Season. Along with competing in the WSL, the club also competed in 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] Bristol City sat in 10th 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

As of 30 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	ENG	Sophie Baggaley
2	DF	WAL	Loren Dykes (captain)
3	DF	WAL	Gemma Evans
4	DF	ENG	Jasmine Matthews
5	DF	SCO	Frankie Brown
6	MF	AUS	Chloe Logarzo
7	DF	ENG	Poppy Pattinson
8	MF	ENG	Carla Humphrey
9	FW	ENG	Ebony Salmon
10	FW	BEL	Yana Daniëls
11	FW	ENG	Charlie Wellings
12	DF	ENG	Florence Allen


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	GK	SCO	Eartha Cumings
14	FW	KOR	Jeon Ga-eul
15	MF	WAL	Megan Wynne (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
16	DF	ENG	Meaghan Sargeant
18	DF	ENG	Maisy Collis
19	MF	ENG	Katie Robinson
20	MF	ENG	Georgia Wilson
21	FW	SCO	Abi Harrison
25	MF	NZL	Olivia Chance
26	DF	ENG	Faye Bryson
27	FW	ENG	Jessica Wooley

FA Women's Super League

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
14	2	3	9	9	38	−29	9	0	1	5	1	14	−13	2	2	4	8	24	−16

Last updated: 23 February 2020.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Bristol City v Brighton & Hove Albion

7 September 2019 1	Bristol City	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Bristol
15:00	Daniëls 40'	Report	Skovsen 86'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 3,041 Referee: Abigail Bryne

Everton v Bristol City

15 September 2019 2	Everton	2–0	Bristol City	Southport
12:30	George 14' Kelly 44', 45+1' Clémaron 72'	Report		Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 441 Referee: Amy Fearn

Bristol City v Chelsea

29 September 2019 3	Bristol City	0–4	Chelsea	Filton
14:30	Harrison 54'	Report	Reiten 3', 10' Ji 17' Ingle 78'	Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 986 Referee: Lisa Benn

Liverpool v Bristol City

13 October 2019 4	Liverpool	1–1	Bristol City	Birkenhead
12:00	Lawley 72' (pen.)	Report	Salmon 16' Brown 41'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 924 Referee: Martin Woods

Bristol City v Tottenham Hotspur

27 October 2019 5	Bristol City	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Filton
15:00	Harrison 39'	Report	Godfrey 30' Graham 63', 64' Peplow 86'	Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 639 Referee: Daniel Lamport

Reading v Bristol City

17 November 2019 6	Reading	3–3	Bristol City	Reading
14:00	Allen 17' Chaplen 18' James 47' Howard 74'	Report	Brown 25' Wellings 38' Daniëls 49' Salmon 83'	Stadium: Madjeski Stadium Attendance: 1,420 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

Bristol City v Manchester City

24 November 2019 7	Bristol City	0–5	Manchester City	Filton
12:30		Report	Wullaert 21' White 65' Bremer 84', 90+2' Weir 87'	Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 1,212 Referee: Lucy Oliver

Arsenal v Bristol City

1 December 2019 8	Arsenal	11–1	Bristol City	Borehamwood
12:30	Evans 7', 60' Williamson 10' Miedema 15', 32', 26', 51', 56', 64' Nobbs 54' Mitchell 79'	Report	Daniëls 85'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Helen Conley
Note: New FA WSL record scoreline

Bristol City v Birmingham City

8 December 2019 9	Bristol City	0–2	Birmingham City	Filton
15:00	Pattinson 36' Wilson 36'	Report	Whipp 5' Walker 26' Grant 65'	Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 404 Referee: Sam Allison

Bristol City v West Ham United

15 December 2019	Bristol City	P–P	West Ham United	Filton
15:00				Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch

Manchester United v Bristol City

5 January 2020 10	Manchester United	0–1	Bristol City	Leigh
12:00	James 38' Toone 90+4'	Report	Salmon 34' Evans 38' Hughes 82' Chance 90+4'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 2,021 Referee: Lucy Oliver

Chelsea v Bristol City

12 January 2020 11	Chelsea	6–1	Bristol City	Kingston upon Thames
14:00	England 28', 82' Blundell 40' Carter 45', 90+3' Ji 45+2', 50' Bright 74'	Report	Salmon 15' Pattinson 70'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,866 Referee: Emily Heaslip

Bristol City v Liverpool

19 January 2020 12	Bristol City	0–1	Liverpool	Filton
15:00	Salmon 90+2'	Report	Furness 13' Roberts 59'	Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Savvas Yianni

Tottenham Hotspur v Bristol City

2 February 2020	Tottenham Hotspur	P–P	Bristol City	Canons Park
14:00				Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch

Bristol City v Reading

9 February 2020	Bristol City	P–P	Reading	Filton
15:00				Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Note: All WSL games postponed due to adverse weather conditions^[7]

Manchester City v Bristol City

12 February 2020 13	Manchester City	1–0	Bristol City	Manchester
19:00	Bonner 2' Wullaert 80'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 858 Referee: Lucy Oliver

Birmingham City v Bristol City

23 February 2020 14	Birmingham City	0–1	Bristol City	Solihull
14:00		Report	Bryson 66' Salmon 75'	Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: 659 Referee: Stacey Pearson

Bristol City v Arsenal

22 March 2020 15	Bristol City	Cancelled	Arsenal	Filton
15:00				Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

Brighton & Hove Albion v Bristol City

29 March 2020 16	Brighton & Hove Albion	Cancelled	Bristol City	Crawley
14:00				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

Bristol City v Everton

5 April 2020 17	Bristol City	Cancelled	Everton	Filton
15:00				Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

Bristol City v Manchester United

25 April 2020 18	Bristol City	Cancelled	Manchester United	Bristol
13:00				Stadium: Ashton Gate
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

Bristol City v West Ham United

3 May 2020 19	Bristol City	Cancelled	West Ham United	Filton
15:00				Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Note: Rescheduled from 15 December 2019. Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

Bristol City v Reading

10 May 2020 20	Bristol City	Cancelled	Reading	Filton
15:00				Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Note: Rescheduled from 9 February 2020. Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

West Ham United v Bristol City

16 May 2020 21	West Ham United	Cancelled	Bristol City	Romford
15:00				Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

Tottenham Hotspur v Bristol City

22	Tottenham Hotspur	Cancelled	Bristol City	Canons Park
				Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Note: Rescheduled from 2 February 2020. Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
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
11	Birmingham City	13	2	1	10	5	23	−18	7	0.54
12	Liverpool (R)	14	1	3	10	8	20	−12	6	0.43	Relegation to the Championship

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
(R) Relegated

Women's FA Cup

As a member of the top two tiers, Bristol City entered the FA Cup in the fourth round, beating Championship side Durham in extra-time to progress to the next round.^[8] They were drawn against fellow WSL side Everton in the fifth round with the game moved to Ashton Gate, the second match of the season to be moved to the men's stadium after the season opener.^[9]

Bristol City v Durham

26 January 2020 Fourth round	Bristol City	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Durham	Filton
	Robinson 103'	Report		Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium

Bristol City v Everton

17 February 2020 Fifth round	Bristol City	0–5	Everton	Bristol
		Report	Kaagman 8', 53' Morgan 18' Graham 39' Cain 59'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 1,889

FA Women's League Cup

Group stage

Bristol City v London Bees

22 September 2019 Group stage	Bristol City	3–0	London Bees	Filton
15:00	Humphrey 7' Salmon 15' Allen 45' Harrison 90'	Report		Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 337 Referee: Elizabeth Simms

Brighton & Hove Albion v Bristol City

20 October 2019 Group stage	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–2	Bristol City	Crawley
14:00	Green 60' (pen.)	Report	Harrison 9' Salmon 45+2'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

Bristol City v London City Lionesses

3 November 2019 Group stage	Bristol City	1–1 (3–4 p)	London City Lionesses	Filton
15:00	Wellings 65'	Report	Cowan 17' Bennett 78'	Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 317 Referee: Rick Hulme
	Penalties
	Baggaley Wellings Chance Salmon Humphrey		Kemppi Susanna Fitzgerald Ejupi Wilson

Arsenal v Bristol City

21 November 2019 Group stage	Arsenal	7–0	Bristol City	Borehamwood
19:30	Little 33', 52' Roord 45' Miedema 57', 76' Nobbs 87' Beattie 90'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 805 Referee: Louise Saunders

Charlton Athletic v Bristol City

11 December 2019 Group stage	Charlton Athletic	2–5	Bristol City	Bexley
19:45	Devlin 32', 90' Gotch 55'	Report	Salmon 15' Wellings 61' Robinson 70' van der Linden 80' Wilson 83'	Stadium: The Oakwood Attendance: 114

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	WPEN	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ARS	BHA	BRI	LON	CHA	LCL
1	Arsenal	5	4	0	1	0	25	0	+25	13	Advance to Knock-out stage	—	—	7–0	9–0	4–0	—
2	Brighton & Hove Albion	5	3	1	0	1	13	4	+9	11	Advance to Knock-out stage	0–0	—	1–2	—	—	—
3	Bristol City	5	3	0	1	1	11	11	0	10		—	—	—	3–0	—	1–1
4	London Bees	5	1	1	0	3	3	17	−14	5		—	0–5	—	—	0–0	—
5	Charlton Athletic	5	1	0	1	3	3	12	−9	4		—	0–3	2–5	—	—	1–0
6	London City Lionesses	5	0	1	0	4	3	14	−11	2		0–5	2–4	—	0–3	—	—

Source: playmakerstats.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

Appearances

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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Sophie Baggaley	20	0	14	0	2	0	4	0
2	DF	WAL	Loren Dykes	12	0	10+1	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF	WAL	Gemma Evans	19	0	11+1	0	2	0	5	0
4	DF	ENG	Jasmine Matthews	17	0	13	0	1	0	3	0
5	DF	SCO	Frankie Brown	19	0	13	0	2	0	3+1	0
6	MF	AUS	Chloe Logarzo	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
7	DF	ENG	Poppy Pattinson	8	0	6	0	2	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Carla Humphrey	11	1	8	0	0	0	3	1
9	FW	ENG	Ebony Salmon	21	8	7+7	5	1+1	0	5	3
10	FW	BEL	Yana Daniëls	19	2	13+1	2	2	0	2+1	0
11	FW	ENG	Charlie Wellings	20	3	13	1	2	0	3+2	2
12	DF	ENG	Flo Allen	12	0	3+3	0	0+1	0	4+1	0
13	GK	SCO	Eartha Cumings	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	FW	KOR	Jeon Ga-eul	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	0
15	MF	WAL	Megan Wynne	5	0	0+3	0	1+1	0	0	0
16	DF	ENG	Meaghan Sargeant	16	0	12	0	0	0	4	0
18	MF	ENG	Maisy Collis	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
19	MF	ENG	Katie Robinson	16	2	3+6	0	1+1	1	3+2	1
20	MF	ENG	Georgia Wilson	13	1	5+3	0	0	0	3+2	1
21	FW	SCO	Abi Harrison	9	3	5+1	1	0	0	1+2	2
23	FW	WAL	Elise Hughes	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	NZL	Olivia Chance	20	0	10+4	0	2	0	4	0
26	DF	ENG	Faye Bryson	5	0	2+1	0	2	0	0	0
27	FW	ENG	Jessica Wooley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
10	FW	ENG	Ella Rutherford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Bristol City but left during the season:
6	MF	NED	Vita van der Linden	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	1
14	MF	SCO	Kirsten Reilly	4	0	0+1	0	0	0	3	0
17	MF	ENG	Ellie Strippel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	FA WSL	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	9	FW	Ebony Salmon	5	0	3	8
2	11	FW	Charlie Wellings	1	0	2	3
2	21	FW	Abi Harrison	1	0	2	3
4	10	FW	Yana Daniëls	2	0	0	2
4	19	MF	Katie Robinson	0	1	1	2
6	6	MF	Vita van der Linden	0	0	1	1
	8	MF	Carla Humphrey	0	0	1
	20	MF	Georgia Wilson	0	0	1
Total				9	1	11	21

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Ref.
28 May 2019	DF	Meaghan Sargeant	Birmingham City	^[10]
28 May 2019	FW	Charlie Wellings	Birmingham City	^[11]
12 July 2019	FW	Yana Daniëls	Liverpool	^[12]
12 July 2019	DF	Jasmine Matthews	Liverpool	^[13]
15 July 2019	FW	Ebony Salmon	Manchester United	^[14]
23 July 2019	MF	Vita van der Linden	Ajax	^[15]
3 September 2019	MF	Olivia Chance	Everton	^[16]
13 September 2019	MF	Kirsten Reilly	Hibernian	^[17]
18 January 2020	DF	Faye Bryson	Everton	^[18]
18 January 2020	FW	Jeon Ga-eul	Hwacheon KSPO	^[18]
23 January 2020	MF	Chloe Logarzo	Sydney FC	^[19]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Until	Ref.
4 January 2020	FW		Elise Hughes	Everton	30 January 2020	^[20]
18 January 2020	MF		Megan Wynne	Tottenham Hotspur	End of season	^[18]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
17 May 2019	MF	Julie Biesmans	PSV Eindhoven	^[21]^[22]
	MF	Lucy Graham	Everton	^[21]^[23]
	DF	Danique Kerkdijk	Brighton & Hove Albion	^[21]^[24]
	FW	Juliette Kemppi	London City Lionesses	^[21]
	MF	Ali Johnson	Sheffield United	^[21]^[25]
5 July 2019	FW	Rosella Ayane	Tottenham Hotspur	^[26]
5 July 2019	FW	Heather Payne	Florida State Seminoles	^[26]^[27]
6 August 2019	GK	Aimee Watson	Oxford United	^[28]
15 August 2019	MF	Poppy Wilson	London City Lionesses	^[29]
21 December 2019	MF	Kirsten Reilly	Rangers	^[30]
12 January 2020	MF	Ellie Strippel	Yeovil Town	^[31]
24 January 2020	MF	Vita van der Linden	Stade de Reims	^[32]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
6 September 2019	FW		Ella Rutherford	Crystal Palace	6 January 2020	^[33]
6 January 2020	FW		Ella Rutherford	Leicester City	End of season	^[34]

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2019–20 in English women's football

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National teams

League
competitions

Level 1	Women's Super League
Level 2	Women's Championship
Level 3	FA Women's National League Premier Division (North, South)
Level 4	FA Women's National League Division One (Midlands, North, South East, South West)

Cup competitions

Club seasons
FA WSL	Arsenal Birmingham City Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Chelsea Everton Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Reading Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United
Championship	Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Charlton Athletic Coventry United Crystal Palace Leicester City Lewes London Bees London City Lionesses