Grace McCatty

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Grace McCatty
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McCatty in 2022
Personal information
Full name Grace Elizabeth McCatty [1]
Date of birth (1989-09-28) 28 September 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Gloucester, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Quedgeley Wanderers FC
Gloucester City Girls FC
Gloucester City WFC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2017 Bristol City 141
2017–2018 Durham 6 (0)
2018–2024 Sunderland 111?
2024–2025 Sunderland
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Grace Elizabeth McCatty (born 28 September 1989) is a retired English footballer who played as a defender, finishing her career with Sunderland. Prior to her move to the North-East with Durham, she featured eight times in the UEFA Women's Champions League for Bristol City. [2] [3]

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Playing career

Bristol City, 2006–2017

McCatty signed with Bristol Academy from Gloucester City in 2006, and remained with the club for the 2011 FA WSL season. She made her first FA WSL appearance for the senior squad against Birmingham City L.F.C. on 14 April 2011. [4] She made 14 appearances during her first season with Bristol. The team finished in fifth place with a 4–6–3 record. [4] During the 2012 FA WSL season, Matthews made 11 appearances helping the team finish in fourth place with a 4–4–6 record. [4]

In 2014, McCatty played for Bristol in the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League. [5] Bristol was the only English team to make the quarterfinals where they were eliminated by eventual winners Frankfurt. [6] In 2015, she captained the team at the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League. [7]

Durham, 2017–2018

After over 100 appearances and just more than ten years with Bristol City, McCatty departed to join fellow FA WSL 2 side Durham. [3]

Sunderland AFC, 2018–2025

McCatty joined former Durham team-mate Jordan Atkinson at Sunderland for the 2018-19 season. [8] She made her debut in a 2–1 away win at Bradford City in Sunderland's second game of the season. She retired at the end of the 2023–24 Women's Championship season. [9] She made her return from retirement on 31 October 2024, rejoining Sunderland AFC Women until the end of the 2024/25 season. Following the end of the season, it was announced that she had retired, with the club describing her as having been a "superb role model" during her time with Sunderland. [10]

Career statistics

Correct as of 10 November 2019

Club

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol Academy 2006-07 FA Women's Premier League 900000--90
2007-08 FA Women's Premier League 2000000--200
2008-09 FA Women's Premier League 1610000--00
2009-10 FA Women's Premier League 1940000--00
2011 FA WSL 1430000--00
2012 FA WSL 1110000--00
2013 FA WSL 1700000--00
2014 FA WSL 1 1400000--00
2015 FA WSL 1 600000--00
Bristol City 2016 FA WSL 2 1500000--00
2017 FA WSL Spring Series 000000--00
Durham 2017-18 FA WSL 2 600000--00
Sunderland 2018-19 FA Women's National League North 2130030--240
2019-20 FA Women's National League North 720020--90
Total175140050--00

Honours

Bristol City

Individual

Personal life

McCatty has done philanthropic work in Zambia. [12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Team Information - Great Britain". 2013 Summer Universiade. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. ↑ Kragelund, Katja (29 January 2016). "Fan favourite Grace McCatty extends her contract with Bristol City Women". Vavel. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 "NEWS: McCatty Signs!". Durham Women's F.C. 2 January 2017. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Grace McCatty". Soccer Way. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bristol Academy take commanding first leg lead in Champions League". Bristol Post. 10 October 2014. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Chapman, Carole (13 November 2014). "Women's Champions League: Bristol reach quarter-finals". BBC. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Aloia, Andrew (27 April 2015). "Grace McCatty: Captain playing for her Bristol Academy future". BBC. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Sunderland AFC Ladies on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  9. ↑ Palmer, Jon (19 April 2024). "Former Bristol City and Gloucester City defender announces retirement". Gloucestershire Live . Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "SAFC Women: 2025-26 retained list submitted". www.safc.com. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Sunderland defender Arbenit Xhemajli continues his return to full fitness as McCatty earns team of the month spot". www.sunderlandecho.com. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  12. ↑ Aloia, Andrew (19 March 2015). "Grace McCatty: From Champions League to volunteering in Zambia". BBC. Retrieved 25 October 2016.

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