Football

Erin Ward

How I started: I started playing football when I was five, I joined Saint Cadocs Football Club which was an all boys team at the time. I joined alongside my best friend from school, and we played with the all-boys team for around six years. I then moved to Rangers at the age of 11, …

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Sophie Haywood

How I started: I started playing football at the age of four in the garden. I had to beg my dad to join team because I was a dancer. When I was eight there were no girls’ teams in my area, so I joined the Pinefleet team with the boys, but I couldn’t play so …

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Tara Bourne

How I started: I started playing Football from when I can remember, I played for my local grassroots, and then signed for Liverpool, which is the team I support so at the time it was a dream come true! I then moved onto playing for Man City which took me out of my comfort zone …

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Tamara Wilcock

How I started: I originally started with dancing, gymnastics, and football all at the same time. I lived with my mum and sister, we both did all of these sports and it became a bit much to keep up with around 6 years old and my mum asked us both what we wanted to carry …

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Christie Murray

How I Started I started in primary school around the age of 10, but I was told I was too small to play and that I also wouldn’t be able to as it was a boys’ football team. I waited patiently and one day the headteacher at the time broke his leg which meant a …

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Chloe Peplow

How I Started I started playing Football in my local school team at the age of four. I played with the boys and was a standout in the family as nobody was a footballer or had pushed me to play football. I was six when I was scouted to join Birmingham academy. I went through …

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Lily Woodham

How I Started I was seven when I started playing football. My dad and brother used to put me in goal when they’d play, but it was when they started taking me to games that I took a liking to the sport and so I started playing with the boys at school until the age …

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Ella Kinzett

How I Started I was in reception when I started playing football because the local football team posted a letter through the door looking to recruit new players. I started in year 1 as they originally told me I was too small to play, and I stayed with the team until I was nine years …

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Bex Rayner

How I Started I started at Bradford Park Avenue at the age of 4, I was inspired by my mum and brother as My brother played for the same team, and from there I joined the club and began training. At the age of 8 I attended a sports camp with Leeds United called Leeds …

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