Georgina Spraggon

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Georgina Spraggon
Personal information
Full name Georgina Spraggon
Date of birth (2004-10-29) 29 October 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth England
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Newcastle United
Youth career
Whitley Coast Soccer
2014–2021 Sunderland Regional Talent Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Newcastle United 25 (4)
2022– →Newcastle United Development 20 (23)
National team
2018–2019 England U15
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Georgina Spraggon (born 29 October 2004) is an English football player, playing as a midfielder for Newcastle United in the FA Women's National League North. She is currently the captain of the Newcastle United Development team.

Club career

Newcastle United

Spraggon moving to Newcastle United was announced on 21 July 2021.[1] She scored in her debut for the club in a 6-0 win against FC United of Manchester Women on 15 August 2021.[2] She would score three more goals for the club in the 2021-22 football season, including a 3-0 win against Stockport County Ladies[3], a 3-0 win against York City Ladies[4] and a 6-2 win against Leeds United Women[5]. Spraggon finished the 2021-22 season with 24 appearances (including 10 from off the bench) and 4 goals scored.

In the 2022-23 football season Spraggon appeared in significantly less games with the Newcastle United first team as she was made captain of the newly launched development team. She appeared in one match with the first team, a 9-0 win over Merseyrail Ladies at home[6].

Newcastle United Development

On 8 July 2022, Newcastle United announced the launching of a new development team with Spraggon as the captain[7]. Under her captaincy in the 2022-23 season the development team won the Bluefin Sports Insurance Women's Cup and the FA Women's National League Reserve Plate[8]. While playing with the development team she scored her first hattrick for Newcastle United in October in a 3-1 win against Chorley Women Reserves. On 9 April 2023 she scored another hattrick in a 11-0 win against Bradford City Women Reserves, and later in the month scored four goals in a 13-0 win against Barnsley Women Reserves. Spraggon finished the 2022-23 season with 20 appearances and 23 goals for the development team.

International career

Spraggon has represented England at youth level. In 2018 she was called up to the England U15 team to play in the SAFIB Bob Docherty Cup, which took place in Salou, Spain in April 2019[9].

Honors

Newcastle United

  • FA Women's National League Division One North 2022-23

Newcastle United Women Development

  • FA Women's National League Reserve Plate 2022-23
  • Bluefin Sports Insurance Women's Cup 2022-23

References

  1. "New signings and new partnership kick off pre-season for Newcastle United Women". Newcastle United Football Club. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. "FC United of Manchester Women 0 Newcastle United Women 6". Newcastle United Football Club. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. "Stockport County Ladies 0 Newcastle United Women 3". Newcastle United Football Club. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. "York City Ladies 0 Newcastle United Women 3". Newcastle United Football Club. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  5. "Newcastle United Women 6 Leeds United Women 2". Newcastle United Football Club. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  6. "Newcastle United Women 9 Merseyrail Ladies 0". Newcastle United Football Club. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  7. "Newcastle United Women launch development team". Newcastle United Football Club. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  8. "Newcastle United Women development team hit eight to complete cup double". Newcastle United Football Club. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  9. "The search for the most talented Schools' Footballers is now complete for the 2018-19 season". English Schools' Football Association. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

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