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.
Playing career
Bristol City, 2006–2017
McCatty 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. She made 14 appearances during her first season with Bristol. The team finished in fifth place with a 4–6–3 record. During the 2012 FA WSL season, Matthews made 11 appearances helping the team finish in fourth place with a 4–4–6 record.
In 2014, McCatty played for Bristol in the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League. Bristol was the only English team to make the quarterfinals where they were eliminated by eventual winners Frankfurt. In 2015, she captained the team at the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League.
Durham, 2017–2018
After over 100 appearances and just more than ten years with Bristol City, McCatty departed to join fellow FA WSL 2 side Durham.
Sunderland AFC, 2018–Current
McCatty joined former Durham team-mate Jordan Atkinson at Sunderland for the 2018-19 season. 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. She made her return from retirement on 31 October 2024, rejoining Sunderland AFC Women until the end of the 2024/25 season.
Career statistics
Correct as of 10 November 2019
Club
Honours
Bristol 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
Personal life
McCatty has done philanthropic work in Zambia.
See also
References
Further reading
- 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
- Grace McCatty at Soccerway.com
- Grace McCatty at kicker (in German)
- Grace McCatty – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Bristol City player profile
- Grace McCatty on Twitter
