The 2012–13 season was Manchester City Ladies Football Club's 25th season of competitive football and its final season in the FA Women's Premier League. Despite only a fourth-placed finish, Manchester City were given a place in the expanded FA WSL the following season.[1]
| 2012–13 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Leigh Wood |
| Stadium | Manchester Regional Arena |
| FA Women's Premier League National Division | 4th |
| FA Cup | Fifth Round |
| WPL Cup | Last 16 |
Competitions
editPremier League National Division
editLeague table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Watford | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 38 | Admitted to FA WSL 2 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 38 | Relegated to Northern / Southern Divisions |
| 4 | Manchester City | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 25 | Promoted to FA WSL 1 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 25 | Relegated to Northern / Southern Divisions |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 24 | Admitted to FA WSL 2 |
Source: FA WPL
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 |
| 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 |
Last updated: 12 October 2014.
Source: WSL
Results by matchday
editUpdated to match(es) played on 15 May 2013. Source: FA WPL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
edit| 19 August 2012 1 | Barnet | 0–3 | Manchester City | Barnet |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Rudman  1' (o.g.), 8' (o.g.)Lee 28' |
Stadium: Underhill Stadium |
| 26 August 2012 2 | Charlton Athletic | 4–4 | Manchester City | Thamesmead, London |
| 14:00 BST | Stenning 44' Gibson 50'Shepherd 90', 90+4' |
Report | Buffel Danby Nightingale Shepherd |
Stadium: Bayliss Avenue |
| 9 September 2012 3 | Manchester City | 2–3 | Portsmouth | Manchester |
| 14:00 BST | Danby 22' Goodwin 72' |
Report | Cox 9' Roe 62'McGee 88' |
Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena |
| 30 September 2012 4 | Manchester City | 2–3 | Sunderland | Manchester |
| 14:00 BST | Lee Savage |
Report | Mead 4', 81' Williams 62' |
Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena |
| 7 October 2012 5 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Coventry City | Manchester |
| 14:00 BST | Buffel Goodwin |
Report | Saulter 23' |
Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena |
| 21 October 2012 6 | Watford | 1–1 | Manchester City | Berkhampstead |
| 14:00 BST | Wiltshire 19' |
Report | Danby |
Stadium: Broadwater |
| 28 October 2012 7 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Manchester City | Sutton Coldfield |
| 14:00 BST | Wilkinson 75' |
Report | Stadium: Trevor Brown Memorial Ground |
| 11 November 2012 8 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Leeds United | Manchester |
| 14:00 BST | Danby Goodwin Young |
Report | Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena |
| 18 November 2012 9 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Barnet | Manchester |
| 14:00 BST | Johnston |
Report | Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena |
| 2 December 2012 10 | Manchester City | 1–2 | Charlton Athletic | Manchester |
| 14:00 BST | Johnston |
Report | Shepherd 38' Bryan 50' |
Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena |
| 10 February 2013 11 | Manchester City | 1–1 | Watford | Manchester |
| 14:00 BST | Danby Shepherd  90+2' |
Report | Wilson 45+4' |
Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena |
| 24 March 2013 12 | Cardiff City | 3–2 | Manchester City | Cardiff |
| 14:00 BST | Townsend 40' Stewart 61'Aldridge 86' |
Report | Bayley Johnston |
Stadium: Cardiff Athletics Stadium |
| 31 March 2013 13 | Coventry City | 0–3 | Manchester City | Bedworth |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Buffel Johnston Hollingsworth (o.g.) |
Stadium: Miners Welfare Park |
| 7 April 2013 14 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Cardiff City | Manchester |
| 14:00 BST | Johnston McManus |
Report | Atkins |
Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena |
| 21 April 2013 15 | Sunderland | 1–0 | Manchester City | Hetton-le-Hole, Sunderland |
| 14:00 BST | Mead 38' |
Report | Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground |
| 2 May 2013 16 | Leeds United | 2–1 | Manchester City | Leeds |
| 14:00 BST | Sheen 7' Lee 79' |
Report | Buffel 17' |
Stadium: Elland Road |
| 12 May 2013 17 | Portsmouth | 1–2 | Manchester City | Hayling Island |
| 14:00 BST | Tewkesbury 7' |
Report | McManus Savage |
Stadium: Hayling Cottage |
| 19 May 2013 18 | Manchester City | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Manchester |
| 14:00 BST | Shepherd |
Report | Davies 74' |
Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena |
FA Cup
edit| 3 February 2013 Third Round | Manchester City | 3–2 | Sheffield | Manchester |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Manchester Regional Arena |
| 24 February 2013 Fourth Round | Coventry City | 0–1 | Manchester City | Bedworth |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Miners Welfare Park |
| 17 March 2013 Fifth Round | Sunderland | 4–0 | Manchester City | Hetton-le-Hole, Sunderland |
| 14:00 BST | Mead 38', 51' Williams 45'Bannon 55' |
Report | Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground |
WPL Cup
editGroup stage
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 7 | Advanced to Knock-out stage |
| 2 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 | |
| 5 | Rochdale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[a] |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2019. Source: FA WPL: Tables and FA WPL: Matches
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Rochdale withdraw before playing any matches.
| 2 September 2012 Group stage - round 1 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Fylde | Wythenshawe |
| 14:00 BST | Young 20' Savage 69' |
Report | Stadium: Ericstan Stadium |
| 23 September 2012 Group stage - round 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–4 | Manchester City | Castlecroft, Wolverhampton |
| 14:00 BST | Palmer 29', 83' Selmes 11', 56' |
Report | Buffel Farrell Goodwin Johnston |
Stadium: Castlecroft Stadium |
| 14 October 2012 Group stage - round 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Manchester City | Radcliffe |
| 14:00 BST | Makin 25' |
Report | Young |
Stadium: Stainton Park |
Knock-out stages
edit| 3 March 2013 Last 16 | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Manchester City | Havant |
| 14:00 BST | Cox 23' Hiller 36' |
Report | Bayley 59' |
Stadium: West Leigh Park |
Playing statistics
editAppearances (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.
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| Carly Bayley | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 2 | |||||||
| Sarah Buffel | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | |||||||
| Danielle Brown | GK | 11 | 2 | 13 | |||||||||
| Sarah Danby | 17 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 5 | ||||||||
| Charlotte Farrell | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| Chelsea Flanagan | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Amanda Goodwin | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | |||||||
| Nikki Harding | DF | 10 | 1 | 11 | |||||||||
| Krystle Johnston | FW | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 7 | ||||||
| Saffron Jordan | 14 | 4 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Rebecca Lee | 15 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | ||||||||
| Kelly McLellan | 8 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Abbie McManus | DF | 17 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 2 | |||||||
| Felicity Middleton | 13 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Chelsea Nightingale | DF | 17 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 1 | |||||||
| Lindsay Savage | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 3 | |||||||
| Elizabeth Seasman | GK | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Lynda Shepherd | MF | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Kimberley Turner | MF | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Andrea Worrall | GK | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
| Nicola Worthington | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Danielle Young | FW | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 3 | ||||||
| Own goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |||||
FA Cup appearance information not presently known
References
edit- ^ "Manchester City to compete in WSL top tier after restructure". BBC Sport. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.