2020–21 Birmingham City W.F.C. season

The 2020–21 Birmingham City W.F.C. season is the club's 53rd season in existence and their 10th in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid, having been founding members of the league in 2011. Along with competing in the WSL, the club will also contest two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Birmingham City
2019–20 season
ChairmanPanos Pavlakis
Head CoachCarla Ward
StadiumDamson Park, Solihull

Carla Ward was appointed manager ahead of the new season on 13 August 2020, taking over from Charlie Baxter who had been put in charge on an interim basis following the departure of Marta Tejedor during the previous campaign.[1]

Squad
As of 1 July 2020.[2]

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 Hannah Hampton
2 MF  ENG Sarah Mayling
3 DF  IRL Harriet Scott
11 FW  SCO Abbi Grant
14 FW  ENG Emma Kelly
17 MF  ENG Heidi Logan
18 MF  ENG Connie Scofield
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  ENG Lucy Whipp
20 FW  ENG Claudia Walker
21 GK  ENG Imogen Maguire
22 MF  ENG Missy Goodwin
25 MF  NIR Rebecca Holloway
26 DF  ENG Lily Simkin
28 MF  ENG Laura Brown

FA Women's Super League
Main article: 2020–21 FA WSL

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 7 August 2020.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAH
Result
Position
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results
5/6 September 2020 1Brighton & Hove AlbionvBirmingham CityCrawley
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
12/13 September 2020 2Birmingham CityvManchester UnitedSolihull
Stadium: Damson Park

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Arsenal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League Group Stage
2 Aston Villa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League Second Round
3 Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League First Round
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 5 September 2020. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Women's FA Cup

As a member of the top two tiers, Birmingham City will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper, scheduled to take place on 31 January 2021.[3]

31 January 2021 Fourth roundTBDv

FA Women's League Cup

Transfers

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
28 May 2020 MF Brianna Visalli Houston Dash [4]
1 June 2020 DF Adrienne Jordan OL Reign [5]
4 June 2020 DF Freya Gregory Aston Villa [6][7]
MF Abbey Jones Aston Villa
7 June 2020 MF Olivia Rabjohn Aston Villa
10 June 2020 GK Alexandra Brooks Blackburn Rovers [8][9]
19 June 2020 MF Chloe Arthur Aston Villa [10][11]
MF Lucy Staniforth Manchester United [10][12]
30 June 2020 DF Kerys Harrop Tottenham Hotspur [13][14]
1 July 2020 FW Rachel Williams Tottenham Hotspur [15][16]
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References
  1. "Carla Ward appointed Women's Head Coach". Birmingham City Football Club.
  2. "Women's Team". Birmingham City Football Club. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. "The Women's FA Cup Season 2020–21 List of Exemptions" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 10 August 2020.
  4. "Dash sign free agent midfielder Brianna Visalli". www.houstondynamo.com.
  5. "Jordan leaves Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.
  6. "Gregory leaves City". www.newschain.uk.
  7. "Freya Gregory joins Aston Villa". Freya Gregory. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  8. "Brooks to leave Blues". Birmingham City Football Club.
  9. "Brooks makes Rovers return!". www.rovers.co.uk.
  10. "Lucy Staniforth and Chloe Arthur to leave Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.
  11. "Chloë Arthur signs for Villa Women". www.avfc.co.uk.
  12. "Man Utd Women sign midfielder Lucy Staniforth". www.manutd.com.
  13. "Kerys Harrop set to leave the Club". Birmingham City Football Club.
  14. "Kerys Harrop completes move to Spurs Women". Tottenham Hotspur.
  15. "Williams leaves Blues". Birmingham City Football Club.
  16. "Rachel Williams signs for Spurs Women". Tottenham Hotspur.
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