Karen Walker’s 86 England caps are by far the most for any player born/raised in the Don & Dearne area.

In 2025 the Don & Dearne School Sports Association decided to mark this incredible career with the introduction of the Karen Walker Shield. The inaugural event will be on Thursday 22nd May (12.30-3.00pm) – more detail at https://tottycup.wordpress.com/2025-don-dearne-girls-cup/

Silversmith Bob Lamb found an old tennis shield and has renovated and inscribed it ahead of the inaugural girls’ competition.

Here’s the latest progress on the shield…

Bob is also renovating the West Shield for us – more on this and some of Bob’s other projects at : https://tinyurl.com/westshieldlamb

Girls football in the Don & Dearne School area was kick-started by Andy Morton of Carrfield school in 2022. More on this competition at : https://tottycup.wordpress.com/girls/

More on Karen and other elite women footballers from our area at https://tottycup.wordpress.com/elite-women/