Andrea Worrall
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrea Sarah Worrall[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashton-under-Lyne, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tameside MBC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1998 | Stockport Ladies | ||
| 1998–2001 | Everton Ladies | ||
| 2001 | Liverpool Ladies | ||
| 2001–2003 | Manchester City Ladies | ||
| 2003–2005 | Leeds United Ladies | ||
| 2005–2008 | Stockport County Ladies | ||
| 2008–2011 | Manchester City Ladies | ||
| 2011 | Liverpool Ladies | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Manchester City Ladies | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Wales | 6 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:40, 10 December 2007 (UTC) | |||
Andrea Sarah "Andie" Worrall (born 1 April 1977) is an English-born Welsh international footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Worrall began playing for Tameside MBC after watching her father play football for a pub team throughout her childhood. She had been prevented from playing organised football at school because she was female.[2]
Senior career
[edit]Her senior career has taken in Stockport Girls/Ladies,[3] Everton Ladies,[4] Liverpool Ladies,[5] Manchester City Ladies,[6] Leeds United Ladies[7] and Stockport County Ladies.[8]
Worrall played at Wembley with Everton in August 1998. The Blues lost the inaugural AXA Challenge Trophy to Arsenal on penalties, despite Worrall saving from Faye White.[9] She also featured in the 1998–99 FA Women's Premier League Cup final, a 3–1 defeat to Arsenal at Prenton Park in March 1999.[10]
In 2008 Worrall returned to Manchester City Ladies.[2] In March 2011 she made the difficult decision to leave Manchester City for Liverpool Ladies, in order to play in the new FA WSL.[11] Worrall left Liverpool after the 2011 FA WSL season.[12] She rejoined City in February 2013 when fellow goalkeeper Danielle Brown suffered a knee injury.[13]
International career
[edit]Worrall was called into the England squad for a friendly against Italy in April 1998.[3]
She later played for Wales,[14][15] producing "heroics" in a 2–0 European Championship qualifying defeat to Belgium in December 1999.[16] During qualifying for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, Worrall played in a 5–1 defeat to Scotland at Almondvale Stadium in October 2001.[17] She won a total of six caps for Wales.[18]
Personal life
[edit]Worrall is an avid supporter of Manchester City.[2][19]
In October 2013 The Lesbian & Gay Foundation named Worrall 'Homo Heroes Role Model of the Year' for her work in championing LGBT causes. At the time, she was working as a manager for a housing association in deprived inner city areas of Manchester.[20]
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/03/2011 and 31/03/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ a b c "Andrea Worrall/Man City". She Kicks. 15 January 2010. Archived from the original on 6 May 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ a b Ged Scott (21 April 1998). "LADIES IN THE LIMELIGHT". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ Sarah Winterburn (29 March 1999). "Football: Spacey provides a final flourish for Gunners; Women's League Cup final: Everton 1 Arsenal 3". The Guardian.
- ^ David Randles (7 November 2001). "Ladies in derby cup clash". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ Andrea Morgan (27 February 2002). "GUNNERS' STAR LUDLOW MISSES OPENER; WOMEN'S SOCCER: PORTUGAL MISSION FOR WALES". Western Mail.
- ^ Sophie Hazan (29 January 2005). "United Ladies gunning for cup holders". Yorkshire Evening Post.
- ^ "B'ham Ladies beat Stockport". BBC. 13 September 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ "Football: Spacey's spot-on". Daily Mirror. 10 August 1998. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ Sarah Winterburn (28 March 1999). "Spacey provides a final flourish for the Gunners". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ "Andrea Worrall/Goalkeeper/Liverpool FC Ladies". She Kicks. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ^ Hamish Bidwell (3 February 2012). "Kiwi goalkeeper jumps at Liverpool opening". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Transfer News - Two in, One Out at City". Manchester City L.F.C. 3 February 2013. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ Carl Butler (16 November 2001). "MICKEY'S GIRL IS A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK". Daily Post (Liverpool).
- ^ "Wales Training Squad for Algarve Cup". Fair Game. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bcgfc News Archive". Bangor Girls FC. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ "Match Report". FIFA. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ "Goalkeepers / Andrea Worrall". Liverpool Ladies FC. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ Women in sports the lesbian peril Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine DIVA Lesbian Magazine
- ^ Keegan, Mike (12 October 2013). "Accolades for Manchester City Ladies' 'Homo Hero' goalie". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
External links
[edit]- Andrea Worrall at Liverpool Ladies FA WSL website
- Andrea Worrall at FIFA.com