Ann-Marie "Annie" Heatherson (born 27 March 1984) is an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 female footballer. She plays as a striker for Bristol Academy

Bristol Academy W.F.C.

Bristol Academy Women's Football Club are a semi-professional English women's football club affiliated with the Bristol Academy of Sport, based at Filton College. They were admitted to the FA WSL in 2010.-History:...

 in the FA WSL and is also employed by the club as an ambassador.

Club career

Heatherson progressed through the Charlton Athletic

Charlton Athletic L.F.C.

Charlton Athletic Women's Football Club play in the FA Women's Premier League National Division in England. Between 2000, the year it was founded from Croydon Women's F.C. and 2007, Charlton had one of the most successful women's teams in England...

 centre of excellence and was the reserves' top-scorer in 2001-2002. On her full league debut in November 2003 she scored a hat-trick against Aston Villa

Aston Villa L.F.C.

Aston Villa Ladies Football Club is an English women's football team affiliated with Aston Villa F.C., currently playing in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division. The club has been in existence under several names since 1973. Originally titled Solihull FC, the team became officially...

, and finished the season with 12 goals from 12 starts. She was named FA Young Player of the Year in 2003-04 and won the League Cup. The next season she helped Charlton

Charlton Athletic L.F.C.

Charlton Athletic Women's Football Club play in the FA Women's Premier League National Division in England. Between 2000, the year it was founded from Croydon Women's F.C. and 2007, Charlton had one of the most successful women's teams in England...

 win the 2005 FA Women's Cup

FA Women's Cup

The Football Association Women’s Challenge Cup Competition, commonly referred to as the FA Women's Cup, is the top cup competition for women's football clubs in England – designed as an exact equivalent to the FA Cup created 99 years earlier...

, after playing in the 2004 final defeat to Arsenal

Arsenal L.F.C.

Arsenal Ladies Football Club are an English women's association football club affiliated with Arsenal F.C.. Founded in 1987, they are the most successful club in English women's football having won 34 major trophies to date; which are 12 FA Women's Premier League titles, 11 FA Women's Cups, ten...

.

After suffering with injuries, Heatherson appeared as an 85th minute substitute as Charlton

Charlton Athletic L.F.C.

Charlton Athletic Women's Football Club play in the FA Women's Premier League National Division in England. Between 2000, the year it was founded from Croydon Women's F.C. and 2007, Charlton had one of the most successful women's teams in England...

 lost the 2007 FA Cup

FA Women's Cup

The Football Association Women’s Challenge Cup Competition, commonly referred to as the FA Women's Cup, is the top cup competition for women's football clubs in England – designed as an exact equivalent to the FA Cup created 99 years earlier...

 final to quadruple-winning Arsenal

Arsenal L.F.C.

Arsenal Ladies Football Club are an English women's association football club affiliated with Arsenal F.C.. Founded in 1987, they are the most successful club in English women's football having won 34 major trophies to date; which are 12 FA Women's Premier League titles, 11 FA Women's Cups, ten...

. When Charlton Athletic

Charlton Athletic F.C.

Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...

 withdrew their women's club's funding that summer, Heatherson joined the player exodus and turned out for the Iceland

Iceland

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ic club Stjarnan

Stjarnan

Stjarnan F.C. is an Icelandic sports club specialising in football, located in Garðabær, which currently plays in the Úrvalsdeild league in the Icelandic football division system, having won promotion from the 1...

.

She then joined Southern Division

FA Women's Premier League Southern Division

The FA Women's Premier League Southern Division is a league in the Third level in the women's football pyramid in England, along with the Northern division. These two divisions are below the FA Women's Super League and National Division...

 WFC Fulham

Fulham L.F.C.

WFC Fulham, previously known as Fulham LFC, was a Ladies Football Club formerly associated with Fulham Football Club. The team were dissolved as of 16 May 2006, but were later re-established with independence from Fulham F.C....

 ahead of 2007-08, scoring 16 goals in four pre-season friendlies. Heatherson finished as the Southern Division

FA Women's Premier League Southern Division

The FA Women's Premier League Southern Division is a league in the Third level in the women's football pyramid in England, along with the Northern division. These two divisions are below the FA Women's Super League and National Division...

 top-scorer but broke her shin towards the end of the season. After Fulham

Fulham L.F.C.

WFC Fulham, previously known as Fulham LFC, was a Ladies Football Club formerly associated with Fulham Football Club. The team were dissolved as of 16 May 2006, but were later re-established with independence from Fulham F.C....

's promotion, Heatherson rejected the chance to play with them in the top flight. She preferred to stay in the Southern Division

FA Women's Premier League Southern Division

The FA Women's Premier League Southern Division is a league in the Third level in the women's football pyramid in England, along with the Northern division. These two divisions are below the FA Women's Super League and National Division...

 with Millwall Lionesses

Millwall Lionesses L.F.C.

Millwall Lionesses Ladies Football Club were founded in March 1972 by Patricia Maslin and Rita Bullions. In a time when women's football was almost unheard of the group of women who made up the Lionesses were at first snubbed by Millwall FC but went on to became the first women's football team to...

, who were managed by her former Charlton Athletic

Charlton Athletic L.F.C.

Charlton Athletic Women's Football Club play in the FA Women's Premier League National Division in England. Between 2000, the year it was founded from Croydon Women's F.C. and 2007, Charlton had one of the most successful women's teams in England...

 manager, Keith Boanas

Keith Boanas

Keith Robert Boanas is an English football manager and the current coach of the Estonia women's national football team.-Playing career:...

.

Heatherson's 20 goals in 20 games helped Millwall

Millwall Lionesses L.F.C.

Millwall Lionesses Ladies Football Club were founded in March 1972 by Patricia Maslin and Rita Bullions. In a time when women's football was almost unheard of the group of women who made up the Lionesses were at first snubbed by Millwall FC but went on to became the first women's football team to...

 to promotion in 2008-09. Towards the end of the following season she signed for Chelsea

Chelsea L.F.C.

Chelsea Ladies Football Club are a semi-professional English women's football club affiliated with Chelsea F.C.. They have competed in the top tier of women's football in England, the Premier League National Division, since 2005...

, who had lost Lianne Sanderson

Lianne Sanderson

Lianne Joan Sanderson is an English footballer who plays for Espanyol in the Superliga Femenina as a striker.-Club career:...

 to the WPS

Women's Professional Soccer

Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...

.

Heatherson spent the 2010 summer season playing professionally with American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 W League club Buffalo Flash

Buffalo Flash

The Western New York Flash is an American professional soccer club based in Buffalo, New York . It was founded in 2008 and played its inaugural season in 2009...

. She scored seven goals in nine matches as the Flash stayed unbeaten and won the league.

In October 2010 Heatherson signed for Bristol Academy

Bristol Academy W.F.C.

Bristol Academy Women's Football Club are a semi-professional English women's football club affiliated with the Bristol Academy of Sport, based at Filton College. They were admitted to the FA WSL in 2010.-History:...

 ahead of their inaugural FA WSL campaign.

International career

Heatherson was called into the first England

England women's national football team

The England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been quite successful of late, qualifying for three World Cups, 1995, 2007 and 2011...

 U21 squad to be organised by the FA in June 2004.

She had earlier been called up to the full England

England women's national football team

The England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been quite successful of late, qualifying for three World Cups, 1995, 2007 and 2011...

 squad for a game against Denmark

Denmark women's national football team

The Denmark women's national football team represents Denmark in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Danish Football Association .-World Cup:*1970 : Winner *1971 : Winner...

 on 19 February 2004. She was an unused substitute in the 2-0 win at Fratton Park

Fratton Park

Fratton Park is a football stadium in the English city-port of Portsmouth. It has been the home of professional club Portsmouth F.C. since its construction in 1898.-Description:...

. Heatherson was also drafted into the squad for the next game against Nigeria

Nigeria women's national football team

The Nigeria national women's football team, nicknamed the Super Falcons, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation...

 in November 2004, when Jo Potter

Josanne Potter

Josanne "Jo" Potter is an English female international football midfielder from Mansfield Woodhouse. A left–winger, she currently plays her club football for Birmingham City Ladies in the FA WSL. At club level Potter is noted for her crossing abilities and goalscoring record...

withdrew with a back injury.