2021–22 Birmingham City W.F.C. season

Birmingham City
2021–22 season
Head Coach	Scott Booth
Stadium	St Andrew's, Birmingham
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2020–21

The 2021–22 Birmingham City W.F.C. season is the club's 54th season in existence and their 11th in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid, having been founding members of the league in 2011. Along with competing in the WSL, the club will also contest two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Manager Carla Ward resigned at the end of the previous campaign after only one season in charge having kept the team up with an 11th place finish.^[1] Ward was replaced by Scott Booth who ended a six-year spell as manager of Glasgow City to take the role.^[2]

Ahead of the 2021–22 season the team moved from Damson Park, where they had been based since 2014, to St Andrew's, the club's main stadium.^[3]

Squad[]

As of 3 September 2021^[4]

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	IRL	Marie Hourihan
2	DF	DEN	Cecilie Sandvej
3	DF	IRL	Harriet Scott
4	FW	ENG	Lucy Quinn
6	DF	ENG	Lily Simkin
7	FW	GRE	Veatriki Sarri
8	MF	SCO	Lisa Robertson (on loan from Celtic)
9	FW	SCO	Sarah Ewens
10	MF	SCO	Christie Murray
11	FW	ENG	Jade Pennock
12	FW	ENG
14	MF	IRL	Jamie Finn
17	DF	IRL	Louise Quinn (captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	ENG	Lucy Whipp
21	GK	ENG	Emily Ramsey (on loan from Manchester United)
22	FW	IRL	Eleanor Ryan-Doyle
23	FW	IRL	Emily Whelan
25	MF	NIR	Rebecca Holloway
26	DF	ENG
27	MF	ENG
28	DF	ENG
29	GK	ENG
30	DF	ENG
31	FW	ENG
32	MF	ENG
34	MF	WAL

Preseason[]

15 August 2021 Friendly	Birmingham City	–	Coventry United	showKings Norton
				Stadium: Wast Hills Training Ground Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Note: No official scoreline released

22 August 2021 Friendly	Birmingham City	0–0	Liverpool	showBirmingham
14:00				Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

28 August 2021 Friendly	Reading	–	Birmingham City	showReading
				Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Note: No official scoreline released

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
2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0	0	0	1	0	5	−5	0	0	1	0	1	−1

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L
Position	9	10

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

Results[]

4 September 2021 1	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Birmingham City	showTottenham
15:00	Graham 40'	Report	Robertson 46' Sarri 90+1'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Referee: Lisa Benn

12 September 2021 2	Birmingham City	0–5	Brighton & Hove Albion	showBirmingham
14:00		Report	Williams 2' Kaagman 45+1' (pen.) Carter 50' Koivisto 58' Green 70' 80' Simpkins 90+5'	Stadium: St Andrew's Referee: Lucy May

25 September 2021 3	Everton	v	Birmingham City	showLiverpool
11:30				Stadium: Walton Hall Park

3 October 2021 4	Birmingham City	v	Manchester United	showBirmingham
18:45				Stadium: St Andrew's

10 October 2021 5	West Ham United	v	Birmingham City	showDagenham
14:00				Stadium: Victoria Road

7 November 2021 6	Birmingham City	v	Reading	showBirmingham
				Stadium: St Andrew's

14 November 2021 7	Birmingham City	v	Aston Villa	showBirmingham
				Stadium: St Andrew's

21 November 2021 8	Chelsea	v	Birmingham City	showKingston upon Thames
				Stadium: Kingsmeadow

12 December 2021 9	Birmingham City	v	Manchester City	showBirmingham
				Stadium: St Andrew's

19 December 2021 10	Leicester City	v	Birmingham City	showBurton upon Trent
				Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

9 January 2022 11	Birmingham City	v	Arsenal	showBirmingham
				Stadium: St Andrew's

16 January 2022 12	Manchester United	v	Birmingham City	showLeigh
				Stadium: Leigh Sports Village

23 January 2022 13	Reading	v	Birmingham City	showReading
				Stadium: Madejski Stadium

6 February 2022 14	Birmingham City	v	Leicester City	showBirmingham
				Stadium: St Andrew's

13 February 2022 15	Birmingham City	v	Tottenham Hotspur	showBirmingham
				Stadium: St Andrew's

6 March 2022 16	Arsenal	v	Birmingham City	showBorehamwood
				Stadium: Meadow Park

13 March 2022 17	Birmingham City	v	West Ham United	showBirmingham
				Stadium: St Andrew's

27 March 2022 18	Manchester City	v	Birmingham City	showManchester
				Stadium: Academy Stadium

3 April 2022 19	Birmingham City	v	Everton	showBirmingham
				Stadium: St Andrew's

24 April 2022 20	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Birmingham City	showCrawley
				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

1 May 2022 21	Birmingham City	v	Chelsea	showBirmingham
				Stadium: St Andrew's

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

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	West Ham United	2	1	1	1	3	−2	1
9	Leicester City	2	0	2	2	5	−3	0
10	Birmingham City	2	0	2	0	6	−6	0
11	Reading	2	0	2	0	6	−6	0
12	Everton	2	0	2	0	8	−8	0	Relegation to the Championship

Updated to match(es) played on 12 September 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 top two tiers, Birmingham City will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

FA Women's League Cup[]

Group stage[]

13 October 2021 Group stage	Birmingham City	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	showBirmingham
19:30				Stadium: St Andrew's

17 November 2021 Group stage	Birmingham City	v	West Ham United	showBirmingham
19:30				Stadium: St Andrew's

15 December 2021 Group stage	London City Lionesses	v	Birmingham City	showDartford
19:00				Stadium: Princes Park

Pos	Team v	Qualification	BIR	BHA	LCL	WHU
1	Birmingham City	Advances to knock-out stage	—
2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Possible knock-out stage based on ranking		—
3	London City Lionesses				—
4	West Ham United					—

First match(es) will be played on 13 October 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

Squad statistics[]

Appearances[]

As of 12 September 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		Marie Hourihan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Cecilie Sandvej	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Harriet Scott	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Louise Quinn	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF		Lily Simkin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW		Veatriki Sarri	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Lisa Robertson	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Sarah Ewens	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Christie Murray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Jade Pennock	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
12	FW			2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Jamie Finn	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW		Lucy Quinn	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF		Lucy Whipp	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
21	GK		Emily Ramsey	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
22	FW		Eleanor Ryan-Doyle	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW		Emily Whelan	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF		Rebecca Holloway	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF			1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	GK			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF			1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
31	FW			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date	Position	Name	From	Ref.
17 July 2021	FW	Jade Pennock	Sheffield United	^[5]
23 July 2021	DF	Louise Quinn	Fiorentina	^[6]
27 July 2021	FW	Sarah Ewens	Celtic	^[7]
27 July 2021	FW	Lucy Quinn	Tottenham Hotspur	^[8]
28 July 2021	FW		Leicester City	^[9]
4 August 2021	DF	Cecilie Sandvej	FC Fleury 91	^[10]
27 August 2021	MF	Jamie Finn	Shelbourne	^[11]
28 August 2021	GK	Marie Hourihan	Braga	^[12]
2 September 2021	DF		Chelsea	^[13]
3 September 2021	FW	Eleanor Ryan-Doyle	Peamount United	^[14]
3 September 2021	FW	Emily Whelan	Shelbourne	^[14]

Loans in[]

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
6 August 2021	GK		Emily Ramsey	Manchester United	30 June 2022	^[15]
6 August 2021	MF		Lisa Robertson	Celtic	30 June 2022	^[16]

Transfers out[]

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
15 June 2021	MF		Lewes	^[17]^[18]
26 June 2021	GK	Hannah Hampton	Aston Villa	^[19]^[20]
29 June 2021	MF	Sarah Mayling	Aston Villa	^[21]^[22]
1 July 2021	FW	Claudia Walker	West Ham United	^[23]
1 July 2021	MF	Mollie Green	Coventry United	^[24]
16 July 2021	FW	Abbi Grant	Leicester City	^[25]
27 July 2021	FW	Emma Kelly	Sunderland	^[26]
6 August 2021	GK		Bristol City	^[27]
19 August 2021	MF	Connie Scofield	Leicester City	^[28]^[29]
23 August 2021	FW	Ruesha Littlejohn	Aston Villa	^[30]

References[]

^ Garry, Tom (14 May 2021). "Carla Ward resigns as Birmingham City Women manager". The Telegraph.
^ "Scott Booth named Blues Women Head Coach". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Birmingham Women to play at St Andrew's". BBC Sport.
^ "Women's Team". Birmingham City Football Club. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
^ "Jade Pennock Pens Blues Deal". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Birmingham sign centre-back Quinn". BBC Sport.
^ "Blues Women Sign Sarah Ewens". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Lucy Quinn is back at Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Libby Smith is a Blue". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Cecilie Sandvej signs for Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Jamie Finn is a Blue". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Marie Hourihan returns to Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Arabella Suttie joins Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Blues Women sign Irish duo". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Emily Ramsey signs new deal and joins Birmingham on loan". www.manutd.com.
^ "Lisa Robertson joins Blues Women on loan". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Blues Women Retained and Released List". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Lewes FC sign England youth star Heidi Logan from Birmingham". www.lewesfc.com.
^ "Goalkeeper Hampton to leave Birmingham". BBC Sport.
^ "Hannah Hampton joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
^ "Sarah Mayling departs". Birmingham City twitter.
^ "Sarah Mayling joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
^ "West Ham United sign forward Claudia Walker". West Ham United.
^ "Coventry United announce Mollie Green signing". Coventry United LFC.
^ "LCFC Women Confirm Abbi Grant Addition". Leicester City. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ "Emma Kelly returns to SAFC". Sunderland AFC. 27 July 2021.
^ "Whitehouse joins City Women". Bristol City.
^ "Midfielder Scofield opts to leave Birmingham City". FAWSL Full-Time. 19 August 2021.
^ "Connie Scofield Completes LCFC Women Transfer". Leicester City. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
^ "Littlejohn crosses Birmingham to sign for Aston Villa". RTÉ. 1 September 2021.

[1] Garry, Tom (14 May 2021). "Carla Ward resigns as Birmingham City Women manager". The Telegraph.

[2] "Scott Booth named Blues Women Head Coach". Birmingham City Football Club.

[3] "Birmingham Women to play at St Andrew's". BBC Sport.

[4] "Women's Team". Birmingham City Football Club. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

[5] "Jade Pennock Pens Blues Deal". Birmingham City Football Club.

[6] "Birmingham sign centre-back Quinn". BBC Sport.

[7] "Blues Women Sign Sarah Ewens". Birmingham City Football Club.

[8] "Lucy Quinn is back at Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.

[9] "Libby Smith is a Blue". Birmingham City Football Club.

[10] "Cecilie Sandvej signs for Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.

[11] "Jamie Finn is a Blue". Birmingham City Football Club.

[12] "Marie Hourihan returns to Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.

[13] "Arabella Suttie joins Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.

[Ryan-Doyle_Whelan-14] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Blues Women sign Irish duo". Birmingham City Football Club.

[15] "Emily Ramsey signs new deal and joins Birmingham on loan". www.manutd.com.

[16] "Lisa Robertson joins Blues Women on loan". Birmingham City Football Club.

[17] "Blues Women Retained and Released List". Birmingham City Football Club.

[18] "Lewes FC sign England youth star Heidi Logan from Birmingham". www.lewesfc.com.

[19] "Goalkeeper Hampton to leave Birmingham". BBC Sport.

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

[21] "Sarah Mayling departs". Birmingham City twitter.

[22] "Sarah Mayling joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.

[23] "West Ham United sign forward Claudia Walker". West Ham United.

[24] "Coventry United announce Mollie Green signing". Coventry United LFC.

[25] "LCFC Women Confirm Abbi Grant Addition". Leicester City. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

[26] "Emma Kelly returns to SAFC". Sunderland AFC. 27 July 2021.

[27] "Whitehouse joins City Women". Bristol City.

[28] "Midfielder Scofield opts to leave Birmingham City". FAWSL Full-Time. 19 August 2021.

[29] "Connie Scofield Completes LCFC Women Transfer". Leicester City. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

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

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