Mary Fowler kicks off Manchester City season with opening goal

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Mary Fowler kicks off Manchester City season with opening goal. (2026, September 7). ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-07/mary-fowler-scores-manchester-city-wsl-opener/107122974

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Australian football player Mary Fowler scored the opening goal for Manchester City in their Women's Super League title defense, which began with a 3-1 win over Birmingham City. The match featured goals from Bunny Shaw as well, bringing Manchester City to a total of three. The reigning champions will next face Germany on October 10 in Karlsruhe.
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Mary Fowler, an Australian player, scored the opening goal for Manchester City in their first Women's Super League (WSL) match of the season against Birmingham City. Manchester City went on to win the game 3-1, with Bunny Shaw adding two more goals to the score. This was Manchester City's first title defense match, and they came out victorious. The match took place at some point before October 10, which is when Fowler and her team, the Matildas, are set to face Germany in a friendly match in Karlsruhe.

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Australian Birmingham City Manchester City's WSL Women's Super League

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Birmingham City ORG · 2× Manchester City's ORG · 2× Mary Fowler PERSON · 2× Australian NORP · 1× Bunny Shaw PERSON · 1× Fowler PERSON · 1× Germany GPE · 1× Matildas ORG · 1× WSL ORG · 1× Women's Super League ORG · 1×

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Mary Fowler scores in Manchester City's opening WSL win over Birmingham City In short: Australian Mary Fowler has scored the opening goal of Manchester City's Women's Super League title defence. Bunny Shaw added two more goals as the reigning champions beat newly promoted Birmingham City 3-1. What's next?
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-07
2026-09-07 · ABC News (AU)
Mary Fowler kicks off Manchester City season with opening goal · assertive framing

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Mary Fowler scores in Manchester City's opening WSL win over Birmingham City In short: Australian Mary Fowler has scored the opening goal of Manchester City's Women's Super League title defence. Bunny Shaw added two more goals as the reigning champions beat newly promoted Birmingham City 3-1. What's next? asserted
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