2021–22 Birmingham City W.F.C. season

Birmingham City
2021–22 season
Head Coach	Scott Booth; (until 18 November); Tony Elliott; (interim, 18 November – 21 November); Darren Carter; (interim, from 21 November)
Stadium	St Andrew's, Birmingham
FA Cup	Quarter-final
League Cup	Group stage
Highest home attendance	1,429; (vs. Chelsea, 1 May)
Lowest home attendance	298; (vs. Reading, 7 November)
Average home league attendance	732

The 2021–22 Birmingham City W.F.C. season is the club's 54th season in existence and their 11th in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid, having been founding members of the league in 2011. Along with competing in the WSL, the club will also contest two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Ahead of the 2021–22 season the team moved from Damson Park, where they had been based since 2014, to St Andrew's, the club's main stadium.[1]

Manager Carla Ward resigned at the end of the previous campaign after only one season in charge having kept the team up with an 11th-place finish.[2] Ward was replaced by Scott Booth who ended a six-year spell as manager of Glasgow City to take the role.[3] Having only picked up one point from the opening seven league games and losing both League Cup games, Booth was sacked on 18 November 2021 after five months in charge.[4] Tony Elliott took caretaker control for the WSL game against Chelsea on 21 November before Darren Carter was appointed interim manager later that day having left a coaching role at West Bromwich Albion to take the job.[5]

Squad

As of 31 March 2022[6]

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	IRL	Marie Hourihan
2	DF	DEN	Cecilie Sandvej
3	DF	IRL	Harriet Scott
4	FW	IRL	Lucy Quinn
6	DF	ENG	Lily Simkin
7	FW	GRE	Veatriki Sarri
8	MF	SCO	Lisa Robertson (on loan from Celtic)
9	FW	SCO	Sarah Ewens
10	MF	SCO	Christie Murray
11	FW	ENG	Jade Pennock
12	FW	ENG	Libby Smith
14	MF	IRL	Jamie Finn
17	DF	IRL	Louise Quinn (captain)
19	FW	ENG	Lucy Whipp


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	GK	ENG	Emily Ramsey (on loan from Manchester United)
22	FW	IRL	Eleanor Ryan-Doyle
23	FW	IRL	Emily Whelan
26	DF	ENG	Arabella Suttie
27	MF	ENG	Abbi Jenner
28	DF	ENG	Lucy Hepburn
29	GK	ENG	Lucy Jones
30	DF	ENG	Gemma Lawley
31	FW	ENG	Angelina Nixon
32	MF	ENG	Abi Cowie
34	MF	WAL	Sophie Phillips
36	FW	ENG	Louanne Worsey
37	DF	WAL	Taylor Reynolds
40	FW	ENG	Delphi Cole

Preseason

15 August 2021 Friendly	Birmingham City	–	Coventry United	Kings Norton
				Stadium: Wast Hills Training Ground Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Note: No official scoreline released

22 August 2021 Friendly	Birmingham City	0–0	Liverpool	Birmingham
14:00				Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

28 August 2021 Friendly	Reading	–	Birmingham City	Reading
				Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Note: No official scoreline released

FA Women's Super League

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
20	2	2	16	14	45	−31	8	1	1	9	5	20	−15	1	1	7	9	25	−16

Last updated: 1 May 2022.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A
Result	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	W	L
Position	9	10	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

4 September 2021 1	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Birmingham City	Tottenham
15:00	Graham 40'	Report	Robertson 46' Sarri 90+1'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 4,681 Referee: Lisa Benn

12 September 2021 2	Birmingham City	0–5	Brighton & Hove Albion	Birmingham
14:00		Report	Williams 2' Kaagman 45+1' (pen.) Carter 50' Koivisto 58' Green 70' Symonds 80' Simpkins 90+5'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 525 Referee: Lucy May

25 September 2021 3	Everton	3–1	Birmingham City	Liverpool
11:30	Maier 13' Bennison 73' Sevecke 90+7'	Report	Pennock 32'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 605 Referee: Helen Conley

3 October 2021 4	Birmingham City	0–2	Manchester United	Birmingham
18:45		Report	Staniforth 9' Galton 27' Groenen 63' Toone 80'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 650 Referee: Lisa Benn

10 October 2021 5	West Ham United	1–1	Birmingham City	Dagenham
14:00	Walker 7', 54' Stringer 86'	Report	Lo. Quinn 67'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,142 Referee: Amy Fearn

7 November 2021 6	Birmingham City	0–3	Reading	Birmingham
14:00	Robertson 76'	Report	Harding 43' Dowie 48' Rose 54', 71', 64'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 298 Referee: Louise Saunders

14 November 2021 7	Birmingham City	0–1	Aston Villa	Birmingham
14:00	Sarri 75' Robertson 90+1'	Report	Arthur 22' Asante 25' Lehmann 55' Pacheco 90+3'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 1,386 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

21 November 2021 8	Chelsea	5–0	Birmingham City	Kingston upon Thames
14:00	Kirby 4', 75' Kerr 18', 29', 44' Bright 84'	Report	Lawley	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,704 Referee: Elizabeth Simms

12 December 2021 9	Birmingham City	2–3	Manchester City	Birmingham
14:00	Murray 28' (pen.) Robertson 32' Lo. Quinn 39'	Report	Stanway 34', 72' Hemp 44' White 45+3', 89'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 812 Referee: Helen Conley

19 December 2021 10	Leicester City	2–0	Birmingham City	Leicester
14:00	Howard 18' Tierney 74' Plumptre 84' de Graaf 90+2'	Report	Finn 36'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,124 Referee: Lisa Benn

9 January 2022 11	Birmingham City	2–0	Arsenal	Birmingham
14:00	Smith 3' Sarri 42' Scott 85' Lu. Quinn 80'	Report	Iwabuchi 60' Miedema 79'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 532 Referee: Lucy May

15 January 2022 12	Manchester United	5–0	Birmingham City	Leigh
12:00	Zelem 12' Galton 16', 18' Ladd 25' Ramsey 45' (o.g.) Russo 71'	Report		Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 1,015 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

23 January 2022 13	Reading	3–2	Birmingham City	Reading
14:00	Vanhaevermaet 45+4' Dowie 48' (pen.) Harries 55'	Report	Lawley 3' Pennock 36'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 552 Referee: Lisa Benn

6 February 2022 14	Birmingham City	1–2	Leicester City	Birmingham
14:00	Ramsey 26' Lo. Quinn 85'	Report	Sigsworth 29' (pen.), 90+5' Purfield 37'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 810 Referee: Louise Saunders

13 February 2022 15	Birmingham City	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Birmingham
14:00	Robertson 33' Ramsey 86'	Report	Neville 66' Percival 85'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 487 Referee: Emily Heaslip

6 March 2022 16	Arsenal	4–2	Birmingham City	Borehamwood
12:00	Rafaelle 14' Miedema 31' Wälti 61' Mead 71' Wienroither 75' Foord 90+2'	Report	Lawley 44' Holloway 58' Smith 76' Lu. Quinn 82'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Richard Massey-Ellis

13 March 2022 17	Birmingham City	0–1	West Ham United	Birmingham
14:00		Report	Leon 41' Stringer 45+10' Yallop 88' Longhurst 90+2'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 587 Referee: Louise Saunders

27 March 2022	Manchester City	P–P	Birmingham City	Manchester
14:00				Stadium: Academy Stadium
Note: Postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Birmingham[7]

1 April 2022 18	Birmingham City	0–0	Everton	Birmingham
19:00	Smith 42'	Report	Christiansen 41'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 537 Referee: Amy Fearn

23 April 2022 19	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–3	Birmingham City	Crawley
14:00	Kerkdijk 22' Le Tissier 74' Zigiotti Olme 84'	Report	Sarri 9' Lo. Quinn 75', 88' Smith 86'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,209 Referee: Elizabeth Simms

1 May 2022 20	Birmingham City	0–1	Chelsea	Birmingham
18:45	Cowie 35' Robertson 43' Scott 90+5'	Report	Harder 71' (pen.) Berger 90+4'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 1,429 Referee: Emily Heaslip

4 May 2022 21	Manchester City	v	Birmingham City	Manchester
19:00				Stadium: Academy Stadium
Note: Rescheduled from 27 March 2022

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	Qualification or relegation
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
12	Birmingham City	20	2	2	16	14	45	−31	8	Relegation to the Championship

Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Women's FA Cup

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

30 January 2022 Fourth round	Birmingham City	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Sunderland	Birmingham
13:00	Sarri 28' Scott 45+1' Whipp 100' Lawley 109'	Report	Ramshaw 86' Manders 90+5'	Stadium: St Andrew's Referee: Magda Golba

27 February 2022 Fifth round	Durham	0–1	Birmingham City	Durham
14:00	Hill 41'	Report	Lo. Quinn 78'	Stadium: Maiden Castle Attendance: 593 Referee: Lucy May

20 March 2022 Quarter-final	Chelsea	5–0	Birmingham City	Kingston upon Thames
14:00	Eriksson 45' Spence 55', 90' England 62', 72' Charles 65'	Report	Lo. Quinn 44'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 1,869 Referee: Lucy May

FA Women's League Cup

Group stage

13 October 2021 Group stage	Birmingham City	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Birmingham
19:30	Lu. Quinn 80'	Report	Connolly 45' Williams 60'	Stadium: St Andrew's Referee: Lisa Benn

17 November 2021 Group stage	Birmingham City	0–4	West Ham United	Birmingham
19:30	Pennock 45+2' Holloway 64' Scott 81'	Report	Lo. Quinn 38' (o.g.) Walker 41', 58' Parker 74' Svitková 78'	Stadium: St Andrew's

15 December 2021 Group stage	London City Lionesses	2–2 (5–4 p)	Birmingham City	Dartford
19:00	Muya 39' Rodgers 59'	Report	Whelan 69' Ryan-Doyle 80', 88'	Stadium: Princes Park
	Penalties
	Rouse Bennett Thompson Rossiter Yanez Napier		Ryan-Doyle Finn Whipp Lo. Quinn Ewens Lawley

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WPEN	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	WHU	LCL	BHA	BIR
1	West Ham United (Q)	3	3	0	0	0	8	0	+8	9	Advances to knock-out stage	—		3–0
2	London City Lionesses (E)	3	1	1	0	1	3	3	0	5	Possible knock-out stage based on ranking	0–1	—		2–2
3	Brighton & Hove Albion	3	1	0	0	2	1	4	−3	3			0–1	—
4	Birmingham City	3	0	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1		0–4		0–1	—

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	Total		FA WSL		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	IRL	Marie Hourihan	11	0	7	0	2	0	2	0
2	DF	DEN	Cecilie Sandvej	6	0	5	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF	IRL	Harriet Scott	22	0	18	0	2	0	1+1	0
4	DF	IRL	Louise Quinn	25	6	20	5	3	1	2	0
6	DF	ENG	Lily Simkin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW	GRE	Veatriki Sarri	24	3	17+2	2	3	1	1+1	0
8	MF	SCO	Lisa Robertson	20	0	14	0	3	0	3	0
9	FW	SCO	Sarah Ewens	14	0	4+6	0	2	0	1+1	0
10	MF	SCO	Christie Murray	19	1	15	1	3	0	1	0
11	FW	ENG	Jade Pennock	21	2	15+2	2	1+1	0	2	0
12	FW	ENG	Libby Smith	23	2	13+5	2	2+1	0	0+2	0
14	MF	IRL	Jamie Finn	24	0	16+2	0	2+1	0	3	0
17	FW	IRL	Lucy Quinn	26	1	18+2	1	2+1	0	3	0
19	MF	ENG	Lucy Whipp	14	1	4+6	0	0+1	1	2+1	0
21	GK	ENG	Emily Ramsey	15	0	13	0	1	0	1	0
22	FW	IRL	Eleanor Ryan-Doyle	16	2	3+9	0	1+1	0	1+1	2
23	FW	IRL	Emily Whelan	22	0	3+14	0	1+1	0	1+2	0
26	DF	ENG	Arabella Suttie	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	ENG	Abbi Jenner	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
28	DF	ENG	Lucy Hepburn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	GK	ENG	Lucy Jones	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF	ENG	Gemma Lawley	23	1	16+1	1	3	0	3	0
31	FW	ENG	Angelina Nixon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF	ENG	Abi Cowie	7	0	3+2	0	1	0	1	0
34	MF	WAL	Sophie Phillips	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	FW	ENG	Louanne Worsey	5	0	0+3	0	0+1	0	1	0
37	DF	WAL	Taylor Reynolds	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
40	FW	ENG	Delphi Cole	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
25	DF	NIR	Rebecca Holloway	21	0	16+1	0	1+1	0	2	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Ref.
17 July 2021	FW	Jade Pennock	Sheffield United	[8]
23 July 2021	DF	Louise Quinn	Fiorentina	[9]
27 July 2021	FW	Sarah Ewens	Celtic	[10]
27 July 2021	FW	Lucy Quinn	Tottenham Hotspur	[11]
28 July 2021	FW	Libby Smith	Leicester City	[12]
4 August 2021	DF	Cecilie Sandvej	FC Fleury 91	[13]
27 August 2021	MF	Jamie Finn	Shelbourne	[14]
28 August 2021	GK	Marie Hourihan	Braga	[15]
2 September 2021	DF	Arabella Suttie	Chelsea	[16]
3 September 2021	FW	Eleanor Ryan-Doyle	Peamount United	[17]
3 September 2021	FW	Emily Whelan	Shelbourne	[17]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
6 August 2021	GK		Emily Ramsey	Manchester United	30 June 2022	[18]
6 August 2021	MF		Lisa Robertson	Celtic	30 June 2022	[19]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
15 June 2021	MF	Heidi Logan	Lewes	[20][21]
26 June 2021	GK	Hannah Hampton	Aston Villa	[22][23]
29 June 2021	MF	Sarah Mayling	Aston Villa	[24][25]
30 June 2021	MF	Ella Powell	Loughborough Lightning
1 July 2021	FW	Claudia Walker	West Ham United	[26]
1 July 2021	MF	Mollie Green	Coventry United	[27]
16 July 2021	FW	Abbi Grant	Leicester City	[28]
27 July 2021	FW	Emma Kelly	Sunderland	[29]
6 August 2021	GK	Sophie Whitehouse	Bristol City	[30]
19 August 2021	MF	Connie Scofield	Leicester City	[31][32]
23 August 2021	FW	Ruesha Littlejohn	Aston Villa	[33]
31 March 2022	DF	Rebecca Holloway	Racing Louisville	[34]

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