Town captain Amanda Crump reached a magnificent milestone on Sunday as the long-serving midfielder reached 200 Ipswich Town appearances.
Amanda, 30, joined Ipswich Town's former centre of excellence as a ten-year-old in 2000 and progressed through the Blues' youth ranks before making her first-team debut as a teenager.
An ever present in the Town midfield since taking a break from football on the eve of her twenties, Amanda has become the beating heart of the squad and was awarded the club captaincy in 2014.
She missed the 2016/17 season after falling pregnant with her daughter Lily-Ella but remarkably returned to the training pitch just three weeks after giving birth.
She subsequently returned to the pitch in the summer of 2017 and went on to lead the Tractor Girls to a third-place finish in the table, scoring 13 goals in the process.
She also added yet another Suffolk FA Women's cup medal to her already impressive collection. After taking another short break from football at the tail end of 2018, Amanda returned to the Town squad in February upon the appointment of Joe Sheehan and has been a key part of the Blues' recent success.
So far this season, Amanda has notched an impressive 12 goals in just nine appearances and has led the Tractor Girls to an unbeaten start in the Women's National League.
On his captain reaching 200 appearances, Town boss Joe Sheehan said " It's a superb achievement for a very important person at our football club. Amanda leads by example, is a role model for our younger players and is a consistently high-performer week in week out despite managing a balanced life outside of football."
Amanda, herself, also spoke of her pride at making her 200th appearance for the club "I just want to say how much of an honour it has been playing for Ipswich Town over the years and to captain this side week in and week out is a great privilege."
"I first joined Ipswich when I was ten-years-old and played for the centre of excellence from when it was first set up right through to Under 16's. I then progressed to the Women's team and from that time I have experienced some unbelievably great times with the club."
"I want to thank everyone who I have played with on this incredible journey and all the managers I have played under throughout this period for giving me the opportunity. Sometimes juggling football, work and being a mother is incredibly hard but I am grateful for everyone’s full support."
"I am excited for what the future holds for the club with the very talented group of players we have in the squad and when I do finally call time on my career, I will still follow every step of this club's future with great pride."
Everyone at Ipswich Town would like to congratulate Amanda on her milestone and wish her continued success as captain of the Tractor girls.
An ever present in the Town midfield since taking a break from football on the eve of her twenties, Amanda has become the beating heart of the squad and was awarded the club captaincy in 2014.
She missed the 2016/17 season after falling pregnant with her daughter Lily-Ella but remarkably returned to the training pitch just three weeks after giving birth.
She subsequently returned to the pitch in the summer of 2017 and went on to lead the Tractor Girls to a third-place finish in the table, scoring 13 goals in the process.
She also added yet another Suffolk FA Women's cup medal to her already impressive collection. After taking another short break from football at the tail end of 2018, Amanda returned to the Town squad in February upon the appointment of Joe Sheehan and has been a key part of the Blues' recent success.
So far this season, Amanda has notched an impressive 12 goals in just nine appearances and has led the Tractor Girls to an unbeaten start in the Women's National League.
On his captain reaching 200 appearances, Town boss Joe Sheehan said " It's a superb achievement for a very important person at our football club. Amanda leads by example, is a role model for our younger players and is a consistently high-performer week in week out despite managing a balanced life outside of football."
Amanda, herself, also spoke of her pride at making her 200th appearance for the club "I just want to say how much of an honour it has been playing for Ipswich Town over the years and to captain this side week in and week out is a great privilege."
"I first joined Ipswich when I was ten-years-old and played for the centre of excellence from when it was first set up right through to Under 16's. I then progressed to the Women's team and from that time I have experienced some unbelievably great times with the club."
"I want to thank everyone who I have played with on this incredible journey and all the managers I have played under throughout this period for giving me the opportunity. Sometimes juggling football, work and being a mother is incredibly hard but I am grateful for everyone’s full support."
"I am excited for what the future holds for the club with the very talented group of players we have in the squad and when I do finally call time on my career, I will still follow every step of this club's future with great pride."
Everyone at Ipswich Town would like to congratulate Amanda on her milestone and wish her continued success as captain of the Tractor girls.
