- Natalie Preston
-
Natalie Preston Personal information Date of birth 16 August 1977 Place of birth Liverpool, England Playing position Midfielder Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† Everton Ladies –2003 Tranmere Rovers Ladies 2003–2007 Leeds Carnegie 2007–2010 Blackburn Rovers Ladies 2010 Liverpool Ladies * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:06, 28 October 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). Natalie Preston (born 16 August 1977) is an English former female football midfielder.
Contents
Club career
Preston captained Tranmere Rovers Ladies[1] before joining Leeds Carnegie in the 2003 close season.[2] She went on to captain Leeds.
In May 2006, Preston played for Leeds as they lost 5-0 to Arsenal Ladies in the FA Women's Cup final.[3]
Preston joined Blackburn Rovers Ladies in the 2007 close season.[1]
In October 2008, Preston was one of four Rovers players to be sent off, the others being Katie Anderton, Jenna Carroll and Natalie Brewer, as they drew 4-4 in the Women's Premier League Cup against Portsmouth Ladies.[4]
In the 2010 close season she moved to Liverpool Ladies, scoring in a friendly defeat to Atlético Madrid Féminas,[5] but she retired before the start of the 2011 FA WSL season.
She has also played for Everton Ladies.[6]
International career
Preston has represented England at youth level.[1]
Personal life
While with Tranmere and Leeds, Preston had a cat named Susie Wong, which resulted in Sue Smith, her team-mate at both clubs, gaining the nickname 'Wongy'.[7]
Blackburn statistics
Up to October 2009
Club Season League WFA Cup Premier League Cup County Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Blackburn Rovers Ladies[1] 2007-08 22 7 3 1 3 1 4 3 32 12 2008-09 16 7 3 1 2 3 4 0 25 11 2009-10 7 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 10 4 Club Total 45 17 6 2 7 4 9 4 67 27 References
- ^ a b c d "Natalie Preston". Blackburn Rovers F.C.. http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/LadiesProfiles/0,,10303~1106774,00.html. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- ^ "Reunions as Ladies face Tranmere". Leeds United F.C.. 2003-10-24. http://www.leedsunited.com/news/reunions-as-ladies-face-tranmere-20031024_2247585_845653. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ "Arsenal Ladies 5-0 Leeds Ladies". BBC Sport. 01-05-2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/4947310.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ "Four off in League Cup thriller". BBC Sport. 05-10-2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7653828.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ "Liverpool feel the heat in Madrid". TheFA.com. 2010-09-13. http://www.thefa.com/Leagues/SuperLeague/NewsAndFeatures/2010/liverpool-madrid-report. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ "Everton Ladies 5 Blackburn Rovers Ladies 1". Liverpool Echo. 2008-03-27. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/tranmere-rovers/match-reports/2008/03/27/everton-ladies-5-blackburn-rovers-ladies-1-100252-20680799/. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ Turner, Georgina (2006-04-28). "Sue Smith". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2006/apr/28/smalltalk.sportinterviews. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
Categories:- 1977 births
- Living people
- English women's footballers
- Everton L.F.C. players
- Leeds Carnegie L.F.C. players
- Tranmere Rovers L.F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers L.F.C. players
- FA Women's Premier League players
- Sportspeople from Liverpool
- English women's football biography stubs
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
