2019–20 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season
The 2019–20 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season was the club's 29th season in existence and their second in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.
2019–20 season | ||||
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Chairman | Tony Bloom | |||
Manager | Hope Powell | |||
Stadium | Broadfield Stadium, Crawley | |||
WSL | 9th | |||
FA Cup | Quarter-final | |||
League Cup | Quarter-final | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Aileen Whelan (5) All: Kayleigh Green, Ini Umotong and Aileen Whelan (6) | |||
Highest home attendance | 4,130 (vs. Birmingham City, 17 November) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 510 (vs. Reading, 29 November) | |||
Average home league attendance | 1,311 | |||
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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] Brighton sat in 9th 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.[4][5]
Squad
- As of 23 January 2020.[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management team
Position | Name |
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Manager | Hope Powell |
Assistant manager | Amy Merricks |
Goalkeeping coach | Alex Penny |
General Manager | Kirsty Hulland |
Strength & Conditioning Coach | Ivo Nunez Miguel |
Physiotherapist | Lisa Walsh |
Lead Analysis | Edward Filmer |
Club Doctor | Dr. Timothy Buck |
Kit Manager | Maurice Bane |
Pre-season
21 July 2019 Friendly | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5–1 | Crystal Palace | Behind closed doors |
Report | Unnamed ![]() |
FA Women's Super League
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 |
16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18 | −17 |
Last updated: 23 February 2020.
Source: FA WSL
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
7 September 2019 1 | Bristol City | 0–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Bristol |
15:00 | Daniëls ![]() |
Report | Lundorf ![]() |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 3,041 Referee: Abigail Bryne |
15 September 2019 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | Chelsea | Crawley |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,352 Referee: Lee Collins |
29 September 2019 3 | Arsenal | 4–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Borehamwood |
12:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,607 Referee: Elliot Swallow |
13 October 2019 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–3 | West Ham United | Crawley |
14:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 849 Referee: Lisa Benn |
27 October 2019 5 | Everton | 2–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Southport |
Report |
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Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 331 Referee: Jane Simms |
17 November 2019 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–0 | Birmingham City | Falmer |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Amex Stadium Attendance: 4,130 Referee: Helen Conley |
24 November 2019 7 | Manchester United | 4–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Leigh |
12:00 | Report | Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 1,707 Referee: Steven Copeland |
29 November 2019 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–2 | Reading | Crawley |
19:45 | Report | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 510 Referee: Matthew Russell |
8 December 2019 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Canons Park |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 571 Referee: Emily Heaslip |
15 December 2019 10 | Manchester City | 5–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Manchester |
14:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,173 Referee: Lucy Oliver |
5 January 2020 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | Liverpool | Crawley |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 947 Referee: Amy Fearn |
12 January 2020 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–4 | Arsenal | Crawley |
14:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,312 Referee: Kirsty Dowle |
19 January 2020 13 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Romford |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Rush Green Stadium Attendance: 1,799 Referee: Ryan Atkin |
2 February 2020 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | Everton | Crawley |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 830 Referee: Abigail Byrne |
9 February 2020 | Birmingham City | P–P | Brighton & Hove Albion | Solihull |
14:00 | Stadium: Damson Park | |||
Note: All WSL games postponed due to adverse weather conditions[7] |
12 February 2020 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | Manchester United | Crawley |
19:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 903 Referee: Savvas Yianni |
23 February 2020 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Crawley |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 964 Referee: Louise Saunders |
22 March 2020 17 | Reading | Cancelled | Brighton & Hove Albion | High Wycombe |
14:00 | Stadium: Adams Park | |||
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic |
29 March 2020 18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Cancelled | Bristol City | Crawley |
14:00 | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium | |||
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic |
5 April 2020 19 | Chelsea | Cancelled | Brighton & Hove Albion | Kingston upon Thames |
14:00 | Stadium: Kingsmeadow | |||
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic |
26 April 2020 20 | Liverpool | Cancelled | Brighton & Hove Albion | Birkenhead |
12:00 | Stadium: Prenton Park | |||
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic |
16 May 2020 21 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Cancelled | Manchester City | Crawley |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium | ||||
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic |
22 | Birmingham City | Cancelled | Brighton & Hove Albion | Solihull |
Stadium: Damson Park | ||||
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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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 |
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
As a member of the top two tiers, Brighton & Hove Albion entered the FA Cup in the fourth round, beating Championship teams Aston Villa and Crystal Palace in the fourth and fifth rounds respectively.[8] A quarter-final against fellow WSL opposition Birmingham City 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.[9]
26 January 2020 Fourth round | Aston Villa | 2–3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Boldmere |
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Report | Stadium: Trevor Brown Memorial Ground |
25 February 2020 Fifth round | Crystal Palace | 0–3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Bromley |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Hayes Lane |
15 March 2020 Quarter-final | Brighton & Hove Albion | P–P | Birmingham City | Crawley |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium | ||||
Note: Postponed due to coronavirus pandemic |
27 September 2020 Quarter-final | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Birmingham City | Crawley |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Rebecca Welch | ||
Penalties | ||||
Note: Rescheduled from 15 March 2020 |
FA Women's League Cup
Group stage
22 September 2019 Group stage | Charlton Athletic | 0–3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Bexley |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: The Oakwood |
20 October 2019 Group stage | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–2 | Bristol City | Crawley |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium |
3 November 2019 Group stage | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Arsenal | Crawley |
14:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 761 Referee: Paul Howard | |
Penalties | ||||
20 November 2019 Group stage | London Bees | 0–5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Canons Park |
19:45 | Report | Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 152 Referee: Stacey Pearson |
11 December 2019 Group stage | London City Lionesses | 2–4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Dartford |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Princes Park Attendance: 43 Referee: Abigail Byrne |
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
Squad statistics
Appearances
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | FA WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Megan Walsh | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2 | DF | ![]() |
Beth Roe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | ![]() |
Felicity Gibbons | 23 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | ||
4 | MF | ![]() |
Danielle Bowman | 21 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | ![]() |
Fern Whelan | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
6 | DF | ![]() |
Laura Rafferty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | FW | ![]() |
Aileen Whelan | 23 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | ![]() |
Kirsty Barton | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | ![]() |
Ini Umotong | 22 | 6 | 6+8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5+1 | 3 | ||
10 | MF | ![]() |
Kate Natkiel | 15 | 1 | 4+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | ||
11 | MF | ![]() |
Amanda Nildén | 16 | 2 | 5+5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
12 | DF | ![]() |
Matilde Lundorf | 13 | 1 | 6+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
14 | DF | ![]() |
Danique Kerkdijk | 23 | 1 | 13+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
15 | FW | ![]() |
Kayleigh Green | 23 | 6 | 14+2 | 2 | 0+3 | 0 | 2+2 | 4 | ||
16 | FW | ![]() |
Ellie Brazil | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
17 | MF | ![]() |
Megan Connolly | 12 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
18 | MF | ![]() |
Jodie Brett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
19 | MF | ![]() |
Emily Simpkins | 19 | 2 | 8+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5+1 | 2 | ||
20 | DF | ![]() |
Victoria Williams | 16 | 1 | 11+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | ||
21 | DF | ![]() |
Maya Le Tissier | 19 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
22 | GK | ![]() |
Laura Hartley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
23 | FW | ![]() |
Rianna Jarrett | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
24 | FW | ![]() |
Maxime Bennick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
25 | GK | ![]() |
Cecilie Fiskerstrand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
26 | MF | ![]() |
Libby Bance | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
27 | MF | ![]() |
Léa Le Garrec | 18 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
28 | DF | ![]() |
Ellie Hack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
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Faith Nokuthula | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Joined during 2020–21 season but competed in the postponed 2019–20 FA Cup: | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | ![]() |
Lee Geum-min | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
10 | MF | ![]() |
Inessa Kaagman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
11 | MF | ![]() |
Nora Heroum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
12 | FW | ![]() |
Denise O'Sullivan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
13 | DF | ![]() |
Rebekah Stott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Players away from the club on loan: | |||||||||||||
13 | GK | ![]() |
Sophie Harris | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Goalscorers
Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | FA WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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1 | 7 | FW | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 3 | ||
15 | FW | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 4 | ||
4 | 11 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
19 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 2 | ||
23 | FW | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 0 | ||
7 | 4 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | ||
12 | DF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | ||
12 | FW | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | ||
14 | DF | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | MF | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | DF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | ||
27 | MF | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Own goal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 11 | 8 | 14 | 33 |
- Joined during 2020–21 season but scored in the postponed 2019–20 FA Cup
Transfers
Transfers in
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Ref. |
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1 July 2019 | DF | ![]() |
Danique Kerkdijk | ![]() |
[10] |
5 July 2019 | DF | ![]() |
Matilde Lundorf | ![]() |
[11] |
10 July 2019 | GK | ![]() |
Megan Walsh | ![]() |
[12] |
8 August 2019 | MF | ![]() |
Léa Le Garrec | ![]() |
[13] |
3 January 2020 | GK | ![]() |
Cecilie Fiskerstrand | ![]() |
[14] |
23 January 2020 | FW | ![]() |
Rianna Jarrett | ![]() |
[15] |
Loans in
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Until | Ref. |
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23 January 2020 | FW | ![]() |
Maxime Bennink | ![]() |
End of season | [16] |
Transfers out
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Ref. |
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14 May 2019 | GK | ![]() |
Lucy Gillett | ![]() |
[17] |
14 May 2019 | DF | ![]() |
Sophie Perry | Retired | [18][19] |
3 July 2019 | GK | ![]() |
Marie Hourihan | ![]() |
[20] |
5 July 2019 | MF | ![]() |
Chloe Peplow | ![]() |
[21] |
Loans out
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Until | Ref. |
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23 January 2020 | GK | ![]() |
Sophie Harris | ![]() |
End of season | [22] |
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