Sutton United, who this year appointed Lucy Clark as the first transgender manager in the top five tiers of the English female game, have ignited controversy by signing a biologically male goalkeeper for their women’s team.
Blair Hamilton, 34, has been recruited by Clark despite having previously drawn criticism from women’s rights groups for taking the place of a female goalkeeper. Sharron Davies, the former Olympic silver medallist and long-standing advocate for fairness for women in sport, described Sutton’s move as “shameful”.
