2014 Manchester City W.F.C. season
The 2014 season is Manchester City Women's Football Club's 26th season of competitive football and its first season in the FA Women's Super League and at the top level of English women's football, having been promoted from the FA Women's Premier League.[1]
2014 season | |||
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Chairman | Khaldoon Mubarak | ||
Manager | Nick Cushing | ||
Stadium | Manchester Regional Arena | ||
Women's Super League | 5th | ||
FA Cup | Quarter-final | ||
WSL Cup | Winners | ||
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In September, the team made club history by reaching their first ever cup final, beating Chelsea to reach the final of the FA WSL Cup.[2] Drawn against Arsenal, they won 1–0 to lift the first major honour in their history.[3]
Non-competitive
Pre-season
N.B. Games against Celtic played as 60-minute matches only. Line-ups rotated between games.
9 February 2014 Friendly | Manchester City XI | 3–0 | Manchester | |
14:00 GMT | Steph Marsh Christiansen |
Report |
9 February 2014 Friendly | Manchester City XI | 0–0 | Manchester | |
16:00 GMT | Report |
23 February 2014 Friendly | Glasgow City | 0–0 | Glasgow | |
14:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Petershill Park Referee: Ross Haswell |
23 March 2014 Friendly | Durham | 0–7 | Durham | |
14:00 GMT | Report | Duggan Hassett Scott Houghton Young |
Stadium: New Ferens Park |
30 March 2014 Friendly | Manchester City | 2–0 | Manchester | |
14:00 GMT | Johnston Duggan |
Report | Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena |
Competitions
Women's Super League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | Birmingham City | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 25 |
4 | Arsenal | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 21 |
5 | Manchester City | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 19 |
6 | Notts County | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 18 |
7 | Bristol Academy | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
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 |
14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | −1 |
Last updated: 12 October 2014.
Source: WSL
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
17 April 2014 1 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Manchester City | Widnes |
14:00 BST | Dowie |
report | Stadium: Halton Stadium Attendance: 1,572 Referee: Amy Fearn |
20 April 2014 2 | Manchester City | 0–2 | Bristol Academy | Manchester |
14:00 BST | Report | Houghton James |
Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena Attendance: 1,253 Referee: Duncan Street |
18 May 2014 3 | Arsenal | 0–1 | Manchester City | Borehamwood |
14:00 BST | Report | Duggan |
Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 829 |
21 May 2014 4 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Everton | Manchester |
19:30 BST | George Scott |
Report | Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena Attendance: 947 |
29 June 2014 5 | Birmingham City | 2–0 | Manchester City | Stratford upon Avon |
14:00 BST | Linnett Harrop |
Report | Stadium: The DCS Stadium Referee: Sian Pettit / Mark Billingham |
17 July 2014 6 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Notts County | Manchester |
19:45 BST | Flint |
Report | Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena Attendance: 820 Referee: Kelvin Sarsfield |
20 July 2014 7 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Manchester City | Staines |
14:00 BST | Chapman Groenen |
Report | Flint |
Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Referee: Paul Kelly |
27 July 2014 8 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Liverpool | Manchester |
14:00 BST | Johnston |
Report | Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena Attendance: 920 Referee: Matthew Pope |
24 August 2014 9 | Manchester City | 0–4 | Arsenal | Manchester |
14:00 BST | Report | Nobbs Carter Yankey Stoney |
Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena Attendance: 891 Referee: Duncan Carratt |
3 September 2014 10 | Notts County | 1–1 | Manchester City | Nottingham |
14:00 BST | Clarke |
Report | Duggan |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 498 Referee: Lisa Rashid |
21 September 2014 11 | Everton | 0–3 | Manchester City | Liverpool |
14:00 BST | Report | Scott Johnson Duggan |
Stadium: Rossett Park Attendance: 512 |
28 September 2014 12 | Bristol Academy | 1–0 | Manchester City | Filton |
14:00 BST | Yorston |
Report | Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 374 Referee: Sarah Garrett |
5 October 2014 13 | Manchester City | 1–2 | Birmingham City | Manchester |
14:00 BST | Scott |
Report | Carney |
Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena Attendance: 520 Referee: Paul Graham |
12 October 2014 14 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Chelsea | Manchester |
14:00 BST | Scott Duggan |
Report | Flaherty |
Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena Attendance: 1,292 Referee: Anthony Tankard |
FA Cup
13 April 2014 Fifth round | Manchester City | 2–1 | Reading | Manchester |
14:00 | Duggan |
Report | McGee |
Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena |
27 April 2014 Quarter-final | Manchester City | 1–3 | Chelsea | Manchester |
14:00 | Duggan |
Report | Coombs Aluko Chapman |
Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena Attendance: 597 |
WSL Cup
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Manchester City (A) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 12 | Advance to Knockout stage |
2 | Liverpool | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 10 | |
3 | Everton | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 | |
4 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | |
5 | Sunderland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 6 | |
6 | Durham | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round.
1 May 2014 1 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 2–1 | Manchester City | Doncaster |
19:45 BST | England Smith |
Report | Duggan |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 308 Referee: Anthony Tankard |
4 May 2014 2 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Everton | Manchester |
12:00 BST | Flint |
Report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 1,462 Referee: Richard Holmes |
14 May 2014 3 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Liverpool | Manchester |
19:30 BST | McManus Christiansen |
Dowie |
Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena Attendance: 746 |
6 July 2014 4 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Sunderland | Manchester |
14:00 BST | Houghton Duggan |
Report | Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena Attendance: 670 Referee: Paul Graham |
Knock-out stages
7 September 2014 Semi-final | Manchester City | 1–0 | Chelsea | Hyde |
14:00 BST | Duggan |
Report | Stadium: Ewen Fields Attendance: 752 Referee: Helen Byrne |
16 October 2014 Final | Manchester City | 1–0 | Arsenal | High Wycombe |
19:45 BST | Christiansen |
Report | Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,697 Referee: Nigel Lugg |
Squad information
Playing statistics
- As of the end of the season
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 | WSL Cup | Total | ||||||||||||
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Apps | Apps | Apps | Apps | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Karen Bardsley | GK | 11 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Danni Lea | DF | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Steph Marsh | DF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
4 | Jess Holbrook | MF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||
6 | Steph Houghton | DF | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
7 | Krystle Johnston | FW | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
8 | Jill Scott | MF | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
9 | Toni Duggan | FW | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 2 | ||||||
10 | Kim Turner | MF | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Isobel Christiansen | MF | 14 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 2 | |||||||||||
12 | Betsy Hassett | MF | 13 | 2 | 6 | 21 | |||||||||||||
13 | Alexandra Brooks | GK | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
14 | Nikki Harding | DF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||
15 | Chelsea Nightingale | DF | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||
16 | Emma Lipman | DF | 12 | 2 | 7 | 21 | |||||||||||||
17 | Lynda Shepherd | MF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
18 | Dannii Young | FW | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
19 | Natasha Flint | MF | 13 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
20 | Georgia Brougham | MF | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
21 | Andrea Worrall | GK | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
22 | Emma Kete | FW | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
23 | Abbie McManus | DF | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
24 | Keira Walsh | MF | 7 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
33 | Kathleen Radtke | DF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Totals | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 1 |
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
- Correct as of the end of the season
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | WSL | FA Cup | WSL Cup | TOTAL |
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9 | Toni Duggan | FW | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
8 | Jill Scott | MF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
19 | Natasha Flint | MF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
11 | Isobel Christiansen | MF | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
7 | Krystle Johnston | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | Steph Houghton | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
23 | Abbie McManus | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
Total | 13 | 3 | 11 | 27 |
Awards
Football Association England Women's Player of the Year award
Awarded annually to the player chosen by a public vote on the Football Association website
Year | Player |
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2014 |
Transfers
Transfers in
References
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