Goalkeeper
Powell is a highly talented goalkeeper entering her sixth season in senior football. She has great shotstopping ability and is also confident with the ball at her feet. Powell first claimed the Bassett number one jersey early in the 2021-22 season and has never looked back. That year she featured 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. Powell made a further 23 appearances in 2023-24 before keeping eight clean sheets in 26 appearances in 2024-25 and earning the Supporters’ Player of the Year award. Powell also scored her first goal in Bassett colours, netting in an outfield appearance as a substitute in the Wiltshire County Cup victory against Staverton Rangers. Last season Powell was an ever present and kept an astonishing 18 clean sheets in all competitions.
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Defender
Bowden is a vastly experienced defender who joined Bassett midway through the 2024-25 season. She formed an integral part of last season’s miserly defence that helped play a crucial role in Bassett’s South West Regional Women’s Football League Division One North title winning campaign. A tough tackling defender capable of playing across the backline, Bowden is also composed on the ball and a leader, having previously captained Swindon Town. After starting her senior career with Swindon Supermarine, Bowden moved to the Robins with who she made more than 100 appearances over the course of a lengthy and highly successful spell. In recent seasons she has also featured for Abingdon United and Bristol Rovers.
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Defender
Cox is a talented young centre back entering her fourth season with Bassett after joining from Swindon Town. A physical player who isn’t afraid of a strong challenge, Cox can also handle pacey attackers while also being a handful going forward herself. Since signing she has performed strongly for Bassett, picking up three player of the year awards, and playing a key part in Bassett’s Division One North title winning defence last season. Featuring 23 times in all competitions, Cox was Bassett's leading outfield appearance maker in 2023-24 and went on to claim a Players' and Supporters' Player of the Year double. A season later in 2024-25 she featured 26 times and earned the Manager’s Player of the Year prize. A member of Swindon’s 2021-22 Under 16 Wiltshire County Girls’ League double-winning side, Cox first progressed into senior women’s football in 2022-23, appearing 18 times for Swindon’s Development side before joining Bassett.
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Defender
Hurd is a centre half who joined Bassett ahead of the 2023-24 season from Swindon Town. She quickly earned a starting berth and featured 16 times in all in 2023-24, while making 13 starts. Two seasons ago her appearances were limited as she featured just three times having spent most of the campaign travelling. However, Hurd returned with an outstanding campaign last year. A key part of Bassett’s stingy defence that helped her team secure the Division One North title, she claimed a Players’ and Supporters’ Player of the Year double. 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.
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Defender
A Bassett stalwart, Jefferies has been with the club for over 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. Jefferies 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, and she is also a threat from set pieces. Jefferies remains a quality player, winning her sixth Player of the Year trophy in 2024-25. 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, 2014-15, 2022-23 and 2024-25. 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 173 games, scoring 27 goals.
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Defender
Llewellyn is a highly rated young centre half who joins Bassett this season from Swindon Town Development. With Derry Hill United as a youth, Llewellyn made her debut in senior football last time, splitting time between the Robins’ Development team that finished runners-up in the FA Women’s National League Reserve South West Division and Marlborough Town who came third in the Wiltshire League Premier Division. She also featured for Swindon Town’s highly successful C6 team last season, helping them to victory in the CEFA Cup.
Defender
Sanghara is a young full back who joined Bassett two seasons ago from Swindon Town. She made 14 appearances in her debut campaign, four of which were starts, before playing a handful of times last year. Sanghara 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. She then played nine times for Swindon's Development team in 2023-24 after having played twice for them in 2022-23.
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Midfielder
Goodright is a dynamic midfielder who is entering her fourth season with Bassett after joining from Swindon Town. She enjoyed an excellent first season in blue and yellow in 2023-24, playing 22 times while scoring five goals, earning the Manager's Player of the Year award. She added three goals in 27 games in 2024-25 before adding a single goal in the same number of appearances last year. Goodright possesses plenty of experience playing at a higher level from her time at Swindon. 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 performances 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.
Midfielder
Hyams is a talented youngster who joins Bassett this season from Swindon Town. She was a key member of the Robins’ Development side who finished as runners-up in the FA Women’s National League Reserve South West Division last season. Hyams also featured for the highly successful Swindon Town C6 side who were CEFA Cup winners in 2025-26.
Midfielder
Nightingale is a versatile player capable of playing in either defence or midfield who is entering her fourth season with Bassett. 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, Nightingale appeared 20 times in 2023-24, scoring once and being named Coaches' Player of the Year. She then appeared 23 times in 2024-25 season, adding another single goal to her tally, and in 24 games last season.
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Midfielder
Scott is an experienced midfielder who is entering her second season with Bassett. She was a key addition ahead of last season’s Division One North title winning campaign, netting ten goals while being Bassett’s joint leading outfield appearance maker. Scott made her breakthrough in senior football with Swindon Town in 2017-18. Primarily featuring for their Development side, Scott also made ten first team appearances in the FA Women's National League Southern Premier Division. She then had a spell at university in the USA, playing at Missouri Valley College. After returning to the UK, Scott played ten further times for Swindon in 2022-23 before spending two seasons with Forest Green Rovers in the South West Regional Women's Football League Premier Division, scoring five goals in 35 games.
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Midfielder
Taylor is an experienced attacking midfielder who is entering her second season with Bassett. She played a key role in Bassett’s 2025-26 Division One North title winning campaign, scoring eight goals - including a vital match winner away against Bitton, and earning her the Manager’s Player of the Year award. A player with presence, an eye for goal and the ability to bring others into the game, she adds something extra to Bassett’s attacking options. Taylor joined from Forest Green Rovers where she spent two seasons, scoring 12 goals in 29 games. Early in her career Taylor featured for West Ham United, appearing for their Reserve team in 2015-16. She then joined Swindon Town, featuring for the Robins in the FA Women’s National League across six seasons from 2017-18 to 2022-23.
Forward
An aggressive, hard working forward with an eye for goal, Bach is entering her third season with Bassett. She had an impressive debut season in 2024-25, scoring ten goals in 27 games including a brace in a 3-0 away win at Stockwood Wanderers. She then added six goals while surpassing 50 appearances for Bassett last season. Bach joined from Cheltenham Town where she impressed for the Robins' Reserve team in 2023-24. 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. Bach then featured 23 times for Swindon's First Team in 2022-23, scoring twice.
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Forward
Bulley is a forward with an impressive goal-scoring record who joined Bassett last season. And in her debut campaign she finished as top scorer with 17 goals in all competitions as Bassett claimed the South West Regional Women’s Football League Division One North title. Prior to joining Bassett, Bulley established herself as a prolific scorer at County League level. Bulley spent most of her senior career with Highworth Town, firing 21 goals in just ten games in her debut season in 2019-20. She continued to be among the goals, registering impressive hauls in 2023-24 (netting 15 times in 20 games) and 2024-25 (19 goals in ten appearances). Bulley then had a brief spell with Bassett’s league rivals Corsham Town in 2024-25, scoring three goals in two games.
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Forward
Fraser is a technically gifted wide player who is entering her fourth season with Bassett after joining from Swindon Town. Initially featuring as a full back, she established herself as a Women's First Team regular in 2023-24, making 18 appearances - 17 of which were starts. Fraser's strong development continued a year later when she was Bassett's joint-leading appearance maker, scoring three goals in 27 games with her performances earning her the Coaches' Player of the Year award. Last season saw Fraser move into a more advanced role, and she thrived, registering five goals and a number of assists. Prior to joining Bassett, Fraser featured for Swindon from 2020-21 through the 2022-23 campaign. Beginning with the Robins’ Development team in the Covid-shortened 2020-21 season, Fraser 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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Forward
Entering her eleventh season with Bassett, Gulliver is an all-round athlete who has the ability to attack and defend excellently and continues to play at a high level. She initially joined Bassett in the 2016-17 season when Bassett finished as runners-up in Gloucestershire County Women’s League Division One. Having previously been with Swindon Spitfires, Gulliver joined Bassett as a defender, winning the Manager's Player of the Year award in 2017-18 as well as the Supporters' Player of the Year prize in 2018-19. However, she was moved into a more advanced role in 2019-20 and has continued to deliver, becoming a goalscoring threat. Overall since Bassett entered the South West Regional Women’s Football League in 2017-18, she has played 158 times, registering 61 goals - including eight in last season’s Division One North title winning campaign.
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Forward
Monk is an exciting young winger who joins Bassett this season. Possessing great pace and an eye goal, she is a player to keep an eye on this season as she enters her second season in senior football. As a youth, Monk featured for FC Abbey Meads and consistently demonstrated her prowess in front of goal. Last season Monk played for Swindon Town Development, registering nine goals in 15 games as her team finished runners-up in the FA Women’s National League Reserve South West Division. She has also played for the highly successful Swindon Town C6 Girls team, helping them win the CEFA Cup final last season as well as the international Copa Jordan youth tournament in Barcelona.
Forward
A product of Bassett’s girls’ section, Wannell is a dynamic, young attacking player who rejoined the club part way through last season. A confident player with an eye for goal, Wannell boasts pace, skill and the willingness to take defenders on. Wannell made her debut in senior football with Bassett in the 2021-22 season, and she enjoyed an outstanding year, netting nine goals to be Bassett’s joint top scorer in the South West Regional Women’s Football League Premier Division. Wannell then made the move to Bristol Rovers, featuring primarily for their Development team in the Gloucestershire County Women’s League in 2022-23. She then played nine times and scoring twice in their First Team’s 2023-24 South West Regional Women’s Football League Premier Division title winning campaign while also having a short spell with Warminster Town. Wannell started the following season with Rovers as they embarked on life in the FA Women’s National League Division One South West before moving partway through the 2024-25 season to their league rivals Abingdon United. Wannell remained with Abingdon in 2025-26 before returning to Bassett last season and contributing towards the team’s Division One North title.
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Forward
Young is a winger who re-joined Bassett last season, contributing three goals and a number of assists as the team won the South West Regional Women’s Football League Division One North. A place with pace, skill and a good delivery, Young originally made her breakthrough in senior football with Bassett in the 2022-23 season, playing eleven times. A season later Young made the step up to the FA Women’s National League, having brief spells with Cheltenham Town, Keynsham Town and Southampton Women’s. She then split 2024-25 between Portishead Town and Abingdon United before returning to Bassett last season.
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Manager
A UEFA B qualified coach with experience managing in the FA Women’s National League, Lally was appointed as Women’s First Team manager in May 2025. And he oversaw an outstanding debut campaign as manager, guiding to the team to the South West Regional Women’s Football League Division One North title and the Wiltshire Women’s Cup final. In 2021-22 Lally managed Swindon Town in the FA Women's National League Division One South West as the Robins finished sixth and advanced to the Women's FA Cup second round. Lally also enjoyed success as Cheltenham Town Reserves Head Coach in 2023-24, guiding them to a third place finish in the FA Women's National League Reserve South West while also reaching the Gloucestershire County Women's Trophy final. He was most recently with FA Women's National League Division One South West side Southampton Women, and previously had a spell in charge of Swindon Town’s Development side.
Coach
Clarke is entering his second season as a coach with Bassett’s Women’s First Team. He brings significant prior coaching experience. Clarke has been active in the Women's game, including with Swindon Town's Development side, and has also spent time coaching in the Men's game, most notably at New College during their spell in the Hellenic League.
Coach
A specialist defensive coach with more than ten years experience, Kennedy joined Bassett’s Women’s First Team three seasons ago.
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