Presentation Night 2002-03

 

This year's presentation night took place at White's, Paxton Road, Tottenham on Saturday 14th June 2003.

The evening began with Chairman Glenn Weaver making a speech about the last year at the club.  The progress the club had made on and off the pitch was detailed, including the success of the Under-15s in winning the Herts. Girls Football League Cup and the sponsorship deal gained off the field to support training of coaches and securing facilities for training to take place.

Club Manager Pete Skinner echoed the strides the club had made including bringing all the teams together to train in one place and also to get the parent club to provide kits for all the Ladies teams.

Both thanked the clubs sponsors - Damage Control plc and the Spurs players - as well as the assistance that Tottenham Hotspur FC had provided throughout the season, culminating in the match against Chelsea on the pitch at White Hart Lane at the end of the season.  Their was also praise for all the coaches, managers, staff and parents, who had given of their time to help make the club what it had become.

The important part of the evening was the awards given to recognise those who had represented the club this season.

The first award of the evening had already been presented as the recipient could not be with us on the night.  The Sue Sharples Memorial award is one that means a lot to the club, being made in honour of Sue Sharples, the co-founder of the club, who died while training.  The award is given to the person or persons who have made the greatest contribution to the success of the club, be it on or off the field.

For the 2002-2003 season, it had gone to TEDDY SHERINGHAM for his support of the Ladies team and his part in getting his fellow team-mates to sponsor the Ladies from their own wages. 

 

 

First up among the teams was the Under-11 B side, who only came together at the start of the year and had begun their first steps in the Ladies game.  The players who had formed the core of the Under-11 B side this season were : - 
Daisy Beattie
Laila El Haddad
Sam Fairbairn
Jodie Fenn
Tayla Goodman
Bianca Lee
Sophia Lee
Gemma Parkes
Olivia Rodney


For them, there were commemorative medals for taking part this season.

The players voted for their player of the year and this season's winner was 
LAILA EL HADDAD

The Most Improved Player of the Year award went to 
SAM FAIRBAIRN

For the Under-11s side, it had been a successful first year, having reached the Herts. Girls League Cup Final, beating some very strong opponents on the way.

The main players in the Under-11 side had been : - 
Terri Burgess
Lindsey Cockle
Zoë Jackson
Sophie Petros
Shikiera Richards-Lake
Aimee Rose 
Eleanda Taladianou
Ricole Vyse
Ryah Vyse

Winning the vote for Player's Player of the Year was 
RYAH VYSE

Most Improved Player for the Under-11 side was
ZOË JACKSON

For the Under-13s it had been a season of improvement from 2001-02.  Finishing fourth in the League with a better record was a sound performance, with room for more progress next season.
Those who had turned out for the Under-13s were :  - 
Rochelle Alexander
Cassidy Bentley
Lillie Chapman
Bonnie Cullinan
Lizzie De Asha
Kelly Farace
Roisin Fletcher
Abi Hutchinson-McKay
Megan Livens
Lizzie Lodge
Emma Marshall
Laura Parker
Jessica Richards
Rebecca Williams
Lauren Wedderburn

The winner for the 2002-03 Player's Player award went to 
LIZZIE LODGE

For the Most Improved Player of the Season, the trophy went to
LIZZIE LODGE

The Under-15s were the victorious side in their Herts' Girls Football League Cup Final win over QPR and deserve the praise they received for their trophy win.
The regular members of their side this season who gained appearance awards were : - 
Becky Andrews
Caroline Brown
Emma Burdett
Lucy Carpenter
Samantha Chase
Danielle Cooksley
Sarah Green
Claire Griffiths
Mary Griffiths
Jenny Homer
Sinem Melin
Gabbi Pierro
Beck Sack

Having polled most votes among her fellow players, the Player's Player award went to
CAROLINE BROWN

The name on this year's Most Improved Player trophy was
CAROLINE BROWN

The Reserve team also had a very good season, reaching the Sue Sharples Memorial Trophy Final and ending the season in fourth place in their league.

The players who represented the Reserve side in the majority of their games were : - 
Claire Bloomfield
Sandra Brown
Dom Clarke

Handan Djoshkoun
Hannilee Fish
Beckie Gagg
Diane Gardiner
Clare Halfpenny
Kesha Heaven
Steph Jones
Kim McGhee
Lee Miller
Toni Munro
Lucy Palmer
Kirsty Patterson
Beth Richards
Rosi Webb

The winner of the Player's Player award for 2002-03 was
TONI MUNRO

The trophy for the Reserves Most Improved Player this season was awarded to
ROSI WEBB

For the First Team, the season ended in disappointment.  In with a chance of winning the League until the final few games, there was no consolation of a Cup run with no League Cup to be contested this season.  However, they showed there was enough promise there to challenge again next season and with many younger players vying for places in the team, this would help keep players on their toes to keep their place in the first XI.

The players who most often represented the senior side this season were : -  
Lucy Auguste
Gill Blackmore
Gemma Coots
Jenny Curtis
Kerry Daniells
Sam Farnum
Jackie Fearon
Zoella Freeman
Kelly Herrett
Tina Hills
Jenny Homer
Latoyah Johnson
Meroulla Lazarou
Chrissy Oshodi
Lorraine Sparrow
Ruth Waghorn
Samrawit Bereket

Voted by her team-mates as Player's Player of the Year for the First Team was
GILL BLACKMORE

The Lucy Pinnock Award for the Most Improved Player of the Year for the First Team this season went to
CHRISSY OSHODI 

The Manager's Award goes to the player in each team, who has deserved the title for the way they have conducted themselves throughout the season - both in matches, in training and away from the game.

This season the trophies went to : - 

Under-11 B winner  -  JODIE FENN

Under-11 A winner  -  RYAH VYSE

Under-13 winner  -  KELLY FARACE

Under-15 winner  -  JENNY HOMER

Reserves winner  -  STEPH JONES

First Team winner  -  JACKIE FEARON

This season saw the inauguration of a new award - The Damage Control award - for the person who has done most for the club in a season.

Having put aside her own playing career to help out with the treatment of injured players throughout the club and also to help June Clarke with the management of the Reserve team, the first winner of the trophy was

LEE MILLER

The awards were completed with the awards for appearance milestones being reached.  Since records began in 1997, the following players have reached these totals of games for the club at all levels ...

50 Appearances
KERRY DANIELLS
KELLY HERRETT
MEROULLA LAZAROU
DOMINIQUE CLARKE

100 Appearances
TINA HILLS

150 Appearances
GILL BLACKMORE

 

The evening was very well attended and the turn-out reflected the support and interest in the club at the moment.

The club would like to thank everyone who has assisted in any way this season to making it a very successful one.  The contribution of all involved with the club makes it that much stronger and helps make things run smoothly.

Special thanks must go to June Clarke, Kay Lovelock, Pete Skinner and Glenn Weaver for putting in so much time and effort to make the event such a success, especially with having to find a new venue at a week's notice. 

We trust that everybody had a great time and that the next one will be every bit as good as this year's.

 

Some of the best photos of the winners from this season's presentation evening appear on the following pages.

For photos of Teddy Sheringham receiving the Sue Sharples Memorial Award click here

For photos of the Under 11s click here

For photos of the Under 13s click here

For photos of the Under 15s click here

For photos of the Reserves click here

For photos of the First Team click here

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