Wolves Player of the Match Oak Trophies
Sometimes the best projects are the ones that bring different parts of your life together.
This season, I made the move to Wolverhampton Wanderers Women, joining the club as the team began life in WSL 2. From the moment I arrived, it felt like a club where people, values and a sense of family really matter.
Then came a very special opportunity: to bring my other passion, working with reclaimed wood, into my footballing life.
I was asked to create the Player of the Match trophies for our home games this season.
For me, that is a huge honour.
Bringing The Woodcycle to Wolves
If you've followed The Woodcycle, you'll know how much I love giving old wood a new purpose.
For these trophies, I wanted to use reclaimed timber, so I chose oak beams salvaged from an old cottage. Timber that had already had a life as part of a building is now being given a new story as part of our season at Wolves.
I love that idea, taking something old and turning it into something meaningful.
From Cottage Beams to Football Trophies
The reclaimed oak was cut down to size, shaped, planed, sanded and prepared for engraving.
One of the things I love about working with reclaimed wood is its character. The grain, marks and imperfections from its previous life make every piece unique.
Each Player of the Match trophy was then individually engraved with the Wolves crest, Player of the Match wording and the details of that particular home fixture.
So while they form part of the same collection, every trophy is completely individual, made specifically for each game and ready to become a lasting reminder of a special performance.
The first two awards were presented after our home games against Sheffield United and Burnley. Seeing the trophies I’d made being handed over to my teammates was such a brilliant feeling — made even more special by starting the season with two consecutive home wins! 🐺🏆
A big congratulations to our first two Player of the Match winners, Amy Sims and Anna Morphet!
Old wood. New purpose. New memories.
