# 2020–21 Everton F.C. (women) season

The 2020–21 Everton F.C. (women) season was the club's fourth consecutive campaign 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.

## Squad

    As of 28 January 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 | ENG | Sandy MacIver |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Ingrid Moe Wold |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Danielle Turner (captain) |
| 4 | DF | DEN | Rikke Sevecke |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Gabrielle George |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Izzy Christiansen |
| 9 | FW | SUI | Alisha Lehmann (on loan from West Ham United) |
| 10 | FW | NIR | Simone Magill |
| 11 | FW | SCO | Claire Emslie |
| 13 | MF | ENG | Abbey-Leigh Stringer |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | FW | DEN | Nicoline Sørensen |
| 16 | FW | AUS | Hayley Raso |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Lucy Graham |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Jill Scott (on loan from Manchester City) |
| 19 | FW | FRA | Valérie Gauvin |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Megan Finnigan |
| 21 | MF | FRA | Maéva Clemaron |
| 23 | GK | FIN | Tinja-Riikka Korpela |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Grace Clinton |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Poppy Pattinson |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Anna Pedersen |

## 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 | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | D | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | D | L | L |
| Position | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Arsenal | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 63 | 15 | +48 | 48 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 4 | Manchester United | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 47 | |
| 5 | Everton | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 32 | |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 41 | −20 | 27 | |
| 7 | Reading | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 24 | |

## Women's FA Cup

As a member of the top two tiers, Everton 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

Everton finished second in the group but did not qualify for the knockout stage as a best-placed runner up.
Group C
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Everton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
| 3 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Manchester United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |
Ranking of second-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | A | Durham | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 7 | 2.33 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | F | Crystal Palace | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | 2.00 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 3 | D | Reading | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | 2.00 | |
| 4 | E | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 2.00 | |
| 5 | C | Everton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.00 | |
| 6 | B | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 | 1.67 | |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances

    As of 20 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 | ENG | Sandy MacIver | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Ingrid Moe Wold | 25 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Danielle Turner | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | DEN | Rikke Sevecke | 23 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Gabrielle George | 9 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah | 15 | 1 | 0+10 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Izzy Christiansen | 27 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | SUI | Alisha Lehmann | 9 | 1 | 3+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | NIR | Simone Magill | 18 | 6 | 7+9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | SCO | Claire Emslie | 22 | 3 | 16+3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | ENG | Abbey-Leigh Stringer | 17 | 0 | 8+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | DEN | Nicoline Sørensen | 27 | 3 | 14+8 | 2 | 0+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | AUS | Hayley Raso | 26 | 5 | 16+6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Lucy Graham | 24 | 6 | 13+6 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Jill Scott | 13 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | FRA | Valérie Gauvin | 17 | 5 | 10+5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Megan Finnigan | 26 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | FRA | Maéva Clémaron | 11 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | FIN | Tinja-Riikka Korpela | 7 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Grace Clinton | 9 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Poppy Pattinson | 16 | 1 | 7+4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Anna Pedersen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||
| 15 | MF | ENG | Molly Pike | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for the club but left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 12 | MF | ESP | Damaris Egurrola | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From |
| 7 July 2020 | DF | Poppy Pattinson | Bristol City |
| 9 July 2020 | DF | Ingrid Moe Wold | Madrid CFF |
| 14 July 2020 | FW | Nicoline Sørensen | Brøndby IF |
| 16 July 2020 | DF | Rikke Sevecke | FC Fleury 91 |
| 6 August 2020 | FW | Valérie Gauvin | Montpellier HSC |
| 1 September 2020 | MF | Damaris Egurrola | Athletic Bilbao |
| 31 December 2020 | FW | Claire Emslie | Orlando Pride |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Until |
| 22 August 2020 | FW | Claire Emslie | Orlando Pride | 31 December 2020 |
| 21 January 2021 | MF | Jill Scott | Manchester City | End of season |
| 27 January 2021 | FW | Alisha Lehmann | West Ham United | End of season |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To |
| 21 May 2020 | MF | Inessa Kaagman | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 27 May 2020 | FW | Hannah Cain | Leicester City |
| 28 May 2020 | GK | Kirstie Levell | Leicester City |
| 28 May 2020 | DF | Taylor Hinds | Liverpool |
| 19 June 2020 | FW | Chloe Kelly | Manchester City |
| 12 August 2020 | MF | Emma Doyle | Blackburn Rovers |
| 21 September 2020 | DF | Kika van Es | FC Twente |
| 20 January 2021 | MF | Damaris Egurrola | Lyon |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Until |
| 4 September 2020 | DF | Georgia Brougham | Birmingham City | End of season |
| 12 September 2020 | DF | Hannah Coan | Sheffield United | 4 November 2020 |
| 12 September 2020 | FW | Elise Hughes | Blackburn Rovers | End of season |
| 24 January 2021 | DF | Hannah Coan | Blackburn Rovers | End of season |
| 28 January 2021 | MF | Molly Pike | Bristol City | End of season |