Spartans’ FC Women have announced a major new signing
American Morgan Mitchell who previously played for Armstrong State University in Savannah Georgia and for the Atlanta Silverbacks in the Women’s Pro-Am Soccer League yesterday put pen to paper onn a contract with the Ainslie Park outfit.
Morgan began her Armstrong career as a midfielder but flourished as a forward, earning 2012 conference Player of the Year honors as a senior, she scored 47 goals in 90 matches for ASU. She was a four-time All-Conference and All-Region performer and earned All-American honours.
Morgan touched down in Scotland on Wednesday and immediately joined the squad for a training session at the Academy. After a conditioning session tonight (Thursday) and a further training session on Friday, she will be included in the squad for Sunday’s Premier League match when Spartans visit Hutchison Vale in a 1:00 kick-off at Sauagton Park.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
