2014 Manchester City W.F.C. season explained

Club:	Manchester City Women
Season:	2014
Manager:	Nick Cushing
Chairman:	Khaldoon Mubarak
Stadium:	Manchester Regional Arena
League:	Women's Super League
League Result:	5th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Quarter-final
Cup2:	WSL Cup
Cup2 Result:	Winners
Prevseason:	2012–13
Nextseason:	2015
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The 2014 season is Manchester City Women's Football Club's 26th season of competitive football and its first 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.^[1]

In September, the team made club history by reaching their first ever cup final, beating Chelsea to reach the final of the FA WSL Cup.^[2] Drawn against 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.

Competitions

Women's Super League

See main article: 2014 FA WSL.

League table

Matches

FA Cup

See main article: 2013–14 FA Women's Cup.

WSL Cup

Knock-out stages

Squad information

Playing statistics

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
				width=40	Apps	width=40		width=40		width=40		width=40	Apps	width=40		width=40		width=40		width=40	Apps	width=40		width=40		width=40		width=40	Apps	width=40		width=40		width=40
1		Karen Bardsley	GK	11								7		1		18		1
2		Danni Lea	DF
3		Steph Marsh	DF	2				2				1				5
4		Jess Holbrook	MF	5		1		1				2				8		1
6		Steph Houghton	DF	13		2		2		1		7	1			22	1	3
7		Krystle Johnston	FW	14	1	1		1				7	1			22	2	1
8			MF	14	4			2		1		7	1			23	5	1
9		Toni Duggan	FW	13	4	1		2	3			6	4	1		21	11	2
10			MF
11		Isobel Christiansen	MF	14				2				7	2			23	2
12		Betsy Hassett	MF	13				2				6				21
13		Alexandra Brooks	GK	1								1				2
14		Nikki Harding	DF	5		1		1		1		4				10		2
15		Chelsea Nightingale	DF	10		1		1				3				14		1
16		Emma Lipman	DF	12				2				7				21
17		Lynda Shepherd	MF	2				1				2				5
18		Dannii Young	FW	6								3				9
19		Natasha Flint	MF	13	2			2				7	1	1		22	3	1
20		Georgia Brougham	MF	4								2				6
21		Andrea Worrall	GK	2				2								4
22		Emma Kete	FW	4								1				5
23		Abbie McManus	DF	12		1	1					6	1			18	1	1	1
24		Keira Walsh	MF	7								1				8
33		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

width=10	No.	width=10	Nat.	Player	width=10	Pos.	width=100	WSL	width=100	FA Cup	width=100	WSL Cup	width=100	TOTAL
9			FW	4	3	4	11
8		Jill Scott	MF	4	0	1	5
19			MF	2	0	1	3
11			MF	0	0	2	2
7			FW	1	0	1	2
6			DF	0	0	1	1
23			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

Transfers

Transfers in

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Manchester City to compete in WSL top tier after restructure . BBC Sport . 26 April 2013 . 1 November 2013.
2. Web site: Man City Women reach first ever cup final . . 7 September 2014 . 17 September 2014 .
3. Web site: Continental Cup: Manchester City beat Arsenal to win first trophy . . 16 October 2014 . 17 October 2014 .
4. Web site: Toni Duggan honoured after 'brilliant' year for England . . 9 January 2015 . 9 January 2015.
5. Web site: Player Profile: 16 Emma Lipman . mcfc.co.uk . 8 February 2014 . 25 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140325153532/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/teams/women/defenders/emma-lipman . dead .
6. Web site: Jill Scott: England midfielder joins Manchester City . BBC Sport . 15 November 2013 . 8 February 2014.
7. Web site: Karen Bardsley: Manchester City Ladies sign England goalkeeper . . 22 November 2013 . 8 February 2014.
8. Web site: Toni Duggan: Manchester City Ladies sign England striker . BBC Sport . 28 November 2013 . 8 February 2014.
9. Web site: Steph Marsh: Blackburn defender joins Manchester City Ladies . BBC Sport . 9 December 2013 . 8 February 2014.
10. Web site: Steph Houghton signs for City . mcfc.co.uk . 5 December 2013 . 8 February 2014 . 3 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140203121553/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/news/club%20news/2013/december/steph%20houghton . dead .
11. Web site: Manchester City Ladies sign Betsy Hassett . 7 January 2014 . 8 February 2014 .
12. Web site: Young returns to City . 8 January 2014 . 8 February 2014 .
13. Web site: Jess Holbrook: Manchester City Ladies sign Liverpool midfielder . 24 January 2014 . 8 February 2014 .
14. Web site: City Women sign Isobel Christiansen . mcfc.co.uk . 7 February 2014 . 8 February 2014.
15. Web site: MCWFC sign Kathleen Radtke . mcfc.co.uk . 3 July 2014 . 3 July 2014 . 7 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140707055904/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/MCWFC-news/2014/July/MCWFC-sign-Kathleen-Radtke . dead .
16. Web site: MCWFC sign Emma Kete . mcfc.co.uk . 18 July 2014 . 18 July 2014 . 25 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140725022609/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/MCWFC-news/2014/July/MCWFC-sign-Emma-Kete . dead .