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Sheffield United Women
Full nameSheffield United Women Football Club
Nickname(s)The Blades
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
(as Sheffield United Community Girls and Ladies)
Ground Bramall Lane, Sheffield
ChairmanLee Walshaw
League Women's Championship
2022–23 Women's Championship, 8th of 12
Website Club website
Current season

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]

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 17 December 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
2 FW England  ENG Charley Docherty
3 DF Scotland  SCO Charlotte Newsham
4 MF England  ENG Sophie Barker ( captain)
5 DF England  ENG Molly Graham
6 DF England  ENG Tara Bourne
7 FW England  ENG Jess Sigsworth
9 MF England  ENG Bex Rayner
10 MF England  ENG Isobel Goodwin
11 MF England  ENG Ashley Hodson
12 DF England  ENG Jodie Hutton
13 MF New Zealand  NZL Olivia Page
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW England  ENG Ellie May
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 MF England  ENG Alanta Brown
22 DF Wales  WAL Darcie Sugden-Brook
24 MF Scotland  SCO Rachel Brown
29 DF England  ENG Fallon Connolly-Jackson
32 FW England  ENG Juliet Adebowale-Arimoro
33 GK England  ENG Bethan Davies

Former players

For details of current and former players, see Category:Sheffield United F.C. Women 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. 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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