2021–22_Leicester_City_W.F.C._season

Leicester City
2021–22 season
Owner	King Power International Group
Chairman	Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
Head Coach	Jonathan Morgan; (until 25 November); Emile Heskey; (interim, 25 November – 5 December); Lydia Bedford; (from 6 December)
Stadium	King Power Stadium, Leicester; Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent
FA WSL	11th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; 4 players; (2 goals); All: ; 3 players; (3 goals)
Highest home attendance	4,473; (vs. Manchester United, 12 September)
Lowest home attendance	551; (vs. West Ham United, 13 February)
Average home league attendance	1,947
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2021–22 Leicester City W.F.C. season

Leicester City 2021–22 football season

The 2021–22 Leicester City W.F.C. season was the club's 18th season and their first in history as a top-flight team following promotion to the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the women's football pyramid, at the end of the previous season.^[1] Outside of the league, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

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On 25 August 2021, the club announced the women's team would be moving to the King Power Stadium with Burton Albion's Pirelli Stadium serving as backup when fixtures clash with Leicester's men's team.^[2]

On 25 November 2021, Jonathan Morgan was relieved of his managerial duties having lost all eight league games to start the season. It ended a seven year spell in which he guided the team from the fourth-tier FA Women's Midlands Division One to the FA WSL.^[3] Head of women's football development, Emile Heskey, was named caretaker on the same day.^[4] Heskey managed one game, against Manchester United in the League Cup, before England women's under-17 head coach Lydia Bedford took over permanently on 6 December 2021.^[5]

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31 July 2021 Friendly	Leicester City	–	Liverpool	Leicester
		Report		Stadium: Belvoir Drive Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Note: No official scoreline released

8 August 2021 Friendly	Leicester City	–	Chelsea	Leicester
		Report		Stadium: Belvoir Drive Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Note: No official scoreline released

15 August 2021 Friendly	Leicester City	–	Sheffield United	Leicester
		Report		Stadium: Belvoir Drive Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Note: No official scoreline released

22 August 2021 Friendly	Leicester City	–	Watford	Leicester
		Report		Stadium: Belvoir Drive Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Note: No official scoreline released

29 August 2021 Friendly	Leicester City	–	Tottenham Hotspur	Leicester
		Report		Stadium: Belvoir Drive Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Note: No official scoreline released

2021–22_Leicester_City_W.F.C._season

2021–22 Leicester City W.F.C. season

Squad

Preseason

FA Women's Super League

Results summary

Results by matchday

Results

League table

Women's FA Cup

FA Women's League Cup

Group stage

Squad statistics

Appearances

Transfers

Transfers in

Loans in

Transfers out

Loans out

References

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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	4	1	17	14	53	−39	13	3	1	7	9	26	−17	1	0	10	5	27	−22

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	D	L
Position	8	9	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

4 September 2021 1	Aston Villa	2–1	Leicester City	Walsall
12:30	Hutton 36' Asante 59' Mayling 63' Allen 64'	Report	Flint 39' Tierney 79' McManus 82' Brougham 84'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 741 Referee: Helen Conley

12 September 2021 2	Leicester City	1–3	Manchester United	Leicester
14:00	McManus 61' Sigsworth 74' Flint 86'	Report	Toone 36', 58' Thorisdottir 47' Thomas 71'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 4,473 Referee: Elizabeth Simms

26 September 2021 3	West Ham United	4–0	Leicester City	Dagenham
15:00	Yallop 26' Walker 38' Plumptre 45+1' (o.g.) Levell 81' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,128 Referee: Emily Heaslip

3 October 2021 4	Leicester City	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Leicester
14:00	Tierney 82'	Report	Williams 38' Ale 59' Addison 88'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,157 Referee: Abigail Byrne

10 October 2021 5	Chelsea	2–0	Leicester City	Kingston upon Thames
12:30	Harder 83' Kirby 90+4'	Report	Purfield 31'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,716 Referee: Lisa Benn

7 November 2021 6	Leicester City	1–4	Manchester City	Leicester
14:00	Sigsworth 1' O'Brien 45+2'	Report	Weir 24' Walsh 37' Hemp 71' Coombs 83'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,464 Referee: Helen Conley

14 November 2021 7	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Leicester City	Crawley
14:00	Symonds 90+3'	Report	Bailey-Gayle 75' Plumptre 85'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,566 Referee: Lisa Benn

21 November 2021 8	Leicester City	0–1	Everton	Burton upon Trent
14:00	Sigsworth 80'	Report	Magill 81'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 685 Referee: Lucy May

6 February 2022 14	Birmingham City	1–2	Leicester City	Birmingham
14:00	Ramsey 26' Lo. Quinn 85'	Report	Sigsworth 29' (pen.), 90+5' Purfield 37'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 810 Referee: Louise Saunders

5 March 2022 16	Manchester United	4–0	Leicester City	Leigh
12:00	Thomas 17' Russo 30' Zelem 59', 63'	Report		Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 1,103 Referee: Amy Fearn

12 March 2022 17	Everton	3–2	Leicester City	Liverpool
17:30	Duggan 32' Anvegård 40', 52' George 76'	Report	Purfield 5' Tierney 44'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 574 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Reading	22	7	4	11	21	40	−19	25
9	Aston Villa	22	6	3	13	13	40	−27	21
10	Everton	22	5	5	12	18	41	−23	20
11	Leicester City	22	4	1	17	14	53	−39	13
12	Birmingham City (R)	22	3	2	17	15	51	−36	11	Relegation to the Championship

12 December 2021 9	Arsenal	4–0	Leicester City	Borehamwood
18:45	Nobbs 22', 90+3' Miedema 34' Maanum 81', 83'	Report	Sigsworth 3' O'Brien 6' Purfield 43' Tierney 82' Plumptre 86'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,316 Referee: Emily Heaslip

19 December 2021 10	Leicester City	2–0	Birmingham City	Leicester
14:00	Howard 18' Tierney 74' Plumptre 84' de Graaf 90+2'	Report	Finn 36'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,124 Referee: Lisa Benn

9 January 2022 11	Reading	1–0	Leicester City	Reading
14:00	Dowie 11'	Report	Purfield 36' Tierney 72'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 501 Referee: Louise Saunders

16 January 2022 12	Leicester City	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Leicester
14:00	O'Brien 54'	Report		Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 1,667 Referee: Abigail Byrne

23 January 2022 13	Leicester City	1–2	Aston Villa	Burton upon Trent
14:00	Hampton 76' (o.g.)	Report	Purfield 4' (o.g.) Hayles 31' Hampton 77' Lehmann 90+3'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 616 Referee: Elizabeth Simms

13 February 2022 15	Leicester City	3–0	West Ham United	Burton upon Trent
14:00	Flint 2', 76' Plumptre 9' Gregory 50' Devlin 81' O'Brien 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 551 Referee: Abigail Byrne

27 March 2022 18	Leicester City	0–9	Chelsea	Leicester
15:00		Report	Reiten 3', 45+5' Kerr 5', 47' England 7', 28' Nouwen 11' James 88' Fleming 90'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,278 Referee: Abigail Byrne

3 April 2022 19	Leicester City	0–5	Arsenal	Leicester
12:30	Tierney 38' O'Brien 57'	Report	Mead 2' Wubben-Moy 12' McCabe 15' Miedema 67', 75' Plumptre 79' (o.g.) Heath 83'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,158 Referee: Rebecca Welch

24 April 2022 20	Manchester City	4–0	Leicester City	Manchester
14:00	Weir 16' Hemp 43' Blakstad 45+3' Greenwood 63'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,895 Referee: Louise Saunders

1 May 2022 21	Leicester City	0–0	Reading	Leicester
14:00		Report	Troelsgaard 41'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,244 Referee: Richie Watkins

8 May 2022 22	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Leicester City	Tottenham
12:00	Neville 49' Williams 80' Ale 84'	Report	Goodwin 58' Tierney 86'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 3,994 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

30 January 2022 Fourth round	Tottenham Hotspur	1–3	Leicester City	Canons Park
14:00	Addison 61'	Report	O'Brien 39', 82' Barker 49' Broughton 64' Howard 91' McManus 120' de Graaf 120+2'	Stadium: The Hive Attendance: 596 Referee: Robert Whitton

26 February 2022 Fifth round	Chelsea	7–0	Leicester City	Kingston upon Thames
13:00	Bright 14' Harder 24', 36' Kerr 60', 82' Ji 65' Nouwen 79' England 85'	Report	Howard 17' Tierney 63'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,723

3 November 2021 Group stage	Leicester City	1–3	Everton	Burton upon Trent
19:00	Plumptre 82'	Report	Anvegård 2' Christiansen 39' Gauvin 87'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

17 November 2021 Group stage	Durham	1–2	Leicester City	Durham
19:00	Holmes 43' Crosthwaite 79'	Report	Tierney 33' O'Brien 51' Pike 56'	Stadium: Maiden Castle

5 December 2021 Group stage	Manchester United	2–2 (3–4 p)	Leicester City	Leigh
12:00	Galton 30' Russo 49' Zelem 81'	Report	Howard 32' O'Brien 66' Flint 79'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
	Penalties
	Toone Mannion Russo Zelem Bøe Risa		Sigsworth Flint McManus Purfield Brougham

15 December 2021 Group stage	Leicester City	P–P	Manchester City	Burton upon Trent
19:00				Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: Postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Manchester City^[6]

12 January 2022 Group stage	Leicester City	0–5	Manchester City	Burton upon Trent
19:00		Report	White 9' Hemp 15', 34' Stanway 16', 47'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: Rescheduled from 15 December 2021

Pos	Team v t e	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

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		FA WSL		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Demi Lambourne	19	0	14	0	2	0	3	0
3	DF	ENG	Sam Tierney	27	2	21	2	1+1	0	3+1	0
4	DF	NZL	C. J. Bott	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	ENG	Abbie McManus	24	1	18+1	1	2	0	3	0
6	DF	ENG	Georgia Brougham	17	0	8+3	0	2	0	3+1	0
7	FW	ENG	Natasha Flint	25	3	13+8	2	1	0	2+1	1
8	MF	ENG	Molly Pike	26	1	20+1	0	2	0	2+1	1
9	FW	ENG	Jessica Sigsworth	17	2	13	2	1	0	3	0
10	MF	ENG	Charlie Devlin	8	0	0+6	0	0	0	0+2	0
11	FW	ENG	Lachante Paul	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
12	FW	ENG	Missy Goodwin	7	0	4+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
14	FW	NED	Esmee de Graaf	27	1	19+2	0	1+1	1	4	0
15	DF	SCO	Sophie Howard	26	3	18+3	1	2	1	2+1	1
16	MF	ENG	Freya Gregory	13	1	10+1	1	2	0	0	0
17	FW	JAM	Paige Bailey-Gayle	14	0	5+7	0	0	0	0+2	0
18	DF	ENG	Sophie Barker	18	0	8+5	0	1+1	0	2+1	0
21	FW	WAL	Hannah Cain	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	NGA	Ashleigh Plumptre	24	2	20	1	1	0	3	1
23	DF	ENG	Jemma Purfield	26	2	19+1	2	2	0	4	0
24	MF	ENG	Elysia Boddy	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	WAL	Esther Morgan	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	ENG	Shannon O'Brien	26	3	21	1	2	1	3	1
28	GK	ENG	Kirstie Levell	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF	ENG	Ava Baker	4	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	1	0
34	FW	ENG	Mackenzie Smith	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
37	FW	ENG	Alanta Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
40	MF	ENG	Monique Robinson	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
44	MF	ENG	Connie Scofield	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
48	GK	ENG	Sophie Harris	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Players away from the club on loan:
19	FW	SCO	Abbi Grant	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
20	MF	SVN	Luana Zajmi	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
29	FW	ENG	Jess Camwell	2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0