2025–26 Manchester United W.F.C. season

Manchester United Women
2025–26 season
Co-chairmenJoel and Avram Glazer
Head coachMarc Skinner
StadiumLeigh Sports Village
Women's Super LeaguePreseason
FA CupFourth round
League CupTBD
Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round

The 2025–26 season will be 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 will also compete in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the UEFA Women's Champions League.

For the sixth consecutive season, Manchester United Women will schedule matches at Old Trafford. Two matches are currently confirmed to take place at the stadium against Aston Villa on 8 November 2024 and Manchester City on 29 March 2025.[1] It will be the third consecutive season in which United will host the Manchester derby at Old Trafford.

Pre-season and friendlies

Manchester United's pre-season fixtures were announced on 25 July 2025.[2]

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

Main article: 2025–26 Women's Super League

The 2025–26 Women's Super League fixtures were announced on 25 July 2025.[3][1]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
7 September 2025 Leicester City H
14 September 2025 London City Lionesses A
21 September 2025 Arsenal H
28 September 2025 Liverpool A
4 October 2025 Chelsea H
12 October 2025 Everton A
2 November 2025 Brighton & Hove Albion A
8 November 2025 Aston Villa H
16 November 2025 Manchester City A
6 December 2025 West Ham United H
14 December 2025 Tottenham Hotspur H
11 January 2026 Arsenal A
25 January 2026 Aston Villa A
1 February 2026 Liverpool H
8 February 2026 Leicester City A
15 February 2026 London City Lionesses H
15 March 2026 West Ham United A
21 March 2026 Everton H
29 March 2026 Manchester City H
26 April 2026 Tottenham Hotspur A
3 May 2026 Brighton & Hove Albion H
16/17 May 2026 Chelsea A

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 London City Lionesses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Manchester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Tottenham Hotspur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 West Ham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Consigned to WSL2 relegation play-off
First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2025. Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Women's FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Women's FA Cup

As a member of the first tier, United will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
January 2026 Round 4 TBD

Women's League Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Women's League Cup

Should Manchester United qualify for the league phase of the UEFA Women's Champions League, they will enter the League Cup at the quarter-finals. However, should they fail to qualify, they will enter the competition at the group stage.

UEFA Women's Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League

Having finished third in the 2024–25 Women's Super League, Manchester United will enter 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 are set to take place at Hammarby's home ground in Stockholm.[4][5]

Should United fail to reach the third qualifying round, they may still qualify for the inaugural UEFA Women's Europa Cup if they finish either second or third in the group.[4][5]

Qualifying rounds

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
27 August 2025 Second qualifying round
Semi-final 		PSV Eindhoven N
30 August 2025 Second qualifying round
TBD 		Hammarby IF or Metalist Kharkiv TBD

Squad statistics

See also: List of Manchester United W.F.C. records and statistics
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 England Kayla Rendell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Sweden Anna Sandberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England Gabby George 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF England Maya Le Tissier (c) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF England Hannah Blundell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF England Ella Toone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF England Grace Clinton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW France Melvine Malard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Norway Elisabeth Terland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW England Leah Galton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 FW Sweden Fridolina Rolfö 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF Canada Simi Awujo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Canada Jayde Riviere 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 FW Norway Celin Bizet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Norway Lisa Naalsund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Netherlands Dominique Janssen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Sweden Julia Zigiotti Olme 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Japan Hinata Miyazawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF England Millie Turner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Brazil Geyse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF England Evie Rabjohn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW England Rachel Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF Scotland Emma Watson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF England Lucy Newell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF Wales Mared Griffiths 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW England Keira Barry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF England Jess Simpson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 GK Wales Safia Middleton-Patel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
91 GK United States Phallon Tullis-Joyce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Own goals — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — —

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Ref.
First team
31 July 2025 MF Sweden Julia Zigiotti Olme Germany Bayern Munich [6]
15 August 2025 FW Sweden Fridolina Rolfö Spain Barcelona [7]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Ref.
First team
30 June 2025 FW England Alyssa Aherne England Sheffield United[b] [9]
DF Republic of Ireland Aoife Mannion England Newcastle United[c] [9]
Academy
30 June 2025 MF England Layla Grey England Blackburn Rovers[d] [12]
MF Scotland Amelia Oldroyd Released [13]
FW England Aoife Farrall United States Eastern Florida Titans[e] [15]
MF England Ellie Adams England AFC Fylde [16]
DF England Phoebe Chadwick United States Harvard Crimson [17]
FW England Penny Hallas England Manchester City[f] [19]
15 July 2025 MF England Holly Deering England Stoke City [20]
20 July 2025 DF England Lucy Crook England Liverpool Feds [21]
23 July 2025 DF England Olivia Moulton United States Central Michigan Chippewas [22]
10 August 2025 DF England Amelia Freeman England Newcastle United [23]
15 August 2025 FW Wales Olivia Francis England Plymouth Argyle [24]
DF England Ruby Scott England Stoke City [25]

Loans out

Date from Date to Pos. Name To Ref.
First team
24 March 2025 16 November 2025 FW Brazil Geyse United States Gotham FC [26]
16 July 2025 30 June 2026 DF England Jess Simpson England Southampton [27]
21 August 2025 30 June 2026 DF England Lucy Newell England Birmingham City [28]
22 August 2025 30 June 2026 MF Scotland Emma Watson England Crystal Palace [29]
Academy
18 August 2025 30 June 2026 GK Wales Poppy Lyons-Walker England FC United of Manchester [30]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Match played behind closed doors
  2. ^ Released, joined Sheffield United on 22 July 2025. [8]
  3. ^ Released, joined Newcastle United on 18 July 2025.[10]
  4. ^ Released, joined Blackburn Rovers on 12 August 2025.[11]
  5. ^ Released, joined Eastern Florida Titans on 4 August 2025.[14]
  6. ^ Released, joined Manchester City on 12 July 2025. [18]

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