2016 Manchester City W.F.C. season

Last updated

Manchester City Women
2016 season
Chairman Khaldoon Mubarak
ManagerNick Cushing
Stadium Academy Stadium
Women's Super League Winners
FA Cup Semifinals
WSL Cup Winners
Champions League Round of 16
  2015
2017  

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]

Contents

Non-competitive

Pre-season

Friendly

7 February 2016 Friendly Manchester City Flag of England.svg 3–1 Flag of Sweden.svg FC Rosengård Manchester
13:00 GMT Christiansen Soccerball shade.svg22'
Duggan Soccerball shade.svg47'
Houghton Soccerball shade.svg70'
Report Houghton Soccerball shade.svg57' (o.g.)Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,027
Referee: Nick Gibbons

Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy Challenge

Friendly

Competitions

Women's Super League

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C)161330364+3242Qualification for the Champions League knockout phase
2 Chelsea 1612134217+2537
3 Arsenal 1610243314+1932
4 Birmingham City 167631813+527
5 Liverpool 167452723+425
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
161330364 +3242620182 +16710182 +16

Last updated: 17 October 2016.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516
GroundHHAAHAAHAHAAHAHH
ResultWWWWWWDDWWWWWWWD
Position3111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2016. Source: FA WSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

23 March 20161 Manchester City 1–0 Notts County Manchester
19:00 GMT Houghton Soccerball shade.svg90+4' Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,173
Referee: Joseph Johnson
28 March 20162 Manchester City 2–0 Arsenal Manchester
15:00 BST Ross Soccerball shade.svg65'
Duggan Soccerball shade.svg78' (pen.)
Report Rose Red card.svg 12'Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,914
Referee: Michael Salisbury
24 April 20163 Birmingham City 0–2 Manchester City Solihull
14:00 BST Report Corboz Soccerball shade.svg35'
Ross Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 956
Referee: Simon Barrow
29 April 20164 Sunderland 0–2 Manchester City Hetton-le-Hole
19:45 BST Report Parris Soccerball shade.svg40'
Duggan Soccerball shade.svg75'
Stadium: The Hetton Centre
Attendance: 1,411
Referee: Rebecca Welch
2 May 20165 Manchester City 6–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles Manchester
14:00 BST Bronze Soccerball shade.svg7'
Scott Soccerball shade.svg10'
Ross Soccerball shade.svg40'
Beattie Soccerball shade.svg44'
Asllani Soccerball shade.svg45'
Duggan Soccerball shade.svg74'
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 2,227
Referee: Lindsey Robinson
19 May 20166 Chelsea 0–2 Manchester City Staines
19:30 BST Report Stokes Soccerball shade.svg44'
Beattie Soccerball shade.svg48'
Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
Attendance: 1,518
Referee: Nigel Lugg
25 May 20167 Liverpool 0–0 Manchester City Widnes
18:30 BST Report Stadium: Halton Stadium
Attendance: 936
Referee: M Woods
26 June 20168 Manchester City 1–1 Liverpool Manchester
14:00 BST Ross Soccerball shade.svg66' Report White Soccerball shade.svg4'Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 2,172
Referee: Matthew Donohue
24 July 20169 Notts County 1–5 Manchester City Nottingham
16:00 BST Clarke Soccerball shade.svg48' Report Ross Soccerball shade.svg5',Soccerball shade.svg41'
Scott Soccerball shade.svg25'
Stanway Soccerball shade.svg45'
Christiansen Soccerball shade.svg75'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,627
Referee: Rebecca Welch
31 July 201610 Manchester City 3–0 Sunderland Manchester
14:00 BST Stanway Soccerball shade.svg17',Soccerball shade.svg55',Soccerball shade.svg82' Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 2,026
Referee: David McNamara
3 August 201611 Reading 1–2 Manchester City High Wycombe
19:45 BST Bruton Soccerball shade.svg89' Report Christiansen Soccerball shade.svg38'
Duggan Soccerball shade.svg80'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 592
11 August 201612 Doncaster Rovers Belles 0–4 Manchester City Doncaster
18:45 BST Report Ross Soccerball shade.svg1'
Christiansen Soccerball shade.svg15'
Bronze Soccerball shade.svg63'
Corboz Soccerball shade.svg89'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 740
Referee: Antony Tankard
28 August 201613 Manchester City 2–0 Reading Manchester
11:15 BST Beattie Soccerball shade.svg48'
Houghton Soccerball shade.svg87'
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,950
Referee: Michael Denton
11 September 201614 Arsenal 0–1 Manchester City Borehamwood
14:00 BST Report Ross Soccerball shade.svg50'Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Colin Lymer
25 September 201615 Manchester City 2–0 Chelsea Manchester
14:00 BST Scott Soccerball shade.svg34'
Duggan Soccerball shade.svg50' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 4,096
Referee: Sarah Garratt

FA Cup

19 March 2016Fifth round Liverpool 0–2 Manchester City Widnes
17:30 GMT Report Stanway Soccerball shade.svg30'
Parris Soccerball shade.svg64'
Stadium: Halton Stadium
Attendance: 743
Referee: P Gibbons
3 April 2016Sixth round Manchester City 2–0 Sporting Club Albion Manchester
14:00 GMT Parris Soccerball shade.svg7'
Ross Soccerball shade.svg22'
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,270
Referee: Peter Gooch
17 April 2016Semi-final Chelsea 2–1 Manchester City Staines
14:00 GMT So-yun Soccerball shade.svg85'
Kirby Soccerball shade.svg120'
Report Ross Soccerball shade.svg72'Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
Attendance: 2,278
Referee: Sam Purkiss

WSL Cup

2 July 2016First round Aston Villa 0–8 Manchester City Sutton Coldfield
19:00 BST Report Parris Soccerball shade.svg9',Soccerball shade.svg18',Soccerball shade.svg59'
Ross Soccerball shade.svg17',Soccerball shade.svg90'
Middag Soccerball shade.svg32'
Corboz Soccerball shade.svg79'
Scott Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stadium: Central Ground
Attendance: 492
Referee: Sarah Garrett
7 August 2016Second round Manchester City 4–1 Doncaster Rovers Belles Manchester
14:00 BST Christiansen Soccerball shade.svg38'
Stanway Soccerball shade.svg76'
Duggan Soccerball shade.svg82'
Ross Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report Mathews Soccerball shade.svg80'Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,153
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
4 September 2016Semi-finals Manchester City 1–0 Arsenal Manchester
14:00 BST Beattie Soccerball shade.svg79' Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,643
2 October 2016Final Manchester City 1–0 Birmingham City Manchester
16:00 BST Bronze Soccerball shade.svg104' Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 4,214
Referee: Rebecca Welch

Champions League

Round of 32

6 October 2016First leg Manchester City Flag of England.svg 2–0 Flag of Russia.svg Zvezda Perm Manchester
19:00 GMT Scott Soccerball shade.svg34'
Bronze Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Referee: Monika Mularczyk
12 October 2016Second leg Zvezda Perm Flag of Russia.svg 0–4 Flag of England.svg Manchester City Perm
15:00 GMT Report Beattie Soccerball shade.svg22', 53'
Bronze Soccerball shade.svg32'
Christiansen Soccerball shade.svg74'
Stadium: Zvezda Stadium
Referee: Riem Hussein

Round of 16

9 November 2016First leg Manchester City Flag of England.svg 1–0 Flag of Denmark.svg Brøndby Manchester
19:00 GMTStadium: Academy Stadium
16 November 2016Second leg Brøndby Flag of Denmark.svg 1–1 Flag of England.svg Manchester City Brøndby
17:00 GMTStadium: 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.PlayerPos.WSLFA CupWSL CupChampions LeagueTotal
AppsSoccerball shade.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svgAppsSoccerball 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 GK152219
2 Flag of England.svg Lucy Bronze DF1523141222451
3 Flag of England.svg Demi Stokes DF151342241
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tessel Middag MF7312121
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Jen Beattie DF1134122176
6 Flag of England.svg Steph Houghton DF15213422421
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Kosovare Asllani FW101322171
8 Flag of England.svg Jill Scott MF14323121215
9 Flag of England.svg Toni Duggan FW1452312216
10 Flag of the United States.svg Daphne Corboz MF1323311203
11 Flag of England.svg Isobel Christiansen MF9313121155
12 Flag of England.svg Georgia Stanway FW743111116
16 Flag of Scotland.svg Jane Ross FW158324322413
17 Flag of England.svg Nikita Parris FW14132432236
18 Flag of England.svg Ella Toone FW11
20 Flag of Ireland.svg Megan Campbell DF314
21 Flag of England.svg Marie Hourihan GK145
23 Flag of England.svg Abbie McManus DF913121
24 Flag of England.svg Keira Walsh MF74213
Flag of England.svg Amelia KempDF11
Flag of England.svg Alethea PaulMF11
Flag of England.svg Zoe TynanMF11
Flag of England.svg Ellie Roebuck GK11
Own goals00000
Totals352051014006006030

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.PlayerPos.WSLFA CupWSL CupChampions LeagueTotal
16 Flag of Scotland.svg Jane Ross FW823013
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Jen Beattie FW30126
9 Flag of England.svg Toni Duggan FW50106
17 Flag of England.svg Nikita Parris FW12306
12 Flag of England.svg Georgia Stanway FW41106
2 Flag of England.svg Lucy Bronze DF20125
11 Flag of England.svg Isobel Christiansen MF30115
8 Flag of England.svg Jill Scott MF30115
10 Flag of the United States.svg Daphne Corboz MF20103
6 Flag of England.svg Steph Houghton DF20002
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Kosovare Asllani FW10001
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tessel Middag MF00101
3 Flag of England.svg Demi Stokes DF10001
Own goals00000
Total35514660

Transfers and loans

References

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  2. "WSL 1: Manchester City Women 2-1 Notts County Ladies". BBC Sport . 4 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. "MCWFC sign Jane Ross". mcfc.co.uk. 11 November 2015. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. "MCWFC sign Marie Hourihan". mcfc.co.uk. 30 December 2015. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  5. "MCWFC sign Kosovare Asllani". mcfc.co.uk. 22 January 2016. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  6. "MCWFC sign Megan Campbell". mcfc.co.uk. 15 February 2016. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  7. "MCWFC sign Tessel Middag". mcfc.co.uk. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  8. "Natasha Harding: Wales striker leaves Manchester City Women". BBC Sport . 24 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
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