Grace Elizabeth McCatty (born 28 September 1989) is an English former footballer who played as a defender, finishing her career with 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 record. During the 2012 FA WSL season, Matthews made 11 appearances helping the team finish in fourth place with a 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, 2018–2025 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. Following the end of the season, it was announced that she had retired, with the club describing her as having been a "superb role model" during her time with Sunderland.
Career statistics Correct as of 10 November 2019
Club +ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBristol Academy2006-07FA Women's Premier League900000 - -902007-08FA Women's Premier League2000000 - -2002008-09FA Women's Premier League1610000 - -002009-10FA Women's Premier League1940000 - -002011FA WSL1430000 - -002012FA WSL1110000 - -002013FA WSL1700000 - -002014FA WSL 11400000 - -002015FA WSL 1600000 - -00Bristol City2016FA WSL 21500000 - -002017FA WSL Spring Series000000 - -00Durham2017-18FA WSL 2600000 - -00Sunderland2018-19FA Women's National League North2130030 - -2402019-20FA Women's National League North720020 - -90Total175140050 - -00
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.
References
Further reading Caudwell, Jayne (2011), Women's Football in the UK: Continuing with Gender Analyses, Routledge, Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, Scraton, S., Magee, J., Caudwell, J. (2008), Women, Football and Europe: Histories, Equity and Experience (Ifi) (Vol 1), Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH, Stewart, Barbara (2012), Women's Soccer: The Passionate Game, Greystone Books, Williams, Jean (2003), A Game for Rough Girls?: A History of Women's Football in Britain, Routledge,
External links
Bristol City player profile