Poppy Pritchard

An academy product of Women’s Championship club Durham, Pritchard started her senior career at Durham, making a total of 22 appearances and scoring twice.  She made 4 appearances in the 2022–23 Championship season, followed by another 13 in the 2023–24 season.

In November 2022, Pritchard scored a hat trick for Durham under-21 team against Manchester United, becoming the first team to win against United’s U21 side with a 3–2 result. In the 2022–23 season, she scored at total of 18 goals and provided 3 assists for Durham U21 team. In September 2023, Pritchard scored within 15 minutes of her youth international debut with England under-19s, in a 5–0 win over Denmark, followed by a brace against Germany in a 3–3 draw six days later. For 2024 Under-19 Championship qualification on 25 October 2023, she scored the fifth goal against Wales in a 6–1 victory, and provided two assists. On 1 December 2023, as the number 9 striker, she scored two goals in the 5–1 win over Sweden.

In 2024, Pritchard scored the opening goal against Switzerland in a 2–0 victory, followed by a brace against Italy in a 4–1 win helping the team to qualify for the final tournament in Lithuania. With 9 goals in 9 appearances for the under-19s, BBC Sport described Pritchard as a player to “look out for” in the tournament. In July, Pritchard scored a hat-trick in England’s opening group stage match of the tournament in a 10–0 victory over Lithuania, followed by scoring the winning goal against France to win the group.

On 31 January 2024, Pritchard signed for Manchester City on a three-and-a-half-year deal, after interest from several WSL clubs including Tottenham Hotspur.

Now, excitedly the 19-year-old centre forward has been signed by Newcastle United Women on loan for the rest of the season. We are so thrilled for Poppy to be back playing in our region!