Anita Amma Ankyewah Asante is an English football coach and former player who is the first-team coach at Bristol City. A defender or midfielder, she won 71 caps for the English national team and was selected in the Great Britain squad for the 2012 London Olympics. At club level, Asante has played for English clubs Arsenal, Chelsea and Aston Villa, whilst also having played for Saint Louis Athletica, Chicago Red Stars, Washington Freedom and Sky Blue FC of the American Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). She also spent six seasons playing in Sweden, two with Göteborg and then four with FC Rosengård.
Jordan Nobbs is an English professional footballer who plays for Women's Super League club Aston Villa. She previously played for Sunderland and Arsenal.
Lucy Elizabeth Staniforth-Wilson is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Aston Villa and the England women's national team.
Megan Kelly Alexander is an English footballer who plays as a defender. She has previously played for Liverpool, Oxford United, Everton, Bristol City, Millwall Lionesses, Yeovil Town, and Coventry United. Alexander has represented England at under-17 level.
Chloe Susan Arthur is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Crystal Palace in the Women's Super League and the Scotland national team.
Lauren May Hemp is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the England national team. With City, she is a FA Cup and League Cup winner, and with England; she is a European Championship and Finalissima winner, as well as World Cup runner-up. Since 2017, Hemp was twice named FA England Young Player of the Year and four times named PFA Women's Young Player of the Year.
Ebony Salmon is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Aston Villa, the England national team, and the under-23 team. A product of the Aston Villa academy, she has previously played senior football for Sheffield United, Bristol City, Racing Louisville and Houston Dash. Salmon has captained England's under-17s and under-23s, and made her senior international debut in February 2021.
Millie Tina Turner is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Manchester United and the England national team. A product of the United academy, she previously played for Everton and Bristol City, and represented England at under-19 and under-23 youth level before making her senior debut in 2024.
Kirsty Hanson is a footballer who plays as a forward for English Women's Super League club Aston Villa and the Scotland national team.
Emma Bissell is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Everton.
Aimee Rose Palmer is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Championship club Southampton. She has previously played for Manchester United, Sheffield United and Bristol City in the Championship, and has represented England at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level.
Charlie Louise Wellings is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for FA Women's National League North club Nottingham Forest.
Olivia Mary Fergusson is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League Women.
Simran Kaur Jhamat is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder in the FA Women's National League North for West Bromwich Albion.
Shania Hayles is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Championship club Newcastle United. Born in England, she represents Jamaica internationally.
Anna Rose Patten is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Aston Villa. Born in England, she is a member of the Republic of Ireland national team. Patten previously played college soccer for the Florida State Seminoles and the South Carolina Gamecocks in the United States, and has represented England at multiple youth levels from under-15 up to under-21.
The 2021–22 Aston Villa W.F.C. season was the club's 26th season under their Aston Villa affiliation, the organisation's 48th overall season in existence and their second season in the FA Women's Super League. Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.
Melissa Gem Johnson is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nottingham Forest in the FA Women's National League North. Born in England, she plays for the Jamaica women's national team.
Isobel Goodwin is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Championship club London City Lionesses and the England under-23s. She previously played for Aston Villa, Coventry United, and Sheffield United, and has represented England since under-17 youth level.
Jasmine Bull is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Bristol City and the Scotland under-23 team. She previously played non-league football for Keynsham Town, Bristol Rovers and Cheltenham Town.
