2019–20 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women season

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Tottenham Hotspur
2019–20 season
ChairmanJune Clarke
Head CoachesKaren Hills and Juan Carlos Amorós
StadiumThe Hive
FA WSL7th
FA CupQuarter-final
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Rianna Dean (4)
All: Rianna Dean (10)
Highest home attendance38,262
(vs. Arsenal, 17 November)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 571
(vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 8 December)
All: 205
(vs. Lewes, 11 December, League Cup)
Average home league attendance6,258 as of 12 February 2020

The 2019–20 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women season was the club's 35th season in existence but only their first as a professional team having been promoted to the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid, at the end of the 2018–19 season. 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] Tottenham sat in 6th at the time but were overtaken by Everton and finished in 7th on sporting merit after The FA Board's decision to award places on a points-per-game basis.[4][5]

Squad[edit]

As of 18 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 Chloe Morgan
2 DF Spain ESP Lucia Leon
3 DF New Zealand NZL Ria Percival
4 MF Wales WAL Josie Green
5 MF England ENG Sophie McLean
6 MF Wales WAL Anna Filbey
7 FW England ENG Gemma Davison
8 MF England ENG Chloe Peplow
9 FW England ENG Rianna Dean
10 MF England ENG Coral-Jade Haines
11 DF England ENG Jenna Schillaci (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW England ENG Angela Addison
15 DF Netherlands NED Siri Worm
16 FW England ENG Kit Graham
17 FW England ENG Jessica Naz
19 FW England ENG Lucy Quinn
21 DF Scotland SCO Emma Mitchell (on loan from Arsenal)
22 GK England ENG Becky Spencer
23 FW England ENG Rosella Ayane
25 DF England ENG Hannah Godfrey
29 DF England ENG Ashleigh Neville

Pre-season[edit]

As part of Tottenham's preseason, the team traveled to Spain to compete in the invitational Ramon de Carranza Trophy, marking the first time women's teams took part. Spurs beat Real Betis in one semi-final with Athletic Bilbao beating CD Tacón in the other. The winners met each in the final the following day with Athletic Bilbao winning on penalties.[7] Tottenham also scheduled five domestic friendlies against English opposition with every game open to the public.[8]

28 July 2019 Friendly Southampton Women's F.C. 0–7 Tottenham Hotspur Eastleigh
14:00 BST Report
Stadium: Ten Acres
4 August 2019 Friendly Crystal Palace 0–7 Tottenham Hotspur Bromley
14:00 BST Report
Stadium: Hayes Lane
11 August 2019 Friendly London Bees Cancelled Tottenham Hotspur Edgware
14:00 BST Report Stadium: The Hive
13 August 2019 Ramón de Carranza Trophy Real Betis Spain 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Cádiz, Spain
Report
Stadium: Estadio Ramón de Carranza
Referee: María José Villegas Navas
14 August 2019 Ramón de Carranza Trophy Athletic Bilbao Spain 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Tottenham Hotspur Cádiz, Spain
Stadium: Estadio Ramón de Carranza
25 August 2019 Friendly Arsenal 6–0 Tottenham Hotspur Borehamwood
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
1 September 2019 Friendly West Ham United 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Romford
15:00 BST
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium

FA Women's Super League[edit]

In response to the record viewing figures during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, three fixtures were moved to Premier League grounds. These included two Spurs games: the away trip to Chelsea on the opening weekend and Tottenham's hosting of the North London derby in November.[9][10] The latter saw an attendance of 38,262, setting a new FA WSL attendance record.

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
15 6 2 7 15 24  −9 20 3 1 3 7 12  −5 3 1 4 8 12  −4

Last updated: 23 February 2020.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHAAAHH
ResultLWWLWLLDWLLWLDWCCCCCCC
Position1265866776775776
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[edit]

8 September 2019 1 Chelsea 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Fulham
12:30 BST Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 24,564
Referee: Amy Fearn
15 September 2019 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Liverpool Edgware
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 996
Referee: Ryan Atkin
29 September 2019 3 West Ham United 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Stratford
14:30 BST
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 24,790
Referee: Abigail Byrne
13 October 2019 4 Tottenham Hotspur 0–3 Manchester United Edgware
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 1,299
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
27 October 2019 5 Bristol City 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Filton
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 639
Referee: Daniel Lamport
17 November 2019 6 Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Arsenal Tottenham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 38,262
Referee: Abigail Byrne
Note: New FA WSL attendance record
24 November 2019 7 Everton 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Southport
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 150
Referee: Michael Barlow
4 December 2019 8 Birmingham City 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Solihull
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 304
Referee: Jane Simms
8 December 2019 9 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Edgware
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 571
Referee: Emily Heaslip
15 December 2019 10 Reading 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur High Wycombe
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 715
Referee: Stacey Pearson
5 January 2020 11 Tottenham Hotspur 1–4 Manchester City Edgware
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 1,056
Referee: Helen Conley
12 January 2020 12 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 West Ham United Edgware
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 855
Referee: Oliver
19 January 2020 13 Manchester United 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Leigh
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 1,846
Referee: Edward Duckworth
2 February 2020 Tottenham Hotspur P–P Bristol City Edgware
14:00 BST Stadium: The Hive
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch
9 February 2020 Arsenal P–P Tottenham Hotspur Borehamwood
14:00 BST Stadium: Meadow Park
Note: All WSL games postponed due to adverse weather conditions[11]
12 February 2020 14 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Everton Edgware
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 768
Referee: Ryan Atkin
23 February 2020 15 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Crawley
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 964
Referee: Louise Saunders
22 March 2020 16 Tottenham Hotspur Cancelled Birmingham City Edgware
14:00 BST Stadium: The Hive
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
29 March 2020 17 Tottenham Hotspur Cancelled Chelsea Edgware
14:00 BST Stadium: The Hive
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
5 April 2020 18 Liverpool Cancelled Tottenham Hotspur Birkenhead
14:00 BST Stadium: Prenton Park
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
26 April 2020 19 Manchester City Cancelled Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
14:00 BST Stadium: Academy Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
13 May 2020 20 Arsenal Cancelled Tottenham Hotspur Borehamwood
19:30 BST Stadium: Meadow Park
Note: Rescheduled from 9 February 2020. Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
16 May 2020 21 Tottenham Hotspur Cancelled Reading Edgware
14:00 BST Stadium: The Hive
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
22 Tottenham Hotspur Cancelled Bristol City Edgware
Stadium: The Hive
Note: Rescheduled from 2 February 2020. Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG
5 Reading 14 6 3 5 21 24 −3 21 1.50
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
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[edit]

As a member of the top two tiers, Tottenham entered the FA Cup in the fourth round, beating National League Division One side Barnsley in their opening fixture.[12] A successive 5–0 Cup victory, this time over Championship team Coventry United, set up a quarter-final tie against North London derby rivals Arsenal which was picked for television by BBC.[13] However, the match was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic before the season was ultimately curtailed. On 24 July 2020 it was announced the 2019–20 FA Cup would resume play during the 2020–21 season starting with the quarter-final ties rescheduled for the weekend of 26/27 September 2020.[14]

26 January 2020 Fourth round Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 Barnsley Edgware
13:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 621
Referee: Robert Whitton
17 February 2020 Fifth round Coventry United 0–5 Tottenham Hotspur Coventry
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 756
Referee: Emily Heaslip
15 March 2020 Quarter-final Arsenal P–P Tottenham Hotspur Borehamwood
12:30 GMT Stadium: Meadow Park
Note: Postponed due to coronavirus pandemic
26 September 2020 Quarter-final Arsenal 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur Borehamwood
17:15 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Lucy Oliver
Note: Rescheduled from 15 March 2020

FA Women's League Cup[edit]

Group stage[edit]

22 September 2019 Group stage Tottenham Hotspur 0–4 Reading Edgware
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 533
Referee: Robert Whitton
20 October 2019 Group stage West Ham United 2–2
(2–4 p)
Tottenham Hotspur Romford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Attendance: 749
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
Penalties
3 November 2019 Group stage Crystal Palace 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur Bromley
14:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Hayes Lane
Attendance: 308
Referee: Simon Finnegan
20 November 2019 Group stage Chelsea 5–1 Tottenham Hotspur Kingston upon Thames
19:00
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 1,999
Referee: Lisa Benn
11 December 2019 Group stage Tottenham Hotspur 6–0 Lewes Edgware
19:30 GMT
Report Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 205
Referee: Joel Mannix

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[edit]

Appearances[edit]

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable. Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.

No. Pos Nat Player Total FA WSL FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Chloe Morgan 8 0 1+2 0 1 0 4 0
2 DF Spain ESP Lucia Leon 13 2 2+3 0 2+1 1 5 1
3 DF New Zealand NZL Ria Percival 20 0 14 0 2 0 1+3 0
4 MF Wales WAL Josie Green 19 1 12+2 0 1+1 0 2+1 1
5 MF England ENG Sophie McLean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF England ENG Anna Filbey 16 1 13 0 0 0 3 1
7 FW England ENG Gemma Davison 18 1 9+3 0 3 1 1+2 0
8 MF England ENG Chloe Peplow 19 0 10+2 0 2+1 0 4 0
9 FW England ENG Rianna Dean 19 10 13+1 4 2+1 5 1+1 1
10 MF England ENG Coral-Jade Haines 10 0 2+1 0 1+1 0 4+1 0
11 DF England ENG Jenna Schillaci 10 0 3 0 2 0 5 0
14 FW England ENG Angela Addison 13 4 2+5 1 1+2 0 3 3
15 DF Netherlands NED Siri Worm 15 3 10 1 3 2 1+1 0
16 FW England ENG Kit Graham 20 4 12+2 3 2 0 2+2 1
17 FW England ENG Jessica Naz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW England ENG Lucy Quinn 22 5 5+10 2 0+3 0 3+1 3
21 DF Scotland SCO Emma Mitchell 6 2 3+1 2 2 0 0 0
22 GK England ENG Becky Spencer 17 0 14 0 2 0 1 0
23 FW England ENG Rosella Ayane 17 1 6+5 0 2 0 4 1
25 DF England ENG Hannah Godfrey 15 0 14 0 0 0 1 0
29 DF England ENG Ashleigh Neville 18 0 12+1 0 2 0 3 0
30 MF England ENG Renea Jarrett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
31 DF England ENG Sofia Stovold 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 MF England ENG Elisha Sulola 2 1 0 0 0+1 1 1 0
Joined during 2020–21 season but competed in the postponed 2019–20 FA Cup:
3 DF Canada CAN Shelina Zadorsky 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Kerys Harrop 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
18 DF Australia AUS Alanna Kennedy 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
12 MF Wales WAL Megan Wynne 7 0 0+3 0 0 0 4 0
Players who appeared for Tottenham Hotspur but left during the season:
27 MF Northern Ireland NIR Rachel Furness 11 1 9 1 0 0 1+1 0

Goalscorers[edit]

Rank No. Pos. Name FA WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
1 9 FW England Rianna Dean 4 5 1 10
2 19 FW England Lucy Quinn 2 0 3 5
3 14 FW England Angela Addison 1 0 3 4
16 FW England Kit Graham 3 0 1
5 15 DF Netherlands Siri Worm 1 2 0 3
6 2 DF Spain Lucia Leon 0 1 1 2
21 DF Scotland Emma Mitchell 2 0 0
8 4 MF Wales Josie Green 0 0 1 1
6 MF England Anna Filbey 0 0 1
7 FW England Gemma Davison 0 1 0
23 FW England Rosella Ayane 0 0 1
27 MF Northern Ireland Rachel Furness 1 0 0
33 MF England Elisha Sulola 0 1 0
Own goal 1 0 0 1
Total 15 10 12 37

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
5 July 2019 FW England Rosella Ayane England Bristol City [15]
FW England Gemma Davison England Reading
MF England Chloe Peplow England Brighton & Hove Albion
DF New Zealand Ria Percival England West Ham United
FW England Lucy Quinn England Birmingham City
GK England Becky Spencer England West Ham United
DF Netherlands Siri Worm England Everton
24 July 2019 DF England Hannah Godfrey United States South Alabama Jaguars [16]
14 August 2019 FW England Kit Graham England Charlton Athletic [17]

Loans in[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
6 September 2019 MF Northern Ireland Rachel Furness England Reading 28 December 2019 [18][19]
3 January 2020 DF Scotland Emma Mitchell England Arsenal End of season [20]

Transfers out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
5 July 2019 GK England Grace Staunton United States Navarro Bulldogs [21]
DF England Anne Meiwald England Watford [22][23]
DF England Renée Hector England Charlton Athletic [24]
FW Wales Sarah Wiltshire England Yeovil Town [25]
FW England Bianca Baptiste England Crystal Palace [26]
MF England Wendy Martin Retired [22]
GK Wales Emma Gibbon England Crystal Palace [27]
MF England Maya Vio Retired [22]
DF England Ryah Vyse England Watford [28]
MF Republic of Ireland Emma Beckett England Watford [22]

Loans out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
18 January 2020 MF Wales Megan Wynne England Bristol City End of season [29]

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