2020–21 Manchester City W.F.C. season
2020–21 season | ||||
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Chairman | Khaldoon Mubarak | |||
Manager | Gareth Taylor | |||
Stadium | Academy Stadium | |||
FA WSL | 2nd | |||
FA Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
League Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
Community Shield | Runners-up | |||
Champions League | Quarter-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Chloe Kelly and Ellen White (10) All: Chloe Kelly and Ellen White (15) | |||
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The 2020–21 season is Manchester City Women's Football Club's 33rd season of competitive football and their eighth season in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of English women's football.
Gareth Taylor was appointed manager ahead of the new season on 28 May 2020, taking over from Alan Mahon who had been put in charge on an interim basis following the departure of Nick Cushing during the previous campaign.[1]
Non-competitive[]
Pre-season[]
9 August 2020 Friendly | Manchester City | 5–0 | Coventry United | showManchester |
12 August 2020 Friendly | Manchester City | 6–0 | Sheffield United | showManchester |
16 August 2020 Friendly | Aston Villa | – | Manchester City | showBodymoor Heath |
Competitions[]
Community Shield[]
In August 2020, the FA announced the return of the Women's FA Community Shield for the first time since 2008. The tie was contested between 2019–20 FA WSL winners Chelsea and Manchester City who qualified as reigning 2019 FA Cup winners due to the unfinished nature of the 2019–20 Women's FA Cup. The match was part of a Wembley double-header on the same day as the men's equivalent and played behind closed doors.[2]
Women's Super League[]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Chelsea (C) | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 69 | 10 | +59 | 57 | Qualification for the Champions League Group Stage |
2 | Manchester City | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 13 | +52 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League second round |
3 | Arsenal | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 63 | 15 | +48 | 48 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
4 | Manchester United | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 47 | |
5 | Everton | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 32 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
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 |
22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 13 | +52 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 5 | +31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 8 | +21 |
Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: FA WSL
Results by matchday[]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results[]
5 September 2020 1 | Aston Villa | 0–2 | Manchester City | showAston |
13 September 2020 2 | Manchester City | 0–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | showManchester |
4 October 2020 3 | Manchester City | 4–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | showManchester |
11 October 2020 4 | Chelsea | 3–1 | Manchester City | showKingston upon Thames |
7 November 2020 6 | Manchester City | 8–1 | Bristol City | showManchester |
14 November 2020 7 | Manchester United | 2–2 | Manchester City | showLeigh |
20 December 2020 | Birmingham City | P–P | Manchester City | showSolihull |
9 January 2021 | Manchester City | P–P | West Ham United | showManchester |
17 January 2021 10 | Manchester City | 7–0 | Aston Villa | showManchester |
24 January 2021 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–7 | Manchester City | showLancing |
31 January 2021 12 | Manchester City | 4–0 | West Ham United | showManchester |
7 February 2021 13 | Arsenal | 1–2 | Manchester City | showBorehamwood |
12 February 2021 14 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Manchester United | showManchester |
28 February 2021 15 | Birmingham City | 0–4 | Manchester City | showBurton upon Trent |
17 March 2021 17 | Bristol City | 0–3 | Manchester City | showBath |
4 April 2021 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–3 | Manchester City | showCanons Park |
2 May 2021 21 | Manchester City | 4–0 | Birmingham City | showManchester |
9 May 2021 22 | West Ham United | 0–1 | Manchester City | showDagenham |
FA Cup[]
As a member of the top two tiers, Manchester City will enter FA Cup in the fourth round proper. Originally scheduled to take place on 31 January 2021, it was delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions.[6][7] The competition recommenced with the remaining first round fixture on 31 March with the fourth round scheduled for the weekend 17–18 April 2021.[8] Due to the delay, the competition only reached the fifth round before the end of the season. It will resume at the quarter-final stage on 29 September 2021.
17 April 2021 Fourth round | Manchester City | 8–0 | Aston Villa | showManchester |
16 May 2021 Fifth round | Manchester City | 5–1 | West Ham United | showManchester |
29 September 2021 Quarter-final | Manchester City | v | Leicester City | showManchester |
League Cup[]
Group stage
4 November 2020 Group stage | Liverpool | 0–3 | Manchester City | showBirkenhead |
19 November 2020 Group stage | Manchester United | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Manchester City | showLeigh |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MCI | EVE | LIV | MNU | |
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1 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advanced to knock-out stage | — | 3–1 | — | — | |
2 | Everton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
3 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | 0–3 | — | — | 3–1 | ||
4 | Manchester United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | 0–0 | — | — | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
Knockout stage
Champions League[]
Round of 32
9 December 2020 R32 first leg | Kopparbergs/Göteborg | 1–2 | Manchester City | showGothenburg, Sweden |
16 December 2020 R32 second leg | Manchester City | 3–0 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg | showManchester, England |
Round of 16
3 March 2021 R16 first leg | Manchester City | 3–0 | Fiorentina | showManchester, England |
11 March 2021 R16 second leg | Fiorentina | 0–5 | Manchester City | showFlorence, Italy |
Quarter-finals
24 March 2021 QF first leg | Barcelona | 3–0 | Manchester City | showMonza, Italy |
31 March 2021 QF second leg | Manchester City | 2–1 | Barcelona | showManchester, England |
Squad information[]
Playing statistics[]
- As of 16 May 2021
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | FA WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Community Shield | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
2 | DF | Aoife Mannion | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Demi Stokes | 16 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Megan Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Steph Houghton | 23 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Laura Coombs | 23 | 3 | 6+7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Chloe Kelly | 31 | 15 | 20+1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
10 | FW | Georgia Stanway | 34 | 9 | 16+5 | 5 | 1+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3+3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Janine Beckie | 25 | 7 | 6+8 | 4 | 1+1 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |
13 | DF | Abby Dahlkemper | 13 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | DF | Esme Morgan | 24 | 1 | 10+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
15 | FW | Lauren Hemp | 23 | 10 | 13+2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Jess Park | 15 | 2 | 1+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | FW | Ellen White | 34 | 15 | 19+3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 5+1 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | |
19 | FW | Caroline Weir | 31 | 9 | 17+3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
20 | DF | Lucy Bronze | 28 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | MF | Rose Lavelle | 24 | 5 | 3+13 | 1 | 0+2 | 2 | 1+1 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | MF | Sam Mewis | 29 | 14 | 14+3 | 7 | 0+2 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 4+2 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | |
24 | MF | Keira Walsh | 31 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
26 | GK | Ellie Roebuck | 27 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
27 | DF | Alex Greenwood | 30 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
34 | GK | Karima Benameur Taieb | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
35 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
36 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
39 | MF | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Players away from the club on loan: | |||||||||||||||
1 | GK | Karen Bardsley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Jill Scott | 13 | 1 | 2+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season: | |||||||||||||||
4 | DF | Gemma Bonner | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers and loans[]
Transfers in[]
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Transfers out[]
Loans out[]
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References[]
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- ^ Oatway, Caroline. "City sign Abby Dahlkemper". www.mancity.com.
- ^ Oatway, Caroline. "Bremer to depart in summer". www.mancity.com.
- ^ Oatway, Caroline. "Tessa Wullaert to depart". www.mancity.com.
- ^ Oatway, Caroline. "Matilde Fidalgo departs". www.mancity.com.
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