# 2020–21 West Ham United F.C. Women season

The 2020–21 West Ham United F.C. Women season was the club's 30th season in existence and their third 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 29 July 2020, the club announced they had signed a one-year deal with Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. to play at Victoria Road for the season having previously played at the Rush Green training ground stadium.
Manager Matt Beard departed the club by mutual consent on 19 November 2020 with the club sat in 9th place in the league. He had been in charge since the team joined the WSL in June 2018. Billy Stewart assumed the role on an interim basis until Olli Harder, having most recently been assistant manager at Norwegian men's second tier side Sandnes Ulf, was appointed on 23 December 2020.

## Squad

    As of 24 April 2021.
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 | AUS | Mackenzie Arnold |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Cecilie Redisch |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Maz Pacheco |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Gilly Flaherty (captain) |
| 8 | FW | IRL | Leanne Kiernan |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Martha Thomas |
| 10 | MF | CZE | Kateřina Svitková |
| 11 | FW | SWE | Nor Mustafa |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Kate Longhurst |
| 18 | GK | IRL | Courtney Brosnan |
| 19 | FW | CAN | Adriana Leon |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Lois Joel |
| 21 | MF | FRA | Kenza Dali |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Grace Fisk |
| 23 | DF | FRA | Hawa Cissoko |
| 25 | MF | AUS | Emily van Egmond |
| 26 | DF | GER | Laura Vetterlein |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Maisy Barker |
| 32 | MF | ISL | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir |
| 41 | DF | ENG | Anouk Denton (on loan from Arsenal) |
| 42 | MF | ENG | Janaye Beaufort |

## 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: 9 May 2021. 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 | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | D | D | L | D | L |
| Position | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Reading | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 24 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 41 | −23 | 20 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 15 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 47 | −32 | 15 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 44 | −29 | 14 |
* ↑ On 7 May 2021, Birmingham City were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player in a draw against Reading on 25 April 2021.

## Women's FA Cup

As a member of the top two tiers, West Ham will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper. Originally scheduled to take place on 31 January 2021, it was delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions.

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WHU | REA | BHA | CHA |
| 1 | West Ham United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 8 | Advanced to knock-out stage | — | 3–0 | — | — |
| 2 | Reading | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking | — | — | — | 4–0 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | | 2–2 | 0–2 | — | — |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | | 0–4 | — | C–C | — |
* ↑ Match originally postponed following positive COVID-19 test by Brighton staff. An independent tribunal determined the fixture would not be rescheduled as it would have no effect on qualifying.

### Knockout stage
## Squad statistics
### Appearances

    As of 16 May 2021
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 | AUS | Mackenzie Arnold | 21 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Cecilie Redisch | 24 | 1 | 17+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Maz Pacheco | 22 | 0 | 11+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Gilly Flaherty | 28 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | IRL | Leanne Kiernan | 11 | 2 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Martha Thomas | 19 | 5 | 14+2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | CZE | Kateřina Svitková | 19 | 5 | 13+2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | SWE | Nor Mustafa | 15 | 1 | 0+9 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Kate Longhurst | 25 | 1 | 16+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | IRL | Courtney Brosnan | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | CAN | Adriana Leon | 17 | 1 | 11+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Lois Joel | 9 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | FRA | Kenza Dali | 21 | 4 | 15+3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Grace Fisk | 28 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | FRA | Hawa Cissoko | 16 | 1 | 6+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | AUS | Emily van Egmond | 28 | 11 | 19+2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 26 | DF | GER | Laura Vetterlein | 22 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Maisy Barker | 6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ISL | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | ENG | Anouk Denton | 5 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | ENG | Janaye Beaufort | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | SUI | Alisha Lehmann | 11 | 1 | 5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | KOR | Cho So-hyun | 11 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | POL | Wiktoria Kiszkis | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for the club but left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 16 | GK | ENG | Emily Ramsey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Ruby Grant | 8 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Rachel Daly | 12 | 5 | 8+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From |
| 9 July 2020 | GK | Mackenzie Arnold | Brisbane Roar |
| 10 July 2020 | DF | Maz Pacheco | Reading |
| 16 July 2020 | MF | Kateřina Svitková | Slavia Praha |
| 20 July 2020 | DF | Hawa Cissoko | ASJ Soyaux |
| 24 July 2020 | FW | Nor Mustafa | Eskilstuna United |
| 10 August 2020 | DF | Mia Cruickshank | Reading |
| 14 August 2020 | MF | Ruby Grant | Arsenal |
| 2 October 2020 | DF | Lois Joel | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 8 January 2021 | MF | Emily van Egmond | Orlando Pride |
| 28 January 2021 | MF | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | Selfoss |
* ↑ Signed on non-contract terms

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Until |
| 28 August 2020 | MF | Emily van Egmond | Orlando Pride | 31 December 2020 |
| 3 September 2020 | FW | Rachel Daly | Houston Dash | 31 December 2020 |
| 7 March 2021 | GK | Emily Ramsey | Manchester United | 24 April 2021 |
| 17 March 2021 | DF | Anouk Denton | Arsenal | End of season |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To |
| 1 June 2020 | DF | Katharina Baunach | Retired |
| 12 June 2020 | GK | Anna Moorhouse | Bordeaux |
| 12 June 2020 | MF | Tessel Middag | Fiorentina |
| 12 June 2020 | FW | Esmee de Graaf | Leicester City |
| 12 June 2020 | DF | Vyan Sampson | San Marino Academy |
| 12 June 2020 | FW | Ruesha Littlejohn | Leicester City |
| 12 June 2020 | DF | Olivia Smith | London Bees |
| 9 August 2020 | MF | Julia Simic | A.C. Milan |
| 28 August 2020 | DF | Filippa Wallen | Apollon Limassol |
| 20 September 2020 | FW | Jacynta Galabadaarachchi | Napoli |
| 11 January 2021 | MF | Ruby Grant | North Carolina Tar Heels |
* ↑ Non-contract player

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Until |
| 20 January 2021 | MF | Wiktoria Kiszkis | Śląsk Wrocław | End of season |
| 27 January 2021 | FW | Alisha Lehmann | Everton | End of season |
| 29 January 2021 | MF | Cho So-hyun | Tottenham Hotspur | End of season |
| 1 February 2021 | FW | Angie Dunbar-Bonnie | Charlton Athletic | End of season |
| 1 February 2021 | DF | Mia Cruickshank | London Bees | End of season |
| 28 March 2021 | FW | Wiktoria Fronc | London City Lionesses | End of season |