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2021–22 Aston Villa W.F.C. season

Aston Villa
2021–22 season
OwnerNSWE Group
ChairmanNassef Sawiris
ManagerCarla Ward
StadiumBescot Stadium, Walsall
FA WSL9th
FA CupFourth round
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Remi Allen
(3 goals)
All:
Remi Allen
(5 goals)
Highest home attendance8,367
(vs. Birmingham City, 8 May)
Lowest home attendance324
(vs. Everton, 2 March)
Average home league attendance1,639

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.

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

Preseason

14 August 2021 Friendly Manchester United 2–0 Aston Villa Carrington
16:30 BST
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

Overall Home Away
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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultWDWLLLWLLLLWLWLLLDWDLL
Position5536786101010109999910109999
Source: [citation needed]
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 0–1 Birmingham City Aston
12:00
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 8,367
Referee: Rebecca Welch

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
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
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
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
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

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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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]

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