Sheffield United W.F.C.

Not to be confused with Sheffield F.C. Ladies.

This article is about the women's football club. For the men's football club, see Sheffield United F.C.

Sheffield United Women

Full name	Sheffield United Women Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Blades
Founded	2002;23 years ago (2002) (as Sheffield United Community Girls and Ladies)
Ground	Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Chairman	Lee Walshaw
Manager	Ash Thompson
League	Barclays Women's Super League 2
2024–25	Women's Championship, 11th of 11
Website	sufc.co.uk/women
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Sheffield United Women Football Club ^[1] is an English women's football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The club currently play in the Women's Super League 2 (WSL2). ^[2]

History

^{[3] [4]} In his role as Sheffield United's Community Officer, Tony Currie founded a female team called Sheffield Hallam United in 1993. When this team folded after five seasons, one of Currie's coaches Andy Keenan began hosting sessions for Year Five girls in Heeley. Despite only five players attending the first training session, they entered a local youth league in 1998–99 as Sheffield United Community Girls.

In 2002, an adult East Midlands Regional Women's Football League club called Sheffield Inter (formerly Inter Owls) were close to folding and Sheffield United Community Girls and Ladies successfully bid to take their place in 2002–03. Under new manager Derek Baxby the club finished 5th in its first season, 3rd in its second season and then finished as runners-up to Derby County in 2004–05. Inspired by 75-goal striker Jodie Michalska, the club secured promotion to the Midland Combination Women's Football League in 2005–06.

In July 2022 it was announced that all league and cup matches in the 2022–23 season would be played at Bramall Lane. ^[5]

In December 2024, it was announced that COH Sports had completed the purchase of Blades Leisure Ltd., the company that owned the team. It was reported that COH Sports had been created by a group of American investors. ^[6]

Sheffield finished bottom of the league in the 2024–25 Women's Championship, but avoided relegation due to Blackburn Rovers failing to meet the league's minimum standards and consequently being relegated. ^[7]

Players

Current squad

As of 24 July 2025 ^[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Sian Rogers 2 DF   ENG Leanne Cowan 3 DF   ENG Abbie Lafayette 4 MF   ENG Ella Kinzett 5 DF   ENG Molly Graham 6 DF   ENG Emma Taylor 7 FW   ENG Amy Andrews 10 MF   ENG Charlie Devlin

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 FW   ENG Alyssa Aherne 17 MF   ENG Tilly Bristow 19 FW   ENG Grace Foy 23 MF   NIR Connie Scofield 24 MF   ENG Tammi George 41 DF   ENG Jess Reavill — MF   ENG Lauren Thomas

Former players

For details of current and former players, see Category:Sheffield United F.C. Women players.

References

1. "Introducing Sheffield United Women". sufc.co.uk. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
2. "Women's Football Pyramid club allocations confirmed 2025-26". thefa.com. The Football Association. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
3. "A potted history of United's Ladies". Sheffield United F.C. 17 September 2016. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
4. "History". Sheffield United Community Girls and Ladies F.C. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
5. "United Women to play at the Lane". Sheffield United FC. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
6. "US consortium COH Sports completes Blades acquisition". Insider Media. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
7. "Barclays Women's Super League 2 Season Preview". WSL Football. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
8. "Sheffied United Women". www.sufc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.

External links

• Official site