2024–25 Manchester United W.F.C. season
Manchester United Women 2024–25 football season
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The 2024–25 season was 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 competed in the FA Cup and League Cup.
| 2024–25 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-chairmen | Joel and Avram Glazer | |||
| Head coach | Marc Skinner | |||
| Stadium | Leigh Sports Village | |||
| Women's Super League | 3rd | |||
| FA Cup | Runners-up | |||
| League Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Elisabeth Terland (10 goals) All: Elisabeth Terland (12 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 31,465 (v. Manchester City, 4 May 2025) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 3,027 (v. Brighton & Hove Albion, 26 January 2025) All: 1,745 (v. Newcastle United, 11 December 2024, League Cup) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 7,390 | |||
| Biggest win | 7–0 v West Bromwich Albion (H) (FA Cup, 11 January 2025) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 v Chelsea (N) (FA Cup, 18 May 2025) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 18 May 2025. | ||||
Ahead of the season, manager Marc Skinner signed a one-year contract extension.[1] Later in the season, on 2 April 2025, he signed a further contract extension until 2027 with the option for a further year.[2]
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.[3]
For the fifth consecutive season, Manchester United Women scheduled at Old Trafford. The first match of the season against West Ham United was played at the stadium on 21 September 2024 along with the team's final home match of the season against Manchester City on 4 May 2025, marking the second consecutive season United has hosted the Manchester derby at Old Trafford.[4] A third match, against WSL debutants Crystal Palace on 16 February 2025, was initially scheduled to take place at Old Trafford, but was later moved to Leigh Sports Village instead.[4][5]
Pre-season and friendlies
Amid disruptions caused by ongoing redevelopment work to the men's first-team facilities at United's Carrington training base,[6] 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.[7] The pre-season fixtures were announced on 31 July 2024.[8] The game against Liverpool scheduled for 25 August was cancelled the day before the game due to a lack of Liverpool player availability.[9]
| 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
Matches
The 2024–25 Women's Super League fixtures were released on 22 July 2024.[10]
| 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[11] | |||
| 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 | 4–2 | Toone (3) 14', 36', 46', Galton 21' | 22,497 | 3rd |
| 26 January 2025 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 3–0 | Toone 2', Miyazawa 11', Bizet 69' | 3,027 | 2nd |
| 2 February 2025 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–0 | Terland 6' | 6,923 | 2nd |
| 16 February 2025 | Crystal Palace | H | 3–1 | Terland (2) 9', 64', Clinton 85' | 4,761 | 2nd |
| 2 March 2025 | Leicester City | H | 2–0 | Malard 19', Galton 45+2' | 3,950 | 2nd |
| 14 March 2025 | Liverpool | A | 1–3 | Le Tissier 89' | 15,596 | 3rd |
| 23 March 2025 | Aston Villa | A | 4–0 | Terland (2) 22', 31', Clinton 45', Galton 64' | 5,038 | 3rd |
| 30 March 2025 | Everton | H | 2–0 | Janssen 22', Clinton 47' | 3,856 | 3rd |
| 19 April 2025 | West Ham United | A | 0–0 | 2,315 | 3rd | |
| 30 April 2025[c] | Chelsea | H | 0–1 | 4,029 | 3rd | |
| 4 May 2025 | Manchester City | H | 2–2 | Clinton 45', Malard 68' | 31,465 | 3rd |
| 10 May 2025 | Arsenal | A | 3–4 | Toone 13', Terland 70', Le Tissier 76' (pen.) | 46,603 | 3rd |
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea (C) | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 13 | +43 | 60 | Qualification for the Champions League league stage[d] |
| 2 | Arsenal | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 62 | 26 | +36 | 48 | |
| 3 | Manchester United | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 44 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Manchester City | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 43 | |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 28 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Match played behind closed doors
- Rescheduled from 6 October 2024 due to Chelsea's UWCL group stage participation.[12]
- Rescheduled from 27 April 2025 due to Chelsea's participation in the UWCL semi-finals.[13]
- Arsenal qualified for the Champions League league phase as the 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League winners.
Women's FA Cup
As a member of the first tier, United entered the FA Cup in the fourth round proper. They entered the FA Cup as defending champions.[14]
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 January 2025 | Round 4 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 7–0 | Malard 23', Bizet (3) 77',[a] 89', 90+7', Williams (2) 79', 90+2', Toone 84' | 2,313 |
| 8 February 2025 | Round 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 6–0 | Terland 26', Galton 36', Mannion 52', Toone 54', Griffiths (2) 88', 90+5' | 5,008 |
| 8 March 2025 | Quarter-final | Sunderland | H | 3–1 | Galton 7', Le Tissier 45+2', Toone 90+1' | 3,051 |
| 13 April 2025 | Semi-final | Manchester City | A | 2–0 | Bizet 6', Clinton 22' | 5,600 |
| 18 May 2025 | Final | Chelsea | N | 0–3 | 74,412 |
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.[17]
| 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[b] | 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 | MUN | LIV | EVE | NUN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Advanced to knock-out stage | — | 2–0 | – | 5–3 | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | – | — | 4–0 | – | ||
| 3 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 2 | 0–2 | – | — | – | ||
| 4 | Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 1 | – | 1–6 | 1–1 | — |
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.[18]
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 January 2025 | Quarter-final | Manchester City | H | 1–2 | Turner 35' | 3,011 |
World Sevens Football
Manchester United contested the inaugural women's seven-a-side football tournament between 21 and 23 May.[19] The tournament was held in Estoril, Portugal, and featured eight clubs split between two groups. The top two teams from each group progressed to the knockout stage. United were awarded £739K (US$1m) as runners up of the tournament, after losing 2–1 to Bayern Munich in the final.[20]
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manchester United |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 3 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Paris Saint-Germain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 2 | |
| 3 |  AS Roma |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Benfica |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 |
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2025 | AS Roma | N | 3–2 | Bizet 12', Toone 14', Clinton 20' | |
| 22 May 2025 | Benfica | N | 3–1 | Bizet 2', Awujo (2) 11', 18' | |
| 22 May 2025 | Paris Saint-Germain | N | 2–2 (7–6 p) |
Le Tissier 5', Simpson 20' |
Knockout stage
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2025 | Semi-final | Manchester City | N | 2–0 | Malard 4', George 25' | |
| 23 May 2025 | Final | Bayern Munich | N | 1–2 | Awujo 14' |
Squad statistics
- As of 18 May 2025
- 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 |  |  | |||
| 1 | GK | Kayla Rendell |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  Anna Sandberg |
2(12) | 0 | 1(4) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6(16) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Gabby George |
18(1) | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 23(3) | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Maya Le Tissier (c) |
22 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  Aoife Mannion |
2(11) | 0 | 3(2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7(13) | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Hannah Blundell |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Ella Toone |
17(1) | 5 | 3(2) | 3 | 0(1) | 0 | 20(4) | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Grace Clinton |
19(2) | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1(2) | 0 | 24(4) | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Melvine Malard |
4(13) | 4 | 3(2) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11(15) | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Leah Galton |
17(1) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1(3) | 0 | 23(4) | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF |  Hayley Ladd |
0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF |  Simi Awujo |
2(10) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 5(12) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Jayde Riviere |
17(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 20(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW |  Celin Bizet |
17(5) | 2 | 3(1) | 4 | 1(2) | 0 | 21(8) | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Lisa Naalsund |
5(3) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 5(6) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF |  Dominique Janssen |
19(2) | 2 | 2(2) | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 22(7) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Elisabeth Terland |
18(2) | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0(3) | 1 | 22(5) | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF |  Hinata Miyazawa |
13(6) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 21(7) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Millie Turner |
21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | FW |  Geyse |
6(3) | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9(4) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Evie Rabjohn |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Rachel Williams |
1(14) | 0 | 0(4) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5(18) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF |  Emma Watson |
0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | Alyssa Aherne |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | Keira Barry |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | Jess Simpson |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | GK | Safia Middleton-Patel |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | Jessica Anderson |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | Mared Griffiths |
0 | 0 | 0(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | MF | Amelia Oldroyd |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | Lucy Newell |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | MF | Tamira Livingston |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | DF | Scarlett Hill |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | GK |  Phallon Tullis-Joyce |
22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Own goals | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | ||
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2024[c] | MF | Sienna Jones |
Bolton Wanderers |
[21] |
| 2 July 2024 | DF | Dominique Janssen |
 VfL Wolfsburg |
[22] |
| 12 July 2024 | FW | Melvine Malard |
Lyon |
[23] |
| 17 July 2024 | FW | Elisabeth Terland |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
[24] |
| 2 August 2024 | DF | Anna Sandberg |
BK Häcken |
[25] |
| 9 August 2024 | MF | Simi Awujo |
USC Trojans |
[26] |
| 4 September 2024 | FW | Celin Bizet |
Tottenham Hotspur |
[27] |
| 11 January 2025 | GK | Kayla Rendell |
Southampton |
[28] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Mary Earps |
Paris Saint-Germain[d] |
[30] |
| FW |  Lucía García |
 Monterrey[e] |
[32] | |
| MF | Katie Zelem |
Angel City FC[f] |
[34] | |
| 1 July 2024 | FW | Eleanor Ashton |
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers |
[35] |
| FW | Lois Cartmell |
Liverpool |
[36] | |
| DF | Mayzee Davies |
Manchester City |
[37] | |
| GK | Jennifer Handy |
Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks |
[38] | |
| FW | Megan Sofield |
Arizona State Sun Devils |
[39] | |
| 17 July 2024 | FW |  Fay Al-Qaimi |
Halifax |
[40] |
| 18 July 2024 | MF | Irene Guerrero |
Club América |
[41] |
| 14 August 2024 | MF | Layla Proctor |
Lewes |
[42] |
| 16 August 2024 | DF | Gemma Evans |
Liverpool |
[43] |
| 18 August 2024 | MF | Bella Reidford |
Burnley |
[44] |
| 13 September 2024 | FW | Nikita Parris |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
[45] |
| 8 January 2025 | MF | Hayley Ladd |
Everton |
[46] |
| 20 February 2025 | DF | Zaiba Ishaque |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
[47] |
| 10 March 2025 | MF | Anna Fletcher |
Rhode Island Rams |
[48] |
| 13 March 2025 | DF | Ruby Johnson |
Marshall Thundering Herd |
[49] |
Loans out
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | MF | Holly Deering[g] |
Liverpool Feds |
[50] |
| GK | Kacey Bolton-Woollam[g] |
Huddersfield Town |
[51] | ||
| 19 August 2024 | FW | Olivia Francis[g] |
Liverpool Feds |
[52] | |
| 13 September 2024 | FW | Alyssa Aherne |
Sheffield United |
[53] | |
| 7 January 2025 | DF | Jess Simpson |
Bristol City |
[54] | |
| MF | Emma Watson |
Everton |
[55] | ||
| 10 January 2025 | DF | Lucy Newell |
Blackburn Rovers |
[56] | |
| 19 January 2025 | MF | Sienna Limbert[g] |
Halifax |
[57] | |
| 26 January 2025 | MF | Anna Fletcher[g] |
Stockport County |
[58] | |
| 28 January 2025 | MF | Amelia Oldroyd[g] |
Burnley |
[59] | |
| 30 January 2025 | DF | Amelia Freeman[g] |
Cheadle Town |
[60] | |
| 13 February 2025 | MF | Ellie Adams[g] |
AFC Fylde |
[61] | |
| 23 February 2025 | GK | Millie Crook[g] |
AFC Fylde |
[62] | |
| 22 March 2025 | DF | Lucy Crook[g] |
Liverpool Feds |
[63] | |
| 24 March 2025 | 16 November 2025 | FW | Geyse |
Gotham FC |
[64] |
Notes
- Deal agreed 15 June 2024
- Dual registration