Club: | West Ham United |
Season: | 2019–20 |
Manager: | Matt Beard |
Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
Chairman: | Jack Sullivan |
Stadium: | Rush Green Stadium, Romford |
League: | FA WSL |
League Result: | 8th |
Cup1: | FA Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Fourth round |
Cup2: | League Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Group stage |
League Topscorer: | Adriana Leon (5) |
Season Topscorer: | Kenza Dali (7) |
Highest Attendance: | 24,790 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 29 September) |
Lowest Attendance: | League: 1,297 (vs. Birmingham City, 15 September) All: 336 (vs. Crystal Palace, 11 December, League Cup) |
Average Attendance: | as of 23 February 2020 |
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Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
Nextseason: | 2020–21 |
The 2019–20 West Ham United F.C. Women season was the club's 29th 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.
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.[1] [2] After further postponements, the season was ultimately ended prematurely on 25 May 2020 with immediate effect.[3] West Ham sat in 8th 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.[4] [5]
West Ham arranged five friendly matches in preparation for the 2019–20 season, including two open to the public against Bristol City and Tottenham Hotspur.[7]
See main article: 2019–20 FA WSL.
See main article: 2019–20 Women's FA Cup. As a member of the top two tiers, West Ham entered the FA Cup in the fourth round, losing 2–0 to Arsenal in one of only two all-WSL ties.[8]
See main article: 2019–20 FA Women's League Cup.
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.|-|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan:|-|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for West Ham United but left during the season:|}
Name | FA WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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1 | 21 | MF | Kenza Dali | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
2 | 19 | FW | Adriana Leon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
3 | 9 | FW | Martha Thomas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
4 | 7 | FW | Alisha Lehmann | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
5 | 8 | FW | Leanne Kiernan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
11 | DF | Katharina Baunach | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
7 | 12 | MF | Kate Longhurst | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
26 | DF | Laura Vetterlein | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
Total | 19 | 0 | 13 | 32 |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Ref. | |
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12 July 2019 | DF | Laura Vetterlein | SC Sand | [9] | ||
16 July 2019 | FW | Martha Thomas | Le Havre | [10] | ||
19 July 2019 | FW | Jacynta Galabadaarachchi | Perth Glory | [11] | ||
25 July 2019 | MF | Kenza Dali | Dijon | [12] | ||
1 August 2019 | DF | Katharina Baunach | VfL Wolfsburg | [13] | ||
9 August 2019 | GK | Courtney Brosnan | Le Havre | [14] | ||
16 August 2019 | DF | Cecilie Kvamme | IL Sandviken | [15] | ||
3 November 2019 | FW | Ruesha Littlejohn | London Bees | [16] | ||
30 December 2019 | DF | Grace Fisk | South Carolina Gamecocks | [17] | ||
4 January 2020 | DF | Filippa Wallén | IF Brommapojkarna | [18] | ||
25 January 2020 | DF | Olivia Smith[19] | UCF Knights | [20] |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Ref. | |
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1 July 2019 | MF | Lucienne Reichardt | Retired | [21] | ||
DF | Claire Rafferty | [22] | ||||
FW | Rosie Kmita | London Bees | [23] [24] | |||
4 July 2019 | FW | Jane Ross | Manchester United | [25] | ||
5 July 2019 | GK | Becky Spencer | Tottenham Hotspur | [26] | ||
DF | Ria Percival | Tottenham Hotspur | [27] | |||
18 July 2019 | MF | Brianna Visalli | Birmingham City | [28] | ||
4 January 2020 | DF | Brooke Hendrix | Washington Spirit | [29] | ||
24 January 2020 | DF | Erin Simon | Houston Dash | [30] |