Toni-Anne Wayne hangs up her gloves

Toni-Anne Wayne, a key player in Spurs Ladies' rise top the top of women's football, has announced her retirement at the end of the season.

The curtain will come down on the goalkeeper's career when Spurs take on London Bees in their final match of their first Women's Super League 2 campaign at Cheshunt FC on Sunday.

Toni-Anne, 35, joined Spurs at the start of the 2014-15 season and has been a super-consistent performer since, her experience key as the team completed a season to remember in 2016-17, culminating in clinching the FA Women's Premier League (FAWPL) title at White Hart Lane and promotion into the WSL via the FAWPL North/South play-off. The team completed the FAWPL double last season and won the Boux Avenue Cup.

Toni-Anne first joined a girls' team aged 10 and represented England at the 2002 FIFA Under-20 World Cup.

She said: "Sunday is going to be really hard. I have spent four seasons with these girls and they have been the best of my career.

“My family will be there too and I cry at anything, so I’m sure there will be a few tears.

"Football at this level has taken up my life, it’s time for me to enjoy more free time and I feel I have done as much as I can in goal.

"When I left Brighton four seasons ago, I had lost the love for football and was planning on retiring then. However, Karen (Hills, manager) approached me and convinced me to come to training at Tottenham. I had always played against them and as soon as I had my first training session, I knew that it would be a good fit and that I would get on with everyone. Tottenham helped me to regain my love for football."

Karen added: "Toni-Anne is certainly leaving us in a much better place than when she joined us and she's had a huge impact on everyone as we've reached the Women's Super League.

"We'll miss her and we wish her well."