West Ham Women left-back Claire Rafferty has announced her retirement from football at the age of 30, with this Saturday's final Women's Super League game of the season between the Hammers and Brighton to be her last game.
Having joined West Ham from Chelsea last summer in time for the club's maiden professional season, Rafferty helped the team enjoy a respectable WSL campaign and reach a first ever FA Cup final - she played just over an hour of the 3-0 loss at Wembley last week.
Rafferty, who has overcome two ACL injuries during her career, started out her senior career with Millwall Lionesses and made the switch to Chelsea in 2007.