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-final
WSL CupQuarter-final
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)

Non-competitive

Pre-season

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

Women's Super League

League table

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 (Q) 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
Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2015. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

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

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

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

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI LIV DON SUN EVE DUR
1 Manchester City (A) 5 5 0 0 15 1 +14 15 Advance to Knockout stage 2–0 5–0
2 Liverpool (A) 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
(A) Advance to a further round.
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

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 Apps Apps Apps
1Karen BardsleyGK11116181
2Lucy BronzeDF11212411722
3Demi StokesDF14135221
5Jennifer BeattieDF143421
6Steph HoughtonDF11211611831
7Krystle JohnstonFW11252182
8Jill ScottMF1211121519211
9Toni DugganFW10632541812
11Isobel ChristiansenMF14613632391
12Georgia StanwayFW312152
13Alexandra BrooksGK325
15Chelsea NightingaleDF325
16Emma LipmanDF311371
17Nikita ParrisFW13433542111
19Natasha FlintMF62412
20Georgia BroughamDF22
23Abbie McManusDF71513
24Keira WalshMF61411
27Daphne CorbozMF714111
33Kathleen RadtkeDF113519
40Natasha HardingMF10121131
ReleasedSarah WiltshireFW112
Own goals 1 0 0 1
Totals 2562 600 1510 4672

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
9Toni DugganFW62412
17Nikita ParrisFW43411
11Isobel ChristiansenMF6039
6Steph HoughtonDF2013
2Lucy BronzeDF2002
7Krystle JohnstonFW0022
12Georgia StanwayFW1012
8Jill ScottMF1102
27Daphne CorbozMF1001
40Natasha HardingMF1001
Own Goals1001
Total2561546

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