2022–23 Manchester City W.F.C. season

Manchester City Women
2022–23 season
Chairman	Khaldoon Mubarak
Manager	Gareth Taylor
Stadium	Academy Stadium
Women's Super League	4th
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League	First qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Khadija Shaw (20); All: Khadija Shaw (31)
Highest home attendance	44,259; (vs. Manchester United, 11 December 2022)
Lowest home attendance	1,696; (vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 4 December 2022)
Average home league attendance	7,195
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season was 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
22	15	2	5	50	25	+25	47	9	2	0	31	11	+20	6	0	5	19	14	+5

Last updated: 27 May 2023.
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	22
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	W
Position	7	10	8	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	2	2	3	4	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: 2,853 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	0–3	Manchester City	Reading
14:00	Vanhaevermaet 12'	Report	Mukandi 53' (o.g.), 60' (o.g.) Shaw 76'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 1,911 Referee: Abigail Byrne

19 November 2022 7	Everton	1–2	Manchester City	Liverpool
15:00	Björn 35' Sevecke 40'	Report	Blakstad 32' Castellanos 38' Shaw 49' Kelly 87'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 960 Referee: Emily Heaslip

4 December 2022 8	Manchester City	3–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Manchester
14:00	Sarri 11' (o.g.) Blakstad 19' Coombs 26' Ouahabi 52' Morgan 90+2'	Report	Sarri 33' Lee 90+3'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,696 Referee: Cheryl Foster

11 December 2022 9	Manchester City	1–1	Manchester United	Manchester
12:30	Coombs 58'	Report	Galton 27'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 44,259 Referee: Abigail Byrne

15 January 2023 10	West Ham United	0–1	Manchester City	Dagenham
18:45		Report	Shaw 50' Ouahabi 74'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,586 Referee: Amy Fearn

21 January 2023 11	Manchester City	1–1	Aston Villa	Manchester
11:30	Castellanos 28'	Report	Hanson 31'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 3,306 Referee: Cheryl Foster

4 February 2023 12	Leicester City	0–2	Manchester City	Leicester
11:30	Plumptre 52'	Report	Shaw 61' Kelly 74'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,815 Referee: Amy Fearn

11 February 2023 13	Manchester City	2–1	Arsenal	Manchester
12:30	Hemp 4', 58' Kelly 43' Greenwood 56'	Report	McCabe 58' Rafaelle 59' Maritz 78'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 4,542 Referee: Rebecca Welch
Note: Rescheduled from 11 September 2022.

5 March 2023 14	Manchester City	3–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Manchester
14:00	Shaw 45+2', 47' (pen.), 83' Aleixandri 49' Houghton 73' Greenwood 90+2'	Report	Bizet Ildhusøy 31' Spence 34'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 3,684 Referee: Abigail Byrne

12 March 2023 15	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–2	Manchester City	Crawley
14:00	Terland 33'	Report	Shaw 21', 89'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita

26 March 2023 16	Manchester City	2–0	Chelsea	Manchester
12:40	Angeldahl 21' Hemp 30', 73' Kelly 84'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 5,222 Referee: Paul Howard

2 April 2023 17	Arsenal	2–1	Manchester City	Borehamwood
12:30	McCabe 10', 74' Maanum 62' Wälti 70'	Report	Shaw 5'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 3,982 Referee: Abigail Byrne

23 April 2023 18	Manchester City	6–2	West Ham United	Manchester
18:45	Kelly 6', 7' Coombs 25' Shaw 62' Houghton 65' Fowler 82'	Report	Snerle 11' Evans 72' Asseyi 83'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 2,649 Referee: Jane Simms

30 April 2023 19	Manchester City	4–1	Reading	Manchester
14:00	Kelly 15' Shaw 24' Hemp 47' Houghton 70'	Report	Troelsgaard 1' Primmer 4' Caldwell 82'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 3,102 Referee: Amy Fearn

7 May 2023 20	Liverpool	2–1	Manchester City	Birkenhead
14:00	Dowie 16' Holland 45+3' Bo Kearns 47'	Report	Hemp 28' Roebuck 74' Kelly 90+1'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 2,552 Referee: Jane Simms

21 May 2023 21	Manchester United	2–1	Manchester City	Leigh
18:45	Ladd 2' Zelem 90' García 90+1', 90+2' Bøe Risa 90+5'	Report	Roebuck 42' Angeldahl 68', 77'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 7,864 Referee: Rebecca Welch

27 May 2023 22	Manchester City	3–2	Everton	Manchester
14:30	Shaw 51', 69' Hemp 60'	Report	Graham 79' Sevecke 89' Clarke 90' Maier 90+4'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 3,828 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Manchester United	22	18	2	2	56	12	+44	56	Qualification for the Champions League second round
3	Arsenal	22	15	2	5	49	16	+33	47	Qualification for the Champions League first round
4	Manchester City	22	15	2	5	50	25	+25	47
5	Aston Villa	22	11	4	7	47	37	+10	37
6	Everton	22	9	3	10	29	36	−7	30

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 entered the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

29 January 2023 Fourth round	Manchester City	7–0	Sheffield United	Manchester
13:00	Shaw 16', 51', 87' Kelly 38' Castellanos 45' Blakstad 53', 78'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,878 Referee: Christiana Hattersley

26 February 2023 Fifth round	Bristol City	1–8	Manchester City	Failand
14:00	Pearce 55'	Report	Shaw 13', 25', 41', 75' Angeldahl 45+2' Blakstad 53', 83' Dahou 90+1'	Stadium: Robins HPC Attendance: 1,223 Referee: Jane Simms

19 March 2023 Quarter-final	Aston Villa	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Manchester City	Walsall
18:00	Corsie 20' Daly 96' Dali 101' Hanson 117'	Report	Castellanos 38' Greenwood 53'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Referee: Rebecca Welch

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	3–0	Sunderland	Manchester
14:00	Blakstad 8' Raso 48', 80' Shaw 59'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium

7 December 2022 Group stage	Liverpool	0–2	Manchester City	Birkenhead
19:00	Silcock 45+2'	Report	Angeldahl 57' Fowler 74'	Stadium: Prenton Park

18 December 2022 Group stage	Leicester City	P–P	Manchester City	Burton upon Trent
15:00				Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch.^[2]

18 January 2023 Group stage	Leicester City	0–1	Manchester City	Burton upon Trent
19:00		Report	Angeldahl 90'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: Rescheduled from 18 December 2022.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Manchester City	4	4	0	12	0	+12	12	Advanced to knock-out stage
2	Liverpool	4	3	1	6	2	+4	9	Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3	Leicester City	4	2	2	8	5	+3	6
4	Sunderland	3	0	3	0	9	−9	0
5	Blackburn Rovers	3	0	3	0	10	−10	0

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

Knockout stage

25 January 2023 Quarter-final	Bristol City	0–6	Manchester City	Bristol
19:00	Syme 14'	Report	Raso 8', 12' Shaw 30' Hemp 35', 60' Fowler 44' Kennedy 88'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 2,647 Referee: Thomas Kirk

8 February 2023 Semi-final	Arsenal	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Manchester City	Borehamwood
19:15	Wubben-Moy 53' Little 71' Rafaelle 81' Maritz 92' Blackstenius 93' Foord 116'	Report	Kelly 34' Hemp 90+5'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,795 Referee: Abigail Byrne

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 (Serbia)

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 27 May 2023

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	22	0	17	0	2	0	1	0	2	0
2	DF	NED	Kerstin Casparij	25	0	13+4	0	1+1	0	4+1	0	1	0
3	DF	ENG	Demi Stokes	9	0	2+1	0	0+1	0	2+1	0	0+2	0
4	DF	ESP	Laia Aleixandri	25	0	15+1	0	3	0	3+1	0	2	0
5	DF	ENG	Alex Greenwood	29	0	20+1	0	3	0	3	0	2	0
6	DF	ENG	Steph Houghton	24	2	13+1	2	1+1	0	5+1	0	0+2	0
7	MF	ENG	Laura Coombs	28	5	20+2	5	1+1	0	0+2	0	1+1	0
8	FW	AUS	Mary Fowler	22	5	0+11	1	0+3	0	5+1	4	2	0
9	FW	ENG	Chloe Kelly	30	6	21+1	5	3	1	1+2	0	2	0
10	FW	VEN	Deyna Castellanos	28	4	12+7	1	3	2	2+2	0	0+2	1
11	FW	ENG	Lauren Hemp	28	10	20	7	2	0	2+2	2	2	1
12	MF	SWE	Filippa Angeldahl	25	5	12+4	2	3	1	6	2	0	0
13	FW	AUS	Hayley Raso	25	5	1+15	1	0+1	0	5+1	4	0+2	0
14	DF	ENG	Esme Morgan	23	0	15+2	0	1	0	3+1	0	1	0
15	DF	ESP	Leila Ouahabi	24	0	10+6	0	2	0	3+1	0	2	0
21	FW	JAM	Khadija Shaw	30	31	22	20	3	7	3	2	2	2
22	GK	ENG	Sandy MacIver	9	0	3	0	1	0	5	0	0	0
25	MF	JPN	Yui Hasegawa	27	1	20	1	2	0	4+1	0	0	0
33	DF	AUS	Alanna Kennedy	7	0	2	0	1	0	2+2	0	0	0
35	GK	ENG	Khiara Keating	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	FW	ENG	Lois Marley-Paraskevas	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	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
42	MF	ENG	Jemima Dahou	3	1	0+1	0	0+1	1	0+1	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
30	MF	ENG	Ruby Mace	5	0	0+1	0	0	0	1+3	0	0	0
36	MF	ENG	Annie Hutchings	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
41	MF	NOR	Julie Blakstad	15	9	2+6	2	1+1	4	4+1	3	0	0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
17	MF	ESP	Vicky Losada	6	2	0+2	0	0	0	2	1	1+1	1
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^[3]
8 June 2022	DF	15	Leila Ouahabi	Barcelona^[4]
9 June 2022	DF	4	Laia Aleixandri	Atlético Madrid^[5]
29 June 2022	FW	8	Mary Fowler	Montpellier^[6]
2 July 2022	GK	22	Sandy MacIver	Everton^[7]
26 July 2022	DF	2	Kerstin Casparij	FC Twente^[8]
8 September 2022	MF	25	Yui Hasegawa	West Ham United^[9]

Transfers out

Date	Position	No.	Player	To club
15 May 2022	GK	1	Karen Bardsley	Retired^[10]
17 May 2022	FW	10	Georgia Stanway	Bayern Munich^[11]
18 May 2022	MF	8	Jill Scott	Retired^[12]^[13]
25 May 2022	MF	19	Caroline Weir	Real Madrid^[14]^[15]
25 May 2022	GK	34	Karima Benameur Taieb	Marseille^[14]^[16]
26 May 2022	DF	20	Lucy Bronze	Barcelona^[17]^[18]
22 August 2022	FW	18	Ellen White	Retired^[19]
7 September 2022	MF	24	Keira Walsh	Barcelona^[20]
1 February 2023	MF	17	Vicky Losada	Roma^[21]

Loans out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club
15 July 2022	30 June 2023	FW	16	Jess Park	Everton^[22]
13 January 2023	30 June 2023	GK	35	Khiara Keating	Coventry United^[23]
28 January 2023	30 June 2023	MF	39	Ruby Mace	Leicester City^[24]
1 February 2023	30 June 2023	MF	36	Annie Hutchings^[a]	Blackburn Rovers^[25]
31 March 2023	30 June 2023	MF	41	Julie Blakstad	BK Häcken^[26]

^ Dual registration

References

^ "Premier League, EFL, Scottish, WSL and non-League: This weekend's matches postponed". Sky Sports.
^ "LCFC Women: Manchester City Fixture Postponed". www.lcfc.com.
^ "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.
^ "Losada joins AS Roma". www.mancity.com. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
^ "Everton sign Man City's Park on season-long loan". BBC Sport.
^ "Manchester City goalkeeper Keating loaned to Coventry United as defender Gane moves on". FAWSL Full-Time. 13 January 2023.
^ "Man City midfielder Mace joins Leicester on loan". BBC Sport.
^ "Annie arrives". Blackburn Rovers FC. February 2023.
^ "Blakstad makes loan switch". Manchester City FC.

[25] Dual registration

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

[2] "LCFC Women: Manchester City Fixture Postponed". www.lcfc.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[WeirTaieb-14] "Weir and Taieb to leave City this summer". www.mancity.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

[21] "Losada joins AS Roma". www.mancity.com. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.

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

[23] "Manchester City goalkeeper Keating loaned to Coventry United as defender Gane moves on". FAWSL Full-Time. 13 January 2023.

[24] "Man City midfielder Mace joins Leicester on loan". BBC Sport.

[26] "Annie arrives". Blackburn Rovers FC. February 2023.

[27] "Blakstad makes loan switch". Manchester City FC.

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	15	2	5	50	25	+25	47	9	2	0	31	11	+20	6	0	5	19	14	+5

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	15	2	5	50	25	+25	47	9	2	0	31	11	+20	6	0	5	19	14	+5

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	15	2	5	50	25	+25	47	9	2	0	31	11	+20	6	0	5	19	14	+5