# 2024–25 Manchester United W.F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is Manchester United Women's seventh season since they were founded and their sixth in the Women's Super League, the professional top-flight women's league in England. The club also compete in the FA Cup and League Cup.
Ahead of the season, manager Marc Skinner signed a one-year contract extension.
Following the departure of Katie Zelem in June 2024, Maya Le Tissier was named as her successor as club captain on 27 August 2024, with Ella Toone being named as vice-captain.
For the fifth consecutive season, Manchester United Women scheduled at Old Trafford. The first match of the season against West Ham United was played at the stadium on 21 September 2024, while the team's final home game of the season against Manchester City on the weekend of 3/4 May 2025 will also be played there, marking the second consecutive season United has hosted the Manchester derby at Old Trafford. A third match, against WSL debutants Crystal Palace on 16 February 2025, was initially scheduled to take place at Old Trafford, but was later moved to Leigh Sports Village instead.

## Pre-season and friendlies

Amid disruptions caused by ongoing redevelopment work to the men's first-team facilities at United's Carrington training base, the club confirmed United Women would spend multiple weeks of pre-season based at St George's Park in Burton upon Trent. In September, the team will spend a week at the Marbella Football Center in Spain. The pre-season fixtures were announced on 31 July 2024. The game against Liverpool scheduled for 25 August was cancelled the day before the game due to a lack of Liverpool player availability.
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 14 August 2024 | Durham | N | 3–0 | Oldroyd, Terland, Toone | 0 |
| 25 August 2024 | Liverpool | H | Cancelled | | |
| 1 September 2024 | Newcastle United | H | 3–1 | Williams 4', Terland 48', Naalsund 50' | 0 |
| 11 September 2024 | Leicester City | H | 2–0 | Malard, Galton | 0 |
| 15 September 2024 | Tottenham Hotspur | N | 0–1 | | 0 |

## Women's Super League
### Matches

The 2024–25 Women's Super League fixtures were released on 22 July 2024.
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
| 21 September 2024 | West Ham United | H | 3–0 | Geyse 28', Galton 45+3', Clinton 53' | 8,761 | 2nd |
| 29 September 2024 | Everton | A | 1–0 | Clinton 4' | 1,343 | 2nd |
| 6 October 2024 | Chelsea | A | Postponed due to Chelsea's UWCL group stage participation | Postponed due to Chelsea's UWCL group stage participation | Postponed due to Chelsea's UWCL group stage participation | Postponed due to Chelsea's UWCL group stage participation |
| 13 October 2024 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–0 | Terland (2) 44', 45+4', Le Tissier 59' (pen.) | 4,473 | 3rd |
| 19 October 2024 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–1 | Clinton 10' | 8,369 | 1st |
| 3 November 2024 | Arsenal | H | 1–1 | Malard 82' | 8,348 | 4th |
| 10 November 2024 | Aston Villa | H | 0–0 | | 3,833 | 5th |
| 17 November 2024 | Leicester City | A | 2–0 | Terland 45+3', Bizet 81' | 5,405 | 5th |
| 24 November 2024 | Chelsea | A | 0–1 | | 4,264 | 5th |
| 8 December 2024 | Liverpool | H | 4–0 | Terland 33', Galton 34', Janssen 59', Malard 81' | 4,782 | 4th |
| 15 December 2024 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–0 | Clinton 45+5' | 1,773 | 4th |
| 19 January 2025 | Manchester City | A | 4–2 | Toone (3) 14', 36', 46', Galton 21' | 22,497 | 3rd |
| 26 January 2025 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 3–0 | Toone 2', Miyazawa 11', Bizet 69' | 3,027 | 2nd |
| 2 February 2025 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–0 | Terland 6' | 6,923 | 2nd |
| 16 February 2025 | Crystal Palace | H | 3–1 | Terland (2) 9', 64', Clinton 85' | 4,761 | 2nd |
| 2 March 2025 | Leicester City | H | 2–0 | Malard 19', Galton 45+2' | 3,950 | 2nd |
| 14 March 2025 | Liverpool | A | 1–3 | Le Tissier 89' | 15,596 | 3rd |
| 23 March 2025 | Aston Villa | A | | | | |
| 30 March 2025 | Everton | H | | | | |
| 20 April 2025 | West Ham United | A | | | | |
| 27 April 2025 | Chelsea | H | | | | |
| 4 May 2025 | Manchester City | H | | | | |
| 10 May 2025 | Arsenal | A | | | | |

### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Chelsea | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 10 | +35 | 44 | Qualification for the Champions League league stage |
| 2 | Arsenal | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 13 | +28 | 36 | Qualification for the Champions League second round |
| 3 | Manchester United | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 36 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 4 | Manchester City | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 32 | |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 22 | |

## Women's FA Cup

As a member of the first tier, United entered the FA Cup in the fourth round proper. They entered the FA Cup as defending champions.
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 11 January 2025 | Round 4 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 7–0 | Malard 23', Bizet (3) 77', 89', 90+7', Williams (2) 79', 90+2', Toone 84' | 2,313 |
| 8 February 2025 | Round 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 6–0 | Terland 26', Galton 36', Mannion 52', Toone 54', Griffiths (2) 88', 90+5' | 5,008 |
| 8 March 2025 | Quarter-final | Sunderland | H | 3–1 | Galton 7', Le Tissier 45+2', Toone 90+1' | 3,051 |
| 13 April 2025 | Semi-final | Manchester City | A | | | |

## Women's League Cup
### Group stage

As a team not qualified for the group stage of the Champions League, Manchester United entered the League Cup at the group stage. With the draw split regionally, United were drawn into Group A of the northern section along with WSL clubs Everton and Liverpool, and Newcastle United of the Championship.
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Group position |
| 2 October 2024 | Liverpool | H | 2–0 | Malard 9', Williams 67' | 2,568 | 1st |
| 20 November 2024 | Everton | A | 2–0 | Brosnan 15' (o.g.), Le Tissier 77' | 789 | 1st |
| 11 December 2024 | Newcastle United | H | 5–3 | Cataldo 9' (o.g.), Watson 24', Williams 68', George 83', Terland 88' | 1,745 | 1st |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Manchester United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 2 | |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 1 | |

### Knockout phase

The draw for the knockout phase was made on 16 December 2024, with United being drawn at home against Manchester City in the quarter-finals.
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 22 January 2025 | Quarter-final | Manchester City | H | 1–2 | Turner 35' | 3,011 |

## Squad statistics

    As of 14 March 2025
    Numbers in brackets denote appearances as substitute.
    Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Kayla Rendell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Anna Sandberg | 0(8) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4(10) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Gabby George | 14(1) | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 17(3) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Maya Le Tissier (c) | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Aoife Mannion | 2(7) | 0 | 2(1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6(8) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Hannah Blundell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Ella Toone | 12 | 4 | 2(1) | 3 | 0(1) | 0 | 14(2) | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Grace Clinton | 13(2) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 16(4) | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Melvine Malard | 2(9) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9(9) | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Leah Galton | 11(1) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1(3) | 0 | 15(4) | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Hayley Ladd | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Simi Awujo | 2(8) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 5(10) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Jayde Riviere | 12(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 14(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Celin Bizet | 11(5) | 2 | 1(1) | 3 | 1(2) | 0 | 13(8) | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Lisa Naalsund | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Dominique Janssen | 16 | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 18(4) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Elisabeth Terland | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0(3) | 1 | 16(3) | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Hinata Miyazawa | 7(6) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 13(7) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Millie Turner | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Geyse | 6(3) | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9(4) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Evie Rabjohn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Rachel Williams | 1(11) | 0 | 0(3) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5(14) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Emma Watson | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | Alyssa Aherne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | Keira Barry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | Jess Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | GK | Safia Middleton-Patel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | Jessica Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | Mared Griffiths | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | MF | Amelia Oldroyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | Lucy Newell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | MF | Tamira Livingston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | DF | Scarlett Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | GK | Phallon Tullis-Joyce | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From |
| 1 July 2024 | MF | Sienna Jones | Bolton Wanderers |
| 2 July 2024 | DF | Dominique Janssen | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 12 July 2024 | FW | Melvine Malard | Lyon |
| 17 July 2024 | FW | Elisabeth Terland | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 2 August 2024 | DF | Anna Sandberg | BK Häcken |
| 9 August 2024 | MF | Simi Awujo | USC Trojans |
| 4 September 2024 | FW | Celin Bizet | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 11 January 2025 | GK | Kayla Rendell | Southampton |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Mary Earps | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 30 June 2024 | FW | Lucía García | Monterrey |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | Katie Zelem | Angel City FC |
| 1 July 2024 | FW | Eleanor Ashton | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers |
| 1 July 2024 | FW | Lois Cartmell | Liverpool |
| 1 July 2024 | DF | Mayzee Davies | Manchester City |
| 1 July 2024 | GK | Jennifer Handy | Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks |
| 1 July 2024 | FW | Megan Sofield | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 17 July 2024 | FW | Fay Al-Qaimi | Halifax |
| 18 July 2024 | MF | Irene Guerrero | Club América |
| 14 August 2024 | MF | Layla Proctor | Lewes |
| 16 August 2024 | DF | Gemma Evans | Liverpool |
| 18 August 2024 | MF | Bella Reidford | Burnley |
| 13 September 2024 | FW | Nikita Parris | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 8 January 2025 | MF | Hayley Ladd | Everton |
| 20 February 2025 | DF | Zaiba Ishaque | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |

### Loans out

| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To |
| 8 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | GK | Kacey Bolton-Woollam | Huddersfield Town |
| 8 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | MF | Holly Deering | Liverpool Feds |
| 19 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | FW | Olivia Francis | Liverpool Feds |
| 13 September 2024 | 30 June 2025 | FW | Alyssa Aherne | Sheffield United |
| 7 January 2025 | 30 June 2025 | DF | Jess Simpson | Bristol City |
| 7 January 2025 | 30 June 2025 | MF | Emma Watson | Everton |
| 10 January 2025 | 30 June 2025 | DF | Lucy Newell | Blackburn Rovers |
| 28 January 2025 | 30 June 2025 | MF | Amelia Oldroyd | Burnley |