2024–25 Manchester City W.F.C. season

Manchester City Women
2024–25 season
Chairman	Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Manager	Gareth Taylor
Stadium	Academy Stadium
Women's Super League	1st
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Quarter-finals
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Highest home attendance	3,727; (vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 29 September)
Lowest home attendance	3,316; (vs. West Ham United, 6 October)
Average home league attendance	3,522
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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.

Pre-season

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
	Shaw Fowler Fujino Hasegawa Miedema		Momiki Petermann Howard Takarada Rose

1 September 2024 Perth Cup Final	Manchester City	0–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Perth, Australia
		Report	Echegini 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Perth Stadium

7 September 2024 Friendly	Liverpool	1–2	Manchester City	West Derby
13:00 BST	Höbinger	Report	Hemp Park	Stadium: Melwood

14 September 2024 Friendly	Aston Villa	2–1	Manchester City	Bodymoor Heath
	Tomás 7' Staniforth 71'	Report	Shaw 76'	Stadium: Bodymoor Heath Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

Competitions

Women's Super League

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
5	4	1	0	9	4	+5	13	3	0	0	5	1	+4	1	1	0	4	3	+1

Last updated: 20 October 2024.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D	W	W	W	W
Position	6	5	1	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

22 September 2024 1	Arsenal	2–2	Manchester City	Holloway
12:30	Maanum 8' Mead 81'	Report	Miedema 42' Park 58', 85' Casparij 79' Greenwood 81' Shaw 90+3' Hemp 90+3'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 41,818 Referee: Abigail Byrne

29 September 2024 2	Manchester City	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Manchester
12:30	Shaw 44'	Report	Pattinson 33'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 3,727 Referee: Stacey Pearson

6 October 2024 3	Manchester City	2–0	West Ham United	Manchester
13:00	Hemp 10' Fowler 71' Kennedy 90'	Report	Cooke 90+2'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 3,316 Referee: Elizabeth Simms

13 October 2024 4	Liverpool	1–2	Manchester City	Liverpool
15:00	Smith 41' Höbinger 65'	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	Hemp 62' Roord 70'		Nunes 20'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Referee: Kirsty Dowle

3 November 2024 6	Crystal Palace	v	Manchester City	Selhurst
14:00				Stadium: Selhurst Park

8 November 2024 7	Manchester City	v	Tottenham Hotspur	Manchester
19:30				Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium

16/17 November 2024 8	Chelsea	v	Manchester City	Fulham
				Stadium: Stamford Bridge

7/8 December 2024 9	Manchester City	v	Leicester City	Manchester
				Stadium: Academy Stadium

14/15 December 2024 10	Everton	v	Manchester City	Walton
				Stadium: Walton Hall Park

18/19 January 2025 11	Manchester City	v	Manchester United	Manchester
				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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester City	5	4	1	0	9	4	+5	13	Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2	Manchester United	4	3	1	0	8	1	+7	10	Qualification for the Champions League second round
3	Brighton & Hove Albion	5	3	1	1	10	4	+6	10	Qualification for the Champions League first round
4	Chelsea	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9	9
5	Arsenal	5	2	2	1	6	4	+2	8

Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2024 (4 of 5 matches played). Source: Women's Super League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

FA Cup

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

January 2025 Fourth round

TBD

League Cup

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.

Champions League

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

18 September 2024 R2 first leg	Paris FC	0–5	Manchester City	Paris
17:45		Report	Miedema 36' Park 38', 58' Fowler 49' Kelly 79'	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	Kelly 2' Shaw 31', 65' (pen.) Kennedy 70' Murphy 77'	Report	Nnadozie 65' Gréboval 79'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,971 Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)

Group stage

9 October 2024 Group D	Manchester City	2–0	Barcelona	Manchester
20:00	Aleixandri 14' Layzell 36' Shaw 77'	Report	León 31' Graham Hansen 47'	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	Brunnthaler 40' Dubcová 53'	Report	Kennedy 5' Fujino 57' Fowler 80'	Stadium: NV Arena Attendance: 3,116 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)

12 November 2024 Group D	Manchester City	v	Hammarby	Manchester
20:00				Stadium: Academy Stadium

21 November 2024 Group D	Hammarby	v	Manchester City	Stockholm, Sweden
17:45				Stadium: Stockholmsarenan

12 December 2024 Group D	Manchester City	v	SKN St. Pölten	Manchester
20:00				Stadium: Academy Stadium

18 December 2024 Group D	Barcelona	v	Manchester City	Sant Joan Despí, Spain
17:45				Stadium: Johan Cruyff Stadium

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Manchester City	2	2	0	5	2	+3	6	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Barcelona	2	1	1	9	2	+7	3	Advance to Quarter-finals
3	Hammarby	2	1	1	2	9	−7	3
4	St. Pölten	2	0	2	2	5	−3	0

Updated to match(es) played on 16 October 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Squad information

Playing statistics

As of 20 October 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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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	9	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	3+1	0
5	DF	ENG	Alex Greenwood	9	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
6	FW	NED	Vivianne Miedema	5	2	2+1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
7	MF	ENG	Laura Coombs	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
8	FW	AUS	Mary Fowler	9	3	3+2	1	0	0	0	0	4	2
9	FW	ENG	Chloe Kelly	5	2	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	2
10	MF	NED	Jill Roord	6	1	3+1	1	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
11	FW	ENG	Lauren Hemp	8	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
14	DF	AUS	Alanna Kennedy	6	1	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	2+2	1
15	DF	ESP	Leila Ouahabi	6	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
16	FW	ENG	Jess Park	8	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	2
18	DF	NED	Kerstin Casparij	8	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
19	MF	ENG	Laura Blindkilde Brown	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
20	FW	JPN	Aoba Fujino	9	1	2+3	0	0	0	0	0	2+2	1
21	FW	JAM	Khadija Shaw	8	6	4+1	3	0	0	0	0	2+1	3
22	GK	SCO	Sandy MacIver	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	JPN	Yui Hasegawa	9	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
26	DF	IRL	Tara O'Hanlon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	ENG	Gracie Prior	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
31	GK	JPN	Ayaka Yamashita	7	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
35	GK	ENG	Khiara Keating	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
40	GK	ENG	Katie Startup	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF	ENG	Codie Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
46	FW	ENG	Lily Murphy	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
52	MF	IRL	Eve O'Carroll	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date	Position	No.	Player	From club
5 July 2024	FW	6	Vivianne Miedema	Arsenal^[1]
12 July 2024	DF	2	Risa Shimizu	West Ham United^[2]
2 August 2024	FW	20	Aoba Fujino	Tokyo Verdy Beleza^[3]
5 August 2024	GK	12	Eve Annets	Reading^[4]
9 August 2024	GK	31	Ayaka Yamashita	INAC Kobe Leonessa^[5]
19 August 2024	DF	3	Naomi Layzell	Bristol City^[6]
6 September 2024	GK	40	Katie Startup	Brighton & Hove Albion^[7]

Transfers out

Date	Position	No.	Player	To club
18 May 2024	MF	12	Filippa Angeldahl	Real Madrid^[8]^[9]
	DF	6	Steph Houghton	Retired^[10]
	MF	30	Ruby Mace	Leicester City^[8]^[11]
	GK	1	Ellie Roebuck	Barcelona^[8]^[12]
	DF	3	Demi Stokes	Newcastle United^[8]^[13]
27 May 2024	DF	14	Esme Morgan	Washington Spirit^[14]^[15]
1 July 2024	FW	42	Ginny Lackey	James Madison Dukes^[16]
	MF		Dolcie O'Connor	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers^[17]
	DF	34	Beth Strutton	Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks^[18]
	FW		Clara Samson	UC Irvine Anteaters^[19]
29 July 2024	MF	43	Jemima Dahou	Blackburn Rovers^[20]
10 August 2024	DF	36	Annie Hutchings	Portsmouth^[21]
14 August 2024	DF	39	Emma Siddall	Burnley^[22]

Loans out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club
31 August 2024	30 June 2025	GK	12	Eve Annets	Portsmouth^[23]
13 September 2024	30 June 2025	FW	17	Poppy Pritchard	Crystal Palace^[24]

References

^ "Miedema becomes City's first summer recruit". www.mancity.com. 5 July 2024.
^ "Shimizu signs for City". www.mancity.com. 12 July 2024.
^ "Fujino signs for City". www.mancity.com. 2 August 2024.
^ "Annets signs for City". www.mancity.com. 5 August 2024.
^ "City secure Yamashita signing". www.mancity.com. 9 August 2024.
^ "City secure Layzell signature". www.mancity.com. 19 August 2024.
^ "City sign Katie Startup". www.mancity.com. 6 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Manchester City Women: Ellie Roebuck, Demi Stokes, Ruby Mace and Filippa Angeldahl leaving". BBC Sport. 18 May 2024.
^ "Angeldahl signs for Real Madrid". Real Madrid CF. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
^ "Steph Houghton: Man City defender and ex-England captain to retire from football at the end of the season". Sky Sports.
^ "Mace makes LCFC Women return". Leicester City F.C. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
^ "Ellie Roebuck joins FC Barcelona until 2026". FC Barcelona. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
^ "Demi Stokes signs for Newcastle United Women". Newcastle United F.C. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
^ "Morgan set for City exit". www.mancity.com. 27 May 2024.
^ "Washington Spirit signs standout English defender Esme Morgan". Washington Spirit. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
^ "Ginny Lackey - Women's Soccer". James Madison University Athletics.
^ "Women's Soccer Announces 11 New Signees". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. 29 July 2024.
^ "Beth Strutton - ULM Soccer profile". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics.
^ "Anteater Newcomer: Clara Samson". UCI Athletics.
^ "Midfielder Dahou re-joins Blackburn Rovers". WSL Full-Time. 29 July 2024.
^ "Pompey Women Sign Annie Hutchings". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. 10 August 2024.
^ "Trio join Burnley Women". www.burnleyfootballclub.com. 14 August 2024.
^ "Annets completes Portsmoutb loan move". www.mancity.com. 31 August 2024.
^ "Pritchard joins Crystal Palace on loan". www.mancity.com. 13 September 2024.

[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.

[releases-8] "Manchester City Women: Ellie Roebuck, Demi Stokes, Ruby Mace and Filippa Angeldahl leaving". BBC Sport. 18 May 2024.

[9] "Angeldahl signs for Real Madrid". Real Madrid CF. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

[10] "Steph Houghton: Man City defender and ex-England captain to retire from football at the end of the season". Sky Sports.

[11] "Mace makes LCFC Women return". Leicester City F.C. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

[12] "Ellie Roebuck joins FC Barcelona until 2026". FC Barcelona. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

[13] "Demi Stokes signs for Newcastle United Women". Newcastle United F.C. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

[14] "Morgan set for City exit". www.mancity.com. 27 May 2024.

[15] "Washington Spirit signs standout English defender Esme Morgan". Washington Spirit. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

[16] "Ginny Lackey - Women's Soccer". James Madison University Athletics.

[17] "Women's Soccer Announces 11 New Signees". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. 29 July 2024.

[18] "Beth Strutton - ULM Soccer profile". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics.

[19] "Anteater Newcomer: Clara Samson". UCI Athletics.

[20] "Midfielder Dahou re-joins Blackburn Rovers". WSL Full-Time. 29 July 2024.

[21] "Pompey Women Sign Annie Hutchings". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. 10 August 2024.

[22] "Trio join Burnley Women". www.burnleyfootballclub.com. 14 August 2024.

[23] "Annets completes Portsmoutb loan move". www.mancity.com. 31 August 2024.

[24] "Pritchard joins Crystal Palace on loan". www.mancity.com. 13 September 2024.

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