This is now the fourth campaign running in which the team’s highest Leigh Sports Village attendance has been topped. It has happened in the last three terms at the WSL fixture we’ve hosted against the north Londoners.
The Reds’ first home game of the 2023/24 season saw a previous record of 8,312 at LSV for a 2-2 draw with Arsenal, while the points were also shared in 2024/25 as the bar was raised again, with 8,348 clicking through the turnstiles in WN7.
United Women’s all-time home attendance record remains the 43,615 that watched November 2023’s derby duel with Manchester City at Old Trafford, but the impact of the 8,000-plus in Leigh on Sunday shouldn’t be understated.
Head coach Marc Skinner made sure to thank those supporters, explaining how those of a United persuasion helped to push his team on, just three days after a historic but energy-zapping UEFA Champions League win over Brann on the same pitch.
