List of Manchester United W.F.C. players

Manchester United WFC players

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 11 January 2025, a total of 73 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 Welsh goalkeeper Safia Middleton-Patel who debuted on 11 December 2024 in the 2024–25 Women's League Cup match against Newcastle United. The player who has made the most appearances for Manchester United is English forward Ella Toone; they have made 171 appearances. The player who has scored the most goals is English forward Ella Toone; they have scored 54 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.

* Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only, including WSL, Championship, FA Cup, League Cup, Champions League matches.
* Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club.

Statistics correct as of match played 11 January 2025

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

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DF  | Defender
MF  | Midfielder
FW  | Forward
U  | Utility player1
List of Manchester United W.F.C. players  Name  | Nationality  | Position  | Manchester United
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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– | 156 | 2 | 158 | 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 | 33 | 171 | 54 | [17]
Leah Galton |  England | FW | 2018– | 118 | 27 | 145 | 39 | [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 | 2019–2024 | 84 | 26 | 110 | 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 | 15 | 41 | 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– | 76 | 2 | 78 | 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– | 16 | 52 | 68 | 22 | [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– | 28 | 5 | 33 | 0 | [61]
Gabby George |  England | DF | 2023– | 14 | 2 | 16 | 1 | [62]
Geyse  |  Brazil | FW | 2023– | 25 | 12 | 37 | 3 | [63]
Hinata Miyazawa |  Japan | MF | 2023– | 14 | 14 | 28 | 1 | [64]
Melvine Malard |  France | FW | 2023– | 19 | 20 | 39 | 11 | [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– | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | [68]
Evie Rabjohn |  England | DF | 2023– | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | [69]
Dominique Janssen |  Netherlands | DF | 2024– | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1 | [70]
Grace Clinton |  England | MF | 2024– | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | [71]
Elisabeth Terland |  Norway | FW | 2024– | 10 | 2 | 12 | 5 | [72]
Celin Bizet |  Norway | FW | 2024– | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | [73]
Simi Awujo |  Canada | MF | 2024– | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | [74]
Anna Sandberg |  Sweden | DF | 2024– | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | [75]
Emma Watson |  Scotland | MF | 2024– | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | [76]
Jess Simpson |  England | DF | 2024– | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | [77]
Safia Middleton-Patel |  Wales | GK | 2024– | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [78]

## 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.

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2018–2019  |  Alex Greenwood |

* 2018–19 Championship

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2019–2024  |  Katie Zelem |

* 2023–24 FA Cup

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2024–present  |  Maya Le Tissier |  | [81]

### Vice-captains

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Dates  | Vice-captain  | Ref.

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2018–2024  | Position vacant  | —
2024–present  |  Ella Toone | [81]

## Notes

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1. ^ As captain only.

## References

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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.
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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.
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