Lesley Higgs

Lesley Higgs

Personal information
Date of birth	25 October 1965
Place of birth	England
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Watford
	Hemel Hempstead
	Milton Keynes
	Millwall Lionesses
	Arsenal Ladies
1994–1997	Wembley Ladies
1997–	Arsenal Ladies
National team
	England		(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Lesley Higgs (née Shipp; born 25 October 1965)^[1] is an English former international women's football goalkeeper. She appeared for England in the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Finals.^[1]

Club career

While playing for Arsenal, Higgs was Player of the Match in the 1993 WFA Cup final.^[2]

In 1995, Higgs was playing for Wembley Ladies.^[3] She left Wembley to rejoin Arsenal in the 1997 close season.^[4]

International career

Higgs went to the 1995 World Cup as deputy to regular England keeper Pauline Cope. With quarter-final qualification ensured after winning the first two group games, Higgs played in the final group game, a 3–2 win against Nigeria.^[5]

References

1. "England:Lesley Higgs". FIFA. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
2. Sam Elliott (1993-04-25). "Football / Women's FA Cup Final: Arsenal on trail of the treble: Shipp stands firm as the Belles rue lack of a finishing touch: Sam Elliott reports from Oxford". The Independent. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
3. "Cowgate Kestrels wing their way into the biggest week of their footballing lives boosted by a surprise international call-up for goalkeeper Linda Fryer.". The Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 1995-02-18.
4. Pete Davies (1997-09-07). "New Year for Belles of the ball". The Independent. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
5. "Nigeria - England 2:3". FIFA. 1995-06-10. Retrieved 2009-11-12.