The 2020–21 Liverpool F.C. Women season was the club's 32nd season of competitive football and its first season outside the FA WSL, the highest level of the football pyramid, since the league's foundation. Along with competing in the FA Women's Championship, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.
Niamh Fahey was announced as captain on 17 August 2020, replacing Sophie Bradley-Auckland who took a leave of absence in order to focus on the running of her family's residential care home business amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Rachel Furness was named vice-captain.
Manager Vicky Jepson departed the club by mutual consent on 12 January 2021 with the club sat in 3rd place in the league. She had been in charge since October 2018 having first joined the club as a programme lead for the LFC Foundation in 2009. Assistant manager Amber Whiteley assumed the role on an interim basis.
Squad
Pre-season Liverpool scheduled five preseason games ahead of their debut FA Women's Championship campaign, putting particular focus on playing Coventry United away in order to acclimate themselves to the 3G surface that five Championship teams play on. All games were behind closed doors in order to fit with COVID-19 health restrictions.
FA Women's Championship
Results summary
Results
League table
Women's FA Cup
As a member of the top two tiers, Liverpool 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.
FA Women's League Cup
Squad statistics Appearances
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
Transfers
Transfers in DatePositionNationalityNameFromRef.7 July 2020GKRachael Laws Reading16 July 2020DFTaylor Hinds Everton17 July 2020FWAmalie Thestrup Roma28 August 2020DFMeikayla Moore MSV Duisburg28 January 2021MFCeri Holland Kansas Jayhawks
Transfers out DatePositionNationalityNameToRef.23 May 2020FWCourtney Sweetman-Kirk Sheffield United29 May 2020GKAnke Preuß Vittsjö30 May 2020MFChristie Murray Birmingham City2 June 2020GKFran Kitching Sheffield United19 June 2020FWNiamh Charles Chelsea2 July 2020DFJemma Purfield Bristol City
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