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2019–20 London City Lionesses F.C. season

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.

London City Lionesses
2019–20 season
ChairpersonDiane Culligan
Head coachChris Phillips
(until 15 October)
John Bayer
(interim, from 15 October)
StadiumPrinces Park, Dartford
Championship4th
League CupGroup stage
FA CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Elizabeta Ejupi (4)
All: Elizabeta Ejupi (4)

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 edit

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Lucy Thomas
2 DF   ENG Chantelle Mackie
3 DF   ENG Leanne Cowan
4 MF   ENG Poppy Wilson
5 DF   ENG Hannah Short
6 DF   ENG Ylenia Priest
7 MF   KOS Elizabeta Ejupi
8 FW   ENG Freda Ayisi
9 FW   ENG Gabby Ravenscroft
10 FW   FIN Juliette Kemppi
11 FW   ENG Evie Clarke
12 DF   ENG Grace Neville
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW   ENG Kallie Balfour
15 DF   ENG Vyan Sampson (on loan from West Ham United)
16 MF   ENG Harley Bennett
17 MF   ENG Lucy Fitzgerald
18 MF   ENG Ellie Mason
19 FW   ENG Lily Agg
20 MF   ENG Annie Rossiter
21 MF   ENG Flo Fyfe
22 FW   ENG Eden Bailey
24 MF   ENG Ellie Arnold
25 FW   ARU Vanessa Susanna
26 MF   ENG Charlotte Gurr

FA Women's Championship edit

Main article: 2019–20 FA Women's Championship

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 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 edit

18 August 2019 1 London Bees 0–2 London City Lionesses Canons Park
Report
Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 412
Referee: Aaron Farmer
25 August 2019 2 London City Lionesses 2–3 Aston Villa Dartford
 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
 Report
Stadium: The Oakwood
Attendance: 274
Referee: Louise Saunders
29 September 2019 5 London City Lionesses 0–6 Durham Dartford
 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
 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
 Report
  • Ayisi   23'
  • Fyfe   80'
 Stadium: Irongate
Referee: Emily Carney
15 December 2019 11 Aston Villa 3–1 London City Lionesses Boldmere
 Report
Stadium: Trevor Brown Memorial Ground
Attendance: 343
Referee: Melissa Burgin
12 January 2020 12 London City Lionesses 0–2 London Bees Dartford
Mackie   74' Report
Stadium: Princes Park
Attendance: 189
Referee: Jade Wardle
19 January 2020 13 Durham 1–1 London City Lionesses Durham
 Report Balfour   75' 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 edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG
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
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Women's FA Cup edit

Main article: 2019–20 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
  • Mason   10'
  • Ayisi   22'
 Report
Stadium: Princes Park

FA Women's League Cup edit

Main article: 2019–20 FA Women's League Cup

Group stage edit

Pos Team
 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 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
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
 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
 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 edit

Appearances edit

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No. Pos Nat Player Total League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Lucy Thomas 21 0 15 0 1 0 5 0
2 DF   ENG Chantelle Mackie 10 0 3+3 0 0+1 0 2+1 0
3 DF   ENG Leanne Cowan 12 2 8+1 1 0 0 2+1 1
4 MF   ENG Poppy Wilson 17 0 13 0 1 0 2+1 0
5 DF   ENG Hannah Short 16 1 13 1 1 0 2 0
6 DF   ENG Ylenia Priest 15 2 9 2 1 0 5 0
7 MF   KOS Elizabeta Ejupi 15 4 6+4 4 1 0 3+1 0
8 FW   ENG Freda Ayisi 15 1 5+5 1 1 0 3+1 0
9 FW   ENG Gabby Ravenscroft 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW   FIN Juliette Kemppi 19 0 13+2 0 0 0 2+2 0
11 FW   ENG Evie Clarke 12 3 5+6 2 0 0 1 1
12 DF   ENG Grace Neville 10 1 4+2 1 1 0 3 0
14 FW   ENG Kallie Balfour 11 2 1+5 2 1 0 3+1 0
15 DF   ENG Vyan Sampson 13 1 10 1 1 0 2 0
16 MF   ENG Harley Bennett 17 0 11+1 0 0 0 5 0
17 MF   ENG Lucy Fitzgerald 19 1 13+1 1 1 0 4 0
18 MF   ENG Ellie Mason 20 3 15 2 1 0 2+2 1
19 FW   ENG Lily Agg 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   ENG Annie Rossiter 11 2 3+4 2 0 0 3+1 0
21 MF   ENG Flo Fyfe 17 2 9+3 2 0+1 0 2+2 0
22 FW   ENG Eden Bailey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   ENG Ellie Arnold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW   ARU Vanessa Susanna 17 3 6+5 3 0+1 0 4+1 0
26 MF   ENG 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   ENG Amber Gaylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers edit

Rank No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 7 MF   Elizabeta Ejupi 4 0 0 4
2 11 FW   Evie Clarke 2 0 1 3
18 MF   Ellie Mason 2 0 1
25 FW   Vanessa Susanna 3 0 0
5 3 DF   Leanne Cowan 1 0 1 2
6 DF   Ylenia Priest 2 0 0
14 FW   Kallie Balfour 2 0 0
20 MF   Annie Rossiter 2 0 0
21 MF   Flo Fyfe 2 0 0
10 5 DF   Hannah Short 1 0 0 1
8 FW   Freda Ayisi 1 0 0
12 DF   Grace Nevillie 1 0 0
15 DF   Vyan Sampson 1 0 0
17 MF   Lucy Fitzgerald 1 0 0
Total 25 0 3 28

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
18 August 2019 GK   Lucy Thomas   Oxford United [11]
DF   Chantelle Mackie   Millwall Lionesses
DF   Leanne Cowan   Millwall Lionesses
MF   Poppy Wilson   Bristol City
DF   Hannah Short   Yeovil Town
DF   Ylenia Priest   Millwall Lionesses
MF   Elizabeta Ejupi   Charlton Athletic
FW   Freda Ayisi   Leicester City
FW   Gabby Ravenscroft   Millwall Lionesses
FW   Juliette Kemppi   Bristol City
FW   Evie Clarke   Millwall Lionesses
DF   Grace Neville   Millwall Lionesses
FW   Kallie Balfour   Crystal Palace
MF   Harley Bennett   Charlton Athletic
MF   Lucy Fitzgerald   Millwall Lionesses
MF   Ellie Mason   Yeovil Town
FW   Lily Agg   Charlton Athletic
MF   Annie Rossiter   Millwall Lionesses
MF   Flo Fyfe   Oxford United
FW   Eden Bailey   Millwall Lionesses
MF   Amber Gaylor   Yeovil Town
MF   Ellie Arnold   Chelsea
FW   Vanessa Susanna   Anderlecht
MF   Charlotte Gurr   Charlton Athletic

Loans in edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
28 August 2019 DF   Vyan Sampson   West Ham United End of season [12]

Transfers out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
17 January 2020 MF   Amber Gaylor   Crystal Palace [13]

Notes edit

  1. ^ "London City Lionesses". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
  2. ^ "London City Lionesses: Millwall Supporters Club "saddened" by women's team breakaway". BBC News. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  3. ^ Association, The Football. "Decision made to postpone professional football until Friday 3 April at the earliest". www.thefa.com.
  4. ^ Flood, George (13 March 2020). "Women's Super League and Championship suspended due to coronavirus". Evening Standard.
  5. ^ "Statement: FA Barclays WSL and Women's Championship season ended". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
  6. ^ "Chelsea named Women's Super League champions, Liverpool relegated". BBC Sport. 5 June 2020.
  7. ^ Association, The Football. "Chelsea Women awarded Barclays FA WSL title and Aston Villa win Women's Championship". www.thefa.com.
  8. ^ "London City Lionesses squad announcement". London City Lionesses Twitter. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Storm Ciara forces postponements". BBC.
  10. ^ Association, The Football. "Women's FA Cup dates". www.thefa.com.
  11. ^ "London City Lionesses squad announcement". London City Lionesses Twitter. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Vyan Sampson joins London City Lionesses on loan | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  13. ^ "Crystal Palace Women confirm double signing". www.cpfc.co.uk.

External links edit

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