# List of Manchester United W.F.C. players

Manchester United Women Football Club is an English association football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. The club is the women's section of Manchester United Football Club. Manchester United was formed in Newton Heath in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR F.C., and played their first competitive match in October 1886, when they entered the first round of the 1886–87 FA Cup. The club was renamed Manchester United F.C. in 1902, and they moved to Old Trafford in 1910. The women's section was founded in 2018, playing its first competitive match in August 2018, a 1–0 win over Liverpool in the 2018–19 FA Women's League Cup.
Previously, Manchester United were associated with a semi-professional women supporter's football club. The club was dissolved in 2005, after Malcolm Glazer's takeover of Manchester United, with the club wishing to focus on its women's academy levels. A media spokesman for Manchester United also claimed the club wanted to focus on its women's academy instead of its senior team.
As of 14 March 2025, a total of 74 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club; of these, 27 players are currently under contract with Manchester United. The most recent player to make their debut for the club is Welsh midfielder Mared Griffiths who debuted on 8 February 2025 in the 2024–25 Women's FA Cup match against Wolverhampton Wanderers. The player who has made the most appearances for Manchester United is English forward Ella Toone; they have made 180 appearances. The player who has scored the most goals is English forward Ella Toone; they have scored 60 goals for Manchester United.

## List of players

* Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only, including WSL, Championship, FA Cup, League Cup, Champions League matches.
* Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club.
Statistics correct as of match played 14 March 2025

### Table headers

* Nationality – If a player played international football, the country/countries they played for are shown. Otherwise, the player's nationality is given as their country of birth.
* Manchester United career – The year of the player's first appearance for Manchester United to the year of their last appearance.
* Starts – The number of matches started.
* Sub – The number of matches played as a substitute.
* Total – The total number of matches played, both as a starter and as a substitute.
Positions key :
| GK | Goalkeeper |
| DF | Defender |
| MF | Midfielder |
| FW | Forward |
| U | Utility player |
List of Manchester United W.F.C. players :
| Name | Nationality | Position | Manchester United career | Starts | Subs | Total | Goals |
| Ref |||
| Siobhan Chamberlain | England | GK | 2018–2019 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Kirsty Smith | Scotland | DF | 2018–2022 | 51 | 7 | 58 | 1 |
| Amy Turner | England | DF | 2018–2021 | 62 | 5 | 67 | 4 |
| Millie Turner | England | DF | 2018– | 165 | 2 | 167 | 11 |
| Alex Greenwood | England | DF | 2018–2019 | 26 | 1 | 27 | 5 |
| Mollie Green | England | MF | 2018–2019 | 25 | 4 | 29 | 16 |
| Katie Zelem | England | MF | 2018–2024 | 151 | 10 | 161 | 32 |
| Lauren James | England | FW | 2018–2021 | 36 | 20 | 56 | 28 |
| Lizzie Arnot | Scotland | FW | 2018–2020 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 9 |
| Jessica Sigsworth | England | FW | 2018–2021 | 45 | 21 | 66 | 26 |
| Kirsty Hanson | Scotland | FW | 2018–2022 | 52 | 38 | 90 | 16 |
| Ella Toone | England | FW | 2018– | 146 | 34 | 180 | 60 |
| Leah Galton | England | FW | 2018– | 127 | 27 | 154 | 43 |
| Charlie Devlin | England | MF | 2018–2019 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 6 |
| Aimee Palmer | England | MF | 2018–2019 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
| Martha Harris | England | DF | 2018–2022 | 37 | 12 | 49 | 1 |
| Naomi Hartley | England | DF | 2018–2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Fran Bentley | England | GK | 2018–2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Emily Ramsey | England | GK | 2018–2020 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Mary Earps | England | GK | 2019–2024 | 124 | 1 | 125 | 0 |
| Lotta Ökvist | Sweden | DF | 2019–2020 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Abbie McManus | England | DF | 2019–2020 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| Hayley Ladd | Wales | MF | 2019–2024 | 84 | 26 | 110 | 11 |
| Jackie Groenen | Netherlands | MF | 2019–2022 | 51 | 9 | 60 | 0 |
| Jane Ross | Scotland | FW | 2019–2021 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 7 |
| Aurora Mikalsen | Norway | GK | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rebecca May | England | MF | 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ona Batlle | Spain | DF | 2020–2023 | 75 | 2 | 77 | 3 |
| Alessia Russo | England | FW | 2020–2023 | 49 | 10 | 59 | 27 |
| Lucy Staniforth | England | MF | 2020–2022 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 3 |
| Tobin Heath | United States | FW | 2020 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 |
| Christen Press | United States | FW | 2020–2021 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 4 |
| Ivana Fuso | Brazil | FW | 2020–2022 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 2 |
| Maria Thorisdottir | Norway | DF | 2021–2023 | 36 | 9 | 45 | 1 |
| Carrie Jones | Wales | MF | 2021–2022 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Tara Bourne | England | DF | 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hannah Blundell | England | DF | 2021– | 83 | 8 | 91 | 3 |
| Aoife Mannion | Ireland | DF | 2021– | 30 | 19 | 49 | 1 |
| Vilde Bøe Risa | Norway | MF | 2021–2023 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 8 |
| Martha Thomas | Scotland | FW | 2021–2023 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 8 |
| Sophie Baggaley | England | GK | 2021–2022 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Karna Solskjær | Norway | FW | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Signe Bruun | Denmark | FW | 2022 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Diane Caldwell | Ireland | DF | 2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jade Moore | England | MF | 2022 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| Maya Le Tissier | England | DF | 2022– | 85 | 2 | 87 | 8 |
| Lucía García | Spain | FW | 2022–2024 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 16 |
| Adriana Leon | Canada | FW | 2022–2023 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| Nikita Parris | England | FW | 2022–2024 | 42 | 15 | 57 | 25 |
| Aïssatou Tounkara | France | DF | 2022 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Rachel Williams | England | FW | 2022– | 17 | 58 | 75 | 21 |
| Keira Barry | England | FW | 2022– | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alyssa Aherne | England | FW | 2022– | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Estelle Cascarino | France | MF | 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Lisa Naalsund | Norway | MF | 2023– | 26 | 9 | 35 | 5 |
| Jayde Riviere | Canada | DF | 2023– | 33 | 6 | 39 | 0 |
| Gabby George | England | DF | 2023– | 21 | 3 | 24 | 1 |
| Geyse | Brazil | FW | 2023– | 25 | 14 | 39 | 3 |
| Hinata Miyazawa | Japan | MF | 2023– | 21 | 16 | 37 | 2 |
| Melvine Malard | France | FW | 2023– | 23 | 24 | 47 | 12 |
| Gemma Evans | Wales | DF | 2023–2024 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 0 |
| Irene Guerrero | Spain | MF | 2023–2024 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Phallon Tullis-Joyce | United States | GK | 2023– | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Evie Rabjohn | England | DF | 2023– | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dominique Janssen | Netherlands | DF | 2024– | 18 | 4 | 22 | 1 |
| Grace Clinton | England | MF | 2024– | 16 | 4 | 20 | 5 |
| Elisabeth Terland | Norway | FW | 2024– | 16 | 3 | 19 | 9 |
| Celin Bizet | Norway | FW | 2024– | 13 | 8 | 21 | 5 |
| Simi Awujo | Canada | MF | 2024– | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 |
| Anna Sandberg | Sweden | DF | 2024– | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 |
| Emma Watson | Scotland | MF | 2024– | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Jess Simpson | England | DF | 2024– | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Safia Middleton-Patel | Wales | GK | 2024– | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mared Griffiths | Wales | MF | 2025– | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

## Club captains

| Dates | Captain | Honours |
| 2018–2019 | Alex Greenwood | 2018–19 Championship |
| 2019–2024 | Katie Zelem | 2023–24 FA Cup |
| 2024–present | Maya Le Tissier | |

### Vice-captains

| Dates | Vice-captain | Ref. |
| 2018–2024 | Position vacant | — |
| 2024–present | Ella Toone | |