The 2020–21 season was Chelsea Women's 29th competitive season and 11th consecutive season in the FA Women's Super League, the top flight of English women's football. Chelsea competed in the domestic league as defending champions from the previous season. With a strong showing by the club, the title was successfully retained in addition to winning all domestic trophies offered – the FA Community Shield, the League Cup and the FA Cup. They also finished runners-up in the UEFA Champions League, which was their first appearance as finalists.
Squad information
First team squad
Name Nat Since Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Zećira Mušović 2021 Rosengård 28 Carly Telford 2017 Notts County 30 Ann-Katrin Berger 2019 Birmingham City 32 Emily Orman 2019 Homegrown Defenders 3 Hannah Blundell 2013 Homegrown 4 Millie Bright 2014 Doncaster Rovers Belles 7 Jessica Carter 2018 Birmingham City 16 Magdalena Eriksson (captain) 2017 Linköpings 25 Jonna Andersson 2017 Linköpings 29 Jorja Fox 2021 Homegrown Midfielders 5 Sophie Ingle 2018 Liverpool 8 Melanie Leupolz 2020 Bayern Munich 10 Ji So-yun 2014 INAC Kobe Leonessa 11 Guro Reiten 2019 LSK Kvinner 17 Jessie Fleming 2020 UCLA Bruins 18 Maren Mjelde 2016 Avaldsnes IL 24 Drew Spence 2008 Homegrown 34 Charlotte Wardlaw 2019 Homegrown Forwards 9 Beth England 2016 Doncaster Rovers Belles 14 Fran Kirby 2015 Reading 20 Sam Kerr 2019 Chicago Red Stars 21 Niamh Charles 2020 Liverpool 22 Erin Cuthbert 2016 Glasgow City 23 Pernille Harder 2020 Wolfsburg 33 Agnes Beever-Jones 2021 Homegrown On loan 27 Jamie-Lee Napier 2019 Hibernian 35 Emily Murphy 2019 Homegrown
New contracts PlayerContract endDateSource 9 FW Beth England 2024 29 July 2020 22 FW Erin Cuthbert 2023 31 July 2020 11 MF Guro Reiten 2023 5 August 2020 4 DF Millie Bright 2023 7 August 2020 16 DF Magdalena Eriksson 2023 12 November 2020 18 MF Maren Mjelde 2022 25 January 2021 5 MF Sophie Ingle 2023 11 February 2021 28 GK Carly Telford 2022 17 February 2021
Transfers and loans
In
PlayerTransferred FromFeeDateSource MF Melanie Leupolz Bayern Munich Undisclosed 23 March 2020 FW Niamh Charles Liverpool Out of contract 23 June 2020 MF Jessie Fleming UCLA Bruins Undisclosed 22 July 2020 FW Pernille Harder Wolfsburg £300,000 1 September 2020 GK Zećira Mušović Rosengård Undisclosed 18 December 2020
Out
PlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource FW Adelina Engman Montpellier End of contract 16 June 2020 DF Deanna Cooper Reading End of contract 17 June 2020 DF Anita Asante Aston Villa End of contract 19 June 2020 FW Ramona Bachmann Paris Saint-Germain Undisclosed 3 July 2020 MF Charlotte Fleming Leicester City Undisclosed 21 January 2021DF Maria Thorisdottir Manchester United Undisclosed 22 January 2021
Loan out PlayerToDateUntilFeeSource 27 MF Jamie-Lee Napier Birmingham City 6 September 2020 30 June 2021 Free 35 FW Emily Murphy Birmingham City 16 January 2021 30 June 2021 Free
Management team
{|class="wikitable" |- !Position !Staff |- |Manager|| Emma Hayes |- |Assistant manager|| Paul Green |- |Assistant coach|| Denise Reddy |- |Head of technical/Goalkeeping coach|| Stuart Searle |- |Head of performance|| Bart Caubergh |- |Opposition analyst & coach || Leanne Champ
Non-competitive
Pre-season
Competitions
Community Shield
In August 2020, the FA announced the return of the Women's FA Community Shield for the first time since 2008. The tie was contested between 2019–20 FA WSL champions Chelsea and Manchester City, who qualified as reigning 2019 FA Cup winners due to the unfinished nature of the 2019–20 Women's FA Cup. The match was part of a Wembley double-header on the same day as the men's equivalent.
Women's Super League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
FA Cup
League Cup
Group B
Knockout phase
Champions League
Round of 32
Round of 16
Note: Location moved to Italy because of travel restrictions due to COVID-19.
Quarter-finals
Note: Location for both legs moved to Budapest because of travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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|colspan="16"|Defenders:
|colspan="16"|Midfielders:
|colspan="16"|Forwards:
|colspan="16"|Players have left the club:
Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.
PlayerFA WSLFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueCommunity ShieldTotal1FW20 Sam Kerr214330312FW14 Fran Kirby163360283FW23 Pernille Harder91340174FW9 Beth England61230125MF8 Melanie Leupolz52210106MF11 Guro Reiten1140067FW22 Erin Cuthbert2110158MF18 Maren Mjelde2002049DF4 Millie Bright100113MF10 Ji So-yun20010FW21 Niamh Charles11100MF24 Drew Spence0300013MF5 Sophie Ingle002002DF16 Magdalena Eriksson1010015DF7 Jessica Carter010001 Own goal 200002 Total691722212131
Assists Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total assists are equal.
PlayerFA WSLFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueCommunity ShieldTotal1FW14 Fran Kirby111520192FW20 Sam Kerr82120133MF11 Guro Reiten31270124FW9 Beth England91010115FW22 Erin Cuthbert7101096FW23 Pernille Harder3001047MF10 Ji So-yun101013MF18 Maren Mjelde120009DF2 Maria Thorisdottir002002DF7 Jessica Carter10010MF8 Melanie Leupolz11000FW21 Niamh Charles1100013DF3 Hannah Blundell010001 DF4 Millie Bright10000DF5 Sophie Ingle10000MF17 Jessie Fleming01000GK30 Ann-Katrin Berger10000 Total49121115188
Clean sheets Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.
PlayerFA WSLFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueCommunity ShieldTotal1GK30 Ann-Katrin Berger123331222GK28 Carly Telford1101033GK1 Zećira Mušović200002 Total15434127
Disciplinary records Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total disciplinary records are equal.
Pos. No. Name DF4 Millie Bright300000000030MF8 Melanie Leupolz200000100030MF10 Ji So-yun200000100030MF5 Sophie Ingle000010110021FW21 Niamh Charles000000200020FW22 Erin Cuthbert001000100020DF7 Jessica Carter000000100010MF11 Guro Reiten000000100010FW14 Fran Kirby000000100010MF17 Jessie Fleming000010000010MF18 Maren Mjelde100000000010FW20 Sam Kerr000000100010FW23 Pernille Harder000000100010MF24 Drew Spence100000000010 Total90102010100221
Awards No. Pos. Player/Manager Award Source— — Emma Hayes FA WSL Manager of the Month (January) FA WSL Manager of the Year 4DF Millie Bright FIFA FIFPro Women's World 11 (2020) 14FW Fran Kirby FA WSL Player of the Month (January) London Football Awards Women's Player of the Year: Women's Super League Player of the Year FA WSL Player of the Year PFA Team of the Year PFA Women's Player of the Year 16DF Magdalena Eriksson UEFA.com fans' Women's Team of the Year 2020 PFA Team of the Year 18MF Maren Mjelde PFA Team of the Year 20FW Sam Kerr FA WSL Player of the Month (May) FA WSL Golden Boot PFA Team of the Year 21FW Niamh Charles London Football Awards Women's Young Player of the Year: 2021 23FW Pernille Harder UEFA Women's Player of the Year The 100 best female footballers in the world 2020 (#1) UEFA.com fans' Women's Team of the Year 2020 FIFA FIFPro Women's World 11 (2020) 28GK Carly Telford PFA Community Champion Award 30GK Ann-Katrin Berger FA WSL Golden Glove PFA Team of the Year
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