Manchester City W.F.C. Development Squad and Academy

Manchester City Women's F.C. are represented at senior academy level by the Development Squad,[1] usually referred to as just Manchester City Women's Academy (or Manchester City Academy) by external sources.[2] The club is also represented by teams at under-10, under-12, under-14 and under-16 academy level.[3]

MCWFC Development Squad
Full nameManchester City Women's F.C. Development Squad
Founded1997 (1997)
GroundCity Football Academy
Sportcity, Manchester, England
ChairmanLauryn Grant
LeagueFA WSL Academy League

History

Manchester City Ladies were founded in 1988 by a member of Manchester City's community outreach programme.[4] Although the new club had a reserve side from the start, though, no junior section was created until 1997, when a member of the club's committee arranged for Manchester City Ladies to adopt the Stockport County Ladies under-14 team which the latter club were no longer in a position to support.[5] This provided the impetus for the club to arrange the creation of an entire youth structure, with under-10, under-12, under-14 and under-16 teams being made and filled with local girls.[6]

During 2000–01, the club experienced the most successful season in its history, with four teams winning their respective leagues, one successful in a league and cup double and the under-13's completing a treble.

Season 2002–03 proved to be another successful campaign, with first team finishing mid-table and consolidating their position at this level, while the under-12's won their league without dropping a single point. This was followed in 2003–04 when the under-13's won the Tameside League and Cup double, narrowly missing out in the final of the League Cup. Following on, the under-13 team competing in the following season (2004–05) had a clean sweep of the honours, winning the treble.

In 2003 the club achieved The FA Charter Standard Club award for both junior and adult sections.

Honours

Due to a paucity of clear information and a proliferation of minor regional league competitions at youth level, only national-level titles recorded from the start of the FA WSL era have been recorded

Development Squad
  • FA WSL Academy League Northern Division
    • Winners (1): 2017–18[7]
  • FA WSL Development League Cup
    • Winners (1): 2017–18[8]

Under-16 Squad
  • FA Girls Youth Cup
    • Winners (1): 2017–18[1]

References
  1. "DOUBLE DELIGHT FOR ACADEMY ACES". mancity.com. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. "Manchester City Womens Academy". The FA. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  3. "MAN CITY GIRLS' ACADEMY TRIALS". mancity.com. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  4. James, Gary (2019). Manchester City Women: An Oral History. Halifax: James Ward. p. 27. ISBN 0-9558-1279-8.
  5. James, Gary (2019). Manchester City Women: An Oral History. Halifax: James Ward. p. 81. ISBN 0-9558-1279-8.
  6. James, Gary (2019). Manchester City Women: An Oral History. Halifax: James Ward. p. 17. ISBN 0-9558-1279-8.
  7. "FA WSL Academy League - 2017–18". The FA. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  8. "#FAWSL: Manchester City lift Development Cup". She Kicks. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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