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2016 Manchester City W.F.C. season

The 2016 season is Manchester City Women's Football Club's 28th season of competitive football and its third 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 before the 2014 season.[1] This season will also be the first occasion on which City Women contest a European competition, having qualified through their runners-up finish in the 2015 Women's Super League.[2]

Manchester City Women
2016 season
ChairmanKhaldoon Mubarak
ManagerNick Cushing
StadiumAcademy Stadium
Women's Super LeagueWinners
FA CupSemifinals
WSL CupWinners
Champions LeagueRound of 16
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Non-competitive edit

Pre-season edit

Friendly edit

7 February 2016 Friendly Manchester City   3–1   FC Rosengård Manchester
13:00 GMT Christiansen   22'
Duggan   47'
Houghton   70'		 Report Houghton   57' (o.g.) Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,027
Referee: Nick Gibbons

Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy Challenge edit

17 February 2016 Friendly Manchester City   3–0   Melbourne City Abu Dhabi
18:00 GST Houghton   34', 75'
Christiansen   50'		 Report Stadium: New York University Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 500

Friendly edit

25 February 2016 Friendly Manchester City   2–1   Piteå IF Manchester
13:00 GMT Duggan   23'
Asllani   42'		 Report Norlin   54' Stadium: Academy Stadium

Competitions edit

Women's Super League edit

Main article: 2016 FA WSL

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C) 16 13 3 0 36 4 +32 42 Qualification for the Champions League
2 Chelsea 16 12 1 3 42 17 +25 37
3 Arsenal 16 10 2 4 33 14 +19 32
4 Birmingham City 16 7 6 3 18 13 +5 27
5 Liverpool 16 7 4 5 27 23 +4 25
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

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
16 13 3 0 36 4  +32 42 6 2 0 18 2  +16 7 1 0 18 2  +16

Last updated: 17 October 2016.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday edit

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Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2016. Source: FA WSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

23 March 2016 1 Manchester City 1–0 Notts County Manchester
19:00 GMT Houghton   90+4' Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,173
Referee: Joseph Johnson
28 March 2016 2 Manchester City 2–0 Arsenal Manchester
15:00 BST Ross   65'
Duggan   78' (pen.)		 Report Rose   12' Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,914
Referee: Michael Salisbury
24 April 2016 3 Birmingham City 0–2 Manchester City Solihull
14:00 BST Report Corboz   35'
Ross   90+5'		 Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 956
Referee: Simon Barrow
29 April 2016 4 Sunderland 0–2 Manchester City Hetton-le-Hole
19:45 BST Report Parris   40'
Duggan   75'		 Stadium: The Hetton Centre
Attendance: 1,411
Referee: Rebecca Welch
2 May 2016 5 Manchester City 6–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles Manchester
14:00 BST Bronze   7'
Scott   10'
Ross   40'
Beattie   44'
Asllani   45'
Duggan   74'		 Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 2,227
Referee: Lindsey Robinson
19 May 2016 6 Chelsea 0–2 Manchester City Staines
19:30 BST Report Stokes   44'
Beattie   48'		 Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
Attendance: 1,518
Referee: Nigel Lugg
25 May 2016 7 Liverpool 0–0 Manchester City Widnes
18:30 BST Report Stadium: Halton Stadium
Attendance: 936
Referee: M Woods
26 June 2016 8 Manchester City 1–1 Liverpool Manchester
14:00 BST Ross   66' Report White   4' Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 2,172
Referee: Matthew Donohue
24 July 2016 9 Notts County 1–5 Manchester City Nottingham
16:00 BST Clarke   48' Report Ross   5',  41'
Scott   25'
Stanway   45'
Christiansen   75'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1,627
Referee: Rebecca Welch
31 July 2016 10 Manchester City 3–0 Sunderland Manchester
14:00 BST Stanway   17',  55',  82' Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 2,026
Referee: David McNamara
3 August 2016 11 Reading 1–2 Manchester City High Wycombe
19:45 BST Bruton   89' Report Christiansen   38'
Duggan   80'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 592
11 August 2016 12 Doncaster Rovers Belles 0–4 Manchester City Doncaster
18:45 BST Report Ross   1'
Christiansen   15'
Bronze   63'
Corboz   89'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 740
Referee: Antony Tankard
28 August 2016 13 Manchester City 2–0 Reading Manchester
11:15 BST Beattie   48'
Houghton   87'		 Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,950
Referee: Michael Denton
11 September 2016 14 Arsenal 0–1 Manchester City Borehamwood
14:00 BST Report Ross   50' Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Colin Lymer
25 September 2016 15 Manchester City 2–0 Chelsea Manchester
14:00 BST Scott   34'
Duggan   50' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 4,096
Referee: Sarah Garratt
30 October 2016 16 Manchester City 1–1 Birmingham City Manchester
14:00 GMT Stadium: Academy Stadium

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2015–16 FA Women's Cup
19 March 2016 Fifth round Liverpool 0–2 Manchester City Widnes
17:30 GMT Report Stanway   30'
Parris   64'		 Stadium: Halton Stadium
Attendance: 743
Referee: P Gibbons
3 April 2016 Sixth round Manchester City 2–0 Sporting Club Albion Manchester
14:00 GMT Parris   7'
Ross   22'		 Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,270
Referee: Peter Gooch
17 April 2016 Semi-final Chelsea 2–1 Manchester City Staines
14:00 GMT So-yun   85'
Kirby   120'		 Report Ross   72' Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park
Attendance: 2,278
Referee: Sam Purkiss

WSL Cup edit

Main article: 2016 WSL Cup
2 July 2016 First round Aston Villa 0–8 Manchester City Sutton Coldfield
19:00 BST Report Parris   9',  18',  59'
Ross   17',  90'
Middag   32'
Corboz   79'
Scott   90'		 Stadium: Central Ground
Attendance: 492
Referee: Sarah Garrett
7 August 2016 Second round Manchester City 4–1 Doncaster Rovers Belles Manchester
14:00 BST Christiansen   38'
Stanway   76'
Duggan   82'
Ross   88'		 Report Mathews   80' Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,153
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
4 September 2016 Semi-finals Manchester City 1–0 Arsenal Manchester
14:00 BST Beattie   79' Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,643
2 October 2016 Final Manchester City 1–0 Birmingham City Manchester
16:00 BST Bronze   104' Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 4,214
Referee: Rebecca Welch

Champions League edit

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League

Round of 32 edit

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase § Round of 32
6 October 2016 First leg Manchester City   2–0   Zvezda Perm Manchester
19:00 GMT Scott   34'
Bronze   90'		 Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Referee: Monika Mularczyk
12 October 2016 Second leg Zvezda Perm   0–4   Manchester City Perm
15:00 GMT Report Beattie   22', 53'
Bronze   32'
Christiansen   74'		 Stadium: Zvezda Stadium
Referee: Riem Hussein

Round of 16 edit

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase § Round of 16
9 November 2016 First leg Manchester City   1–0   Brøndby Manchester
19:00 GMT Stadium: Academy Stadium
16 November 2016 Second leg Brøndby   1–1   Manchester City Brøndby
17:00 GMT Stadium: Brøndby Stadium

Campaign continued in the following season

Squad information edit

Playing statistics edit

As of 17 October 2016

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 15 2 2 19
2   Lucy Bronze DF 15 2 3 1 4 1 2 2 24 5 1
3   Demi Stokes DF 15 1 3 4 2 24 1
4   Tessel Middag MF 7 3 1 2 12 1
5   Jen Beattie DF 11 3 4 1 2 2 17 6
6   Steph Houghton DF 15 2 1 3 4 2 24 2 1
7   Kosovare Asllani FW 10 1 3 2 2 17 1
8   Jill Scott MF 14 3 2 3 1 2 1 21 5
9   Toni Duggan FW 14 5 2 3 1 2 21 6
10   Daphne Corboz MF 13 2 3 3 1 1 20 3
11   Isobel Christiansen MF 9 3 1 3 1 2 1 15 5
12   Georgia Stanway FW 7 4 3 1 1 1 11 6
16   Jane Ross FW 15 8 3 2 4 3 2 24 13
17   Nikita Parris FW 14 1 3 2 4 3 2 23 6
18   Ella Toone FW 1 1
20   Megan Campbell DF 3 1 4
21   Marie Hourihan GK 1 4 5
23   Abbie McManus DF 9 1 3 12 1
24   Keira Walsh MF 7 4 2 13
  Amelia Kemp DF 1 1
  Alethea Paul MF 1 1
  Zoe Tynan MF 1 1
  Ellie Roebuck GK 1 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 0 5 1 0 14 0 0 6 0 0 60 3 0

Goalscorers edit

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

Correct as of 17 October 2016
No. Nat. Player Pos. WSL FA Cup WSL Cup Champions League Total
16   Jane Ross FW 8 2 3 0 13
5   Jen Beattie FW 3 0 1 2 6
9   Toni Duggan FW 5 0 1 0 6
17   Nikita Parris FW 1 2 3 0 6
12   Georgia Stanway FW 4 1 1 0 6
2   Lucy Bronze DF 2 0 1 2 5
11   Isobel Christiansen MF 3 0 1 1 5
8   Jill Scott MF 3 0 1 1 5
10   Daphne Corboz MF 2 0 1 0 3
6   Steph Houghton DF 2 0 0 0 2
7   Kosovare Asllani FW 1 0 0 0 1
4   Tessel Middag MF 0 0 1 0 1
3   Demi Stokes DF 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0
Total 35 5 14 6 60

Transfers and loans edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "WSL 1: Manchester City Women 2-1 Notts County Ladies". BBC Sport. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. ^ "MCWFC sign Jane Ross". mcfc.co.uk. 11 November 2015. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. ^ "MCWFC sign Marie Hourihan". mcfc.co.uk. 30 December 2015. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  5. ^ "MCWFC sign Kosovare Asllani". mcfc.co.uk. 22 January 2016. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  6. ^ "MCWFC sign Megan Campbell". mcfc.co.uk. 15 February 2016. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  7. ^ "MCWFC sign Tessel Middag". mcfc.co.uk. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Natasha Harding: Wales striker leaves Manchester City Women". BBC Sport. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Everton Sign Georgia Brougham". shekicks.net. 14 February 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
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