2021–22 Leicester City W.F.C. season

Leicester City
2021–22 season
Owner	King Power International Group
Chairman	Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
Head Coach	Jonathan Morgan
Stadium	King Power Stadium, Leicester; Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent
	← 2020–21

The 2021–22 Leicester City W.F.C. season is the club's 18th season and their first in history as a top-flight team following promotion to the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the women's football pyramid, at the end of the previous season.^[1] Outside of the league, the club will also contest two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

On 25 August 2021, the club announced the women's team would be moving to the King Power Stadium with Burton Albion's Pirelli Stadium serving as backup when fixtures clash with Leicester's men's team.^[2]

Squad[]

As of 26 August 2021

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
3	DF	ENG	Sam Tierney
5	DF	ENG	Abbie McManus
6	DF	ENG	Georgia Brougham
7	FW	ENG	Natasha Flint
8	MF	ENG	Molly Pike
9	FW	ENG	Jessica Sigsworth
10	MF	ENG	Charlie Devlin
11	FW	ENG
14	FW	NED	Esmee de Graaf
15	DF	SCO	Sophie Howard
17	FW	ENG	Paige Bailey-Gayle


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	DF	ENG	Sophie Barker
19	FW	SCO	Abbi Grant
21	FW	ENG	Hannah Cain
22	DF	ENG	Ashleigh Plumptre
23	DF	ENG	Jemma Purfield
27	MF	ENG
28	GK	ENG	Kirstie Levell
33	FW	ENG
34	FW	ENG
44	MF	ENG	Connie Scofield
48	GK	ENG	Sophie Harris

Preseason[]

31 July 2021 Friendly	Leicester City	–	Liverpool	showLeicester
		Report		Stadium: Belvoir Drive Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Note: No official scoreline released

8 August 2021 Friendly	Leicester City	–	Chelsea	showLeicester
		Report		Stadium: Belvoir Drive Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Note: No official scoreline released

15 August 2021 Friendly	Leicester City	–	Sheffield United	showLeicester
		Report		Stadium: Belvoir Drive Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Note: No official scoreline released

22 August 2021 Friendly	Leicester City	–	Watford	showLeicester
		Report		Stadium: Belvoir Drive Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Note: No official scoreline released

29 August 2021 Friendly	Leicester City	–	Tottenham Hotspur	showLeicester
		Report		Stadium: Belvoir Drive 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	2	5	−3	0	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0	0	1	1	2	−1

Last updated: 12 September 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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L
Position	8	9

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

Results[]

4 September 2021 1	Aston Villa	2–1	Leicester City	showWalsall
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

12 September 2021 2	Leicester City	1–3	Manchester United	showLeicester
14:00	Sigsworth 74' Flint 86'	Report	Toone 36', 58' Thorisdottir 47' Thomas 71'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Referee: Elizabeth Simms

26 September 2021 3	West Ham United	v	Leicester City	showDagenham
14:00				Stadium: Victoria Road

3 October 2021 4	Leicester City	v	Tottenham Hotspur	showLeicester
14:00				Stadium: King Power Stadium

9 October 2021 5	Chelsea	v	Leicester City	showKingston upon Thames
12:30				Stadium: Kingsmeadow

7 November 2021 6	Leicester City	v	Manchester City	showLeicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

14 November 2021 7	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Leicester City	showCrawley
				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

21 November 2021 8	Leicester City	v	Everton	showBurton upon Trent
				Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

12 December 2021 9	Arsenal	v	Leicester City	showBorehamwood
				Stadium: Meadow Park

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

9 January 2022 11	Reading	v	Leicester City	showReading
				Stadium: Madejski Stadium

16 January 2022 12	Leicester City	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	showLeicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

23 January 2022 13	Leicester City	v	Aston Villa	showBurton upon Trent
				Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

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

13 February 2022 15	Leicester City	v	West Ham United	showLeicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

6 March 2022 16	Manchester United	v	Leicester City	showLeigh
				Stadium: Leigh Sports Village

13 March 2022 17	Everton	v	Leicester City	showLiverpool
				Stadium: Walton Hall Park

27 March 2022 18	Leicester City	v	Chelsea	showLeicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

3 April 2022 19	Leicester City	v	Arsenal	showLeicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

24 April 2022 20	Manchester City	v	Leicester City	showManchester
				Stadium: Academy Stadium

1 May 2022 21	Leicester City	v	Reading	showLeicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

8 May 2022 22	Tottenham Hotspur	v	Leicester City	showCanons Park
				Stadium: The Hive

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Manchester City	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3	3
8	West Ham United	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
9	Leicester City	2	0	0	2	2	5	��3	0
10	Birmingham City	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0
11	Reading	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0

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, Leicester City will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

FA Women's League Cup[]

Group stage[]

3 November 2021 Group stage	Leicester City	v	Everton	showBurton upon Trent
19:00				Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

17 November 2021 Group stage	Durham	v	Leicester City	showDurham
19:00				Stadium: Maiden Castle

5 December 2021 Group stage	Manchester United	v	Leicester City	showLeigh
13:00				Stadium: Leigh Sports Village

15 December 2021 Group stage	Leicester City	v	Manchester City	showBurton upon Trent
19:00				Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

Pos	Team v	Qualification	DUR	EVE	LEI	MCI	MNU
1	Durham	Advances to knock-out stage	—
2	Everton	Possible knock-out stage based on ranking		—
3	Leicester City				—
4	Manchester City					—
5	Manchester 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			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Sam Tierney	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Abbie McManus	2	1	1+1	1	0	0	0	0
6	DF		Georgia Brougham	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW		Natasha Flint	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Molly Pike	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Jessica Sigsworth	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Charlie Devlin	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW			2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW		Esmee de Graaf	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Sophie Howard	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW		Paige Bailey-Gayle	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF		Sophie Barker	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Abbi Grant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW		Hannah Cain	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF		Ashleigh Plumptre	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF		Jemma Purfield	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF			1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
28	GK		Kirstie Levell	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW			1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
44	MF		Connie Scofield	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	GK		Sophie Harris	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date	Position	Name	From	Ref.
16 July 2021	FW	Jessica Sigsworth	Manchester United	^[3]
19 July 2021	DF	Jemma Purfield	Bristol City	^[4]
20 July 2021	DF	Georgia Brougham	Everton	^[5]
21 July 2021	FW	Abbi Grant	Birmingham City	^[6]
26 July 2021	MF	Molly Pike	Everton	^[7]
27 July 2021	DF	Abbie McManus	Manchester United	^[8]
23 August 2021	MF	Connie Scofield	Birmingham City	^[9]

Transfers out[]

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
30 June 2021	MF	Remi Allen	Aston Villa	^[10]^[11]
	MF		London City Lionesses	^[10]^[12]
	MF		Coventry United	^[10]^[13]
	DF		Bristol City	^[10]^[14]
	MF		Nottingham Forest	^[10]^[15]
	MF		Crystal Palace	^[10]
	FW	Millie Farrow	Crystal Palace	^[10]^[16]
	FW	Olivia Fergusson	Coventry United	^[10]^[17]
	FW		Birmingham City	^[10]^[18]
29 July 2021	DF	Holly Morgan	Retired	^[19]

References[]

^ "Leicester promoted to WSL for first time". BBC Sport.
^ Garry, Tom (25 August 2021). "Leicester City Women to play eight matches at King Power Stadium in debut WSL campaign". The Telegraph.
^ "LCFC Women sign Sigsworth". Leicester City. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^ "LCFC Women confirm Jemma Purfield signing". Leicester City. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ "Leicester sign centre-back Brougham". BBC Sport.
^ "LCFC Women Confirm Abbi Grant Addition". Leicester City. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ "LCFC Women Swoop For Midfielder Molly Pike". Leicester City. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
^ "Abbie McManus Signs For LCFC Women". Leicester City. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
^ "Connie Scofield Completes LCFC Women Transfer". Leicester City. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "LCFC Women Confirm Departures For Nine Players". Leicester City FC.
^ "Villa women sign Foxes midfielder Allen". BBC Sport.
^ "Charlotte Fleming commits to the Pride". London City Lionesses. 20 July 2021.
^ "Coventry United announce Grace Riglar signing". Coventry United LFC twitter.
^ "Cataldo is a Robin". Bristol City.
^ "Two new recruits for Forest Women". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
^ "Former Leicester City forward Farrow joins Crystal Palace". FAWSL Full-Time. 20 July 2021.
^ "Coventry United announce Olivia Fergusson signing". Coventry United LFC twitter.
^ "Libby Smith is a Blue". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Holly Morgan retires from football". Leicester City FC. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

[1] "Leicester promoted to WSL for first time". BBC Sport.

[2] Garry, Tom (25 August 2021). "Leicester City Women to play eight matches at King Power Stadium in debut WSL campaign". The Telegraph.

[3] "LCFC Women sign Sigsworth". Leicester City. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

[4] "LCFC Women confirm Jemma Purfield signing". Leicester City. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[5] "Leicester sign centre-back Brougham". BBC Sport.

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

[7] "LCFC Women Swoop For Midfielder Molly Pike". Leicester City. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

[8] "Abbie McManus Signs For LCFC Women". Leicester City. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

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

[release-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "LCFC Women Confirm Departures For Nine Players". Leicester City FC.

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

[12] "Charlotte Fleming commits to the Pride". London City Lionesses. 20 July 2021.

[13] "Coventry United announce Grace Riglar signing". Coventry United LFC twitter.

[14] "Cataldo is a Robin". Bristol City.

[15] "Two new recruits for Forest Women". Nottingham Forest Football Club.

[16] "Former Leicester City forward Farrow joins Crystal Palace". FAWSL Full-Time. 20 July 2021.

[17] "Coventry United announce Olivia Fergusson signing". Coventry United LFC twitter.

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

[19] "Holly Morgan retires from football". Leicester City FC. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

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