2026 Calgary Wild FC season

Calgary Wild FC
2026 season
Chair	Deanna Zumwalt
Head Coach	Lydia Bedford; (until 9 March); Sinead McSharry; (interim from 9 March) ; Leah Blayney (from 6 July)
Stadium	McMahon Stadium; Calgary, Alberta;

The 2026 Calgary Wild FC season was the second in the club's history, as well as the second season in Northern Super League history.

Summary

In the 2025 season, Calgary Wild finished 5th in the league.

On 13 February 2026, Calgary Wild added players Allie Hess and Molly Race, whilst adding Dave Odorico as a Goalkeeping Coach / Assistant Coach.^[1]

On 9 March 2026, Lydia Bedford left the club to become manager of the England women's national under-23 football team. Sinead McSharry was named as interim coach the same day.^[2] Caitlin Pavone was also appointed Director of Football Operations.^[3]

On 6 July 2026, Leah Blayney was confirmed as manager of the club.^[4]

Team

Coaching staff

As of March 9, 2026.

Position	Name
Head coach	Leah Blayney

Roster

As of April 21, 2026.^[5]

No.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Since	Previous club	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Katelin Talbert	(1998-10-09)October 9, 1998 (aged 27)	2026	Free agent	INT
23	Molly Race	(2001-10-26)October 26, 2001 (aged 24)	2026	Transfer
26	Sarah Keilty-Dilling	(1993-07-15)July 15, 1993 (aged 32)	2025
Defenders
2	Grace Stordy	(2002-01-21)January 21, 2002 (aged 24)	2025	Calgary Foothills
5	Meikayla Moore	(1996-06-04)June 4, 1996 (aged 29)	2025	Glasgow City	INT
11	Tilly James	(1998-06-13)June 13, 1998 (aged 27)	2025	Trinity Western Spartans
17	Michelle Romero	(1997-06-12)June 12, 1997 (aged 28)	2025	Real Unión de Tenerife	INT
44	Talia White	(1998-10-16)October 16, 1998 (aged 27)	2025	Treaty United
Midfielders
3	Allie Hess	(1996-07-19)July 19, 1996 (aged 29)	2026	Montreal Roses FC	INT
6	Jaclyn Sawicki	(1992-11-14)November 14, 1992 (aged 33)	2025	Western United
7	Caleigh Boeckx	(2000-07-26)July 26, 2000 (aged 25)	2025	Treaty United
8	Sonia O'Neill	(1994-08-19)August 19, 1994 (aged 31)	2025	London City Lionesses
10	Farkhunda Muhtaj	(1997-11-15)November 15, 1997 (aged 28)	2025	Fortuna Sittard
16	Jenaya Robertson	(1997-04-08)April 8, 1997 (aged 28)	2025	Unity FC
19	Keelyn Stewart	(2007-10-10)October 10, 2007 (aged 18)	2025	ASA High Performance
28	Meggie Dougherty Howard	(1995-07-27)July 27, 1995 (aged 30)	2025	Angel City	INT
29	Andersen Williams	(2002-04-02)April 2, 2002 (aged 23)	2025	Texas A&M Aggies
unknown	Hannah Boughton	unknown	2026	Minnesota Aurora FC
Forwards
4	Jorian Baucom	(1996-08-04)August 4, 1996 (aged 29)	2025	Fort Lauderdale	INT
9	Kathryn Harvey	(1997-06-09)June 9, 1997 (aged 28)	2025	Melbourne City
15	Kahli Johnson	(2004-02-18)February 18, 2004 (aged 22)	2025	Western United	INT
18	Serita Thurton	(2002-01-16)January 16, 2002 (aged 24)	2025	South Florida Bulls
30	Taegan Stewart	(2007-10-10)October 10, 2007 (aged 18)	2025	ASA High Performance
99	Mya Jones	(2001-08-01)August 1, 2001 (aged 24)	2026	Free agent

Competitions

Northern Super League

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Playoff qualification
1	Montreal Roses	18	10	4	4	33	19	+14	34	Advance to playoffs
2	Ottawa Rapid	17	10	3	4	38	28	+10	33
3	AFC Toronto	17	8	4	5	28	17	+11	28
4	Vancouver Rise	18	7	2	9	34	41	−7	23
5	Halifax Tides	18	6	3	9	19	19	0	21
6	Calgary Wild	18	2	4	12	20	48	−28	10

Updated to match(es) played on August 29, 2026. Source: NSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Wins; 6) Goals scored; 7) Goals conceded; 8) Least red cards; 9) Least yellow cards; 10) Drawing of lots.^[6]

Matches

April and May

April 25, 2026 1	Calgary Wild	0–2	Montreal Roses	Calgary, Alberta
	Boeckx 85'		Bennett 37', 49' Hill 79'	Stadium: McMahon Stadium Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel

May 2, 2026 2	Ottawa Rapid FC	5–2	Calgary Wild	Ottawa, Ontario
	Forbes 1' Melenhorst 25', 33' 53' Belzile 29' Choo 63'		Dougherty Howard 11' Stewart 12'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Referee: Isabelle Duclos

May 16, 2026 3	Calgary Wild	2–2	Montreal Roses	Calgary, Alberta
	Jones 85', 90+1'	Report	Pechersky 24' 83' Monyard 90'	Stadium: McMahon Stadium Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla

May 24, 2026 4	Calgary Wild	0–4	Halifax Tides FC	Calgary, Alberta
	Talbert 54'	Report	Miller 7', 25' Vallerand 22', 78'	Stadium: McMahon Stadium Attendance: 2,847 Referee: Angelina Baldino

May 31, 2026 5	Calgary Wild	0–4	AFC Toronto	Calgary, Alberta
	Johnson 52'	Report	Rowe 12' Hunter 48' Stratigakis 68' 74' Chisholm 77' Novak 90+1'	Stadium: McMahon Stadium Referee: Roberto D'Alesio

June

June 13, 2026 6	Halifax Tides FC	2–0	Calgary Wild	Halifax, Nova Scotia
	Benati 29' Moe 37' 48' Miller 44'	Report	O'Neill 36' Robertson 61' Stordy 90+1'	Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 3,735 Referee: Carly Shaw-Maclaren

June 21, 2026 7	Montreal Roses FC	1–1	Calgary Wild	Laval, Quebec
	Badu 29'	Report	Johnson 10'	Stadium: Stade Boréale Referee: Sheila Couture

June 27, 2026 8	Calgary Wild	0–1	Halifax Tides FC	Calgary, Alberta
		Report	Miller 81' Weichers 90+4'	Stadium: McMahon Stadium Attendance: 3,164 Referee: Alain Ruch

July

July 5, 2026 9	Ottawa Rapid FC	3–1	Calgary Wild	Ottawa, Ontario
	Melenhorst 17' Fridlund 42' Harris 60' Wilkinson 90+2'	Report	Dougherty Howard 65' Stordy 67'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Referee: Roberto D'Alesio

July 11, 2026 10	Calgary Wild	2–4	Vancouver Rise	Calgary, Alberta
16:00 PT	Dougherty Howard 18' Baucom 25' O'Neill 36'	Report	Pante 7' Lee 37' Longhurst 86' López 90+3'	Stadium: McMahon Stadium Referee: Sheila Couture

July 17, 2026 11	Calgary Wild	0–2	Montreal Roses	Calgary, Alberta
		Report	Cappadona 29' Whitaker 33'	Stadium: McMahon Stadium Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren

July 22, 2026 12	Calgary Wild	1–2	Ottawa Rapid FC	Calgary, Alberta
	Johnson 50'	Report	Melenhorst 36' Fridlund 72' Choo 90+2'	Stadium: McMahon Stadium Attendance: 2,210 Referee: Anne-Marie Canuel

July 28, 2026 13	AFC Toronto	1–0	Calgary Wild	Toronto, Ontario
	Hunter 50' Chisholm 77'	Report		Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,682 Referee: Mario Alayass

August

August 1, 2026 14	Calgary Wild	v	AFC Toronto	Calgary, Alberta
				Stadium: McMahon Stadium

August 8, 2026 15	Vancouver Rise FC	v	Calgary Wild	Burnaby, British Columbia
				Stadium: Swangard Stadium

August 15, 2026 16	Calgary Wild	v	Ottawa Rapid FC	Calgary, Alberta
				Stadium: McMahon Stadium

August 23, 2026 17	Montreal Roses	v	Calgary Wild	Laval, Quebec
				Stadium: Stade Boréale

August 29, 2026 18	Vancouver Rise FC	v	Calgary Wild	Burnaby, British Columbia
				Stadium: Swangard Stadium

September

September 6, 2026 19	AFC Toronto	v	Calgary Wild	Toronto, Ontario
				Stadium: BMO Field

September 12, 2026 20	Calgary Wild	v	Halifax Tides FC	Calgary, Alberta
				Stadium: McMahon Stadium

September 20, 2026 21	Ottawa Rapid FC	v	Calgary Wild	Ottawa, Ontario
				Stadium: TD Place Stadium

September 27, 2026 22	Calgary Wild	v	Vancouver Rise FC	Calgary, Alberta
				Stadium: McMahon Stadium

October

October 3, 2026 23	Halifax Tides FC	v	Calgary Wild	Halifax, Nova Scotia
				Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

October 18, 2026 24	AFC Toronto	v	Calgary Wild	Toronto, Ontario
				Stadium: BMO Field

October 25, 2026 25	Vancouver Rise FC	v	Calgary Wild	Burnaby, British Columbia
				Stadium: Swangard Stadium

W Canadian Championship

August 5, 2026 Quarter-finals	Calgary Wild	4–0	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	Foothills County, Alberta
7:00 pm MDT	Jones 30', 47' Otto 54' Thurton 85'	Report		Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 1,124 Referee: Alain Ruch

TBD Semi-finals	TBD	v	TBD	TBD
				Stadium: TBD

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Northern Super League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	CAN	Grace Stordy	0	0	0	0
5	DF	NZL	Meikayla Moore	0	0	0	0
6	MF	PHI	Jaclyn Sawicki	0	0	0	0
7	DF	CAN	Caleigh Boeckx	0	0	0	0
8	MF	VEN	Sonia O'Neill	0	0	0	0
11	DF	CAN	Tilly James	0	0	0	0
15	FW	AUS	Kahli Johnson	0	0	0	0
16	MF	CAN	Jenaya Robertson	0	0	0	0
18	FW	CAN	Serita Thurton	0	0	0	0
19	MF	WAL	Keelyn Stewart	0	0	0	0
23	FW	CAN	Kathryn Harvey	0	0	0	0
28	MF	USA	Meggie Dougherty Howard	0	0	0	0
30	MF	WAL	Taegan Stewart	0	0	0	0
44	DF	CAN	Talia White	0	0	0	0

Source:

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	From club	Date	Source
N/A	GK	Katelin Talbert	Free agent	16 January 2026	^[7]
N/A	MF	Allie Hess	Montreal Roses FC	February 13, 2026	^[1]
N/A	GK	Molly Race	FC Nordsjælland	February 13, 2026	^[1]
N/A	FW	Mya Jones	Free agent	February 20, 2026	^[8]
N/A	MF	Hannah Boughton	Minnesota Aurora FC	July 21, 2026	^[9]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	To club	Date	Source
1	GK	Stephanie Bukovec	Woodbridge Strikers	3 December 2025	^[10]
3	DF	Ally Green	F.C. Copenhagen	3 December 2025	^[10]^[11]
9	DF	Mijke Roelfsema	FC Nantes	3 December 2025	^[10]^[12]
12	FW	Christie Gray	Wexford	3 December 2025	^[10]^[13]
14	MF	Madison Wilson		3 December 2025	^[10]
17	FW	Danielle Steer		3 December 2025	^[10]
25	GK	Jackie Burns	Bristol City	4 February 2026	^[14]
17	DF	Michelle Romero		21 July 2026
9	FW	Kathryn Harvey		20 July 2026	^[15]

References

1 2 3 "Experienced Players and Coach Join Wild FC for Upcoming NSL Season". Our Sports Central. February 13, 2026. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
↑ Rhode, Mackenzie (March 9, 2026). "Calgary Wild head coach Lydia Bedford leaves after one season with the club". Calgary Sun. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
↑ "Calgary Wild FC Announces Personnel Changes Ahead of 2026 Season". www.calgarywildfc.com.
↑ "Wild FC hires Australia's Blayney as new head coach". The Canadian Press. July 6, 2026. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
↑ "Roster". Calgary Wild FC. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
↑ "Six Seconds - The home of women's football in Canada". Six Seconds. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
↑ "Calgary Wild FC Signs Katelin Talbert to Anchor Goal Ahead of 2026 Season". Our Sports Central. January 15, 2026.
↑ "Mya Jones Homecoming: Signs with Wild FC". www.calgarywildfc.com.
↑ "Welcome to the Wild". instagram.com.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Calgary Wild FC Announces Roster Updates Ahead of 2026 Season". www.calgarywildfc.com.
↑ "F.C. Copenhagen Women strengthen squad with New Zealand international". www.fck.dk. January 17, 2026.
↑ "Mijke Roelfsema est Nantaise" [Mijke Roelfsema is from Nantes]. www.fcnantes.com.
↑ "Christie Gray joins Wexford". wexfordfc.ie.
↑ Lacey, Will (February 4, 2026). "Burns signs for City". Bristol City FC. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
↑ @calgarywildfc; (July 20, 2026). "Thank you, Kathryn Harvey, for your time with the Wild" – via Instagram.

[Hess,_Race_and_Odorico-1] 1 2 3 "Experienced Players and Coach Join Wild FC for Upcoming NSL Season". Our Sports Central. February 13, 2026. Retrieved February 13, 2026.

[2] Rhode, Mackenzie (March 9, 2026). "Calgary Wild head coach Lydia Bedford leaves after one season with the club". Calgary Sun. Retrieved March 10, 2026.

[3] "Calgary Wild FC Announces Personnel Changes Ahead of 2026 Season". www.calgarywildfc.com.

[4] "Wild FC hires Australia's Blayney as new head coach". The Canadian Press. July 6, 2026. Retrieved July 6, 2026.

[5] "Roster". Calgary Wild FC. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

[6] "Six Seconds - The home of women's football in Canada". Six Seconds. Retrieved October 8, 2025.

[7] "Calgary Wild FC Signs Katelin Talbert to Anchor Goal Ahead of 2026 Season". Our Sports Central. January 15, 2026.

[8] "Mya Jones Homecoming: Signs with Wild FC". www.calgarywildfc.com.

[9] "Welcome to the Wild". instagram.com.

[transfers-out-10] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Calgary Wild FC Announces Roster Updates Ahead of 2026 Season". www.calgarywildfc.com.

[11] "F.C. Copenhagen Women strengthen squad with New Zealand international". www.fck.dk. January 17, 2026.

[12] "Mijke Roelfsema est Nantaise" [Mijke Roelfsema is from Nantes]. www.fcnantes.com.

[13] "Christie Gray joins Wexford". wexfordfc.ie.

[14] Lacey, Will (February 4, 2026). "Burns signs for City". Bristol City FC. Retrieved February 5, 2026.

[15] @calgarywildfc; (July 20, 2026). "Thank you, Kathryn Harvey, for your time with the Wild" – via Instagram.

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