2019–20 Chelsea F.C. Women season

The 2019–20 season was Chelsea Women's 28th competitive season and 10th consecutive season in the FA Women's Super League, the top flight of English women's football.

Chelsea
2019–20 season
ChairmanAdrian Jacob
ManagerEmma Hayes
StadiumKingsmeadow
FA WSL1st
FA CupQuarter-finals
League CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Beth England (14 goals)
All: Beth England (21 goals)
Highest home attendance24,564 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 8 September 2019, FA WSL)
Lowest home attendance540 (vs. Liverpool, 15 December 2019, FA WSL)

Review

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

This season begin with the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France from 7 June to 7 July 2019. A total of twelve players are across the Channel with six different countries, making Chelsea the best-represented English club. England are taking the most players from Chelsea, as midfielder and club captain Karen Carney, center back Millie Bright, goalkeeper Carly Telford, and 2017-18 FWA, PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year and inaugural Ballon d’Or Féminin nominee Fran Kirby are all headed to France with The Lionesses. Blues defender Maria Thorisdottir and midfielder Maren Mjelde will both be heading to the World Cup for Norway along with the new signing Guro Reiten. Sweden will be taking Chelsea left back Jonna Andersson, versatile defender Magdalena Eriksson, and departing star goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl. Chelsea left back and New Zealand captain Ali Riley debuted for the Football Ferns in 2007 and will be playing in her fourth World Cup. South Korea and Scotland taking one each of Chelsea players such as Ji So-yun and Erin Cuthbert.[1][2]

Squad information

First team squad

As of 13 December 2019[3]
No. NameNatSinceDate of birth (Age)Signed from
Goalkeepers
28Carly Telford 2017 (1987-07-07)7 July 1987 (aged 32) Notts County
30Ann-Katrin Berger 2019 (1990-10-09)9 October 1990 (aged 28) Birmingham City
32Emily Orman 2019 (2002-11-05)5 November 2002 (aged 16)Homegrown
Defenders
2Maria Thorisdottir 2017 (1993-06-05)5 June 1993 (aged 26) Klepp
3Hannah Blundell 2013 (1994-05-25)25 May 1994 (aged 25)Homegrown
4Millie Bright 2014 (1993-08-21)21 August 1993 (aged 26) Doncaster Rovers Belles
6Anita Asante 2018 (1985-04-27)27 April 1985 (aged 34) FC Rosengård
16Magdalena Eriksson (captain) 2017 (1993-09-06)6 September 1993 (aged 26) Linköpings
21Deanna Cooper 2017 (1993-06-19)19 June 1993 (aged 26) London Bees
25Jonna Andersson 2017 (1993-01-02)2 January 1993 (aged 26) Linköpings
Midfielders
5Sophie Ingle 2018 (1991-09-02)2 September 1991 (aged 28) Liverpool
7Jessica Carter 2018 (1997-10-27)27 October 1997 (aged 21) Birmingham City
10Ji So-yun 2014 (1991-02-21)21 February 1991 (aged 28) INAC Kobe Leonessa
11Guro Reiten 2019 (1994-07-26)26 July 1994 (aged 25) LSK Kvinner
18Maren Mjelde 2017 (1989-11-06)6 November 1989 (aged 29) Avaldsnes IL
24Drew Spence 2008 (1992-10-23)23 October 1992 (aged 26)Homegrown
27Jamie-Lee Napier 2019 (2000-04-06)6 April 2000 (aged 19) Hibernian
31Charlotte Fleming 2019 (2002-01-09)9 January 2002 (aged 17)Homegrown
34Charlotte Wardlaw 2019 (2003-02-20)20 February 2003 (aged 16)Homegrown
Forwards
9Beth England 2016 (1994-06-03)3 June 1994 (aged 25) Doncaster Rovers Belles
14Fran Kirby 2015 (1993-06-29)29 June 1993 (aged 26) Reading
17Adelina Engman 2018 (1994-10-11)11 October 1994 (aged 24) Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
20Sam Kerr 2019 (1993-09-10)10 September 1993 (aged 25) Chicago Red Stars
22Erin Cuthbert 2016 (1998-07-19)19 July 1998 (aged 21) Glasgow City
23Ramona Bachmann 2017 (1990-10-25)25 October 1990 (aged 28) Wolfsburg
33Lexi Lloyd-Smith 2019 (2003-03-05)5 March 2003 (aged 16)Homegrown
35Emily Murphy 2019 (2003-03-02)2 March 2003 (aged 16)Homegrown

New contracts

No. Pos PlayerContract endDateSource
10MF Ji So-yun20227 August 2019[4]
25DF Jonna Andersson202222 November 2019[5]
3DF Hannah Blundell202213 February 2020[6]
24MF Drew Spence202211 March 2020[7]

Transfers and loans

In

Pos PlayerTransferred FromFeeDateSource
MF Guro Reiten LSK Kvinner£12,00031 May 2019[8]
FW Sam Kerr Chicago Red StarsOut of contract13 November 2019[9]
MF Jamie-Lee Napier HibernianOut of contract13 December 2019[10]

Out

Pos PlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource
GK Hedvig Lindahl VfL WolfsburgEnd of contract11 May 2019[11][12]
MF Karen CarneyRetired6 July 2019[13]
DF Jade Bailey LiverpoolUndisclosed9 July 2019[14]
GK Lizzie DurackRetired15 July 2019[15]
DF Ali Riley Bayern MunichUndisclosed18 July 2019[16]

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
Manager Emma Hayes
Assistant Manager Paul Green
Coach TJ O'Leary
Goalkeeper coach Stuart Searle

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Non-competitive

Pre-season

v Chelsea
6 August 2019 Women's French Cup Montpellier 5–2 Chelsea Colomiers
18:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stade Michel-Bendichou
Referee: Savina El Bour
v Chelsea
8 August 2019 Women's French Cup Bayern Munich 5–0 Chelsea Colomiers
18:00 BST
ReportStadium: Stade Michel-Bendichou
v Chelsea
20 August 2019 Friendly Israel  1–3 Chelsea Petah Tikva
17:30 BST
ReportStadium: Ha-Moshava Stadium
Attendance: 8,534

Competitions

Women's Super League

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPPGQualification
1Chelsea (C)1512304711+36392.60Qualification for the Champions League
2Manchester City161312399+30402.50
3Arsenal1512034013+27362.40
4Manchester United147252412+12231.64
5Reading146352124−3211.50
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

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
1512304711 +3639800254 +21430227 +15

Last updated: 23 February 2020.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
ResultWDWWWWWPWDWWWWPWDPPPPP
Position2332111323333222211111
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2020. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Sun 8 Sep 2019 1 Chelsea 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Fulham
12:30 BST (UTC+01:00)England 4'Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 24,564
Referee: Amy Fearn
Sun 15 Sep 2019 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Chelsea Crawley
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium
Attendance: 1,352
Referee: Lee Collins
Sun 29 Sep 2019 3 Bristol City 0–4 Chelsea Filton
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 986
Referee: Lisa Benn
Sun 13 Oct 2019 4 Chelsea 2–1 Arsenal Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,149
Referee: Rebecca Welch
Sun 27 Oct 2019 5 West Ham United 1–3 Chelsea Romford
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)
Report
Stadium: Rush Green Training Ground
Attendance: 2,122
Referee: Robert Whitton
Sun 17 Nov 2019 6 Chelsea 1–0 Manchester United Kingston upon Thames
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,790
Referee: Jack Packman
Sun 24 Nov 2019 7 Birmingham City 0–6 Chelsea Solihull
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)Report
Stadium: SportNation.Bet Stadium
Attendance: 1,159
Referee: Stacey Pearson
Sun 1 Dec 2019 8 Everton Postponed Chelsea Walton
12:30 GMT (UTC+00:00)ReportStadium: Walton Hall Park
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch
Sun 8 Dec 2019 9 Chelsea 2–1 Manchester City Kingston upon Thames
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,498
Referee: Amy Fearn
Sun 15 Dec 2019 10 Liverpool 1–1 Chelsea Birkenhead
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 540
Referee: Louise Saunders
Sun 5 Jan 2020 11 Chelsea 3–1 Reading Kingston upon Thames
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 2,828
Referee: Stacey Pearson
Sun 12 Jan 2020 12 Chelsea 6–1 Bristol City Kingston upon Thames
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 2,866
Referee: Emily Heaslip
Sun 19 Jan 2020 13 Arsenal 1–4 Chelsea Borehamwood
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Abigail Byrne
Sun 2 Feb 2020 14 Chelsea 8–0 West Ham United Kingston upon Thames
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,304
Referee: Amy Fearn
Sun 9 Feb 2020 15 Manchester United Postponed Chelsea Leigh
16:30 GMT (UTC+00:00)ReportStadium: Leigh Sports Village
Note: All WSL games postponed due to adverse weather conditions
Wed 12 Feb 2020 16 Chelsea 2–0 Birmingham City Kingston upon Thames
19:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)ReportStadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 1,928
Referee: Robert Whitton
Sun 23 Feb 2020 17 Manchester City 3–3 Chelsea Manchester
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,542
Referee: Rebecca Welch
Sun 22 Mar 2020 18* Chelsea Postponed Everton Kingston upon Thames
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Sun 29 Mar 2020 19* Tottenham Hotspur Postponed Chelsea Canons Park
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Sun 5 Apr 2020 20* Chelsea Postponed Brighton & Hove Albion Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Sun 26 Apr 2020 21* Reading Postponed Chelsea High Wycombe
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)Stadium: Adams Park
Sat 16 May 2020 22* Chelsea Postponed Liverpool Kingsmeadow
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)Attendance: Kingston upon Thames
  • Note: The FA confirmed the termination of the 2019/20 Women’s Super League due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

FA Cup

Sun 26 Jan 2020 Fourth round proper Charlton Athletic 0–4 Chelsea Crayford
13:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)
  • Clifford  42'
  • Coombs  57'
Report
Stadium: The Oakwood
Attendance: 844
Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis
Mon 17 Feb 2020 Fifth round proper Chelsea 1–0 Liverpool Kingston upon Thames
19:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)
ReportStadium: Kingsmeadow
Sun 27 Sep 2020 Quarter-final Everton 2–1 Chelsea Liverpool
13:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
ReportCuthbert 4'Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Simon Mather

League Cup

Group stage

PosTeamPldWWPENLPENLGFGAGDPtsQualificationCHEREAWHUTOTCRYLEW
1Chelsea54010133+1013Advance to Knock-out stage1–12–05–1
2Reading53101144+10110–16–03–2
3West Ham United53011135+8102–27–03–1
4Tottenham Hotspur521021211+180–46–0
5Crystal Palace51004321−1830–30–3
6Lewes50005617−1101–22–3
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

Group D

Sun 22 Sept 2019 1 Chelsea 2–0 West Ham United Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,041
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Sun 20 Oct 2019 2 Crystal Palace 0–3 Chelsea Bromley
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Hayes Lane
Attendance: 807
Referee: Abigail Bryne
Sat 2 Nov 2019 3 Lewes 1–2 Chelsea Lewes
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)
ReportStadium: The Dripping Pan
Attendance: 1,019
Referee: Louise McWhinnie
Wed 20 Nov 2019 4 Chelsea 5–1 Tottenham Hotspur Kingston upon Thames
19:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 1,999
Referee: Lisa Benn
Wed 11 Dec 2019 5 Chelsea 1–1
(2–4 p)
Reading Kingston upon Thames
19:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 1,783
Referee: Paul Johnson
Penalties

Knockout phase

Wed 15 Jan 2020 Quarter-final Chelsea 3–1 Aston Villa Kingston upon Thames
19:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)
Report
  • Welsh 84'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 1,799
Referee: Louise Saunders
Wed 29 Jan 2020 Semi-final Manchester United 0–1 Chelsea Leigh
19:30 GMT (UTC+00:00)
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 1,044
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
Sat 29 February 2020 Final Arsenal 1–2 Chelsea Nottinghamshire
17:30 GMT (UTC+00:00)
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 6,743
Referee: Helen Conley

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 27 September 2020
No.PosNatPlayerTotalFA WSLFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers:
28GK  ENGCarly Telford90201060
30GK  GERAnn-Katrin Berger1701302020
32GK  ENGEmily Orman00000000
Defenders:
2DF  NORMaria Thorisdottir810+51002+10
3DF  ENGHannah Blundell1414+412040
4DF  ENGMillie Bright2411512+1060
6DF  ENGAnita Asante20000020
16DF  SWEMagdalena Eriksson2331412072
21DF  ENGDeanna Cooper820+101062
25DF  SWEJonna Andersson24014+10204+30
Midfielders:
5MF  WALSophie Ingle2341543050
7MF  ENGJessica Carter1511+712050
10MF  KORJi So-yun19712+16203+11
11MF  NORGuro Reiten2471551+214+21
18MF  NORMaren Mjelde215144204+11
24MF  ENGDrew Spence2378+731+124+22
27MF  SCOJamie-Lee Napier400+20100+10
31MF  ENGCharlotte Fleming20001010
34MF  ENGCharlotte Wardlaw20000+1010
Forwards:
9FW  ENGBeth England252115141+107+17
14FW  ENGFran Kirby702+20101+10
17FW  FINAdelina Engman311+11000+10
20FW  AUSSam Kerr813+111+1020
22FW  SCOErin Cuthbert24512+222182
23FW  SUIRamona Bachmann1915+711+104+10
33FW  ENGLexi Lloyd-Smith00000000
35FW  ENGEmily Murphy640+21120+31

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.

As of 27 September 2020
RankPos.No.PlayerFA WSLFA CupLeague CupTotal
1FW9 Beth England140721
2MF11 Guro Reiten5117
MF24 Drew Spence322
MF10 Ji So-yun601
5MF18 Maren Mjelde4015
FW22 Erin Cuthbert212
7MF5 Sophie Ingle4004
FW35 Emily Murphy121
9DF16 Magdalena Eriksson1023
10DF21 Deanna Cooper0022
11DF2 Maria Thorisdottir1001
DF3 Hannah Blundell100
DF4 Millie Bright100
MF7 Jessica Carter100
FW17 Adelina Engman100
FW20 Sam Kerr100
FW23 Ramona Bachmann100
Own goal0000
Total4761972

Assists

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total assists are equal.

As of 23 February 2020
RankPos.No.PlayerFA WSLFA CupLeague CupTotal
1MF11 Guro Reiten7007
FW22 Erin Cuthbert403
3FW9 Beth England4026
4FW14 Fran Kirby3014
DF25 Jonna Andersson400
6MF10 Ji So-yun2013
FW23 Ramona Bachmann201
MF24 Drew Spence300
9MF5 Sophie Ingle1102
MF18 Maren Mjelde101
11DF4 Millie Bright1001
MF7 Jessica Carter100
DF16 Magdalena Eriksson100
FW20 Sam Kerr100
DF21 Deanna Cooper010
MF27 Jamie-Lee Napier001
MF35 Charlotte Fleming010
Total3531048

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.

As of 17 February 2020
RankPos.No.PlayerFA WSLFA CupLeague CupTotal
1GK28 Carly Telford2136
230 Ann-Katrin Berger4105
Total62311

Awards

No.Pos.Player/ManagerAwardSource
Emma HayesFA WSL Manager of the Month (October)[17]
FA WSL Manager of the Month (January)[18][19]
FA WSL Manager of the Month (February)[20][21]
BBC WSL Manager of the Season[22]
FA WSL Manager of the Season[23][24]
LMA Manager of the Year[25][26]
4DF Millie BrightFA WSL Player of the Month (November)[27][28]
PFA WSL Team of the Year[29][30]
5MF Sophie IngleThe Athletic's Team of the Year[31][32]
9FW Bethany EnglandFA WSL Player of the Month (January)[33][34]
FA WSL Player of the Month (February)[35][36]
The Athletic's Player of the Year[37][38]
The Athletic's Team of the Year[39][40]
FA WSL Player of the Season[41][42]
PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year[43][44]
PFA WSL Team of the Year[45][46]
10MF Ji So-yunPFA WSL Team of the Year[47][48]
11MF Guro ReitenThe Athletic's Team of the Year[49][50]
16DF Magdalena ErikssonThe Athletic's Team of the Year[51][52]
PFA WSL Team of the Year[53][54]
18DF Maren MjeldeThe Athletic's Team of the Year[55][56]
PFA WSL Team of the Year[57][58]
30GK Ann-Katrin BergerPFA WSL Team of the Year[59][60]

References