2019–20 London City Lionesses F.C. season
2019–20 season | |||
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Chairperson | Diane Culligan | ||
Head coach | Chris Phillips (until 15 October) John Bayer (interim, from 15 October) | ||
Stadium | Princes Park, Dartford | ||
Championship | 4th | ||
League Cup | Group stage | ||
FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Elizabeta Ejupi (4) All: Elizabeta Ejupi (4) | ||
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The 2019–20 London City Lionesses F.C. season was the club's first season in existence following a breakaway from Millwall Lionesses in May 2019.[1][2] The team competed in the FA Women's Championship, the second level of the women's football pyramid, as well as 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.[3][4] After further postponements, the season was ultimately ended prematurely on 25 May 2020 with immediate effect.[5] London City Lionesses sat in 4th 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.[6][7]
Squad
- As of 2 February 2020.[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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FA Women's Championship
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 |
Last updated: 23 February 2020.
Source: FA WSL
Matches
18 August 2019 1 | London Bees | 0–2 | London City Lionesses | Canons Park |
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Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 412 Referee: Aaron Farmer |
25 August 2019 2 | London City Lionesses | 2–3 | Aston Villa | Dartford |
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Report | Stadium: Princes Park |
8 September 2019 3 | London City Lionesses | 3–1 | Leicester City | Dartford |
Report | Stadium: Princes Park Attendance: 224 Referee: Isaac Searle |
15 September 2019 4 | Charlton Athletic | 0–2 | London City Lionesses | Crayford |
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Stadium: The Oakwood Attendance: 274 Referee: Louise Saunders |
29 September 2019 5 | London City Lionesses | 0–6 | Durham | Dartford |
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Report | Stadium: Princes Park Attendance: 171 Referee: Ben Atkinson |
13 October 2019 6 | Coventry United | 1–2 | London City Lionesses | Coventry |
Report | Stadium: Butts Park Arena Attendance: 469 Referee: Lauren Impey |
27 October 2019 7 | London City Lionesses | 3–0 | Lewes | Dartford |
Report | Stadium: Princes Park Attendance: 240 Referee: Melissa Burgin |
17 November 2019 8 | Crystal Palace | 1–2 | London City Lionesses | Bromley |
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Report | Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 389 Referee: Magdalena Golba |
1 December 2019 9 | London City Lionesses | 1–2 | Sheffield United | Dartford |
Report | Stadium: Princes Park Referee: Aji Ajibola |
8 December 2020 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | London City Lionesses | Bamber Bridge |
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Stadium: Irongate Referee: Emily Carney |
15 December 2019 11 | Aston Villa | 3–1 | London City Lionesses | Boldmere |
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Stadium: Trevor Brown Memorial Ground Attendance: 343 Referee: Melissa Burgin |
12 January 2020 12 | London City Lionesses | 0–2 | London Bees | Dartford |
Mackie ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Princes Park Attendance: 189 Referee: Jade Wardle |
19 January 2020 13 | Durham | 1–1 | London City Lionesses | Durham |
Report | Balfour ![]() |
Stadium: New Ferens Park Attendance: 376 Referee: Lucy Briggs |
2 February 2020 14 | London City Lionesses | 3–2 | Coventry United | Dartford |
Report | Stadium: Princes Park |
9 February 2020 | Lewes | P–P | London City Lionesses | Lewes |
Stadium: The Dripping Pan | ||||
Note: All Championship games postponed due to adverse weather conditions[9] |
23 February 2020 15 | London City Lionesses | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | Dartford |
Report | Stadium: Princes Park Attendance: 22 Referee: Lauren Impey |
29 March 2020 16 | Sheffield United | Cancelled | London City Lionesses | Sheffield |
Stadium: Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium | ||||
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic |
5 April 2020 17 | London City Lionesses | Cancelled | Blackburn Rovers | Dartford |
Stadium: Princes Park | ||||
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic |
19 April 2020 18 | Leicester City | Cancelled | London City Lionesses | Quorn |
Stadium: Farley Way Stadium | ||||
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic |
26 April 2020 19 | London City Lionesses | Cancelled | Charlton Athletic | Dartford |
Stadium: Princes Park | ||||
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic |
TBD 20 | Lewes | Cancelled | London City Lionesses | Lewes |
Stadium: The Dripping Pan | ||||
Note: Rescheduled from 9 February 2020. Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
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2 | Sheffield United | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 16 | +30 | 34 | 2.43 |
3 | Durham | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 32 | 2.29 |
4 | London City Lionesses | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 26 | 1.73 |
5 | London Bees | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 15 | 1.25 |
6 | Leicester City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 15 | 1.00 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Women's FA Cup
As a member of the top two tiers, London City Lionesses entered the FA Cup in the fourth round, losing to FA WSL team Reading in their opening fixture.[10]
26 January 2020 Fourth round | London City Lionesses | 0–5 | Reading | Dartford |
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Report | Stadium: Princes Park |
FA Women's League Cup
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | BHA | BRI | LON | CHA | LCL | |
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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 | 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 | — | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
22 September 2019 Group stage | London City Lionesses | 0–5 | Arsenal | Dartford |
Report | Stadium: Princes Park Attendance: 577 Referee: Jacob Miles |
20 October 2019 Group stage | London City Lionesses | 0–3 | London Bees | Dartford |
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Report | Stadium: Princes Park Attendance: 209 Referee: Jade Wardle |
3 November 2019 Group stage | Bristol City | 1–1 (3–4 p) | London City Lionesses | Filton |
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Report | Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 317 Referee: Rick Hulme | ||
Penalties | ||||
20 November 2019 Group stage | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | London City Lionesses | Crayford |
Report | Stadium: The Oakwood Attendance: 226 Referee: Chloe-Ann Anderson |
11 December 2019 Group stage | London City Lionesses | 2–4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Dartford |
Report | Stadium: Princes Park Attendance: 43 Referee: Abigail Byrne |
Squad statistics
Appearances
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Lucy Thomas | 21 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
2 | DF | ![]() |
Chantelle Mackie | 10 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | ![]() |
Leanne Cowan | 12 | 2 | 8+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | ||
4 | MF | ![]() |
Poppy Wilson | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | ![]() |
Hannah Short | 16 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
6 | DF | ![]() |
Ylenia Priest | 15 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
7 | MF | ![]() |
Elizabeta Ejupi | 15 | 4 | 6+4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
8 | FW | ![]() |
Freda Ayisi | 15 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | ![]() |
Gabby Ravenscroft | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
10 | FW | ![]() |
Juliette Kemppi | 19 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | ||
11 | FW | ![]() |
Evie Clarke | 12 | 3 | 5+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
12 | DF | ![]() |
Grace Neville | 10 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
14 | FW | ![]() |
Kallie Balfour | 11 | 2 | 1+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
15 | DF | ![]() |
Vyan Sampson | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
16 | MF | ![]() |
Harley Bennett | 17 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
17 | MF | ![]() |
Lucy Fitzgerald | 19 | 1 | 13+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
18 | MF | ![]() |
Ellie Mason | 20 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | ||
19 | FW | ![]() |
Lily Agg | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | MF | ![]() |
Annie Rossiter | 11 | 2 | 3+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
21 | MF | ![]() |
Flo Fyfe | 17 | 2 | 9+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | ||
22 | FW | ![]() |
Eden Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
24 | MF | ![]() |
Ellie Arnold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
25 | FW | ![]() |
Vanessa Susanna | 17 | 3 | 6+5 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | ||
26 | MF | ![]() |
Charlotte Gurr | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
Players who appeared for London City Lionesses but left during the season: | |||||||||||||
23 | MF | ![]() |
Amber Gaylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers
Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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1 | 7 | MF | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2 | 11 | FW | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | ||
25 | FW | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | 3 | DF | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | FW | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | MF | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | ||
21 | MF | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | ||
10 | 5 | DF | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | FW | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | ||
12 | DF | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | ||
15 | DF | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | MF | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 25 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
Transfers
Transfers in
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Ref. |
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18 August 2019 | GK | ![]() |
Lucy Thomas | ![]() |
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DF | ![]() |
Chantelle Mackie | ![]() | ||
DF | ![]() |
Leanne Cowan | ![]() | ||
MF | ![]() |
Poppy Wilson | ![]() | ||
DF | ![]() |
Hannah Short | ![]() | ||
DF | ![]() |
Ylenia Priest | ![]() | ||
MF | ![]() |
Elizabeta Ejupi | ![]() | ||
FW | ![]() |
Freda Ayisi | ![]() | ||
FW | ![]() |
Gabby Ravenscroft | ![]() | ||
FW | ![]() |
Juliette Kemppi | ![]() | ||
FW | ![]() |
Evie Clarke | ![]() | ||
DF | ![]() |
Grace Neville | ![]() | ||
FW | ![]() |
Kallie Balfour | ![]() | ||
MF | ![]() |
Harley Bennett | ![]() | ||
MF | ![]() |
Lucy Fitzgerald | ![]() | ||
MF | ![]() |
Ellie Mason | ![]() | ||
FW | ![]() |
Lily Agg | ![]() | ||
MF | ![]() |
Annie Rossiter | ![]() | ||
MF | ![]() |
Flo Fyfe | ![]() | ||
FW | ![]() |
Eden Bailey | ![]() | ||
MF | ![]() |
Amber Gaylor | ![]() | ||
MF | ![]() |
Ellie Arnold | ![]() | ||
FW | ![]() |
Vanessa Susanna | ![]() | ||
MF | ![]() |
Charlotte Gurr | ![]() |
Loans in
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Until | Ref. |
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28 August 2019 | DF | ![]() |
Vyan Sampson | ![]() |
End of season | [12] |
Transfers out
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Ref. |
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17 January 2020 | MF | ![]() |
Amber Gaylor | ![]() |
[13] |
Notes
- ^ "London City Lionesses". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
- ^ "London City Lionesses: Millwall Supporters Club "saddened" by women's team breakaway". BBC News. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ Association, The Football. "Decision made to postpone professional football until Friday 3 April at the earliest". www.thefa.com.
- ^ Flood, George (13 March 2020). "Women's Super League and Championship suspended due to coronavirus". Evening Standard.
- ^ "Statement: FA Barclays WSL and Women's Championship season ended". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
- ^ "Chelsea named Women's Super League champions, Liverpool relegated". BBC Sport. 5 June 2020.
- ^ Association, The Football. "Chelsea Women awarded Barclays FA WSL title and Aston Villa win Women's Championship". www.thefa.com.
- ^ "London City Lionesses squad announcement". London City Lionesses Twitter. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Storm Ciara forces postponements". BBC.
- ^ Association, The Football. "Women's FA Cup dates". www.thefa.com.
- ^ "London City Lionesses squad announcement". London City Lionesses Twitter. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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- ^ "Crystal Palace Women confirm double signing". www.cpfc.co.uk.