2025–26 London City Lionesses season

London City Lionesses
2025–26 season
Owner	Michele Kang
Manager	Jocelyn Prêcheur; (until 21 December); Eder Maestre; (from 2 January 2026)
Stadium	Hayes Lane, Bromley
Women's Super League	7th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Isobel Goodwin; Freya Godfrey; (5 each); All: ; Isobel Goodwin; Freya Godfrey; Nikita Parris; (5 each)
Highest home attendance	5,414 (vs Arsenal, WSL, 15 March 2026)
Lowest home attendance	990 (vs Leicester City, League Cup, 19 October 2025)
Average home league attendance	3,294
Biggest win	4–2 (vs Tottenham Hotspur (H), WSL, 9 November 2025); 3–1 (vs Aston Villa (A), WSL, 16 November 2025); 2–0 (vs Ipswich Town (A), League Cup, 23 November 2025)
Biggest defeat	1–5 (vs Manchester United (H), WSL, 14 September 2025)
	← 2024–25 2026–27 →
	All statistics correct as of 21 March 2026.

The 2025–26 season is London City Lionesses' 6th season in existence with 2025–26 their inaugural season in the Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid after gaining promotion for the first time as 2024–25 Women's Championship winners.^[1]

On 21 December 2025, Jocelyn Prêcheur was sacked by the club.^[2] Eder Maestre was appointed as manager on 2 January 2026.^[3]

Squad

As of 18 March 2026^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	ESP	Jana Fernández
3	DF	ENG	Poppy Pattinson
4	DF	NED	Isa Kardinaal
5	DF	ENG	Teyah Goldie
6	MF	ESP	María Pérez
7	FW	ESP	Lucía Corrales
8	MF	JPN	Saki Kumagai
9	FW	SWE	Kosovare Asllani (captain)
10	MF	NED	Daniëlle van de Donk
12	FW	ESP	Paula Partido
13	DF	ITA	Elena Linari
14	FW	ENG	Freya Godfrey
15	FW	FIN	Sanni Franssi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	SWE	Julia Roddar
17	FW	ENG	Nikita Parris
20	FW	FRA	Delphine Cascarino
23	FW	ENG	Isobel Goodwin
25	DF	NGA	Rofiat Imuran
26	DF	FRA	Wassa Sangaré (on loan from Lyon)
27	DF	USA	Corinne Henson
30	MF	DEN	Malou Marcetto
32	GK	ENG	Emily Orman
33	DF	AUS	Alanna Kennedy
35	GK	ENG	Sophia Poor
77	GK	ESP	Elene Lete
88	MF	FRA	Grace Geyoro

Pre-season

1 August 2025	Twente	1–2	London City Lionesses	Arnhem, Netherlands
18:00	Tuin 46'		Goodwin Roddar	Stadium: National Sports Centre Papendal

16 August 2025	Bristol City	v	London City Lionesses	Bristol
17:00				Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre

21 August 2025	Lyon	3–1	London City Lionesses	Décines-Charpieu, France
18:00	Joseph 32' Benyahia 67' (pen.) Yohannes 89'		Godfrey 76'	Stadium: Groupama OL Training Center

29 August 2025	Leicester City	1–3	London City Lionesses	Leicester
15:00	Cain			Stadium: Belvoir Drive Training Ground

Competitions

Women's Super League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Manchester United	22	11	7	4	38	22	+16	40
5	Tottenham Hotspur	22	11	3	8	35	38	−3	36
6	London City Lionesses	22	8	3	11	28	35	−7	27
7	Brighton & Hove Albion	22	7	5	10	27	28	−1	26
8	Everton	22	7	2	13	25	37	−12	23

Source: WSL League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

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
20	7	3	10	25	32	−7	24	4	2	5	14	15	−1	3	1	5	11	17	−6

Last updated: 26 April 2026.
Source: WSL Summary

Results by matchday

Matchday	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	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	W
Position	11	12	8	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	8	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6

Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2026. Source: WSL Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

6 September 2025 1	Arsenal	4–1	London City Lionesses	Holloway
13:30 BST	Smith 29' Kelly 45+2', 64' Blackstenius 83' Maanum 84'	Report	Asllani 17' (pen.) Parris 20' Zelem 28' Kumagai 58'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 38,142 Referee: Stacey Fullicks

14 September 2025 2	London City Lionesses	1–5	Manchester United	Bromley
12:00 BST	Parris 76'	Report	Le Tissier 3' (pen.) Riviere 28', 33' Malard 47', 50' Park 87'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Emily Heaslip

19 September 2025 3	Everton	1–2	London City Lionesses	Walton
19:30 BST	Pacheco 7' Mace 34' Wheeler 37' Vignola 56' Momiki 71' (pen.)	Report	Goodwin 13', 58' Sangaré 81' Asllani 90+3'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 4,313 Referee: Ryan Atkins

28 September 2025 4	Manchester City	4–1	London City Lionesses	Manchester
12:00 BST	Miedema 11' Blindkilde Brown 14' Shaw 69' (pen.), 89' (pen.) Fujino 90+4'	Report	Parris 19'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 3,341 Referee: Phoebe Cross

5 October 2025 5	London City Lionesses	1–0	Liverpool	Bromley
11:55 BST	Geyoro 18' Parris 24' Linari 89' (pen.)	Report	Borggräfe 86' Höbinger 90+7'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 2,471 Referee: Emily Heaslip

12 October 2025 6	London City Lionesses	1–0	West Ham United	Bromley
12:00 BST	Asllani 68'	Report	Gorry 26'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 1,872 Referee: Abigail Byrne

1 November 2025 7	Chelsea	2–0	London City Lionesses	Fulham
12:00 GMT	Carpenter 6' Cuthbert 38' Kerr 90+4'	Report	Sangaré 62'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 10,441 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

9 November 2025 8	London City Lionesses	4–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Bromley
11:55 GMT	Godfrey 8', 84', 66' Parris 25', 50' Geyoro 33' Asllani 68' Nildén 81' (o.g.)	Report	Nildén 34' Tandberg 38' Neville 48' Summanen 69' Thomas 80'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 3,302 Referee: Stacey Pearson

16 November 2025 9	Aston Villa	1–3	London City Lionesses	Aston
12:00 GMT	Hanson 33' Taylor 45+5'	Report	Kumagai 12', 55' Goodwin 51' Asllani 68'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 2,903 Referee: Samuel Allison

7 December 2025 10	London City Lionesses	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Bromley
12:00 GMT	Parris 29' Franssi 83' Kennedy 90+3'	Report	Seike 6' Vanegas 42' Noordam 70'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 3,302 Referee: Grace Lowe

14 December 2025 11	Leicester City	1–0	London City Lionesses	Leicester
11:55 GMT	Swaby 24' O'Brien 59' Ayane 90+8'	Report		Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,251 Referee: Melissa Burgin

11 January 2026 12	Liverpool	0–0	London City Lionesses	St Helens
14:30 GMT	Parry 90+2'	Report	Sangaré 38' Linari 67' Asllani 74' Pérez 90+1'	Stadium: BrewDog Stadium Attendance: 2,419 Referee: Phoebe Cross

25 January 2026 13	London City Lionesses	1–2	Manchester City	Bromley
11:55 GMT	Pattinson 64' Godfrey 68'	Report	Knaak 6' Kerolin 11' Shaw 86'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 3,418 Referee: Lisa Benn

1 February 2026 14	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–2	London City Lionesses	Crawley
11:55 GMT	Seike 23' McLauchlan 77' Čanković 90+3'	Report	Minami 36' (o.g.) Godfrey 45+1'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,990 Referee: Megan Wilson

8 February 2026 15	London City Lionesses	0–1	Everton	Bromley
12:00 GMT	Geyoro 52' Sangaré 84' Fernández 84'	Report	Gabarro 65' Fernández 72'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 2,250 Referee: Emily Heaslip

15 February 2026 16	Manchester United	2–1	London City Lionesses	Leigh
14:00 GMT	Park 30' Riviere 39' Zigiotti Olme 75' Turner 79'	Report	Parris 5' Pattinson 65' Fernández 71' Geyoro 77'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 3,763

15 March 2026 17	London City Lionesses	0–2	Arsenal	Bromley
11:55 GMT	Godfrey 45+2' Corrales 57' Franssi 60'	Report	Smith 15' 61' Blackstenius 76' Kelly 86' Fox 87' Pelova 90+1'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 5,414 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

21 March 2026 18	London City Lionesses	1–1	Chelsea	New Cross
12:00 GMT	Marcetto 29' Parris 49' Goodwin 82'	Report	Rytting Kaneryd 22' Walsh 84' Thompson 87'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 4,820 Referee: Emily Heaslip

29 March 2026 19	West Ham United	1–1	London City Lionesses	Dagenham
12:00 BST	Siren 64'	Report	Fernández 20' Sangaré 63'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,318 Referee: Stacey Pearson

26 April 2026 20	London City Lionesses	5–1	Leicester City	Bromley
12:00 BST	Corrales 32' Goodwin 44' Marcetto 59' Geyoro 87' Godfrey 89'	Report	O'Brien 30'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Referee: Sophie Dennington

3 May 2026 21	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	London City Lionesses	Leyton
12:00	Gaupset 13' Holdt 28'		Kennedy 49' 90'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 1,809 Referee: Megan Wilson

16 May 2026 22	London City Lionesses	2–1	Aston Villa	Bromley
13:00	Van de Donk 73' Godfrey 90+3'	Report	Wilms 45+2', 90+1' Taylor 61'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 2,982 Referee: William Davis

2025–26 WSL

Player v Match >	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	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	W
Position	11	12	8	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	8	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6
Kosovare Asllani	1(1)	1	1	1	1	1(1)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	+63	+65	1	+67	-	-	-
Cerys Brown	-	B	B	1	B	B	B	B	-	-	B	B	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Delphine Cascarino	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+78	+56	-	1	1	1
Lucía Corrales	+93	1	1	1	1	+56	-	-	-	-	+62	1	1	1	1	-	1	+46	1	1(1)	1	+46
Daniëlle van de Donk	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+70	-	+60	1	1	1	-	-	-	+66(1)
Jana Fernández	1	1	1	+75	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1(1)	1	1	1
Sanni Franssi	+65	+77	+90	+87	1	+56	+66	+72	+67	+76	B	+77	+85	+82	B	1	1	B	+72	+90	+61	B
Grace Geyoro	-	+77	+46	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	+70	+46	1	1	1	1	-	1(1)	1	1
Freya Godfrey	-	-	-	-	+66	1	1	1(2)	1	1	1	1	1(1)	1(1)	1	1	1	1	1	+65(1)	+61	1(1)
Isobel Goodwin	1	1	1(2)	1	1	1	1	1	1(1)	1	1	+63	1	1	1	+63	+65	+56(1)	1	1(1)	1	1
Teyah Goldie	+83	-	-	-	-	-	-	B	+94	+87	-	-	B	+94	B	+87	1	B	B	B	B	B
Corinne Henson	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sophie Hillyerd GK	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	B	-	B	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rofiat Imuran	1	1	1	B	B	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	B	B	B	-	-	B	+90	-	-
Sofia Jakobsson	+65	B	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Isa Kardinaal	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	B	+62	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	B	1	1	1
Alanna Kennedy	1	1	+84	B	+91	+66	B	+86	+78	+87	-	B	1	+82	1	1	-	-	+67	1	+31(1)	1
Saki Kumagai	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1(2)	1	1	1	B	+66	1	1	-	-	1	1	1	1
Elene Lete GK	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Elena Linari	1	B	1	1	1(1)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	B	1	B	1	B	1	1	B	B	B
Lotta Lindström	B	+56	+46	+64	+82	B	+82	B	B	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gesa Marashi	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Malou Marcetto	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+80	1	1	1	1(1)	1	+46
Emily Orman GK	B	B	B	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	B	B	B	-	B	B	B	B	B	B	B
Nikita Parris	1	1(1)	1	1(1)	1	1	1	1(1)	1	1	1	1	+78	B	+74	1(1)	B	1	-	1	+80	+66
Paula Partido	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	B	B	B	B	B	-
Poppy Pattinson	-	-	-	-	-	-	+78	+92	B	-	-	+88	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	+71	1	1
María Pérez	1	+56	1	1	B	B	B	-	B	B	B	+63	1	1	+60	B	B	B	+97	+71	+80	1
Sophia Poor GK	-	-	-	-	-	B	B	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	B	B	-	-	-	-	-	-
Julia Roddar	+46	1	+76	+64	+82	+80	+77	+72	+66	+76	+81	1	1	1	+74	+80	+78	+56	1	-	-	+95
Wassa Sangaré	B	+67	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	1	1	1	-	1	-
Katie Zelem	1	1	B	+87	B	+80	B	+93	+94	+61	+81	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2026. Source: WSL Results
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bench; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Match 8 - Nildén 81' (o.g.) Match 14 - Minami 36' (o.g.)

FA Cup

As a member of the top tier, London City Lionesses entered the FA Cup in the fourth round.

17 January 2026 Fourth round	Sunderland	0–1	London City Lionesses	Hetton-le-Hole
12:15 GMT	Fenton 73' Atkinson 79'	Report	Pattinson 46' Sangaré 50' 53' Pérez 64'	Stadium: Eppleton CW Attendance: 389 Referee: Adewunmi Soneye

22 February 2026 Fifth round	London City Lionesses	2–2 (8–9 p)	Tottenham Hotspur	Bromley
14:00 GMT	Fernández 35' 59' van de Donk 58'	Report	Vinberg 7' England 90+6' (pen.) Tandberg 105'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Ryan Atkin
	Penalties
	Goodwin Corrales Pattinson Roddar Partido Kumagai Marcetto Fernández Sangaré		England Tandberg A. Nildén Gaupset Koga Kop Ahtinen Gunning-Williams Wijk

League Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Crystal Palace	3	2	1	7	4	+3	6	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Leicester City	3	2	1	6	4	+2	6
3	London City Lionesses	3	2	1	4	2	+2	6
4	Ipswich Town	3	0	3	3	10	−7	0

Source: 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

Group stage

24 September 2025 Group stage	Crystal Palace	1–2	London City Lionesses	Sutton
19:30 BST	Weerden 11'	Report	Franssi 46' Parris 78'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 478 Referee: Stacey Pearson

19 October 2025 Group stage	London City Lionesses	0–1	Leicester City	Bromley
14:00 BST		Report	Rantala 2'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 990 Referee: Sophie Dennington

23 November 2025 Group stage	Ipswich Town	0–2	London City Lionesses	Myland
14:00 GMT		Report	Franssi 37', 45+1' Lindström 75'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 901 Referee: Megan Wilson

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

As of match played 15 May 2026

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		WSL		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
32	GK	ENG	Emily Orman	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
35	GK	ENG	Sophia Poor	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
77	GK	ESP	Elene Lete	25	0	22	0	2	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF	ESP	Jana Fernández	25	2	21+1	1	2	1	0+1	0
3	DF	ENG	Poppy Pattinson	15	0	9+4	0	2	0	0	0
4	DF	NED	Isa Kardinaal	4	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	ENG	Teyah Goldie	8	0	1+5	0	1	0	1	0
13	DF	ITA	Elena Linari	16	1	15	1	0	0	1	0
25	DF	NGA	Rofiat Imuran	13	0	9+1	0	0	0	3	0
26	DF	FRA	Wassa Sangaré	22	1	17+1	0	2	1	2	0
27	DF	USA	Corrine Henson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	AUS	Alanna Kennedy	20	1	7+9	1	1	0	3	0
Midfielders
6	MF	ESP	María Pérez	16	0	6+6	0	1	0	3	0
8	MF	JPN	Saki Kumagai	21	2	18+1	2	1+1	0	0	0
10	MF	NED	Daniëlle van de Donk	8	2	3+3	1	0+2	1	0	0
16	MF	SWE	Julia Roddar	25	0	5+15	0	1+1	0	2+1	0
30	MF	DEN	Malou Marcetto	8	1	5+2	1	0+1	0	0	0
65	MF	ENG	Sienna Loom	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
88	MF	FRA	Grace Geyoro	24	1	16+4	1	2	0	2	0
Forwards
7	FW	ESP	Lucía Corrales	21	1	12+5	1	0+2	0	1+1	0
9	FW	SWE	Kosovare Asllani	21	2	16+3	2	1+1	0	0	0
12	FW	ESP	Paula Partido	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
14	FW	ENG	Freya Godfrey	22	6	15+3	6	2	0	1+1	0
15	FW	FIN	Sanni Franssi	23	2	3+15	0	2	0	3	2
17	FW	ENG	Nikita Parris	23	5	15+4	4	1	0	1+2	1
20	FW	FRA	Delphine Cascarino	5	0	3+2	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	ENG	Isobel Goodwin	24	5	18+4	5	1+1	0	0	0
Players out on loan, left during the season etc.
11	FW	SWE	Sofia Jakobsson	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	1+1	0
18	MF	ENG	Gesa Marashi	3	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
19	FW	FIN	Lotta Lindström	8	1	0+5	0	0	0	3	1
21	MF	ENG	Katie Zelem	11	0	2+6	0	0	0	3	0
22	DF	ENG	Cerys Brown	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
24	DF	ENG	Maddi Wilde	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	GK	ENG	Sophie Hillyerd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date	Position	Player	From club	Ref.
20 June 2025	MF	Daniëlle van de Donk	Lyon	^[5]
4 July 2025	FW	Sanni Franssi	Real Sociedad	^[6]
5 July 2025	DF	Isa Kardinaal	Ajax	^[7]
7 July 2025	DF	Teyah Goldie	Arsenal	^[8]
8 July 2025	DF	Poppy Pattinson	Brighton & Hove Albion	^[9]
10 July 2025	GK	Elene Lete	Real Sociedad	^[10]
19 July 2025	GK	Sophia Poor	Aston Villa	^[11]
23 July 2025	MF	Freya Godfrey	Arsenal	^[12]
26 July 2025	FW	Nikita Parris	Brighton & Hove Albion	^[13]
1 August 2025	DF	Elena Linari	AS Roma	^[14]
2 August 2025	MF	Paula Partido	Real Madrid	^[15]
15 August 2025	DF	Jana Fernández	Barcelona	^[16]
27 August 2025	MF	Katie Zelem	Angel City	^[17]
27 August 2025	DF	Alanna Kennedy	Angel City	^[17]
4 September 2025	MF	Lucía Corrales	Barcelona	^[18]
5 September 2025	MF	Grace Geyoro	Paris Saint-Germain	^[19]
19 January 2026	FW	Delphine Cascarino	San Diego Wave	^[20]
4 February 2026	MF	Malou Marcetto	Madrid CFF	^[21]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	From club	Ref.
29 August 2025	DF		Wassa Sangaré	Lyon	^[22]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Player	To club	Ref.
15 May 2025^[23]	FW	Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah	Nottingham Forest	^[24]
	DF	Georgia Brougham	Nottingham Forest	^[25]
	DF	Megan Campbell	Retired	^[26]
	MF	Lucy Fitzgerald	Charlton Athletic	^[27]
	DF	Emma Mukandi	Retired	^[28]
	MF	Connie Scofield	Sheffield United	^[29]
30 June 2025^[30]	FW	Amelia Ajao	AFC Wimbledon Women	^[31]
	FW	Danielle Carter	Retired	^[32]
	GK	Hermione Cull	Plymouth Argyle	^[33]
	FW	Miljana Ivanović	Malmö	^[34]
	MF	Charlène Meyong	Al-Ahli Saudi	^[35]
11 July 2025^[36]	MF	Shen Mengyu	Shanghai Shengli	^[37]
22 July 2025^[38]	DF	Grace Neville	Ipswich Town	^[39]
29 January 2026^[40]	FW	Sofia Jakobsson	Toluca	^[41]

Loans out

Date	Position	Player	To club	Ref.
8 August 2025	MF	Paula Partido	Dux Logroño	^[42]
8 August 2025	GK	Sophia Poor	Nottingham Forest	^[43]
7 January 2026	FW	Lotta Lindström	Birmingham City	^[44]
20 January 2026	GK	Sophie Hillyerd	Watford	^[45]
23 January 2026	MF	Katie Zelem	West Ham United	^[46]
31 January 2026	DF	Cerys Brown	Nottingham Forest	^[47]
7 February 2026	MF	Maddi Wilde	Celtic	^[48]
18 March 2026	MF	Gesa Marashi	LSK Kvinner	^[49]

References

↑ "London City Lionesses promoted to Women's Super League after clinching Women's Championship". Sky Sports. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
↑ Sanders, Emma (21 December 2025). "London City Lionesses sack manager Precheur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
↑ "London City Lionesses Appoint Eder Maestre as Head Coach". London City Lionesses. 2 January 2026. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
↑ "PLAYERS". London City Lionesses. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
↑ "Daniëlle van de Donk signs for London City Lionesses". London City Lionesses. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
↑ "Sanni Franssi Signs for London City Lionesses". London City Lionesses. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
↑ "Isa Kardinaal joins London City Lionesses". London City Lionesses. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
↑ "Teyah Goldie is officially a London City Lioness". London City Lionesses. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
↑ "London City Lionesses confirm the signing of defender Poppy Pattinson". London City Lionesses. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
↑ "Introducing Elene Lete". London City Lionesses. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
↑ "Sophia Poor signs for London City". London City Lionesses. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
↑ "Freya Godfrey is here to stay". London City Lionesses. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
↑ "London City Lionesses sign Nikita Parris ahead of Women's Super League debut". London City Lionesses. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
↑ "Elena Linari lands in London". London City Lionesses. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
↑ "Paula Partido joins London City Lionesses". London City Lionesses. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
↑ "London City Lionesses sign Spanish international Jana Fernández". London City Lionesses. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
↑ "London City Lionesses complete double signing of Katie Zelem and Alanna Kennedy from Angel City". London City Lionesses. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
↑ "Welcome to London, Lucía Corrales". London City Lionesses. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
↑ "Grace Geyoro: A World-Class Midfield Arrival for London City Lionesses". London City Lionesses. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
↑ "Delphine Cascarino is a London City Lioness". London City Lionesses. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
↑ "Malou Marcetto joins London City Lionesses". London City Lionesses. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
↑ "London City Lionesses secure loan signing of Wassa Sangaré from OL Lyonnes". London City Lionesses. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
↑ "Thank you and good luck: Six players to depart London City Lionesses". London City Lionesses. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
↑ "Forest Women sign Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah". Nottingham Forest F.C. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
↑ "Forest Women complete Georgia Brougham signing". Nottingham Forest F.C. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
↑ "Republic of Ireland defender Campbell retires". BBC Sport. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
↑ "Lucy Fitzgerald joins the Addicks". Charlton Athletic F.C. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
↑ "Emma Mukandi confirms retirement from football". Scottish Football Association. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
↑ "Scofield returns". Sheffield United F.C. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
↑ "Thank you and good luck: Five players leave London City Lionesses". London City Lionesses. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
↑ @afcw_women (31 August 2025). "Welcome back, Amelia Ajao! 💛💙 Amelia return to the Dons, and is our 7th signing of the summer!" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 September 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
↑ "Former Lioness Danielle Carter announces retirement". The Football Association. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
↑ "Hermione Cull signs for Argyle Women". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
↑ "Miljana Ivanovic skriver på för Malmö FF" [Miljana Ivanovic signs for Malmö FF] (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
↑ @charlene.meyong13; (3 September 2025). "𝑁𝑜𝑢𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. 𝑁𝑜𝑢𝑣𝑒𝑎𝑢 𝑑𝑒́𝑓𝑖. 𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐇𝐋𝐈 𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐁" [New destination. New Challenge. 𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐇𝐋𝐈 𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐁]. Retrieved 6 September 2025 – via Instagram.
↑ "Thank you and good luck: Shen Mengyu departs London City Lionesses". London City Lionesses. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
↑ @DakuBanshi (12 August 2025). "Shen came back to Shanghai" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 August 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
↑ "Thank you and good luck: Grace Neville departs London City Lionesses". London City Lionesses. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
↑ "Town Sign Grace Neville". Ipswich Town F.C. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
↑ "Sofia Jakobsson departs London City". London City Lionesses. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
↑ "Suman más talento" [They add more talent] (in Spanish). Toluca F.C. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
↑ "Paula Partido Joins DUX Logroño on loan". London City Lionesses. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
↑ "Sophia Poor makes loan move to Nottingham Forest". London City Lionesses. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
↑ "Lotta Lindström Joins Birmingham City on Loan". London City Lionesses. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
↑ "Sophie Hillyerd joins Watford FC Women on loan". London City Lionesses. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
↑ "Katie Zelem joins West Ham United on loan". London City Lionesses. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
↑ "Cerys Brown joins Nottingham Forest on loan". London City Lionesses. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
↑ "Maddi Wilde Joins Celtic On Loan". London City Lionesses. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
↑ "Gesa Marashi joins LSK Kvinner FK on loan". London City Lionesses. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.

External links

Official website

[1] "London City Lionesses promoted to Women's Super League after clinching Women's Championship". Sky Sports. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.

[2] Sanders, Emma (21 December 2025). "London City Lionesses sack manager Precheur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2025.

[3] "London City Lionesses Appoint Eder Maestre as Head Coach". London City Lionesses. 2 January 2026. Retrieved 2 January 2026.

[4] "PLAYERS". London City Lionesses. Retrieved 29 January 2026.

[5] "Daniëlle van de Donk signs for London City Lionesses". London City Lionesses. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.

[6] "Sanni Franssi Signs for London City Lionesses". London City Lionesses. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.

[7] "Isa Kardinaal joins London City Lionesses". London City Lionesses. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.

[8] "Teyah Goldie is officially a London City Lioness". London City Lionesses. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.

[9] "London City Lionesses confirm the signing of defender Poppy Pattinson". London City Lionesses. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.

[10] "Introducing Elene Lete". London City Lionesses. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.

[11] "Sophia Poor signs for London City". London City Lionesses. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.

[12] "Freya Godfrey is here to stay". London City Lionesses. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.

[13] "London City Lionesses sign Nikita Parris ahead of Women's Super League debut". London City Lionesses. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.

[14] "Elena Linari lands in London". London City Lionesses. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.

[15] "Paula Partido joins London City Lionesses". London City Lionesses. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.

[16] "London City Lionesses sign Spanish international Jana Fernández". London City Lionesses. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.

[17] "London City Lionesses complete double signing of Katie Zelem and Alanna Kennedy from Angel City". London City Lionesses. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.

[18] "Welcome to London, Lucía Corrales". London City Lionesses. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.

[19] "Grace Geyoro: A World-Class Midfield Arrival for London City Lionesses". London City Lionesses. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.

[20] "Delphine Cascarino is a London City Lioness". London City Lionesses. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.

[21] "Malou Marcetto joins London City Lionesses". London City Lionesses. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.

[22] "London City Lionesses secure loan signing of Wassa Sangaré from OL Lyonnes". London City Lionesses. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.

[23] "Thank you and good luck: Six players to depart London City Lionesses". London City Lionesses. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.

[24] "Forest Women sign Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah". Nottingham Forest F.C. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.

[25] "Forest Women complete Georgia Brougham signing". Nottingham Forest F.C. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.

[26] "Republic of Ireland defender Campbell retires". BBC Sport. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2026.

[27] "Lucy Fitzgerald joins the Addicks". Charlton Athletic F.C. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.

[28] "Emma Mukandi confirms retirement from football". Scottish Football Association. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.

[29] "Scofield returns". Sheffield United F.C. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.

[30] "Thank you and good luck: Five players leave London City Lionesses". London City Lionesses. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.

[31] @afcw_women (31 August 2025). "Welcome back, Amelia Ajao! 💛💙 Amelia return to the Dons, and is our 7th signing of the summer!" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 September 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).

[32] "Former Lioness Danielle Carter announces retirement". The Football Association. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.

[33] "Hermione Cull signs for Argyle Women". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.

[34] "Miljana Ivanovic skriver på för Malmö FF" [Miljana Ivanovic signs for Malmö FF] (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.

[35] @charlene.meyong13; (3 September 2025). "𝑁𝑜𝑢𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. 𝑁𝑜𝑢𝑣𝑒𝑎𝑢 𝑑𝑒́𝑓𝑖. 𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐇𝐋𝐈 𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐁" [New destination. New Challenge. 𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐇𝐋𝐈 𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐁]. Retrieved 6 September 2025 – via Instagram.

[36] "Thank you and good luck: Shen Mengyu departs London City Lionesses". London City Lionesses. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.

[37] @DakuBanshi (12 August 2025). "Shen came back to Shanghai" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 August 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).

[38] "Thank you and good luck: Grace Neville departs London City Lionesses". London City Lionesses. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.

[39] "Town Sign Grace Neville". Ipswich Town F.C. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.

[40] "Sofia Jakobsson departs London City". London City Lionesses. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.

[41] "Suman más talento" [They add more talent] (in Spanish). Toluca F.C. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.

[42] "Paula Partido Joins DUX Logroño on loan". London City Lionesses. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.

[43] "Sophia Poor makes loan move to Nottingham Forest". London City Lionesses. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.

[44] "Lotta Lindström Joins Birmingham City on Loan". London City Lionesses. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.

[45] "Sophie Hillyerd joins Watford FC Women on loan". London City Lionesses. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.

[46] "Katie Zelem joins West Ham United on loan". London City Lionesses. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.

[47] "Cerys Brown joins Nottingham Forest on loan". London City Lionesses. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.

[48] "Maddi Wilde Joins Celtic On Loan". London City Lionesses. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.

[49] "Gesa Marashi joins LSK Kvinner FK on loan". London City Lionesses. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.

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