# 2019–20 London City Lionesses F.C. season

The 2019–20 London City Lionesses F.C. season was the club's first season in existence following a breakaway from Millwall Lionesses in May 2019. The team competed in the FA Women's Championship, the second level of the women's football pyramid, as well as 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. London City Lionesses sat in 4th 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 2 February 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 | Lucy Thomas |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Chantelle Mackie |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Leanne Cowan |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Poppy Wilson |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Hannah Short |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Ylenia Priest |
| 7 | MF | KOS | Elizabeta Ejupi |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Freda Ayisi |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Gabby Ravenscroft |
| 10 | FW | FIN | Juliette Kemppi |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Evie Clarke |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Grace Neville |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Kallie Balfour |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Vyan Sampson (on loan from West Ham United) |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Harley Bennett |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Lucy Fitzgerald |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Ellie Mason |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Lily Agg |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Annie Rossiter |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Flo Fyfe |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Eden Bailey |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Ellie Arnold |
| 25 | FW | ARU | Vanessa Susanna |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Charlotte Gurr |

## 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 |
| 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 |
| 6 | Leicester City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 15 | 1.00 |

## Women's FA Cup

As a member of the top two tiers, London City Lionesses entered the FA Cup in the fourth round, losing to FA WSL team Reading in their opening fixture.

## 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 | 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 | Lucy Thomas | 21 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Chantelle Mackie | 10 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Leanne Cowan | 12 | 2 | 8+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Poppy Wilson | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Hannah Short | 16 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Ylenia Priest | 15 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KOS | Elizabeta Ejupi | 15 | 4 | 6+4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Freda Ayisi | 15 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Gabby Ravenscroft | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | FIN | Juliette Kemppi | 19 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Evie Clarke | 12 | 3 | 5+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Grace Neville | 10 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Kallie Balfour | 11 | 2 | 1+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Vyan Sampson | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Harley Bennett | 17 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Lucy Fitzgerald | 19 | 1 | 13+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Ellie Mason | 20 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Lily Agg | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Annie Rossiter | 11 | 2 | 3+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Flo Fyfe | 17 | 2 | 9+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Eden Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Ellie Arnold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ARU | Vanessa Susanna | 17 | 3 | 6+5 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Charlotte Gurr | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for London City Lionesses but left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 23 | MF | ENG | Amber Gaylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | 7 | MF | Elizabeta Ejupi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 11 | FW | Evie Clarke | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 18 | MF | Ellie Mason | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 25 | FW | Vanessa Susanna | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | DF | Leanne Cowan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 6 | DF | Ylenia Priest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 14 | FW | Kallie Balfour | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 20 | MF | Annie Rossiter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 21 | MF | Flo Fyfe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 5 | DF | Hannah Short | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 8 | FW | Freda Ayisi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 12 | DF | Grace Nevillie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 15 | DF | Vyan Sampson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 17 | MF | Lucy Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 25 | 0 | 3 | 28 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From |
| 18 August 2019 | GK | Lucy Thomas | Oxford United |
| 18 August 2019 | DF | Chantelle Mackie | Millwall Lionesses |
| 18 August 2019 | DF | Leanne Cowan | Millwall Lionesses |
| 18 August 2019 | MF | Poppy Wilson | Bristol City |
| 18 August 2019 | DF | Hannah Short | Yeovil Town |
| 18 August 2019 | DF | Ylenia Priest | Millwall Lionesses |
| 18 August 2019 | MF | Elizabeta Ejupi | Charlton Athletic |
| 18 August 2019 | FW | Freda Ayisi | Leicester City |
| 18 August 2019 | FW | Gabby Ravenscroft | Millwall Lionesses |
| 18 August 2019 | FW | Juliette Kemppi | Bristol City |
| 18 August 2019 | FW | Evie Clarke | Millwall Lionesses |
| 18 August 2019 | DF | Grace Neville | Millwall Lionesses |
| 18 August 2019 | FW | Kallie Balfour | Crystal Palace |
| 18 August 2019 | MF | Harley Bennett | Charlton Athletic |
| 18 August 2019 | MF | Lucy Fitzgerald | Millwall Lionesses |
| 18 August 2019 | MF | Ellie Mason | Yeovil Town |
| 18 August 2019 | FW | Lily Agg | Charlton Athletic |
| 18 August 2019 | MF | Annie Rossiter | Millwall Lionesses |
| 18 August 2019 | MF | Flo Fyfe | Oxford United |
| 18 August 2019 | FW | Eden Bailey | Millwall Lionesses |
| 18 August 2019 | MF | Amber Gaylor | Yeovil Town |
| 18 August 2019 | MF | Ellie Arnold | Chelsea |
| 18 August 2019 | FW | Vanessa Susanna | Anderlecht |
| 18 August 2019 | MF | Charlotte Gurr | Charlton Athletic |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Until | Ref. |
| 28 August 2019 | DF | | Vyan Sampson | West Ham United | End of season | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Ref. |
| 17 January 2020 | MF | | Amber Gaylor | Crystal Palace | |