Olivia Fergusson

Olivia Fergusson

Personal information
Full name	Olivia Mary Fergusson[1]
Date of birth	(1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Burntwood, Staffordshire, England
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Wellington Phoenix
Number	9
Youth career
	Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Aston Villa	30	(6)
2016–2018	Bristol City	34	(3)
2018–2019	Yeovil Town	20	(1)
2019–2020	Sheffield United	14	(7)
2020–2021	Leicester City	8	(0)
2021–2022	Coventry United	20	(1)
2022–2023	Celtic	26	(3)
2023–2024	Wolverhampton Wanderers	33	(6)
2024–	Wellington Phoenix	8	(2)
International career^‡
2012	England U17	6	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 August 2018

Olivia Mary Fergusson (born 27 March 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League Women.

Club career

Aston Villa

Fergusson started her career at Aston Villa after graduating from the club's centre of excellence. Fergusson went on to score 8 goals in the 2015 for the club.[2] She left following the expiration of her contract at the end of the 2015 season.

Bristol City

On 4 February 2016, it was announced that Ferguson had joined Bristol City.[2] Fergusson made 6 appearances in her first season for Bristol. The following season, Fergusson made 12 league appearances did not score for her new club in a season where Bristol came 8th in the FA Women's Super League.[3]

Yeovil Town

On 18 August 2018, it was announced that Fergusson ahad joined Yeovil Town.[4] In the 2018–19 season, Fergusson played 20 games as well as scoring her only league goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat away to Manchester City on 28 April 2019.[5]

Sheffield United

Following Yeovil's relegation to the third-tier, Fergusson joined Sheffield United on 11 July 2019.[6] She scored 7 goals in the Championship as Sheffield United finished 2nd. She left at the conclusion of the 2019–20 season.[7]

Leicester City

After departing Sheffield, Fergusson joined Leicester City.[8] She left the club at the end of her contract in June 2021.[9]

Coventry United

In July 2021, a week after leaving Leicester City, Fergusson joined Coventry United on a two-year deal.[10]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 8 July 2023, Fergusson signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers, which she is also a lifelong fan of.[11]

Wellington Phoenix

In August 2024, Fergusson left England to go overseas and signed with A-League Women club Wellington Phoenix.[12]

International career

Fergusson has represented at U17 level for her country playing 6 times and scoring 1 goal. These games came in the qualifying for the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship but England failed to get passed the elite round of qualifying.

Fergusson represented England at U23 level during a double header friendlies vs Norway and during the 2018 Nordic Cup in Sweden.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 February 2020[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aston Villa	2014	WSL 2	13	1	1	0	4	0	18	1
	2015		17	5	2	1	3	1	22	7
	Total		30	6	3	1	7	1	40	8
Bristol City	2016	WSL 2	16	3	2	0	0	0	18	3
	2017	WSL 1	6	0	—		—		6	0
	2017–18		12	0	1	0	4	0	17	0
	Total		34	3	3	0	4	0	41	3
Yeovil Town	2018–19	WSL	20	1	1	0	4	1	25	2
Sheffield United	2019–20	Championship	14	7	1	0	6	0	21	7
Career total			98	17	8	1	21	2	127	20

References

1. "Match Report RUS-GBR 2:1" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. 22 August 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
2. "Olivia Fergusson Joins Bristol City Women". www.bristolcitywfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
3. "Summary – Women's Super League – England – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
4. "Yeovil Town Ladies: Olivia Fergusson joined Women's Super League club". 18 August 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
5. "Manchester City vs. Yeovil Town – 28 April 2019 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
6. "Olivia Fergusson signs for the Blades". www.sufc.co.uk.
7. "Tierney and Fergusson depart". www.sufc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
8. "LCFC Women: Meet The 2020/21 Squad". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
9. "Leicester City Women: Remi Allen & Charlotte Fleming among nine to leave Women's Super League side". BBC Sport. 30 June 2021.
10. Pentland, Daniel (5 July 2021). "Coventry United complete the signing of former Leicester City forward Fergusson". FAWSL Full-Time.
11. "Fergusson becomes first summer signing". Wolverhampton Wanderers. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
12. "Nix land new visa forward". Wellington Phoenix. 9 August 2024.
13. "O. Fergusson Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2020.