2019–20 Manchester City W.F.C. season

Manchester City Women
2019–20 season
Chairman	Khaldoon Mubarak
Manager	Alan Mahon
Stadium	Academy Stadium
Women's Super League	2nd
Women's FA Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	Semi-finals
Champions League	Round of 16
Highest home attendance	31,213; (vs. Manchester United, 7 September)
Lowest home attendance	1,173; (vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 15 December)
Average home league attendance	5,885 as of 12 February 2020

The 2019–20 season will be Manchester City Women's Football Club's 32nd season of competitive football and its seventh season in the FA Women's Super League and at the top level of English women's football.

Non-competitive

Pre-season

2019 Women's International Champions Cup

15 August 2019 Semi-finals	North Carolina Courage	2–1	Manchester City	Cary, United States
19:30 EDT (UTC−04:00)	Meehan 84' McDonald 90+3'	Report	Stanway 41'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Jamie Willis

18 August 2019 Third-placed playoff	Manchester City	3–2	Atlético Madrid	Cary, United States
EDT (UTC−04:00)	Hemp 22' Beckie 83' Wullaert 90+3'		Torrecilla 58' Sosa 63'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

Competitions

Women's Super League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Chelsea (C)	15	12	3	0	47	11	+36	39	2.60	Qualification for the Champions League
2	Manchester City	16	13	1	2	39	9	+30	40	2.50	Qualification for the Champions League
3	Arsenal	15	12	0	3	40	13	+27	36	2.40
4	Manchester United	14	7	2	5	24	12	+12	23	1.64
5	Reading	14	6	3	5	21	24	−3	21	1.50

Source: FA WSL, BBC
Rules for classification: Initially: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored. After abandonment of season: 1) Points per game
(C) Champion.

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
15	13	0	2	36	6	+30	39	8	0	0	21	2	+19	5	0	2	15	4	+11

Last updated: 12 February 2020.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	4	2	2	1	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 12 February 2020. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

7 September 2019 1	Manchester City	1–0	Manchester United	Manchester
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Weir 48'	Report		Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 31,213 Referee: Rebecca Welch

15 September 2019 2	Reading	0–2	Manchester City	High Wycombe
12:30 BST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Bremer 30', 59'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 897 Referee: Stacey Pearson

29 September 2019 3	Everton	0–1	Manchester City	Southport
12:30 BST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Houghton 7' Wullaert 12' Mannion 45' Scott 58' Beckie 78'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 378 Referee: Lewis Smith

12 October 2019 4	Manchester City	3–0	Birmingham City	Manchester
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Walsh 27' Wullaert 48' Bonner 74' Lee 80'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,834 Referee: Helen Conley

27 October 2019 5	Arsenal	1–0	Manchester City	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Miedema 43' McCabe 74'	Report	Bonner 80'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 2,424 Referee: Rebecca Walsh

17 November 2019 6	Manchester City	5–0	West Ham United	Manchester
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	White 11' Stanway 31', 37', 63' 72' Hemp 39' Wullaert 53'	Report	Dali 27'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 2,145 Referee: Stacey Pearson

24 November 2019 7	Bristol City	0–5	Manchester City	Filton
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)		Report	Wullaert 21' White 65' Bremer 84', 90+2' Weir 87'	Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 1,212 Referee: Lucy Oliver

1 December 2019 8	Manchester City	1–0	Liverpool	Manchester
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Bonner 20'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 2,293 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

8 December 2019 9	Chelsea	2–1	Manchester City	Kingston upon Thames
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	England 79' Mjelde 81' Ingle 90+3'	Report	Weir 33', 59' Hemp 45+1'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,498 Referee: Amy Fearn

15 December 2019 10	Manchester City	5–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Manchester
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Houghton 3' White 14' Hemp 38' Stanway 79' Bremer 86'	Report	Whelan 43'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,173 Referee: Lucy Oliver

5 January 2020 11	Tottenham Hotspur	1–4	Manchester City	Canons Park
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Dean 20' (pen.) Green 33'	Report	Bremer 2', 27' White 5' Hemp 44' Bonner 69'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,056 Referee: Helen Conley

11 January 2020 12	Manchester City	3–1	Everton	Manchester
17:30 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Bremer 18', 53' Hemp 54' Bonner 64'	Report	Kaagman 38' Stringer 64' Stanway 90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,681 Referee: Amy Fearn

19 January 2020 13	Birmingham City	0–2	Manchester City	Solihull
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)		Report	White 1' Walsh 65'	Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: 1,197 Referee: Helen Conley

2 February 2020 14	Manchester City	2–1	Arsenal	Manchester
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Bremer 43' Hemp 49' Stanway 62'	Report	van de Donk 58', 60' Mead 77' Roord 81' McCabe 84'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 3,664 Referee: Stacey Pearson

9 February 2020	West Ham United	Postponed	Manchester City	Romford
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)				Stadium: Rush Green Training Ground
Note: All WSL games postponed due to adverse weather conditions[1]

12 February 2020 15	Manchester City	1–0	Bristol City	Manchester
19:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Bonner 2' Wullaert 80'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 858 Referee: Lucy Oliver

23 February 2020 17	Manchester City	3–3	Chelsea	Manchester
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	White 22' Stanway 60' Weir 71' Hemp 76'	Report	Ji 39' Eriksson 68' England 74'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 3,542 Referee: Rebecca Welch

28 March 2020 18	Manchester United	Postponed	Manchester City	Leigh
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)				Stadium: Leigh Sports Village

5 April 2020 19	Manchester City	Postponed	Reading	Manchester
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)				Stadium: Academy Stadium

22 April 2020 20	West Ham United	Postponed	Manchester City	Romford
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)				Stadium: Rush Green Training Ground
Note: Rescheduled from 9 February 2020

26 April 2020 21	Manchester City	Postponed	Tottenham Hotspur	Manchester
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)				Stadium: Academy Stadium

16 May 2020 22	Brighton & Hove Albion	Postponed	Manchester City	Crawley
				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

FA Cup

25 January 2020 Fourth round	Manchester United	2–3	Manchester City	Leigh
	James 69' Hemp 88' (o.g.)	Report	White 30', 56' Scott 76'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 1,948

16 February 2020 Fifth round	Manchester City	10–0	Ipswich Town	Manchester
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Coombs 19' Bremer 25', 50', 64' Park 30', 78', 80' Stanway 57', 65', 86'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,314

15 March 2020 Quarter-final	Leicester City	Postponed	Manchester City	Quorn
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)				Stadium: Farley Way Stadium

League Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Manchester United	4	4	0	19	2	+17	12	Advance to Knock-out stage
2	Manchester City	4	3	1	11	4	+7	9	Advance to Knock-out stage
3	Birmingham City	4	2	2	8	6	+2	6
4	Everton	4	1	3	5	8	−3	3
5	Leicester City	4	0	4	2	25	−23	0

Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2019. Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

22 September 2019 Group C	Manchester City	5–0	Leicester City	Manchester
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Weir 28', 75' Bremer 57', 65' Wullaert 81'	Report	Blanchard 62'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,403 Referee: Thomas Kirk

20 October 2019 Group C	Manchester United	2–0	Manchester City	Leigh
12:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Zelem 7' Sigsworth 54' Toone 85'	Report	Walsh 64'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 4,042 Referee: Amy Fearn

3 November 2019 Group C	Manchester City	2–1	Birmingham City	Manchester
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	White 50' Weir 68'	Report	Williams 64'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,178 Referee: Elizabeth Simms

21 November 2019 Group C	Everton	1–4	Manchester City	Crosby
19:30 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Pike 48'	Report	Beckie 36' Wullaert 50' Bonner 65' Hemp 86'	Stadium: Rossett Park Attendance: 327 Referee: Philip Jones

Knockout phase

15 January 2020 Quarter-final	Sheffield United	0–4	Manchester City	Chesterfield
19:30		Report	Bremer 38', 44', 90+3' Coombs 73'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 1,521 Referee: Jane Simms

29 January 2020 Semi-final	Arsenal	2–1	Manchester City	Borehamwood
19:30	Miedema 6' van de Donk 44', 89'	Report	Stanway 14' Bonner 60', 82'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Abigail Byrne

Champions League

Round of 32

12 September 2019 First leg	FF Lugano 1976	1–7	Manchester City	Lugano, Switzerland
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Dickerman 41'	Report	Stanway 26' Mannion 48' (pen.) Bremer 65', 77' Weir 83', 90+3' Beckie 85'	Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)

25 September 2019 Second leg	Manchester City	4–0	FF Lugano 1976	Manchester
19:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Beckie 5', 33', 49' Bremer 78'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium Referee: Tanja Subotic (Slovenia)

Round of 16

16 October 2019 (2019-10-16) First leg	Manchester City	1–1	Atlético Madrid	Manchester
20:00 (19:00 BST)	Bonner 5' Beckie 13' Weir 90+4'	Report	Ludmila 66' Corral 81'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

30 October 2019 (2019-10-30) Second leg	Atlético Madrid	2–1	Manchester City	Alcalá de Henares, Spain
19:30	Houghton 40' (o.g.) Ludmila 66' Sosa 68'	Report	Stanway 15' Campbell 61' Walsh 79' Bremer 88'	Stadium: Centro Deportivo Wanda Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Squad information

Playing statistics

As of 19 January 2020

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			League Cup			Champions League			Total
No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Apps			Apps			Apps			Apps			Apps
1		Karen Bardsley	GK
2		Aoife Mannion	DF	4									3	1		7	1
3		Demi Stokes	DF	11						4			4			19
4		Gemma Bonner	DF	13	2					5	1		3			21	3
5		Megan Campbell	DF	7						4			3			14
6		Steph Houghton	DF	13	2					5			4			22	2
7		Laura Coombs	MF	4						3	1		1			8	1
8		Jill Scott	MF	13						3			3			19
9		Pauline Bremer	FW	9	9					4	5		3	4		16	18
10		Georgia Stanway	FW	10	3	1				2			2	1		14	4	1
11		Janine Beckie	FW	13						5	1		4	5		22	6
12		Tyler Toland	MF	1						1			1			3
13		Emma Bradley	GK
15		Lauren Hemp	FW	11	3					4	1		2			17	4
16		Jess Park	MF	2						3			1			6
17		Lee Geum-min	FW	3	1					1			3			7	1
18		Ellen White	FW	9	5					3	1		1			13	6
19		Caroline Weir	FW	13	3					5	3		3	2		21	8
24		Keira Walsh	MF	11	2					4		1	4			19	2	1
25		Tessa Wullaert	FW	11	3					2	2		3			16	5
26		Ellie Roebuck	GK	13						4			4			20
28		Emma Bissell	FW							1						1
34		Karima Benameur	GK							1						1
35		Matilde Fidalgo	DF	2						1			1			4
Own goals					0			0			0			0			0
Totals					33	1		0	0		11	1		13	0		57	2

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date	Position	No.	Player	From club
1 July 2019	FW	18	Ellen White	Birmingham City[2]
1 July 2019	DF	35	Matilde Fidalgo	S.C. Braga[3]
1 July 2019	MF	7	Laura Coombs	Liverpool[4]
9 July 2019	DF	2	Aoife Mannion	Birmingham City[5]
7 August 2019	FW	17	Lee Geum-min	Gyeongju KHNP[6]
9 August 2019	MF	12	Tyler Toland	Sion Swifts[7]
4 September 2019	GK	34	Karima Benameur	Paris FC[8]

Transfers out

Date	Position	No.	Player	To club
30 May 2019	FW	22	Claire Emslie	Orlando Pride[9]
30 June 2019	FW	17	Nikita Parris	Olympique Lyon[10]
30 June 2019	DF	23	Abbie McManus	Manchester United[11]
30 June 2019	FW	7	Melissa Lawley	Liverpool[12][13]
30 June 2019	DF	5	Jennifer Beattie	Arsenal[14]
16 August 2019	GK	13	Fran Stenson	Arsenal[15]

Loans out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club
16 August 2019	30 June 2020	DF	14	Esme Morgan	Everton[16]

References

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"City sign Matilde Fidalgo". Manchester City. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
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"Aoife Mannion: Manchester City sign former Birmingham City defender". BBC Sport. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
"Lee Geum-min: Manchester City sign South Korea forward on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
"Tyler Toland signs for City". mancity.com. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
"City sign Karima Benameur". MCFC.
"Claire Emslie: Orlando Pride sign Scotland forward from Manchester City". BBC Sport. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
"Nikita Parris: England forward joins Lyon after leaving Man City". BBC Sport. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
"Abbie McManus: England defender joins Manchester United Women after Manchester City exit". BBC Sport. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
"Jen Beattie departs". Manchester City. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
"Melissa Lawley: Liverpool Women sign Manchester City and England winger". BBC Sport. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
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"Fran Stenson signs long-term deal". www.arsenal.com.
"Everton Sign England Under-19 Captain On Season-Long Loan". www.evertonfc.com.

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[2] "City sign Ellen White". Manchester City. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

[3] "City sign Matilde Fidalgo". Manchester City. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

[4] "Laura Coombs: Manchester City sign midfielder after Liverpool departure". BBC Sport. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.

[5] "Aoife Mannion: Manchester City sign former Birmingham City defender". BBC Sport. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.

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[10] "Nikita Parris: England forward joins Lyon after leaving Man City". BBC Sport. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

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[12] "Jen Beattie departs". Manchester City. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.

[13] "Melissa Lawley: Liverpool Women sign Manchester City and England winger". BBC Sport. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.

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[15] "Fran Stenson signs long-term deal". www.arsenal.com.

[16] "Everton Sign England Under-19 Captain On Season-Long Loan". www.evertonfc.com.