Manchester City W Team Profile and Squad

Manchester City W

Manchester City W is an established English women’s football club from Manchester, competing within the City Football Group structure and representing the club’s sky-blue tradition. Its home at Joie Stadium forms part of the Etihad Campus, linking matchday identity with an integrated performance and academy environment. The page presents a concise portrait of the team, its setting and its evolving professional story, with historical context alongside the latest club information.

Xtra rating
1780
Conservative: 1098
Rank club W
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Updated: 13 September 2026

Manchester City W Upcoming matches by league

FA WSL

  • - Regular Season - 3
    Manchester City W
    Liverpool W
    Academy Stadium
  • - Regular Season - 4
    Charlton Athletic W
    Manchester City W
    The Valley
  • - Regular Season - 5
    Manchester City W
    No H2H
    Arsenal W
    Academy Stadium
  • - Regular Season - 6
    Manchester City W
    No H2H
    Brighton W
    Academy Stadium

UEFA Champions League Women

  • - League Stage - 1
    Bayern Munich W
    No H2H
    Manchester City W
  • - League Stage - 1
    Manchester City W
    No H2H
    Austria Wien W
  • - League Stage - 1
    Manchester City W
    No H2H
    Paris Saint Germain W
  • - League Stage - 1
    Inter Milano W
    No H2H
    Manchester City W

Manchester City W Last matches by league

FA WSL

  • - Regular Season - 2
    Aston Villa W
    Manchester City W
    Villa Park
  • - Regular Season - 1
    Manchester City W
    Birmingham City W
    Academy Stadium
  • - Regular Season - 22
    West Ham W
    Manchester City W
  • - Regular Season - 21
    Manchester City W
    Liverpool W
    Joie Stadium

FA Women's Cup

  • - Final
    Brighton W
    Manchester City W
    Wembley Stadium
  • - Semi-finals
    Chelsea W
    Manchester City W
  • - Quarter-finals
    Birmingham City W
    Manchester City W
  • - Round 5
    Manchester City W
    Sheffield United W

WSL Cup

  • - Semi-finals
    Manchester City W
    Chelsea W
    Academy Stadium
  • - Quarter-finals
    West Ham W
    Manchester City W

Manchester City W Team Roster

The recorded Manchester City W squad contains 25 players: nine attackers, seven defenders, six midfielders and three goalkeepers. The attacking group includes B. Mead, K. Shaw, L. Hemp, M. Fowler and V. Miedema, while A. Greenwood, N. Charles, K. Casparij and R. Shimizu add defensive range. Y. Hasegawa, S. Coffey, G. Clinton and S. Lohmann headline the midfield options, with A. Yamashita and E. Cumings among the goalkeepers. The list also includes emerging depth such as I. Beney, A. Fujino and G. Prior.

position Goalkeeper

1 Eartha Cumings
Eartha Cumings
GK Scotland
31 Ayaka Yamashita

position Defender

4 Jade Elizabeth Rose
5 Alex Greenwood
Alex Greenwood
DEF England
5 Risa Shimizu
Risa Shimizu
DEF Japan
13 Laura Wienroither
Laura Wienroither
DEF Austria
18 Kerstin Yasmijn Casparij
Kerstin Yasmijn Casparij
DEF Netherlands
21 Niamh Louise Charles
28 Gracie Prior
Gracie Prior
DEF England

position Midfielder

6 Grace Clinton
Grace Clinton
MID England
22 Sydney Matilda Lohmann
25 Yui Hasegawa
Yui Hasegawa
MID Japan
27 Rebecca Knaak
Rebecca Knaak
MID Germany
37 Carlotta Wamser
Carlotta Wamser
MID Germany

position Attacker

7 Bethany Jane Mead
Bethany Jane Mead
FWD England
8 Mary Boio Fowler
Mary Boio Fowler
FWD Australia
9 Khadija Monifa Shaw
10 Vivianne Miedema
Vivianne Miedema
FWD Netherlands
11 Lauren May Hemp
Lauren May Hemp
FWD England
19 Lily Murphy
Lily Murphy
FWD England
20 Aoba Fujino
Aoba Fujino
FWD Japan
24 Iman Beney
Iman Beney
FWD Switzerland
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Last Manchester City W Coachs

Andrée Alexander Jeglertz is the latest recorded appointment, beginning his Manchester City W coaching spell on 1 September 2025. The timeline does not confirm a current holder, so his role is presented by date rather than status. Nicholas Cushing is listed from March 2025, following Gareth Taylor’s spell from May 2020 to March 2025. Cushing also appears in an earlier period from November 2013 to February 2020. Jeglertz is Swedish, Cushing English and Taylor Welsh.

Andrée Alexander Jeglertz

Andrée Alexander Jeglertz

Sweden
Coach since 1 September 2025
Coach until
History
Coach Coach country Coach since Coach until
Andrée Alexander Jeglertz Sweden 1 September 2025
Nicholas Cushing England 1 March 2025
Gareth Taylor England 1 May 2020 1 March 2025
Nicholas Cushing England 1 November 2013 1 February 2020

Manchester City W Transfers

Among the listed arrivals, N. Charles joined from Chelsea W as a transfer, while G. Clinton, L. Wienroither, S. Lohmann and I. Beney were also recorded as transfers. B. Mead arrived from Arsenal W as a free agent, and E. Cumings and F. Hirons were recorded under free-agent or free-transfer descriptions. Return-from-loan movements include R. Shimizu from Liverpool W, E. Annets from Crystal Palace W, P. Pritchard from Durham W, T. O’Hanlon from Sunderland W and A. Oyama from Rosengård. S. Coffey and Kerolin also appear among the listed arrivals, with Coffey’s movement type unspecified while Kerolin is marked as a free transfer.

Latest player transfers from
Player Team from Transfer type Transfer date
N. Charles
Chelsea W
Transfer 10 July 2026
B. Mead
Arsenal W
Free agent 30 June 2026
C. Thomas
Glasgow City W
Return from loan 29 June 2026
E. Annets
Crystal Palace W
Return from loan 29 June 2026
R. Shimizu
Liverpool W
Return from loan 29 June 2026
P. Pritchard
Durham W
Return from loan 29 January 2026
S. Coffey
Portland Thorns W
- 13 January 2026
A. Oyama
Rosengård W
Return from loan 30 December 2025
T. O'Hanlon
Sunderland W
Return from loan 30 December 2025
G. Clinton
Manchester United W
Transfer 4 September 2025
L. Wienroither
Arsenal W
Transfer 15 August 2025
L. Wienroither
Arsenal W
Transfer 14 August 2025
E. Cumings
Rosengård W
Free Transfer 8 August 2025
S. Lohmann
Bayern Munich W
Transfer 9 July 2025
I. Beney
Young Boys W
Transfer 1 July 2025

Among the listed departures, Kerolin moved to Barcelona W in a recorded transfer, while A. Kennedy went to Angel City W and S. MacIver to Washington Spirit W. Free-agent or free-transfer departures include K. Keating to Liverpool W, Leila Ouahabi to Chicago Red Stars W, J. Park to Manchester United W, C. Kelly to Arsenal W and Laia Aleixandri to Barcelona W. Loan movements sent P. Pritchard to Durham W, T. O’Hanlon to Sunderland W, R. Shimizu to Liverpool W, E. Annets to Crystal Palace W and A. Oyama to Rosengård. L. Wienroither also returned to Arsenal W after a loan. J. Roord and K. Startup also have listed departures with less specific movement labels.

Latest player transfers to
Player Team to Transfer type Transfer date
T. O'Hanlon
Wolverhampton W
- 23 August 2026
E. Annets
Hibernian W
Loan 20 August 2026
A. Oyama
Køge W
Transfer 16 August 2026
P. Pritchard
Leicester City FC W
- 15 August 2026
N. Layzell
Everton W
Loan 26 July 2026
C. Thomas
Nottingham Forest W
Loan 22 July 2026
Kerolin
Barcelona W
Transfer 21 July 2026
K. Keating
Liverpool W
Free agent 12 July 2026
Leila Ouahabi
Chicago Red Stars W
Free agent 30 June 2026
C. Thomas
Glasgow City W
Loan 4 February 2026
K. Startup
Everton W
- 26 September 2025
J. Park
Manchester United W
Free agent 5 September 2025
P. Pritchard
Durham W
Loan 4 September 2025
T. O'Hanlon
Sunderland W
Loan 4 September 2025
P. Pritchard
Durham W
Loan 3 September 2025

Transfers Synthesis

Taken together, the listed movement shows a mixture of direct transfers, free-agent arrivals, free transfers and players returning from loans. The incoming side includes arrivals from Chelsea W, Arsenal W, Bayern Munich W and Manchester United W, alongside returns from Liverpool W, Crystal Palace W, Durham W, Sunderland W, Rosengård and other clubs. Departures combine transfers to Barcelona W, Angel City W and Washington Spirit W with free-agent exits, loans and at least one return from a temporary spell. Several players appear more than once because their entries describe different dates or stages, including loan departures followed by returns. The information therefore depicts active squad movement across permanent, free and temporary pathways. The listed arrivals and departures are not a complete accounting of every transaction. No fees are stated, so the activity cannot be compared financially.

Leagues Manchester City W has participated in

Manchester City W is recorded in the FA WSL from 2016 through 2025, with that participation noted among the recent competitions. The FA Women’s Cup is recorded from 2019 to 2025, and the WSL Cup from 2020 to 2025; both are also recent entries. UEFA Champions League Women appears from 2019 to 2024 and is historical in this profile. The Community Shield Women is recorded only for 2020 and is historical as well. Together, the entries span domestic league and cup football plus European competition history without establishing a current season beyond the recorded years.

More about Manchester City W

Manchester City W is the women’s team representing Manchester City in England, with the club commonly known as City, the Citizens or the Blues. Its modern professional identity was shaped by a high-profile relaunch ahead of the 2014 season, reflecting the wider professionalisation of elite women’s football. The side operates under the City Football Group umbrella, connecting its governance, facilities and development approach with the broader Manchester City institution. Home matches are staged at Joie Stadium on the Etihad Campus in East Manchester. The ground is notable as a purpose-built venue for a Women’s Super League club and sits within an integrated elite training and academy environment. That setting gives the team a distinct home while keeping its sporting infrastructure closely linked to the wider club. Sky blue and white define the visual identity. The circular badge follows Manchester City’s traditional roundel, including the golden ship associated with Manchester’s industrial and trading heritage and the red rose of Lancashire. The colours and civic symbols place the women’s side within the same local story as the wider club rather than presenting it as a separate institution. The football culture is associated with possession, technical quality and proactive intent. The squad model combines established English talent with international recruitment from Europe, North America and elsewhere, supported by a dedicated academy pathway. This blend reflects both the global reach of City Football Group and the importance of local development. Manchester City W has built a sustained presence in English women’s football and has also featured in European competition. Its identity therefore rests on three connected foundations: a modern professional structure, a recognisable Manchester setting and an ambition to develop a technically accomplished team within a global football network. Those elements remain central to the club’s profile.

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