Manchester City is an English professional association football club based in Manchester, who currently play in the FA WSL. The list covers the period from 1988, when the club was founded, to the present day. It details the club's achievements in senior league and cup competitions, and the top scorers for each season where information is available.
Background Manchester City were formed in 1988, though they did not join an organised competition until the following year when they were admitted to the North West Women's Regional Football League. The club would make steady progress upwards until the season, when they would take the Premier League Northern Division title and were promoted to the WPL National, then the highest level of semi-pro football attainable in England, and only below the closed shop FA WSL. City were admitted to the WSL in 2014, coinciding with their decision to turn professional, and the move would ultimately be rewarded with their first senior silverware the same season.
Seasons Table correct as of 10 May 2025 Season League FA Cup WSL Cup Europe Other Top scorer GoalsDivision (tier)PWDLFAPtsPos 1989–90NWWRFL D2 (2)145364252134thR1 League Cup R1 Div2 Cup QF 1990–91NWWRFL D2 (2)1811256537244thR4 League Cup R3 Div2 Cup R2 1991–92NWWRFL D1 (3)1842123052108thR1 League Cup QF Div1 Cup R1 1992–93NWWRFL D1 (3)12417264995thR1 League Cup R3 Div1 Cup R2 1993–94NWWRFL D1 (3)1853104756189thR2 League Cup R3 Div1 Cup R2 1994–95NWWRFL D1 (3)186392051217thR1 League Cup R3 Div1 Cup R2 1995–96NWWRFL D1 (3)164393744157thR1 League Cup R2 Div1 Cup R1 County FA Cup SF 1996–97NWWRFL D1 (3)1802161999210th League Cup R1 Div1 Cup QF 1997–98NWWRFL D2 (4)20182010226561st League Cup R1 Justine Mason 29 Div1 Cup R1 1998–99NWWRFL Prem (4)1814226831442ndR3 League CupR3 1999–2000NWWRFL Prem (4)1815217120471stPR League Cup SF Lindsay Savage26 Challenge Trophy W PremDiv Cup W 2000–01Comb (3)2216248036501stR4 2001–02WPL No. (2)20441219451610thR3WPL CupR1 2002–03WPL No. (2)2256113137218thR3WPL CupR2 2003–04WPL No. (2)2073103545247thR3WPL CupR1 2004–05WPL No. (2)22731229452410thR3WPL CupR2 2005–06WPL No. (2)22371219311611thWPL CupR2 2006–07WPL No. (2)22661027352410thWPL CupPR 2007–08WPL No. (2)2274112941257thWPL CupR1 2008–09WPL No. (2)2213454222433rdWPL CupR1 2009–10WPL No. (2)2210663625364thR3WPL CupR1 2010–11WPL No. (3)1812153718374thR2WPL CupGS 2011–12WPL No. (3)1813145819401stR5WPL CupR1 2012–13WPL Nt. (2)187473225254thR5WPL CupRo16 2014WSL 1 (1)146171316195thQFWToni Duggan11 2015WSL 1 (1)149322511302ndSFQFToni Duggan12 2016WSL 1 (1)161330364421stSFWSFJane Ross13 2017WSL SS (1)8611176192ndWnot heldnot heldLucy Bronze / Jill Scott / Toni Duggan4 2017–18WSL 1 (1)1812245117382ndSFRUSFNikita Parris18 2018–19WSL 1 (1)2014515317472ndWWRo32Nikita Parris24 2019–20WSL 1 (1)161312399402ndWSFRo16Pauline Bremer22 2020–21WSL 1 (1)2217416513552ndSFQFQFCommunity ShieldRUChloe Kelly / Ellen White15 2021–22WSL 1 (1)2215256022473rdRUWQR2Lauren Hemp21 2022–23WSL 1 (1)2215255025474thQFSFQR1Khadija Shaw31 2023–24WSL 1 (1)2218136115552ndQFSFKhadija Shaw22 2024–25WSL 1 (1)2213454928434thSFRUQFKhadija Shaw19
ChampionsRunners-upPromotedRelegated
Key
P = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals for A = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position
Leagues WSL = FA Women's Super League WSL SS = FA WSL Spring Series WPL Nt. = FA Women's Premier League National Division WPL No. = FA Women's Premier League Northern Division Comb = Northern Combination Women's Football League NWWRFL Prem = North West Women's Regional Football League Premier Division NWWRFL D1 = North West Women's Regional Football League Division One NWWRFL D2 = North West Women's Regional Football League Division Two Cups WPL Cup = FA Women's Premier League Cup PremDiv Cup = North West Women's Regional Football League Premier Division Cup Div1 Cup = North West Women's Regional Football League Division One Cup Div2 Cup = North West Women's Regional Football League Division Two Cup
QR = Qualifying round PR = Preliminary round R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3 R4 = Round 4 R5 = Round 5 Ro16 = Round of 16 Ro32 = Round of 32 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals RU = Runners-up W = Winners
Footnotes Despite being promoted, Manchester City fell from the second tier of women's football to the third tier due to the creation of a new national league (the FA Women's Premier League) with two tiers The North West Women's Regional Football League Division One was renamed the Premier Division. It moved from being the third tier of women's football to the fourth tier due to the creation of the Northern Combination, an intermediate regional league between the NWWRFL and the Women's Premier League The Women's Premier League Northern Division moved from being the second tier of women's football to the third tier due to the creation of the FA Women's Super League Promoted to the WSL via means of application upon league expansion
External sources MCWFC official site - Results page RSSSF - Women's League Cup results FA results - Women's National League
References