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Sheffield United W.F.C.

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


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Sheffield United Women Football Club
The Blades
2002 (2002) (as Sheffield United Community Girls and Ladies)
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Lee Walshaw
Stephen Healy
Barclays Women's Super League 2
WSL 2, 11th of 12
sufc.co.uk/women
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Sheffield United Women Football Club is an English women's football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The club currently play in the Women's Super League 2 (WSL2).

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.

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.

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. 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.

As of 6 February 2026

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.NationPlayerNo.Pos.NationPlayer
1GKENGSian Rogers
2DFENGLeanne Cowan
3DFENGAbbie Lafayette
4MFENGElla Kinzett
5DFENGMolly Graham
6DFENGEmma Taylor
7FWENGAmy Andrews
9FWIRLJoy Ralph
10MFENGCharlie Devlin
11FWENGAlyssa Aherne
12GKSCOCharlotte Parker-Smith
14FWIRLLia O'Leary (on loan from Bristol City)
17MFENGTilly Bristow
18DFWALScarlett Hill (on loan from Manchester United)
19FWENGGrace Foy
20DFENGSophie O'Rourke
21FWENGLauren Thomas
22MFENGShauna Guyatt (on loan from Ipswich Town)
23MFNIRConnie Scofield
24MFENGSimone Sherwood (on loan from Leicester City)
25MFENGMollie Rouse
28FWENGEva Butler
41DFENGJess Reavill

As of 20 April, 2026:

NameTenureRefs
Dan O'Hearne2014 – 17 January 2018
Carla Ward17 January 2018 – 7 July 2020
Neil Redfearn28 August 2020 – 25 November 2022
Luke Turner (interim)25 November 2022 – 14 February 2023
Jonathan Morgan14 February 2023 – 2 February 2024
Luke Turner (interim)2 February 2024 – 19 July 2024
Ash Thompson19 July 2024 – 30 September 2025
Luke Turner (interim)30 September 2025 – 25 January 2026
Stephen Healey25 January 2026 –
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