One of the most accomplished attackers in the Barclays Women’s Super League, Mead has 81 Lionesses caps and 40 goals to her name, as well as being part of winning squads at Euro 2022 and 2025.
And with several England stars already at City, our new number seven is excited to play on a more regular basis with players she’s enjoyed major success with at international level.
She said: “I’ve played with a lot of the players in the team, I’ve watched a lot of players in the team over the years and in the season gone, and I think that’s what created a lot of excitement.
“I’ve been excited to be able get the chance to play with some of these players and enjoying playing some good football knowing they’re good humans, good people, a good team, good vibes.
“So yeah, I think that’s made it a lot easier, the transition to come here.”
Mead is a familiar face to City supporters having enjoyed an outstanding nine-and-a-half years at Arsenal before making the switch to the Joie Stadium.
She featured in each of our WSL clashes with the Gunners last season, with both sides picking up a home win apiece.
Despite the two teams battling it out for the title in 2025/26, Mead admits City’s clinical edge in front of goal was a key factor in Andrée Jeglertz’s side ultimately claiming the title.
She added: “City have always played beautiful football, but I think this season they’ve been very cutthroat in front of goal, [found] different ways of scoring, different ways of creating goalscoring opportunities.
“I think that’s been the difference, they’ve found ways to score and win games when it’s been cagey or whether it’s felt easy and you become complacent.
“I think that’s been the difference this season for City winning.”
Hear from Beth in full via the video above…
