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

Manchester United Women
2024–25 season
Co-chairmenJoel and Avram Glazer
Head coachMarc Skinner
StadiumLeigh Sports Village
Women's Super League4th
FA CupFourth round
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Grace Clinton and Elisabeth Terland
(4 goals)
All:
Elisabeth Terland
(5 goals)
Highest home attendance8,761
(v. West Ham United,
21 September 2024)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 3,833
(v. Aston Villa,
10 November 2024)
All: 1,745
(v. Newcastle United, 11 December 2024, League Cup)
Average home league attendance6,039
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All statistics correct as of 15 December 2024.

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.[1]

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.[2]

For the fifth consecutive season, Manchester United Women scheduled at Old Trafford, increasing from two fixtures to three on the previous year. These will include the first match of the season against West Ham United on 21 September 2024, against WSL debutants Crystal Palace on the weekend of 15/16 February 2025, and the team's final home game of the season against Manchester City on the weekend of 3/4 May 2025, marking the second consecutive season United has hosted the Manchester derby at Old Trafford.[3]

Pre-season and friendlies

Amid disruptions caused by ongoing redevelopment work to the men's first-team facilities at United's Carrington training base,[4] 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.[5] The pre-season fixtures were announced on 31 July 2024.[6] The game against Liverpool scheduled for 25 August was cancelled the day before the game due to a lack of Liverpool player availability.[7]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
14 August 2024 Durham N 3–0 Oldroyd, Terland, Toone 0[a]
25 August 2024 Liverpool H Cancelled
1 September 2024 Newcastle United H 3–1 Williams 4', Terland 48', Naalsund 50' 0[a]
11 September 2024 Leicester City H 2–0 Malard, Galton 0[a]
15 September 2024 Tottenham Hotspur N 0–1 0[a]

Women's Super League

Main article: 2024–25 Women's Super League

Matches

The 2024–25 Women's Super League fixtures were released on 22 July 2024.[8]

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[9]
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[b] 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
25/26 January 2025 Brighton & Hove Albion H
1/2 February 2025 Tottenham Hotspur A
15/16 February 2025 Crystal Palace H
1/2 March 2025 Leicester City H
15/16 March 2025 Liverpool A
22/23 March 2025 Aston Villa A
29/30 March 2025 Everton H
19/20 April 2025 West Ham United A
26/27 April 2025 Chelsea H
3/4 May 2025 Manchester City H
10/11 May 2025 Arsenal A

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Manchester City 10 7 1 2 21 8 +13 22 Qualification for the Champions League second round
3 Arsenal 10 6 3 1 20 5 +15 21 Qualification for the Champions League first round
4 Manchester United 10 6 3 1 16 3 +13 21
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 10 5 2 3 17 16 +1 17
6 Tottenham Hotspur 10 3 2 5 15 23 −8 11
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2024. Source: Women's Super League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Women's FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Women's FA Cup

As a member of the first tier, United will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper. They enter the FA Cup as defending champions.[11]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
11/12 January 2025 Round 4 West Bromwich Albion H

Women's League Cup

Main article: 2024–25 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.[12]

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[c] 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 Team
 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
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: Women's League Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

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.[13]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
22/23 January 2025 Quarter-final Manchester City H

Squad statistics

See also: List of Manchester United W.F.C. records and statistics
As of 15 December 2024
Numbers in brackets denote appearances as substitute.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Sweden Anna Sandberg 0(3) 0 0 0 2 0 2(3) 0 0 0
3 DF England Gabby George 8(1) 0 0 0 1(1) 1 9(2) 1 2 0
4 DF England Maya Le Tissier (c) 10 1 0 0 3 1 13 2 3 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland Aoife Mannion 1(3) 0 0 0 1 0 2(3) 0 1 0
6 DF England Hannah Blundell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF England Ella Toone 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0
8 MF England Grace Clinton 10 4 0 0 0(2) 0 10(2) 4 3 0
9 FW France Melvine Malard 1(5) 2 0 0 3 1 4(5) 3 1 0
11 FW England Leah Galton 5(1) 2 0 0 0(3) 0 5(4) 2 0 0
12 MF Wales Hayley Ladd 0(3) 0 0 0 3 0 3(3) 0 0 0
13 MF Canada Simi Awujo 2(7) 0 0 0 2(1) 0 4(8) 0 1 0
14 DF Canada Jayde Riviere 7(1) 0 0 0 1 0 8(1) 0 1 0
15 FW Norway Celin Bizet 6(4) 1 0 0 1(1) 0 7(5) 1 1 0
16 MF Norway Lisa Naalsund 5 0 0 0 0(1) 0 5(1) 0 1 0
17 DF Netherlands Dominique Janssen 10 1 0 0 1(2) 0 11(2) 1 2 0
19 FW Norway Elisabeth Terland 9 4 0 0 0(2) 1 9(2) 5 0 0
20 MF Japan Hinata Miyazawa 3(4) 0 0 0 2(1) 0 5(5) 0 0 0
21 DF England Millie Turner 10 0 0 0 3 0 13 0 1 0
23 FW Brazil Geyse 6(2) 1 0 0 2 0 8(2) 1 3 0
25 DF England Evie Rabjohn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW England Rachel Williams 1(7) 0 0 0 3 2 4(7) 2 1 0
34 MF Scotland Emma Watson 0(1) 0 0 0 2 1 2(1) 1 1 0
36 FW England Alyssa Aherne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW England Keira Barry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF England Jess Simpson 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0
39 GK Wales Safia Middleton-Patel 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
55 DF England Lucy Newell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
91 GK United States Phallon Tullis-Joyce 9 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 1 0
Own goals — 0 — 0 — 2 — 2 — —

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Ref.
1 July 2024[d] MF Wales Sienna Jones England Bolton Wanderers [14]
2 July 2024 DF Netherlands Dominique Janssen Germany VfL Wolfsburg [15]
12 July 2024 FW France Melvine Malard France Lyon [16]
17 July 2024 FW Norway Elisabeth Terland England Brighton & Hove Albion [17]
2 August 2024 DF Sweden Anna Sandberg Sweden BK Häcken [18]
9 August 2024 MF Canada Simi Awujo United States USC Trojans [19]
4 September 2024 FW Norway Celin Bizet England Tottenham Hotspur [20]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Ref.
30 June 2024 GK England Mary Earps France Paris Saint-Germain[e] [22]
FW Spain Lucía García Mexico Monterrey[f] [24]
MF England Katie Zelem United States Angel City FC[g] [26]
1 July 2024 FW England Eleanor Ashton United States Coastal Carolina Chanticleers [27]
FW Wales Lois Cartmell England Liverpool [28]
GK England Jennifer Handy United States Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks [29]
FW England Megan Sofield United States Arizona State Sun Devils [30]
17 July 2024 FW United Arab Emirates Fay Al-Qaimi England Halifax [31]
18 July 2024 MF Spain Irene Guerrero Mexico Club América [32]
27 July 2024 DF Wales Mayzee Davies England Liverpool Feds [33]
14 August 2024 MF Republic of Ireland Layla Proctor England Lewes [34]
16 August 2024 DF Wales Gemma Evans England Liverpool [35]
18 August 2024 MF Wales Bella Reidford England Burnley [36]
13 September 2024 FW England Nikita Parris England Brighton & Hove Albion [37]

Loans out

Date from Date to Pos. Name To Ref.
8 August 2024 30 June 2025 GK England Kacey Bolton-Woollam[h] England Huddersfield Town [38]
MF England Holly Deering[h] England Liverpool Feds [39]
19 August 2024 FW Wales Olivia Francis[h] England Liverpool Feds [40]
13 September 2024 FW England Alyssa Aherne England Sheffield United [41]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Match played behind closed doors
  2. ^ Rescheduled from 6 October 2024 due to Chelsea's UWCL group stage participation.[10]
  3. ^ This match, originally scheduled for 22 November 2024, was moved forward due to the rescheduling of Manchester United's WSL match against Chelsea away.[10]
  4. ^ Deal agreed 15 June 2024
  5. ^ Released, joined Paris Saint-Germain on 1 July 2024.[21]
  6. ^ Released, joined Monterrey on 1 July 2024[23]
  7. ^ Released, joined Angel City on 12 August 2024[25]
  8. ^ a b c Dual registration

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