2024–25 Manchester City W.F.C. season

The 2024–25 season will be Manchester City Women's Football Club's 37th season of competitive football and their twelfth season in the Women's Super League, the highest level of English women's football.

Manchester City Women
2024–25 season
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerGareth Taylor
StadiumAcademy Stadium
Women's Super League2nd
FA CupFourth round
League CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Khadija Shaw (7)
All: Khadija Shaw (12)
Highest home attendance10,319
(vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 8 November)
Lowest home attendance3,316
(vs. West Ham United, 6 October)
Average home league attendance5,223
2025–26 →

Pre-season

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Manchester City participated in the inaugural Perth International Football Cup invitational friendly as part of preseason.

28 August 2024 Perth Cup
Semi-final
Manchester City 0–0
(4–3 p)
Leicester City Perth, Australia
Report Stadium: Perth Rectangular
Penalties
1 September 2024 Perth Cup
Final
Manchester City 0–1   Paris Saint-Germain Perth, Australia
Report
Stadium: Perth Stadium
7 September 2024 Friendly Liverpool 1–2 Manchester City West Derby
13:00 BST Report
Stadium: Melwood
14 September 2024 Friendly Aston Villa 2–1 Manchester City Bodymoor Heath
Report
Stadium: Bodymoor Heath
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

Competitions

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Women's Super League

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Results summary

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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
10 7 1 2 21 8  +13 22 5 0 0 13 1  +12 2 1 2 8 7  +1

Last updated: 15 December 2024.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAAH
ResultDWWWWWWLWL
Position6511111222
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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22 September 2024 1 Arsenal 2–2 Manchester City Holloway
12:30
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 41,818
Referee: Abigail Byrne
29 September 2024 2 Manchester City 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester
12:30
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,727
Referee: Stacey Pearson
6 October 2024 3 Manchester City 2–0 West Ham United Manchester
13:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,316
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
13 October 2024 4 Liverpool 1–2 Manchester City Liverpool
15:00
Report
  • Shaw   58', 90+2',   90+8'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 17,484
Referee: Stacey Fullicks
20 October 2024 5 Manchester City 2–1 Aston Villa Manchester
12:15
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,528
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
3 November 2024 6 Crystal Palace 0–3 Manchester City Selhurst
14:00 Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 2,275
Referee: Lisa Benn
8 November 2024 7 Manchester City 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
19:30
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 10,319
Referee: Stacey Pearson
16 November 2024 8 Chelsea 2–0 Manchester City Fulham
17:30
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 19,499
Referee: Melissa Burgin
8 December 2024 9 Manchester City 4–0 Leicester City Manchester
13:00
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Referee: Emily Heaslip
15 December 2024 10 Everton 2–1 Manchester City Walton
12:30
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 1,292
Referee: Cheryl Foster
19 January 2025 11 Manchester City v Manchester United Manchester
18:45 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
25/26 January 2025 12 Aston Villa v Manchester City Aston
Stadium: Villa Park
1/2 February 2025 13 Manchester City v Arsenal Manchester
Stadium: Academy Stadium
15/16 February 2025 14 Manchester City v Liverpool Manchester
Stadium: Academy Stadium
1/2 March 2025 15 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City Leyton
Stadium: Brisbane Road
15/16 March 2025 16 West Ham United v Manchester City Dagenham
Stadium: Victoria Road
22/23 March 2025 17 Manchester City v Chelsea Manchester
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
29/30 March 2025 18 Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City Crawley
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
19/20 April 2025 19 Manchester City v Everton Manchester
Stadium: Academy Stadium
26/27 April 2025 20 Leicester City v Manchester City Leicester
Stadium: King Power Stadium
3/4 May 2025 21 Manchester United v Manchester City Trafford
Stadium: Old Trafford
10/11 May 2025 22 Manchester City v Crystal Palace Manchester
Stadium: Academy Stadium

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea 10 9 1 0 31 6 +25 28 Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2 Manchester City 10 7 1 2 21 8 +13 22 Qualification for the Champions League second round
3 Arsenal 10 6 3 1 20 5 +15 21 Qualification for the Champions League first round
4 Manchester United 10 6 3 1 16 3 +13 21
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 10 5 2 3 17 16 +1 17
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2024. Source: Women's Super League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

FA Cup

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As a member of the first tier, Manchester City will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

12 January 2025 Fourth round Manchester City v Ipswich Town Manchester
13:00 Stadium: Academy Stadium

League Cup

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Having qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League group stage, Manchester City will enter the League Cup at the quarter-final stage.

22/23 January 2025 Quarter-final Manchester United v Manchester City Leigh
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village

Champions League

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As a result of finishing second in the 2023–24 Women's Super League, Manchester City entered the Champions League in the second qualifying round.

Second qualifying round

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18 September 2024 R2 first leg Paris FC   0–5 Manchester City Paris
17:45 Report
Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty
Attendance: 3,633
Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)
26 September 2024 R2 second leg Manchester City 3–0
(8–0 agg.)
  Paris FC Manchester
19:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,971
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)

Group stage

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9 October 2024 Group D Manchester City 2–0   Barcelona Manchester
20:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 5,508
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
16 October 2024 Group D SKN St. Pölten   2–3 Manchester City St. Pölten, Austria
17:45
Report
Stadium: NV Arena
Attendance: 3,116
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
12 November 2024 Group D Manchester City 2–0   Hammarby Manchester
20:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 2,233
Referee: Frida Mia Klarlund (Denmark)
21 November 2024 Group D Hammarby   1–2 Manchester City Stockholm, Sweden
17:45
Report
Stadium: Stockholmsarenan
Attendance: 2,233
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy)
12 December 2024 Group D Manchester City 2–0   SKN St. Pölten Manchester
20:00
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,454
Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)
18 December 2024 Group D Barcelona   3–0 Manchester City Sant Joan Despí, Spain
17:45
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Stadium
Attendance: 29,007
Referee: Jelena Cvetković (Serbia)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Barcelona 6 5 0 1 26 3 +23 15[a] Advance to Quarter-finals
2   Manchester City 6 5 0 1 11 6 +5 15[a]
3   Hammarby 6 2 0 4 5 17 −12 6
4   St. Pölten 6 0 0 6 4 20 −16 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Barcelona 3 Pts, +1 GD; Manchester City 3 Pts, −1 GD.

Knockout phase

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Quarter-finals
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18/19 March 2025 First leg Manchester City v TBD Manchester
Stadium: Academy Stadium
26/27 March 2025 Second leg TBD v Manchester City

Squad information

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Playing statistics

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As of 18 December 2024

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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   JPN Risa Shimizu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   ENG Naomi Layzell 4 1 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
4 DF   ESP Laia Aleixandri 13 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 4+2 0
5 DF   ENG Alex Greenwood 16 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
6 FW   NED Vivianne Miedema 5 2 2+1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
7 MF   ENG Laura Coombs 8 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0+4 0
8 FW   AUS Mary Fowler 17 5 6+3 3 0 0 0 0 8 2
9 FW   ENG Chloe Kelly 11 2 1+5 0 0 0 0 0 2+3 2
10 MF   NED Jill Roord 13 3 8+1 3 0 0 0 0 1+3 0
11 FW   ENG Lauren Hemp 10 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 2+1 0
14 DF   AUS Alanna Kennedy 15 1 4+3 0 0 0 0 0 6+2 1
15 DF   ESP Leila Ouahabi 15 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
16 FW   ENG Jess Park 17 5 9 3 0 0 0 0 8 2
18 DF   NED Kerstin Casparij 16 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 5+1 1
19 MF   ENG Laura Blindkilde Brown 12 1 2+3 0 0 0 0 0 6+1 1
20 FW   JPN Aoba Fujino 18 2 7+3 0 0 0 0 0 6+2 2
21 FW   JAM Khadija Shaw 14 14 8+1 9 0 0 0 0 4+1 5
22 GK   SCO Sandy MacIver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF   JPN Yui Hasegawa 18 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
26 DF   IRL Tara O'Hanlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF   ENG Gracie Prior 5 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+3 0
31 GK   JPN Ayaka Yamashita 10 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
35 GK   ENG Khiara Keating 8 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
40 GK   ENG Katie Startup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF   ENG Codie Thomas 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
46 FW   ENG Lily Murphy 9 1 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 1+4 1
52 MF   IRL Eve O'Carroll 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers and loans

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References

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  1. ^ "Miedema becomes City's first summer recruit". www.mancity.com. 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Shimizu signs for City". www.mancity.com. 12 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Fujino signs for City". www.mancity.com. 2 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Annets signs for City". www.mancity.com. 5 August 2024.
  5. ^ "City secure Yamashita signing". www.mancity.com. 9 August 2024.
  6. ^ "City secure Layzell signature". www.mancity.com. 19 August 2024.
  7. ^ "City sign Katie Startup". www.mancity.com. 6 September 2024.
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  12. ^ "Ellie Roebuck joins FC Barcelona until 2026". FC Barcelona. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
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  24. ^ "Pritchard joins Crystal Palace on loan". www.mancity.com. 13 September 2024.