Alex Perry, graduating photography student from Staffordshire University, has created a series of portraits which will be on show at the University’s annual Arts Media and Design degree show from June 7-14 at their Stoke campus, and then at the Association of Photographers Gallery, Leonard Street, London from 24-28 June.

Alex gained permission to carry out her project after contacting the football club directly and arranged a shoot with the team, who may be present at the degree show, giving them only basic instructions to get a realistic image of them.

Alex said: “I hope it tells the audience that women can achieve anything that they want to achieve, especially in a very male dominated society like football just by pure determination, willingness and the ability not to give up.

“As a team they have nothing but they try so hard and are so eager to carry on going no matter what. It’s one of the traits that I love so much and it just caught me and I got swept away with it.”