2014 Manchester City W.F.C. season

Manchester City Women
2014 season
Chairman	Khaldoon Mubarak
Manager	Nick Cushing
Stadium	Manchester Regional Arena
Women's Super League	5th
FA Cup	Quarter-final
WSL Cup	Winners
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2012–13 2015 →

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[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

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	Celtic XI	Manchester
14:00 GMT	Steph Marsh ?' Christiansen ?', ?'	Report

9 February 2014 Friendly	Manchester City XI	0–0	Celtic XI	Manchester
16:00 GMT		Report

23 February 2014 Friendly	Glasgow City	0–0	Manchester City	Glasgow
14:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Petershill Park Referee: Ross Haswell

23 March 2014 Friendly	Durham	0–7	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	2–0	Aston Villa	Manchester
14:00 GMT	Johnston 3' Duggan 44'	Report		Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena

Competitions[edit]

Women's Super League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	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[edit]


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[edit]

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H
Result	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	W
Position	7	8	6	2	6	4	4	4	4	6	5	6	7	5

Updated to match(es) played on 12 October 2014. Source: FA WSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	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[edit]

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[edit]

Playing statistics[edit]

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
No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	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[edit]

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.	Player	Pos.	WSL	FA Cup	WSL Cup	TOTAL
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[edit]

Football Association England Women's Player of the Year award[edit]

Awarded annually to the player chosen by a public vote on the Football Association website

Year	Player
2014	Toni Duggan^[4]

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

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

References[edit]

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

[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.

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