Sheffield United Women Football Club is an

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club based in

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. The club currently play in the .

History

In his role as

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'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

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girls in

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. 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

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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

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in 2004–05. Inspired by 75-goal striker

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, the club secured

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to the

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in 2005–06. In July 2022 it was announced that all league and cup matches in the 2022/23 season would be played at

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Players

Current squad

Former players

References

External links

Official site
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