# 2021–22 Aston Villa W.F.C. season

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. She replaced interim manager Marcus Bignot and departing head coach Gemma Davies who were both sacked at the end of the previous season.

## Current squad

    As of 17 February 2022
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 | Hannah Hampton |
| 2 | MF | ENG | Sarah Mayling |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Meaghan Sargeant |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Remi Allen |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Anita Asante |
| 7 | FW | SUI | Alisha Lehmann |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Chloe Arthur |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Emily Gielnik |
| 10 | MF | GER | Ramona Petzelberger |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Jodie Hutton |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Olivia McLoughlin |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Sophie Haywood |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Laura Blindkilde |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Jill Scott (on loan from Manchester City) |
| 22 | FW | JAM | Shania Hayles |
| 23 | GK | ENG | Sian Rogers |
| 31 | FW | IRL | Ruesha Littlejohn |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Maz Pacheco |
| 42 | DF | SCO | Rachel Corsie |
| 44 | DF | ENG | Anna Patten (on loan from Arsenal) |

## FA Women's Super League
### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 May 2022. 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | D | L | L |
| Position | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

## Women's FA Cup

As a member of the first tier, Aston Villa entered the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

## FA Women's League Cup
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |

## 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 | Total | FA WSL | FA WSL | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Hannah Hampton | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | ENG | Sarah Mayling | 25 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Meaghan Sargeant | 13 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Remi Allen | 22 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Anita Asante | 23 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SUI | Alisha Lehmann | 23 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Chloe Arthur | 21 | 0 | 12+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Emily Gielnik | 17 | 2 | 13+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | GER | Ramona Petzelberger | 23 | 4 | 18+1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah | 22 | 2 | 11+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Jodie Hutton | 9 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Olivia McLoughlin | 14 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Sophie Haywood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Laura Blindkilde | 15 | 1 | 7+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Jill Scott | 8 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | JAM | Shania Hayles | 17 | 1 | 3+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | GK | ENG | Sian Rogers | 7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Olivia Rabjohn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Isobel Goodwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Missy Goodwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Evie Rabjohn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | IRL | Ruesha Littlejohn | 20 | 0 | 11+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | WAL | Mary McAteer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Maz Pacheco | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | SCO | Rachel Corsie | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | ENG | Anna Patten | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | ENG | Elisha N'Dow | 10 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Natalie Haigh | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | 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 | ENG | Gemma Davison | 7 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | GER | Marisa Ewers | 9 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From |
| 30 June 2021 | FW | Alisha Lehmann | West Ham United |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Remi Allen | Leicester City |
| 2 July 2021 | MF | Sarah Mayling | Birmingham City |
| 2 July 2021 | FW | Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah | Everton |
| 3 July 2021 | DF | Meaghan Sargeant | Bristol City |
| 3 July 2021 | GK | Hannah Hampton | Birmingham City |
| 16 August 2021 | DF | Maz Pacheco | West Ham United |
| 1 September 2021 | FW | Ruesha Littlejohn | Birmingham City |
| 2 September 2021 | FW | Emily Gielnik | Vittsjö GIK |
| 3 September 2021 | FW | Gemma Davison | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 27 January 2022 | DF | Rachel Corsie | Kansas City Current |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Until | Ref. |
| 4 January 2022 | DF | | Anna Patten | Arsenal | End of season | |
| 25 January 2022 | MF | | Jill Scott | Manchester City | End of season | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To |
| 18 May 2021 | DF | Ella Franklin-Fraiture | |
| 18 May 2021 | MF | Emma Follis | Charlton Athletic |
| 18 May 2021 | MF | Amy West | Nottingham Forest |
| 18 May 2021 | DF | Caroline Siems | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 18 May 2021 | FW | Diana Silva | Sporting CP |
| 18 May 2021 | FW | Mana Iwabuchi | Arsenal |
| 18 May 2021 | MF | Nadine Hanssen | |
| 18 June 2021 | FW | Stine Larsen | BK Häcken |
| 6 August 2021 | DF | Asmita Ale | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 19 August 2021 | GK | Lisa Weiß | Wolfsburg |
| 4 January 2022 | FW | Gemma Davison | Watford |
| 7 January 2022 | FW | Missy Goodwin | Leicester City |
| 26 January 2022 | MF | Emily Syme | Bristol City |
| 17 February 2022 | MF | Marisa Ewers | Retired |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Until |
| 3 September 2021 | MF | Emily Syme | Sheffield United | 26 January 2022 |
| 7 January 2022 | MF | Freya Gregory | Leicester City | End of season |
| 18 January 2022 | DF | Natalie Haigh | Coventry United | End of season |
| 27 January 2022 | DF | Elisha N'Dow | Coventry United | End of season |