2015 Manchester City W.F.C. season

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]

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)
← 2014
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Non-competitive

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Pre-season

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21 February 2015 Friendly Manchester City   5–0   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

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Women's Super League

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League table

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Pos Team 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

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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
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

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Matchday1234567891011121314
GroundAAHAHHAAAAHHHH
ResultDWLLDWWWWDWWWW
Position42466555432222
Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2015. Source: FA WSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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29 March 2015 1 Birmingham City 0–0 Manchester City Solihull
14:00 GMT Ayisi   45' Report Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 767
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
19 April 2015 3 Manchester City 0–1 Arsenal Manchester
16:00 GMT Scott   56' Report Ubogagu   36' Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,167
Referee: Martyn Rawcliffe
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
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
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   29', 69'
Corboz   82'
Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 946
Referee: Adrian Quelch
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
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
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
6 September 2015 11 Manchester City 1–0 Sunderland Manchester
14:00 GMT Christiansen   32' Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 992
Referee: Natalie Aspinall
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
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
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

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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
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
3 May 2015 Semi-final Chelsea 1–0 Manchester City Wycombe
14:00 BST So-Yun   84' Report Stadium: Adams Park

WSL Cup

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Group stage

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Pos Team 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
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
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
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
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

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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

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Playing statistics

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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       Apps       Apps       Apps      
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

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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   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

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Transfers in

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

Transfers out

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

Loans in

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

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.
  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.