2020–21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC (women) season

Western Sydney Wanderers (women)
2020–21 season
OwnerPaul Lederer, Jefferson Cheng, Glenn Duncan, David Slade
ChairmanPaul Lederer
Head CoachDean Heffernan
StadiumMarconi Stadium
Wanderers Centre of Football
W-League6th
W-League FinalsDNQ
Top goalscorerRosie Galea (4)
Highest home attendance3,027
vs. Sydney FC
(30 December 2020)
W-League
Lowest home attendance279
vs. Newcastle Jets
(2 January 2021)
W-League
Average home league attendance827
Biggest win4–0
vs. Melbourne City (A)
(11 March 2021)
W-League
Biggest defeat0–3
vs. Sydney FC (H)
(30 December 2020)
W-League
1–4
vs. Newcastle Jets (A)
(23 January 2021)
W-League
0–3
vs. Canberra United (A)
(30 January 2021)
W-League

The 2020–21 season was Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (women)'s ninth season in the W-League. Western Sydney Wanderers finished 6th their W-League season.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Sarah Willacy
2 DF Australia AUS Caitlin Cooper
3 DF Australia AUS Nikola Orgill
4 MF Australia AUS Margaux Chauvet
5 DF Australia AUS Courtney Nevin
6 MF Australia AUS Olivia Price
7 MF Australia AUS Chloe Middleton
8 FW Australia AUS Erica Halloway
9 FW Australia AUS Bryleeh Henry
10 MF Australia AUS Libby Copus-Brown
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 DF Australia AUS Danika Matos
12 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Julie-Ann Russell
13 DF Australia AUS Georgia Yeoman-Dale
14 MF Australia AUS Aideen Keane
15 MF Australia AUS Rosie Galea
16 MF Australia AUS Isabel Gomez
18 MF Australia AUS Sarah Hunter
19 FW Australia AUS Leena Khamis
20 GK Australia AUS Courtney Newbon
25 MF Australia AUS Teigan Collister

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Date Ref.
6 MF Olivia Price Canberra United Free transfer 3 September 2020 [1]
13 DF Georgia Yeoman-Dale Unattached 4 September 2020 [2]
1 GK Sarah Willacy Unattached 29 September 2020 [3]
25 MF Teigan Collister Newcastle Jets 7 October 2020 [4]
19 FW Leena Khamis Canberra United 27 October 2020 [5]
10 MF Libby Copus-Brown Newcastle Jets 5 November 2020 [6]
4 MF Margaux Chauvet Australia Illawarra Stingrays 19 November 2020 [7]
3 DF Nikola Orgill Norway Kolbotn 26 November 2020 [8]
9 FW Bryleeh Henry Australia Football NSW 16 December 2020 [9]
14 MF Aideen Keane Australia Football NSW 18 December 2020 [10]
16 FW Isabel Gomez Australia Football NSW [10]
18 MF Sarah Huter Australia Football NSW [10]
12 FW Republic of Ireland Julie-Ann Russell Australia Sydney University 21 December 2020 [11]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
3 DF United States Sam Staab United States Washington Spirit Loan return 9 March 2020 [12]
7 MF Amy Harrison Netherlands PSV Free transfer 14 April 2020 [13]
21 MF Ella Mastrantonio England Bristol City 30 June 2020 [14]
1 GK United States Abby Smith United States Utah Royals 14 July 2020 [15]
23 FW United States Kristen Hamilton United States North Carolina Courage 29 July 2020 [16]
11 FW Cortnee Vine Sydney FC 13 August 2020 [17]
— MF Rachel Lowe Sydney FC [17]
— GK Jada Whyman Sydney FC [17]
15 DF Alexandra Huynh Italy Napoli 2 October 2020 [18]
10 MF Kyra Cooney-Cross Melbourne Victory 2 December 2020 [19]
17 DF Tiana Jaber Newcastle Jets 18 December 2020 [20]
2 FW Alix Roberts Unattached 29 December 2020 [21]
16 MF Liana Danaskos Unattached [21]

Contract extensions

No. Position Player Duration Date Ref.
2 DF Caitlin Cooper 1 year 2 September 2020 [22]
5 DF Courtney Nevin 1 year 4 September 2020 [23]
19 FW Susan Phonsongkham 1 year [24]
7 MF Chloe Middleton 1 year 5 September 2020 [25]
11 DF Danika Matos 1 year [25]
20 GK Courtney Newbon 1 year 11 September 2020 [26]
15 MF Rosie Galea 1 year 6 October 2020 [27]
8 FW Erica Halloway 1 year 10 February 2021 [28]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
W-League 30 December 2020 21 March 2021 Matchday 1 6th 12 4 1 7 13 21 −8 033.33
Total 12 4 1 7 13 21 −8 033.33

Source: Competitions

W-League

Main article: 2020–21 W-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC 12 9 1 2 26 11 +15 28 Qualification to Finals series
2 Brisbane Roar 12 7 4 1 29 12 +17 25
3 Melbourne Victory (C) 12 7 2 3 25 14 +11 23
4 Canberra United 12 6 4 2 21 16 +5 22
5 Adelaide United 12 7 1 4 22 18 +4 22
6 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 4 1 7 13 21 −8 13
7 Melbourne City 12 4 1 7 11 23 −12 13
8 Newcastle Jets 12 2 1 9 14 21 −7 7
9 Perth Glory 12 0 1 11 7 32 −25 1
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions


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 4 1 7 13 21  −8 13 3 1 2 7 8  −1 1 0 5 6 13  −7

Results by round

Round10541198814101129
GroundHHAAAHHHHAAA
ResultLWLLLDLWWLWL
Position936888866666
Points0333344710101313
Source: A-Leagues
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 30 November 2020.[29]

  Win   Draw   Loss

30 December 2020 10 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–3 Sydney FC Sydney
16:35 AEDT Report
  • Vine 27'
  • Ibini-Isei 60', 86'
 Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 3,027
Referee: Kelly Jones
Note: Match originally scheduled for 28 February at Marconi Stadium, but rescheduled for 27 December at Bankwest Stadium due to other fixture arrangements.[30] Match then rescheduled for 30 December.[31]
2 January 2021 5 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:05 AEDT
  • Galea 21', 52'
 Report
Stadium: Wanderers Centre of Football
Attendance: 279
Referee: Kelly Jones
Note: Match originally scheduled for 24 January at Bankwest Stadium, but rescheduled for 2 January at Wanderers Centre of Football due to other fixture arrangements.[32]
16 January 2021 4 Sydney FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Kelly Jones
23 January 2021 11 Newcastle Jets 4–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
16:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: No.2 Sportsground
Attendance: 657
Referee: Casey Reibelt
Note: Match originally scheduled for 7 March at McDonald Jones Stadium, but rescheduled for 23 January at No.2 Sportsground due to other fixture arrangements.[32]
30 January 2021 9 Canberra United 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Canberra
17:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: Viking Park
Attendance: 1,049
Referee: Lara Lee
Note: Match originally scheduled for 21 March, but postponed as a restarted fixture draw due to affected and unknown travel restrictions in future.[32] It was rescheduled for 20 February.[33] Match then rescheduled for 30 January.[34]
7 February 2021 8 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–2 Adelaide United Sydney
16:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 415
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
Note: Match not originally set in fixture draw, but added as a restarted fixture draw due to affected and unknown travel restrictions in future.[33]
11 February 2021 8 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 494
Referee: Casey Reibelt
Note: Match not originally set in fixture draw, but added as a restarted fixture draw due to affected and unknown travel restrictions in future.[33]
18 February 2021 14 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 Perth Glory Sydney
19:10 AEDT
Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 314
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
Note: Match originally scheduled for 27 March at Wanderers Centre of Football, but postponed as a restarted fixture draw due to affected and unknown travel restrictions in future.[32] It was rescheduled for 18 February at Marconi Stadium[34]
25 February 2021 10 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 Melbourne City Sydney
19:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: Wanderers Centre of Football
Attendance: 334
Referee: Isabella Blaess
Note: Match originally scheduled for 11 February at Marconi Stadium, but postponed as a restarted fixture draw due to affected and unknown travel restrictions in future.[32] It was rescheduled for 25 February at Wanderers Centre of Football.[35]
4 March 2021 11 Melbourne Victory 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
Note: Match not originally set in fixture draw, but added as a restarted fixture draw due to affected and unknown travel restrictions in future.[35]
11 March 2021 2 Melbourne City 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:05 AEDT Report
  • Henry 12', 26'
  • Galea 82', 90+3'
 Stadium: Frank Holohan Soccer Complex
Attendance: 547
Referee: Casey Reibelt
Note: Match originally scheduled for 2 January, but postponed as a restarted fixture draw due to affected and unknown travel restrictions in future.[32] It was rescheduled for 11 March.[35]
21 March 2021 9 Adelaide United 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
15:35 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 5,159
Referee: Lara Lee
Note: Match originally scheduled for 20 February at Marden Sports Complex, but postponed as a restarted fixture draw due to affected and unknown travel restrictions in future.[32] It was rescheduled for 21 March at Coopers Stadium.[35]

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