2014 Manchester City W.F.C. season

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Winners
2015 →

The

FA Women's Premier League.[1]

In September, the team made club history by reaching their first ever cup final, beating

Arsenal, they won 1–0 to lift the first major honour in their history.[3]

Non-competitive

Pre-season

N.B. Games against Celtic played as 60-minute matches only. Line-ups rotated between games.

9 February 2014
Celtic XI
Manchester
14:00 GMT Steph Marsh ?'
Christiansen
?', ?'
Report
9 February 2014
Celtic XI
Manchester
16:00 GMT Report
Glasgow City Scotland v England Manchester City
23 February 2014 Friendly Glasgow City Scotland 0–0 England Manchester City Glasgow
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: Petershill Park
Referee: Ross Haswell
30 March 2014
Aston Villa
Manchester
14:00 GMT Johnston 3'
Duggan 44'
Report Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena

Competitions

Women's Super League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3
Birmingham City
14 7 4 3 20 14 +6 25
4
Arsenal
14 6 3 5 24 21 +3 21
5 Manchester City 14 6 1 7 13 16 −3 19
6 Notts County 14 4 6 4 12 8 +4 18
7
Bristol Academy
14 5 1 8 18 24 −6 16
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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 6 1 7 13 16  −3 19 4 0 3 7 9  −2 2 1 4 6 7  −1

Last updated: 12 October 2014.
Source: WSL

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHH
ResultLLWWLWLWLDWLLW
Position78626444465675
Updated to match(es) played on 12 October 2014. Source: FA WSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

20 April 2014 2
Bristol Academy
Manchester
14:00 BST Report
James
17'
Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena
Attendance: 1,253
Referee: Duncan Street
21 May 2014 4
Everton
Manchester
19:30 BST George 25' (o.g.)
Scott 46'
Report Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena
Attendance: 947
17 July 2014 6
Notts County
Manchester
19:45 BST Flint 17' Report Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena
Attendance: 820
Referee: Kelvin Sarsfield
27 July 2014 8
Liverpool
Manchester
14:00 BST Johnston 17' Report Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena
Attendance: 920
Referee: Matthew Pope
24 August 2014 9
Arsenal
Manchester
14:00 BST Report Nobbs 5'
Carter 58'
Yankey 68'
Stoney 82'
Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena
Attendance: 891
Referee: Duncan Carratt
5 October 2014 13
Birmingham City
Manchester
14:00 BST Scott 62' Report Carney 15', 86' Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena
Attendance: 520
Referee: Paul Graham
12 October 2014 14
Chelsea
Manchester
14:00 BST Scott 23'
Duggan 34'
Report Flaherty 70' Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena
Attendance: 1,292
Referee: Anthony Tankard

FA Cup

13 April 2014 Fifth round Manchester City 2–1 Reading Manchester
14:00 Duggan 7', 79' Report McGee 12' Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena
27 April 2014 Quarter-final
Chelsea
Manchester
14:00 Duggan 14' (pen) Report Coombs 8'
Aluko 17'
Chapman 59'
Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena
Attendance: 597

WSL Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manchester City 5 4 0 1 9 3 +6 12 Advance to Knockout stage
2
Liverpool
5 3 1 1 17 5 +12 10
3
Everton
5 3 1 1 8 2 +6 10
4 Doncaster Rovers Belles 5 2 0 3 8 10 −2 6
5 Sunderland 5 2 0 3 5 10 −5 6
6
Durham
5 0 0 5 2 19 −17 0
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
1 May 2014 1 Doncaster Rovers Belles 2–1 Manchester City Doncaster
19:45 BST England 43'
Smith 55'
Report Duggan 90' Stadium:
Keepmoat Stadium

Attendance: 308
Referee: Anthony Tankard
4 May 2014 2
Everton
Manchester
12:00 BST Flint 89' Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 1,462
Referee: Richard Holmes
14 May 2014 3
Liverpool
Manchester
19:30 BST McManus 4'
Christiansen
52'
Dowie 19' Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena
Attendance: 746
6 July 2014 4 Manchester City 2–0 Sunderland Manchester
14:00 BST Houghton 74'
Duggan 78'
Report Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena
Attendance: 670
Referee: Paul Graham

Knock-out stages

7 September 2014 Semi-final
Chelsea
Hyde
14:00 BST Duggan 51' Report Stadium: Ewen Fields
Attendance: 752
Referee: Helen Byrne
16 October 2014 Final
Arsenal
High Wycombe
19:45 BST
Christiansen
73'
Report Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,697
Referee: Nigel Lugg

Squad information

Playing statistics

As of the end of the season

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 7 1 18 1
2 England Danni Lea DF
3 England Steph Marsh DF 2 2 1 5
4 England Jess Holbrook MF 5 1 1 2 8 1
6 England Steph Houghton DF 13 2 2 1 7 1 22 1 3
7 England Krystle Johnston FW 14 1 1 1 7 1 22 2 1
8 England Jill Scott MF 14 4 2 1 7 1 23 5 1
9 England Toni Duggan FW 13 4 1 2 3 6 4 1 21 11 2
10 Northern Ireland Kim Turner MF
11 England
Isobel Christiansen
MF 14 2 7 2 23 2
12 New Zealand Betsy Hassett MF 13 2 6 21
13 England Alexandra Brooks GK 1 1 2
14 England Nikki Harding DF 5 1 1 1 4 10 2
15 England Chelsea Nightingale DF 10 1 1 3 14 1
16 England Emma Lipman DF 12 2 7 21
17 Northern Ireland Lynda Shepherd MF 2 1 2 5
18 England Dannii Young FW 6 3 9
19 England Natasha Flint MF 13 2 2 7 1 1 22 3 1
20 England Georgia Brougham MF 4 2 6
21 Wales Andrea Worrall GK 2 2 4
22 New Zealand Emma Kete FW 4 1 5
23 England Abbie McManus DF 12 1 1 6 1 18 1 1 1
24 England Keira Walsh MF 7 1 8
33 Germany Kathleen Radtke DF 5 2 3 8 2
Own goals 2 0 0 2
Totals 13 10 1 3 3 0 11 3 0 27 16 1

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

Correct as of the end of the season
No. Nat. Player Pos. WSL FA Cup WSL Cup TOTAL
9 England Toni Duggan FW 4 3 4 11
8 England Jill Scott MF 4 0 1 5
19 England Natasha Flint MF 2 0 1 3
11 England
Isobel Christiansen
MF 0 0 2 2
7 England Krystle Johnston FW 1 0 1 2
6 England Steph Houghton DF 0 0 1 1
23 England Abbie McManus DF 0 0 1 1
Own Goals 2 0 0 2
Total 13 3 11 27

Awards

Football Association England Women's Player of the Year award

Awarded annually to the player chosen by a public vote on the Football Association website

Year Player
2014 England Toni Duggan[4]

Transfers

Transfers in

First Team
Date Position No. Player From club
July 2013 DF 16 England Emma Lipman[5]
Leeds United
15 November 2013 MF 8 England Jill Scott[6]
Everton
22 November 2013 GK 1 England Karen Bardsley[7]
Lincoln Ladies
28 November 2013 FW 9 England Toni Duggan[8]
Everton
9 December 2013 DF 3 England Steph Marsh[9]
Blackburn Rovers
1 January 2014 DF 6 England Steph Houghton[10]
Arsenal
7 January 2014 MF 12 New Zealand Betsy Hassett[11] Germany SC Sand
8 January 2014 FW 18 England Dannii Young[12]
Blackburn Rovers
24 January 2014 MF 4 England Jess Holbrook[13]
Liverpool
7 February 2014 MF 11
Isobel Christiansen[14]
Birmingham City
3 July 2014 DF 33 Germany Kathleen Radtke[15] Sweden FC Rosengård
18 July 2014 FW 22 New Zealand Emma Kete[16] United States Western New York Flash

References

  1. ^ "Manchester City to compete in WSL top tier after restructure". BBC Sport. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Man City Women reach first ever cup final". Manchester Evening News. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Continental Cup: Manchester City beat Arsenal to win first trophy". BBC Sport. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Toni Duggan honoured after 'brilliant' year for England". thefa.com. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Player Profile: 16 Emma Lipman". mcfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Jill Scott: England midfielder joins Manchester City". BBC Sport. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  7. British Broadcasting Corporation
    . 22 November 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Toni Duggan: Manchester City Ladies sign England striker". BBC Sport. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Steph Marsh: Blackburn defender joins Manchester City Ladies". BBC Sport. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Steph Houghton signs for City". mcfc.co.uk. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Manchester City Ladies sign Betsy Hassett". 7 January 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  12. ^ "Young returns to City". 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  13. ^ "Jess Holbrook: Manchester City Ladies sign Liverpool midfielder". 24 January 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  14. ^ "City Women sign Isobel Christiansen". mcfc.co.uk. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  15. ^ "MCWFC sign Kathleen Radtke". mcfc.co.uk. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  16. ^ "MCWFC sign Emma Kete". mcfc.co.uk. 18 July 2014. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.