Sarah Wiltshire Explained

Sarah Wiltshire
Fullname:Sarah Francis Wiltshire[1]
Birth Date:1991 7, df=yes
Birth Place:England
Position:Forward, Midfielder
Currentclub:Cambridge United
Clubnumber:7
Youthclubs1:Arsenal
Years1:2007–2008
Clubs1:Arsenal
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2008–2014
Clubs2:Watford
Caps2:89
Goals2:38
Years3:2013–2014
Clubs3:Cardiff City Ladies (loan)
Caps3:10
Goals3:15
Years4:2014–2015
Clubs4:Yeovil Town
Caps4:11
Goals4:10
Years5:2014
Clubs5:Cardiff City Ladies (loan)
Caps5:2
Goals5:2
Years6:2015
Clubs6:Manchester City
Caps6:1
Goals6:0
Years7:2015–2017
Clubs7:Yeovil Town
Caps7:26
Goals7:16
Years8:2017
Clubs8:→ Cambridge United (loan)
Caps8:7
Goals8:6
Years9:2017–2019
Clubs9:Tottenham Hotspur
Caps9:36
Goals9:13
Years10:2019–2020
Clubs10:Yeovil Town
Caps10:13
Goals10:15
Years11:2020–2022
Clubs11:Watford
Caps11:9
Goals11:7
Nationalyears1:2007–2008
Nationalteam1:England U17
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:2012–2015
Nationalteam2:Wales
Nationalcaps2:31
Nationalgoals2:8
Club-Update:9 August 2024
Nationalteam-Update:9 August 2024
Clubs12:Cambridge United
Years12:2022–

Sarah Francis Wiltshire (born 7 July 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for Cambridge United in the English FA Womens National League Division 1 South East and previously played for Wales as a midfielder or forward.[2]

Club career

Wiltshire made her first team debut for Arsenal as a 15-year old against Leeds, in April 2007.[3]

On 12 July 2014, Wiltshire signed for fellow FA WSL 2 side Yeovil Town from Watford Ladies.[4]

On 5 January 2015, Wiltshire left Yeovil Town to sign a professional contract with FA WSL 1 side Manchester City, having scored 10 goals in just 11 league games in her short time with Yeovil.[5] Wiltshire only made one appearance for Manchester City before re-signing for Yeovil in June 2015.[6]

In July 2016, Wiltshire announced that she was taking a temporary break from football, due to pregnancy.[7] Wiltshire returned to Yeovil in April 2017 ahead of the FA WSL Spring Series.[8]

On 11 July 2017, Wiltshire left Yeovil due to her inability to commit to traveling to training[9] and subsequently she signed for newly promoted WSL 2 side Tottenham Hotspur.[10] In her second season with the team, a second-place finish in the 2018–19 FA Women's Championship meant Spurs won promotion to the WSL. However, in July 2019, Wiltshire was one of 11 players released by the club ahead of their debut season as a top flight professional team.[11]

Wiltshire subsequently returned for a third spell at Yeovil Town, playing in the FA Women's National League South. After Yeovil Town she spent two seasons with Watford, returning to the club for the first time since 2014. After her time at Watford, she signed for Cambridge United in August 2022, returning for the first time since her loan to the club in 2017.[12]

International career

A youth international with England, Wiltshire played for Wales at the senior level from 2012 until her last cap in 2015.[13] [14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/06/2015 and 30/06/2015. The Football Association. 30 January 2016. 8. PDF.
  2. Web site: Sarah Wiltshire: 2013/2014 Biography & Statistics . Football Association of Wales. 7 May 2014.
  3. Web site: 15 year-old Sarah Wiltshire makes debut . Arsenal F.C. . 11 April 2007 . 23 February 2016 .
  4. Web site: Sarah Wiltshire signs for Yeovil . https://web.archive.org/web/20170305015705/http://www.yeoviltownladies.com/news/sarah_wiltshire_signs_for_yeovil.html#AJHFRTwuBZT2iqHd.97 . usurped . 5 March 2017 . Yeovil Town Ladies FC . 12 July 2014 . 23 February 2016 .
  5. News: Manchester City Women sign striker Sarah Wiltshire from Yeovil . BBC Sport . 5 January 2015 . 5 January 2015 .
  6. Web site: Sarah Wiltshire: Striker rejoins Yeovil from Man City . BBC Sport . 13 June 2015 . 23 February 2016 .
  7. Web site: Women's Super League Two: Yeovil striker Sarah Wiltshire announces pregnancy . BBC Sport . 24 July 2016 . 24 July 2016 .
  8. Web site: Wiltshire returns after giving birth to first child . https://web.archive.org/web/20170424002600/http://www.yeoviltownladies.com/news/wiltshire_returns_after_giving_birth_to_first_child.html#MJuDzukEkBd8IrBV.97 . usurped . 24 April 2017 . Yeovil Town Ladies . 23 April 2017 . 23 April 2017 .
  9. Web site: Sarah Wiltshire: Yeovil Town Ladies striker leaves Women's Super League One club . BBC Sport . 11 July 2017 . 11 July 2017 .
  10. Web site: Sarah Wiltshire: Tottenham Ladies sign former Yeovil Town striker . BBC Sport . 13 July 2017 . 13 July 2017 .
  11. Web site: Introducing our Tottenham Hotspur Women players. Tottenham Hotspur. en. 2019-07-19.
  12. Web site: Sarah Wiltshire joins U's Cambridge United F.C. . 2024-08-10 . www.cambridgeunited.com . en.
  13. News: 2015-04-08 . Euro 2017 friendly: Wales Women 1-2 Slovakia Women . 2024-08-10 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  14. Web site: 2012-04-26 . Wiltshire pleased with 'amazing' end to season . 2024-08-10 . Watford Observer . en.