Vote for your October Player of the Month

Voting is now open for the Aston Villa Women Player of the Month award for October 2026. 

Interim head coach Brian Sørensen took charge of the side on the eve of the first international break of the campaign, and the Villans proceeded to go unbeaten throughout the entirety of October.

The side contested five matches across Women's Super League and Subway Players Cup, winning three times and drawing twice.

October began with our first home league point of 2026/27 in a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace at Villa Park.

Defender Noelle's Maritz' first goal for the club opened the scoring in the second half, applying a cool finishing touch after a superb solo run and cross from Chasity Grant.

After a two-week international break the positive momentum continued against Liverpool at Keys Park. 

A remarkable second half fight back complete with goals from Player of the Match Grant and an own goal from visitors skipper Grace Fisk secured a first league win of the season.

Next came a trip to second tier Burnley in the Players Cup, where a young Villa side overcame the driving rain and wind to claim a comfortable victory at Turf Moor.

Georgia Mullett struck the claret and blues into the lead inside five minutes, tapping home from a Lily Murphy centre.

Murphy turned goalscorer herself in the second half, cutting inside two defenders from the right before curling into the far bottom corner for a 2-0 triumph.

Then came a second successive WSL win, as Villa beat Everton in five-goal thriller at Goodison Park. 

Noelle Maritz ensured another fast start, dinking a delicate effort over the keeper after a one-two with Amalie Vangsgaard had sliced through the Toffees defence.

The Dane then grabbed a brace either side of half time to establish a three-goal Villa lead.

First she lobbed Courtney Brosnan from midway into the attacking half having spotted the keeper off her line, then after the interval she showed sharp posting instincts to steer home Maritz' cross at the near post.

October ended in entertaining style with a Second City derby against Birmingham City under the lights in Hednesford.

Summer signing Mathilde Harviken opened the scoring with a towering header off the bench in the second half.

Though Villa were cruelly denied a fourth win in a row across all competitions by a leveller deep into stoppage time.

Still, the bragging rights were claimed in triumphant fashion in the penalty shootout decider, with former Blues keeper Emily Ramsey providing two crucial saves for Villa.

Those stops paved the way for Dutch international Grant to smash home the winning spot kick to secure an additional bonus point as Villa completed an entire calendar month unbeaten.

Every player to feature for Villa throughout October is included in our Player of the Month poll, which closes at 5pm on Friday (November 13). Click below to vote now...