Sheffield United L.F.C

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Sheffield United Ladies F.C. initially began through Andy Keenan running training sessions for girls in 1998. The girls sides became known as Sheffield United Community Girls and as interest grew a Ladies team was added to the setup. By the 2005/06 season they had an under-10s side, two under-12s sides, two under-14s sides, an under-16s side and two ladies teams.^[1]

The team entered the FA Women's Cup for the first time in 2006, playing their first FA Women's Cup match on 10th September 2006, having been drawn away to Macclesfield Town for the Preliminary Round. They were one of 49 teams entering the FA Women's Cup for the first time in the 2006/07 season.^[2]

The first team are currently managed by Mark Oxley, who is assisted by Gary Sharp. They play in The Midland Women’s Combination League.