Sheffield United W.F.C.
Football club
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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]
(as Sheffield United Community Girls and Ladies)
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| Full name | Sheffield United Women Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | The Blades | ||
| Founded | 2002 (as Sheffield United Community Girls and Ladies) | ||
| Ground | Bramall Lane, Sheffield | ||
| Chairman | Lee Walshaw | ||
| Manager | Stephen Healy | ||
| League | Barclays Women's Super League 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | WSL 2, 11th of 12 | ||
| Website | sufc.co.uk/women | ||
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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] On 30 September 2025, it was announced that the club and manager Ash Thompson had mutually agreed to terminate Thompson's contract, with Luke Turner being named as interim manager.[8]
Players
Current squad
- As of 31 July 2026[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
Managers
As of 20 April, 2026:
| Name | Tenure | Refs |
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| Dan O'Hearne | 2014 – 17 January 2018 | [10] |
 Carla Ward | 17 January 2018 – 7 July 2020 | [11] |
| Neil Redfearn | 28 August 2020 – 25 November 2022 | [12][13] |
| Luke Turner (interim) | 25 November 2022 – 14 February 2023 | |
| Jonathan Morgan | 14 February 2023 – 2 February 2024 | [14] |
| Luke Turner (interim) | 2 February 2024 – 19 July 2024 | |
| Ash Thompson | 19 July 2024 – 30 September 2025 | [15] |
| Luke Turner (interim) | 30 September 2025 – 25 January 2026 | [8] |
| Stephen Healey | 25 January 2026 – | [16] |
