Alison Leatherbarrow
| Senior career* | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Fodens Ladies F.C. | |||
| Prestatyn | |||
| St Helens | |||
| International career | |||
| 1975-1979 | England | 19 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alison Leatherbarrow is a former England women's international footballer.[1] She represented the England women's national football team at senior international level and spent most of her career at Fodens Ladies F.C. and St Helens, where she won the Women's FA Cup with both clubs.[2][3]
Club Career
[edit]Her first WFA Cup final win came in 1974 when Fodens beat Southampton 2-1 in Bedford with Leatherbarrow scoring both of Fodens goals.[4] Her second title came in 1980 with St Helens when they beat Preston North End 1-0 at Southbury Park, Enfield.[5] Leatherbarrow became the first women to score for two different clubs in WFA Cup finals in 1981 when she scored for St Helens against Southampton at Knowsley Road, adding to her brace for Fodens in 1974. In addition to her victories in 1974 and 1980, Leatherbarrow also finished runner up in the competition in 1981, 1983 and 1987 whilst playing for St Helens. Leatherbarrow missed a penalty in the 1987 final which was saved by Tracey Davidson of Doncaster Belles.[2] In between playing for Fodens and St Helens, Leatherbarrow played for Prestatyn.[6]
International career
[edit]In November 2022, Leatherbarrow was recognized by The Football Association as one of the England national team's legacy players, and as the 25th women's player to be capped by England. In total she won 19 caps for England.[7][8]
Later Life
[edit]After retirement from work, Leatherbarrow moved to live in Brittany, France.[1]
Honours
[edit]Fodens Ladies F.C.
St Helens
References
[edit]- ^ a b Laverty, Richard (29 November 2021). "When Fodens Ladies won the FA Cup". Our Game Magazine. ISSN 2328-093X. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ a b Slegg Chris, Gregory Patricia (2021). A History of the Women's FA CUP. thehistorypress. p. 71. ISBN 9780750996594.
- ^ Day, Dave; Roberts, Margaret (2019). "From Butlins to Europe: Fodens Ladies in the 1960s and 1970s" (PDF). Sport in History. 39 (4): 418–444. doi:10.1080/17460263.2019.1667421. S2CID 204380910.
- ^ "1974 Final". womensfacup.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "1980 Final". womensfacup.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Prestatyn Ladies: Trailblazing in women's football". FootballBH. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "ENGLAND PLAYER LEGACY AND RESULTS ARCHIVE" (Press release). The Football Association. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". Mirror. Retrieved 19 June 2023.