Grace Elizabeth McCatty (born 28 September 1989) is an English footballer who currently plays as a defender for Sunderland. Prior to her move to the North-East with Durham, she featured eight times in the UEFA Women's Champions League for Bristol City.[2][3]
 McCatty in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Grace Elizabeth McCatty[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Gloucester, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Quedgeley Wanderers FC | |||
| Gloucester City Girls FC | |||
| Gloucester City WFC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2017 | Bristol City | ||
| 2017–2018 | Durham | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–Current | Sunderland | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBristol City, 2006–2017
editMcCatty signed with Bristol Academy from Gloucester City in 2006, and remained with the club for the 2011 FA WSL season. She made her first FA WSL appearance for the senior squad against Birmingham City L.F.C. on 14 April 2011.[4] She made 14 appearances during her first season with Bristol. The team finished in fifth place with a 4–6–3 record.[4] During the 2012 FA WSL season, Matthews made 11 appearances helping the team finish in fourth place with a 4–4–6 record.[4]
In 2014, McCatty played for Bristol in the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League.[5] Bristol was the only English team to make the quarterfinals where they were eliminated by eventual winners Frankfurt.[6] In 2015, she captained the team at the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League.[7]
Durham, 2017–2018
editAfter over 100 appearances and just more than ten years with Bristol City, McCatty departed to join fellow FA WSL 2 side Durham.[3]
Sunderland AFC, 2018–Current
editMcCatty joined former Durham team-mate Jordan Atkinson at Sunderland for the 2018-19 season.[8] She made her debut in a 2–1 away win at Bradford City in Sunderland's second game of the season. She retired at the end of the 2023–24 Women's Championship season.[9]. She made her return from retirement on the 31st October 2024, rejoining Sunderland AFC Women until the end of the 2024/25 season.
Career statistics
editCorrect as of 10 November 2019
Club
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bristol Academy | 2006-07 | FA Women's Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | FA Women's Premier League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 0 | |
| 2008-09 | FA Women's Premier League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009-10 | FA Women's Premier League | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | FA WSL | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | FA WSL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | FA WSL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | FA WSL 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | FA WSL 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Bristol City | 2016 | FA WSL 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | FA WSL Spring Series | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Durham | 2017-18 | FA WSL 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sunderland | 2018-19 | FA Women's National League North | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | FA Women's National League North | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 175 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
Honours
editBristol City
- FA Women's Super League Runner-up: 2013
- FA Women's Cup Runner-up: 2011 2013
Individual
- Her Football Hub team of the month for October 2021[10]
Personal life
editMcCatty has done philanthropic work in Zambia.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Team Information - Great Britain". 2013 Summer Universiade. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Kragelund, Katja (29 January 2016). "Fan favourite Grace McCatty extends her contract with Bristol City Women". Vavel. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ a b "NEWS: McCatty Signs!". Durham Women's F.C. 2 January 2017. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "Grace McCatty". Soccer Way. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Bristol Academy take commanding first leg lead in Champions League". Bristol Post. 10 October 2014. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Chapman, Carole (13 November 2014). "Women's Champions League: Bristol reach quarter-finals". BBC. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Aloia, Andrew (27 April 2015). "Grace McCatty: Captain playing for her Bristol Academy future". BBC. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Sunderland AFC Ladies on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ Palmer, Jon (19 April 2024). "Former Bristol City and Gloucester City defender announces retirement". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Sunderland defender Arbenit Xhemajli continues his return to full fitness as McCatty earns team of the month spot". www.sunderlandecho.com. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Aloia, Andrew (19 March 2015). "Grace McCatty: From Champions League to volunteering in Zambia". BBC. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
Further reading
edit- Caudwell, Jayne (2011), Women's Football in the UK: Continuing with Gender Analyses, Routledge, ISBN 041556087X
- Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
- Scraton, S., Magee, J., Caudwell, J. (2008), Women, Football and Europe: Histories, Equity and Experience (Ifi) (Vol 1), Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH, ISBN 1841262250
- Stewart, Barbara (2012), Women's Soccer: The Passionate Game, Greystone Books, ISBN 1926812603
- Williams, Jean (2003), A Game for Rough Girls?: A History of Women's Football in Britain, Routledge, ISBN 0415263387
External links
edit- Grace McCatty at Soccerway.com
- Grace McCatty – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Bristol City player profile[permanent dead link]
- Grace McCatty on Twitter
This biographical article related to women's association football in England is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |