Mo Marley

Mo Marley

Personal information
Full name	Maureen Marley
Date of birth	31 January 1967 (1967-01-31) (age 44)[1]
Place of birth	England
Playing position	Central defender
Club information
Current club	Everton Ladies (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1987-2002	Everton Ladies
National team
1995-2001	England	41
Teams managed
	Everton Ladies
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Maureen 'Mo' Marley MBE (born 31 January 1967) is an English female former international footballer. She is the head coach of Everton Ladies and is also the head coach of the England Women's Under-19 team.^[2]

Playing career

Club career

Marley joined Everton Ladies, then named Leasowe Pacific, in the 1987-88 season.^[3] She helped the club win the 1989 Women's FA Cup^[4] and went on to captain the side.^[2]

International career

Marley made her England senior debut, aged 28, against Italy in 1995.^[4] She went on to captain the side for a number of years, including during the 2001 European Championships,^[2] after which she retired from international football with 41 caps.^[5]

Coaching career

Marley stopped playing and took over as manager of Everton Ladies in the 2002 close season,^[3] having previously been the Girls and Women's Football Development Officer for Merseyside.^[4] She had taken up her role as head coach of England Under-19s in November 2001, while still playing for Everton.^[6] She guided Everton to their FA Women's Premier League Cup win in 2008 and FA Women's Cup win in 2010.^[2]

Marley became only the second woman in England, after Hope Powell, to be awarded the Uefa Pro Licence. She completed the course in 2007-08, alongside Roy Keane.^[7]

In July 2009 she coached the England Under-19s side to victory in the Uefa Women's Under-19 Championship.^[8]

Personal life

Marley's husband, Keith, was the manager of the Everton Ladies side until being replaced by Marley.^[3] In December 2005 she was awarded an MBE for her services to women's football on Merseyside.^[9]

References

1. ^ "European Women Championship 2001 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF.com. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/eur-women01det.html. Retrieved 2010-11-14. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "Mo Marley". The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Staff/MoMarley. Retrieved 2010-11-14. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Philip Kirkbride (2009-05-21). "Everton Ladies boss Mo Marley sacked husband so she could be manager". The Liverpool Echo. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/everton-fc/everton-fc-news/2009/05/21/everton-ladies-manager-mo-marley-says-the-club-philosophy-runs-from-the-first-team-to-the-women-s-side-100252-23680381/. Retrieved 2009-09-09. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} Tony Leighton (2010-05-02). "England dug-out duo become rivals in FA Women's Cup final at Nottingham". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/may/02/fa-womens-cup-final. Retrieved 2010-11-14. 
5. ^ Tony Leighton (2001-07-25). "Marley calls time on England". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1456013.stm. Retrieved 2010-11-14. 
6. ^ Tony Leighton (2001-11-13). "Marley takes control". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1654223.stm. Retrieved 2010-11-14. 
7. ^ Will Buckley (2008-02-10). "'I get no satisfaction from my job. It's a madness. You do it for the challenge'". The Observer. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/feb/10/newsstory.sport6. Retrieved 2010-11-14. 
8. ^ John Atkin (2009-07-25). "'We're all just delighted, shocked'". UEFA. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/wunder19/fixturesresults/round=15228/match=2001281/report=rw.html. Retrieved 2009-09-09. 
9. ^ "Marley coy about England's chances". FIFA. 2008-11-06. http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/news/newsid=939205.html. Retrieved 2009-09-09. ^{[dead link]}

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Name	Marley, Mo
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Date of birth	31 January 1967
Place of birth	England
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