| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 2.5 in (1.59 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Bristol Academy | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2007 | Charlton Athletic Ladies | ||
| 2007 | Stjarnan | 4 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Fulham | ||
| 2008–2010 | Millwall Lionesses | ||
| 2010 | Chelsea Ladies | ||
| 2010 | Buffalo Flash | 9 | (7) |
| 2010– | Bristol Academy | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| England | 0 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ann-Marie "Annie" Heatherson (born 27 March 1984) is an English female footballer. She plays as a striker for Bristol Academy in the FA WSL and is also employed by the club as an ambassador.
Heatherson progressed through the Charlton Athletic centre of excellence and was the reserves' top-scorer in 2001-2002.[1] 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.[2] She was named FA Young Player of the Year in 2003-04[3] and won the League Cup.[4] The next season she helped Charlton win the 2005 FA Women's Cup,[5] after playing in the 2004 final defeat to Arsenal.[6]
After suffering with injuries, Heatherson appeared as an 85th minute substitute as Charlton lost the 2007 FA Cup final to quadruple-winning Arsenal.[7] 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.[8]
She then joined Southern Division WFC Fulham ahead of 2007-08, scoring 16 goals in four pre-season friendlies.[9] Heatherson finished as the Southern Division top-scorer but broke her shin towards the end of the season.[10] 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,[10] who were managed by her former Charlton Athletic manager, Keith Boanas.[10]
Heatherson's 20 goals in 20 games helped Millwall to promotion in 2008-09.[11] Towards the end of the following season she signed for Chelsea,[12] who had lost Lianne Sanderson to the WPS.
Heatherson spent the 2010 summer season playing professionally with American W League club Buffalo Flash.[13] She scored seven goals in nine matches as the Flash stayed unbeaten and won the league.[14]
In October 2010 Heatherson signed for Bristol Academy ahead of their inaugural FA WSL campaign.[15]
Heatherson was called into the first England U21 squad to be organised by the FA in June 2004.[2]
She had earlier been called up to the full England squad for a game against Denmark on 19 February 2004.[16] She was an unused substitute in the 2-0 win at Fratton Park.[17] Heatherson was also drafted into the squad for the next game against Nigeria in November 2004, when Jo Potter withdrew with a back injury.[18]
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