2019–20 London Bees season

The 2019–20 London Bees season was the club's sixth full season under the London Bees name and their second in the rebranded FA Women's Championship, the second level of the women's football pyramid. All of London Bees previous seasons since their successful bid to join the WSL 2 in 2014 have also been in the second division. Outside of the league, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

London Bees

2019–20 season
Chairman	Anthony Kleanthous
Manager	Lee Burch
Stadium	The Hive, Canons Park
Championship	5th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	Lauren Pickett (6)
Home colours Away colours

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] London Bees sat in 5th 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]

Squad

As of 18 January 2020.[6]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	Goalkeeper	Sarah Quantrill	England
2	Defender	Ellie Wilson	England
3	Defender	Megan Alexander (captain)	England
4	Defender	Hayley West	England
5	Defender	Georgia Roberts	England
6	Defender	Billie Brooks	England
7	Forward	Lauren Pickett	England
8	Midfielder	Bonnie Horwood	England
10	Midfielder	Brooke Nunn	England
11	Midfielder	Rosie Kmita	England
12	Midfielder	Courtney Ward-Chambers	England
13	Midfielder	Taylor O'Leary	England
14	Defender	Georgina Giddings	England
15	Goalkeeper	Megen Lynch	England
16	Midfielder	Nicola Gibson	England
17	Forward	Nikita Whinnett	England
18	Forward	Mathilda Finburgh	England
19	Defender	Mollie Dench	England
20	Forward	Connie Forman	England
21	Midfielder	Flo Gamby	England
22	Midfielder	Amelia Hazard	England
23	Midfielder	Merrick Will	England
24	Goalkeeper	Faye Hazleton	England
25	Defender	Evie Gane	Wales

FA Women's Championship

Main article: 2019–20 FA Women's Championship

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
12	4	3	5	16	19	−3	15	2	1	3	8	10	−2	2	2	2	8	9	−1

Last updated: 19 January 2020.
Source:

Matches

London Bees v London City Lionesses

18 August 2019 1	London Bees	0–2	London City Lionesses	Canons Park
14:00		Report	Neville  8' Fitzgerald  52'	Stadium: The Hive Attendance: 412 Referee: Aaron Farmer

Blackburn Rovers v London Bees

25 August 2019 2	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	London Bees	Bamber Bridge
14:00		Report	Nicola Gibson  14' Nikita Whinnett  40'	Stadium: Irongate Referee: Jane Simms

London Bees v Coventry United

8 September 2019 3	London Bees	2–1	Coventry United	Canons Park
14:00	Taylor O'Leary  18' Lauren Pickett  40'	Report	Rosie Axten  23' Amber Hughes  31'	Stadium: The Hive Referee: Louise Saunders

Leicester City v London Bees

15 September 2019 4	Leicester City	3–3	London Bees	Quorn
14:00	Leigh Dugmore  3' Lucy Johnson  21' Rachel Brown  57' Nat Johnson  87' Lachante Paul  90+1'	Report	Lauren Pickett  45+1', 85' Nikita Whinnett  50'	Stadium: Farley Way Stadium Referee: Mark Howes

London Bees v Lewes

29 September 2019 5	London Bees	2–1	Lewes	Canons Park
14:00	Hazard  45+2' Lauren Pickett  54' Horwood  63'	Report	Danielle Lane  45'	Stadium: The Hive Referee: Ali Ajibola

London Bees v Crystal Palace

27 October 2019 6	London Bees	2–3	Crystal Palace	Canons Park
14:00	Nikita Whinnett  51' Merrick Will  57'	Report	Ella Rutherford  37', 90+2' Bianca Baptiste  48' Amy Goddard  59' Annabel Johnson  84'	Stadium: The Hive Referee: Ceri Williams

Durham v London Bees

17 November 2019 7	Durham	3–1	London Bees	Durham
12:00	Robson  19' Hepple  61' (pen.) Achterhof  86'	Report	Roberts  23' Hazard  33' Gibson  81' Horwood  90'	Stadium: New Ferens Park Attendance: 656 Referee: Lucy-Anne Briggs

London Bees v Charlton Athletic

24 November 2019 8	London Bees	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Canons Park
14:00	Hazard  90+1'	Report	Lillie Maple  32' Grace Coombs  63' Charley Clifford  87'	Stadium: The Hive Referee: Greig Walker

London Bees v Aston Villa

1 December 2019 9	London Bees	1–2	Aston Villa	Canons Park
14:00	Pickett  44' Gibson  72'	Report	West  24' Follis  74'	Stadium: The Hive Attendance: 200 Referee: Sunny Gill

Sheffield United v London Bees

8 December 2019 10	Sheffield United	3–1	London Bees	Chesterfield
14:00	Pennock  17' Fergusson  26' Wilkinson  59'	Report	Whinnett  57' West  63'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 404 Referee: Richard Ely

London City Lionesses v London Bees

12 January 2020 11	London City Lionesses	0–2	London Bees	Dartford
14:00	Mackie  74'	Report	Wilson  10' Hazard  19' Will  80'	Stadium: Princes Park Attendance: 189 Referee: Jade Wardle

Lewes v London Bees

19 January 2020 12	Lewes	0–0	London Bees	Lewes
14:00	Powell  17'	Report	Georgina Giddings  33'	Stadium: The Dripping Pan Referee: Greig Walker

London Bees v Blackburn Rovers

14 March 2020 13	London Bees	Cancelled	Blackburn Rovers	Canons Park
17:00				Stadium: The Hive
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

Charlton Athletic v London Bees

22 March 2020 14	Charlton Athletic	Cancelled	London Bees	Crayford
14:00				Stadium: The Oakwood
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

Aston Villa v London Bees

29 March 2020 15	Aston Villa	Cancelled	London Bees	Boldmere
14:00				Stadium: Trevor Brown Memorial Ground
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

London Bees v Sheffield United

5 April 2020 16	London Bees	Cancelled	Sheffield United	Canons Park
14:00				Stadium: The Hive
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

Coventry United v London Bees

19 April 2020 17	Coventry United	Cancelled	London Bees	Coventry
14:00				Stadium: Butts Park Arena
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

London Bees v Leicester City

26 April 2020 18	London Bees	Cancelled	Leicester City	Canons Park
12:00				Stadium: The Hive
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

London Bees v Durham

3 May 2020 19	London Bees	Cancelled	Durham	Canons Park
12:00				Stadium: The Hive
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

Crystal Palace v London Bees

10 May 2020 20	Crystal Palace	Cancelled	London Bees	Bromley
14:00				Stadium: Hayes Lane
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
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
7	Blackburn Rovers	12	3	1	8	13	25	−12	10	0.83

Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Women's FA Cup

Main article: 2019–20 Women's FA Cup

As a member of the top two tiers, London Bees entered the FA Cup in the fourth round.

Everton v London Bees

26 January 2020 Fourth round	Everton	1–0	London Bees	Southport
	Kaagman  45'	Report		Stadium: Haig Avenue

FA Women's League Cup

Main article: 2019–20 FA Women's League Cup

Group Stage

Bristol City v London Bees

22 September 2019 Group stage	Bristol City	3–0	London Bees	Filton
15:00	Humphrey  7' Salmon  15' Allen  45' Harrison  90'	Report		Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 337 Referee: Elizabeth Simms

London City Lionesses v London Bees

20 October 2019 Group stage	London City Lionesses	0–3	London Bees	Dartford
14:00	Priest  73'	Report	Horwood  26' Will  42' Pickett  66'	Stadium: Princes Park Attendance: 209 Referee: Jade Wardle

London Bees v Charlton Athletic

3 November 2019 Group stage	London Bees	0–0 (4–2 p)	Charlton Athletic	Canons Park
14:00	Will  30'  62' Whinett  73'	Report	Coombs  76'	Stadium: The Hive Attendance: 162 Referee: Christina Hattersley

London Bees v Brighton & Hove Albion

20 November 2019 Group stage	London Bees	0–5	Brighton & Hove Albion	Canons Park
19:45		Report	A. Whelan  39' Nildén  43' Williams  50' Simpkins  60' Umotong  70' Natkiel  87'	Stadium: The Hive Attendance: 152 Referee: Stacey Pearson

Arsenal v London Bees

11 December 2019 Group stage	Arsenal	9–0	London Bees	Borehamwood
19:30	McCabe  8', 34', 54' Filis  45', 77', 86' Evans  48', 88' Mead  49'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Lisa Benn

Pos	Team	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			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	—	—

Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2019. Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

References

1. Association, The Football. "Decision made to postpone professional football until Friday 3 April at the earliest". www.thefa.com.
2. Flood, George (13 March 2020). "Women's Super League and Championship suspended due to coronavirus". Evening Standard.
3. "Statement: FA Barclays WSL and Women's Championship season ended". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
4. "Chelsea named Women's Super League champions, Liverpool relegated". BBC Sport. 5 June 2020.
5. Association, The Football. "Chelsea Women awarded Barclays FA WSL title and Aston Villa win Women's Championship". www.thefa.com.
6. Rowe, Adam (21 August 2019). "Confirmed squad numbers 2019/20 season!". London Bees Official Website.

Sources

2. *England - London Bees LFC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Women Soccerway 3. *

External links

• Official site