2021–22 Aston Villa W.F.C. season
2021–22 season | ||||
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Owner | NSWE Group | |||
Chairman | Nassef Sawiris | |||
Manager | Carla Ward | |||
Stadium | Bescot Stadium, Walsall | |||
FA WSL | 9th | |||
FA Cup | Fourth round | |||
League Cup | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Remi Allen (3 goals) All: Remi Allen (5 goals) | |||
Highest home attendance | 8,367 (vs. Birmingham City, 8 May) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 324 (vs. Everton, 2 March) | |||
Average home league attendance | 1,639 | |||
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The 2021–22 Aston Villa W.F.C. season was the club's 26th season under their Aston Villa affiliation, the organisation's 48th overall season in existence and their second season in the FA Women's Super League. Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup. On 20 May 2021, Carla Ward was named as manager having resigned as manager of WSL rivals Birmingham City a week earlier.[1] She replaced interim manager Marcus Bignot and departing head coach Gemma Davies who were both sacked at the end of the previous season.[2]
Current squad
- As of 17 February 2022[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Preseason
14 August 2021 Friendly | Manchester United | 2–0 | Aston Villa | Carrington |
16:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Trafford Training Centre Attendance: Behind-closed-doors |
27 August 2021 Friendly | Chelsea | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Kingston upon Thames |
12:30 BST | England File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' | Report | Stadium: Kingsmeadow |
FA Women's Super League
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 40 | −27 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 23 | −15 |
Last updated: 8 May 2022.
Source: FA WSL
Results by matchday
Results
4 September 2021 1 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Leicester City | Walsall |
12:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 741 Referee: Helen Conley |
11 September 2021 2 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Dagenham |
11:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,106 Referee: Kirsty Dowle |
26 September 2021 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Crawley |
14:00 | Report | Gielnik File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,140 Referee: Lisa Benn |
2 October 2021 4 | Aston Villa | 0–4 | Arsenal | Aston |
17:15 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 4,780 Referee: Emily Heaslip |
10 October 2021 5 | Reading | 3–0 | Aston Villa | Reading |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 578 Referee: Louise Saunders |
6 November 2021 6 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Chelsea | Walsall |
12:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 715 Referee: Abigail Byrne |
14 November 2021 7 | Birmingham City | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Birmingham |
14:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 1,386 Referee: Kirsty Dowle |
20 November 2021 8 | Manchester City | 5–0 | Aston Villa | Manchester |
11:30 | Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,098 Referee: Abigail Byrne |
12 December 2021 9 | Aston Villa | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Walsall |
18:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 385 Referee: Kirsty Dowle |
19 December 2021 10 | Manchester United | 5–0 | Aston Villa | Leigh |
12:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 1,001 Referee: Rebecca Welch |
8 January 2022 | Aston Villa | P–P | Everton | Walsall |
12:30 | Stadium: Bescot Stadium | |||
Note: Postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Everton[4] |
15 January 2022 11 | Aston Villa | 0–3 | Manchester City | Walsall |
12:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 483 Referee: Louise Saunders | |
Note: Kickoff delayed until 13:00 due to pitch inspection |
23 January 2022 12 | Leicester City | 1–2 | Aston Villa | Burton upon Trent |
14:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 616 Referee: Elizabeth Simms |
6 February 2022 13 | Aston Villa | 1–2 | West Ham United | Walsall |
18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 334 Referee: Lucy May |
13 February 2022 14 | Everton | 0–2 | Aston Villa | Liverpool |
13:00 | Report | Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 419 Referee: Elizabeth Simms |
2 March 2022 15 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Everton | Walsall |
19:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 324 Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis |
Note: Rescheduled from 8 January 2022 |
5 March 2022 16 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Walsall |
11:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 496 Referee: Louise Saunders |
13 March 2022 17 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Kingston upon Thames |
14:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,655 Referee: Abigail Byrne |
26 March 2022 18 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Reading | Walsall |
12:30 | Report | Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 461 Referee: Lauren Impey |
3 April 2022 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Canons Park |
14:00 |
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Report | Stadium: The Hive Attendance: 508 Referee: Farai Hallam |
24 April 2022 20 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Manchester United | Walsall |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 941 Referee: Emily Heaslip |
1 May 2022 21 | Arsenal | 7–0 | Aston Villa | Borehamwood |
14:15 | Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 2,305 Referee: Lisa Benn |
8 May 2022 22 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Birmingham City | Aston |
12:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 8,367 Referee: Rebecca Welch |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 26 |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Women's FA Cup
As a member of the first tier, Aston Villa entered the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.
29 January 2022 Fourth round | Aston Villa | 1–3 | Chelsea | Walsall |
13:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,093 Referee: Abigail Bryne |
FA Women's League Cup
Group stage
13 October 2021 Group stage | Liverpool | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Aston Villa | Birkenhead |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Prenton Park | ||
Penalties | ||||
17 November 2021 Group stage | Aston Villa | 1–2 | Sheffield United | Walsall |
19:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Bescot Stadium |
5 December 2021 Group stage | Sunderland | 0–7 | Aston Villa | Hetton-le-Hole |
12:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Eppleton CW |
15 December 2021 Group stage | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Walsall |
19:45 | Report | Stadium: Bescot Stadium |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Liverpool | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 8 | Advances to knock-out stage |
2 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 7 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
3 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
4 | Sheffield United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
5 | Aston Villa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
Squad statistics
Appearances
- As of 8 May 2022
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | FA WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
1 | GK | England ENG | Hannah Hampton | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
2 | MF | England ENG | Sarah Mayling | 25 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | England ENG | Meaghan Sargeant | 13 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
4 | MF | England ENG | Remi Allen | 22 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 | ||
6 | DF | England ENG | Anita Asante | 23 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
7 | FW | Switzerland SUI | Alisha Lehmann | 23 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
8 | MF | Scotland SCO | Chloe Arthur | 21 | 0 | 12+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | Australia AUS | Emily Gielnik | 17 | 2 | 13+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
10 | MF | Germany GER | Ramona Petzelberger | 23 | 4 | 18+1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | ||
11 | FW | England ENG | Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah | 22 | 2 | 11+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 | ||
12 | FW | England ENG | Jodie Hutton | 9 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
16 | DF | England ENG | Olivia McLoughlin | 14 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
17 | FW | England ENG | Sophie Haywood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
19 | MF | England ENG | Laura Blindkilde | 15 | 1 | 7+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
20 | MF | England ENG | Jill Scott | 8 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
22 | FW | Jamaica JAM | Shania Hayles | 17 | 1 | 3+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
23 | GK | England ENG | Sian Rogers | 7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
24 | MF | England ENG | Olivia Rabjohn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
26 | FW | England ENG | Isobel Goodwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
27 | FW | England ENG | Missy Goodwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
28 | DF | England ENG | Evie Rabjohn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
31 | FW | Republic of Ireland IRL | Ruesha Littlejohn | 20 | 0 | 11+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
32 | MF | Wales WAL | Mary McAteer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
33 | DF | England ENG | Maz Pacheco | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
42 | DF | Scotland SCO | Rachel Corsie | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
44 | DF | England ENG | Anna Patten | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Players away from the club on loan: | |||||||||||||
5 | DF | England ENG | Elisha N'Dow | 10 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
15 | DF | England ENG | Natalie Haigh | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
18 | MF | England ENG | Freya Gregory | 6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season: | |||||||||||||
20 | FW | England ENG | Gemma Davison | 7 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
21 | MF | Germany GER | Marisa Ewers | 9 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
Transfers
Transfers in
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Ref. |
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30 June 2021 | FW | Switzerland | Alisha Lehmann | England West Ham United | [5] |
1 July 2021 | MF | England | Remi Allen | England Leicester City | [6] |
2 July 2021 | MF | England | Sarah Mayling | England Birmingham City | [7] |
FW | England | Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah | England Everton | [7][8] | |
3 July 2021 | DF | England | Meaghan Sargeant | England Bristol City | [9] |
GK | England | Hannah Hampton | England Birmingham City | [10] | |
16 August 2021 | DF | England | Maz Pacheco | England West Ham United | [11] |
1 September 2021 | FW | Republic of Ireland | Ruesha Littlejohn | England Birmingham City | [12] |
2 September 2021 | FW | Australia | Emily Gielnik | Sweden Vittsjö GIK | [13] |
3 September 2021 | FW | England | Gemma Davison | England Tottenham Hotspur | [14] |
27 January 2022 | DF | Scotland | Rachel Corsie | United States Kansas City Current | [15] |
Loans in
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Until | Ref. |
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4 January 2022 | DF | England | Anna Patten | England Arsenal | End of season | [16] |
25 January 2022 | MF | England | Jill Scott | England Manchester City | End of season | [17] |
Transfers out
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Ref. |
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18 May 2021 | DF | England | Ella Franklin-Fraiture | [18] | |
MF | England | Emma Follis | England Charlton Athletic | [18][19] | |
MF | England | Amy West | England Nottingham Forest | [18][20] | |
DF | Germany | Caroline Siems | Germany Bayer Leverkusen | [18][21] | |
FW | Portugal | Diana Silva | Portugal Sporting CP | [18][22] | |
FW | Japan | Mana Iwabuchi | England Arsenal | [18][23] | |
MF | Netherlands | Nadine Hanssen | [18] | ||
18 June 2021 | FW | Denmark | Stine Larsen | Sweden BK Häcken | [24][25] |
6 August 2021 | DF | England | Asmita Ale | England Tottenham Hotspur | [26][27] |
19 August 2021 | GK | Germany | Lisa Weiß | Germany Wolfsburg | [28][29] |
4 January 2022 | FW | England | Gemma Davison | England Watford | [30][31] |
7 January 2022 | FW | England | Missy Goodwin | England Leicester City | [32] |
26 January 2022 | MF | England | Emily Syme | England Bristol City | [33][34] |
17 February 2022 | MF | Germany | Marisa Ewers | Retired | [35] |
Loans out
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Until | Ref. |
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3 September 2021 | MF | England | Emily Syme | England Sheffield United | 26 January 2022 | [36] |
7 January 2022 | MF | England | Freya Gregory | England Leicester City | End of season | [37] |
18 January 2022 | DF | England | Natalie Haigh | England Coventry United | End of season | [38] |
27 January 2022 | DF | England | Elisha N'Dow | England Coventry United | End of season | [39] |
References
- ↑ "WSL: Carla Ward named Aston Villa manager days after leaving Birmingham". The Guardian. 20 May 2021.
- ↑ "Bignot, Davies and Sugarman leave Villa". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Women's Team". www.avfc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Villa v Everton in WSL postponed". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Alisha Lehmann joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
- ↑ "Villa women sign Foxes midfielder Allen". BBC Sport.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Sarah Mayling joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
- ↑ "Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
- ↑ "Meaghan Sargeant joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
- ↑ "Hannah Hampton joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
- ↑ "Maz Pacheco departs for Aston Villa". West Ham United.
- ↑ "Littlejohn crosses Birmingham to sign for Aston Villa". RTÉ. 1 September 2021.
- ↑ "Emily Gielnik joins Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
- ↑ "Villa sign Davison on short-term deal". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Rachel Corsie joins Aston Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
- ↑ "Villa sign Arsenal's Patten on loan". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Jill Scott: Aston Villa sign England midfielder on loan from Manchester City until end of season". Sky Sports.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 "Villa Women announce player departures". Aston Villa Football Club.
- ↑ Pizzey, Chloe (30 July 2021). "Full Charlton Athletic 2021/22 squad announced". Charlton Athletic.
- ↑ "Amy West joins Forest Women". Nottingham Forest FC.
- ↑ "Bayer 04 sign Caroline Siems from Aston Villa". www.bayer04.de.
- ↑ "Diana Silva regressa ao Sporting CP". www.sporting.pt (in português). 24 May 2021.
- ↑ "Mana Iwabuchi signs for Arsenal". www.arsenal.com.
- ↑ "Stine Larsen departs Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
- ↑ "Landslagsspelarna klara för BK Häcken". Expressen (in svenska).
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- ↑ "Tottenham sign Villa defender Ale". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Lisa Weiß departs Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
- ↑ "Erfahrener Neuzugang aus England". VfL Wolfsburg (in Deutsch). 19 August 2021.
- ↑ "Gemma Davison departs Aston Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
- ↑ "Gemma Davison Signs". www.watfordfc.com.
- ↑ "LCFC Women Sign Missy Goodwin". Leicester City FC.
- ↑ "Emily Syme departs Villa Women". Aston Villa Football Club.
- ↑ "Syme returns to Robins". Bristol City.
- ↑ "Marisa Ewers calls time on playing career". Aston Villa Football Club.
- ↑ "Emily Syme signs". Sheffield United FC.
- ↑ "Freya Gregory joins Leicester City on loan". Aston Villa Football Club.
- ↑ "Nat Haigh joins Coventry United on loan". Aston Villa Football Club.
- ↑ "Elisha N'Dow joins Coventry United on loan". Aston Villa Football Club.