George McGowan, GB Womenﾃ｢竄ｬ邃｢s manager has finalised his selection of 21 women to represent Great Britain at the 21st Deaflympics in Tapei, Taiwan 2009.

GBDWF Final Squad for the Deaflympic Games in Taiwan:

1 Natasha Ryan (Fulham, London)
2 Sarah Page (Northumberland)
3 Donna Cross (Cheshire)
4 Catherine Eyley (Nottinghamshire)
5 Claire Stancliffe (Northamptonshire)
6 Damaris Cooke (London)
7 Victoria Wenman (Surrey)
8 Lydia Docker (London)
9 Laura Wiseman (Norfolk)
10 Cathy Hamill (Motherwell, Scotland)
11 Lisa Nepean (Essex)
12 Clare Davies (Middlesex)
13 Louise Hogan (London)
14 Susan McKeown (Tyne & Wear)
15 Carly Waters (Essex)
16 Annie Straw (Derbyshire)
17 Esther Maycock (Surrey)
18 Susanna Kenward (Middlesex)
19 Jessica Everhurst (Merseyside)
20 Camilla Willis (Surrey)
21 Roanna Simmons (Sussex)

Players on Standby are: -

- Chloe Lockley (Tyne & Wear)
- Natasha Roberts (Gloucestershire)
- Danielle Evans (Merseyside)

On behalf of GBDWF, congratulations to the selected players and the best of British luck for the Deaflympics!

GBDWF wish to acknowledge their thanks for the following support since October 2006: -

ﾃす Doncaster College for letting us use their pitch and equipments for our first training weekend;

ﾃす West Ham Football In the Community for letting us use their pitch for our second training weekend;

ﾃす Southend United Education and Community Trust for letting us use their equipments for our second training weekend;

ﾃす Hamilton Accies Ladies Football Club for the friendly in Scotland;

ﾃす Hackney Ladies Football Club for the Friendly in London;

ﾃす Whitworth Ladies Football Club for the Friendly and an invitation to their tournament, particularly David Eke and the Team Manager;

ﾃす Cambridge Ladies Football Club for the friendly, particularly Ali Gordon who secured the friendly;

ﾃす Martin Roberts for organising us a friendly with Ellwood Ladies Football Club and for the "Pig Roast" evening;

ﾃす Liverpool University for the friendly offer of accommodation;

ﾃす Luton Ladies Football Club for the friendly, particularly Annika Williams of Bedfordshire FA for her support;

ﾃす Swindon Ladies Football Club for the friendly with first and reserve teams, particularly Beverly of Wiltshire FA for her support;

ﾃす Organisers of the Umbro Tournament for inviting us to compete in their summer tournament;

ﾃす Umbro & Siemens for their kind sponsorship of the kits, particularly Roanna Simmons for her hard work in securing the sponsorship;

ﾃす Andy Toal, particularly Quorn Hall and Loughborough University for their kind donation of service and first aid kits;

ﾃす National Deaf Children Society's Deaf Football Friendly Project for enabling increased number of deaf coaches, particularly in enabling both Roanna and George in their Level 3 course;

ﾃす Diane Davies for her support, particularly with the memorial match for Sarah Davies, Calendar Project and the Sarah Ann Davies Memorial Fund;

ﾃす All Funders who already supported the Officials and Players for their preparation, training and participation into the Deaflympic Games;

ﾃす British Deaf Sport for their kind donation towards both the preparation and training cost in 2008;

ﾃす British Deaf Football Website, particularly Nick Beese, for increasing GBDWF's profile;

ﾃす GB Deaflympic Organising Committee (GBDOC) for ensuring GBDWF's place into the Deaflympic Games 2009, particularly their hard work for both accommodation, flight and all other arrangements;

ﾃす UK Deaf Sport Campaigning Team for their commitment and effort in campaigning against the Government Funding cut, particularly with funding for the Deaflympic Games 2009;

ﾃす GBDWF Coaching and Management Team for their effort and time in the last 2 years;

ﾃす Aysin Halil, Semhar Beyene, Damaris Cooke and Claire Davies for their role in Calendar Project;

ﾃす All the parents, friends and guardians who attended to the training weekends to support GBDWF, particularly Christine Hogan, Martin Roberts and Andy Toal;

ﾃす All Officials and Players who have been involved in the preparation and training that are now not attending Deaflympic Games 2009; and finally

ﾃす Sharon Hirshman for forming GBDWF in 2000 as well as her role with the GBDWF Deaflympic Games 2009 mission.