# 2020–21 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women season

The 2020–21 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women season was the club's 36th 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.
Josie Green was appointed captain following the retirement of Jenna Schillaci.
Head coaches Karen Hills and Juan Amoros were relieved of their duties on 19 November with the club sat in 11th place in the league. Hills had been in charge of the first team since August 2009 while Spurs were playing in the then-third tier South East Combination Women's Football League. Amoros joined in February 2011. They were replaced by England assistant manager Rehanne Skinner.

## Squad

    As of 2 February 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 | NOR | Aurora Mikalsen |
| 3 | DF | CAN | Shelina Zadorsky |
| 4 | MF | WAL | Josie Green (captain) |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Kerys Harrop |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Gemma Davison |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Chloe Peplow |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Rianna Dean |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Rachel Williams |
| 11 | MF | KOR | Cho So-hyun (on loan from West Ham United) |
| 12 | DF | NZL | Ria Percival |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Angela Addison |
| 15 | DF | NED | Siri Worm |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Kit Graham |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Jessica Naz |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Alanna Kennedy |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Lucy Quinn |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Abbie McManus (on loan from Manchester United) |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Becky Spencer (vice-captain) |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Rosella Ayane |
| 25 | DF | SCO | Hannah Godfrey |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Ashleigh Neville |
| 32 | GK | ENG | Amy Martin |
| 35 | DF | WAL | Esther Morgan |

## 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | W |
| Position | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 41 | −20 | 27 |
| 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 |

## Women's FA Cup

As a member of the top two tiers, Tottenham 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. Due to the delay, the competition only reached the fifth round before the end of the season. It resumed at the quarter-final stage the following season on 29 September 2021.

## FA Women's League Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | ARS | TOT | LCL |
| 1 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advanced to knock-out stage | — | 4–1 | 2–0 | — |
| 2 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking | — | — | 2–2 | — |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | | — | — | — | 4–0 |
| 4 | London City Lionesses | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | | C–C | 0–4 | — | — |
* ↑ Match originally postponed following three positive COVID-19 tests by London City Lionesses players. An independent tribunal determined the fixture would not be rescheduled as it would have no effect on qualifying.

## Squad statistics
### Appearances

    As of 29 September 2021
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable. Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
| 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 | NOR | Aurora Mikalsen | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | CAN | Shelina Zadorsky | 26 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | WAL | Josie Green | 20 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Kerys Harrop | 18 | 1 | 12+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Gemma Davison | 20 | 1 | 10+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Chloe Peplow | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Rianna Dean | 19 | 0 | 10+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Rachel Williams | 15 | 2 | 6+6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | KOR | Cho So-hyun | 9 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | NZL | Ria Percival | 21 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Angela Addison | 27 | 3 | 15+6 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | NED | Siri Worm | 16 | 2 | 11+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Kit Graham | 21 | 2 | 13+4 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Jessica Naz | 12 | 1 | 4+6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Alanna Kennedy | 23 | 3 | 18+1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Lucy Quinn | 24 | 2 | 5+14 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Abbie McManus | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Becky Spencer | 22 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Rosella Ayane | 24 | 2 | 10+9 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Hannah Godfrey | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Ashleigh Neville | 18 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | ENG | Amy Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | WAL | Esther Morgan | 11 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joined during 2021–22 season but competed in the postponed 2020–21 FA Cup: ||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | ENG | Molly Bartrip | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | DF | CHN | Tang Jiali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ENG | Asmita Ale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Chioma Ubogagu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | FRA | Maéva Clemaron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ESP | Lucía León | 10 | 1 | 2+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | WAL | Anna Filbey | 6 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Elisha Sulola | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Tottenham Hotspur but left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 13 | FW | USA | Alex Morgan | 5 | 2 | 3+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From |
| 23 July 2020 | DF | Kerys Harrop | Birmingham City |
| 24 July 2020 | FW | Rachel Williams | Birmingham City |
| 27 July 2020 | GK | Aurora Mikalsen | Manchester United |
| 12 September 2020 | FW | Alex Morgan | Orlando Pride |
| 9 October 2020 | GK | Sophie Whitehouse | Santa Clara Broncos |
| 7 January 2021 | DF | Alanna Kennedy | Orlando Pride |
| 7 January 2021 | DF | Shelina Zadorsky | Orlando Pride |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Until |
| 20 August 2020 | DF | Alanna Kennedy | Orlando Pride | 31 December 2020 |
| 20 August 2020 | DF | Shelina Zadorsky | Orlando Pride | 31 December 2020 |
| 21 January 2021 | DF | Abbie McManus | Manchester United | End of season |
| 29 January 2021 | MF | Cho So-hyun | West Ham United | End of season |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To |
| 3 June 2020 | MF | Sophie McLean | London Bees |
| 3 June 2020 | GK | Chloe Morgan | Crystal Palace |
| 3 June 2020 | MF | Coral-Jade Haines | Crystal Palace |
| 3 June 2020 | MF | Megan Wynne | Bristol City |
| 26 June 2020 | DF | Jenna Schillaci | Retired |
| 21 December 2020 | FW | Alex Morgan | Orlando Pride |
| 30 January 2021 | GK | Sophie Whitehouse | Birmingham City |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Until |
| 26 January 2021 | MF | Elisha Sulola | Charlton Athletic | End of season |
| 30 January 2021 | DF | Lucía León | Madrid CFF | End of season |
| 2 February 2021 | MF | Anna Filbey | Celtic | End of season |