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List of Manchester United W.F.C. players

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Siobhan Chamberlain was keeper in the club's first match since refoundation.

Manchester United Women Football Club is an English association football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. The club is the women's section of Manchester United Football Club. Manchester United was formed in Newton Heath in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR F.C., and played their first competitive match in October 1886, when they entered the first round of the 1886–87 FA Cup.[1] The club was renamed Manchester United F.C. in 1902, and they moved to Old Trafford in 1910.[2] The women's section was founded in 2018, playing its first competitive match in August 2018, a 1–0 win over Liverpool in the 2018–19 FA Women's League Cup.[3]

Previously, Manchester United were associated with a semi-professional women supporter's football club. The club was dissolved in 2005, after Malcolm Glazer's takeover of Manchester United, with the club wishing to focus on its women's academy levels.[4] A media spokesman for Manchester United also claimed the club wanted to focus on its women's academy instead of its senior team.[5]

As of 20 November 2024, a total of 72 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club; of these, 26 players are currently under contract with Manchester United. The most recent player to make their debut for the club is English defender Jess Simpson who debuted on 20 November 2024 in the 2024–25 Women's League Cup match against Everton. The player who has made the most appearances for Manchester United is English forward Ella Toone; they have made 170 appearances. The player who has scored the most goals is English forward Ella Toone; they have scored 53 goals for Manchester United.

List of players

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Mary Earps holds the record for most consecutive league appearances and most clean sheets for Manchester United.
Ella Toone has scored the most goals and made the most appearances for Manchester United.
Millie Turner is one of six players to make over 100 appearances for the club, along with Ella Toone, Leah Galton, Katie Zelem, Mary Earps and Hayley Ladd.
Leah Galton has made over 100 appearances.
Hayley Ladd has made over 100 appearances.
Lauren James was the team's youngest debutant.
Tobin Heath was the first non-European to play for Manchester United.
Simi Awujo is one of the club's most recent debutant.

Statistics correct as of match played 20 November 2024

Table headers
  • Nationality – If a player played international football, the country/countries they played for are shown. Otherwise, the player's nationality is given as their country of birth.
  • Manchester United career – The year of the player's first appearance for Manchester United to the year of their last appearance.
  • Starts – The number of matches started.
  • Sub – The number of matches played as a substitute.
  • Total – The total number of matches played, both as a starter and as a substitute.
Positions key
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
U Utility player1
List of Manchester United W.F.C. players
Name Nationality Position Manchester United
career 		Starts Subs Total Goals Ref
Appearances
Siobhan Chamberlain  England GK 2018–2019 27 0 27 0 [6]
Kirsty Smith  Scotland DF 2018–2022 51 7 58 1 [7]
Amy Turner  England DF 2018–2021 62 5 67 4 [8]
Millie Turner  England DF 2018– 151 2 153 10 [9]
Alex Greenwood  England DF 2018–2019 26 1 27 5 [10]
Mollie Green  England MF 2018–2019 25 4 29 16 [11]
Katie Zelem  England MF 2018–2024 151 10 161 32 [12]
Lauren James  England FW 2018–2021 36 20 56 28 [13]
Lizzie Arnot  Scotland FW 2018–2020 19 15 34 9 [14]
Jessica Sigsworth  England FW 2018–2021 45 21 66 26 [15]
Kirsty Hanson  Scotland FW 2018–2022 52 38 90 16 [16]
Ella Toone  England FW 2018– 138 32 170 53 [17]
Leah Galton  England FW 2018– 115 25 140 38 [18]
Charlie Devlin  England MF 2018–2019 8 13 21 6 [19]
Aimee Palmer  England MF 2018–2019 7 8 15 1 [20]
Martha Harris  England DF 2018–2022 37 12 49 1 [21]
Naomi Hartley  England DF 2018–2019 1 2 3 0 [22]
Fran Bentley  England GK 2018–2021 0 2 2 0 [23]
Emily Ramsey  England GK 2018–2020 5 1 6 0 [24]
Mary Earps  England GK 2019–2024 124 1 125 0 [25]
Lotta Ökvist  Sweden DF 2019–2020 7 3 10 0 [26]
Abbie McManus  England DF 2019–2020 25 0 25 2 [27]
Hayley Ladd  Wales MF 2019– 83 24 107 11 [28]
Jackie Groenen  Netherlands MF 2019–2022 51 9 60 0 [29]
Jane Ross  Scotland FW 2019–2021 18 16 34 7 [30]
Aurora Mikalsen  Norway GK 2019 1 0 1 0 [31]
Rebecca May  England MF 2020 0 1 1 0 [32]
Ona Batlle  Spain DF 2020–2023 75 2 77 3 [33]
Alessia Russo  England FW 2020–2023 49 10 59 27 [34]
Lucy Staniforth  England MF 2020–2022 23 17 40 3 [35]
Tobin Heath  United States FW 2020 9 2 11 4 [36]
Christen Press  United States FW 2020–2021 12 5 17 4 [37]
Ivana Fuso  Brazil FW 2020–2022 5 16 21 2 [38]
Maria Thorisdottir  Norway DF 2021–2023 36 9 45 1 [39]
Carrie Jones  Wales MF 2021–2022 3 7 10 0 [40]
Tara Bourne  England DF 2021 0 1 1 0 [41]
Hannah Blundell  England DF 2021– 83 8 91 3 [42]
Aoife Mannion  Ireland DF 2021– 26 14 40 0 [43]
Vilde Bøe Risa  Norway MF 2021–2023 22 22 44 8 [44]
Martha Thomas  Scotland FW 2021–2023 24 29 53 8 [45]
Sophie Baggaley  England GK 2021–2022 10 0 10 0 [46]
Karna Solskjær  Norway FW 2022 0 1 1 0 [47]
Signe Bruun  Denmark FW 2022 2 5 7 0 [48]
Diane Caldwell  Ireland DF 2022 6 0 6 0 [49]
Jade Moore  England MF 2022 3 6 9 2 [50]
Maya Le Tissier  England DF 2022– 71 2 73 6 [51]
Lucía García  Spain FW 2022–2024 36 24 60 16 [52]
Adriana Leon  Canada FW 2022–2023 3 6 9 3 [53]
Nikita Parris  England FW 2022–2024 42 15 57 25 [54]
Aïssatou Tounkara  France DF 2022 4 1 5 0 [55]
Rachel Williams  England FW 2022– 14 50 64 18 [56]
Keira Barry  England FW 2022– 0 1 1 0 [57]
Alyssa Aherne  England FW 2022– 0 1 1 0 [58]
Estelle Cascarino  France MF 2023 0 2 2 0 [59]
Lisa Naalsund  Norway MF 2023– 26 9 35 5 [60]
Jayde Riviere  Canada DF 2023– 24 5 29 0 [61]
Gabby George  England DF 2023– 10 1 11 0 [62]
Geyse  Brazil FW 2023– 20 12 32 3 [63]
Hinata Miyazawa  Japan MF 2023– 11 13 24 1 [64]
Melvine Malard  France FW 2023– 17 18 35 9 [65]
Gemma Evans  Wales DF 2023–2024 9 10 19 0 [66]
Irene Guerrero  Spain MF 2023–2024 1 6 7 0 [67]
Phallon Tullis-Joyce  United States GK 2023– 13 0 13 0 [68]
Evie Rabjohn  England DF 2023– 0 1 1 0 [69]
Dominique Janssen  Netherlands DF 2024– 7 2 9 0 [70]
Grace Clinton  England MF 2024– 7 1 8 3 [71]
Elisabeth Terland  Norway FW 2024– 7 1 8 3 [72]
Celin Bizet  Norway FW 2024– 6 3 9 1 [73]
Simi Awujo  Canada MF 2024– 2 7 9 0 [74]
Anna Sandberg  Sweden DF 2024– 1 1 2 0 [75]
Emma Watson  Scotland MF 2024– 1 0 1 0 [76]
Jess Simpson  England DF 2024– 0 1 1 0 [77]

Club captains

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Manchester United's first women's team captain Alex Greenwood (left), with her successor Katie Zelem (right).
Dates Captain Honours[A] Ref.
2018–2019 England Alex Greenwood [78]
2019–2024 England Katie Zelem [79]
2024–present England Maya Le Tissier [80]

Vice-captains

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Dates Vice-captain Ref.
2018–2024 Position vacant —
2024–present England Ella Toone [80]

Notes

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  1. ^ As captain only.

References

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  1. ^ "Club – History by Decade". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Club – History by Decade – 1900–1909". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Lizzie Arnot: Scotland cap hails 'amazing' late goal for Manchester United Women". BBC Sport. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  4. ^ "United gave us a water bottle and then they dumped us". Manchester Evening News. 20 June 2005.
  5. ^ "United abandon women's game to focus on youth | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Siobhan Chamberlain - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Kirsty Smith - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Amy Turner - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Millie Turner - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Alex Greenwood - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Mollie Green - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Katie Zelem - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Lauren James - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Lizzie Arnot - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Jess Sigsworth - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Kirsty Hanson - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Ella Toone - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Leah Galton - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  19. ^ "Charlie Devlin - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  20. ^ "Aimee Palmer - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Martha Harris - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  22. ^ "Naomi Hartley - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  23. ^ "Fran Bentley - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  24. ^ "Emily Ramsey - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  25. ^ "Mary Earps - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  26. ^ "Lotta Ökvist - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  27. ^ "Abbie McManus - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  28. ^ "Hayley Ladd - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  29. ^ "Jackie Groenen - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  30. ^ "Jane Ross - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  31. ^ "Aurora Mikalsen - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  32. ^ "Rebecca May - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  33. ^ "Ona Batlle - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  34. ^ "Alessia Russo - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  35. ^ "Lucy Staniforth - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  36. ^ "Tobin Heath - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  37. ^ "Christen Press - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  38. ^ "Ivana Fuso - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  39. ^ "Maria Thorisdottir - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  40. ^ "Carrie Jones - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  41. ^ "Tara Bourne - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  42. ^ "Hannah Blundell - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  43. ^ "Aoife Mannion - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  44. ^ "Vilde Bøe Risa - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  45. ^ "Martha Thomas - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  46. ^ "Sophie Baggaley - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  47. ^ "Karna Solskjær - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  48. ^ "Signe Bruun - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  49. ^ "Diane Caldwell - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  50. ^ "Jade Moore - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  51. ^ "Maya Le Tissier - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  52. ^ "Lucía García - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  53. ^ "Adriana Leon - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  54. ^ "Nikita Parris - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  55. ^ "Aïssatou Tounkara - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  56. ^ "Rachel Williams - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  57. ^ "Keira Barry - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  58. ^ "Alyssa Aherne - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  59. ^ "Estelle Cascarino - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  60. ^ "Lisa Naalsund - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  61. ^ "Jayde Riviere - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  62. ^ "Gabby George - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  63. ^ "Geyse - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  64. ^ "Hinata Miyazawa - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  65. ^ "Melvine Malard - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  66. ^ "Gemma Evans - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  67. ^ "Irene Guerrero - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  68. ^ "Phallon Tullis-Joyce - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  69. ^ "Evie Rabjohn - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  70. ^ "Dominique Janssen - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  71. ^ "Grace Clinton - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  72. ^ "Elisabeth Terland - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  73. ^ "Celin Bizet - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  74. ^ "Simi Awujo - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  75. ^ "Anna Sandberg - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  76. ^ "Emma Watson - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  77. ^ "Jess Simpson - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  78. ^ "Exclusive interview with United Women captain Alex Greenwood". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  79. ^ "Katie Zelem named as Man Utd Women captain". www.manutd.com.
  80. ^ a b "Le Tissier becomes United Women captain". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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