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 League4th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSemi-finals
Champions LeagueKnockout phase play-offs
Top goalscorerLeague: Melvine Malard (5)
All: Elisabeth Terland (10)
All statistics correct as of 21 December 2025.

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. In the WSL, the match against Manchester City will be held at the stadium on 29 March 2026, marking the third consecutive season in which it will host the Manchester derby.[1] In addition, United hosted its Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain on 12 November at Old Trafford.[2] A third 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][3]

Pre-season and friendlies

Manchester United's pre-season fixtures were announced on 25 July 2025.[4]

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.[5][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
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
2 Chelsea 11 7 3 1 19 6 +13 24 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
3 Arsenal 11 6 4 1 23 10 +13 22 Qualification for the Champions League third round
4 Manchester United 11 6 3 2 24 13 +11 21
5 Tottenham Hotspur 11 6 2 3 16 16 0 20
6 London City Lionesses 11 5 0 6 14 21 −7 15
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 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
18 January 2026 Round 4 Burnley H

Women's League Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Women's League Cup

Knockout phase

As Manchester United qualified for the league phase of the UEFA Women's Champions League, they will enter 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.[6]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
21 December 2025 Quarter-final Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 Park 51', Rolfö 86' 2,027
21/22 January 2026 Semi-finals Arsenal A

UEFA Women's Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 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.[7][8]

For the third qualifying round, United were drawn against Brann.[9] A 3–1 win on aggregate saw the team qualify for the main phase of the tournament for the first time in their history.[10]

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.[11]

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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Knockout phase

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
12 February 2026 Knockout phase play-offs
First leg 		Atlético Madrid A
19 February 2026 Knockout phase play-offs
Second leg 		Atlético Madrid H

Squad statistics

See also: List of Manchester United W.F.C. records and statistics
As of 21 December 2025
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 9(1) 1 0 0 1 0 10 0 20(1) 1 2 0
3 DF Gabby George 1(5) 0 0 0 0 0 3(4) 0 4(9) 0 0 0
4 DF Maya Le Tissier (c) 11 1 0 0 1 0 10 1 22 2 2 0
6 DF Hannah Blundell 0(3) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1(3) 0 0 0
7 MF Ella Toone 11 3 0 0 1 0 7(3) 0 19(3) 3 1 0
8 MF Jess Park 9(2) 4 0 0 1 1 5(2) 1 15(4) 6 0 0
9 FW Melvine Malard 8(3) 5 0 0 0(1) 0 9(1) 2 17(5) 7 2 0
10 FW Elisabeth Terland 9(2) 3 0 0 1 0 7(1) 7 17(3) 10 1 0
11 FW Leah Galton 1(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0(5) 0 1(8) 0 0 0
12 FW Fridolina Rolfö 5(5) 2 0 0 1 1 5(2) 3 11(7) 6 0 0
13 MF Simi Awujo 0(3) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 3(2) 0 3(6) 0 0 0
14 DF Jayde Riviere 10 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 19 1 4 0
15 FW Celin Bizet Dønnum 3(2) 0 0 0 0 0 2(1) 1 5(3) 1 1 0
16 MF Lisa Naalsund 2(5) 1 0 0 0(1) 0 4(5) 0 6(11) 1 2 0
17 DF Dominique Janssen 10(1) 1 0 0 1 0 8(1) 0 19(2) 1 2 1
18 MF Julia Zigiotti Olme 9(2) 0 0 0 1 0 7(3) 0 17(5) 0 3 0
20 MF Hinata Miyazawa 11 1 0 0 1 0 10 0 22 1 0 0
21 DF Millie Turner 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 1(3) 0 0 0
23 FW Geyse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
91 GK Phallon Tullis-Joyce 10 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 19 0 1 0
Own goals — 1 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 1 — —

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Ref.
First team
31 July 2025 MF Julia Zigiotti Olme Bayern Munich [12]
15 August 2025 FW Fridolina Rolfö Barcelona [13]
4 September 2025 MF Jess Park Manchester City [14]
Academy
17 June 2025 DF Caitlin Driver Blackburn Rovers [15]
MF Ava Haigh
31 July 2025 MF Issy Plano [16]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Ref.
First team
30 June 2025 FW Alyssa Aherne Sheffield United[b] [18]
DF Aoife Mannion Newcastle United[c] [18]
4 September 2025 MF Grace Clinton Manchester City [20]
Academy
30 June 2025 MF Layla Grey Blackburn Rovers[d] [22]
MF Amelia Oldroyd Manchester City[e] [24]
FW Aoife Farrall Eastern Florida Titans[f] [26]
MF Ellie Adams AFC Fylde [27]
DF Phoebe Chadwick Harvard Crimson [28]
FW Penny Hallas Manchester City[g] [30]
15 July 2025 MF Holly Deering Stoke City [31]
20 July 2025 DF Lucy Crook Liverpool Feds [32]
23 July 2025 DF Olivia Moulton Central Michigan Chippewas [33]
10 August 2025 DF Amelia Freeman Newcastle United [34]
15 August 2025 FW Olivia Francis Plymouth Argyle [35]
DF Ruby Scott Stoke City [36]
2 November 2025 MF Sienna Limbert Bolton [37]

Loans out

Date from Date to Pos. Name To Ref.
First team
24 March 2025 4 December 2025 FW Geyse Gotham FC [38]
16 July 2025 30 June 2026 DF Jess Simpson Southampton [39]
21 August 2025 DF Lucy Newell Birmingham City [40]
22 August 2025 MF Emma Watson Crystal Palace [41]
3 September 2025 31 December 2025 FW Keira Barry Sunderland [42]
4 September 2025 30 June 2026 DF Evie Rabjohn [43]
Academy
18 August 2025 30 June 2026 GK Poppy Lyons-Walker FC United of Manchester [44]
2 November 2025 MF Jess Nwachukwu Bolton [45]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Match played behind closed doors
  2. ^ Released, joined Sheffield United on 22 July 2025. [17]
  3. ^ Released, joined Newcastle United on 18 July 2025.[19]
  4. ^ Released, joined Blackburn Rovers on 12 August 2025.[21]
  5. ^ Released, joined Manchester City on 22 August 2025.[23]
  6. ^ Released, joined Eastern Florida Titans on 4 August 2025.[25]
  7. ^ Released, joined Manchester City on 12 July 2025. [29]

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