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From promotion to glory: Manchester United Women's rise to the top.
Manchester United Women Football Club is a professional football club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, that competes in the Women's Super League (WSL), the top tier of English women's football, after gaining promotion from the Championship at the end of the 2018–19 season. They won their first major honour when they lifted the 2023–24 Women's FA Cup, a season which also saw the team qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League, making their debut in the 2024–25 season.
- Competition
- FA Cup
- Total Wins
- 1
- First Victory
- 2024
- Most Recent Victory
- 2024
- Key Era
- Modern Era
Lore & Background
The club's history includes unofficial teams from the 1970s, a partnership and disbandment in 2005, and a revival in 2018. The current team was founded on 28 May 2018 and won the FA Women's Championship in 2018–19. They reached the 2023 Women's FA Cup final, losing 1–0 to Chelsea, and won the 2023–24 Women's FA Cup by defeating Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 on 12 May 2024.
In Their Own Story
Under the relentless Wembley rain, the floodlights turned the pitch into a churning battlefield of mud and grit. From the stands, a sea of red scarves surged in unison, their chants bouncing off the concrete arches with primal intensity. On the field, the captain hoisted the gleaming silver cup, its weight feeling heavier than metal alone as confetti rained down. It was more than a victory; it was a chapter frozen in time where the club's past and present merged into one eternal roar.
Reader's Guide
The team plays its home matches at Leigh Sports Village. They have also played at Old Trafford, with the first game there in March 2021 against West Ham United. For the 2024–25 season, the club will play three games at Old Trafford.
Did You Know?
- Manchester United Women won their first major trophy in the 2023–24 Women's FA Cup.
- The team made their UEFA Women's Champions League debut in the 2024–25 season.
- Casey Stoney was the club's first head coach, appointed on 8 June 2018.
- The team's first game back in 2018 was a 1–0 win over Liverpool in the FA Women's League Cup.
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