The 2026–27 season is Manchester City Women's Football Club's 39th season of competitive football and their fourteenth season in the Women's Super League, the highest level of English women's football. Manchester City enter the season as defending champions in both the WSL and the FA Cup, having completed a domestic double in the previous season.
Due to changes in the competition's format and the club's participation in the UEFA Champions League, Manchester City will not participate in the League Cup for the first time since the 2014 season.
Pre-season
Competitions Women's Super League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches The league fixtures were released on 30 July 2026.
FA Cup
As a member of the first tier, Manchester City will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.
Champions League
As winners of the 2025–26 Women's Super League, Manchester City will enter the Champions League in the league phase.
League phase
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 club12 June 2026FW7 Beth Mead Arsenal10 July 2026DF21 Niamh Charles Chelsea31 August 2026DF37 Carlotta Wamser Bayer Leverkusen
Loans in Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerFrom club3 September 202631 January 2027GK14 Anna Moorhouse Orlando Pride
Transfers out DatePositionNo.PlayerTo club31 May 2026MF7 Laura CoombsRetiredDF15 Leila Ouahabi Chicago Stars FCGK40 Katie Startup Birmingham City13 July 2026GK35 Khiara Keating Liverpool4 August 2026FW14 Kerolin Barcelona17 August 2026FW— Poppy Pritchard Leicester City18 August 2026MF30 Aemu Oyama HB Køge25 August 2026DF26 Tara O'Hanlon Wolverhampton Wanderers
Loans out Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo club23 July 202630 June 2027DF44 Codie Thomas Nottingham Forest27 July 202630 June 2027DF3 Naomi Layzell Everton7 August 202630 June 2027FW46 Lily Murphy Aston Villa21 August 202630 June 2027GK12 Eve Annets Hibernian
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