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List of Manchester United W.F.C. players

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]

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

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 24 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 24 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– 152 2 154 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 26 141 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 25 108 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– 72 2 74 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– 15 50 65 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– 25 5 30 0 [61]
Gabby George   England DF 2023– 11 1 12 0 [62]
Geyse   Brazil FW 2023– 21 12 33 3 [63]
Hinata Miyazawa   Japan MF 2023– 11 13 24 1 [64]
Melvine Malard   France FW 2023– 17 19 36 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– 14 0 14 0 [68]
Evie Rabjohn   England DF 2023– 0 1 1 0 [69]
Dominique Janssen   Netherlands DF 2024– 8 2 10 0 [70]
Grace Clinton   England MF 2024– 8 1 9 3 [71]
Elisabeth Terland   Norway FW 2024– 7 1 8 3 [72]
Celin Bizet   Norway FW 2024– 7 3 10 1 [73]
Simi Awujo   Canada MF 2024– 3 7 10 0 [74]
Anna Sandberg   Sweden DF 2024– 1 2 3 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   Alex Greenwood [78]
2019–2024   Katie Zelem [79]
2024–present   Maya Le Tissier [80]

Vice-captains

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

Notes

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  1. ^ As captain only.

References

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  61. ^ "Jayde Riviere - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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  63. ^ "Geyse - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
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