The 2020–21 season was Manchester City Women's Football Club's 33rd season of competitive football and their eighth season in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of English women's football.
Gareth Taylor was appointed manager ahead of the new season on 28 May 2020, taking over from Alan Mahon who had been put in charge on an interim basis following the departure of Nick Cushing during the previous campaign.
Pre-season
Competitions Community Shield
In August 2020, the FA announced the return of the Women's FA Community Shield for the first time since 2008. The tie was contested between 2019–20 FA WSL winners Chelsea and Manchester City who qualified as reigning 2019 FA Cup winners due to the unfinished nature of the 2019–20 Women's FA Cup. The match was part of a Wembley double-header on the same day as the men's equivalent and played behind closed doors.
Women's Super League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Results
FA Cup
As a member of the top two tiers, Manchester City will enter FA Cup in the fourth round proper. Originally scheduled to take place on 31 January 2021, it was delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions. The competition recommenced with the remaining first round fixture on 31 March with the fourth round scheduled for the weekend 17–18 April 2021. Due to the delay, the competition only reached the fifth round before the end of the season. It resumed at the quarter-final stage the following season on 29 September 2021.
League Cup
Group stage
Knockout stage
Champions League
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Squad information
Playing statistics
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
|colspan="16"|Players away from the club on loan:
|colspan="16"|Joined during 2021–22 season but competed in the postponed 2020–21 FA Cup:
|colspan="16"|Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
Transfers and loans
Transfers in DatePositionNo.PlayerFrom club3 July 2020FW9 Chloe Kelly Everton10 August 2020MF22 Sam Mewis North Carolina Courage18 August 2020MF21 Rose Lavelle OL Reign8 September 2020DF20 Lucy Bronze Lyon9 September 2020DF27 Alex Greenwood Lyon16 January 2021DF13 Abby Dahlkemper North Carolina Courage
Transfers out DatePositionNo.PlayerTo club1 July 2020FW9 Pauline Bremer Wolfsburg1 July 2020FW25 Tessa Wullaert Anderlecht4 August 2020DF35 Matilde Fidalgo Benfica19 August 2020FW28 Emma Bissell Bristol City23 April 2021DF4 Gemma Bonner Racing Louisville
Loans out Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo club24 July 202030 June 2021FW17 Lee Geum-min Brighton & Hove Albion5 October 202030 June 2021MF12 Tyler Toland Glasgow City21 January 202130 June 2021MF8 Jill Scott Everton23 February 202130 June 2021GK1 Karen Bardsley OL Reign
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