Everton
2020–21 season
Head CoachWillie Kirk
StadiumWalton Hall Park, Liverpool
FA WSL5th
FA CupFifth round
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Izzy Christiansen and Simone Magill (6)
All: Izzy Christiansen (7)

The 2020–21 Everton F.C. (women) season was the club's fourth consecutive campaign in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Squad

As of 28 January 2021.

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 England ENG Sandy MacIver
2 DF Norway NOR Ingrid Moe Wold
3 DF England ENG Danielle Turner (captain)
4 DF Denmark DEN Rikke Sevecke
6 DF England ENG Gabrielle George
7 FW England ENG Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah
8 MF England ENG Izzy Christiansen
9 FW Switzerland SUI Alisha Lehmann (on loan from West Ham United)
10 FW Northern Ireland NIR Simone Magill
11 FW Scotland SCO Claire Emslie
13 MF England ENG Abbey-Leigh Stringer
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Denmark DEN Nicoline Sørensen
16 FW Australia AUS Hayley Raso
17 MF Scotland SCO Lucy Graham
18 MF England ENG Jill Scott (on loan from Manchester City)
19 FW France FRA Valérie Gauvin
20 MF England ENG Megan Finnigan
21 MF France FRA Maéva Clemaron
23 GK Finland FIN Tinja-Riikka Korpela
26 MF England ENG Grace Clinton
30 DF England ENG Poppy Pattinson
31 GK England ENG Anna Pedersen

Preseason

23 August 2020 Friendly Manchester City 4–1 Everton Manchester
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
26 August 2020 Friendly Everton 5–0 Blackburn Rovers Halewood
Report Stadium: Finch Farm
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
30 August 2020 Friendly Everton 5–0 Durham Liverpool
Report Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

FA Women's Super League

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 9 5 8 39 30  +9 32 4 3 4 16 16  0 5 2 4 23 14  +9

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHAHHAHHAHHHAAAAHAHAHA
ResultWWWWDLDLLWLDDWLWLWWDLL
Position2222244555555555555555
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 Yellow card 28'
Bryson Yellow card 48'
Report Magill 7'
Graham 19', 62' (pen.)
Seveke Yellow card 78'
Gauvin 90'
Stadium: Twerton Park
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Scott Johnson
13 September 2020 2 Everton 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
13:00
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Robert Mason-Ellis
3 October 2020 3 Aston Villa 0–6 Everton Walsall
12:30
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
11 October 2020 4 Everton 3–1 West Ham United Liverpool
13:00
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Edward Duckworth
18 October 2020 5 Everton 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Liverpool
13:00 Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Lucy Oliver
8 November 2020 6 Chelsea 4–0 Everton Kingston upon Thames
14:00
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Abigail Byrne
14 November 2020 7 Everton 1–1 Reading Liverpool
16:30
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Emily Heaslip
6 December 2020 8 Everton 0–3 Manchester City Liverpool
14:30
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Referee: Stacey Pearson
13 December 2020 Birmingham City P–P Everton Solihull
14:00 Stadium: Damson Park
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch[1]
20 December 2020 9 Arsenal 4–0 Everton Borehamwood
12:30
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Helen Conley
10 January 2021 Everton P–P Manchester United Liverpool
12:00 Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Note: Postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases in Everton squad
17 January 2021 10 Everton 4–0 Bristol City Liverpool
13:00
Report Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Cristiana Hattersley
20 January 2021 Birmingham City P–P Everton Solihull
19:00 Stadium: Damson Park
Note: Rescheduled from 13 December 2020 following waterlogged pitch. Postponed due to waterlogged pitch.[2]
24 January 2021 Tottenham Hotspur P–P Everton Canons Park
14:00 Stadium: The Hive
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch and extreme weather warnings[3]
31 January 2021 11 Everton 0–2 Manchester United Liverpool
14:30
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Note: Rescheduled from 10 January 2021 following positive COVID-19 cases in Everton squad
7 February 2021 12 Everton 1–1 Birmingham City Liverpool
14:00
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Lisa Benn
14 February 2021 13 Reading 1–1 Everton Reading
14:00
Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Stacey Pearson
28 February 2021 14 Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 Everton Canons Park
14:00
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Abigail Byrne
Note: Rescheduled from 24 January 2021 due to frozen pitch and extreme weather warnings
7 March 2021 15 Manchester City 1–0 Everton Manchester
14:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Sarah Garratt
11 March 2021 16 Birmingham City 0–4 Everton Burton upon Trent
19:00
Report
Stadium: St George's Park
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Lisa Benn
Note: Rescheduled from 20 January 2021 due to waterlogged pitch. Venue changed by WSL Executive Operations Committee after Damson Park was deemed not to meet requirements.
17 March 2021 17 Everton 0–3 Chelsea Liverpool
19:00
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Emily Heaslip
28 March 2021 18 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–5 Everton Crawley
12:30
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Cristiana Hattersley
4 April 2021 19 Everton 3–1 Aston Villa Liverpool
13:00
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Stacey Pearson
25 April 2021 20 West Ham United 0–0 Everton Dagenham
15:00 Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Helen Conley
2 May 2021 21 Everton 1–2 Arsenal Liverpool
14:00
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Sarah Garratt
9 May 2021 22 Manchester United 2–0 Everton Leigh
14:30
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Louise Saunders

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Arsenal 22 15 3 4 63 15 +48 48 Qualification for the Champions League first round
4 Manchester United 22 15 2 5 44 20 +24 47
5 Everton 22 9 5 8 39 30 +9 32
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 22 8 3 11 21 41 20 27
7 Reading 22 5 9 8 25 41 16 24
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, Everton will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper. Originally scheduled to take place on 31 January 2021, it was delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions.[4][5]

18 April 2021 Fourth round Everton 2–1 Durham Liverpool
14:00
Report
  • Sharpe 46'
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
20 May 2021 Fifth round Chelsea 3–0 Everton Kingston upon Thames
19:00
Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Kirsty Dowle

FA Women's League Cup

Everton finished second in the group but did not qualify for the knockout stage as a best-placed runner up.[6]

7 October 2020 Group stage Manchester City 3–1 Everton Manchester
19:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Simon Mather
4 November 2020 Group stage Everton P–P Manchester United Liverpool
19:00 Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Note: Postponed due to stadium safety concerns[7]
18 November 2020 Group stage Everton 1–0 Liverpool Liverpool
19:00 Report Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
16 December 2020 Group stage Everton 1–0 Manchester United Liverpool
19:20
Report Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Ed Duckworth
Note: Rescheduled from 4 November 2020

Group C

    Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Manchester City 3 2 0 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advanced to knock-out stage
    2 Everton 3 2 0 0 1 3 3 0 6 Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
    3 Liverpool 3 1 0 0 2 3 5 2 3
    4 Manchester United 3 0 1 0 2 1 4 3 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

      Ranking of second-placed teams

          Pos Grp Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
          1 A Durham 3 2 0 1 0 12 3 +9 7 2.33 Advanced to knock-out stage
          2 F Crystal Palace 3 2 0 0 1 10 6 +4 6 2.00
          3 D Reading 3 2 0 0 1 6 3 +3 6 2.00
          4 E Birmingham City 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 +1 4 2.00
          5 C Everton 3 2 0 0 1 3 3 0 6 2.00
          6 B Arsenal 3 1 1 0 1 7 6 +1 5 1.67
          Source: thefa.com

          Squad statistics

          Appearances

          As of 20 May 2021

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

          No. Pos Nat Player TotalFA WSLFA CupLeague Cup
          AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
          1 GK England ENG Sandy MacIver 2101802010
          2 DF Norway NOR Ingrid Moe Wold 25020+10102+10
          3 DF England ENG Danielle Turner 1721410031
          4 DF Denmark DEN Rikke Sevecke 23019+10101+10
          6 DF England ENG Gabrielle George 904+302000
          7 FW England ENG Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah 1510+1010+202+10
          8 MF England ENG Izzy Christiansen 277226202+11
          9 FW Switzerland SUI Alisha Lehmann 913+511000
          10 FW Northern Ireland NIR Simone Magill 1867+960020
          11 FW Scotland SCO Claire Emslie 22316+332010
          13 MF England ENG Abbey-Leigh Stringer 1708+60002+10
          14 FW Denmark DEN Nicoline Sørensen 27314+820+212+10
          16 FW Australia AUS Hayley Raso 26516+65200+20
          17 MF Scotland SCO Lucy Graham 24613+651+102+11
          18 MF England ENG Jill Scott 1321122000
          19 MF France FRA Valérie Gauvin 17510+55100+10
          20 MF England ENG Megan Finnigan 2622122030
          21 MF France FRA Maéva Clémaron 1106+300020
          23 GK Finland FIN Tinja-Riikka Korpela 704+100020
          26 MF England ENG Grace Clinton 902+40101+10
          30 DF England ENG Poppy Pattinson 1617+40211+20
          31 GK England ENG Anna Pedersen 00000000
          Players away from the club on loan:
          15 MF England ENG Molly Pike 600+40001+10
          Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
          12 MF Spain ESP Damaris Egurrola 90600030

          Transfers

          Transfers in

          Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
          7 July 2020 DF England Poppy Pattinson England Bristol City [8]
          9 July 2020 DF Norway Ingrid Moe Wold Spain Madrid CFF [9]
          14 July 2020 FW Denmark Nicoline Sørensen Denmark Brøndby IF [10]
          16 July 2020 DF Denmark Rikke Sevecke France FC Fleury 91 [11]
          6 August 2020 FW France Valérie Gauvin France Montpellier HSC [12]
          1 September 2020 MF Spain Damaris Egurrola Spain Athletic Bilbao [13]
          31 December 2020 FW Scotland Claire Emslie United States Orlando Pride [14]

          Loans in

          Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
          22 August 2020 FW Scotland Claire Emslie United States Orlando Pride 31 December 2020 [15]
          21 January 2021 MF England Jill Scott England Manchester City End of season [16]
          27 January 2021 FW Switzerland Alisha Lehmann England West Ham United End of season [17]

          Transfers out

          Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
          21 May 2020 MF Netherlands Inessa Kaagman England Brighton & Hove Albion [18][19]
          27 May 2020 FW England Hannah Cain England Leicester City [20][21]
          28 May 2020 GK England Kirstie Levell England Leicester City [22][21]
          DF England Taylor Hinds England Liverpool [23][24]
          19 June 2020 FW England Chloe Kelly England Manchester City [25][26]
          12 August 2020 MF England Emma Doyle England Blackburn Rovers [27]
          21 September 2020 DF Netherlands Kika van Es Netherlands FC Twente [28]
          20 January 2021 MF Spain Damaris Egurrola France Lyon [29]

          Loans out

          Date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
          4 September 2020 DF England Georgia Brougham England Birmingham City End of season [30]
          12 September 2020 DF England Hannah Coan England Sheffield United 4 November 2020 [31][32]
          FW Wales Elise Hughes England Blackburn Rovers End of season [33]
          24 January 2021 DF England Hannah Coan England Blackburn Rovers End of season [34]
          28 January 2021 MF England Molly Pike England Bristol City End of season [35]

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          3. "Weather forces three WSL postponements". BBC Sport.
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          6. "Everton beat Man Utd in Continental League Cup". BBC Sport.
          7. "Everton vs Manchester United: Continental Cup tie called off over safety fears". Sky Sports. 4 November 2020.
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