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The official matchday programme for the game on Wednesday 7th August 2013.
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Liverpool Ladies
Liverpool Ladies Football ClubOfficial Matchday Programme£2 O6
vs Lincoln LadiesFAWSL Continental Cup Semi Final
Wednesday 7th August 2013 • Kick off 7.30pm
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5 Manager’s notes
7 Tournament news
8 Captain’s column
10 Meet the squad
12 Lincoln Ladies
15 Mighty Red
16 Gunners take the points – report
19 LFC Foundation
21 Amanda targets a final
22 Sarah Quantrill interview
24 Puzzle pages
26 US stars at FA festival
28 Natasha Dowie interview
30 Facts and stats
32 Today’s teams
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GOODEVENING and welcome back to Halton Stadium for tonight’s Continental Cup semi-final against Lincoln Ladies. We will be aiming to put right the wrongs of Saturday night when we were beaten 3-0 by a strong Arsenal team. It was one of those bad nights at the office and I think that when we missed the penalty at 2-0 down, it seemed to sum up the way things were going for us on the day. That said, we must give credit to Arsenal who stopped us from playing and made sure they got the points in what was a must-win game for them. I was slightly disappointed with the manner of their goals and the fact that we didn’t get amongst them and press them in midfield. We always knew the second half of the season would be tougher than the first because in a lot of ways we were the unknown package and now teams know a bit more about us. But I still think there will be a few surprises involving the leading teams between now and the end of the season.
When you have a poor result, you want the next game to come around quickly and what better occasion than a cup semi-final? Rick Passmoor has brought in a few players to add to the competition for places in his squad and we know from our previous games against Lincoln this season, which were both tight affairs, that we will be in for a tough examination tonight. Lincoln look to be out of the picture in terms of the league so that will make them doubly determined to do well in this competition. We always said when we re-built the squad that this would be a transitional season for us and nothing’s changed in that regard although our results in the first half of the season have maybe moved our targets a little. We had a plan to be in Europe in the second season and challenge for the league in the third year but we seem to be maybe 12 months ahead of schedule. If we can have a good evening tonight and reach a cup final that will be another step in the right direction and then set us up nicely for a must-win league game at Bristol Academy on Saturday. We can’t afford to even draw that game if we want to keep them within our grasp and a win tonight would put us in good shape for that fixture. Thank you for your support, and enjoy the game. Matt.
MANAGER’S NOTESM
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“ What better occasion than a cup semi-final?”
MATT BEARD
Events at Anfield 2013 - Robbie Williams_programme.indd 1 16/04/2013 12:20
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Girls’ Football
THE PRESTIGIOUS Girls’ Football Tournament for Under-10 and Under-12 girls continued at Halton Stadium for the FA Women’s Super League match against Birmingham City on 8 June. There are 16 clubs in each age group, with rounds played prior to Liverpool Ladies’ home games (4 QFs, 2 SFs and a final). Squads in the seven-a-side tournament are comprised of 10 players each. On each tournament day a league of 4 teams will play each other, each team having 3 matches of 15 minutes duration. Winners and runners up will qualify for the next round. The winning side for each age group will be mascots for the main match. Each team will nominate 4 penalty takers to take part in a half-time penalty shoot-out and the winner will receive a football signed by the Liverpool Ladies squad.
Tonight’sgames:
Under 10s semi final 1:
5.30pm – 5.45pm: DavenhamvEgertonStAnne’sRoversvPeninsularStars
5.50pm – 6.05pm:DavenhamvStAnne’sRoversEgertonvPeninsularStars
6.10pm – 6.25pmEgertonvStAnne’sRoversDavenhamvPeninsularStars
Under 12s semi final 1:
5.30pm – 5.45pm: HaltonGirls v Crewe&NantwichBrazilGirls v Macclesfield
5.50pm – 6.05pm:Crewe&Nantwich v MacclesfieldHaltonGirls v BrazilGirls
6.10pm – 6.25pmHaltonGirls v MacclesfieldBrazilGirls v Crewe&Nantwich
The results from the games played on 8 June were:
U10squarter-final:Crosfields Pumas 0 Egerton 1; Crosfields Pumas 2 Crosfields Panthers 0; Egerton 1 Crosfields Panthers 1.
Winners Egerton and runners-up CrosfieldsPumas qualify for the semi-finals. Egerton were the Liverpool Ladies mascots and CrosfieldsPumas won the half-time penalty shoot-out.
U12squarter-final:Crosfields 0 Winsford 2; TMS 0 Macclesfield 0; Crosfields 0 TMS 1; Winsford 2 Eagle Juniors 0; TMS 2 Eagle Juniors 0; Crosfields 0 Macclesfield 3; Eagle Juniors 0 Macclesfield 5; Winsford 0 TMS 4; Crosfields 2 Eagle Juniors 0; Winsford 0 Macclesfield 2.
Winners Macclesfield and runners-up TMS qualify for the semi-finals. Macclesfield were the Birmingham City Ladies mascots and EagleJuniors won the half-time penalty shoot-out.
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HELLO and welcome to Halton Stadium for today’s match with Lincoln Ladies. The result and performance against Arsenal was disappointing. We have to be honest about that, even though we created chances to have a positive impact on the game, we started far too slowly and got punished for it. Over the last few days, we have been reviewing what went wrong. We have been very critical but as captain, it’s important to keep everyone together and remain positive. There are plenty of experienced players in the squad who know how to recover from situations like these. All we can do is learn from it and make sure it doesn’t happen again. The good thing is, with tonight’s fixture against Lincoln, there isn’t much time to dwell on a bad result as we’re straight back in there. This is a big occasion for us so we have to prepare properly. It gives us a chance of getting into a final so both teams will be determined to get through. If we do win, either Everton or Arsenal await so there’s a big incentive for obvious reasons as Everton are our local rivals and we need to put things right against Arsenal. Obviously, however, we can’t really look past tonight’s game. Although we’ve beaten Lincoln twice already this season, both encounters we’re very close. Only one goal separated the teams on each occasion. Over the international break Lincoln have strengthened their squad considerably. Lillie Billson, who started the season with us, signed for Lincoln a couple of weeks ago, although she will be cuptied tonight I’m sure she’ll be determined to make an impact for them and we wish her all the best. Don’t forget you can keep up to date throughout the season by following us on Twitter @LFCladies. Thank you all for your support and enjoy the match.
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5 Gemma BonnerDEFENDER • 13/07/91LEEDS
Team captain and a command-ing centre-back who played under Matt Beard at Chelsea after starting with hometown club Leeds United. She is also skipper of England U-23s.
6 Lucy BronzeDEFENDER • 28/10/91BERWICK UPON TWEED
A winter signing from Everton, Lucy is an England U-23 international who can play in either full-back role. Has also played for Sunderland and North Carolina Tar Heels.
1 Danielle GibbonsGOALKEEPER • 31/07/91CHORLEY
The former Preston North End keeper signed from Preston in 2011. Has played for England at U-19 level.
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4 Fara WilliamsMIDFIELDER • 25/01/84LONDON
Vastly experienced midfielder who has won more than 100 caps for England. After starting at Chelsea and Charlton, she spent a decade at Everton before joining the Reds in the winter.
7 KATE LONGHURSTFORWARD • 02/05/89CHELMSFORD
Former Colchester, Watford and Millwall striker signed from Chelsea during the summer window. She has represented England at U15s, U17s, U19s and U23s.
8 Katrin OmarsdottirMIDFIELDER • 27/06/87HAMBURG, GERMANY
Icelandic international, recruited this winter from Kristianstads DFF. She attended the University of California and has also played for US sides California Golden Bears and Orange County Waves.
10 Louise ForsMIDFIELDER • 23/10/89STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
Swedish international Louise joined from Western Sydney Wanderers in February. Played in Spain with Espanyol as well as Swedish sides Hammarby IF, AIK and Linkoping.
9 Natasha DowieFORWARD • 30/06/88ABU DHABI, UAE
England striker who joined from Everton in November 2012. Has previously played with Watford, Fulham and Charlton.
3 Whitney EngenDEFENDER • 28/11/87TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA USA
Rated by boss Matt Beard as one of the best defenders in the world, Whitney is a USA international. Has previously played for various US clubs and Swedish side Tyreso FF.
2 Samantha ChappellDEFENDER • 24/03/92WARRINGTON
Right-back who joined the Reds from Everton. She has represented England at U-19 level.
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13 Amanda Da CostaDEFENDER / MIDFIELD • 07/10/89 SOMERS, NEW YORK, USA
Versatile player, known for her work-rate and technical skills, Amanda joined the Reds from Boston Breakers. She has also played for US teams Washington Freedom and MagicJack.
15 Jess HolbrookMIDFIELDER • 01/08/92ASHTON UNDER LYNE
An exciting player who signed from Leeds in February. Has also played for Everton and appeared in UEFA Women’s Champions League games for the Blues.
22 Sophia RiccioDEFENDER • 15/10/91LIVERPOOL
A left-back or centre-back who has come through the club’s youth system. She was formerly reserve team captain before joining the senior squad last season.
12 Becky EastonDEFENDER • 16/06/74BIRKENHEAD
An experienced defender who signed from Everton this winter. Has also played for Doncaster Rovers Belles. Becky has won 44 senior England caps.
19 Corina SchroderDEFENDER • 15/08/86DINGDEN, GERMANY
A talented left-back who signed from SC 07 Bad Neuenahr. Her honours include winning the UEFA Women’s Champions League, the German League twice and the German Cup.
20 KATIE ZELEMMIDFIELDER • 20/01/96ENGLAND
Teenager who joined the club during the summer after spending nine years with Manchester United Ladies. Another England youth international.
21 SARAH GREGORIUSFORWARD • 06/08.87NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand international striker who joined during the summer from German club SC 07 Bad Neuenahr. Has more than 40 caps for the ‘Football Ferns’.
17 Caroline CharltonDEFENDER • 09/10/89LIVERPOOL
A versatile defender who joined the club back in 2007 having previously played for Macclesfield Town. She lists scoring in front of the Kop as a career highlight.
23 RACHAEL LAWSGOALKEEPER • 05/11/90HEBBURN
England Under-23s goalkeeper who joined on an emergency loan from Sunderland Ladies before making the move permanent this summer.
14 ELLIE STEWARTDEFENDER • 02/11/96ENGLAND
Former Everton defender who joined the Reds during the summer window. She has represented England at U17s level and has been called up into recent U19s squads.
24 Sarah QuantrillGOALKEEPER • 27/07/90NORWICH
A new signing this year, Sarah has previously appeared for Norwich City, Arsenal and Chelsea. She was an FA Women’s Cup winner with the Gunners in 2009.
11 Nicole RoLSerMIDFIELDER • 07/02/92OCHSENHAUSEN, GERMANY
An Under-23 German international, Nicole is a pacy winger who has previously played for VfL Sindelfingen and SC 07 Bad Neuenahr.
LINCOLN LADIES have established themselves as one of the leading sides in the women’s game since the formation of the FA Women’s Super League. TheLadyImpshavemanagedtopfivefinishesineachofthetwoseasonssincethenewleaguewasestablished,followingupafourth-placein2011withafifthlastyear.TheclubhavebroughtinanewmanagerthisseasonwithformerLeedsLadiesmanagerRickPassmoortakingoverfromGlenHarris. AcoupleofkeyplayersmovedonthiswinterwithgoalkeeperNicolaHobbsjoiningDoncasterandLucyStaniforthteamingupwithBristolAcademy. However,LincolnreplacedthemwithEnglandgoalkeeperKarenBardsleyandNewZealandmidfielderHayleyBowden.WithcaptainCaseyStoneyalongsideSophieBradleyinthecentreofdefence,thearrivalofBardsleymeansLincolnnowboastatrioofEngland’sbackfive. BowdenjoinsMeganHarrisandEnglandUnder-23sinternationalRemiAlleninapowerfulmidfieldwhileanotherEnglandplayerJessClarke,providesthefirepowerinattack. TheLadyImpsfinishedthefirsthalfoftheleagueseasoninseventhspot.Theteamprogressedtothesemi-finalsoftheContinentalCupafterahard-fought1-1drawatBirminghamCitysawthemprogressfromatoughgroupwhichalsoincludedArsenalLadiesandBristolAcademy. Offthepitch,theclubhasmadeheadlinesafteritwasannouncedthattheywouldbeuprootingtoanewbase30milesawaynextseasonandbeingre-namedasNottsCounty.
ALL ABOUT LINCOLNO
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GET THE LOWDOWN ON TODAY’S OPPOSITION… LINCOLNLADIES
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Home ground: Sincil Bank
Nickname: Lady Imps
Captain: Casey Stoney
Manager: Rick Passmoor
Honours:
FA Women’s Premier League Northern Division runners-up:2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
FA Women’s Cup runners-up: 2007/08
• Imps Captain Casey Stoney
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An England Under-23s midfielder, Remi started her career at Leicester and also had a spell at Leeds before becoming a member of Lincoln’s FA Women’s Super League Squad. The heartbeat and driving force of the Lincoln midfield. Remi put in some fantastic performances last season and always gives her all –a fact borne out by the fact that she won the supporters’ Player of the Season award and also the Players’ Player of the Year accolade. Remi is also the team’s penalty taker, and had a 100% record from the spot last season. She also works as a coach of the club’s Centre of Excellence Under-13s side
TWO TO WATCH:
PRECIOUS HAMILTON
REMI ALLEN
Striker Precious arrived from Doncaster Rovers Belles at the beginning of the 2012 season and soon made an impact. She opened her goal scoring account for the Imps in the first league game of the season against Birmingham and never looked back. She found the net on a consistent basis throughout the season and it was no surprise when she finished as the top scorer at the club. A former England under 23 international, Precious is the side’s maverick and a constant thorn in the side of an opposing defence. She can have a quiet game for 89 minutes then pop up with a goal in the 90th.
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LIVERPOOL’SofficialmascotMightyRedpaidaspecialvisittotheclub’sAcademycomplexinKirkbytohelptrainsomeoftheReds’youngestplayers As part of the Getting Fit For Summer plan, Mighty watched as a group of youngsters were put through their paces and furnished with key tactical tips by their coaches. Then it was Mighty’s turn to get involved - and he was more than happy to take up position between the sticks as the young pupils from the club’s U8 and U9 age groups tested their shooting skills. Before heading home there was time for a meet and greet session with the children and their parents. Check out a video of Mighty at the Academy by visiting: http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/139485-mighty-trains-with-young-reds-video.
• Find our more about what Mighty Red is up to by visiting www.liverpoolfc.com/kopkids
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REDS GUNNED DOWN BY CHAMPIONS
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Liverpool Ladies0 - Arsenal Ladies 3FA WSL • Saturday 3 August 2013
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LIVERPOOL Ladies lost a league match for only the second time this season as Arsenal gave a statement of their title intent. TheteamshadeachtastedvictoryagainsteachotherinthefirsthalfoftheseasonbutitwastheGunnerswhocameawaywiththepointsafteranimpressivedisplayatHaltonStadium.TheresultmovesArsenaltowithinfivepointsofMattBeard’ssidewithtwogamesinhand.
MidfielderJordanNobbsstrucktwiceeithersideofagoalfromEnglandright-backAlexScott.Arsenal,top-flightchampionsforthelastnineyears,wentaheadafterjustnineminuteswhenNobbsswepttheballhomefollowinggoodworkbyplaymakerKimLittleandstrikerEllenWhite. LiverpoolhitbackbutGermanduoNicoleRolserandCorinaSchroderbothfailedtoconvertgoodopenings.AndtheywerepunishedasLittleandWhiteoncemorecombinedtosetupScottforatap-intodoublethelead10minutesbeforetheinterval. WingerGemmaDavisonthensquanderedafinechancesoonafterthere-startafterinterceptingaback-passbyfull-backLucyBronze.Anevenbetterchancewaswastedattheotherendinthe67thminutewhenReds’topscorerNatashaDowiewastrippedintheareabyStephHoughtonbutsawherpenaltysavedbyArsenalgoalkeeperEmmaByrne.
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AndLiverpoolpaidaheavypricewhenNobbslatchedontoa75th-minutepassbystrikerDanielleCarterandsmashedhomeaspectacularlong-rangestrike. RedsbossMattBeardsaid:“FullcredittoArsenal,itwasmust-winforthemandtheydeservedthevictory.Butwe’llbeokay.We’vegotastronggroupandwe’llquicklymoveonfromthis.Wehaveto.”
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A SPECIAL EVENT was recently held in the Champions Suite at Anfield to celebrate the achievements of children and adults from Liverpool FC Foundation’s disability football programme Ability Counts. The players were joined by parents and coaches and medals were handed out to all participants with a select few receiving player of the season awards. Established in 2004, Ability Counts provides young people and adults with additional needs the opportunity to play football at a competitive level. More than 180 children and adults attended the evening, including Stephen Hunt who has spina bifida.
“Wearing the red shirt for LFC’s Ability Counts and playing competitive matches has been fantastic and helped me and many other players with disabilities realise our dreams,” he says. The Foundation’s disability programme is one of its flagship initiatives and has been running for more than 12 years.
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MIDFIELDER Amanda Da Costa is excited by the prospect of the Reds reaching a cup final if they can overcome Lincoln Ladies tonight. Writing in her exclusive column for Liverpool FC Magazine, the American ace said: “Having faced Lincoln twice already this season, we know it’ll be no easy to task to face a hard-hitting side with so much at stake. “Forcing 1-0 and 3-2 wins over them has not been easy for us. Lincoln are a talented team that excels by getting you off of your gameplan and having a workrate that is hard to match for 90 minutes. Not to mention the added element of revenge. Lincoln are no longer in contention for any of the top spots in the league table but can set things right with this chance of advancing to the Continental Cup final.
“It’s a game that we will definitely not be taking lightly, and I’m looking forward to the possibility of some Continental Cup hardware in our locker. “ Amanda admits the prospect of such silverware was one of the main reasons she decoded to put pen to paper with the Reds. “When I first signed with Liverpool, I did so because I wanted to win a championship,” she said. “With the possibility of this coming true so soon, it’s been hard for me to channel all of my excitement while we put that goal on hold. During pre-season no.2 it’s been important for me to focus all of my pent-up energy into training so that I can return in the best possible form to help this team try to win our first title together.”
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GOALKEEPER Sarah Quantrill enjoyed the first half of the season and is now aiming to make sure the foundations laid by Liverpool Ladies will be cemented in the shape of tangible success. For the second time this season the team has the chance to reach a cup final. Back in April they were edged out by Arsenal in the FA Women’s Cup semi at Anfield. Tonight they will be aiming to make amends by overcoming Lincoln to reach the showpiece occasion in the Continental Cup.
Sarah has played in all of the Reds’ games in the competition so far and hopes to contribute to them reaching a final against Arsenal or Everton. “It would be great if we could reach a cup final this year,” she says. “I don’t think anyone expected us to get as far as we have done in the league or cups. “We thought it might take a while to gel as we had a lot of new players but it seemed to click very quickly and hopefully we can get into the final and win the Continental Cup. The 23-year-old believes the quality of football on display in the FAWSL has never been higher. “I believe the standard has really improved this season. The foreign players coming in have helped raise the standards and I think the Olympics last summer alerted a lot of people to the fact that women’s football is actually very good. More people are watching it and wanting to get involved in the league which is good.” Had a teammate not been injured during a game in which a 10-year-old Sarah was playing in, she may have pursued a career as a striker instead. But she stuck with goalkeeper thereafter and went on to play for Norwich City and Arsenal before linking up with current Reds manager Matt Beard at Chelsea. She believes she has improved this term under his guidance and the tutelage of goalkeeping coach Joe Potts. “Joe used to play football himself and was on the books at Blackburn so he knows what we can expect and has really high standards. He pushes us to get the best out of ourselves.” After contesting the goalkeeping gloves with Dani Gibbons during the first half of the season, Sarah now has new competition in recent recruit Rachael Laws whose emergency loan from Sunderland has been made into a permanent signing.
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“Rach came in for a couple of games and did well. It will be good competition for us both and I’m sure the team will benefit from that. Some of the keepers in the Super League don’t really have that competition. They are settled knowing they will always play and sometimes that means you don’t always reach the standards you can. Rach and I get on well and have a bit of banter as well which is good and it always helps to have someone pushing you.” Liverpool came through a group including Everton, Doncaster and Chelsea to reach tonight’s semi-final. They have previously recorded a league double over Lincoln but the victories (1-0 and 3-2) have both been hard-fought affairs. “They’ve signed some new players including Lil Fenlon-Billson from us which will give them added confidence and spur them on. We’ve beaten them twice this season but both games have been tough and we’ve had to work hard for those wins and, of course, in a one-off game anything can happen. “They’re strong going forward and strong at the back. They’ve got two England centre-backs who have plenty of experience of playing with each other so if you do create chances you’ve really got to take them. And at the other end we’ll be doing our very best not to let them score!” Behind Casey Stoney and Sophie Bradley, Lincoln also boast the England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley – a position Sarah hopes to hold one day.
“I’ve been involved with the Under-23s for a couple of camps so hopefully I can push on from there and it would be great to play for England at some point. Having a good season with Liverpool is the main aim though and then hopefully we can see what happens from there. “After a long break we have been looking forward to getting the games going again. The Continental Cup final will be the last match of the season in October and we will be doing everything we can to make sure that Liverpool will be involved.”
“It would be great to play for England”
FUN TIME WITH
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Can you find the following 10 names in our match day word search?
RACHELLEE LILLIE LARAFAY BARDSLEY BRADLEY LAWS KATRIN STEWART LONGHURST DOWIE
< REDS & IMPS
SARAH KATE KATIE
“I am a full New Zealand international and have
won more than 40 caps”
“I previously played under Matt Beard
at Chelsea”
“I joined the Reds this summer after nine years
with Manchester City”
Which one of our trio isn’t being completely honest?!
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THE NUMBERS GAMELUCY BRONZE
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MIGHTY RED’S FIENDISH FIVE!
1 Ellie Stewart joined the club from whichteam?
2 Which threeReds were part of the England squad at this summer’s Euros?
3 What nationality is KateLonghurst?
4 Which Liverpool Ladies player joined Sunderland’s Centre of Excellence in 2002?
5 Which ex-Red is now part of the Lincoln Ladies squad?
HOWDIDYOUDO? RED HERRING : Katie Zelem – she signed from Manchester United.
MIGHTY REDS FIENDISH FIVE 1 Everton; 2 Gemma Bonner, Lucy Bronze and Fara Williams; 3 English;
4 Rachael Laws; 5 Lillie Fenlon-Billson
Full England cap
Former clubs – Sunderland, North Carolina Tar Heels and Everton
Her Liverpool Ladies squad number Height in centimetres
LIVERPOOL LADIES stars Natasha Dowie and Amanda Da Costa were on hand to share a tip or two as more than 300 youngsters flocked to The FA Girl’s Football Festival in Salford. An afternoon of football activities, coaching sessions and mini matches took centre stage at MediaCityUK’s free interactive fan zone. Games included batak boards, a speed cage, an inflatable target for shooting practice, an inflatable pitch - plus a new trailer that houses The FA Women’s Super League and Cyprus Cup trophies. Liverpool’s duo delighted youngsters by stopping for photos, signing autographs, sharing their footballing knowledge and getting involved in the games.
To add to the party atmosphere, there was hair braiding, face painting and cheerleading. After the coaching was done, it was time to settle down and cheer on England in their first match of the UEFA Women’s Euro 2013 - which The Three Lions narrowly lost 3-2 to Spain. Match of the Day and CBBC Newsround captured the highlights of the day and a number of BBC guests including Robbie Savage, Jacqui Oatley and ex-England International Sue Smith joined in the fun.
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TOP TWEETSWhat they’ve been saying in the Twittersphere!
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LFC LADIES @LFCladies
A disappointing result last night but many thanks to all who attended. The girls are raring to go for Monday’s training. #trainharder MATT BEARD @mattbeard02
Would like to thank everyone for there fantastic support last night! Credit to Arsenal, but as a group we will bounce back! #TWAL. LUCY BRONZE @LucyBronze
Very annoyed!!!! But well played Arsenal... The better team on the night. #OnToTheNextOne. NATASHA DOWIE @tatsdowie
Sorry to our fans who came to support us tonight. Will put it right Wednesday. Long way to go still. GEMMA BONNER @gembon23
Disappointing result last night but we will learn from it! Thank you for all your support & great to meet @shelbeeclarke also! #Inspiration AMANDA DACOSTA @ADacosta13
It’s a funny old game... not the result we wanted, but make no doubt about it - we will press on.
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LFC LADIES FANS! @LFCladiesfans
After last night Arsenal are now 5 points behind us with 2 games in hand. Makes the league a little more interesting! KATE LONGHURST @katelonghurst20
Not the way I hoped my debut would go but big things are gonna happen for this team! Arsenal were decent tonight! MARK SAMPSON @Mark_Sampson
Watching Liverpool v Arsenal back. Really impressed with coverage. Presenter was quality & great to hear current players views. SARAH GREGORIUS @sarah_gregoGame day feeeeeling! What better way to begin than at home v Arsenal. #lfc #YNWA. LFC FOUNDATION COLLEGE @LFCFootyCollege
Great to see so many motivated girls working with our @LFCladies ambassadors @tatsdowie and Sarah Quantrill. LOUISE FORS @LolloFors
When you start do hashtags in text messages. NOT OK!
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It has to be the FA Cup final with Everton in 2010 when we beat Arsenal 3-2 in extra-time. It was a great occasion, something I’d always dreamt about and the best day of my career so far. I want to be involved in more days like that this season and in the future.
To score the winner in that FA Cup final was brilliant. Or maybe my debut goal for England U17s against Northern Ireland. It was a half-volley that went in the top corner. My dad was in the crowd and he was crying with joy.
It was a little weird. I was there for a long time and really enjoyed it. Everton is a great club; I just felt I needed a change. The first time I played against them was the 1-1 draw in the Continental Cup back in March and we didn’t perform. But by the time the second game came around we knew we’d improved and were confident about getting a result. When we went 3-1 up I remember thinking ‘I’d like to get one’. Thankfully I did late on.
R&B or soul is what I normally listen to. I’m a big fan of Rihanna, Usher and Beyonce. I like dance music too, I love a good dance.
(Laughs) I don’t think she’s heard me too often because I can sing. The rest of the girls will back me up too. Amanda Da Costa always asks me to sing. If I’m in the car or the shower I’ll always sing along to the radio.
The last one I went to was James Morrison. Before that it would have been Adele and before that I think it was Chase & Status.
That’s an easy one to answer, number 9. I always like to wear it.
Remember The Titans is pretty good. Denzel Washington plays an American football coach. Anything with him in it is usually entertaining.
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Dubai. I’ve got family out there so I visit regularly. When I’m going I always put Du-bye on Twitter and it annoys the rest of the girls. They hate it.
It was working as a waitress in a restaurant called The Fox in Harpenden. I was terrible. I never knew the numbers of the different tables. I used to always advise customers to order the chocolate dessert knowing that they wouldn’t be able to finish it. I’d then eat the leftovers in the kitchen.
Lil Billson, who was here at Liverpool during the first half of the season, is definitely one of them. She’s crazy. Koko (Corina) is funny because she’s never sure if the rest of us are winding her up. She’s always asking ‘are you joking me?’ It’s become her catchphrase.
Becky Easton is definitely a contender for that title. She’s very book smart. Katrin Omarsdottir is another, shall we say, geek. I’m only joking about that. The American girls, Whitney Engen and Amanda Da Costa, are clever and very street smart.
(Laughs) If I’m honest it’s probably me. I’m sure the rest of the girls would say that anyway. I’ll have to agree with them.
(Laughs again) Who told you that story? Yeah, it’s true. We were ordering some Thai food and I Googled a number for a restaurant called Chilli Banana near Sefton Park. When I went to pick it up they had no record of the order. After some confusion it turned out that I’d rang the restaurant in Manchester instead. That’s probably an example of why I need to read more books.
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SEASON STATS 2013
FAWSLFIXTURES2013(Home games at Halton Stadium in CAPS, cup fixtures denoted in brackets)
Date Opponent Result
March 17 Aston Villa (FAC 5) 5-0 Williams 3, Fors (pen), DowieMarch 23 EVERTON(CC) 1-1 Fors (pen)March 31 Sunderland (FAC 6) 2-1 Fenlon-Billson, Omarsdottir April 14 Lincoln Ladies 1-0 DowieApril 28 ARSENALLADIES(FACSF) 1-2 DowieMay 04 DONCASTERRB(CC) 1-0 DowieMay 07 Arsenal Ladies 4-0 Da Costa 2, Dowie, ForsMay 12 Chelsea Ladies 1-2 EngenMay 19 Chelsea (CC) 4-0 Dowie 2, Rolser, WilliamsMay 29 LINCOLNLADIES 3-2 Dowie, Horwood (OG), ForsJune 4 Everton Ladies 4-1 Rolser, Fors, Schroder, DowieJune 8 BIRMINGHAMCITY 4-1 Rolser 2, Bronze, DowieAug 3 ARSENALLADIES 0-3Aug 7 LINCOLNLADIES(CC S/F 7.30pm)Aug 10 Bristol Academy (7.45pm)
Aug 17 CHELSEALADIES(7.15pm)
Aug 24 Doncaster RB (6pm)
Sept 1 Birmingham City (2pm)
Sept 4 DONCASTERRB(7.45pm)
Sept 12 EVERTONLADIES(7.30pm)
Sept 29 BRISTOLACADEMY(2pm)
GAMES&GOALS2013(substitute appearances in brackets, ** no longer with club)
FA WSL CONT CUP FA CUP App Goals App Goals App Goals
1 Danielle Gibbons 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Samantha Chappell 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Whitney Engen 6 1 3 0 3 0
4 Fara Williams 7 0 3 1 3 3
5 Gemma Bonner 6 0 3 0 3 0
6 Lucy Bronze 6(1) 1 2(1) 0 0 0
7 Katie Longhurst 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0
8 Katrin Omarsdottir 4(2) 0 3 0 2(1) 1
9 Natasha Dowie 7 5 3 3 3 2
10 Louise Fors 7 3 3 1 3 1
11 Nicole Rolser 7 3 3 1 3 0
12 Becky Easton 3(2) 0 1(1) 0 3 0
13 Amanda Da Costa 7 2 3 0 2 0
14 Ellie Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Jess Holbrook 3(2) 0 0(1) 0 1(1) 0
17 Caroline Charlton 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Corina Schroder 7 0 3 0 1(1) 0
20 Katie Zelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Sarah Gregorius 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0
22 Sophia Riccio 0(1) 0 0(2) 0 0 0
23 Rachael Laws 3 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sarah Quantrill 4 0 3 0 3 0
** Katie Brusell 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
** Hannah Keryakoplis 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0
** Michelle Evans 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0
** Lillie Fenlon-Billson 0(6) 0 0(3) 0 1(2) 1
All statistics correct up to and including 03.08.2013
FAWOMEN’SSUPERLEAGUE P W D L F A Pts
Bristol Academy 7 6 0 1 18 10 18Liverpool Ladies 7 5 0 2 17 9 15Chelsea Ladies 8 3 1 4 14 12 10Arsenal Ladies 5 3 1 1 9 8 10Birmingham City 7 2 3 2 7 10 9Everton Ladies 7 2 2 3 14 14 8Lincoln Ladies 8 0 3 5 6 12 3Doncaster Rovers Belles 5 0 2 3 3 13 2
CONTINENTALCUP–FINALGROUPSTANDINGS
P W D L F A Pts
Liverpool Ladies 3 2 1 0 6 1 7
Everton Ladies 3 2 1 1 6 3 7Doncaster Rovers Belles 3 0 1 2 2 5 1Chelsea Ladies 3 0 1 2 2 7 1
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Liverpool LadiesManager: MattBeard
1 DanielleGibbons
2 SamanthaChappell
3 WhitneyEngen
4 FaraWilliams
5 GemmaBonner (c)
6 LucyBronze
7 KateLonghurst
8 KatrinOmarsdottir
9 NatashaDowie
10 LouiseFors
11 NicoleRolser
12 BeckyEaston
13 AmandaDaCosta
15 EllieStewart
15 JessHolbrook
17 CarolineCharlton
19 CorinaSchroder
20 KatieZelem
21 SarahGregorius
22 SophiaRiccio
23 RachaelLaws
24 SarahQuantrill
Lincoln LadiesManager: RickPassmoor
1 Karen Bardsley
5 Sophie Bradley
6 Casey Stoney (c)
7 Megan Harris
8 Precious Hamilton
9 Carla Cantrell
10 Remi Allen
11 Jess Clarke
12 Bonnie Horwood
13 Jules Draycott
14 Sophie Walton
15 Amy Turner
16 Meaghan Sergeant
17 Martha Harris
18 Sophie Barker
20 Amy Kay
21 Lauren Creswell
22 Emily Roberts
MATCHOFFICIALS
Referee: Barry Lamb
Assistant Referee: Robert Darfi
Assistant Referee: Michael Barlow
Fourth Official: Michael Bonage
MASCOTS
The Liverpool mascots will be the winners of the pre-match Under 10s tournament. The Lincoln mascots will be the winners of the Under 12s matches.