She played for Lowestoft Ladies, the team winning the Women's FA Cup in 1982, although Bampton missed the final due to injury.

Despite leaving the field after eight minutes due to injury, Bampton won her fifth FA Cup winners' medal when Croydon beat Liverpool in the 1996 final at the New Den.

[2] Bampton hit the winning goal in Denmark as England qualified for the 1984 European Competition for Women's Football final.

[7] In the second leg of the final at Kenilworth Road, Bampton scored in England's penalty shootout defeat to Sweden.

[9] In 1995, new manager Ted Copeland restored her as captain,[10] and she led the Three Lionesses into their first ever FIFA Women's World Cup appearance that year.

[13] In May 1997, Bampton made her final England appearance in a 6–0 friendly defeat to United States in Portland.

[2] She was allotted 40 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England's inaugural international.

"[2] In 1982, Bampton, alongside Audrey Rigby and Caroline Jones, was selected to join New Zealand club Auckland WFC as a player and as a coach.