Poppy Binding

**Last statistical update: 23:39, 10 January 2023 (UTC)**

**Poppy Binding** is a footballer who played for **Hashtag United** (women).

Having played the game since around the age of four, Binding was part of West Ham United's academy during her youth career.

Harlow Town
2018–19 saw Binding move into senior football with Eastern Region League side Harlow Town. She debuted off the bench in a 5–2 home league victory over Brentwood Town on 19 August 2018, prior to making her first start on 26 August in a 2–2 draw with Bedford. In her next appearance, on 2 September in a FA Cup first qualifying round tie away to Brentwood Town, Binding scored two goals in a 2–1 victory. After a further double versus Haringey Borough in October and one against Colney Heath in November, Binding notched a hat-trick on 13 January 2019 in a League Cup win away to Haringey Borough. She repeated that feat against the same opponents in the league 14 days later. Binding scored three more braces and one singular to take her tally for the campaign to 20 goals in 25 games.

AFC Basildon
On 4 July 2019, AFC Basildon of the National League - Division One South East announced the arrival of Binding. She scored on her competitive debut as they lost 4–2 at home to Norwich City. Binding subsequently made it two in two after netting in a National League Cup tie away to Kent Football United on 25 August. On 27 October, Binding scored a hat-trick as AFC Basildon won 7–3 on the road in the FA Cup against Cambridge City. She netted her sixth and final goal of 2019–20, a season that was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 19 February in the league versus Billericay Town.

England Colleges
Prior to moving to HTU, Binding represented England at college level.

### HTU

2020–21
Ahead of the 2020–21 season, AFC Basildon merged with HTU to form a women's team for *The Tags* and Binding was one of many players to make the switch. Her unofficial bow came in a pre-season friendly loss to Crawley Wasps on 9 August 2020, which preceded the midfielder notching 5 goals in 6 friendlies as she struck singular strikes past Sporting Khalsa, Haringey Borough, Wymondham Town, Dulwich Hamlet and West Bromwich Albion. Binding's competitive debut for HTU came in the National League - Division One South East as they fell to a defeat at Ipswich Town on 20 September, while her first official goals for *The Tags* occurred when she notched a brace in a 3–1 victory over Cambridge United 7 days later.

On 4 January 2021, following further strikes versus Billericay Town and Cambridge City, it was revealed that Binding had left HTU in order to study in the United States at Jones County Junior College.

### Post-HTU

Jones County Junior College
Binding began featuring for Jones County Junior College in 2021, making a scoring debut in a 4–0 win away to Itawamba Community College on 2 April. In appearance two, the midfielder assisted Caragan Childs and Kendyl Terrell in a seven-goal victory at home to Hinds Community College. After a third assist (for Keona Crowell) versus Southwest Mississippi Community College on 20 April, Binding netted a hat-trick as Jones County won 7–0 at home to Copiah–Lincoln Community College on 26 April. She finished her first college season with further strikes against Pearl River Community College and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

To start the 2022 campaign, Binding notched 6 goals in her first 3 appearances; which included a second hat-trick for Jones County in a home win versus Southwestern Illinois College. On 23 September, Binding scored two goals and grabbed a treble of assists in a 7–0 victory away to Meridian Community College. She netted 5 more goals across the season, as well as claiming a further 4 assists.

## Personal Life

Binding attended Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College.

## HTU Statistics

Breakdown

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

Appearances (13)
* List of appearances of Poppy Binding

Goals (9)
Sporting Khalsa  v  Hashtag United

Haringey Borough  v  Hashtag United

Hashtag United  v  Wymondham Town

Dulwich Hamlet  v  Hashtag United

West Bromwich Albion  v  Hashtag United

Hashtag United  v  Cambridge United

Billericay Town  v  Hashtag United

Hashtag United  v  Cambridge City

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "HASHTAG UTD FC WOMEN VS ENFIELD TOWN LFC" , 18 October 2020.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "Poppy Binding - 2022 - Women's Soccer" .
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Poppy Binding player stats" .
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Poppy Binding player stats" .
5. ↑ "Binding happy to be at Jones" , 1 April 2021.
6. ↑ "PLAYER NEWS" , 4 July 2019.