Manchester City Women claimed a new attendance record on Sunday as interest in the FA Women’s Super League reached a new high in the wake of England’s World Cup heroics.
A crowd of 2,102 turned out at the Academy Stadium to see City – including five members of the England team which finished in third place in Canada – beat Birmingham City Ladies 1-0, Toni Duggan scoring the only goal.
The figure beat the previous recorded best of 2,057 for the match between Notts County and Liverpool in May, and eclipsed City’s old record of 1,412 for their 2014 Continental Cup win over Everton.
Elsewhere, England’s Fara Williams scored on her return to Liverpool in a 3-1 win at Arsenal with Becky Easton and Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala also on target. Natalia Pablos scored the hosts’ solitary goal.
The Super League leaders Chelsea also drew a four-figure crowd as 1,233 spectators turned up to see their comfortable 4-1 win over Bristol Academy with Gilly Flaherty, Gemma Davison, Ji So-Yun and Millie Farrow all scoring.
And in a further boost to the Super League, Sunderland recorded an improved crowd figure of 955 for their 2-1 win over Notts County as Beth Mead struck in the last minute after County’s Jess Clarke had cancelled out Hayley Sharp’s opener.
