Hannah Hampton plays down achievement as she lands latest award

Hannah Hampton added to her trophy collection after being named BBC women's football of the year.

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The England and Chelsea goalkeeper received the accolade during training with her club side after being voted the winner by supporters.

Hampton, 25, was the star as England won a successive European Championship crown in the summer as the keeper saved two penalties in the shootout success against Spain.

In September the former Staffordshire schoolgirl claimed the inaugural award of the women's Yashin Trophy for the world's number one goalkeeper.

"It still doesn't quite sink in that people call me England number one," said Hampton, who attended Burntwood's Erasmus Darwin Academy.

"I still see so many unbelievable keepers before me who have done better things than me and I've still not big gloves and shoes to fill.

"From Carly (Telford), from Karen (Bardsley), from Mary (Earps), even before that there are loads of names I've missed off, they've changed the perception of women's goalkeeping.

"I'm just another body that has hopefully helped, along with Khiara (Keating) and Anna (Moorhouse) at the moment."

Hampton, a lifelong Albion fan, played all 22 matches and kept 13 clean sheets as Chelsea became Super League champions last term, one part of a domestic treble.

She added: "I know what I want to get to in life, all the people close to me they know what I want to achieve and I'll hopefully get there someday.

"Right now I'm just another goalkeeper that England have had and can hopefully start catching up to the legacies other keepers have created."