Imogen Riches

**Last statistical update: 04:10, 15 April 2023 (UTC)**

**Imogen Riches** is a footballer who played for **Hashtag United** (women).

Prior to signing with a women's football club, Riches featured for a boys team in her local park. She was originally an outfielder, having looked up to Teddy Sheringham as a youngster. Around 2013, the goalkeeper was attached to the youth set-up at Colchester United. Riches previously repped Essex at county school level.

London Bees
Riches made her WSL2 debut for London Bees on 9 August 2014 during a 7–0 defeat at the Keepmoat Stadium against Doncaster Rovers Belles; having replaced Sophie Harris after 45 minutes. She remained with *The Bees* until around mid-2016.

Coventry University
Whilst attending, Riches played for the Coventry University football team every week for "for fun".

England (youth)
In December 2015, Riches was called up by Mo Marley for an under-19s friendly match with Norway. The match took place on 26 January 2016, though Riches remained on the substitute's bench as *The Young Lionesses* drew 1–1 at St George's Park.

### HTU

2020–21
At the beginning of the 2020–21 campaign, Riches completed a move to *The Tags*. Having appeared on the bench for pre-season friendlies with Crawley Wasps and Sporting Khalsa, the goalkeeper made her starting bow for HTU on 23 August 2020 in a victory over Haringey Borough. After further exhibition showings versus Dulwich Hamlet, Ashford Town and West Bromwich Albion, Riches made her competitive debut on the opening day of the National League - Division One South East campaign at The Goldstar Ground against Ipswich Town as they lost 1–0. The season would soon be curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic around December, by which point she had amassed 10 total appearances.

2021–22
Riches got the 2021–22 season underway with official league appearances in August versus Cambridge City, Actonians and Billericay Town. She would become a mainstay for Jason Stephens' side, as she featured at least three times a month until March 2022. April would see her appear in the National League - Division One South East for the last time against Enfield Town on 3 April and in the Essex Senior Cup final versus Billericay Town - as HTU placed 2nd and won the aforementioned county cup competition, coming away with a 2–1 triumph at Parkside. Riches would depart at the end of the season in order to go travelling.

2022–23
On 12 October 2022, with first-choice 'keeper Jamie-Lee Bamford unavailable, Riches made a temporary return to *The Tags* for their National League - Division One South East match at home to Chesham United - subsequently starting the eventual 13-2 thrashing of Buckinghamshire-based club at Parkside.

## Personal Life

Riches attended Coventry University (2016–2020). In 2020, she became Soccer AM's first female goalkeeper for an episode that aired on Sky Sports on 2 October. She notably saved penalties from male former footballers James Collins and Carlton Cole - subsequently appearing on further episodes up until January 2021. Riches supports West Ham United, having previously described David de Gea as her favourite player.

## HTU Statistics

Breakdown

'*Other Cups' includes competitions like the FA Trophy, the FA Vase and friendly tournaments. See also: HTUwiki:DataIssues.*

Appearances (43)
* List of appearances of Imogen Riches

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Imogen Riches" .
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Imogen Riches: Soccer AM’s First Female Goalkeeper" , 9 November 2020.
3. ↑ "Beat Man U 1-0, into the quarter finals girrlllss" , 12 January 2013.
4. ↑ "Essex CSFA win Girls Under 14 Inter County Trophy" , 25 May 2012.
5. ↑ "Great experience to get my WSL2 debut for @LondonBees today #20" , 9 August 2014.
6. ↑ "45 - substitute for LB #20 Riches replaces #48 Harris" , 9 August 2014.
7. ↑ "@londonbees Riches" .
8. ↑ "Congratulations to @ImogenRiches on her call up to the December @england U18/U19 Development Camp!" , 3 December 2015.
9. ↑ "Norway first up for Mo Marley's England Women's U19s" , 5 January 2016.
10. ↑ "England Women's U19s 1-1 Norway: St. George's Park" , 26 January 2016.
11. ↑ "Immy going travelling so not playing this year but done us a favour tonight" , 12 October 2022.
12. ↑ "Imogen Riches" .
13. ↑ "Imogen Riches, Goalkeeper. Captain" , 25 February 2017.