Gilly Flaherty

Infobox Football biography
playername = Gilly Flaherty
fullname = Gilly Louise Scarlett Flaherty


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1991|08|24|df=yes
cityofbirth = London
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = flagicon|England Arsenal Ladies
position = Defender
clubnumber = 5
youthyears = 200? - 2004 2004 - 2006
youthclubs = Millwall Lionesses Arsenal Ladies
years = 2006 - "present"
clubs = flagicon|England Arsenal Ladies
caps(goals) = 12 (0) cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/player.asp?thisNav=ladies&plid=73811&clid=4433&cpid=827 |title=15. Gilly Flaherty |accessdate=2007-10-10 |work=Arsenal official website |publisher=Arsenal F.C.]
nationalyears = 200? - "present"
nationalteam = flagicon|England England Youth
nationalcaps(goals) = ?
pcupdate = 19:15, 10 October 2007
ntupdate = 19:15, 10 October 2007

Gilly Louise Scarlett Flaherty (Born 24 August 1991) in Rotherhithe / Bermondsey, London, is an English footballer. She currently plays for the English side Arsenal, and is an England youth International. She usually plays as a defender, and wears the number 5 for Arsenal.

Personal life

Flaherty grew up in the London Borough of Southwark, located directly south of the River Thames. She was educated at Addey and Stanhope School, a secondary school located in New Cross, London, where she was a Head Girl. [cite web |url=http://www.as.lewisham.sch.uk/news/news0907.htm |title=Gilly Flaherty information |accessdate=2007-10-14 |publisher=Addey and Stanhope Technology School]

In September 2007, Flaherty joined the Arsenal Ladies Academy, which combines academic studies with football coaching. The Academy is based at Oaklands Colleges Smallford Campus, St Albans, Hertfordshire. She will gain a BTEC National Sport and Exercise Science qualification on successfully attaining a pass in the course.

Club career

Millwall Lionesses

Flaherty started playing football with her father as a nine year old. She joined her first club, Millwall Lionesses, where she played for the youth teams until the age of thirteen.

Arsenal Ladies

Flaherty joined Arsenal following a successful trial with the club in 2004, she was part of their youth programme, playing for the Under 14s team.

Gilly has worked her way through the club, coming off the bench to make her senior debut in October 2006 against Birmingham City, in a League Cup match, when only 15 years old.

Flaherty was part of the Arsenal squad that won the quadruple in 2006/2007 season, winning the UEFA Women's Cup, FA Women's National Premier League, FA Women's Cup and the FA Women's Premier League Cup. [cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/Womens/TheFAWomensCup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2007/05/FAWCMatchReport.htm |title=Arsenal clinch quadruple |accessdate=2007-10-07 |date=7 May 2007 |author=Stuart Mawhinney |work=FA women's cup |publisher=The Football Association] [cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/womencup/news/kind=1/newsid=536117.html |title=Arsenal complete unique quadruple |accessdate=2007-10-07 |date=7 May 2007 |work=Latest news |publisher=UEFA] [cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=Ladies&article=344199&Title=Ladies+Honours |title=Arsenal Ladies Honours |accessdate=2007-10-07 |work=Arsenal Official website |publisher=Arsenal F.C.] Gilly was part of the Arsenal squad that made history by being the first team outside Germany or Scandinavia to win the UEFA Women's Cup. [cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/matchreport.asp?thisNav=fixtures&fxid=311081 |title=Match Report |author=Chris Harris |accessdate=2007-10-07 |date=29 April 2007 |work=Arsenal Official website |publisher=Arsenal F.C.] Flaherty was in the team that won the 2006/07 season London County FA Women's Cup. [cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/matchreport.asp?thisNav=ladies&fxid=316490&cpid=703&clid=4433&title=County+Cup+Final:+Millwall+0-2+Arsenal |title=Match Report |accessdate=2007-10-07 |date=18 April 2007 |work=Arsenal Official website |publisher=Arsenal F.C.]

International career

Flaherty is a current England Under-19 international. [cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/Womens/EnglandU19/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2007/09/U19_squads_named.htm |title=U19 squads named |accessdate=2007-10-22 |date=22 October 2007 |work=TheFA.com |publisher=The FA] She has previously represented her country at Under-15 and 17 levels gaining valuable experience and numerous caps at both levels.

Television appearances

Gilly is currently staring as part of the Channel 4 show, Yeardot.

Honours

*UEFA Women's Cup - (Arsenal) 2007
*FA Women's Cup - (Arsenal) 2007,2008
*FA Women's National Premier League - (Arsenal) 2007,2008
*FA Women's Premier League Cup - (Arsenal) 2007
*Quadruple winners - (Arsenal) 2007 (UEFA cup, League, League cup and FA cup)
*London County FA Women's Cup - (Arsenal) 2007,2008
*FA Women's Community Shield - (Arsenal) 2006,2008

References

External links

* [http://www.arsenal.com/player.asp?thisNav=ladies&plid=73811&clid=4433&cpid=827 Arsenal Official website bio of Gilly Flaherty]
* [http://www.as.lewisham.sch.uk/news/news0907.htm Addey and Stanhope Technology School news on Gilly Flaherty]

Persondata
NAME=Flaherty, Gilly
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Arsenal and England ladies footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=August 25, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH=London
DATE OF DEATH=Living
PLACE OF DEATH=