As the season is now underway it is time we introduced our Captains for the season
All these players are available to sponsor along with the rest of the squad.
In the meantime though, read these Bios, and if you like what your reading come down on a Sunday and give the girls some support.

AMANDA

What age and why did you start playing football?



I have played football ever since I can remember, from playing in road outside my childhood home and joining in with the boys at school. However I didn’t join a team until I was 14, when I was invited by another girl at school to trial for her girls team.  My uncle and cousin were really into football, so I must have picked up the love of the game from them.



Where did you play when you were younger?



My first ever team was Mile End, Colchester, through to the age of 16.  I joined Witham Town Women for 2-3 seasons before moving onto Saffron Walden I stayed there until I moved to Dubai.  Whilst in Dubai I kept kicking a ball and played in a 7 a-side league, beach football and playing regularly against the UAE national team.  On returning to the UK after a spell of 2 years away, I went to play for Braintree town for a season, then back to Witham.  The Witham team folded after a few seasons and at that point I was struggling with a few injuries and lost a bit of love for the game took a couple of years out, as I had started a family with my now husband Giles.  When my little girl, Edie was 2, and Giles and I had our wedding booked for the following spring I decided it was time to get back into football.  That is when I contacted an old contact that I knew was playing for AFC Sudbury Women, and with the club only being 10 minutes down the road from home it made sense, and that is where I have now been for 6 years.  Through that time there has been some highs and lows, but as a squad we’ have never felt quite as welcome or as part of the club as we do now.  Massively helped due to the results of the women's teams last season and the success and recognition that brought with it.  Much credit for this success is down to the time and effort of Luke, Stefan and Adrian which I and the whole squad are massively appreciative of.



Your thoughts on the club? 



As a family we love AFC Sudbury, it is a true family and community club, and we seem to spend as much time there as we do at home at weekends.  Seb my son is now playing under 12’s, with Giles and Seb loving to go and support the Men’s 1st team, along with Edie and I when we can, and then we are all there as much as possible on a Sunday to cheer on the Women, whether I am playing, in the dugout or not.  The facilities, squads, and the people make it an enjoyable place to spend your weekends.



What I hope to bring to the club?



As the squad continues to grow due to the success of the academy, I want to be able to provide a conduit between the mangers and younger players, along with passing on my experience at training sessions and on game days.  I am here to assist and support both managers, players and everyone behind the scenes as and when called upon, being part of many more successes, now and long after my boots have finally been hung up.
I can see a great future here at AFC Sudbury and I am very much excited to be a part of it.


Part 2 of 'Meet the Captains' will be out tomorrow where we turn our attention to Ronni Harrison