2015 Manchester City W.F.C. season

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Manchester City Women
2015 season
Chairman Khaldoon Mubarak
ManagerNick Cushing
Stadium Academy Stadium
Women's Super League 2nd
FA Cup Semi-finals
WSL Cup Quarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Duggan / Christiansen
(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)
←  2014
2016  →

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]

Contents

Non-competitive

Pre-season

21 February 2015 Friendly Manchester City Flag of England.svg 5–0 Flag of England.svg Aston Villa Manchester
14:00 GMT Parris Soccerball shade.svg15', 79'
Christiansen Soccerball shade.svg39'
Flint Soccerball shade.svg43'
Beattie Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 762
Referee: Mark Reeves

Competitions

Women's Super League

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Chelsea (C)1410223010+2032Qualification for the Champions League knockout phase
2 Manchester City 149322511+1430
3 Arsenal 148332113+827
4 Sunderland 146262424020
5 Notts County 144372020015
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
149322511 +1430511134 +9421127 +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 20151 Birmingham City 0–0 Manchester City Solihull
14:00 GMTAyisi Red card.svg 45' Report Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 767
1 April 20152 Sunderland 0–1 Manchester City Hetton-le-Hole
18:30 GMT Report Parris Soccerball shade.svg21'Stadium: The Hetton Centre
Attendance: 1,433
Referee: Lucy May
19 April 20153 Manchester City 0–1 Arsenal Manchester
16:00 GMT Scott Red card.svg 56' Report Ubogagu Soccerball shade.svg36'Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,167
Referee: Martyn Rawcliffe
26 April 20154 Liverpool 2–1 Manchester City Widnes
18:00 GMT Oshoala Soccerball shade.svg10'
Smorgard Soccerball shade.svg57'		 Report Parris Soccerball shade.svg53'Stadium: Halton Stadium
Attendance: 1,022
Referee: J Hunt
10 May 20155 Manchester City 1–1 Chelsea Manchester
14:00 GMT Duggan Soccerball shade.svg37' Aluko Soccerball shade.svg22'Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 750
Referee: Robert Jones
12 July 20156 Manchester City 1–0 Birmingham City Manchester
14:00 GMT Duggan Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 2,102
Referee: Aaron Jackson
18 July 20157 Bristol Academy 0–3 Manchester City Filton
18:30 GMT Report Duggan Soccerball shade.svg29', 69'
Corboz Soccerball shade.svg82'		Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 946
Referee: Adrian Quelch
26 July 20158 Chelsea 1–2 Manchester City Staines
14:00 GMT Aluko Soccerball shade.svg48' Report Duggan Soccerball shade.svg12'
Rafferty Soccerball shade.svg86' (o.g.)		Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
Attendance: 1,857
9 August 20159 Arsenal 2–3 Manchester City Borehamwood
14:00 GMT Scott Soccerball shade.svg46'
Pablos Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Report Bronze Soccerball shade.svg23'
Christiansen Soccerball shade.svg60'
Duggan Soccerball shade.svg68'		Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,142
Referee: Sam Purkiss
23 August 201510 Notts County 2–2 Manchester City Nottingham
14:00 GMT Clarke Soccerball shade.svg81' (pen.)
Williams Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Houghton Soccerball shade.svg44', 54'Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,683
Referee: Aaron Bannister
6 September 201511 Manchester City 1–0 Sunderland Manchester
14:00 GMT Christiansen Soccerball shade.svg32' Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 992
Referee: Natalie Aspinall
10 September 201512 Manchester City 2–0 Liverpool Manchester
19:00 GMT Christiansen Soccerball shade.svg45'
Harding Soccerball shade.svg75'		 Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,009
Referee: Amy Fearn
27 September 201513 Manchester City 6–1 Bristol Academy Manchester
14:00 GMT Scott Soccerball shade.svg6'
Christiansen Soccerball shade.svg34', 75'
Bronze Soccerball shade.svg38'
Parris Soccerball shade.svg48'
Stanway Soccerball shade.svg78'		 Report Weir Soccerball shade.svg54'Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Peter Gooch
4 October 201514 Manchester City 2–1 Notts County Manchester
14:00 GMT Parris Soccerball shade.svg13'
Christiansen Soccerball shade.svg45'		 Report Williams Soccerball shade.svg40'Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,180
Referee: Rebecca Welch

FA Cup

22 March 2015Fifth round Manchester City 3–1 Doncaster Rovers Belles Manchester
14:00 GMT Parris Soccerball shade.svg32', 79'
Duggan Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report Little Soccerball shade.svg4'Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 514
Referee: Peter Wright
12 April 2015Sixth round Manchester City 3–1 Birmingham City Manchester
13:30 BST Duggan Soccerball shade.svg16'
Parris Soccerball shade.svg67'
Scott Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report Haines Soccerball shade.svg82'Stadium: Academy Stadium
3 May 2015Semi-final Chelsea 1–0 Manchester City Wycombe
14:00 BST So-Yun Soccerball shade.svg84' Report Stadium: Adams Park

WSL Cup

Group stage

29 July 20152 Manchester City 5–0 Durham Manchester
19:00 BST Johnston Soccerball shade.svg12', 87'
Parris Soccerball shade.svg24', 41'
Christiansen Soccerball shade.svg30'		 Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,185
Referee: Barry Lamb
15 August 20153 Sunderland 1–3 Manchester City Hetton-le-Hole
18:30 BST Wilson Soccerball shade.svg23' Report Parris Soccerball shade.svg11'
Houghton Soccerball shade.svg15'
Duggan Soccerball shade.svg90'		Stadium: The Hetton Centre
Attendance: 1,514
27 August 20154 Everton 0–2 Manchester City Widnes
19:30 BST Report Duggan Soccerball shade.svg19'
Stanway Soccerball shade.svg88'		Stadium: Halton Stadium
Attendance: 526
Referee: Scott Simpson
30 August 20155 Manchester City 2–0 Liverpool Manchester
14:00 BST Duggan Soccerball shade.svg15' (pen.)
Christiansen Soccerball shade.svg71'		 Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,890
Referee: James Bell

Knock-out stages

1 October 2015Quarter-final Arsenal 1–0 Manchester City Borehamwood
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) de Pablos Soccerball shade.svg34' 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.PlayerPos.WSLFA CupWSL CupTotal
AppsSoccerball shade.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svgAppsSoccerball shade.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svgAppsSoccerball shade.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svgAppsSoccerball shade.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svg
1 Flag of England.svg Karen Bardsley GK11116181
2 Flag of England.svg Lucy Bronze DF11212411722
3 Flag of England.svg Demi Stokes DF14135221
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Jennifer Beattie DF143421
6 Flag of England.svg Steph Houghton DF11211611831
7 Flag of England.svg Krystle JohnstonFW11252182
8 Flag of England.svg Jill Scott MF1211121519211
9 Flag of England.svg Toni Duggan FW10632541812
11 Flag of England.svg Isobel Christiansen MF14613632391
12 Flag of England.svg Georgia Stanway FW312152
13 Flag of England.svg Alexandra Brooks GK325
15 Flag of England.svg Chelsea NightingaleDF325
16 Flag of England.svg Emma Lipman DF311371
17 Flag of England.svg Nikita Parris FW13433542111
19 Flag of England.svg Natasha FlintMF62412
20 Flag of England.svg Georgia Brougham DF22
23 Flag of England.svg Abbie McManus DF71513
24 Flag of England.svg Keira Walsh MF61411
27 Flag of the United States.svg Daphne Corboz MF714111
33 Flag of Germany.svg Kathleen Radtke DF113519
40 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Natasha Harding MF10121131
Released Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sarah Wiltshire FW112
Own goals1001
Totals256260015104672

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.PlayerPos.WSLFA CupWSL CupTOTAL
9 Flag of England.svg Toni Duggan FW62412
17 Flag of England.svg Nikita Parris FW43411
11 Flag of England.svg Isobel Christiansen MF6039
6 Flag of England.svg Steph Houghton DF2013
2 Flag of England.svg Lucy Bronze DF2002
7 Flag of England.svg Krystle Johnston FW0022
12 Flag of England.svg Georgia Stanway FW1012
8 Flag of England.svg Jill Scott MF1102
27 Flag of the United States.svg Daphne Corboz MF1001
40 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Natasha Harding MF1001
Own Goals1001
Total2561546

Transfers

Transfers in

First Team
DatePositionNo.PlayerFrom club
17 November 2014DF2 Flag of England.svg Lucy Bronze [2] Flag of England.svg Liverpool
2 January 2015DF3 Flag of England.svg Demi Stokes [3] Flag of the United States.svg South Florida Bulls
3 January 2015DF5 Flag of Scotland.svg Jennifer Beattie [4] Flag of France.svg Montpellier
5 January 2015FW27 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sarah Wiltshire [5] Flag of England.svg Yeovil Town
14 March 2015MF40 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Natasha Harding [6] Flag of England.svg Bristol Academy
7 July 2015MF27 Flag of the United States.svg Daphne Corboz [7] Flag of the United States.svg Georgetown University
23 July 2015FW12 Flag of England.svg Georgia Stanway [8] Flag of England.svg Blackburn Rovers

Transfers out

First Team
DatePositionNo.PlayerTo club
12 June 2015FW27 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sarah Wiltshire [9] Flag of England.svg Yeovil Town

Loans in

First Team
Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerFrom club
14 January 201531 October 2015FW10 Flag of England.svg Nikita Parris [10] Flag of England.svg Everton

References

  1. ↑ "Manchester City to compete in WSL top tier after restructure". BBC Sport. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "MCWFC sign Lucy Bronze". mcfc.co.uk. 17 November 2014. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "MCWFC sign Demi Stokes". mcfc.co.uk. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "MCWFC sign Jennifer Beattie". mcfc.co.uk. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "MCWFC sign Sarah Wiltshire". mcfc.co.uk. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Natasha Harding: Manchester City Women sign Wales forward". BBC . 14 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "MCWFC sign Daphne Corboz". mcfc.co.uk. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Soccer star Georgia joins Manchester City". 23 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Yeovil Town Ladies re-sign Sarah Wiltshire from Manchester City". Western Gazette. 12 June 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "MCWFC sign Nikita Parris". mcfc.co.uk. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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