The 2025–26 season was Manchester City Women's Football Club's 38th season of competitive football and their thirteenth season in the Women's Super League, the highest level of English women's football.

Andrée Jeglertz was announced as the team's new head coach on 3 July 2025, beginning work following the conclusion of Denmark's UEFA Euro 2025 campaign.

On 6 May 2026, following Arsenal's draw to Brighton & Hove Albion, Manchester City were confirmed as WSL champions. It was their second overall league title, and their first since the 2016 season. Striker Khadija Shaw won WSL Player of the Season, and the Golden Boot award for the third consecutive time after scoring 21 goals during the season. On 31 May, Mahchester City won the Women's FA Cup by defeating Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 at Wembley in the final, completing the domestic double for the first time in their history.

Pre-season

Competitions

Women's Super League

Results summary

Results by matchday

Results

League table

FA Cup

As a member of the first tier, Manchester City entered the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

League Cup

As a result of not being involved in the UEFA Champions League, Manchester City entered the League Cup at the group stage.

Group stage

Knockout stage

Squad information Playing statistics

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

Transfers and loans

Transfers in DatePositionNo.PlayerFrom club18 June 2025DF4 Jade Rose Harvard Crimson22 June 2025FW24 Iman Beney Young Boys9 July 2025MF22 Sydney Lohmann Bayern Munich8 August 2025GK1 Eartha Cumings FC Rosengård15 August 2025DF13 Laura Wienroither Arsenal4 September 2025MF6 Grace Clinton Manchester United14 January 2026MF17 Sam Coffey Portland Thorns

Transfers out DatePositionNo.PlayerTo club10 May 2025DF4 Laia Aleixandri Barcelona24 May 2025MF10 Jill Roord Twente30 June 2025FW9 Chloe Kelly Arsenal4 September 2025FW16 Jess Park Manchester United

Loans out Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo club5 August 202531 December 2025MF30 Aemu Oyama FC Rosengård4 September 2025DF26 Tara O'Hanlon Sunderland15 January 2026FW17 Poppy Pritchard Durham30 June 2026GK12 Eve Annets Crystal PalaceDF2 Risa Shimizu Liverpool28 September 202516 November 2025GK40 Katie StartupEmergency goalkeeper loan Everton23 January 202630 June 2026FW17 Poppy Pritchard CelticDF26 Tara O'Hanlon Celtic

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