The Contenders

  • Wednesday, 07 December, 2011
  • (left-right) Fara Williams, Jill Scott, Jess Clarke and Rachel Unitt congratulate Ellen White (No.9) on her goal against Serbia at Doncaster Rovers' Keepmoat Stadium.

27 in the running for the England Women's Player of 2011.



Voting for the Vauxhall England Women’s Player of the Year is now open and gives the fans' chance to have their say on who they think has been the star performer for Hope Powell’s side in 2011.

The player with the most votes after the polls close at midnight on Sunday 8 January 2011 will be crowned the Player of the Year and will be presented with a commemorative trophy.

Since the turn of the year Powell has used 27 different players in 14 international fixtures as England reached the World Cup quarter final in Germany.

England’s record in 2011 reads like this: Played 14, Won 8, Drawn 4, Lost 2, Goals For 22, Goals Against 10.

Only Casey Stoney has appeared in every England game this calendar year, while Alex Scott, Rachel Unitt and Ellen White follow closely behind on 13 appearances. Karen Bardsley and Rachel Yankey both earned 12 caps.

The joint top scorers in 2011 were Ellen White and Rachel Yankey with four goals. Jill Scott and Jess Clarke both scored three times.

2011 was a memorable year for Everton defender Fern Whelan, who made her senior team against Sweden in May, and Rachel Williams, who scored her first senior goal, against Slovenia in September.

You can place your vote below, and if you also email us at editor@TheFA.com telling us why you've made your choice, you will go into the hat to win one of five pairs of tickets for England's first home fixture in 2012. (Click here for terms & conditions).

So who will you vote for? It's up to you. Here's the full list of 27 players...

Eniola Aluko
Club New Jersey Sky Blue
DOB 21.02.87
Debut and Year Holland 2004
Overall Record Caps 58 Goals 11
Record in 2011 Caps 6 Goals 0

Anita Asante
Club New Jersey Sky Blue
DOB 27.04.85
Debut and Year Iceland 2004
Overall Record Caps 51 Goals 1
Record in 2011 Caps 5 Goals 0

Karen Bardsley
Clubs New Jersey Sky Blue, Linkopings (loan)
DOB 14.10.84
Debut and Year Northern Ireland 2005
Overall Record Caps 20 Goals 0
Record in 2011 Caps 12 Goals 0

Laura Bassett
Club Birmingham City
DOB 02.08.83
Debut and Year Italy 2003
Overall Record Caps 21 Goals 0
Record in 2011 Caps 4 Goals 0

Sophie Bradley
Clubs Lincoln, Nottingham Forest (loan)
DOB 20.10.89
Debut and Year Austria 2010
Overall Record Caps 12 Goals 0
Record in 2011 Caps 10 Goals 0

Rachel Brown
Club Everton
DOB 02.07.80
Debut and Year Germany 1997
Overall Record Caps 74 Goals 0
Record in 2011 Caps 1 Goals 0

Dani Buet
Club Chelsea
DOB 31.10.88
Debut and Year South Africa 2009
Overall Record Caps 8 Goals 0
Record in 2011 Caps 1 Goals 0

Karen Carney
Club Birmingham City
DOB 01.08.87
Debut and Year Italy 2005
Overall Record Caps 68 Goals 11
Record in 2011 Caps 10 Goals 1

Siobhan Chamberlain
Club Bristol Academy
DOB 15.08.83
Debut and Year Holland 2004
Overall Record Caps 20 Goals 0
Record in 2011 Caps 3 Goals 0

Jess Clarke
Club Lincoln
DOB 05.05.89
Debut and Year South Africa 2009
Overall Record Caps 30 Goals 8
Record in 2011 Caps 10 Goals 3

Natasha Dowie
Club Everton
DOB 30.06.88
Debut and Year Turkey 2009
Overall Record Caps 3 Goals 0
Record in 2011 Caps 1 Goals 0

Steph Houghton
Club Arsenal
DOB 23.04.88
Debut and Year Russia 2007
Overall Record Caps 20 Goals 2
Record in 2011 Caps 8 Goals 1

Lindsay Johnson
Club Everton
DOB 08.05.80
Debut and Year Holland 2004
Overall Record Caps 43 Goals 1
Record in 2011 Caps 2 Goals 0

Claire Rafferty
Club Chelsea
DOB 11.01.89
Debut and Year Austria 2010
Overall Record Caps 5 Goals 0
Record in 2011 Caps 2 Goals 0

Alex Scott
Club Boston Breakers
DOB 14.10.84
Debut and Year Holland 2004
Overall Record Caps 84 Goals 12
Record in 2011 Caps 13 Goals 0

Jill Scott
Club Everton
DOB 02.02.87
Debut and Year Holland 2004
Overall Record Caps 52 Goals 8
Record in 2011 Caps 11 Goals 3

Kelly Smith
Club Boston Breakers
DOB 29.10.78
Debut and Year Italy 1995
Overall Record Caps 108 Goals 43
Record in 2011 Caps 10 Goals 1

Sue Smith
Club Lincoln
DOB 24.11.79
Debut and Year Germany 1997
Overall Record Caps 90 Goals 16
Record in 2011 Caps 3 Goals 2

Casey Stoney
Club Lincoln
DOB 13.05.82
Debut and Year France 2000
Overall Record Caps 96 Goals 4
Record in 2011 Caps 14 Goals 0

Dunia Susi
Club Birmingham City
DOB 10.08.87
Debut and Year Iceland 2009
Overall Record Caps 14 Goals 0
Record in 2011 Caps 5 Goals 0

Rachel Unitt
Club Everton
DOB 05.06.82
Debut and Year France 2000
Overall Record Caps 97 Goals 7
Record in 2011 Caps 13 Goals 0

Fern Whelan
Club Everton
DOB 05.12.88
Debut and Year Sweden 2011
Overall Record Caps 2 Goals 0
Record in 2011 Caps 2 Goals 0

Ellen White
Club Arsenal
DOB 09.05.89
Debut and Year Austria 2010
Overall Record Caps 22 Goals 8
Record in 2011 Caps 13 Goals 4

Faye White
Club Arsenal
DOB 02.02.78
Debut and Year Scotland 1997
Overall Record Caps 90 Goals 12
Record in 2011 Caps 6 Goals 0

Fara Williams
Club Everton
DOB 25.01.84
Debut and Year Portugal 2001
Overall Record Caps 98 Goals 35
Record in 2011 Caps 9 Goals 1

Rachel Williams
Club Birmingham City
DOB 10.01.88
Debut and Year Iceland 2009
Overall Record Caps 4 Goals 1
Record in 2011 Caps 3 Goals 1

Rachel Yankey
Club Arsenal
DOB 01.11.79
Debut and Year Scotland 1997
Overall Record Caps 117 Goals 17
Record in 2011 Caps 12 Goals 4

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