2023–24 Manchester City W.F.C. season

Manchester City Women
2023–24 season
Chairman	Khaldoon Mubarak
Manager	Gareth Taylor
Stadium	Academy Stadium
WSL	2nd
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Khadija Shaw (21); All: Khadija Shaw (22)
Highest home attendance	40,086; (vs. Manchester United, 23 March)
Lowest home attendance	2,134; (vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 26 November)
Average home league attendance	7,108
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was Manchester City Women's Football Club's 36th season of competitive football and their 11th season in the Women's Super League, the highest level of English women's football.

Pre-season

2 September 2023 Friendly	Manchester City	3–2	Bristol City	Manchester
	Castellanos Aspin (o.g.) Shaw	Report	Harrison (pen.) Furness	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

9 September 2023 Friendly	Manchester City	1–0	Liverpool	Manchester
	Coombs 75'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

16 September 2023 Friendly	Everton	3–4	Manchester City	Liverpool
	Piemonte 26' Sørensen 69', 78'	Report	Fowler 39', 89' Mace 64' Morgan 86'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park 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
22	18	1	3	61	15	+46	55	8	1	2	33	8	+25	10	0	1	28	7	+21

Last updated: 18 May 2024.
Source: 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	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W
Position	2	3	1	1	2	6	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2

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

Results

1 October 2023 1	West Ham United	0–2	Manchester City	Dagenham
15:00	Cissoko 90+5'	Report	Castellanos 16' Hemp 48' Roord 55' Ouahabi 71'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 2,032 Referee: Abigail Bryne

8 October 2023 2	Manchester City	1–1	Chelsea	Manchester
12:30	Kelly 7', 39' Greenwood 17' 38' Aleixandri 38' Roord 45+4' Hemp 67' 81'	Report	James 11' Reiten 90+6' Čanković 90+8'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 5,249 Referee: Emily Heaslip

15 October 2023 3	Manchester City	5–0	Bristol City	Manchester
13:00	Roord 9', 45+2' Aleixandri 33' Shaw 38', 45+6'	Report	Rodgers 48'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 3,789 Referee: Stacey Fullicks

21 October 2023 4	Leicester City	0–1	Manchester City	Leicester
17:15	O'Brien 85'	Report	Kelly 10' Angeldahl 90'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,447 Referee: Farai Hallam

5 November 2023 5	Arsenal	2–1	Manchester City	Borehamwood
12:30	Wälti 6' Lacasse 7' Catley 14' Pelova 34' Foord 53' Blackstenius 87' McCabe 90+9'	Report	Hemp 13' Keating 18' Ouahabi 35' Kelly 72'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 3,453 Referee: Rebecca Welch

12 November 2023 6	Manchester City	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Manchester
13:00		Report	Lee 81'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 2,885 Referee: Stacey Pearson

19 November 2023 7	Manchester United	1–3	Manchester City	Trafford
16:30	Zelem 21' (pen.) Malard 68'	Report	Greenwood 21' Roord 34' Hemp 35' Aleixandri 48' 72' Shaw 55'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 43,615 Referee: Cheryl Foster

26 November 2023 8	Manchester City	7–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Manchester
18:45	Angeldahl 15' Shaw 23', 32', 38' Roord 27', 53' Hemp 48' Coombs 59', 90+6'	Report	Bartrip 74'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 2,134 Referee: Richie Watkins

9 December 2023 9	Manchester City	2–1	Aston Villa	Manchester
12:00	Hemp 61', 65'	Report	Turner 7' Corsie 30' Mayling 75'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 3,047 Referee: Abigail Byrne

17 December 2023 10	Everton	1–4	Manchester City	Liverpool
13:00	Galli 56' S. Holmgaard 57' Payne 61'	Report	Shaw 9', 22', 65' Roord 25' Kelly 62'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 1,167 Referee: Stacey Pearson

21 January 2024 11	Manchester City	5–1	Liverpool	Manchester
14:00	Bonner 19' (o.g.) Shaw 32', 45+7', 56' Kelly 78' (pen.)	Report	Hinds 15' Fisk 48' Micah 75'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 4,599 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

28 January 2024 12	Tottenham Hotspur	0–2	Manchester City	Leyton
14:00	Summanen 45+1' Ahtinen 70'	Report	Turner 9' (o.g.) Shaw 51'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 2,889 Referee: Melissa Burgin

4 February 2024 13	Manchester City	2–0	Leicester City	Manchester
13:00	Hemp 82' Kelly 85'	Report	Nevin 9' Takarada 26' O'Brien 57' Howard 66'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 3,383 Referee: Lisa Benn

16 February 2024 14	Chelsea	0–1	Manchester City	Kingston upon Thames
19:15	Cuthbert 52' James 84'	Report	Shaw 14' Kelly 54'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,284 Referee: Abigail Byrne

2 March 2024 15	Manchester City	2–1	Everton	Manchester
12:00	Shaw 15' Hemp 55'	Report	Bennison 60'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 3,223 Referee: Lauren Impey

17 March 2024 16	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–4	Manchester City	Crawley
12:30	Carabalí 65' McEwen 85' Lee 90+1' Symonds 90+3'	Report	Hemp 27' Fowler 40' Shaw 69' Coombs 78'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,490 Referee: Marc Wilson

23 March 2024 17	Manchester City	3–1	Manchester United	Manchester
12:30	Park 37', 45' Shaw 46'	Report	Blundell 21' Casparij 74' (o.g.) Geyse 90+2'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,086 Referee: Abigail Byrne

30 March 2024 18	Liverpool	1–4	Manchester City	Birkenhead
12:30	Kearns 72' Holland 79' Keating 84' (o.g.)	Report	Hemp 16' Park 22' Shaw 24', 50'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 3,377 Referee: Phoebe Cross

21 April 2024 19	Manchester City	5–0	West Ham United	Manchester
14:15	Ouahabi 1' Shaw 3', 24' Greenwood 74' Blindkilde Brown 81' Park 86'	Report	Shimizu 59' Cissoko 84'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 4,385 Referee: Abigail Byrne

28 April 2024 20	Bristol City	0–4	Manchester City	Bristol
18:45		Report	Fowler 62', 75' Rodgers 77' (o.g.) Greenwood 90+9'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 8,749 Referee: Cheryl Foster

5 May 2024 21	Manchester City	1–2	Arsenal	Manchester
14:15	Hemp 17', 81' Coombs 36' Ouahabi 74'	Report	Blackstenius 89', 90+2' Lacasse 51'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 5,409 Referee: Rebecca Welch

18 May 2024 22	Aston Villa	1–2	Manchester City	Walsall
15:00	Daly 68' Parker 90+1'	Report	Fowler 21' Hemp 77'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 8,912 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Chelsea (C)	22	18	1	3	71	18	+53	55	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Manchester City	22	18	1	3	61	15	+46	55	Qualification for the Champions League second round
3	Arsenal	22	16	2	4	53	20	+33	50	Qualification for the Champions League first round
4	Liverpool	22	12	5	5	36	28	+8	41
5	Manchester United	22	10	5	7	42	32	+10	35

Source: Women's Super League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

FA Cup

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

14 January 2024 Fourth round	Durham	0–4	Manchester City	Durham
12:30		Report	Coombs 7' Roord 38', 69' Fowler 87'	Stadium: Maiden Castle Attendance: 2,381 Referee: Elizabeth Simms

11 February 2024 Fifth round	Arsenal	0–1	Manchester City	Borehamwood
12:30	Wubben-Moy 90+3' Mead 90+6'	Report	Aleixandri 74' Casparij 90+3' Kelly 90+4'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 3,496 Referee: Stacey Pearson

10 March 2024 Quarter-final	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Manchester City	Leyton
15:00	Bizet 20' Graham 66' England 90+6'	Report	Fowler 6' Ouahabi 55' Greenwood 78' Hemp 98'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 1,314 Referee: Kirsty Dowle
	Penalties
	England Ayane Nildén Wang James-Turner		Greenwood Kelly Hasegawa Angeldahl Fowler

League Cup

Group stage

11 October 2023 Group stage	Everton	1–2	Manchester City	Liverpool
19:00	Duggan 90+3'	Report	Park 21' Coombs 46' Shaw 47'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 1,105 Referee: Megan Wilson

8 November 2023 Group stage	Liverpool	3–4	Manchester City	Birkenhead
19:00	Bonner 45' Flint 47' Enderby 90+6'	Report	Angeldahl 33' Park 48' Kelly 69', 81'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,045 Referee: Elizabeth Simms

22 November 2023 Group stage	Manchester City	2–2 (3–4 p)	Leicester City	Manchester
19:00	Castellanos 49' Fowler 51' Coombs 70'	Report	Palmer 24' Cayman 41', 60' Howard 44' Green 76'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,358 Referee: James Bell
	Penalties
	Greenwood Fowler Castellanos Hasegawa Roord Houghton		Rantala Petermann Whelan Cayman Cain Howard

24 January 2024 Group stage	Manchester City	2–1	Manchester United	Manchester
19:00	Greenwood 42' Kelly 47' Hemp 70'	Report	Le Tissier 20' Guerrero 45+9' Parris 90+5'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 4,818 Referee: Lauren Impey

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MCI	MUN	LEI	LIV	EVE
1	Manchester City (Q)	4	3	0	1	0	10	7	+3	10	Advanced to knock-out stage	—	2–1	2–2	–	–
2	Manchester United	4	3	0	0	1	12	3	+9	9	Possible knock-out stage based on ranking	–	—	3–1	–	7–0
3	Leicester City	4	2	1	0	1	10	7	+3	8		–	–	—	2–1	5–1
4	Liverpool	4	1	0	0	3	6	8	−2	3		3–4	0–1	–	—	–
5	Everton	4	0	0	0	4	3	16	−13	0		1–2	–	–	1–2	—

Source: FA Women's League Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Knockout stage

7 February 2024 Quarter-final	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Manchester City	Leyton
19:30		Report	Hasegawa 34'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 731 Referee: Amy Fearns

7 March 2024 Semi-final	Manchester City	0–1	Chelsea	Manchester
19:15	Kelly 56'	Report	James 8', 90+3'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 3,066 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Squad information

Playing statistics

As of match played 18 May 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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Ellie Roebuck	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Demi Stokes	5	0	0+4	0	0	0	0+1	0
4	DF	ESP	Laia Aleixandri	29	2	21	1	3	1	3+2	0
5	DF	ENG	Alex Greenwood	27	1	20	1	3	0	3+1	0
6	DF	ENG	Steph Houghton	9	0	0+4	0	0+1	0	3+1	0
7	MF	ENG	Laura Coombs	26	5	14+3	3	2+1	1	5+1	1
8	FW	AUS	Mary Fowler	30	6	13+8	4	1+2	2	2+4	0
9	FW	ENG	Chloe Kelly	30	8	18+3	5	2+1	0	4+2	3
11	FW	ENG	Lauren Hemp	29	12	19+2	11	3	0	4+1	1
12	MF	SWE	Filippa Angeldahl	20	1	8+5	0	1+1	0	2+3	1
14	DF	ENG	Esme Morgan	15	0	5+4	0	0+2	0	3+1	0
15	DF	ESP	Leila Ouahabi	23	1	16+1	1	3	0	3	0
16	FW	ENG	Jess Park	27	6	9+9	4	2+1	0	5+1	2
17	FW	ENG	Poppy Pritchard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF	NED	Kerstin Casparij	26	0	11+7	0	3	0	5	0
19	MF	ENG	Laura Blindkilde	6	1	0+6	1	0	0	0	0
20	MF	NED	Jill Roord	16	8	11	6	1	2	1+3	0
21	FW	JAM	Khadija Shaw	25	22	17+1	21	3	0	4	1
22	GK	SCO	Sandy MacIver	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
25	MF	JPN	Yui Hasegawa	30	1	22	0	3	0	3+2	1
26	DF	IRL	Tara O'Hanlon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	ENG	Ruby Mace	9	0	0+5	0	0+1	0	3	0
33	DF	AUS	Alanna Kennedy	20	0	14+3	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
35	GK	ENG	Khiara Keating	29	0	22	0	3	0	4	0
40	GK	ENG	Katie Startup	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
10	FW	VEN	Deyna Castellanos	8	1	1+4	0	0	0	3	1
41	MF	NOR	Julie Blakstad	7	0	1+3	0	0	0	3	0

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date	Position	No.	Player	From club
6 July 2023	MF	20	Jill Roord	VfL Wolfsburg^[1]
31 January 2024	FW	17	Poppy Pritchard	Durham^[2]
	DF	26	Tara O'Hanlon	Peamount United^[3]
	MF	19	Laura Blindkilde	Aston Villa^[4]

Loans in

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	From club
14 April 2024	30 June 2024	GK	40	Katie Startup^[a]	Brighton & Hove Albion^[5]

Transfers out

Date	Position	No.	Player	To club
28 May 2023	FW	13	Hayley Raso	Real Madrid^[6]
16 August 2023	DF		Maria Francis-Jones	Burnley^[7]
20 January 2024	MF	41	Julie Blakstad	Hammarby IF^[8]
26 January 2024	FW	10	Deyna Castellanos	Bay FC^[9]

Loans out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club
3 September 2023	30 June 2024	MF	42	Jemima Dahou^[b]	Blackburn Rovers^[10]
29 September 2023	30 June 2024	MF	36	Annie Hutchings^[b]	Blackburn Rovers^[11]
6 January 2024	30 June 2024	FW		Ginny Lackey^[b]	Burnley^[12]
9 February 2024	30 June 2024	MF	39	Emma Siddall^[b]	Burnley^[13]

↑ Emergency goalkeeper loan
1 2 3 4 Dual registration

References

↑ "Jill Roord signs for City". www.mancity.com. 6 July 2023.
↑ "City secure Pritchard signature". www.mancity.com. 31 January 2024.
↑ "O'Hanlon signs for City". www.mancity.com. 31 January 2024.
↑ "Blindkilde Brown makes City switch". www.mancity.com. 31 January 2024.
↑ "Katie Startup joins on short-term loan". www.mancity.com. 14 April 2024.
↑ "Hayley Raso to leave City". www.mancity.com. 28 May 2023.
↑ "Clarets secure Francis-Jones signing". Burnley FC.
↑ "Blakstad joins Hammarby". www.mancity.com. 20 January 2024.
↑ "Castellanos joins Bay FC". www.mancity.com. 26 January 2024.
↑ "Dahou joins Blackburn on dual registration". www.mancity.com. 3 September 2023.
↑ "Hutchings joins Blackburn on dual registration". www.mancity.com. 29 September 2023.
↑ "Manchester City teenager Lackey joins Burnley on dual-registration deal". WSL Full-Time. 6 January 2024.
↑ "Siddall joins Burnley on dual registration". www.mancity.com. 9 February 2024.

[gk-5] Emergency goalkeeper loan

[dual-11] 1 2 3 4 Dual registration

[1] "Jill Roord signs for City". www.mancity.com. 6 July 2023.

[2] "City secure Pritchard signature". www.mancity.com. 31 January 2024.

[3] "O'Hanlon signs for City". www.mancity.com. 31 January 2024.

[4] "Blindkilde Brown makes City switch". www.mancity.com. 31 January 2024.

[6] "Katie Startup joins on short-term loan". www.mancity.com. 14 April 2024.

[7] "Hayley Raso to leave City". www.mancity.com. 28 May 2023.

[8] "Clarets secure Francis-Jones signing". Burnley FC.

[9] "Blakstad joins Hammarby". www.mancity.com. 20 January 2024.

[10] "Castellanos joins Bay FC". www.mancity.com. 26 January 2024.

[12] "Dahou joins Blackburn on dual registration". www.mancity.com. 3 September 2023.

[13] "Hutchings joins Blackburn on dual registration". www.mancity.com. 29 September 2023.

[14] "Manchester City teenager Lackey joins Burnley on dual-registration deal". WSL Full-Time. 6 January 2024.

[15] "Siddall joins Burnley on dual registration". www.mancity.com. 9 February 2024.

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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
22	18	1	3	61	15	+46	55	8	1	2	33	8	+25	10	0	1	28	7	+21

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	18	1	3	61	15	+46	55	8	1	2	33	8	+25	10	0	1	28	7	+21

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	18	1	3	61	15	+46	55	8	1	2	33	8	+25	10	0	1	28	7	+21