2020–21 Bristol City W.F.C. season

The 2020–21 Bristol City W.F.C. season is the club's fifth season under the Bristol City affiliation and the organisation's 22nd overall season in existence. It is their fourth consecutive full season in the FA Women's Super League following promotion to the 2017 Spring Season. Along with competing in the WSL, the club will also compete in two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Bristol City

2020–21 season
Chairman	Simon Arnold
Head Coach	Tanya Oxtoby (until 15 January) Matt Beard (maternity cover) (from 15 January)
Stadium	Twerton Park, Bath
Home colours Away colours Third colours

In a bid to enable increased attendances amid COVID-19 restrictions and social distancing measures, Bristol City announced they were moving from the 1,500 capacity Stoke Gifford Stadium in Filton which had been purpose-built by the club in 2011 ahead of the first WSL season, to Twerton Park, an 8,800 capacity stadium home to Bath City FC.[1][2] On 2 September, Jasmine Matthews was named as captain following the departure of Loren Dykes.[3]

On 15 January 2021, Tanya Oxtoby temporarily stepped down as head coach to take maternity leave. Two-time WSL winner Matt Beard, who had left West Ham United in November, was appointed caretaker manager until the end of the season.[4]

Squad

As of 28 January 2021.[5]

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 Sophie Baggaley 2 DF  ENG Faye Bryson 3 DF  WAL Gemma Evans 4 DF  ENG Jasmine Matthews (captain) 5 DF  NIR Laura Rafferty (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) 7 MF  ENG Molly Pike (on loan from Everton) 8 MF  ENG Carla Humphrey 9 FW  ENG Ebony Salmon 10 FW  BEL Yana Daniëls 11 FW  ENG Charlie Wellings 12 DF  ENG Florence Allen 13 GK  NOR Benedicte Håland 14 MF  ENG Aimee Palmer 15 MF  WAL Megan Wynne

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  ENG Meaghan Sargeant 17 FW  ENG Emma Bissell 18 DF  ENG Maisy Collis 20 MF  ENG Georgia Wilson 21 FW  SCO Abi Harrison 23 DF  ENG Jemma Purfield 25 DF  ENG Naomi Layzell 26 MF  AUS Ella Mastrantonio 27 FW  ENG Jessica Wooley 28 MF  WAL Ellen Jones 29 DF  ENG Kiera Skeels (on loan from Reading) 31 GK  ENG Mia Smith — FW  ENG Izzy Cook

FA Women's Super League

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	1	2	9	9	49	−40	5	1	1	4	5	18	−13	0	1	5	4	31	−27

Last updated: 30 January 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	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	W
Position	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

6 September 2020 1	Bristol City	0–4	Everton	Bath
14:00	Palmer  28' Bryson  48'	Report	Magill  7' Graham  19', 62' (pen.) Seveke  78' Gauvin  90'	Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Scott Johnson

13 September 2020 2	Chelsea	9–0	Bristol City	Kingston upon Thames
12:30	Kirby  15' Mjelde  31' (pen.) Leupolz  34' Cuthbert  36' Bright  40' England  66' Charles  69' Harder  73' Kerr  86'	Report	Bryson  90+3'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Stacey Pearson

4 October 2020 3	Arsenal	3–1	Bristol City	Borehamwood
14:00	Nobbs  42' Foord  50' Miedema  86'	Report	Harrison  6'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Emily Heaslip

11 October 2020	Bristol City	P–P	Aston Villa	Bath
14:00				Stadium: Twerton Park
Note: Game postponed following positive COVID-19 test by Aston Villa player[6]

18 October 2020 4	Bristol City	0–4	Birmingham City	Bath
14:00	Matthews  27'	Report	Corsie  16',  74' Green  32' Walker  50' Murray  65' (pen.) Grant  90'  90+7'	Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Stacey Pearson

7 November 2020 5	Manchester City	8–1	Bristol City	Manchester
15:00	Baggaley  9' (o.g.) Coombs  39' Walsh  42' Bronze  43' Stanway  48' White  58', 85' Beckie  81'	Report	Salmon  11'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Cristiana Hattersley
Note: Request for the game's postponement denied after five Bristol players were forced into COVID-19 isolation[7]

14 November 2020 6	Bristol City	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Bath
18:30	Logarzo  37' (pen.) Salmon  90+2'	Report	Worm  42' Neville  64',  81' Dean  77'	Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Lisa Benn

6 December 2020 7	Reading	1–1	Bristol City	Reading
14:00	Williams  50' Cooper  62'	Report	Bissell  43'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 433 Referee: Lucy Oliver

9 December 2020 8	Bristol City	0–4	Aston Villa	Bath
18:30	Bryson  75'	Report	Petzelberger  42', 67',  64' Hayles  57', 75'	Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Amy Fearn
Note: Rescheduled from 11 October 2020 following positive COVID-19 test by Aston Villa player.

13 December 2020 9	Bristol City	0–4	West Ham United	Bath
14:00	Mastrantonio  33'	Report	Purfield  11' (o.g.) van Egmond  58' Daly  64' Flaherty  67' Thomas  86'	Stadium: Twerton Park Referee: Elizabeth Simms

20 December 2020 10	Manchester United	6–1	Bristol City	Leigh
14:00	Galton  26', 63' M. Turner  45+2' Sigsworth  52' Ladd  66' Heath  83', 86'	Report	Rafferty  40' Salmon  72'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Lisa Benn

10 January 2021	Bristol City	P–P	Brighton & Hove Albion	Bath
14:00				Stadium: Twerton Park
Note: Postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases in Brighton squad[8]

17 January 2021 11	Everton	4–0	Bristol City	Liverpool
13:00	Christiansen  4', 58' Magill  38' Finnigan  64' Stringer  85'	Report		Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Cristiana Hattersley

24 January 2021	Bristol City	P–P	Chelsea	Bath
14:00				Stadium: Twerton Park
Note: Postponed due to heavy snowfall[9]

30 January 2021 12	Bristol City	3–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Bath
14:00	Daniëls  3' Salmon  34', 59' (pen.)	Report	Green  68' Le Tissier  90+2'	Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Lucy Oliver
Note: Rescheduled from 10 January 2021 following positive COVID-19 cases in Brighton squad.

7 February 2021 13	West Ham United	v	Bristol City	Dagenham
14:00				Stadium: Victoria Road

10 February 2021 14	Tottenham Hotspur	v	Bristol City	Canons Park
19:00				Stadium: The Hive

14 February 2021 15	Bristol City	v	Chelsea	Bath
15:00				Stadium: Twerton Park
Note: Rescheduled from 24 January 2021 due to heavy snowfall

7 March 2021 16	Bristol City	v	Reading	Bath
14:00				Stadium: Twerton Park

17 March 2021 17	Bristol City	v	Manchester City	Bath
19:00				Stadium: Twerton Park

28 March 2021 18	Birmingham City	v	Bristol City	Solihull
14:00				Stadium: Damson Park

4 April 2021 19	Bristol City	v	Arsenal	Bath
14:00				Stadium: Twerton Park

25 April 2021 20	Aston Villa	v	Bristol City	Walsall
14:00				Stadium: Bescot Stadium

2 May 2021 21	Bristol City	v	Manchester United	Bath
14:00				Stadium: Twerton Park

9 May 2021 22	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Bristol City	Crawley
14:00				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
8	Birmingham City	10	3	1	6	9	15	−6	10
9	Aston Villa	12	3	1	8	11	30	−19	10
10	Brighton & Hove Albion	13	2	3	8	8	29	−21	9
11	West Ham United	11	2	1	8	13	28	−15	7
12	Bristol City	12	1	2	9	9	49	−40	5	Relegation to the Championship

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. 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, Bristol City will enter FA Cup in the fourth round proper. Originally scheduled to take place on 31 January 2021, it was delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions.[10][11]

TBD Fourth round

v

FA Women's League Cup

Group stage

7 October 2020 Group stage	Bristol City	4–0	London Bees	Bath
19:30	Rafferty  3' Robert  10' (o.g.) Logarzo  12' Salmon  80' Wellings  82'	Report	Gamby  28'	Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Dale Wootton

5 November 2020 Group stage	Crystal Palace	2–4	Bristol City	Bromley
19:45	Goddard  30' Baptiste  55', 58' Haines  63'	Report	Bissell  19' Logarzo  30', 41' Wellings  51'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Ryan Atkin

18 November 2020 Group stage	Lewes	1–3	Bristol City	Lewes
19:45	Cleverly  55',  87'	Report	Purfield  22' Bissell  30' Salmon  31'	Stadium: The Dripping Pan Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Chloe-Ann Anderson

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WPEN	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BRI	CRY	LON	LEW
1	Bristol City	3	3	0	0	0	11	3	+8	9	Advanced to knock-out stage		—		4–0
2	Crystal Palace	3	2	0	0	1	10	6	+4	6	Possible knockout stage based on ranking		2–4	—	6–1
3	London Bees	3	1	0	0	2	2	10	−8	3					—	1–0
4	Lewes	3	0	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0			1–3	1–2		—

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

Knockout stage

13 January 2021 Quarter-final	Bristol City	2–1	Aston Villa	Bath
19:30	Salmon  55', 58'	Report	Larsen  86'	Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis

3 February 2021 Semi-final	Bristol City	1–0	Leicester City	Bath
19:30	Skeels  72'	Report	Barker  35' Smith  65'	Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Rebecca Welch

14 March 2021 Final	Bristol City	v	Chelsea	Watford
				Stadium: Vicarage Road

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 3 February 2021

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		FA WSL		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Sophie Baggaley	15	0	11	0	0	0	4	0
2	DF		Faye Bryson	7	0	3+3	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF		Gemma Evans	16	0	11	0	0	0	5	0
4	DF		Jasmine Matthews	11	0	7+1	0	0	0	2+1	0
5	DF		Laura Rafferty	12	0	4+5	0	0	0	2+1	0
7	MF		Molly Pike	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Carla Humphrey	15	0	11	0	0	0	4	0
9	FW		Ebony Salmon	17	9	7+5	5	0	0	5	4
10	FW		Yana Daniëls	16	1	10+2	1	0	0	3+1	0
11	FW		Charlie Wellings	15	2	9+2	0	0	0	2+2	2
12	DF		Flo Allen	15	0	10+1	0	0	0	4	0
13	GK		Benedicte Håland	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
14	MF		Aimee Palmer	10	0	7	0	0	0	3	0
15	MF		Megan Wynne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF		Meaghan Sargeant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW		Emma Bissell	15	3	7+4	1	0	0	4	2
18	MF		Maisy Collis	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1
20	MF		Georgia Wilson	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+1	0
21	FW		Abi Harrison	14	1	4+6	1	0	0	2+2	0
23	DF		Jemma Purfield	15	1	11	0	0	0	4	1
25	DF		Naomi Layzell	9	0	4+1	0	0	0	1+3	0
26	MF		Ella Mastrantonio	11	0	7+1	0	0	0	3	0
27	FW		Jessica Wooley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF		Ellen Jones	7	0	0+4	0	0	0	1+2	0
29	DF		Kiera Skeels	2	1	0+1	0	0	0	1	1
31	GK		Mia Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Izzy Cook	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
6	MF		Chloe Logarzo	11	4	7+1	1	0	0	3	3

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Ref.
30 June 2020	MF		Ella Mastrantonio	Western Sydney Wanderers	[12]
2 July 2020	MF		Aimee Palmer	Manchester United	[13]
6 July 2020	MF		Megan Wynne	Tottenham Hotspur	[14]
7 July 2020	DF		Jemma Purfield	Liverpool	[15]
19 August 2020	FW		Emma Bissell	Manchester City	[16]
3 September 2020	GK		Benedicte Håland	FF Lugano 1976	[17]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Until	Ref.
5 September 2020	DF		Laura Rafferty	Brighton & Hove Albion	End of season	[18]
28 January 2021	DF		Kiera Skeels	Reading	End of season	[19]
	MF		Molly Pike	Everton	End of season	[20]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Ref.
1 June 2020	DF		Poppy Pattinson	Everton	[21][22]
5 June 2020	MF		Olivia Chance	Sheffield United	[23][24]
11 June 2020	MF		Katie Robinson	Brighton & Hove Albion	[25][26]
22 June 2020	GK		Eartha Cumings	Charlton Athletic	[27][28]
	FW		Jeon Ga-eul	Reading	[27][29]
7 July 2020	DF		Frankie Brown		[30]
15 July 2020	DF		Loren Dykes	Cardiff City Ladies	[31][32]
5 September 2020	FW		Ella Rutherford	Charlton Athletic	[33]
28 January 2021	FW		Chloe Logarzo	Kansas City NWSL	[34]

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