2019–20 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women season
2019–20 season | ||||
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Chairman | June Clarke | |||
Head Coaches | Karen Hills and | |||
Stadium | The Hive, Canons Park | |||
FA WSL | 7th | |||
FA Cup | Quarter-final | |||
League Cup | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Rianna Dean (4) All: Rianna Dean (10) | |||
Highest home attendance | 38,262 (vs. Arsenal, 17 November) | |||
Lowest home attendance | League: 571 (vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 8 December) All: 205 (vs. Lewes, 11 December, League Cup) | |||
Average home league attendance | 6,258 as of 12 February 2020 | |||
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The 2019–20 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women season was the club's 35th season in existence but only their first as a professional team having been promoted to the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid, at the end of the . Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.
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] Tottenham sat in 6th at the time but were overtaken by Everton and finished in 7th on sporting merit after The FA Board's decision to award places on a points-per-game basis.[4][5]
Squad[]
- As of 18 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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Pre-season[]
As part of Tottenham's preseason, the team traveled to Spain to compete in the invitational Ramon de Carranza Trophy, marking the first time women's teams took part. Spurs beat Real Betis in one semi-final with Athletic Bilbao beating CD Tacón in the other. The winners met each in the final the following day with Athletic Bilbao winning on penalties.[7] Tottenham also scheduled five domestic friendlies against English opposition with every game open to the public.[8]
28 July 2019 Friendly | Southampton Women's F.C. | 0–7 | Tottenham Hotspur | showEastleigh |
4 August 2019 Friendly | Crystal Palace | 0–7 | Tottenham Hotspur | showBromley |
11 August 2019 Friendly | London Bees | Cancelled | Tottenham Hotspur | showCanons Park |
13 August 2019 Ramón de Carranza Trophy | Real Betis | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | showCádiz, Spain |
14 August 2019 Ramón de Carranza Trophy | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Tottenham Hotspur | showCádiz, Spain |
25 August 2019 Friendly | Arsenal | 6–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | showBorehamwood |
1 September 2019 Friendly | West Ham United | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | showRomford |
FA Women's Super League[]
In response to the record viewing figures during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, three fixtures were moved to Premier League grounds. These included two Spurs games: the away trip to Chelsea on the opening weekend and Tottenham's hosting of the North London derby in November.[9][10] The latter saw an attendance of 38,262, setting a new FA WSL attendance record.
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 |
15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 |
Last updated: 23 February 2020.
Source: FA WSL
Results by matchday[]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results[]
29 September 2019 3 | West Ham United | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | showStratford |
13 October 2019 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–3 | Manchester United | showCanons Park |
27 October 2019 5 | Bristol City | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | showFilton |
4 December 2019 8 | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | showSolihull |
8 December 2019 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | showCanons Park |
15 December 2019 10 | Reading | 3–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | showHigh Wycombe |
5 January 2020 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–4 | Manchester City | showCanons Park |
12 January 2020 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | West Ham United | showCanons Park |
19 January 2020 13 | Manchester United | 3–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | showLeigh |
2 February 2020 | Tottenham Hotspur | P–P | Bristol City | showCanons Park |
9 February 2020 | Arsenal | P–P | Tottenham Hotspur | showBorehamwood |
12 February 2020 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2 | Everton | showCanons Park |
23 February 2020 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | showCrawley |
22 March 2020 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | Cancelled | Birmingham City | showCanons Park |
5 April 2020 18 | Liverpool | Cancelled | Tottenham Hotspur | showBirkenhead |
26 April 2020 19 | Manchester City | Cancelled | Tottenham Hotspur | showManchester |
13 May 2020 20 | Arsenal | Cancelled | Tottenham Hotspur | showBorehamwood |
22 | Tottenham Hotspur | Cancelled | Bristol City | showCanons Park |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
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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 |
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, Tottenham entered the FA Cup in the fourth round, beating National League Division One side Barnsley in their opening fixture.[12] A successive 5–0 Cup victory, this time over Championship team Coventry United, set up a quarter-final tie against North London derby rivals Arsenal which was picked for television by BBC.[13] However, the match 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.[14]
26 January 2020 Fourth round | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–0 | Barnsley | showCanons Park |
17 February 2020 Fifth round | Coventry United | 0–5 | Tottenham Hotspur | showCoventry |
15 March 2020 Quarter-final | Arsenal | P–P | Tottenham Hotspur | showBorehamwood |
26 September 2020 Quarter-final | Arsenal | 4–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | showBorehamwood |
FA Women's League Cup[]
Group Stage[]
20 October 2019 Group stage | West Ham United | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Tottenham Hotspur | showRomford |
3 November 2019 Group stage | Crystal Palace | 0–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | showBromley |
20 November 2019 Group stage | Chelsea | 5–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | showKingston upon Thames |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | REA | WHU | TOT | CRY | LEW | |
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1 | Chelsea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 13 | Advance to Knock-out stage | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | — | — | |
2 | Reading | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 11 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 6–0 | 3–2 | ||
3 | West Ham United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 10 | — | — | — | 2–2 | 7–0 | 3–1 | ||
4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 8 | — | 0–4 | — | — | — | 6–0 | ||
5 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 3 | 0–3 | — | — | 0–3 | — | — | ||
6 | Lewes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 0 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 2–3 | — |
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. Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
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 | Chloe Morgan | 8 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
2 | DF | Lucia Leon | 13 | 2 | 2+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
3 | DF | Ria Percival | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | |||
4 | MF | Josie Green | 19 | 1 | 12+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | |||
5 | MF | Sophie McLean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
6 | MF | Anna Filbey | 16 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
7 | FW | Gemma Davison | 18 | 1 | 9+3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | |||
8 | MF | Chloe Peplow | 19 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
9 | FW | Rianna Dean | 19 | 10 | 13+1 | 4 | 2+1 | 5 | 1+1 | 1 | |||
10 | MF | Coral-Jade Haines | 10 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | |||
11 | DF | Jenna Schillaci | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
14 | FW | Angela Addison | 13 | 4 | 2+5 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
15 | DF | Siri Worm | 15 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
16 | FW | Kit Graham | 20 | 4 | 12+2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | |||
17 | FW | Jessica Naz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
19 | FW | Lucy Quinn | 22 | 5 | 5+10 | 2 | 0+3 | 0 | 3+1 | 3 | |||
21 | DF | Emma Mitchell | 6 | 2 | 3+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
22 | GK | Becky Spencer | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
23 | FW | Rosella Ayane | 17 | 1 | 6+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
25 | DF | Hannah Godfrey | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
29 | DF | Ashleigh Neville | 18 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
30 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
31 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
33 | MF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Joined during 2020–21 season but competed in the postponed 2019–20 FA Cup: | |||||||||||||
3 | DF | Shelina Zadorsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
5 | DF | Kerys Harrop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
18 | DF | Alanna Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Players away from the club on loan: | |||||||||||||
12 | MF | Megan Wynne | 7 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
Players who appeared for Tottenham Hotspur but left during the season: | |||||||||||||
27 | MF | Rachel Furness | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
Goalscorers[]
Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | FA WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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1 | 9 | FW | Rianna Dean | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
2 | 19 | FW | Lucy Quinn | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
3 | 14 | FW | Angela Addison | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
16 | FW | Kit Graham | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
5 | 15 | DF | Siri Worm | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
6 | 2 | DF | Lucia Leon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
21 | DF | Emma Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
8 | 4 | MF | Josie Green | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
6 | MF | Anna Filbey | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
7 | FW | Gemma Davison | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
23 | FW | Rosella Ayane | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
27 | MF | Rachel Furness | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
33 | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Total | 15 | 10 | 12 | 37 |
Transfers[]
Transfers in[]
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Ref. |
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5 July 2019 | FW | Rosella Ayane | Bristol City | [15] | |
FW | Gemma Davison | Reading | |||
MF | Chloe Peplow | Brighton & Hove Albion | |||
DF | Ria Percival | West Ham United | |||
FW | Lucy Quinn | Birmingham City | |||
GK | Becky Spencer | West Ham United | |||
DF | Siri Worm | Everton | |||
24 July 2019 | DF | Hannah Godfrey | South Alabama Jaguars | [16] | |
14 August 2019 | FW | Kit Graham | Charlton Athletic | [17] |
Loans in[]
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Until | Ref. |
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6 September 2019 | MF | Rachel Furness | Reading | 28 December 2019 | [18][19] | |
3 January 2020 | DF | Emma Mitchell | Arsenal | End of season | [20] |
Transfers out[]
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Ref. |
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5 July 2019 | GK | Navarro Bulldogs | [21] | ||
DF | Watford | [22][23] | |||
DF | Charlton Athletic | [24] | |||
FW | Sarah Wiltshire | Yeovil Town | [25] | ||
FW | Crystal Palace | [26] | |||
MF | Retired | [22] | |||
GK | Crystal Palace | [27] | |||
MF | Retired | [22] | |||
DF | Watford | [28] | |||
MF | Emma Beckett | Watford | [22] |
Loans out[]
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Until | Ref. |
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18 January 2020 | MF | Megan Wynne | Bristol City | End of season | [29] |
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