2021–22 Aston Villa W.F.C. season

The 2021–22 Aston Villa W.F.C. season is 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 will also contest two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Aston Villa
2021–22 season
OwnerNSWE Group
ChairmanNassef Sawiris
ManagerCarla Ward
StadiumBescot Stadium, Walsall
FA CupFourth round
League CupGroup stage
Highest home attendance4,780
(vs. Arsenal, 2 October)
Lowest home attendance324
(vs. Everton, 2 March)
Average home league attendance966

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Hannah Hampton
2 MF  ENG Sarah Mayling
3 DF  ENG Meaghan Sargeant
4 MF  ENG Remi Allen
6 DF  ENG Anita Asante
7 FW   SUI Alisha Lehmann
8 MF  SCO Chloe Arthur
9 FW  AUS Emily Gielnik
10 MF  GER Ramona Petzelberger
11 FW  ENG Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah
12 FW  ENG Jodie Hutton
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  ENG Olivia McLoughlin
17 FW  ENG Sophie Haywood
19 MF  ENG Laura Blindkilde
20 MF  ENG Jill Scott (on loan from Manchester City)
22 FW  JAM Shania Hayles
23 GK  ENG Sian Rogers
31 FW  IRL Ruesha Littlejohn
33 DF  ENG Maz Pacheco
42 DF  SCO Rachel Corsie
44 DF  ENG Anna Patten (on loan from Arsenal)

Preseason
14 August 2021 Friendly Manchester United 2–0 Aston Villa Carrington
16:30 BST
  • Thomas 4'
  • Hanson 17'
 Report Stadium: Trafford Training Centre
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
21 August 2021 Friendly Aston Villa 1–3 Everton Walsall
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
27 August 2021 Friendly Chelsea 1–0 Aston Villa Kingston upon Thames
12:30 BST England 23' Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow

FA Women's Super League
Main article: 2021–22 FA WSL

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
21 6 3 12 13 39  −26 21 1 2 7 5 16  −11 5 1 5 8 23  −15

Last updated: 1 May 2022.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultWDWLLLWLLLLWLWLLLDWDL
Position553678610101010999991010999
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results
4 September 2021 1 Aston Villa 2–1 Leicester City Walsall
12:30
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 741
Referee: Helen Conley
11 September 2021 2 West Ham United 1–1 Aston Villa Dagenham
11:30
Report
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 48' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,140
Referee: Lisa Benn
2 October 2021 4 Aston Villa 0–4 Arsenal Aston
17:15
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 715
Referee: Abigail Byrne
14 November 2021 7 Birmingham City 0–1 Aston Villa Birmingham
14:00
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 385
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
19 December 2021 10 Manchester United 5–0 Aston Villa Leigh
12:00
Report
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
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
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 616
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
6 February 2022 13 Aston Villa 1–2 West Ham United Walsall
18:00
Report
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
Report
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
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 496
Referee: Louise Saunders
13 March 2022 17 Chelsea 1–0 Aston Villa Kingston upon Thames
14:00 Report
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
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 v Birmingham City Aston
12:00 Stadium: Villa Park

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 21 8 1 12 23 37 −14 25
8 Reading 21 7 4 10 21 36 −15 25
9 Aston Villa 21 6 3 12 13 39 −26 21
10 Everton 21 5 4 12 17 40 −23 19
11 Leicester City 21 4 1 16 14 52 −38 13
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2022. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Women's FA Cup
Main article: 2021–22 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
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 1,093
Referee: Abigail Bryne

FA Women's League Cup
Main article: 2021–22 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
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
5 December 2021 Group stage Sunderland 0–7 Aston Villa Hetton-le-Hole
12:00
  • Herron  35'
 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 LIV SUN BLB SHU AST
1 Liverpool (Q) 4 1 2 1 0 3 2 +1 8 Advances to knock-out stage — 2–1 1–1
2 Sunderland (E) 4 1 2 0 1 3 9 −6 7 Possible knock-out stage based on ranking 0–0 — 0–7
3 Blackburn Rovers 4 2 0 0 2 4 4 0 6 1–2 — 1–0
4 Sheffield United 4 1 0 2 1 3 3 0 5 0–0 1–1 —
5 Aston Villa 4 1 0 1 2 9 4 +5 4 0–1 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2021. Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Squad statistics

Appearances
As of 1 May 2022

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

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFA WSLFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  ENG Hannah Hampton 210190100+10
2 MF  ENG Sarah Mayling 241201102+10
3 DF  ENG Meaghan Sargeant 12010+100010
4 MF  ENG Remi Allen 225193101+12
6 DF  ENG Anita Asante 2212011010
7 FW   SUI Alisha Lehmann 2242020022
8 MF  SCO Chloe Arthur 20012+40100+30
9 FW  AUS Emily Gielnik 16212+22001+10
10 MF  GER Ramona Petzelberger 22417+12112+11
11 FW  ENG Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah 21210+70002+22
12 FW  ENG Jodie Hutton 901+300+103+10
16 DF  ENG Olivia McLoughlin 1403+700+1030
17 FW  ENG Sophie Haywood 00000000
19 MF  ENG Laura Blindkilde 1416+400+1031
20 MF  ENG Jill Scott 806+101000
22 FW  JAM Shania Hayles 1613+901031
23 GK  ENG Sian Rogers 702+100040
24 MF  ENG Olivia Rabjohn 10000010
26 FW  ENG Isobel Goodwin 1000000+10
27 FW  ENG Missy Goodwin 1000000+10
28 DF  ENG Evie Rabjohn 10000010
31 FW  IRL Ruesha Littlejohn 19010+601020
32 MF  WAL Mary McAteer 1000000+10
33 DF  ENG Maz Pacheco 240210101+10
42 DF  SCO Rachel Corsie 604+100+1000
44 DF  ENG Anna Patten 80701000
Players away from the club on loan:
5 DF  ENG Elisha N'Dow 1005+20002+10
15 DF  ENG Natalie Haigh 400+100030
18 MF  ENG Freya Gregory 601+20002+10
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
20 FW  ENG Gemma Davison 700+30003+10
21 MF  GER Marisa Ewers 903+200+102+10

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
30 June 2021 FW Alisha Lehmann West Ham United [5]
1 July 2021 MF Remi Allen Leicester City [6]
2 July 2021 MF Sarah Mayling Birmingham City [7]
FW Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah Everton [7][8]
3 July 2021 DF Meaghan Sargeant Bristol City [9]
GK Hannah Hampton Birmingham City [10]
16 August 2021 DF Maz Pacheco West Ham United [11]
1 September 2021 FW Ruesha Littlejohn Birmingham City [12]
2 September 2021 FW Emily Gielnik Vittsjö GIK [13]
3 September 2021 FW Gemma Davison Tottenham Hotspur [14]
27 January 2022 DF Rachel Corsie Kansas City Current [15]

Loans in
Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
4 January 2022 DF Anna Patten Arsenal End of season [16]
25 January 2022 MF Jill Scott Manchester City End of season [17]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
18 May 2021 DF Ella Franklin-Fraiture [18]
MF Emma Follis Charlton Athletic [18][19]
MF Amy West Nottingham Forest [18][20]
DF Caroline Siems Bayer Leverkusen [18][21]
FW Diana Silva Sporting CP [18][22]
FW Mana Iwabuchi Arsenal [18][23]
MF Nadine Hanssen [18]
18 June 2021 FW Stine Larsen BK Häcken [24][25]
6 August 2021 DF Asmita Ale Tottenham Hotspur [26][27]
19 August 2021 GK Lisa Weiß Wolfsburg [28][29]
4 January 2022 FW Gemma Davison Watford [30][31]
7 January 2022 FW Missy Goodwin Leicester City [32]
26 January 2022 MF Emily Syme [33]
17 February 2022 MF Marisa Ewers Retired [34]

Loans out
Date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
3 September 2021 MF Emily Syme Sheffield United 26 January 2022 [35]
7 January 2022 MF Freya Gregory Leicester City End of season [36]
18 January 2022 DF Natalie Haigh Coventry United End of season [37]
27 January 2022 DF Elisha N'Dow Coventry United End of season [38]

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