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

FA Women's Championship
Main article: 2019–20 FA Women's Championship

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
18 August 2019 1 London Bees 0–2 London City Lionesses Canons Park
Report
  • Neville 8'
  • Fitzgerald 52'
 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
  • Priest 19'
  • Cowan 48'
  • Clarke 85'
 Report
  • Dugmore Yellow card 77'
  • Smith 90+2'
 Stadium: Princes Park
Attendance: 224
Referee: Isaac Searle
15 September 2019 4 Charlton Athletic 0–2 London City Lionesses Crayford
  • Maple Yellow card 20'
  • Clifford Yellow card 56'
  • Devlin Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card 90'
 Report
Stadium: The Oakwood
Attendance: 274
Referee: Louise Saunders
29 September 2019 5 London City Lionesses 0–6 Durham Dartford
  • Ayisi Yellow card 77'
  • Bennett Red card 89'
 Report
  • Hepple 26' (pen.), 82'
  • Holmes Yellow card 50'
  • Achterhof 58', 62'
  • Sharpe 70'
  • Robertson 89'
 Stadium: Princes Park
Attendance: 171
Referee: Ben Atkinson
13 October 2019 6 Coventry United 1–2 London City Lionesses Coventry
  • Dermody 4'
  • Morgan Yellow card 61'
  • Merrick Yellow card 66'
  • Bartle Yellow card 89'
 Report
  • Priest 36'
  • Clarke Yellow card 86' Yellow-red card 90'
  • Balfour 88'
 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
  • Bennett Yellow card 38'
  • Susanna 69', Yellow card 75'
  • Ejupi 86'
 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
  • Jordan 22', Yellow card 87'
  • Fenton Yellow card 60'
 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 Yellow card 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
  • Susanna 31', 90+2'
  • Rossiter 55'
 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
  • Rossiter 1', Yellow card 85'
  • Bennett Yellow card 90'
 Report
  • Hurley Yellow card 17'
  • Goddard 40'
  • Johnson Yellow card 58'
 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
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
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
 Report
Stadium: Princes Park

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

Group stage

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 — —
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
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
  • Priest Yellow card 73'
 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
  • Cowan 17'
  • Bennett Yellow card 78'
 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

Appearances

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

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK England ENG Lucy Thomas 2101501050
2 DF England ENG Chantelle Mackie 1003+300+102+10
3 DF England ENG Leanne Cowan 1228+11002+11
4 MF England ENG Poppy Wilson 170130102+10
5 DF England ENG Hannah Short 1611311020
6 DF England ENG Ylenia Priest 152921050
7 MF Kosovo KOS Elizabeta Ejupi 1546+44103+10
8 FW England ENG Freda Ayisi 1515+51103+10
9 FW England ENG Gabby Ravenscroft 100+100000
10 FW Finland FIN Juliette Kemppi 19013+20002+20
11 FW England ENG Evie Clarke 1235+620011
12 DF England ENG Grace Neville 1014+211030
14 FW England ENG Kallie Balfour 1121+52103+10
15 DF England ENG Vyan Sampson 1311011020
16 MF England ENG Harley Bennett 17011+100050
17 MF England ENG Lucy Fitzgerald 19113+111040
18 MF England ENG Ellie Mason 203152102+21
19 FW England ENG Lily Agg 200+200000
20 MF England ENG Annie Rossiter 1123+42003+10
21 MF England ENG Flo Fyfe 1729+320+102+20
22 FW England ENG Eden Bailey 00000000
24 MF England ENG Ellie Arnold 00000000
25 FW Aruba ARU Vanessa Susanna 1736+530+104+10
26 MF England ENG Charlotte Gurr 2010000+10
Players who appeared for London City Lionesses but left during the season:
23 MF England ENG Amber Gaylor 00000000

Goalscorers
Rank No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 7 MF Kosovo Elizabeta Ejupi 4004
2 11 FW England Evie Clarke 2013
18 MF England Ellie Mason 201
25 FW Aruba Vanessa Susanna 300
5 3 DF England Leanne Cowan 1012
6 DF England Ylenia Priest 200
14 FW England Kallie Balfour 200
20 MF England Annie Rossiter 200
21 MF England Flo Fyfe 200
10 5 DF England Hannah Short 1001
8 FW England Freda Ayisi 100
12 DF England Grace Nevillie 100
15 DF England Vyan Sampson 100
17 MF England Lucy Fitzgerald 100
Total 250328

Transfers

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

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

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

Notes
  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.
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