Английская Википедия:Andrea Worrall

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:EngvarB Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox football biography Andrea Sarah "Andie" Worrall (born 1 April 1977) is an English-born Welsh international footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Early career

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.[1]

Senior career

Her senior career has taken in Stockport Girls/Ladies,[2] Everton Ladies,[3] Liverpool Ladies,[4] Manchester City Ladies,[5] Leeds United Ladies[6] and Stockport County Ladies.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9]

In 2008 Worrall returned to Manchester City Ladies.[1] In March 2011 she made the difficult decision to leave Manchester City for Liverpool Ladies, in order to play in the new FA WSL.[10] Worrall left Liverpool after the 2011 FA WSL season.[11] She rejoined City in February 2013 when fellow goalkeeper Danielle Brown suffered a knee injury.[12]

International career

Worrall was called into the England squad for a friendly against Italy in April 1998.[2]

She later played for Wales,[13][14] producing "heroics" in a 2–0 European Championship qualifying defeat to Belgium in December 1999.[15] 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.[16] She won a total of six caps for Wales.[17]

Personal life

Worrall is an avid supporter of Manchester City[1].[18]

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.[19]

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