2021–22 Aston Villa W.F.C. season

Aston Villa
2021–22 season
Owner	NSWE Group
Chairman	Nassef Sawiris
Manager	Carla Ward
Stadium	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
League Cup	Group stage
Highest home attendance	4,780; (vs. Arsenal, 2 October)
Lowest home attendance	385; (vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 12 December)
Average home league attendance	1,655
	← 2020–21

The 2021–22 Aston Villa W.F.C. season is the club's 26th season under their Aston Villa affiliation, the organisation's 48th overall season in existence and their second season in the FA Women's Super League. Along with competing in the WSL, the club will also contest two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

On 20 May 2021, Carla Ward was named as manager having resigned as manager of WSL rivals Birmingham City a week earlier.^[1] She replaced interim manager Marcus Bignot and departing head coach who were both sacked at the end of the previous season.^[2]

Current squad[]

As of 3 September 2021^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Hannah Hampton
2	MF	ENG	Sarah Mayling
3	DF	ENG	Meaghan Sargeant
4	MF	ENG	Remi Allen
5	DF	ENG	Elisha N'Dow
6	DF	ENG	Anita Asante
7	FW	SUI	Alisha Lehmann
8	MF	SCO	Chloe Arthur
9	FW	AUS	Emily Gielnik
10	MF	GER	Ramona Petzelberger
11	FW	ENG	Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah
12	FW	ENG	Jodie Hutton


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	ENG	Natalie Haigh
16	DF	ENG	Olivia McLoughlin
17	FW	ENG	Sophie Haywood
18	MF	ENG	Freya Gregory
19	MF	ENG
20	FW	ENG	Gemma Davison
21	MF	GER	Marisa Ewers (captain)
22	FW	JAM	Shania Hayles
23	GK	ENG	Sian Rogers
31	FW	IRL	Ruesha Littlejohn
33	DF	ENG	Maz Pacheco

Preseason[]

14 August 2021 Friendly	Manchester United	2–0	Aston Villa	Carrington
16:30 BST	Thomas 4' Hanson 17'	Report		Stadium: Trafford Training Centre Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

21 August 2021 Friendly	Aston Villa	1–3	Everton	Walsall
12:30 BST	Petzelberger 48'	Report	Emslie 28' Christiansen 53' (pen.) Clinton 65'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium

27 August 2021 Friendly	Chelsea	1–0	Aston Villa	Kingston upon Thames
12:30 BST	England 23'	Report		Stadium: Kingsmeadow

FA Women's Super League[]

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
10	3	1	6	6	22	−16	10	1	0	3	3	8	−5	2	1	3	3	14	−11

Last updated: 19 December 2021.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	L
Position	5	5	3	6	7	8	6	10	10	10

Source:^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[]

4 September 2021 1	Aston Villa	2–1	Leicester City	Walsall
12:30	Hutton 36' Asante 59' Mayling 63' Allen 64'	Report	Flint 39' Tierney 79' McManus 82' Brougham 84'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 741 Referee: Helen Conley

11 September 2021 2	West Ham United	1–1	Aston Villa	Dagenham
11:30	Leon 8' Stringer 65'	Report	Littlejohn 66' Allen 90+2'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,106 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

26 September 2021 3	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–1	Aston Villa	Crawley
14:00		Report	Gielnik 48'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,140 Referee: Lisa Benn

2 October 2021 4	Aston Villa	0–4	Arsenal	Aston
17:15	Pacheco 57'	Report	Little 51', 90+2' Iwabuchi 80' McCabe 83'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 4,780 Referee: Emily Heaslip

10 October 2021 5	Reading	3–0	Aston Villa	Reading
14:00	Eikeland 16' Rowe 19' Dowie 45+3' Vanhaevermaet 73'	Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 578 Referee: Louise Saunders

6 November 2021 6	Aston Villa	0–1	Chelsea	Walsall
12:30	Allen 56'	Report	Fleming 22' Ingle 28' Andersson 90+1'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 715 Referee: Abigail Byrne

14 November 2021 7	Birmingham City	0–1	Aston Villa	Birmingham
14:00	Sarri 75' Robertson 90+1'	Report	Arthur 22' Asante 25' Lehmann 55' Pacheco 90+3'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 1,386 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

20 November 2021 8	Manchester City	5–0	Aston Villa	Manchester
11:30	Weir 48' Stanway 51' Raso 77', 81' Hemp 78'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,098 Referee: Abigail Byrne

12 December 2021 9	Aston Villa	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Walsall
18:00	Allen 19', 77' Littlejohn 45'	Report	Simon 29' (pen.) Williams 45', 68' Clemaron 62'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 385 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

19 December 2021 10	Manchester United	5–0	Aston Villa	Leigh
12:00	Toone 8', 79' Zelem 13' (pen.) Staniforth 50' Thomas 73' Hanson 76' Ladd 90+1'	Report	Littlejohn 52' Mayling 81' Boye-Hlorkah 87'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 1,001 Referee: Rebecca Welch

8 January 2022 11	Aston Villa	v	Everton	Walsall
12:30				Stadium: Bescot Stadium

15 January 2022 12	Aston Villa	v	Manchester City	Walsall
12:30				Stadium: Bescot Stadium

23 January 2022 13	Leicester City	v	Aston Villa	Burton upon Trent
14:00				Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

6 February 2022 14	Aston Villa	v	West Ham United	Walsall
				Stadium: Bescot Stadium

13 February 2022 15	Everton	v	Aston Villa	Liverpool
				Stadium: Walton Hall Park

6 March 2022 16	Aston Villa	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Walsall
				Stadium: Bescot Stadium

13 March 2022 17	Chelsea	v	Aston Villa	Kingston upon Thames
				Stadium: Kingsmeadow

27 March 2022 18	Aston Villa	v	Reading	Walsall
				Stadium: Bescot Stadium

3 April 2022 19	Tottenham Hotspur	v	Aston Villa	Canons Park
				Stadium: The Hive

24 April 2022 20	Aston Villa	v	Manchester United	Walsall
				Stadium: Bescot Stadium

1 May 2022 21	Arsenal	v	Aston Villa	Borehamwood
				Stadium: Meadow Park

8 May 2022 22	Aston Villa	v	Birmingham City	Walsall
				Stadium: Bescot Stadium

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Reading	9	4	1	4	11	12	−1	13
9	Everton	10	3	2	5	9	16	−7	11
10	Aston Villa	10	3	1	6	6	22	−16	10
11	Leicester City	10	1	0	9	5	23	−18	3
12	Birmingham City	10	0	1	9	4	26	−22	1	Relegation to the Championship

Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2021. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Women's FA Cup[]

As a member of the first tier, Aston Villa will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

30 January 2022 Fourth round	Aston Villa	v	Chelsea	Walsall
				Stadium: Bescot Stadium

FA Women's League Cup[]

Group stage[]

13 October 2021 Group stage	Liverpool	1–1 (5–4 p)	Aston Villa	Birkenhead
19:00	Kiernan 66' Lawley 74'	Report	Hayles 2'	Stadium: Prenton Park
	Penalties
	Bailey Holland Daniëls Robe Hodson		Boye-Hlorkah Allen Mayling Hutton Petzelberger

17 November 2021 Group stage	Aston Villa	1–2	Sheffield United	Walsall
19:30	Boye-Hlorkah 48', 65' Davison 70'	Report	Lipka 11' Sweetman-Kirk 20' 61'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium

5 December 2021 Group stage	Sunderland	0–7	Aston Villa	Hetton-le-Hole
12:00	35'	Report	1' Petzelberger 10' Littlejohn 26' Allen 41', 90' Lehmann 72', 76' Boye-Hlorkah 84'	Stadium: Eppleton CW

15 December 2021 Group stage	Aston Villa	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Walsall
19:45		Report	69'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	WPEN	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LIV	SUN	BLB	SHU	AST
1	Liverpool (Q)	4	1	2	1	0	3	2	+1	8	Advances to knock-out stage	—		2–1		1–1
2	Sunderland (E)	4	1	2	0	1	3	9	−6	7	Possible knock-out stage based on ranking	0–0	—			0–7
3	Blackburn Rovers	4	2	0	0	2	4	4	0	6			1–2	—	1–0
4	Sheffield United	4	1	0	2	1	3	3	0	5		0–0	1–1		—
5	Aston Villa	4	1	0	1	2	9	4	+5	4				0–1	1–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2021. 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
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Squad statistics[]

Appearances[]

As of 19 December 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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Hannah Hampton	11	0	10	0	0	0	0+1	0
2	MF	ENG	Sarah Mayling	12	1	9	1	0	0	2+1	0
3	DF	ENG	Meaghan Sargeant	10	0	9	0	0	0	1	0
4	MF	ENG	Remi Allen	12	5	10	3	0	0	1+1	2
5	DF	ENG	Elisha N'Dow	10	0	5+2	0	0	0	2+1	0
6	DF	ENG	Anita Asante	10	1	9	1	0	0	1	0
7	FW	SUI	Alisha Lehmann	11	2	9	0	0	0	2	2
8	MF	SCO	Chloe Arthur	13	0	9+1	0	0	0	0+3	0
9	FW	AUS	Emily Gielnik	7	1	4+1	1	0	0	1+1	0
10	MF	GER	Ramona Petzelberger	11	1	7+1	0	0	0	2+1	1
11	FW	ENG	Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah	13	2	8+1	0	0	0	2+2	2
12	FW	ENG	Jodie Hutton	6	0	1+1	0	0	0	3+1	0
15	DF	ENG	Natalie Haigh	4	0	0+1	0	0	0	3	0
16	DF	ENG	Olivia McLoughlin	8	0	2+3	0	0	0	3	0
17	FW	ENG	Sophie Haywood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	ENG	Freya Gregory	6	0	1+2	0	0	0	2+1	0
19	MF	ENG		5	1	0+2	0	0	0	3	1
20	FW	ENG	Gemma Davison	7	0	0+3	0	0	0	3+1	0
21	MF	GER	Marisa Ewers	7	0	3+1	0	0	0	2+1	0
22	FW	JAM	Shania Hayles	10	1	1+6	0	0	0	3	1
23	GK	ENG	Sian Rogers	5	0	0+1	0	0	0	4	0
24	MF	ENG	Olivia Rabjohn	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
26	FW	ENG	Isobel Goodwin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
27	FW	ENG	Deearna Goodwin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
28	DF	ENG	Evie Rabjohn	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31	FW	IRL	Ruesha Littlejohn	8	0	3+3	0	0	0	2	0
32	MF	WAL	Mary McAteer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
33	DF	ENG	Maz Pacheco	12	0	10	0	0	0	1+1	0

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date	Position	Name	From	Ref.
30 June 2021	FW	Alisha Lehmann	West Ham United	^[4]
1 July 2021	MF	Remi Allen	Leicester City	^[5]
2 July 2021	MF	Sarah Mayling	Birmingham City	^[6]
2 July 2021	FW	Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah	Everton	^[6]^[7]
3 July 2021	DF	Meaghan Sargeant	Bristol City	^[8]
3 July 2021	GK	Hannah Hampton	Birmingham City	^[9]
16 August 2021	DF	Maz Pacheco	West Ham United	^[10]
1 September 2021	FW	Ruesha Littlejohn	Birmingham City	^[11]
2 September 2021	FW	Emily Gielnik	Vittsjö GIK	^[12]
3 September 2021	FW	Gemma Davison	Tottenham Hotspur	^[13]

Transfers out[]

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
18 May 2021	DF	Ella Franklin-Fraiture		^[14]
	MF	Emma Follis	Charlton Athletic	^[14]^[15]
	MF	Amy West	Nottingham Forest	^[14]^[16]
	DF	Caroline Siems	Bayer Leverkusen	^[14]^[17]
	FW	Diana Silva	Sporting CP	^[14]^[18]
	FW	Mana Iwabuchi	Arsenal	^[14]^[19]
	MF	Nadine Hanssen		^[14]
18 June 2021	FW	Stine Larsen	BK Häcken	^[20]^[21]
6 August 2021	DF	Asmita Ale	Tottenham Hotspur	^[22]^[23]
19 August 2021	GK	Lisa Weiß	Wolfsburg	^[24]^[25]

Loans out[]

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
3 September 2021	MF		Emily Syme	Sheffield United	End of season	^[26]

References[]

^ "WSL: Carla Ward named Aston Villa manager days after leaving Birmingham". The Guardian. 20 May 2021.
^ "Bignot, Davies and Sugarman leave Villa". BBC Sport.
^ "Women's Team". www.avfc.co.uk.
^ "Alisha Lehmann joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
^ "Villa women sign Foxes midfielder Allen". BBC Sport.
^ ^a ^b "Sarah Mayling joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
^ "Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
^ "Meaghan Sargeant joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
^ "Hannah Hampton joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
^ "Maz Pacheco departs for Aston Villa". West Ham United.
^ "Littlejohn crosses Birmingham to sign for Aston Villa". RTÉ. 1 September 2021.
^ "Emily Gielnik joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
^ "Villa sign Davison on short-term deal". BBC Sport.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Villa Women announce player departures". Aston Villa Football Club.
^ Pizzey, Chloe (30 July 2021). "Full Charlton Athletic 2021/22 squad announced". Charlton Athletic.
^ "Amy West joins Forest Women". Nottingham Forest FC.
^ "Bayer 04 sign Caroline Siems from Aston Villa". www.bayer04.de.
^ "Diana Silva regressa ao Sporting CP". www.sporting.pt (in Portuguese). 24 May 2021.
^ "Mana Iwabuchi signs for Arsenal". www.arsenal.com.
^ "Stine Larsen departs Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
^ "Landslagsspelarna klara för BK Häcken". Expressen (in Swedish).
^ "Asmita Ale departs Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
^ "Tottenham sign Villa defender Ale". BBC Sport.
^ "Lisa Weiß departs Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
^ "Erfahrener Neuzugang aus England". VfL Wolfsburg (in German). 19 August 2021.
^ "Emily Syme signs". Sheffield United FC.

External links[]

AVFC Women official website

[1] "WSL: Carla Ward named Aston Villa manager days after leaving Birmingham". The Guardian. 20 May 2021.

[2] "Bignot, Davies and Sugarman leave Villa". BBC Sport.

[3] "Women's Team". www.avfc.co.uk.

[4] "Alisha Lehmann joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.

[5] "Villa women sign Foxes midfielder Allen". BBC Sport.

[Sarah_Mayling_joins_Villa_Women-6] "Sarah Mayling joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.

[7] "Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.

[8] "Meaghan Sargeant joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.

[9] "Hannah Hampton joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.

[10] "Maz Pacheco departs for Aston Villa". West Ham United.

[11] "Littlejohn crosses Birmingham to sign for Aston Villa". RTÉ. 1 September 2021.

[12] "Emily Gielnik joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.

[13] "Villa sign Davison on short-term deal". BBC Sport.

[release-14] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Villa Women announce player departures". Aston Villa Football Club.

[15] Pizzey, Chloe (30 July 2021). "Full Charlton Athletic 2021/22 squad announced". Charlton Athletic.

[16] "Amy West joins Forest Women". Nottingham Forest FC.

[17] "Bayer 04 sign Caroline Siems from Aston Villa". www.bayer04.de.

[18] "Diana Silva regressa ao Sporting CP". www.sporting.pt (in Portuguese). 24 May 2021.

[19] "Mana Iwabuchi signs for Arsenal". www.arsenal.com.

[20] "Stine Larsen departs Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.

[21] "Landslagsspelarna klara för BK Häcken". Expressen (in Swedish).

[22] "Asmita Ale departs Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.

[23] "Tottenham sign Villa defender Ale". BBC Sport.

[24] "Lisa Weiß departs Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.

[25] "Erfahrener Neuzugang aus England". VfL Wolfsburg (in German). 19 August 2021.

[26] "Emily Syme signs". Sheffield United FC.

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