Education
Dykes attended Cwmtawe Community School and also played for Llanelli Reds.
Dykes attended Cwmtawe Community School and also played for Llanelli Reds.
Dykes began her career as a winger or forward before being converted into a full-back. She has accumulated more than 50 caps for Wales. She moved to Cardiff City Ladies and featured in the Union of European Football Associations Women"s Cup with The Bluebirds, before signing for Bristol Academy during 2008-2009.
She played in the 2011 FA Women"s Cup final as a winger, then in the 2013 final having retrained as a right-back.
Bristol lost both finals to Arsenal. She made her senior debut, aged 19, in a 2–1 defeat by the Netherlands in August 2007.
While attending UWIC Dykes was called up to represent Welsh universities in the Home Nations championship.