2021–22 Leicester City W.F.C. season

Leicester City
2021–22 season
Owner	King Power International Group
Chairman	Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
Head Coach	Jonathan Morgan; (until 25 November); Emile Heskey; (interim, 25 November – 5 December); Lydia Bedford; (from 6 December)
Stadium	King Power Stadium, Leicester; Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent
Highest home attendance	4,473; (vs. Manchester United, 12 September)
Lowest home attendance	685; (vs. Everton, 21 November)
Average home league attendance	2,445

The 2021–22 Leicester City W.F.C. season is the club's 18th season and their first in history as a top-flight team following promotion to the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the women's football pyramid, at the end of the previous season.[1] Outside of the league, the club will also contest two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

On 25 August 2021, the club announced the women's team would be moving to the King Power Stadium with Burton Albion's Pirelli Stadium serving as backup when fixtures clash with Leicester's men's team.[2]

On 25 November 2021, Jonathan Morgan was relieved of his managerial duties having lost all eight league games to start the season. It ended a seven year spell in which he guided the team from the fourth-tier FA Women's Midlands Division One to the FA WSL.[3] Head of women's football development, Emile Heskey, was named caretaker on the same day.[4] Heskey managed one game, against Manchester United in the League Cup, before England women's under-17 head coach Lydia Bedford took over permanently on 6 December 2021.[5]

Squad

As of 24 September 2021

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	Demi Lambourne
3	DF	ENG	Sam Tierney
5	DF	ENG	Abbie McManus
6	DF	ENG	Georgia Brougham
7	FW	ENG	Natasha Flint
8	MF	ENG	Molly Pike
9	FW	ENG	Jessica Sigsworth
10	MF	ENG	Charlie Devlin
11	FW	ENG	Lachante Paul
14	FW	NED	Esmee de Graaf
15	DF	SCO	Sophie Howard
17	FW	JAM	Paige Bailey-Gayle


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	DF	ENG	Sophie Barker
19	FW	SCO	Abbi Grant
20	MF	SVN	Luana Zajmi
21	FW	WAL	Hannah Cain
22	DF	ENG	Ashleigh Plumptre
23	DF	ENG	Jemma Purfield
27	MF	ENG	Shannon O'Brien
28	GK	ENG	Kirstie Levell
33	FW	ENG	Jess Camwell
34	FW	ENG	Mackenzie Smith
44	MF	ENG	Connie Scofield
48	GK	ENG	Sophie Harris

Preseason

31 July 2021 Friendly	Leicester City	–	Liverpool	Leicester
		Report		Stadium: Belvoir Drive Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Note: No official scoreline released

8 August 2021 Friendly	Leicester City	–	Chelsea	Leicester
		Report		Stadium: Belvoir Drive Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Note: No official scoreline released

15 August 2021 Friendly	Leicester City	–	Sheffield United	Leicester
		Report		Stadium: Belvoir Drive Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Note: No official scoreline released

22 August 2021 Friendly	Leicester City	–	Watford	Leicester
		Report		Stadium: Belvoir Drive Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Note: No official scoreline released

29 August 2021 Friendly	Leicester City	–	Tottenham Hotspur	Leicester
		Report		Stadium: Belvoir Drive 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
9	0	0	9	3	23	−20	0	0	0	4	2	10	−8	0	0	5	1	13	−12

Last updated: 12 December 2021.
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	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L
Position	8	9	10	10	12	12	12	12	12

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	Hutton 36' Asante 59' Mayling 63' Allen 64'	Report	Flint 39' Tierney 79' McManus 82' Brougham 84'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 741 Referee: Helen Conley

12 September 2021 2	Leicester City	1–3	Manchester United	Leicester
14:00	Sigsworth 74' Flint 86'	Report	Toone 36', 58' Thorisdottir 47' Thomas 71'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 4,473 Referee: Elizabeth Simms

26 September 2021 3	West Ham United	4–0	Leicester City	Dagenham
15:00	Yallop 26' Walker 38' Plumptre 45+1' (o.g.) Levell 81' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Victoria Road Referee: Emily Heaslip

3 October 2021 4	Leicester City	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Leicester
14:00	Tierney 82'	Report	Williams 38' Ale 59' Addison 88'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,157 Referee: Abigail Byrne

10 October 2021 5	Chelsea	2–0	Leicester City	Kingston upon Thames
12:30	Harder 83' Kirby 90+4'	Report	Purfield 31'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,716 Referee: Lisa Benn

7 November 2021 6	Leicester City	1–4	Manchester City	Leicester
14:00	Sigsworth 1' O'Brien 45+2'	Report	Weir 24' Walsh 37' Hemp 71' Coombs 83'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,464 Referee: Helen Conley

14 November 2021 7	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Leicester City	Crawley
14:00	Symonds 90+3'	Report	Bailey-Gayle 75' Plumptre 85'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,566 Referee: Lisa Benn

21 November 2021 8	Leicester City	0–1	Everton	Burton upon Trent
14:00	Sigsworth 80'	Report	Magill 81'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 685 Referee: Lucy May

12 December 2021 9	Arsenal	4–0	Leicester City	Borehamwood
18:45	Nobbs 22', 90+3' Miedema 34' Maanum 81', 83'	Report	Sigsworth 3' O'Brien 6' Purfield 43' Tierney 82' Plumptre 86'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,316 Referee: Emily Heaslip

19 December 2021 10	Leicester City	v	Birmingham City	Burton upon Trent
14:00				Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

9 January 2022 11	Reading	v	Leicester City	Reading
14:00				Stadium: Madejski Stadium

16 January 2022 12	Leicester City	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Leicester
14:00				Stadium: King Power Stadium

23 January 2022 13	Leicester City	v	Aston Villa	Burton upon Trent
14:00				Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

6 February 2022 14	Birmingham City	v	Leicester City	Birmingham
				Stadium: St Andrew's

13 February 2022 15	Leicester City	v	West Ham United	Leicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

6 March 2022 16	Manchester United	v	Leicester City	Leigh
				Stadium: Leigh Sports Village

13 March 2022 17	Everton	v	Leicester City	Liverpool
				Stadium: Walton Hall Park

27 March 2022 18	Leicester City	v	Chelsea	Leicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

3 April 2022 19	Leicester City	v	Arsenal	Leicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

24 April 2022 20	Manchester City	v	Leicester City	Manchester
				Stadium: Academy Stadium

1 May 2022 21	Leicester City	v	Reading	Leicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

8 May 2022 22	Tottenham Hotspur	v	Leicester City	Canons Park
				Stadium: The Hive

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Reading	9	4	1	4	11	12	−1	13
9	Everton	9	3	2	4	9	15	−6	11
10	Aston Villa	9	3	1	5	6	17	−11	10
11	Birmingham City	9	0	1	8	4	24	−20	1
12	Leicester City	9	0	0	9	3	23	−20	0	Relegation to the Championship

Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. 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, Leicester City will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

30 January 2022 Fourth round	Tottenham Hotspur	v	Leicester City	Canons Park
				Stadium: The Hive

FA Women's League Cup

Group stage

3 November 2021 Group stage	Leicester City	1–3	Everton	Burton upon Trent
19:00	Plumptre 82'	Report	Anvegård 2' Christiansen 39' Gauvin 87'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

17 November 2021 Group stage	Durham	1–2	Leicester City	Durham
19:00	Holmes 43' Crosthwaite 79'	Report	Tierney 33' O'Brien 51' Pike 56'	Stadium: Maiden Castle

5 December 2021 Group stage	Manchester United	2–2 (3–4 p)	Leicester City	Leigh
12:00	Galton 30' Russo 49' Zelem 81'	Report	Howard 32' O'Brien 66' Flint 79'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
	Penalties
	Toone Mannion Russo Zelem Bøe Risa		Sigsworth Flint McManus Purfield Brougham

15 December 2021 Group stage	Leicester City	P–P	Manchester City	Burton upon Trent
19:00				Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: Postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Manchester City[6]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WPEN	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MNU	MCI	EVE	LEI	DUR
1	Manchester United (X)	4	2	1	1	0	8	5	+3	9	Advances to knock-out stage	—	2–1		2–2
2	Manchester City (Y)	3	2	0	0	1	9	3	+6	6	Possible knock-out stage based on ranking		—	5–1		3–0
3	Everton (E)	4	2	0	0	2	5	8	−3	6		0–2		—		1–0
4	Leicester City (Z)	3	1	1	0	1	5	6	−1	5			P–P	1–3	—
5	Durham (E)	4	0	0	1	3	3	8	−5	1		2–2			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; (X) Assured of qualification to the next round, either as group winner or best runner-up; (Y) Can still qualify directly or as best runner-up; (Z) Cannot qualify directly, but can still qualify as the best runner-up

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 12 December 2021

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	ENG	Demi Lambourne	5	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
3	DF	ENG	Sam Tierney	12	0	9	0	0	0	3	0
5	DF	ENG	Abbie McManus	11	1	7+1	1	0	0	3	0
6	DF	ENG	Georgia Brougham	11	0	7+1	0	0	0	2+1	0
7	FW	ENG	Natasha Flint	12	2	5+4	1	0	0	2+1	1
8	MF	ENG	Molly Pike	11	1	8+1	0	0	0	2	1
9	FW	ENG	Jessica Sigsworth	12	1	9	1	0	0	3	0
10	MF	ENG	Charlie Devlin	5	0	0+4	0	0	0	0+1	0
11	FW	ENG	Lachante Paul	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	NED	Esmee de Graaf	11	0	6+2	0	0	0	3	0
15	DF	SCO	Sophie Howard	10	1	5+3	0	0	0	2	1
17	FW	JAM	Paige Bailey-Gayle	9	0	5+2	0	0	0	0+2	0
18	DF	ENG	Sophie Barker	7	0	4+1	0	0	0	1+1	0
19	FW	SCO	Abbi Grant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	SVN	Luana Zajmi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	WAL	Hannah Cain	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	ENG	Ashleigh Plumptre	11	1	8	0	0	0	3	1
23	DF	ENG	Jemma Purfield	11	0	7+1	0	0	0	3	0
27	MF	ENG	Shannon O'Brien	11	1	8	0	0	0	3	1
28	GK	ENG	Kirstie Levell	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW	ENG	Jess Camwell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
34	FW	ENG	Mackenzie Smith	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
44	MF	ENG	Connie Scofield	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	GK	ENG	Sophie Harris	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Ref.
16 July 2021	FW	Jessica Sigsworth	Manchester United	[7]
19 July 2021	DF	Jemma Purfield	Bristol City	[8]
20 July 2021	DF	Georgia Brougham	Everton	[9]
21 July 2021	FW	Abbi Grant	Birmingham City	[10]
26 July 2021	MF	Molly Pike	Everton	[11]
27 July 2021	DF	Abbie McManus	Manchester United	[12]
23 August 2021	MF	Connie Scofield	Birmingham City	[13]
24 September 2021	MF	Luana Zajmi	Pomurje	[14]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
30 June 2021	MF	Remi Allen	Aston Villa	[15][16]
	MF	Charlotte Fleming	London City Lionesses	[15][17]
	MF	Grace Riglar	Coventry United	[15][18]
	DF	Lia Cataldo	Bristol City	[15][19]
	MF	Freya Thomas	Nottingham Forest	[15][20]
	MF	Aimee Everett	Crystal Palace	[15]
	FW	Millie Farrow	Crystal Palace	[15][21]
	FW	Olivia Fergusson	Coventry United	[15][22]
	FW	Libby Smith	Birmingham City	[15][23]
29 July 2021	DF	Holly Morgan	Retired	[24]

References

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"Leicester City sack manager Jonathan Morgan after pointless WSL start". The Guardian. 25 November 2021.
"Leicester City Statement: Jonathan Morgan Leaves LCFC Women". www.lcfc.com.
"Leicester appoint Bedford as new boss". BBC Sport.
"Man City's Continental Tyres Cup tie at Leicester postponed due to Covid-19". Sky Sports.
"LCFC Women sign Sigsworth". Leicester City. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
"LCFC Women confirm Jemma Purfield signing". Leicester City. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
"Leicester sign centre-back Brougham". BBC Sport.
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"LCFC Women Swoop For Midfielder Molly Pike". Leicester City. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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"Connie Scofield Completes LCFC Women Transfer". Leicester City. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
"Zajmi signs for WSL side Leicester". BBC Sport.
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"Villa women sign Foxes midfielder Allen". BBC Sport.
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[2] Garry, Tom (25 August 2021). "Leicester City Women to play eight matches at King Power Stadium in debut WSL campaign". The Telegraph.

[3] "Leicester City sack manager Jonathan Morgan after pointless WSL start". The Guardian. 25 November 2021.

[4] "Leicester City Statement: Jonathan Morgan Leaves LCFC Women". www.lcfc.com.

[5] "Leicester appoint Bedford as new boss". BBC Sport.

[6] "Man City's Continental Tyres Cup tie at Leicester postponed due to Covid-19". Sky Sports.

[7] "LCFC Women sign Sigsworth". Leicester City. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

[8] "LCFC Women confirm Jemma Purfield signing". Leicester City. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[9] "Leicester sign centre-back Brougham". BBC Sport.

[10] "LCFC Women Confirm Abbi Grant Addition". Leicester City. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

[11] "LCFC Women Swoop For Midfielder Molly Pike". Leicester City. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

[12] "Abbie McManus Signs For LCFC Women". Leicester City. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

[13] "Connie Scofield Completes LCFC Women Transfer". Leicester City. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[14] "Zajmi signs for WSL side Leicester". BBC Sport.

[release-15] "LCFC Women Confirm Departures For Nine Players". Leicester City FC.

[16] "Villa women sign Foxes midfielder Allen". BBC Sport.

[17] "Charlotte Fleming commits to the Pride". London City Lionesses. 20 July 2021.

[18] "Coventry United announce Grace Riglar signing". Coventry United LFC twitter.

[19] "Cataldo is a Robin". Bristol City.

[20] "Two new recruits for Forest Women". Nottingham Forest Football Club.

[21] "Former Leicester City forward Farrow joins Crystal Palace". FAWSL Full-Time. 20 July 2021.

[22] "Coventry United announce Olivia Fergusson signing". Coventry United LFC twitter.

[23] "Libby Smith is a Blue". Birmingham City Football Club.

[24] "Holly Morgan retires from football". Leicester City FC. Retrieved 29 July 2021.