Natalie Preston

Natalie Preston
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-08-16) 16 August 1977
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Everton Ladies
00002003 Tranmere Rovers Ladies
20032007 Leeds Carnegie
20072010 Blackburn Rovers Ladies
2010 Liverpool Ladies

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:06, 28 October 2009 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Natalie Preston (born 16 August 1977) is an English female former football midfielder.

Club career

Preston captained Tranmere Rovers Ladies[1] before joining Leeds Carnegie in the 2003 close season.[2] She went on to captain Leeds.

In May 2006, Preston played for Leeds as they lost 5-0 to Arsenal Ladies in the FA Women's Cup final.[3]

Preston joined Blackburn Rovers Ladies in the 2007 close season.[1]

In October 2008, Preston was one of four Rovers players to be sent off, the others being Katie Anderton, Jenna Carroll and Natalie Brewer, as they drew 4-4 in the Women's Premier League Cup against Portsmouth Ladies.[4]

In the 2010 close season she moved to Liverpool Ladies, scoring in a friendly defeat to Atlético Madrid Féminas,[5] but she retired before the start of the 2011 FA WSL season.

She has also played for Everton Ladies.[6]

International career

Preston has represented England at youth level.[1]

Personal life

While with Tranmere and Leeds, Preston had a cat named Susie Wong, which resulted in Sue Smith, her team-mate at both clubs, gaining the nickname 'Wongy'.[7]

Blackburn statistics

Up to October 2009

Club Season League WFA Cup Premier League Cup County Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers Ladies[1] 2007-08 2273131433212
2008-09 1673123402511
2009-10 73002011104
Club Total45176274946727

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Natalie Preston". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
  2. "Reunions as Ladies face Tranmere". Leeds United F.C. 2003-10-24. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
  3. "Arsenal Ladies 5-0 Leeds Ladies". BBC Sport. 1 May 2006. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
  4. "Four off in League Cup thriller". BBC Sport. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
  5. "Liverpool feel the heat in Madrid". TheFA.com. 2010-09-13. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  6. "Everton Ladies 5 Blackburn Rovers Ladies 1". Liverpool Echo. 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
  7. Turner, Georgina (2006-04-28). "Sue Smith". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-08-25.


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