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Brighton & Hove Albion
2020–21 season
ChairmanTony Bloom
ManagerHope Powell
StadiumBroadfield Stadium, Crawley

The 2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season is the club's 30th season in existence and their third in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL, the club will also contest two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Squad

As of 7 August 2020.[1]

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 Megan Walsh
2 DF England ENG Beth Roe
3 DF England ENG Felicity Gibbons
4 MF England ENG Danielle Bowman (captain)
6 DF Northern Ireland NIR Laura Rafferty
7 FW England ENG Aileen Whelan
8 MF England ENG Kirsty Barton
14 DF Netherlands NED Danique Kerkdijk
15 FW Wales WAL Kayleigh Green
16 FW England ENG Ellie Brazil
17 MF Ireland EIR Megan Connolly
18 MF England ENG Jodie Brett
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF England ENG Emily Simpkins
20 DF England ENG Victoria Williams
21 DF England ENG Maya Le Tissier
23 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Rianna Jarrett
25 GK Norway NOR Cecilie Fiskerstrand
26 MF England ENG Libby Bance
30 GK England ENG Katie Startup
— MF England ENG Katie Robinson
— MF Finland FIN Nora Heroum
— MF Netherlands NED Inessa Kaagman
— FW South Korea KOR Lee Geum-min (on loan from Manchester City)

Pre-season

7 August 2020 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Leicester City Burton upon Trent
 Report Stadium: St George's Park
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

FA Women's Super League

Main article: 2020–21 FA WSL

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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 7 August 2020.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHA
Result
Position
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

5/6 September 2020 1 Brighton & Hove Albion v Birmingham City Crawley
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
12/13 September 2020 2 Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester
Stadium: Academy Stadium

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Manchester United 22 15 2 5 44 20 +24 47
5 Everton 22 9 5 8 39 30 +9 32
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 22 8 3 11 21 41 −20 27
7 Reading 22 5 9 8 25 41 −16 24
8 Tottenham Hotspur 22 5 5 12 18 41 −23 20
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Women's FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 Women's FA Cup

As a member of the top two tiers, Brighton will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper, scheduled to take place on 31 January 2021.[2]

31 January 2021 Fourth round TBD v

FA Women's League Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Women's League Cup

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
6 July 2020 GK England Katie Startup England Charlton Athletic [3]
13 July 2020 MF England Katie Robinson England Bristol City [4]
15 July 2020 MF Finland Nora Heroum Italy A.C. Milan [5]
17 July 2020 MF Netherlands Inessa Kaagman England Everton [6]

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
24 July 2020 FW South Korea Lee Geum-min England Manchester City End of season [7]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
3 June 2020 MF France Léa Le Garrec France FC Fleury 91 [8][9]
MF England Kate Natkiel England Crystal Palace [8][10]
MF Sweden Amanda Nildén Sweden Eskilstuna United [8][11]
GK England Sophie Harris England Watford [8][12]
DF England Fern Whelan [8]
FW Nigeria Ini Umotong Sweden Växjö DFF [8][13]
1 July 2020 DF Denmark Matilde Lundorf Italy Juventus [14][15]

Loans out

Date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
6 August 2020 GK England Laura Hartley England Lewes End of season [16]
7 August 2020 DF England Ellie Hack England Lewes End of season [17]

References

  1. ^ "Brighton & Hove Albion - Women's Team". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  2. ^ "The Women's FA Cup Season 2020–21 List of Exemptions" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 10 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Startup signs up for Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  4. ^ "Powell adds second new signing". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  5. ^ "Heroum joins from AC Milan". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  6. ^ "Albion go Dutch with latest signing". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  7. ^ "Albion sign World Cup star". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Hope Powell pays tribute as Le Garrec returns to France". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  9. ^ "Léa Le Garrec s'engage !". FC Fleury 91 (in French).
  10. ^ "Palace Women secure Natkiel from Brighton & Hove Albion". www.cpfc.co.uk.
  11. ^ Alhag, Stefan (11 July 2020). "Eskilstuna United värvar Amanda Nildén". eskilstunaunited (in Swedish).
  12. ^ "Official: Harris Signs For Golden Girls". www.watfordfc.com.
  13. ^ "Umotong till Växjö DFF". OBOS Damallsvenskan (in Swedish).
  14. ^ "Lundorf to leave Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  15. ^ "Matilde Lundorf è bianconera!". Juventus.com (in Italian).
  16. ^ "Brighton keeper joins the Rooks". www.lewesfc.com.
  17. ^ "England youth international added to Rooks' defensive line-up". www.lewesfc.com.
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