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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 6 November 2022, a total of 51 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club; of these, 28 players are currently under contract with Manchester United.[6] The most recent player to make their debut for the club is English forward Rachel Williams who debuted on 16 October 2022 in the 2022–23 Women's Super League match against Brighton & Hove Albion. The player who has made the most appearances for Manchester United is English forward Ella Toone; they have made 110 appearances. The player who has scored the most goals is English forward Ella Toone; they have scored 43 goals for Manchester United.

List of players

• 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 6 November 2022

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	[7]
Kirsty Smith	Scotland	DF	2018–2022	51	7	58	1	[8]
Amy Turner	England	DF	2018–2021	62	5	67	4	[9]
Millie Turner	England	DF	2018–	90	0	90	5	[10]
Alex Greenwood	England	DF	2018–2019	26	1	27	5	[11]
Mollie Green	England	MF	2018–2019	25	4	29	16	[12]
Katie Zelem	England	MF	2018–	100	7	107	28	[13]
Lauren James	England	FW	2018–2021	36	20	56	28	[14]
Lizzie Arnot	Scotland	FW	2018–2020	19	15	34	9	[15]
Jessica Sigsworth	England	FW	2018–2021	45	21	66	26	[16]
Kirsty Hanson	Scotland	FW	2018–	52	38	90	16	[17]
Ella Toone	England	FW	2018–	84	26	110	43	[18]
Leah Galton	England	FW	2018–	77	13	90	24	[19]
Charlie Devlin	England	MF	2018–2019	8	13	21	6	[20]
Aimee Palmer	England	MF	2018–2019	7	8	15	1	[21]
Martha Harris	England	DF	2018–2022	37	12	49	1	[22]
Naomi Hartley	England	DF	2018–2019	1	2	3	0	[23]
Fran Bentley	England	GK	2018–2021	0	2	2	0	[24]
Emily Ramsey	England	GK	2018–	5	1	6	0	[25]
Mary Earps	England	GK	2019–	74	1	75	0	[26]
Lotta Ökvist	Sweden	DF	2019–2020	7	3	10	0	[27]
Abbie McManus	England	DF	2019–2020	25	0	25	2	[28]
Hayley Ladd	Wales	MF	2019–	53	15	68	4	[29]
Jackie Groenen	Netherlands	MF	2019–2022	51	9	60	0	[30]
Jane Ross	Scotland	FW	2019–2021	18	16	34	7	[31]
Aurora Mikalsen	Norway	GK	2019	1	0	1	0	[32]
Rebecca May	England	MF	2020–	0	1	1	0	[33]
Ona Batlle	Spain	DF	2020–	52	2	54	2	[34]
Alessia Russo	England	FW	2020–	30	9	39	16	[35]
Lucy Staniforth	England	MF	2020–	21	17	38	3	[36]
Tobin Heath	United States	FW	2020	9	2	11	4	[37]
Christen Press	United States	FW	2020–2021	12	5	17	4	[38]
Ivana Fuso	Brazil	FW	2020–	5	16	21	2	[39]
Maria Thorisdottir	Norway	DF	2021–	33	8	41	1	[40]
Carrie Jones	Wales	MF	2021–	3	7	10	0	[41]
Tara Bourne	England	DF	2021–	0	1	1	0	[42]
Hannah Blundell	England	DF	2021–	31	5	36	1	[43]
Aoife Mannion	England	DF	2021–	19	0	19	0	[44]
Vilde Bøe Risa	Norway	MF	2021–	14	16	30	4	[45]
Martha Thomas	Scotland	FW	2021–	17	15	32	6	[46]
Sophie Baggaley	England	GK	2021–	8	0	8	0	[47]
Karna Solskjær	Norway	FW	2022	0	1	1	0	[48]
Signe Bruun	Denmark	FW	2022	2	5	7	0	[49]
Diane Caldwell	Ireland	DF	2022	6	0	6	0	[50]
Jade Moore	England	MF	2022–	2	6	8	1	[51]
Maya Le Tissier	England	DF	2022–	8	0	8	2	[52]
Lucía García	Spain	FW	2022–	5	1	6	1	[53]
Adriana Leon	Canada	FW	2022–	2	4	6	1	[54]
Nikita Parris	England	FW	2022–	5	3	8	3	[55]
Aïssatou Tounkara	France	DF	2022–	2	1	3	0	[56]
Rachel Williams	England	FW	2022–	1	3	4	0	[57]

Club captains

Dates	Captain	Ref.
2018–2019	Alex Greenwood	[58]
2019–present	Katie Zelem	[59]

References

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