2019–20 Manchester City W.F.C. season

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Manchester City Women
2019–20 season
ChairmanKhaldoon Mubarak
ManagerNick Cushing
(until 2 February)[1]
Alan Mahon
(interim, from 3 February)
StadiumAcademy Stadium
Women's Super League2nd
Women's FA CupWinners
League CupSemi-finals
Champions LeagueRound of 16
Highest home attendance31,213
(vs. Manchester United, 7 September)
Lowest home attendance1,173
(vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 15 December)
Average home league attendance5,885 as of 12 February 2020

The 2019–20 season was Manchester City Women's Football Club's 32nd season of competitive football and its seventh season in the FA Women's Super League and at the top level of English women's football.

On 13 March 2020, in line with the FA's response to the coronavirus pandemic, it was announced the season was temporarily suspended until at least 3 April 2020.[2][3] After further postponements, the season was ultimately ended prematurely on 25 May 2020 with immediate effect.[4] Manchester City sat in 1st place at the time, one point ahead of Chelsea having played a game more, but dropped down to 2nd place on sporting merit after The FA Board's decision to award places on a points-per-game basis and award Chelsea the title.[5][6]

Non-competitive[]

Pre-season[]

2019 Women's International Champions Cup

15 August 2019 Semi-finals North Carolina Courage United States 2–1 England Manchester City Cary, United States
19:30 EDT (UTC−04:00)
  • Meehan Goal 84'
  • McDonald Goal 90+3'
 Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Referee: Jamie Willis
18 August 2019 Third-placed playoff Manchester City England 3–2 Spain Atlético Madrid Cary, United States
EDT (UTC−04:00)
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

Competitions[]

Women's Super League[]

Main article: 2019–20 FA WSL

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Chelsea (C) 15 12 3 0 47 11 +36 39 2.60 Qualification for the Champions League
2 Manchester City 16 13 1 2 39 9 +30 40 2.50
3 Arsenal 15 12 0 3 40 13 +27 36 2.40
4 Manchester United 14 7 2 5 24 12 +12 23 1.64
5 Reading 14 6 3 5 21 24 −3 21 1.50
Source: FA WSL, BBC
Rules for classification: Initially: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored. After abandonment of season: 1) Points per game
(C) Champion

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
16 13 1 2 39 9  +30 40 8 1 0 24 5  +19 5 0 2 15 4  +11

Last updated: 24 July 2020.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday[]

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ResultWWWWLWWWLWWWWWWDCCCCCC
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Updated to match(es) played on 24 July 2020. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

7 September 2019 1 Manchester City 1–0 Manchester United Manchester
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 31,213
Referee: Rebecca Welch
15 September 2019 2 Reading 0–2 Manchester City High Wycombe
12:30 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 897
Referee: Stacey Pearson
29 September 2019 3 Everton 0–1 Manchester City Southport
12:30 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 378
Referee: Lewis Smith
12 October 2019 4 Manchester City 3–0 Birmingham City Manchester
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Walsh Goal 27'
Wullaert Goal 48'
Bonner Yellow card 74'
Lee Goal 80'		 Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,834
Referee: Helen Conley
27 October 2019 5 Arsenal 1–0 Manchester City Borehamwood
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Miedema Goal 43'
McCabe Yellow card 74'		 Report Bonner Yellow card 80' Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 2,424
Referee: Rebecca Walsh
17 November 2019 6 Manchester City 5–0 West Ham United Manchester
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) White Goal 11'
Stanway Goal 31', 37', Yellow card 63' Yellow-red card 72'
Hemp Goal 39'
Wullaert Goal 53'		 Report Dali Yellow card 27' Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 2,145
Referee: Stacey Pearson
24 November 2019 7 Bristol City 0–5 Manchester City Filton
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Report Wullaert Goal 21'
White Goal 65'
Bremer Goal 84', 90+2'
Weir Goal 87'		 Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium
Attendance: 1,212
Referee: Lucy Oliver
1 December 2019 8 Manchester City 1–0 Liverpool Manchester
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Bonner Goal 20' Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 2,293
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
8 December 2019 9 Chelsea 2–1 Manchester City Kingston upon Thames
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) England Goal 79'
Mjelde Goal 81'
Ingle Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Weir Yellow card 33', Goal 59'
Hemp Yellow card 45+1'		 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,498
Referee: Amy Fearn
15 December 2019 10 Manchester City 5–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Houghton Goal 3'
White Goal 14'
Hemp Goal 38'
Stanway Goal 79'
Bremer Goal 86'		 Report Whelan Yellow card 43' Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,173
Referee: Lucy Oliver
5 January 2020 11 Tottenham Hotspur 1–4 Manchester City Canons Park
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Dean Goal 20' (pen.)
Green Yellow card 33'
 Report Bremer Goal 2', 27'
White Goal 5'
Hemp Goal 44'
Bonner Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 1,056
Referee: Helen Conley
11 January 2020 12 Manchester City 3–1 Everton Manchester
17:30 GMT (UTC+00:00) Bremer Goal 18', 53'
Hemp Yellow card 54'
Bonner Goal 64'		 Report Kaagman Yellow card 38'
Stringer Yellow card 64'
Stanway Goal 90' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,681
Referee: Amy Fearn
19 January 2020 13 Birmingham City 0–2 Manchester City Solihull
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Report White Goal 1'
Walsh Goal 65'		 Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 1,197
Referee: Helen Conley
2 February 2020 14 Manchester City 2–1 Arsenal Manchester
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Bremer Goal 43'
Hemp Goal 49'
Stanway Yellow card 62'		 Report van de Donk Goal 58', Yellow card 60'
Mead Yellow card 77'
Roord Yellow card 81'
McCabe Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,664
Referee: Stacey Pearson
9 February 2020 15 West Ham United P–P Manchester City Romford
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Stadium: Rush Green Training Ground
Note: All WSL games postponed due to adverse weather conditions[7]
12 February 2020 16 Manchester City 1–0 Bristol City Manchester
19:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Bonner Goal 2'
Wullaert Yellow card 80'		 Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 858
Referee: Lucy Oliver
23 February 2020 17 Manchester City 3–3 Chelsea Manchester
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,542
Referee: Rebecca Welch
22 March 2020 18 Liverpool Cancelled Manchester City Birkenhead
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Stadium: Prenton Park
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
28 March 2020 19 Manchester United Cancelled Manchester City Leigh
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
5 April 2020 20 Manchester City Cancelled Reading Manchester
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Stadium: Academy Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
22 April 2020 15 West Ham United Cancelled Manchester City Romford
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00) Stadium: Rush Green Training Ground
Note: Rescheduled from 9 February 2020. Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
26 April 2020 21 Manchester City Cancelled Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Stadium: Academy Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
16 May 2020 22 Brighton & Hove Albion Cancelled Manchester City Crawley
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2019–20 Women's FA Cup
25 January 2020 Fourth round Manchester United 2–3 Manchester City Leigh
James Goal 69'
Hemp Goal 88' (o.g.)		 Report White Goal 30', 56'
Scott Goal 76'		 Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 1,948
16 February 2020 Fifth round Manchester City 10–0 Ipswich Town Manchester
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Coombs Goal 19'
Bremer Goal 25', 50', 64'
Park Goal 30', 78', 80'
Stanway Goal 57', 65', 86'		 Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,314
15 March 2020 Quarter-final Leicester City Postponed Manchester City Quorn
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Stadium: Farley Way Stadium
27 September 2020 Quarter-final Leicester City 1–2 Manchester City Quorn
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Devlin Goal 78' (pen.) Report Kelly Goal 36' (pen.)
Stanway Goal 41'		 Stadium: Farley Way Stadium
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis
1 October 2020 Semi-finals Manchester City 2–1 Arsenal Manchester
19:15 Houghton Goal 19'
Mewis Goal 41'		 Report Nobbs Goal 38' Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Referee: Helen Conley
1 November 2020 Final Everton 1–3 (a.e.t.) Manchester City London
14:30 Gauvin Goal 60' Report Mewis Goal 40'
Stanway Goal 111'
Beckie Goal 120+2'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rebecca Welch (Durham)

League Cup[]

Main article: 2019–20 FA Women's League Cup

Group stage[]

Pos Team
 Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manchester United 4 4 0 0 0 19 2 +17 12 Advance to knock-out stage
2 Manchester City 4 3 0 0 1 11 4 +7 9
3 Birmingham City 4 2 0 0 2 8 6 +2 6
4 Everton 4 1 0 0 3 5 8 −3 3
5 Leicester City 4 0 0 0 4 2 25 −23 0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2019. Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
22 September 2019 Group C Manchester City 5–0 Leicester City Manchester
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,403
Referee: Thomas Kirk
20 October 2019 Group C Manchester United 2–0 Manchester City Leigh
12:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 4,042
Referee: Amy Fearn
3 November 2019 Group C Manchester City 2–1 Birmingham City Manchester
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,178
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
21 November 2019 Group C Everton 1–4 Manchester City Crosby
19:30 GMT (UTC+00:00)
Report
Stadium: Rossett Park
Attendance: 327
Referee: Philip Jones

Knockout phase[]

15 January 2020 Quarter-final Sheffield United 0–4 Manchester City Chesterfield
19:30 Report
Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 1,521
Referee: Jane Simms
29 January 2020 Semi-final Arsenal 2–1 Manchester City Borehamwood
19:30
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Abigail Byrne

Champions League[]

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League

Round of 32[]

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase § Round of 32
12 September 2019 First leg FF Lugano 1976 Switzerland 1–7 England Manchester City Lugano, Switzerland
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
  • Goal 41'
 Report
Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
25 September 2019 Second leg Manchester City England 4–0 Switzerland FF Lugano 1976 Manchester
19:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Referee: Tanja Subotic (Slovenia)

Round of 16[]

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase § Round of 16
16 October 2019 (2019-10-16) First leg Manchester City England 1–1 Spain Atlético Madrid Manchester
20:00 (19:00 BST)
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
30 October 2019 (2019-10-30) Second leg Atlético Madrid Spain 2–1 England Manchester City Alcalá de Henares, Spain
19:30
Report
Stadium: Centro Deportivo Wanda
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Squad information[]

Playing statistics[]

As of 23 February 2020

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 League Cup Champions League Total
Apps Goal Red card Apps Goal Red card Apps Goal Red card Apps Goal Red card Apps Goal Red card
1 England Karen Bardsley GK
2 England Aoife Mannion DF 4 3 1 7 1
3 England Demi Stokes DF 14 2 5 4 25
4 England Gemma Bonner DF 16 3 1 6 2 3 26 5
5 Republic of Ireland Megan Campbell DF 7 4 3 14
6 England Steph Houghton DF 16 2 2 6 4 28 2
7 England Laura Coombs MF 4 2 1 4 1 1 11 2
8 England Jill Scott MF 16 1 1 4 3 24 1
9 Germany Pauline Bremer FW 12 10 1 3 5 5 3 4 21 22
10 England Georgia Stanway FW 13 4 1 2 3 3 2 1 20 8 1
11 Canada Janine Beckie FW 14 1 5 1 4 5 24 6
12 Republic of Ireland Tyler Toland MF 1 1 1 1 4
13 England Emma Bradley GK
15 England Lauren Hemp FW 14 5 2 5 1 2 23 6
16 England Jess Park MF 2 1 3 3 1 8 3
17 South Korea Lee Geum-min FW 3 1 1 3 7 1
18 England Ellen White FW 12 6 1 2 4 1 1 18 9
19 Scotland Caroline Weir FW 16 3 1 6 3 3 2 26 8
24 England Keira Walsh MF 14 2 2 5 1 4 25 2 1
25 Belgium Tessa Wullaert FW 13 3 2 3 2 3 21 5
26 England Ellie Roebuck GK 16 1 5 4 26
28 England Emma Bissell FW 1 1 2
34 France Karima Benameur GK 1 1 1 3
35 Portugal Matilde Fidalgo DF 2 1 1 1 5
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 1 13 0 16 1 13 0 81 2

Transfers and loans[]

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