2021–22 Manchester City W.F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Manchester City Women's Football Club's 34th season of competitive football and their ninth season in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of English women's football.

Manchester City Women
2021–22 season
ChairmanKhaldoon Mubarak
ManagerGareth Taylor
StadiumAcademy Stadium
FA WSL3rd
FA CupRunners-up
League CupWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lauren Hemp
(10 goals)

All:
Lauren Hemp
(21 goals)
Highest home attendance5,317
(vs. Manchester United, 13 February)
Lowest home attendance1,098
(vs. Aston Villa, 20 November)
Average home league attendance1,917

Competitions

Women's Super League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea (C) 22 18 2 2 62 11 +51 56 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Arsenal 22 17 4 1 65 10 +55 55 Qualification for the Champions League second round
3 Manchester City 22 15 2 5 60 22 +38 47 Qualification for the Champions League first round
4 Manchester United 22 12 6 4 45 22 +23 42
5 Tottenham Hotspur 22 9 5 8 24 23 +1 32
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 15 2 5 60 22  +38 47 7 1 3 31 11  +20 8 1 2 29 11  +18

Last updated: 8 May 2022.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHAHAAHHAAAHAHAHHAHHHA
ResultWLLLDWLWWWWDLWWWWWWWWW
Position1789978765556554444433
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

4 September 2021 1 Everton 0–4 Manchester City Liverpool
13:30
Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 5,998
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
12 September 2021 2 Manchester City 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
18:45
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,126
Referee: Abigail Byrne
26 September 2021 3 Arsenal 5–0 Manchester City Borehamwood
18:45
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 2,061
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
3 October 2021 4 Manchester City 0–2 West Ham United Manchester
14:00 Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,298
Referee: Helen Conley
9 October 2021 5 Manchester United 2–2 Manchester City Leigh
13:30
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 3,797
Referee: Rebecca Welch
7 November 2021 6 Leicester City 1–4 Manchester City Leicester
14:00
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 2,464
Referee: Helen Conley
14 November 2021 7 Manchester City 0–4 Chelsea Manchester
15:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,174
Referee: Rebecca Welch
20 November 2021 8 Manchester City 5–0 Aston Villa Manchester
11:30
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,098
Referee: Abigail Byrne
12 December 2021 9 Birmingham City 2–3 Manchester City Birmingham
13:00
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 812
Referee: Helen Conley
19 December 2021 Manchester City P–P Reading Manchester
14:00 Stadium: Academy Stadium
Note: Postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Manchester City.[1]
9 January 2022 10 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–6 Manchester City Crawley
12:00
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,445
Referee: Emily Heaslip
15 January 2022 11 Aston Villa 0–3 Manchester City Walsall
12:30 Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 483
Referee: Louise Saunders
Note: Kickoff delayed until 13:00 due to pitch inspection
23 January 2022 12 Manchester City 1–1 Arsenal Manchester
18:45
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 2,355
Referee: Abigail Byrne
6 February 2022 13 Chelsea 1–0 Manchester City Kingston upon Thames
12:30
Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,329
Referee: Amy Fearn
13 February 2022 14 Manchester City 1–0 Manchester United Manchester
12:30
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 5,317
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
6 March 2022 Manchester City P–P Everton Manchester
14:00 Stadium: Academy Stadium
Note: Postponed due to City's involvement in the 2022 FA Women's League Cup Final.
13 March 2022 15 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Manchester City Canons Park
12:30
Report
Stadium: The Hive
Attendance: 1,303
Referee: Emily Heaslip
16 March 2022 16 Manchester City 2–0 Reading Manchester
19:00
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,126
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Note: Rescheduled from 19 December 2021
23 March 2022 17 Manchester City 4–0 Everton Manchester
19:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,119
Referee: Scott Jackson
Note: Rescheduled from 6 March 2022
27 March 2022 Manchester City P–P Birmingham City Manchester
14:00 Stadium: Academy Stadium
Note: Postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Birmingham[2]
2 April 2022 18 West Ham United 0–2 Manchester City Dagenham
11:30 Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,475
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
24 April 2022 19 Manchester City 4–0 Leicester City Manchester
14:00
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,895
Referee: Louise Saunders
30 April 2022 20 Manchester City 7–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester
11:30
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,377
Referee: Amy Fearn
4 May 2022 21 Manchester City 6–0 Birmingham City Manchester
19:00
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,207
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Note: Rescheduled from 27 March 2022
8 May 2022 22 Reading 0–4 Manchester City Reading
12:00
Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Referee: Elizabeth Simms

FA Cup

As a member of the first tier, Manchester City entered the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

29 January 2022 Fourth round Nottingham Forest 0–8 Manchester City West Bridgford
13:00 Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 3,994
27 February 2022 Fifth round Manchester United 1–4 Manchester City Leigh
12:30
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 2,335
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
20 March 2022 Quarter-final Manchester City 4–0 Everton Manchester
12:30
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Referee: Lauren Impey
16 April 2022 Semi-final West Ham United 1–4 Manchester City Dagenham
12:15
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,565
Referee: Abigail Byrne
15 May 2022 Final Chelsea 3–2 (a.e.t.) Manchester City London
14:30
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 49,094
Referee: Kirsty Dowle

League Cup

As a result of failing to progress from the Champions League qualifying rounds, Manchester City entered the FA Women's League Cup at the group stage. With the groups already drawn prior to their elimination, they were placed into the existing group of four in their geographical region.[3]

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manchester City 4 3 0 0 1 14 3 +11 9 Advances to knock-out stage
2 Manchester United 4 2 1 1 0 8 5 +3 9 Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3 Everton 4 2 0 0 2 5 8 3 6
4 Leicester City 4 1 1 0 2 5 11 6 5
5 Durham 4 0 0 1 3 3 8 5 1
Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
13 October 2021 Group stage Manchester City 5–1 Everton Manchester
19:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
4 November 2021 Group stage Manchester City 3–0 Durham Manchester
19:00
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
17 November 2021 Group stage Manchester United 2–1 Manchester City Leigh
19:00
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
15 December 2021 Group stage Leicester City P–P Manchester City Burton upon Trent
19:00 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: Postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Manchester City.[4]
12 January 2022 Group stage Leicester City 0–5 Manchester City Burton upon Trent
19:00 Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: Rescheduled from 15 December 2021

Knockout stage

19 January 2022 Quarter-final Manchester City 3–1 Bristol City Manchester
19:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Referee: Simon Mather
3 February 2022 Semi-final Manchester City 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
19:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,410
Referee: Simon Mather
5 March 2022 Final Manchester City 3–1 Chelsea Wimbledon
17:15
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,004
Referee: Lisa Benn

Champions League

Manchester City entered the revised format of the Champions League in the second qualifying round.

Second qualifying round

31 August 2021 R2 first leg Real Madrid Spain 1–1 Manchester City Madrid, Spain
21:00 (CET) Robles 90+2' Report Weir 47' Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium
Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)
8 September 2021 R2 second leg Manchester City 0–1
(1–2 agg.)
Spain Real Madrid Manchester, England
19:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

Squad information

Playing statistics

As of 15 May 2022

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFA WSLFA CupLeague CupChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK England ENG Karen Bardsley 0000000000
3 DF England ENG Demi Stokes 33118+11504+3020
5 DF England ENG Alex Greenwood 364224506+1020
6 DF England ENG Steph Houghton 914+11002020
7 MF England ENG Laura Coombs 2746+1042+204+1020
8 MF England ENG Jill Scott 1105+30000+200+10
9 FW England ENG Chloe Kelly 723+21210000
10 FW England ENG Georgia Stanway 331319+382+33520+10
12 MF Sweden SWE Filippa Angeldal 2326+902+213+1100
13 FW Australia AUS Hayley Raso 2248+530+313+101+10
14 DF England ENG Esme Morgan 4020000020
15 FW England ENG Lauren Hemp 352120+210575+1420
16 FW England ENG Jess Park 2328+502+104+220+10
17 MF Spain ESP Vicky Losada 2156+631+204220
18 FW England ENG Ellen White 341013+943+134+330+10
19 MF Scotland SCO Caroline Weir 321417+264+133+3421
20 DF England ENG Lucy Bronze 220130504000
21 FW Jamaica JAM Khadija Shaw 27169+892+233+1420
24 MF England ENG Keira Walsh 281181405+1000
26 GK England ENG Ellie Roebuck 170100502000
30 MF England ENG Ruby Mace 1502+501+104+2000
33 DF Australia AUS Alanna Kennedy 22113+11403+1000
34 GK France FRA Karima Benameur Taieb 150100003020
35 GK England ENG Khiara Keating 502+10002000
41 MF Norway NOR Julie Blakstad 1313+510+300+2000
42 FW England ENG Ginny Lackey 10000+100000
43 MF England ENG Jemima Dahou 10000+100000
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
11 FW Canada CAN Janine Beckie 2025+611+104+111+10

Transfers and loans

References

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  2. "Manchester City fixture postponed". Birmingham City Football Club.
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  17. "Aoife Mannion signs for United Women". Manchester United (Press release). 26 July 2021.
  18. Fallon, John (9 July 2021). "Ireland outcast Tyler Toland set for Champions League football with Celtic". Irish Examiner.
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