Durham Women are delighted to announce the deadline day return of forward Poppy Pritchard.
The 19-year-old has joined the Blues on a season-long loan from Manchester City and becomes the club’s eighth signing of the summer.
A graduate of Durham’s Professional Game Academy, Pritchard made her first-team debut against Sheffield United in February 2023 after being a prolific scorer for the club’s under-21 side.
From there, the youngster became a regular in senior squads and also earned international recognition after teaming-up with the England U19s.
After scoring twice in 22 second tier appearances, Pritchard made the move to Barclays Women’s Super League side Manchester City in January 2024.
During her time with City, the forward has spent time on loan with Crystal Palace and Newcastle United – while continuing to represent England at youth level, starring during the Young Lionesses’ 2024 UEFA Women’s U19 European Championship campaign.
And after completing pre-season with her parent club, Pritchard has now teamed-up with Durham for the upcoming Barclays Women’s Super League 2 campaign.
Speaking after sealing her return to Maiden Castle, Pritchard said: “It feels good to be back, I’m excited to be here.”
“The fans always showed me a lot of support when I was here last time, so I’m hoping they can do the same again.”
Would you like to sponsor Poppy’s home, away or third kit, or another one of our squad, for the 2025/26 season?
Our player sponsorship packages are now available and include a number of benefits – including:
- Your player’s unique, match-worn shirt at the end of the season
- 2 x Season Tickets guaranteeing you entry to every home game
- A half-page advert in every issue of our match day programme
- Your logo and a link to your website on our official club site
- Social media promotion
- Plus much, much more!
Email mark.donnelly@durhamwfc.co.uk for more information.
