Sheffield United W.F.C.

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Sheffield United Women
Sheffield United FC logo.svg
Full nameSheffield United Women Football Club
Nickname(s)The Blades
Founded2002; 20 years ago (2002)
(as Sheffield United Community Girls and Ladies)
GroundTechnique Stadium, Chesterfield
ChairmanLee Walshaw
ManagerNeil Redfearn
LeagueFA Women's Championship
2020–21FA Women's Championship, 4th of 11
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 FA 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.

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 29 August 2021.[5]

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 Nina Wilson
2 DF England ENG Ellie Wilson
3 DF Scotland SCO Charlotte Newsham
5 DF England ENG Georgia Robert
6 MF England ENG Kasia Lipka
7 FW England ENG Courtney Sweetman-Kirk
8 MF England ENG Maddy Cusack
9 FW England ENG Lucy Watson
10 MF England ENG Alethea Paul
11 FW England ENG Jessica Clarke
12 MF England ENG Rhema Lord-Mears
14 FW England ENG Mia Enderby
15 MF England ENG Tamara Wilcock
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF England ENG Emily Syme (on loan from Aston Villa)
17 MF England ENG Matilda Taylor
18 MF England ENG Sophie Walton
19 FW England ENG Charley Docherty
20 GK England ENG Fran Kitching
21 MF England ENG Rebecca Rayner
22 DF England ENG Ocean Rolandsen
23 DF England ENG Sam Sharrocks
25 DF England ENG Sophie Bradley-Auckland
26 FW Wales WAL Georgia Walters
27 MF England ENG

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. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  4. ^ "History". Sheffield United Community Girls and Ladies F.C. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  5. ^ "First Team - Sheffield United". www.sufc.co.uk.

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