2015 Manchester City W.F.C. season

Manchester City Women 2015 football season
Manchester City Women
2015 season
ChairmanKhaldoon Mubarak
ManagerNick Cushing
StadiumAcademy Stadium
Women's Super League2nd
FA CupSemi-finals
WSL CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Duggan0/0Christiansen
(both 6 goals)
All:
Duggan (12 goals)
Highest home attendance3,180 v Notts County
(4 October 2015)
Lowest home attendance450 v Birmingham City
(12 April 2015)
Home colours
Away colours
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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

Pre-season

Manchester City England v England Aston Villa
21 February 2015 Friendly Manchester City England 5–0 England Aston Villa Manchester
14:00 GMT Parris 15', 79'
Christiansen 39'
Flint 43'
Beattie 87'		 Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 762
Referee: Mark Reeves

Competitions

Women's Super League

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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

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
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

Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2015. Source: FA WSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Birmingham City v Manchester City
29 March 2015 1 Birmingham City 0–0 Manchester City Solihull
14:00 GMT Ayisi Red card 45' Report Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 767
Sunderland v Manchester City
1 April 2015 2 Sunderland 0–1 Manchester City Hetton-le-Hole
18:30 GMT Report Parris 21' Stadium: The Hetton Centre
Attendance: 1,433
Referee: Lucy May
Manchester City v Arsenal
19 April 2015 3 Manchester City 0–1 Arsenal Manchester
16:00 GMT Scott Red card 56' Report Ubogagu 36' Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,167
Referee: Martyn Rawcliffe
Liverpool v Manchester City
26 April 2015 4 Liverpool 2–1 Manchester City Widnes
18:00 GMT Oshoala 10'
Smorgard 57'		 Report Parris 53' Stadium: Halton Stadium
Attendance: 1,022
Referee: J Hunt
Manchester City v Chelsea
10 May 2015 5 Manchester City 1–1 Chelsea Manchester
14:00 GMT Duggan 37' Aluko 22' Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 750
Referee: Robert Jones
Manchester City v Birmingham City
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
Bristol Academy v Manchester City
18 July 2015 7 Bristol Academy 0–3 Manchester City Filton
18:30 GMT Report Duggan 29', 69'
Corboz 82'		 Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 946
Referee: Adrian Quelch
Chelsea v Manchester City
26 July 2015 8 Chelsea 1–2 Manchester City Staines
14:00 GMT Aluko 48' Report Duggan 12'
Rafferty 86' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
Attendance: 1,857
Arsenal v Manchester City
9 August 2015 9 Arsenal 2–3 Manchester City Borehamwood
14:00 GMT Scott 46'
Pablos 80'		 Report Bronze 23'
Christiansen 60'
Duggan 68'		 Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,142
Referee: Sam Purkiss
Notts County v Manchester City
23 August 2015 10 Notts County 2–2 Manchester City Nottingham
14:00 GMT Clarke 81' (pen.)
Williams 90'		 Report Houghton 44', 54' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,683
Referee: Aaron Bannister
Manchester City v Sunderland
6 September 2015 11 Manchester City 1–0 Sunderland Manchester
14:00 GMT Christiansen 32' Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 992
Referee: Natalie Aspinall
Manchester City v Liverpool
10 September 2015 12 Manchester City 2–0 Liverpool Manchester
19:00 GMT Christiansen 45'
Harding 75'		 Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,009
Referee: Amy Fearn
Manchester City v Bristol Academy
27 September 2015 13 Manchester City 6–1 Bristol Academy Manchester
14:00 GMT Scott 6'
Christiansen 34', 75'
Bronze 38'
Parris 48'
Stanway 78'		 Report Weir 54' Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Peter Gooch
Manchester City v Notts County
4 October 2015 14 Manchester City 2–1 Notts County Manchester
14:00 GMT Parris 13'
Christiansen 45'		 Report Williams 40' Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,180
Referee: Rebecca Welch

FA Cup

Manchester City v Doncaster Rovers Belles
22 March 2015 Fifth round Manchester City 3–1 Doncaster Rovers Belles Manchester
14:00 GMT Parris 32', 79'
Duggan 90+3'		 Report Little 4' Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 514
Referee: Peter Wright
Manchester City v Birmingham City
12 April 2015 Sixth round Manchester City 3–1 Birmingham City Manchester
13:30 BST Duggan 16'
Parris 67'
Scott 87'		 Report Haines 82' Stadium: Academy Stadium
Chelsea v Manchester City
3 May 2015 Semi-final Chelsea 1–0 Manchester City Wycombe
14:00 BST So-Yun 84' Report Stadium: Adams Park

WSL Cup

Group stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI LIV DON SUN EVE DUR
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
Manchester City v Durham
29 July 2015 2 Manchester City 5–0 Durham Manchester
19:00 BST Johnston 12', 87'
Parris 24', 41'
Christiansen 30'		 Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,185
Referee: Barry Lamb
Sunderland v Manchester City
15 August 2015 3 Sunderland 1–3 Manchester City Hetton-le-Hole
18:30 BST Wilson 23' Report Parris 11'
Houghton 15'
Duggan 90'		 Stadium: The Hetton Centre
Attendance: 1,514
Everton v Manchester City
27 August 2015 4 Everton 0–2 Manchester City Widnes
19:30 BST Report Duggan 19'
Stanway 88'		 Stadium: Halton Stadium
Attendance: 526
Referee: Scott Simpson
Manchester City v Liverpool
30 August 2015 5 Manchester City 2–0 Liverpool Manchester
14:00 BST Duggan 15' (pen.)
Christiansen 71'		 Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,890
Referee: James Bell

Knock-out stages

Arsenal v Manchester City
1 October 2015 Quarter-final Arsenal 1–0 Manchester City Borehamwood
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) de Pablos 34' Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 720
Referee: Josh Smith

Squad information

Playing statistics

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
Apps Yellow card Red card Apps Yellow card Red card Apps Yellow card Red card Apps Yellow card Red card
1 England Karen Bardsley GK 11 1 1 6 18 1
2 England Lucy Bronze DF 11 2 1 2 4 1 17 2 2
3 England Demi Stokes DF 14 1 3 5 22 1
5 Scotland Jennifer Beattie DF 14 3 4 21
6 England Steph Houghton DF 11 2 1 1 6 1 18 3 1
7 England Krystle Johnston FW 11 2 5 2 18 2
8 England Jill Scott MF 12 1 1 1 2 1 5 19 2 1 1
9 England Toni Duggan FW 10 6 3 2 5 4 18 12
11 England Isobel Christiansen MF 14 6 1 3 6 3 23 9 1
12 England Georgia Stanway FW 3 1 2 1 5 2
13 England Alexandra Brooks GK 3 2 5
15 England Chelsea Nightingale DF 3 2 5
16 England Emma Lipman DF 3 1 1 3 7 1
17 England Nikita Parris FW 13 4 3 3 5 4 21 11
19 England Natasha Flint MF 6 2 4 12
20 England Georgia Brougham DF 2 2
23 England Abbie McManus DF 7 1 5 13
24 England Keira Walsh MF 6 1 4 11
27 United States Daphne Corboz MF 7 1 4 11 1
33 Germany Kathleen Radtke DF 11 3 5 19
40 Wales Natasha Harding MF 10 1 2 1 13 1
Released Wales 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

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
9 England Toni Duggan FW 6 2 4 12
17 England Nikita Parris FW 4 3 4 11
11 England Isobel Christiansen MF 6 0 3 9
6 England Steph Houghton DF 2 0 1 3
2 England Lucy Bronze DF 2 0 0 2
7 England Krystle Johnston FW 0 0 2 2
12 England Georgia Stanway FW 1 0 1 2
8 England Jill Scott MF 1 1 0 2
27 United States Daphne Corboz MF 1 0 0 1
40 Wales Natasha Harding MF 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
Total 25 6 15 46

Transfers

Transfers in

First Team
Date Position No. Player From club
17 November 2014 DF 2 England Lucy Bronze[2] England Liverpool
2 January 2015 DF 3 England Demi Stokes[3] United States South Florida Bulls
3 January 2015 DF 5 Scotland Jennifer Beattie[4] France Montpellier
5 January 2015 FW 27 Wales Sarah Wiltshire[5] England Yeovil Town
14 March 2015 MF 40 Wales Natasha Harding[6] England Bristol Academy
7 July 2015 MF 27 United States Daphne Corboz[7] United States Georgetown University
23 July 2015 FW 12 England Georgia Stanway[8] England Blackburn Rovers

Transfers out

First Team
Date Position No. Player To club
12 June 2015 FW 27 Wales Sarah Wiltshire[9] England Yeovil Town

Loans in

First Team
Start date End date Position No. Player From club
14 January 2015 31 October 2015 FW 10 England Nikita Parris[10] England Everton

References

  1. ^ "Manchester City to compete in WSL top tier after restructure". BBC Sport. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  2. ^ "MCWFC sign Lucy Bronze". mcfc.co.uk. 17 November 2014. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  3. ^ "MCWFC sign Demi Stokes". mcfc.co.uk. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. ^ "MCWFC sign Jennifer Beattie". mcfc.co.uk. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  5. ^ "MCWFC sign Sarah Wiltshire". mcfc.co.uk. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Natasha Harding: Manchester City Women sign Wales forward". BBC. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  7. ^ "MCWFC sign Daphne Corboz". mcfc.co.uk. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Soccer star Georgia joins Manchester City". 23 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "MCWFC sign Nikita Parris". mcfc.co.uk. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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