Grace McCatty

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. 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. 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

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.