The England international has been named in our starting line-up that will take on Chelsea from 13:30 (UK) as first takes on second in the Barclays Women’s Super League.
At 26, Hemp will make her 139th league appearance for the Club, overtaking City legend and former captain Steph Houghton on 138 with current skipper Alex Greenwood our third-time WSL appearance holder with 119.
Hemp joined City in 2018 from Bristol City as one of the most exciting young talents in the WSL.
The lightning quick, technical winger quickly cemented herself as one of the Club’s most important players, helping us to back-to-back FA Cup titles in 2018/19 and 2019/20.
Hemp won PFA Young Player of the Year three times with City as she continued to light up the top-flight, with her ability to tee up her teammates one of her strongest attributes.
That would go on to be most prevalent in 2024/25 when Hemp tallied more WSL assists than any other player, despite missing over half the season through injury.
Hemp and City, however, would have to wait four years before another trophy lift after our 2021/22 League Cup success. But the forward knew it would come as she committed her future to the Club until 2027.
And it paid off with Hemp a vital member of City’s historic double in 2025/26 as we lifted the WSL for the first time in a decade, quickly followed by the FA Cup.
Adding her 18 UEFA Champions League games, 25 and 29 appearances in the FA Cup and League Cup respectively and one cap in the Community Shield, Hemp’s total caps for City will hit 212 in the capital.
That puts her in second for the Club’s all-time appearances, overtaking Keira Walsh on 211.
And it means she also moves ever closer to Houghton’s all-time appearance record of 242.
Everyone at Manchester City would like to congratulate Lauren on her latest milestone in blue.
