2021–22 Manchester United W.F.C. season

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Manchester United Women
2021–22 season
Co-chairmenJoel and Avram Glazer
Head coachMarc Skinner
StadiumLeigh Sports Village
FA WSL4th
FA CupFifth round
League CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alessia Russo
(9 goals)
All:
Alessia Russo
(11 goals)
Highest home attendance20,241
(v. Everton,
27 March 2022)
Lowest home attendance1,001
(v. Aston Villa,
19 December 2021)
Average home league attendance3,567
All statistics correct as of 8 May 2022.

The 2021–22 season was Manchester United Women's fourth season since they were founded and their third in the FA Women's Super League, the professional top-flight women's league in England. The club also competed in the FA Cup and League Cup.

Following the resignation of Casey Stoney at the end of the previous season,[1] Marc Skinner was announced as the new Manchester United head coach on 29 July 2021, having stood down from his head coaching position at Orlando Pride in order to take the job.[2]

Having played at Old Trafford behind closed doors during the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team played at Old Trafford in front of fans for the first time on 27 March 2022. They beat Everton 3–1 with a new club record 20,241 in attendance.[3]

Pre-season[edit]

Manchester United scheduled four preseason friendlies, with all but the Rangers game played behind closed doors. The matches against Championship side Liverpool and WSL side Aston Villa were both played at Carrington with the former broadcast live on MUTV. A week-long training camp in Scotland included a friendly against Rangers of the SWPL before a final friendly against WSL side Brighton & Hove Albion held on neutral ground at Loughborough University.[4][5]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers
8 August 2021 Liverpool H 2–2 Galton 25', Hanson 26'
14 August 2021 Aston Villa H 2–0 Thomas 4', Hanson 17'
19 August 2021 Rangers A 5–0 Zelem (2) 8', 51', Staniforth 33', Hanson 74', Galton 77'
28 August 2021 Brighton & Hove Albion N 1–1 Zelem

FA Women's Super League[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 FA WSL

Matches[edit]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
3 September 2021 Reading H 2–0 Hanson 39', Batlle 54' 2,111 1st
12 September 2021 Leicester City A 3–1 Toone 36', Thorisdottir 47', Thomas 71' 4,473 3rd
26 September 2021 Chelsea H 1–6 Russo 48' 2,197 6th
3 October 2021 Birmingham City A 2–0 Galton 27', Toone 80' 650 4th
9 October 2021 Manchester City H 2–2 Staniforth 72', Russo 75' 3,797 3rd
7 November 2021 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 Russo 45+2' 1,308 5th
14 November 2021 Everton A 1–1 Toone 10' 840 5th
21 November 2021 Arsenal H 0–2 2,186 6th
12 December 2021 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–0 Ladd 45+1', Bøe Risa 69' 1,776 5th
19 December 2021 Aston Villa H 5–0 Toone (2) 8', 79' Zelem 13' (pen.), Staniforth 50', Thomas 73' 1,001 4th
9 January 2022 West Ham United A Postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak at West Ham[6]
15 January 2022 Birmingham City H 5–0 Zelem 12', Galton (2) 16', 18', Ramsey 45' (o.g.), Russo 71' 1,015 3rd
23 January 2022 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–0 Bøe Risa 38', Ladd 42', Galton 62' 1,519 2nd
5 February 2022 Arsenal A 1–1 Russo 10' 2,385 3rd
13 February 2022 Manchester City A 0–1 5,317 4th
5 March 2022 Leicester City H 4–0 Thomas 17', Russo 30', Zelem (2) 59', 63' 1,103 3rd
12 March 2022 Reading A 3–1 Galton (2) 5', 25', Russo 43' 1,371 3rd
16 March 2022 West Ham United A 1–1 Toone 54' 1,425 3rd
27 March 2022 Everton H 3–1 Russo (2) 35', 84', Zelem 54' (pen.) 20,241 3rd
3 April 2022 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–0 Galton 68' 1,524 3rd
24 April 2022 Aston Villa A 0–0 941 3rd
1 May 2022 West Ham United H 3–0 Thomas 12', Fisk 20' (o.g.), Galton 49' 2,546 3rd
8 May 2022 Chelsea A 2–4 Thomas 13', Toone 25' 4,378 4th

Table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Arsenal 22 17 4 1 65 10 +55 55 Qualification for the Champions League second round
3 Manchester City 22 15 2 5 60 22 +38 47 Qualification for the Champions League first round
4 Manchester United 22 12 6 4 45 22 +23 42
5 Tottenham Hotspur 22 9 5 8 24 23 +1 32
6 West Ham United 22 7 6 9 23 33 −10 27
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Women's FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 Women's FA Cup

As a member of the first tier, United entered the FA Cup in the fourth round proper. They were drawn away to third-division Bridgwater United, winning 2–0 in front of a sellout club-record crowd of 2,500.[7] For the fifth round proper, United were drawn against Manchester City for the fifth time in the last six cup competitions. United had most recently beaten City in their last cup meeting, 2–1 in this season's League Cup.

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
30 January 2022 Round 4 Bridgwater United A 2–0 Buxton 17' (o.g.), Toone 81' 2,500
27 February 2022 Round 5 Manchester City H 1–4 Zelem 13' 2,335

FA Women's League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Women's League Cup

Group stage[edit]

As a team not qualified for the group stage of the Champions League, Manchester United entered the League Cup at the group stage. They were drawn into Group B, one of two Northern section groups, alongside fellow WSL clubs Everton and Leicester City, and Championship side Durham.[8] Because Manchester City were knocked out of the Champions League during the qualifying rounds, they belatedly entered the League Cup group stage after the draw was made instead of receiving a bye and were placed alongside United in Group B as the only remaining Northern group with four teams.

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Group
position
14 October 2021 Durham A 2–2
(5–3 p) 		Fuso 35', Toone 73' 1,468 2nd
17 November 2021 Manchester City H 2–1 Fuso 30', Batlle 82' 2,369 2nd
5 December 2021 Leicester City H 2–2
(3–4 p) 		Russo 47', Zelem 80' 839 2nd
15 December 2021 Everton A 2–0 D. Turner 20' (o.g.), Thomas 23' 672 2nd

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manchester City 4 3 0 0 1 14 3 +11 9 Advances to knock-out stage
2 Manchester United 4 2 1 1 0 8 5 +3 9 Possible knock-out stage based on ranking
3 Everton 4 2 0 0 2 5 8 −3 6
4 Leicester City 4 1 1 0 2 5 11 −6 5
5 Durham 4 0 0 1 3 3 8 −5 1
Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 B Manchester United 4 2 1 1 0 8 5 +3 9 2.25 Advances to knock-out stage
2 C Charlton Athletic 3 2 0 0 1 8 2 +6 6 2.00
3 A Sunderland 4 1 2 0 1 3 9 −6 7 1.75
4 E London City Lionesses 3 1 1 0 1 3 3 0 5 1.67
5 D Reading 3 1 0 1 1 4 3 +1 4 1.33
Source: thefa.com

Knockout phase[edit]

The draw for the quarter-final was made on 20 December 2021 with Manchester United drawn away to five-time winners Arsenal, the competition's most successful team.[9] The teams had met once before in the League Cup when United were a Championship side in the 2018–19 season.

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
19 January 2022 Quarter-final Arsenal A 1–0 Russo 85' 825
2 February 2022 Semi-final Chelsea A 1–3 Bøe Risa 32' 1,548

Squad statistics[edit]

See also: List of Manchester United W.F.C. records and statistics
As of 8 May 2022
Numbers in brackets denote appearances as substitute.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Emily Ramsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF England Martha Harris 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 1 0 1(2) 0 0 0
3 DF Norway Maria Thorisdottir 17(3) 1 2 0 4(1) 0 23(4) 1 2 0
4 MF England Jade Moore 0(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0(3) 0 0 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland Aoife Mannion 12 0 1 0 6 0 19 0 0 0
6 DF England Hannah Blundell 19(2) 0 2 0 4(2) 0 25(4) 0 2 0
7 FW England Ella Toone 22 7 2 1 3(2) 1 27(2) 9 5 0
8 MF Norway Vilde Bøe Risa 8(9) 2 0(2) 0 4(2) 1 12(13) 3 0 0
9 FW Scotland Martha Thomas 9(9) 5 2 0 4 1 15(9) 6 1 0
10 MF England Katie Zelem (c) 22 5 2 1 4(1) 1 28(1) 7 1 0
11 FW England Leah Galton 20(1) 8 1 0 4(2) 0 25(3) 8 1 0
12 MF Wales Hayley Ladd 12(2) 2 1 0 2(1) 0 15(3) 2 6 0
13 FW Brazil Ivana Fuso 0(7) 0 1(1) 0 3(3) 2 4(11) 2 0 0
14 MF Netherlands Jackie Groenen 12(4) 0 1(1) 0 1 0 14(5) 0 1 0
15 DF Republic of Ireland Diane Caldwell 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 3 0
16 FW Denmark Signe Bruun 2(3) 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 2(5) 0 0 0
17 DF Spain Ona Batlle 21 1 1 0 3(1) 1 25(1) 2 3 0
18 FW Scotland Kirsty Hanson 6(11) 1 0(1) 0 3(2) 0 9(14) 1 2 0
20 DF Scotland Kirsty Smith 3 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 0 0
21 DF England Millie Turner 4 0 0 0 3 0 7 0 0 0
22 GK England Fran Bentley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW England Alessia Russo 19(3) 9 1(1) 0 3(3) 2 23(7) 11 0 0
24 MF Wales Carrie Jones 0(3) 0 1 0 2 0 3(3) 0 0 0
25 DF England Tara Bourne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 GK England Mary Earps 22 0 2 0 0(1) 0 24(1) 0 0 0
32 GK England Sophie Baggaley 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 1
37 MF England Lucy Staniforth 7(5) 2 0 0 3(1) 0 10(6) 2 2 0
38 FW Norway Karna Solskjær 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
39 GK Wales Safia Middleton-Patel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 DF Scotland Niamh Murphy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 FW England Keira Barry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Own goals — 2 — 1 — 1 — 4 — —

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Pos. Name From Ref.
1 July 2021[a] DF England Olivia Moulton England Bolton Wanderers [10]
20 July 2021 MF Norway Vilde Bøe Risa Norway Sandviken [11]
23 July 2021 DF England Hannah Blundell England Chelsea [12]
GK England Sophie Baggaley England Bristol City [13]
26 July 2021 DF Republic of Ireland Aoife Mannion England Manchester City [14]
28 July 2021 FW Scotland Martha Thomas England West Ham United [15]
27 January 2022 DF Republic of Ireland Diane Caldwell United States North Carolina Courage [16]
MF England Jade Moore United States Orlando Pride [17]

Out[edit]

Date Pos. Name To Ref.
21 June 2021 FW England Jessica Sigsworth England Leicester City[b] [18][19]
23 June 2021 FW Scotland Jane Ross Scotland Rangers[c] [20][21]
24 June 2021 FW United States Christen Press United States Angel City FC[d] [22][23]
FW United States Tobin Heath England Arsenal[e] [22][24]
25 June 2021 DF England Amy Turner United States Orlando Pride [25]
23 July 2021 FW England Lauren James England Chelsea [26]
26 July 2021 DF England Abbie McManus England Leicester City[f] [27][28]
30 July 2021 FW England Megan Hornby England Blackburn Rovers [29]

Loans in[edit]

Date from Date to Pos. Name To Ref.
27 January 2022 30 June 2022 FW Denmark Signe Bruun France Lyon [30]

Loans out[edit]

Date from Date to Pos. Name To Ref.
6 August 2021 30 June 2022 GK England Emily Ramsey England Birmingham City [31]
GK England Fran Bentley England Bristol City [32]
28 August 2021 29 January 2022 DF England Tara Bourne England Sheffield United [33]
14 November 2022 30 June 2022 GK Wales Safia Middleton-Patel[g] England Blackburn Rovers [34]
MF Wales Chloe Williams[g]
29 January 2022 DF England Tara Bourne [35]
12 March 2022 12 March 2022 GK Wales Safia Middleton-Patel[h] England Leicester City [36]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Deal agreed 25 June 2021
  2. ^ Released, joined Leicester City on 16 July 2021
  3. ^ Released, joined Rangers on 6 July 2021
  4. ^ Released, joined Angel City on 23 August 2021
  5. ^ Released, joined Arsenal on 3 September 2021
  6. ^ Released, joined Leicester City on 27 July 2021
  7. ^ a b Dual registration
  8. ^ Emergency goalkeeper loan on non-contract terms

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Casey Stoney resigns as Manchester United Women manager amid tensions". The Guardian. 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Marc Skinner appointed as United Women head coach". ManUtd.com (Press release). Manchester United. 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ Garry, Tom (27 March 2022). "Manchester United set season-high WSL attendance record as Alessia Russo leads comeback win over Everton". The Telegraph.
  4. ^ "United Women announce pre-season games". ManUtd.com. Manchester United.
  5. ^ "Man Utd Women to play friendly against Rangers". ManUtd.com. Manchester United.
  6. ^ "West Ham Women vs Man Utd Women in the Women's Super League called off due to Covid-19". Sky Sports.
  7. ^ Garry, Tom (30 January 2022). "The FA Cup must close its gender pay gap, a prize pot 70 times less than the men is shameful". The Telegraph.
  8. ^ "Women's League Cup draw on talkSPORT". TalkSPORT. 27 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Arsenal to host Man Utd in Continental League Cup quarter-finals as holders Chelsea draw West Ham". Sky Sports.
  10. ^ "Congratulations to our u14's player Olivia Moulton on accepting a full playing contract at Manchester United. Not only this, Olivia was also offered a contract with Leeds". x.com. Bolton Wanderers Girls FC. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  11. ^ "United Women sign Vilde Boe Risa" (Press release). Manchester United. 20 July 2021.
  12. ^ "United Women sign Hannah Blundell from Chelsea" (Press release). Manchester United. 23 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Sophie Baggaley joins Manchester United Women" (Press release). Manchester United. 23 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Aoife Mannion signs for United Women" (Press release). Manchester United. 26 July 2021.
  15. ^ "United Women sign Martha Thomas" (Press release). Manchester United. 28 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Caldwell signs until the end of the season" (Press release). Manchester United. 27 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Jade Moore signs for United" (Press release). Manchester United. 27 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Jess Sigsworth to depart United Women". Manchester United (Press release). 21 June 2021.
  19. ^ "LCFC Women Sign Striker Jess Sigsworth". Leicester City.
  20. ^ "Jane Ross to leave United Women". Manchester United (Press release). 23 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Rangers Confirm Signing Of Jane Ross". Rangers.
  22. ^ a b Feliciano, Daniel (24 June 2021). "Manchester United Women confirm departure of USA duo". Manchester Evening News.
  23. ^ Leiker, Emily. "Christen Press signs on as Angel City FC's first player with over $500K NWSL contract". USA Today.
  24. ^ "Arsenal sign United States forward Heath". BBC Sport.
  25. ^ "Orlando Pride Signs English International Amy Turner". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  26. ^ "Lauren James: Chelsea complete signing of Manchester United striker on four-year contract". Sky Sports.
  27. ^ "Abbie McManus departs United Women". Manchester United (Press release). 26 July 2021.
  28. ^ "Abbie McManus Signs For LCFC Women". Leicester City.
  29. ^ "Hornby returns to Rovers". Blackburn Rovers FC.
  30. ^ "Signe Bruun joins United Women on loan" (Press release). Manchester United. 27 January 2022.
  31. ^ "Ramsey signs new deal ahead of loan move" (Press release). Manchester United. 6 August 2021.
  32. ^ "Bentley is a Robin". Bristol City. 6 August 2021.
  33. ^ "Tara Bourne signs first professional deal ahead of loan move" (Press release). Manchester United. 28 August 2021.
  34. ^ "Safia and Chloe are both Blues". Blackburn Rovers FC.
  35. ^ "Bourne arrives on loan". Blackburn Rovers FC.
  36. ^ "Middleton-Patel Joins LCFC Women For Everton Trip". www.lcfc.com.

External links[edit]

  • Official website (in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish)
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