2017–18_Manchester_City_W.F.C._season
2017–18 Manchester City W.F.C. season
Manchester City Women 2017–18 football season
The 2017–18 season was Manchester City Women's Football Club's 30th season of competitive football and its fifth season in the FA Women's Super League and at the top level of English women's football.
Quick Facts season, Chairman ...
| 2017–18 season | |||
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| Chairman | Khaldoon Mubarak | ||
| Manager | Nick Cushing | ||
| Stadium | Academy Stadium | ||
| Women's Super League | 2nd | ||
| FA Women's Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| WSL Cup | Runner-up | ||
| Champions League | Semi-final | ||
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Following a reorganisation of top-level women's football in England, the 2017–18 season was the first season in the WSL era in which the calendar runs Autumn to Spring in line with the men's game.[1] Due to another re-organisation of the women's game, with WSL 1 becoming a league for fully professional teams only, there was no relegation in the league for this season.[2]
Pre-season
Friendly
1. FFC Frankfurt 
v 
Manchester City
v 
Manchester City
| 20 August 2017 Friendly | 1. FFC Frankfurt | 3–0 | Manchester City | Frankfurt, Germany |
| 15:00 CEST | Crnogorčević  1'Matheis 5', 84' |
Report | Stadium: Stadion am Brentanobad Referee: Karolin Wacker |
Toulouse International Ladies Cup
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montpellier |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| Olympique Lyonnais |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 3 |
| Manchester City |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
| Liverpool |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
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Montpellier 
v Manchester City
v Manchester City
| 25 August 2017 Friendly | Montpellier | 4–2 | Manchester City | Toulouse, France |
| 19:30 CEST | Gauvin 13', 38' Karchaoui 23', 51' |
Report | Ross 61', 80' |
Stadium: Stade Ernest-Wallon |
Olympique Lyonnais v Manchester City
v Manchester City
| 27 August 2017 Friendly | Olympique Lyonnais | 2–3 | Manchester City | Toulouse, France |
| 15:30 CEST | Abily 54', 78' |
Report | Christiansen 6', 37' Bremer 86' |
Stadium: Stade Ernest-Wallon |
Women's Super League
Main article: 2017–18 FA WSL
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea (C, Q) | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 13 | +31 | 44 | Qualification for the Champions League |
| 2 | Manchester City (Q) | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 17 | +34 | 38 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 37 | |
| 4 | Reading | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 32 | |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 30 |
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Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 17 | +34 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | +12 |
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Last updated: 20 May 2018.
Source: FA WSL
Results by matchday
More information Matchday, Ground ...
| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | W | W |
| Position | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: FA WSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Yeovil Town v Manchester City
| 24 September 2017 1 | Yeovil Town | 0–4 | Manchester City | Yeovil |
| 14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Christiansen 7' Ross 37'Scott 58'Stanway 83' |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 1,302 Referee: Adam Bromley |
Manchester City v Arsenal
| 30 September 2017 2 | Manchester City | 5–2 | Arsenal | Manchester |
| 12:30 BST (UTC+01:00) | Ross 39' Houghton 45'Stanway 70'Christiansen 75'Scott 79' |
Report | Mitchell 45' O'Reilly 47' |
Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,646 Referee: Amy Fearn |
Everton v Manchester City
| 7 October 2017 3 | Everton | 2–3 | Manchester City | Widnes |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+01:00) | Walker 4' Magill 65' |
Report | Houghton 12' Parris 13'Bremer 18' |
Stadium: Select Security Stadium Attendance: 735 Referee: Thomas Kirk |
Manchester City v Birmingham City
| 29 October 2017 4 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Birmingham City | Manchester |
| 12:30 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Christiansen 76' (pen.), 90+8' (pen.) Beattie 90+1' |
Report | Quinn 5' Harrop  78' |
Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,465 Referee: Helen Byrne |
Manchester City v Bristol City
| 12 November 2017 5 | Manchester City | 4–0 | Bristol City | Manchester |
| 14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Christiansen 7' (pen.) Emslie 37'McManus 58'Beattie 86' |
Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,256 Referee: Helen Conley |
Reading v Manchester City
| 7 January 2018 6 | Reading | 2–5 | Manchester City | High Wycombe |
| 14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Allen 34' Chaplen 41' |
Report | Nadim 6' Emslie 32'Christiansen 43'Scott 56', 58' |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 951 |
Sunderland v Manchester City
| 28 January 2018 7 | Sunderland | 0–3 | Manchester City | South Shields |
| 18:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Report | Parris 36', 72' Christiansen 56' |
Stadium: Mariners Park Attendance: 978 Referee: Helen Conley |
Chelsea v Manchester City
| 1 February 2018 8 | Chelsea | 0–0 | Manchester City | Kingston upon Thames |
| 19:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Report | Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,648 Referee: Amy Hearn |
Manchester City v Liverpool
| 11 February 2018 9 | Manchester City | 4–0 | Liverpool | Manchester |
| 14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Parris 1', 60' Christiansen 56' (pen.)McManus 73' |
Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 2,356 Referee: Scott Simpson |
Birmingham City v Manchester City
| 21 February 2018 10 | Birmingham City | 2–0 | Manchester City | Solihull |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Report | Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: 803 Referee: Sian Massey-Ellis |
Manchester City v Chelsea
| 24 February 2018 11 | Manchester City | 2–2 | Chelsea | Manchester |
| 12:30 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Parris 49' Stanway 86' |
Report | Bright 6' So-yun 24' |
Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,417 Referee: Simon Mather |
Manchester City v Reading
| 1 April 2018 12 | Manchester City | 0–2 | Reading | Manchester |
| 14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,274 Referee: Helen Conley |
Manchester City v Sunderland
| 18 April 2018 13 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Sunderland | Manchester |
| 18:00 BST (UTC+01:00) | Stanway 15', 87' Nadim 90' |
Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 943 Referee: Aaron Jackson |
Bristol City v Manchester City
| 3 May 2018 14 | Bristol City | 1–6 | Manchester City | Filton |
| 20:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Turner 65' |
Report | Scott 41' Emslie 51'Ross 57'Parris 58'Nadim 80'Lawley 90' |
Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 568 |
Liverpool v Manchester City
| 8 May 2018 15 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Manchester City | Widnes |
| 17:30 BST (UTC+01:00) | England 3' |
Report | Stadium: Select Security Stadium Referee: P Gibbons |
Arsenal v Manchester City
| 12 May 2018 16 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Manchester City | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) | van de Donk 50' Mead 61' |
Report | Nadim 10' |
Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Rebecca Welch |
Manchester City v Yeovil Town
| 16 May 2018 17 | Manchester City | 5–0 | Yeovil Town | Manchester |
| 14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) | Emslie 44' Parris 47', 74', 76'Christiansen 81' |
Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 750 Referee: Lindsey Robinson |
Manchester City v Everton
| 20 May 2018 18 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Everton | Manchester |
| 12:00 BST (UTC+01:00) | Scott 21', 59' Parris 56' |
Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,605 Referee: Leigh Doherty |
FA Cup
Main article: 2017–18 FA Women's Cup
Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City
| 4 February 2018 Fourth round | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–2 | Manchester City | Lancing |
| 14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Report | Christiansen 45' Emslie 66' |
Stadium: Culver Road Attendance: 1,372 Referee: Michael Lowe |
Birmingham City v Manchester City
| 18 February 2018 Fifth round | Birmingham City | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Manchester City | Solihull |
| 00:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) | White 37' |
Report | Nadim 13' Stanway 97'Emslie 119' |
Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: 641 Referee: Wayne Cartmel |
Sunderland v Manchester City
| 18 March 2018 Quarter-finals | Sunderland | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Manchester City | South Shields |
| 00:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Williams 32' Staniforth 76' |
Report | Stokes 72' Ross 90', 96'Toone 114' |
Stadium: Mariners Park Attendance: 552 Referee: Dean Hulme |
Chelsea v Manchester City
| 15 April 2018 Semi-finals | Chelsea | 2–0 | Manchester City | Kingston upon Thames |
| 15:30 BST (UTC+01:00) | Fran Kirby 5', 74' |
Report | Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,048 Referee: Sarah Garratt |
WSL Cup
Main article: 2017–18 FA WSL Cup
Group stage
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MCI | EVE | BIR | DON | OXF | |
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| 1 | Manchester City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 12 | Advance to knock-out stage | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | — | |
| 2 | Everton | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | Birmingham City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | — | — | — | 3–2 | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | Oxford United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 | 0–6 | — | — | 1–5 | — |
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Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Oxford United v Manchester City
| 2 November 2017 1 | Oxford United | 0–6 | Manchester City | Abingdon |
| 17:45 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Report | Christiansen 44' Stanway 45', 53'Emslie 57'Beattie 79', 86' |
Stadium: The Armadillo Stadium Attendance: 777 Referee: Daniel Lamport |
Manchester City v Everton
| 5 November 2017 2 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Everton | Manchester |
| 14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Christiansen 25' Parris 80' |
Report | Magill 77' |
Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 873 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
Manchester City v Birmingham City
| 3 December 2017 3 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Birmingham City | Manchester |
| 14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Parris 18' Emslie 36' |
Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,077 Referee: Christopher Porter |
Doncaster Rovers Belles v Manchester City
| 6 December 2017 4 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 2–3 | Manchester City | Doncaster |
| 19:30 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Sigsworth 53' Murray 75' |
Report | Emslie 4' Ross 55'Stanway 58' |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 924 Referee: Rebecca Welch |
Knockout rounds
Bristol City v Manchester City
| 17 December 2017 Quarter-finals | Bristol City | 0–2 | Manchester City | Almondsbury |
| 14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Report | Nikita Parris 62' Jen Beattie 88' |
Stadium: Oaklands Park Attendance: 352 Referee: Savvas Yianni |
Chelsea v Manchester City
| 14 January 2018 Semi-finals | Chelsea | 0–1 | Manchester City | Kingston upon Thames |
| 14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Report | Nadim 19' |
Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,595 Referee: Rebecca Welch |
Manchester City v Arsenal
| 14 March 2018 Final | Manchester City | 0–1 | Arsenal | High Wycombe |
| 19:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Report | Miedema 32' |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 2,136 Referee: Amy Fearn (Derbyshire) |
Champions League
Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League
Round of 32
St. Pölten 
v Manchester City
v Manchester City
| 4 October 2017 First leg | St. Pölten | 0–3 | Manchester City | St. Pölten, Austria |
| 19:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stokes 22' Houghton 31'Parris 35' |
Stadium: NV Arena Attendance: 2,337 Referee: Sandra Bastos |
Manchester City v St. Pölten
v St. Pölten
| 12 October 2017 Second leg | Manchester City | 3–0 | St. Pölten | Manchester |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+01:00) | Parris 34' Scott 43'Lawley 84' |
Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,041 Referee: Monika Mularczyk |
Round of 16
Lillestrøm 
v Manchester City
v Manchester City
| 9 November 2017 First leg | Lillestrøm | 0–5 | Manchester City | Lillestrøm, Norway |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stokes 26' Christiansen 39'Emslie 69'Ross 73', 77' |
Stadium: LSK-Hallen Attendance: 1,226 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart |
Manchester City v Lillestrøm
v Lillestrøm
| 16 November 2017 Second leg | Manchester City | 2–1 | Lillestrøm | Manchester |
| 20:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Christiansen 46' Parris 72' |
Report | Berget 17' |
Stadium: Academy Stadium Referee: Olga Zadinová |
Quarter-finals
Manchester City v 
Linköpings FC
v 
Linköpings FC
| 21 March 2018 First leg | Manchester City | 2–0 | Linköpings FC | Manchester |
| 19:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Parris 37' (pen.) Ross 55' |
Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,259 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
Linköpings FC v Manchester City
v Manchester City
| 28 March 2018 Second leg | Linköpings FC | 3–5 | Manchester City | Linköping, Sweden |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Banušić 51', 60' (pen.) Almqvist 77' |
Report | Ross 14' Stanway 23', 33'Beattie 42'Christiansen 64' |
Stadium: Linköping Arena Attendance: 1,903 Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic) |
Semi-finals
Manchester City v Lyon
v Lyon
| 22 April 2018 First leg | Manchester City | 0–0 | Lyon | Academy Stadium, Manchester |
| 14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Report | Attendance: 2,876 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany) |
Lyon v Manchester City
v Manchester City
| 29 April 2018 Second leg | Lyon | 1–0 | Manchester City | Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu |
| 14:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bronze 17' |
Report | Attendance: 20,837 Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary) |
Playing statistics
- As of end of season
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.
More information No., Nat. ...
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | WSL | FA Cup | WSL Cup | Champions League | Total | |||||||||||
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| 1 | | Karen Bardsley | GK | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 2 |  | Mie Jans | DF | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 3 | | Demi Stokes | DF | 15 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 3 | ||||||||
| 4 |  | Tessel Middag | MF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 |  | Jen Beattie | DF | 18 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 6 | |||||||
| 6 | | Steph Houghton | DF | 15 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 3 | ||||||||
| 7 | | Melissa Lawley | FW | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 2 | ||||||||
| 8 | | Jill Scott | MF | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 33 | 8 | ||||||||
| 9 | | Pauline Bremer | FW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 10 | | Nadia Nadim | FW | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 6 | |||||||
| 11 | | Izzy Christiansen | MF | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 15 | ||||||
| 12 | | Georgia Stanway | FW | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 11 | ||||||
| 14 | | Esme Morgan | DF | 7 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 16 | | Jane Ross | FW | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 10 | ||||||
| 17 | | Nikita Parris | FW | 18 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 18 | |||||||
| 18 | | Ella Toone | FW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 20 |  | Megan Campbell | DF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | | Marie Hourihan | GK | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 22 | | Claire Emslie | FW | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 10 | ||||||
| 23 | | Abbie McManus | DF | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 2 | |||||||||
| 24 | | Keira Walsh | MF | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 26 | | Ellie Roebuck | GK | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 33 | | Jess Park | MF | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Julia Spetsmark | MF | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 51 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 96 | 0 | |||||||||
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- "Women's Super League: FA approves one-tier, full-time structure for 2018-19". BBC Sport. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
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