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
