Holly Manders

Holly Manders
Personal information
Full name Holly Jade Manders[1]
Date of birth (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001[2]
Place of birth England
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Oxford United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Middlesbrough 37 (12)
2019–2021 Durham 9 (0)
2021–2023 Sunderland 28 (2)
2023–2025 Nottingham Forest 35 (16)
2025– Oxford United 0 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 England U18 4 (4)
2019–2020 England U19 8 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 July 2024

Holly Manders (born 28 April 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Oxford United in the FA Women's National League South.

Club career

Middlesbrough

Manders made her debut for Middlesbrough in the Northern Premier League on 20 August 2017, as a substitute in a 3–0 loss against AFC Fylde.[3] She scored her first goal for the club on 14 September, in a 4–0 win against West Bromwich Albion.[4] Manders signed for Durham on 11 August 2019.[5]

Nottingham Forest

On 2 August 2023, Manders signed for Nottingham Forest.[6]

On 11 July 2024, Manders signed a new one-year deal to extend her stay at Nottingham Forest.[7]

On 3 May 2025, it was announced that Manders would leave the club upon the expiry of her contract at the end of the 2024-25 season.[8]

International career

In July 2019 Manders featured for the England U18 team in a trio of games against Canada and Northern Ireland.[9]

In October 2019 Manders played in all three England U19 2020 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification matches scoring 2 goals.[10][11][12]

In March 2020 Manders played in all three England U19 matches at the La Manga Tournament scoring 1 goal.[13][14][15]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 July 2025.[16][1]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Middlesbrough 2017–18 FA WNL Northern Premier Division 205002[a]000225
2018–19 17700101[b]0197
Total 37120030104112
Durham 2019–20 Women's Championship 90004[c]100131
2020–21 00000[c]00000
Total 90004100131
Sunderland 2021–22 Women's Championship 202104[c]100253
2022–23 80003[c]000110
Total 282107100363
Nottingham Forest 2023–24 FA WNL Northern Premier Division 2211313[a]4002816
2024–25 135413[a]000206
Total 35167264004822
Career total 10930842061013838
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the FA Women's National League Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in the FA Women's National League Plate
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the FA Women's League Cup


References

  1. 1 2 "Holly Jade Manders player stats". The Football Association Full-Time. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Holly Manders". Premier League. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Middlesbrough 0–3 Fylde". The Football Association Full-Time. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Middlesbrough 4–0 West Bromwich Albion". The Football Association Full-Time. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Signing: Manders Joins The Wildcats". Durham Women. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Forest Women complete signing of Holly Manders". Nottingham Forest F.C. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Holly Manders signs new deal". Nottingham Forest F.C. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  8. ↑ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (3 May 2025). "Forest Women confirm players to depart the Club this summer". Nottingham Forest Football Club. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "England Women's U18s end their season with wins against Canada and Northern Ireland". The Football Association. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Jess Park scores four as England open Euro qualifiers with 8-0 demolition of Cyprus". The Football Association. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Ebony Salmon brace helps England Women's U19s to Euro qualifying win over Belarus". The Football Association. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Young Lionesses complete Euro qualifying round with a big win and perfect record". The Football Association. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "England WU19s beaten 3-0 by USA in La Manga". The Football Association. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "Emma Coates' Young Lionesses lose out to late goal against Sweden in La Manga". The Football Association. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "England WU19s suffer 2-1 defeat to Denmark in final game at La Manga tournament". The Football Association. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  16. ↑ Holly Manders at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2025.