Tammi George has moved to WSL2 side Sheffield United, bringing an end to more than a decade of progression through the women’s pathway at Wolves.
The midfielder has enjoyed a stellar gold and black career which has seen her develop into one of the best talents in tier three, but George has now decided to make a move which will take her up the divisions ahead of the 2025/26 season.
One of the first women’s players in Wolves history to sign contracted terms last summer, George has been a key part of Dan McNamara’s side and the success of the women’s programme over recent years, finishing her Old Gold career on 167 appearances and 52 goals.
As George joins up with Sheffield United, McNamara said: “Tammi will be a massive loss for the football club, but we have to be really proud of the journey she’s been on since she was eight years old.
“She’s represented the football club, and Wolverhampton as a city, superbly well over the last 10-plus years and we wish her well. She’s making the step up to WSL2 and I don’t think anyone would argue that she doesn’t deserve that opportunity after recent seasons.
“Although we’re gutted to be losing such a key figure within the group, we have to accept this happens in football and we’ve done well to keep this group together for so long.
“We’ve got to learn to adapt without her aggression in there, but we’ve got some very good players coming in and it’s up to others in the group to step up and replace what she offered to the team.”
Having initially joined her hometown club as a youngster, George quickly progressed through the youth set up at Wolves to become a first-team regular while still a teenager.
Despite a brief stint away with Tottenham Hotspur and Stoke City during the 2019/20 season, George soon returned to her gold and black home where she became an integral part of McNamara’s side.
One of the first names on the teamsheet for the last five years, the 23-year-old played an important role in Wolves’ 2021/22 league winning campaign and has earned several Player of the Season awards for her performances in the heart of the midfield.
“She’s a fan favourite and you can see why,” McNamara added. “The heart she plays with, the desire she plays with, and she’s Wolves through and through. It would have been a really hard decision for her to walk away from Wolves, but different players are at different stages of their careers, and right now she feels like she needs to be operating within WSL2.
“But we’ve got to be proud of her and proud of ourselves for getting her to this point in her career. I remember coming in eight years ago and she was playing in the under-18s, and you think of the journey she’s been on in that time.
“She’s a credit to the football club and hopefully we can now watch from afar as she goes and achieves what she wants to out of football. You never know, she might be back in Old Gold again someday if we can eventually get there.”
