2012–13 Manchester City L.F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Manchester City Ladies Football Club's 25th season of competitive football and its final season in the FA Women's Premier League. Despite only a fourth-placed finish, Manchester City were given a place in the expanded FA WSL the following season.[1]

Manchester City Ladies
2012–13 season
ManagerLeigh Wood
StadiumManchester Regional Arena
FA Women's Premier League National Division4th
FA CupFifth Round
WPL CupLast 16
2014 →

Competitions

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Premier League National Division

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Watford 18 11 5 2 32 17 +15 38 Admitted to FA WSL 2
3 Leeds United 18 12 2 4 32 19 +13 38 Relegated to Northern / Southern Divisions
4 Manchester City 18 7 4 7 32 25 +7 25 Promoted to FA WSL 1
5 Coventry City 18 8 1 9 25 27 −2 25 Relegated to Northern / Southern Divisions
6 Aston Villa 18 7 3 8 21 29 −8 24 Admitted to FA WSL 2
Source: FA WPL

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
18 7 4 7 32 25  +7 25 4 2 3 16 12  +4 3 2 4 16 13  +3

Last updated: 12 October 2014.
Source: WSL

Results by matchday

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Matchday123456789101112131415161718
GroundAAHHHAAHHHHAAHAAAH
ResultWDLLWDLWWLDLWWLLWD
Position4
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2013. Source: FA WPL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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19 August 2012 1 Barnet 0–3 Manchester City Barnet
14:00 BST Report Rudman   1' (o.g.), 8' (o.g.)
Lee   28'
Stadium: Underhill Stadium
9 September 2012 3 Manchester City 2–3 Portsmouth Manchester
14:00 BST Danby   22'
Goodwin   72'
Report Cox   9'
Roe   62'
McGee   88'
Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena
30 September 2012 4 Manchester City 2–3 Sunderland Manchester
14:00 BST Lee  
Savage  
Report Mead   4', 81'
Williams   62'
Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena
21 October 2012 6 Watford 1–1 Manchester City Berkhampstead
14:00 BST Wiltshire   19' Report Danby   Stadium: Broadwater
10 February 2013 11 Manchester City 1–1 Watford Manchester
14:00 BST Danby  
Shepherd   90+2'
Report Wilson   45+4' Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena
2 May 2013 16 Leeds United 2–1 Manchester City Leeds
14:00 BST Sheen   7'
Lee   79'
Report Buffel   17' Stadium: Elland Road

FA Cup

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3 February 2013 Third Round Manchester City 3–2 Sheffield Manchester
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena
24 February 2013 Fourth Round Coventry City 0–1 Manchester City Bedworth
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Miners Welfare Park
17 March 2013 Fifth Round Sunderland 4–0 Manchester City Hetton-le-Hole, Sunderland
14:00 BST Mead   38', 51'
Williams   45'
Bannon   55'
Report Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground

WPL Cup

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Blackburn Rovers 3 2 1 0 12 1 +11 7 Advanced to Knock-out stage
2 Manchester City 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 5
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 1 1 1 8 10 −2 4
4 Preston North End 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
5 Rochdale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2019. Source: FA WPL: Tables and FA WPL: Matches
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Rochdale withdraw before playing any matches.
2 September 2012 Group stage - round 1 Manchester City 2–0 Fylde Wythenshawe
14:00 BST Young   20'
Savage   69'
Report Stadium: Ericstan Stadium
23 September 2012 Group stage - round 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–4 Manchester City Castlecroft, Wolverhampton
14:00 BST Palmer   29', 83'
Selmes   11', 56'
Report Buffel  
Farrell  
Goodwin  
Johnston  
Stadium: Castlecroft Stadium
14 October 2012 Group stage - round 3 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Manchester City Radcliffe
14:00 BST Makin   25' Report Young   Stadium: Stainton Park

Knock-out stages

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3 March 2013 Last 16 Portsmouth 2–1 Manchester City Havant
14:00 BST Cox   23'
Hiller   36'
Report Bayley   59' Stadium: West Leigh Park

Playing statistics

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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.

Player Pos. League FA Cup WPL Cup Total
Apps     Apps     Apps     Apps    
Carly Bayley 11 1 4 1 15 2
Sarah Buffel 15 4 2 1 17 5
Danielle Brown GK 11 2 13
Sarah Danby 17 5 4 21 5
Charlotte Farrell 2 2 1 4 1
Chelsea Flanagan 2 1 3
Amanda Goodwin 10 3 3 1 13 4
Nikki Harding DF 10 1 11
Krystle Johnston FW 17 6 4 1 21 7
Saffron Jordan 14 4 18
Rebecca Lee 15 2 2 17 2
Kelly McLellan 8 3 11
Abbie McManus DF 17 2 3 20 2
Felicity Middleton 13 2 15
Chelsea Nightingale DF 17 1 2 19 1
Lindsay Savage 16 2 4 1 20 3
Elizabeth Seasman GK 1 1
Lynda Shepherd MF 18 2 1 3 21 2 1
Kimberley Turner MF 6 6
Andrea Worrall GK 6 1 7
Nicola Worthington 5 3 8
Danielle Young FW 14 1 3 2 17 3
Own goals 3 0 0 3
Totals 32 1 4 0 8 0 44 1

FA Cup appearance information not presently known

References

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  1. ^ "Manchester City to compete in WSL top tier after restructure". BBC Sport. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.