2020–21 Liverpool F.C. Women season

The 2020–21 Liverpool F.C. Women season is the club's 32nd season of competitive football and its first season outside the FA WSL, the highest level of the football pyramid, since the league's foundation.[1] Along with competing in the FA Women's Championship, the club will also contest two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Liverpool
2020–21 season
Head coachVicky Jepson
StadiumPrenton Park, Birkenhead

Squad
As of 17 July 2020.[2][3]

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 Rachael Laws
2 DF  ENG Becky Jane
3 DF  ENG Leighanne Robe
4 MF  WAL Rhiannon Roberts
5 DF  IRL Niamh Fahey (vice-captain)
6 DF  ENG Sophie Bradley-Auckland (captain)
7 FW  ENG Jessica Clarke
8 MF  ENG Jade Bailey
9 FW  DEN Amalie Thestrup
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW  ENG Rinsola Babajide
11 MF  ENG Melissa Lawley
12 DF  ENG Taylor Hinds
13 GK  CAN Rylee Foster
14 FW  ENG Ashley Hodson
19 MF  ENG Amy Rodgers
21 MF  ENG Missy Bo Kearns
24 FW  ENG Kirsty Linnett
27 MF  NIR Rachel Furness

Pre-season

Liverpool scheduled five preseason games ahead of their debut FA Women's Championship campaign, putting particular focus on playing Coventry United away in order to acclimate themselves to the 3G surface that five Championship teams play on. All games were behind closed doors in order to fit with COVID-19 health restrictions.[4]

9 August 2020 FriendlyLiverpool–Blackburn Rovers
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Note: No official scoreline released
12 August 2020 FriendlyLiverpool–Reading
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Note: No official scoreline released
16 August 2020 FriendlyLiverpoolvBrighton & Hove AlbionBirkenhead
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
23 August 2020 FriendlyCoventry UnitedvLiverpoolCoventry
Stadium: Butts Park Arena
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
30 August 2020 FriendlyManchester UnitedvLiverpool
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

FA Women's Championship
Main article: 2020–21 FA Women's Championship

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
5/6 September 2020 1LiverpoolvDurhamBirkenhead
Stadium: Prenton Park
12/13 September 2020 2London BeesvLiverpoolCanons Park
Stadium: The Hive Stadium

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Leicester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Lewes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 London Bees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 London City Lionesses 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, Liverpool will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper, scheduled to take place on 31 January 2021.[5]

31 January 2021 Fourth roundTBDv

FA Women's League Cup

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
7 July 2020 GK Rachael Laws Reading [6]
16 July 2020 DF Taylor Hinds Everton [7]
17 July 2020 FW Amalie Thestrup Roma [8]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
23 May 2020 FW Courtney Sweetman-Kirk [9]
29 May 2020 GK Anke Preuß Vittsjö [10][11]
30 May 2020 MF Christie Murray [12]
2 June 2020 GK Fran Kitching [13]
19 June 2020 FW Niamh Charles Chelsea [14][15]
2 July 2020 DF Jemma Purfield Bristol City [16][17]
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References
  1. "LIVERPOOL LADIES FC CLUB HISTORY". Liverpool Ladies FC. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. "LIVERPOOL FC WOMEN". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  3. Kelly, Andy (5 August 2019). "Niamh Fahey appointed vice-captain of Liverpool FC Women". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. "LFC Women to commence pre-season fixtures on Sunday". Liverpool FC.
  5. "The Women's FA Cup Season 2020–21 List of Exemptions" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 10 August 2020.
  6. "Liverpool FC Women complete Rachael Laws signing". Liverpool FC.
  7. "Taylor Hinds joins Liverpool FC Women". Liverpool FC.
  8. "Amalie Thestrup signs for Liverpool FC Women". Liverpool FC.
  9. "Liverpool FC Women confirm Courtney Sweetman-Kirk departure". www.liverpoolfc.com.
  10. "Anke Preuss to leave Liverpool FC Women". www.liverpoolfc.com.
  11. "Vittsjö värvar Anke Preuss från Liverpool efter skadan". www.expressen.se (in Swedish).
  12. "Christie Murray to leave Liverpool FC Women". www.liverpoolfc.com.
  13. "Fran Kitching to depart Liverpool FC Women". www.liverpoolfc.com.
  14. "Niamh Charles departs Liverpool FC Women". www.liverpoolfc.com.
  15. "Chelsea FC Women recruit Niamh Charles". www.chelseafc.com.
  16. "Jemma Purfield departs LFC Women". www.liverpoolfc.com.
  17. "Jemma Purfield is a Robin". Bristol City.
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