Lynda Shepherd

Lynda Shepherd

Personal information
Date of birth	5 May 1985
Place of birth	Plymouth, England
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Manchester City Ladies
Youth career
	Manchester United
	Stockport County Ladies
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Stockport County Ladies
2005–2010	Blackburn Rovers Ladies
2010–2012	Liverpool Ladies	21	(1)
2010	→ Manchester City Ladies (loan)
2012–	Manchester City Ladies
National team
2013–	Northern Ireland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:20, 28 October 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Lynda Shepherd (born 5 May 1985) is a football midfielder who plays for FA Women's Premier League club Manchester City Ladies. She has chosen to represent Northern Ireland at international level, after playing for England at under–21 and under–23 levels.

Club career

Shepherd played for Manchester United Ladies before joining Stockport County Ladies.^[1] She joined Blackburn Rovers Ladies in July 2005.^[2]

Shepherd joined Liverpool ahead of the 2011 FA WSL season.^[3] She was loaned out to Manchester City in the meantime.^[4]

At the half way point of the 2012 FA WSL, Liverpool were again rooted to the bottom of the table and sacked manager Robbie Johnson. Shepherd, Ruesha Littlejohn and Nicola Twohig were released by incoming manager Matt Beard.^[5] Later that month Shepherd signed for Manchester City.^[6]

International career

Shepherd was first selected for England's under–21 team in July 2004,^[2] playing in the Nordic Cup.^[7] In 2006, Shepherd was named as a late replacement for the England Senior Team's training trip to La Manga.^[8] She later played for England at under–23 level.^[9] In February 2008 she scored for England U–23s against Germany, also in La Manga.^[10]

In 2013 Shepherd accepted a call–up to the senior Northern Ireland squad. She made her debut in a 5–1 hammering by the Republic of Ireland in the 2013 Cyprus Cup.^[11] At the same tournament Shepherd scored her first goal for the Irish, a consolation in a 2–1 defeat against South Africa.^[12]

Blackburn statistics

To October 2009

Club	Season	League		WFA Cup		Premier League Cup		County Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Blackburn Rovers Ladies[2]	2005–06
	2006–07	20	0	4	0	2	0	3	2	0	0	29	2
	2007–08	22	1	3	0	3	1	3	0	0	0	31	2
	2008–09	20	3	3	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	29	1
	2009–10	6	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	9	0

References

1. "Lynda recalls her special week". Women's Football News Archive. 17 May 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
2. "Lynda Shepherd". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
3. "Liverpool beat Wolves in Keele final". She Kicks. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
4. "Andrea Worrall/Manchester City LFC". She Kicks. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
5. Garrity, Paul (6 August 2012). "Liverpool Ladies appoint Matt Beard as new manager". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
6. "Man City Sign Danby and Shepherd". She Kicks (magazine). 17 August 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
7. "Lynda and Sophie do County Ladies proud". Stockport Express (M.E.N. Media). 6 July 2005. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
8. "England's three new lions". Fair Game. 11 January 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
9. "England U23s defeat USA". Fair Game. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
10. "Germany Edge It". www.thefa.com. The Football Association. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
11. "A Spirited Performance by a Young Northern Ireland Team". Irish Football Association. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
12. Leighton, Tony (11 March 2013). "Cyprus Cup: England face Canada in final after beating New Zealand". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 March 2013.