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Manchester United Women Football Club is a professional football club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, that competes in the Women's Super League (WSL), the top tier of English women's football, after gaining promotion from the Championship at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Manchester United Women

Full name	Manchester United Women Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Red Devils
Founded	28 May 2018; 4 years ago (2018-05-28)
Ground	Leigh Sports Village
Capacity	12,000
Owner	Manchester United plc
Co-chairmen	Joel and Avram Glazer
Head coach	Marc Skinner
League	Women's Super League
2021–22	FA WSL, 4th of 12
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

History

1970s–2001: Unofficial team

A team called Manchester United Supporters Club Ladies began operations in the late 1970s and was unofficially recognised as the club's senior women's team. They became founding members of the North West Women's Regional Football League in 1989.[1] The team became increasingly competitive throughout the 90s at various levels of the FA Women's National League up until 2001.[2]

2001–2005: Partnership and disbandment

In 2001, the team formed an official partnership with Manchester United. However, the club began to stagnate with a string of successive mid-table finishes in the third division.[1] The team were disbanded four years later, in 2005, shortly after Malcolm Glazer's completed takeover with the new regime deeming the women's team to not be part of the "core business" and unprofitable.[4] A media spokesman for Manchester United also claimed the club wanted to focus on its women's academy instead of its senior team.[3]

2018–present: Current team

In March 2018, Manchester United announced their intentions to reintroduce a women's football team.[5] Manchester United Women Football Club were founded on 28 May 2018, following the club's successful application to join the newly-formed 2018–19 FA Women's Championship.[6][7] It marked the club's return to women's football after a thirteen-year absence; though the club's academy continued via the Manchester United Foundation, with the likes of Izzy Christiansen and Katie Zelem being produced by United's Centre of Excellence academy.[3][8] Casey Stoney was appointed as the club's first head coach on 8 June,[9] with their inaugural 21-player squad announced just over a month later.

The team's first game back was on 19 August 2018, where they won 1–0 in an away game against Liverpool in the FA Women's League Cup, with Lizzie Arnot scoring their first competitive goal in thirteen years.[10] Three weeks later, their opening Championship encounter ended in a 12–0 victory away to Aston Villa.[11] On 17 April 2019, United secured promotion to the FA Women's Super League following a 5–0 win against the same opposition.[12] They clinched the FA Women's Championship title three days later following a 7–0 win at home to Crystal Palace.[13] In May 2019, Manchester United were named FA Women's Championship Club of the Year at the 2019 FA Women’s Football Awards.[14]

The 2019–20 season was the team's maiden FA WSL campaign. The season opener was a Manchester derby, held at the City of Manchester stadium. Manchester City won the match 1–0 in front of a then league record attendance of 31,213.[15][16] United's first top-flight campaign was ended prematurely after the season was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic with the team awarded fourth place on a points per game basis.[17] The last game was a 3–2 victory over Everton on 23 February 2020, with Leah Galton scoring twice and Ella Toone scoring once for Manchester United in the first game played at Everton's new Walton Hall Park stadium.[18] In the FA Cup, Manchester United lost 3–2 to Manchester City in the fourth round, the first time they had lost in the first knockout round of a competition.[19] However, they repeated their best League Cup finish by reaching the semi-finals for the second consecutive year, losing 1–0 to eventual cup winners Chelsea.[20]

Manchester United Women played their first game at Old Trafford, against West Ham United, during the men's March 2021 international break.[21] Manchester United won the game 2–0.[22]

On 12 May 2021, Manchester United announced that Casey Stoney would stand down from her role as Head Coach at the end of the season.[23] On 29 July 2021, Marc Skinner was announced as the new head coach on a two-year contract, with the option for a further year.[24]

Ground

Following the club's acceptance into the 2018–19 FA Women's Championship, it was revealed that the women's team would be based in Broughton, Salford at The Cliff training ground; subject to completion of redevelopment work.[7] In the meantime United play their fixtures at Leigh Sports Village.[25] Moss Lane serves as a backup venue for when Leigh Sports Village is unavailable.[26] Ewen Fields has also been used as a contingency plan, hosting United’s FA Cup fifth round match against London Bees in February 2019.[27] In March 2021, it was announced that the women's team would play their first ever game at Old Trafford later that month against West Ham United.[28] In March 2022, the team played for the second time at Old Trafford and the first with fans present, beating Everton 3–1 in front of a club record 20,241 fans.[29]

Players

Current squad

As of 16 September 2022[30]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  ESP Ona Batlle 3 DF  NOR Maria Thorisdottir 4 MF  ENG Jade Moore 5 DF  ENG Aoife Mannion 6 DF  ENG Hannah Blundell 7 FW  ENG Ella Toone 8 MF  NOR Vilde Bøe Risa 9 FW  SCO Martha Thomas 10 MF  ENG Katie Zelem (captain) 11 FW  ENG Leah Galton 12 MF  WAL Hayley Ladd 15 DF  ENG Maya Le Tissier

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  ESP Lucía García 19 FW  CAN Adriana Leon 20 DF  FRA Aïssatou Tounkara 21 DF  ENG Millie Turner 22 FW  ENG Nikita Parris 23 FW  ENG Alessia Russo 26 MF  ENG Grace Clinton 27 GK  ENG Mary Earps 28 FW  ENG Rachel Williams 32 GK  ENG Sophie Baggaley 37 MF  ENG Lucy Staniforth

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Emily Ramsey (at Everton until 30 June 2023)[31] 13 FW  BRA Ivana Fuso (at Bayer Leverkusen until 30 June 2023)[32] 18 FW  SCO Kirsty Hanson (at Aston Villa until 30 June 2023)[33] 24 FW  WAL Carrie Jones (at Leicester City until 30 June 2023)[34] 25 DF  ENG Tara Bourne (at Birmingham City until 30 June 2023)[35] 30 MF  WAL Chloe Williams (dual registration with Blackburn Rovers until 30 June 2023)[36]

Player of the Year

Season	Player of the Year					Players' Player of the Year
	Name	Nationality	Position	Notes	Ref.	Name	Nationality	Position	Notes	Ref.
2018–19	Katie Zelem	England	Midfielder	Inaugural winner	[37]	—
2019–20	Hayley Ladd	Wales	Midfielder		[38]
2020–21	Ona Batlle	Spain	Defender	First non-British winner	[39]
2021–22	Ella Toone	England	Forward		[40]	Alessia Russo	England	Forward	Inaugural winner	[41]

Reserves and academy

Despite not having a senior women's team for many years, Manchester United have continued to run a girls regional talent club up to under-16 level in accordance with FA regulations.[42] The club's partner charity, The Manchester United Foundation, also works in coaching girls at all ages across the Greater Manchester region.[1] Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Manchester United entered a full-time U21 team into the FA WSL Academy League for the first time, managed by Charlotte Healy.[43][44] The club's development team had contested the WSL Academy Cup final against Arsenal the previous season.[45]

Under-21 squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 29 MF  ENG Rebecca May 35 DF  ENG Sasha McTiffin 39 GK  WAL Safia Middleton-Patel 41 FW  ENG Keira Barry 42 DF  WAL Bella Reidford 43 FW  ENG Eleanor Ashton — DF  ENG Amaris Ince — MF  WAL Megan Lewis — MF  AUS Layla Proctor — FW  USA Andrea Lu — GK  ENG Jennifer Handy

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  UAE Fay Al-Qaimi — MF  WAL Mayzee Davies — DF  ENG Zaiba Ishaque — MF  ENG Tamira Livingston — GK  ENG Kacey Woollam — MF  ENG Holly Deering — DF  ENG Ruby Johnson — MF  ENG Anna Fletcher — DF  ENG Olivia Moulton — FW  ENG Megan Sofield

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 34 DF  ENG Emma Taylor (dual registration with Burnley until 30 June 2023)[46] 36 DF  ENG Jessica Simpson (dual registration with Burnley until 30 June 2023)[47] 40 DF  SCO Niamh Murphy (dual registration with Blackburn Rovers until 30 June 2023)[48] 45 MF  ENG Ella Kinzett (dual registration with Burnley until 30 June 2023)[46] 46 FW  ENG Alyssa Aherne (dual registration with Burnley until 30 June 2023)[46]

Manager history

• Charlotte Healy (2019–present)

Honours

• FA WSL Academy League National Champions: 1
  • 2021–22[49]
• FA WSL Academy League Northern Division: 1
  • 2021–22[50]
• FA WSL Academy Cup: 1
  • 2021–22[51]

Academy graduates

The following is a list of academy players who have made senior team appearances. Bold indicates the player is still at the club.

• Carrie Jones
• Ella Toone
• Emily Ramsey
• Fran Bentley
• Karna Solskjær
• Katie Zelem
• Kirsty Hanson
• Millie Turner
• Naomi Hartley
• Rebecca May
• Tara Bourne

Coaching staff

First-team

As of 29 July 2021.

Position	Staff
Manager	Marc Skinner
Assistant manager	Martin Ho[52]
Goalkeeping coach	Ian Willcock[53]
Performance coach	Elle Turner
Strength & conditioning coach	Tommy Munday

Academy

Position	Staff
Under-21s manager	Charlotte Healy[43]

Higher Management

Position	Staff
Director of football	John Murtough[54]
Head of women's football	Polly Bancroft[54]
For a full list see Management of Manchester United F.C.

Managerial statistics

Information correct as of 19 November 2022. Only competitive matches are counted.

List of Manchester United W.F.C. managers

Image	Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%[nb 1]	Honours	Notes
	Casey Stoney	England	8 June 2018	16 May 2021	77	52	6	19	213	60	067.53	1 FA Women's Championship title	[9][55]
	Marc Skinner	England	29 July 2021	present	39	22	10	7	79	42	056.41		[56]

Honours

• FA Women's Championship
  • Winners: 2018–19[13]

Seasons

Key

Champions

Runners-up

Promoted

Relegated

Season summary

Results of league and cup competitions by season

Season	League									FA Cup	League Cup	Top goalscorer[nb 2]
	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos			Name	Goals
2018–19	Championship	20	18	1	1	98	7	55	1st	QF	SF	Jessica Sigsworth	18
2019–20	FA WSL	14	7	2	5	24	12	23	4th	R4	SF	Lauren James	9
2020–21	FA WSL	22	15	2	5	44	20	47	4th	R5	GS	Ella Toone	10
2021–22	FA WSL	22	12	6	4	45	22	42	4th	R5	SF	Alessia Russo	11

Records

Notes

References

External links

• Official website (in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish)
• MU Women's News – Manchester United Official Website
• MU Women's Videos – Manchester United Official Website

На других языках

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[de] Manchester United W.F.C.

Der Manchester United W.F.C. ist ein professioneller Frauenfußballverein aus einem Vorort von Salford, in Greater Manchester im Nordwesten des Vereinigten Königreiches im Landesteil England. Derzeit spielt der Manchester United W.F.C. in der Women’s Super League (WSL), der höchsten Spielklasse innerhalb des englischen Fußballs, nachdem der Aufstieg in der Saison 2018/19 erreicht wurde. Derzeit trägt der W.F.C. seine Heimspiele im Leigh Sports Village Stadium aus, zieht jedoch in The Cliff, sobald das alte Trainingsgelände vom Hauptverein wieder hergerichtet ist. Der Verein wurde am 28. Mai 2018 gegründet und ist Eigentum der Manchester United plc, die auch die professionelle Männerabteilung Manchester United besitzt.

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- [en] Manchester United W.F.C.

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[es] Manchester United Women Football Club

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[ru] Манчестер Юнайтед (женский футбольный клуб)

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