Personal information | |||
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Full name | Grace McCatty | ||
Date of birth | 28 September 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Gloucester, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sunderland | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2017 | Bristol City | 141 | (9) |
2017–2018 | Durham | 5 | (0) |
2018– | Sunderland | 33 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2020 |
Grace McCatty (born 28 September 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Sunderland in FA Women's National League North. Prior to her move to the North-East with Durham, she featured eight times in the UEFA Women's Champions League for Bristol City. [1] [2]
McCatty signed with Bristol City ahead of the 2011 FA WSL season. She made her debut for the senior squad during a match against Birmingham City L.F.C. on 14 April 2011. [3] She made 14 appearances during her first season with Bristol. The team finished in fifth place with a 4–6–3 record. [3] During the 2012 FA WSL season, Matthews made 11 appearances helping the team finish in fourth place with a 4–4–6 record. [3]
In 2014, McCatty played for Bristol in the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League. [4] Bristol was the only English team to make the quarterfinals where they were eliminated by eventual winners Frankfurt. [5] In 2015, she captained the team at the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League. [6]
After over 100 appearances and just more than ten years with Bristol City, McCatty departed to join fellow FA WSL 2 side Durham. [2]
McCatty joined former Durham team-mate Jordan Atkinson at Sunderland for the 2018-19 season. [7] She made her debut in a 2–1 away win at Bradford City in Sunderland's second game of the season.
Correct as of 10 November 2019
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bristol Academy | 2006-07 | FA Women's Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 0 |
2007-08 | FA Women's Premier League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 0 | |
2008-09 | FA Women's Premier League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
2009-10 | FA Women's Premier League | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
2011 | FA WSL | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
2012 | FA WSL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
2013 | FA WSL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | FA WSL 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
2015 | FA WSL 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
Bristol City | 2016 | FA WSL 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
2017 | FA WSL Spring Series | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
Durham | 2017-18 | FA WSL 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Sunderland | 2018-19 | FA Women's National League North | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
2019-20 | FA Women's National League North | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 175 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
McCatty has done philanthropic work in Zambia. [9]
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