Sheffield United F.C. Women

Sheffield United Women Football Club[1] is an English women's football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The club currently play in the Women's Championship.[2]

Not to be confused with Sheffield F.C. Ladies.
This article is about the women's football club. For the men's football club, see Sheffield United F.C.

Sheffield United Women
Full nameSheffield United Women Football Club
Nickname(s)The Blades
Founded2002 (2002)
(as Sheffield United Community Girls and Ladies)
GroundBramall Lane, Sheffield
ChairmanLee Walshaw
ManagerJonathan Morgan
LeagueWomen's Championship
2022–23Women's Championship, 8th of 12
WebsiteClub website

History

[3][4] In his role as Sheffield United's Community Officer, Tony Currie founded a female team called Sheffield Hallam United in 1993. When this team folded after five seasons, one of Currie's coaches Andy Keenan began hosting sessions for Year Five girls in Heeley. Despite only five players attending the first training session, they entered a local youth league in 1998–99 as Sheffield United Community Girls.

In 2002, an adult East Midlands Regional Women's Football League club called Sheffield Inter (formerly Inter Owls) were close to folding and Sheffield United Community Girls and Ladies successfully bid to take their place in 2002–03. Under new manager Derek Baxby the club finished 5th in its first season, 3rd in its second season and then finished as runners-up to Derby County in 2004–05. Inspired by 75-goal striker Jodie Michalska, the club secured promotion to the Midland Combination Women's Football League in 2005–06.


In July 2022 it was announced that all league and cup matches in the 2022/23 season would be played at Bramall Lane. [5]

Players

Current squad
As of 5 August 2023.[6]

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 England ENG Fran Stenson
3 DF Scotland SCO Charlotte Newsham
4 MF England ENG Sophie Barker
5 DF England ENG Naomi Hartley
6 DF England ENG Tara Bourne
7 FW England ENG Jess Sigsworth
8 MF England ENG Maddy Cusack †
9 MF England ENG Rebecca Rayner
10 MF England ENG Isobel Goodwin
11 MF England ENG Ashley Hodson
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF England ENG Jodie Hutton
15 MF England ENG Tamara Wilcock
16 FW England ENG Chene Muir
17 FW England ENG Sophie Haywood
18 MF England ENG Ella Kinzett
19 FW England ENG Charley Docherty
22 DF Wales WAL Maria Francis-Jones
24 MF Scotland SCO Rachel Brown
27 MF England ENG Lara Miller
33 GK England ENG Bethan Davies
— MF New Zealand NZL Olivia Page

References
  1. "Introducing Sheffield United Women". sufc.co.uk. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  2. "Confirmation of clubs in 2018-19 FA Women's Super League". thefa.com. The Football Association. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. "A potted history of United's Ladies". Sheffield United F.C. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  4. "History". Sheffield United Community Girls and Ladies F.C. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  5. "United Women to play at the Lane". Sheffield United FC. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  6. "First Team - Sheffield United". www.sufc.co.uk.


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