Sunday was a momentous day for Wolves Women as they faced Women’s Super League opposition for the first time in their history.
They took on full-time professionals West Ham United in the FA Cup fourth round in front of 1,692 spectators at AFC Telford United’s New Bucks Head Stadium, with the London side running out 2-0 winners.
It was a significant occasion for Dan McNamara’s part-timers, who are second in the FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division (third tier).
Wolves’ left-back Katie Johnson, 20, (top image) penned a diary for The Athletic, describing her week building up to the big match.
Katie writing her diary of Wolves’ historic week (Photo: Steve Madeley)
Monday
This is usually my most chilled day, although there is no avoiding the 7am alarm to get to work.
I am a trainee accountant, so have to be at the office for 9am to get cracking with my book-keeping assignments.
We might be part-time footballers but try to act like professional athletes as much as possible so my work is interrupted, as usual, by regular alerts from my phone reminding me to take fluids on board.
Because there are no official club commitments on Monday evening, it is the night I often try to catch up with friends and family.
But this week I head home and watch Fulham v…
