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Eartha Sweetie Pond (born 4 September 1983) is a footballer. Born in England, she plays internationally for Saint Lucia. She previously played club football as a defender for Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Charlton Athletic, Leeds, and Tottenham Hotspur. She is currently the Non-Executive Director on the Football Association's Women's Football Board.
Pond was raised in Queen's Park, London. At 11 years old, she was scouted by Arsenal F.C. and began playing for them at age 12 in 1995.
Pond played as a defender for a large variety of football clubs throughout her career. Early in her career she played for Arsenal, Chelsea, and Charlton. She signed for Charlton from Arsenal in summer 2002, and made the 2003 FA Women's Cup final, in which Charlton were beaten 3–0 by Fulham.
After spending 2007–08 with Leeds United, Pond returned to Arsenal for 2008–09. She was seen as a versatile, left-sided defender who had already overcome two serious knee injuries. She started two of her seven FA Women's Premier League appearances for Arsenal.
Pond was part of Arsenal's 2009 FA Cup winning squad. Pond moved on to Chelsea the following season, and then left England for the only time in her career to join the Buffalo Flash of the United States based W-League. She scored four goals in 11 appearances. The Flash would go on to win the W-League championship at the end of the season, making it two trophies in two years for Pond. She would move on to play with Barnet and Birmingham City during 2011. Her 2013 season at Queen's Park Rangers saw her play as a stand-in goalkeeper for injured teammate and score in the same match. On 3 April 2014, Pond was announced as a signing by Reading. Later that year she would join Tottenham Hotspur.
Pond won a quadruple with Tottenham Hotspur, the most notable trophy being the overall winner of the FA Women's Premier League, a promotion playoff that saw Spurs reach the second tier of English women's football for the first time.
After her professional football career, Pond took positions as a physical education teacher and held administrative educational roles. In 2019, she petitioned the Government of the United Kingdom to make physical education a core course, alongside subjects like maths and English.
She was elected as a local councillor on the Queen's Park Community Council in London in 2014 and was re-elected in 2018 and 2022. She is chair of the council.
Eartha Pond
Eartha Sweetie Pond (born 4 September 1983) is a footballer. Born in England, she plays internationally for Saint Lucia. She previously played club football as a defender for Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Charlton Athletic, Leeds, and Tottenham Hotspur. She is currently the Non-Executive Director on the Football Association's Women's Football Board.
Pond was raised in Queen's Park, London. At 11 years old, she was scouted by Arsenal F.C. and began playing for them at age 12 in 1995.
Pond played as a defender for a large variety of football clubs throughout her career. Early in her career she played for Arsenal, Chelsea, and Charlton. She signed for Charlton from Arsenal in summer 2002, and made the 2003 FA Women's Cup final, in which Charlton were beaten 3–0 by Fulham.
After spending 2007–08 with Leeds United, Pond returned to Arsenal for 2008–09. She was seen as a versatile, left-sided defender who had already overcome two serious knee injuries. She started two of her seven FA Women's Premier League appearances for Arsenal.
Pond was part of Arsenal's 2009 FA Cup winning squad. Pond moved on to Chelsea the following season, and then left England for the only time in her career to join the Buffalo Flash of the United States based W-League. She scored four goals in 11 appearances. The Flash would go on to win the W-League championship at the end of the season, making it two trophies in two years for Pond. She would move on to play with Barnet and Birmingham City during 2011. Her 2013 season at Queen's Park Rangers saw her play as a stand-in goalkeeper for injured teammate and score in the same match. On 3 April 2014, Pond was announced as a signing by Reading. Later that year she would join Tottenham Hotspur.
Pond won a quadruple with Tottenham Hotspur, the most notable trophy being the overall winner of the FA Women's Premier League, a promotion playoff that saw Spurs reach the second tier of English women's football for the first time.
After her professional football career, Pond took positions as a physical education teacher and held administrative educational roles. In 2019, she petitioned the Government of the United Kingdom to make physical education a core course, alongside subjects like maths and English.
She was elected as a local councillor on the Queen's Park Community Council in London in 2014 and was re-elected in 2018 and 2022. She is chair of the council.