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Birmingham City
2021–22 season
Head CoachScott Booth
(until 18 November)
Tony Elliott
(interim, 18 November – 21 November)
Darren Carter
(interim, from 21 November)
StadiumSt Andrew's, Birmingham
FA WSL12th (relegated)
FA CupQuarter-final
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Louise Quinn
(5 goals)
All:
Louise Quinn
(6 goals)
Highest home attendance1,429
(vs. Chelsea, 1 May)
Lowest home attendance298
(vs. Reading, 7 November)
Average home league attendance732
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The 2021–22 Birmingham City W.F.C. season was 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 also contested 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]

On 4 May 2022, Birmingham City were relegated following a 6–0 defeat away at Manchester City with one game remaining. Members of the WSL since it was founded in 2011, it ended Birmingham's 20-year stint as a top-flight club having last been promoted as 2001–02 FA Women's Premier League Northern Division champions.[6]

Squad

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As of 31 March 2022[7]

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 Republic of Ireland IRL Marie Hourihan
2 DF Denmark DEN Cecilie Sandvej
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Harriet Scott
4 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Lucy Quinn
6 DF England ENG Lily Simkin
7 FW Greece GRE Veatriki Sarri
8 MF Scotland SCO Lisa Robertson (on loan from Celtic)
9 FW Scotland SCO Sarah Ewens
10 MF Scotland SCO Christie Murray
11 FW England ENG Jade Pennock
12 FW England ENG Libby Smith
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jamie Finn
17 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Louise Quinn (captain)
19 FW England ENG Lucy Whipp
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK England ENG Emily Ramsey (on loan from Manchester United)
22 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Eleanor Ryan-Doyle
23 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Emily Whelan
26 DF England ENG Arabella Suttie
27 MF England ENG Abbi Jenner
28 DF England ENG Lucy Hepburn
29 GK England ENG Lucy Jones
30 DF England ENG Gemma Lawley
31 FW England ENG Angelina Nixon
32 MF England ENG Abi Cowie
34 MF Wales WAL Sophie Phillips
36 FW England ENG Louanne Worsey
37 DF Wales WAL Taylor Reynolds
40 FW England ENG Delphi Cole

Preseason

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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

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Main article: 2021–22 FA WSL

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 3 2 17 15 51  −36 11 1 1 9 5 20  −15 2 1 8 10 31  −21

Last updated: 8 May 2022.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHHAHAA
ResultLLLLDLLLLLWLLLLLLDWLLW
Position9101211111111111112111212121212121212121212
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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4 September 2021 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Birmingham City Tottenham
15:00
  • Graham 40'
 Report
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
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 525
Referee: Lucy May
25 September 2021 3 Everton 3–1 Birmingham City Liverpool
11:30
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 605
Referee: Helen Conley
3 October 2021 4 Birmingham City 0–2 Manchester United Birmingham
18:45 Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 650
Referee: Lisa Benn
10 October 2021 5 West Ham United 1–1 Birmingham City Dagenham
14:00
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,142
Referee: Amy Fearn
7 November 2021 6 Birmingham City 0–3 Reading Birmingham
14:00
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 298
Referee: Louise Saunders
14 November 2021 7 Birmingham City 0–1 Aston Villa Birmingham
14:00
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 1,386
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
21 November 2021 8 Chelsea 5–0 Birmingham City Kingston upon Thames
14:00
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 2,704
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
12 December 2021 9 Birmingham City 2–3 Manchester City Birmingham
14:00
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 812
Referee: Helen Conley
19 December 2021 10 Leicester City 2–0 Birmingham City Leicester
14:00
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 2,124
Referee: Lisa Benn
9 January 2022 11 Birmingham City 2–0 Arsenal Birmingham
14:00
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 532
Referee: Lucy May
15 January 2022 12 Manchester United 5–0 Birmingham City Leigh
12:00
Report Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 1,015
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
23 January 2022 13 Reading 3–2 Birmingham City Reading
14:00
Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 552
Referee: Lisa Benn
6 February 2022 14 Birmingham City 1–2 Leicester City Birmingham
14:00
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 810
Referee: Louise Saunders
13 February 2022 15 Birmingham City 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham
14:00
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 487
Referee: Emily Heaslip
6 March 2022 16 Arsenal 4–2 Birmingham City Borehamwood
12:00
Report
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
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[8]
1 April 2022 18 Birmingham City 0–0 Everton Birmingham
19:00
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 537
Referee: Amy Fearn
23 April 2022 19 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–3 Birmingham City Crawley
14:00
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,209
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
1 May 2022 20 Birmingham City 0–1 Chelsea Birmingham
18:45
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 1,429
Referee: Emily Heaslip
4 May 2022 21 Manchester City 6–0 Birmingham City Manchester
19:00
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,207
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Note: Rescheduled from 27 March 2022
8 May 2022 22 Aston Villa 0–1 Birmingham City Aston
12:00
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 8,367
Referee: Rebecca Welch

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
12 Birmingham City (R) 22 3 2 17 15 51 −36 11 Relegation to the Championship
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Women's FA Cup

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Main article: 2021–22 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
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Referee: Magda Golba
27 February 2022 Fifth round Durham 0–1 Birmingham City Durham
14:00
Report
Stadium: Maiden Castle
Attendance: 593
Referee: Lucy May
20 March 2022 Quarter-final Chelsea 5–0 Birmingham City Kingston upon Thames
14:00
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 1,869
Referee: Lucy May

FA Women's League Cup

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Main article: 2021–22 FA Women's League Cup

Group stage

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13 October 2021 Group stage Birmingham City 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Birmingham
19:30
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Referee: Lisa Benn
17 November 2021 Group stage Birmingham City 0–4 West Ham United Birmingham
19:30
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
15 December 2021 Group stage London City Lionesses 2–2
(5–4 p)		 Birmingham City Dartford
19:00
Report
Stadium: Princes Park
Penalties

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

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Marie Hourihan 11 0 7 0 2 0 2 0
2 DF Denmark DEN Cecilie Sandvej 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Harriet Scott 24 0 20 0 2 0 1+1 0
4 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Louise Quinn 27 6 22 5 3 1 2 0
6 DF England ENG Lily Simkin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Greece GRE Veatriki Sarri 26 4 19+2 3 3 1 1+1 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Lisa Robertson 22 0 16 0 3 0 3 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Sarah Ewens 15 0 4+7 0 2 0 1+1 0
10 MF Scotland SCO Christie Murray 21 1 17 1 3 0 1 0
11 FW England ENG Jade Pennock 23 2 17+2 2 1+1 0 2 0
12 FW England ENG Libby Smith 25 2 14+6 2 2+1 0 0+2 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jamie Finn 26 0 18+2 0 2+1 0 3 0
17 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Lucy Quinn 28 1 19+3 1 2+1 0 3 0
19 MF England ENG Lucy Whipp 15 1 4+7 0 0+1 1 2+1 0
21 GK England ENG Emily Ramsey 17 0 15 0 1 0 1 0
22 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Eleanor Ryan-Doyle 16 2 3+9 0 1+1 0 1+1 2
23 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Emily Whelan 24 0 3+16 0 1+1 0 1+2 0
26 DF England ENG Arabella Suttie 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF England ENG Abbi Jenner 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
28 DF England ENG Lucy Hepburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 GK England ENG Lucy Jones 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF England ENG Gemma Lawley 25 1 18+1 1 3 0 3 0
31 FW England ENG Angelina Nixon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF England ENG Abi Cowie 9 0 5+2 0 1 0 1 0
34 MF Wales WAL Sophie Phillips 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 FW England ENG Louanne Worsey 5 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 1 0
37 DF Wales WAL Taylor Reynolds 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
40 FW England 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 Northern Ireland NIR Rebecca Holloway 21 0 16+1 0 1+1 0 2 0

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
17 July 2021 FW England Jade Pennock England Sheffield United [9]
23 July 2021 DF Republic of Ireland Louise Quinn Italy Fiorentina [10]
27 July 2021 FW Scotland Sarah Ewens Scotland Celtic [11]
FW Republic of Ireland Lucy Quinn England Tottenham Hotspur [12]
28 July 2021 FW England Libby Smith England Leicester City [13]
4 August 2021 DF Denmark Cecilie Sandvej France FC Fleury 91 [14]
27 August 2021 MF Republic of Ireland Jamie Finn Republic of Ireland Shelbourne [15]
28 August 2021 GK Republic of Ireland Marie Hourihan Portugal Braga [16]
2 September 2021 DF England Arabella Suttie England Chelsea [17]
3 September 2021 FW Republic of Ireland Eleanor Ryan-Doyle Republic of Ireland Peamount United [18]
FW Republic of Ireland Emily Whelan Republic of Ireland Shelbourne [18]

Loans in

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Date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
6 August 2021 GK England Emily Ramsey England Manchester United 30 June 2022 [19]
MF Scotland Lisa Robertson Scotland Celtic 30 June 2022 [20]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
15 June 2021 MF England Heidi Logan England Lewes [21][22]
26 June 2021 GK England Hannah Hampton England Aston Villa [23][24]
29 June 2021 MF England Sarah Mayling England Aston Villa [25][26]
30 June 2021 MF England Ella Powell England Loughborough Lightning
1 July 2021 FW England Claudia Walker England West Ham United [27]
MF England Mollie Green England Coventry United [28]
16 July 2021 FW Scotland Abbi Grant England Leicester City [29]
27 July 2021 FW England Emma Kelly England Sunderland [30]
6 August 2021 GK England Sophie Whitehouse England Bristol City [31]
19 August 2021 MF England Connie Scofield England Leicester City [32][33]
23 August 2021 FW Republic of Ireland Ruesha Littlejohn England Aston Villa [34]
31 March 2022 DF Northern Ireland Rebecca Holloway United States Racing Louisville [35]

References

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