The 2024–25 season was the 35th season in the history of Sunderland A.F.C. Women and their fourth consecutive season in the Women's Championship. The club participated in the Women's Championship, the Women's FA Cup, and the Women's League Cup.
Despite Sunderland starting the season slowly with only 4 points from their first 5 games, a run of 5 wins and 2 draws from their next 7 put the "Lasses" in contention at the top of the table. However, a slump in form over the final 8 games saw them finish mid-table in 7th.
Sunderland would go on to make the Quarter-finals of the Women's FA Cup for the first time since 2017-18, eventually losing to Manchester United.
The 2024–25 season saw the league return of the Women's Tyne-Wear derby for the first time since the 2008-09 season. The game at the Stadium of Light set a new record crowd for a women's second-tier match with 15,387 in attendance. This record was broken again in the reverse fixture with 38,502 fans in attendance at St James' Park.
Transfers In DatePos.PlayerFromRef. 3 July 2024 GK Demi Lambourne Crystal Palace 4 July 2024 ST Eleanor Dale Everton 31 October 2024 CB Grace McCatty Unattached (Retired) 26 March 2025 CM Marissa Sheva Portland Thorns FC
Out DatePos.PlayerToRef. 11 June 2024 CM Mollie Rouse Spokane Zephyr 1 July 2024 GK Claudia Moan Newcastle United
Loaned in DatePos.PlayerFromDate untilRef. 26 July 2024 CM Keira Flannery West Ham United End of Season 1 August 2024 DM Jessie Stapleton West Ham United End of Season
Retired / Out of Contract DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoin dateRef. 1 July 2024 FW Elizabeta Ejupi Retired 1 July 2024 CB Grace McCatty Sunderland 31 October 2024 1 July 2024 LB Faye Mullen Retired
Pre-season and friendlies On 18 July 2024, Sunderland announced their first slate of pre-season fixtures, against Rangers, Hearts, Sheffield United and Blackburn Rovers. A game against Leicester City was later added to this schedule. On 7 August 2024, a further friendly against Everton was confirmed.
Competitions Overall record
Women's Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
FA Cup
League Cup
Group stage
Statistics Italics indicate a loaned in player. Appearances
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
Goalscorers As of 4 May 2025 NameWCFA CupLeague CupTotal19FWEleanor Dale85013210MFKatie Kitching501620FWEllen Jones3306425FWKaty Watson3025510FWMary McAteer210362DFJessie Stapleton20024DFAmy Goddard11028FWEmily Scarr110214MFNatasha Fenton200218MFLibbi McInnes110223MFJenna Dear1102126DFLouise Griffiths010112MFEmily Cassap0011Own goals1001Total3014448
Disciplinary record As of 4 May 2025 Player WC FA Cup League Cup Total 1GKDemi Lambourne3000000003002DFJessie Stapleton7000001108104DFAmy Goddard3000000003007FWMary McAteer1000000001008FWEmily Scarr1000000001009FWEleanor Dale20000010030010MFKatie Kitching10000000010011DFJessica Brown40000010050014MFNatasha Fenton80010000090016DFGrace Ede20000000020018MFLibbi McInnes20000000020019DFMegan Beer10000000010020FWEllen Jones10000010020021MFMarissa Sheva10000000010023MFJenna Dear40010010060027DFBrianna Westrup20000000020058DFEva Bewicke000000100100Total 43002006105110
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