Manchester United celebrate the Championship title in their inaugural season.

Manchester United Women Football Club is an English professional football club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester. The club was formed as a professional outfit in May 2018 and is the direct female affiliate of Manchester United F.C. This list encompasses the major honours won by Manchester United and records set by the club, their managers and their players.

All stats accurate as of match played 17 February 2024.

Honours

Domestic

League

Women's Championship (Level 2): 1

Player records

See also: List of Manchester United W.F.C. players

Appearances

Lauren James became Manchester United's youngest player in August 2018.

Most appearances

Competitive, professional matches only. Appearances as substitute (in parentheses) included in total.

# Name Years League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1 England Ella Toone 2018– 113 (13) 013 (2) 025 (16) 002 0(0) 153 (31)
2 England Katie Zelem 2018– 107 (3) 014 (0) 027 (7) 002 0(0) 150 (10)
3 England Millie Turner 2018– 096 (2) 013 (0) 022 (0) 002 0(0) 133 (2)
4 England Leah Galton 2018– 097 (11) 009 (2) 020 (9) 002 0(0) 128 (22)
5 England Mary Earps 2019– 094 (0) 012 (0) 006 (1) 002 0(0) 114 (1)
6 Wales Hayley Ladd 2019– 075 (12) 008 (2) 017 (6) 000 0(0) 100 (20)
7 Scotland Kirsty Hanson 2018–2023 065 (29) 007 (2) 018 (7) 000 0(0) 90 (38)
8 England Hannah Blundell 2021– 057 (2) 008 (0) 013 (5) 002 0(0) 80 (7)
9 Spain Ona Batlle 2020–2023 059 (0) 008 (1) 010 (1) 000 0(0) 77 (2)
10 England Amy Turner 2018–2021 050 (4) 004 (0) 013 (1) 000 0(0) 67 (5)

Goalscorers

Ella Toone is Manchester United's record goalscorer and appearance maker.

Overall scorers

Competitive, professional matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.
# Name Years League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total Goals
per game
1 England Ella Toone 2018– 037 (113) 005 (13) 007 (25) 000 0(2) 49 (153) 0.32
2 England Leah Galton 2018– 032 (97) 002 (9) 002 (20) 000 0(2) 36 (128) 0.28
3 England Katie Zelem 2018– 026 (107) 001 (14) 005 (27) 000 0(2) 32 (150) 0.21
4 England Lauren James 2018–2021 022 (40) 003 (4) 003 (12) 000 0(0) 28 (56) 0.5
5 England Alessia Russo 2020–2023 022 (46) 003 (6) 002 (7) 000 0(0) 27 (59) 0.46
6 England Jessica Sigsworth 2018–2021 022 (47) 001 (6) 003 (13) 000 0(0) 26 (66) 0.39
7 England Nikita Parris 2022– 012 (34) 006 (6) 006 (6) 000 0(0) 24 (46) 0.52
8 England Mollie Green 2018–2020 013 (18) 001 (3) 002 (8) 000 0(0) 16 (29) 0.55
Scotland Kirsty Hanson 2018–2023 014 (65) 002 (7) 000 (18) 000 0(0) 16 (90) 0.18
10 England Rachel Williams 2022– 008 (31) 004 (7) 002 (8) 000 0(1) 14 (46) 0.3

Goalkeepers

Siobhan Chamberlain, 9 September 2018 to 4 November 2018
Mary Earps, 17 September 2022 to 6 November 2022

Overall clean sheets

Competitive, professional matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.
# Name Years League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total Goals
per game
1 England Mary Earps 2019– 044 (94) 004 (12) 003 (6) 000 0(2) 51 (114) 0.94
2 England Siobhan Chamberlain 2018–2019 013 (18) 002 (3) 004 (6) 000 0(0) 19 (27) 0.52
3 England Emily Ramsey 2018–2023 02 (2) 001 (1) 001 (3) 000 0(0) 4 (6) 0.67
4 England Sophie Baggaley 2021– 00 (0) 000 (0) 003 (10) 000 0(0) 3 (10) 1.3
5 England Fran Bentley 2018–2022 001 (1) 001 (1) 000 (0) 000 0(0) 2 (2) 0
United States Phallon Tullis-Joyce 2023– 000 (0) 000 (0) 002 (4) 000 0(0) 2 (4) 0.75

Individual awards

Mary Earps won The Best FIFA Goalkeeper award while playing for Manchester United in 2022 and 2023.

The Best FIFA Goalkeeper

The following players have won The Best FIFA Goalkeeper award while playing for Manchester United:

FIFA Women's World Cup Golden Glove

The following players have won the FIFA Women's World Cup Golden Glove award while playing for Manchester United:

FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11

The following players have been named to the FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11 while playing for Manchester United:

IFFHS World Team

The following players have been named to the IFFHS World Team while playing for Manchester United:

PFA WSL Fan's Player of the Year

The following players have been named to the PFA WSL Fan's Player of the Year while playing for Manchester United:

PFA Team of the Year

Ona Batlle was the first Manchester United player named to the WSL PFA Team of the Year.

The following players have been named to the PFA Team of the Year while playing for Manchester United:

Women's Super League Golden Glove

The following players have won the Women's Super League Golden Glove while playing for Manchester United:

British Honours

The following players were awarded British honours while playing for Manchester United:

Internationals

Caps

Jackie Groenen (left) became the first non-British player to both play for Manchester United and earn an international cap.

Honours

UEFA European Championship

The following players have won the UEFA Women's Championship while playing for Manchester United:

UEFA–CONMEBOL Finalissima

The following players have won the Women's Finalissima while playing for Manchester United:

Transfers

Highest transfer fees paid

Manchester United's record signing is Geyse, who signed for the club from Barcelona for £256,000 (€300,000) in August 2023. The fee was reportedly the fourth-largest to be paid at the time and broke the record for a South American player.

Player From Fee Date
1 Brazil Geyse Spain Barcelona £256,000[20] August 2023
2 England Gabby George England Everton £150,000[21] September 2023
3 United States Phallon Tullis-Joyce United States OL Reign £129,000[22] September 2023
4 England Maya Le Tissier England Brighton & Hove Albion £55,000[23] July 2022

Highest transfer fees received

Manchester United's record sale is Lauren James, who signed for Chelsea for £200,000 in July 2021.

Player From Fee Date
1 England Lauren James England Chelsea £200,000[24] July 2021
2 Netherlands Jackie Groenen France Paris Saint-Germain £130,000[25] September 2022
3 England Alex Greenwood France Lyon £50,000[26] August 2019

Managerial records

List of Manchester United W.F.C. managers
Image Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%[nb 1] Honours Notes
Casey Stoney  England 8 June 2018 16 May 2021 77 52 6 19 213 60 067.53 1 Women's Championship title [28]
Marc Skinner  England 29 July 2021 present 83 52 16 15 191 82 062.65 [29]

Team records

Matches

Record wins

Record defeats

0–2 vs Reading, League Cup Group Stage, 25 August 2018[31]
1–3 vs Liverpool, League Cup Group Stage, 7 October 2020[38]
1–3 vs Chelsea, League Cup Semi-final, 2 February 2022[39]
1–3 vs Paris Saint-Germain, UEFA Women's Champions League second qualifying round, 18 October 2023

Streaks

9 September 2018 to 9 December 2018
19 November 2022 to 12 March 2023
12 December 2021 to 2 February 2022
19 March 2023 to 14 May 2023
7 September 2019 to 28 September 2019
25 January 2020 to 2 February 2020
7 February 2021 to 7 March 2021
13 February 2022 to 5 March 2022
21 January 2024 to 28 January 2024
7 September 2019 to 28 September 2019
7 February 2021 to 7 March 2021
17 December 2023 to 28 January 2024
25 January 2020 to 23 February 2020
9 October 2021 to 17 November 2021
2 February 2022 to 5 March 2022
6 October 2023 to 22 October 2023
14 October 2018 to 7 September 2019
21 May 2023 to present
7 September 2019 to 28 September 2019
7 February 2021 to 7 March 2021
7 September 2019 to 28 September 2019
7 February 2021 to 7 March 2021
9 September 2018 to 4 November 2018
17 September 2022 to 6 November 2022
25 January 2020 to 4 October 2020
9 October 2021 to 12 December 2021

Wins/draws/losses in a season

2018–19
2022–23
2019–20
2020–21

Goals

Points

Record attendance

Season-by-season performance

Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated
Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season Division P W D L GF GA Pts Pos FA Cup League Cup Name Goals
League Top goalscorer[nb 2]
2018–19 FA Championship 20 18 1 1 98 7 55 1st QF SF Jessica Sigsworth 18
2019–20 FA WSL 14 7 2 5 24 12 23 4th R4 SF Lauren James 9
2020–21 FA WSL 22 15 2 5 44 20 47 4th R5 GS Ella Toone 10
2021–22 FA WSL 22 12 6 4 45 22 42 4th R5 SF Alessia Russo 11
2022–23 WSL 22 18 2 2 56 12 56 2nd RU GS Alessia Russo 13

Record by opponent

All-time league record

Manchester United W.F.C. league record by opponent[28]
Club P W D L P W D L P W D L GF GA Win%[nb 1]
Home Away Total
Arsenal 5 2 1 2 4 1 1 2 9 3 2 4 9 13 033.33
Aston Villa 5 5 0 0 5 4 1 0 10 9 1 0 39 4 090.00
Birmingham City 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 14 2 100.00
Brighton & Hove Albion 5 5 0 0 5 2 2 1 10 7 2 1 23 4 070.00
Bristol City 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 3 0 1 9 2 075.00
Charlton Athletic 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 1 100.00
Chelsea 3 0 1 2 5 0 0 5 8 0 1 7 7 21 000.00
Crystal Palace 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 12 0 100.00
Durham 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 000.00
Everton 4 3 1 0 5 4 1 0 9 7 2 0 22 5 077.78
Leicester City 4 3 1 0 3 3 0 0 7 6 1 0 27 4 085.71
Lewes 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 0 100.00
Liverpool 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 1 10 2 075.00
London Bees 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 14 0 100.00
Manchester City 4 1 2 1 4 0 1 3 8 1 3 4 8 14 012.50
Millwall Lionesses 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 13 0 100.00
Reading 4 3 0 1 4 3 1 0 8 6 1 1 15 5 075.00
Sheffield United 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 0 100.00
Tottenham Hotspur 5 5 0 0 6 5 1 0 11 10 1 0 33 5 090.91
West Ham United 4 4 0 0 4 2 1 1 8 6 1 1 23 6 075.00

Overall league record

Manchester United W.F.C. overall league record by competition[28]
Competition P W D L P W D L P W D L GF GA Win%[nb 1]
Home Away Total
Women's Super League (Tier-One) 47 33 6 8 47 26 9 12 94 59 15 20 200 84 062.77
Women's Championship (Tier-Two) 10 9 1 0 10 9 0 1 20 18 1 1 98 7 090.00
Total 57 42 7 8 57 35 9 13 114 77 16 21 298 90

67.54

All-time cup record

Manchester United W.F.C. cup record by opponent[28]
Club P W D L P W D L P W D L GF GA Win%[nb 1]
FA Cup League Cup Total
Arsenal 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 050.00
Aston Villa 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 000.00
Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 100.00
Bridgwater United 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 100.00
Brighton & Hove Albion 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 7 3 100.00
Burnley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 100.00
Chelsea 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 1 5 000.00
Durham 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 4 2 2 0 10 4 050.00
Everton 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 1 6 5 0 1 19 3 083.33
Leicester City 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 4 2 1 1 18 7 050.00
Lewes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 100.00
Liverpool 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 3 3 066.67
London Bees 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 100.00
Manchester City 2 0 0 2 4 2 1 1 6 2 1 3 8 10 033.33
Newcastle United 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 100.00
Reading 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 5 000.00
Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 100.00
Southampton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 100.00
Sunderland 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 100.00
West Ham United 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 100.00

Overall cup record

Manchester United W.F.C. overall cup record by competition[28]
Competition P W D L P W D L P W D L P W D L GF GA Win%[nb 1]
Home Away Neutral Total
FA Cup 7 4 0 3 7 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 15 10 0 5 41 19 066.67
League Cup 14 10 2 2 15 7 3 5 0 0 0 0 29 17 5 7 63 28 058.62
Total 21 14 2 5 22 13 3 6 1 0 0 1 44 27 5 12 104 47

61.36

All-time European record

Matches

Season Competition Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate
2023–24 Champions League Second qualifying round France Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 1–3 2–4

By country

Manchester United W.F.C. overall European record by opposition nationality
Country P W D L P W D L P W D L GF GA Win%[nb 1]
Home Away Total
 France 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 000.00

By club

Manchester United W.F.C. overall European record by opponent
Club P W D L P W D L P W D L GF GA Win%[nb 1]
Home Away Total
France Paris Saint-Germain 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 000.00

Overall European record

Manchester United W.F.C. overall European record by competition
Competition P W D L P W D L P W D L GF GA Win%[nb 1]
Home Away Total
Champions League 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 000.00
Total 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 4

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See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Win% is rounded to two decimal places
  2. ^ Goals in all competitions (Women's Championship or Women's Super League, Women's FA Cup and FA Women's League Cup are counted.)

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