# 2019–20 West Ham United F.C. Women season

The 2019–20 West Ham United F.C. Women 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.
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. West Ham sat in 8th 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 24 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 | Anna Moorhouse |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Cecilie Kvamme |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Gilly Flaherty (captain) |
| 7 | FW | SUI | Alisha Lehmann |
| 8 | FW | IRL | Leanne Kiernan |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Martha Thomas |
| 10 | MF | GER | Julia Simic |
| 11 | DF | GER | Katharina Baunach |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Kate Longhurst |
| 13 | DF | SWE | Filippa Wallén |
| 15 | FW | AUS | Jacynta Galabadaarachchi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | FW | IRL | Ruesha Littlejohn |
| 17 | FW | NED | Esmee de Graaf |
| 18 | GK | IRL | Courtney Brosnan |
| 19 | FW | CAN | Adriana Leon |
| 20 | MF | KOR | Cho So-hyun |
| 21 | MF | FRA | Kenza Dali |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Grace Fisk |
| 23 | MF | NED | Tessel Middag |
| 24 | MF | POL | Wiktoria Kiszkis |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Olivia Smith |
| 26 | DF | GER | Laura Vetterlein |
* ↑ Signed on non-contract terms

## Pre-season

West Ham arranged five friendly matches in preparation for the 2019–20 season, including two open to the public against Bristol City and Tottenham Hotspur.

## 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| Position | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
| 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 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 38 | −29 | 9 | 0.64 |

## Women's FA Cup

As a member of the top two tiers, West Ham entered the FA Cup in the fourth round, losing 2–0 to Arsenal in one of only two all-WSL ties.

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | REA | WHU | TOT | CRY | LEW |
| 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 | Advance to Knock-out stage | — | — | 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 | — |

## 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 | Anna Moorhouse | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Cecilie Kvamme | 18 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Gilly Flaherty | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SUI | Alisha Lehmann | 18 | 4 | 11+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | IRL | Leanne Kiernan | 14 | 3 | 7+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Martha Thomas | 13 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | GER | Julia Simic | 7 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | GER | Katharina Baunach | 17 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Kate Longhurst | 19 | 2 | 11+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | SWE | Filippa Wallén | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | AUS | Jacynta Galabadaarachchi | 17 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | IRL | Ruesha Littlejohn | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | NED | Esmee de Graaf | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | IRL | Courtney Brosnan | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | CAN | Adriana Leon | 16 | 6 | 7+4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | KOR | Cho So-hyun | 11 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | FRA | Kenza Dali | 19 | 7 | 12+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Grace Fisk | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | NED | Tessel Middag | 19 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | POL | Wiktoria Kiszkis | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Olivia Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | GER | Laura Vetterlein | 17 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||
| 14 | DF | ENG | Vyan Sampson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for West Ham United but left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | USA | Erin Simon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA | Brooke Hendrix | 12 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | FA WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | 21 | MF | Kenza Dali | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | 19 | FW | Adriana Leon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | FW | Martha Thomas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 7 | FW | Alisha Lehmann | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 8 | FW | Leanne Kiernan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | DF | Katharina Baunach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 12 | MF | Kate Longhurst | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 26 | DF | Laura Vetterlein | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 19 | 0 | 13 | 32 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From |
| 12 July 2019 | DF | Laura Vetterlein | SC Sand |
| 16 July 2019 | FW | Martha Thomas | Le Havre |
| 19 July 2019 | FW | Jacynta Galabadaarachchi | Perth Glory |
| 25 July 2019 | MF | Kenza Dali | Dijon |
| 1 August 2019 | DF | Katharina Baunach | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 9 August 2019 | GK | Courtney Brosnan | Le Havre |
| 16 August 2019 | DF | Cecilie Kvamme | IL Sandviken |
| 3 November 2019 | FW | Ruesha Littlejohn | London Bees |
| 30 December 2019 | DF | Grace Fisk | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 4 January 2020 | DF | Filippa Wallén | IF Brommapojkarna |
| 25 January 2020 | DF | Olivia Smith | UCF Knights |
* ↑ Signed on non-contract terms

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Lucienne Reichardt | Retired |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Claire Rafferty | Retired |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | Rosie Kmita | London Bees |
| 4 July 2019 | FW | Jane Ross | Manchester United |
| 5 July 2019 | GK | Becky Spencer | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 5 July 2019 | DF | Ria Percival | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 18 July 2019 | MF | Brianna Visalli | Birmingham City |
| 4 January 2020 | DF | Brooke Hendrix | Washington Spirit |
| 24 January 2020 | DF | Erin Simon | Houston Dash |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Until | Ref. |
| 18 August 2019 | DF | | Vyan Sampson | London City Lionesses | End of season | |