2019–20 Aston Villa W.F.C. season

Aston Villa
2019–20 season
Owner	NSWE Group
Chairman	Nassef Sawiris
Manager	Gemma Davies
Stadium	Trevor Brown Memorial Ground, Boldmere
Championship	1st (promoted)
League Cup	Quarter-final
FA Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Melissa Johnson (12); All: Melissa Johnson (13)
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 Aston Villa W.F.C. season was the club's 24th season under their current Aston Villa affiliation and the organisation's 47th overall season in existence. It was their sixth consecutive full season in the FA Women's Championship, formerly the FA WSL 2. Along with competing in the Championship, 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] Aston Villa sat six points clear at the top of the table at the time and were awarded the Championship title and promoted on sporting merit after The FA Board's decision to award places on a points-per-game basis.^[4]^[5]

Current squad

As of 4 February 2020.^[6]

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	Sian Rogers
2	DF	ENG	Charlotte Greengrass
3	DF	ENG	Asmita Ale
4	DF	ENG	Ella Franklin-Fraiture
5	DF	ENG	Elisha N'Dow
6	DF	ENG	Jade Richards
7	MF	ENG	Alice Hassall
9	FW	ENG	Melissa Johnson
10	FW	ENG	Kerri Welsh
11	MF	ENG	Amy West
12	FW	ENG	Jodie Hutton


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	ENG	Emily Syme
15	DF	ENG	Natalie Haigh
17	FW	ENG	Sophie Haywood
18	GK	POL	Daniela Kosinska
20	MF	IRL	Phoebe Warner^[a]
21	MF	GER	Marisa Ewers
22	FW	ENG	Shania Hayles
23	MF	NED	Nadine Hanssen
27	MF	ENG	Emma Follis
28	MF	AUT	Sophie Maierhofer

^ Dual registration with loan-club Nottingham Forest and remains eligible for Aston Villa when called upon

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
14	13	1	0	39	11	+28	40	7	1	0	20	6	+14	6	0	0	19	5	+14

Last updated: 23 February 2020.
Source: FA WSL

Matches

18 August 2019 1	Aston Villa	3–2	Sheffield United	Boldmere
	Johnson 42', 54', 66'	Report	Fergusson 10' Wilkinson 22' (pen.)	Stadium: Trevor Brown Memorial Ground Attendance: 500 Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis

25 August 2019 2	London City Lionesses	2–3	Aston Villa	Dartford
	Ejupi 29', 50'	Report	West 10' N'Dow 61' Haigh 65' Hayles 67'	Stadium: Princes Park

8 September 2019 3	Aston Villa	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Boldmere
	Johnson 28' Ewers 54'	Report	Fenton 24' Taylor 55', 90+2'	Stadium: Trevor Brown Memorial Ground Attendance: 1,261

15 September 2019 4	Crystal Palace	0–6	Aston Villa	Bromley
		Report	Johnson 1', 55', 60' Follis 45' West 79' Hayles 86'	Stadium: Hayes Lane

12 October 2019 5	Charlton Athletic	0–4	Aston Villa	Crayford
		Report	Johnson 24', 78', 90' Follis 68'	Stadium: The Oakwood Attendance: 913 Referee: Emily Heaslip

27 October 2019 6	Aston Villa	1–1	Durham	Boldmere
	Hanssen 56' Follis 79'	Report	Gears 8' Christon 42'	Stadium: Trevor Brown Memorial Ground Attendance: 427 Referee: Emily Carney

17 November 2019 7	Coventry United	2–3	Aston Villa	Coventry
	Hughes 15' O'Brien 54' Weston 87'	Report	Hayles 10' Hanssen 25' Welsh 39'	Stadium: Butts Park Arena Attendance: 910 Referee: Daniel Robinson

24 November 2019 8	Aston Villa	1–0	Lewes	Boldmere
	Hanssen 52'	Report	Cleverly 32' Hayes 89'	Stadium: Trevor Brown Memorial Ground Attendance: 355 Referee: Magdalena Golba

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

7 December 2019 10	Aston Villa	3–1	Leicester City	Boldmere
	Ewers 78' Johnson 86' Hayles 90+4'	Report	Thomas 89'	Stadium: Trevor Brown Memorial Ground Attendance: 370 Referee: Richie Watkins

15 December 2019 11	Aston Villa	3–1	London City Lionesses	Boldmere
	Follis 11' Syme 26' Ewers 75'	Report	Mason 6'	Stadium: Trevor Brown Memorial Ground Attendance: 343 Referee: Melissa Burgin

12 January 2020 12	Sheffield United	0–1	Aston Villa	Chesterfield
		Report	Follis 56'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 1,157 Referee: Cristiana Hattersley

2 February 2020 13	Aston Villa	3–0	Chalrton Athletic	Boldmere
	Hayles 1' Follis 87' Johnson 90'	Report		Stadium: Trevor Brown Memorial Ground

9 February 2020	Durham	P–P	Aston Villa	Durham
				Stadium: New Ferens Park
Note: All Championship games postponed due to adverse weather conditions^[7]

23 February 2020 14	Aston Villa	4–0	Coventry United	Boldmere
	Richards 11' Hayles 12', 25', 67'	Report		Stadium: Trevor Brown Memorial Ground

22 March 2020 15	Lewes	Cancelled	Aston Villa	Lewes
				Stadium: The Dripping Pan
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

29 March 2020 16	Aston Villa	Cancelled	London Bees	Boldmere
				Stadium: Trevor Brown Memorial Ground
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

5 April 2020 17	Leicester City	Cancelled	Aston Villa	Quorn
				Stadium: Farley Way Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

19 April 2020 18	Blackburn Rovers	Cancelled	Aston Villa	Bamber Bridge
				Stadium: Irongate
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

26 April 2020 19	Aston Villa	Cancelled	Crystal Palace	Boldmere
				Stadium: Trevor Brown Memorial Ground
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

20	Durham	Cancelled	Aston Villa	Durham
				Stadium: New Ferens Park
Note: Rescheduled from 9 February 2020. Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Aston Villa (C, P)	14	13	1	0	39	11	+28	40	2.86	Promotion to the WSL^[a]
2	Sheffield United	14	11	1	2	46	16	+30	34	2.43
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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ Dependent on obtaining a licence.

Women's FA Cup

As a member of the top two tiers, Aston Villa entered the FA Cup in the fourth round, losing to FA WSL team Brighton & Hove Albion in their opening fixture.^[8]

26 January 2020 Fourth round	Aston Villa	2–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Boldmere
	Hayles 14', 81'	Report	Umotong 11' (pen.) A. Whelan 30' Nildén 35'	Stadium: Trevor Brown Memorial Ground

FA Women's League Cup

Group stage

22 September 2019 Group stage	Durham	3–0	Aston Villa	Durham
12:00	Sharpe 14', 27' Holmes 55', 65'	Report		Stadium: New Ferens Park Attendance: 359 Referee: Jonny Urwin

19 October 2019 Group stage	Aston Villa	3–1	Sheffield United	Boldmere
19:30	Richards 20', 90+4' Syme 23' Hayles 52'	Report	Pennock 69' Dixon 78'	Stadium: Trevor Brown Memorial Ground Attendance: 405 Referee: Ashley List

2 November 2019 Group stage	Aston Villa	2–0	Liverpool	Boldmere
19:30	Follis 6' N'Dow 65' Syme 86'	Report	Charles 44' Linnett 45'	Stadium: Trevor Brown Memorial Ground Attendance: 355 Referee: Scott Tallis

20 November 2019 Group stage	Coventry United	2–2 (3–1 p)	Aston Villa	Coventry
19:45	Hughes 3' Dermody 33'	Report	Warner 1' Haywood 50'	Stadium: Butts Park Arena Attendance: 286 Referee: Amy Barber
	Penalties
	Worts Axten S. Johnson		Ale Hutton Follis M. Johnson

11 December 2019 Group stage	Aston Villa	5–2	Blackburn Rovers	Boldmere
19:45	Welsh 4' Greengrass 12' Hayles 49' West 54' Johnson 63'	Report	Stewart 31' Thomas 57'	Stadium: Trevor Brown Memorial Ground Attendance: 183 Referee: Andrew Humphries

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	WPEN	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SHU	AST	LIV	DUR	COV	BLB
1	Sheffield United	5	3	0	1	1	14	8	+6	10	Advance to Knock-out stage	—	—	—	—	2–2	4–1
2	Aston Villa	5	3	0	1	1	12	8	+4	10	Advance to Knock-out stage	3–1	—	2–0	—	—	5–2
3	Liverpool	5	3	0	0	2	16	7	+9	9		2–3	—	—	3–1	—	—
4	Durham	5	3	0	0	2	11	8	+3	9		0–4	3–0	—	—	4–0	—
5	Coventry United	5	0	3	0	2	6	14	−8	6		—	2–2	1–5	—	—	1–1
6	Blackburn Rovers	5	0	0	1	4	5	19	−14	1		—	—	0–6	1–3	—	—

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

Knockout phase

15 January 2020 Quarter-final	Chelsea	3–1	Aston Villa	Kingston upon Thames
	Eriksson 55' Ingle 76' Ji 81' Murphy 90+1'	Report	Welsh 84'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 1,799 Referee: Louise Saunders

Squad statistics

Appearances

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

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Sian Rodgers	17	0	13	0	1	0	3	0
2	DF	ENG	Charlotte Greengrass	7	1	0+3	0	0	0	3+1	1
3	DF	ENG	Asmita Ale	18	0	12	0	1	0	5	0
4	DF	ENG	Ella Franklin-Fraiture	8	0	6	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF	ENG	Elisha N'Dow	19	0	13+1	0	1	0	4	0
6	DF	ENG	Jade Richards	10	2	2+2	1	1	0	5	1
7	MF	ENG	Alice Hassall	4	0	0+1	0	1	0	0+2	0
9	FW	ENG	Melissa Johnson	20	13	10+4	12	1	0	3+2	1
10	FW	ENG	Kerri Welsh	15	3	3+6	1	1	0	3+2	2
11	MF	ENG	Amy West	20	4	12+2	3	1	0	4+1	1
12	FW	ENG	Jodie Hutton	13	0	7+1	0	1	0	2+2	0
14	MF	ENG	Emily Syme	19	3	9+5	1	0	0	4+1	2
15	DF	ENG	Natalie Haigh	18	1	14	1	0	0	4	0
17	FW	ENG	Sophie Haywood	18	1	10+3	0	0	0	4+1	1
18	GK	POL	Daniela Kosinska	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
21	MF	GER	Marisa Ewers	20	3	14	3	0	0	5+1	0
22	FW	ENG	Shania Hayles	19	12	5+7	8	1	2	4+2	2
23	MF	NED	Nadine Hanssen	17	3	10+1	3	1	0	4+1	0
27	MF	ENG	Emma Follis	17	7	13+1	6	0	0	2+1	1
28	MF	AUT	Sophie Maierhofer	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
20	MF	IRL	Phoebe Warner	3	1	0+1	0	0	0	2	1

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	9	FW	Melissa Johnson	12	0	1	13
2	22	FW	Shania Hayles	8	2	2	12
3	27	MF	Emma Follis	6	0	1	7
4	11	MF	Amy West	3	0	1	4
5	10	FW	Kerri Welsh	1	0	2	3
	14	MF	Emily Syme	1	0	2
	21	MF	Marisa Ewers	3	0	0
	23	MF	Nadine Hanssen	3	0	0
9	6	DF	Jade Richards	1	0	1	2
10	2	DF	Charlotte Greengrass	0	0	1	1
	15	DF	Natalie Haigh	1	0	0
	17	FW	Sophie Haywood	0	0	1
	20	MF	Phoebe Warner	0	0	1
Total				39	2	12	53

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Ref.
4 July 2019	MF	Marisa Ewers	Birmingham City	^[9]
4 July 2019	DF	Ella Franklin-Fraiture	Leicester City	^[9]
4 July 2019	FW	Melissa Johnson	Leicester City	^[9]
15 July 2019	MF	Emily Syme	Yeovil Town	^[10]
22 July 2019	FW	Shania Hayles	Birmingham City	^[11]
22 July 2019	DF	Natalie Haigh	Coventry United	^[11]
22 July 2019	DF	Charlotte Greengrass	Leicester City	^[11]
1 August 2019	MF	Emma Follis	Birmingham City	^[12]
18 August 2019	GK	Daniela Kosinska	AZS PWSZ Biała Podlaska	^[13]
4 February 2020	MF	Sophie Maierhofer	Kansas Jayhawks	^[14]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
2 June 2019	FW	Natasha Baptiste	Stoke City	^[15]
2 June 2019	DF	Ria Elsmore	West Bromwich Albion	^[16]
16 July 2019	GK	Aja Aguirre	Nottingham Forest	^[17]
19 July 2019	FW	Alison Hall	Stoke City	^[18]^[19]
19 July 2019	DF	Ashlee Brown	Coventry United	^[18]^[20]
19 July 2019	DF	Hayley Crackle	Coventry United	^[18]
19 July 2019	MF	Hollie Gibson	Stoke City	^[18]^[19]
19 July 2019	FW	Tanisha Smith	Stoke City	^[18]^[19]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
28 August 2019	MF		Phoebe Warner	Nottingham Forest	End of season	^[21]

Notes

^ Association, The Football. "Decision made to postpone professional football until Friday 3 April at the earliest". www.thefa.com.
^ Flood, George (13 March 2020). "Women's Super League and Championship suspended due to coronavirus". Evening Standard.
^ "Statement: FA Barclays WSL and Women's Championship season ended". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
^ "Chelsea named Women's Super League champions, Liverpool relegated". BBC Sport. 5 June 2020.
^ Association, The Football. "Chelsea Women awarded Barclays FA WSL title and Aston Villa win Women's Championship". www.thefa.com.
^ "Women's Team". www.avfc.co.uk.
^ "Storm Ciara forces postponements". BBC.
^ Association, The Football. "Women's FA Cup dates". www.thefa.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Aston Villa Women: Three major signings announced". www.avfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
^ Hadley, Craig (15 July 2019). "Aston Villa sign Emily Syme from Yeovil Town". Midland Women's Soccer. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Aston Villa Women: Squad strengthened with triple signing". www.avfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
^ "Aston Villa Women: Emma Follis rejoins from Birmingham City". www.avfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
^ "Aston Villa sign Daniela Kosinska". Aston Villa. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
^ "Sophie Maierhofer signs for Aston Villa Women". www.avfc.co.uk. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ FC, Stoke City. "Stoke City FC - Women snap up striker". Stoke City FC. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
^ Hadley, Craig (27 July 2019). "Ria Elsmore makes Albion move permanent". Midland Women's Soccer. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
^ "Aguirre returns". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Aston Villa Women: Five players leave ahead of 2019/20 season". www.avfc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Frith, Wilf (9 August 2019). "Stoke City Women sign Villa trio". SheKicks. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
^ "Ashlee Brown signs for United". www.newschain.uk.
^ "Reds seal Warner signing". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

External links

AVFC Women official website

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[7] Dual registration with loan-club Nottingham Forest and remains eligible for Aston Villa when called upon

[table_note_res_CL0.79162634154392-9] Dependent on obtaining a licence.

[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] "Women's Team". www.avfc.co.uk.

[8] "Storm Ciara forces postponements". BBC.

[10] Association, The Football. "Women's FA Cup dates". www.thefa.com.

[:2-11] "Aston Villa Women: Three major signings announced". www.avfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

[12] Hadley, Craig (15 July 2019). "Aston Villa sign Emily Syme from Yeovil Town". Midland Women's Soccer. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

[:3-13] "Aston Villa Women: Squad strengthened with triple signing". www.avfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

[14] "Aston Villa Women: Emma Follis rejoins from Birmingham City". www.avfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

[15] "Aston Villa sign Daniela Kosinska". Aston Villa. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

[16] "Sophie Maierhofer signs for Aston Villa Women". www.avfc.co.uk. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[17] FC, Stoke City. "Stoke City FC - Women snap up striker". Stoke City FC. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

[18] Hadley, Craig (27 July 2019). "Ria Elsmore makes Albion move permanent". Midland Women's Soccer. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

[19] "Aguirre returns". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

[:0-20] "Aston Villa Women: Five players leave ahead of 2019/20 season". www.avfc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

[:1-21] Frith, Wilf (9 August 2019). "Stoke City Women sign Villa trio". SheKicks. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

[22] "Ashlee Brown signs for United". www.newschain.uk.

[23] "Reds seal Warner signing". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
14	13	1	0	39	11	+28	40	7	1	0	20	6	+14	6	0	0	19	5	+14

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
14	13	1	0	39	11	+28	40	7	1	0	20	6	+14	6	0	0	19	5	+14

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
14	13	1	0	39	11	+28	40	7	1	0	20	6	+14	6	0	0	19	5	+14