2015 season | |||
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Chairman | Khaldoon Mubarak | ||
Manager | Nick Cushing | ||
Stadium | Academy Stadium | ||
Women's Super League | 2nd | ||
FA Cup | Semi-finals | ||
WSL Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Duggan /Christiansen (both 6 goals) All: Duggan (12 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 3,180 v Notts County (4 October 2015) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 450 v Birmingham City (12 April 2015) | ||
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The 2015 season is Manchester City Women's Football Club's 27th season of competitive football and its second season in the FA Women's Super League and at the top level of English women's football, having been promoted from the FA Women's Premier League before the 2014 season.[1]
Non-competitive
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]21 February 2015 Friendly | Manchester City ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Manchester |
14:00 GMT | Parris ![]() Christiansen ![]() Flint ![]() Beattie ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 762 Referee: Mark Reeves |
Competitions
[edit]Women's Super League
[edit]League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Chelsea (C) | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 10 | +20 | 32 | Qualification to Champions League |
2 | Manchester City | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 30 | |
3 | Arsenal | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 27 | |
4 | Sunderland | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 20 | |
5 | Notts County | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 15 |
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 |
Last updated: 4 October 2015.
Source: FA WSL
Results by matchday
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2015. Source: FA WSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]29 March 2015 1 | Birmingham City | 0–0 | Manchester City | Solihull |
14:00 GMT | Ayisi ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: 767 |
1 April 2015 2 | Sunderland | 0–1 | Manchester City | Hetton-le-Hole |
18:30 GMT | Report | Parris ![]() |
Stadium: The Hetton Centre Attendance: 1,433 Referee: Lucy May |
19 April 2015 3 | Manchester City | 0–1 | Arsenal | Manchester |
16:00 GMT | Scott ![]() |
Report | Ubogagu ![]() |
Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,167 Referee: Martyn Rawcliffe |
26 April 2015 4 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Manchester City | Widnes |
18:00 GMT | Oshoala ![]() Smorgard ![]() |
Report | Parris ![]() |
Stadium: Halton Stadium Attendance: 1,022 Referee: J Hunt |
10 May 2015 5 | Manchester City | 1–1 | Chelsea | Manchester |
14:00 GMT | Duggan ![]() |
Aluko ![]() |
Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 750 Referee: Robert Jones |
12 July 2015 6 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Birmingham City | Manchester |
14:00 GMT | Duggan | Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 2,102 Referee: Aaron Jackson |
18 July 2015 7 | Bristol Academy | 0–3 | Manchester City | Filton |
18:30 GMT | Report | Duggan ![]() Corboz ![]() |
Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 946 Referee: Adrian Quelch |
26 July 2015 8 | Chelsea | 1–2 | Manchester City | Staines |
14:00 GMT | Aluko ![]() |
Report | Duggan ![]() Rafferty ![]() |
Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 1,857 |
9 August 2015 9 | Arsenal | 2–3 | Manchester City | Borehamwood |
14:00 GMT | Scott ![]() Pablos ![]() |
Report | Bronze ![]() Christiansen ![]() Duggan ![]() |
Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,142 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
23 August 2015 10 | Notts County | 2–2 | Manchester City | Nottingham |
14:00 GMT | Clarke ![]() Williams ![]() |
Report | Houghton ![]() |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,683 Referee: Aaron Bannister |
6 September 2015 11 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Sunderland | Manchester |
14:00 GMT | Christiansen ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 992 Referee: Natalie Aspinall |
10 September 2015 12 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Liverpool | Manchester |
19:00 GMT | Christiansen ![]() Harding ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,009 Referee: Amy Fearn |
27 September 2015 13 | Manchester City | 6–1 | Bristol Academy | Manchester |
14:00 GMT | Scott ![]() Christiansen ![]() Bronze ![]() Parris ![]() Stanway ![]() |
Report | Weir ![]() |
Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Peter Gooch |
4 October 2015 14 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Notts County | Manchester |
14:00 GMT | Parris ![]() Christiansen ![]() |
Report | Williams ![]() |
Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 3,180 Referee: Rebecca Welch |
FA Cup
[edit]22 March 2015 Fifth round | Manchester City | 3–1 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | Manchester |
14:00 GMT | Parris ![]() Duggan ![]() |
Report | Little ![]() |
Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 514 Referee: Peter Wright |
12 April 2015 Sixth round | Manchester City | 3–1 | Birmingham City | Manchester |
13:30 BST | Duggan ![]() Parris ![]() Scott ![]() |
Report | Haines ![]() |
Stadium: Academy Stadium |
3 May 2015 Semi-final | Chelsea | 1–0 | Manchester City | Wycombe |
14:00 BST | So-Yun ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Adams Park |
WSL Cup
[edit]Group stage
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MCI | LIV | DON | SUN | EVE | DUR | |
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1 | Manchester City | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 15 | Advance to Knockout stage | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 5–0 | |
2 | Liverpool | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 12 | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
3 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 9 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | — | — | 5–0 | ||
4 | Sunderland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 6 | 1–3 | — | 2–3 | — | 5–2 | — | ||
5 | Everton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — | — | — | ||
6 | Durham | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 | — | — | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 30 August 2015. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
23 July 2015 1 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 0–3 | Manchester City | Doncaster |
19:00 BST | Report | Christiansen ![]() Parris ![]() Duggan ![]() |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 1,274 |
29 July 2015 2 | Manchester City | 5–0 | Durham | Manchester |
19:00 BST | Johnston ![]() Parris ![]() Christiansen ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,185 Referee: Barry Lamb |
15 August 2015 3 | Sunderland | 1–3 | Manchester City | Hetton-le-Hole |
18:30 BST | Wilson ![]() |
Report | Parris ![]() Houghton ![]() Duggan ![]() |
Stadium: The Hetton Centre Attendance: 1,514 |
27 August 2015 4 | Everton | 0–2 | Manchester City | Widnes |
19:30 BST | Report | Duggan ![]() Stanway ![]() |
Stadium: Halton Stadium Attendance: 526 Referee: Scott Simpson |
30 August 2015 5 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Liverpool | Manchester |
14:00 BST | Duggan ![]() Christiansen ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,890 Referee: James Bell |
Knock-out stages
[edit]1 October 2015 Quarter-final | Arsenal | 1–0 | Manchester City | Borehamwood |
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) | de Pablos ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 720 Referee: Josh Smith |
Squad information
[edit]Playing statistics
[edit]- As of 4 October 2015
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances
Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | WSL | FA Cup | WSL Cup | Total | ||||||||||||
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1 | ![]() |
Karen Bardsley | GK | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 1 | ||||||||||
2 | ![]() |
Lucy Bronze | DF | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
3 | ![]() |
Demi Stokes | DF | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 1 | ||||||||||
5 | ![]() |
Jennifer Beattie | DF | 14 | 3 | 4 | 21 | ||||||||||||
6 | ![]() |
Steph Houghton | DF | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
7 | ![]() |
Krystle Johnston | FW | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 2 | ||||||||||
8 | ![]() |
Jill Scott | MF | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
9 | ![]() |
Toni Duggan | FW | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 12 | ||||||||
11 | ![]() |
Isobel Christiansen | MF | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 1 | |||||||
12 | ![]() |
Georgia Stanway | FW | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
13 | ![]() |
Alexandra Brooks | GK | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
15 | ![]() |
Chelsea Nightingale | DF | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
16 | ![]() |
Emma Lipman | DF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||
17 | ![]() |
Nikita Parris | FW | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 11 | ||||||||
19 | ![]() |
Natasha Flint | MF | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||
20 | ![]() |
Georgia Brougham | DF | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
23 | ![]() |
Abbie McManus | DF | 7 | 1 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||||||
24 | ![]() |
Keira Walsh | MF | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | ||||||||||||
27 | ![]() |
Daphne Corboz | MF | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||
33 | ![]() |
Kathleen Radtke | DF | 11 | 3 | 5 | 19 | ||||||||||||
40 | ![]() |
Natasha Harding | MF | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||||
Released | ![]() |
Sarah Wiltshire | FW | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Totals | 25 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 2 |
Goalscorers
[edit]Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
- Correct as of 4 October 2015
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | WSL | FA Cup | WSL Cup | TOTAL |
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9 | ![]() |
Toni Duggan | FW | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
17 | ![]() |
Nikita Parris | FW | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
11 | ![]() |
Isobel Christiansen | MF | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
6 | ![]() |
Steph Houghton | DF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | ![]() |
Lucy Bronze | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
7 | ![]() |
Krystle Johnston | FW | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
12 | ![]() |
Georgia Stanway | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
8 | ![]() |
Jill Scott | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
27 | ![]() |
Daphne Corboz | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
40 | ![]() |
Natasha Harding | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Total | 25 | 6 | 15 | 46 |
Transfers
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]Date | Position | No. | Player | From club |
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17 November 2014 | DF | 2 | ![]() |
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2 January 2015 | DF | 3 | ![]() |
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3 January 2015 | DF | 5 | ![]() |
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5 January 2015 | FW | 27 | ![]() |
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14 March 2015 | MF | 40 | ![]() |
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7 July 2015 | MF | 27 | ![]() |
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23 July 2015 | FW | 12 | ![]() |
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Transfers out
[edit]Date | Position | No. | Player | To club |
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12 June 2015 | FW | 27 | ![]() |
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Loans in
[edit]Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club |
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14 January 2015 | 31 October 2015 | FW | 10 | ![]() |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Manchester City to compete in WSL top tier after restructure". BBC Sport. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "MCWFC sign Lucy Bronze". mcfc.co.uk. 17 November 2014. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "MCWFC sign Demi Stokes". mcfc.co.uk. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "MCWFC sign Jennifer Beattie". mcfc.co.uk. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "MCWFC sign Sarah Wiltshire". mcfc.co.uk. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ "Natasha Harding: Manchester City Women sign Wales forward". BBC. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ "MCWFC sign Daphne Corboz". mcfc.co.uk. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Soccer star Georgia joins Manchester City". 23 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Yeovil Town Ladies re-sign Sarah Wiltshire from Manchester City". Western Gazette. 12 June 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "MCWFC sign Nikita Parris". mcfc.co.uk. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.