# 2019–20 Aston Villa W.F.C. season

The 2019–20 Aston Villa W.F.C. season was the club's 24th season under their current Aston Villa affiliation and the organisation's 47th overall season in existence. It was their sixth consecutive full season in the FA Women's Championship, formerly the FA WSL 2. Along with competing in the Championship, 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. Aston Villa sat six points clear at the top of the table at the time and were awarded the Championship title and promoted on sporting merit after The FA Board's decision to award places on a points-per-game basis.

## Current squad

    As of 4 February 2020.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Sian Rogers |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Charlotte Greengrass |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Asmita Ale |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Ella Franklin-Fraiture |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Elisha N'Dow |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Jade Richards |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Alice Hassall |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Melissa Johnson |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Kerri Welsh |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Amy West |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Jodie Hutton |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Emily Syme |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Natalie Haigh |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Sophie Haywood |
| 18 | GK | POL | Daniela Kosinska |
| 20 | MF | IRL | Phoebe Warner |
| 21 | MF | GER | Marisa Ewers |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Shania Hayles |
| 23 | MF | NED | Nadine Hanssen |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Emma Follis |
| 28 | MF | AUT | Sophie Maierhofer |
* ↑ Dual registration with loan-club Nottingham Forest and remains eligible for Aston Villa when called upon

## FA Women's Championship
### 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

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | Aston Villa (C, P) | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 11 | +28 | 40 | 2.86 | Promotion to the WSL |
| 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 | |
* ↑ Dependent on obtaining a licence.

## Women's FA Cup

As a member of the top two tiers, Aston Villa entered the FA Cup in the fourth round, losing to FA WSL team Brighton & Hove Albion in their opening fixture.

## FA Women's League Cup
### 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 | — | — |

### Knockout phase
## Squad statistics
### Appearances

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Sian Rodgers | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Charlotte Greengrass | 7 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Asmita Ale | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Ella Franklin-Fraiture | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Elisha N'Dow | 19 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Jade Richards | 10 | 2 | 2+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Alice Hassall | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Melissa Johnson | 20 | 13 | 10+4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Kerri Welsh | 15 | 3 | 3+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Amy West | 20 | 4 | 12+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Jodie Hutton | 13 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Emily Syme | 19 | 3 | 9+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Natalie Haigh | 18 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Sophie Haywood | 18 | 1 | 10+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 18 | GK | POL | Daniela Kosinska | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | GER | Marisa Ewers | 20 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Shania Hayles | 19 | 12 | 5+7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4+2 | 2 |
| 23 | MF | NED | Nadine Hanssen | 17 | 3 | 10+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Emma Follis | 17 | 7 | 13+1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | AUT | Sophie Maierhofer | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||
| 20 | MF | IRL | Phoebe Warner | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | Melissa Johnson | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | 22 | FW | Shania Hayles | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 27 | MF | Emma Follis | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 11 | MF | Amy West | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 10 | FW | Kerri Welsh | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 14 | MF | Emily Syme | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 21 | MF | Marisa Ewers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 23 | MF | Nadine Hanssen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 6 | DF | Jade Richards | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | DF | Charlotte Greengrass | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 15 | DF | Natalie Haigh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 17 | FW | Sophie Haywood | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 20 | MF | Phoebe Warner | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 39 | 2 | 12 | 53 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From |
| 4 July 2019 | MF | Marisa Ewers | Birmingham City |
| 4 July 2019 | DF | Ella Franklin-Fraiture | Leicester City |
| 4 July 2019 | FW | Melissa Johnson | Leicester City |
| 15 July 2019 | MF | Emily Syme | Yeovil Town |
| 22 July 2019 | FW | Shania Hayles | Birmingham City |
| 22 July 2019 | DF | Natalie Haigh | Coventry United |
| 22 July 2019 | DF | Charlotte Greengrass | Leicester City |
| 1 August 2019 | MF | Emma Follis | Birmingham City |
| 18 August 2019 | GK | Daniela Kosinska | AZS PWSZ Biała Podlaska |
| 4 February 2020 | MF | Sophie Maierhofer | Kansas Jayhawks |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To |
| 2 June 2019 | FW | Natasha Baptiste | Stoke City |
| 2 June 2019 | DF | Ria Elsmore | West Bromwich Albion |
| 16 July 2019 | GK | Aja Aguirre | Nottingham Forest |
| 19 July 2019 | FW | Alison Hall | Stoke City |
| 19 July 2019 | DF | Ashlee Brown | Coventry United |
| 19 July 2019 | DF | Hayley Crackle | Coventry United |
| 19 July 2019 | MF | Hollie Gibson | Stoke City |
| 19 July 2019 | FW | Tanisha Smith | Stoke City |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Until | Ref. |
| 28 August 2019 | MF | | Phoebe Warner | Nottingham Forest | End of season | |