Eartha Pond

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Eartha Pond
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-09-04) 4 September 1983 (age 40)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1995–1999 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Chelsea
2002 Arsenal
2003-2004 Charlton Athletic W.F.C.
2005–2009 Arsenal
2009–2010 Chelsea
2010 Buffalo Flash
2011 Barnet
2011–2012 Birmingham City
2012 Everton
2013 Queens Park Rangers
2014 Reading
2014–2018 Tottenham Hotspur
International career
2023 Saint Lucia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eartha Pond (born 4 September 1983) is a footballer. Born in England, she plays internationally for Saint Lucia. She previously played club football as a defender for Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Charlton Athletic, Leeds, and Tottenham Hotspur. She is currently the Non-Executive Director on the Football Association's Women's Football Board.

Early life and education

Pond was raised in Queen's Park, London.[1] At 11 years old, she was scouted by Arsenal F.C. and began playing for them at age 12 in 1995.[1][2]

Club career

Pond played as a defender for a large variety of football clubs throughout her career.[3] Early in her career she played for Arsenal, Chelsea, and Charlton.[4][5][6] She made the 2003 Women's FA Cup final with Charlton, losing against Fulham.[7]

Pond was part of Arsenal's 2009 FA Cup winning squad, just four years after she left school.[8] Pond moved on to Chelsea the following season, and then left England for the only time in her career to join the Buffalo Flash of the United States based W-League.[9] The Flash would go on to win the W-League championship at the end of the season, making it two trophies in two years for Pond.[10] She would move on to play with Barnet and Birmingham City during 2011.[11][12] Her 2013 season at Queen's Park Rangers saw her play as a stand-in goalkeeper for injured teammate and score in the same match.[13] On 3 April 2014, Pond was announced as a signing by Reading.[14] Later that year she would join Tottenham Hotspur.[15]

Pond won a quadruple with Tottenham Hotspur, the most notable trophy being the overall winner of the FA Women's Premier League, a promotion playoff that saw Spurs reach the second tier of English women's football for the first time.[16]

Post-playing career

After her professional football career, Pond took positions as a physical education teacher and held administrative educational roles.[3] In 2019, she petitioned the Government of the United Kingdom to make physical education a core course, alongside subjects like math and English.[17]

She was elected as a local councillor on the Queen's Park Community Council in London in 2014 and was re-elected in 2018 and 2022. She is chair of the council.

She was instrumental in supporting victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.[3][18]

In 2021, Pond assumed the inaugural position of Non-Executive Director on The Football Association's Women’s Football Board.[3][18]

International career

Pond had youth caps with various England squads, but she did not make her senior international debut until her club career had come to a close. She debuted for Saint Lucia in September 2023, starting games against Cuba and Guadeloupe in Group B of League C of CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup Qualifying. In the latter game, she registered two assists, as Saint Lucia won 5-1.[19] She was included in the squad for Saint Lucia's December games against the same two opponents.

Honours

Arsenal

Buffalo Flash

Tottenham Hotspur

References

  1. ^ a b Whyatt, Katie (17 November 2018). "Former Spurs Ladies star Eartha Pond on helping Grenfell survivors: 'I live in the area, know people from the tower'". 2023-08-14. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023 – via The Daily Telegraph.
  2. ^ "Raising the game on and off the pitch at Hendon FC – in pictures". the Guardian. 4 August 2022. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Theivam, Kieran (30 July 2021). "Eartha Pond appointed to FA Women's Board as independent non-executive director". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. ^ Cocozza, Paula (5 April 2004). "Women's football". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Eartha Pond profile page on Stamford-Bridge.com". stamford-bridge.com. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  6. ^ "The History Of Chelsea Women". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Fulham Ladies bag Cup". 5 May 2003. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Women in Football - From Grease to girls playing football and a whole lot more - we've got it covered in our #AskEartha Q&A". www.womeninfootball.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Buffalo fields English flair in 2010". USLsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  10. ^ "Buffalo Flash Win USL W-League Championship". International Soccer Network. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Barnet FC Ladies | The FA Women's National League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  12. ^ Speck, Ivan (21 December 2011). "Eartha kits! Pond wants to pull on football AND handball shirts at the Olympics". Mail Online. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  13. ^ FC, QPR. "Official website of Queens Park Rangers for the latest news from Loftus Road". QPR FC. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  14. ^ FC, Reading. "WOMEN STRENGTHEN SQUAD". Reading FC. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Spurs Ladies player Eartha Pond shortlisted for Global Teacher Prize". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Spurs Ladies all set for Women's Super League". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  17. ^ Wilson, Jeremy (15 May 2019). "Eartha Pond on swapping Chelsea and Arsenal for sports bra campaign to get girls inspired and into sport". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  18. ^ a b Ayodele, Mayowa (6 August 2021). "Eartha Pond joins FA Women's Football Board". Operation Black Vote. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  19. ^ "A fantastic four for Arnicka Louis as Saint Lucia win at Guadeloupe". Concacaf. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Ladies lift Ryman Cup". Spurs Ladies. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  21. ^ Menno, Dustin (8 May 2016). "Tottenham Hotspur Ladies win the double after lifting FA WPL Cup". Cartilage Free Captain. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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