2021–22 Manchester City W.F.C. season

Manchester City Women
2021–22 season
Chairman	Khaldoon Mubarak
Manager	Gareth Taylor
Stadium	Academy Stadium
FA WSL	3rd
FA Cup	Runners-up
League Cup	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Second qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Lauren Hemp; (10 goals); All: ; Lauren Hemp; (21 goals)
Highest home attendance	5,317; (vs. Manchester United, 13 February)
Lowest home attendance	1,098; (vs. Aston Villa, 20 November)
Average home league attendance	1,917

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.

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


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A
Result	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	1	7	8	9	9	7	8	7	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

4 September 2021 1	Everton	0–4	Manchester City	Liverpool
13:30	Björn 90+2'	Report	Losada 26' Beckie 36' Shaw 38' Houghton 67'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 5,998 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

12 September 2021 2	Manchester City	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Manchester
18:45	Hemp 6' Morgan 11'	Report	Williams 61' Benameur Taieb 86' (o.g.) Neville 90+6'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,126 Referee: Abigail Byrne

26 September 2021 3	Arsenal	5–0	Manchester City	Borehamwood
18:45	Miedema 10' Little 23', 78' (pen.) McCabe 60' Maritz 67' Williamson 90+4'	Report	Stokes 45+3'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 2,061 Referee: Elizabeth Simms

3 October 2021 4	Manchester City	0–2	West Ham United	Manchester
14:00		Report	Brynjarsdóttir 39' Cissoko 90+2' Hasegawa 90+4'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,298 Referee: Helen Conley

9 October 2021 5	Manchester United	2–2	Manchester City	Leigh
13:30	Staniforth 72' Russo 75'	Report	Stanway 35' Shaw 38' White 79' Beckie 90+1'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 3,797 Referee: Rebecca Welch

7 November 2021 6	Leicester City	1–4	Manchester City	Leicester
14:00	Sigsworth 1' O'Brien 45+2'	Report	Weir 24' Walsh 37' Hemp 71' Coombs 83'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,464 Referee: Helen Conley

14 November 2021 7	Manchester City	0–4	Chelsea	Manchester
15:00	Greenwood 74'	Report	Fleming 2' Kerr 45+4' Kirby 52' Eriksson 55'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 3,174 Referee: Rebecca Welch

20 November 2021 8	Manchester City	5–0	Aston Villa	Manchester
11:30	Weir 48' Stanway 51' Raso 77', 81' Hemp 78'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,098 Referee: Abigail Byrne

12 December 2021 9	Birmingham City	2–3	Manchester City	Birmingham
13:00	Murray 28' (pen.) Robertson 32' Quinn 39'	Report	Stanway 34', 72' Hemp 44' White 45+3', 89'	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	Carter 29' Whelan 58'	Report	Williams 48' (o.g.) Hemp 50' Stanway 51' Coombs 55' Raso 73' Losada 76'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,445 Referee: Emily Heaslip

15 January 2022 11	Aston Villa	0–3	Manchester City	Walsall
12:30		Report	Stanway 5', 75' Losada 41' Greenwood 58'	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	Stanway 16' Hemp 33' Shaw 65' Weir 89' Walsh 90+5'	Report	McCabe 32' Parris 55' Miedema 83' Heath 90+2'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 2,355 Referee: Abigail Byrne

6 February 2022 13	Chelsea	1–0	Manchester City	Kingston upon Thames
12:30	Reiten 14'	Report		Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,329 Referee: Amy Fearn

13 February 2022 14	Manchester City	1–0	Manchester United	Manchester
12:30	Weir 81'	Report	Caldwell 54'	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	Neville 70' Harrop 90+2'	Report	Greenwood 5' Weir 64' Roebuck 81'	Stadium: The Hive Attendance: 1,303 Referee: Emily Heaslip

16 March 2022 16	Manchester City	2–0	Reading	Manchester
19:00	Stokes 73' Hemp 84'	Report	Vanhaevermaet 81'	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	Magill 25' (o.g.) White 32' Greenwood 84' Coombs 85'	Report	George 51' Turner 88'	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	Stanway 8' Shaw 63'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,475 Referee: Elizabeth Simms

24 April 2022 19	Manchester City	4–0	Leicester City	Manchester
14:00	Weir 16' Hemp 43' Blakstad 45+3' Greenwood 63'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,895 Referee: Louise Saunders

30 April 2022 20	Manchester City	7–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Manchester
11:30	Shaw 3', 12', 57', 61' Weir 16' Greenwood 68' Hemp 69'	Report	Kaagman 21' (pen.) Zigiotti Olme 45' Simpkins 90+2'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,377 Referee: Amy Fearn

4 May 2022 21	Manchester City	6–0	Birmingham City	Manchester
19:00	Stanway 58', 64' Hemp 64' Kennedy 76' Kelly 83' Coombs 87'	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	Woodham 90' Primmer 90+2'	Report	Hemp 33' Shaw 40' White 85' Greenwood 90+1' (pen.)	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	Weir 2' Shaw 34', 69' Angeldal 43' Stanway 50', 71', 90+2' Hemp 53'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 3,994

27 February 2022 Fifth round	Manchester United	1–4	Manchester City	Leigh
12:30	Zelem 13' Batlle 45+2'	Report	Hemp 50' White 53', 58' Weir 60' Shaw 79' Stanway 82'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 2,335 Referee: Elizabeth Simms

20 March 2022 Quarter-final	Manchester City	4–0	Everton	Manchester
12:30	Hemp 35', 48' Weir 61' White 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium Referee: Lauren Impey

16 April 2022 Semi-final	West Ham United	1–4	Manchester City	Dagenham
12:15	Evans 42'	Report	White 22' Kelly 37', 53' Hemp 66', 90+1'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,565 Referee: Abigail Byrne

15 May 2022 Final	Chelsea	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Manchester City	London
14:30	Kerr 33', 99' Cuthbert 63' Carter 81'	Report	Kennedy 31' Hemp 42' Bronze 54' Raso 89'	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	Weir 8' Shaw 32' Hemp 74' Park 79' White 89'	Report	Clinton 10'	Stadium: Academy Stadium

4 November 2021 Group stage	Manchester City	3–0	Durham	Manchester
19:00	Angeldal 16' Weir 87' Beckie 90'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium

17 November 2021 Group stage	Manchester United	2–1	Manchester City	Leigh
19:00	Fuso 30' Hanson 48' Thorisdottir 58' Batlle 82'	Report	Losada 2' Greenwood 30'	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	White 9' Hemp 15', 34' Stanway 16', 47'	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	Shaw 27', 44' Losada 62'	Report	Greenwood 16' (o.g.)	Stadium: Academy Stadium Referee: Simon Mather

3 February 2022 Semi-final	Manchester City	3–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Manchester
19:00	Park 21' Shaw 27', 45+2' Hemp 70'	Report	Clemaron 13'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,410 Referee: Simon Mather

5 March 2022 Final	Manchester City	3–1	Chelsea	Wimbledon
17:15	Bronze 37' Weir 49', 69' White 57'	Report	Kerr 34'	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	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.)	Real Madrid	Manchester, England
19:00	Morgan 62' Hemp 89'	Report	Zornoza 44' Carmona 85'	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	Total		FA WSL		FA Cup		League Cup		Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Karen Bardsley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Demi Stokes	33	1	18+1	1	5	0	4+3	0	2	0
5	DF	ENG	Alex Greenwood	36	4	22	4	5	0	6+1	0	2	0
6	DF	ENG	Steph Houghton	9	1	4+1	1	0	0	2	0	2	0
7	MF	ENG	Laura Coombs	27	4	6+10	4	2+2	0	4+1	0	2	0
8	MF	ENG	Jill Scott	11	0	5+3	0	0	0	0+2	0	0+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Chloe Kelly	7	2	3+2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
10	FW	ENG	Georgia Stanway	33	13	19+3	8	2+3	3	5	2	0+1	0
12	MF	SWE	Filippa Angeldal	23	2	6+9	0	2+2	1	3+1	1	0	0
13	FW	AUS	Hayley Raso	22	4	8+5	3	0+3	1	3+1	0	1+1	0
14	DF	ENG	Esme Morgan	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15	FW	ENG	Lauren Hemp	35	21	20+2	10	5	7	5+1	4	2	0
16	FW	ENG	Jess Park	23	2	8+5	0	2+1	0	4+2	2	0+1	0
17	MF	ESP	Vicky Losada	21	5	6+6	3	1+2	0	4	2	2	0
18	FW	ENG	Ellen White	34	10	13+9	4	3+1	3	4+3	3	0+1	0
19	MF	SCO	Caroline Weir	32	14	17+2	6	4+1	3	3+3	4	2	1
20	DF	ENG	Lucy Bronze	22	0	13	0	5	0	4	0	0	0
21	FW	JAM	Khadija Shaw	27	16	9+8	9	2+2	3	3+1	4	2	0
24	MF	ENG	Keira Walsh	28	1	18	1	4	0	5+1	0	0	0
26	GK	ENG	Ellie Roebuck	17	0	10	0	5	0	2	0	0	0
30	MF	ENG	Ruby Mace	15	0	2+5	0	1+1	0	4+2	0	0	0
33	DF	AUS	Alanna Kennedy	22	1	13+1	1	4	0	3+1	0	0	0
34	GK	FRA	Karima Benameur Taieb	15	0	10	0	0	0	3	0	2	0
35	GK	ENG	Khiara Keating	5	0	2+1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
41	MF	NOR	Julie Blakstad	13	1	3+5	1	0+3	0	0+2	0	0	0
42	FW	ENG	Ginny Lackey	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
43	MF	ENG	Jemima Dahou	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
11	FW	CAN	Janine Beckie	20	2	5+6	1	1+1	0	4+1	1	1+1	0

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date	Position	No.	Player	From club
11 June 2021	MF	30	Ruby Mace	Arsenal[5]
17 June 2021	FW	21	Khadija Shaw	Bordeaux[6]
5 July 2021	MF	17	Vicky Losada	Barcelona[7]
18 August 2021	FW	13	Hayley Raso	Everton[8]
27 August 2021	DF	33	Alanna Kennedy	Tottenham Hotspur[9]
2 September 2021	MF	12	Filippa Angeldal	BK Häcken[10]
27 January 2022	MF	41	Julie Blakstad	Rosenborg[11]

Transfers out

Date	Position	No.	Player	To club
17 May 2021	MF	21	Rose Lavelle	OL Reign[12]
	MF	22	Sam Mewis	North Carolina Courage[13]
	DF	5	Megan Campbell	Liverpool[14][15]
1 July 2021	DF	2	Aoife Mannion	Manchester United[16][17]
	MF	12	Tyler Toland	Celtic[16][18]
	FW	17	Lee Geum-min	Brighton & Hove Albion[16][19]
20 August 2021	DF	13	Abby Dahlkemper	Houston Dash[20][21]
1 April 2022	FW	11	Janine Beckie	Portland Thorns[22]

Loans out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club
13 August 2021	30 June 2022	GK	35	Khiara Keating[lower-alpha 1]	Fylde[23]

Dual registration

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[23] Dual registration

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[2] "Manchester City fixture postponed". Birmingham City Football Club.

[3] "Conti Cup format explained". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.

[4] "Man City's Continental Tyres Cup tie at Leicester postponed due to Covid-19". Sky Sports.

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[6] "Manchester City complete signing of Jamaican striker Khadija Shaw from Bordeaux". Sky Sports.

[7] "Manchester City Women sign Barcelona captain Vicky Losada". Sky Sports.

[8] "Hayley Raso: Australia international forward agrees two-year deal with Manchester City". Sky Sports.

[9] "Manchester City sign defender Kennedy". BBC Sport.

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[11] "Julie Blakstad signs for City". Man City.

[12] "Rose Lavelle Joins OL Reign as U.S. Allocated Player". OL Reign. 17 May 2021.

[13] "Sam Mewis Returns to North Carolina Courage". North Carolina Courage. 17 May 2021.

[14] Oatway, Caroline. "Megan Campbell departs". www.mancity.com.

[15] "Liverpool FC Women sign Megan Campbell". Liverpool FC.

[release-16] "Three players leave City". www.mancity.com.

[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.

[19] "Striker Lee joins Albion on permanent basis". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.

[20] "Man City's Dahlkemper leaves WSL club". BBC Sport.

[21] "Houston Dash acquire USWNT defender Abby Dahlkemper in a trade with North Carolina Courage". Houston Dynamo.

[22] "Thorns FC sign forward Janine Beckie to three-year contract". Portland Thorns FC.

[24] "Khiara Keating joins Fylde on loan". AFC Fylde Women twitter. 13 August 2021.

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