2025–26 Manchester United W.F.C. season
Manchester United Women 2025–26 football season
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The 2025–26 season was Manchester United Women's eighth season since they were founded and their seventh in the Women's Super League, the professional top-flight women's league in England. The club also competed in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the UEFA Women's Champions League.
| 2025–26 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-chairmen | Joel and Avram Glazer | |||
| Head coach | Marc Skinner | |||
| Stadium | Leigh Sports Village | |||
| Women's Super League | 4th | |||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | |||
| League Cup | Runners-up | |||
| Champions League | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jess Park Melvine Malard Elisabeth Terland (6 goals each) All: Elisabeth Terland (15 goals) | |||
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For the sixth consecutive season, Manchester United Women scheduled matches at Old Trafford. In the WSL, the match against Manchester City was held at the stadium on 28 March 2026, marking the third consecutive season in which it has hosted the Manchester derby.[1] In addition, United played two Champions League matches at Old Trafford: the league phase match against Paris Saint-Germain on 12 November 2025 and the first leg of the quarter-finals against Bayern Munich on 25 March 2026.[2][3] This marked the first time United has played more than two matches at Old Trafford during a season. A second WSL match, against Aston Villa on 8 November 2025, was initially scheduled to take place at Old Trafford, but was later moved to Leigh Sports Village instead.[1][4]
Pre-season and friendlies
Manchester United's pre-season fixtures were announced on 25 July 2025.[5]
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2025 | Aston Villa | H | 2–0 | Galton, George | 0[a] |
| 9 August 2025 | Manchester City | A | 0–0 | 0[a] | |
| 16 August 2025 | Real Betis | N | 8–0 | Sandberg 1', Bizet (2) 4', 32', Malard (2) 19', 30', Terland (2) 44', 45', Anderson 88' | 0[a] |
| 20 August 2025 | Liverpool | H | 2–2 | Awujo 5', Toone 90' |
Women's Super League
The 2025–26 Women's Super League fixtures were announced on 25 July 2025.[6][1]
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | League position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2025 | Leicester City | H | 4–0 | Toone 13', Terland 25', Malard (2) 73', 87' | 4,325 | 1st |
| 14 September 2025 | London City Lionesses | A | 5–1 | Le Tissier 3' (pen.), Riviere 33', Malard (2) 47', 50', Park 87' | 2,800 | 1st |
| 21 September 2025 | Arsenal | H | 0–0 | 8,665 | 2nd | |
| 28 September 2025 | Liverpool | A | 2–0 | Miyazawa 4', Toone 45+2' | 3,022 | 2nd |
| 4 October 2025 | Chelsea | H | 1–1 | Sandberg 20' | 5,105 | 4th |
| 12 October 2025 | Everton | A | 4–1 | Malard 62', Kitagawa 70' (o.g.), Park (2) 84', 89' | 18,154 | 3rd |
| 2 November 2025 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 3–2 | Terland 45', Park 58', Naalsund 89' | 3,363 | 3rd |
| 8 November 2025 | Aston Villa | H | 0–1 | 3,434 | 3rd | |
| 16 November 2025 | Manchester City | A | 0–3 | 17,520 | 3rd | |
| 6 December 2025 | West Ham United | H | 2–1 | Terland 37', Janssen 71' | 2,705 | 3rd |
| 14 December 2025 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–3 | Toone 74', Rolfö (2) 82', 90+4' | 3,148 | 4th |
| 10 January 2026 | Arsenal | A | 0–0 | 37,627 | 5th | |
| 25 January 2026 | Aston Villa | A | 4–1 | Zigiotti Olme 35', Terland 71', Park 75', Lundkvist 79' | 4,501 | 4th |
| 1 February 2026 | Liverpool | H | 3–1 | Naalsund (2) 52', 60', Rolfö 87' | 4,502 | 2nd |
| 8 February 2026 | Leicester City | A | 2–0 | Zigiotti Olme 13', Terland 88' | 5,474 | 2nd |
| 15 February 2026 | London City Lionesses | H | 2–1 | Park 30', Turner 79' | 3,763 | 2nd |
| 18 March 2026 | West Ham United | A | 0–0 | 1,097 | 3rd | |
| 21 March 2026 | Everton | H | 2–1 | Terland 38', Malard 90+4' | 3,261 | 2nd |
| 29 March 2026 | Manchester City | H | 0–3 | 24,983 | 4th | |
| 26 April 2026 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–0 | 7,310 | 3rd | |
| 2 May 2026 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–1 | Schüller 90+4' | 4,067 | 4th |
| 16 May 2026 | Chelsea | A | 0–1 | 4th |
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arsenal | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 53 | 14 | +39 | 51 | Qualification for the Champions League league phase |
| 3 | Chelsea | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 49 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Manchester United | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 40 | |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 36 | |
| 6 | London City Lionesses | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 27 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Women's FA Cup
As a member of the first tier, United entered the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 2026 | Round 4 | Burnley | H | 5–0 | Le Tissier 2', Zigiotti Olme 21', Awujo 35', Schüller 47', Drury 76' | 2,835 |
| 22 February 2026 | Round 5 | Chelsea | A | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Awujo 81' | 2,964 |
Women's League Cup
Knockout phase
As Manchester United qualified for the league phase of the UEFA Women's Champions League, they entered the League Cup in the quarter-finals. The draw for the knockout phase was made on 25 November 2025, with United being drawn at home against Tottenham Hotspur.[7]
UEFA Women's Champions League
Qualifying rounds
Having finished third in the 2024–25 Women's Super League, Manchester United entered the Champions League in the second qualifying round. The draw took place on 24 June 2025 with United being drawn against PSV Eindhoven, followed by Hammarby IF or Metalist Kharkiv in either the final or third place play-off of their group. All games in this round took place at Hammarby's home ground in Stockholm.[8][9]
For the third qualifying round, United were drawn against Brann.[10] A 3–1 win on aggregate saw the team qualify for the main phase of the tournament for the first time in their history.[11]
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2025 | Second qualifying round Semi-final |
PSV Eindhoven | N | 4–0 | Terland (3) 7', 53', 63', Bizet 32' | 370 |
| 30 August 2025 | Second qualifying round Final |
Hammarby IF | A | 1–0 | Terland 61' | 5,546 |
| 11 September 2025 | Third qualifying round First leg |
Brann | A | 0–1 | 16,019 | |
| 18 September 2025 | Third qualifying round Second leg |
Brann | H | 3–0 | Terland (3) 9', 13', 62' | 2,972 |
League phase
The draw for the league phase took place on 19 September, with dates for each fixture being confirmed the following day.[12]
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | League position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 October 2025 | Vålerenga | H | 1–0 | Le Tissier 31' (pen.) | 2,204 | 7th |
| 16 October 2025 | Atlético Madrid | A | 1–0 | Rolfö 24' | 1,651 | 5th |
| 12 November 2025 | Paris Saint-Germain | H | 2–1 | Malard 31', Rolfö 58' | 14,667 | 3rd |
| 19 November 2025 | VfL Wolfsburg | A | 2–5 | Rolfö 14', Malard 45+2' | 3,817 | 4th |
| 10 December 2025 | Lyon | H | 0–3 | 2,318 | 9th | |
| 17 December 2025 | Juventus | A | 1–0 | Park 18' | 6,641 | 6th |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  Bayern Munich |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 13 | Advance to the quarter-finals (seeded) |
| 5 |  Arsenal |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 12 | Advance to the knockout phase play-offs (seeded) |
| 6 | Manchester United |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 12 | |
| 7 |  Real Madrid |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 11 | |
| 8 |  Juventus |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 10 |
Knockout phase
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 February 2026 | Knockout phase play-offs First leg |
Atlético Madrid | A | 3–0 | Terland 3', Malard 39', Zigiotti Olme 81' | 1,415 |
| 19 February 2026 | Knockout phase play-offs Second leg |
Atlético Madrid | H | 2–0 | Zigiotti Olme 28', Park 41' | 4,225 |
| 25 March 2026 | Quarter-final First leg |
Bayern Munich | H | 2–3 | Le Tissier 24' (pen.), Lundkvist 76' | 7,513 |
| 1 April 2026 | Quarter-final Second leg |
Bayern Munich | A | 1–2 | Malard 11' | 25,000 |
World Sevens Football
Manchester United contested the third women's seven-a-side football tournament between 28 and 30 May.[13] The tournament was held at the Brentford Community Stadium in West London, and featured eight WSL clubs split between two groups. The top two teams from each group progressed to the knockout stage.
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 3 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 1 | |
| 4 | West Ham United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 0 |
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2026 | West Ham United | N | 5–4 | Malard (2) 6', 8', Terland (3) 7', 9', 13' | |
| 29 May 2026 | Aston Villa | N | 4–0 | Malard 7', Sandberg 15', Turner 21', Park 26' | |
| 29 May 2026 | Tottenham Hotspur | N | 8–2 | Malard 5', Sandberg 5', Park (3) 13', 17', 28', Schüller 19', Zigiotti Olme 22', Le Tissier 23' |
Knockout stage
Squad statistics
- As of 16 May 2026
- 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 | Europe | Total | Discipline | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |  | |||
| 1 | GK | Kayla Rendell |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  Anna Sandberg |
15(2) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 28(3) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Gabby George |
4(9) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(7) | 0 | 7(17) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Maya Le Tissier (c) |
22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 41 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Hanna Lundkvist |
5(6) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11(7) | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Hannah Blundell |
0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Ella Toone |
13(1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7(3) | 0 | 21(4) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Jess Park |
19(3) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9(2) | 2 | 33(5) | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  Melvine Malard |
16(5) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 13(1) | 4 | 32(8) | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | FW |  Elisabeth Terland |
13(5) | 6 | 0(2) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8(1) | 8 | 24(8) | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Leah Galton |
1(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(5) | 0 | 1(9) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Fridolina Rolfö |
11(8) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 7(2) | 3 | 19(11) | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF |  Simi Awujo |
4(7) | 0 | 1(1) | 2 | 1(2) | 0 | 4(5) | 0 | 10(15) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Jayde Riviere |
18(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11(1) | 0 | 31(2) | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 15 | FW | Celin Bizet Dønnum |
3(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 1 | 5(3) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Lisa Naalsund |
9(7) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 6(7) | 0 | 18(16) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF |  Dominique Janssen |
15(3) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10(1) | 0 | 30(4) | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | Julia Zigiotti Olme |
17(3) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11(3) | 2 | 33(6) | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Ellen Wangerheim |
3(5) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 7(7) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF |  Hinata Miyazawa |
20 | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 37(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Millie Turner |
6(2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(2) | 0 | 11(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW |  Geyse |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Lea Schüller |
6(5) | 1 | 1(1) | 1 | 0(2) | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 9(9) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Evie Rabjohn |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Rachel Williams |
0(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(4) | 0 | 1(10) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF |  Emma Watson |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Lucy Newell |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF |  Mared Griffiths |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | Keira Barry |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | Jess Simpson |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | GK | Safia Middleton-Patel |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | Jessica Anderson |
0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | Sienna Wareing |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | DF | Scarlett Hill |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | FW | Layla Drury |
0(5) | 0 | 0(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(7) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | GK |  Phallon Tullis-Joyce |
21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Own goals | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | — | — | ||
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 June 2025 | DF | Caitlin Driver |
Blackburn Rovers |
[14] |
| MF | Ava Haigh | |||
| 31 July 2025 | MF | Issy Plano |
[15] | |
| MF | Julia Zigiotti Olme |
Bayern Munich |
[16] | |
| 15 August 2025 | FW | Fridolina Rolfö |
Barcelona |
[17] |
| 4 September 2025 | MF | Jess Park |
Manchester City |
[18] |
| 1 January 2026 | DF | Hanna Lundkvist |
San Diego Wave[b] |
[19] |
| FW | Lea Schüller |
Bayern Munich[c] |
[20] | |
| 16 January 2026 | FW | Ellen Wangerheim |
Hammarby IF |
[21] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | FW | Alyssa Aherne |
Sheffield United[d] |
[23] |
| DF |  Aoife Mannion |
Newcastle United[e] |
[23] | |
| MF | Layla Grey |
Blackburn Rovers[f] |
[26] | |
| MF | Amelia Oldroyd |
Manchester City[g] |
[28] | |
| FW | Aoife Farrall |
Eastern Florida Titans[h] |
[30] | |
| MF | Ellie Adams |
AFC Fylde |
[31] | |
| DF | Phoebe Chadwick |
Harvard Crimson |
[32] | |
| FW | Penny Hallas |
Manchester City[i] |
[34] | |
| 15 July 2025 | MF | Holly Deering |
Stoke City |
[35] |
| 20 July 2025 | DF | Lucy Crook |
Liverpool Feds |
[36] |
| 23 July 2025 | DF | Olivia Moulton |
Central Michigan Chippewas |
[37] |
| 10 August 2025 | DF | Amelia Freeman |
Newcastle United |
[38] |
| 15 August 2025 | FW | Olivia Francis |
Plymouth Argyle |
[39] |
| DF | Ruby Scott |
Stoke City |
[40] | |
| 4 September 2025 | MF | Grace Clinton |
Manchester City |
[41] |
| 2 November 2025 | MF | Sienna Limbert |
Bolton |
[42] |
| 13 January 2026 | FW | Geyse |
 Club América |
[43] |
| 15 January 2026 | FW | Rachel Williams |
Leicester City |
[44] |
| 4 February 2026 | FW | Keira Barry |
Bay FC |
[45] |
| 6 February 2026 | DF | Evie Rabjohn |
Celtic |
[46][47] |
| 11 February 2026 | DF | Holly Minshull |
James Madison Dukes[j] |
[48][49] |
| MF | Sienna Wareing |
Auburn Tigers[k] |
[51] | |
| 19 February 2026 | GK | Kacey Bolton-Woollam |
Huddersfield Town |
[52] |
Loan out
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2025 | 30 June 2026 | DF | Jess Simpson |
Southampton |
[53] |
| 13 August 2025 | 19 January 2026 | GK | Kacey Bolton-Woollam |
York City |
[54] |
| 18 August 2025 | 30 June 2026 | GK | Poppy Lyons-Walker[l] |
FC United of Manchester |
[55] |
| 21 August 2025 | 14 January 2026 | DF | Lucy Newell |
Birmingham City |
[56][57] |
| 22 August 2025 | 12 January 2026 | MF | Emma Watson |
Crystal Palace |
[58][59] |
| 3 September 2025 | 31 December 2025 | FW | Keira Barry |
Sunderland |
[60] |
| 4 September 2025 | 6 January 2026 | DF | Evie Rabjohn |
[61][62] | |
| 2 November 2025 | 30 June 2026 | MF | Jess Nwachukwu[l] |
Bolton Wanderers |
[63] |
| 9 January 2026 | DF | Hannah Blundell |
Everton |
[64] | |
| 23 January 2026 | DF | Lucy Newell |
Crystal Palace |
[65] | |
| 23 January 2026 | MF | Sienna Wareing[l] |
Liverpool Feds |
[66] | |
| 24 January 2026 | MF | Emma Watson |
Tigres UANL |
[67] | |
| 3 February 2026 | MF | Mared Griffiths |
Sunderland |
[68] | |
| 6 February 2026 | DF | Scarlett Hill[l] |
Sheffield United |
[69] | |
| 19 February 2026 | MF | Tamira Livingston |
Huddersfield Town |
[70] |
Notes
- Match played behind closed doors
- Deal agreed 27 December 2025
- Deal agreed 29 December 2025
- will join JMU upcoming fall season.
- Dual registration