2018–19 Manchester City W.F.C. season

The 2018–19 season will be Manchester City Women's Football Club's 31st season of competitive football and its sixth season in the FA Women's Super League and at the top level of English women's football.

Manchester City Women

2018–19 season
Chairman	Khaldoon Mubarak
Manager	Nick Cushing
Stadium	Academy Stadium
Women's Super League	2nd
FA Women's Cup	Winners
WSL Cup	Winners
Champions League	Round of 32
Home colours Away colours
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

Non-competitive

Pre-season

Friendly

Manchester City v Paris Saint-Germain

24 July 2018 Friendly	Manchester City	1–0	Paris Saint-Germain	Portland, United States
19:00 PDT	Nadim 49'			Stadium: Clive Charles Soccer Complex

2018 Women's International Champions Cup

	Semi-finals				Final
	July 26 – Miami Gardens
	North Carolina Courage	2
					July 29 – Miami Gardens
	Paris Saint-Germain	1
					North Carolina Courage	1
	July 26 – Miami Gardens
					Olympique Lyonnais	0
	Olympique Lyonnais	3
	Manchester City	0
					Third place play-off
					July 29 – Miami Gardens
					Paris Saint-Germain	1
					Manchester City	2

Manchester City v Olympique Lyonnais

26 July 2018 Semi-final	Manchester City	0–3	Olympique Lyonnais	Miami, United States
21:00 EDT			Le Sommer 4', 14' Hegerberg 17'	Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium

Manchester City v Paris Saint-Germain

29 July 2018 Third Place Playoff	Manchester City	2–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Miami, United States
18:15 EDT	Scott 41' Jans 45'		Pekel 2'	Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium

Friendly

Manchester City v Barcelona

12 August 2018 Friendly	Manchester City	2–0	Barcelona	Manchester
18:30 BST	Lawley 75' Parris 89' (pen.)			Stadium: Academy Stadium

Competitions

Women's Super League

Main article: 2018–19 FA WSL

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Arsenal (C)	20	18	0	2	70	13	+57	54	Qualification for the Champions League
2	Manchester City	20	14	5	1	53	17	+36	47
3	Chelsea	20	12	6	2	46	14	+32	42
4	Birmingham City	20	13	1	6	29	17	+12	40
5	Reading	20	8	3	9	33	30	+3	27

Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

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
20	14	5	1	53	17	+36	47	7	3	0	25	9	+16	7	2	1	28	8	+20

Last updated: 11 May 2019.
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
Result	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	✖	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	✖	W	L
Position	6	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2019. Source: FA WSL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Chelsea v Manchester City

9 September 2018 1	Chelsea	0–0	Manchester City	Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Eriksson  53'	Report	Beattie  3' Bonner  67'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,501 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Everton v Manchester City

20 September 2018 2	Everton	0–4	Manchester City	Widnes
19:00 BST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Stanway 14' Parris 64', 68' Emslie 90+2'	Stadium: Halton Stadium Attendance: 296 Referee: Lucy Oliver

Manchester City v Bristol City

23 September 2018 3	Manchester City	2–2	Bristol City	Manchester
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Stanway  78' Parris 83' (pen.) Houghton 90'	Report	Kerkdijk 15' Kemppi 50'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,338 Referee: Asaka Koizumi

Birmingham City v Manchester City

30 September 2018 4	Birmingham City	2–3	Manchester City	Solihull
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	McManus 8' (o.g.) Sargeant 49'	Report	Walsh 52' Weir 54' Parris 64' Wullaert 72'	Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: 824 Referee: Wayne Cartmel

Manchester City v West Ham United

14 October 2018 5	Manchester City	7–1	West Ham United	Manchester
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Weir 2' Parris 7', 17' Stanway 72', 80' Houghton 76' Wullaert 86'	Report	de Graaf 82'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,245 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City

21 October 2018 6	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–6	Manchester City	Crawley
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Stanway 21', 64', 68' Weir 43' Parris 87' Emslie 90+1'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 815 Referee: Lucy Oliver

Manchester City v Reading

26 October 2018 7	Manchester City	1–1	Reading	Manchester
19:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Stanway 33' Parris 90+1'	Report	Moore 50' Pearce 68' Allen 90+5'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,015 Referee: David McNamara

Liverpool v Manchester City

4 November 2018 8	Liverpool	0–3	Manchester City	Birkenhead
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Murray  68'	Summary	Bonner  40' Fahey 50' (o.g.) Parris 59' 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 661 Referee: Thomas Parsons

Yeovil Town v Manchester City

25 November 2018 10	Yeovil Town	0–4	Manchester City	Dorchester
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)		Summary	Parris 17' Stanway  22' Weir 40' Houghton 83' Emslie 88'	Stadium: The Avenue Stadium Attendance: 1,153 Referee: Lewis Sandoe

Manchester City v Arsenal

2 December 2018 11	Manchester City	2–0	Arsenal	Manchester
12:30 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Stanway 18' 64'	Summary	Mead  30' van de Donk  52' Williamson  56' McCabe  74' Wälti  89'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 2,149 Referee: Abby Marriott

Manchester City v Birmingham City

9 December 2018 12	Manchester City	1–0	Birmingham City	Manchester
12:15 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Stanway 12'  90+2' Walsh  17'	Summary		Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,157 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Bristol City v Manchester City

6 January 2019 13	Bristol City	1–1	Manchester City	Filton
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Graham 62' (pen.)		Parris 36' Stanway  76'	Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 812 Referee: James Durkin

West Ham United v Manchester City

13 January 2019 14	West Ham United	1–3	Manchester City	London
15:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Ross 58'		Weir 15' Hemp 39' Parris 86' Beckie  90+2'	Stadium: London Community Track Attendance: 640 Referee: Jason Richardson

Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion

27 January 2019 15	Manchester City	3–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Manchester
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Parris 3' (pen.), 40' Bonner 31'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,279 Referee: Amy Fearns

Manchester City v Chelsea

10 February 2019 16	Manchester City	2–2	Chelsea	Manchester
13:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Wullaert 12' Stanway 24' Walsh  90'	Report	Bright  6' Spence  18' Ji So-yun 50' 89'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 3078 Referee: Matthew Dicicco

Manchester City v Everton

21 February 2019 17	Manchester City	3–1	Everton	Manchester
19:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Walsh 47' Beckie 55' Parris 90'	Report	Boye-Hlorkah 12'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 864 Referee: Elizabeth Simms

Reading v Manchester City

13 March 2019 18	Reading	3–4	Manchester City	High Wycombe
19:30 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Chaplen 3' Williams 61' (pen.) Pearce 86'		Parris 15' 36' 39'  90+2' Stokes 54' McManus  68'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 449 Referee: Tom Reeves

Manchester City v Liverpool

31 March 2019 19	Manchester City	2–1	Liverpool	Manchester
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Emslie 27' Beattie 90+3'	Report	Sweetman-Kirk 52'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,568 Referee: Lucy Oliver

Manchester City v Yeovil Town

28 April 2019 21	Manchester City	2–1	Yeovil Town	Manchester
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Parris 30' Hemp 65'	Report	Fergusson 1'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,369 Referee: Richard Aspinall

Arsenal v Manchester City

12 May 2019 22	Arsenal	1–0	Manchester City	Borehamwood
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Emma Mitchell 89'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park

FA Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Women's FA Cup

Manchester City v Watford

2 February 2019 Fourth round proper	Manchester City	3–0	Watford	Manchester
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Parris 62' 69' Bremer 86'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 883 Referee: Ben Atkinson

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City

17 February 2019 Fifth round proper	Tottenham Hotspur	0–3	Manchester City	Cheshunt
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Houghton 37' Hemp 39' Bonner 51'	Stadium: Cheshunt Stadium Attendance: 1,153 Referee: Matthew Russell

Manchester City v Liverpool

17 March 2019 Sixth round proper	Manchester City	3–0	Liverpool	Manchester
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Beckie 25' Stanway 69' Stanway 88'			Stadium: Academy Stadium

Manchester City v Chelsea

14 April 2019 Semi-finals	Manchester City	1–0	Chelsea	Manchester
15:30 BST (UTC+01:00)	Eriksson 90+2' (o.g.)			Stadium: Academy Stadium

Manchester City v West Ham United

4 May 2019 Final	Manchester City	3–0	West Ham United	London
17:30 BST (UTC+01:00)	Walsh 52' Stanway 81' Hemp 88'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 43,264 Referee: Abigail Byrne (Suffolk)

WSL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 FA Women's League Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2018–19 FA Women's League Cup § Group One North

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	WPEN	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MCI	BIR	BRI	SHU	AST	LEI
1	Manchester City	5	4	1	0	0	17	0	+17	14	Advance to knock-out stage		—	—	—	6–0	—	4–0
2	Birmingham City	5	3	0	2	0	10	0	+10	11			0–0	—	0–0	—	2–0	—
3	Bristol City	5	2	1	1	1	10	8	+2	9			0–3	—	—	3–1	5–2	—
4	Sheffield United	5	2	0	0	3	6	13	−7	6			—	0–2	—	—	—	3–1
5	Aston Villa	5	1	0	0	4	4	13	−9	3			0–4	—	—	1–2	—	—
6	Leicester City Women	5	0	1	0	4	3	16	−13	2			—	0–6	2–2	—	0–1	—

Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Birmingham City v Manchester City

19 August 2018 Group One North	Birmingham City	0–0 (4–5 p)	Manchester City	Solihull
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Harrop  14' Arthur  17'	Report	Bonner  66'	Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: 572 Referee: Jack Shepherd
	Penalties
	Mannion Staniforth Harrop Quinn White Mayling Ladd		Parris Weir Emslie Houghton McManus Walsh Beattie

Manchester City v Leicester City

26 August 2018 Group One North	Manchester City	4–0	Leicester City	Manchester
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Wullaert 53', 79' Lawley  66' McCue 71' (o.g.) Nadim 82'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,609 Referee: James Bell

Bristol City v Manchester City

16 September 2018 Group One North	Bristol City	0–3	Manchester City	Filton
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Emslie 52' Nadim 65' (pen.) Weir 72'	Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 451 Referee: Savvas Yianni

Manchester City v Sheffield United

5 December 2018 Group One North	Manchester City	6–0	Sheffield United	Manchester
19:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Beckie 8' 25' 49' 79' Park 14' Stanway 53' (pen.)	Summary		Stadium: Academy Stadium Referee: Helen Conley

Aston Villa v Manchester City

13 December 2018 Group One North	Aston Villa	0–4	Manchester City	Sutton Coldfield
19:30 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Hutton  54' N'Dow  57'	Summary	Bonner 21' Beckie 25' Park 77' Hemp 84'	Stadium: Trevor Brown Memorial Ground Attendance: 458 Referee: Robert Massey Ellis

Knockout rounds

Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion

9 January 2019 Quarter-final	Manchester City	7–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Manchester
19:30 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Parris 6' Hemp 23', 86' Weir 59' Emslie 88' Stanway 90' Beckie 90+2'	Report	Buet 9' (pen.)	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 786 Referee: Benjamin Speedie

Chelsea v Manchester City

6 February 2019 (2019-02-06) Semi-final	Chelsea	0–2	Manchester City	Kingston upon Thames
19:30 GMT (UTC+00:00)		Report	Parris 49' Parris 81'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 1348 Referee: David Rock

Arsenal v Manchester City

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) Final	Arsenal	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Manchester City	Sheffield
12:15 GMT (UTC+00:00)	Bloodworth  58'	Report	Stanway  40' Parris  82' Bardsley  125'	Stadium: Bramhall Lane Attendance: 2,424 Referee: Lucy Oliver
	Penalties
	Little Williamson van de Donk Bloodworth		Stanway Hemp Emslie Houghton Beckie

Champions League

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League

Round of 32

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase § Round of 32

Atlético Madrid v Manchester City

13 September 2018 First leg	Atlético Madrid	1–1	Manchester City	Majadahonda, Spain
19:30 CEST	Robles 89'	Report	Bonner 16' McManus  45+1' Bardsley  57'	Stadium: Estadio Cerro del Espino Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)

Manchester City v Atlético Madrid

26 September 2018 Second leg	Manchester City	0–2	Atlético Madrid	Manchester
19:00 BST	Stanway  55' Beattie  69'	Report	Meseguer 4' da Silva 45+1' Aleixandri  71'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

Squad information

Playing statistics

As of 11 May 2019

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			Champions League			Total
				Apps			Apps			Apps			Apps			Apps
1		Karen Bardsley	GK	5			4			6			1			16
2		Mie Jans	DF							2			1			3
3		Demi Stokes	DF	11	1		4			2						17	1
4		Gemma Bonner	DF	17	1		4	1		8	1		1	1		30	4
5		Jen Beattie	DF	17	1		4			5			1			27	1
6		Steph Houghton	DF	20	3		5	1		6						31	4
7		Melissa Lawley	FW	4			1			4			1			10
8		Jill Scott	MF	19			4			4			1			28
9		Pauline Bremer	FW	4			2	1		3						9	1
10		Nadia Nadim	FW	3						3	1		1			7	1
11		Janine Beckie	FW	9	1		2	1		5	7					16	9
12		Georgia Stanway	FW	19	11		5	3		6	2		1			31	16
13		Fran Stenson	GK							1						1
14		Esme Morgan	DF	6			1			3						10
15		Lauren Hemp	FW	10	2		4	2		5	3					19	7
17		Nikita Parris	FW	19	19		5	2		4	3		1			29	24
19		Caroline Weir	FW	18	5		4			6	2		1			29	7
20		Megan Campbell	DF	4			2									6
22		Claire Emslie	FW	14	4		4			7	2		1			26	6
23		Abbie McManus	DF	13			2			5			1			21
24		Keira Walsh	MF	19	1		4	1		8			1			32	2
25		Tessa Wullaert	FW	18	3		4			7	2		1			30	5
26		Ellie Roebuck	GK	15			1			1						17
33		Jess Park	MF	2			1			3	2					6	2
		Emma Bissell								1						1
Own goals					1			1			1			0			3
Totals					53	0		13	0		26	0		1	0		91	0

Transfers and loans

Transfers in Date Position No. Player From club 1 July 2018 FW 15 Lauren Hemp Bristol City[1] 1 July 2018 FW 19 Caroline Weir Liverpool[2] 1 July 2018 DF 4 Gemma Bonner Liverpool[3] 1 July 2018 FW 25 Tessa Wullaert VfL Wolfsburg[4] 9 August 2018 FW 11 Janine Beckie Sky Blue FC[5]

Transfers out Date Position No. Player To club 30 June 2018 FW 16 Jane Ross West Ham United[6] 30 June 2018 MF 4 Tessel Middag West Ham United[6] 13 July 2018 FW 18 Ella Toone Manchester United[7] 23 July 2018 MF Julia Spetsmark Djurgården[8] 23 July 2018 MF 11 Izzy Christiansen Olympique Lyon[9] 19 December 2018 FW 10 Nadia Nadim Paris Saint-Germain[10] 7 January 2019 DF 2 Mie Jans FC Rosengård[11]

References

1. "City sign Lauren Hemp". Manchester City. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
2. "Caroline Weir signs for City". Manchester City. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
3. "City sign Gemma Bonner". Manchester City. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
4. "City sign Tessa Wullaert from Wolfsburg". Manchester City. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
5. "SKY BLUE FC ANNOUNCES TRANSFER OF JANINE BECKIE". 9 August 2018. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
6. "Jane Ross and Tessel Middag depart". Manchester City. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
7. "Manchester United Women announce squad including Liverpool and Man City signings". Manchester Evening News. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
8. "Djurgården värvar från Manchester City". 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
9. "Izzy Christiansen: Manchester City Women midfielder completes Lyon move". BBC Sport. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
10. "Nadia Nadim: Manchester City terminate Denmark forward's contract". BBC Sport. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
11. "Sydsvenskan avslöjar: Rosengård hämtar mittback från Manchester City" [Sydsvenskan reveals: Rosengård picks up center back from Manchester City]. Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 12 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.