MANCHESTER CITY WOMEN'S FOOTBALL CLUB (City Football Academy)

FA WOMEN'S SUPER LEAGUE 1, MANCHESTER CITY WFC 0-1 ARSENAL LADIES, ATTENDANCE: 1,167

Today marked the first ever Women's Super League game at the City Football Academy. The campus was officially opened in December 2014 and a 7,000 capacity stadium, which is used predominantly for youth and women's football, is part of this £200M training complex.

The ground is a short walk over a newly constructed bridge which links the both the Ethiad Stadium and Campus.

With Manchester City playing West Ham in the Premier League before this game, today's match was heavily promoted as a chance to watch two games in one day. The result was a crowd of over 1,000 at The Academy.


After originally being formed in 1988, City joined the elite women's set up in April 2013 when they became members of the Women's National League.


When women's football was re-organised into two 'super leagues' for the 2014 season they were, controversially in some eyes, promoted to the newly formed top tier at the expense of Doncaster Belles.

Just like their male counterparts, City boast an array of star names such as Jill Scott, Toni Duggan (both signed from Everton) Karen Bardsley and the heroine of the 2012 Olympics, Steph Houghton.

Having said that, Arsenal too have plenty of quality within their ranks and it was the Gunners who ran out victorious courtesy of a goal from Chioma Ubogagu after 36 minutes.

Both sides hit the woodwork but City's attempts to find an equaliser were not helped by Jill Scott being given a straight red card for a head butt on Arsenal's Lianne Sanderson.