2012–13 Manchester City L.F.C. season

Manchester City Ladies
2012–13 season
Manager	Leigh Wood
Stadium	Manchester Regional Arena
FA Women's Premier League National Division	4th
FA Cup	Fifth Round
WPL Cup	Last 16
	← 2011–12 2014 →

The 2012–13 season was Manchester City Ladies Football Club's 25th season of competitive football and its final season in the FA Women's Premier League. Despite only a fourth-placed finish, Manchester City were given a place in the expanded FA WSL the following season.^[1]

Competitions[]

Premier League National Division[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Watford	18	11	5	2	32	17	+15	38	Admitted to FA WSL 2
3	Leeds United	18	12	2	4	32	19	+13	38	Relegated to Northern / Southern Divisions
4	Manchester City	18	7	4	7	32	25	+7	25	Promoted to FA WSL 1
5	Coventry City	18	8	1	9	25	27	−2	25	Relegated to Northern / Southern Divisions
6	Aston Villa	18	7	3	8	21	29	−8	24	Admitted to FA WSL 2

Source: FA WPL

Results summary[]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
18	7	4	7	32	25	+7	25	4	2	3	16	12	+4	3	2	4	16	13	+3

Last updated: 12 October 2014.
Source: WSL

Results by matchday[]

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H
Result	W	D	L	L	W	D	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	W	D
Position																		4

Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2013. Source: FA WPL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

19 August 2012 1	Barnet	0–3	Manchester City	Barnet
14:00 BST		Report	1' (o.g.), 8' (o.g.) 28'	Stadium: Underhill Stadium

26 August 2012 2	Charlton Athletic	4–4	Manchester City	Thamesmead, London
14:00 BST	44' 50' 90', 90+4'	Report	Shepherd	Stadium: Bayliss Avenue

9 September 2012 3	Manchester City	2–3	Portsmouth	Manchester
14:00 BST	22' 72'	Report	9' 62' McGee 88'	Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena

30 September 2012 4	Manchester City	2–3	Sunderland	Manchester
14:00 BST		Report	Mead 4', 81' Williams 62'	Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena

7 October 2012 5	Manchester City	2–1	Coventry City	Manchester
14:00 BST		Report	23'	Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena

21 October 2012 6	Watford	1–1	Manchester City	Berkhampstead
14:00 BST	Wiltshire 19'	Report		Stadium: Broadwater

28 October 2012 7	Aston Villa	1–0	Manchester City	Sutton Coldfield
14:00 BST	Wilkinson 75'	Report		Stadium: Trevor Brown Memorial Ground

11 November 2012 8	Manchester City	3–0	Leeds United	Manchester
14:00 BST	Young	Report		Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena

18 November 2012 9	Manchester City	1–0	Barnet	Manchester
14:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena

2 December 2012 10	Manchester City	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Manchester
14:00 BST		Report	38' 50'	Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena

10 February 2013 11	Manchester City	1–1	Watford	Manchester
14:00 BST	Shepherd 90+2'	Report	Wilson 45+4'	Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena

24 March 2013 12	Cardiff City	3–2	Manchester City	Cardiff
14:00 BST	Townsend 40' 61' 86'	Report		Stadium: Cardiff Athletics Stadium

31 March 2013 13	Coventry City	0–3	Manchester City	Bedworth
14:00 BST		Report	(o.g.)	Stadium:

7 April 2013 14	Manchester City	3–1	Cardiff City	Manchester
14:00 BST	McManus	Report		Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena

21 April 2013 15	Sunderland	1–0	Manchester City	Hetton-le-Hole, Sunderland
14:00 BST	Mead 38'	Report		Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground

2 May 2013 16	Leeds United	2–1	Manchester City	Leeds
14:00 BST	Sheen 7' 79'	Report	17'	Stadium: Elland Road

12 May 2013 17	Portsmouth	1–2	Manchester City	Hayling Island
14:00 BST	7'	Report	McManus	Stadium:

19 May 2013 18	Manchester City	1–1	Aston Villa	Manchester
14:00 BST	Shepherd	Report	74'	Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena

FA Cup[]

3 February 2013 Third Round	Manchester City	3–2	Sheffield	Manchester
14:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena

24 February 2013 Fourth Round	Coventry City	0–1	Manchester City	Bedworth
14:00 BST		Report		Stadium:

17 March 2013 Fifth Round	Sunderland	4–0	Manchester City	Hetton-le-Hole, Sunderland
14:00 BST	Mead 38', 51' Williams 45' 55'	Report		Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground

WPL Cup[]

Group stage[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Blackburn Rovers	3	2	1	0	12	1	+11	7	Advanced to Knock-out stage
2	Manchester City	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	5
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3	1	1	1	8	10	−2	4
4	Preston North End	3	0	0	3	0	11	−11	0
5		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew^[a]

Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2019. Source: FA WPL: Tables and FA WPL: Matches
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ Rochdale withdraw before playing any matches.

2 September 2012 Group stage - round 1	Manchester City	2–0	Fylde	Wythenshawe
14:00 BST	Young 20' 69'	Report		Stadium:

23 September 2012 Group stage - round 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4–4	Manchester City	Castlecroft, Wolverhampton
14:00 BST	29', 83' 11', 56'	Report		Stadium:

14 October 2012 Group stage - round 3	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Manchester City	Radcliffe
14:00 BST	25'	Report	Young	Stadium:

Knock-out stages[]

3 March 2013 Last 16	Portsmouth	2–1	Manchester City	Havant
14:00 BST	23' 36'	Report	59'	Stadium: West Leigh Park

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.

Player	Pos.	League			FA Cup			WPL Cup			Total
Player	Pos.	Apps			Apps			Apps			Apps
		11	1					4	1		15	2
		15	4					2	1		17	5
	GK	11						2			13
		17	5					4			21	5
		2						2	1		4	1
		2						1			3
		10	3					3	1		13	4
Nikki Harding	DF	10						1			11
	FW	17	6					4	1		21	7
Saffron Jordan		14						4			18
		15	2					2			17	2
		8						3			11
Abbie McManus	DF	17	2					3			20	2
		13						2			15
	DF	17	1					2			19	1
		16	2					4	1		20	3
	GK	1									1
Lynda Shepherd	MF	18	2	1				3			21	2	1
Kimberley Turner	MF	6									6
Andrea Worrall	GK	6						1			7
		5						3			8
Danielle Young	FW	14	1					3	2		17	3
Own goals			3			0			0			3
Totals			32	1		4	0		8	0		44	1

FA Cup appearance information not presently known

References[]

^ "Manchester City to compete in WSL top tier after restructure". BBC Sport. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.

[table_note_res_WD0.90909197223796-2] Rochdale withdraw before playing any matches.

[1] "Manchester City to compete in WSL top tier after restructure". BBC Sport. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
18	7	4	7	32	25	+7	25	4	2	3	16	12	+4	3	2	4	16	13	+3

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
18	7	4	7	32	25	+7	25	4	2	3	16	12	+4	3	2	4	16	13	+3

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
18	7	4	7	32	25	+7	25	4	2	3	16	12	+4	3	2	4	16	13	+3