- Position: Striker
- Appearances: 197
- Goals: 152
- Joined Wolves: 2004
- Profession: Accounts assistant
ON THE PITCH
Journey to Wolves
Wolves is the only team I’ve ever really played for. I used to pay for my primary school alongside all the boys, but apart from that, I just played a bit on the weekends at a sort of activity group.
Joining the club
I didn’t play for a team before joining Wolves, I was just generally playing football at the group and it was there that someone mentioned that I should trial for Wolves, which I did and, obviously, the rest is history.
Biggest influence
My dad and my brother used to play and whenever they played, me and my sister would go with them. My sister, Emma, also plays for Wolves so we went together and grew up with football. We had a kickabout when they were playing and that’s how our football journeys started.
Being a Wolves player
It’s always a privilege to wear the Wolves shirt, especially being a Wolves fan myself. It’s been fantastic and the journey so far, to come from being rock bottom, to now being really good – I’ve seen it all really.
OFF THE PITCH
Making a living
Outside of football, I’m an accounts assistant. My work is quite supportive with me playing football and it’s going well.
Balancing job and football
The balance was difficult when I first started, but it’s got easier and easier. Having work supporting me with it all helps quite a lot.
Football conversations at work
My colleagues know about my football and we talk about it. When we had the FA Cup game last season, they put out a message about it and sent a link for people to which it. I got lots of emails back from people around work, and I do get a lot of messages about it sometimes.
Hobbies and downtime
It’s just the usual things, spending time with my friends and family. There’s not too much time to be doing much else. I was doing my professional accounting exams alongside football and work as well, so that took up more of my time.
What does being a female footballer mean to you?
It’s great. The exposure now is massive compared to what it was. The Wolves men’s team support the women’s team a lot more now, which is good, as I’ve been playing here for many years and I remember when that support wasn’t there as much. The fact that it’s growing and growing shows that it can only get better. I’d like to think we’re inspiring younger girls. You want them to aspire to be the best they can and hopefully, we can do that for them.
