2023–24 Manchester City W.F.C. season

Manchester City Women
2023–24 season
ChairmanKhaldoon Mubarak
ManagerGareth Taylor
StadiumAcademy Stadium
WSL2nd
FA CupQuarter-finals
League CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Khadija Shaw (21)
All: Khadija Shaw (22)
Highest home attendance40,086
(vs. Manchester United, 23 March)
Lowest home attendance2,134
(vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 26 November)
Average home league attendance7,108

The 2023–24 season was Manchester City Women's Football Club's 36th season of competitive football and their 11th season in the Women's Super League, the highest level of English women's football.

Pre-season

2 September 2023 Friendly Manchester City 3–2 Bristol City Manchester
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
9 September 2023 Friendly Manchester City 1–0 Liverpool Manchester
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
16 September 2023 Friendly Everton 3–4 Manchester City Liverpool
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
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
22 18 1 3 61 15  +46 55 8 1 2 33 8  +25 10 0 1 28 7  +21

Last updated: 18 May 2024.
Source: WSL

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDWWLLWWWWWWWWWWWWWWLW
Position2311263332222222211122
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

1 October 2023 1 West Ham United 0–2 Manchester City Dagenham
15:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,032
Referee: Abigail Bryne
8 October 2023 2 Manchester City 1–1 Chelsea Manchester
12:30
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 5,249
Referee: Emily Heaslip
15 October 2023 3 Manchester City 5–0 Bristol City Manchester
13:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,789
Referee: Stacey Fullicks
21 October 2023 4 Leicester City 0–1 Manchester City Leicester
17:15
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 2,447
Referee: Farai Hallam
5 November 2023 5 Arsenal 2–1 Manchester City Borehamwood
12:30
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 3,453
Referee: Rebecca Welch
12 November 2023 6 Manchester City 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester
13:00 Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 2,885
Referee: Stacey Pearson
19 November 2023 7 Manchester United 1–3 Manchester City Trafford
16:30
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 43,615
Referee: Cheryl Foster
26 November 2023 8 Manchester City 7–0 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
18:45
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 2,134
Referee: Richie Watkins
9 December 2023 9 Manchester City 2–1 Aston Villa Manchester
12:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,047
Referee: Abigail Byrne
17 December 2023 10 Everton 1–4 Manchester City Liverpool
13:00
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 1,167
Referee: Stacey Pearson
21 January 2024 11 Manchester City 5–1 Liverpool Manchester
14:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 4,599
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
28 January 2024 12 Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Manchester City Leyton
14:00
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2,889
Referee: Melissa Burgin
4 February 2024 13 Manchester City 2–0 Leicester City Manchester
13:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,383
Referee: Lisa Benn
16 February 2024 14 Chelsea 0–1 Manchester City Kingston upon Thames
19:15
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,284
Referee: Abigail Byrne
2 March 2024 15 Manchester City 2–1 Everton Manchester
12:00
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,223
Referee: Lauren Impey
17 March 2024 16 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–4 Manchester City Crawley
12:30
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,490
Referee: Marc Wilson
23 March 2024 17 Manchester City 3–1 Manchester United Manchester
12:30
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 40,086
Referee: Abigail Byrne
30 March 2024 18 Liverpool 1–4 Manchester City Birkenhead
12:30
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 3,377
Referee: Phoebe Cross
21 April 2024 19 Manchester City 5–0 West Ham United Manchester
14:15
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 4,385
Referee: Abigail Byrne
28 April 2024 20 Bristol City 0–4 Manchester City Bristol
18:45 Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 8,749
Referee: Cheryl Foster
5 May 2024 21 Manchester City 1–2 Arsenal Manchester
14:15
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 5,409
Referee: Rebecca Welch
18 May 2024 22 Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester City Walsall
15:00
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 8,912
Referee: Kirsty Dowle

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea (C) 22 18 1 3 71 18 +53 55 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Manchester City 22 18 1 3 61 15 +46 55 Qualification for the Champions League second round
3 Arsenal 22 16 2 4 53 20 +33 50 Qualification for the Champions League first round
4 Liverpool 22 12 5 5 36 28 +8 41
5 Manchester United 22 10 5 7 42 32 +10 35
Source: Women's Super League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

FA Cup

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

14 January 2024 Fourth round Durham 0–4 Manchester City Durham
12:30 Report
Stadium: Maiden Castle
Attendance: 2,381
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
11 February 2024 Fifth round Arsenal 0–1 Manchester City Borehamwood
12:30
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 3,496
Referee: Stacey Pearson
10 March 2024 Quarter-final Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Manchester City Leyton
15:00
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,314
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Penalties

League Cup

Group stage

11 October 2023 Group stage Everton 1–2 Manchester City Liverpool
19:00
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 1,105
Referee: Megan Wilson
8 November 2023 Group stage Liverpool 3–4 Manchester City Birkenhead
19:00
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,045
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
22 November 2023 Group stage Manchester City 2–2
(3–4 p)
Leicester City Manchester
19:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,358
Referee: James Bell
Penalties
24 January 2024 Group stage Manchester City 2–1 Manchester United Manchester
19:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 4,818
Referee: Lauren Impey

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manchester City (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 10 7 +3 10 Advanced to knock-out stage
2 Manchester United 4 3 0 0 1 12 3 +9 9 Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3 Leicester City 4 2 1 0 1 10 7 +3 8
4 Liverpool 4 1 0 0 3 6 8 −2 3
5 Everton 4 0 0 0 4 3 16 −13 0
Source: FA Women's League Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Knockout stage

7 February 2024 Quarter-final Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Manchester City Leyton
19:30 Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 731
Referee: Amy Fearns
7 March 2024 Semi-final Manchester City 0–1 Chelsea Manchester
19:15
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,066
Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Squad information

Playing statistics

As of match played 18 May 2024

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

No. Pos Nat Player Total WSL FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Ellie Roebuck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Demi Stokes 5 0 0+4 0 0 0 0+1 0
4 DF Spain ESP Laia Aleixandri 29 2 21 1 3 1 3+2 0
5 DF England ENG Alex Greenwood 27 1 20 1 3 0 3+1 0
6 DF England ENG Steph Houghton 9 0 0+4 0 0+1 0 3+1 0
7 MF England ENG Laura Coombs 26 5 14+3 3 2+1 1 5+1 1
8 FW Australia AUS Mary Fowler 30 6 13+8 4 1+2 2 2+4 0
9 FW England ENG Chloe Kelly 30 8 18+3 5 2+1 0 4+2 3
11 FW England ENG Lauren Hemp 29 12 19+2 11 3 0 4+1 1
12 MF Sweden SWE Filippa Angeldahl 20 1 8+5 0 1+1 0 2+3 1
14 DF England ENG Esme Morgan 15 0 5+4 0 0+2 0 3+1 0
15 DF Spain ESP Leila Ouahabi 23 1 16+1 1 3 0 3 0
16 FW England ENG Jess Park 27 6 9+9 4 2+1 0 5+1 2
17 FW England ENG Poppy Pritchard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Netherlands NED Kerstin Casparij 26 0 11+7 0 3 0 5 0
19 MF England ENG Laura Blindkilde 6 1 0+6 1 0 0 0 0
20 MF Netherlands NED Jill Roord 16 8 11 6 1 2 1+3 0
21 FW Jamaica JAM Khadija Shaw 25 22 17+1 21 3 0 4 1
22 GK Scotland SCO Sandy MacIver 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
25 MF Japan JPN Yui Hasegawa 30 1 22 0 3 0 3+2 1
26 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Tara O'Hanlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF England ENG Ruby Mace 9 0 0+5 0 0+1 0 3 0
33 DF Australia AUS Alanna Kennedy 20 0 14+3 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
35 GK England ENG Khiara Keating 29 0 22 0 3 0 4 0
40 GK England ENG Katie Startup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
10 FW Venezuela VEN Deyna Castellanos 8 1 1+4 0 0 0 3 1
41 MF Norway NOR Julie Blakstad 7 0 1+3 0 0 0 3 0

Transfers and loans

References

  1. ^ "Jill Roord signs for City". www.mancity.com. 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ "City secure Pritchard signature". www.mancity.com. 31 January 2024.
  3. ^ "O'Hanlon signs for City". www.mancity.com. 31 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Blindkilde Brown makes City switch". www.mancity.com. 31 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Katie Startup joins on short-term loan". www.mancity.com. 14 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Hayley Raso to leave City". www.mancity.com. 28 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Clarets secure Francis-Jones signing". Burnley FC.
  8. ^ "Blakstad joins Hammarby". www.mancity.com. 20 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Castellanos joins Bay FC". www.mancity.com. 26 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Dahou joins Blackburn on dual registration". www.mancity.com. 3 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Hutchings joins Blackburn on dual registration". www.mancity.com. 29 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Manchester City teenager Lackey joins Burnley on dual-registration deal". WSL Full-Time. 6 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Siddall joins Burnley on dual registration". www.mancity.com. 9 February 2024.