Ann-Marie Heatherson

Heatherson progressed through the Charlton Athletic centre of excellence and was the reserves' top-scorer in 2001–02. On her full league debut in November 2003 she scored a hat-trick against Aston Villa, and finished the season with 12 goals from 12 starts. She was named FA Young Player of the Year in 2003–04 and won the League Cup. She played as Charlton lost the 2004 FA Women's Cup final 3–0 to rivals Arsenal, for whom Julie Fleeting scored a hat-trick. The next season she got a measure of revenge by scoring in Charlton's 1–0 FA Women's Community Shield win over Arsenal, then helping the club beat Everton 1–0 to win the 2005 FA Women's Cup. After suffering with injuries, Heatherson appeared as an 85th-minute substitute as Charlton lost the 2007 FA Women's Cup final to quadruple-winning Arsenal. When Charlton Athletic withdrew their women's club's funding that summer, Heatherson joined the player exodus and turned out for the Icelandic club Stjarnan. She then joined Southern Division WFC Fulham ahead of 2007–08, scoring 16 goals in four pre-season friendlies. Heatherson finished as the Southern Division top-scorer but broke her shin towards the end of the season. After Fulham's promotion, Heatherson rejected the chance to play with them in the top flight. She preferred to stay in the Southern Division with Millwall Lionesses, who were managed by her former Charlton Athletic manager, Keith Boanas. Heatherson's 20 goals in 20 games helped Millwall to promotion in 2008–09.…

Heatherson was called into the England U21 squad, the first to be organised by the Football Association, in June 2004. She had earlier been called up to the full England squad for a game against Denmark on 19 February 2004. National coach Hope Powell likened Heatherson to Alan Shearer. She was an unused substitute in the 2–0 win at Fratton Park. Heatherson was also drafted into the squad for the next game against Nigeria in November 2004, when Jo Potter withdrew with a back injury.