Anna Morphet’s six-year spell at Wolves Women has been rewarded with the captaincy ahead of the 2024/25 campaign.
Following Anna Price’s retirement and Helen Dermody’s departure over the summer, the defender will now take the armband on a permanent basis.
Arriving from Aston Villa in the summer of 2018, Morphet, then just a teenager, slotted straight into Dan McNamara’s defence and has been a mainstay during her time.
Now 23, Morphet has made 141 appearances in Old Gold and has 47 goals to her name.
In recent seasons, silverware has been aplenty for Morphet who played key roles in the 2021/22 title success as well as back-to-back Birmingham Challenge Cup triumphs.
A leader beyond her years, Morphet’s influence on and off the pitch was recognised with the captain’s armband in the absence of Dermody and Price, with the defender leading the team out for the majority of the 2023/24 campaign.
Now taking on the responsibility on a permanent basis, Morphet has expressed her delight and said: “It’s a very proud moment for me and I’m very humbled to have that responsibility in this team and club.
“I’m always going to be learning, but it’s a responsibility I’m really looking forward to. The girls are such a tremendous group of people and I’m very lucky to have them around me too.
“It is quite special. We talk about gold standards of captaincy – Anna Price is such a legend at the club. Personally, she’s done so much for me as a person as well as a player.
“If there’s anyone better to learn from, it’s Perks. I know they are big shoes to fill but having her around the group still will be a big help for me.”
