Tobin Heath, Georgia Stanway: The nominees for GMS Fans’ WSL January Player of the Month

The new year kicked off with a bang in the Women’s Super League as leaders Arsenal suffered a shock 2-0 defeat to Birmingham. 

While the Gunners still sit top of the WSL right now, this season has already proven that every team in the division is capable of picking up results. 

As ever, there were a number of standout individual performers across January and you now have the chance to vote for your GMS Fans’ Player of the Month here

Check out our six standout players below: 

Georgia Stanway has been a vital figure in City’s side this season and has shown her versatility by operating in several positions. 

Recently, the English star has played further forwards and been in red hot scoring form for Gareth Taylor’s side. 

Stanway scored three goals in three games as City went unbeaten in January. The 23-year-old now has 10 goals in all competitions this season and looks set to add plenty more to that tally. 

United won both their league games in January in dominant fashion –– scoring eight goals and conceding none. 

Leah Galton was often the focal point of this attacking success, notching two goals against Birmingham and one against Spurs. 

Galton has been at United ever since the club was formed in 2018 and has often gone under the radar, given the other attacking talent the Red Devils have had at their disposal over the years. 

But the 27-year-old has proven herself to be one of United’s most consistent performers this campaign and an England call-up may not be too far away. 

It was a surprise to many when Arsenal announced the signing of US star Tobin Heath last summer and with a plethora of attacking options, the forward has had few opportunities to impress. 

The 33-year-old made a crucial impact against Man City,