29th August 2025
August 28 – Aston Villa Women Football Club has hired Maggie Murphy as managing director.
Murphy was previously CEO at Lewes FC and was also a Board member of the FA WSL and Women’s Championship. In 2023, Maggie was recognised as one of BBC Woman’s Hour’s 30 Most Influential Women in Sport.
Villa’s women’s team is now run as an independent entity under the ownership of V Sports.
The new structure allows resources to be allocated directly to the women’s team, said the club, enabling dedicated investment to support the development of sporting and business operations.
Last season the club finished sixth in the 12-team Women’s Super League
“I’m excited to be joining Aston Villa Women at a moment of ambitious change and renewed purpose at the club,” said Murphy.
“We now have the structure and support to build momentum off the pitch to support our continued progress on it… Our ambition is clear: to unlock Aston Villa Women’s full potential and cultivate a passion and pride amongst our fans, partners, players and staff that translates into lasting success and impact.”
Murphy will start AVWFC at the beginning of October.
“Following our promotion to the WSL in 2020, we’ve made steady progress on and off the pitch, with our dedicated women’s facilities at Bodymoor among the best in the world. But we have ambitions to go even further by consistently challenging the Big Four and securing regular European football,” said Bashir Lebada, AVWFC Executive Chairman.
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