2020–21 Arsenal W.F.C. season explained

The 2020–21 season is Arsenal Women's Football Club's 34th season of competitive football. The club participates in the Women's Super League, the FA Cup and the League Cup and will in addition to that compete in the 2019–20 FA Cup and the 2019–20 Champions League, which could not be completed in the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Squad statistics

Statistics as of 16 May 2021

First team squad

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No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Since		Signed From
Goalkeepers
1	Manuela Zinsberger	1995 10, df=yes	2019	February 2021	Bayern München
18	Lydia Williams	1988 5, df=yes	2020	July 2020[1]	Melbourne City
24	Fran Stenson	2001 4, df=yes	2019	August 2019[2]	Manchester City
Defenders
3	Lotte Wubben-Moy	11 January 1999	2020	September 2020[3]	University of North Carolina
4	Anna Patten	20 April 1999	2021	January 2021[4]	University of South Carolina
5	Jen Beattie	13 May 1991	2019	June 2019[5]	Manchester City
6	Leah Williamson	29 March 1997	2014	March 2018[6]	Homegrown
12	Steph Catley	26 January 1994	2020	July 2020[7]	Melbourne City
16	Noelle Maritz	23 December 1995	2020	July 2020[8]	Wolfsburg
20	Leonie Maier	29 September 1992	2019	May 2019[9]	Bayern München
20	Simone Boye Sørensen ‡	3 March 1992	2021	July 2021[10]	Bayern München
22	Viktoria Schnaderbeck	4 January 1991	2018	June 2020[11]	Bayern München
29	Teyah Goldie	27 June 2004	2021		Homegrown
30	Ruby Mace	5 September 2003	2020		Homegrown
31	Anouk Denton	9 May 2003	2016		Homegrown
32	Gracie Pearse	13 September 2002	2011		Homegrown
33	Gracie Garrad	19 June 2003			Homegrown
Midfielders
7	Daniëlle van de Donk	5 August 1991	2015	March 2019[12]	Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
8	Jordan Nobbs	8 December 1992	2010	April 2020[13]	Sunderland
10	Kim Little (captain)	29 June 1990	2016	August 2019[14]	Seattle Reign
12	Frida Maanum ‡	16 July 1999	2021	July 2021[15]	Linköpings FC
13	Lia Wälti	19 April 1993	2018	December 2019[16]	Turbine Potsdam
14	Jill Roord	22 April 1997	2019	May 2019[17]	Bayern München
21	Malin Gut	1 August 2000	2020	July 2020[18]	Grasshopper
Forwards
9	Beth Mead	9 May 1995	2017	November 2019[19]	Sunderland
11	Vivianne Miedema	15 July 1996	2017	December 2018[20]	Bayern München
14	Nikita Parris ‡	10 March 1994	2021	July 2021[21]	Olympique Lyonnais
15	Katie McCabe	21 September 1995	2015	May 2021[22]	Shelbourne
17	Lisa Evans	21 May 1992	2017	December 2018[23]	Bayern München
19	Caitlin Foord	11 November 1994	2020	January 2020[24]	Sydney FC
23	Mana Iwabuchi ‡	18 March 1993	2021	May 2021[25]	Aston Villa
77	Tobin Heath ‡	29 May 1988	2021	September 2021[26]	Manchester United

Italic indicates an academy player.

‡ = Player joined the club after the regular European domestic season (after June 2021), and played during the 2020–21 season in games postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Appearances and goals

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No.	Name							Total
			Goals		Goals		Goals		Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Manuela Zinsberger	13	0	1	0	1	0	15	0
18	Lydia Williams	9	0	1	0	1	0	11	0
24	Fran Stenson	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Defenders
3	Lotte Wubben-Moy	17	2	1	0	3	0	21	2
4	Anna Patten	7	0	2	1	0	0	9	1
5	Jen Beattie	8	2	0	0	2	0	10	2
6	Leah Williamson	20	1	2	0	3	0	25	1
12	Steph Catley	6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
16	Noelle Maritz	12	0	1	2	1	0	14	2
20	Leonie Maier	10	0	2	0	1	0	13	0
20	Simone Boye Sørensen ‡	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+2	0
22	Viktoria Schnaderbeck	6	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
29	Teyah Goldie	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
30	Ruby Mace	3	0	0	0	2	1	5	0
31	Anouk Denton	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32	Gracie Pearse	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Gracie Garrad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
7	Daniëlle van de Donk	21	2	2	2	3	0	26	3
8	Jordan Nobbs	16	5	2	2	0	0	18	7
10	Kim Little (captain)	16	5	2	1	2	0	20	5
12	Frida Maanum ‡	0	0	1+2	0	0	0	1+2	0
13	Lia Wälti	20	0	1	0	3	0	24	0
14	Jill Roord	19	7	2	4	2	0	23	11
21	Malin Gut	16	0	1	0	2	0	19	0
Forwards
9	Beth Mead	21	4	2	3	2	0	25	6
11	Vivianne Miedema	22	18	2	2	3	5	27	25
14	Nikita Parris ‡	0	0	2+1	1	0	0	2+1	1
15	Katie McCabe	21	4	2	1	3	0	26	5
17	Lisa Evans	11	2	0	0	1	0	12	2
19	Caitlin Foord	21	10	2	0	3	2	26	12
23	Mana Iwabuchi ‡	0	0	1+2	1	0	0	1+2	1
77	Tobin Heath ‡	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Italic indicates an academy player.

‡ = Player joined the club after the regular European domestic season (after June 2021), and played during the 2020–21 season in games postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Goalscorers

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Rank	No.	Position	Name				Total
1	11	FW	Vivianne Miedema	18	2	5	25
2	19	FW	Caitlin Foord	10	0	2	12
3	14	MF	Jill Roord	7	4	0	11
4	8	MF	Jordan Nobbs	5	2	0	6
	9	FW	Beth Mead	4	3	0	6
	10	MF	Kim Little	5	2	0	6
7	15	FW	Katie McCabe	4	1	0	5
8	7	MF	Danielle van de Donk	2	2	0	3
9	5	DF	Jen Beattie	2	0	0	2
	17	FW	Lisa Evans	2	0	0	2
	3	DF	Lotte Wubben-Moy	2	0	0	2
	16	MF	Noelle Maritz	0	2	0	2
12	6	DF	Leah Williamson	1	0	0	1
	4	DF	Anna Patten	0	1	0	1
	23	FW	Mana Iwabuchi ‡	0	1	0	1
	14	FW	Nikita Parris ‡	0	1	0	1
		Own goals (scored by opponents)		1	0	0	1
Total				61	19	7	85

Disciplinary record

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Rank	No.	Position	Name							Total
1	9	FW	Beth Mead	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1
2	15	FW	Katie McCabe	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
3	20	DF	Leonie Maier	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	3	DF	Lotte Wubben-Moy	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	6	DF	Leah Williamson	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	13	MF	Lia Walti	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	19	FW	Caitlin Foord	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8	16	DF	Noelle Maritz	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	5	DF	Jen Beattie	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	8	MF	Jordan Nobbs	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	14	FW	Nikita Parris ‡	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	7	MF	Danielle van de Donk	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	14	FW	Jill Roord	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	11	FW	Vivianne Miedema	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total				20	1	0	0	0	0	20	1

Clean sheets

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Rank	No.	Name				Total
1	18	Lydia Williams	7	1	0	8
2	1	Manuela Zinsberger	4	1	0	5
3	24	Fran Stenson	0	0	1	1
Total			11	2	1	14

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

	No.	Position	Player	From club
2 July 2020[27]	12	DF	Steph Catley	Melbourne City
3 July 2020[28]	21	MF	Malin Gut	Grasshopper
8 July 2020[29]	18	GK	Lydia Williams	Melbourne City
10 July 2020[30]	16	DF	Noelle Maritz	Wolfsburg
11 September 2020[31]	3	DF	Lotte Wubben-Moy	University of North Carolina
7 January 2021[32]	4	DF	Anna Patten	University of South Carolina

Contract extensions

	No.	Position	Player	At Arsenal since
29 June 2020[33]	22	DF	Viktoria Schnaderbeck	2018
5 February 2021[34]	1	GK	Manuela Zinsberger	2019
4 May 2021[35]	15	FW	Katie McCabe	2015

Transfers out

Announcement date	No.	Position	Player	To club
4 June 2020[36]	28	MF	Silvana Flores	Chelsea
5 June 2020[37]	16	DF	Louise Quinn	Fiorentina
10 June 2020[38]	18	GK	Pauline Peyraud-Magnin	Atlético Madrid
12 June 2020[39]	2	MF	Katrine Veje	FC Rosengård
13 June 2020[40]	3	DF	Emma Mitchell	Reading
25 June 2020[41]	9	FW	Danielle Carter	Reading
14 August 2020[42]	26	MF	Ruby Grant	West Ham United
4 September 2020[43]	27	MF	Melisa Filis	London Bees
3 February 2021[44]	32	DF	Gracie Pearse	Crystal Palace
3 February 2021[45]	33	DF	Gracie Garrad	Crystal Palace

Loans out

Announcement date	No.	Position	Player	To club
2 February 2021[46]	30	DF	Ruby Mace	Birmingham City
15 March 2021[47]	31	DF	Anouk Denton	West Ham United

Current injuries

Position	No.	Player	Injury	Last game	Estimated return
DF	22	Viktoria Schnaderbeck	Knee	vs. Manchester United, 8 November 2020	Unknown[48]
DF	5	Jen Beattie	Calf	vs Aston Villa, 28 February 2021	Unknown
FW	17	Lisa Evans	Achilles	vs Manchester United 19 March 2021	Unknown
MF	21	Malin Gut	Ruptured ACL	vs Aston Villa, 9 May 2021	Unknown

Suspensions

Position	No.	Player	Games suspended		Reason

Competitions

Women's Super League

See main article: 2020–21 FA WSL.

Results by matchday

FA Cup

See main article: 2020–21 Women's FA Cup. As a member of the top two tiers, Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the fourth round.

League Cup

See main article: 2020–21 FA Women's League Cup.

Personal Awards

Arsenal Women Player of the Season

• First place: Katie McCabe^[49]
• Second place: Vivianne Miedema^[49]
• Third place: Leah Williamson^[49]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lydia Williams signs for Arsenal. Arsenal. 8 July 2020. 8 July 2020.
2. Web site: Fran Stenson signs long-term deal. Arsenal. 12 June 2020. 16 August 2019.
3. Web site: Lotte Wubben-Moy signs for Arsenal. Arsenal. 11 September 2020. 11 September 2020.
4. Web site: Anna Patten re-signs for Arsenal. Arsenal. 7 January 2021. 7 January 2021.
5. Web site: Jennifer Beattie signs for Arsenal. Arsenal. 5 June 2019. 5 June 2019.
6. Web site: Williamson signs new long-term deal. Arsenal. 23 May 2019. 22 March 2018.
7. Web site: Steph Catley signs for Arsenal. Arsenal. 2 July 2020. 2 July 2020.
8. Web site: Noelle Maritz joins the club. Arsenal. 10 July 2020. 10 July 2020.
9. Web site: Leonie Maier signs for Arsenal. Arsenal. 2 June 2019. 31 May 2019.
10. Web site: 22 July 2021 . Welcome Simone! Boye joins Arsenal . 22 July 2021 . Arsenal F.C..
11. Web site: Viktoria Schnaderbeck signs new contract. Arsenal. 29 June 2020. 29 June 2020.
12. Web site: Van de Donk signs new contract. Arsenal. 29 March 2019. 29 March 2019.
13. Web site: jordan Nobbs signs new contract. Arsenal. 14 June 2020. 21 April 2020.
14. Web site: Hey, Kim - fancy staying a Little longer?. Arsenal on Twitter. 5 August 2019. 5 August 2019.
15. Web site: 27 July 2021 . Welcome Frida! Maanum joins Arsenal . 27 July 2021 . Arsenal F.C..
16. Web site: Lia Walti commits her future to the club. Arsenal. 30 December 2019. 30 December 2019.
17. Web site: Introducing our first summer signing.... Arsenal on Twitter. 14 May 2019. 14 May 2019.
18. Web site: Malin Gut signs for Arsenal. Arsenal. 3 July 2020. 3 July 2020.
19. Web site: Beth Mead signs new long-term contract. Arsenal. 2 December 2019. 28 November 2019.
20. Web site: Vivianne Miedema commits her future to the club. Arsenal. 20 December 2018. 20 December 2018.
21. Web site: 2 July 2021 . Nikita Parris joins the club . 2 July 2021 . Arsenal F.C..
22. Web site: Katie McCabe signs new long-term contract. Arsenal. 4 May 2021. 4 May 2021.
23. Web site: Lisa Evans signs contract extension. Arsenal. 20 December 2018. 18 December 2018.
24. Web site: Caitlin Foord signs for Arsenal. Arsenal. 24 January 2020. 24 January 2020.
25. Web site: 26 May 2021 . Mana Iwabuchi signs for Arsenal . 26 May 2021 . Arsenal F.C..
26. Web site: 3 September 2021 . Welcome Tobin! Heath signs for Arsenal . 3 September 2021 . Arsenal F.C..
27. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Steph Catley signs for Arsenal . 2024-11-14 . Steph Catley signs for Arsenal . en.
28. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Malin Gut signs for Arsenal . 2024-11-14 . Malin Gut signs for Arsenal . en.
29. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Lydia Williams signs for Arsenal . 2024-11-14 . Lydia Williams signs for Arsenal . en.
30. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Noelle Maritz joins the club . 2024-11-14 . Noelle Maritz joins the club . en.
31. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Lotte Wubben-Moy signs for Arsenal . 2024-11-14 . Lotte Wubben-Moy signs for Arsenal . en.
32. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Anna Patten re-signs for Arsenal . 2024-11-14 . Anna Patten re-signs for Arsenal . en.
33. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Viktoria Schnaderbeck signs new contract . 2024-11-14 . Viktoria Schnaderbeck signs new contract . en.
34. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Manuela Zinsberger signs new long-term contract . 2024-11-14 . Manuela Zinsberger signs new long-term contract . en.
35. News: 2021-05-04 . Katie McCabe: Arsenal winger signs new long-term deal . 2024-11-14 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
36. Web site: Stillman . Tim . 2020-06-04 . Silvana Flores to leave Arsenal Women . 2024-11-15 . Arseblog News - the Arsenal news site . en-US.
37. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Louise Quinn set to leave the club . 2024-11-14 . Louise Quinn set to leave the club . en.
38. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Pauline Peyraud-Magnin set to leave the club . 2024-11-14 . Pauline Peyraud-Magnin set to leave the club . en.
39. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Katrine Veje agrees to join FC Rosengård . 2024-11-14 . Katrine Veje agrees to join FC Rosengård . en.
40. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Emma Mitchell and Danielle Carter join Reading . 2024-11-14 . Emma Mitchell and Danielle Carter join Reading . en.
41. Web site: 2024-11-23 . Emma Mitchell and Danielle Carter join Reading . 2024-11-14 . Emma Mitchell and Danielle Carter join Reading . en.
42. News: 2020-08-14 . Ruby Grant: Ex-Arsenal teenager joins Women's Super League rivals West Ham . 2024-11-14 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
43. Web site: New Signings: Olivia Smith and Mel Filis add strength to Bees ranks – London BEES . 2024-11-14 . en-US.
44. Web site: 2021-02-04 . Crystal Palace Women sign Arsenal Academy pair - News . 2024-11-15 . Crystal Palace F.C. . en-GB.
45. Web site: 2021-02-04 . Crystal Palace Women sign Arsenal Academy pair - News . 2024-11-15 . Crystal Palace F.C. . en-GB.
46. News: 2021-02-02 . Ruby Mace: Birmingham City sign Arsenal midfielder on dual contract . 2024-11-14 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
47. Web site: White . Dean . 2021-04-09 . West Ham Women news: Anouk Denton a future star . 2024-11-15 . West Ham Zone . en-GB.
48. Web site: Team news: Maritz, Catley, Schnaderbeck, more. 14 January 2021. 14 January 2021.
49. Web site: McCabe crowned 20/21 Women's Player of the Season . Arsenal.com . 8 July 2021 . 14 February 2023 .