# 2019–20 Bristol City W.F.C. season

The 2019–20 Bristol City W.F.C. season was the club's fourth season under the Bristol City affiliation and the organisation's 21st overall season in existence. It was their third consecutive full season in the FA Women's Super League following promotion to the 2017 Spring Season. Along with competing in the WSL, the club also competed in 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. After further postponements, the season was ultimately ended prematurely on 25 May 2020 with immediate effect. Bristol City sat in 10th 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.

## Squad

    As of 30 January 2020.
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 | Sophie Baggaley |
| 2 | DF | WAL | Loren Dykes (captain) |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Gemma Evans |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Jasmine Matthews |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Frankie Brown |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Chloe Logarzo |
| 7 | DF | ENG | Poppy Pattinson |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Carla Humphrey |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Ebony Salmon |
| 10 | FW | BEL | Yana Daniëls |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Charlie Wellings |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Florence Allen |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | GK | SCO | Eartha Cumings |
| 14 | FW | KOR | Jeon Ga-eul |
| 15 | MF | WAL | Megan Wynne (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Meaghan Sargeant |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Maisy Collis |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Katie Robinson |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Georgia Wilson |
| 21 | FW | SCO | Abi Harrison |
| 25 | MF | NZL | Olivia Chance |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Faye Bryson |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Jessica Wooley |

## FA Women's Super League
### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 23 February 2020. Source: FA WSL

### Results by matchday

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | A |
| Result | D | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| Position | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | | | | | | | | |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 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 | |
| 12 | Liverpool (R) | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 6 | 0.43 | Relegation to the Championship |

## Women's FA Cup

As a member of the top two tiers, Bristol City entered the FA Cup in the fourth round, beating Championship side Durham in extra-time to progress to the next round. They were drawn against fellow WSL side Everton in the fifth round with the game moved to Ashton Gate, the second match of the season to be moved to the men's stadium after the season opener.

## FA Women's League Cup
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to Knock-out stage | 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 | — | — |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | FA WSL | FA WSL | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Sophie Baggaley | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | WAL | Loren Dykes | 12 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Gemma Evans | 19 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Jasmine Matthews | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Frankie Brown | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Chloe Logarzo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | ENG | Poppy Pattinson | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Carla Humphrey | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Ebony Salmon | 21 | 8 | 7+7 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | BEL | Yana Daniëls | 19 | 2 | 13+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Charlie Wellings | 20 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3+2 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Flo Allen | 12 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | SCO | Eartha Cumings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | KOR | Jeon Ga-eul | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | WAL | Megan Wynne | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Meaghan Sargeant | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Maisy Collis | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Katie Robinson | 16 | 2 | 3+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Georgia Wilson | 13 | 1 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | SCO | Abi Harrison | 9 | 3 | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 2 |
| 23 | FW | WAL | Elise Hughes | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | NZL | Olivia Chance | 20 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Faye Bryson | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Jessica Wooley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | ENG | Ella Rutherford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Bristol City but left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | NED | Vita van der Linden | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Kirsten Reilly | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Ellie Strippel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | FA WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | Ebony Salmon | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 11 | FW | Charlie Wellings | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 21 | FW | Abi Harrison | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | FW | Yana Daniëls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 19 | MF | Katie Robinson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | MF | Vita van der Linden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 8 | MF | Carla Humphrey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 20 | MF | Georgia Wilson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 9 | 1 | 11 | 21 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From |
| 28 May 2019 | DF | Meaghan Sargeant | Birmingham City |
| 28 May 2019 | FW | Charlie Wellings | Birmingham City |
| 12 July 2019 | FW | Yana Daniëls | Liverpool |
| 12 July 2019 | DF | Jasmine Matthews | Liverpool |
| 15 July 2019 | FW | Ebony Salmon | Manchester United |
| 23 July 2019 | MF | Vita van der Linden | Ajax |
| 3 September 2019 | MF | Olivia Chance | Everton |
| 13 September 2019 | MF | Kirsten Reilly | Hibernian |
| 18 January 2020 | DF | Faye Bryson | Everton |
| 18 January 2020 | FW | Jeon Ga-eul | Hwacheon KSPO |
| 23 January 2020 | MF | Chloe Logarzo | Sydney FC |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Until | Ref. |
| 4 January 2020 | FW | | Elise Hughes | Everton | 30 January 2020 | |
| 18 January 2020 | MF | | Megan Wynne | Tottenham Hotspur | End of season | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To |
| 17 May 2019 | MF | Julie Biesmans | PSV Eindhoven |
| 17 May 2019 | MF | Lucy Graham | Everton |
| 17 May 2019 | DF | Danique Kerkdijk | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 17 May 2019 | FW | Juliette Kemppi | London City Lionesses |
| 17 May 2019 | MF | Ali Johnson | Sheffield United |
| 5 July 2019 | FW | Rosella Ayane | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 5 July 2019 | FW | Heather Payne | Florida State Seminoles |
| 6 August 2019 | GK | Aimee Watson | Oxford United |
| 15 August 2019 | MF | Poppy Wilson | London City Lionesses |
| 21 December 2019 | MF | Kirsten Reilly | Rangers |
| 12 January 2020 | MF | Ellie Strippel | Yeovil Town |
| 24 January 2020 | MF | Vita van der Linden | Stade de Reims |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Until | Ref. |
| 6 September 2019 | FW | | Ella Rutherford | Crystal Palace | 6 January 2020 | |
| 6 January 2020 | FW | | Ella Rutherford | Leicester City | End of season | |