2016 Manchester City W.F.C. season
2016 season | |||
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Chairman | Khaldoon Mubarak | ||
Manager | Nick Cushing | ||
Stadium | Academy Stadium | ||
Women's Super League | Winners | ||
FA Cup | Semifinals | ||
WSL Cup | Winners | ||
Champions League | Round of 16 | ||
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The 2016 season is Manchester City Women's Football Club's 28th season of competitive football and its third 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] This season will also be the first occasion on which City Women contest a European competition, having qualified through their runners-up finish in the 2015 Women's Super League.[2]
Non-competitive
Pre-season
Friendly
![England](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png)
![Sweden](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png)
7 February 2016 Friendly | Manchester City ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Manchester |
13:00 GMT | Christiansen ![]() Duggan ![]() Houghton ![]() | Report | Houghton ![]() | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,027 Referee: Nick Gibbons |
Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy Challenge
![England](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png)
![Australia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
17 February 2016 Friendly | Manchester City ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Abu Dhabi |
18:00 GST | Houghton ![]() Christiansen ![]() | Report | Stadium: New York University Abu Dhabi Attendance: 500 |
Friendly
![England](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png)
![Sweden](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png)
25 February 2016 Friendly | Manchester City ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Manchester |
13:00 GMT | Duggan ![]() Asllani ![]() | Report | Norlin ![]() | Stadium: Academy Stadium |
Competitions
Women's Super League
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Manchester City (C) | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 4 | +32 | 42 | Qualification for the Champions League |
2 | Chelsea | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 37 | |
3 | Arsenal | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 32 | |
4 | Birmingham City | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 27 | |
5 | Liverpool | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 25 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 4 | +32 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 |
Last updated: 17 October 2016.
Source: FA WSL
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
23 March 2016 1 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Notts County | Manchester |
19:00 GMT | Houghton ![]() | Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,173 Referee: Joseph Johnson |
28 March 2016 2 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Arsenal | Manchester |
15:00 BST | Ross ![]() Duggan ![]() | Report | Rose ![]() | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,914 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
24 April 2016 3 | Birmingham City | 0–2 | Manchester City | Solihull |
14:00 BST | Report | Corboz ![]() Ross ![]() | Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: 956 Referee: Simon Barrow |
29 April 2016 4 | Sunderland | 0–2 | Manchester City | Hetton-le-Hole |
19:45 BST | Report | Parris ![]() Duggan ![]() | Stadium: The Hetton Centre Attendance: 1,411 Referee: Rebecca Welch |
2 May 2016 5 | Manchester City | 6–0 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | Manchester |
14:00 BST | Bronze ![]() Scott ![]() Ross ![]() Beattie ![]() Asllani ![]() Duggan ![]() | Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 2,227 Referee: Lindsey Robinson |
19 May 2016 6 | Chelsea | 0–2 | Manchester City | Staines |
19:30 BST | Report | Stokes ![]() Beattie ![]() | Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 1,518 Referee: Nigel Lugg |
25 May 2016 7 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Manchester City | Widnes |
18:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Halton Stadium Attendance: 936 Referee: M Woods |
26 June 2016 8 | Manchester City | 1–1 | Liverpool | Manchester |
14:00 BST | Ross ![]() | Report | White ![]() | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 2,172 Referee: Matthew Donohue |
24 July 2016 9 | Notts County | 1–5 | Manchester City | Nottingham |
16:00 BST | Clarke ![]() | Report | Ross ![]() ![]() Scott ![]() Stanway ![]() Christiansen ![]() | Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,627 Referee: Rebecca Welch |
31 July 2016 10 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Sunderland | Manchester |
14:00 BST | Stanway ![]() ![]() ![]() | Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 2,026 Referee: David McNamara |
3 August 2016 11 | Reading | 1–2 | Manchester City | High Wycombe |
19:45 BST | Bruton ![]() | Report | Christiansen ![]() Duggan ![]() | Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 592 |
11 August 2016 12 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 0–4 | Manchester City | Doncaster |
18:45 BST | Report | Ross ![]() Christiansen ![]() Bronze ![]() Corboz ![]() | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 740 Referee: Antony Tankard |
28 August 2016 13 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Reading | Manchester |
11:15 BST | Beattie ![]() Houghton ![]() | Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,950 Referee: Michael Denton |
11 September 2016 14 | Arsenal | 0–1 | Manchester City | Borehamwood |
14:00 BST | Report | Ross ![]() | Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Colin Lymer |
25 September 2016 15 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Chelsea | Manchester |
14:00 BST | Scott ![]() Duggan ![]() | Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 4,096 Referee: Sarah Garratt |
30 October 2016 16 | Manchester City | 1–1 | Birmingham City | Manchester |
14:00 GMT | Stadium: Academy Stadium |
FA Cup
19 March 2016 Fifth round | Liverpool | 0–2 | Manchester City | Widnes |
17:30 GMT | Report | Stanway ![]() Parris ![]() | Stadium: Halton Stadium Attendance: 743 Referee: P Gibbons |
3 April 2016 Sixth round | Manchester City | 2–0 | Sporting Club Albion | Manchester |
14:00 GMT | Parris ![]() Ross ![]() | Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,270 Referee: Peter Gooch |
17 April 2016 Semi-final | Chelsea | 2–1 | Manchester City | Staines |
14:00 GMT | So-yun ![]() Kirby ![]() | Report | Ross ![]() | Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 2,278 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
WSL Cup
2 July 2016 First round | Aston Villa | 0–8 | Manchester City | Sutton Coldfield |
19:00 BST | Report | Parris ![]() ![]() ![]() Ross ![]() ![]() Middag ![]() Corboz ![]() Scott ![]() | Stadium: Central Ground Attendance: 492 Referee: Sarah Garrett |
7 August 2016 Second round | Manchester City | 4–1 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | Manchester |
14:00 BST | Christiansen ![]() Stanway ![]() Duggan ![]() Ross ![]() | Report | Mathews ![]() | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,153 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
4 September 2016 Semi-finals | Manchester City | 1–0 | Arsenal | Manchester |
14:00 BST | Beattie ![]() | Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,643 |
2 October 2016 Final | Manchester City | 1–0 | Birmingham City | Manchester |
16:00 BST | Bronze ![]() | Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 4,214 Referee: Rebecca Welch |
Champions League
Round of 32
![England](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png)
![Russia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png)
6 October 2016 First leg | Manchester City ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Manchester |
19:00 GMT | Scott ![]() Bronze ![]() | Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Referee: Monika Mularczyk |
![Russia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png)
![England](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png)
12 October 2016 Second leg | Zvezda Perm ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Perm |
15:00 GMT | Report | Beattie ![]() Bronze ![]() Christiansen ![]() | Stadium: Zvezda Stadium Referee: Riem Hussein |
Round of 16
![England](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png)
![Denmark](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png)
9 November 2016 First leg | Manchester City ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Manchester |
19:00 GMT | Stadium: Academy Stadium |
![Denmark](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png)
![England](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png)
16 November 2016 Second leg | Brøndby ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Brøndby |
17:00 GMT | Stadium: Brøndby Stadium |
Campaign continued in the following season
Squad information
Playing statistics
- As of 17 October 2016
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 | Champions League | Total | |||||||||||||||
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Apps | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Apps | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Apps | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Apps | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Apps | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
1 | ![]() | Karen Bardsley | GK | 15 | 2 | 2 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | Lucy Bronze | DF | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||
3 | ![]() | Demi Stokes | DF | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 1 | |||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | Tessel Middag | MF | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | Jen Beattie | DF | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | ||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | Steph Houghton | DF | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
7 | ![]() | Kosovare Asllani | FW | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | |||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | Jill Scott | MF | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5 | |||||||||||
9 | ![]() | Toni Duggan | FW | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 6 | ||||||||||||
10 | ![]() | Daphne Corboz | MF | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | ||||||||||||
11 | ![]() | Isobel Christiansen | MF | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | |||||||||||
12 | ![]() | Georgia Stanway | FW | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||||
16 | ![]() | Jane Ross | FW | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13 | |||||||||||
17 | ![]() | Nikita Parris | FW | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 6 | |||||||||||
18 | ![]() | Ella Toone | FW | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | ![]() | Megan Campbell | DF | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
21 | ![]() | Marie Hourihan | GK | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
23 | ![]() | Abbie McManus | DF | 9 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
24 | ![]() | Keira Walsh | MF | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | Amelia Kemp | DF | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Alethea Paul | MF | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Zoe Tynan | MF | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Ellie Roebuck | GK | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Totals | 35 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 0 |
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
- Correct as of 17 October 2016
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | WSL | FA Cup | WSL Cup | Champions League | Total |
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16 | ![]() | Jane Ross | FW | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
5 | ![]() | Jen Beattie | FW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
9 | ![]() | Toni Duggan | FW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
17 | ![]() | Nikita Parris | FW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
12 | ![]() | Georgia Stanway | FW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
2 | ![]() | Lucy Bronze | DF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
11 | ![]() | Isobel Christiansen | MF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
8 | ![]() | Jill Scott | MF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
10 | ![]() | Daphne Corboz | MF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
6 | ![]() | Steph Houghton | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | Kosovare Asllani | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | ![]() | Tessel Middag | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | ![]() | Demi Stokes | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 35 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 60 |
Transfers and loans
Transfers in
| Transfers out
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Loans out
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References
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- ^ "WSL 1: Manchester City Women 2-1 Notts County Ladies". BBC Sport. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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- ^ "MCWFC sign Marie Hourihan". mcfc.co.uk. 30 December 2015. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "MCWFC sign Kosovare Asllani". mcfc.co.uk. 22 January 2016. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "MCWFC sign Megan Campbell". mcfc.co.uk. 15 February 2016. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "MCWFC sign Tessel Middag". mcfc.co.uk. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Natasha Harding: Wales striker leaves Manchester City Women". BBC Sport. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
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