# 2019–20 Liverpool F.C. Women season

The 2019–20 Liverpool F.C. Women season was the club's 31st season of competitive football and its 10th season in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid, having been one of the league's foundation clubs. 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. After further postponements, the season was ultimately ended prematurely on 25 May 2020 with immediate effect. Liverpool sat bottom of the table at the time and were relegated on sporting merit after The FA Board's decision to award places on a points-per-game basis.

## Squad

    As of 23 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 | GER | Anke Preuß |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Leighanne Robe |
| 4 | MF | WAL | Rhiannon Roberts |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Niamh Fahey (vice-captain) |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Sophie Bradley-Auckland (captain) |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Jessica Clarke |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Jade Bailey |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Courtney Sweetman-Kirk |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Christie Murray |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Melissa Lawley |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | GK | CAN | Rylee Foster |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Ashley Hodson |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Niamh Charles |
| 18 | GK | ENG | Fran Kitching |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Amy Rodgers |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Rinsola Babajide |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Becky Jane |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Jemma Purfield |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Kirsty Linnett |
| 27 | MF | NIR | Rachel Furness |

## Pre-season

Liverpool spent part of their preseason on tour in the United States in conjunction with the men's team.

## 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 | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | W | L | L | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| Position | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | |

### 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, Liverpool entered the FA Cup in the fourth round, beating Championship side Blackburn Rovers in their opening fixture. Following a series of postponements at EFL League One ground Prenton Park, the game was moved to Blackburn's home ground at Bamber Bridge although Liverpool remained the designated home team.

## FA Women's League Cup

For the League Cup group stage, Liverpool were drawn as the only FA WSL team in a group that otherwise contained five FA Women's Championship teams.

### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SHU | AST | LIV | DUR | COV | BLB |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 10 | Advance to Knock-out stage | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 | Advance to Knock-out stage | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | — | — | 5–2 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 9 | | 2–3 | — | — | 3–1 | — | — |
| 4 | Durham | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 | | 0–4 | 3–0 | — | — | 4–0 | — |
| 5 | Coventry United | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 6 | | — | 2–2 | 1–5 | — | — | 1–1 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 1 | | — | — | 0–6 | 1–3 | — | — |

## 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 | GER | Anke Preuß | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Leighanne Robe | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | WAL | Rhiannon Roberts | 15 | 1 | 9+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Niamh Fahey | 18 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Sophie Bradley-Auckland | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Jessica Clarke | 12 | 1 | 4+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Jade Bailey | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Courtney Sweetman-Kirk | 16 | 1 | 7+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Christie Murray | 10 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Melissa Lawley | 19 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | GK | CAN | Rylee Foster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Ashley Hodson | 20 | 2 | 2+11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Niamh Charles | 19 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3+1 | 3 |
| 18 | GK | ENG | Fran Kitching | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Amy Rodgers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Rinsola Babajide | 17 | 8 | 7+5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Becky Jane | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Jemma Purfield | 6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Kirsty Linnett | 18 | 4 | 8+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 3+2 | 3 |
| 27 | MF | NIR | Rachel Furness | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||
| 21 | MF | ENG | Missy Bo Kearns | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | FA WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | 20 | FW | Rinsola Babajide | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 17 | FW | Niamh Charles | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 24 | FW | Kirsty Linnett | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 27 | MF | Rachel Furness | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 11 | MF | Melissa Lawley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 14 | FW | Ashley Hodson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | MF | Rhiannon Roberts | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | DF | Niamh Fahey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | FW | Jessica Clarke | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | FW | Courtney Sweetman-Kirk | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 21 | MF | Missy Bo Kearns | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From |
| 10 June 2019 | DF | Becky Jane | Reading |
| 15 June 2019 | MF | Melissa Lawley | Manchester City |
| 9 July 2019 | MF | Jade Bailey | Chelsea |
| 28 December 2019 | MF | Rachel Furness | Reading |
| 23 January 2020 | GK | Rylee Foster | West Virginia Mountaineers |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To |
| 24 May 2019 | MF | Laura Coombs | Manchester City |
| 24 May 2019 | DF | Leandra Little | Sheffield United |
| 15 June 2019 | DF | Jasmine Matthews | Bristol City |
| 15 June 2019 | FW | Yana Daniëls | Bristol City |
| 19 June 2019 | MF | Aimee Everett | Leicester City |
| 22 June 2019 | FW | Annabel Blanchard | Leicester City |
| 12 August 2019 | MF | Lauren Thomas | Blackburn Rovers |
| 23 January 2020 | DF | Ellie Fletcher | Blackburn Rovers |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Until | Ref. |
| 24 August 2019 | DF | | Ellie Fletcher | Sheffield United | Recalled 10 January 2020 | |
| 10 January 2020 | MF | | Missy Bo Kearns | Blackburn Rovers | End of season | |