Date:
Saturday 22nd May 2006
Place : White's, Paxton Road, Tottenham,
Event : Tottenham Hotspur Ladies FC presentation night 2006.
Guest of Honour : MARY PHILLIP of
England and Arsenal Ladies.
Our other guests : DANIEL WYNNE (Chairman) and LAUREN CRADER (Secretary) from
the Tottenham Hotspur Supporter's Trust MARK NEVILLE (Everyone's A Winner magazine)
The countdown to the evening's
proceedings was underway and there was an expectant hush as the music
soared to a crescendo with the faces of all the players up on the big screen.
Under-10
Blues
It was a
tough task for this season's Under-10s to match the achievement of last
season's side, but the Blues rose to the challenge and took a clean sweep
of trophies in their age group winning every competitive match they played
this season. At times, their football was breath-taking and they
have rightly earned a reputation as a team to be feared as the team won the
League Division 1 Championship of the Herts. Girls Football League, the
League Cup and the Chairman's Cup in
2005-06.
The players
who had formed the core of the Under-10 Blues side this season were :
-
Molly Bartrip
Naomi Coulson
Louisa Fox
Phoebe Guiver
Isabella
Rueben-Crompton
Keegan Russell
Chloe Smith
Danielle Wheeler
Alison Woodward
The players voted for their player of the
year and this season's winner was MOLLY BARTRIP
The Most Improved Player of the Year
award went to NAOMI COULSON
The
Manager's Award is given to the player in each team whose attitude and
conduct throughout the season -
both in matches, in training and off the pitch - has shown them to be a
credit to their team.
This season the Under-10 Blues winner was
MOLLY BARTRIP
Under-10
Whites
The Under-10s Whites were another new side to the club this season and
reached the final of the Chairman's Cup before succumbing to the Blues and
won a place in the Herts. Girls Football League
Under-10 Division 1, in which they finished fourth.
Coming together for this
season, the team showed great progress over the course of the season and
had a great willingness to learn. Full of energy and desire to play
the game, the development of the girls as a unit was evident by the end of
the campaign and they scored half of the goals conceded by the Blues this
season.
Rhiannon Bassett
Kitty Chapman
Tyesha Charles
Hannah
Fenton-Burgess
Lauren
Holman
Kathleen Jackson
Jacqueline McLucas
Kayla Miles
Georgia
Miller
Christie Page
Evie Rose
Tara
Sandford
The Under-10s Whites were finalists the Herts. Girls League
Chairman's Cup 2005-06.
The Under-10 Whites players choice for their player of the
year and this season's winner was TARA SANDFORD
The Most Improved Player of the Year
award went to KAYLA MILES
The
Manager's Award is given to the player in each team whose attitude and
conduct throughout the season -
both in matches, in training and off the pitch - has shown them to be a
credit to their team.
This season the Under-10 Whites winner was
RHIANNON
BASSETT
Under-11s
Following a successful season can always
be a tricky proposition, but the Under-11s managed it in 2005-06.
Champions from the previous season and runner-sup in the league Cup
final, Gerry McLucas' team showed a consistent level of performance
throughout the campaign to show they are a unit that are both good to
watch and stingy at the back.
Having added Tori Tripp and Tianna
Carrington to the squad, the nucleus already being in place from the
previous season, there was a resolve about the girl's performance from
the early stages and with a defence that only conceded four league goals
all season, the Under-11s were the proud Champions of the Herts. Girls League
2005-06 and winners of the League Cup, with a thrilling extra time win
over Enfield Town.
The players who
were played for the
Under-11 side this term were : -
Katie Bell
Vicki Blake
Tianna
Carrington
Bobbi Cubberley
Shoshana Field
Marva Kreel
Charlotte McLucas
Laura Newby
Tori
Tripp
Lily-Anna Tyrimos
Hollie Watson
Amy
Woff
The players voted for their player of the
year and this season's winner was VICKI BLAKE
The Most Improved Player of the Year
award went to LILY-ANNA TYRIMOS
The Manager's Award is given to the player
in each team whose attitude and conduct throughout the season - both in
matches, in training and off the pitch - has shown them to be a credit
to their team.
This season the Under-11 trophy went to
VICKI BLAKE
Under-12s
It was a season of progress
for the Under-12s with one Cup, another semi-final and finishing joint
runners-up in the league.
With the demon of Luton
Town Belles laid to rest with two draws against them, the only
disappointment was that the second draw handed the league title to QPR
and left the two teams tied for second place in the table. There
was an eight game run without defeat until QPR beat our side, then
another of 11 games to the end of the season gave them the same
win-lose-draw record as Luton.
Things went better in the
cups, with the London Youth FA being retained with a 2-0 win over London
Girls and then reaching the semi-final of the HGFL Cup before losing out
to QPR (again).
With the new additions to
the squad settling in nicely, the team will hope to go one better next
season.
The players who
represented the
Under-12 side in the 2005-06 season were : -
Georgia Bruce
Charlotte
Dean
Nikki Hunnable
Renata Inniss
Harley
Keenlyside
Olivia
Keown
Molly Kmita
Rosie Kmita
Hannah Lyons
Katie Mills
Ayse Mustafa
Taylor O'Leary
Daisy O'Sullivan
Shianne
St. Louis
Whitney Tango
Winning
the vote for Player's Player of the Year was SHIANNE ST. LOUIS
The
Most
Improved Player for the Under-11 side this season was HARLEY
KEENLYSIDE
The Manager's Award is given to the player in
each team whose attitude and conduct throughout the season - both in
matches, in training and off the pitch - has shown them to be a credit to
their team.
The Under-12 winner
of the award was SHIANNE ST. LOUIS
Under-13 Blues
The Under-13s have come together as a team
for the first time this season and showed that they had developed over this season
and formed a useful unit towards the end of the season. Reaching
two Cup semi-finals was a fine achievement in their first season.
There were always a lot of goals in their
games, with big wins and some big defeats, but the girls kept playing
and learned to play as a team. The fact that they were the only
team to take a league point off Princes Park all season showed that one
their day they are capable of giving the better sides a game and there
is a lot for John Goodman to work with in the Blues second season
together.
Those who regularly turned out for the
Under-13s Blues were : -
Stephanie Aves
Megan Barsby
Kirsty Cunoosamy
Rosie Daly
Melika Edwards
Grace Gilbey
Tayla Goodman
Bansari Haria
Yasmin Hassan
Lotty Lovejoy-Crump
Ruby Marlow
Erin McGuire
Alexandra Robinson
Olivia Rodney
Becky Shephard
Winning
her colleagues votes for the Under-13s Blues Player's Player of the Year was BECKY
SHEPHARD
This
season's Most
Improved Player for the Under-13 Blues side was MELIKA
EDWARDS
The Manager's Award is given to the player in each team whose attitude
and conduct throughout the season - both in matches, in training and off
the pitch - has shown them to be a credit to their team.
This season the Under-13 Blues winner
was MEGAN BARSBY
Under-13 Whites
The Under-13 Whites had a
good season, but finished empty handed despite only losing two league
matches and two cup games.
In the league a number of
drawn games ensured that the team finished in third place in their
league table and they reached the semi-final stage of the London FA
Youth Cup and the final of the HGFL League Cup, only to lose out to QPR.
There has been a lot to
be pleased about in the performances this season, but turning those draws
into wins will be a priority for the side in the coming season.
Those who regularly turned out for the
Under-13s Whites were : -
Paige Barnard
Lindsey Cockle
Nicola Davey
Lucky Di Biasio
Andrea
Edobor
Laila El Haddad
Jodie Fenn
Katie Goodland
Chloe Gunn
Zoë Jackson
Vanessa Hassans
Rhiannon Kelly
Leasha Ngotho
Tessa Osborne
Sian Osmond
Sophie Petros
Aimee Rose
Stephanie Smith
Ryah Vyse
Winning
her colleagues votes for the Under-13s Whites Player's Player of the Year was CHLOE GUNN
This
season's Most
Improved Player for the Under-13 Whites side was ZOË JACKSON
The Manager's Award is
given to the player in each team whose attitude and conduct throughout
the season - both in matches, in training and off the pitch - has shown
them to be a credit to their team.
For the Under-13 Whites
the trophy went to CHLOE GUNN
Under-14s
The
Under-14s had a tough campaign with a number of players leaving to
attend Centres of Excellence, which meant they were unable to play for
THLFC as well. This left a bare minimum in the squad and the early
games showed the determination of the girls to battle against the odds.
As the squad filled out, the real
quality of the girls came out, as they put together a good run of
results in the league to show they could match the top sides and also in
the HGFL Plate, which they went on to win with a convincing 5-0 win over
Princes Park in the Final and without conceding a goal in their three
games in the competition.
This leaves the team in good shape for
the 2005-06 season.
The Under-14s who appeared for their side this season were : -
Bethany
Brown-Hunter-Scott
Hoshi Cooper-Hutchinson
Hannah Davies
Robyn Downie
Joy Dutch
Toni Gillman
Rebecca Hunneyball
Patrizia Leo
Charlie Newson-Archer
Stavroulla Panayiotou
Sophie Petros
Shikiera
Richards-Lake
Leesa Shields
Alex
Small
Lauren Taylor-Marks
Ricole Vyse
Ryah Vyse
The Under-14s Player's Player award
for 2005-06 was won by RYAH VYSE
The trophy for the
Under-14s Most Improved
Player of the Season was awarded to RICOLE VYSE
The Manager's Award is
given to the player in each team whose attitude and conduct throughout
the season - both in matches, in training and off the pitch - has shown
them to be a credit to their team.
The
winner of the award for the
Under-14s was
HOSHI COOPER-HUTCHINSON
Reserves
A third place position in
the league table and a semi-final in the League Cup
added up to a very satisfactory season for the Reserve team.
With some fine performances,
especially against teams from higher leagues and fighting back from a
losing position, the side reached the League Cup semi-final with
a spirit that took them through some tight matches.
In the league, a
consistency
developed and only three games were lost in the campaign, with four
draws, which were the difference between finishing third and pushing
hard for the runners-up place.
June Clarke was proud of the
way the ladies have performed this season, especially with so many young
players coming up from last year's Under-15 side.
The players who represented the Reserve
side in their games this season were : -
Lauren Andrews
Rebecca Andrews
Mel Berry
Gill
Blackmore
Cas Brown
Amy Bruce
Faye Callaway
Jendayi Castillo
Lillie Chapman
Hannah Charman
Dom Clarke
Holly Cook
Jenny Curtis
Kerry Daniells
Lizzie De Asha
Handan Djoshkoun
Nadine Felix-Sandford
Sam Garner
Sarah Hocking
Karen Mandel Butler
Lisa
McCabe
Collette
McCallister
Kim
McGhee
Chloe Mayirou
Grace Parker
Monomita Raksit
Beth Richards
Jessie Richards
Katie Taylor
Lauren Wedderburn
Andres Walkes
Athena Yennaris
The winner of the Player's Player award
for the Reserves in season 2004-05 was GILL BLACKMORE
The Reserves Most Improved Player of the
Season award was picked up by ATHENA YENNARIS
The Manager's Award is given to the player
in each team whose attitude and conduct throughout the season - both in
matches, in training and off the pitch - has shown them to be a credit
to their team.
The 2005-06 Reserves winner of the award
was
JENNY CURTIS
First
Team
A new league for the First
Team - the London and South-East Regional Football League - set a new
test, not only for the teams they would play, but the travelling to some
far flung destinations for the first time.
The 2005-06 season was another difficult one,
with a young squad facing many older, more experienced and more physical
sides. However, after a shaky start, the side
settled down to a long run of draws,
which proved sufficient to keep them in the Premier Division for another
season.
With Darren Johnson in
charge of the side, the ladies will be looking to progress and surge
forward in the division next season now they have a year's experience
behind them and know what lies ahead.
The
players who represented the senior side this season were : -
Rochelle Alexandra
Samrawit Bereket
Mel Berry
Gill Blackmore
Jenna Brailey
Dom Clarke
Chanelle Breen
Jenny Curtis
Faye Callaway
Di Gardiner
Geena Gordon
Sarah Green
Mary Griffiths
Ebony Heath
Kelly Herrett
Jenny Homer
Emma Jones
Laura May
Collette
McAllister
Lisa McCabe
Jade Perrin
Julia Sargent
Claire Smith
Carly Snell
Rosi Webb
Katie Wilde
Voted by her team-mates as Player's Player of the Year for the First
Team was CARLY
SNELL
The Most Improved
Player of the Season for the First Team was JENNA BRAILEY
The Manager's Award is given
to the player in each team whose attitude and conduct throughout the
season - both in matches, in training and off the pitch - has shown them
to be a credit to their team.
The winner for the First
Team was
CARLY SNELL
The
SUE SHARPLES MEMORIAL award
is one that is given to someone who has made an outstanding contribution
to the club. Named after the co-founder of the club Sue
Sharples, who died while training, it has a special significance tot he
club.
This
season, the award was presented by former Club Secretary and joint Club
Founder with Sue, Kay Lovelock.
Having been diagnosed with breast cancer, her season was disrupted, but
her desire to get back into action saw Gill Blackmore return to playing
before the end of the season and she was back supporting the team from the
touchlines well before that. Her dedication to the club is
exemplified by her willingness to play for whichever team and in whichever
position she is required to. Gill has helped with coaching the
Under-15s in the previous season and has been a figure who many of the
club's players look up to (although not literally !!). Her service
to the club over the years is outstanding and her commitment
unquestionable and Gill was a popular winner of this award.
The winner of the Sue Sharples Memorial award
was GILL BLACKMORE
The
LUCY PINNOCK Award (named after the promising young Spurs Ladies
player, who tragically died in a motorcycling accident at Christmas 2000)
was awarded to a person(s) who have made a significant contribution to the
club off the field. For the season 2005-06, the trophy was given to
LIZ MIGHALL
and IVOR
CHAPMAN
for their work on Press and publicity and the club website.
This season, Spurs Ladies
had seven pieces of silverware to show off and there was a record attendance
of
over 350 people shows the growth and commitment to making THLFC one of
the best women's football clubs in the country. The play and
efforts of club members on and off the pitch have made this a season of
success from the Under-10s winning the treble through to the first team
retaining their place in the Premier Division of the new London and
South-East league.
Well done to everyone
involved and the Presentation Night was a chance for everyone to let
their hair down (well those who had any left !) and enjoy the evening.
Special thanks go out to
- Mary Phillip for sparing the time to attend and kindly hand out the
awards
- David Watson and Paul Newby for another fantastic presentation
- to club sponsors Warrens for donating the Spurs shop vouchers as a
raffle prize
- all the parents who put time and effort into making the food for the
evening
- to Kingsmill (Allied Bakeries) for donating 70 loaves to Dave Shephard
to help feed the five thousand (well 350 then)
- and everyone else whose time was donated to making such a success of
the Presentation Night 2006
Some
of the best photos of the winners from this season's presentation evening appear
on the pages accessed by clicking here.
