2019–20 in English women's football

Football in England
Season2019–20
Women's football
FA Women's Super LeagueChelsea
FA Women's ChampionshipAston Villa
FA Women's National Leaguenot awarded
Women's FA CupManchester City
FA Women's League CupChelsea
← 2018–19 England 2020–21 →

National teams

England women's national football team

Main article: England women's national football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
29 August 2019 Belgium  3–3  England Leuven, Belgium
19:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Den Dreef
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
3 September 2019 Norway  2–1  England Bergen, Norway
19:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Brann Stadion
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
5 October 2019 England  1–2  Brazil Middlesbrough, England
12:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,238
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
8 October 2019 Portugal  0–1  England Setúbal, Portugal
19:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Referee: Lucia Abruzzese (Italy)
9 November 2019 England  1–2  Germany London, England
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 77,768
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
12 November 2019 Czech Republic  2–3  England České Budějovice, Czech Republic
20:45 CEST
Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
Group D
Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
3  Argentina 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4  Scotland 3 0 1 2 5 7 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
9 June 2019 Group D England  2–1  Scotland Nice, France
18:00
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 13,188
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
14 June 2019 Group D England  1–0  Argentina Le Havre, France
21:00
Report Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 20,294
Referee: Qin Liang (China PR)
19 June 2019 Group D Japan  0–2  England Nice, France
21:00 Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 14,319
Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)
Knockout stage
Main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage
23 June 2019 Round of 16 England  3–0  Cameroon Valenciennes, France
17:30
Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 20,148
Referee: Qin Liang (China PR)
27 June 2019 Quarter-finals Norway  0–3  England Le Havre, France
21:00 Report
Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 21,111
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
2 July 2019 Semi-finals England  1–2  United States Décines-Charpieu, France
21:00
Report
Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Attendance: 53,512
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)
6 July 2019 3rd place England  1–2  Sweden Nice, France
17:00
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 20,316
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
2020 SheBelieves Cup
Main article: 2020 SheBelieves Cup
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  United States (H, C) 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  England 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: US Soccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking[1]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
5 March 2020 United States  2–0  England Orlando, Florida
19:00 ET
Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 16,531
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
8 March 2020 Japan  0–1  England Harrison, New Jersey
14:15 ET Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 14,758
Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)
11 March 2020 England  0–1  Spain Frisco, Texas
14:15 CT Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)

UEFA competition

UEFA Women's Champions League

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League

Knockout phase

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase
Round of 32
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fiorentina Italy 0–6[A] England Arsenal 0–4 0–2
Lugano Switzerland 1–11 England Manchester City 1–7 0–4

Notes

  1. ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.
Round of 16
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Slavia Praha Czech Republic 2–13 England Arsenal 2–5 0–8
Manchester City England 2–3 Spain Atlético Madrid 1–1 1–2
Quarter-finals
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League Quarter-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Arsenal England 22 Aug France Paris Saint-Germain

Domestic competition

League structure

Tier Division(s)
1 FA Women's Super League
(1 division)
2 FA Women's Championship
(1 division)
3 FA Women's National League Premier
(North and South)
4 FA Women's National League Division One
(North, Midlands, South East and South West)
5 Regional League Premier Divisions
6 Regional League Division One
 County League Premier Divisions
7–9 County Leagues
(various divisions)

FA Women's Super League

Main article: 2019–20 FA WSL
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Chelsea (C) 15 12 3 0 47 11 +36 39 2.60 Qualification for the Champions League
2 Manchester City 16 13 1 2 39 9 +30 40 2.50
3 Arsenal 15 12 0 3 40 13 +27 36 2.40
4 Manchester United 14 7 2 5 24 12 +12 23 1.64
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
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
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

FA Women's Championship

Main article: 2019–20 FA Women's Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Aston Villa (C, P) 14 13 1 0 39 11 +28 40 2.86 Promotion to the WSL[a]
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
7 Blackburn Rovers 12 3 1 8 13 25 −12 10 0.83
8 Lewes 12 2 3 7 10 18 −8 9 0.75
9 Crystal Palace 14 2 4 8 15 33 −18 10 0.71
10 Coventry United 14 2 3 9 19 35 −16 9 0.64
11 Charlton Athletic 12 0 7 5 9 21 −12 7 0.58
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Dependent on obtaining a licence.

FA Women's National League

Main article: 2019–20 FA Women's National League
Northern Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sunderland 14 13 1 0 53 10 +43 40
2 Derby County 15 9 2 4 46 17 +29 29
3 Nottingham Forest 13 9 1 3 27 19 +8 28
4 Stoke City 14 8 1 5 32 17 +15 25
5 Burnley 11 7 1 3 19 13 +6 22
6 Huddersfield Town 12 5 3 4 35 22 +13 18
7 West Bromwich Albion 11 5 2 4 31 20 +11 17
8 Middlesbrough 15 4 2 9 27 52 −25 14
9 Fylde 14 3 4 7 15 24 −9 13
10 Loughborough Foxes 15 4 1 10 24 42 −18 13
11 Hull City 14 2 0 12 23 64 −41 6
12 Sheffield F.C. 10 1 0 9 7 39 −32 3
Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Southern Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Crawley Wasps 14 12 1 1 36 9 +27 37
2 Watford 11 9 1 1 40 14 +26 28
3 Oxford United 14 9 0 5 44 20 +24 27
4 Plymouth Argyle 14 9 0 5 42 18 +24 27
5 Yeovil Town 13 8 2 3 47 17 +30 26
6 Cardiff City Ladies 13 8 1 4 23 9 +14 25
7 Portsmouth 9 5 0 4 28 15 +13 15
8 Milton Keynes Dons 14 4 1 9 18 30 −12 13
9 Gillingham 11 3 2 6 12 27 −15 11
10 Keynsham Town 12 2 1 9 9 39 −30 7
11 Hounslow 14 0 3 11 4 74 −70 3
12 Chichester City 13 0 2 11 6 37 −31 2
Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Division One North
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Barnsley 14 12 2 0 39 14 +25 38
2 Leeds United 16 11 2 3 35 16 +19 35
3 Brighouse Town 12 8 4 0 25 10 +15 28
4 Liverpool Feds 15 8 2 5 29 16 +13 26
5 Durham Cestria 13 6 4 3 33 15 +18 22
6 Newcastle United 15 6 2 7 19 23 −4 20
7 Chester-le-Street 13 4 3 6 24 29 −5 15
8 Norton & Stockton Ancients 12 3 4 5 24 30 −6 13
9 Bolton Wanderers 14 3 2 9 16 31 −15 11
10 Stockport County[a] 15 3 2 10 25 41 −16 10
11 Chorley 13 2 2 9 10 18 −8 8
12 Bradford City 14 2 1 11 9 45 −36 7
Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Stockport County deducted one point
Division One Midlands
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 14 0 1 83 10 +73 42
2 Birmingham & West Midlands 15 9 3 3 50 23 +27 30
3 Bedworth United 16 9 3 4 50 34 +16 30
4 The New Saints 15 8 3 4 42 31 +11 27
5 Lincoln City 14 8 0 6 44 25 +19 24
6 Long Eaton United 15 7 1 7 25 23 +2 22
7 Leicester United 13 6 1 6 28 41 −13 19
8 Sporting Khalsa 14 5 1 8 28 32 −4 16
9 Leafield Athletic 14 5 1 8 30 35 −5 16
10 Doncaster Rovers Belles 15 5 1 9 24 37 −13 16
11 Solihull Moors 14 3 0 11 18 53 −35 9
12 Burton Albion 12 0 0 12 10 88 −78 0
Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Division One South East
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Ipswich Town 14 11 1 2 53 11 +42 34
2 AFC Wimbledon 14 10 3 1 30 12 +18 33
3 AFC Basildon 14 9 2 3 44 31 +13 29
4 Billericay Town 12 9 1 2 39 12 +27 28
5 Leyton Orient 12 8 1 3 27 14 +13 25
6 Enfield Town 13 7 3 3 32 17 +15 24
7 Actonians 12 5 1 6 20 25 −5 16
8 Cambridge United 15 4 2 9 16 31 −15 14
9 Norwich City 16 3 2 11 34 69 −35 11
10 Stevenage 15 3 1 11 32 56 −24 10
11 Cambridge City 13 2 3 8 16 33 −17 9
12 Kent Football United 14 1 0 13 18 50 −32 3
Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Division One South West
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Southampton F.C. Women 11 10 1 0 53 5 +48 31
2 Southampton Women's F.C. 12 9 2 1 39 13 +26 29
3 Exeter City 12 8 1 3 38 27 +11 25
4 Cheltenham Town[a] 11 9 1 1 19 10 +9 25
5 Chesham United 11 5 2 4 34 29 +5 17
6 Larkhall Athletic 8 5 1 2 19 15 +4 16
7 Buckland Athletic 11 3 2 6 20 21 −1 11
8 Brislington 11 2 2 7 22 35 −13 8
9 Maidenhead United 12 2 0 10 8 42 −34 6
10 Poole Town 11 1 0 10 11 37 −26 3
11 Swindon Town 12 1 0 11 15 44 −29 3
Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Cheltenham fined and deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.[2]

Cup competitions

FA Women's Cup

Main article: 2019–20 Women's FA Cup
Final
Main article: 2020 Women's FA Cup Final

The final was played at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 1 November 2020.[3]

Everton1–3 (a.e.t.)Manchester City
 Report
Attendance: 0[a]

FA Women's League Cup

Main article: 2019–20 FA Women's League Cup
Final
Main article: 2020 FA Women's League Cup Final
Arsenal1–2Chelsea
 Report
Attendance: 6,743
Referee: Helen Conley

Academy/reserve leagues

Both the FA Women's Super League and the FA Women's National League ran additional leagues alongside their main divisions for academy and reserve teams. The WSL organised the FA WSL Academy league, which is contested by academy teams from eleven of the twelve top-flight clubs. The only team not to enter an academy side in the competition is Tottenham Hotspur, whose place in the league was filled by Ipswich Town's under-21s.[citation needed]

The WNL have six regional divisions for reserve and development teams from clubs in the FA Women's National League and FA Women's Championship. They are Northern divisions 1 and 2, Midland divisions 1 and 2, the South East division and the South West division.[citation needed]

These divisions are all independent of the main women's football pyramid system and there is no promotion or relegation to other leagues.[citation needed]

Notes

  1. ^ The final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

References

  1. ^ "2020 SheBelieves Cup, presented by Visa". US Soccer. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. ^ Palmer, Jon (11 November 2019). "Cheltenham Town Ladies hit by fine and points deduction for fielding ineligible player". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  3. ^ "The Women's FA Cup Final 2020".

See also

2019–20 in English football