The 2020–21 West Ham United F.C. Women season was the club's 30th season in existence and their third in the
FA Women's Super League
The Women's Super League (WSL), also known as the Barclays Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons, and formerly the FA WSL, is a professional association football league and the highest level of women's football in England. Currently oper ...
, the highest level of the
football pyramid
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. Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in domestic Football in England, English football. First played during ...
and the
League Cup.
On 29 July 2020, the club announced they had signed a one-year deal with
Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. to play at
Victoria Road for the season having previously played at the Rush Green training ground stadium.
Manager
Matt Beard
Matthew Beard (born 9 January 1978) is an English professional football manager, who was most recently head coach of FA Women's Super League club Liverpool F.C. Women. He has previously managed West Ham, Chelsea, Boston Breakers, Millwall an ...
departed the club by mutual consent on 19 November 2020 with the club sat in 9th place in the league. He had been in charge since the team joined the WSL in June 2018.
Billy Stewart
William Larry Stewart II (March 24, 1937 – January 17, 1970) was an American R&B singer and pianist popular during the 1960s.
Biography
Stewart was 12 years old when he began singing with his younger brothers Johnny, James, and Frank as the ...
assumed the role on an interim basis until
Olli Harder, having most recently been assistant manager at Norwegian men's
second tier side
Sandnes Ulf
Sandnes Ulf is a Norwegian association football club from Sandnes, Rogaland, currently playing in the 2. divisjon, the third highest division in the Norwegian football league system. The club play their home matches at Øster Hus Arena. The cl ...
, was appointed on 23 December 2020.
Squad
FA Women's Super League
Results summary
Results by matchday
Results
League table
Women's FA Cup
As a member of the top two tiers, West Ham 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
Group stage
Knockout stage
Squad statistics
Appearances
''Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.''
, -
, colspan="14", ''Players away from the club on loan:''
, -
, colspan="14", ''Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:''
Transfers
Transfers in
Loans in
Transfers out
Loans out
References
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West Ham United F.C. Women seasons
West Ham United
West Ham United Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Stratford, London, Stratford, East London, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English f ...