2022–23 Manchester City W.F.C. season

Manchester City Women
2022–23 season
Chairman	Khaldoon Mubarak
Manager	Gareth Taylor
Stadium	Academy Stadium
UEFA Champions League	First qualifying round
Highest home attendance	4,002; (vs. Liverpool, 30 October)
Lowest home attendance	2,553; (vs. Leicester City, 16 October)
Average home league attendance	3,278
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season is 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

28 July 2022 Friendly	Manchester City	4–2	Durham	Manchester
	Pullen Fowler Coombs	Report	Briggs Robert	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

4 August 2022 Friendly	Manchester City	1–1	Sheffield United	Manchester
	Losada	Report	Enderby	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

11 August 2022 Friendly	Manchester City	3–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Manchester
	Aleixandri Raso Marley-Paraskevas	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

27 August 2022 Friendly	Manchester City	1–1	Liverpool	Manchester
	Castellanos	Report	Koivisto	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

Competitions

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
5	3	0	2	12	7	+5	9	2	0	0	6	1	+5	1	0	2	6	6	0

Last updated: 30 October 2022.
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
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	L	L	W	W	W
Position	7	10	8	6	4

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

Results

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	Lehmann 22' Daly 32', 76' Dali 58'	Report	Coombs 45+1', 55' Shaw 53' Raso 72'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 6,785 Referee: Louise Saunders

25 September 2022 2	Chelsea	2–0	Manchester City	Kingston upon Thames
16:00	Kirby 42' Mjelde 78' (pen.)	Report	Ouahabi 52'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,403 Referee: Abigail Byrne

16 October 2022 3	Manchester City	4–0	Leicester City	Manchester
14:00	Shaw 24', 79' Greenwood 42' Hemp 72' Hasegawa 88'	Report	O'Brien 39'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 2,553 Referee: Farai Hallam

22 October 2022 4	Tottenham Hotspur	0–3	Manchester City	Leyton
11:30	Neville 45+5'	Report	Shaw 41', 47' Kelly 55' Hemp 76'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 1,888 Referee: Emily Heaslip

30 October 2022 5	Manchester City	2–1	Liverpool	Manchester
14:00	Shaw 21' Raso 75'	Report	Stengel 33'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 4,002 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

6 November 2022 6	Reading	v	Manchester City	Reading
14:00				Stadium: Madejski Stadium

19 November 2022 7	Everton	v	Manchester City	Liverpool
15:00				Stadium: Walton Hall Park

4 December 2022 8	Manchester City	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Manchester
14:00				Stadium: Academy Stadium

11 December 2022 9	Manchester City	v	Manchester United	Manchester
12:30				Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium

14/15 January 2023 10	West Ham United	v	Manchester City	Dagenham
				Stadium: Victoria Road

21/22 January 2023 11	Manchester City	v	Aston Villa	Manchester
				Stadium: Academy Stadium

4/5 February 2023 12	Leicester City	v	Manchester City	Leicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

4/5 March 2023 13	Manchester City	v	Tottenham Hotspur	Manchester
				Stadium: Academy Stadium

11/12 March 2023 14	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Manchester City	Crawley
				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

25/26 March 2023 15	Manchester City	v	Chelsea	Manchester
				Stadium: Academy Stadium

1/2 April 2023 16	Arsenal	v	Manchester City	Borehamwood
				Stadium: Meadow Park

22/23 April 2023 17	Manchester City	v	West Ham United	Manchester
				Stadium: Academy Stadium

29/30 April 2023 18	Manchester City	v	Reading	Manchester
				Stadium: Academy Stadium

6/7 May 2023 19	Liverpool	v	Manchester City	Birkenhead
				Stadium: Prenton Park

20/21 May 2023 20	Manchester United	v	Manchester City	Leigh
				Stadium: Leigh Sports Village

27/28 May 2023 21	Manchester City	v	Everton	Manchester
				Stadium: Academy Stadium

TBD	Manchester City	v	Arsenal	Manchester
				Stadium: Academy Stadium
Note: To be rescheduled from 11 September 2022.

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Arsenal	5	5	0	14	1	+13	15	Qualification for the Champions League second round
3	Chelsea	6	5	1	14	5	+9	15	Qualification for the Champions League first round
4	Manchester City	5	3	2	12	7	+5	9
5	Tottenham Hotspur	5	3	2	11	8	+3	9
6	Everton	6	3	3	6	7	−1	9

Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2022. Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

FA Cup

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

League Cup

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	Raso 16' Fowler 40' (pen.), 69' Losada 43' Blakstad 85', 87'	Report	Worthington 22'	Stadium: Academy Stadium

27 November 2022 Group stage	Manchester City	v	Sunderland	Manchester
14:00				Stadium: Academy Stadium

7 December 2022 Group stage	Liverpool	v	Manchester City	Birkenhead
19:00				Stadium: Prenton Park

18 December 2022 Group stage	Leicester City	v	Manchester City	Burton upon Trent
15:00				Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LIV	MCI	LEI	SUN	BLB
1	Liverpool	2	2	0	5	0	+5	6	Advances to knock-out stage	—
2	Manchester City	1	1	0	6	0	+6	3			—			6–0
3	Leicester City	2	1	1	3	4	−1	3		0–4		—
4	Sunderland	1	0	1	0	1	−1	0		0–1			—
5	Blackburn Rovers	2	0	2	0	9	−9	0				0–3		—

Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2022. 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

Champions League

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	0–6	Manchester City	Madrid, Spain
		Report	Shaw 4', 21' Hemp 45+1' Losada 82' Castellanos 89' (pen.) Sharifova 90+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ciudad Real Madrid Referee: Marina Živković (Sebia)

21 August 2022 R1 final	Real Madrid	1–0	Manchester City	Madrid, Spain
	Weir 15'	Report	Greenwood 68'	Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands)

Squad information

Playing statistics

As of 30 October 2022

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

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date	Position	No.	Player	From club
3 June 2022	FW	10	Deyna Castellanos	Atlético Madrid^[2]
8 June 2022	DF	15	Leila Ouahabi	Barcelona^[3]
9 June 2022	DF	4	Laia Aleixandri	Atlético Madrid^[4]
29 June 2022	FW	8	Mary Fowler	Montpellier^[5]
2 July 2022	GK	22	Sandy MacIver	Everton^[6]
26 July 2022	DF	2	Kerstin Casparij	FC Twente^[7]
8 September 2022	MF	25	Yui Hasegawa	West Ham United^[8]

Transfers out

Date	Position	No.	Player	To club
15 May 2022	GK	1	Karen Bardsley	Retired^[9]
17 May 2022	FW	10	Georgia Stanway	Bayern Munich^[10]
18 May 2022	MF	8	Jill Scott	Retired^[11]^[12]
25 May 2022	MF	19	Caroline Weir	Real Madrid^[13]^[14]
25 May 2022	GK	34	Karima Benameur Taieb	Marseille^[13]^[15]
26 May 2022	DF	20	Lucy Bronze	Barcelona^[16]^[17]
22 August 2022	FW	18	Ellen White	Retired^[18]
7 September 2022	MF	24	Keira Walsh	Barcelona^[19]

Loans out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club
15 July 2022	30 June 2023	FW	16	Jess Park	Everton^[20]

References

^ "Premier League, EFL, Scottish, WSL and non-League: This weekend's matches postponed". Sky Sports.
^ "Deyna Castellanos signs for City". www.mancity.com.
^ Bray, Joe (8 June 2022). "Man City's transfer rebuild continues with Barcelona star Ouahabi". Manchester Evening News.
^ "City sign Laia Aleixandri". www.mancity.com.
^ "Man City Women sign striker Mary Fowler from Montpellier on a four-year deal". Sky Sports.
^ "Sandy MacIver signs for City". www.mancity.com.
^ "Man City sign Casparij from FC Twente". BBC Sport.
^ "Hasegawa joins City on a three-year deal". mancity.com. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
^ "Karen Bardsley: Manchester City and England goalkeeper to retire". The Guardian. 2 May 2022.
^ "Stanway joins Bayern Munich after leaving Man City". BBC Sport.
^ "Jill Scott to leave Man City after eight-and-a-half years with Women's Super League club". Sky Sports.
^ "England's Euro 2022 winner Jill Scott announces retirement from football". The Guardian. 23 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Weir and Taieb to leave City this summer". www.mancity.com.
^ "Scotland's Weir completes move to Real Madrid". BBC Sport.
^ "L'OM officialise l'arrivée de 11 joueuses pour la D2F". OM (in French).
^ "Bronze to leave Man City when contract expires". BBC Sport.
^ "Lucy Bronze: England defender joins Barcelona after leaving Man City". Sky Sports.
^ "Ellen White: Manchester City and England striker announces retirement". BBC Sport.
^ "Keira Walsh joins Barcelona". www.mancity.com. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
^ "Everton sign Man City's Park on season-long loan". BBC Sport.

[1] "Premier League, EFL, Scottish, WSL and non-League: This weekend's matches postponed". Sky Sports.

[2] "Deyna Castellanos signs for City". www.mancity.com.

[3] Bray, Joe (8 June 2022). "Man City's transfer rebuild continues with Barcelona star Ouahabi". Manchester Evening News.

[4] "City sign Laia Aleixandri". www.mancity.com.

[5] "Man City Women sign striker Mary Fowler from Montpellier on a four-year deal". Sky Sports.

[6] "Sandy MacIver signs for City". www.mancity.com.

[7] "Man City sign Casparij from FC Twente". BBC Sport.

[8] "Hasegawa joins City on a three-year deal". mancity.com. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

[9] "Karen Bardsley: Manchester City and England goalkeeper to retire". The Guardian. 2 May 2022.

[10] "Stanway joins Bayern Munich after leaving Man City". BBC Sport.

[11] "Jill Scott to leave Man City after eight-and-a-half years with Women's Super League club". Sky Sports.

[12] "England's Euro 2022 winner Jill Scott announces retirement from football". The Guardian. 23 August 2022.

[WeirTaieb-13] "Weir and Taieb to leave City this summer". www.mancity.com.

[14] "Scotland's Weir completes move to Real Madrid". BBC Sport.

[15] "L'OM officialise l'arrivée de 11 joueuses pour la D2F". OM (in French).

[16] "Bronze to leave Man City when contract expires". BBC Sport.

[17] "Lucy Bronze: England defender joins Barcelona after leaving Man City". Sky Sports.

[18] "Ellen White: Manchester City and England striker announces retirement". BBC Sport.

[19] "Keira Walsh joins Barcelona". www.mancity.com. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.

[20] "Everton sign Man City's Park on season-long loan". BBC Sport.

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