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 Lionesses' 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 a creditable third place in Canada - beat Birmingham City Ladies 1-0.
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.
City Women's official twitter feed, @MCWFC, declared: "Today's attendance is a record-breaking 2,102. Thank you for your fantastic support! #mcwfc."
Super League leaders Chelsea also revelled in a four-figure crowd as 1,233 spectators turned up to see their comfortable 4-1 win over Bristol Academy.
And in a further boost to Super League, Sunderland recorded an improved crowd figure of 955 for their narrow win over Notts County.
A figure of 1.6million stayed up into the early hours of July 2 to watch the Lionesses' agonising injury time defeat to Japan in their World Cup semi-final in Edmonton.
Source: PA
