Goalkeeper
Hopkins is a goalkeeper who joins Bassett this season and will provide competition to established number one Millie Powell. An all-round sportswoman, Hopkins captains Royal Wootton Bassett Cricket Club’s women’s side and has also represented Wiltshire at the sport. She has also played for Royal Wootton Bassett Hockey Club.
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Goalkeeper
Powell is a young goalkeeper entering her fourth season in senior football. She has great shotstopping ability and is also confident with the ball at her feet. Boasting a lot of talent and potential, she claimed the number one jersey early in the 2021-22 season season and never looked back, featuring sixteen times while earning both the Players' Player and Manager's Player of the Year awards for her excellent performances. Powell went on to make another 22 appearances in 2022-23, starting all but three games. Last season saw Powell play 23 times, while also stepping into a leadership role with the team. She has actively contributed towards coaching some of the goalkeepers in the club's girls' teams too, offering her expertise and guidance.
Defender
Defender
Cox is a talented young centre back who joined Bassett from Swindon Town last season. Cox isn’t afraid of a strong challenge and can normally handle pacey attackers whilst also being a handful going forward herself. She was extremely impressive in her first season with Bassett. Featuring 23 times in all competitions, Cox was Bassett's leading outfield appearance maker. And she went on to claim a Players' and Supporters' Player of the Year double. A member of Swindon’s 2021-22 Under 16 Wiltshire County Girls’ League double-winning side, she progressed into senior women’s football two seasons ago, appearing 18 times for Swindon’s Development side. Cox also played for Ashton Keynes' all-conquering Gloucester County Girls' League Under 16s side in 2021-22.
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Defender
Fraser is a strong, technically gifted full back who is entering her second season with Bassett after joining from Swindon Town. She established herself as a Women's First Team regular in 2023-24, making 18 appearances - 17 of which were starts. Prior to joining Bassett, Fraser featured for Swindon from 2020-21 through the 2022-23 campaign. In the Covid-shortened 2020-21 season, she played six times for the Robins’ Development team, scoring once. She then spent most of the 2021-22 season with Swindon’s First Team, playing 14 times in the tier four FA Women’s National League Division One South West before splitting time between the First and Development teams in 2022-23.
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Defender
Hurd is a centre half who joined Bassett last season from Swindon Town. She quickly earned a starting berth and featured 16 times in all, while making 13 starts. A strong defender who enjoys the physical side of the game, Hurd is a talented player when on the ball too, possessing the confidence and ability to bring the ball out from defence. Although mostly featuring for the Robins’ Development side, Hurd made her first team debut in 2017-18, playing twice in the tier three FA Women’s National League Premier Division South. After Swindon’s relegation she played four times in 2020-21 before going on to feature five times in 2022-23. She has also played for the University of East London Women’s First Team during her studies. Hurd will not be present in the first half of the season as she is travelling but we will be sure to see her in 2025.
Defender
A Bassett stalwart, Jefferies has been with the club for close to a decade and a half having initially started off playing in Bassett’s Girls’ section. Immensely loyal, she has featured for the Women’s First Team in every season since reformed in 2009-10, helping Bassett climb up from Division Three of the Gloucestershire County Women’s League. She is the club’s all-time leading Women’s appearance maker and holds the distinction of having appeared in every single Women’s FA Cup game Bassett have played. Club captain, Jefferies leads by example from defence. While a solid centre back, she is more than willing to step out from defence and start attacks too, while she is also a threat from set pieces. Ultra-reliable and more than happy to get stuck in with the ugly side of the game, Jefferies is a player who serves as a role model for Bassett's younger players on and off the pitch. Jefferies is still a quality player, winning her fifth Player of the Year trophy in 2022-23. In Bassett's 2018-19 double-winning campaign, her performances earned her both the Players' Player and Manager's Player of the Year awards, while she picked up the Players' Player prize in 2013-14 and 2014-15. She also briefly filled in as Player-Manager during the 2020-21 campaign. Since Bassett joined the South West Regional Women's Football League, Jefferies has played in 121 games, scoring 19 times.
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Defender
Jones is a young defender who progressed from the club's Youth Section making her debut for the Women's First Team last season. In total she made four competitive appearances towards the end of the campaign, including a single start. Jones has started in both the opening two fixtures of this season and will be looking to hold down a regular starting position this coming season.
Defender
Kirk is a talented defender who is entering her sixth season with the club. A player who reads the game exceptionally well and possesses a calmness which is rare in a player so young, she performed impressively in twelve appearances in the 2019-20 campaign – her first in senior football. Three seasons ago she featured eleven times with ten starts before experiencing an injury-shortened campaign in 2022-23 in which she played just three times. Following a long period of recovery that saw her sidelined for the entirety of last season, Kirk will be hoping to return to the strong form she showed before her injury.
Defender
Nightingale is a versatile player capable of playing in either defence or midfield who joined Bassett last season. She brings significant experience playing at a higher level too having spent nearly a decade with sides in the FA Women’s National League. Nightingale has played a large part of her career with Swindon Town, enjoying spells with the Robins between 2014-15, 2017-19 and 2021-23. She has also featured for Forest Green Rovers (2015-16), Swindon Supermarine (2016-17) and Keynsham Town (2019-21). With Bassett last season, she appeared 20 times, scoring once and was named Coaches' Player of the Year.
Defender
A player who has come through Bassett's youth section, O'Nions is a hard-working left-sided player with plenty of potential. O'Nions made her first foray into senior women's football at the end of the 2020-21 campaign, gaining experience in a series of friendly fixtures. She gave a good account of herself in those matches, and she went on to feature 13 times in competitive action in 2021-22 before making 17 appearances two seasons ago, including 13 starts. After starting university, O'Nions appeared just once last season. A student of the game and a valuable contributor to the club, she has also served as a coach for Bassett’s girls’ teams as well as at the Saturday morning Wildcats' sessions.
Defender
Sanghara is a young full back who joins Bassett this season from Swindon Town. She featured for Swindon Spitfires in the South West Regional Women's Football League Division One Eastern in 2017-18 before moving to university where she played for the University of Sussex Women's team and while studying abroad in Spain. Sanghara then played nine times for Swindon's Development team last year after having played twice for them in 2022-23.
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Defender
Entering her seventh season with Bassett team, Smith is a highly talented central defender who has come through the club's youth section. An accomplished defender, Smith combines the physical side of the game with an assured calmness in possession. She made her Women's First Team debut towards the end of the 2018-19 season after turning 16 and proved to be a vital player during Bassett's title run-in. Smith then appeared 13 times in 2019-20, 5 times in the curtailed 2020-21 campaign, 15 times in 2021-22. Her appearances have been more limited over the past two seasons as she is studying at Loughborough University.
Midfielder
Midfielder
Having joined in 2014-15, Egerton is one of Bassett's longest-serving players. She is a versatile player who will play anywhere she is asked and will always give 100 percent for her team. A dynamic, energetic midfielder, Egerton will also chip in with a few goals and assists. In 2019-20, she was a hugely impressive performer. An ever-present, she scored twice and was joint winner of the team's Players' Player of the Year award prize. She previously won that award in 2015-16 and 2016-17 and is a three-time winner of Bassett's Manager's Player of the Year prize (2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17). Injuries limited her appearances in 2021-22, but Egerton bounced back two seasons ago, playing 21 times and scoring twice. Last season Egerton featured 17 times, adding a further goal. Overall, since Bassett entered the South West Regional Women’s Football League in 2017-18, she has played 109 times, registering 13 goals.
Midfielder
Goodright is a dynamic midfielder who is entering her second season with Bassett after joining from Swindon Town. She enjoyed an excellent first season in blue and yellow, playing 22 times while scoring five goals, including vital strikes to seal a come from behind win away at Poole Town and a last minute equaliser at home against Bath City that sealed Bassett's runners-up finish. She also earned the Manager's Player of the Year award. Despite still being young, Goodright possesses plenty of experience playing at a higher level. Having featured largely for their Development team, Goodright was primarily a First Team player for Swindon in 2022-23, featuring 19 times and scoring once in the tier four FA Women’s National League Division One South West. A goalscoring midfielder, Goodright found the net eight times for Swindon’s Development team in 2017-18 and four times a year later. Her strong performance also earned her first taste of first team football, making 14 appearances across those two campaigns. She was then named Swindon’s Development team Manager’s Player of the Year in 2019-20 after registering five goals in ten games in a season in which she also made a further two two first team appearances. Goodright continued to mainly feature for the Robins’ Development side over the next two seasons, scoring twice in six games in 2020-21 and three times in 16 appearances in 2021-22 when she also played in five first team games.
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Midfielder
Goodright is an attack-minded midfielder who joined Bassett part way through last season. She featured thirteen times - with ten appearances coming from the bench - and scored a single goal in an 8-0 Wiltshire County Cup win against Westbury Youth. Goodright was previously with Swindon Town, featuring for their Development team in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons, while also making a handful of appearance for the Robins' First Team. After some time away from the game, Goodright made her return to football for Bassett last year.
Midfielder
Kennedy is a talented young central midfielder who is entering her third full season with Bassett’s Women’s First Team. She enjoyed a standout 2022-23 campaign in which she was Bassett’s joint-leading appearance maker, playing 23 times and earning the Manager’s Player of the Year award. Kennedy made her Women’s First Team debut at the end of the 2021-22 season, making two appearances from the bench. She was in and out of the starting eleven at the beginning of 2022-23, but quickly established a starting role thanks to her performances. Kennedy then enjoyed another year in 2023-24, playing 22 times while scoring twice.
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Midfielder
Sommerville is a talented young midfielder who made the move to Bassett this summer, joining from Olveston United’s Under 18 side as well as the Swindon Town Foundation’s Emerging Talent Centre. This is not Sommerville’s first rodeo in a Bassett shirt as she started her playing career by attending Bassett’s Saturday Community Football sessions when just four years old. Despite her young age, Sommerville isn’t afraid of a physical challenge but can also produce a lot of creativity moving forward and is capable of playing in all areas of midfield.
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Midfielder
Sykes is a cultured central midfielder player who returned to Bassett four years ago after a serious injury and university commitments kept her from playing for the club in the 2019-20 campaign. She is a player who loves to get stuck in and impose herself on a game, possesses an eye for a pass, is capable of playing at a high tempo for 90 minutes and can also conjure up a goal when needed. Sykes first featured for Bassett in 2016-17, starring for the club's Wiltshire County Girls' League Under 16 Division title winners. She made the step up to the Women's First Team a year later and earned Bassett's Players' Player of the Year award in her debut season. She continued to play a key role a year later, scoring two goals in Bassett's South West Women's Football League Eastern Division and Wiltshire County Cup double-winning campaign. Following her injury, Sykes returned to play five times in 2020-21, before appearing 17 times in 2021-22 and 12 times in 2022-23, scoring one goal. Sykes had another strong season last year, netting six times in 18 matches. Overall, she has played 91 times for Bassett since the club entered the South West Regional Women's League.
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Midfielder
After a season frustrated by injury, Telling joined Bassett in the summer of 2024. A composed but intelligent midfielder who has the eye for an accurate pass, Telling was previously at Swindon Town where she made 21 appearances for the Robins’ first team in the FA Women’s National League. Telling is also a qualified coach and has headed up several girls’ teams for the Swindon Town Foundation.
Midfielder
A long-serving player who started in Bassett's Girls' section and first featured for the Women's First Team as long ago as the 2009-10 season, Topping is a reliable, clever footballer who is neat and tidy in and out of possession. A true team player, all but six of whose appearances in the last four seasons seasons came as a substitute, she is a midfielder who can be trusted to cover various roles and follow instructions brilliantly. Topping can also be relied upon to chip in with some key goals too – in Bassett's 2018-19 double-winning campaign, she netted six times, adding four goals in 2019-20, two in 2021-22 and another pair last year. She has also recently featured for Highworth Town in the Wiltshire County Women's League, scoring four times in seven appearances four years ago.
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Midfielder
Whitehouse is a young midfielder who joined Bassett last season from Swindon Town, appearing in two competitive fixtures - both as a substitute. A member of the Swindon Town's successful Under 18 side, she graduated to their Development team last year, playing twice in the FA Women's National League Reserve South West.
Forward
Bach is an aggressive, hard-working forward with an eye for goal who joins Bassett this season from Cheltenham Town. Bach impressed for the Robins' Reserve team last year, scoring six goals in fifteen appearances as her team finished in third place in the FA Women's National League Reserve South West division. Her performances were also enough to earn a single appearance for Cheltenham's tier three First Team side. Prior to Cheltenham, Bach was with Swindon Town. She largely played for their Development team, finishing as top scorer with 25 goals in 22 games as Swindon finished third - a place behind Bassett - in the 2017-18 South West Regional Women's Football League Division One Eastern. Her appearances were more limited over the next couple of seasons, though Bach returned to a prominent role for Swindon's Development team in 2021-22, netting 7 times in 17 matches. Bach then featured 23 times for Swindon's First Team in 2022-23, scoring twice.
Forward
A long-serving player, Baker is a quick forward player who possesses a great ability to hold up the ball and combines well with her teammates. Capable of finding the back of net, Baker's work out of possession is just as important as she can always be relied upon to give her best effort for the team and is not afraid of getting stuck in. Having achieved a best haul of eight goals in the 2018-19 campaign, she will be aiming to grab some more this season. Baker has been with Bassett since the 2016-17 season, scoring five goals as Bassett finished runners-up in Gloucestershire County Women's League Division One and lifted the league cup. While netting just twice a season later - Bassett's first in the South West Women's Football League, Baker enjoyed her best season in front of goal in 2018-19, scoring eight times. Over the past three seasons Baker has scored nine goals in 47 appearances.
Forward
Brooks is a forward who is making the step up from County League football as she joins Bassett from FC Chippenham Youth. A player who has shown more than enough of the potential required to play at a higher level, Brooks was a prolific scorer in the Wiltshire County Women’s League. After making her FC Chippenham debut in 2019-20, she registered ten goals in eleven matches a season later before hitting twelve in twelve games in 2021-22 as FC Chippenham finished as champions. Brooks broke the 20 goal mark for the first time in 2022-23, netting 23 times in 20 appearances before bagging another 23 goals in games last season as FC Chippenham finished third.
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Forward
Elliott is a forward with a real engine, a desire to work hard and the ability to find the back of the net when it matters. She is a player who has been with the club for a number of years. Elliott first featured for the club in 2012-13 when she finished as second top scorer in a year that Bassett achieved promotion from Gloucestershire County Women’s League Division Two. After a spell away from the club in which she featured for FC Chippenham Youth and also went travelling, Elliott returned to Bassett for the 2017-18 and then played a vitally important role at the back end of Bassett's 2018-19 double-winning season, performing various roles exceptionally as her team earned promotion to the South West Regional Women’s Football League Premier Division. She then registered an impressive haul of seven goals in 14 appearances in 2019-20 and, after missing most of the 2020-21 campaign due to pregnancy and the birth of her son, returned to be a first team regular in 2021-22, playing 16 times and scoring twice. Two seasons ago Elliott netted five times in 19 games, scoring a hat trick in Bassett’s opening league win against Ilminster Town. Elliott then enjoyed an excellent 2022-23 campaign, netting 14 times in 21 games. Overall, since Bassett entered the South West Regional Women’s Football League in 2017-18, she has played 98 times, registering 28 goals.
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Forward
Gulliver is another long-serving player, having initially joined in the 2016-17 season when Bassett finished as runners-up in Gloucestershire County Women’s League Division One. Winner of Bassett's Manager's Player of the Year award in 2017-18 as well as the Supporters' Player of the Year prize in 2018-19, Gulliver is an all-round athlete who has the ability to defend and attack excellently. Having previously been with Swindon Spitfires, Gulliver initially joined Bassett as a defender. However, she was moved into a more advanced role in 2019-20 and continued to deliver, scoring nine times in 14 appearances. Injuries limited Gulliver three seasons ago, but she still featured ten times, scoring three goals. She returned to fitness in 2022-23 and was Bassett’s joint-leading appearance maker, scoring four goals in 23 games. She was again on form last season, notching 14 times in 22 matches. Overall since Bassett entered the South West Regional Women’s Football League in 2017-18, she has played 111 times, registering 32 goals.
Forward
Morse is a promising young striker who initially joined Bassett at the back end of the 2021-22 season. After making two appearances that year, she featured nine times for Bassett in 2022-23, scoring two goals. Her first goal came in a 1-1 draw away at Poole Town while she also netted in Bassett’s eventful Wiltshire County Cup semi final against Durrington. Morse also that campaign dual signed with FC Chippenham, registering an impressive seven times in ten appearances as they finished fourth in the Wiltshire County Women’s League. Those experiences served Morse as well and she became a regular with Bassett last season, netting an impressive nine times in 18 appearances.
Manager
Wood is a highly experienced coach who joined Bassett's managerial staff in January 2023. Initially assistant manager, he took over as manager in July of the year. In his first season in charge, Wood guided Bassett to a runners-up finish in South West Regional Women's Football League Division One Eastern. He joined Bassett from Swindon Town where he managed the Robins' Under 16 squad before serving as joint-manager of their Development team. Wood has also spent time with Swindon Spitfires, Oxford City and Abingdon United. He was manager of Oxford City's Development team from 2015-17, leading them to a Thames Valley Counties League Cup crown (2015-16) and Division One title (2016-17). From there he moved to Abingdon, where he enjoyed a four year spell that came to an end in June 2021. His first season in charge was hugely successful as Abingdon won a league and cup double in the Thames Valley League, and also lifted the Berks and Bucks FA Junior Cup. Abingdon then secured a second consecutive promotion in 2018-19 as Wood helped his team climb from the Southern Regional Women's Football League Division One South (level six) into the Premier Division (level five).
Coach
Fawcett joined Bassett as goalkeeper coach last season. He has around a decade’s worth of coaching experience, with this primarily being in youth football. He has served as coach in the younger age groups with Swindon Town’s Community Foundation programme before moving to Wanborough Wasps where he has taken a team from Under 6s through to Under 11s. Despite having had brief spells in girls’ football, this is Fawcett’s first role in the senior women’s game.
Coach
Newman joins the Women’s First Team coaching staff this season, specialising in fitness and rehabilitation. Newman also brings playing experience to having previously served aa captain for Marlborough Town. Newman also currently coaches within the club’s Girls’ Section managing the Under 15s Girls team in the North Wilts League.
Coach
Wood is a club stalwart who returned to the Women's First Team in a coaching capacity four seasons ago. She is Bassett through and through, having started out in the club's youth section before featuring for the Women's side during their rise up through the divisions. Meanwhile, she also is the club's Head of Girls' Section and has played a significant role in expanding the number of teams Bassett now run. Wood has been rather unfortunate with injuries that limited her playing career, but returned with great success a couple years ago, featuring in goal for Highworth Town, before deciding to focus on coaching. As well as playing in goal, she also played out on pitch when needed, possessing the ability to score goal of the season contenders - as evidenced by the winner she scored in Bassett's first ever Women's FA Cup victory against Cheltenham Civil Service in the 2013-14 season.
Analyst
Moss joined the Women’s First Team staff at the back end of last season in the role of football analyst, a subject he is currently studying at university.