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Sheffield United Women

Full name	Sheffield United Women Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Blades
Founded	2002; 22 years ago (2002) (as Sheffield United Community Girls and Ladies)
Ground	Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Chairman	Lee Walshaw
Manager	Ash Thompson
League	Women's Championship
2023–24	Women's Championship, 7th of 12
Website	https://www.sufc.co.uk/women/
Home colours Away colours
Current season

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

History

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.

Players

Current squad

As of 23 October 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Sian Rogers 2 DF  ENG Leanne Cowan 3 DF  ENG Abbie Lafayette 4 MF  ENG Ella Kinzett 5 DF  ENG Molly Graham 6 DF  ENG Charlotte Wardlaw (on loan from Chelsea) 9 MF  MLT Maria Farrugia 11 FW  NZL Jacqui Hand 13 MF  ENG Monique Robinson 18 MF  ENG Ella Kinzett 20 MF  IRL Ellen Molloy 22 DF  ENG Annie Wilding

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 MF  JAM Jade Bailey 27 MF  NZL Olivia Page 28 FW  ENG Eva Butler 29 DF  ENG Fallon Connolly-Jackson 33 GK  ENG Bethan Davies 37 FW  ENG Grace Foy 38 MF  ENG Tilly Bristow 40 MF  ENG Liv Edwards 41 FW  ENG Alyssa Aherne (on loan from Manchester United) 44 DF  JAM Satara Murray 49  ENG Isla Phillips

Former players

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. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
4. "History". Sheffield United Community Girls and Ladies F.C. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
5. "United Women to play at the Lane". Sheffield United FC. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
6. "Sheffied United Women". www.sufc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.

External links

• Official site

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