2014 Manchester City W.F.C. season

Manchester City Women
2014 season
ChairmanKhaldoon Mubarak
ManagerNick Cushing
StadiumManchester Regional Arena
Women's Super League5th
FA CupQuarter-final
WSL CupWinners
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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]

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 England 3–0 Scotland Celtic XI Manchester
14:00 GMT Steph Marsh ?'
Christiansen ?', ?'		 Report
9 February 2014 Friendly Manchester City XI England 0–0 Scotland Celtic XI Manchester
16:00 GMT Report
23 February 2014 Friendly Glasgow City Scotland 0–0 England Manchester City Glasgow
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: Petershill Park
Referee: Ross Haswell
23 March 2014 Friendly Durham England 0–7 England Manchester City Durham
14:00 GMT Report Duggan 26', 46', 90'
Hassett 28'
Scott 45'
Houghton 75'
Young 90'		 Stadium: New Ferens Park
30 March 2014 Friendly Manchester City England 2–0 England Aston Villa Manchester
14:00 GMT Johnston 3'
Duggan 44'		 Report Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena

Competitions

Women's Super League

Main article: 2014 FA WSL

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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
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

Matchday1234567891011121314
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHH
ResultLLWWLWLWLDWLLW
Position78626444465675
Updated to match(es) played on 12 October 2014. Source: FA WSL
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 70' 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 10' (o.g.)
James 17'		 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 11' Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 829
21 May 2014 4 Manchester City 2–0 Everton Manchester
19:30 BST George 25' (o.g.)
Scott 46'		 Report Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena
Attendance: 947
29 June 2014 5 Birmingham City 2–0 Manchester City Stratford upon Avon
14:00 BST Linnett 47'
Harrop 88'		 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 17' Report Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena
Attendance: 820
Referee: Kelvin Sarsfield
20 July 2014 7 Chelsea 2–1 Manchester City Staines
14:00 BST Chapman 61'
Groenen 90'		 Report Flint 27' Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
Referee: Paul Kelly
27 July 2014 8 Manchester City 1–0 Liverpool Manchester
14:00 BST Johnston 17' 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 5'
Carter 58'
Yankey 68'
Stoney 82'		 Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena
Attendance: 891
Referee: Duncan Carratt
3 September 2014 10 Notts County 1–1 Manchester City Nottingham
14:00 BST Clarke 58' Report Duggan 61' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 498
Referee: Lisa Rashid
21 September 2014 11 Everton 0–3 Manchester City Liverpool
14:00 BST Report Scott 6'
Johnson 56' (o.g.)
Duggan 90'		 Stadium: Rossett Park
Attendance: 512
28 September 2014 12 Bristol Academy 1–0 Manchester City Filton
14:00 BST Yorston 44' 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 62' Report Carney 15', 86' Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena
Attendance: 520
Referee: Paul Graham
12 October 2014 14 Manchester City 2–1 Chelsea Manchester
14:00 BST Scott 23'
Duggan 34'		 Report Flaherty 70' Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena
Attendance: 1,292
Referee: Anthony Tankard

FA Cup

Main article: 2013–14 FA Women's Cup
13 April 2014 Fifth round Manchester City 2–1 Reading Manchester
14:00 Duggan 7', 79' Report McGee 12' Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena
27 April 2014 Quarter-final Manchester City 1–3 Chelsea Manchester
14:00 Duggan 14' (pen) Report Coombs 8'
Aluko 17'
Chapman 59'		 Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena
Attendance: 597

WSL Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2014 WSL Cup

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manchester City 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
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
1 May 2014 1 Doncaster Rovers Belles 2–1 Manchester City Doncaster
19:45 BST England 43'
Smith 55'		 Report Duggan 90' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 308
Referee: Anthony Tankard
4 May 2014 2 Manchester City 1–0 Everton Manchester
12:00 BST Flint 89' 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 4'
Christiansen 52'		 Dowie 19' Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena
Attendance: 746
6 July 2014 4 Manchester City 2–0 Sunderland Manchester
14:00 BST Houghton 74'
Duggan 78'		 Report Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena
Attendance: 670
Referee: Paul Graham
13 July 2014 5 Durham 0–3 Manchester City Durham
14:00 BST Report Johnston 27'
Duggan 38'
Scott 83'		 Stadium: New Ferens Park
Attendance: 379
Referee: Matthew Dicicco

Knock-out stages

7 September 2014 Semi-final Manchester City 1–0 Chelsea Hyde
14:00 BST Duggan 51' Report Stadium: Ewen Fields
Attendance: 752
Referee: Helen Byrne
16 October 2014 Final Manchester City 1–0 Arsenal High Wycombe
19:45 BST Christiansen 73' 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
Apps Yellow card Red card Apps Yellow card Red card Apps Yellow card Red card Apps Yellow card Red card
1 England Karen Bardsley GK 11 7 1 18 1
2 England Danni Lea DF
3 England Steph Marsh DF 2 2 1 5
4 England Jess Holbrook MF 5 1 1 2 8 1
6 England Steph Houghton DF 13 2 2 1 7 1 22 1 3
7 England Krystle Johnston FW 14 1 1 1 7 1 22 2 1
8 England Jill Scott MF 14 4 2 1 7 1 23 5 1
9 England Toni Duggan FW 13 4 1 2 3 6 4 1 21 11 2
10 Northern Ireland Kim Turner MF
11 England Isobel Christiansen MF 14 2 7 2 23 2
12 New Zealand Betsy Hassett MF 13 2 6 21
13 England Alexandra Brooks GK 1 1 2
14 England Nikki Harding DF 5 1 1 1 4 10 2
15 England Chelsea Nightingale DF 10 1 1 3 14 1
16 England Emma Lipman DF 12 2 7 21
17 Northern Ireland Lynda Shepherd MF 2 1 2 5
18 England Dannii Young FW 6 3 9
19 England Natasha Flint MF 13 2 2 7 1 1 22 3 1
20 England Georgia Brougham MF 4 2 6
21 Wales Andrea Worrall GK 2 2 4
22 New Zealand Emma Kete FW 4 1 5
23 England Abbie McManus DF 12 1 1 6 1 18 1 1 1
24 England Keira Walsh MF 7 1 8
33 Germany 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
9 England Toni Duggan FW 4 3 4 11
8 England Jill Scott MF 4 0 1 5
19 England Natasha Flint MF 2 0 1 3
11 England Isobel Christiansen MF 0 0 2 2
7 England Krystle Johnston FW 1 0 1 2
6 England Steph Houghton DF 0 0 1 1
23 England 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
2014 England Toni Duggan[4]

Transfers

Transfers in

First Team
Date Position No. Player From club
July 2013 DF 16 England Emma Lipman[5] England Leeds United
15 November 2013 MF 8 England Jill Scott[6] England Everton
22 November 2013 GK 1 England Karen Bardsley[7] England Lincoln Ladies
28 November 2013 FW 9 England Toni Duggan[8] England Everton
9 December 2013 DF 3 England Steph Marsh[9] England Blackburn Rovers
1 January 2014 DF 6 England Steph Houghton[10] England Arsenal
7 January 2014 MF 12 New Zealand Betsy Hassett[11] Germany SC Sand
8 January 2014 FW 18 England Dannii Young[12] England Blackburn Rovers
24 January 2014 MF 4 England Jess Holbrook[13] England Liverpool
7 February 2014 MF 11 England Isobel Christiansen[14] England Birmingham City
3 July 2014 DF 33 Germany Kathleen Radtke[15] Sweden FC Rosengård
18 July 2014 FW 22 New Zealand Emma Kete[16] United States Western New York Flash

References

  1. ^ "Manchester City to compete in WSL top tier after restructure". BBC Sport. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Man City Women reach first ever cup final". Manchester Evening News. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Continental Cup: Manchester City beat Arsenal to win first trophy". BBC Sport. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Toni Duggan honoured after 'brilliant' year for England". thefa.com. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Player Profile: 16 Emma Lipman". mcfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Jill Scott: England midfielder joins Manchester City". BBC Sport. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Karen Bardsley: Manchester City Ladies sign England goalkeeper". British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Toni Duggan: Manchester City Ladies sign England striker". BBC Sport. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Steph Marsh: Blackburn defender joins Manchester City Ladies". BBC Sport. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Steph Houghton signs for City". mcfc.co.uk. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Manchester City Ladies sign Betsy Hassett". 7 January 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  12. ^ "Young returns to City". 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  13. ^ "Jess Holbrook: Manchester City Ladies sign Liverpool midfielder". 24 January 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  14. ^ "City Women sign Isobel Christiansen". mcfc.co.uk. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  15. ^ "MCWFC sign Kathleen Radtke". mcfc.co.uk. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  16. ^ "MCWFC sign Emma Kete". mcfc.co.uk. 18 July 2014. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.