| Tash Knapman | |
| Fullname: | Natasha Leanne Knapman |
| Birth Date: | 22 August 1991[1] |
| Birth Place: | Torquay, England, |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Plymouth Argyle |
| Clubnumber: | 13 |
| Youthyears1: | 200?–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Totnes & Dartington SC |
| Years1: | 2008–2009 |
| Years2: | 2009–2012 |
| Years3: | 2012–2015 |
| Years4: | 2015–2016 |
| Years5: | 2016– |
| Clubs1: | Totnes & Dartington SC |
| Clubs2: | Plymouth Argyle |
| Clubs3: | Exeter City |
| Clubs4: | Yeovil Town |
| Clubs5: | Plymouth Argyle |
| Caps2: | 21 |
| Goals2: | 15 |
| Caps4: | 27 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Caps5: | 65 |
| Goals5: | 95 |
| Club-Update: | 16:35, 5 May 2020 (UTC) |
Natasha Leanne "Tash" Knapman (born 22 August 1991) is an English female footballer who plays for Plymouth Argyle.
Knapman was spotted by Totnes & Dartington SC reserve team manager Keith Hawkins when she was playing for Sainsbury's Torquay store in an in-house friendly against the Newton Abbot store's team. Whilst playing for the reserve team, she was scouted by Plymouth Argyle and Newquay, who gave seven-day notices of approach in October 2009. She had scored 49 goals for the reserves the previous season, and had already added a further 9 to her tally before the notices were given.[2] In September 2009, Knapman was called up to the Devon's Senior Women's squad.[3]
Knapman joined Plymouth Argyle in October 2009,[4] making her debut on 22 November 2009 in a 5–1 FA Women's Cup win over Swindon Supermarine. She scored twice on her debut.[5] [6] During her stay at the club, Knapman was the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division top goalscorer in 2012 with 14 league goals.[7]
Knapman joined Exeter City in 2012.[8] She made her debut on 25 October 2012 against Oxford United, scoring a late equaliser.[9] Knapman scored City's third goal in a 4–3 win in the 2013 Devon County Cup final against her former club Plymouth Argyle.[10] Knapman's final game for the Grecians saw her score twice in a 4–2 win over Torquay United in the 2015 Devon County Cup final.[11]
Knapman joined Yeovil Town ahead of the 2015 WSL 2 season. She made her debut in a 4–2 home defeat to Reading. Knapman had put Yeovil back on level terms at 1–1, but Fran Kirby went on to score all 4 of Reading's goals.[12]
While at primary school, she captained the boys' team, as well as playing for another local boys' team. However, after it became difficult to get a girls' team together in secondary school, she gave up football at 14 and became a black belt in Taekwondo, going on to become selected by Australia.
Knapman works as an activity instructor. She supports Tottenham Hotspur.[13]