The 2026–27 season is Newcastle United Women's third season in the Women's Super League 2 (WSL2), which stands at level two of the women's football league pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL2, the club will also contest two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and Players Cup.
Squad Player Date of birth (age) Since Last contract Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Anna Tamminen 2025 September 2025 Hammarby 12 Kayla Rendell 2026 July 2026 Manchester United (loan) 54 Sofia Borg 2026 September 2026 Academy Defenders 2 Charlotte Wardlaw 2025 January 2025 Chelsea 3 Demi Stokes 2024 August 2026 Manchester City 5 Jemma Purfield 2025 July 2025 Southampton 15 Hanna Németh 2026 July 2026 Werder Bremen 18 Kaitlyn Torpey 2026 January 2026 Portland Thorns 22 Lois Joel 2024 July 2026 London City Lionesses 23 Gemma Evans 2026 July 2026 Liverpool 25 Aoife Mannion 2025 July 2025 Manchester United 27 Rachel McLauchlan (c) 2026 July 2026 Brighton & Hove Albion 53 Abbie Richardson 2026 September 2026 Academy 99 Lia Cataldo 2024 January 2024 Crystal Palace Midfielders 4 Jordan Nobbs 2025 July 2025 Aston Villa 6 Elysia Boddy 2023 September 2024 Bristol City 7 Morgan Gautrat 2026 March 2026 Orlando Pride 8 Emma Kelly 2023 June 2026 Sunderland 10 Mollie Lambert 2026 July 2026 Durham 11 Freya Gregory 2025 January 2025 Aston Villa 16 Hildur Antonsdóttir 2026 July 2026 Madrid CFF 19 Katie Bradley 2026 July 2026 Charlton Athletic 24 Ashanti Akpan 2026 January 2026 Chelsea Forwards 9 Kathleen McGovern 2026 July 2026 Hibernian 14 Emilia Larsson 2026 January 2026 Rosengård 17 Martha Thomas 2026 July 2026 Tottenham Hotspur 20 Oona Sevenius 2025 August 2025 Rosengård 26 Beth Lumsden 2024 January 2024 Portsmouth 30 Jessie Gale 2026 August 2026 Arsenal (loan) 33 Leanne Kiernan 2026 July 2026 Liverpool 45 Casi Gregson 2026 October 2026 Academy
Transfers and contracts Transfers in Date Position Nationality Player From Ref. 3 July 2026 DF Gemma Evans Liverpool 8 July 2026 MF Hildur Antonsdóttir Madrid CFF 10 July 2026 DF Hanna Németh Werder Bremen 14 July 2026 FW Kathleen McGovern Hibernian 16 July 2026 DF Rachel McLauchlan Brighton & Hove Albion 24 July 2026 MF Mollie Lambert Durham 27 July 2026 MF Katie Bradley Charlton Athletic 28 July 2026 FW Leanne Kiernan Liverpool 29 July 2026 FW Martha Thomas Tottenham Hotspur
Loans in Date Position Nationality Player From Ref. 27 July 2026 GK Kayla Rendell Manchester United 6 August 2026 FW Jessie Gale Arsenal
Contract extensions Date Position Nationality Player At Club Since Ref. 18 June 2026 MF Emma Kelly 2023 2 July 2026 MF Lois Joel 2024 4 August 2026 DF Demi Stokes 2024 23 September 2026 DF Abbie Richardson 2026 24 September 2026 GK Sofia Borg 2 October 2026 FW Casi Gregson
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Player To Ref. 2 May 2026 MF Molly Pike Retired 8 May 2026 DF Charlotte Potts Retired 1 June 2026 FW Simone Charley Brooklyn FC DF Deanna Cooper Burnley GK Hannah Hawkins FW Shania Hayles Nottingham Forest GK Claudia Moan Al-Ahli Saudi 24 July 2026 FW Emily Murphy Brighton & Hove Albion 7 August 2026 DF Małgorzata Grec Górnik Łęczna
Loans out Date Position Nationality Player To Ref. 21 August 2026 MF Jasmine McQuade Hibernian
Pre-season
Competitions Women's Super League 2
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
FA Cup
As a member of the second tier, Newcastle United will enter the FA Cup in the third round.
WSL Players Cup
Statistics Appearances and goals
! colspan="12" style="background:black; color:white; text-align:center;" |Goalkeepers
! colspan="12" style="background:black; color:white; text-align:center;" |Defenders
! colspan="12" style="background:black; color:white; text-align:center;" |Midfielders
! colspan="12" style="background:black; color:white; text-align:center;" |Forwards
! colspan="12" style="background:black; color:white; text-align:center;" |Out on loan, maternity leave etc.
Clean sheets Player Total 1 1 Anna Tamminen 5 0 0 5 2 12 Kayla Rendell 0 0 0 0 54 Sofia Borg 0 0 0 0
Disciplinary record Player Total 1 2 DF Charlotte Wardlaw 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 FW Kathleen McGovern 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 MF Mollie Lambert 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 MF Hildur Antonsdóttir 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 FW Martha Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 DF Gemma Evans 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 26 FW Beth Lumsden 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
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