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2022–23 Manchester City W.F.C. season

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Manchester City Women
2022–23 season
ChairmanKhaldoon Mubarak
ManagerGareth Taylor
StadiumAcademy Stadium
Women's Super League4th
FA CupQuarter-finals
League CupSemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueFirst qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Khadija Shaw (20)
All: Khadija Shaw (31)
Highest home attendance44,259
(vs. Manchester United, 11 December 2022)
Lowest home attendance1,696
(vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 4 December 2022)
Average home league attendance7,195

The 2022–23 season was Manchester City Women's Football Club's 35th season of competitive football and their 10th season in the Women's Super League, the highest level of English women's football.

Pre-season

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28 July 2022 Friendly Manchester City 4–2 Durham Manchester
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Fowler

Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
4 August 2022 Friendly Manchester City 1–1 Sheffield United Manchester
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
11 August 2022 Friendly Manchester City 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
27 August 2022 Friendly Manchester City 1–1 Liverpool Manchester
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

Competitions

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Women's Super League

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 15 2 5 50 25  +25 47 9 2 0 31 11  +20 6 0 5 19 14  +5

Last updated: 27 May 2023.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAAHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAHHAAH
ResultLLWWWWWWDWDWWWWWLWWLLW
Position71086444444443332422344
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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11 September 2022 Manchester City v Arsenal Manchester
19:00 Stadium: Academy Stadium
Note: The FA postponed all of the weekend's football fixtures following the death of Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022.[1]
18 September 2022 1 Aston Villa 4–3 Manchester City Aston
12:30
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 6,785
Referee: Louise Saunders
25 September 2022 2 Chelsea 2–0 Manchester City Kingston upon Thames
16:00
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,403
Referee: Abigail Byrne
16 October 2022 3 Manchester City 4–0 Leicester City Manchester
14:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 2,853
Referee: Farai Hallam
22 October 2022 4 Tottenham Hotspur 0–3 Manchester City Leyton
11:30
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,888
Referee: Emily Heaslip
30 October 2022 5 Manchester City 2–1 Liverpool Manchester
14:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 4,002
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
6 November 2022 6 Reading 0–3 Manchester City Reading
14:00 Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 1,911
Referee: Abigail Byrne
19 November 2022 7 Everton 1–2 Manchester City Liverpool
15:00
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 960
Referee: Emily Heaslip
4 December 2022 8 Manchester City 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester
14:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,696
Referee: Cheryl Foster
11 December 2022 9 Manchester City 1–1 Manchester United Manchester
12:30
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 44,259
Referee: Abigail Byrne
15 January 2023 10 West Ham United 0–1 Manchester City Dagenham
18:45 Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,586
Referee: Amy Fearn
21 January 2023 11 Manchester City 1–1 Aston Villa Manchester
11:30 Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,306
Referee: Cheryl Foster
4 February 2023 12 Leicester City 0–2 Manchester City Leicester
11:30
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 2,815
Referee: Amy Fearn
11 February 2023 13 Manchester City 2–1 Arsenal Manchester
12:30
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 4,542
Referee: Rebecca Welch
Note: Rescheduled from 11 September 2022.
5 March 2023 14 Manchester City 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
14:00
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,684
Referee: Abigail Byrne
12 March 2023 15 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Manchester City Crawley
14:00
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita
26 March 2023 16 Manchester City 2–0 Chelsea Manchester
12:40
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 5,222
Referee: Paul Howard
2 April 2023 17 Arsenal 2–1 Manchester City Borehamwood
12:30
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 3,982
Referee: Abigail Byrne
23 April 2023 18 Manchester City 6–2 West Ham United Manchester
18:45
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 2,649
Referee: Jane Simms
30 April 2023 19 Manchester City 4–1 Reading Manchester
14:00
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,102
Referee: Amy Fearn
7 May 2023 20 Liverpool 2–1 Manchester City Birkenhead
14:00
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2,552
Referee: Jane Simms
21 May 2023 21 Manchester United 2–1 Manchester City Leigh
18:45
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 7,864
Referee: Rebecca Welch
27 May 2023 22 Manchester City 3–2 Everton Manchester
14:30
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,828
Referee: Kirsty Dowle

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Manchester United 22 18 2 2 56 12 +44 56 Qualification for the Champions League second round
3 Arsenal 22 15 2 5 49 16 +33 47 Qualification for the Champions League first round
4 Manchester City 22 15 2 5 50 25 +25 47
5 Aston Villa 22 11 4 7 47 37 +10 37
6 Everton 22 9 3 10 29 36 −7 30
Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

FA Cup

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As a member of the first tier, Manchester City entered the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

29 January 2023 Fourth round Manchester City 7–0 Sheffield United Manchester
13:00
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,878
Referee: Christiana Hattersley
26 February 2023 Fifth round Bristol City 1–8 Manchester City Failand
14:00
Report
Stadium: Robins HPC
Attendance: 1,223
Referee: Jane Simms
19 March 2023 Quarter-final Aston Villa 2–1 (a.e.t.) Manchester City Walsall
18:00
Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Referee: Rebecca Welch

League Cup

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As a result of being eliminated from the UEFA Champions League at the qualifying stage, Manchester City entered the League Cup at the group stage. Entering after the draw was made, they were placed in the only remaining Northern region group with four teams.

Group stage

26 October 2022 Group stage Manchester City 6–0 Blackburn Rovers Manchester
19:30
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
27 November 2022 Group stage Manchester City 3–0 Sunderland Manchester
14:00
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
7 December 2022 Group stage Liverpool 0–2 Manchester City Birkenhead
19:00
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
18 December 2022 Group stage Leicester City P–P Manchester City Burton upon Trent
15:00 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch.[2]
18 January 2023 Group stage Leicester City 0–1 Manchester City Burton upon Trent
19:00 Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: Rescheduled from 18 December 2022.

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manchester City 4 4 0 0 0 12 0 +12 12 Advanced to knock-out stage
2 Liverpool 4 3 0 0 1 6 2 +4 9 Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3 Leicester City 4 2 0 0 2 8 5 +3 6
4 Sunderland 3 0 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
5 Blackburn Rovers 3 0 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

Knockout stage

25 January 2023 Quarter-final Bristol City 0–6 Manchester City Bristol
19:00
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 2,647
Referee: Thomas Kirk
8 February 2023 Semi-final Arsenal 1–0 (a.e.t.) Manchester City Borehamwood
19:15
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,795
Referee: Abigail Byrne

Champions League

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As a result of finishing third in the 2021–22 FA Women's Super League, Manchester City entered the Champions League in the first qualifying round.

First qualifying round

18 August 2022 R1 semi-final Tomiris-Turan Kazakhstan 0–6 Manchester City Madrid, Spain
Report
Stadium: Ciudad Real Madrid
Referee: Marina Živković (Serbia)
21 August 2022 R1 final Real Madrid Spain 1–0 Manchester City Madrid, Spain
Report
Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium
Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands)

Squad information

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Playing statistics

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As of 27 May 2023

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No. Pos Nat Player Total WSL FA Cup League Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Ellie Roebuck 22 0 17 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
2 DF Netherlands NED Kerstin Casparij 25 0 13+4 0 1+1 0 4+1 0 1 0
3 DF England ENG Demi Stokes 9 0 2+1 0 0+1 0 2+1 0 0+2 0
4 DF Spain ESP Laia Aleixandri 25 0 15+1 0 3 0 3+1 0 2 0
5 DF England ENG Alex Greenwood 29 0 20+1 0 3 0 3 0 2 0
6 DF England ENG Steph Houghton 24 2 13+1 2 1+1 0 5+1 0 0+2 0
7 MF England ENG Laura Coombs 28 5 20+2 5 1+1 0 0+2 0 1+1 0
8 FW Australia AUS Mary Fowler 22 5 0+11 1 0+3 0 5+1 4 2 0
9 FW England ENG Chloe Kelly 30 6 21+1 5 3 1 1+2 0 2 0
10 FW Venezuela VEN Deyna Castellanos 28 4 12+7 1 3 2 2+2 0 0+2 1
11 FW England ENG Lauren Hemp 28 10 20 7 2 0 2+2 2 2 1
12 MF Sweden SWE Filippa Angeldahl 25 5 12+4 2 3 1 6 2 0 0
13 FW Australia AUS Hayley Raso 25 5 1+15 1 0+1 0 5+1 4 0+2 0
14 DF England ENG Esme Morgan 23 0 15+2 0 1 0 3+1 0 1 0
15 DF Spain ESP Leila Ouahabi 24 0 10+6 0 2 0 3+1 0 2 0
21 FW Jamaica JAM Khadija Shaw 30 31 22 20 3 7 3 2 2 2
22 GK England ENG Sandy MacIver 9 0 3 0 1 0 5 0 0 0
25 MF Japan JPN Yui Hasegawa 27 1 20 1 2 0 4+1 0 0 0
33 DF Australia AUS Alanna Kennedy 7 0 2 0 1 0 2+2 0 0 0
35 GK England ENG Khiara Keating 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW England ENG Lois Marley-Paraskevas 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
38 DF England ENG Gracie Prior 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
39 MF England ENG Emma Siddall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
42 MF England ENG Jemima Dahou 3 1 0+1 0 0+1 1 0+1 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
30 MF England ENG Ruby Mace 5 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+3 0 0 0
36 MF England ENG Annie Hutchings 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
41 MF Norway NOR Julie Blakstad 15 9 2+6 2 1+1 4 4+1 3 0 0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
17 MF Spain ESP Vicky Losada 6 2 0+2 0 0 0 2 1 1+1 1
24 MF England ENG Keira Walsh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Transfers and loans

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References

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  2. ^ "LCFC Women: Manchester City Fixture Postponed". www.lcfc.com.
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  5. ^ "City sign Laia Aleixandri". www.mancity.com.
  6. ^ "Man City Women sign striker Mary Fowler from Montpellier on a four-year deal". Sky Sports.
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  16. ^ "L'OM officialise l'arrivée de 11 joueuses pour la D2F". OM (in French).
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  18. ^ "Lucy Bronze: England defender joins Barcelona after leaving Man City". Sky Sports.
  19. ^ "Ellen White: Manchester City and England striker announces retirement". BBC Sport.
  20. ^ "Keira Walsh joins Barcelona". www.mancity.com. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  21. ^ "Losada joins AS Roma". www.mancity.com. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  22. ^ "Everton sign Man City's Park on season-long loan". BBC Sport.
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