Maisy Barker

**Last statistical update: 23:54, 18 August 2023 (UTC)**

**Maisy Barker** is a footballer who played for **Hashtag United** (women).

Barker started playing football at the age of 9, soon moving from playing in boys teams to featuring for Middlesex Academy. In 2017, the defender joined the Chelsea academy. She spent three years with *The Blues*.

West Ham United
Ahead of 2020–21, Barker moved to Super League team West Ham United. She made her senior debut on 18 November 2020 in a League Cup match at Charlton Athletic, as she came off the bench to replace Cecilie Redisch Kvamme in an eventual 4–0 away win. Barker was selected as a league substitute for the first time on 31 January 2021 versus Manchester City, with the defender coming on for her WSL bow in place of Lois Joel in a loss at the Academy Stadium. She made further sub showings versus ex-club Chelsea (cup) and Manchester United (league), prior to making starts across April and May as West Ham met Chichester & Selsey (cup) and Manchester City (league); featuring against the latter again, off the bench, on 28 May in the FA Cup.

At the beginning of 2021–22, Barker suffered a foot injury in the early stages of pre-season - which would rule her out for the following 19 months, having suffered further set-backs with the injury. In January 2023, Barker was loaned out to HTU. She departed West Ham United at the end of 2022–23.

England (youth)
Barker represented England at under-17 level, notably winning 3 caps in qualifying for the 2019 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.

### HTU

2022–23
After training with *The Tags* "for a while", Barker joined HTU of the National League - Division One South East on loan from top-flight West Ham United in January 2023. She was selected on the substitute's bench on 29 January for an FA Cup fourth round encounter away to Coventry United, though wouldn't come on in a match that ended in a 4–0 defeat for the club versus Championship opposition. Her debut arrived on 12 February, as she replaced Malika Apindia late on in a 7–1 league win over Norwich City. Barker started for the first time on 2 April in a triumph at Actonians. 2 appearances later, on 23 April, she played as HTU secured promotion and the title with a 4–1 win at Queens Park Rangers.

Barker left HTU at the conclusion of the campaign, later joining fellow National League - Premier Division, Southern Division outfit Ipswich Town - with manager Jason Stephens citing her preference to play in a professional set-up, as opposed to within *The Tags'* part-time structure.

### Post-HTU

Ipswich Town
On 7 July 2023, Ipswich Town announced that Barker had signed for them on a one-year contract.

## HTU Statistics

Breakdown

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

Appearances (7)
Norwich City  v  Hashtag United

Hashtag United  v  Billericay Town

Hashtag United  v  Norwich City

Chesham United  v  Hashtag United

Actonians  v  Hashtag United

Ashford Town  v  Hashtag United

Queens Park Rangers  v  Hashtag United

## HTU Honours

* National League - Division One South East (1): 2022–23

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Maisy Barker: A Women's Super League debut is just the start of my journey" , 4 February 2023.
2. ↑ "West Ham United Women cruise past Chichester & Selsey in FA Cup Fourth Round" , 18 April 2021.
3. ↑ "City sign off with Women's FA Cup quarter-final spot" , 16 May 2021.
4. ↑ "Hammers live on Sky Saturday morning" , 10 September 2021.
5. ↑ "The journey continues" , 20 January 2023.
6. ↑ "LIVE MATCH - Hashtag UTD Women VS Coventry UTD Women - WOMEN'S FA CUP FOURTH ROUND!" , 29 January 2023.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Women sign Maisy Barker" , 7 July 2023.
8. ↑ "NEW LEAGUE, NEW TEAM?? Hashtag United 23/24 Women's Squad Update" , 18 August 2023.