2021–22 Manchester City W.F.C. season explained

Club:Manchester City Women
Season:2021–22
Manager:Gareth Taylor
Chairman:Khaldoon Mubarak
Stadium:Academy Stadium
League:FA WSL
League Result:3rd
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Runners-up
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Winners
Cup4 Result:Second qualifying round
League Topscorer:
Lauren Hemp
(10 goals)
Season Topscorer:
Lauren Hemp
(21 goals)
Highest Attendance:5,317
(vs. Manchester United, 13 February)
Lowest Attendance:1,098
(vs. Aston Villa, 20 November)
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Prevseason:2020–21
Nextseason:2022–23

The 2021–22 season was Manchester City Women's Football Club's 34th season of competitive football and their ninth season in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of English women's football.

Competitions

Women's Super League

See main article: 2021–22 FA WSL.

Matches

FA Cup

See main article: 2021–22 Women's FA Cup. As a member of the first tier, Manchester City entered the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

League Cup

See main article: 2021–22 FA Women's League Cup. As a result of failing to progress from the Champions League qualifying rounds, Manchester City entered the FA Women's League Cup at the group stage. With the groups already drawn prior to their elimination, they were placed into the existing group of four in their geographical region.[1]

Group stage

Knockout stage

Champions League

See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League. Manchester City entered the revised format of the Champions League in the second qualifying round.

Second qualifying round

Squad information

Playing statistics

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.|-|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:|}

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

DatePositionNo.PlayerFrom club
11 June 2021MF30 Ruby Mace Arsenal[2]
17 June 2021FW21 Khadija Shaw Bordeaux[3]
5 July 2021MF17 Vicky Losada Barcelona[4]
18 August 2021FW13 Hayley Raso Everton[5]
27 August 2021DF33 Alanna Kennedy Tottenham Hotspur[6]
2 September 2021MF12 Filippa Angeldal BK Häcken[7]
27 January 2022MF41 Julie Blakstad Rosenborg[8]

Transfers out

DatePositionNo.PlayerTo club
17 May 2021MF21 Rose Lavelle OL Reign[9]
MF22 Sam Mewis North Carolina Courage[10]
DF5 Megan Campbell Liverpool[11] [12]
1 July 2021DF2 Aoife Mannion Manchester United[13] [14]
MF12 Tyler Toland Celtic[15]
FW17 Lee Geum-min Brighton & Hove Albion[16]
20 August 2021DF13 Abby Dahlkemper Houston Dash[17] [18]
1 April 2022FW11 Janine Beckie Portland Thorns[19]

Loans out

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Conti Cup format explained . womenscompetitions.thefa.com .
  2. Web site: Arsenal's Mace joins Man City Women . BBC Sport.
  3. Web site: Manchester City complete signing of Jamaican striker Khadija Shaw from Bordeaux . Sky Sports.
  4. Web site: Manchester City Women sign Barcelona captain Vicky Losada . Sky Sports.
  5. Web site: Hayley Raso: Australia international forward agrees two-year deal with Manchester City . Sky Sports.
  6. Web site: Manchester City sign defender Kennedy . BBC Sport.
  7. Web site: Filippa Angeldahl joins Manchester City on a two-year deal . Man City.
  8. Web site: Julie Blakstad signs for City . Man City.
  9. Web site: Rose Lavelle Joins OL Reign as U.S. Allocated Player . OL Reign . 17 May 2021 . 11 June 2021 . 11 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230411164041/https://www.olreign.com/news/lavelle . dead .
  10. Web site: Sam Mewis Returns to North Carolina Courage . North Carolina Courage . 17 May 2021 . 11 June 2021 . 17 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517194637/https://www.nccourage.com/news_article/show/1164373 . dead .
  11. Web site: Oatway . Caroline . Megan Campbell departs . www.mancity.com.
  12. Web site: Liverpool FC Women sign Megan Campbell . Liverpool FC.
  13. Web site: Three players leave City . www.mancity.com.
  14. 2021-07-26. Aoife Mannion signs for United Women . Manchester United.
  15. Web site: Fallon . John . Ireland outcast Tyler Toland set for Champions League football with Celtic . Irish Examiner . 9 July 2021.
  16. Web site: Striker Lee joins Albion on permanent basis . www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  17. Web site: Man City's Dahlkemper leaves WSL club . BBC Sport.
  18. Web site: Houston Dash acquire USWNT defender Abby Dahlkemper in a trade with North Carolina Courage . Houston Dynamo.
  19. Web site: Thorns FC sign forward Janine Beckie to three-year contract . Portland Thorns FC.
  20. Dual registration
  21. Web site: Khiara Keating joins Fylde on loan . AFC Fylde Women twitter . 13 August 2021.